Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 391: Passionate and moving, tears welling up in my eyes!

It's said that Lu Chuan's press conference was added in an emergency. Neither Lu Chuan nor China Film Group had previously filed an application with the film festival authorities for this event.

But it's not a big problem; it's just a movie press conference, and the film festival made an exception and approved it.

By adding a press conference at the last minute, doesn't China Film Group know that Lu Chuan is challenging "Mojin: The Lost Legend"?

However, the two films and the two directors have been compared by the audience from beginning to end. It's not a big deal that Lu Chuan held an additional press conference after "Mojin: The Lost Legend," and China Film Group didn't care.

The "Mojin: The Lost Legend" team didn't take Lu Chuan's "Ghost Blows Out the Light" seriously at all. Li Qiutang took a flight to Urumqi early the next morning, intending to scout locations on the Ili Grassland first.

During the initial site visit, the assistant director strongly recommended the Yili Grassland to Li Qiutang, saying that the pinnacle of Chinese grasslands lies in the Western Regions, and the pinnacle of the Western Regions grasslands lies in Yili.

They described the Yili grasslands so beautifully!
The first areas of the Ili grassland to turn green were Kuldning and Qiaxi—and they are now green.

Of all the grasslands in Yili, the assistant director highly recommended Nalati, and he went there with Li Qiutang this time: "The grasslands of Yili are so beautiful that I wanted to become a monk and never come back."

There are no direct flights from Beijing to Yining, so the group first arrived in Urumqi and then traveled by car to the grasslands.

The beauty of the grasslands in Yili lies in their three-dimensionality; in the same scene, you can see grasslands, lakes, snow-capped mountains, and forests all at the same time, creating a powerful visual impact.

Li Qiutang and the others hadn't even arrived in Yining yet. They had just landed in Urumqi and were about to have lunch when his assistant handed him a tablet. It showed him news from the China Film Group's "Ghost Blows Out the Light" press conference that had just ended.

The press conference revealed the name of the China Film Group's "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie: "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

Just as Li Qiutang used "The Yellow Weasel's Grave" as her starting point, Lu Chuan chose to start his story with "The Ancient City of Jingjue". Li Qiutang used "The Dragon Seeking Technique", which already existed in the original work, as the name, while Lu Chuan used "The Nine-Story Demon Tower" in Kunlun Mountain in "The Ancient City of Jingjue" as the name, which also suits the preferences of novel fans.

Is Lu Chuan being particularly considerate of the audience this time?

At the press conference, the production team also announced an important partner: LeEco!
Top tech mogul Jia Yueting attended the press conference and gave a lavish speech, praising the original novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light," Lu Chuan, and the upcoming film "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe."

Mr. Jia's ability to give speeches and stir the audience's emotions is far superior to that of Ye Ning and others. In his speech, Mr. Jia portrayed the entire Chinese film industry and its industrialization process as the underdog, saying that there is still a considerable gap between Chinese films and the advanced level of Hollywood, while LeEco is willing to be the "reckless soldier" who charges into battle, launching one attack after another against the advanced level of Hollywood.

LeEco voluntarily took on a mission, and "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" is such a film that shoulders a historical mission and an industry mission.

"LeEco will spare no expense to support director Lu Chuan in creating a blockbuster that surpasses Hollywood masterpieces!"
Let's cheer for the Chinese film dream together!

Passionate and moving, tears welling up in my eyes!

Lu Chuan said he was so moved by President Jia's speech that he almost cried, and that he felt a great sense of responsibility.

Reporters were very supportive of LeEco's events, for no other reason than that LeEco's travel expenses were the highest in the industry; while other companies gave 300 yuan for their events, LeEco gave 1,000 yuan!
But while the reporters were getting paid, they also loved to stir things up. Yesterday, Li Qiutang bluntly said that he had never lost at the box office and was not worried about comparisons or competition with Lu Chuan at all.

The reporter posed the same question to Lu Chuan and the crew of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" today.

Lu Chuan was equally blunt: "He and I are definitely not the same type of director. I think I am more responsible. My films are based on literature, so they are better in terms of artistry."

Because he knew he couldn't compete with Li Qiutang in terms of box office revenue, he could only resort to talking about the vague literary and artistic aspects.

But he pretended not to know that "In Time" was mentioned repeatedly at film schools and film festivals around the world every year.

The filming and release dates for "Mojin: The Lost Legend" have been announced, and Lu Chuan also said that "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" will start filming this year and meet the audience next year.

They were evenly matched, neither giving an inch.

It's a bit of a shame that no cast has been announced for "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

The reporter continued to fuel the fire in the press release: "Two outstanding young directors, the same well-known IP, and the involvement of the most powerful film companies such as China Film Group, LeTV, Wanda, Qiutian, Huayi Brothers, and Guangxian. All the answers will be revealed next year."

After watching the news, Li Qiutang didn't react much, only saying, "What's the point of comparing yourself to him? It's good to have confidence, just don't cry when things go wrong." After eating, Li Qiutang and the others rushed off to their destination, the grassland.

Kuldning and Qiaxi, the first two scenic spots to return to Qinghai, are indeed very beautiful. Both scenic spots welcomed Li Qiutang's visit and offered very attractive incentives in hopes of keeping the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" crew there.

Li Qiutang and his group spent a week in Kuldning and Qiaxi, and then went to the grasslands of Narat, which had just awakened, as well as Tuohulasu, Tangbula, and Kalajun, and finally went to Sayram Lake.

When we arrived at Sayram Lake, we learned that the scenic area allows film crews to go into the water for filming, as long as environmental and safety measures are in place.

Li Qiutang fell in love with Sayram Lake at first sight, but the peak season for Sayram Lake is in the summer, which conflicts with the film crew's shooting schedule. The Sayram Lake scenic area lacks the ability to coordinate and cooperate with the film crew, which may cause problems in visitor management.

The key issue is that the water in Sayram Lake is too cold, and Li Qiutang has to consider the health of the actors.

Filming underwater scenes can take several hours or even more than ten hours at a time. If someone gets sick from the cold water from the mountains, Li Qiutang will be held responsible.

After leaving Sayram Lake, Li Qiutang went to the Mongolian grasslands.

While Li Qiutang was riding his horse aimlessly across the grassland, Liu Yifei in Yanjing hosted her good classmate and best friend Jiang Yiyan.

Jiang Yiyan is probably the best-developed student in the 02 acting class, besides Liu Yifei.

As for acting, her drama "The Four Great Constables" may not have been a huge success, but it did quite well. The finale is coming this summer, and it has established connections with the Hong Kong entertainment circle, which guarantees her roles in the next two years.

Her side business of investing is also thriving. Apart from investing in physical stores, Liu Yifei doesn't understand some of the investments she makes.

I haven't heard her talk much about her love life, but it seems to be going well.

He can be described as a winner in life.

Jiang Yiyan came to introduce her new project to Liu Yifei again, wanting to help Liu Yifei make money together.

It's called P2P, or Internet finance.

"You can break even in six months, and the risk is very small."

However, Liu Yifei has always been clueless when it comes to investing. She can't even figure out how to use a mobile phone and computer, let alone understand finance, especially internet finance.

Liu Yifei directly brought up Li Qiutang: "He manages the money in our family, I don't understand these things."

Jiang Yiyan said, "You don't need to understand it. Just throw the money in, and there will be people who will take care of it."

But Liu Yifei remained adamant about not touching these things.

Jiang Yiyan immediately turned around and asked Liu Yifei for 500 million yuan!
"The more you invest, the more you earn, and I'll give you a share of the profits proportionally."

Jiang Yiyan had borrowed money from Liu Yifei twice before, both times under the guise of business investment. Jiang Yiyan repaid the money on time, so she had a very good reputation with Liu Yifei.

She said she was going to invest the money in the stock market, as the stock market was doing very well this year.

I'll pay you back next year.

Jiang Yiyan persuaded Liu Yifei with just a few words. She also advised Liu Yifei to learn some investment and financial management knowledge: "How can we make money by relying on our meager film and television remuneration and endorsement fees? You can only make money by investing and becoming your own boss."

Liu Yifei remained unmoved; she didn't have a strong desire for money.

He promised to transfer 500 million yuan to Jiang Yiyan, and the two chatted for a while before parting ways.

(End of this chapter)