Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 392 Director Li is back

However, Liu Yifei reflected on the incident afterward.

Jiang Yiyan is beautiful, so she started working in the entertainment industry to earn money at a very young age.

She knew all about the scandals surrounding Jiang Yiyan, from her time in school with a certain veteran director, to the cake shop owner in the last two years, including Wu Kebo, Chen Daoming, Wu Zhenyu, and others.

She didn't want to think too badly of her friend. She felt that because Jiang Yiyan's family background was ordinary, she had to work hard on her own, including her current business ventures and investments, which Liu Yifei believed were ways for her to secure her future.

She knew she was well-off, and she also knew that others weren't as well-off as her, so she didn't advise Jiang Yiyan to stop taking risks, and she readily lent Jiang Yiyan money to start her business.

Actors' incomes have grown rapidly in the past two years. Liu Yifei only hopes that she won't be too greedy, and that she will withdraw as soon as she has earned enough money, so that nothing unexpected happens.

After that, it's fine to settle down, have a stable relationship, start a family, or act in movies and TV shows and return to a normal work and life.

However, she overlooked the greed in people's hearts.

Jiang Yiyan's previous investments had brought her huge profits; otherwise, she wouldn't be asking Liu Yifei for money to invest again.

She didn't know that if Jiang Yiyan could borrow money from her, she could borrow money from others as well. She didn't know who else Jiang Yiyan had borrowed money from.

Investing involves risks. If something goes wrong, it's fine if she can repay the money, but what can she do if she can't?

Liu Yifei has events to attend over the next two days.

She was invited to the premieres of both Autumn Pictures' youth film "My Old Classmate" and Wan Da's "The Great Hypnotist."

At the premiere of "My Old Classmate", a reporter asked her when she would act in another youth film: "The audience has a high demand for you to act in youth films."

Liu Yifei said she didn't want to repeat herself, subtly expressing her idea that she would no longer act in youth films: "There are many other genres I want to try, and I don't want to limit myself to a specific type."

However, he also joked, "It all depends on the script. If the story makes me feel compelled to act, I will act."

At the premiere of "The Great Hypnotist," Liu Yifei expressed her liking for similar themes after watching the film: "It's very cool."

After that, she returned to the Huairou training base to continue her training.

During the Beijing Film Festival, she met with many directors and producers, but she couldn't reach an agreement with any of them.

A company actually approached her to act in a TV series!
It wasn't explained clearly beforehand; it wasn't until her agent arrived that they said it was a TV drama production crew, causing a misunderstanding.

Zhou Xun and Fan Bingbing have both returned to television dramas, but Liu Yifei's agent still insists that Liu Yifei only act in movies and declined their offer, even though the production team offered a sky-high salary of 7000 million yuan.

During the May Day holiday this year, industry experts predicted that "My Old Classmate," "Rebirth: The Frozen Gate," and "The Great Hypnotist" would compete for the top spot, but in reality, "My Old Classmate" stood out.

"My Old Classmate" earned 2470 million yuan on its opening day, surpassing "Iceman: The Time Traveler" which was released on the same day by 1000 million yuan.

It broke 100 million in the first three days.

Youth films are really making money off of each other right now!

The success of "My Old Classmate" gave Qiu Tian more confidence in the filming of "Fleet of Time". Right after May Day, another project, "The Best of Us", was approved.

Li Qiutang returned to Yanjing from the Bashang Grassland on the second Wednesday of May.

After wandering around for almost a month, I've seen pretty much everything I wanted to see.

Li Qiutang lay in bed looking at the footage she had shot during her month-long trip, while Liu Yifei took a shower in the bathroom.

The Ulanhada volcanic cluster is indeed more suitable for the art style of "Mojin: The Lost Legend," as it comes with its own filter.

Moon Lake isn't as beautiful as Sayram Lake, but it's more than enough for taking photos.

Li Qiutang decided on these two outdoor locations.

However, the Bashang Grassland is closer to Yanjing (Beijing), and the scenic area has more experience in receiving film crews, with complete supporting facilities and lower costs, making it a good alternative.

"What are you playing?" Liu Yifei asked, coming out in a nightgown with her hair wrapped up. "What am I playing? I'm working, looking at footage."

"Don't look at anything since you just got back. Help me dry my hair." Liu Yifei sat on the edge of the bed and untied the towel from her head.

Li Qiutang put down the tablet and got up to blow-dry her hair.

After drying her hair, Liu Yifei sat back at the vanity to do her bedtime skincare routine, telling him about her experiences over the past few days.

"I didn't realize I was so valuable. Someone offered me 7000 million to act in a TV series."

"What do you think? Apart from not winning any awards, your commercial value is the highest among all actresses."

"Ugh, don't you dare say I didn't win a prize!"

"Okay, okay, don't say anything."

"But I still don't want to act in TV dramas."

“If you don’t want to act, then you don’t have to. Anyway, you’ve got enough to do with movies.” Li Qiutang’s eyes were still fixed on the tablet. “Lucy is coming out soon, right?”

"It'll be soon, late July in North America." The schedule is set, "but Europe doesn't have the money for marketing and promotion, they haven't sent me any marketing announcements yet."

"There's nothing we can do. This film only cost 4000 million yuan to make, so it's not worth doing global promotion." This is Liu Yifei's first leading role in a foreign film. "Don't worry, I'll definitely handle things well for you domestically."

Liu Yifei quickly finished her bedtime routine, climbed into bed, and placed a pack of toilet paper next to her pillow.

"Hmm? What do you want to do?"

Liu Yifei wouldn't listen to her, only saying that he came back at the perfect time: "My relatives just left and you came back."

Li Qiutang glared at her: "You perverted female lecher!"

Liu Yifei raised an eyebrow: "Lusting after your own husband's body doesn't count as being a pervert. Let me check how much you've gained from eating beef and milk for a month."

Mr. Li, who is over 30 years old and has just returned from a hard job in another city, wanted to escape to sleep: "I just got back and I'm very tired. Let me rest for two days."

But no one in the world knows Li Qiutang's physical condition better than Liu Yifei, so his words won't fool her at all: "Come on, if someone tells you where the water is good and asks you to go swimming, I guarantee you'll run faster than a dog."

Li Qiutang denied it: "No, even if the water is bad, I can run faster than a dog."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Qiutang was completely dumbfounded. Liu Yifei didn't care whether he was running faster than a dog or not.

"Hi-ah-"

Last night, Liu Yifei took the initiative, but this morning, Li Qiutang dragged Liu Yifei to the early class.

Liu Yifei begged for mercy, but Li Qiutang said, "It's too late to beg for mercy now. You've offended the abbot, and you still think you can run away?" As she spoke, she pulled Liu Yifei over.

"If we don't get up soon, my mom will come to call us for dinner." Liu Yifei brought up her mother.

"Don't worry, she won't be coming today."

Liu Xiaoli, of course, did not invite the two of them to breakfast.

After finishing their morning exercises and washing up, the two went out for breakfast together.

"Ugh, you don't care about me at all, you just bully me."

"To lust after one's own wife is not considered bullying." (This is a direct quote.)

After dinner, Li Qiutang went back to the company to take care of some business, while Liu Yifei went to Huairou to continue her training.

Liu Yifei looked radiant today; everyone could tell at a glance that Director Li had returned.

(End of this chapter)