Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 411 Let's drop a bombshell
Liu Yifei and the reporter had a very pleasant chat.

We'll mainly talk about "Lucy," and also briefly mention "Mojin: The Lost Legend," which is currently being filmed.

"In 'Lucy,' you had some scenes with explicit content..."

Before the reporter could finish speaking, Liu Yifei interrupted, "Big what? Big scale?"

The reporter then explained that she had some nude scenes in "Lucy".

After listening, Liu Yifei said, "That's really not too revealing. She was wearing a tank top and shorts, similar to what she usually wears to the gym."

"You know what? I've found that the audience and reporters these days are really weird. Seriously, they get excited over just a glimpse of a shoulder. They consider seeing just a shoulder to be too revealing." Liu Yifei herself found it a bit funny.

The reporter said, "Because you've never shown your skin before, everyone will recognize you as Liu Yifei..."

"I've shown some skin before, haven't I? A lot of evening gowns and dresses have shown some skin before. It's easy for everyone to get excited now." Liu Yifei finished speaking and raised her eyebrows, teasing the reporter opposite her.

Because of her relaxed and candid nature, reporters liked her very much, but also because of this, her interviews were more difficult to conduct.

In an interview today, Liu Yifei also said that she will not focus on Hollywood: "I will still focus on China. There are more and more opportunities in China. We will always be a niche group in Hollywood."

However, it was also mentioned that "actors should do their best to seize opportunities, whether in China or abroad."

When asked about "Pacific Rim 2," which has garnered much attention from both fans and critics, Liu Yifei was likely aware of the controversy surrounding the film. She takes the movie very seriously and was eager to clarify some issues through today's interview.

"Actually, Legendary Pictures decided to make 'Pacific Rim 2' before the first movie was released, and the original team of director Guillermo del Toro was already preparing for it." This can be seen as a response to the haters' claim that "Pacific Rim 2" was a hoax made by Legendary Pictures in collaboration with Fall.

When asked by reporters if Liu Yifei would return for *Pacific Rim 2*, she gave a relatively affirmative answer: "I met with director Guillermo del Toro in the US, and he said he would keep my role." She shouldn't have revealed film information at this time, but she couldn't help but feel a little proud talking about *Pacific Rim 2*, and thus the information came out. Fortunately, Liu Yifei didn't discuss any plot secrets; she simply confirmed her return for the sequel.

What's said is said.

Liu Yifei spent the whole morning doing interviews at the hotel. When she talked to the third media outlet, her assistant finally said, "You guys have worked hard too, coming all this way to do interviews."

The reporters who understood what she was saying realized that Liu Yifei was a little tired.

That makes sense. We start chatting early in the morning, and the topics are pretty much the same. It must be tiring to deal with all that.

But there's nothing we can do; it's a reporter's job, and it's also Liu Yifei's job.

After lunch, Liu Yifei took a nap before going to the film set.

As soon as I arrived on set, I was greeted by a burst of laughter.

Li Qiutang can be incredibly fierce on set, but she can also be quite funny at other times.

"Tian Tian, ​​tell me, do you like Hu Bayi or Wang Kaixuan?" The staff urged Jing Tian to choose between the two.

Jing Tian, ​​dressed in her costume, joked with them, "I like our Wang Kaixuan. Fatty makes me feel so safe."

Chen Minghao laughed and said, "Old Hu, you lost."

Liu Ye said, "In the drama, she likes me, but I only want Ding Sitian from the drama."

“Shirley’s here,” Liu Ye said as he saw Liu Yifei get out of the car. “I have Shirley, that’s enough.”

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "Didn't you just say you wanted Ding Sitian? Now you're being so attentive to me? I like our Fatty Brother too."

Liu Ye feigned sadness: "Have you all abandoned me?"

"Who abandoned you?" Li Qiutang walked over while eating an apple to watch the actors joking around.

Liu Ye complained, "Ding Sitian and Shirley don't like me anymore." Li Qiutang laughed and said, "If they don't like you, you should look for the problem within yourself."

As she spoke, Li Qiutang handed her half-eaten apple to Liu Yifei: "This apple is delicious, you should try it."

Liu Yifei took Li Qiutang's hand and bit it.

"Hiss—" My teeth are sensitive, they feel acidic.

Li Qiutang chuckled.

"You deliberately."

"How was I supposed to know you had sensitive teeth? It was just an apple." He took a bite himself. "I don't have any."

After chatting for a while and discussing the scenes they would be filming later, Li Qiutang, Liu Yifei, and Jing Tian left first, leaving the set to their old classmates Liu Ye and Chen Minghao, who were about to film a scene. The two were going to film the scene where Wang Kaixuan asks Hu Bayi to revise his love poem. This was the last scene the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" crew filmed on the grassland. After filming, they would head to Ulanhada Volcano.

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The summer action blockbuster "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" brought together two popular stars, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing, but unexpectedly, its performance on the first day was so dismal.

With only a mere 2100 million, although still the daily champion, this result clearly fell short of expectations.

"Lucy," which had been in theaters for a week, still had over 1500 million yuan in box office revenue on its opening day, which was very close to his earnings.

Zhao Wenzhuo also starred in this film, so one of the key marketing points of "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" is the reunion of the "Arrogant Nobody" cast after 7 years.

Unfortunately, Ah Li is going to film "The Ghostwriter," with Tsui Hark as the producer. Tsui Hark was also the art consultant for "The Bride with White Hair: Moonlight Kingdom."

So this film is not lacking in marketing buzz.

Bernard has no direct connection to either "Arrogance" or "The Ghostwriter," but Mr. Yu doesn't mind joining the army to fight against Ali. Who wouldn't say a few nice words?

In an interview, Yu Dong also criticized Ali for being unfair, saying that after he assembled the cast for "The Moon in the Sky", he had already spoken to Qiu Tian: "They don't mind if we say that 'Arrogant People' is reuniting."

However, apart from Zhao Wenzhuo, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing are unwilling to use the 7-year-old film "Nobody in My Eyes" for marketing. The two are doing very well now, and there is no need to use old films to hype up nostalgia.

Especially Fan Bingbing, who is now a powerful woman in the Fan family, she doesn't even want to mention Jin Suo anymore, so why would she want to mention Qin Niang?

Therefore, the marketing of "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" has encountered a very awkward situation. The production team and some actors wanted to capitalize on nostalgia, but the male and female leads were unwilling. Fan Bingbing even said to a reporter when the reporter mentioned "Arrogant," "The past is the past. We still need to focus on the present and look to the future," leading the reporter to mistakenly believe that she and Li Qiutang had a conflict.

They wanted to attract attention by criticizing Ahri and "Ghostwriter", but Bernard's position was not legitimate. His art consultant was also the producer of "Ghostwriter", so it was not easy to criticize him.

Another issue is that the awful name deterred a large portion of casual viewers; the longer the name, the worse the movie.

Some fans even suggested to Huang Xiaoming that he return his salary to Berna and withdraw from the promotion.

Passersby mocked Huang Xiaoming: "The Invisible Guest hasn't even finished its run yet, and you're already comparing the two films? How can you be so shameless!"

"This summer has been so disjointed. Two movies starring the same actor, 'The Invisible Guest,' was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, grossing 6.3 million yuan; 'The White Haired Witch' flopped both critically and commercially, and the actor's performance was even criticized."

Huang Xiaoming has one advantage: he rarely talks back when he's being scolded. He received praise this summer, and now he's being scolded for "The Bride with White Hair," but he just accepts it obediently.

However, the market doesn't seem to be letting him off the hook.

An industry media outlet suddenly dropped a bombshell: "We'll be releasing some scoop on Saturday about the family affairs of a popular summer actor. His relationship has been under intense scrutiny and has recently run into problems."

The sharks came because of the smell.

(End of this chapter)