Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 422 Wives' Club

There is a mysterious group of directors' wives circulating in the entertainment industry.

It is rumored that this group of wives is centered around Chen Kaige's wife Chen Hong and Gu Changwei's wife Jiang Wenli. This group of wives is very powerful and can do things that many film and television companies cannot, such as blacklisting an actor!
The "ban" on Zhang Jingchu was orchestrated by this group of wives.

Li Qiutang had heard of this group of wives, but he had no interest in such things and no time to verify whether the group actually existed.

But Liu Yifei told him that this group of wives really existed.

"But they're not all directors' wives; there are also wives of company CEOs and some famous screenwriters. Anyway, there is indeed such a group of wives."

"How do you know all this?" Li Qiutang knew that Liu Yifei had never liked to mingle in social circles.

“I joined that group a few days ago too.” She said, taking out her phone to show Li Qiutang that she had joined a group called “I’m sure to win today.”

This name doesn't seem to have anything to do with the film and television industry.

But it was full of wives from the film and television industry, and each of them was quite influential.

The group owner is Chen Hong, wife of Chen Kaige. Group members include Jiang Wenli, wife of Gu Changwei; Wang Xiaoping, wife of director Zheng Xiaolong and famous screenwriter; Luo Haiqiong, wife of Fei Qi, vice president and general manager of Huayi Brokerage Business and famous actress; Jin Yan, wife of the late Li Ming, chairman of Xiaoma Benteng, who is currently embroiled in the battle for control of Xiaoma; and Xu Fan, wife of Feng Xiaogang and famous actress, among others.

This group has a small number of members; including Liu Yifei, there are less than 10 people.

"Feng Xiaogang and Director Kaige don't get along, but their wives are getting along well in a group chat." Li Qiutang was quite surprised.

This group of wives mainly consists of people from the Beijing film and television industry.

How did you end up joining this group?

“A few days ago, Luo Haiqiong suddenly asked me to join this group, saying that we could play cards together in the future. But I don’t know how to play cards. She said it was okay, and that I should join the group first, so we could have tea together later.”

Li Qiutang seemed to realize that rather than calling this a group of wives of celebrities, it was more like a loose social group for middle-aged women.

They may not have a lot of energy, but when these women get together, they might be able to make some decisions.

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "The youngest one here is probably a generation older than you. What common topics could you possibly have with them?" It was obvious that Liu Yifei wouldn't have anything in common with these aunties, and she herself wouldn't want to get along with them.

"I didn't want to join this group in the first place," Liu Yifei said. "Now I can't leave."

"Just leave it there," Li Qiutang said with a smile. "Who knows, I might need to ask these ladies for help someday. You can set me up then."

In fact, Liu Yifei understood the reasoning. As her lover, she had an obligation to handle Li Qiutang's interpersonal relationships, even though she was often unwilling. But this was her responsibility and duty as a wife.

Similarly, Li Qiutang also had to handle Liu Yifei's interpersonal relationships.

As it turns out, these aunties weren't closely connected; Li Qiutang had been looking at the group chat for a long time, but there wasn't a single message.

“They’re busy too, they don’t have time to chat.” Liu Yifei put her phone away.

"How to Train Your Dragon 2" was still included in the summer season as a revenue-sharing imported film. Usually, even if a revenue-sharing film is to be included in the summer season, it will be released at the end of August. The fact that "How to Train Your Dragon 2" was released on August 14 is indeed a first.

Therefore, it will inevitably affect the box office of "Brotherhood of Blades". After 8 days of release, "Brotherhood of Blades" grossed more than 6000 million yuan. It is not bad, but it is not very good either. However, for the declining martial arts genre, this result is acceptable. Even if it loses a little money in the end, it is still acceptable.

"Brotherhood of Blades" received good reviews, and Shu Chang played a minor female lead role in it, which was also well-received by the audience.

Her fans also expressed their understanding, saying that Shu Chang had finally made a small comeback, and playing a supporting role in a commercial film was not a bad thing, as she had never had such an opportunity before.

It's unclear who leaked the information, but the outside world now knows that Liu Shishi once competed for the role of Zhou Miaotong, but was ultimately ousted by Shu Chang. Or is this information being used for marketing purposes?

Shu Chang's fans even started mocking Liu Shishi.

“What was she thinking? ‘Brotherhood of Blades’ is a film from the Towering Tree Project, a young filmmaker program initiated by Li Qiutang, who also serves as its artistic director. Liu Yifei is Li Qiutang’s girlfriend, and Shu Chang is Liu Yifei’s childhood friend and best friend. It can be said that the Towering Tree Project fundamentally excludes her and actors from the Tang Ren faction. Why would she want to audition?”

"You don't know what you can do!"

The lion cubs retorted, "Don't try to scam me if you haven't auditioned."

"Failing an audition is perfectly normal, there's nothing funny about it."

"My sister was filming another drama at the time and didn't have time to audition."

If this leak was a deliberate marketing ploy, then the "Brotherhood of Blades" production team has gone a bit too far in pandering to the public.

The "Tree of Heaven" project really didn't exclude actors from any company. "Nirvana in Fire" was a drama produced in the autumn of the century, and it still used Hu Ge.

Even Red Star House, which was responsible for some of the marketing for "Brotherhood of Blades," wouldn't do something like this.

The online public opinion is spreading very quickly. In order to prevent the remarks from getting out of control, Lu Yang quickly responded to the question: "I don't know her at all, and she has never auditioned for the film crew."

"I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate."

This effectively removed Liu Shishi from the picture.

On Saturday, the Hong Kong film "Anti-Corruption Storm" was released, taking another slice of the pie.

But on Sunday, the news came very suddenly: Kai Ko and Jaycee Chan were arrested for drug-related offenses.

What's wrong with this year?
Several people were arrested at once: Li Daimo, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Mo, Ning Caishen, and now Ko Chen-tung and Jaycee Chan.

Especially Kai Ko, who is at the height of his popularity and has many film contracts and endorsements, is going to lose a lot of money now.

Ko Chen-tung's friends in the entertainment industry and his management company all expressed shock, disappointment, and even anger, with his boss, Chai Chih-ping, even apologizing on his behalf.

But his fans are still defending and exonerating him.

"Everyone makes mistakes. Keep going, we're waiting for you to come back."

"Don't cry. Since it has happened, we should face it calmly."

Some more radical fans even said that drug use is normal, that it's a matter of personal freedom, and that people shouldn't be arrested for it.

No, Jaycee Chan's Weibo is flooded with insults, people are saying he's disgraced Jackie Chan and they want him to die.

Sometimes it's really hard to understand how fans think. Do they think that as long as they work hard to speak up for their idols, their idols will fall in love with them?

The more Kai Ko's fans try to defend him, the more malice he receives from the general public.

Li Qiutang has no time to deal with outside affairs; besides working every day, he is preparing for something else.

Once the weekend was over, he sent another message in the "Secret Base for Big Things" group: "The last few days are here. You must keep your mouths shut, especially you and your girlfriends Shu Chang. Don't let anything slip. You all have to come on the 25th. I don't care. Even if it's raining knives, you have to come. Otherwise, we can't be brothers for life. Reply received."

(End of this chapter)