Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 449 Introduction

Many people selectively ignore Tang Yan's achievements in the drama industry because of her past as a disgrace to the Central Academy of Drama and her preconceived notions of her as a naive and innocent character.

Tang Yan didn't have many hit dramas, but she probably had the most episodes among the three beauties from the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, and the ratings were all very good. Tang Yan won the number one spot on national satellite TV many times.

"Summer's Desire", "Love Wakes Up", and "Gone with the Wind" have all achieved very good results.

Moreover, Tang Yan rarely does historical dramas; she mainly acts in modern dramas and period idol dramas set in the Republican era, which are much harder to get ratings for than historical dramas!
In the past two years, Tang Yan has truly been the leading lady of idol dramas.

Among the opening dramas of this year's various satellite TV channels, the most anticipated is undoubtedly Fan Bingbing's "The Empress of China". This drama premiered on Hunan TV on December 21 and has been leading the ratings among satellite TV channels ever since.

Although the show was taken down and re-edited after only one week of airing, and viewers found that the main character was gone when it was re-aired, this did not dampen the audience's enthusiasm, and the ratings for "The Empress of China" remained high.

But at this time, Tang Yan and Zhong Hanliang stormed into the opening battle with their "My Sunshine". Surprisingly, despite being surrounded by strong competitors, the ratings broke 1 on the second day, and the online clicks were close to "The Empress of China". Zhong Hanliang and Tang Yan even surpassed Fan Bingbing in the artist media index.

What production company produced "The Empress of China" and "My Sunshine"?
Such results are really impressive. Data-driven women aren't rampant yet, and if a TV station's ratings break 1, we can celebrate with champagne.

This is why Liu Yifei wanted to introduce "So Young 2" to Tang Yan.

"So Young 2" wasn't Liu Yifei's project, but she knows the producer, so giving a brief introduction shouldn't be a problem.

"Tangtang, what are you doing?" Liu Yifei sent a voice message to Tang Yan.

Li Qiutang clicked her tongue and said, "If you want to introduce her, just say so. Why ask?"

"You don't understand, this is called an opening remark."

But Tang Yan didn't reply for a long time.

"I'm going to Shichahai, are you coming?" Li Qiutang wanted to go winter swimming at Shichahai with the old men.

“I’m not going. It’s too far to swim for just a minute or two. The round trip wouldn’t even cover the gas costs. Don’t you find it troublesome?”

Li Qiutang tried to tempt Liu Yifei to go winter swimming with him more than once, but Liu Yifei refused no matter what, preferring to stay in a heated swimming pool.

Li Qiutang grabbed her car keys and was about to leave when Liu Yifei stopped her:

"Hey, bring me some roasted chestnuts when you come back."

"No, I'm not taking you. I told you to go, but you never go." Li Qiutang went out, and Liu Yifei was still calling after her: "Buy another bunch of rock sugar strawberries."

Liu Xiaoli brought out a basin to pick vegetables and said, "You're always making trouble for others. You made trouble for me when I was little, and now you're making trouble for your husband."

That shameless bastard added, "When I grow up, I'll make things difficult for you too."

"Get out of here, get out of here." Liu Xiaoli pushed away her daughter who was trying to act cute. "You're almost getting married, and you're still doing this. Go to the kitchen and get a small bowl."

The mother and daughter chatted as they picked vegetables. It took a while before Liu Yifei received a reply from Tang Yan on WeChat: "Ah, I'm on set, still filming 'Diamond Lover'."

"What did you say to Tang Yan?" Liu Xiaoli asked casually.

"It's nothing. There's a role I think she'd be good at, so I'm introducing her to it."

"That's great, that's how friends should help each other." Liu Yifei would never have thought of introducing resources to her friends before.

Liu Yifei asked Tang Yan, "Are you busy afterwards?"

Tang Yan's reply came quickly, apparently because the crew was taking a break: "Not too busy, are you starting to prepare for your wedding?" Tang Yan thought Liu Yifei was calling to discuss wedding matters.

"Not yet. We'll set a date when his parents come over during the Chinese New Year, and then we'll talk about the rest." Liu Yifei quickly steered the conversation back on track, "I know a producer who's making a youth film and is looking for a female lead. I think she's in Shanghai. If you're not too busy later, why don't you go meet her?"

"Sure," Tang Yan replied, clearly unwilling.

“Okay, I’ll send you the producer’s WeChat later, you two can chat.”

"Okay, okay, thank you, Yifei." "Oh, it's nothing."

Introducing resources is that simple: just provide contact information, and Liu Yifei has no further say in the rest.

"How old is Tang Yan?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

"February 1990."

"That's 32 then."

“She just turned 31 last month,” Liu Yifei said with a smile.

She's still single.

"Ah."

"People are getting married and having children later these days, but 32 is a good time to start thinking about it."

"You should worry about Shu Chang instead of her. You can't be her godmother for nothing," Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"Shu Chang is only 27 years old, she's still young, there's no rush."

“I’m four months older than her, and I’m about to get married.”

The mother and daughter chatted about other people's affairs while picking vegetables, which was a good way to pass the time.

After Autumn Pictures announced its film slate, several projects that are still in preparation or awaiting filming have attracted particular attention.

Li Qiutang's "Mirage" is scheduled to start filming this year. Has the cast been finalized? No casting information has been leaked within the industry.

How is Li Qiutang's "The Butterfly Lovers" progressing? Li Qiutang has always been criticized for not being able to act in romance scenes. Is she going to prove herself this time?
Li Qiutang's two works are naturally the focus of attention.

In subsequent verification, Autumn Pictures reaffirmed that "Mirage" will definitely start filming this year, while for "The Butterfly Lovers," the company said: "It is still in the creative development stage and may take some more time."

There's nothing to hide.

However, those with better connections, such as several leading actresses who are close to Li Qiutang, know that Li Qiutang will not be directing "Mirage," but will instead serve as the film's producer, assisting the new director Xin Yukun, who has just signed with Autumn Pictures, in completing the film's production.

Xin Yukun was quite bold. Li Qiutang told him to feel free to hire actors, and he actually distributed the script of "Mirage" to Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Zhao Yanzi, Gao Yuanyuan and others.

His own words were: "As long as one person comes to act, I'll make a fortune."

When Producer Li learned of his actions, he could only smile wryly. It was true that if just one of these big actresses agreed, "Mirage" would be guaranteed a good publicity boost. But releasing the script this way would offend a lot of people.

They don't need to audition. What if many people are interested in "Mirage" and want the production team to issue a notice? What will Xin Yukun do?
As expected, what Li Qiutang feared happened.

Apart from Zhao Yanzi, who is unable to film "Mirage" due to preparing for her new directorial work and having already accepted a film role with Johnnie To, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Fan Bingbing, Gao Yuanyuan, and others have all expressed their willingness to star in the film and requested the production team to issue a notice as soon as possible so that both parties can coordinate their schedules.

This is just one of the top actresses; many well-known second- and third-tier actresses are also very interested in this project.

Whether they consider Li Qiutang to be a director or a producer, they came because of the name Li Qiutang.

Therefore, it is up to Li Qiutang to resolve this matter.

"You need them to send us their schedules for the first half of this year, and we'll cut a few people based on those schedules." That's the only way; otherwise, we'd offend too many people with other reasons.

You say I'm not suitable? You sent me the script, and I said I could act in it, and now you're saying I'm not suitable? Isn't that just playing with people?

But refusing would offend some people to some extent, so let Li Qiutang do it.

(End of this chapter)