Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 454 Someone is smearing me!

Liu Yifei introduced "So Young 2" to Tang Yan, and Tang Yan did indeed contact the producer, but in the end the production company did not choose her. Instead, they recently announced that Zhang Yifei's protégé, Nini, will play Su Yunjin.

Tang Yan was not discouraged by losing to Nini. Nini's career in the film industry is indeed much better than Tang Yan's, so the production company's choice of her was understandable.

However, Tang Yan was a little disappointed that she didn't get on the youth film bandwagon. Youth films are so popular now, and her film resources were already terrible. If she could make a hit youth film, she could wash away the shame of "A Chinese Ghost Story" back then—ruining "A Chinese Ghost Story" was too fatal for her.

She also wore a school uniform to play a student in "My Sunshine," and the audience response was positive. Perhaps she was a little embarrassed to play a high school girl at 31, but playing a college student shouldn't be a problem for her.

After learning that Tang Yan had not been selected for "So Young 2", Liu Yifei specially comforted her, saying, "Youth films are really just like that."

To put it bluntly, current youth films, aside from being movies, aren't much more sophisticated than the naive and innocent characters Tang Yan usually portrays.

Tang Yan is a ratings queen in the drama industry, there's really no need for her to get involved in the messy world of youth dramas.

It just so happened that Liu Yifei had filming work in Shanghai these days, and Tang Yan easily persuaded Liu Yifei to agree to visit her on set.

It's the end of the year, and Li Qiutang is not in the country, so Liu Yifei has many things to handle at home.

The most troublesome thing is naturally the social obligations involved. If people can't find the person in charge, they'll just go to the lady of the house.

The end of the year is the peak season for gift-giving. Gifts sent to the company are naturally handled by the company, but Liu Yifei doesn't recognize many of the gifts that are sent directly to her home.

Despite being described as a high-end residential community with top-notch property management, strangers can enter freely simply by registering.

A young man delivered a box of premium Japanese dried abalone. Liu Xiaoli left before she could even ask him any questions: "Just say you're General Manager Zheng from XX Media. Director Li knows."

Several similar incidents occurred at the end of the year, including gifts of tea, alcohol, and souvenirs. The most outrageous was the gift of a pet. Knowing that Liu Yifei liked cats and dogs, the gift-giver targeted her weakness and sent her a very beautiful Pomeranian.

The mother and daughter were caught in a dilemma: whether to accept the offer or not.

When asked, it was revealed that Fan Bingbing's staff member said, "Bingbing saw it while shopping a few days ago. She said that Yifei liked it, so she bought it for her."

"Bingbing is so kind." Fan Bingbing gave her the dog, and she didn't think much of it. She thanked him and accepted it.

To avoid such trouble, Liu Yifei took her mother with her when she went to work the next day.

Liu Xiaoli also teased her, saying, "Being someone's wife isn't easy, is it? There will be even more difficult things to deal with in the future."

This year's welcoming and sending-off ceremonies are nothing compared to the fact that Liu Yifei will definitely represent Li Qiutang at various events she may not particularly like in the future.

Liu Yifei came to Shanghai today with her mother for a magazine photoshoot and interview. The March issue of VOGUE was purchased for her by Dior.

At the time, Liu Yifei had other commitments and missed the Dior 2015 Spring/Summer Haute Couture show. Now that Dior is buying magazines to showcase their products for her, Liu Yifei naturally cannot refuse.

Liu Yifei's "Lucy" sold nearly $5 million worldwide, so Dior has to make good use of this spokesperson.

Previously, due to the huge success of "Pacific Rim" in China, Dior had already exceptionally granted her the title of Asian brand ambassador. Now, with "Lucy," Dior is forced to consider elevating her title to the level of spokesperson. While Liu Yifei was discussing shooting plans with the photographer and interview questions with reporters, her Weibo account was buzzing with activity.

"Liu Yifei may not be able to get married. The proposal ceremony was just a means to appease public opinion. Li Qiutang has no intention of marrying Liu Yifei."

“Li Qiutang’s parents are very traditional and hope that Liu Yifei can reduce her workload and focus on taking care of Li Qiutang. Liu Yifei will definitely not agree, and the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very tense.”

"Liu Yifei got married without informing the godfather in advance, which made him very unhappy, and he also disliked Li Qiutang. But the godfather couldn't control Li Qiutang at all, and the two had a very bad relationship."

“WJB’s recommendation of ‘Lucy’ was due to the efforts of the An family. The An family opposed Liu Yifei’s marriage and wanted to use her as a tool for political marriage, wanting her to marry a second-generation rich kid, but Liu Yifei completely ignored the An family’s demands.”

It's strange. On one hand, they say Li Qiutang doesn't want to marry Liu Yifei, but on the other hand, they say Liu Yifei has a bad relationship with her mother-in-law. So, is he going to marry her or not?
Nobody knows where this opinion came from.

To put it simply, many people probably didn't want the "Fairy Sister" to get married, so they made up a lot of nonsense and spread rumors.

Just like many netizens "opposed" Gao Yuanyuan's marriage, after Liu Shishi and Wu Qilong got together, netizens hoped the two would break up every day. Even when they officially announced their marriage this year, netizens were still unwilling and wished for the two to divorce.

Fans are a magical group; they will voluntarily monitor public opinion for their artists, sometimes even surpassing the efforts of the studios.

Liu Yifei's studio is notoriously "useless" because of her pride and Liu Yifei's outstanding achievements, which leads her team to not care much about some "minor issues".

But Liu Yifei's fans are really responsible.

As soon as these remarks came out, they immediately became alert and consciously traced their origins.

The reasons for feuds between celebrities are nothing more than a few: fighting for roles and endorsements, personal conflicts, conflicts within the production crew, and offending someone.

As for the alleged scene-stealing incident, Fan Bingbing, who played a supporting role in "Nobody Cares About Us," stole the spotlight from the lead actress Huo Siyan, and the two publicly feuded in front of the media. However, Liu Yifei's fans have thoroughly searched the news and some so-called inside information, and found that apart from the vaguely mentioned "Pacific Rim 2," Liu Yifei has not had any new projects announced, nor are there any offers for her. Therefore, there is no reason for her to be accused of stealing scenes from others, or for anyone to deliberately smear her.

Liu Yifei has a stable portfolio of endorsements, but it's possible that her good performance last year has attracted new brand interest, and other actors might be vying for her endorsements.

As for personal relationship conflicts, Liu Yifei is known in the industry as a pushover. What kind of relationship conflicts could she possibly have with someone else? Could it be that another woman is trying to steal her boyfriend?
It's highly unlikely that there were any conflicts within the production crew. The crew disbanded after filming wrapped, and any conflicts were resolved on the spot. There's no need to settle scores after filming ends.

Offending someone isn't impossible, but Li Qiutang should be able to protect Liu Yifei. Besides, when you offend someone and get retaliated against, it's usually a one-hit kill, like Haibo last year. Rumor has it he offended a big shot in the industry. Would a big shot just engage in online banter with you? They'd probably orchestrate a setup to destroy you!

Therefore, fans with wild imaginations have pinpointed the reason to either someone trying to steal Liu Yifei's endorsement or someone trying to steal Liu Yifei's man!

Having analyzed the "reasons," the next step is to find the target.

Who will steal Liu Yifei's endorsement? And who will steal Liu Yifei's man?

"Achoo~" It's only the teens in Los Angeles in February, how could I have caught a cold? Li Qiutang rubbed her nose and continued discussing the buyout of a science fiction film called "Arrival" with the Paramount producer.

(End of this chapter)