Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 477 Official announcement of breakup
Liu Yifei had just returned from Cannes when she was invited to meet with the producer.

The other party is still Ahri's project.

Although Liu Yifei doesn't manage the company's affairs, she knows that her husband and Ali don't get along, and she's wondering why Ali would ask her to act in a movie.

"Competition and cooperation are intertwined. Our company's movies also sell tickets on Taobao Movies, so it's normal for us to ask you to make a movie."

Personifying an organization is a naive act. The two companies only had minor disagreements on the "Ghostwriter" project; calling them major disagreements is an understatement, but it could be described as some areas of poor communication.

What kind of grudge could this be?

Are they really going to never see each other again?

The other party at this meeting was not only the film producer, but also Zhang Qiang, CEO of Ali Pictures.

It has very high specifications.

The project Zhang Qiang gave to Liu Yifei was called "Three Lives Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms".

“We launched an online poll for the female lead, and 11 netizens voted for you to play the role.” Zhang Qiang’s words immediately revealed him to be a veteran of the internet industry.

Liu Yifei nodded to express her gratitude, saying it was an honor for her that so many netizens liked her.

Zhang Qiang began introducing the project to Liu Yifei, starting not with the story of "Three Lives Three Worlds," but with the novel's data.

The article also mentioned the number of online clicks, the popularity of related topics, the number of people on Tieba (a Chinese online forum), the level of discussion, and how many people participated in the lead actor voting initiated by Ali Pictures, as well as how many people sent him private messages and comments requesting Liu Yifei to star in the film.

Much later, he asked the producer to tell Liu Yifei what the story of "Three Lives Three Worlds" was.

Liu Yifei's impression was that her boss only knew these data points, not the movie's story, or rather, didn't understand it very well.

Liu Yifei had met Zhang Qiang before. He was not one of Ali's protégés. He used to work at China Film Group as the deputy general manager and was considered a strong successor to Chairman Han after his retirement. However, after Chairman La took over last year, he was asked to leave by Ali.

It can be said that Zhang Qiang grew up in the traditional production system, but I didn't expect that after only one year at Ali, he would become so up-to-date.

Traditional producers do consider data and popularity, but when Zhang Qiang said those things, Liu Yifei felt a little awkward.

The producer told Liu Yifei the story of "Three Lives Three Worlds" and said that the director of the film was Zhao Xiaoding and the sound recording was done by Tao Jing, both of whom are top-notch professionals in the industry.

However, Liu Yifei lost interest as soon as she heard that it was another fantasy romance story.

She really doesn't want to film fantasy dramas anymore; she doesn't want to film any fantasy dramas at all.

Liu Yifei's agent was well aware of this habit of hers, and upon hearing that it was a fantasy drama, she was also trying to find a way to refuse.

After the other party finished speaking, Liu Yifei said, "The story is very touching. Can I take the script back and read it for two days? I'll get back to you after I've read it."

"No problem," Zhang Qiang readily agreed.

Ahri certainly has ambitions, and Zhang Qiang also wants to get information about "Pacific Rim 2" from Liu Yifei.

While "Ring 1" did indeed lose money at the global box office, it made a fortune in China!

Ali Pictures wants to replicate the success of the second film and take over the domestic revenue from it.

But Liu Yifei is just an actress after all, and she doesn't know much about these things and can't get involved. However, Liu Yifei can reveal some progress of "Pacific Rim 2" to Ali: "Director Toro is still working on the script and pre-production."

That's all she knows. The original cast from the first movie is back, and her character, Grace, has been promoted to the main female lead.

She, the female lead, didn't even know what kind of story Toro wanted to write—Toro refused to reveal it to her.

Liu Yifei's words were essentially meaningless; everyone knows the director is still in the planning stages.

Liu Yifei frankly admitted, "I'm anxious too, but I don't know anything either." She laughed as she said this.

The conversation became much more relaxed afterward, with them chatting about interesting things that happened during filming. Liu Yifei left after the meal. The whole of May was quite interesting.

The release of the movie version of "My Sunshine" has sparked a feud between fans of Yang Yisheng and Tang Yisheng.

At the press conference announcing the release date of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe," the media dug up a report from last year that the production team had hinted that Tang Yan would be joining the cast. Given the current situation, the media believes that Tang Yan has been replaced.

Tang Yan's fans and Zhao Liying's fans are at it again.

Tangyan's fans fought two battles in one month; their fighting power is truly formidable.

Avengers: Age of Ultron was released in China and grossed 960 million yuan in its opening weekend, stunning audiences.

With Wang Gongzi (a nickname for a celebrity) stepping in to tear down the red carpet, May is going to be very exciting.

Hopefully, things will calm down once Li Qiutang and her group return to China.

On May 520th, Huang Xiaoming's Weibo post caused a sensation throughout the entertainment industry: "Thank you for the encounter, wishing you a better future. @YangYing"

A few minutes later, Yang Ying also announced her breakup with Huang Xiaoming on Weibo: "Thank you for your companionship, see you later. @HuangXiaoming"

Announcing their breakup on a date like May 520th!

what?
Everyone is stupid!
The two were still showing affection on the show "Running Man" last month, so how did they break up this month?!

#Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying broke up on 520# quickly rose to the top of the trending searches.

The media quickly called the two men's companies, but no one answered.

Contacting the individuals themselves or their respective agents, assistants, or other staff yielded no response.

But this did not stop the media from meticulously analyzing the relationship between the two.

Reporters generally believe that the turning point in their relationship occurred last year.

Last year, the media photographed Huang Xiaoming drunk in bars more than once, leading to speculation that there were problems in their relationship.

Especially during the promotional period before and after the release of "The Invisible Guest", when the second female lead, Qin Lan, was subjected to cyberbullying, many people suspected that Yang Ying was the one who did it - she had the most motive.

Although the matter was never resolved, Yang Ying deserved to be blamed.

At the time, Huang Xiaoming was photographed drinking at a bar in Houhai until midnight and being carried back by his assistant. Netizens even fabricated a story based on this, saying that Huang Xiaoming didn't want to see Qin Lan being criticized, but he couldn't stop Yang Ying. Yang Ying, on the other hand, felt that the two still had feelings for each other, so she didn't hold back at all when criticizing Qin Lan.

Soon, entertainment marketing accounts jumped on the bandwagon and leaked information:

"The two actually broke up a long time ago, and it's only being revealed now because they've pretty much severed their financial ties."

"The reason for the breakup was indeed related to his ex, but that was just the trigger. The real reason was that Xiaoming's career had been in a slump for the past two years, while the woman became a sensation through a variety show. The two were no longer on equal footing."

"Xiao Ming has had two good works in the past two years, 'American Dreams in China' and 'The Invisible Guest,' and has also won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor and the Hong Kong Film Award nomination. However, he has had more flops in the past two years. He has had 10 flops in two years. Too much exposure and too many flops have had a great impact on his commercial value."

This marketing account is on Huang Xiaoming's side.

There were also those who sided with Yang Ying:

"The leader is very chauvinistic. Yang Ying's huge success, coupled with his own career setbacks in the past two years, has eroded his confidence, exacerbating the conflict between the two. The leader knows that netizens say he relies too much on big directors like Chen Kexin and Li Qiutang. He wants to prove himself, but he also has limited talent and is too dependent on directors' guidance. Several of his films have flopped, which has made him very upset, so he takes it out on his girlfriend. At the same time, the leader is indeed still in contact with his ex. The two haven't seen each other since the beginning of the year, and people in the industry already know they broke up."

When big stars break up, it's a media frenzy, a frenzy for the audience.

On the contrary, most of their close friends were unaware of what had happened.

What's going on between them?

(End of this chapter)