Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 481 To ride the wave of popularity, sincerity must be shown.

How should Zhao Jinmai address Li Qiutang?

Call him brother? But Li Qiutang is 18 years older than her, which is 20 years old!
Call him uncle? But their fathers are colleagues, and Teacher Zhao isn't much younger than his own father.

Finally, they called the director.

Teacher Zhao brought his daughter to see Li Qiutang. He thought Li Qiutang probably didn't know Zhao Jinmai, so he introduced his daughter: "She was too introverted when she was little, so her mother and I sent her to learn some arts. Performing on stage can change her personality. I never expected that she would be acting in plays in the past two years."

Zhao Jinmai's current acting is indeed not up to Li Qiutang's standards. It would be perfectly reasonable for Li Qiutang to say that she doesn't know Zhao Jinmai.

"Have you signed with the company?" Li Qiutang asked.

"No," Teacher Zhao said. "It was just for fun." It seems that the Zhao family has no plans to pursue acting careers at the moment.

It was just for fun, but now they want to bring him to see Li Qiutang. I don't know what they mean by that.

At 13 years old, Zhao Jinmai was already half an adult. She sat obediently next to her father, listening to others talk.

Liu Yifei looked at Zhao Jinmai and suddenly teased her, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

The adults all laughed, but Zhao Jinmai became embarrassed and said, "I think you're good-looking."

Liu Yifei said, "You're very pretty too."

Li Qiutang teased her, "Do you know who she is?"

Zhao Jinmai was born in 02. It's perfectly reasonable that she wouldn't know Liu Yifei if she hadn't seen her work.

Zhao Jinmai nodded: "You are Liu Yifei, the fairy sister." Liu Yifei will never be able to get rid of the label of fairy sister in her lifetime.

"Have you seen any of her acting roles?" Li Qiutang continued to ask.

"No." Liu Yifei's shows are rarely rebroadcast now, so it's normal that 13-year-old Zhao Jinmai hasn't seen them.

Liu Yifei pointed at Li Qiutang and asked Zhao Jinmai, "Do you know who he is?"

Zhao Jinmai shook her head: "I knew you were a director." Her parents had told her this at home.

"I'm a director. Have you seen any of my films?"

"No," Zhao Jinmai shook her head.

Liu Yifei said to Li Qiutang, "It seems you're not famous either. You still need to work harder."

After exchanging a few more jokes, Teacher Zhao took her daughter home.

I'm just here today to take a look and get to know you.

The couple returned to Yanjing early the next morning.

Liu Yifei's marriage registration was met with widespread congratulations within the entertainment industry, but many companies also tried to capitalize on the buzz.

For example, China Gold, which Liu Yifei endorses, launched a lucky draw the day after Liu Yifei got her marriage certificate, giving away a bracelet.

CCTV-6 scheduled re-releases of "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "The Message" on the second day.

These are all very proactive attempts to ride the wave of popularity, but some are not so positive.

When responding to a netizen's question on Weibo about Liu Yifei's popularity as Bai Qian in "Eternal Love," Yang Lei, vice president of Ali Pictures, said, "We will definitely meet everyone's expectations."

This is the first time that Ali Pictures has responded to the casting issue so positively since the character voting ended.

However, this doesn't seem like they're trying to ride the coattails of Liu Yifei's wedding.

At this critical juncture, netizens are particularly vocal in their demand for Liu Yifei to play Bai Qian. Therefore, Ali Pictures has sent people to urge Liu Yifei to take on the role again.

It has been a week since Zhang Qiang last discussed the script with Liu Yifei. Logically, if he hasn't received a reply from Liu Yifei after a week, he should know what that means.

But Ali didn't give up. It's normal that Liu Yifei, such a big star, is hard to invite. Just make a few more trips and show your sincerity.

However, Ali's staff did not see Liu Yifei in person this time. Hongxingwu replied: "Yifei went to South Korea to shoot an advertisement and will not be back for three to five days."

Ali was puzzled as to why Red Star House couldn't make the decision to let Liu Yifei take on this film, even though she would receive the full salary, and Ali was even willing to offer her a higher one.

But a manager at Red Star House said, "She's not just an artist in the company, she's also the boss's wife, and her mother is a shareholder. What right do we have to make decisions for her?"

Even if Liu Yifei weren't the boss's wife, which company would dare to accept a film for such a big-name artist without her consent?
The staff of Ali once again expressed their sincerity: "The salary can be discussed further. We really want Yifei to act in this movie. Please be sure to convey our sincerity to Yifei."

They came to discuss cooperation with good intentions, and even if they couldn't accept the offer from Hongxing House, they would still treat them politely and promise to convey Ali's sincerity to Liu Yifei.

Ah Li may not be unaware that Liu Yifei has no plans to take on any new roles after filming "Mojin: The Lost Legend," but Ah Li believes that as long as the offer is sufficient, he can definitely persuade Liu Yifei to join him.

She's so popular!

"Eternal Love" is also very popular. With such a powerful collaboration, it's bound to be a huge hit. It took Ah Li a lot of effort to secure the copyright.

Liu Yifei went to shoot an advertisement, while Li Qiutang held the first creative meeting for "The Wandering Earth" in Huairou. It was more like a meeting of the script team than a creative meeting, as the room was full of people.

Chen Zhixi was unable to invite Liu Yukun, as he had no interest in screenwriting. Liu Yukun also couldn't spare the time and energy to brainstorm with the crew to develop the script. He only agreed to be a nominal consultant, occasionally attending script meetings and offering his thoughts without participating in the actual creation. Instead, two professional screenwriters took his place.

At today's meeting, Chairman La from China Film Group was present. He got straight to the point: "I'll listen in, you guys chat." After saying that, he actually sat down to the side.

The original novel of "The Wandering Earth" is a novella that can be read in half an hour.

"Everyone has finished reading the novel, right? Let's share our thoughts first," Li Qiutang began the meeting.

Today's meeting was really just for everyone to get to know each other. No creative output was required. Although Mr. La said he was just observing, he still gave the closing remarks.

He has a high perspective and demands that the adaptation of "The Wandering Earth" "must reflect our Chinese characteristics," "cannot simply follow the crowd," and "most importantly, of course, tell a good story; that is fundamental."

After the meeting, Han Jianu approached Li Qiutang and said that she had contacted Lu Yong last month and obtained authorization to adapt his story. She also wanted to bring Lu Yong's story to the big screen.

“Okay,” Li Qiutang said as she packed her things, “How’s it going?”

"I'm still writing, taking my time, no rush." ​​She's busy with the Lu Yong case and the adaptation of "The Wandering Earth."

Li Qiutang thought for a moment and said, "I'll find you a helper. There's a young man in my company who should be very interested in your case, and he can also write scripts."

The two walked out together, and Li Qiutang took out her phone and sent a voice message to Wen Muye: "Muye, are you in Yanjing? I'll treat you to hot pot tomorrow, and we can talk about a film together."

Han Jianu recognized the name: "Mu Ye? Who's that?"

"Wen Muye, a new director who was signed last year."

Han Jianu smiled: "She's my classmate from graduate school."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "Then you'll have an even better chance to work together. Come with me tomorrow."

Ding dong, Wen Muye's reply came: "I'm in Yanjing, and I'm still writing my own script."

Li Qiutang: "Let's talk tomorrow when we meet. I'll introduce you to someone whose story I guarantee you'll be satisfied with."

"Okay, I'm free anyway."

(End of this chapter)