Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 499 Gossip about Couples
Li Qiutang was not a gossip, and in his opinion, spreading gossip behind people's backs was boring and a waste of time.

But isn't the goal to make my wife happy?

But what gossip could he possibly know? There's plenty of gossip about Yang Mi, so he just picked a few things that he didn't know were true or false: "During the filming of 'Chinese Paladin 3,' Hu Ge pursued Yang Mi, didn't you know?"

Liu Yifei was indeed drawn to this gossip: "You're just talking nonsense."

"Whether it's nonsense or not, I only heard it from others. I don't know if they were dating or not, but it's said that Yang Mi didn't like Hu Ge at the time."

Liu Yifei said, "That happened so many years ago, it's not important anymore."

“Then let me tell you about something from the last two years,” Li Qiutang said, sitting up cross-legged. “Yang Mi and Li Yifeng’s relationship is also not normal.”

“They’re all married!” Liu Yifei said.

“That’s why it’s gossip.” Li Qiutang didn’t say whether the information was true or false, but only what she had heard: “Netizens say that the way Yang Mi looks at Li Yifeng is definitely not the way an actor looks at another actor.”

"What else could it be?"

"Lover, that's what everyone says anyway. Just listen for fun. Li Yifeng is definitely more handsome and has a better future than Uncle Liu."

"Don't break up someone's family."

"Does her family need me to break it up?" Li Qiutang retorted.

Around the beginning of this year, various rumors circulated online that Yang and Liu were having relationship problems. It was said that both of them were busy with work, lived in different places for a long time, and that Liu's family kept urging them to have children, but Yang Mi had not yet conceived, which led to some conflicts between the couple and even between the two families.

Liu Yifei should know something. She said, "Don't talk nonsense. They just had a few arguments because they couldn't conceive, but their relationship is still very good."

"She tells you all this behind your back," Li Qiutang said with a smile.

"That's right, what don't I know about her?"

"Then tell me, what's going on between her and Li Yifeng?"

"Nothing much happened," Liu Yifei said. "The drama 'Swords of Legends' was so popular that viewers really wanted the two of them to be together, so it's just rumors."

But Li Qiutang deliberately argued with her: "She can tell you about her normal family life, including arguing with her husband, which is all normal, but can she tell you about this kind of thing? After all, it's not a good thing, and if she tells you, her best friend will talk behind her back."

Liu Yifei was speechless, and Li Qiutang then brought up gossip about her other best friend, Tang Yan: "Did you know that there were rumors before that Luo Jin and Tang Yan were together?"

"It's fake, Tang Yan didn't agree."

"So Luo Jin really did pursue Tang Yan?" Liu Yifei was referring to the fact that Tang Yan didn't accept his advances.

Liu Yifei realized she had said the wrong thing and slapped Li Qiutang: "Don't try to get anything out of me, I'm not going to tell you anything."

"Just tell me, I have nothing else to do anyway."

"When did you become so gossipy? Don't you dislike hearing about these things?"

"I don't care about other people's gossip, but I want to hear about these people. Tell me about Tang Yan and Luo Jin, and I'll trade you other people's gossip."

"You're such a busybody," Liu Yifei said, knowing her husband was trying to cheer her up.

"Just tell me, gossiping about others helps you fall asleep."

Liu Yifei also started sharing gossip about Tang Yan and Luo Jin. Luo Jin was indeed pursuing Tang Yan, but both of them were busy. Luo Jin couldn't have a full-time relationship like in novels and TV shows, and Tang Yan only responded half-heartedly.

"Trying to catch my brother's fish?" Li Qiutang said upon hearing this. "If you like him, agree; if you don't, refuse. It's that simple."

"You say it's simple now, but was it this simple when you were pursuing me? It took you half a year of back and forth," Liu Yifei said.

"You're talking about them, why are you dragging us into this? Keep talking." Liu Yifei's words make sense; finding a partner is indeed not that simple, otherwise so many netizens wouldn't still be single.

Liu Yifei continued, saying that at the same time, other people were also pursuing Tang Yan, using all sorts of gifts like flowers and fireworks, and even coming to the film set, but Tang Yan didn't agree to date them.

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "It'll be Luo Jin's sooner or later, hehe." He already knew the outcome, but he still needed Liu Yifei to tell him the specific details.

"Tang Yan was hurt by a scumbag before, and now she doesn't dare to fall in love easily." Liu Yifei didn't even know Tang Yan when she talked about the scumbag.

"I know she's love-struck."

"What is a love-struck brain?" Liu Yifei didn't even know that.

Li Qiutang had no choice but to explain to her what "love-struck" meant.

Liu Yifei nodded after hearing this: "So Tang Yan is indeed very love-obsessed."

"I'm done speaking, it's your turn. You say one."

Li Qiutang told a story about a tough-looking actress who ordered takeout.

"If you observe the men and women in the industry carefully, you will find that some people do like to get close to the opposite sex. It doesn't necessarily mean that anything will happen, but they just like to tease each other. For example, if you are recording a show together, he will pretend to be intimate and poke you a couple of times. You can't say that he has crossed the line, but to outsiders, this kind of action is very intimate."

"That's just the kind of person this sister is, but she doesn't act like that in public. She likes to do this kind of thing in private, like going to nightclubs and karaoke bars, inviting a few younger men to join in the fun, and going to various colleges to find those fair-skinned newcomers and flirting with them."

"But she's single, so you can't accuse her of cheating or anything like that."

"There are both men and women like this. I know of at least four 'playboys' in Hengdian."

"Ugh—" Liu Yifei didn't want to hear any of this. "I don't want to hear any of this."

"You know, pornographic songs get the most clicks." Seeing that Liu Yifei was in a much better mood, Li Qiutang stopped talking.

Liu Yifei doesn't keep things to herself. The next morning, she woke up refreshed and in a good mood, and went out to shoot an advertisement.

Li Qiutang didn't go to the company or the studio today, but went to the department instead.

While the outside world may not know, some industry veterans are already aware that the "Film Industry Promotion Law" is being drafted and will be released as early as this year or at the latest early next year.

Li Qiutang is one of the few "senior experts". He was not qualified to participate in the drafting process of this law, but he was qualified to participate in the discussion of some clauses and cases, and provide some perspectives and opinions to the decision-makers.

To say that he promoted the formulation of a certain policy in the "Industry Promotion Law" would be to overestimate his abilities.

Today's case study is the fresh and hot topic of inflated box office figures for "Monster Hunt".

What do they not know? They just haven't taken any action yet.

Buying box office numbers is certainly not a good thing and should be resisted, but Li Qiutang did not expect that many experts at the scene could "view the issue comprehensively" and even analyze the positive aspects from the inflated box office figures.

This also reflects the booming development of the market. "The market is so big that they can book the whole place. No one did this ten years ago." Behind closed doors, these experts and professors dare to say anything.

But bad practices are bad practices and should not be encouraged.

Li Qiutang was just an advisor who offered suggestions. Sometimes he would say a few words, and other times he would spend hours just drinking tea. The tea served by the ministry wasn't very good either.

He didn't get a word in edgewise today; he just listened to the old professors tell jokes.

As the meeting was adjourning, Li Qiutang was stopped by a secretary: "The leader is going to watch 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' later. Director Li, would you like to accompany him and tell him about the behind-the-scenes stories of its creation?"

Li Qiutang recognized the secretary; he was from office number one. She nodded and followed him.

(End of this chapter)