Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 517 Professional Actress Liu Yifei

"Mojin: The Lost Legend" is a film co-produced by four companies and will be included in the financial reports of all four companies. All four companies have stated that "Mojin: The Lost Legend" is their Lunar New Year film.

But Qiu Tian, ​​Guang Xian, and Hua Yi all know that this film is a jackpot.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why, apart from "Mojin: The Lost Legend", Autumn, Glory, and Huayi all have other films they control and release during the Lunar New Year season.

During such an important period as the Lunar New Year, no major domestic film company will be absent.

In the fall, he teamed up with Chen Sicheng again to bring us "Detective Chinatown," which is scheduled to be released on the last day of December.

Guangxian will soon release Deng Chao's second comedy film, "The Villain Angel".

Huayi Brothers, not wanting to be outdone, has set its sights on the Christmas season with "Mr. Six," starring Feng Xiaogang, who is returning to the lead role after many years.

Therefore, during this year's Lunar New Year film season in December, audiences will see a very interesting phenomenon: the four largest film companies in China have joined forces with the most successful director to create a blockbuster, but at the same time, the other three companies will each have their own films released to compete with this blockbuster.

In the competition among film companies, as long as the film quality is up to standard, the audience will always benefit.

Just after the first weekend of November, at the Kerry Hotel, Autumn signed a strategic cooperation agreement with her neighbor Bernard, who lives just two streets away.

According to the agreement, in the fall, Bernard and the company will engage in comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in various aspects such as production, distribution, and film investment.

At the signing ceremony, Zhang Zhao, CEO of Autumn Pictures, mainly praised Berna's cinema business—Berna is the private film company with the most cinemas, and its strength is indeed far ahead of other companies.

Yu Dong praised Qiutian's achievements in production and creativity, saying, "Qiutian has the best creative and production team in the country, and we will learn from Qiutian's successful experience in this regard. In particular, the discovery and cultivation of new directors is what we need to learn the most." But Bernard is too deeply tied to Hong Kong directors; how easy is it to cultivate his own protégés?

Yu Dong joked with reporters at the scene: "Director Li Qiutang is someone I've been thinking about day and night. I hope the agreement signed today will be a good start."

This collaboration was reported by the media as a powerful alliance. However, the inside story is that the two companies only cooperated on certain projects, and the so-called "comprehensive and in-depth cooperation" was just for show.

Following the signing ceremony, Autumn Pictures plans to acquire a 30% investment stake in "Operation Mekong" for a relatively low price of 4500 million yuan.

Meanwhile, Berna Pictures received a commitment from Autumn Pictures that Autumn Pictures would collaborate with Berna on the Yemen evacuation case, which would still be handled by Lin Chaoxian, the director of "Operation Mekong". Berna would also receive a 30% share of the film, but the transaction price has not yet been determined.

But Yu Dong's plans went far beyond that; he set his sights on Pacific Rim 2!

He has no shortage of money, but he lacks projects, especially projects with a catchy theme.

Pacific Rim 2 is a movie with a lot of hype.

But in the fall, he treated Bernard like a jerk.

Neither agree nor refuse, neither take initiative nor be responsible.

But as Huayi Brothers, Bernard, Spring and Autumn Era, Kimi, and even China Film Group began contacting Autumn Pictures to inquire about "Pacific Rim 2", Vanta finally couldn't sit still any longer.

He proactively revealed to Zhang Zhao that he was seeking to acquire the rights to "Pacific Rim 2" and its production company, Legendary Pictures.

They also hope to suspend the recent high-profile promotion of "Pacific Rim 2" in the country this fall.

But Qiu Tian wasn't willing. I promoted "Ring 2" so loudly just to fish for trouble. You can acquire it, but you have no ability to manage or control Legend. How can you tell me how to play "Ring 2"?

I've already prepared my fishing spot, and you're telling me fishing is prohibited here? The angler is furious!
Wanda acquired Legendary, but Wanda's understanding of Legendary is not necessarily as good as Qiutian's. Wanda has no right to interfere in Legendary's projects. Ye Ning may not even know that "Universe 2" has run into trouble, or that Legendary and Universal have fallen out.

Coincidentally, after receiving Wan Da's request to stop the publicity, Qiu Tian received a response from Legend the very next day.

Legendary Pictures has expressed its willingness to collaborate with Fall Pictures again on Pacific Rim 2, but the form of collaboration and the scale of investment need to be re-discussed.

It seems that Legendary Pictures is unwilling to do co-productions, and Thomas Tull has also set his sights on the domestic market.

Legendary response gave Autumn the confidence to refuse Wan Da, and also made Autumn more "arrogant" in fishing in China.

Zhang Zhao took his colleagues from the overseas business department directly to the United States to meet Thomas Tull, leaving Li Qiutang alone in China to continue fishing. Before December, another film, *The Ex-Files 2*, will be released in the fall.

The original plan was to release the film in early December, but Tian Yusheng was a bit hesitant and didn't dare to put it in the Lunar New Year release window, and the company didn't force him to.

"The Ex-Files 2" was released on Friday and grossed 1.1 million yuan in its opening weekend, easily taking the top spot for the week.

There aren't many movies this week, but starting next week, a whole bunch of films will be released, generating buzz for the upcoming Lunar New Year film season.

Liu Yifei finally realized that "Pacific Rim 2," which she had been waiting for for over a year, had run into trouble.

It would be a lie to say I'm not in a hurry. She'll be promoted to the leading lady in the second season, and no actress would want to miss that opportunity.

In her anxiety and confusion, she started to torment Li Qiutang.

“It’s still morning there, no one’s at work yet, sending emails won’t help.” Li Qiutang packed a lot of barbecue to have as a late-night snack. “Get a bottle of wine, have a drink with me.”

"Eat, eat, all you ever think about is eating," she muttered, but Liu Yifei still went to get the wine.

"I work fifteen or sixteen hours a day, honey. How can I keep up if I don't eat more?" Li Qiutang said, turning on the TV to watch the news. There was a philosopher in Northeast China who said that news and alcohol are a perfect match. The more you drink, the more you have. Drink one bottle of domestic news, one bottle of foreign news, and save the other two bottles for the reruns.

Liu Yifei came over with the wine and glass, saying, "I can't argue with you, so you can eat it yourself."

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"I won't eat. I need to control my weight and figure, and be ready to join the filming at any time," Liu Yifei said.

"Don't be too anxious. Legend has already agreed to cooperate with us. Zhang Zhao has even flown over with his team. We can definitely film it. Now we're discussing how to cooperate. Are you really not going to eat? I ordered so much."

On television, a news anchor is broadcasting information about the "Film Industry Promotion Law".

If we only look at this law from the current perspective, it is certainly a good thing. There are all kinds of encouragement and promotion measures, and it seems that Chinese films are about to take off.

But Li Qiutang knew what would happen next, so when he looked at this law, his attitude was more like, "Oh, if it exists, it exists."

"Is that beef or lamb?"

Li Qiutang handed over a skewer: "You'll know once you try it."

"No, I'm an actress with professional ethics, I need to maintain my form," Liu Yifei refused.

"So wasting food is acceptable? Don't you understand the principle that every grain of rice is hard-earned?"

“That’s right, wasting food is shameful.” Liu Yifei moved closer. “I’m eating it for you, it’s not good to waste it.”

"Yes, yes, I didn't think it through and bought too much."

Ding-dong! Liu Yifei received an email and opened her phone to read it.

"Ah! Legend has notified me that I've signed the contract and will start filming next week!" Liu Yifei jumped up happily. "I love you so much, my husband."

As he spoke, he hugged Li Qiutang and started to kiss her.

"Oil!" But Liu Yifei still succeeded.

Liu Yifei left right after the kiss.

"You don't want to eat?"

"I'm not eating anymore, I need to maintain my figure." Liu Yifei swayed and went back to her room.

(End of this chapter)