Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 557 Liu Yifei Can Play a Mother Now
What does it matter to you if I want to criticize you? What does it matter to your male lead?
In addition, Liu Yifei is naturally prone to attracting negative attention, so once this storm starts, it's hard to stop.

The male lead took the initiative to speak up, saying that at worst he wouldn't criticize you in "The Night Peacock."

Liu Yifei has plenty of "dirt" on her.

But Liu Yifei's "scandals" have remained the same for the past ten years, with nothing new to offer.

But the truth about scandals isn't whether they're new or not; as long as they're spread and people believe them, that's all that matters.

And many netizens and marketing accounts actually believed it.

Liu Yifei entered productions with her own investment when she was young. After getting married, she had the backing of big directors and big companies. She would snatch up any script she liked, regardless of whether it was suitable or not.

There are many anti-Liu Yifei enthusiasts online who have been tirelessly posting "dirt" on Liu Yifei for years. Among them, the most enthusiastic is a man who calls himself Huang Shao. He makes videos on various platforms to smear Liu Yifei. When Liu Yifei trends on social media, he says it's bought. When Liu Yifei posts a photo, he says it's photoshopped. When Liu Yifei does an interview, he says that Liu Yifei's words are incoherent and that she is uncultured.

In his eyes, even Liu Yifei's breathing was wrong.

He certainly wouldn't miss this trending topic, and even made a video to comment on it:
Liu Yifei has really embarrassed herself this time! A reconstructive look at the "Night Peacock" incident and the entire process of her bringing her own investment to the project.

But what he said was just a collection of existing comments online, repeated with a touch of his own emotional commentary.

"She started acting like a diva a long time ago. When filming 'The Return of the Condor Heroes,' she had a luxury RV. On the first day of filming, she hid in the RV and wouldn't get out until it was her turn. I'm telling the truth, and you can still find it online." This story is indeed true, and you can still find the reports from that time. But the truth is that the RV was lent to Liu Yifei by the production team, and they only used it a few times before driving it away. On the first day of filming, she did stay in the RV for a long time, but that was because there were too many reporters waiting for her on set, and she was afraid of causing unnecessary commotion, so she didn't get out of the RV. These facts were clarified back then.

"The Night Peacock is a Sino-French co-production with a very prestigious background." That's nonsense. The film has no prestigious background. "Moreover, look at the cast. They are all top-notch actors. The fact that Ms. Liu dared to act like a diva on such a set shows that she is used to being arrogant."

"Don't listen to fans saying she has a high status and is a big star in the entertainment industry. In fact, her status is very superficial. Otherwise, why would she need to fight for 'Now I'll See You'? They didn't even want her. She had to shamelessly stick to them. What big star would do such a thing?"

But he couldn't explain why Han Yan still used her even though she wasn't his first choice.

Strangely enough, these marketing accounts that smear Liu Yifei only focus on smearing Liu Yifei, at most mentioning the Godfather, but never mentioning Li Qiutang at all.

Because they knew better than anyone else that as long as Li Qiutang got involved, many things about Liu Yifei would make sense.

A woman who rises to power through a sugar daddy will be insulted and ridiculed, but a woman who relies on her own husband is perfectly natural.

You can't say that a woman shouldn't marry him or shouldn't use her husband's resources.

In moments of utter helplessness, one can only say, "Her acting is bad, but she's lucky and fortunate. If she had only relied on her skills, she wouldn't be where she is today."

But when your sister and her husband started a company and invested in making movies, you praised her as a strong woman. How come other people are just lucky and have good fortune, while your sister is the leading lady?
Therefore, many things cannot be examined in detail, and Li Qiutang is not suitable to be here.

However, the Red Star House would be a perfect fit for this location.

In fact, it's not just Liu Yifei; most celebrities don't sue those who have been targeted by online trolls because the time and energy costs are too high for celebrities—even higher than for ordinary people.

So unless things get too serious, many celebrities will choose to grit their teeth and bear it.

Liu Yifei's last accusation against someone was during the filming of "In Time".

After many years, Red Star House's lawyer's letter has resurfaced.

There are many people online who are attacking Liu Yifei, and Red Star House can't possibly sue them all. So, they made an example of her by choosing this person who calls himself "Young Master Huang" and issuing a statement directly on Weibo. But as soon as Red Star House issued the lawyer's letter, the trolls became even more aggressive, accusing Liu Yifei of engaging in internet bullying and bullying weak bloggers.

But Red Star House didn't care and continued to send lawyer's letters.

Why do some people always treat Liu Yifei like an ordinary actress? Do they think she can be smeared and attacked like any other actress?
She is the wife of the richest man in the film industry! She is the boss's wife of the film company with the highest market value in the Chinese entertainment industry!
Behind her stood a behemoth like Autumn Pictures!
Only a combination of a lawyer's letter and account suspension can deter these people.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Liu Yifei never made a public appearance except for posting that "hehe" Weibo message.

She was unaware that her company had sent her a lawyer's letter accusing her of wrongdoing, and that she was currently filming in Suzhou.

Han Yan initially lacked confidence in Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei did not meet his requirements for the female lead.

But as he continued filming, Han Yan realized what was going on.

Liu Yifei is surprisingly suitable!
First, regarding her appearance, Han Yan noticed a subtle change in Liu Yifei's appearance: her jawline had widened.

It's a normal physiological development phenomenon for people to develop a fuller jawline, but not everyone will develop a fuller jawline. People usually develop a fuller jawline after the age of 25, and Leonardo DiCaprio is a typical example.

Liu Yifei was not spared either.

Fortunately, Liu Yifei's jawline hasn't changed much, and her facial bone structure hasn't changed significantly.

Han Yan noticed that after her jawline widened, Liu Yifei was losing her so-called ethereal beauty and gaining a more dignified and elegant air.

Then there's her understanding of the character. Perhaps because she started dating Li Qiutang at 22 and successfully got married, her understanding of romantic relationships, especially married life, didn't remain superficial, nor did it feel like a typical campus youth film.

Campus romance and marital relationship are completely different things. Han Yan was worried that Liu Yifei would portray "Now I'll See You" as a campus romance.

Liu Yifei knew how couples interacted, and even offered Han Yan some suggestions for improvement based on her own life experiences.

Then there's the issue of acting skills. Liu Yifei's acting skills have always been a recurring topic. Han Yan admits that he also has a stereotype about Liu Yifei, believing that she relies on her star power and looks to succeed—which isn't entirely wrong—but on set, he definitely needs to spend time and effort to improve her acting skills.

But Han Yan was pleasantly surprised by the filming these past few days; Liu Yifei's acting skills were really good!
It's not to say that Liu Yifei doesn't need the director's guidance, but her performance these past few days has truly changed Han Yan's opinion of her.

Liu Yifei's performance was at least above the passing grade. In short, she doesn't make mistakes easily. A typical director might have taken it easy and let Liu Yifei pass in one or two takes, since her performance was already around 60 points, which was enough.

But Han Yan was not satisfied and often asked Liu Yifei to shoot several more takes, trying to squeeze out more of her potential. Han Yan wanted to see at least 70 points, and even 80 or 90 points of brilliance in Liu Yifei's performance.

However, developing potential is often accompanied by pain, and this pain is exactly the result that Liu Yifei hopes to achieve.

Looking back on her time on the set of "In Time," Liu Yifei, then a newcomer to the film industry, was constantly outshone by veteran actors and artists, spending her days in tears. However, the "In Time" set was also the one where she benefited the most; her acting skills improved dramatically, and she even found the best husband in the world.

So when faced with Han Yan's "harsh criticism," Liu Yifei had no intention of fooling him; she acted exactly as Han Yan instructed.

While Liu Yifei may not be the most suitable actress to play a wife and a mother, she is certainly a worthy choice.

(End of this chapter)