Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 577 I'm Getting Married

The phenomenon of actors being promoted by their roles is significantly more prevalent in the drama industry than in the film industry.

The drama industry relies more on character design, but movies aim to portray the complexity of characters.

Although the drama industry relies more on stars, it is sometimes undeniable that the drama and the character settings are what make actors successful.

Would "Palace" have failed to become a hit if the actress playing Qingchuan had been changed? No, "Palace" was the first Qing Dynasty time-travel drama, and it would have been just as successful with a different actress.

The same principle applies to Ruoxi.

Including last year's wildly popular "The Disguiser" and "Nirvana in Fire," Hu Ge's performance in "The Disguiser" couldn't even be described as good; he was overshadowed by Jin Dong and Wang Kai throughout the entire series, but the show still became a hit.

The same principle applies to the recently aired drama "Love O2O". The premise of the drama is well-made, and the actors are actually secondary.

Gu Man personally wrote the script; she knows all too well what her audience wants to see.

Yang Yang is certainly handsome, but take the "chosen Xiao Nai" analogy with a grain of salt. There are plenty of handsome men in the film and television industry, and it's not impossible for someone else to play Xiao Nai and achieve the same explosive popularity.

Of course, this doesn't mean that casting for a TV series isn't important; casting the right actors is crucial no matter where they are.

Jing Tian is the one who made the right choice, Bei Weiwei.

Jing Tian has been criticized since her debut, and the only time she received brief forgiveness and praise from the audience was for her performance in "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

She never expected to become a sensation now, thanks to a game-themed TV series that her team didn't even consider.

Perhaps because she's been criticized so much, she's now starting to doubt that the audience can like her that much.

"Are they paid trolls hired by the company?" That was her first thought.

Even a ragtag group like Starlight Entertainment couldn't achieve this level of success by hiring online trolls: in just a few minutes since Jing Tian opened her Weibo account, she has gained 10 followers.

My Weibo comments and private messages have been flooded.

Everyone praised her for her excellent performance as Bei Weiwei.

Jing Tian was completely stunned. She officially debuted in 06 with her album, and it's been 10 years since then. She had never received such treatment before.

For a moment, I had no idea how to deal with it.

Jing Tian only realized what was happening when she went to Liu Yifei's birthday party on the 25th.

Jing Tian thanked Li Qiutang, who was unaware of why. He didn't care about TV dramas, and he genuinely didn't know that Jing Tian played Bei Weiwei in "Love O2O".

But he still said, "Then let's seize the opportunity. It's not easy to get a popular role."

Actually, Li Qiutang wanted to suggest that Jing Tian temporarily give up movies and focus on filming TV series, but that would be hurtful, so she didn't say it.

However, the market's self-regulation should allow Jing Tian to find a suitable acting style for herself.

Every year on her birthday, Liu Yifei makes it to the trending topics list, which has become an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry, and this year is no exception, so I won't elaborate further.

But this year is different. The couple is having a party together, as their birthdays are only one day apart. This is also their first birthday after marriage. According to Liu Yifei, "Putting them together is not only meaningful, but also saves some money."

Li Qiutang objected: "It's as if I'm crashing your party."

"Pretty much, since you're a day later than me."

Not many people came to the party today; they were mostly longtime friends.

When the three-tiered cake was brought out, Liu Yifei made a wish first. She blurted out, "I hope my husband can eat more slowly in the future and wait for me."

"That's all?" Chen Zhixi asked.

"Gone."

"What kind of wish is that?" His friends didn't approve of such a birthday wish.

Zhang Liangying said, "Why don't you say you won the Best Actress award?"

Liu Yifei, feeling embarrassed, said, "I made this promise last year, so I'm changing it this year." Everyone laughed again; Liu Yifei was really funny.

Li Qiutang objected: "How is it a problem that I eat fast? You want me to change it?" Actually, Liu Yifei had complained about this to him before, but he had never taken it to heart and naturally had no intention of changing it.

Liu Yifei explained to everyone, "Eating with him is really annoying. It's so much better when the two of us eat and talk slowly. Every time we go out shopping and eat, I've only taken two bites when he finishes eating, wipes his mouth, and says he wants to pay the bill."

As Liu Yifei spoke, she gestured, mimicking Li Qiutang's rapid shoveling of rice, which made her friends laugh. Liu Xiaoli also covered her mouth and laughed non-stop. What a lively daughter!

Liu Yifei's story elicited a collective response from the female guests:

"My boyfriend is like that too."

"My husband is about the same."

"Do all men eat like this?"

Li Qiutang stubbornly insisted that Liu Yifei ate too slowly, and even complained, "She can take more than ten minutes to eat such a small bowl of rice, while I swallow it down in two bites."

"Ah, it's my birthday today, you can't say that," Liu Yifei started to act spoiled.

But today is their birthday together, and Li Qiutang also wants to make a wish. He originally had a normal wish: to find the actors for "The Butterfly Lovers" as soon as possible so that filming can start smoothly.

But after hearing Liu Yifei's wish, he didn't hold back: "I hope my wife can buy less jewelry and clothes in the future, we're almost out of space at home."

"Hahahaha!" All the friends burst into laughter.

"You're not giving an inch, are you?" His friend shoved Li Qiutang. "You came up with this on the spur of the moment, didn't you?"

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "Do you think I'd let her talk about me like that?"

Liu Yifei punched Li Qiutang: "I don't have any clothes to wear, and besides, I didn't buy many."

Li Qiutang complained to her friends about Liu Yifei: "It's fine when I go shopping with her, but when she goes out with her female friends, Tang Yan, don't laugh, I'm talking about you guys. She buys dozens of things every time she goes out, and the stores have to deliver them to her house in a van. The thing is, some of the things she buys are so inexplicable. Has any of you ever played a deck of cards that costs over 1000 yuan?"

No man can understand a deck of cards that costs 1000 yuan.

But some of her female friends realized where Liu Yifei had bought it and smiled knowingly.

"It's robbery! A pair costs a dollar at the corner store, and even the better ones only cost two or three dollars."

“That’s right,” Li Qiutang said. “When I asked, I found out the playing cards were Hermes, and they just sold them to me for over 1000 yuan.”

Liu Yifei explained embarrassedly, "It's just for packing goods. At least the playing cards are still usable, but if I buy a globe, I won't even have anywhere to use it."

“I can’t bear to use more than 1000 playing cards, so they just sit in my drawer collecting dust,” Li Qiutang said. “I should buy less of this kind of thing in the future.”

But it would be a miracle if Liu Yifei listened to him.

The party continued, and the atmosphere was lively and festive.

Liu Yifei's karaoke trio—"Red Bean," "Fleeting Years," and "I'll Love You Till I Die"—wasn't sung today. She said she doesn't only know these three songs and can sing others as well.

Then she sang "Big Fish," a song that became a hit this summer.

Although the singing was just average, it was still listenable.

"You're really good at this."

"That's right! I keep up with the trends too, okay?"

While Liu Yifei was singing with her friends, Huang Xiaoming took a glass of wine and sat down next to Li Qiutang: "I have something to tell you. I'm getting married at the end of the year. You two remember to come."

Li Qiutang thought she had misheard and didn't react immediately: "What are you doing at the end of the year?"

"I'm getting married."

"Get...married? With whom?"

(End of this chapter)