Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 580 Outshining Liu Yifei

Venture capital firms have a review recusal system, and companies affiliated with the five final review judges are generally not allowed to sign contracts with shortlisted projects.

Therefore, even if Li Qiutang knew that "Mountain Tracking" was a rare and excellent suspense film, and that it might be renamed "Wrath of Silence" in the future, he could not inform the company or contact Li Xiaofeng.

However, Li Qiutang's vision is not that narrow. If "Mountain Tracking" can be noticed by other companies at the venture capital conference, thus obtaining investment and successfully filming and distributing, then it is the credit of the judges of this year's conference. It doesn't matter if it's not signed by their own company.

As long as new talent emerges, that's fine; that's the goal of venture capital.

But Li Qiutang didn't care. Some people did, though. Her colleagues in the production management department hinted that Li Qiutang should give the company special treatment and that if she liked a project, the company would sign it.

This behavior was vehemently criticized by Li Qiutang: "You're so desperate for projects with these two newcomers? You're even offering preferential treatment? I can't bear the shame of this."

The matter was then dropped.

The venture capital pitching session continued into the evening, and the last project reviewed by the five judges was called "Yanbian Boy," a short film by a post-90s director named Wei Shujun.

There was no script, only an idea and a self-made poster. They came to the venture capital event seeking a script and all subsequent support.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is a classic case of trying to get something for nothing; they only have an idea and they want to ask for money at a venture capital event.

He actually made it to the final trial.

Twenty minutes later, Wei Shujun's speech ended, and the five judges left after giving their comments.

As the five judges left the venue, they saw many people still talking animatedly with film company representatives in the small booths, gesturing wildly and enthusiastically.

Chairman Li smiled and said, "I feel that our first session will produce quite a few good films."

Yuan Quan said, "If we can produce one or two films, this year's venture capital event will have been worthwhile."

From concept to theatrical release, a film's journey is incredibly competitive, with only one in a thousand being selected. If a film emerges from a single project pitching session, it's considered a worthwhile endeavor. FIRST has been running for over a decade, nurturing countless films. Beyond its core concept, the pitching event also serves as a social platform for newcomers to expand their networks.

After leaving the venue, Chairman Li convened a meeting with the other four judges to discuss their views on today's project.

Some people like A, some people like B, and the five judges selected three best performers of the day.

However, they all believe that if Li Xiaofeng's "Mountain Pursuit" can be made, it should be very good. Crime and suspense films have been very popular in the past two years. Not to mention "The Invisible Guest" in 14, "Mirage" also did well this year. Director Cao Baoping's "The Dead End" and "Cock and Bull" won the Best Actor Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival for two consecutive years, which shows that crime and suspense films are very popular.

"I don't know which company approached Li Xiaofeng."

The next day, Chairman Li was still busy at the venture capital conference.

Meanwhile, Chairman Li's wife, Ms. Liu Yifei, left her husband and returned to Yanjing.

She promised to go to the Bazaar Charity Night today.

Liu Yifei didn't go last year, nor the year before, but this year Su Mang insisted that Liu Yifei come, making it seem as if Su Mang would stay at Liu Yifei's house and not leave if she didn't come, so Liu Yifei finally agreed.

It's a bit embarrassing to admit, but tonight's Bazaar Charity Night boasts a bigger star-studded lineup than the Changchun Film Festival, which is held at the same time.

They're all top celebrities, all big names.

There's nothing we can do about it; the exposure from the Changchun Film Festival isn't as great as that from the Bazaar Charity Night.

These kinds of galas are occasions for celebrities to compete for attention and for their fans to cheer.

This year is particularly different, as all three of the "Poet Immortals of the Tang Dynasty" besides Tang Yan will be making an appearance.

In addition, there are Yang Ying, Jing Tian, ​​Nini, Zhao Liying, Song Qian, and others. Their fans are already itching to pull off a big heist.

Starting at 2 PM, female celebrities began posting their makeup and styling photos for the evening's gala on Weibo.

I don't know when or who started this trend, but it seems that releasing these photos in advance easily gets cheers from fans and trending topics.

Sure enough, at 2:30, #YangYingIsBeautifulOutOfTheSky# became the first trending topic.

Yang Ying's studio released photos of her look for tonight, a dress from Gucci's Fall/Winter collection.

Yang Mi followed closely behind, even coming up with the hashtag #YangMiBlackSwan#, her WECOUTURE black dress exuding elegance and dynamism.

Liu Shishi was equally stunning, wearing a light pink Georges Hobeika gown, which propelled #LiuShishiLooksSoGood# to the top of the trending topics list.

Jing Tian may have only recently become popular, and her team lacks experience in handling such situations. They didn't even know to buy trending searches. Seeing that other female stars had released their photos in advance, Starlight Brilliant also released Jing Tian's makeup and styling photos in advance, but they didn't make it onto the trending searches. Starlight Brilliant was puzzled as to why they could make it onto the trending searches but they couldn't.

Fans eagerly awaited the release of photos from Hongxingwu, but they waited and waited without any response. Meanwhile, other female celebrities had already released their photos and were saying they had already left for the event, but Hongxingwu still hadn't released any!

At 1 p.m., with an hour and a half to go before the gala, and before Red Star House had released any photos, a message suddenly circulated in the fan community: Liu Yifei's dress, which she was originally scheduled to wear that night, was damaged in an accident, and Red Star House was trying to find a replacement dress.

It's just changing clothes, it seems like no big deal, but it's a huge deal in the fan community!

This matter is impossible to verify; who can prove it besides the Red Star House?

The fans didn't believe it either. Evening dresses are usually finalized a month in advance. Who would believe that such a dress would be damaged just before departure and then have to be rescheduled?

But by 6:30, no pictures had been posted from Hongxingwu. In addition, various marketing accounts had been pushing this news during the past half hour, and more and more people began to believe that there was a problem with Liu Yifei's dress. Fans gradually became anxious and also began to believe that there was a problem with their idol's dress tonight.

There really is a problem. Everyone at Hongxing House is running around like crazy, contacting every brand they can.

The fandom is in an uproar!
The news has not yet been confirmed, but Red Star House's unusual behavior proves that there is a problem.

As a result, the publicity teams of various companies began to release new press releases claiming that Liu Yifei was more stunning than Liu Yifei.

Official promotional materials for celebrities will definitely not name names, as that would be too offensive.

But you can instruct the fandom to do that.

"Yang Mi's black swan look is elegant and graceful, the best makeup and styling at the Bazaar Charity Night." This is a relatively sophisticated and safe press release that doesn't name names or use the words "outshine" in the title.

However, without comparison, it's impossible to outshine someone, so some celebrity teams choose a simple and crude approach.

"Even more beautiful than Liu Yifei, the 'Fairy Sister'! Yang Ying, the new generation of beauty goddess, has arrived!" This is a typical press release that claims to outshine others.

"The three beauties from Chinese Paladin are on the same stage for the first time; anyone who doesn't come will feel guilty." I don't know whose fans said this.

"In period dramas, Song Qian is so much prettier than Liu Yifei!" Even if you're writing about modern looks, Liu Yifei hasn't filmed period dramas for seven or eight years, and you can still find her period drama looks online.

Fans naturally retorted: "Yifei is a top-tier actress, she shouldn't be compared to these younger actresses, thank you."

"What era are we living in? Still comparing beauty? Only those who have no work to their name try to outshine others."

The online chatter continued until 7:50 p.m., when the red carpet event at the Bazaar Charity Night was coming to an end, and Liu Yifei's car was parked outside the venue.

(End of this chapter)