Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 600: The New Year's Film Season Begins

Don't try to compete with Liu Yifei in terms of public popularity and public image, even if you are an internationally renowned director or her husband.

We can't compare.

The youngest of the homeowner representatives who came to negotiate with the production team today was over 40. The fact that they recognized Li Qiutang's name shows that he's doing quite well.

But when this woman in her fifties pointed at Liu Yifei and said, "Is that little girl Liu Yifei?" everyone's eyes followed her finger and looked at Liu Yifei.

What else could Li Qiutang say but admit that Liu Yifei was the female lead in this drama?

Liu Yifei came over to greet these older men, uncles, aunts, and grandmothers.

These people were overjoyed to see that it really was Liu Yifei, and they kept trying to strike up a conversation with her.

"I remember seeing Little Dragon Girl like this before, how come you're still like this now?"

“My daughter loves you very much; there are even pictures of you in her room.”

"You're so pretty."

Liu Yifei handled this situation much better than Li Qiutang. She patiently explained to them that she had caused trouble for everyone by filming in the neighborhood, but that she would be more careful in the future.

Liu Yifei's suggestion had a better effect than Li Qiutang's. The homeowners all agreed, but also said, "We are not unreasonable people. You have the necessary permits, but you still need to pay more attention to various aspects. After all, there are many people and cars in the community. If everyone is considerate of each other, everyone's work and life will be easier."

Liu Yifei repeatedly said, "Let's all be considerate of each other. Uncles and aunts, it's not right for you to stand like this. Let's go sit down for a while. It'll also be a good opportunity for everyone to see how we film. Master Zhang, please get some chairs and water for the uncles and aunts."

The stage manager readily agreed, saying he would do anything to appease these troublemakers.

Li Qiutang secretly gave Liu Yifei a thumbs up. Her colleagues in the crew had said the same thing many times, but Liu Yifei could always appease these troublemakers.

Sure enough, good-looking people achieve twice the results with half the effort in everything they do.

As the floodwaters were being released, the property management, neighborhood committee, and police officers arrived.

After both parties explained the situation, the property management and other staff didn't have any particularly good solutions. They could only try to reach a compromise and ask both parties to be understanding.

Liu Yifei fully utilized her role as a mascot, sitting among the older men and women and chatting with them for a while.

“Our drama is a family drama. Look, that actor plays my husband.” Liu Yifei pointed to Qin Hao, who was not far away.

“That director,” Liu Yifei said, pointing to Li Qiutang, who was busy tidying up her headphone cables, “is my real husband.” Liu Yifei found it quite interesting to see a group of people sitting together and chatting like this.

"you are married?"

"We got married last year."

"How old are you?"

"I was born in 87, so I'm 29 years old now."

"Born in '87, I thought you were born in '97."

These words made Liu Yifei laugh.

"She looks so young."

Liu Yifei chatted with him for a few minutes before being called to work.

These uncles and aunties couldn't possibly sit still and watch the filming. After sitting for a while, drinking a bottle of water from the crew, and seeing that the filming wasn't very interesting, they left in twos and threes.

This commotion actually helped Liu Yifei find her rhythm, and she immediately relaxed in front of the camera.

Li Qiutang knew the reason. Chatting with the uncles and aunties made her feel relaxed. Liu Yifei rarely had the chance to sit by the roadside and chat with a group of strangers.

This brief experience gave her a completely new perspective.

"Click." Li Qiutang called "click," watched the playback on the monitor twice, and then picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Yifei, come here for a moment."

Liu Yifei quickly walked to the monitor to watch the playback. Li Qiutang pointed to the screen and said to her, "Look at you just now, weren't you relaxed yet in control? You felt it yourself, didn't you?"

"Ah."

"Keep this in mind, let's do one more take, and try to get it right." "Okay." After saying that, Liu Yifei wrapped herself in her clothes and went back to the set.

"That was excellent. Keep it up, actors. Let's do one more take."

Despite it being a buyout of the film, Almond Films still spent money to bring Makoto Shinkai to China for promotion.

Bilibili also booked screenings at 70 Wanda Cinemas in 49 cities across the country, offering free movie viewing to Bilibili users.

This was a pretty good job, but only a website like Bilibili, with its strong anime and manga culture, could pull off something like this and achieve such good results.

Due to the premature leak of pirated copies, and the fact that Makoto Shinkai's fame is indeed limited to the anime and manga culture circle, and many ordinary viewers do not know him, Almond Films is worried about the performance.

Li Qiutang was also very interested in "Your Name." The whole company knew how much he valued animated films. He even exaggeratedly said at a company meeting that animated films were an important engine for the company's future growth, and their contribution would not be less than that of live-action films.

Although "Your Name." was not produced by the company, it was still an important asset for Almond Pictures in bringing the film to the market and establishing its brand.

Because Li Qiutang was filming on set, she couldn't see the data sent in the company group chat immediately.

His assistant told him this during lunch break:
"Your Name." grossed 75 million on its opening day, and broke 100 million ten minutes ago." It's 12:40 PM now.

"Oh, I see."

With this achievement, Almond Films should be able to attract attention from the outside world.

Three animated films in three years, two produced domestically and one imported, all of which achieved remarkable success. No other animation company in China has ever achieved such results.

The box office success of "Your Name" officially kicked off the Lunar New Year film season. Also released on the same day was "Sword Master," starring Liu Yifei's "best friend" Jiang Yiyan.

Directed by Derek Yee, this 3D martial arts epic was filmed in 14 and post-production took two and a half years.

Then, on the first day, it grossed 1800 million, but then flopped without a trace.

Bernard was the unlucky one who invested in this film.

Jiang Yiyan will never dare to try to piggyback on Liu Yifei's fame again in this drama.

It wasn't until this year that she realized that after the two parted ways, she couldn't even get into Liu Yifei's social circle anymore.

The wife of a renowned director, and the owner of the largest film company in China.

In other words, Liu Yifei doesn't like socializing and really loves acting, so she's still in the industry. Otherwise, if she were to retire behind the scenes, she would be sitting at the same table with Cao Guowei's wife, the owner of Weibo, and Lin Ning, the wife of the owner of Wan Da.

That circle is not something ordinary actors can reach.

Jiang Yiyan had to admit that Liu Yifei was living the life of a top-tier socialite that she had always dreamed of.

Jiang Yiyan placed great hopes on "The Sword of the Third Young Master." She suffered heavy losses in the stock market, but it hadn't reached the point of being unsustainable.

However, it seems that "The Sword of the Third Young Master" is not enough to turn her career around.

"Sword Master" grossed 52 million yuan in its opening weekend, prompting many to lower their expectations for the film. Meanwhile, "Your Name" grossed over 280 million yuan in its opening weekend, becoming the top-grossing film of the week.

This is also the first time a Japanese film has achieved such a result.

Autumn Pictures has once again made the right bet.

On the 6th, it was her best friend Tang Yan's 33rd birthday, and Liu Yifei specially sent her birthday wishes right on time:

"Happy birthday, dear Tangtang! Wishing you happiness forever." The attached photo is a picture of Liu Yifei visiting her on the set of "The Princess Weiyoung" in Hengdian. Liu Yifei is wearing casual clothes, while she is wearing her costume. "The Princess Weiyoung" is currently airing and has received good ratings.

At the same time, Yang Mi also sent her blessings to Tang Yan right on time:

"Happy birthday, my dear Tang. I hope you find that special someone who treats you well soon. We'll talk about the rest in private."

This effectively refutes rumors of discord between the two!

However, Yang Mi has no idea what Tang Yan will do 12 hours later.

(End of this chapter)