Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 603 Regret
When Liu Yifei woke up the next day, she was filled with regret as she recalled the argument she had made the night before.

He cursed himself inwardly for being crazy.

She knew it was because she was too immersed in the role and wanted to play Zhu Xiaoyan well.

But none of this justifies her harming others, especially her own husband.

The two have been together for seven years, and now Liu Yifei suspects her husband of cheating on her. She even thinks she must have lost her mind last night.

But she felt a little embarrassed to say things like, "Honey, I'm sorry. I was crazy last night. It was my fault."

She woke up earlier than Li Qiutang, quietly got up, washed up, and went out.

Li Qiutang woke up. He had slept well last night and hadn't done anything wrong; it was Liu Yifei who was acting strangely.

When she woke up, she found no one beside her and no sound from the room, so she realized that Liu Yifei had gone to the film set early in the morning.

They were washing up at a leisurely pace when they suddenly heard the door open. The two of them were staying in a regular double room.

Li Qiutang deliberately coughed loudly.

Then I heard rustling sounds of things being tidied up outside the bathroom.

After washing up, Li Qiutang came out of the bathroom and saw that Liu Yifei had set out breakfast on the small table: steamed buns, porridge, pickled vegetables, and two bowls of porridge.

But Li Qiutang also has a temper. You acted so crazy last night, slandering me for cheating, and now you think you can make up with me after a meal of steamed buns? If I let you take this lying down, how am I supposed to face the world? I'm the head of the family, a man from Northeast China, don't I have any dignity?

Do not eat!

Li Qiutang dressed slowly and leisurely, and after dressing, she slowly packed the things she needed to take to the film set.

Li Qiutang remained silent, doing her own thing, which made Liu Yifei very frustrated.

She wanted Li Qiutang to sit down and eat breakfast, but she couldn't open her mouth.

She ate her breakfast slowly, but her eyes kept glancing in Li Qiutang's direction.

She noticed that Li Qiutang was unusually slow today. After washing up, he sat on the edge of the bed drinking water for more than a minute. When he got dressed, he twirled around seven or eight times before finally putting on a sweater. He was also slow in packing. The script was clearly on the TV cabinet, but he searched through every drawer in the entire house before finally looking for it on the TV cabinet.

But there's only so much stuff, and no matter how slow Li Qiutang works, he'll eventually finish.

After dawdling for about ten minutes, having put on her clothes and found everything, and having tied her shoelaces three times, Li Qiutang began looking for her coat.

As luck would have it, his coat was right on the back of the chair where Liu Yifei was sitting, pressed down by her.

Li Qiutang could have changed his clothes, but he insisted on wearing this one today.

Before he could even walk over, Liu Yifei couldn't help but say, "Hey."

"Hmm?" Li Qiutang responded.

"Eat before you leave." Liu Yifei gave him an out. "I... I took too much. It would be a waste not to eat it."

Li Qiutang sat down opposite Liu Yifei naturally and took a bite of her steamed bun:
"It's cold."

"I'll heat it up for you." Liu Yifei took the steamed buns to the microwave to heat them up. "You should drink the porridge first and eat some pickles."

Why aren't you taking the steps down when there are opportunities available?

He'd been dawdling in the room for so long just to get his wife to back down and give him a way out.

In everyday life, arguments are inevitable. Last night's argument was over and done with. Li Qiutang knew that she was just too immersed in the drama and didn't hold it against her.

What can't we overcome?

Liu Yifei has already given in and offered a way out. The head of the family and the Northeastern men have already saved face. What more could they want?
The microwave was humming as Liu Yifei sat back down opposite Li Qiutang, and the two ate breakfast together.

Neither of them spoke for a moment.

"Drink slowly," Liu Yifei said first.

Li Qiutang had already slurped down most of her bowl of porridge. "I told you, but you still won't listen," Liu Yifei couldn't help but complain again.

"Hehe." Li Qiutang chuckled.

Liu Yifei picked up her own bowl and poured half of her porridge into his bowl: "I can't eat this much."

Li Qiutang was still "unhappy" and said, "You always give me what you can't finish, and I'm eating your saliva all day long."

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "You usually don't eat much, yet you..."

"Hey, saying that again would be indecent," Li Qiutang quickly stopped her.

But Liu Yifei hadn't meant to say that at all. Realizing what she had said, she said shyly, "You're the one being a pervert. Your thoughts are really filthy."

"Fine, fine, I'm filthy."

The two of them tacitly avoided mentioning their argument from the previous night.

"Honey, I..." The microwave's ding interrupted Liu Yifei's words.

Liu Yifei got up to get some steamed buns for Li Qiutang.

Li Qiutang deliberately slowed down her eating of the steamed buns. Liu Yifei watched for a while, then got up to boil water and make tea for Li Qiutang.

Perhaps he learned it from his father, Li Qiutang also has a large water cup. Before filming, he fills it with a large cup of tea and takes it with him to the film set.

They don't care about the type of tea; they just brew whatever they have on hand.

After Liu Yifei poured him some tea, Li Qiutang finished eating and prepared to go to the film set.

Before leaving, Liu Yifei suddenly called out to him, "Husband."

She wrapped her arms around his neck and said, "Give me a kiss."

"I just finished eating."

"Give me a kiss." They've been kissing for seven years, and Liu Yifei doesn't mind at all.

Li Qiutang knew this was Liu Yifei's signal to apologize and make up, so he naturally accepted it. He leaned in, intending to give her a light peck, but Liu Yifei suddenly pressed down on his head, preventing him from moving.

They kissed until they were breathless before separating.

"Okay."

"Mmm," Liu Yifei responded softly.

"Change into that purple nightgown tonight."

“Ugh,” but then added, “I bought a sexier one last month.”

"Let's go, let's get to work." Li Qiutang put his arm around his wife's shoulder, left the room, and happily went to work.

"Your Name." surpassed 5 million yuan at the Chinese box office on the 13th, something no one expected this niche film to achieve.

Looking back, if China Film had agreed to the 3 million yuan guarantee demanded by Almond Films a month ago, China Film would have earned much more in distribution agency fees by now.

Almond Pictures spent 1900 million yuan to import "Your Name." Including marketing and distribution costs, based on current performance, Almond Pictures has made at least 1 million yuan in net profit from "Your Name." They've made a killing.

However, "Your Name." is considered to be just so-so, with a maximum potential of 1 million yuan, because two days later, the most anticipated film of the year, Zhang Yimou's Sino-US co-production monster movie "The Great Wall", will be released, as well as Huayi Brothers' New Year's blockbuster, "The Wasted Times" with an all-star cast.

In another week, Ali's annual blockbuster, "See You Tomorrow," starring Wong Kar-wai and Tony Leung, will be released, along with Jackie Chan's "Railroad Tigers."

The Lunar New Year box office battle has only just begun, and time is running out for "Your Name."

Autumn Pictures will release a low-budget romantic comedy called "The Love Saint" on the 30th, starring Xiao Yang and Yan Ni. They are familiar faces, but neither of them are big names. The market is not optimistic about it and does not think it will have any chance of making a name for itself in the highly competitive late December.

"Autumn Pictures' decision to release this film is more about demonstrating that as the leading film company in China, it will not be absent from the Lunar New Year film season. As for box office performance, Autumn Pictures doesn't seem to care much."

(End of this chapter)