Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 630 Liu Yifei Can Also Get into Trouble

Because Qin Lan gave birth smoothly, she gave birth to a big, healthy baby boy weighing over seven pounds for Huang Xiaoming. Huang Xiaoming was so happy holding his son that he didn't know what to say.

Perhaps it was after becoming a father that his mindset changed overnight, and on that joyous day, he disliked Yang Ying even more.

But it's a bit difficult to ask Huang Xiaoming, a chauvinistic and overly kind-hearted man, to do something like kicking someone when they're down.

He knew that Qiu Tian wanted to replace Yang Ying with Dilraba in "Keep Running", and Yang Ying's car accident gave Qiu Tian the best excuse.

But this was still not enough to urge him to take action against Yang Ying.

The trigger was a long, gossipy article.

Yang Ying has recovered from her injury and has issued announcements in the media in preparation for her comeback. Many people say that since she has just recovered from a serious injury, it would be better for her to take on other programs. "Running Man" is physically demanding, and she may not be used to it yet. However, she still issued many announcements to promote how close she is to the brothers and try to put pressure on Dilraba.

Jiaxing Media certainly wouldn't stand for that, so a long gossip article about Yang Ying appeared online.

There are countless articles like this online, but unfortunately, this one about Yang Ying was seen by Huang Xiaoming, who was unemployed and staying at home taking care of his wife and children.

The information in the long article is a mix of truth and falsehood; some things Huang Xiaoming knows, and some things he doesn't.

But some of them touched a nerve with Huang Xiaoming.

First, there's the ever-present topic of couple tattoos. He knew about this before, and when the two of them were deeply in love, he naturally didn't care. But now that he's seen it, he feels like the biggest fool in the world.

Secondly, there's Boss Dong. Huang Xiaoming actually knew that Yang Ying and Boss Dong were having an affair, but he originally thought that Yang Ying only got involved with Boss Dong after their breakup. However, the article says that Yang Ying had contact with Boss Dong between 13 and 14. The author also mocked Huang Xiaoming as a cuckold.

How could Huang Xiaoming possibly accept this!

The third piece of gossip is a bit more mysterious. It claims that Yang Ying keeps spirit mediums in both Thailand and Hong Kong, firstly to help her change her luck and seek success in her career—which seems to be working very well so far; and secondly to curse her competitors. The article also specifically mentions: "After breaking up with Huang Xiaoming and learning that he had reconciled with Qin Lan, Yang Ying stayed in Indonesia for a week. The local guide there was Chinese, and he said that Yang Ying went to Indonesia specifically to hire spirit mediums to curse Huang Xiaoming and Qin Lan to have no offspring."

This is obviously nonsense, but Huang Xiaoming, who has just become a father, can't believe it!

It wouldn't matter if it were someone else, but Huang Xiaoming knew that people in Hong Kong generally believed in this, and Yang Ying was no exception.

Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?

All these comments combined led Huang Xiaoming to decide to punish Yang Ying. It also made Huang Xiaoming reflect on whether he had truly been a pushover with no temper before.

He agrees to do anything anyone asks him for; even if he knows it's a bad movie, he'll still act in it if someone asks him for it; he's kind-hearted for helping others without expecting anything in return, but if the other person takes advantage of him and he doesn't react, isn't that being too weak-willed?

Holding his chubby son, Huang Xiaoming suddenly remembered a joke Li Qiutang had once made to him: "With your current status in the industry, you can afford to offend some people."

The news of Huang Xiaoming's son's birth has sparked heated discussions online.

Huang Xiaoming posted a silly Weibo post: "7 pounds 2 ounces, a big chubby boy, hehe." The accompanying picture was of himself holding the baby.

Needless to say, friends in the industry sent their blessings one after another.

Yang Ying gritted her teeth in anger, not knowing why she hated Huang Xiaoming and Qin Lan so much.

“They were born in Shanghai. I even went to see them before I came to Qingdao.” Liu Yifei looked at the photo of Huang Xiaoming holding his son and asked, “How much does 7 jin 2 liang weigh?” Liu Yifei didn’t really understand the concept of jin.

“A normal baby weighs 6 to 8 pounds, and he weighs 7 pounds and 2 ounces, so he can definitely be called a big fat boy.”

"Great, she's finally born. I'll ask Xiaoming to send me a picture of the baby's face."

"What? You want to have a baby?" Li Qiutang retorted. Liu Yifei was now very good at responding to these kinds of questions: "It's normal for me to want to have a baby, isn't it?"

Li Qiutang is afraid of this? He said, "Then let's try it tonight."

"Pah!" Liu Yifei spat at him.

Liu Yifei wasn't entirely idle. It was the crucial pre-release promotion period for her new film. She spent two days in Qingdao with her husband and served as Zhao Jinmai's substitute teacher for two days before Li Qiutang kicked her out: "Your film is about to be released, aren't you going to promote it? Hurry up and leave."

He also said, "Fast & Furious 8 has almost grossed 15 billion at the box office, how come you don't feel any sense of crisis?"

Liu Yifei didn't care: "Am I crazy? Why would I compare myself to it? You just don't want to be with me." She even stuck to him.

"Say what you will." Li Qiutang wasn't going to argue with her. What man could stand such fickle behavior? Wouldn't he have to get his business done? He didn't know where she got the energy from; she used to be the one begging for mercy.

So Liu Yifei left Oriental Movie Metropolis and returned to her home in Yanjing.

The Beijing International Film Festival is currently underway. Liu Yifei did not attend the opening ceremony, but the premiere of "Now I'll See You" will be held during the festival, and Liu Yifei will definitely not be absent.

While exposure at the Beijing International Film Festival isn't ideal, there are still quite a few media outlets and audiences there. Holding events at festival-related cinemas for "Be With You" can also offer fee reductions, so every little bit helps – why not take advantage of it?

Because she had other work to do, Liu Yifei didn't meet up with her colleagues in advance, but instead rushed back halfway through the filming.

However, she was only a dozen minutes late. Liu Yifei was already waiting on the side of the stage, waiting for the host on stage to announce her entry.

Her assistant handed her a cup of coffee: "Have some, the event will last a long time."

Liu Yifei had just taken a sip when the host on stage called out to her: "Let's welcome the female lead of 'Now I'll See You,' Liu Yifei."

Liu Yifei quickly walked out, without even giving her assistant the coffee.

"Welcome, Yifei."

Liu Yifei walked quickly to director Han Yan and hugged him, but the coffee in her hand spilled out and splattered on the director's back.

Liu Yifei exclaimed in surprise and apologized repeatedly. Han Yan laughed and said it was okay, and took off his suit jacket.

Liu Yifei took the tissue to wipe Han Yan's face, but Han Yan said no need. The two of them then wiped the dirty chair together.

The reporters at the scene practically wore out their camera shutters.

"It's alright, it's alright." Han Yan shook Liu Yifei's hand and smiled, "Hurry up and go on stage."

Liu Yifei brought up the matter again on stage, saying that she felt very sorry for the director: "When I came in just now, I spilled a cup of coffee on the director. The director was wearing a very handsome suit jacket today, but now... I'm sorry, director." She then smiled and bowed slightly to Han Yan.

Han Yan waved and smiled from below the stage.

Liu Yifei added, "But now the director's birthday present is sorted; I can give him a jacket. I'm relieved."

Han Yan was still smiling from below the stage.

The matter was dropped, and the film premiere continued.

(End of this chapter)