Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 632 Liu Yifei Becomes a Mother

Yang Ying started currying favor with Dior in 12. She wore Dior on many important occasions, and Dior often invited her to watch shows, but never gave her a title.

Dior's highest-ranking Asian ambassador is Liu Yifei, who is just one step away from becoming a global ambassador.

Even if Yang Ying doesn't like Liu Yifei, she has to admit that there's nothing wrong with Liu Yifei getting this endorsement. She's been fawning over Dior for so many years; all she wants is a Chinese spokesperson or even a less prestigious brand ambassador position.

She doesn't care about titles like "brand ambassador" or "brand experience officer".

Yang Ying has always had excellent fashion resources; in fact, it could be said that her fashion resources are among the best in the Chinese entertainment industry.

It's perfectly normal for female celebrities to pursue high-end luxury brand endorsements, as it can enhance their personal image.

Artists like Yang Ying especially need this.

Because she is not a successful actress, she is more of a variety show star.

She profits from media exposure, online traffic, and fans.

Fans admire her as a person, not her work.

Her performance in "General and I," which aired at the beginning of the year, was so terrible that it affected her career. Did it affect her opportunities? No.

After recovering from her injury, she still received many invitations to events.

Such artists value endorsements as a form of external recognition. In addition, Yang Ying has her own beauty brand, so she needs endorsements from high-end brands like Dior to elevate her status.

She's been licking Dior's boots for five years; it's impossible to say she hasn't achieved anything.

Dior also featured her on magazine covers and was willing to lend her gowns.

She also knows and has taken care of almost everyone at Dior China.

Although the decision of endorsement is made by headquarters, it's never a bad thing to take good care of things domestically.

After recovering from her injury, besides constantly trying to get back to the show "Running Man" on Zhejiang TV, she also tried to get a new Dior endorsement. She heard that Dior is interested in giving her a title, and she just needs to work harder to get it.

This is the best news she's heard since recovering from her injury. She wants to return to "Keep Running," but she also knows that she might not be able to adapt to the show's high-intensity recording schedule since she's just recovered. She just doesn't want Dilraba to continue being in the limelight, otherwise the audience will really forget about her!

So after recovering from her injury, Yang Ying made a high-profile appearance, and every time she appeared, she wore Dior. Even in candid photos, she was always wearing Dior.

She seemed eager for others to know she was a Dior fan and had a close relationship with Dior.

However, Yang Ying did not receive a contract from Dior until the scheduled May Day holiday.

Chinese officials told her, "Don't rush, there are still some preparations to be made. It will be yours sooner or later, after the holiday at the earliest, or mid-May at the latest."

This reassured Yang Ying. Although she knew there were at least three other actresses vying for the Dior endorsement, she felt she had the best chance of winning.

On the 28th, four films, "Shock Wave," "The Great Hypnotist," "Love Off the Cuff," and "Be With You," were released simultaneously, along with "This Is Not What I Expected," which was released the day before. The May Day holiday battle has officially begun!
The production team of "Now I'm Going to See You" bought #LiuYifei'sSilenceIsDeafening# as a trending topic—that episode happened to air that day—and the other four production teams were not to be outdone, buying trending topics and issuing announcements for promotion, as if they were afraid of who.

The competition among several romance films was particularly fierce, but fortunately, there was no phenomenon of comparing or underestimating each other.

The previous day's "This Is Not What I Expected" was expected to make some money thanks to Zhou Dongyu and Kim Sung-wu, but it only grossed 1700 million.

Although one is a newly crowned Best Actress and the other is a veteran heartthrob, the audience doesn't seem to be buying into this pairing.

Or rather, Zhou Dongyu and Takeshi Kaneshiro have never had box office appeal.

Yes, Takeshi Kaneshiro doesn't have box office appeal. Everyone knows he's a heartthrob, but very few people buy tickets specifically for him.

The director of "This Is Not What I Expected" wasn't particularly famous, so its performance wasn't surprising. In comparison, "Love Off the Cuff" earned 29 million on its opening day, about 10 million more, but it was still roughly the same.

"Be With You" achieved an impressive 4100 million yuan on its opening day, becoming the top-grossing romance film during the May Day holiday.

There are a lot of modifiers because "Shock Wave" and "The Great Hypnotist" both had higher opening day box office than "Be With You." The genres are different, and there are indeed fewer viewers watching romance films than those watching these two movies.

But this result is enough to satisfy the production team.

Although some veteran film fans say that Han Yan is "addicted to filming terminal illnesses" and "sometimes deliberately makes the audience cry," it's undeniable that this stuff works really well.

This year's May Day holiday saw an unprecedented number of domestic films released, and what's even more remarkable is that all five films received good reviews. There were no bad films during the holiday period, and even the slightly less well-received "This Is Not What I Expected" opened with a score of 7.0.

The holiday was only three days long, but judging from the current results, all five films performed reasonably well.

The box office reached around 400 million yuan in a single day, sweeping away the slump after the start of the year!

"Be With You" didn't have the highest daily box office during the May Day holiday, but it received the best reviews among the five films.

"After marriage, Liu Yifei is gradually losing her ethereal beauty, and she is surprisingly adept at playing this kind of young mother."

"My God, Liu Yifei wasn't Han Yan's first choice! She actually fought for this role herself!"

"Han Yan really knows how to train actors. Liu Yifei, such a dull actress, actually performed so well under his lens." Is this a criticism or a compliment?
"Putting aside the quality of the film itself, Liu Yifei is probably one of the few actresses in the country who can keep the audience in their seats and watch the whole movie just by relying on her looks."

Liu Yifei prefers to hear audiences praise her acting skills rather than her looks, as she has been praised for her beauty since she was a child.

But her appearance is her most undeniable advantage.

"Next up is the Q&A session with netizens." She was conducting the Weibo interview alone, while the host read out the comments from netizens on the cue cards, "An old man suddenly feels young again, Liu Yifei, has become a mother."

This remark made Liu Yifei laugh non-stop, and she said first, "Netizens are so talented and funny."

The host continued, "What do you think of this statement?"

"You'll get used to it. I'm old enough to play the role of a mother."

"Liu Yifei hasn't changed at all. She's still so beautiful, and her acting skills are still so good."

Liu Yifei was taken aback and said, "It's over, it's over, haha."

"This is the kind of romance film I want to see. I hope Yifei can make more of these."

Liu Yifei readily agreed: "Okay!"

"Is Yifei also this kind of person who would do anything for love in real life? I really want to know how Yifei and Director Qiutang started their relationship."

Liu Yifei smiled shyly and said playfully, "I won't tell you."

"Does Yifei have any plans to participate in a reality show?" After reading the question, the host also said, "Many netizens want to see you on a reality show."

Liu Yifei retorted to the host, "What can I do on a reality show? I don't know anything."

"Running, jumping, chasing, and fighting." That's what reality shows are all about.

Liu Yifei said, "I don't have any plans to participate in reality shows for the time being. If I want to do it, I will. Right now, my time and energy are still focused on acting."

"Okay, thank you Yifei for accepting our interview."

(End of this chapter)