Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 667 Want to see me come over
Li Qiutang picked up her mouth and said, "After watching Teacher Liu's performance..."

Liu Yifei immediately picked up the microphone and cut him off: "Speak properly."

"Hahaha—" The whole audience burst into laughter.

But Li Qiutang ignored her and said, "I watched Teacher Liu's performance." Before she could finish her sentence, the whole audience laughed again. Li Qiutang was determined to argue with her today.

Li Qiutang continued, "It was truly wonderful. Of all the people here today, besides the main cast and crew, I'm the one who knows best how much effort Yifei put into this film. She really went through a lot. I even wanted to persuade her to give up countless times, but she persevered. After watching the movie, I was deeply moved and felt that everything Yifei put in had paid off. Keep up the good work!"

These words were very touching, even Liu Yifei was moved. But Liu Yifei's thought process is different from others. After being moved, she said, "These words can be said at home." After saying that, she laughed first, and Li Qiutang in the audience also laughed.

The domestic premiere of "Pacific Rim 2" was a major success, and more importantly, it allowed Donna Langley to truly see Liu Yifei's appeal in China.

But Donna Langley's visit to China wasn't just to support "Pacific Rim 2"; her real purpose was to visit Li Qiutang.

Others might not know, but how could she not know that the boss behind Lantern Entertainment was Li Qiutang?

Lantern Entertainment's decision to bring in David Ellison's investment is clearly a gesture aimed at Universal. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem; Universal is a large and powerful company, and it was doing quite well before partnering with Lantern Entertainment.

But things are different now. Universal has made a lot of money from Lantern Entertainment. In terms of scale and strength, ten Lantern Entertainments combined can't compare to Universal, but as a partner, Lantern is undoubtedly one of the best partners in Hollywood. Universal wouldn't give up its partnership with Lantern Entertainment unless absolutely necessary.

Following the premiere, Donna Langley gave interviews to two domestic media outlets, discussing the importance of the Chinese market to Universal and promising to continue developing films specifically for the Chinese market to meet audience demand.

After that, she left the group to find Li Qiutang, who had been waiting for her for a long time.

The main focus tonight is still the Pacific Rim 2 crew, especially Liu Yifei.

The main cast members, especially Liu Yifei, began a busy series of interviews after the premiere.

Some questions were subtle yet pointed: "Pacific Rim 2 is about to be released worldwide, and you're going to star in Disney's Mulan next. You're already the most successful Chinese actress in Hollywood. What do you think is the secret to your success all this time?"

However, after calm reflection following the official announcement of "Mulan," Liu Yifei has a different perspective on her Hollywood path. She doesn't mind the reporter's pointed questions; on the contrary, she wants to talk about this issue properly.

Liu Yifei didn't want to talk about whether she was successful or not. What she wanted to say first was: "But actually I've done very few films in Hollywood. I spend most of my time in China."

After saying that, she even did some math for the reporter. She transitioned to the big screen in 2007 with "The Forbidden Kingdom", then the first "Pacific Rim" was released in 2013, "Lucy" was released in 2014, and now "Pacific Rim 2" is being released. In ten years, she has made four foreign language films. Strictly speaking, "Lucy" is not even a Hollywood film; it is an English film co-produced by China and France.

"Having only filmed four movies in ten years, I'd say I'm a pretty lazy actress," Liu Yifei laughed.

But to the reporter, these words sounded like Liu Yifei was showing off.

The number is not large, but each one has achieved considerable success.

Liu Yifei realized she hadn't expressed herself accurately and added, "Acting is a very passive profession. We take the initiative to strive for it, but we are always the ones being chosen. Once we are chosen, our job is to cooperate with the director and the crew to complete the work."

The reporter persisted with the previous question: "But you have indeed achieved great success overseas."

"Yes, but people always look forward. Past achievements are in the past, and we have to start anew."

Seeing that Liu Yifei really didn't want to answer the question, the reporter didn't press her further and quickly moved on to the next one. Liu Yifei's time was very limited, and each media interview only lasted about twenty minutes.

Are you worried about the box office performance of "Pacific Rim 2" in North America, as it will clash with Warner Bros.' "Justice League"?

"This isn't actually a good thing," Liu Yifei said. "I am worried, but there's nothing I can do. I'll just do my job well."

Time was running out, and the last question was: "How would you interpret Mulan?" Liu Yifei smiled and said, "I haven't received the script yet. I'll tell you when I get it."

Liu Yifei rushed off to her next interview.

At 11 p.m., Liu Yifei posted a photo on Weibo of herself sitting around a hot pot with director Guillermo del Toro and other main cast members, with the caption: "The director is Mexican, and he can eat so much spicy food. Let me take a sip of water and continue the competition."

In the photo, Liu Yifei's cheeks are flushed red from the heat, the male lead Charlie Hunnam is covered in sweat, while Toro seems completely unaffected.

Netizens familiar with Liu Yifei know that she loves spicy food but can't handle it very well, and is the kind of person who is both bad at cooking and loves to have fun. So they all advised her: "Give up, Mexico is one of the birthplaces of chili peppers, you can't beat them."

While Liu Yifei and Toro were having hot pot, Li Qiutang had just finished an informal meeting with Donna Langley.

In such a short time, no effective agreement was reached, but the atmosphere of the talks was quite pleasant. Li Qiutang even invited her to visit the film crew of "The Wandering Earth" with him in Qingdao the next day, so that she could see what hard science fiction in China was like.

Donna Langley only said that she would definitely visit if she had the chance, but she had other plans during her trip to China.

Li Qiutang decided not to go have hot pot with Liu Yifei; he had work to do after seeing Donna Langley off.

It wasn't until after 1 a.m. that Li Qiutang drove home alone.

Liu Yifei was actually at home, taking a shower.

"Aren't you going to do some publicity?"

"I'm going to Shanghai tomorrow, I'm sleeping in tonight," Liu Yifei's voice came through. "What time is it now?"

"It's almost 1:30."

"Why are you back so early today? I thought you weren't coming back tonight."

With a splash, Li Qiutang pushed open the bathroom door and went in to wash up: "I've almost finished everything. I'm going to Qingdao tomorrow, so I'll come back early to rest."

"Liu Yifei!" Li Qiutang shouted, "Can you please stop using my razor! How am I supposed to use it if you're using it?!"

“I bought your razor,” Liu Yifei said. “Oh dear, I forgot to buy a hair removal razor. Use yours for now, don’t be stingy.” As she spoke, a fair arm stretched out from the bathroom: “You use it first, and I’ll use it after you’re done, okay?”

Li Qiutang picked up her razor and said, "You're going too far."

After Li Qiutang finished washing up and shaving, he took the razor out of the bathroom and wouldn't let her use it.

"Bring it back to me." Liu Yifei's voice came from the bathroom.

"Come out and get it yourself if you need it."

Liu Yifei wrapped herself in a bath towel, stormed out, grabbed the razor, kicked her husband as she left, snorted, and went back into the bathroom.

"Just do it here. What haven't I seen?"

"No, I don't want to see you come over here yourself."

(End of this chapter)