Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 676 Liu Yifei's Sudden Arrival
Guo Fan's idea was to get Jackie Chan to make a cameo appearance as Mulan's father.

He didn't know Jackie Chan and couldn't strike up a conversation.

Chen Zhixi does know Jackie Chan, but they're not very close, so her words might not carry much weight.

If Mulan were an original film by Autumn, Chan Chi-hei would have shamelessly asked Jackie Chan for permission, but since it's a Disney film, that's a different story.

It's fine for domestic films to have Jackie Chan make a cameo appearance; he does that all the time. But it's a different story when Hollywood films ask him to make a cameo.

Therefore, this troublesome task was left to Li Qiutang.

What could Li Qiutang do? As a boss, he had to solve problems for his subordinates. He knew this was a difficult matter.

Actually, Li Qiutang had a personal motive for asking this. His wife played Mulan, and if he could also get Jackie Chan to make a cameo appearance, Mulan's overseas promotion would naturally have a head start over other films. Jackie Chan is very effective in overseas markets.

If it weren't for his wife acting, he wouldn't have had much motivation to make a cameo appearance with Jackie Chan.

When Li Qiutang explained the matter, Jackie Chan agreed without hesitation.

"Is it 'Mulan'? I'm the father of actress Fei, it's OK."

"Mulan is a Chinese story, and it's directed and starred by Chinese people, so I definitely have to help. It wasn't easy for Yifei to get this role."

It's that simple.

Li Qiutang also praised Guo Fan: "He is very capable. He had only directed one melodramatic youth film before, but in order to convince Disney, he did a lot of detailed work. When he went to audition for director, he brought several boxes of materials to Disney headquarters and explained 'Mulan' to Disney in detail."

"His biggest wish is to make science fiction films. He wants to get familiar with the direction of large-scale productions and scenes in 'Mulan,' and he will definitely make science fiction films in the future."

"After he finishes filming 'Mulan,' I will personally select a science fiction script for him. If he is not satisfied, I will write one for him."

Jackie Chan was very surprised when he heard this. He knew that Li Qiutang had been in the industry for 11 years, and the only script he had credited himself for was called "Mirage," which made Xin Yukun famous.

Li Qiutang is not a professional screenwriter, but his scripts are always in high demand and priceless in the industry.

Now he says he's going to create a script for Guo Fan, which shows how much he values ​​Guo Fan.

Jackie Chan recounted an incident from the past: "I even approached your company hoping you would write a script for me, but your company refused."

"Really? I don't know." Li Qiutang was truly wronged; he genuinely didn't know!
Jackie Chan has been trying various genres for the past 10 years. It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but he wants to broaden his acting range and extend his acting career.

Among the young directors in mainland China, he admired Li Qiutang the most and wanted to work with him. Knowing that Li Qiutang could direct and write scripts, he asked him for a script through his company. He did not say that it was for Jackie Chan, but Qiutang Films refused.

This can't be blamed on Zhang Zhao. Li Qiutang wasn't a professional screenwriter; he never sold his scripts outside the company, as they didn't have that business at all.

"Oh, just tell me directly," Li Qiutang said with a smile after hearing Cheng Long's story.

Of course, it's polite, but you have to say it nicely.

Jackie Chan also chimed in, "It's settled then, if you have any suitable roles in the future, contact me."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "Just don't quote too high a price when you ask me for a job."

"Am I expensive?" Jackie Chan asked his staff.

"Not expensive at all." Everyone said, "Not only is the eldest brother not expensive, but he also often brings his own funding to the production."

"Hahahaha!" Jackie Chan loves to hear that.

Before leaving, Li Qiutang made a promise to Jackie Chan: "If you make a film called 'The Three-Body Problem,' I will definitely ask you to play the elderly Luo Ji."

Jackie Chan had heard of "The Three-Body Problem" and knew it was a major Chinese science fiction novel, but he hadn't read it yet. He said, "Then I'll wait for your announcement."

Li Qiutang would take advantage of this verbal exchange, and so would Jackie Chan, without losing anything in the process.

However, Jackie Chan was unaware that this was Li Qiutang's true intention. He genuinely wanted Jackie Chan to play the elderly Luo Ji, provided that Jackie Chan could secure the rights to "The Three-Body Problem." Upon leaving the premiere of "Bleeding Steel," Li Qiutang immediately relayed the news to Guo Fan: "Tell Disney this news; Jackie Chan's cameo appearance would be an honor for Disney."

Guo Fan was overjoyed and showered Li Qiutang with compliments: "It has to be you! The veteran is on the front lines, one of you is worth the three of us."

The crew of "Bleeding Steel" naturally had to promote the visit of such a rare guest as Li Qiutang.

At the premiere of "Bleeding Steel", Li Qiutang confessed on the spot that she wanted to write a script for Jackie Chan.

At the premiere of "Bleeding Steel", Li Qiutang said that her science fiction dream was deeply influenced by Jackie Chan.

At the premiere of "Bleeding Steel", Li Qiutang and Jackie Chan made a promise to collaborate in the future.

After Li Qiutang started with "Bleeding Steel," he couldn't refuse invitations from other production teams. Although with Li Qiutang's current status in the industry, no one would say anything if he put on airs, he didn't want to show off unless necessary. Besides, the people who invited him were his old friend Deng Chao and President Jiang of Edko Films.

"The City of Light" and "Bleeding Steel" were released on the same day, and various activities were also carried out in a tense but orderly manner.

Li Qiutang, out of respect for her two good friends, also planned to go.

"Why don't I go? You've been working so hard these past few days." Liu Yifei felt sorry for her husband, who had been running around these past few days, and arranging these social obligations for him was also her job as a wife.

"You can go to other film crews for me without any problem, but you can't go to this one."

"Why can't I go?"

"The female lead in 'Psychological Crime' is Liu Shishi." Li Qiutang's expression was playful.

"You're so boring." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes.

Li Qiutang teased, "Look, I only mentioned Liu Shishi, and you reacted so strongly."

"Hey, it seems like you two have never shared the stage before."

"I think so, but I don't remember which time it was."

But Liu Yifei argued with him, insisting on going to the "Psychological Crime" event with Li Qiutang, saying that she hadn't seen Brother Chao in a long time and wanted to see a friend.

"If you're not afraid of the media writing nonsense, then come with me."

"I am upright and honest, what do I have to be afraid of?"

That evening, the couple attended the "City of Light" event dressed in casual attire.

Reporters were not informed in advance that Liu Yifei would be there; her sudden appearance at the scene drew a flurry of flashes from the media's cameras.

Liu Yifei came to support and promote the movie starring Liu Shishi. Isn't this a meeting of the century?

"Yifei, look here!"

"Yifei, look to your right."

"Sissi, look to the left."

Reporters frantically called for Liu Yifei to look at their cameras, but Liu Yifei and Li Qiutang only stayed on the red carpet for less than 10 seconds before entering the venue.

The two sat in their seats, waiting for the event to begin.

Liu Shishi, who was waiting in the lounge, was only just informed by her assistant that Liu Yifei had arrived today.

She suddenly felt a pang in her heart, a feeling she couldn't quite describe. She wasn't exactly upset, but she wasn't particularly happy about the arrival of this important guest either; she didn't have any particular feelings about it.

"What does this have to do with me? They're just here as guests," Liu Shishi thought to herself.

(End of this chapter)