Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 743: Elbow, Follow Me Into the House
No, can someone tell Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei how Shu Chang and Yang Mi started fighting?

The two of them only went out for half a month, how could such a big thing happen when they came back?

Yang Mi's fans say that Yang Mi is 851. Let them say it. Anyway, every actress born in 1985 claims to be the top one. But the fans have to drag Shu Chang down with them.

Even without Liu Yifei, Shu Chang is still the only one among the 85-generation actresses to have been nominated for a Golden Horse Award for Best Actress. Yang Mi's fans, in order to highlight their sister, insist that Yang Mi's "Baby" being nominated for the San Sebastian main competition is more prestigious than a Golden Horse nomination.

Furthermore, Yang Mi has had the most hit dramas among actresses born in the 85s. That's definitely true.

Shu Chang's only truly breakout hit was "The Journey of Flower." Her other dramas, such as "Emergency Physician" and "Because of You," were only considered moderately popular.

Shu Chang hasn't appeared in a single drama this year, while Yang Mi has already had three dramas aired: "Baby," "Legend of Fuyao," and "Negotiator."

Yang Mi even started her own company, became a boss, signed new artists, and won the bet.

Therefore, among the actresses born in 85, Yang Mi is superior to Shu Chang.

This angered Shu Chang's fans.

The fans of both sides started fighting.

Fans don't reason when they fight, and Shu Chang's fans won't explain that Shu Chang has a CCTV drama called "The Turbulent Years" to air this December, and she also has to join the cast of a movie in December.

They immediately started criticizing.

You don't even need to look for Yang Mi's scandals; a simple online search will reveal them everywhere.

Yang Mi's fans responded with the "three drops of blood incident" and the incident of contacting the production crew without her manager's permission—these are all things from over a decade ago.

If it were just fans fighting, that would be one thing, but unfortunately, the celebrities themselves got involved.

Yang Mi's partner, Zeng Jia, accidentally liked a Weibo post by Shu Chang about her alleged involvement in black water.

The Weibo post seriously delved into Shu Chang's love life, claiming that the reason Shu Chang had never publicly revealed any relationships or even had any scandals was because she had only dated men outside the entertainment industry.

"There were three instances where she was photographed by reporters, but her team bought out all of them. She is a very controlling person. If she texts her boyfriend and he doesn't reply within three minutes, she will call him and demand an explanation that she can believe. However, she doesn't feel guilty at all for not replying to her boyfriend's messages in time because she is filming. If her boyfriend orders takeout for her and it doesn't suit his taste, she will start to throw a tantrum and lecture him. Everything in the house must be arranged according to her habits, and she will yell at him if anything is not to her liking. Several of her boyfriends couldn't stand her and eventually broke up with her in a messy way."

Although Zeng Jia quickly unliked the post, it was still screenshotted and posted by netizens.

This changes the nature of the situation.

Shu Chang's fans began a fierce counterattack against Yang Mi and Zeng Jia.

When Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei returned to China and learned about this, the two groups of fans were already photoshopping unflattering images of each other on Weibo.

Shu Chang even personally posted a veiled criticism on Weibo: "To prove yourself, you must remain humble and cautious, and you must devote yourself wholeheartedly to the creation of the role. It is impossible to create an excellent role if you have a utilitarian mindset." She was implying that Yang Mi was taking on too many roles at once and that her acting skills were poor, and that taking on "Baby" was opportunistic.

This matter originally had nothing to do with Liu Yifei, and she didn't want to get involved, but she couldn't ignore it.

"What else could it be? The two must have a conflict over resources." Li Qiutang didn't even need to know much to know what was going on. "It's either an endorsement deal or a film contract. You'll find out if you ask around."

The actresses born in 85 had very similar styles, and Li Qiutang had long anticipated a showdown between them.

"Didn't she and Tang Yan fall out a few years ago because they were competing for resources?"

"I'll make a call and ask." Liu Yifei went to make the call, while Li Qiutang tidied up and went to do her own work.

His most pressing tasks now are the release of "Marriage Story" on December 14th and the post-production of "The Wandering Earth".

It's already November, and post-production for "The Wandering Earth" is still not finished. Many media outlets and professional film critics have already called the company to request advance screenings, and some have even offered to write promotional articles for "The Wandering Earth" for free.

But the film wasn't finished, so in the fall, no one could be invited to watch it, and he had to politely decline.

As the date draws closer, the competition for next year's Spring Festival film season is becoming clearer. Currently, six films have been confirmed for release during next year's Spring Festival. In addition to "The Wandering Earth," "The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang," and "Crazy Alien," which were scheduled for release a long time ago, Han Han's "Pegasus," the Silver Screening Agency's "Integrity," and Stephen Chow's "The New King of Comedy" have all announced their Spring Festival release dates during this period.

Excluding "Boonie Bears".

"Isn't he going to be in 'The Mermaid 2'?!" Stephen Chow's sudden appearance surprised many people.

"We just can't win." Others may not know, but Mojing Tianhe, as one of the top special effects companies in China, knows some inside information. "We also took on the 'Mermaid 2' project. They only finished filming in June and want to finish before next year's Spring Festival. It's simply impossible. Even Industrial Light & Magic couldn't do it."

"But he also signed a performance-based agreement with someone else, and if the box office performance doesn't meet the target, he'll have to pay money. So he had to rush to deliver 'The New King of Comedy,' which started filming last month."

"Will it still be watchable?"

"Who knows? Stephen Chow plus 'King of Comedy' still makes the brand shine."

But Li Qiutang didn't care about his competitors at all. As he boasted when he was having a late-night snack with the engineers from Mojing Tianhe: "During this period, we'll dominate. Whoever comes will die!"

With a production cost of 5 million yuan, a marketing investment of 1 million yuan, and special effects that are at least two levels higher than the original "The Wandering Earth," if this still can't break through the Spring Festival box office, Li Qiutang might as well retire on the spot.

Things are different now; Stephen Chow has joined.

Li Qiutang's arrogance remains unchanged: "Zhou Xingchi will still be defeated. According to you, 'The New King of Comedy' was rushed out to meet a betting agreement, so his mentality in making this film was inferior. How can he possibly beat me?"

After boasting, Li Qiutang then immersed herself in checking the materials.

Thanks to a generous post-production budget, the special effects in "The Wandering Earth" are more realistic. While it's hard to say that there's absolutely no CG blurring, it at least reaches the advanced level of Hollywood and is in no way inferior to "Pacific Rim".

There are no shortcuts to making special effects; you just have to spend money and time on it.

“If there’s an opportunity in the future, I’d like to bring the entire process of our special effects back to China and do it ourselves.” Some of the special effects for “The Wandering Earth” were done overseas. Li Qiutang had learned from experience and sent people to the other company to keep an eye on things. “Those foreigners work on our projects with a contract-taking mentality. If we don’t keep an eye on them, they won’t do a good job. Sending people to keep an eye on things has cost a lot of money. It would be better to save that money and give you a raise of two or three thousand yuan.”

Mr. Li is a master at making promises.

Li Qiutang stayed at Mojing Tianhe until very late before going home, and Liu Yifei was still awake.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't stay up late anymore?"

"I found out that Shu Chang and Yang Mi really did have a fight because of endorsements and film contracts. I had something to do today.

"Su Lun is talking about Shu Chang in 'Love Like a Bouquet,' but Yang Mi also wants to play the role. The two are also competing for a cosmetics endorsement."

"Isn't she pregnant and resting during her pregnancy?"

"She's preparing for postpartum care. Filming for 'Love Like a Bouquet' is scheduled to start in March or April next year, just after she gives birth."

"Sister Mi is really going all out." Everyone has to admit that. "Learn from her."

"I need to go out to film a movie now, do you agree?"

"You don't want children anymore? Didn't you say you were trying to conceive? Elbow, come inside with me."

(End of this chapter)