Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 773 The Champion of Film History!

The assistant director is explaining the scene to Liu Yifei. In Wen Muye's segment, there are two female pilots, one main and one supporting.

"Can you fly a plane?" Liu Yifei's eyes lit up; that was exactly what she wanted to know.

"No." You're out of your mind. "But you can see and touch it, and you can even sit inside."

"Sitting around is no fun."

"We can visit other people's training bases, and we can even experience some of the training programs."

Just then, Director Li came downstairs, wearing pajamas and slippers, yawning.

The assistant director, of course, recognized Li Qiutang and stood up to greet her. Li Qiutang also recognized the guest as Wen Muye's assistant: "Please sit down, you can continue your conversation."

After saying that, he yawned again and went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

The assistant director asked Liu Yifei, "Director, were you out thieving? Why are you only getting up at this hour?"

"I haven't adjusted to the time difference yet," Liu Yifei laughed. "Never mind him, just keep talking about your acting."

Li Qiutang rummaged through the refrigerator and found some leftover frozen dumplings from the Chinese New Year, then cooked a bowl of them.

Before they had finished eating, Liu Yifei had already seen the guests off and arrived at the restaurant.

The story of "The Escort" is actually very simple. Judging from the script alone, this story could not possibly move Liu Yifei.

However, Liu Yifei accepted Wen Muye's invitation and agreed to join the cast of "The Escort" next month, playing the female lead, Lü Xiaoran.

“I’ve never played a pilot before, so this is just an experience.” Liu Yifei peeled a clove of garlic for her husband. “I’ve never seen that kind of plane up close.”

“It’s mainly a form of political recognition,” Li Qiutang said.

But in reality, Liu Yifei is politically reliable now, but the audience keeps bringing up her nationality.

Liu Yifei regained her Chinese citizenship in early 17, so she was still listed as a foreign national in the cast of "Marriage Story," which she filmed in 16.

Although domestic media reported that Liu Yifei was a Chinese actress when she won the Best Actress award, and CCTV also reported the same thing, the audience still did not believe it. The couple did not specifically publicize that they had regained their Chinese citizenship, so many people still believe that Liu Yifei is a foreign citizen.

If it weren't for "My People, My Country," then "Mulan," which will be released this October, would have been her first film made as a Chinese citizen. However, "Mulan" is a foreign language film, so there's no need to specify the actress's nationality.

"My People, My Country" presents a great opportunity; it will eliminate these doubts without needing deliberate promotion.

"Are you just going to abandon 'The Wandering Earth'?"

"How much more do you want me to manage? You'll work me to death and become a widow!" Li Qiutang's mouth twitched.

"I'm about to break the record, let's give it our all."

"How much is it now?" Li Qiutang asked.

Liu Yifei took out her phone to check the data: "Real-time box office: 56.35 billion."

Li Qiutang swallowed a dumpling: "Tomorrow is Friday, or the day after tomorrow, it doesn't matter. Here's another clove of garlic."

"Don't eat so much raw garlic, it has a strong smell."

"I'll peel off a piece when I brush my teeth later."

Liu Yifei still peeled a clove of garlic for him.

Many media outlets, including CCTV, are closely monitoring the real-time data of "The Wandering Earth" and predict that it will break records in the next day or two. There have been many interview requests, including for Zhang Zhao, Chen Zhixi, and even the actors, but none of them have been as effective as inviting Li Qiutang.

But Li Qiutang really stopped giving any interviews.

On the last day of February, Chen Zhixi posted on Weibo that Li Qiutang had gone into seclusion.

He said that over the past month, he had felt the terrifying pressure of being thrust into the limelight. As a behind-the-scenes creator, he was very uncomfortable with being pushed into the spotlight like this. So the director has now gone home to quietly spend time with his family and to calmly regroup before starting again. Some people might say that this is too pretentious, that everyone is waiting for him to break the record, but he's hiding away. But I believe my friends can understand that Qiu Tang doesn't need this record to prove anything to himself. Even without this record, he is still one of the best directors in China. Please respect the director's decision.

"P.S. There will be a second part. I'll definitely urge him after he's rested." Whether the director rests or not is not important. This is the first official confirmation from the vice president of Autumn Pictures, the executive producer of "The Wandering Earth," that Li Qiutang will direct a second part of "The Wandering Earth." This news is the most important!

After Chen Zhixi posted on Weibo, #TheWanderingEarth2# immediately became a trending topic.

"Based on current box office trends, 'The Wandering Earth' is expected to break the record set by 'Wolf Warrior 2' within the next day or two and become the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history. Chen Zhixi, the executive producer of 'The Wandering Earth,' recently confirmed on Weibo that a sequel will be made."

The audience erupted in celebration following this trending topic!
"Director, you've had two days of rest. It's time to start filming the second movie."

"It's been two days. Even the donkeys in the production team can't rest like this. Get up and film the second part quickly!"

"Looking forward to the second movie! Go, Little Wandering Ball!"

"Is there a sequel? Let's release it this summer, there should be enough time."

Some netizens went to Liu Yifei's Weibo to urge her to update her blog.

"Quickly wake your husband up and film the second movie!"

"Tell your husband to wake up and get back to writing the script!"

Liu Yifei was reading these comments backstage and she was laughing so hard she almost snotted out of her nose.

Chen Zhixi's Weibo post had a great marketing effect, and the number of people visiting the cinema increased significantly the following Friday.

On March 1st, at 3 PM, the official Weibo account of "The Wandering Earth" released a congratulatory message, announcing that the film's total box office had surpassed 56 billion yuan.

It's only 9000 million away from the record set by "Wolf Warrior 2".

At that time, Director Li was having his car repaired at a car repair shop.

Damn, Land Rovers are great in every way, except they keep having minor problems. I had them serviced before the new year, and now they're broken again. I'll have to replace them sooner or later!

At 8 p.m., Li Qiutang was having hot pot at home with his wife and mother-in-law. He meant it, turning down all his social engagements and banquets.

Li Qiutang went to the kitchen and cut another plate of beef before returning to the table. She said, "Beef is still tastier than mutton. Eating too much mutton can cause heartburn, while eating too much beef will only cause bloating."

Just after she finished speaking, Liu Yifei, who was looking down at her phone, looked up at Li Qiutang.

Li Qiutang knew exactly what she meant: "It's broken?"

“Yes,” Liu Yifei said, “57.1 billion.”

Liu Yifei clapped happily: "Congratulations to our director for becoming the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history! Let's open a bottle of wine to celebrate!" Without waiting for Li Qiutang's consent, she went straight to the wine cabinet to get a bottle.

The official Weibo account of "The Wandering Earth" released a message of good news, celebrating its achievement of reaching the top.

Soon after, both the official Weibo account of "Wolf Warrior 2" and Wu Jing posted congratulatory posters, saying, "Little Wandering Earth, keep charging forward!"

There is an unwritten rule in the Chinese film market that when a new film reaches the top of the box office charts, the previous champion must post a congratulatory message to demonstrate the unity and inheritance among Chinese filmmakers.

The official Weibo account of "The Mermaid," which was the champion of last year's Spring Festival box office, also took this opportunity to post a message congratulating "The Wandering Earth" on its achievement of the top spot.

"Come on, fill it up." Liu Yifei poured the water for her husband and mother.

She was genuinely happy for her husband.

"Congratulations to our director, cheers!" Liu Yifei toasted.

Before toasting, Li Qiutang actually flirted with Liu Yifei in front of her mother: "How about it, isn't it a great honor to marry me?"

"It's prestigious, it's prestigious." Liu Yifei was genuinely happy today and readily agreed, regardless of her mother's presence.

Liu Xiaoli looked at her two children with a smile.

(End of this chapter)