Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 786 hello hello hey
"...Everyone, please don't rush us to release the second book," Li Qiutang said in her speech at the celebration banquet. "It really won't be that soon. Even I don't know what kind of story the second book will be."

"You're already pushing for a sequel before the first one has even finished its run in theaters? Aren't you guys going a bit too far?" Li Qiutang's words amused the guests in the audience.

Even the donkeys in the production team don't do that.

Everyone laughed again.

Li Qiutang didn't waste any more words. After expressing his gratitude, he put down the microphone and invited everyone to eat and drink.

Today's celebration banquet included colleagues from the film crew, as well as many friends who were invited.

For many of them, this was the first time they had seen Li Qiutang since the release of "The Wandering Earth".

Almost everyone said that Li Qiutang had taken another step forward. The record of 56.9 billion yuan for "Wolf Warrior 2" seemed unattainable to others, but unexpectedly, this record was broken by Li Qiutang after only 19 months.

Director Li Qiutang's achievements were already incredibly high, and now that he has broken the record, he says, "It doesn't have much of an impact."

Wu Jing set a record, propelling him directly to the top tier, with film offers coming in so fast that even eight hands couldn't handle them all.

Before "The Wandering Earth," Li Qiutang was the most expensive, highest-grossing, and most famous director at Huayu Media. Investors would give him whatever amount of money he wanted, and producers had to agree to whatever he wanted to film. The new record set by "The Wandering Earth" did not bring him any particularly substantial benefits.

Even when the company's stock price skyrocketed, Li Qiutang did not reduce her holdings.

Among those present today, there were people Li Qiutang knew, and many he didn't. Li Qiutang didn't remember most of those who were brought along to perform and become familiar with the audience.

Wang Jianlin made a rare appearance at the celebration banquet.

He was genuinely happy. The past two years haven't been particularly good for Wan Da; Lao Wang has sold off over 100 billion yuan worth of assets, including but not limited to cultural tourism, hotels, and his core plaza business.

The money earned from "The Wandering Earth" was certainly a drop in the bucket compared to the debts of the Wanda Group, but "The Wandering Earth" once again proved that Wanda had made the right move in the film and entertainment industry.

Wanda's explanation to the outside world sounds very good: the group needs to recover funds and transform from heavy assets to light assets.

Even if they really want to transform their business, many people probably wouldn't be able to accept selling off their assets like this.

However, judging from Lao Wang's demeanor today, with a wine glass in one hand and a cigar in the other, he was chatting and laughing, full of vigor and high spirits.

Don't underestimate this seasoned veteran. To put it bluntly, even if Old Wang only had one square left in the whole country, he would still be one of the richest people in the country.

"Come on, Director Li, let's have a drink." Old Wang affectionately put his arm around Li Qiutang's shoulder.

He said he had thought "The Wandering Earth" would be a big hit, but he didn't expect it to sell like this.

"What a wonderful surprise!"

Li Qiutang praised him, saying, "That's all thanks to President Wang's bold investment. Back then, no one dared to invest in us except China Film Group. Everyone says you have a unique vision for film investment and act decisively."

But in fact, the investment in "The Wandering Earth" was not led by Lao Wang, but was the credit of the Wanda Film and Television team.

But Li Qiutang's praise really hit the nail on the head for Lao Wang.

If you praise Lao Wang for his success in real estate and cultural tourism, making him the richest man in the country, he might not care. But if you say he has a good eye for movies, he'll really appreciate it.

Just like if you praise Yuan Lao's scientific research as amazing, Yuan Lao won't even glance at you, but if you praise Yuan Lao's chess skills, he will be very happy.

Autumn, China Film Group, and Wanda have reached an agreement that no new main production company will be developed for "The Wandering Earth 2". The pie will still be divided among the three companies, with some left for co-producers.

Therefore, at today's celebration banquet, Lao Wang did not talk about the second part at all, nor did he mention that Wan Da had taken over "The Love Saint 2".

This can't be blamed on Qiu Tian. Qiu Tian never planned to make a sequel. It was Wan Da who insisted on making it, and that's why Qiu Tian authorized it. As a result, the artist's scandal caused the movie to be canceled, and Wan Da suffered losses. What does that have to do with Qiu Tian?

Go ask Uncle Bo for compensation.

However, even if "The Love Saint 2" isn't rejected for the Spring Festival release, can it survive against "The Wandering Earth"?
So, by that calculation, the cancelled "The Love Saint 2" probably didn't lose too much money; at least Wan Da saved on the staggeringly high marketing and distribution costs of the Spring Festival season. Liu Yifei was certainly at the celebration party, but she's busier than her husband right now—too many film companies want to hire her, and too many people want to get to know her.

Li Qiutang had just finished talking to Sun Zhonghuai and sat back down in his seat when Liu Yifei also sat down and took out a stack of business cards from her pocket to show him: "I didn't expect so many people still use business cards. I don't recognize any of them."

"Who told you to be so popular?" Li Qiutang quickly took a couple of bites. "How many WeChat contacts did you add?"

"About ten," Liu Yifei said. "There are bosses and a lot of their wives. I wish I hadn't brought my phone."

The "wife route" has always been the best social route, both in ancient and modern times, and in all cultures. What man can resist the influence of his wife's words?

Although many people know that Liu Yifei doesn't care about or can't control Li Qiutang, does that mean you're not following Liu Yifei's path?

"I added more than thirty," Li Qiutang said with a wry smile.

“You’re more famous than me,” Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"You think my 61 billion is less than yours?" Li Qiutang retorted.

"Showing off." Liu Yifei rolled her eyes.

As they were talking, Xie Nan, the host on stage, began to speak. "Today's celebration banquet has a few entertaining performances planned."

Before he could even speak, Xie Nan burst out laughing. Since this was an internal celebration banquet, it wasn't a problem.
"I don't even know how to introduce the next program," Xie Nan said, holding his cue cards for a long time without being able to continue. "Next, please enjoy the song and dance performance 'Produce 101,' performed by Meng Meiqi, Wu Xuanyi, Yang Chaoyue, and Wu Jing. Ugh, who arranged this awful program?!"

"Hahahaha!!!" The whole audience burst into laughter, cheers and whistles filled the air.

The organizers are so mean!

Li Qiutang swore that he truly did not know beforehand.

He wouldn't even get a copy of the program for the celebration banquet, but he was the loudest whistler!
This time, we actually saw Wolf Warrior dancing to a girl group song.

Liu Yifei was also stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter and said, "You guys are so shameless."

"It's immoral as it may be, but you don't want to watch it?"

"I really want to watch it."

The three girls were wearing pink jackets and pink mini skirts, paired with white socks and white shoes. They looked incredibly youthful, beautiful, fresh, and lovely. Wu Jing was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans.

The whole scene was as discordant as it could possibly be, but it was also incredibly funny.

When did he start practicing? This is Li Qiutang's biggest question right now. And who else could convince him?

None of that matters anymore, watching the show is the most important thing.

"Hello hello hey."

"Hahaha!!!" Music and laughter filled the air!

Wu Jing's actions...it's clear he's really trying to keep up with the three girls, but he just can't!
Moreover, it's clear that Wu Jing never rehearsed with the three girls.

The more chaotic the stage scene, the funnier it will be.

Xie Nan, standing on the side of the stage, was laughing so hard she was shaking, squatting on the ground and taking pictures with her phone.

"Where's my phone! Quick, take a picture! Hahaha!!"

"I'm filming right now, in full-frame 4K at 30 frames per second, and it's crystal clear. Hahaha!"

(End of this chapter)