Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 788 You are hypocritical, you are greedy

On the first day after the May Day holiday, Avengers: Endgame surpassed Titanic at the global box office, ranking second in global film history, after Avatar.

Almost simultaneously, "The Wandering Earth" ended its nearly 100-day theatrical run over three months, closing with a box office of 61.374 billion yuan.

Audiences will naturally ask: "With Avengers: Endgame becoming the second-highest grossing film in global history and grossing over 39 billion yuan in China in 15 days, can it surpass The Wandering Earth?"

Some viewers might say, "The Wandering Earth relies entirely on domestic audiences. If it's so capable, it should be released overseas and make money from foreigners instead of just bullying its own people."

"The Wandering Earth" made money and topped the charts, which seems to have blocked other people's path. Since others can't bring down your box office, they will try to annoy you in other ways.

Even if it has no effect, they will still try to gain some advantage over you verbally.

Let them take advantage of this opportunity; Li Qiutang and the "Wandering Earth" crew don't care, and even if they know, they don't intend to interfere.

Leaving aside the film's contribution to the industrialization of Chinese cinema, just the 61 billion yuan box office that it pocketed deserves some criticism.

After "The Wandering Earth" was taken off the screens, Li Qiutang really disappeared from the public eye, and Liu Yifei disappeared along with her.

But actually, both of them still had their own work to do. Li Qiutang was handling some company matters, Liu Yifei was reviewing backlogged scripts, and her team was negotiating new business deals for her. They weren't exactly busy, but they both had something to do.

"Huh? You're already endorsing CICC, how can you endorse other jewelry brands?" Li Qiutang noticed that Liu Yifei had been spending most of her time either reading scripts or looking at Chaumet catalogs lately.

He knew nothing about endorsements, but he did know that there were exclusive agreements for endorsements of the same product category.

"I don't know either, the company said there's no conflict." Liu Yifei initially thought he would be excluded, but then she heard there was no conflict.

“Hey, this one looks nice,” Li Qiutang said, pointing to a crown in the picture book.

Liu Yifei glanced at the price below: "29."

"........."

"GBP."

"Damn it," Li Qiutang cursed, "What idiot would buy this thing?"

Li Qiutang may be rich, but he really wouldn't spend that much money on this thing.

Liu Yifei said, "Actually, I don't understand who would buy these things. They're too expensive." Liu Yifei would buy rings, necklaces, earrings, etc., but she wouldn't buy jewelry like crowns, which are no longer part of her everyday makeup, let alone at this price, which she herself thought was too expensive.

He added, "I've only ever bought one crown."

"When did you buy it? I've never seen you wear it before."

"Did I steal the hat I wore at my wedding?!" Liu Yifei exclaimed.

"I don't understand these things. I thought you borrowed these flashy but impractical things from someone." Then Li Qiutang's survival instinct kicked in instantly. "I was so busy looking at people. Why would I look at jewelry when my wife is so beautiful?"

"That's a bit cheesy." Actually, Liu Yifei really liked Li Qiutang's cheesy sweet talk, but she was stubborn and unwilling to admit it.

Li Qiutang plopped down next to her, put an arm around her shoulder, and looked at the picture book with her, occasionally offering her comments: this one is pretty, that one is not; only a fool would buy something so expensive; she's playing the same old trick of eating and throwing up; she said this one is indeed pretty, so the price doesn't seem so unacceptable.

"You never used to look at these things, what's wrong with you today? Why are you being so attentive for no reason? Do you want something from me?"

"Don't be ungrateful," Li Qiutang said. "What do I need from you?"

Liu Yifei remained unsuspecting and continued looking through her art book to learn about Chaumet's history and design philosophy.

Li Qiutang said again, "I'll buy you one. It's been a long time since I bought you any jewelry."

Liu Yifei clearly noticed that her husband was acting strangely today; he was being unusually attentive for no reason.

"You really have nothing to ask me for?" "No, I really don't."

"That means you did something to wrong me."

"You're talking nonsense. We've been together for 10 years. If I were to wrong you, would I have waited until now?" Li Qiutang laughed at her thought process. "You're not even willing to accept the things I buy for you."

"This thing is ridiculously expensive and impractical, what's the point of buying it?" Liu Yifei thought for a moment and said, "After 'The Wandering Earth' finished its run in theaters, what are we going to do with the money we made?"

"You're not wrong to think that way; it's only right to earn money to buy jewelry for your wife."

“If you really want to give me a gift,” Liu Yifei said, putting her arm around Li Qiutang’s neck, “get me a new car.”

Li Qiutang pulled Liu Yifei's hand away, felt in her pocket, took out her phone, and muttered to herself, "It seems like there's a document I haven't looked at. Who asked me for something a couple of days ago?" As she spoke, she walked upstairs to her study.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes in anger and said to Li Qiutang's retreating figure, "You're being hypocritical."

Li Qiutang ignored him and continued walking forward, disappearing around the corner of the stairs. Suddenly, she leaned out halfway and said, "You are insatiable."

“You’re deceiving your wife’s feelings,” Liu Yifei immediately retorted.

Li Qiutang leaned out again: "You're taking advantage of your own husband." Then she shrank back.

Seeing that Li Qiutang had really left, Liu Yifei didn't say anything and continued looking at the documents.

Liu Yifei's recent endorsement has run into some issues. Her highest-ranking endorsement is currently with Dior as a global ambassador, but she and her team are dissatisfied with Dior's practice of wholesaling ambassadors in recent years.

Not to mention foreign markets, in the Chinese market alone, Dior has already officially announced 12 ambassadors of various kinds.

Doing this would undoubtedly lower the value of Liu Yifei's global brand ambassadorship, and anyone would be dissatisfied with it.

However, due to her contractual obligations, Liu Yifei could only offer a few verbal responses.

It should be said that Dior has not treated Liu Yifei unfairly in terms of treatment. She has received the exposure, haute couture, and banquets that she deserves over the years.

Sometimes Liu Yifei doesn't want to participate in official events, and Dior lets her have her way.

However, Dior will not stop wholesaling ambassadors based on the reactions of its global ambassadors. This is a company-wide strategy that will not change because of the ambassadors.

And Li Qiutang, who is currently in the study, is indeed doing something.

“You can negotiate it yourself,” Li Qiutang said to Chen Zhixi on the phone. “No matter how much you negotiate, I’ll contribute 30%.”

LeEco has begun new financing negotiations. Although it is using other people's money to start its own business, Qiu Tian's actual control over the new platform is still not easily shaken.

"You need to get the A and B shares sorted out before raising funds. Oh, you're doing it simultaneously? Then there's no problem," Li Qiutang said. "Don't worry about where I get the money; I'll definitely get it for you."

Li Qiutang inquired about the projects Chen Zhixi had brought in recently. Chen Zhixi was having a hard time securing projects. Apart from some films that were not well-regarded from the start, which were willing to sell to her to try her luck, some well-known production companies were not considering New LeTV as a platform.

People think the new platform is weak and has no reputation, so why would they put their shows on it and suffer the consequences?

But Chen Zhixi had a proud streak; even though LeTV was not well-received, she refused to accept bad movies for her film library.

The price reflects the quality of the production; trying to take advantage of her won't be so easy.

"We've secured three dramas so far, all from our own company: The Three-Body Problem, Rattan, and a crime drama called 'Raging Storm,' which I just talked to the director about a couple of days ago."

Li Qiutang's eyelids twitched. Chen Zhixi seemed to have a knack for landing leading roles; she'd just taken over a new platform and already landed a drama like this. "Okay, the first two years will definitely be tough. Let's take it slow."

"If there are any difficulties, we can discuss and solve them together."

(End of this chapter)