Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 368 "The Message" is a huge hit, making her the first actress to win a billion-dollar box office?
The next day, Yan Li learned the statistics for the opening day box office of "The Message".

1621 million!
This data is acceptable, especially considering that "Dawn 1949" barely grossed 10 million yuan, while "The Message" had 15% more screenings and 30% more box office revenue.

If this data holds steady today, it will be of great significance to the film scheduling during the National Day holiday.

China Film Group can provide some support for "The Message" in the early stages, but ultimately, the box office performance will speak for itself.

If "The Message" were to fail, China Film Group would not have disregarded its own interests and promoted it so aggressively.

Let alone China Film Group, even Yi An's own cinema chain can't just leave the theaters empty and not make money. If the movies lose money, and the cinema chain loses money too, wouldn't that be double the loss?
Yu Pangzi, who was watching the spectacle, was very happy. As a veteran distributor, he had a good grasp of this trend and the film scheduling, and he even called Yan Li to congratulate him.

"It seems that the first movie to be shown during the National Day holiday will be 'The Message'. 'Dawn 1949' probably can't even compare to 'The Founding of a Republic'."

"If we don't get 30 million in the first three days, even with some effort during the National Day holiday, we can only break 100 million at most. Haha, Huayi Brothers has really turned things around this time."

Because "The Message" is a spy thriller, the scale is limited, and the investment is not particularly high compared to other blockbusters. The main expenses were on actors, set design, and marketing. The official figure is 8500 million, but the actual total cost was less than 7000 million.

"Dawn 1949" is different because it involves assassination and counter-espionage plots, with many fight scenes, gun battles, and explosions, and the filming period is also longer than that of "The Message".

Huayi Brothers stated that the investment was 120 million yuan, but some sources say it exceeded 100 million yuan.

It's unclear how much padding there is, but it's estimated to be higher than that of "The Message".

In an interview, Wang Zhonglei, the producer of "Dawn 1949", said that the box office target was to guarantee 2 million yuan and aim for 3 million yuan.

At this rate, if the National Day holiday doesn't perform well, reaching 2 million in sales will be quite difficult.

When he's down on his luck, he's happy for others to suffer too; Fatty Yu is incredibly gloating.

Has "Wheat Field" grossed over ten million at the box office?

Seeing the chuckled fat man, Yan Li broke down his defenses with just one sentence.

"Dawn 1949" was overshadowed by "The Message," but it's not difficult for it to break 100 million yuan, and it can still climb higher. Even if it loses money, Huayi Brothers won't lose too much.

In contrast, "Wheat Field" has not even grossed ten million at the box office yet, so it can be said to be a complete flop, and Bona Film Group has lost money without any recourse.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Fatty Yu hung up the phone. Yan Li sneered, "Let you see what's going on, you son of a bitch."

Finally, he received several congratulatory calls, which Yan Li discussed one by one, before listening to the detailed publicity plan for "The Message".

In general, the strategy is primarily based on Weibo, supplemented by offline promotions, word-of-mouth marketing, and targeted advertising of elements such as dual-soldier themes, patriotic themes, emotional themes, and suspense.

"...We combined Weibo to generate buzz through a combination of celebrity endorsements and word-of-mouth...We held a 'Big V' event to promote the film by leveraging the influence of Weibo's top influencers, and we also invited several key members of the production team to participate in online interviews on Weibo, directly interacting with netizens and encouraging them to participate in Weibo ratings and film reviews, etc."

"...As of now, topics related to 'The Message' have reached nearly 5000 million views and have been trending on social media for several consecutive days. With the arrival of the National Day holiday, we believe there will be another surge in such topics."

"...Regarding offline promotion, considering the National Day holiday travel situation, we placed relevant advertisements at some stations, highways, and taxis to specifically target students and white-collar workers for holiday promotion."

"...The cinema exhibition, roadshow tour, print media, TV variety shows, and cross-industry promotion were all carried out in full swing, and sufficient contingency plans were made."

"Our goal is to reach 2 million yuan in box office revenue before the end of the National Day holiday."

Yan Limo calculated that this goal was not beyond the scope of the curriculum, and the probability was even quite high.

If this goal is achieved, with at least another month left in the run, it's not impossible for "The Message" to gross over 3 million.

With "Crazy Racer" already grossing over 3 million at the beginning of the year, if Yi An releases another film that grosses over 3 million, who can stop Yi An from winning?

By the way, "Bodyguards and Assassins" is scheduled for the Lunar New Year season, most likely in December, which means it will be released in 2009.

Strictly speaking, Yi An was also one of the producers and distributors of "The Founding of a Republic".

If handled well, Yi An's image appears in the top ten, and even the top five, of the mainland box office charts this year.

Wow, with plans to go public next year, achieving such significant results this year, Yi'an's financial statements are exceptionally impressive.

Yan Li was in a good mood and made a promise.

He coordinated with Weibo and other resources that were not readily available to the production team. The "The Message" production team went all out to achieve a box office of 3 million yuan. Once the goal was achieved, he and the company would definitely not skimp on bonuses, and he would have a great chance of promotion and a raise.

Next year, Yi'an will go public, and with more funds available, it will be able to recruit more talent.

With the huge success of "The Message," it's only natural that these key employees who have contributed to the company and possess the necessary abilities should be promoted.

...

With Yan Li personally overseeing the project, the "The Message" production team, along with Yi An and Weibo behind it, are fully prepared, just waiting for National Day to arrive.

On September 30th, "The Message" grossed 17.8 million yuan, ranking first among all films released during the same period.

Fan Xiaopang, Li Bingbing, and Sun Honglei split into three teams and began their largest-scale roadshow during the National Day holiday. Even Yan Li himself, as the producer and supervisor, accepted some media interviews to talk about the production of "The Message".

In just two days, the film grossed tens of millions of yuan, which was enough to generate positive word-of-mouth for "The Message".

The Weibo rating has been released, and it currently holds a score of 8.2, ranking third among domestic films released this year, only behind "The Founding of a Republic" and "Crazy Racer".

Well, there are some doubts about the high score of 8.9 for "The Founding of a Republic".

According to some Weibo users on other platforms, some negative comments were reviewed and then cancelled, and the number of people who rated them was also abnormal, leading to suspicions that Weibo was controlling the scores.

There's no way to control the score; the internet atmosphere is serious these days. If some people start stirring up trouble and create negative impacts, Weibo will have to deal with the drama.

Therefore, it's not unreasonable for some internet platforms to give such works the cold shoulder or even control the comment section.

Some idiots don't know the consequences and like to court disaster. The worst part is that they not only bring disaster upon themselves but also drag others down with them. The platform doesn't want to die with these idiots, so it has to protect itself.

This time, Weibo also showed some lack of experience.

Next time a similar situation arises, we'll just not release the ratings yet. We'll wait until things calm down before releasing them, when most of the ratings will be from normal viewers, which will prevent some idiots from seeking thrills.

Even with a subject like "The Message," there are some idiots trying to get attention.

However, with "The Founding of a Republic" drawing attention ahead and being more of a commercial film with good handling, most people still gave it a normal evaluation.

As long as people don't create unnecessary drama or stir up trouble, the Weibo ratings, whether praising or criticizing the film itself, are objective and reflect the true nature of Yi An's works.

The most important thing for a film and television rating platform is fairness and objectivity. There's nothing that can be done about special cases, but for normal films, there's no need to take sides.

Weibo and Yi'an are owned by the same person and each holds a minority stake in the other, making them strategic partners, but they are not one entity.

Even within a single company, each department and segment focuses on its own business development.

There are other development plans behind Weibo's film and television ratings. It's impossible for them to deliberately show favoritism and undermine their own foundation because of a few projects by Yi An.

The lawsuit went all the way to Yan Li's side without them backing down, so the Yi An project doesn't really receive any preferential treatment in terms of Weibo ratings.

Therefore, the ratings for "The Message" on Weibo are generally considered objective and fair.

Even on Douban, a website that had declined by then but was considered more "professional," "The Message" still received a score of 7.9.

Considering that domestic films tend to receive lower scores on Douban, especially those with patriotic themes, this score is not low.

[Yan Li is truly a talent. In the previous film, "Painted Skin," he had two soldiers fighting over a man; in this film, "The Message," he's having two soldiers involved in a lesbian relationship. I'm looking forward to the next film featuring two soldiers—will they team up to kill men?]

[Holy crap, I've always thought Shuangbing and his partner were sworn enemies, but this time I actually think they're a good match.]

Haha, finally someone understands us Bingbing fans! Shuangbing is both a nemesis and the best of friends, a match made in heaven!

[Ice popsicle, ice pop, right now the person I most want to kill is the face-obsessed person.]

[Former best friends who later parted ways, then fought over a man, and then collaborated again for various reasons, contributing one great drama after another, a love-hate relationship that is endlessly intertwined. Has anyone decided to make a drama about the two of them?]

[Go to Shuangbing Bar, it's all their works. Now that "The Message" is popular, many authors will probably start writing again.]

[Why only praise the two soldiers? Why not praise the plot? The suspense is excellent, the production is superb, and it represents a major breakthrough for the genre in Chinese films.]

I watched "Dawn 1949" first, and it wasn't as bad as people online said. Then I watched "The Message," which was absolutely amazing.

It's a pity that Yan Li didn't play the Japanese soldier; I was really looking forward to seeing him torture the two soldiers.

Sun Honglei was even more villainous than the villain himself; if it weren't for the ending, I would have thought he was the bad guy.

The final climax was a bit awkward, but the rest was passable.

[Fuck you, you son of a bitch, do you even know what faith is? I...]

【…】

Yan Li also specifically looked at the relevant comments and reviews, and overall they were quite good.

It's perfectly normal for people to dislike the subject matter or style, point out problems, or think the film wasn't perfect. No film can please everyone, and Yan Li has seen this situation many times.

As long as the general public's overall evaluation is good, that's enough; use that as a starting point to attract new viewers.

October 1st, National Day
Yan Li also received an invitation to watch the military parade and attended the National Day gala in the evening.

After returning home from the National Day Gala, he received the box office figures for the first day of the National Day holiday for "The Message".

3951 million!
The total box office has approached 75 million, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will most likely break 100 million tomorrow.

It grossed over 100 million yuan in four days, one day faster than the previous film "Crazy Racer," mainly due to the National Day holiday.

Yan Li then went to check the box office figures for "The Founding of a Republic" and "Dawn 1949".

The former has already grossed over 3 million yuan. Two weeks after its release, it achieved a box office reversal on the first day of the National Day holiday, even surpassing "Dawn 1949".

The latter's current box office is less than 5000 million yuan. It should be noted that it was released one day earlier than "The Message" and has basically announced its withdrawal from the National Day box office battle.

Yan Li never expected Huayi Brothers to be so disappointing.

He had confidence in Fengsheng, but also felt that Huayi Brothers wouldn't be too bad. When he initially considered the National Day battle, he thought it would be a good opportunity for both sides to create hype.

He's starting to look down on Huayi Brothers now. If it weren't for the fact that arguing with "The Founding of a Republic" wasn't appropriate, he would have already turned them into rivals.

The publicity campaign for "The Message" has begun to abandon some of the promotional materials for the National Day battle.

If a competitive situation cannot be formed, discussing a major battle would only benefit Huayi Brothers. It would be better to simply declare victory and then criticize them.

Huayi Brothers also gave up some publicity for the major battle. They were beaten too badly, and further publicity would only humiliate them and could affect their subsequent listing.

On October 2nd, "The Message" surpassed 10 million views, and the production team has already begun a small-scale celebration of their victory.

Fan Xiaopang and Li Bingbing even had a rare friendly interaction on Weibo when they weren't working, chatting about their respective roadshows.

It's worth noting that the two filmed two movies together, "Painted Skin" and "The Message," and most of their Weibo posts involving each other were official promotional in nature.

Fan Xiaopang occasionally posts selfies or group photos, but he has never posted a private photo of himself and Li Bingbing alone on Weibo.

When the two are together, the photos are either from events or stills from the show, or at most, behind-the-scenes shots taken by the crew.

Li Bingbing is the same; she doesn't post many pictures, perhaps because of her blogging habits, which lean more towards written expression.

The fact that the two soldiers can interact openly and amicably under these circumstances speaks volumes about their feelings.

The previous hit "Painted Skin" was a great success, and Shuang Bing had already delivered a very good performance. However, there were still various criticisms, such as accusations that Shuang Bing was engaging in malicious hype and that luck played a part in the success of a single film.

In this film, "The Message," Yan Li did not participate, and Shuang Bing took on the main roles. Moreover, there was some restraint in the gossip and hype surrounding Shuang Bing, with the focus being on the performance and the film itself.

In this context, "The Message" became a huge hit, and Shuang Bing instantly became the highest-grossing female star duo in mainland China, and even in the Chinese film industry.

The two of them were overjoyed!
The sky cleared, the ground brightened, and the other person no longer seemed as repulsive as before.

Not only the two main figures, but even their fans, who used to fight tooth and nail, have put aside their past grudges and started to join forces to attack Hu Sidan.

The term "Si Dan Shuang Bing" has been used for so many years, it's time to change it to "Shuang Bing Si Dan".

Among the group, Xiao Yanzi and Zhou Gongzi were the most prominent.

On one hand, these two are old enemies of the Shuangbing.

Xiao Yanzi and Fan Xiaopang have a grudge from their time in Huanzhu Gege, and they even had a fierce battle at the beginning of the year over who would be the Weibo goddess.

Zhou Xun and Li Bingbing have had ongoing conflicts in recent years because of their relationship as Huayi Brothers' top female star.

On the other hand, these two also participated in the National Day film season. One is the female lead in "Wheat Field" and the other is the female lead in "Dawn 1949". They were completely defeated and crushed. It's no wonder that their fans went crazy and mocked them.

The fans of Si Dan are not just sitting idly by; they fight back when necessary.

But Shuangbing's solid achievements speak for themselves. No matter what tricks her fans use, Shuangbing is indeed the best-performing actress in movies over the past two years.

Fan Xiaopang's team also unprecedentedly proposed the achievement of "Billion-Yuan Box Office Best Actress".

The two-part "Red Cliff" grossed over 5 million yuan, "Painted Skin" grossed 2.4 million yuan, and there are also films such as "A Battle of Wits", "The Peach Blossom Luck", and "Tokyo Trial", plus "The Message", which is expected to break 3 million yuan at the box office.

Fan Bingbing's total box office earnings for her leading roles are about to reach 10 billion yuan, making her the first actress in Chinese film history to achieve such a feat.

The announcement of this title caused a great uproar.

Li Bingbing quickly followed suit, with "Painted Skin" and "The Message" grossing at least 5 million yuan. She also starred in movies such as "Cellphone," "The Forbidden Kingdom," and "A World Without Thieves."

Although it hasn't reached 10 billion, it's not far off. She's confident that she'll make a new breakthrough soon, so she'll start with a marketing campaign first.

After all, Fan Bingbing has never won a prestigious Best Actress award, even though she's known as the "10 billion yuan Best Actress."

She at least has two legitimate Best Actress awards!
Zhang Ziyi isn't afraid to compare herself to others. The global box office of "Hero" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" alone amounts to more than 10 billion RMB.

However, Zhang Ziyi's fans quickly clarified, "Sorry, we're calculating based on mainland China box office. If we're talking about mainland China box office, Zhang Ziyi's performance isn't bad either, but it's still a ways off from 10 billion."

Fortunately, she can salvage her reputation with international box office success, or even turn the tables and criticize her two rivals for being only good at fighting within their own ranks.

Apart from Zhang, who managed to break through the encirclement, the others did not.

Zhou Xun leans more towards art films, and Xiao Yanzi was once nicknamed box office poison. Xu Jinglei was simply a filler; in terms of commercial box office, she was completely outclassed by the two stars.

Although the fans of the four actresses are stubborn and attack the weaknesses and scandals of the two actors, the success of "The Message" has indeed made the two actors' popularity soar.

The transformation from "Four Dan and Two Soldiers" to "Two Soldiers and Four Dan" might be an exaggeration, but many people believe that the combined performance of the "Two Soldiers" is better than any two combinations of the "Four Dan".

As for the previous claims that the two actresses were trying to take advantage of the four leading actresses, apart from some fans of the four leading actresses, they have all disappeared. Everyone agrees that the two actresses are top actresses of the same level, and the two actresses are even more popular. They are optimistic that the two actresses will eventually surpass the four leading actresses.

This momentum also caused the two soldiers to unconsciously move closer together.

Publicly friendly interactions and joint charitable activities are both ways for both sides to ease tensions, or to further cooperate based on prior mutual interests.

To put it simply, the two sides have entered a new honeymoon period.

It's hard to say how long they can maintain this relationship, but at least during the period of success of "The Message" and its aftermath, the two are unlikely to fall out easily.

...

During the National Day holiday, "The Message" was striving towards its goal of 2 million yuan in box office revenue, while Yan Li, after getting back on track, also returned to the "Let the Bullets Fly" crew.

"congratulations."

Jiang Wen specially organized a welcoming ceremony. In the movie "The Message", Yan Li's presence on screen was not very prominent, and it was all given to Shuang Bing, Gao Qunshu, Sun Honglei and others.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the success of "The Message" today is inseparable from Yan Li's planning and promotion.

Not only "The Message," but also the success of "The Founding of a Republic" owes a debt to Yan Li; at least, director Han Sanye kept praising him.

It can be said that Yi An is undoubtedly the biggest winner of this year's National Day film season, and Yi An's victory is Yan Li's victory.

Boss Yan's status and prestige in the entertainment industry are growing day by day.

However, this is a good thing for "Let the Bullets Fly". The more awesome Yan Li is, the more they can benefit from his success. Otherwise, with such a heavy filming schedule, Jiang Wen wouldn't have held any welcoming ceremony.

Most of the other people were just there for fun, and once the welcoming ceremony was over, they went about their business.

Jiang Wen, Yan Li, Uncle Ge, producer Ma Ke, and two screenwriters went to the lounge to continue their conversation and discuss the upcoming key scenes.

The Feast at Hongmen is about to be filmed!

The scene from "Let the Bullets Fly" depicting the Feast at Hongmen is definitely Jiang Wen's proudest and most worrisome moment.

The dialogue is good, and the various confrontation designs are also good, but the key issue is that it's too long. Even after editing, it's still at least ten minutes long.

The movie is only a little over a hundred minutes long, and about one-tenth of that time is devoted to these dialogue scenes, relying entirely on the verbal exchanges between the three actors.

Jiang Wen had to consider whether it was too long or even disrupted the originally good pacing of the plot.

After suffering a major loss with "The Sun Also Rises," Jiang Wen learned his lesson, or rather, learned his lesson and became more prudent, showing great self-restraint this time.

Although the film "Let the Bullets Fly" has a lot of his personal style, he has always been careful to compromise on storytelling and commercial appeal, avoiding the self-indulgent creation of the past.

The original version of the play "The Feast at Hongmen" was even longer and consisted mainly of verbal exchanges.

Jiang Wen's version was edited and compressed to its current form, with many additional plot points added to enhance the atmosphere and reduce any sense of tedium.

But he was still a little unsure, so he sought advice from Yan Li, Uncle Ge, and the screenwriters.

"I think it's all good. I don't understand scripts or anything like that. I'll just act however you film it."

Uncle Ge was the first to speak. The advisor he played was a master at pretending to be confused, and he himself was just as good, so he didn't take the blame at all.

Yan Li knew that Jiang Wen had set up this event today largely to hear his opinion, and that he was the only one present who could influence Jiang Wen's creative process.

"Why don't we shoot two versions? Then we can choose whichever version suits us best."

Yan Li offered a compromise that barely satisfied both sides, and Jiang Wen stroked his beard.

"Everything else is fine, it's just a matter of time..."

So that's what they were waiting for me!
Yan Li said that the old man had inexplicably dragged him to a meeting. This guy had been thinking about it for a while, but he was afraid that there wouldn't be enough time, so he had to make time.

After a moment's thought, Yan Li calculated the time and concluded that it should be fine: "I will try my best to cooperate."

Yan Li spoke up, and seeing this, Grandpa Ge readily nodded, "I'll go with you."

Ge You has actually been quite busy this year. He just finished filming Director Chen's "Sacrifice", and he will be filming Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One 2" next.

As far as mainland film actors are concerned, whether it is the older generation such as Chen Daoming and Wang Xueqi, or the new generation such as Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao, they all have to give way to this one.

"That's it."

Jiang Wen was overjoyed and showered Yan Li and Uncle Ge with compliments, praising Yan Li as invincible and Uncle Ge as righteous and loyal.

The more they talked, the more mushy it became, and Yan Li was a little disgusted, but Uncle Ge seemed to enjoy it and even praised Jiang Wen a few times in return.

However, as they chatted, Yan Li learned something that surprised him.

"Boss Yang from Yinghuang is here?"

"Yeah, he just left the day before yesterday. It's a shame he didn't run into you."

Yinghuang was also a producer of "Let the Bullets Fly," but it didn't contribute much money; it mainly handled operations in overseas Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Boss Yang greatly admired Jiang Wen, and even regretted that Yan Li beat him to it this time, otherwise he would definitely have invested more in him.

Besides Jiang Wen, Boss Yang also highly praised Uncle Ge, flattering Uncle Ge so much that he had a very good impression of him, calling him Chairman Yang repeatedly.

In Hong Kong, the chairman of a company's board of directors is more commonly referred to as the chairman of the board. Mr. Yang of Yinghuang is Chairman Yang of Yinghuang.

However, in Hong Kong, he is more often referred to as Dr. Yang.

Mr. Yang holds an honorary doctorate from an American university. Some business owners in Hong Kong are quite fond of such honors, such as Dr. Yang from Yinghuang and Dr. He from Macau.

But on the mainland, Dr. Yang certainly doesn't carry as much weight as Chairman Yang.

Some bigwigs in Hong Kong pursue doctoral titles, and some bigwigs in the mainland follow Hong Kong's example and try to get themselves a chairmanship.

Previously, when Yi'an established a board of directors, some people suggested this, but Yan Li refused.

Even the chairman felt that he looked a bit old. Calling someone in their twenties "Chairman Yan" was really a bit awkward.

"Just here to take a look?"

Yan Li was puzzled, and Ma Ke explained that Boss Yang was going to Shanghai to attend an event, which wasn't far away, so he came to check on things.

However, Mr. Yang was just casually visiting. His subordinates from Yinghuang managed to squeeze in a role for "Let the Bullets Fly," namely Daiyu and Qingwenzi from the Feast at Hongmen.

Yan Li frowned. Could Yinghuang's people be Bai Bing?

This character only wears a bellyband and gets kissed by the advisor, and has very little screen time, so there's not much point in her acting. Therefore, Yan Li didn't even get a role.

"That actress is called Lan Yan. She's quite pretty. I think she knows you. Would you like to meet her, Mr. Yan?"

Ma Ke jokingly asked, "This role was already cast. Lan Yan was able to snag it because of Emperor Entertainment Group, and also because she knows Yan Li."

In the entertainment industry, if a female celebrity suddenly says she knows Yan Li, everyone will have to gossip about it.

"Who are you seeing?"

At that moment, the door to the lounge opened, and a voice rang out; it was Xu Qing, who had rushed over upon hearing the news.

The latter stared at Yan Li as soon as he entered the door, his expression a mixture of reproach and resentment: "You didn't even tell me you were coming back."

"That's what makes it a surprise!"

Yan Li didn't really care. He then made a casual remark. Fortunately, Xu Qing wasn't a little girl anymore and didn't act coy. She simply stepped to stand beside him and looked at Grandpa Ge sitting next to her. The latter sighed and obediently got up to move aside.

Xu Qing sat down next to Yan Li as if no one else was there, leaning gently against him before asking with a smile.

"What were you talking about just now?"

"Producer Ma said a pretty girl had joined the crew and offered to introduce me to her."

Yan Li wasn't trying to shift the blame; rather, based on his experience, these women always liked to eavesdrop at the door before pretending to have just arrived and asking questions.

If you pretend to be stupid, even if people don't expose you on the spot, it will cause trouble later. So tell the truth, since it's not like he's the one taking the blame.

Xu Qing's dimples appeared and disappeared: "Producer Ma is quite enthusiastic, is he just annoyed by me and wants to get rid of me?"

Without saying a word, Ma Ke brought a glass of water: "Sister, I was being sarcastic, so I'm offering tea instead of wine. Please forgive me."

"Virtue."

Xu Qing snorted and didn't pursue the matter further. She then turned to Yan Li and asked where the girl who knew him came from.

"Many people know me, and there are quite a few people in the entertainment industry who don't know me, but I really don't recognize this person."

Yan Li wasn't making excuses; he was at most familiar with this person, remembering that he was Bai Bing's colleague, but he didn't know anything else.

Xu Qing felt that Yan Li was being somewhat perfunctory with her and was a little angry, but Yan Li let it go.

They had known each other for less than a month. The older sister and younger brother usually played and joked around together and got along well, but that didn't mean Xu Qing could control him.

Yan Li is not like Feng Xiaogang and his ilk, who have a filter on the goddesses of the Beijing circle and expect them to be pampered and indulged.

His feelings for Xu Qing were simple: they got along well, the older sister was quite charming and proactive, and Yan Li didn't mind exchanging ideas.

Therefore, he had no problem having Yan Li support his sister, make decisions for her, provide emotional support from time to time to alleviate her loneliness, and even offer some career and financial assistance.

But to expect Yan Li to be completely obedient, to pamper and fawn over you every day, and to be your sister's sweet little puppy, is to be delusional.

Xu Qing initially considered having Yan Li apologize to her, but after only two days and two rejections, she couldn't hold back anymore.

Sometimes people are like that; the more you apologize to her, the more arrogant she becomes, even taking advantage of you.

Conversely, if you ignore her, her confidence will wane, and she may even start to reflect on herself, wondering if she went too far and shouldn't have acted like a little girl.

Xu Qing and Yan Li were too mismatched, and Yan Li's domineering nature caused Xu Qing to unconsciously consider things from a subordinate position after calming down.

So, Xu Qing found an opportunity to go to Yan Li's RV and apologize to him.

"What are you apologizing to me for?"

Yan Li countered with a question, and Xu Qing replied, "I shouldn't throw a tantrum, nor should I be jealous."

"Sister Qing, you probably know something about my situation."

Seeing this, Yan Li decided to make things clear. He felt that Xu Qing was getting carried away, and he wanted to clarify things beforehand to avoid any unpleasantness.

Playing around is fine, even becoming god-siblings and visiting each other often is no problem, but he really can't give me the idea of ​​dating or taking things further.

"I know."

Xu Qing nodded; she had known from the beginning that a relationship between her and Yan Li was impossible.

She is eleven years older than Yan Li. Even if she can hold on to her age, she won't be able to continue for many more years. What future does she have?

So Xu Qing's initial thought was simply to get closer to this outstanding young man.

She doesn't ask for forever, but only for the experience; as a die-hard fan, she has this carefree attitude.

However, Yan Li was too outstanding, and she herself had some romantic and beautiful pursuits, plus her personality was a bit arrogant, so she couldn't help but feel jealous and wanted to control Yan Li.

After clarifying their positions, the atmosphere between the two became much more relaxed.

Xu Qing, acting as an older sister, jokingly criticized Yan Li for being too domineering towards girls and for needing to be gentler.

"We have no choice but to be assertive."

Yan Li also had his reasons; those women were too difficult to deal with, and they would dare to provoke trouble if given a little attention.

These are people close to me. Those I don't know well flock to me, but if I'm even slightly tactful, they'll pretend they don't understand.

Xu Qing rolled her eyes at him: "You mean your sister also wants to pounce on you?"

"Is not it?"

Yan Li asked a question in return, but Xu Qing remained silent and directly pulled Yan Li to the bedroom of the RV.

Now that things are out in the open, she doesn't need to be coy anymore. She should take advantage of the time to learn a thing or two about Yan Li.

To be honest, Yan Li had given her a big surprise during her solo performance. She hasn't been sleeping well these past few days since he left the "Let the Bullets Fly" crew.

In the movie, Zhang Mazi learns why the county magistrate's wife became the county magistrate's wife.

Off-screen, Yan Li also witnessed the charm of the Beijing socialite goddess, which can be summed up in one word—

Run!
　I'm not feeling well, I'll definitely take some supplements in the next two days.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)