Huayu: Starting from intercepting Duan Yu

Chapter 246 The above attitude, Liu Yifei: Do you have a key? (6000-word long chapter, please vote!)

The food on the set of "Iron Man 2" was quite good.

We had a buffet lunch that was specially delivered from a five-star hotel.

After lunch, Xu Yi went back to his RV to rest.

Zhang Ziyi naturally followed immediately.

She knew that Xu Yi's interest in her was waning.

You could even say they've lost all interest.

However, she did not give up.

Whenever he had the chance, he would think about how to please Xu Yi!

As for Han Sanping, he went to see the people from Huaying.

At the same time, he is not blind.

Xu Yi and Zhang Ziyi got into the RV together; how could he not see them?

They also knew very well what they would do in the car.

He also knew about Xu Yi's scandals, both domestically and internationally.

It wasn't just him who knew; people higher up in the hierarchy also knew.

But firstly, there is no evidence.

Secondly, even if there is evidence, it is at most a moral issue, not a legal one.

Thirdly, Xu Yi's international influence is simply too great.

It's impossible to do anything to him over such a small matter.

Most importantly, Xu Yi is doing even better abroad than he is in China.

Moreover, the previous film, Joker, was not released in the country.

There wasn't even an application.

Otherwise, "Lust, Caution" would not have been released.

It's not necessarily true that "Joker" will never be released.

If all else fails, just cut some of the plot.

But he didn't do that.

It is clear that he does not place much importance on the domestic market.

In other words, there's no way to control him!
So what he found out was the attitude of those above.

As long as Xu Yi doesn't break the law.

As for other things, we can simply turn a blind eye...

After lunch break, filming continued in the afternoon.

In the evening, Xu Yi, following Chinese custom, arranged a table for Han Sanping.

After getting Han Sanping and several leaders of Huaying drunk, they all passed out.

Xu Yi then took Zhang Ziyi and went straight back to the hotel.

Scarlett, who had rested all day, was already fully armed and waiting for him...

……

4 month 16 number.

Chaoyang Park in Beijing.

The global premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

For today's premiere, Wayi Group spent tens of millions of dollars.

Chaoyang Park has been transformed into a theme park for "The Forbidden Kingdom".

It was even borrowed from Dubai and is touted as the largest tent in Asia.

A movie theater has been set up in Chaoyang Park.

The premiere will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The red carpet ceremony will begin at 4:15 p.m.

Litchi TV will also broadcast the event live.

At 4 p.m., Chaoyang Park was packed with people.

Tourists, spectators, fans, and reporters came everywhere after hearing the news.

Such a grand premiere naturally attracted a variety of celebrities.

I won't go into the main actors, Fang Shilong, Li Lianjie, Liu Yifei, and Li Bingbing.

Others include Zhao Wenzhuo, Zhang Liangying, Huang Xiaoming, Li Yuchun, Yuquan, Sun Nan, and so on.

In addition, there are some big-name domestic directors.

Especially the big-name directors in Beijing's film and television circle.

They also came to cheer on the team.

For this premiere, and for the box office success of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Huayi can be said to have given everything!
Soon, the red carpet ceremony began.

A host of celebrities and directors walked the red carpet.

Reporters on both sides began taking photos casually.

Because everyone knows that the real protagonists today are not these people.

And so, about half an hour passed.

Finally, it's the real protagonist's turn to appear.

The main cast and crew of "The Forbidden Kingdom" walked down the red carpet in a line.

From left to right: Jet Li, Alan Chan, Liu Yifei, Li Bingbing, and director Robert Minkoff.

Jet Li and Amber Heung were also holding hands with one of Jet Li's daughters.

Director Robert Minkoff was accompanied by his Taiwanese wife.

There were seven people in total, and Liu Yifei stood right in the middle.

Furthermore, Liu Yifei is 1.7 meters tall, which is already taller than Li Lianjie and Li Bingbing.

It's similar to the sex dragon.

And she was wearing high heels.

In addition, there's her good looks, figure, temperament, and skin so fair it practically glows.

So much so that he instantly became the most eye-catching focus among everyone!
The surrounding reporters immediately began taking pictures like crazy!

Countless viewers and fans in front of their televisions stared wide-eyed!

Netizens were immediately in an uproar!

"beautiful!"

"So beautiful!"

"As expected of a fairy sister!"

"Li Bingbing, standing next to her, was made to look like a maid by comparison!"

"No wonder even Xu Yi was captivated by him!"

"Xu Yi, die!"

"I'm so envious of that bastard Xu Yi!"

Liu Yifei's fans also got excited!
"Sissi is so beautiful!"

"Sissi has a great figure!"

"Sissi has such a great presence!"

"Sissi actually managed to stand in the very center!"

"Our Sisi is so prestigious!"

Then they walked down the red carpet.

Then I signed my name on the signature wall.

The surrounding reporters immediately swarmed around them.

Some of the reporters' target was Fang Shilong.

Another group of reporters targeted Li Lianjie.

They are not only the lead actors in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Their status and position speak for themselves.

Both of them were very happy and accepted the reporter's interview.

But many more reporters focused their attention on Liu Yifei!
"Yifei, how did you feel about attending the premiere today?"

After surrounding Liu Yifei, one of the reporters asked the first question.

Liu Yifei is not only the female lead in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

She is still the most popular female celebrity in China today.

none of them.

She even has a nickname abroad: "Asian pop star".

Its popularity is also quite high.

Most importantly, everyone knows about Liu Yifei's relationship with Xu Yi.

Moreover, Xu Yi has many scandals.

But if I really had to choose a proper girlfriend...

Therefore, Liu Yifei's chances are definitely the greatest.

This can be seen from the extent to which Xu Yi promoted Liu Yifei.

She far surpasses all other "rumored girlfriends".

Among Xu Yi's fans, Liu Yifei is the most popular.

Therefore, these reporters naturally paid more attention to Liu Yifei.

As for Amy Kwok and Jet Li...

His status and position are indeed quite high, but compared to Xu Yi today, he is still far behind.

Back when Alan Tam was in Hollywood, at his peak, he was indeed considered a top-tier superstar.

He only received box office revenue from one film; the rest of the time he was working for others.

After the flop of "Around the World in 80 Days," the film had no choice but to return to China.

Needless to say, Li Lianjie is another one.

Known as the king of B-movies.

But what is a B-movie?

It refers to low-budget, low-cost commercial films.

In other words, no truly big-budget films are willing to cast him.

Because his films could only make money in the videotape market, they simply couldn't support a large investment.

However, his acting skills are still quite good.

For example, in the movie "Danny the Dog," the acting was absolutely phenomenal.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that he was playing himself.

In other words, the internet is not developed enough now, and information does not spread as quickly.

In addition, the media deliberately engages in selective reporting.

That's what allowed him to earn such high salaries in mainland China.

As a result, the movie "Fearless" was a complete financial disaster.

This includes "The Forbidden Kingdom," which is also a collaboration between Wayne Lai and Jet Li.

They wanted to leverage his name to collaborate with Lionsgate.

Lionsgate refused outright, specifically requesting that they invite Alan Chan.

That's how the so-called "Double J" first collaboration came about!
"It feels good."

Liu Yifei replied with a smile.

She definitely felt good.

I'm in a good mood too.

Today, this is Huayi's home turf, so she is definitely an outsider.

In some ways, they could even be considered enemies!

But so what?
Isn't she the female lead in "The Forbidden Kingdom"?
His salary was a whopping 300 million US dollars!

Not only that, Liu Yifei also snorted coldly with utter disdain.

It's worth noting that the biggest investor in "The Forbidden Kingdom" was actually Wayi.

But Hua Yi himself had no say in the matter.

In contrast, her husband dared to venture into Hollywood all by himself.

Not only did they make money, but it all belonged to them.

Her status in Hollywood has risen even higher.

They don't even care about the Oscars.

Hua Yi thinks she can fight with her husband?
In her husband's words, it was like asking, "Do you make a key?"
Get a few!
With her husband backing her up, she wasn't afraid at all, even in Huayi's home turf!

"Yifei, since filming 'The Forbidden Kingdom', you haven't taken on any other roles. Can you tell me why?"

another reporter asked.

"The main problem is that there isn't a suitable script."

Liu Yifei replied.

She certainly wouldn't say it was because her salary was too high and others couldn't afford to hire her.

Even if she hadn't said it, these reporters would have guessed.

Her salary for filming "The Forbidden Kingdom" was 300 million US dollars, which is no secret in the industry.

Is it because of the pay?

"That's part of the reason, but if the script is suitable, the salary is actually negotiable."

Liu Yifei explained.

This is what Xu Yi taught her to say.

However, we can talk about it.

However, if it goes too far, or if the person simply wants to get something for free, then that might not work.

"Didn't Director Xu make any arrangements for you?"

another reporter asked.

The other reporters also perked up.

Unfortunately, Liu Yifei wasn't fooled at all.

"Director Xu and I are just ordinary friends, and he also has his own things to do."

Liu Yifei answered calmly.

The reporters were immediately disappointed.

Several reporters couldn't help but curl their lip, thinking to themselves that Xu Yi was just too cautious.

And those paparazzi are utterly useless.

As a result, no evidence has been obtained even after so long.

Otherwise, let's see how you deny it now!
"Yifei, how much do you think 'The Forbidden Kingdom' will do at the box office?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"With the talent and influence of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, this movie's box office will definitely be high."

Liu Yifei answered in a serious tone.

She has been in the industry for several years.

She was already quite adept at dealing with reporters.

However, the reporters were certainly not satisfied with her answer.

Then he asked, "Yifei, do you think 'The Forbidden Kingdom' will surpass 'Detective Chinatown' and 'Iron Man' at the domestic box office?"

Fang Shilong and Li Lianjie are not only famous in China.

He also enjoys considerable fame in Hollywood.

Its box office appeal is also quite high.

At least that's how it seems to many ordinary Chinese people.

In addition, this was the first time the two had worked together.

Therefore, many people believe that it should be no problem for "The Forbidden Kingdom" to surpass "Detective Chinatown" at the box office.

Because "Detective Chinatown" was not released in Europe and the United States.

The Forbidden Kingdom, however, was released worldwide.

As for Iron Man...

In terms of global box office, The Forbidden Kingdom is definitely out of the question.

No one really believes that The Forbidden Kingdom's global box office will exceed 10 billion US dollars.

However, if we only compare domestic box office, "The Forbidden Kingdom" may not necessarily be inferior to "Iron Man".

This is also the thought of many ordinary Chinese people.

Especially those fans of Fang Shilong and Li Lianjie, as well as Xu Yi's haters.

They even boasted, "With Double J in hand, I have the world at my fingertips!"
We are determined to outdo Xu Yi's films!

But the next moment, the reporters saw Liu Yifei shake her head without hesitation.

"How could that be? Although I am the female lead in 'The Forbidden Kingdom,' I want to say that no one's film can compete with Director Xu!"

……

In fact, Liu Yifei had a premonition about the box office performance of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

She was originally the female lead.

She can usually tell how good a movie is.

Moreover, she had great trust in Xu Yi's judgment and insight.

She had previously asked Xu Yi whether "The Forbidden Kingdom" could be a success.

Although Xu Yi didn't tell her directly.

But she could still tell from Xu Yi's completely unconcerned expression, which even seemed to want to laugh.

Xu Yi was very pessimistic about this movie.

Most importantly, she simply doesn't believe that Fang Shilong and Li Lianjie combined are equal.

She has the right to stage an accident to extort money from her husband!
Whether in China or abroad!

It's still possible for "The Forbidden Kingdom" to surpass "Detective Chinatown" at the global box office.

But for it to surpass "Detective Chinatown" at the domestic box office is simply a pipe dream.

Not to mention faking an accident to extort money from her husband.

Even if it was Zhang Yimou, the defeated opponent of her husband, who tried to extort money from her.

Even Jackie Chan and Jet Li might not be qualified!
In other words, it's still uncertain whether "The Forbidden Kingdom" can surpass "Hero" at the domestic box office!
She hasn't forgotten about Hua Yi's smear campaign against her!
A little revenge is only right!

My husband said if he really gives me 500 million yuan worth of razor blades as a reward, then we'll call it even.

But 300 million meters of blades is definitely not enough!

Upon hearing her answer, the surrounding reporters were immediately taken aback.

Then everyone became even more excited.

Although Xu Yi is indeed very awesome.

But Jackie Chan and Jet Li are no pushovers either.

Let's not even talk about global box office and influence; that's definitely incomparable.

But when it comes to domestic box office and influence, they don't even have the right to try and compete.

Isn’t this a bit too much?

Not to mention that this is the premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

You are also the female lead in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

That's even more inappropriate!

But on second thought, I can understand these reporters.

Let's not talk about the relationship between Liu Yifei and Xu Yi.

Take, for example, all the negative stories about Liu Yifei circulating online. Everyone knows that many of them were fabricated by Huayi.

Furthermore, Liu Yifei's casting as the female lead in "The Forbidden Kingdom" was not decided by Wayi Entertainment.

If it weren't for Hua Yi, she would have already landed the lead role.

Moreover, given her current popularity in Europe and the United States, her 300 million yuan fee is not for nothing.

This will at least save a lot of advertising costs.

As for the claim that this film was invested in by Wayi Group...

If you invest in a movie but can't make the decisions, who can you blame?

You only have yourself to blame for being useless!

Meanwhile, Li Bingbing, who was also being interviewed nearby, looked rather grim.

He was also clearly a little impatient.

Compared to Liu Yifei, who was surrounded by reporters, she only had five or six reporters scattered around her.

Some of these were arranged by Hua Yi.

She debuted earlier.

He is more than ten years older than Liu Yifei.

She is also one of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China).

Now he can only play a supporting role to Liu Yifei.

His salary was only one-tenth of Liu Yifei's.

That is 30 million meters.

So much so that neither she nor Hua Yi were embarrassed to promote it!
Now even reporters are ignoring her!
Many of the questions asked were related to Liu Yifei!
It would be strange if she gave him a pleasant look!

On the other side, Li Lianjie was also asked a lot of questions about Liu Yifei.

He did not show any impatience.

However, he didn't say anything good about Liu Yifei.

He also said that more tolerance should be given to young actors.

And it's not necessarily a good thing for young actors to become famous too quickly and too early.

It's obvious that this is a diss of Liu Yifei.

But this is normal.

Although Li Lianjie has not publicly signed a contract with Wayi.

But we've already started collaborating.

Otherwise, there probably wouldn't have been a movie called "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Furthermore, last month, Wayi also held a signing ceremony with the "One Foundation" founded by Li Lianjie.

Cheering for Jet Li's charitable work.

In addition, Huayi has been sparing no effort to smear Xu Yi and Liu Yifei.

Previously, Xu Yi publicly forced the film "Assembly" to be withdrawn from its release schedule.

This caused Huayi to lose face completely.

Furthermore, during her time on the set of "The Forbidden Kingdom," Hua Yi and his fellow actors also ostracized Liu Yifei.

Therefore, Li Lianjie naturally knew how to treat Liu Yifei.

Not to mention his previous foray into Hollywood, which not only ended in failure but also left him with so many stains on his record.

Xu Yi and Liu Yifei, however, made a name for themselves in the United States with ease.

They don't even have to bow down to foreigners!

So how could he not feel jealous!
Fang Shilong's attitude was completely different from his.

"Yifei acted very well, especially in the action scenes, which were no worse than mine."

"Moreover, Yifei's current popularity, especially her popularity abroad, is very beneficial to this movie."

"What's wrong with young actors? Everyone has been young. It's precisely because they're young that they need to be given opportunities. Otherwise, how will young actors get ahead?"

When asked by reporters about Liu Yifei's performance on set.

Fang Shilong immediately showered Fang Shilong with praise.

Moreover, the more he talked, the more enthusiastic he became, without feeling annoyed at all.

Regardless of Liu Yifei's acting skills, at least her attitude is very good, and she is able to endure hardship.

Secondly, although Liu Yifei's kung fu is all show and no substance, as long as it looks good, that's enough.

After all, he himself is just a pretty face.

Besides, it's already quite good that they can build a decent facade.

Few other actresses in China can do this either.

The third reason is naturally because of Xu Yi.

He has no need to curry favor with Xu Yi.

But it's also unnecessary to offend Xu Yi for no reason.

Moreover, Xu Yi had been very polite to him on the previous few occasions they had met.

Although he knew that Xu Yi was just being polite.

But at this moment, he did Xu Yi a favor and said a few good words about Liu Yifei.

It's still fine.

Of course, most importantly, he wasn't afraid of offending Hua Yi.

The Forbidden Kingdom was commissioned by Wayne Wang to make.

He was primarily motivated by the 1000 million yuan fee for the razor blades.

Secondly, it's about giving Hua Yi and the two kings some face.

Robert Minkoff, the director of "The Forbidden Kingdom," also spoke highly of Liu Yifei.

The reason is simple: he can't afford to offend Xu Yi, the rumored boyfriend of Crystal Liu.

Today, Xu Yi is not only able to collaborate with Warner and Sony.

They can also take the lead themselves.

And most of the profits belong to them.

With that kind of influence, dealing with this small-time director wouldn't be difficult at all!
In addition, Feng Xiaogang, who was not far away, was also being interviewed.

Since its withdrawal from release schedule, "Assembly" has still not been shown.

So today is the premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

They'll also take the opportunity to promote "Assembly".

Furthermore, the release date for "Assembly" has been confirmed.

The release date for "The Forbidden Kingdom" is April 24th.

The release date of "Assembly" was half a month apart from that of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

That is June 5th.

After all, "Assembly" can't be delayed any longer.

Otherwise, it will have to wait until the second half of the year to be released.

Because the Olympics are getting closer and closer.

The most pressing issue for the entire nation right now is undoubtedly the Olympics.

Meanwhile, this year's May Day holiday will only be three days long.

Even if you miss the May Day holiday, it's not a big deal.

Not only that, all the main actors of "Assembly" are also present today.

This naturally includes Wang Baoqiang, one of the supporting characters.

Furthermore, Wang Baoqiang has been frequently mentioned in recent publicity campaigns.

Clearly, this is Hua Yi and Feng Xiaogang trying to ride the coattails of the popularity of "Detective Chinatown".

But they didn't want to make it too obvious.

However, this is just self-deception; anyone with eyes can see through it.

……

After the interview, Liu Yifei went to her mother's side.

Now, when she attends events, she has an assistant and bodyguards arranged for her by Xu Yi.

Her mother would come along almost every day whenever she had free time.

Especially during the filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom", her mother stayed by her side the entire time.

As a result, she always had the feeling that she was being watched.

The person spying on her was her mother!
But she's used to it now.

I don't find it offensive.

This is not only because she knows that her mother is not spying on her.

I just care about her and worry about her.

Furthermore, her relationship with Xu Yi is currently very good and stable.

Xu Yi never doubted her.

In addition, the director had previously wanted to invite her mother to play a role in "The Forbidden Kingdom".

However, her mother rejected her without hesitation.

In Liu Xiaoli's view, her daughter is now a world-class pop star.

The prospective son-in-law is also the youngest world-class director and a super-rich man with a net worth of over 10 billion.

Then why does she need to show her face in public?

There's absolutely no need to give face to a small-time Hollywood director!
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