Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 262 Let's see how long you can keep up your stubbornness?
"you……"

Liu Yifei shouted in embarrassment and annoyance.

She glared at Gu Bei with hatred, wishing she could bite his shoulder a couple of times.

However, Liu Yifei has gained some experience in dealing with Gu Bei. She knows that confrontation is pointless; Gu Bei responds better to gentleness than force, so she should use a softer approach to overcome his strength.

Thinking of this, her attitude suddenly softened. She leaned closer, her pretty face slightly closer, and said softly, "What should I do? It seems I'm completely under your thumb!"

Warning, this is a honey trap!

A sense of vigilance immediately arose in Gu Bei's heart.

But then, when I looked down again...

Seeing Liu Yifei's tender and affectionate eyes,
It's as if I'm handing everything over to you.
Who could withstand that?

"Brother Gu Bei~"

A slight smile appeared on Liu Yifei's lips as she continued to move closer to Gu Bei. "Do I look that scary?"

Listening to that sweet, childlike voice acting coquettishly,
She took a step forward,
Gu Bei took a step back.
Until they were forced to the edge of the sofa.

"Fine, even if it's a honey trap, I'll fall for it!"

Gu Bei's heart skipped a beat, and he leaned back onto the sofa behind him.

At the same time, he wrapped his arm around Liu Yifei's slender waist and pulled her onto his lap.

"Hold it~"

Liu Yifei smiled inwardly.
She then continued to practice her philosophy of overcoming strength with gentleness.

Gu Bei only felt Liu Yifei lying limply against him, her arms wrapped around his neck.

The legs beneath the cheongsam skirt moved restlessly, the silk of the cheongsam easily penetrating the fabric of summer trousers, a warm yet slightly cool sensation that was truly wonderful.

"Don't move!"

Gu Bei warned.

However, the tone of voice did not convey any sense of threat.

"I was a little scared just now!"

Liu Yifei not only did not restrain herself, but even intensified her behavior.

She was speaking with her head resting on Gu Bei's shoulder, her nose gently brushing against his cheek, her warm breath hitting his face.

At the same time, that sweet, cloying tone, as indistinct as a marshmallow melting in one's mouth, made Gu Bei feel his blood sugar spike.

This little elf!
Gu Bei said he couldn't stand it anymore.

He pulled Liu Yifei's shoulders away, looked at her moist lips, and wanted to kiss her.

"Wait a moment!"

Liu Yifei stretched out her slender hand and blocked Gu Bei at a distance of three fists from her.

With a smug look on her face, she smiled and said to Gu Bei, "You can't do this, you know..."

Before Liu Yifei could finish speaking,
Gu Bei gently bit the flesh of her palm.

This prompted her to let out a short, cute scream: "Ah!"

While Liu Yifei removed her hand,
Gu Bei nimbly leaned in and captured those rosy lips.

"mean……"

Liu Yifei's resentful voice could only be drowned out by the two's tender embrace.

At first she was able to resist a little,
But later, even she herself couldn't help but get immersed in it.

After a while,
Liu Yifei lay in Gu Bei's arms.
She touched her slightly swollen lips and sighed deeply: "Sigh..."

She tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!
The honey trap was only half-used, and in the end, she got herself caught in it.

"Don't forget the gravity audition I just told you about."

Don't schedule any announcements that can't be postponed.

The exact timing depends on when we return from the Venice Film Festival.

Gu Bei gently placed his hand on Liu Yifei's thigh, the warm and smooth touch making his fingertips slightly hot.

"I see."

Liu Yifei responded lazily.

"Are you confident?"

"Whether I have confidence or not doesn't matter. I will definitely do my best in everything I do."

Liu Yifei said calmly, "But what the final result will be is not something I can care about!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Bei looked up in surprise.

Why do I see a hint of Xianyu Qian's mentality in Liu Yifei?
Could it be that this girl's exceptional sense of relaxation was cultivated when she was twenty years old?
If it were Gu Bei, he would definitely use every means to increase his chances of winning. He wouldn't say he was 100% certain, but he would at least be almost certain of victory.

Liu Yifei looked at him strangely: "What's wrong? Why are you looking at me?"

Gu Bei sighed: "You're like a salted fish right now!"

What's wrong with salted fish?

Liu Yifei is shameless.
She wrapped both arms around the back of Gu Bei's neck: "Just tell me, do you like him or not?"

"I..." Gu Beigang was about to joke.

"Ok?"

Liu Yifei raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I love it! My favorite thing is salted fish!"

Gu Bei said with a smile.

He grabbed Liu Yifei's cheeks with both hands and pulled them outwards forcefully.
They stretched Liu Yifei's lips into a straight line.

"Snapped!"

Liu Yifei slapped his hand away.
Then she glared at him fiercely: "I'm not a lazy bum! Just wait and see how I perform during filming, and don't forget we have a bet!"

"Of course we can't forget that, we made a pinky promise."

Gu Bei smiled.
I remembered the bet the two of us made at the Kyoto resort.

If Liu Yifei can satisfy him, Gu Bei will grant Liu Yifei one request, and vice versa.

He looked at Liu Yifei and said, "My standards are very high!"

"We'll see!"

Liu Yifei was full of fighting spirit.

Although finding the director's task didn't add any acting points,...
This resulted in her acting score remaining at 75 points.

but,

She read the script of "The Message" over and over again.
She read it countless times; the script was practically worn out from reading it so many times.
He even carefully read the original novel of The Message and the source of The Message's inspiration, The Message.

I don't believe Gu Bei can find any fault this time.

at this time,

【Ding! 】

The voice of the system sounded in my mind.

What triggered this time?

Liu Yifei had some doubts.
Looking at the light screen that had appeared not long ago,
This time, familiar text is scrolling across the screen.

It's a system task that establishes a bet between two people.

[Triggering Task: Let's see how long you can keep up your stubbornness!]

At thirty-eight, you look at Gu Bei in front of you and find that he is still as 'annoying' as ever, always ready to insult you whenever you meet.

But if it weren't for the information I learned from someone else by chance,

You don't know that he secretly persuaded Disney to relax the age limit for Mulan, making you the first Chinese Disney princess.

However, rather than having him acknowledge his favoritism towards you, you'd prefer his recognition of your acting skills as a director. Therefore, in this collaboration on the remake of "The Message," please ensure that Gu Bei acknowledges that your acting has reached a level that satisfies him.

[Mission Objective: Gain Gu Bei's recognition of your acting skills]

[Task Reward: One random draw opportunity from the Entertainment Treasure House]

After reading it, Liu Yifei couldn't help but take a deep look at Gu Bei.

The previous challenge was a comeback challenge.

This time, a system task that was usually triggered was triggered.

She hasn't triggered any quests with Gu Bei for a very long time. The last time was at the ski resort, when she triggered the quest "A woman's revenge is never too late, even after more than ten years".

The content of this system task...

Liu Yifei felt that there was a lot of information to be conveyed.
Because she remembered that Disney princesses were all animated films, and she loved both Mulan animated films, but how could she become a Disney princess in an animated film?
What surprised Liu Yifei even more was that

Even if I hadn't helped Gu Bei in the system's timeline,

Gu Bei and I have had several entanglements, and he even helped me secure a Disney project. There's a hint that a romantic relationship might develop between us.

Could this be the destined fate between the two of them?
"What are you thinking about?"

Gu Bei noticed Liu Yifei's subtle emotions and smiled as he moved closer.

"If there were parallel universes, would you fall in love with me?" Liu Yifei looked into Gu Bei's eyes and asked earnestly, "And then stay single in the entertainment industry for nineteen years for me?"

"Probably not."

Gu Bei thought for a moment.

Before his rebirth
I don't particularly like Liu Yifei, I just think she acted with style and was quite pretty.

One is a programmer and the other is a big star. If they don't have any special connection, they definitely won't have the chance to get to know each other, and therefore there's no possibility of them falling in love.

As soon as he finished speaking,

I felt a sharp pain in my shoulder.
Liu Yifei slowly raised her head, and a pair of shallow teeth marks were left on Gu Bei's collarbone.

"Playboy!"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at Gu Bei.

She discovered that Gu Bei was dishonest.

When she was Zhou Qianqian, Gu Bei fell in love with her.
Even after she transformed into Liu Yifei, Gu Bei still fell in love with her.
Even Liu Yifei from the system's timeline, Gu Bei still fell in love with her, but Gu Bei himself actually said it was impossible, he was just too stubborn!

"Hum~"

However, when Liu Yifei thought about how Gu Bei in the system's timeline actually had a crush on her, she couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Is this girl born in the Year of the Dog?
Gu Bei shook his head helplessly.

After Gu Bei arrived at the film crew
The crew of "The Message" also officially began operating at high speed.
After a few days,
The Sound of the Wind is about to hold its opening ceremony.
Jiang Wen finally arrived at Huairong Film and Television Base from her office in Shunyi.
Shunyi and Huairou are so close; you can drive there in no time.

So Jiang Wen stayed with the scriptwriting team of "Let the Bullets Fly" and kept putting off joining the crew until today's opening ceremony, when she finally had to come.

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Jiang Wen?"

The actor assistant director who came to pick him up recognized Jiang Wen and led him into the film crew.

Jiang Wen nodded and walked inside.

He entered the film industry in 85 with his role as Puyi in The Last Empress, and has been in the industry for over twenty years.

He transitioned from a top actor to a top director, having worked on virtually every kind of film crew.

But as they walked on...

Jiang Wen stopped and carefully observed the busy film crew.

"Teacher Jiang Wen, is there a problem?"

The assistant director, noticing that Jiang Wen hadn't followed, turned around and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Is this film crew always like this?"

Jiang Wen carefully observed the crew's work and asked without turning her head.

“Yes!” The assistant director of the actors said, puzzled. “It was a bit chaotic at the beginning, but after Director Gu came, everyone gradually found their backbone.”

"It's not easy!"

Jiang Wen sighed.

Back in the days of film studios, things were a bit better; everyone was an employee within the system.

However, after the production capabilities of major state-owned film studios declined and they became mere tools for private film companies to operate,
The origins of the crew members began to become unclear.
The film crew gradually transformed into a small-scale martial arts world.

To manage this group of people well,

Generally, they either use the same team as Zhang Yimou, and everyone knows each other very well;
Or I'll be like Jiang Wen, with even more of a江湖气 (jianghu spirit) than you all, easily suppressing everyone.

But the crew of "The Message" is right in front of us.

It is a completely different form.
The entire crew was like a perfectly coordinated machine; everyone seemed to know what they were supposed to do.

Jiang Wen was puzzled and wondered to herself, "How exactly did Gu Bei manage to do that?"

He shook his head,
Put aside your doubts for now.

First, follow the actors and assistant director to the makeup area.

"Old Jiang!" "Ying Da!"

When Jiang Wen and Ying Da met, they hugged each other warmly.

For the average viewer, Yingda may not have any particularly memorable roles.

But his main achievement is directing; he is arguably one of the top sitcom directors in China.

His ex-wife Song Dandan's "I Love My Family", as well as classic sitcoms such as "A Family in Northeast China" and "Idle Ma Dajie" are all his works.

Moreover, he and Jiang Wen have known each other since high school and have been good friends for many years. It was he who pointed Jiang Wen towards the path of acting.

Even after Jiang Wen failed to get into Beijing Film Academy,
Ying persuaded him to take the Central Academy of Drama exam again, and personally rode her bicycle to take Jiang Wen to the exam venue.

It is said that the reason why Young-da persuaded Kang-min to become an actress was because Kang-min could imitate anyone and often mimicked Young-da's father's voice on the phone, making Young-da call him "Dad".

"Director Gu didn't tell me you were in the movie!"

Jiang Wen said with some regret, "If I had known earlier, I would have come to drink with you sooner."

Ying laughed heartily.

The two started chatting.
They were both directors, and as they chatted, the conversation turned to Gu Bei's film crew.

"Tell me, how exactly does Gu Bei manage to keep the crew so organized?" Jiang Wen thought of the scene she had just witnessed and felt a little emotional.

"That's the Hollywood management model!" Ying replied matter-of-factly.

"I've seen Quentin Tarantino make movies, but he never portrayed Gu Bei as well as he does," Jiang Wen still couldn't understand.

"Didn't you guys just go off to study how to slap your feet back then?"

Ying laughed and teased his old friend.

"Depend on!"

Jiang Wen cursed, "Slander! It's all slander!"

"Hahaha!"

Ying laughed twice, then said seriously, "Domestic film crews are a bit like contractors. The production company finds a production manager, who then finds another person to take charge, and that's how the film crew is assembled."

The money was allocated to individual leaders, who then distributed it to the crew members. Therefore, the crew members only followed the rules set by their leaders.

Gu Bei's Hollywood approach involved directly engaging with the film crew; the person distributing the money was definitely more efficient at directing them.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Wen began to ponder.

"Stop thinking about it. I've also considered whether I should follow Gu Bei's example."

Ying laughed and said, "But after thinking about it carefully, the contractor model is not only worry-free but also saves money, so why bother learning from it?"

Jiang Wen laughed and scolded, "Then how did he manage to do it so well?"

"Because Gu Bei is not short of money!"

(End of this chapter)