Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 324 Gu Bei and Liu Yifei are blocked at the airport upon their return to China
Sincerity is the secret weapon!

Liu Yifei's acceptance speech was like a wave of nostalgia, touching countless people who were moved by her portrayal of Heather in "Starry Night, Starry Sea".

Amidst the applause of the crowd,

Liu Yifei walked off the stage with the popcorn trophy in her hand.
She smiled and showed it to Gu Bei, saying, "Ta-da! See this? You don't have this trophy, do you?"

"I'll go get one in a bit and put it in the trophy cabinet so it'll be a pair, just like our Oscar statuette for Best Picture!"

Gu Bei confidently accepted the popcorn trophy from Liu Yifei.

This trophy, specially commissioned by MTV, looks exactly like a popcorn bucket if it weren't for the base.

The outside is blue, and there's golden popcorn inside; it's incredibly realistic.

But once you get started...

The Popcorn Trophy's solid weight

You can easily tell if something is real or fake.

"be careful!"

Liu Yifei gave a special instruction.

"Don't worry, Christine spun this trophy three or four times in the air before it landed last year, and there wasn't a single scratch on it."

Gu Bei said with a smile.

He was referring to last year's MTV Movie Awards.

Kristen Stewart and Liu Yifei both won the MTV Best Female Performance Award.

She casually tossed the trophy several meters away, just like a silly beauty in an idol drama. Robert's doting expression in the audience made the two of them seem like they were living their own idol drama world, even creating a CP fan group called Robsten on the internet.

"That's different!"

Liu Yifei wrinkled her nose and then asked, "Are you really that confident that we can win Best Picture? The nomination list includes Iron Man and The Dark Knight!"

"What superhero fan would watch an MTV?"

Gu Bei played with the popcorn trophy for a while before returning it to Liu Yifei. This was the first trophy she had received in North America, and the popularity award was quite prestigious.

After a pause, he smiled and said, "Besides, the person who invited me was the chairman of Paramount Pictures. Since he personally invited me, it must be a sure thing."

at this time,

After Jim Carrey received the Best Comedy Award and stepped down from the stage.

For the Best Picture award, MTV invited a veteran actor, Oscar winner Denzel Washington, to present it.

He opened the envelope: "The winner is... a mistake in the stars!"

The voice just fell,

A thunderous round of applause erupted from the audience.

This can be considered well-deserved; the success of last year's Twilight proves that it was no coincidence, and the teen film market is much larger than people imagine.

"Let's go!"

Gu Bei tugged at Liu Yifei,

The two of them, along with the rest of the cast, walked onto the stage to receive the award.

Gu Bei accepted the trophy from Denzel Washington.

Then, looking at the audience, he began with a formulaic thank you: "Thank you so much for every vote you cast for The Mistake in Our Stars. Thank you MTV, thank you Rose Pictures, and thank you to all the staff who worked hard on this film."

Subsequently,

He said with genuine emotion, "The book 'Star Fortune' is the first work I officially created. When I first wrote it, I thought I was really amazing!"
Until… not a single editor was willing to sign it.

The audience burst into laughter at this unexpected turn of events.

The suffering of others, especially the seemingly successful Gu Bei, can actually evoke a greater sense of joy in others.

"I am so glad that I did not give up on it back then. I worked hard for a month before it was finally published. Now it has been adapted into a movie, and so many people love it and are moved by its story!"

Gu Bei spoke earnestly into the microphone, "Thank you all for liking my story!"

"Clap clap clap!"

The crowd began to applaud.

After Gu Bei handed the microphone back to the staff member
Standing to the side, Liu Yifei asked curiously, "This is the first time I've heard that publishing Star Fortune is so difficult!"

Gu Bei turned around and said to her with a smile, "Compared to most works, it's actually not that difficult."

I can only say that I failed many times, but fortunately, I didn't lack living expenses at the time. I persisted with one publishing house after another, and finally managed to push Xingyun to the publishing stage.

"Why are other editors unwilling to sign such a good story?"

Liu Yifei was puzzled. From the first time she read the book, she was deeply attracted by the story and couldn't understand why the professional editor couldn't see the merits of the story.

"It's not that no one is optimistic about this story, it's just that no one is optimistic about a story with an Asian girl as the protagonist, plus I have conditions regarding the publication time."

Gu Bei said calmly, though he was also quite moved.

That period of time feels like a distant memory, but it was actually only three years ago.

Subsequently,

He took out the popcorn trophy he had just won.

He compared it to the popcorn trophy in Liu Yifei's hand: "Look, isn't this a pair?"

Looking at the two almost identical trophies, Liu Yifei smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Yes, just right, one for each of us."

After the MTV Movie Awards live broadcast ended
The buzz surrounding this awards ceremony didn't die down immediately.

Discussions about this year's MTV Movie Awards have already begun on the North American internet.

"I really loved Liu's comments. Her attitude was so friendly, like a very sincere performer who loves the movie and the character Heather as much as I do."

"Perhaps this is related to her love for acting since she was a child. I've talked to Liu Huaxia's fans, and her mother is really different from most Hollywood star parents. She lived entirely to protect her, which is why she has always maintained her love for acting!"

"Before, I just liked Heather from The Stars, but after watching the MTV Movie Awards, I've fallen in love with her. What kind of work will we see from her next?"

"A science fiction movie called Gravity, and a Mission: Impossible sequel that is yet to be released. Of course, these are all things that will happen in the next two years. Liu Yifei has a Chinese film that will be released this October."

"Chinese films are rarely shown in North America. Does this mean we have to wait until next year when they are released on DVD to see them?"

"No, that's not it. This movie, called The Message, has been certified by the MPAA. The only problem is... it's an R-rated movie!"

Following the MTV Movie Awards
Liu Yifei has received unanimous praise on the North American internet.
I really admire her sincere attitude towards acting, which inexplicably gave The Message some popularity.

However, somewhat awkwardly, R-rated movies mean that those under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to watch them, naturally excluding a large number of teenage fans.

It's not unfair that The Message was rated R.
Although the torture scenes didn't involve a lot of blood, the psychological impact was just as intense.

If Gu Bei weren't already quite famous in Hollywood,
With the help of Michael from Sony Classics,
Otherwise, the film might be rated NC-17, meaning it would be banned for viewers under the age of 17.

The film "Lust, Caution" from a couple of years ago was rated NC-17. With this rating, it's basically impossible for it to be shown on a large scale; at most, it will be shown in a hundred or so theaters.

Seeing the buzz surrounding the project, Paramount Pictures contacted Liu Yifei directly and lifted the confidentiality agreement, allowing her to disclose some information about the Mission: Impossible 4 project.

However, at this time,
Gu Bei and Liu Yifei, however, had already boarded a plane bound for China.
Liu Yifei's main purpose in returning to China this time was to participate in Starship's promotional activities in China and surrounding Asian countries.

Starship Entertainment has finally passed the review in China. I don't know why the review process took so long this time.

But now that it's approved, we need to hurry up and release it.

Because the summer movie season is just around the corner in late June, which is the domestic film protection month.

For Gu Bei, however, things became much more complicated.

Participating in the promotion of Starry Sky is one aspect.

On the other hand, he also needs to face Peng Shaobing's request for help on Weibo.

Weibo launched a blitzkrieg during last year's National Day holiday.

First, they recruited celebrities from established blogging websites like Sina to attract their followers.

Then they brought in Liu Xiang, the sprinter who wasn't even in the blog era, and almost all the celebrities in the entertainment industry that Gu Bei brought in through his connections.

A series of combined punches,

This brought the number of Weibo users to over one million.

Finally, a Weibo contest featuring a million-line love poems and a virtual farming game were held to increase user engagement on Weibo.

Peng Shaobing is quite adept at business operations.

During the more than six months that Gu Bei was away...

They successfully grew Weibo from one million users to ten million registered users.

However, the downside of the surge in numbers is that even though they have tried to keep a low profile, they have still attracted the attention of venture capitalists and industry giants.

According to Peng Shaobing's original words when he asked Gu Bei for help: "President Gu, Xinlang has made it clear that they will be internally testing their Xinlang Weibo before the summer vacation."
Meanwhile, after we rejected Tencent's investment, Tencent Weibo is already on its way!
As for other portal websites and large websites, they also all have the momentum to develop microblogs.

Gu Bei didn't care about Tencent Weibo.
He knew his former employer's nature best; they weren't cut out for Weibo.

In fact, Penguin launched Penguin Taotao a year after Twitter was released, a whole year earlier than Gu Bei's Weibo, without making any noise at all.

His biggest worry is that Sin Wong will get involved.

This is someone who has truly succeeded in creating a Weibo user account.

Moreover, they also possess abundant celebrity and media resources, making them the biggest threat to Gu Bei's Weibo account.

"Jingle Bell!"

Gu Bei received a call from his assistant, Li Wanyun: "What's wrong?"

Li Wanyun said, "President Gu, your whereabouts have been exposed. Someone is waiting for you and Qianqian at the airport."

"how many people?"

Gu Bei frowned.

He usually returned to China separately from Liu Yifei.

I never expected that we would be caught by someone while returning to China together. Could it be that one person?

Gu Bei's mind flashed back to Zhuo Wei, whom he had met at the airport last year.
He had only given Zhuo Wei a heads-up, but he didn't expect that Zhuo Wei would join Weibo as soon as it appeared, and now he has hundreds of thousands of followers on Weibo, more than many celebrities.

“Many of them are journalists and media personnel. We are still investigating whether it was us or Xixi who leaked the information.”

Li Wanyun said apologetically.

"Okay, we'll be careful ourselves!"

Gu Bei did not blame Li Wanyun on the phone.

After all, the facts are still unclear.

It might not even be a leak of whereabouts.

Instead, someone recognized them at Los Angeles Airport. After a flight of more than ten hours, by the time they landed, the media reporters were already in position.

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei turned to look at Gu Bei.

"Our whereabouts have been leaked, and a large group of reporters are waiting for us outside the airport!"

Gu Bei put down his phone and said to Liu Yifei with a smile.

"Scared?"

Liu Yifei smiled and looked at Gu Bei.

"What do I have to be afraid of?"

Gu Bei put a hand on Liu Yifei's shoulder and said with a smile, "How about you give me a title?"

Liu Yifei quickly looked around. Fortunately, they were in first class, which offered ample privacy, so their little actions went unnoticed.

She gently wrinkled her nose: "I don't want to live a life where people ask me every day if I've broken up with my boyfriend."

Gu Bei smiled and said, "So now I get asked every day if I'm in a relationship!"

Which one do you want to choose?

Liu Yifei looked at Gu Bei.

"It's not impossible now!"

Gu Bei had to admit that keeping it private had more advantages than making it public.

If you don't go public, everyone will be guessing whether you're dating or not, or whether you're together.
But after it was made public

Everyone's asking me if I've broken up, if I'm getting married, and if I'm pregnant.

The days when people were constantly hoping for a breakup were far more stressful than they are now.

"Let's go!"

Liu Yifei took her suitcase and got off the plane with Gu Bei.

The two of them, each pushing a suitcase, walked out of the arrival gate.

"Liu Yifei!" "Director Gu Bei!"

A group of entertainment reporters held up their cameras, flashes going off constantly.

Gu Bei walked a little faster to give Liu Yifei some breathing room and prevent the paparazzi from crowding around her.

At the same time, he also said, "Since you've already caught us, there's no need to chase us anymore. We'll at least answer a few questions before we leave."

"Director Gu, have you and Liu Yifei officially started dating? Why did you get off the same plane?"

The first question is a fundamental question that challenges the very core of our being.

Gu Bei looked at Liu Yifei beside him.
He gestured,
His meaning was clear: he wanted Liu Yifei to answer the question.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him and said calmly to the reporter, "It's normal that we got off the same plane, because we're returning to China for the same event, the domestic release of The Wrong Star."

I've noticed that people seem to overthink things!
We both got off the same plane, but we didn't come out of the same room. There doesn't seem to be any connection between us, right?

(End of this chapter)