Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 532 The Sweetness of Live Streaming, Even His Eyes Became Clear
Another intense day of filming has come to an end, and everyone on set is exhausted.

Not only is physical exertion expended, but mental energy is also significantly depleted.

The only good thing is that there are fewer night shoots during this period, so I can go to get off work and leave work normally.

After instructing the crew to pack up their belongings and watching everyone leave, Qi Hui conducted a final check to ensure there were no safety hazards before leaving the set with the assistant director and a few others.

Tomorrow I'm heading south to Hengdian to film the last few scenes.

Back in her hotel room, Jing Tian had already taken a nice shower and was listlessly playing on her phone.

Qi Hui greeted them and went into the bathroom to take a shower, cleanse his body, and relieve his fatigue.

If the filming schedule had been normal, we wouldn't have been so busy every day, nor would we have been this exhausted.

From the very beginning of filming, Si Teng was constantly rushing to meet the deadline, frantically rushing to meet the deadline.

In this situation, not only is physical and mental exertion great, but financial resources are also consumed in large quantities.

Why are all the crew members working so hard?
Isn't it still money?
Things that can be solved with money are the simplest things; the real trouble is when money can't solve them!

The original budget of 1.3 million has been almost used up, with only a little bit left.

After informing investors such as iQiyi, Daylight Entertainment, and Yunnan Film Group, Qi Hui arranged for Yixin to continue investing funds to sustain filming.

Other investors did not object to this.

Yunnan Film Group is a state-owned enterprise, and they cannot provide the funds to increase investment in the short term.

State-owned enterprises' funds are planned, and it is not impossible to temporarily change their use, but the various procedures and formalities are very troublesome.

If they increase investment further, their cash flow will become dangerously tight.

iQiyi, a major player in the gaming industry, was eager to increase its investment, but after Qi Hui made it clear that he was determined to increase investment, iQiyi did not persist.

After drying his hair, Qi Hui got into bed and naturally put his arm around Jing Tian's waist.

Slender, soft, yet powerful… a familiar feeling washed over him, making him squint comfortably: “What are you looking at?”

"Um... Yang Mi's live stream," Jing Tian replied listlessly.

The play "Si Teng" revolves around the character Si Teng, played by her.

She had the most scenes in the entire series, and she was also the most tired while filming.

The dramatic scenes were alright, but all the action scenes and underwater scenes were piled on her. These past few days, Jing Tian has been so exhausted that she hasn't even had the energy to be shy.

If it were before, she would have become an engineer by now, the kind of engineer who's practically software-hardened.

"Yang Mi is livestreaming again?" Qi Hui asked in surprise.

"Well... actually, I often do live streams." Jing Tian leaned against Qi Hui and smiled.

"She hasn't been working lately and is staying at home."

Qi Hui chuckled. This was a bit strange. He glanced at Yang Mi's Weibo posts and found that there weren't many updates about her work in film and television.

However, who says that the entertainment industry can only work in film and television dramas?

Advertising, commercial performances, and roadshows are all forms of work.

Qi Hui watched Yang Mi rapidly typing away on the keyboard on the screen, guessing that she must have tasted the sweetness of live streaming.

Commercial performances and roadshows are too mentally taxing and require dealing with a lot of troublesome people.

Back then, Qi Hui had taken on many troublesome commercial performances, and those bosses were all difficult to please.

Qi Hui remembered that Hu Ge had acted in a TV series called "The Hunting Ground".

There's a similar scene in the book where, after a commercial performance, the organizers give him a big red envelope, a thick one.

He was overjoyed at the time, but when he got in the car and left, he opened the package and found a thick stack of 10-yuan bills inside.

When asked angrily, the other party replied that it was worth the price.

The trouble Qi Hui encountered back then was similar to this, and some of the conditions proposed were even more troublesome, with most of the organizers making things difficult.

To deal with these troubles, he simply took out a large gun and waved it at the organizers.

They either stab at the center of the forehead and throat, or aim for the heart and groin.

After being intimidated, the other party's eyes cleared up, and they readily paid the money without making any unreasonable demands.

They were afraid that if Qi Hui stayed overnight, they would put a sack over his head in the middle of the night and knock him unconscious with a stick or something.

Compared to these, live streaming is much easier. As technology advances and times change, the ways celebrities monetize their fame have also evolved accordingly.

"Yang Mi's skills are a bit lacking..." Jing Tian said, pouting as she looked at the game screen.

When she was at home, she often played games with Qi Hui.

They even set up a game room, filled with keyboards, controllers, and all sorts of peripherals—more than they could possibly use.

"Hahaha...not bad," Qi Hui laughed.

The game ended quickly; Yang Mi lost a round. Putting down the keyboard, a hint of frustration appeared on her face.
"Are you OK?"

"Are you OK?"

"Are you OK?"

"Let's eat some plums whenever we have free time~"

The screen was immediately flooded with comments, all wildly using internet memes.

"They lost already? No wonder he's called Earth Tiger Warrior!"

"Exactly, it's completely useless; all it can do is summon the Earth Tiger Armor."

"I thought you had smelly feet, but I didn't expect your face to be so dark."

"Hahahaha..." Jing Tian laughed as she looked at the comments; Yang Mi's viewers were so witty.

Yang Mi put down her keyboard: "Let's rest for a while and chat."

Does anyone have any questions?

As for the messages in the live chat, after so many live streams, she has learned to deal with them calmly.

It's just a meme, what's the big deal?

"A new work?"

"Oh, I have a movie coming out in two months." Yang Mi sat up straight and said, "I play a blind girl in it, and I'm paired with Lu Han."

"This is a film co-produced with South Korea, and it's a suspenseful crime film."

Actually, she has a movie currently showing in theaters.

But... that movie is a romance movie, and it's a movie made up of five short love stories.

Hehe... She wanted to laugh just thinking about this kind of movie.

In the past two years, romance movies have been repeatedly outperformed by Qi Hui.

The status of the son of romance-themed film versions is becoming increasingly shaky.
The current film market is increasingly favoring movies with large-scale scenes and explosions.

Similar to "Wolf Warrior" and "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

As for this kind of romance film, especially one composed of several stories... it's hilarious. The last romance film of this kind, made up of several stories, was called "Let's Get Married."

The movie starring Gao Yuanyuan and others
Then, unsurprisingly, they were utterly crushed by the Wolf Warriors, a truly horrific sight.

"Let's Get Married" features four love stories, while "Cities in Love," in which she starred, goes even further, with a total of five stories.

Unsurprisingly, it flopped spectacularly.

With a box office of only four million on its opening day, it's simply unwatchable, comparable to Liu Yifei's terrible film "Outcast".

If it weren't for the performance-based agreement, she really wouldn't want to take on this kind of movie.

During this period, she also took on a movie, a TV series, and a variety show.

Thinking of this, Yang Mi felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, her movie was not released during the National Day holiday, otherwise she would have been beaten by Qi Hui again.

The film "The Vanished She" will be released during the National Day holiday. Qi Hui had already informed her, the investor, some time ago.

This is also why she's been doing live streams lately—to make it easier to promote the movie when it's released.

"Huh?" Qi Hui was somewhat surprised upon hearing this. Lu Han?
Have Yang Mi and Lu Han ever worked together?
I immediately searched on my phone, and soon a movie called "The Witness" popped up.

It hasn't been released yet; there's only a name and a few simple posters.

However, this also shows that the era of internet traffic has arrived... Qi Hui shrugged. Next, all kinds of young idols will take the stage, and the era of chaotic dance will begin.

(End of this chapter)