Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 667 Sometimes I think, how well do you have to till the soil to be considered good...

"...3, 2, 1, action!"

Knock knock knock!
The dull sound of hoeing began to rise as Qi Hui swung the hoe, digging into the soil of the small garden.

"Director Qi, stop working and take a break!" Aunt Wang called out.

"It's alright, just let me do it." Qi Hui smiled as he hoeed the ground.

"On behalf of the nursing home, I thank you."

"It's really alright, Aunt Wang, please let me do it," Qi Hui said with a smile, the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes appearing.
"Also, I still prefer you to call me Xiao Qi like before, it makes me feel comfortable."

"Don't you call Secretary Sha Ruijin 'Little Jinzi'?"

Chen Yanshi, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up: "Those are two different things!"

Then, pointing at Qi Tongwei to Aunt Wang, he whispered, "If he's willing, let him do it."

"Okay, cut!" the assistant director shouted. "Next shot, Sha Ruijin enters."

"3, 2, 1, action!"

The script supervisor claps the clapperboard, and filming continues.

The car engine roared to life; Sha Ruijin had truly arrived.
Then... Qi Tongwei, covered in sweat, could only awkwardly wipe his sweat and hands in the garden, watching Sha Ruijin and Chen Yanshi, who were having a pleasant conversation.

In the director's studio, Li Lu rubbed his face. Not to mention Qi Tongwei in the play, even he himself felt awkward looking at it.

It will be even more awkward when the post-production work is completed and the show airs.

Because Qi Tongwei's storyline will be edited together with Hou Liangping's happy family scene.

On one side, Qi Tongwei awkwardly hoeed the ground, his attempts at flattery clumsy and obsequious.

On the other side, Hou Liangping, the head of the family, was happily having dinner with his wife, niece, and son.

Celebrating his appointment as the head of the anti-corruption bureau in Handong.

This is why Li Lu tried to salvage Qi Tongwei's image, but it was too... clumsy.

Even worse than the clumsy Maque!
"Secretary Sha," Qi Hui greeted him with a smile, a hoe in his hand.

"Hello."

"Hello."

"Hey, let's go back after we finish that little bit of work," Chen Yanshi said, pointing to the area around the small garden. "It's time to eat."

"Eh, eh..." Qi Hui nodded repeatedly, holding the hoe, his smile forced, stiff, and extremely awkward.

He never imagined that he would meet with Sha Ruijin under these circumstances.

At this moment, he could only watch as Sha Ruijin and the other two left.

Soon, the engine roared to life, and Sha Ruijin's car drove away with Chen Yanshi and his wife.

Qi Hui, leaning on his hoe, still had a smile on his face, and slowly sighed.

Then he ripped off his clothes and started digging in the ground in a fit of rage.

In the deserted nursing home, Qi Hui's embarrassment vanished, replaced by a sense of helplessness and relief.

He dug and dug, not like he was working, but more like he was venting or playing.

His strength was heavy, but his technique was skillful... He was the son of a farmer and was no stranger to farm work.

Sometimes I think, how well does the soil have to be hoeed to be considered good...

In the director's booth, Li Lu and several actors looked at Qi Hui's muscles and nodded in satisfaction.

You know what, once those muscles came out, the whole scene changed.

What was embarrassing and shameful just now feels more like a mix of venting and having fun.

Previously, he was hoeing the ground for Chen Yanshi and Sha Ruijin, but now, he is hoeing the ground for himself.

The actresses glanced at Qi Hui's well-proportioned muscles.

It's so beautiful, it makes you want to touch it.

However, this muscle has more than just muscle; it also has three rather menacing spots.

The scars were from when Qi Tongwei was shot three times while he was in the anti-drug squad.

"Great, cut!" the assistant director shouted, and the scene was officially finished.

Remove makeup and change clothes.

Qi Hui sat in the director's booth watching... watching his box office performance!
The numbers of over four billion on the phone screen never get old.

Because there were quite a few people around, he tried not to laugh out loud, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to the construction site, to the scene of receiving his first paycheck. Even though it was just those few numbers, even though he had seen them countless times, he never tired of looking at them.

Major online media outlets, including Weibo, are all reporting on this matter.

The film's box office has reached a new high, which in itself generates considerable traffic and buzz.

Of course, we should report on it more!
"First to Xianyang to be the king, then to Xianyang..." Qi Hui crossed his legs and couldn't help but hum softly.

Wonderful!

……

Imperial Capital
Yang Mi held her phone, staring in disbelief at the dense string of numbers on the screen.

Four billion in box office revenue... She never dared to dream of such a number!
"Isn't Qi Hui a bit... excessive?" Yang Mi gritted her teeth, almost tearing her limbs apart with envy.

She's been doing really well lately; "The Interpreter" had explosive ratings.

Within just 24 hours of its premiere, the show garnered over 2.2 million views across the entire internet.

It achieved a national viewership rating of 3.14%, making it the top-rated show in the first half of this year.

Even Jing Tian's "Ode to Joy" was overshadowed by her "The Interpreter"... Yang Mi thought dejectedly, but even so, she still felt powerless in the face of Qi Hui.

Who would have thought that Qi Hui's film would achieve such success?

Yang Mi took a swig of whiskey in frustration and lay half-reclined on the sofa, not wanting to move.

Her husband wasn't home; he was acting in a TV series in Xinjiang province, adapted from an online novel, called "Mang Huang Ji".

With her child staying with her mother, she is now all alone and, feeling depressed, naturally turns to alcohol to drown her sorrows.

Let alone the box office performance of "Operation Red Sea", even the investment in this movie is not something she dares to touch.

Of the 600 million investment, Qi Hui invested 300 million. If she had that much, would she have needed to be burdened with some kind of performance-based agreement?

She's not a masochist; why wouldn't she want to be a rich woman and enjoy life?

Yang Mi rolled her eyes in frustration. Unfortunately, she didn't have Jing Tian's good luck.

By attaching themselves to Qi Hui, not only will they have no worries about food and drink, but their careers will also flourish.

"Never mind..." Yang Mi muttered. After two years of marriage, she had long since given up on Qi Hui.

She now wants to finalize the performance-based agreement and then work together with Hawick Lau to make progress.

She can't compare to Qi Hui and the others, but she and her husband are still very happy.

……

Fengtai
"Forty billion... My God!" Gao Yuanyuan exclaimed in shock, looking at Zhou Xun beside her and saying, "Even if you added up all your previous movie box office earnings, it wouldn't be this much, would it?"

"Keep it low-key, keep it low-key..." Zhou Xun waved his hand, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

She never expected that Qi Hui could achieve such high box office numbers.

Moreover, "Operation Red Sea" is still showing in theaters, so there's still room for it to rise in popularity!

Unfortunately, it was just too bitter!

Zhou Xun still gets goosebumps when she thinks about the time she spent filming in the desert.

If it weren't for the hardships, she probably wouldn't have gotten the role; it would have gone to Jing Tian.

Qi Hui is good in every way, except that he gives all the good things to Jing Tian.

Jing Tian picked through the selections, and only those she didn't want were given to the others.

In this respect, both she and Lao Gao were victims... Thinking of this, Zhou Xun glanced at Gao Yuanyuan, feeling somewhat depressed.

ding dong~ ding dong~
Zhou Xun's phone kept beeping. He picked it up and saw that it was full of congratulatory messages.

She shrugged and didn't pay much attention.

got used to.

This kind of situation often happened when I won awards in the past.

……

Devil
The creators of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" are having a meeting.

As the film's release date approached, "Operation Red Sea" box office revenue rose to the four billion yuan level.

The media rushed to report on it, and netizens eagerly discussed it.

Their "Tomb Raider Chronicles" suddenly stole the spotlight.

This is somewhat frustrating... not just frustrating, but also incredibly stressful!
Faced with the 4 billion yuan box office success of "Operation Red Sea," they felt that their "The Lost Tomb" was like facing a towering mountain!
What does it mean to be awe-inspiring and respectful?

This is!
(End of this chapter)