Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

After returning to China, Wu Yang and Liu Yifei both became very busy.

Liu Yifei is busy promoting various brands and endorsing new products.

Wu Yang first went back to the Beijing Film Academy and held a press conference, and then attended several boring seminars. I don't know what there is to discuss. Success cannot be replicated, and winning the Best Director award is also full of randomness.

They talk about spirit and belief in every sentence, making it sound like some kind of ritual!

Wu Yang has to give a speech every time, and if it weren't for someone helping him write the speech, he might go crazy.

However, during this period, Wu Yang also gained a certain understanding of today's entertainment industry.

At the same time, they realized their own position: although they were honor recipients, they were really just mascots.

Moreover, because of his young age, he will not be entrusted with important responsibilities. At most, he can participate in a few associations, where seniority is the only factor, and this applies both at home and abroad!

This is because the total domestic box office exceeded 43 billion RMB last year, a 30% increase compared to the previous year.

Since the beginning of this year, hot money from all sides has poured into the entertainment industry, causing stars' salaries to rise and contributing to the prosperity of the entertainment industry!

After Avatar is released at the end of the year, some capital will rush in, resulting in a flood of bad movies! This will begin the process of bad money driving out good!

Of course, this is the general trend, and it has nothing to do with Wu Yang, a nobody.

Even if you can't stand it, you can only avoid going along with it, but you can't stop or rectify it!

At most, when they're competing to be the worst, I'll be the only light in their way!

These boring days came to an end with Liu Yifei closing down her business.

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"You came alone? Your mother didn't come with you, did she?"

Wu Yang opened the door, glanced past Liu Yifei, and looked around outside.

"Stop bothering my mom all the time, okay? It's your own fault for leaving a bad impression on her. You brought this on yourself!"

Liu Yifei pushed Wu Yang aside, entered the room, and looked around.

"You're supposed to be a goddess, can't you be less violent?"

Rubbing her chest, Liu Yifei, despite her slender figure, has been practicing dance since childhood and later switched to martial arts for period dramas.

So he is very strong at such a young age and has a high level of combat power, especially the strength of his legs, which is comparable to the Mighty Vajra Leg!

After they became familiar with each other, whenever Wu Yang gained the upper hand verbally, Liu Yifei would retaliate with physical force.

Of course, based on Wu Yang's observation, she wasn't like that with everyone.

"I'm just a crazy woman, if you can't stand it, you don't have to!"

Liu Yifei carried Wu Yang on her back, her eyes filled with a smile, but her words were utterly heartless!

"Only I can stand it; anyone else would have been driven away by you long ago!"

Wu Yang wasn't being unreasonable; it was just their way of getting along.

One relied on eloquence, the other on force, and their relationship grew increasingly intimate under this model.

"Phew, I'm exhausted these past few days. Hurry up and make me some tea."

Liu Yifei sprawled on the sofa, completely abandoning any semblance of a goddess, and waved her delicate white hand.

"Why are you drinking tea at such a young age? I only have coffee and juice here. Help yourself to what you want. Only my girlfriend can enjoy my service. Other women can forget about me serving them!"

Wu Yang intended to sit next to Liu Yifei, but was knocked back by gusts of palm wind and sat on the sofa opposite.

"The trial period isn't over yet, don't even think about me agreeing to your request. By the way, could you help me think about these two scripts?"

Although it has been less than a month since they met and started talking, both of them are aware of each other's ulterior motives.

Liu Yifei enjoys being pampered and pursued, so she doesn't want to agree to Wu Yang's request so easily.

Of course, Liu Xiaoli also deserves credit for this.

During their time together, Wu Yang also came to understand Liu Yifei's feelings. If it were just unrequited love, Wu Yang would definitely not be a simp or try to win her over.

If both parties were to travel together, that would be a different story, as Wu Yang also enjoyed the process.

Who doesn't want a sweet romance?!

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes, tossed the file folder in her hand to Wu Yang, then lazily got up, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of juice, and started drinking.

Because of being blacklisted by Huayi Brothers, Liu Yifei has been in a situation where she has no acting opportunities since last year.

Even their commercial activities have been greatly affected, and the quality of their endorsements has dropped from first-tier to second- or third-tier.

All of this stems from Liu Xiaoli's flawed decision-making.

Of course, it was also related to her godfather's arrest. Although Liu Xiaoli had the idea of ​​not colluding with Huayi, a big brothel, and was trying to protect her daughter, her methods were questionable.

At least as a businessman, one cannot be so blatant as to take a deposit and then deny it.

Most importantly, this is not the first time; if we include the Tang people, this is the second time!

This has greatly affected Liu Yifei's reputation in the industry, and film and television companies with good projects are no longer willing to easily hire her to act.

In addition, her influence was so great that it overshadowed her fellow actresses born in 85 and threatened the status of the "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four top actresses and two top actresses in China).

Of all the negative stories online, Huayi Brothers and Tangren Media account for at most 50%, while the remaining 50% come from the actresses, both big and small.

True haters are not entirely absent, but they are extremely rare!

Liu Yifei has a very laid-back personality; she never argues with anyone, let alone tries to discredit others. The press releases she buys are only for promoting her work.

Liu Xiaoli is unprofessional in business operations and her public relations skills are terrible, which forced the mother and daughter to appear on "Today's Talk" to prove their innocence.

Since last year, Liu Xiaoli has hired a professional management team and outsourced her public relations, while she has stepped back from the limelight.

This led to Liu Yifei having more commercial activities, and consequently, she began receiving script offers one after another.

However, 90% of the projects are TV dramas, and the remaining 10% are bad films that are either money-grabbing schemes or have ulterior motives, and they are all from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

After multiple screenings by the team, only two Hong Kong and Taiwan projects are currently considered reliable.

During this period of business activities, Liu Yifei also read two scripts in detail, if she hadn't met Wu Yangqianxi.

Liu Yifei would accept the role without hesitation, even if it's just a supporting role in the movie, or even just being a decorative figure, it's better than having no roles at all. At least it's a movie, and it can be considered her pursuit of art.

But now they have met Wu Yang, a genius director who has been recognized and praised by both the United States and China.

In addition, she missed him very much after not seeing him for a few days, and most importantly, she learned from her assistant how popular Wu Yang was now.

It's said that many actresses, both young and old, are trying to align themselves with Wu Yang, which makes Liu Yifei feel a little threatened.

So this morning, I took the script and went to the hotel to find Wu Yang.

Wu Yang opened the file bag and took out two scripts: "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "The Legend of the Feast at Hongmen".

Even without reading the script, Wu Yang knew that both movies were terrible.

I only opened the script despite feeling nauseous, just to have something to say, and I also noticed the behind-the-scenes team information on the first page of the script.

The living room was quiet, with only the occasional sound of Wu Yang turning pages. Liu Yifei leaned against the sofa, gazing at the man in front of her.

Sunlight refracted through the window and fell on Wu Yang's face, giving him a golden glow.

The slightly messy, layered hairstyle has a kind of messy beauty, as seen from Liu Yifei's perspective.

Wu Yang is quiet and focused, yet possesses a unique charm.

Especially when he smiles, his teeth cause the right corner of his mouth to turn up.

He has a roguish air about him, and his eyes always seem to have a mischievous glint in them, making him very attractive to the opposite sex.