Huayu: Starting with Hijacking from "The Story of a Noble Family"

Chapter 80 The Same Kind of People, Celebrity List No. 7

Upon seeing Xu Heng, Liu Yifei immediately turned her head away, clearly indicating that she did not want to pay attention to him.

Its head was slightly raised, looking quite arrogant.

She accepted the role in this drama, and she signed the contract with Xu Heng together, but that doesn't mean she wants to work with Xu again!

At the very least, she had to act like she didn't want to work with Xu again, even if Xu knew she was faking it!

Seeing her like this, Liu Xiaoli wanted to say something, but ultimately gave up. It was obvious that the two of them were just playing around.

Xu Heng walked over and sat down next to Liu Yifei, who immediately turned her head to look at the other side.

But on the other side was her mother, and she herself was starting to lose the pretense.

I couldn't help but laugh, but I quickly held it back.

He sat upright with his arms on the table, looking just like a model student attentively listening to the teacher's lecture.

The next second, she turned her head and started chatting with Xu Heng very naturally.

"Anything interesting happened during the Lunar New Year?"

"No, apart from visiting relatives and friends for the New Year and attending two class reunions, I've basically been staying at home all the time."

"Aren't you being incredibly boring?"

"I'm inherently boring."

"Did anything happen at the class reunion?"

"What could happen?"

"For example, female classmates, don't you think any of them like you?"

"Of course there are. There are even cases where women pretend to be drunk and ask me to take them home."

"You delivered it?"

"you guess?"

"Someone as cold-hearted as you definitely wouldn't deliver it!"

"Same to you!"

The two looked at each other and laughed together.

Liu Yifei doesn't have many friends; so far, the only two she can truly call good friends are Xu Heng and Shu Chang.

She got along well with her three roommates, especially Zhou Yang, but they were just ordinary friends.

At the same time, she knew that Xu Heng didn't have many real friends either, so it wasn't wrong to say that she, Xu Heng, and Shu Chang were "huddling together for warmth".

The three of them can be considered to be the same type of people: they appear very polite on the surface, but are actually very difficult to approach, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are rather cold-hearted.

Even among the three of them, there are very strong boundaries; otherwise, it would be difficult for them to become true friends!

It's just that she and Shu Chang come from single-parent families, and being girls, it's normal for them to be more sensitive and vigilant.

Xu Heng's family seemed to be very harmonious, and it didn't look like anyone could bully him.

She simply couldn't understand why Xu's personality was like this, and she knew that Xu was definitely not faking it!

"Those two supporting actresses are quite pretty."

After exchanging a smile, the two continued whispering to each other.

"It's quite pretty."

Xu nodded. Liu Yifei was naturally referring to An Yixuan and Liu Pinyan.

"That cool-looking male supporting actor seems to be the person Tangren is preparing to replace you."

Liu Yifei felt nothing when she heard Xu Heng praising someone else.

That's just a fact; you can't just say someone isn't pretty.

She didn't mean anything by mentioning the two supporting actresses, nor was she worried about them stealing her thunder.

Regardless of whether the two supporting actresses had the ability, in her opinion, she only needed to perform her own role well, and she didn't care about anything else.

And that cool-looking male supporting actor, he looks a bit like a master, no wonder Tangren wanted him to replace Xu as the male lead.

Unfortunately, compared to Xu, he is far less popular and famous, and his image and temperament are also very different.

Furthermore, if Tangren really couldn't bear to part with Xu's salary, she definitely wouldn't have accepted this role.

It's not that she won't act because Xu Heng isn't going to act, but rather that Xu Heng has been replaced by someone else, so she definitely won't act!

She believes that Xu would do the same if her role were replaced by someone else!

"He's quite handsome, but he lacks a bit of charisma and doesn't have the look of a star. But he's a newcomer, so it's understandable."

Xu Heng glanced in Hu Ge's direction; it was clear that in this life, he could only play other roles.

"You were a newbie back then too."

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Liu Yifei praised him generously.

Let's not talk about how well Xu Heng acted in his first drama, "The Story of a Noble Family".

At least when she first met Xu Heng, he didn't look like a newcomer at all; he had the aura of a star!

Xu Heng chuckled softly but didn't say anything.

The meaning is quite clear: don't compare everyone to him.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him, but inwardly she completely agreed.

Hugo was also secretly observing them.

Without Xu, he might have landed the lead role in the drama right away, but unfortunately, there are no "what ifs."

Soon the formal banquet began, and Xu Heng and Liu Yifei started to enjoy their meal.

In consideration of the 300 million yuan after-tax salary, Xu also toasted Cai Yinong and the others with a glass of wine.

Since she was drinking a beverage, Liu Yifei did not offer a toast.

But if someone insists on drinking with her, she doesn't mind using tea instead of alcohol.

After eating and drinking their fill, Xu Heng and Liu Yifei returned to their respective rooms.

The next day, February 8th, the crew arrived early in the morning at the Qingming Riverside Scene scenic area in Hengdian for the second test shoot.

Back in December of last year, the production team had already conducted the first test shoot, at which time they finalized the makeup and costumes for some supporting characters and filmed some of their scenes.

Today's task is to finalize the makeup and costumes for the main actors, and to take official photos.

All the actors started changing their looks and costumes constantly, and it took a whole day to finalize all the looks. Tangren's preparations for this drama were obviously very thorough.

Seeing Xu and Liu Yifei all made up, styled, and dressed in their costumes, Cai Yinong felt once again that her decision was right.

Of course, it would be even better if the pay were lower!

On February 9th, the test shooting officially began, and the process went very smoothly.

With Xu Heng and Liu Yifei's current acting skills, and considering they're filming an idol drama with relatively low requirements, it's naturally not a problem.

Cai Yinong was immediately more satisfied and didn't seem to feel so bad anymore.

Another day later, on February 10th, Forbes magazine released its first list of celebrities from mainland China.

The list contains 100 people, with the lowest income being 100 million.

Yao Ming topped the list with an income of 1.2 million yuan.

Zhang Ziyi ranked second with an income of 2600 million.

Little Swallow ranked third with an income of 1900 million.

Wang Fei ranked fourth with an income of 2800 million.

Gong Li ranked fifth with an income of 2800 million.

Zhang Yimou ranked sixth with an income of 1800 million.

Xu Heng ranked seventh with an income of 2500 million.

Zhou Xun ranked eighth with an income of 1200 million.

Li Ming ranked ninth with an income of 6600 million.

Sun Nan ranked tenth with an income of 2400 million.

In addition to income, the ranking of celebrities also takes into account their media exposure.

Xu's exposure rate is not low, but she makes too few public appearances, so she only ranks seventh. The 2500 million income obviously includes all the income from "Our Times".

Liu Yifei's exposure was also quite high, but the statistics period was the entire year of 03. "Our Times" was only released on the last day of 03, and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" didn't really become a hit until the Spring Festival of 04.

Given her relatively low income, she ultimately ranked 48th with an income of 3 million, which is clearly an overestimation.

Furthermore, the highest-earning celebrity on the list is not Yao Ming, but Li Lianjie with 1.4 million yuan, ranking 11th.

As for whether the 1.4 million revenue is true—

Whether others believe it or not, Xu certainly doesn't!

As soon as the celebrity list was released, it was widely reported by media outlets across the country, but the celebrities on the list were all in a panic.

Not only did they deny the income figures on the list, but some even threatened to sue.

That's normal, since bragging doesn't cost you anything, but the money you earn has to be taxed!

Two days later, while Xu Heng and Liu Yifei were filming, director Li Guoli suddenly told them that some media outlets wanted to interview them.

After clarifying what the media wanted to interview them about, the two did not refuse.

The next day, several media outlets visited the film set.

After filming in the morning, the two gave interviews to the media at noon.

"Xu Heng, are you aware of the Forbes celebrity list that was released a few days ago?"

"I know."

What are your thoughts on you being ranked seventh on the list?

"I don't have any opinion. It's just a list, its accuracy is questionable, and it's not of any reference value to me."

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"And regarding your income, do you think it's accurate?"

"Isn't my income easy to calculate? Based on the current box office performance of 'Our Times' and the sales of its copyrights, I can indeed earn more than 2000 million yuan, and I will declare all my income truthfully."

"What's your opinion on other celebrities denying their income on the list?"

"I don't know how much other celebrities earn, but I think as long as it's legal income and they pay taxes in full, there's no problem."

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"Xu Heng's situation is indeed different from other celebrities. He doesn't accept GG or endorsements, nor does he attend commercial events. His income is easy to calculate and hard to hide."

How much money "Our Times" will make can be roughly calculated, except for the distribution fee percentage from China Film Group.

These reporters knew this, but they were still somewhat surprised by Xu Heng's honesty.

Then these reporters began interviewing Liu Yifei.

"Effie, what are your thoughts on being ranked 48th on the list?"

"I don't have any opinion; I don't think this kind of ranking is meaningful."

"Is it true that you earned 300 million last year?"

"Of course not. I haven't earned 300 million since my debut, and that's before taxes."

"May I ask about your salary for filming 'Our Times'?"

"You shouldn't be asking me this, but it's definitely not high."

"What about the salary for filming this 'Chinese Paladin' series?"

"I can't reveal the exact figure, but I can say that this is the highest salary I've ever received since my debut."

What are your thoughts on other celebrities' incomes?

"I don't care about that."

"What do you think about Xu Heng earning 2500 million last year?"

"Of course I congratulate him! And when he gets back to school, he'll definitely have to treat me to a few more meals!"

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