Who says Beijing Film Academy has no great directors? (2002)

Chapter 87 Liu Yifei's Downfall: A Complete Routine! (Seeking First Subscription)

After Liu Yifei's foot improved, the professional assistants Chen Yan hired also arrived. Eight people were provided, including bodyguards, assistants, makeup artists, and drivers. Each of them was hired at a high salary and was a top professional in the industry.

They were also provided with a luxury nanny van worth several million yuan.

Liu Xiaoli shook her head, saying it was extravagant, but she tried it out the next day and said it felt good.

Liu Yifei wasn't quite used to it at first, but those people weren't flustered at all; on the contrary, they were very considerate, so Liu Yifei didn't say anything.

While Liu Yifei was recovering from her injuries, Chen Yan led his men back to the capital.

The company has selected two interview programs: Lu Yu's "Lu Yu's Appointment" and Zhang Yue's "Half the Sky".

Both sides had female hosts.

Chen Yan directly rejected "A Date with Lu Yu". When Liu Yifei went up and gave a long explanation, the host said, "Really? I don't believe it."

It can absolutely make people shut up.

We finally decided to go to "Half the Sky" on October 20th.

When the day actually arrived, Liu Yifei became a little nervous. After carefully selecting a neat outfit, Chen Yan immediately rejected it.

Then Chen Yan picked out a youthful shirt and jeans for her. It's not good to be too flashy for an official program like this; dressing like a student is fine.

"Is this really okay? I think my fitted red top looks pretty good." Liu Yifei's eyes were still fixed on the ugly top.

Chen Yan blocked her view: "Forget about that dress. Even if we're good-looking, we can't dress like that."

Liu Yifei said "Oh" and pouted angrily.

Without any hesitation, Chen Yan reached out and pinched Liu Yifei's pouting lips. They were so soft and bouncy, it really made you want to take a bite.

Liu Yifei brushed Chen Yan's hand away. "Did you even wash your hands? How annoying!"

Chen Yan deliberately said, "No, what should we do?"

Liu Yifei opened her mouth wide and started spitting. She remembered that Chen Yan had just gone to the restroom.

"Okay, okay, I was just kidding. Can I not wash my hands?" Chen Yan put his arm around Liu Yifei's shoulder and pulled her into his arms.

Despite her doubts, Liu Yifei still wiped her lips and applied some lip gloss.

Chen Yan personally escorted Liu Yifei to the recording site, acting as her assistant, while the real assistant could only stand by and watch helplessly.

"Don't be nervous, just say whatever comes to mind. If you really can't continue, that's fine too. It's pre-recorded anyway, so we can cut it out and re-record it."

One of the conditions Chen Yanfang negotiated with the production team was that the broadcast version must be reviewed and approved by Chen Yanfang before it could be released; otherwise, it would have to be re-recorded.

"I'm not nervous!" Liu Yifei bumped fists with Chen Yan.

"come on!"

"Yes!" Liu Yifei nodded firmly, turned around and went up on the stage without looking back.

"3, 2, 1..."

Recording begins.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Yue. Today we have a special guest, Yi Fei. Welcome!"

Liu Yifei greeted the host and then the audience in a graceful manner.

Zhang Yue skillfully chatted with Liu Yifei about past events. After Liu Yifei gradually became more adept at responding, Zhang Yue slowly introduced the topic that needed to be clarified today.

"I know you've always been very low-key and rarely respond to controversies, but recently there's been a hot topic online: your nationality."

Many netizens who are unaware of the full story still have doubts. Today, we want to give you a quiet and complete opportunity to speak your mind.

Zhang Yue handed the stage over to Liu Yifei, and the cameramen offstage also pointed their lenses at Liu Yifei.

She simply began to calmly recount the truth of the matter.

"I was born in Wuhan. When I was ten years old, my parents separated, and I went to live and study in the United States with my mother."

At that time, I was just a clueless child with no right to choose for myself. My mother chose American citizenship for me to protect me, but that was only so that I could study and live a normal life.

"After completing my studies, I chose to return to my motherland and change my nationality back." Liu Yifei simply and sincerely took out her ID card and showed everyone the ID number.

Zhang Yue also showed a touched expression: "I believe in you, Yifei. You definitely have a Chinese heart. You don't need to prove it yourself; time will prove everything."

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly.

The interview proceeded in a standard manner, and Chen Yan only felt completely at ease at the very end.

Chen Yan's phone started vibrating in his pocket, and he picked it up to answer.

There was only one sentence coming through the microphone: "Boss, we've figured it out. It was Lu Chuanhuayi who released the information."

"Okay, go do it."

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Chen Yan didn't put all his eggs in one basket. If there's any good public relations strategy in the Chinese entertainment industry, it's always diverting attention.

Chen Yan accepted Liu Yifei's hand with a smile full of pride.

"Well said."

Liu Yifei was still a little nervous, and her hands and feet were numb when she came down. This was the first time she had used an interview program to clarify things.

"Really? Then the whitewashing effect will be good." Liu Yifei had been following Chen Yan for the past two days, and she occasionally uttered a few trendy words.

She called this a way of clearing her name and kept repeating it for several days.

Chen Yan chimed in, "It's amazing!"

On the day "Half the Sky" was broadcast, the internet was in an uproar. Some people were moved, while others felt it was just sweet talk with a hidden agenda.

However, with Chen Yan and Zhang Jizhong in charge, the overall style of the artwork is still developing in a positive direction.

After a day of discussion, no one online was paying attention to it anymore the next day.

The next day, the entire internet was reporting on director Lu Chuan's abandonment of his wife after becoming a sensation.

Originally, the two were just having a low-key divorce, but someone dug up the truth that Lu Chuan was ungrateful, abandoned his wife, and instead had ambiguous relationships with some female celebrities.

There were even some ambiguous intimate photos.

Now "Kekexili" is completely finished. Some cinemas that were still sticking with it because of Lu Chuan's father pulled the show from theaters that very day.

Unlike Alice in Wonderland, "Kekexili" was not as resilient and was the first film to be cut after its release.

The online offensive came one after another, and Chen Yan spent money like water. But you get what you pay for. Sure enough, nobody online was paying attention to Liu Yifei anymore.

The final impression left on the public was that Liu Yifei sincerely clarified the situation.

Just as Lu Chuan was crying and wailing, another bombshell dropped.

Lu Chuan is suspected of having an overly close relationship with Mr. Wang of Huayi, who is rumored to be indiscriminate in his relationships with both men and women.

It wasn't specified which Mr. Wang it was.

"Holy crap, Lu Chuan has such strange tastes. He abandoned his wife, did he just go play three-player mahjong with someone? A sandwich filling?"

"Damn! The comment upstairs is spot on! I can never look at sandwich cookies the same way again!"

"Artists just love playing with flowers!"

When Wang Zhonglei called Chen Yan, Chen Yan was still having dinner with Liu Yifei.

"Director Chen, isn't this going a bit too far?"