I'm not mentally ill, I'm a master of a thousand faces!

Chapter 539, Let's fight this battle beautifully.

For any mother.

This kind of thing should be a bolt from the blue.

Liu Lili felt that she should have the same feelings.

Even if they knew in advance that Li Yun existed.

He has an emotional bond with his daughter, but when he actually faces this matter, he can't help but experience some emotional reactions.

And getting engaged so quickly is just too fast!

You guys have skipped most of the stages!

Liu Lili's eyes shifted between light and shadow, but in the end, they culminated in a single sentence.

"Let's at least start by dating."

"mom"

Liu Qianqian never expected that her mother would say such a thing.

It was much calmer than I had imagined.

"I"

"Um?"

"It's nothing," Liu Qianqian whispered, "It just means we're dating, nothing more."

In fact, Liu Qianqian also felt that she had been too nervous just now and that her wording was somewhat inappropriate.

"Really? That's good. As an adult, you should be aware of your own thoughts and take responsibility for your actions. Now, don't interfere with my cooking."

Liu Lili said calmly.

Continue chopping the vegetables with the cleaver.

Preparing delicious food.

"Mother, you've really changed."

Liu Qianqian still felt like it was just yesterday.

That mother who even controlled what she ate and wore,

I'm not often on business trips.

It's about doing other things.

For her, her career is the most important thing.

Nothing is more important than this.

He also had such expectations for his daughter. He didn't know when it started, but she learned to cook. The dishes that were not very tasty before have now become palatable and delicious.

She wouldn't have gotten caught up in such trivial things before.

Yes, now.

"Mom, when are you going to America next?"

"Not so fast, what's wrong? You want me to leave?"

"No, no, I'm afraid I won't have anything good to eat if you go..." Liu Qianqian stuffed a steak into her mouth, her cheeks bulging.

It's quite cute. Liu Lili is a little upset that her adorable daughter is about to be taken by someone else.

"I should be able to spend more time with you this year," Liu Lili said, tidying Liu Qianqian's hair. "There really isn't much to do this year."

The ripple effects of Cameron and Marvel.

This affected the entire Western entertainment industry, and consequently, Liu Lili's career, leaving her with little free time.

It allows us to pay more attention to things that we wouldn't have considered in previous years.

This is probably what we call life.

Stop walking.

Discover that life has many other wonderful aspects, and it's not just about career.

Moreover, Liu Lili also discovered something: the Western entertainment industry also has fears and anxieties; they are not omnipotent, and only a handful of people possess true talent.

It's time to let go of our obsessions and illusions.

And this time, Cameron and Marvel teamed up to dominate.

A Chinese person stepped forward.

Li Yun.

He dares to do it.

By combining the power of the entertainment industry, they can combine their strengths.

This young man...

Now it has grown into a towering tree.

A towering tree with incredibly lush vegetation.

At this moment, Liu Qianqian still couldn't help but want to know a definite answer.

"Mom, does that mean you agree to me being with Brother Li?"

"disagree."

"mom!"

"Trying to kidnap my daughter? Not so easy." Liu Lili rolled her eyes at Liu Qianqian and said, "You're my daughter, unless you agree to my demands."

Liu Qianqian panicked.

"So, what are your requirements?"

What Liu Qianqian didn't expect was Liu Lili's request.

"This battle."

"Give me a nice hit."

Let the people of Hollywood, let those Westerners see.

What are the works of our Chinese nation?

The film and television industry is in the calm before the storm.

At this moment, Li Yun...

I am also searching for feelings in the calm.

During those tense days when everyone in the industry was focused, aside from editing The Wandering Earth and making demands on the special effects team, I had to calm down and concentrate.

Play some games.

Read a novel.

These were his hobbies from his previous life. It seems that when he started making independent works, he gradually forgot about these hobbies. Li Yun picked up Wen Rilian's "Sea Tiger" and "God of War".

I picked up Blizzard's World of Warcraft.

I feel very relaxed.

He'll try things he's never done before, like going to the gym or joining the martial arts association. By the way, Li Yun is currently the honorary vice president of the martial arts association.

He himself has many titles.

It seems that after arriving in this world...

I've tried even fewer things than before.

Ironic.

I've traveled through time to film movies, act in movies, and act in movies.

However, Li Yun did not regret it.

Because this is truly a career I love, and because this is truly an opportunity for me to prove that I once existed.

At this moment, Jiang Chenggang's words interrupted Li Yun's moment of leisure.

"Is it time to move into the publicity and promotion phase?"

"Tell me how to promote it?"

"I don't think I know either."

It's not that we don't know how to promote it.

Because it's the only major production in China this year.

It's like the second installment of The Wandering Earth.

A super production with the majority of the industry involved.

What a load of rubbish!

Its popularity has never waned.

My only major work this year, why would I need any promotion?

The most interesting chain reaction this year is probably that while the gods are fighting, mortals are not competing. Many low-budget art productions have achieved good results this year.

Comedy and art films are emerging. A company called "Wanxiang Tianyi" has started releasing its own works, and a character named "Xia Luo" has made a name for himself in the Chinese entertainment industry this year.

There were no major works, but smaller works took root and sprouted. It was a kind of flourishing of diverse works.

This could be considered a kind of "whale fall brings life to all things" scenario.

The giant crocodiles that originally occupied the ecological niches took a break and recuperated, and the nascent ecosystem began here.

To some extent, even if "The Wandering Earth" loses all its advantages this year and fails to achieve much success, it is still a benefit to the industry.

With the loosening of the ecological niche, those at the bottom can climb up.

This can be considered the eve of a complete upheaval.

"Every upheaval brings new hope, and this time is no exception. Even though 'The Wandering Earth' hasn't been released yet, its positive impact on the ecosystem is already evident."

Jiang Wen teased from the side.

"Our Li circle... isn't it one of those giants too?"

The existence of industry giants means that their every move can affect the industry ecosystem.

The Beijing circle, formerly the Hong Kong circle, the CCTV circle, these big circles, can do it.

Even the Shanghai circle can't do it; only the Beijing circle and the CCTV circle, which are considered the "second-tier" circles, can do this.

It affects the progress of the ecosystem.

At this moment, Li Yun smiled slightly and said.

"Hmm, but I don't want to be a crocodile."

"Are there any who don't aspire to be giant crocodiles?"

Li Yun then spoke slowly.

"I want to be a giant whale."

It can even swallow a giant crocodile whole.

巨鲸

As always, Li Yun booked a movie theater for the premiere, but this time there were no media present, only some of his relatives and friends.

It's a simultaneous global release, meaning all screenings are shown at the same time. There aren't any single, strictly defined premieres; rather, it's a series of global premieres.

Liu Qianqian, Jiang Chenggang, Jiang Wen, and Gao Yuanyuan were the first group of people to enter.

They were here a long time ago.

"Brother Li!"

At this moment, Liu Qianqian looked at Li Yun playfully.

Today she wore a pale yellow dress, exuding an incomparably elegant and graceful aura. She was absolutely stunning.

With every frown and smile, she smiled with her eyes narrowed.

The feeling in that smile is 'happiness'.

I'm overflowing with happiness.

"Something seems off about this atmosphere," Jiang Chenggang couldn't help but say, his eyes darting towards Gao Yuanyuan.

Even someone who doesn't understand love can see the feeling of 'love' between the two.

--love.

happy.

Many positive emotions arose within them and lingered among them.

Similarly, while some find happiness in love, others experience loss because of it.

Gao Yuanyuan could see it too, but more than that, she felt at ease.

Disappointment, acceptance, and a multitude of other emotions are mixed together.

But there was nothing we could do.

In the battlefield of love, if you lose, you lose. In the end, you should at least save some dignity for yourself.

Just then, a soft cough broke the silence, interrupting Liu Qianqian's attempt to exchange glances.

It's Liu Lili, a truly radiant woman who still retains her charm.

"Aunt Liu, how have you been?" Li Yun smiled slightly, looked at Liu Lili, and without any hesitation, took Liu Qianqian's hand.

Liu Lili's lips twitched.

You're too arrogant.

However, she was also a little envious—after all, this was the burning passion of young people for 'love'.

At least, his daughter probably won't suffer any mistreatment if she's with him.

Liu Shanhe and Lu Zhengguang also arrived one after another. The two old guys from CCTV, one representing the Air Force and the other representing the August First Film Studio.

They arrived one after another—and today, we can finally see the version with special effects.

The two were extremely excited.

At least, those with special effects can at least achieve the greatest possible fidelity to the source material.

What exactly is the 'world' that the actors experience?

Liu Shanhe then spoke softly.

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

"After watching this, will you still go see 'The Avengers' and 'Avatar'?" Lu Zhengguang joked.

"I'll pass on 'The Avengers,' it's for young people. I'll still watch Cameron's movies."

Cameron is a legend, a true legend.

His Titanic.

It is the highest-grossing film in the world to date—1.8 billion US dollars, a record that no one has broken yet.

Even Marvel can't break this record.

This director, a graduate of MIT, is the king of Hollywood movies.

No, he's the king of world cinema.

Even if you have your own expectations for "The Wandering Earth".

But it's very difficult to raise his expectations to the same level as Avatar.

"Well, it's more or less the same. After watching 'The Wandering Earth', we watched 'Avatar' together. Let this old guy see for himself what Industrial Light & Magic's most powerful special effects technology is all about."

"But for now, let's watch 'The Wandering Earth' first."

Xie Qingya, representing Huaying Film Studio, along with Zhang Yimou and Lü Haishi, also came along.

From a standpoint of perspective, Zhang Mouzi and Lü Haishi are completely opposed to Li Yun's faction; they represent the old guard, and Li Yun's rise is the last thing they want to see.

New circles are emerging, eroding the old forces.

This was bound to happen.

In other words, the new generation surpasses the old.

"Challenging Cameron is too arrogant, incredibly arrogant. I absolutely cannot condone this kind of arrogance."

Although Lü Haishi kept muttering and grumbling.

But he still watched this work without stopping.

He complained verbally.

But the body is very honest.

I want to see this work that brings together the talents of the industry.

A work that even Zhang Yimou himself contributed his best resources to support.

He wanted to see how far this final work could go.

Special effects actors—we brought together all the top resources available in the industry.

"But ultimately, those who act in movies are human, and those who make movies are also human. The elements of a work ultimately cannot be separated from the actors and the director."

At this moment, Zhang Mouzi spoke.

He said it very bluntly.

Li Yun's ability to gather so many resources and leverage them was indeed a miracle.

When the Three-Body Problem appeared.

The entire circle was in a state of high spirits.

The resources that have been leveraged.

The resulting overwhelming force.

That driving force.

But in the end, even Zhang Yimou couldn't be sure about the quality of the work.

After all, if leveraging resources and visual effects can determine everything.

Then the one who won last time should have been Great Wall, not Medicine God.

Just like this time.

The works created by leveraging so many resources.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the script.

Look at the director.

Look at the actors.

At this time, Li Yun received Zhang Mouzi and Lü Haishi.

Also, reminiscing.

At that time, when they were locked in a fierce confrontation.

To this day, the two can no longer be considered friends, and they even have conflicts of interest with the Beijing entertainment circle.

But even if they are parties with conflicting interests.

They still offered their help when faced with a common goal.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang."

Li Yun felt he should still express his gratitude here.

He acted as the middleman and brought in the special effects team.

"No need. If you want to thank me, you'd better let me see this time whether my resources are worth such an effort."

At this point, Zhang Mouzi and Lü Haishi found a place to sit down.

This was once the number one person in China.

The third generation of directors, and the first filmmaker to go abroad.

His name was once synonymous with authority in China.

Until Li Yun shattered his myth and took his place.

It can be said that Li Yun was his number one enemy. However, he was also a man of great vision and magnanimity who made sacrifices.

Yes.

Yet he possesses the demeanor of a master.

"I certainly won't let you down. I definitely won't."

At this moment, Li Yun spoke softly.

Then he went to receive the next group of people, who were his nominal relatives, the Li family's movie-watching group.

(End of this chapter)