Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 101 Booting up

Can “Nine Perfects” be considered a successful steal?

The popularity of "Red Cliff" has faded, and "Kung Fu Panda" and "Hancock" have also been taken off the screen. Everyone is looking forward to the opening of the Olympics next week.

There were few new films on the market, and then "The Perfect Match" was released, which successfully earned 700 million yuan at the box office in the first weekend, and then the box office exceeded million yuan.

Wang Yuelun is called "the second Ning Hao", why doesn't he compare with Li Qiutang? Because Li Qiutang already has two films that have exceeded 700 million yuan, and he can't catch up with him with a score of million in the first weekend.

Moreover, Li Qiutang's debut film was not a comedy.

But regardless of whether it was a steal or not, it is good to achieve such a result, and it can also be regarded as boosting movie viewing before the Olympics.

Li Qiutang was very sorry that she couldn't get a ticket for the opening ceremony.

However, I did buy tickets for the three-day swimming competition from the 10th to the 12th. Li Qiutang likes swimming, so she would naturally go to watch it.

Li Qiutang didn’t pay attention to it before, but now that he has bought the tickets, he discovered a problem: why are the Olympic swimming events divided into such detailed categories?
He also wanted to watch track and field competitions, such as the 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles, but as track and field is the most important event in the Olympics, tickets are no easier to get than those for the opening ceremony, and Li Qiutang failed to buy one.

The Olympics are approaching, which means that "The Sound of Wind", which has been in preparation for nearly half a year, will soon start filming.

The production crew is tentatively scheduled to start filming on the 15th at Tianjin's Xinyi Folk Culture Street. The street has also been renovated according to the crew's needs, and some of the crew's equipment has been shipped there in advance.

On the 8th, Li Qiutang was in Tianjin, watching the live broadcast of the opening ceremony in the hotel restaurant with her colleagues from the crew.

On the afternoon of the 9th, Li Qiutang finished work and returned to Yanjing in the evening.

Three days after the 10th, he witnessed Phelps reach the pinnacle at the Water Cube.

On the day after watching the competition, Li Qiutang took a bus back to Tianjin to prepare for the start of filming of "The Sound of Wind".

On the morning of the 15th, the spy war drama "The Sound of Wind" finally unveiled its mystery and started filming at Tianjin Xinyi Folk Street.

All the main creators gathered in Tianjin, and this was the first time that the starring lineup of "The Sound of Wind" faced the media.

However, the lineup at the opening ceremony was still not complete. Only Zhou Xun, Su Youpeng, Huang Xiaoming and Duan Yihong came, and the rest of the actors were kept secret from the media.

At the same time, the makeup of the four people was also revealed at the opening ceremony.

Zhou Xun is wearing a cheongsam, looking playful and cute.

Su Youpeng was wearing a neat suit and his hair was combed neatly.

Huang Xiaoming is wearing a Japanese military uniform, and he is definitely playing the role of Takeda.

Zhou Xun has been entangled in "Li Mi's Encounter" recently. This drama has been renamed, scheduled, withdrawn, and then scheduled again. Recently, it was reported that Zhou Xun snatched this drama from Tao Hong.

It is said that the prototype of this play was a TV news item that Tao Hong saw. She thought it was worth adapting, so she contacted director Cao Baoping to work on it together. After several years of revisions, it was never filmed. Later, Zhou Xun found out about it. She was attracted to Li Mi and snatched the role from Tao Hong.

Although director Cao Baoping claimed that Tao Hong felt that Li Mi was too crazy for her to play and voluntarily withdrew from the role, this statement did affect Zhou Xun and the "Li Mi" crew.

Zhou Xun appeared in good shape this time.

"I'm looking forward to working with director Qiu Tang this time." Zhou Xun said in an interview, "I'm a fan of his. I've watched all three of his movies and I like them all very much. I think he's a very talented and thoughtful director."

"He should be the youngest director you have ever worked with. What kind of chemistry do you think you will have?"

"I don't know." Zhou Xun laughed, "I'm looking forward to his reaction, hahahaha."

"So what preparations did you make for playing Gu Xiaomeng this time?"

"The key is to find Gu Xiaomeng's character traits. She is cute and adorable, but she also works in a secret service. These two temperaments are combined in her. I hope I can play the role well."

On the other side, Huang Xiaoming, who was wearing a Japanese military uniform, was also being interviewed. "It's my second time working with the director, and this time it seems I'm playing the villain again." He appeared in a Japanese military uniform, so he must be the villain.

"Yeah." Huang Xiaoming smiled, "The director seems to think I have a talent for playing villains."

"Have you tried to get the director to play a positive character?"

Huang Xiaoming said: "This time I wanted to play the Japanese officer myself. After "No One", I feel that I have some experience in playing villains. And Director Qiu Tang also knows how to film the villain I play, and I trust him very much."

“Will you take on more villain roles in the future?”

"It depends on the script and the characters. If the story is good and the characters are good, I'm willing to do it." At that time, there was no choice for "No One" because the resources were too tight. "The Sound of Wind" has a good story, good characters, good partners, and a good team. Why don't you change the director and ask him to play the villain?
Li Qiutang also boasted: "With this lineup, if we don't shoot well, we will be scolded to death.

"But in other words, with a lineup like this, it's hard to make a bad shot."

He also said that he regretted not being able to watch more Olympic games due to work, and did not forget to cheer for his country's Olympic athletes.

After the opening ceremony, the script supervisor evacuated the crowd, and Li Qiutang and the staff entered the venue to prepare for filming.

For the sake of confidentiality, the crew declined media filming and interviews during the filming period.

An hour later, Li Qiutang stood beside the photographer and gave the first order to the crew of The Sound of Wind: "OK, get ready - start."

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It should be said that against the backdrop of the global financial crisis, the Olympic Games allowed the world to see China's image and strength.

I'm not kidding. Until now, many foreigners still have the impression of China in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China - they were pale and thin, they were hungry and poorly clothed, there were no high-rise buildings, no water and electricity, let alone advanced Internet. They don't know that China has developed and become rich and strong.

This year's Olympics is a very important showcase opportunity.

Li Qiutang chatted with colleagues during a break from filming and said, "In this year's Olympics, we will definitely be first in gold medals, not the total number of medals!"

"You're talking nonsense!" The executive director didn't believe it. "The United States has always won in the previous few sessions. Even though we are playing at home, we won't be able to surpass the United States."

He also said: "We are a big sports country, but not a strong sports country. If you say we can be second in gold medals, I believe it. We can achieve it with some effort, but I don't believe we can be first."

"Well, let's bet on something." Li Qiutang said.

"Well, what do you want to bet on?"

Li Qiutang said: "You lost, so you have to eat a plate of fried silkworm pupae as punishment." As the executive director, Li Qiutang did not like to eat fried silkworm pupae from Northeast China, and he had tried to coerce and bribe her many times before but failed.

"I'm going to lose..."

The executive director said, "Give me your torch."

Li Qiutang participated in the torch relay in Fengtian. The torch is his personal souvenir and is now kept in his home in Fengtian.

"You have a really big appetite." The assistant director couldn't stand it any longer, "You want to exchange a plate of silkworm pupae for our director's torch."

"I even ate the silkworm pupae, why don't you exchange them for something more valuable?"

Li Qiutang did not agree to this bet: "I can't give it to you, but I can lend it to you for a few days."

"Alright, if you lose, lend me the torch for a week."

"Deal!" The bet was established and Li Qiutang was sure to win.

(End of this chapter)