Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 113 Drink some wine and listen to some music

Liu Shishi sobbed, "Boss Cai insisted that I come, I dare not disobey. Director Li, please let me go, I...I."

Li Qiutang didn't mean that at first, so she waved her hand and said, "Don't cry. I still have work to do later, and I didn't plan to see you anyway."

Li Qiutang didn't even keep Liu Shishi for dinner and asked her to go back.

She's just a young girl who just debuted and is still just playing a supporting role. Why do you want to make things difficult for her?

"He said he has work to do in the evening." Liu Shishi reported to Cai Yinong.

Cai Yinong did not say that Liu Shishi was not doing her job well, and let her go back.

She whispered, "You don't even want it when it's delivered to your door. Don't you like women?"

Cai Yinong didn't expect to get things done the first time. If it was too easy, it would seem strange. Cai Yinong didn't think much about it, but just guessed that Li Qiutang might not like Liu Shishi's style.

"Next time, find someone with a good figure. I don't believe he won't change his ways."

When Li Qiutang said he had work to do, it wasn't really an excuse, he really had a job.

The manager of the New Film Association invited him to dinner. Of course, the director had to build good relationships with the theaters, so Li Qiutang gladly accepted the invitation.

It was already past 11pm when we got back from dinner. These cinema managers can really drink, a pound of beer is the basic drink, and beer is the hangover sobering thing.

This year's Lunar New Year movie season has a bit of a Lunar New Year flavor, with a lot of films, and they're all big names.

First came "Mei Lanfang" directed by Chen Kaige, then "Women Are Not Bad" directed by Xu Ke, and then "Ip Man" directed by Zhen Zidan. Three blockbusters were squeezed in in the first half of the month, and then Feng Xiaogang's New Year comedy "If You Are the One" came out at the end of the month.

Ever since "The Warlords" was overtaken by "Assembly" during the Lunar New Year holiday, no one doubted Feng Xiaogang's appeal during the Lunar New Year holiday, and no one wanted to compete with "If You Are the One" this year.

In January of the following year, "Red Cliff Part Two" was released.

Wu Jing’s “Wolf Fang”?
This movie is so "low-key" that no one thought it would achieve any success during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Looking back, Wu Jing has not been very successful as an actor in recent years. The resources he has obtained in the Hong Kong circle are not bad, but he was born at the wrong time. Jackie Chan and Leehom Wang are still in their prime, Zhen Zidan is also gaining momentum, and the collective shrinkage of the action film market means that even if he has a movie to act in, he cannot become popular.

He had no choice but to gamble all his resources in the Hong Kong circle and transform himself into a director to see if he could carve out a path for himself.

The Lunar New Year box office has begun and all films are doing their best to promote themselves.

Some reporters want to stir up trouble.

Knowing that Li Qiutang had had an argument with Feng Xiaogang before, I wanted to interview Li Qiutang about her opinion on If You Are the One.

But after Li Qiutang finished filming "The Sound of Wind", she rarely appeared in public except for participating in the Japanese promotion of "The Unruly".

On the other hand, a senior executive of Huayi also informed Li Qiutang and asked him not to comment on If You Are the One: "Xiaogang's New Year comedy is very important."

Li Qiutang is not a mad dog that bites everyone it sees.

The last time I had an argument with Feng Xiaogang was because Feng Xiaogang was unfair first and said that the film "Famous" was not good during its release.

"If You Are the One" didn't invite him, so there was no need for him to rush up and curse.

"Just ask Feng Xiaogang to keep his mouth shut."

After that, he didn't forget to ask about "In Time": "How did the company evaluate this movie?"

"The company is busy with the Lunar New Year film season and hasn't decided on your film yet." He also wanted to appease Li Qiutang, "You can make an outline and script first. The company will definitely support your film."

"It's good that you support me. Let's decide it as soon as possible so that I can do the subsequent work." Li Qiutang had no idea what they talked about in the meeting.

If Huayi doesn’t pay him, how can he do the subsequent work?

"What about the signing of the contract..." Hua Yi is now very anxious to sign Li Qiutang's contract in advance.

"Don't worry, The Sound of Wind hasn't been finished yet." Li Qiutang was just trying to hook Huayi up. "Let's talk after the New Year. Let me have some New Year's. The work is too intense this year."

"That's fine." It's easier with a timetable. "The company is very sincere about the new contract. You won't be disappointed."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "A good contract is a win-win for both me and the company."

“Of course, our cooperation over the past two years has been very pleasant.”

In order to win Li Qiutang's favor, Huayi even offered to give him a gift of a trip around Europe: "Take your parents out for a trip during the Chinese New Year, and the company will cover the expenses."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "No need to bother the company to spend money. We have already decided to travel to Australia for the New Year this year, and my parents' passports have been processed."

"The company is late to act." The executive said with a smile, "Australia is fine, have fun, and we'll discuss the contract after the New Year."

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Liu Yifei has been at home in Yanjing recently, doing nothing.

It's the end of the year and celebrities all have their own money-making activities, but as a popular star, she has not received any work.

But she didn't care at all and she was even happy to be free.

So today she made an appointment with her good friend Shu Chang to have fun.

Liu Yifei would also go there to drink some wine and listen to some music, but she didn't dare to do anything else. Today, the two sisters came to a bar in Houhai opened by someone in the circle.

Both wearing hats, they sat at a corner table as a band in the stands sang their original songs.

Liu Yifei took a sip of her drink and swayed her little head to the band's melody.

"It sounds pretty nice." Liu Yifei said to Shu Chang.

"Does your mother know you're out?"

"I don't know. She went back to Jiangcheng and will be back in a few days." Since her mother didn't leave, she didn't dare to run out in the middle of the night.

At the end of the song, the band in the audience won applause, and Liu Yifei also applauded.

"Hey?" Liu Yifei noticed something was wrong, "Look at the drummer on the stage."

Shu Chang looked up and asked, "What happened to the drummer?" The drummer was sitting at the back of the band, and Shu Chang could hardly see him clearly.

"Does he look like Li Qiutang?"

"What?" Shu Chang didn't hear clearly.

"Does that drummer look like Director Li Qiutang?"

Shu Chang took another look and said, "You must have drunk too much. Would Li Qiutang come here to play drums?"

"Let's go and take a look." Liu Yifei pulled Shu Chang forward to confirm.

The two men made their way through the crowd and came to the drummer's side of the stage.

"Li Qiutang! Li Qiutang!" Liu Yifei shouted to the drummer.

The drummer turned his head and glanced at the two of them.

Who else could it be if not Li Qiutang!

Li Qiutang smiled at the two of them and nodded.

Liu Yifei waved at him happily.

Li Qiutang was still performing and couldn't spare the time to respond, so she just smiled.

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang were watching him from the side of the stage. He was wearing a short-sleeved shirt and headphones, and looked quite handsome as he played the drums seriously.

Half an hour later, the band finished its performance.

"Why are you here?" Liu Yifei and Li Qiutang asked each other the same question at the same time.

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Xiao Shu and I came to see, why are you here?"

Li Qiutang said, "I'm here to help. The lead singer of this band is a friend of mine. Their drummer couldn't come because of something urgent, so they asked me to take over."

"I didn't know you could play drums."

"Well, just for fun." Li Qiutang also grew her hair long and formed a band. "I also performed with the band when I was in school, but later I stopped because I wanted to make a movie. What do you guys want to drink? I'll buy you a drink."

Li Qiutang, who works behind the scenes, was not worried about being recognized when she went on stage to play drums.

After drinking two cups, Liu Yifei said she wanted to leave.

"Is your driver here with you?"

"No," Shu Chang betrayed her best friend first, "She ran away secretly."

"Let me take you home. It's too late and unsafe." Li Qiutang hadn't drunk and could drive.

Li Qiutang told her bandmates that she would not drink with them for the second half.

The lead singer didn't want to keep him. He thanked him for coming to save the show today and let him go.

Seeing him take the two girls away, the band members were secretly surprised: "How can he be so good at flirting? He flirted with two girls in the blink of an eye?!" As we all know, the most flirtatious person in a band is usually the lead singer or guitarist. Even if it's the keyboard player's turn, it's not the drummer's turn. As for the bassist? Can't he do it even if he ties a dog?
Li Qiutang took the two of them into the car, and Shu Chang sat in the back seat carelessly. Liu Yifei blamed her, "Is the person sitting in the back your driver?" Then she opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.

In the car, Li Qiutang said, "Your mother will be relieved that you can come out so late."

"My mother has returned to Jiangcheng. She rarely cares about me now." Liu Yifei smiled. It feels so good to be free.

"Yeah, he's this old, there's nothing to worry about."

The three of them chatted and laughed. Liu Yifei said that she would go abroad to Australia next month. Li Qiutang felt that she was really free. She had no job at the end of the year, but she still had time to go abroad.

"Where does Shu Chang live?" First send Liu Yifei home,
"She lives with me." Liu Yifei said.

"Oh, I forgot that you two are like sisters." Li Qiutang said with a smile, "Well, it's late, let's go to bed."

"Ok, bye."

"Goodbye." He stepped on the accelerator and left.

(End of this chapter)