Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 152 Can I still eat this cookie?
Li Qiutang didn't know whether Jiang Wu and Shao Bing had signed on for "Let the Bullets Fly". There would still be some time before "Let the Bullets Fly" was released, but this period of time was used to decide on the actors, so Li Qiutang still went to ask Jiang Wen to check their schedules.

"The story is good, but the lines are average." Both brothers Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu were there, and Jiang Wen said after reading the script of "In Time."

It is not surprising that Jiang Wen said this. The lines in "In Time" cannot be compared with those in "Let the Bullets Fly", but Li Qiutang and Jiang Wen took two different paths and cannot be compared.

Recalling the time when the two of them were eating noodles in the alley, Li Qiutang bluntly said that Jiang Wen’s story did not highlight the status of the people, and Jiang Wen thought that this guy was very brave.

Now a year has passed, and I didn’t expect that he would actually come up with a book about the people’s revolution, and he was so bold to put it in a science fiction setting.

As for "In Time", other aspects of his experience are just average, but Jiang Wen particularly likes the world view setting of "In Time".

Time is money, life is currency.

Extremely direct and naked.

It doesn't seem that this idea is surprising, but it feels very impressive when Li Qiutang wrote it this way.

He can think of things that others cannot.

Li Qiutang told him the purpose, and Jiang Wen smiled and said to his brother: "People asked you, but you didn't know your schedule."

Jiang Wu also liked the script of "In Time" and asked Li Qiutang about the start time of filming. After some calculations, he agreed when he found that the schedule matched.

Huang Yongqiang's role is no less than Wu Zhichong's in "Let the Bullets Fly". The key is that Huang Yongqiang's character has sufficient dramatic conflicts.

He was the deputy of the revolutionary pioneer Mr. Zhang. After Mr. Zhang's death, he led the revolutionary struggle. However, the long and arduous struggle did not temper his will. Instead, it made him tired and lazy, and even doubted the cause of the struggle.

In the end, he betrayed his comrades out of greed and sold out Yang Peng, dealing a devastating blow to Yang Peng and the cause of the long struggle. Huang Yongqiang ended up dying in a sea of fire with the 1000 years of life he had earned.

Those who have a basic knowledge of modern history should know who Li Qiutang is writing about.

Li Qiutang then asked Shao Bin if he had signed Let the Bullets Fly. Jiang Wen smiled and said, "He just signed the contract the day before yesterday. If you want to find him, I'll call you now."

As long as it doesn't delay the filming of "Let the Bullets Fly", there's nothing wrong with borrowing two actors.

"Brother, what are you going to do if I find you a job?" Jiang Wen fooled Shao Bin on the phone, "It's a big movie, and the director wants me to recommend an actor. Are you willing to act in it?"

"It will start shooting in two months, so it won't affect Let the Bullets Fly. OK, come to XX restaurant. I'm having dinner with the director now."

"It's done."

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "You didn't tell anyone what movie it was or what role it was."

"You can talk about this when he comes."

Shao Bin arrived very quickly, driving alone. As soon as he came in and saw that it was Li Qiutang, he was confused.

The two had indeed never met, but they certainly knew each other.

Li Qiutang took the initiative to shake hands and greet Shao Bin. After sitting down, he told Shao Bin about "In Time" and Wan Zhiwei's situation without further ado.

For the role of Wan Zhiwei, Li Qiutang partly referred to the original Time Police, but also sublimated the character.

Wan Zhiwei also came from a lowly background and climbed up to his current position step by step. He is a thug for the Time Planning Bureau and stubbornly maintains the existing order. However, after a failed operation, he was affected by the factional struggle at the top. Wan Zhiwei was demoted and his income plummeted. He was unable to afford family expenses. He used his remaining life to repay the loan from the Time Bank, but was drained to death by the Time Bank. Finally, he returned to his house, and the moment before he closed his eyes, he finally saw through his absurd life and this absurd world, and died with a wry smile.

Jiang Wen commented on Wan Zhiwei: "Your character is a bit like Wang Xifeng."

Since Li Qiutang came in person, Shao Bin had no reason not to oblige and readily agreed.

Li Qiutang said, "The muscles you practiced for Let the Bullets Fly are just right for me."

The atmosphere was very good when they had dinner together. Jiang Wen praised Li Qiutang for her speed of work: "When we met last year, your film "The Sound of Wind" had not started shooting, and mine "Let the Bullets Fly" had not started shooting either. When we meet again this year, your second film is about to start shooting, and mine "Let the Bullets Fly" has not started shooting yet."

Li Qiutang said that he was promoting two projects at the same time, otherwise he would not have been able to complete "In Time" so quickly.

Even though the two are not directors of the same type, Jiang Wen is very interested in "In Time" and said that he would come to visit the set to see how a science fiction film with big special effects is shot.

Li Qiutang naturally welcomed it.

The next day, Li Qiutang was supposed to go to the Huairou base to watch the display of robots, robot dogs and drones. The crew had finally found a company in China that was doing this. The technology was not mature enough, but they wanted Li Qiutang to see if it could be used for filming.

But Li Qiutang learned from the assistant at noon that in the program "The Story Behind" broadcast some time ago, Liu Yifei admitted on the show that she already had someone she liked.

Li Qiutang had to postpone her work.

If she was talking about me, then everything would be fine. If she wasn't talking about me...

Li Qiutang didn't know if Liu Yifei had other suitors, but now he thought that maybe there were. It was impossible that he was the only one who cared about such a beautiful girl.

So he wanted to find out.

"Well... I have something to do at home this afternoon. I will go to see the robot in a few days."

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After "The Story Behind" was broadcast, Liu Yifei was very nervous, but the media couldn't find her. After a few days, the news was diluted by the Shanghai Film Festival and no one cared. She still went for treatment as usual and rehearsed with Liu Ye.

After the show aired, Li Qiutang did not have any special reaction. She guessed that he was too busy with work: "How could he have time to watch the show?"

Her guess was correct. Li Qiutang really had no time to watch the show. He hadn't turned on the TV for almost a month.

So, today Li Qiutang asked her out to see a performance again, and Liu Yifei didn't think much about it. It was just a date like any other. She now admitted that it was a date.

If there is no confession, the ambiguous period is also called a date.

The two successfully met at the theater, went in to watch the show together, and then went for afternoon tea together.

Li Qiutang sat opposite Liu Yifei and then said, "Yifei."

"Hmm?" Liu Yifei thought today's cookies were delicious.

"I just came back from abroad," Li Qiutang said, her heart beating fast, and she was very careful, "and I heard that you were on a show before..."

Liu Yifei's heart skipped a beat; she guessed what Li Qiutang was going to say.

"You said on the show that you have someone you like." Li Qiutang found that Liu Yifei was not looking at her, but lowered her head and stirred the coffee in her cup.

"Who are you talking about?"

Liu Yifei felt Li Qiutang's eyes on her, but she didn't dare to look at him. She said hurriedly, "I was on the show, I said that nonsense."

"Really?" The girl refused to admit it. What could Li Qiutang do?

But since this matter has been brought up, Li Qiutang decided to find out what Liu Yifei thinks. These few months of effort should not be wasted.

"Then what do you like?"

Liu Yifei is usually very generous, but when it comes to emotional issues, girls always have to be reserved and shy. Liu Yifei still didn't dare to look at Li Qiutang. Her heart was about to jump out.

Just said timidly: "I don't know."

Li Qiutang said: "It's been nearly half a year, and you still don't know?"

Liu Yifei could naturally understand what Li Qiutang was talking about. It had indeed been nearly half a year since she returned from Australia.

Li Qiutang continued: "Is there anyone else pursuing you?"

"No." Liu Yifei shook her head.

Li Qiutang was silent. To be honest, he was a little unsure about Liu Yifei's situation.

Seeing that Li Qiutang didn't speak for a long time, Liu Yifei pointed at the biscuits on the plate and whispered, "Can I still eat this biscuit?"

"Eat, eat."

(End of this chapter)