Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 163 Kiss

"Founding of a Republic", which was released on the 16th, earned 1500 million yuan in box office on the first half day. The total national box office reached 4500 million yuan in one and a half days, and exceeded million yuan in three and a half days, becoming the fastest domestic film to do so.

It is worth mentioning that on Sunday, the 20th, a charity premiere of "Founding of a Republic" was held in Hong Kong. The Chief Executive attended the event and some people from the Hong Kong entertainment industry also showed up to cheer.

"Founding of a Republic" will be released in Hong Kong cinemas on National Day.

Although some people say that this film used administrative power to schedule the film, many people "have to watch it even if they don't want to."

But "Founding of a Republic" is not a bad movie, it is even a high-quality one, it is good to watch and you will definitely make money by watching it.

Li Qiutang couldn't buy a ticket even though she wanted to watch the movie. Several theaters close to the crew were sold out.

At 22 a.m. on the 7nd, Li Qiutang finished filming the scenes for "In Time" and announced that the crew would temporarily stop filming. He had no choice but to leave the crew to promote "The Whistleblower".

The expenses during the closed-film period were incurred in the form of losses, which was very frustrating.

"Lao Zhang, take the actors to rehearse the following scenes a few more times in the next few days," Li Qiutang was still making arrangements before leaving. "Um... art and props, check the scene again. I will use them when I come back in a few days. QC will review the materials in the next few days. Call me anytime if there is any situation."

Li Qiutang went back to her room to clean up.

Soon, Liu Yifei knocked on Li Qiutang's door.

Assistant Li Qiutang opened the door for him and was quite surprised that Liu Yifei came at this time.

Liu Yifei didn't expect the assistant to be in the room, but she still said calmly, "Where's the director?"

"He's taking a shower in there. I'll pack his suitcase for him."

Liu Yifei said, "Go down first and see if the car has arrived. I have something to say to the director."

The assistant did not suspect anything and left.

but!

She ignored the fact that Li Qiutang was taking a bath. It was September and a very hot day.

Li Qiutang came out of the bathroom wearing only his shorts. His assistant is a man, so what's wrong with him coming out in just his shorts?

"Ah!" Liu Yifei screamed, but she was not so embarrassed as to cover her eyes. After all, she was still wearing shorts, not naked.

"Why are you here?" Li Qiutang was also startled.

"Put on your clothes." Liu Yifei said. I didn't expect him to have such a good figure.

Li Qiutang said as she put on her clothes: "Now you've seen me naked."

"Who wants to watch it?" Liu Yifei said.

Li Qiutang said frivolously: "I'll have to get back at you when I get a chance. When have I ever suffered such a loss?"

Liu Yifei spat at him and then said, "I'll just come and take a look."

Li Qiutang was shameless. She sat next to Liu Yifei, put her arm around her and said, "I want you to go with me."

"Go to hell." Liu Yifei shook his hand away. "You go promote The Whisper, why should I go?"

"I said you were a guest."

"I'm not going." Liu Yifei didn't fall for this trick. She saw the suitcase that the assistant hadn't packed yet, and stood up and said, "Let me help you pack your luggage."

"No, there aren't many clothes. I can do it myself."

But Liu Yifei still felt that as a girlfriend, she should play a role at this time.

If Liu Yifei wants to do it, let her do it, and Li Qiutang won't be overly polite to her.

"You can fold clothes." Li Qiutang joked.

"Do you think I can't do anything at home except eating and sleeping? I also help my mother with work." Liu Yifei said.

"So can you cook?"

This question touched Liu Yifei's sore spot, but Liu Yifei was thick-skinned and said:

"No, my mother said I'm too stupid to be taught."

After packing Li Qiutang's luggage, Liu Yifei took the initiative to hug him and said shyly: "I will miss you."

Li Qiutang gently patted his girlfriend's back. The two separated, and the atmosphere was just right at this time. Li Qiutang felt that he could kiss her!
Liu Yifei also felt that the atmosphere was very good at this time. He should kiss her, and she should let him kiss her. The two faces got closer and closer.

The phone is ringing!
Li Qiutang opened his mouth and cursed: "Who the hell is that!"

Liu Yifei covered her mouth and smiled: "Answer the phone."

It was the assistant downstairs who called and told him that the car was ready and asked him to come down quickly, otherwise he would be too late.

Li Qiutang hung up the phone and said, "I'll deduct his salary when I get back."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Go ahead. I won't see you off."

Li Qiutang also said: "You can ask for it when I come back." She pouted.

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later. Oh, let's go quickly, or the assistant will call again."

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After leaving Hengdian, Li Qiutang went to Wulin first, then flew from Wulin to Yanjing. He had lunch and rest in Yanjing at noon, and then took a car to Tianjin, where the premiere was held. It was a bumpy journey.

"I'm completely confused right now. I was filming last night until 7 o'clock this morning, then I took a shower and rushed here." Li Qiutang first met Li Bingbing at the hotel where she was staying in Tianjin.

Li Bingbing also said that he had just returned from abroad: "I haven't adjusted to the time difference yet, but I rushed here."

Zhang Hanyu came over and said, "The director is very efficient at his job. The Sound of Wind hasn't even been released yet, but a new movie is starting over there."

"Well, I'm just trying to increase the volume. I can't say the quality is very good, but the quantity is large and it's enough to fill my stomach." Li Qiutang said self-deprecatingly.

As they were talking and laughing, a staff member from the premiere organizer came and called out, "Teachers, it's time to put on makeup."

Several people were in the dressing room, and Zhou Xun even said, "When will we go visit your crew?"

Li Qiutang joked, "Don't come. Wait until I send you an invitation, then come."

"I am so disliked."

Zhang Hanyu asked, "When will you finish shooting that film?"

Li Qiutang said: "That's uncertain, the shooting period is set to be 130 days."

"More than four months, that's quite a long time."

“The main problem is the special effects. I have never shot so many special effects before.” Li Qiutang admitted her shortcomings. “There is no need to put on makeup for the eyes. As a director, why should I put on eyeliner? Just put on some powder to cover it up.” In fact, Li Qiutang didn’t even want to put on powder.

After putting on makeup, everyone waited for another 2 hours before the premiere celebration began.

Today's celebration is very innovative, with movies and concerts divided into sections.

There had been rumors of discord between Li Bingbing and Zhou Xun before, and they had little communication at the premiere celebration today.

The only thing they agreed on was that the director was too cruel during filming.

It was specifically mentioned that the two wanted to drink real wine to find the character state, but Li Qiutang did not allow it.

Li Bingbing said: "The director said very sternly that if you don't drink real wine, you can't act well, which means your acting skills are not yet perfect. At that time, we were very ashamed of what he said."

Li Qiutang said at the side: "I am very opposed to drinking during filming, even if it is to find the state of the character, I am against doing so."

Producer Huang Jianxin added: "Director Li Qiutang is the only domestic director I have ever seen who implements alcohol control on the set. It's hard to do, but someone should do it. I think this is rare and precious."

Huang Xiaoming's role as Takeda is another highlight. Huang Xiaoming was very emotional on stage: "I trust Director Qiu Tang unconditionally. I think he will film me, so even though I encountered great difficulties in the language, I still persisted. I don't think I embarrassed the director."

"No, no, you acted very well." Li Qiutang said.

As for the two heroines, Li Qiutang briefly mentioned to Zhou Xun: "I often say that her ancestors for three generations were all actors. She is not from the same planet as the rest of us. She is dramatic just by standing there."

Li Qiutang praised Li Bingbing and thanked her for her efforts: "Before filming that scene, Bingbing didn't think about what would happen if she took off her clothes, and didn't even ask to clear the scene. I told Xiao Ming to take off your clothes one by one, and she just nodded and said yes. I think the role of Li Ningyu will be Bingbing's peak. I still say that you will definitely win the Best Actress Award."

Speaking of Su Youpeng, Li Qiutang also thanked him for his performance that subverted his previous image.

As for Wang Zhiwen, Li Qiutang said he is "as good as ever, and is my favorite actor and the one I most want to work with."

The premiere celebration was a complete success with the narration of the creators and the magnificent music of the live symphony orchestra.

(End of this chapter)