Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 183 Finishing

Li Qiutang became famous in the Hong Kong media circle.

This northerner has bad intentions. If you provoke him, he will really do something to you.

After this incident, Li Qiutang's impression of Hong Kong plummeted to the bottom, especially towards the Hong Kong media. He did not even try to hide his disgust and aversion. In an interview with Wen Wei Po, he said bluntly: "Why are you pretending to be superior? All the elites in Hong Kong now are from the mainland. What talents have Hong Kong produced? Are Hong Kong movies yours? Isn't it the legacy of old Shanghai that you inherited? Are Hu Jinquan, Zhang Che, and Li Hanxiang from Hong Kong?"

Of course, the main purpose was to criticize the despicable behavior of Hong Kong entertainment reporters. Li Qiutang directly cursed: "Paparazzi, paparazzi, you are not wrong to call them that."

Occasionally, a few media outlets, such as Apple Daily, would come out to argue with Li Qiutang, but Li Qiutang had to finish filming In Time and had no time to deal with these clowns.

Li Qiutang's lack of response made them feel like they were punching cotton.

You keep swearing at me. If you don’t, how can I make money?

As the filming was nearing completion, the crew didn't have much work to do every day. The longest shoot was 10 hours, and the shortest was five hours.

Zhang Guoli finished filming yesterday and left Hong Kong. At 4:20 pm today, Li Qiutang finished filming a car racing scene and announced that Shao Bin had finished filming and the crew was leaving work.

In the evening, Li Qiutang invited Liu Yifei to watch a movie, the annual disaster blockbuster, "2012".

As for a disaster film, it doesn't matter if the story is old-fashioned, as long as the visual effects are outstanding.

"2012" undoubtedly has the best visual effects.

"But I like the guy in Yellowstone Park the most," Li Qiutang said to his girlfriend after watching the movie. "The madness in the face of the doomsday disaster is great. This character is very charming."

Liu Yifei also said: "I like that character too. Do you remember his name?"

"No, you remember it?"

"Me neither, haha." Liu Yifei took Li Qiutang's arm, "I'm hungry."

"Let's go eat. I know a Northeastern Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong. Let's go try it."

“Can you find Northeastern Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong?”

"You're underestimating me. I have fellow Northeasterners all over the world. Let's go."

It was late and there weren't many people eating in the restaurant, so I didn't have to share a table with others.

The lifestyle that Li Qiutang is most uncomfortable with in Hong Kong is sharing a table with others when eating!
"Oh, no." Li Qiutang was stunned when he saw the menu. "Smashed cucumber 62, pork ribs stewed with beans 278, dried tofu with hot peppers 128."

It’s not that I can’t afford it, but this is too expensive!
Li Qiutang said to Liu Yifei: "If my mother saw this price, she would definitely take me back."

Li Qiutang ordered four dishes: "One pot-fried pork, one spicy pepper and dried tofu, are your pork ribs and beans stewed with beans from Northeast China? Yes, one, one, and three fresh delicacies, and two bowls of rice."

The dishes came up quickly and Li Qiutang asked Liu Yifei to taste them first.

"What does it smell like?"

"128 is the taste." Liu Yifei also felt that 128 was a bit too expensive for a plate of dried tofu with spicy peppers, "but it's still quite delicious."

Li Qiutang also started to eat. It tasted very good, with a Northeastern flavor.

"Eat more. This is imported from Hong Kong." Li Qiutang said with a smile, "Eat it. Why are you looking at me?"

Liu Yifei ate in small bites and smiled, "I don't know why, but I just like watching you eat. It smells delicious."

"You're crazy. What's so great about eating?" Li Qiutang picked up a piece of pork ribs for Liu Yifei.

After a while, Li Qiutang was still showing off her meal, and Liu Yifei said that she was full, but it seemed that Liu Yifei had only touched her bowl with her chopsticks.

"You're the one who's crying hungry, and you're also the one who says you're full after eating a few bites. Sometimes I really don't understand how much you girls eat," said Li Qiutang.

"Have you ever eaten with other girls?" Liu Yifei started.

Li Qiutang was not fooled: "Don't take advantage of this, everyone has a few uncles, sisters, and female classmates."

"Just asking, you are such a boring person." Liu Yifei didn't get angry, she just laughed it off. Liu Yifei knew that one bowl of rice was not enough for Li Qiutang, so she put her leftovers next to Li Qiutang.

"Eat your leftovers again."

"Tsk, don't waste it, I didn't move."

Li Qiutang finished showing off two bowls of rice and ate most of the dishes before the two left the restaurant.

Li Qiutang thought Liu Yifei would go back to her room with her today, but she said she wanted to go for a night run.

"It's past 11 o'clock, and you're still running?"

"The actress is tired." Liu Yifei smiled, "You sleep alone, I'll go back and change clothes."

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On November 11, the last shot of the science fiction film "In Time" was completed in front of the IFC Center in Hong Kong.

At noon on the 28th, the crew held a press conference in Pengcheng to announce the completion of the filming. Director Li Qiutang, the leading actors and actresses of the film, producer Huang Jianxin, and Zhang Zhao, president of Guangxian Pictures, attended the press conference.

Huang Jianxin and Li Qiutang laughed at him as soon as they met: "You are really amazing. You have been in Hong Kong for less than a month and you are scolding the director and the reporters. Lin Jianyue from Huanya even called me."

Li Qiutang smiled and said, "I really don't know about that. Didn't I cause you any trouble with that little thing?"

"It's no big deal, it's just a small matter." Huang Jianxin patted Li Qiutang on the shoulder and told him to relax.

He also didn't say anything about not acting on impulse and being cautious in the future.

If she were really that obedient, she wouldn't be Li Qiutang.

The press conference started soon. Li Qiutang made a joke: "I have been dealing with the media a lot recently."

There was laughter from the audience, and the reporters all knew what he was talking about.

Li Qiutang first talked about Liu Ye: "I have never worked with Brother Ye before, but I have seen his works and some interview materials. His performance in the works is really good, but when I watched his interviews, I felt that this person stuttered when he spoke."

Liu Ye didn't mind people saying that he stuttered when speaking in private. He looked at Li Qiutang with a smile, motioning him to continue.

"I started to worry about whether this person was suitable. Later, we arranged to meet and audition. I found that the play was really good. I signed the contract immediately."

Liu Ye didn't mention Li Qiutang, but his wife: "The pressure on me when filming is not from the director, but from my wife."

Liu Ye's words made the audience laugh.

"She would come to the crew whenever she had nothing to do, and watched me act every day. She would not let me go home if I didn't act well."

Liu Ye's French wife was sitting in the audience, looking at him with a smile.

When it was Liu Yifei's turn, she said: "Filming In Time was very stressful, but also very rewarding. I was filming with so many outstanding actors. I am the youngest in our group, and I was thinking every day, what if the filming is not good, what if it is not good. However, with the help of the director and seniors like Brother Ye, I still managed to finish the show."

Liu Ye picked up the microphone and interrupted: "I am your fan, senior called me old."

Liu Yifei didn't expect Liu Ye to tease her like this on the stage, and she laughed too.

Li Qiutang reported the post-production plan of "In Time": "The special effects shots are not too many, but not too few either. In order to reduce the pressure of post-production, many things are shot in real life. Can we strive to have it released during the Lunar New Year holiday next year?" Li Qiutang first painted a rosy picture for the media and the audience.

To be honest, with eight or nine hundred special effects shots and all the post-production, Li Qiutang had no confidence that he could finish it in a year. But it was just a press conference, so there was nothing wrong with making empty promises.

Huang Jianxin and Zhang Zhao both expressed their full support for "In Time" and said that it will be perfect in the later stages.

At the press conference, director Li Qiutang also announced that the leading actress Liu Yifei will sing the theme song of "In Time" as a singer, winning cheers from fans and audiences in the audience.

Liu Yifei smiled. She always knew that she was not a good singer, but she liked singing and dancing very much. Being able to sing movie theme songs was also a good job.

(End of this chapter)