Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 184 Painting Cake
Liu Yifei once made promises to Li Qiutang, hinting that their relationship could be further developed after the filming of "In Time" was completed.

Li Qiutang was hooked by this little girl and became a hooker, just waiting for the filming to be completed.

As a result, they just left after finishing the filming, saying that it was the end of the year and they had taken on a few activities and needed to make some money.

"I don't have 2 million worth of stocks that I can sit at home and eat ready-made food."

Then he flew away before Li Qiutang.

His plan failed and it would be a lie to say that he wasn't disappointed, but Li Qiutang was not in a hurry as he still had work to do.

Li Qiutang flew back to Yanjing to deal with company matters.

It's the end of the year and the company is getting busy. As the chairman and CEO, he should clear up the backlog of work.

"Lost on Journey" is scheduled to start filming in January. The director has taken people to Jiangcheng to shoot. The two leading actors, Xu Shanzheng and Wang Baoqiang, have signed contracts. Both of them do not have good film resources, but some of their acting skills are very good.

Li Qiutang also said that they were making fast progress. The preparations for Lost on Journey began in October and filming started in January. The Hong Kong team was very quick.

"They are faster than mainland crews in doing this kind of low-budget work." Although Li Qiutang may scold them, their advantages cannot be ignored.

In terms of projects, Li Qiutang is actually most concerned about "The Legend of Zhen Huan", which is a project brought out by Cao Ping from the Yanjing Television Art Center.

"The script hasn't been finalized yet. I've been writing and deleting and writing. Now it's the 12th draft and it's still not finalized."

"Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Sister Cao and Director Zheng are working together, so what problems can there be? The company just needs to prepare the money."

Cao Ping is well-known as a gold medal producer, and Zheng Xiaolong is also a leading director in the drama circle. Their dramas will not lack investment, and Li Qiutang just needs to prepare the money and throw it in.

Li Qiutang has an easy life as a boss.

"The headache is with Mango TV. It was originally agreed that our "In Time" would take them, but they bought our "Temptation of Wife" instead."

"What? They changed their mind?" China Radio and Television Media Group and Xiaoxiang Cinema Line had both taken the share of "In Time". If the other party dared to regret it now, Li Qiutang would go to Ouyang Changlin and slam the table.

"I don't regret it, it's just that the little devils down there are a bit difficult to deal with." Normally, this kind of thing shouldn't be given to Li Qiutang.

"Nothing?"

"I have arranged it. One of their deputy directors ate, took, and played, but he just wouldn't sign. He thought we were a startup company and it was an honor for us to work with them. He pouted and said, 'Tell your director Li Qiutang to come and talk to me.'"

Li Qiutang smiled: "It's okay, I'm not worried about his big appetite."

"So we plan to invite him to visit Magang, and I want him to spit out everything he took from us before."

Li Qiutang knew their idea as soon as she heard it: "Don't go too far."

"We have a number."

A few more things were discussed, mainly about some end-of-year social events and welcoming and seeing off guests, some of which required Li Qiutang and Cao Ping to accompany them in person, such as having dinner with bank leaders, otherwise how could they negotiate loans for next year, and meetings with the CEOs of various film and television companies, which also required Li Qiutang and Cao Ping to attend in person.

"Are we holding an annual meeting this year?" I don't know which company started it, but everyone has started holding annual meetings, playing games, having raffles, eating, and playing tricks on the boss.

"Let's do it." Li Qiutang said, "This is our first year as a company, let's get a good start for next year."

Li Qiutang attended five meetings that day, and had four drinking sessions from 7 p.m. to midnight. In the end, she was taken back to the apartment by the driver, thrown on the bed, and fell asleep unconscious.

"Hello." Li Qiutang called Liu Yifei back early in the morning, "I was drunk last night."

"Drink less." Liu Yifei was still in bed.

"I can't help it. It's the end of the year and I have a lot of social engagements. I attended four last night and got drunk after drinking two taels of wine in each one." Li Qiutang wiped his face.

Liu Yifei also knew that men had to drink a lot of alcohol when they were out. "What are you doing? Why are you making so much noise?"

"I'm taking a shower."

"Taking a shower and making a phone call?"

"It's waterproof. A knockoff phone, but it's awesome."

Liu Yifei on the other end of the phone laughed, and Li Qiutang also reminded her not to drink outside: "Some organizers are disgusting."

Liu Yifei said: "I know, they are very polite when they invite me here, they won't embarrass me."

"Where are you now?"

"In Chengdu, the hotpot here is delicious. Let's go and shoot a commercial later." Liu Yifei asked Li Qiutang about today's schedule again.

Li Qiutang said: "Today is a day-long meeting. In the evening, I will invite Mr. Zhao from the New Film Association to take a shower. I will also discuss investment with several coal bosses."

"Oh, you're hooking up with the coal boss?" Liu Yifei teased him.

"Fortunately, fortunately, they are very willing to invest. I have a good reputation in the world, so maybe I can raise some money." Li Qiutang said.

In 08, coal companies were restructured. Starting this year, a large number of coal bosses and huge amounts of hot money have poured into the entertainment industry.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Qiutang is not keen on raising funds from venture capital funds for the time being. There is money in the market, so there is no need to look for venture capital.

After taking a shower, Li Qiutang took her cell phone and walked out of the bathroom. She said a few more words. Before hanging up the phone, Li Qiutang begged Liu Yifei to kiss her.

"Oh, you." Liu Yifei had already gotten up. Her assistant was in the bathroom. She was embarrassed. "You are even more shameless through the phone."

Li Qiutang insisted: "Oh, give me a kiss."

"Wait a minute." Liu Yifei saw that the assistant would not come out for a while, so she hid in the corner and said into the microphone of her mobile phone, "Okay."

"That's more like it. Bye, Mua."

"Bye-Bye."

"Yifei, what are you doing? Hiding in the corner and making a phone call." The assistant came out and asked.

"It's nothing, haha, the signal was bad just now, but it's better here." Liu Yifei explained quickly.

At half past nine in the evening, Li Qiutang watched the three CEOs of the New Film Association go up to the third floor of the bath city. She made the excuse that she was too tired from filming and just wanted to go to bed after taking a bath and having a massage, and she had no mind to do anything else.

At ten o'clock, Li Qiutang and Cao Ping gathered at a restaurant to entertain a coal boss.

The coal boss brought a girlfriend and a secretary to the dinner.

He should have inquired about the names of Li Qiutang and Cao Ping. He had only three requirements for investing in film and television: first, the film must be profitable. Now that he was not allowed to work in the coal industry, he had no place to spend his money, so he had to make money from film and television; second, it was okay if he didn't make money, but he had to be able to walk the red carpet at a film festival and be a successful film and television investor; third, his girlfriend wanted to act and walk the red carpet.

Cao Ping told Li Qiutang that when the boss contacted her before, he had a fourth requirement, which was to have dinner with the actress.

It’s probably not convenient to bring it up now that my girlfriend is here.

These requirements were nothing to Li Qiutang, they were easy to satisfy, so Li Qiutang took out a super big pie for the boss!

"Mr. X, are you interested in investing in Hollywood and becoming an international film and television investor?"

Cao Ping, who was standing beside her, knew what Li Qiutang was planning as soon as she heard it.

(End of this chapter)