Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 207 Go to Sleep

"I actually want to act in it." Li Qiutang returned to China, and Liu Yifei told her boyfriend about the oriental fantasy film she had discussed with the Hong Kong crew, "but I'm not sure, because Wang Zuxian is in front of it."

Hong Kong's Taiji Century asked Liu Yifei to remake "A Chinese Ghost Story".

"Have you seen Joey Wong's A Chinese Ghost Story?" Li Qiutang asked him.

"No, but I have seen some clips online, and Joey Wong is so beautiful in them," Liu Yifei said, "So I didn't agree right away. I asked for the full script first." If Liu Yifei is interested in a role but is unsure about it, she will ask to see the entire script.

In the eyes of some crews, Liu Yifei's request for a complete script was unreasonable.

"and then?"

"Then they said the script had not been finalized yet and could not be given to me, and asked me to wait another two months. I said I had already confirmed a play this year, and if they didn't set a release date, I would not be free." Liu Yifei smiled. The feeling of having the initiative is really good.

"Hey, I give it to you." Li Qiutang said, "Why did they choose you to play Nie Xiaoqian?"

This time, Liu Yifei did not join the Hong Kong circle, and Li Qiutang couldn't understand why Taiji Century, who was born in Hong Kong and Taiwan, would take the initiative to find Liu Yifei to film.

Liu Yifei didn't know the answer either: "Looking for an actor? Isn't it just to say that I'm suitable or something? I can't ask for the deeper reasons."

In fact, it is easy to understand. Co-productions are popular, and it is a common practice for Hong Kong crews to invite a mainland actress to play the leading role. Although finding Liu Yifei was unexpected, it is not impossible.

Liu Yifei added: "But their leading male roles have already been confirmed to be Gu Tianle and Yu Shaoqun, one will play Yan Chixia and the other will play Ning Caichen."

"The film is over."

"You're bragging again. You only know two actors and you say they're finished." Liu Yifei dislikes this about Li Qiutang. She is very arbitrary sometimes.

"How am I bragging? Gu Tianle plays Yan Chixia, and Yu Shaoqun plays Ning Caichen. Based on your understanding of Hong Kong and Taiwan crews, will they make Gu Tianle or Yu Shaoqun the protagonist?"

"Gu Tianle, please."

“Who is the male lead in A Chinese Ghost Story?”

"Ning Caichen."

"Yes, Yan Chixia is the male lead and Ning Caichen is the supporting role in A Chinese Ghost Story. Do you have the guts to take it?" Li Qiutang didn't mean to dissuade her, but just analyzed the pros and cons for her. "Yan Chixia is the male lead and Nie Xiaoqian is the female lead. Do you believe they have the guts to write about Yan Chixia and Nie Xiaoqian falling in love?"

"They call this innovation." Liu Yifei's words are not without reason. A remake that follows the script is actually very boring. The writing and directing team certainly wants to innovate, but no one knows whether the audience will buy into this innovation before it is released.

Li Qiutang patiently explained to her: "Innovation is fine, but you must remember one thing: when reinterpreting classics, don't make subversive innovations and don't challenge the audience's inherent impression of classics.

"For example, the two Red Cliffs had good box office, but Rainie Wu wanted to call for peace in the Battle of Red Cliff, and this theme went against the audience. Once the theme was distorted, the reputation was bad; the same was true for Resurrection of the Dragon. Hua Ge's performance was actually very good, but because Li Rengang challenged the audience's inherent perception of Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdoms, it lost both box office and reputation.

"A Chinese Ghost Story is such a classic movie, and the love story between Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian is also a classic in film history. If you say Yan Chixia is the protagonist and Ning Caichen is the supporting role, I would definitely curse if I were a viewer. Of course, there will definitely be a large number of viewers who are curious about how the movie will be shot with Yan Chixia as the protagonist."

However, Nie Xiaoqian, a classic in film history, is very attractive to actresses, and Liu Yifei is still very interested in it.

Li Qiutang knew that Liu Yifei would not listen to her advice given her personality and temper, so she said, "Nie Xiaoqian is indeed very attractive. You can give it a try and see what the crew says. Go to sleep."

As he said this, he wanted to hug the beauty into the room.

"Sleep, you dead head!" Liu Yifei almost fell for it, "I want to go home."

She came to Li Qiutang today to deliver a custom-made suit. She said she would give him a high-end custom-made suit before the New Year, and it was only now finished. She didn't plan to stay overnight here. She came at 11 pm, and it was now 47: pm. "It's so late, don't leave." Li Qiutang missed the feeling of holding his girlfriend in his arms.

"Poor you," Liu Yifei touched Li Qiutang's face, "but I still have to go home. My mother won't let me spend the night outside."

"You're already 23, and you're still treating him like a child. You don't know who to guard against."

Liu Yifei smiled: "Yeah, I don't know who to guard against."

But before Liu Yifei left, she let Li Qiutang take advantage of her and made her cheeks blush before letting her go.

I have to take a shower again when I get home, how annoying.

The next day when I went to work, everything was normal.

"We cooperated with Dongyang Qingyu on "Temptation to Go Home". Their team is more mature and they have good relationships with various TV stations."

Cao Ping is in charge of the TV series, so Li Qiutang doesn't have to worry too much.

The decision to cooperate with Dongyang Qingyu is not a spur-of-the-moment decision; there is a lot of knowledge involved.

Dongyang Qingyu is the company that developed "The Hidden". Jiang Wei, the director of "The Hidden", is Li Qiutang's mentor. Jiang Wei is a contracted director of Dongyang Qingyu. This cooperation is led by Jiang Wei. Dongyang Qingyu invested in "The Temptation to Go Home", and Qiuji Pictures invested in Jiang Wei's new film "Borrowed Guns" which will start shooting next month.

After all, Autumn Pictures cannot put all its eggs in one basket, Mango TV.

Mango TV has a very mature system of self-production and outsourcing. As a new startup, Autumn Pictures has no idea whether it will be fooled by Mango TV.

"Everything is normal on the film side. Lost on Journey is in post-production, and My Transformer Boyfriend is being revised by director Xue Xiaolu. Edko Films has agreed to make this film and will also join in."

Li Qiutang didn't follow "My Transformed Boyfriend" very closely. She felt relieved when she heard that it was handed over to Xue Xiaolu. She should be able to handle this kind of subject with ease.

"Also, Manager Zheng read a novel a few days ago and thought it was worth adapting, so he recommended it to the company."

"What novel?"

"Love Is Not Blind" is serialized on Douban and is very popular. It was published this year." Reading Douban while working in a film and television company does not count as slacking off.

"The company has already negotiated copyright with the author and is using your name to promote it."

Li Qiutang laughed: "You can't ask me to make this movie, that's too much."

"No. Our company is not well-known, and the author is your junior from the film school, so it works well to use your name."

"If we can't come to an agreement, won't I lose face?" Li Qiutang didn't care about it. He was the boss, and it was normal for his employees to act under his banner.

I also listened to some reports, including the preparation progress of "The Legend of Zhen Huan". The budget of this drama is 8000 million. Autumn Pictures plans to invest 5000 million to control the complete copyright of the TV series, and Yanjing Television Art Center will cover the remaining 3000 million. The first batch of 1000 million each from the two companies has been remitted into the crew's public account, and Cao Ping has already promoted the preparations.

Of course, there are also some trivial matters, such as who is not getting along with whom, who is dissatisfied with the company policy. This is how small companies are, and even the smallest things will be brought to the attention of the big boss.

Li Qiutang tried to solve the problems as best he could.

(End of this chapter)