Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 289 Busy at work
Liu Yifei's status is not stable yet.

Although "In Time" was a big hit, she is the second female lead, or if you give her some face, you can say she is the equal female lead.

She is the leading lady in "The Beauty Inside", but idol dramas are only good for increasing traffic, but their popularity is almost unrealistic.

"Introduction to Architecture" is yet to be broadcast, but this drama is also used to increase Liu Yifei's traffic.

What will really solidify her status is "Pacific Rim" which will be released next year. Only if this most expensive co-production in history succeeds, can she successfully become a big star and be on par with the four actresses and two ice queens.

But even so, Liu Yifei is an undisputed movie star, and a popular one at that.

So Guangxian gave the script of "The Mystery Detective" to Liu Yifei and asked her to play the third female lead Liu Jinshui, but Hongxingwu refused.

Li Lianjie is the male lead, so it’s nothing for Liu Yifei to play the second female lead for him, but why is Wen Zhang the second female lead?

Wen Zhang is popular in the drama circle, but is still a newcomer in the film circle. Why should Liu Yifei support him?

He is Wen Zhang's godson, not Liu Yifei's godson.

The ranking is indeed disgusting, but it is also related to actual interests. Liu Yifei is about to ascend to heaven, so it is reasonable for Red Star House to care about the ranking.

Moreover, Liu Yifei herself is not in a hurry to accept the script. Her workload last year was quite heavy, and she filmed two dramas consecutively at home and abroad. In her opinion, it was already very tiring.

I plan to shoot some commercials and participate in some activities this year.

Of course, Red Star House would not force her to accept a role. They would even accept scripts for her, and if she was interested, they would discuss it, but if she wasn't, they would turn it down.

Forget about movies like "Detective Dee" where the female lead is the third female lead. Besides, even if Li Lianjie is given the second female lead, Liu Yifei's salary will exceed the budget of the crew.

It would be better to find a heroine who is not as famous and is cheaper.

Liu Yifei’s price-performance ratio is not high now.

On this day, Liu Yifei's lazy agent - being her agent really allows you to slack off - finally used his connections to get a play for Liu Yifei!

In fact, it can’t be said that I brought in resources, but rather I heard about a play.

The name of this drama is "Tiny Times"!
"Yifei, I have a friend in Guo Jingming's company. She confirmed the news. Guo Jingming wants to make Tiny Times into a movie."

"What is "Tiny Times"?" Liu Yifei is different from other girls. She doesn't read these books, so naturally she doesn't understand them.

"'Tiny Times' is..." the agent introduced to her, "Guo Jingming is preparing to make a movie from the novel." The agent also knew that Guo Jingming had a bad reputation in the industry, but it would be fine as long as he didn't become a director.

"The Beauty Inside" and "Introduction to Architecture" prove that Liu Yifei is willing to take on fashion romance films.

With Liu Yifei's looks, wouldn't she be able to kill a lot of people in "Tiny Times"?

Liu Yifei was not in a hurry to take the role, and said, "Let me read the novel first. Is he in a hurry to prepare?"

"Don't worry, it's just the beginning, you can read the novel first to learn more about it."

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Liu Yifei was busy with announcements in other places, while Li Qiutang was very busy in Yanjing.

The new CEO Zhang Zhao is not satisfied with Qiutian being just a film investment, production and distribution company. He hopes Qiutian can move one step upstream in the industry chain. He has set his sights on the heavy assets of the film and television industry - cinemas!
This is something he has not been able to do successfully even in his glory.

Qiu Tian’s production business has already been well established. Zhang Zhao actually understands that as long as Li Qiutang is there, Qiu Tian’s production business will not fail.

It was not until the end of last year that Zhang Zhao suddenly realized that the real purpose of Li Qiutang inviting him was not production, but corporate management and development planning, which were the weaknesses of Li Qiutang, who came from a business background.

Thanks to the good box office results in the past two years, Qiu Di is not short of money. Whether it is its own funds or funds that can be borrowed, Qiu Di has a lot of them, which gives Zhang Zhao the foundation to perform.

Li Qiutang actually knew that the conditions for Qiu Tian to build its own cinema were not yet mature. For example, Qiu Tian’s scale was not large enough, its influence in the industry was not enough, and the number of films produced each year was not enough.

But the overall environment is very good now, and the policies encourage the development of cinemas.

Even though the conditions were not yet mature, but the opportunity was there, Li Qiutang still supported Zhang Zhao in developing a cinema. Qiu Qiu did not have a cinema chain license, so if Qiu Qiu wanted to open a cinema, it could only be affiliated with an existing cinema chain.

Zhang Zhao chose to cooperate with the New Film Association in Yanjing.

He wanted to open a cinema and develop a full industry layout, but he did not get carried away.

If he opened eight or ten cinemas at once, he would not be able to handle such a large scale in the fall. So he chose to open the first one in Yanjing and then expand slowly in the future.

Li Qiutang and Zhang Zhao have been meeting with relevant leaders of the New Film Federation to discuss this matter these days. After the meeting with the New Film Federation, another internal meeting will be held in the fall.

"The first store must be made into a flagship store, and it's in Yanjing." Li Qiutang was not stingy when it came to spending money. "Let's not talk about comparing it with Wukesong Yaolai, we can't compare with that, but at least it can't be worse than Huayi's store in Shancheng, which was built two years ago."

As he was speaking, Zhang Zhao's cell phone rang.

Li Qiutang stopped and said, "Take it."

Zhang Zhao did not hesitate and answered the phone. He said "bonjour" and then asked the other party in English: "Can you speak English?"

Then the two of them communicated in English.

Li Qiutang also heard him say his name and said that he would help Lee adjust his schedule.

He didn't say what exactly happened.

Zhang Zhao hung up the phone, his face showing joy, and said with a smile: "Let me congratulate you first, I got you a good job."

"Tell me what you want first, and I'll judge whether it's a good job or not."

"Do you know who called me just now? The president of the Cannes Film Festival."

"Giles Jacob?"

"Yes, that's him. What do you think he wants from me?"

"Whether you tell me or not, it's about me." Li Qiutang said.

"He invited you to serve as a judge in the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival. I have already agreed on your behalf." Zhang Zhao said with a smile.

Li Qiutang was a little confused: "I don't hang out at international film festivals, and I don't even know Jacob, so why did he invite me?"

"They said your movie In Time has caused a huge sensation in the international film industry, and Jacob admires you very much, so he invited you to be a judge. He doesn't know you, but that doesn't stop him from giving you this opportunity."

"Then why don't you contact me directly, but call you instead?"

"Then I don't know. None of this matters. What matters is that you become a judge and our company will have something to promote."

The topic of the meeting shifted from opening a cinema to Li Qiutang's decision to serve as a judge for the main competition in Cannes.

“We originally didn’t plan to go to Cannes this year, but since you’re going, we’ll hold a press conference in Cannes to boost our presence.

"Are the judges allowed to attend the film company's press conference?"

Li Qiutang was stunned by the question: "How should I know? This is my first time too! No, is the Cannes Film Festival so careless in inviting judges? Jacob just made a phone call and decided? He called me personally."

"That's how they do things. If you agree to go, they'll ask you to do it. If you don't agree, they'll ask someone else to do it. It's that simple."

It makes sense.

After the meeting, Li Qiutang received an email from Cannes right after he walked out of the meeting room. It seemed that Jacob had found his contact information and sent him a formal invitation email.

Li Qiutang called to communicate and confirmed that she accepted the invitation from Cannes.

It seems to be that simple.

(End of this chapter)