Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 349 Are you okay?

Believe it or not, Liu Yifei only received $50 for her work in Pacific Rim.

She actually doesn't get much pay in Hollywood, after all, she hasn't yet entered the mainstream Hollywood market.

Except in the domestic market, Pacific Rim's global performance was indeed a failure.

Therefore, Liu Yifei probably won’t get a raise in her salary in Hollywood in the future.

But when Pacific Rim was first released, Thomas Tull and Toro decided to make a sequel.

This is an important reason why Liu Yifei is willing to tolerate the crew's inaction in publicity and promotion.

It would have been said that with such a box office failure of Pacific Rim, a sequel was basically hopeless, but Legendary Pictures had no other IPs to show off except the Godzilla Monster Universe. Legendary urgently needed a new IP. Although Pacific Rim was a loss-making movie, it was not unbearable. Thomas Tull was willing to lose money to build the Mecha Monster Universe.

The hot sales in the Chinese market made Thomas Tull more determined to make a sequel. He was unwilling to admit that he was a failed producer. He made the sequel to prove that he could make good films without Warner.

But Legendary has only verbally said it wants to make a sequel, and Toro has expressed support for the sequel, but as for other things, there is nothing yet.

Liu Yifei told Li Qiutang about this, and Li Qiutang didn't want to spoil her fun: "I'll help you check from behind."

Li Qiutang knew that the sequel of "Pacific Rim" had an ill-fated fate, but he wanted to give it a try. If it could bring about some changes, that would naturally be the best ending.

"Hubby, you're the best, Mua." Even through the screen, one can feel the excessive sweetness in Liu Yifei's voice.

"Are you willing to call me husband now?" Li Qiutang said with a smile.

"Oh, you." Liu Yifei is no longer shy about addressing him. Since both sets of parents have met, it is only natural for her to call him husband. "Where are you now?"

"Hao Yi and I are in Hongdu, Gan Province. We came here to see the excavation work of the tomb of Marquis Haihun." The excavation work is still in the very early stages and the identity of the tomb owner is still unknown.

It took a lot of effort for Li Qiutang to be able to visit the archaeological site.

But Li Qiutang really wanted to tell the archaeological team directly that the owner of the tomb was Liu He, the King of Changyi, the famous deposed emperor of the Han Dynasty, and that the tomb under his feet could be said to be an imperial tomb!
But why would a professional archaeological team listen to you, a filmmaker? Do you know archaeology? Do you know excavation?
If an archaeology professor came to teach Li Qiutang how to make movies, Li Qiutang would also think that the other person was a fool.

"This time you really become a tomb robber." Liu Yifei teased.

"Just doing your homework. How long are you going to continue to run for activities?" After Pacific Rim became a hit, Li Qiutang never saw Liu Yifei except for taking time out to return to Jiangcheng.

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "It will take some time. The line behind me is full." Liu Yifei was happy to see that Li Qiutang was unable to eat.

"It's enough to make some money. How much is too much?"

"Once you've promised someone, you have to do it well." Liu Yifei said.

Both of them had work to do, so after chatting for a few minutes, they hung up the phone and went about their own business.

In fact, Li Qiutang didn't need to specifically remind them. Autumn Pictures very consciously took the initiative to contact Legendary Pictures to advance the sequel of "Pacific Rim".

"Pacific Rim" became a huge hit in mainland China with a box office of 8 million yuan, bringing over million yuan in profits to Autumn. There is no reason for Autumn not to make a sequel to a movie like this.

Another reason is that as soon as Pacific Rim was released in mainland China, investors in the fall began waving their money to invest in Pacific Rim 2.

Wang Zhonglei was even the first to do so, announcing to the media: "Huayi will cover the cost of Pacific Rim 2 for $1 million!"

You are so bold to brag. If Qiu Tian and Li Qiutang don’t agree, you can’t even deliver the 100 million US dollars.

Investors urge autumn, and autumn urges legend.

Legend, Toro, and Autumn are interested, so there is no reason why the sequel cannot be made. However, the detailed plan still needs to be negotiated slowly.

You said before that there were no projects to cooperate with China Film, but now this project is here!
But Li Qiutang pushed the matter to the company and just gave the orders remotely.

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When Li Qiutang was sweating from the spicy Hongdu cuisine, Wan Da finally announced the director of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb".

"Li Qiutang joins forces with Chen Guofu again, and the legend continues!"

Li Qiutang and Chen Guofu collaborated on "The Sound of Wind", and the original promotional slogan was "There will be no more legends after the Sound of Wind".

Now it seems that Li Qiutang has done it.

Ye Ning said in an interview: "In fact, we have been in contact with Director Li as early as last year. Director Li has been doing the preparatory work for "Mojin: The Lost Legend" for half a year. The announcement now is also because the time is right. We have said before that we will choose the most suitable and outstanding director to direct "Mojin: The Lost Legend" for the audience. I don't think anyone will say that Director Li Qiutang is not suitable."

“…The script is still being worked on and the budget has not yet been announced, but Wan Da is very well prepared and will not disappoint the audience either.”

Li Qiutang took over the adaptation of "Ghost Blows Out the Light". What else can we say? Li Qiutang's fans will have no objection, and neither will the book fans of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" - the Golden Globe Award for Best Director was given to you, what else do you want?
A large number of passers-by also began to look forward to Wan Da's "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

"The Mojin" is off to a good start.

At the same time, China Film Group, as if deliberately challenging Wan Da, announced that its "Ghost Blows Out the Light" project had been approved and Lu Chuan had been chosen as the director.

Those who watch for fun never think the fun is too great.

What does China Film think?

The two of them didn't get along in the first place, and Qin Lan broke up with Lu Chuan because of filming Li Qiutang's movie. Lu Chuan probably wanted to tear Li Qiutang apart, but China Film Group actually gave "Ghost Blows Out the Light" to Lu Chuan and let him compete with Li Qiutang.

Lu Chuan has never made a commercial film, so how can he fight with Li Qiutang?
I really want to ask, are you okay?

But who can China Film turn to?
China Film Group approached Wuershan, but it was too late as Wuershan had already taken on Dasheng International's "Zhong Kui Conquers the Demons". With experience in "Painted Skin II", Wuershan was able to shoot "Zhong Kui" with ease.

Who else can China Film choose?

Lu Chuan is not the best choice, but he is also the director recognized by China Film Group Corporation as being capable of shooting "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

As one of the first students of the China-US Film Talent Exchange Program, Lu Chuan returned with deep feelings and was eager to put into practice what he had learned.

He didn't know in advance that Li Qiutang had taken on Wan Da's "Ghost Blows Out the Light", but after finding out, he suddenly felt a fighting spirit in his heart.

He vowed to compete with Li Qiutang.

He refused to admit that he was not as good as Li Qiutang. I used to make art films, but now I make commercial films. I’m also making films on the same IP as you. If I confront you head-on, I will definitely win!

La Pekang definitely had good intentions. He printed out a copy of the ten thousand-word paper that Li Qiutang had sent him on the analysis of classic elements of adventure action films and sent it to Lu Chuan.

But Lu Chuan did not appreciate it. When he saw that the paper was signed by Li Qiutang, he threw it away.

"I asked him to teach me how to shoot? When I was shooting, he was still helping the seniors in school!"

Did Li Qiutang have any reaction?

No, it is enough for him to just do his own thing. As for who China Film Group will choose to film the other four "Ghost Blowing Lights" and whether it is a deliberate attempt to challenge, Li Qiutang does not care.
Nor is he afraid of anyone coming to "confront" him.

(End of this chapter)