Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 41 Traveling Together

Chapter 41 Traveling Together
Many online writers in the original time and space like to portray Liu Xiaoli as a money-hungry person who seeks to curry favor with the rich and powerful.

Li Qiutang didn't know what the real Liu Xiaoli was like, but from the few times they met in the past, Li Qiutang had a very good impression of this aunt and felt that she should not be the kind of person who would curry favor with the powerful - being beautiful really helps a lot!

It is also nonsense to say that Liu Xiaoli is very wary of men around her daughter, just like watching for thieves. If this is true, then why did Liu Yifei come to see Li Qiutang alone today?

Li Qiutang guessed that Liu Yifei was seeking to transition to the big screen, and she wanted to try her luck here. After all, they were classmates, and although they were not very familiar with each other, at least they were easy to talk to. Liu Yifei came alone to establish a classmate relationship, but if it was Liu Xiaoli or Godfather Chen who came, or if they came with an agent, then they would come to discuss the movie seriously, and Li Qiutang might not meet them.

Don't say that she can only play the leading role. Liu Yifei is not qualified to be so picky now. Even if she is as popular as Zhao Yanzi on TV, she has to play supporting roles when she moves to the big screen. Of course, who would be willing to play a supporting role when there is a leading role?

The two chatted casually in the car, and Liu Yifei said that her mother wanted her to be independent: "She doesn't want to control me anymore. Now she doesn't come to events or anything like that. She wants me to run around on my own."

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "You are already twenty, not a child anymore, why are you still following me? Are you twenty?"

"87, 20."

Li Qiutang sighed: "You are only 20 years old."

"I went to college early." Liu Yifei laughed, "I went to college when I was 15."

It's actually nice to have someone sitting in the passenger seat and talking to you while driving, and it would be even better if she's a beautiful woman.

After all, they are familiar classmates, and the sense of boundaries in their speech is not as clear as with others. Li Qiutang would complain that it has been three or four months since the release of "The Night the Comet Came", and he was so busy that he almost vomited blood.

"... Let me count with you. I took a bath with Yu Bo yesterday, and with Wu Yue the day before yesterday. And the day before yesterday, I took a bath with someone's agent. And before that..."

"Why are they all taking baths?" Liu Yifei was surprised.

"Men talk about things, that's all. It's winter now, so taking a bath is perfect. I've been taking a bath for a few days, and my skin is almost peeling off. Yesterday, when I took a bath with Yu Bo, I told the technician not to use too much force, just to show my appreciation, and I'll lie down and rest for a while."

Liu Yifei laughed as if she was listening to a joke and said, "You're not tired, you're angry. So many people invited you."

"You're not going to ask me to take a shower too, are you?" Li Qiutang said something he shouldn't have said, which was a bit rude.

"Go to hell!" Liu Yifei rolled her eyes. She didn't feel it was offensive, it was just a joke.

"Your driver has been following me all the way." Li Qiutang glanced in the rearview mirror.

"Don't worry about him." Liu Yifei was used to it. "What's your play about? I heard it's a martial arts film."

"Yes. I have a script in my bag at the back, you can take it and read it yourself."

But Liu Yifei couldn't reach the bag in the back seat, so Li Qiutang had to tell her the story of "No One in My Eyes": "... a very simple story."

From a story perspective, "No One" is indeed simple and lacks much depth or connotation.

But Liu Yifei said: "Isn't The Godfather just a gangster story? There's nothing wrong with being simple. The key lies in how the director handles it."

"I like what you said. I didn't expect you've seen The Godfather." Li Qiutang had been on edge after a long period of intense work. Today, a classmate came to see him, so he relaxed a little and spoke a little bit meanly.

"I am a graduate of acting, so I have watched all the movies I should have." Liu Yifei said. She also thought that Li Qiutang was in the directing department, and only took some classes with the acting class, so he probably didn't know that he had taken a lot of leave.

The two arrived at the Bayi Film and Television Base, where much of the preparatory work for "No One in View" was completed.

Li Qiutang took Liu Yifei to the crew's preparation site.

Li Qiutang shook the horizontal sword in his hand and asked the prop master: "This sword is quite heavy."

"This is the prototype knife we made. It's a real knife except it's not sharpened. This is the prop knife."

Li Qiutang took the prop knife. It was much lighter, but it should still weigh more than one or two kilograms.

In addition to the horizontal sword, the crew will also bring some props from Yanjing, and not all of them will be from the film and television city.

Li Qiutang checked them one by one. When checking the wooden stick that became the blind man, Li Qiutang reminded the prop master: "Don't forget to make it look old. Make a few more as backup." After staying in the prop workshop for two hours, Li Qiutang was ready to leave.

This time, Liu Yifei did not take his car back. She got in her own RV, and Li Qiutang even said he would treat her to a meal.

Before leaving, Liu Yifei said jokingly: "Look for me to film in the future."

"Sure, sure." Li Qiutang smiled, watched Liu Yifei's car leave, and then left too.

After Liu Yifei got on the bus, she saw a bag on the seat and slapped her head in frustration, saying, "I'm so stupid, forget it."

The bag contains the gift that was originally intended for Li Qiutang, so I can't go there empty-handed.

It was a Zippo lighter. She didn't know that Li Qiutang didn't smoke, so she thought giving a boy a high-end lighter seemed like a good choice, so she went to the counter to buy it, but ended up not giving it to him.

Liu Yifei also blamed the driver for not reminding her.

The driver laughed and said, "I realized you didn't bring it until after you left." But he also said, "You're classmates and just graduated. You don't need to be so worldly. Can he blame you for not bringing a gift?"

This makes sense. Li Qiutang shouldn't be so petty.

They worked until the afternoon when everyone else had left, but Li Qiutang was still discussing the filming plan with Cao Dun. Cao Dun thought that if they were to arrange a fight scene for Qin Niang, it would be best to do it in a bamboo forest: "The colors will look good this way."

"Aren't you afraid that people will say it's like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or House of Flying Daggers?" Li Qiutang said with a smile.

"They filmed the bamboo forest, so why can't I? I even said they copied Kurosawa Akira." Cao Dun was not convinced.

Li Qiutang was amused by this, and it was true.

Li Qiutang said, "Do you think it would be better if the fight scene where Cheng Xiazi breaks into Yuwen Mansion alone was filmed in black and white?"

“Is it black and white from beginning to end?”

"That's not necessary. Just use black and white to pass the level. After defeating the guards outside the door, go inside and duel with Yu Wenying and then switch back to color." This is what Li Qiutang thought of last night.

"You are very brave." Cao Dun didn't say what he thought of this plan.

"The directors are all very daring people." Li Qiutang said with a smile.

“However, the black and white costs are much higher.”

"Don't worry about the cost, I'll take care of it."

"You have the money, so what do I have to fear?" Cao Dun said with a smile.

The two were still discussing when Wang Zhonglei's secretary came to invite them.

"You two, it's very late. Mr. Wang would like to invite you to dinner."

Looking at the watch, it’s past 9 o’clock in the evening. I feel a little hungry.

"What's the matter, Mr. Wang?"

The secretary only said, "Mr. Wang just got off work, and knowing that you two are still working, I wanted to have something to eat together."

Li Qiutang and Cao Dun had no doubts and happily accepted the invitation.

When we arrived at the hotel, we saw that "Hua Yi Public Relations Manager" Huo Siyan was sitting next to Wang Zhonglei.