Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 48 Checks and Balances? What a joke!
In fact, Ning Hao had already prepared a template for Li Qiutang, so he just had to copy it.

"Crazy Stone" became a huge hit, so the second part was "Crazy XX". Huang Bo had a highlight in "Stone", so he was promoted to be the protagonist in the second part.

The second film tries to keep the comedy genre of the first one and stars Huang Bo, which makes it easy to become a signature.

Ning Hao + comedy + Huang Bo = no loss. If you add the "Crazy XX" tagline, it's basically certain to be a big hit.

However, Li Qiutang's debut film is about science fiction, which is currently considered an unpopular genre in China. Even if her second film is about science fiction, Li Qiutang cannot guarantee that the audience will buy it.

In fact, Huayi did not support him to continue shooting science fiction films. Comedy can achieve great success with small efforts, but how can science fiction achieve great success with small efforts?

Many viewers of "Comet" were "tricked" into going into the theater. They thought they could see a spaceship, but ended up watching eight people sitting in a restaurant and talking, although the filming was also very nice.

Today's audiences still like to watch blockbusters and seek visual and auditory stimulation.

So Li Qiutang complied with the audience's demands and chose costume action films.

Costume action movies are actually a very good choice. After "Hero", costume movies became popular in China and audiences generally like to watch them.

This is the first time that "No One Is Right" has been exposed to the media in a relatively detailed manner.

After that, Huayi started recruiting co-producers and co-distributors, hoping to get some money back in advance.

Li Qiutang's second film attracted quite a bit of attention, and quite a few film companies wanted to take a gamble on it.

With another movie to prepare, Li Qiutang became even busier, but the preparations for "Famous" had not officially started yet, and Li Qiutang's main focus was still on "Arrogant".

As soon as the first weekend of March passed, Li Qiutang, photographer Cao Dun, art director Yang Baigui and an assistant director, a group of four, embarked on a re-survey journey.

The director may not attend the initial survey of the crew, but the director of the re-survey must be present to confirm, and sometimes a third or fourth survey is even required.

The group of four went to Western Studios first. Li Qiutang had seldom been here and was not very familiar with it. Western Studios was still very cold and there were few tourists.

"After the weather warmed up, there were more tourists, especially in the summer vacation and September and October. We have a lot of people here." The film and television city also sent a tour guide to explain the scenic area to Li Qiutang and his friends. "The autumn here is especially beautiful. When the sun sets, the desert Gobi is illuminated in a golden color. It is very spectacular and beautiful."

"However, it snows early here and the winter is longer, so there are fewer tourists from mid-October to March or April of the following year."

“…This is the tower where Zhou Xingchi and Zhu Yin confronted each other in the last scene of Zhou Xingchi’s A Chinese Odyssey.”

"...Movies such as The Horse Herders, Red Sorghum and New Dragon Inn were all filmed in our scenic area."

Li Qiutang and others were just like tourists, listening to the guide's explanation and touring the scenic area at will.

"We can set up the camera here," Cao Dun had an idea after looking at the streets of Ming City. "There happens to be a mountain over there for reference. I'll set up the camera first, then pan down, shoot from above, and do a slow pan. I'll be like a blind man entering the picture from the side."

A few words make up a long shot of about ten seconds.

Well said. Li Qiutang likes this description very much, but is not sure yet.

We stayed in the Western Studios for a week and visited all the attractions, even some Gobi Deserts and deserts. Li Qiutang decided to film "No One in My Eyes" here.

We were originally planning to go to Dunhuang Film and Television City, but it seems that’s not the case.

The group flew directly from Hedong Airport to Xiaoshan Airport, and then transferred to Hengdian.

We stayed in Hengdian for another three days, watched the Qingming Shanghe Tu and some outdoor scenes, and confirmed the time with the scenic spot to ensure that there would be no crew and "No One" competing for the scene, and no disturbance from tourists - although Hengdian has been in business for such a long time, this kind of low-level mistake happens every year. Li Qiutang and his team completed the re-survey and then returned to Yanjing.

Wang Zhongjun invested in a horse farm in Shunyi called Green Brothers Equestrian Club, which is an important place for Huayi to receive guests.

The press conference for Huayi signing Huang Xiaoming was also held here. Huang Xiaoming appeared on the stage riding a tall horse in a very showy manner. It is said that this horse is Wang Zhongjun's favorite, which shows how much Huayi values Huang Xiaoming.

As the director of Huang Xiaoming's new work, Li Qiutang naturally has to attend today's press conference, and he will also go on stage to congratulate.

On behalf of Huayi Company, Wang Zhonglei presented Huang Xiaoming with a gold brick and a glazed tile, implying adding bricks and tiles and making further progress.

As a veteran of the company, Feng Xiaogang took off his watch and gave it to Huang Xiaoming on the spot, and said something very thought-provoking: "All good things must come to an end. Xiaoming may also leave Huayi one day. I hope that he and Huayi can forge a deep friendship, and I hope he can cherish this friendship."

It seems to be talking about the recent hotly rumored Fan Bingbing's departure. This incident has been hyped up a bit recently, and the audience is more willing to believe the conspiracy theory, thinking that Fan Bingbing was dissatisfied with the resources Huayi gave her and did not fulfill Wang Jinghua's promise to make her the number one actress of Huayi after she left, and Li Bingbing's exclusion led to Fan Bingbing's departure.

We really can’t blame the media for making wild guesses, because Li Xing is indeed now the co-general manager of Huayi.

But there was no rift between Huayi and Fan, otherwise Fan would not have joined "No One".

Li Qiutang came on stage as a guest to congratulate Huang Xiaoming and gave him a gold-plated camera model.

Li Qiutang said: "Xiao Ming is going to enter the big screen next. I am giving him this golden camera. I hope he can make more and better works."

Huang Xiaoming thanked everyone for their blessings on the stage. He stated frankly that he signed with Huayi in order to have more and better development in the film industry.

"Especially since Huayi has such excellent directors like Xiaogang and Qiutang, I hope to work with them more."

The two directors were sitting in the audience, having a friendly conversation.

How could Feng Xiaogang not know that Li Qiutang was invited by the Wang brothers to check and balance him?
Countless experiences in the past have proved that Huayi can only rely on Feng Xiaogang in the end!

You want to hire a young man who just graduated and is still wet behind the ears to check and balance him?

Of course, Feng Xiaogang had no objection to Li Qiutang. He had watched "The Night the Comet Came" and felt that this young man was indeed talented and had ideas, so it was normal for him to be noticed by the Wang brothers.

But they pose no threat to him, as he is now making blockbuster films with investments of over 100 million yuan, and these youngsters are not his competitors.

"What was the name of that martial arts movie you made recently? The main character is a blind man?"

"Yes." Li Qiutang had no problem with Feng Xiaogang, and even thought he was the most inspirational male lead in the domestic entertainment industry. "The protagonist is a blind man, and the movie is called 'No One's Thoughts'."

"Just tell me if you have any difficulties during the preparation process and I will help you solve them. If I can't solve them, I will introduce you to some friends." Doesn't this make us seem magnanimous?

"What kind of difficulties can there be? The crew is very nice." Li Qiutang said with a smile, "Assembly has finished filming. What will Director Xiaogang plan to shoot next?"

"I'm working on a script called 'Nobles', collaborating with Pang Ho-cheung from Hong Kong." Feng Xiaogang was also happy to talk about this.

The two had a pleasant chat. At the reception for Huang Xiaoming's signing ceremony, Feng Xiaogang said, "Zhong Lei has been asking us to play a round. I also want to drink with you, but "Assembly" has just finished filming and we are quite busy in post-production. Let's find some time and I will host you."

Li Qiutang also said that the preparation for his film "No One in My Eyes" had reached a critical stage and he was afraid that drinking would cause trouble, so he said he would invite Feng Xiaogang to drink with him later.

The two of them were hypocritically polite throughout the entire event. In front of the media cameras, they could be described as friendly, polite and harmonious.

(End of this chapter)