Entertainment: I am the peak

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Of course, this is just an idea. As for what kind of story to shoot, we still have to think about it slowly. Maybe Li Qiutang will give up halfway. If only one out of ten ideas can be filmed in the end, it can be considered that the director is efficient.

This year's May Day schedule is not very interesting. Firstly, the holiday is split into three days. Secondly, "The Forbidden Kingdom" is very popular in the market and "Iron Man" is also performing well, so there is nothing interesting to watch for other films.

The domestic box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" has successfully exceeded 2 million before May Day, and Huayi still said that it is confident of breaking million.

Li Qiutang finally heard news about Liu Yifei. In addition to the normal promotional activities for the film "The Forbidden Kingdom", some media reported that Liu Yifei would go to the United States to audition and meet the director in a while, and it was rumored that she would work with old cowboy Clint Eastwood.

This news was also confirmed by Liu Yifei. In the interview, she excitedly expressed that she would prepare for the audition with all her strength and hoped that her dream would come true.

As "The Forbidden Kingdom" continues to be popular, some unknown news has also been dug up.

For example, Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing are not on good terms.

It was so true. Li Bingbing was dissatisfied with Liu Yifei's supporting role, and Liu Yifei was dissatisfied with Li Bingbing's bullying. The two had been secretly competing with each other from the pre-production of the movie last year to the filming and then to the release this year.

During the warm-up period, they competed for exposure and promotional space; during the release and promotion period, they competed for ranking and limelight. On the media side, Liu Yifei and Li Bingbing were almost pulling their hair out.

But in an interview after May Day, Liu Yifei responded to the rumors of discord: "As an actress, I don't think too much, but Bingbing is my idol, and I grew up watching her movies."

This seemed to be a response, but also seemed not to be a response.

As for the fact that many people are concerned about Liu Yifei standing Huayi up and filming the movie but not signing the contract, from the information Li Qiutang learned from Huayi's internal staff, Huayi did think about signing Liu Yifei, but did not make things difficult for Liu Yifei after being rejected.

As for the signing of the contract, Wang Zhonglei had specifically stated long before the filming of "The Forbidden Kingdom" that the two sides had no contact in this regard.

Until now, "The Forbidden Kingdom" has been released in China and its box office has exceeded 1.5 million yuan, but Huayi still has not lacked Liu Yifei in terms of promotional resources.

Anyway, as far as Li Qiutang knows about the ban, Huayi probably has no plans in this regard, or it does not have the ability to do so.

It is true that Huayi is the number one film company in China, but it is not to the extent of covering the sky with one hand. It is not worthwhile to ban a rising star out of anger. The mother and daughter have not committed any heinous crime. If Huayi wants to ban Liu Yifei in China, it will have to use up so many favors. It is not worth it.

However, Li Qiutang was not sure whether there would be a slight punishment.

After all, in a way, Liu Xiaoli did trick Huayi.

However, the Godfather is clearly no match for Huayi in the film and television industry.

Huh? Why am I so concerned about Liu Yifei? Li Qiutang thought to herself.

Maybe it’s because the circle has been too quiet recently, and "The Forbidden Kingdom" is the most watched project.

After May Day, "Famous" which is scheduled to be released on June 6 will start its advance promotion.

On the first Tuesday in May, the crew of "Fame and Fame" released the official release trailer. Previously, Wang Zhonglei only verbally announced the release date.

The trailer is 1 minute and 40 seconds long.

"If this movie is a success, we will become famous."

“It will be released nationwide on June 6!”

"there is only one truth!"

The first image of the trailer is the words "Director Li Qiutang". Li Qiutang can now make money by using his own name.

After the release of the official trailer, Li Qiutang was the first person in the crew to accept media interviews.

Not much information can be revealed from the trailer. The reporter combined the trailer information with the published story synopsis and asked, "Are you particularly fond of this kind of indoor drama or is there another reason?"

Li Qiutang's three current films, except for "Arrogant", "The Night the Comet Came" and "To Become Famous", are all indoor situation films.

Li Qiutang said with a smile: "The type of drama "Famous" is called the 'Snowstorm Villa Model' in the mystery field. It is a very mature and classic suspense mystery structure. It's just that it is rarely used in our country and the audience is very curious about it.

"I made this kind of movie because I like stories that unfold in a fixed space, and also because of cost and risk considerations. Currently, the risks of making this kind of movie are more controllable."

Back on "Famous", the reporter asked him, "Do you feel any different doing a comedy for the first time?"

Li Qiutang smiled bitterly and said, "It's too difficult."

"Can you tell us what the difficulty is?"

Li Qiutang said: "I chose a difficult path for myself, combining suspense and comedy. First of all, the script is very difficult to write, and comedy is different from other types of films. For example, action movies, I know that fighting is cool and the audience will like it, but for comedy, I think the gags are funny, but I really don't know whether you will laugh or not. And the comedy gags make you laugh when you play him, but I may not laugh when I play him, which is also a difficulty. So whether it is the script stage or the on-site shooting, we spent a lot of time and energy on polishing the gags. Until now, I am still worried, what if the audience doesn't like it."

The reporter followed his words: "Yes, what if the audience is unhappy?"

Li Qiutang laughed and said, "Maybe I will never make a comedy again."

The reporter also laughed, and then asked a very pointed question: "Why is the movie called "Become Famous"? Is there any meaning? Do you want to become famous with this movie?" The reporter asked very directly.

Li Qiutang said: "That's not the meaning. To become famous has its own meaning in the movie. You will understand it after watching it."

The reporter wanted to inquire about the situation of "The Sound of Wind", but Li Qiutang kept his mouth shut and refused to reveal a single word.

After a brief exchange of a few questions, today's interview ended.

The title of this interview press release is:

"Exclusive interview with Li Qiutang in "Famous": If the audience is not happy, we will not make comedies."

Not only Li Qiutang, other actors of "Famous" have also accepted several interviews in recent days to talk about the filming of the movie.

Perhaps to push the momentum, Huayi asked Li Qiutang to focus on introducing the male lead Deng Chao and the special guest star Zhao Liying during the promotion period.

The former has just started his film career and needs more exposure and more voice; the latter is just a by-product. A newcomer has finally got a role in a movie, so it is reasonable for the director to promote him.

Logically speaking, even if Zhao Liying was not included in the promotion of "Famous", the outside world would not say anything, but doing so was a bit unkind, so Li Qiutang still gave Zhao Liying some interviews.

Zhao Liying told reporters: "I am very grateful to Director Qiu Tang for giving me the opportunity to play the Nightingale." Even such a small role is worth fighting for for a young actor like her who has just entered the circle.

"Nightingale is a girl with dreams." She couldn't reveal Nightingale's details yet. "The happiest thing about playing this role is that I can wear beautiful clothes. The director said my clothes are the most expensive in the whole group."

Just when everyone was working steadily, a big earthquake struck!
The whole world is shocked!

(End of this chapter)