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On the set of "Xiao Li's Flying Knife" at Hengdian Film and Television City.

"Boss, how could you do this? You have to increase my workload again. Okay, I will discuss it with Director Yuan and the others." Li Xue hung up the phone with a look of helplessness.

Hearing her sister's sigh, Li Bingbing put on a bath towel and walked out of the bathroom. She wiped her wet hair and asked:
"What's going on, sister? Why do you look unhappy?"

Looking at her sister, Li Xue forced a smile and asked: "Sister, I remember that filming of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" has already started. Why do you have time to visit my crew?"

According to the previous schedule, Qi Wei finished filming "Little Li's Flying Knife" before joining the crew to shoot "Young Boy Bao Qingtian". "Young Boy Bao Qingtian" was originally planned to start shooting in March next year.

However, Qi Wei has resigned from "Young Boy Bao Qingtian". Since "Young Boy Bao Qingtian" is almost ready, there is no need to wait until March next year to start filming as originally planned.

In December, filming of "Young Man Bao Qingtian" started in Nanhai Film and Television City, Foshan, Guangdong Province.

"I specifically asked for leave from the crew." Li Bingbing sat next to Li Xue and then said with a smile, "Just to spend Christmas with you, my sister."

Seeing the smile on her sister's face, Li Xue laughed twice.

She didn't know her sister's true purpose, and it was all a pretense to spend Christmas with her.

"Then we will be dependent on each other this Christmas."

"Huh?" Li Xue was slightly surprised when he heard his sister's words.

She originally thought that Qi Wei was filming on the set of "Little Li Fei Dao" and Qi Wei would spend Christmas with his sister.

But that doesn't seem to be the case.

"Qi Wei won't you spend Christmas with you?" Li Bingbing asked simply.

Li Xue shook her head and asked slightly disappointedly: "He couldn't come back in time, so he took another week off from me and planned to spend Christmas in the United States."

"That's a shame. I even bought you a Christmas deer costume."

As he said this, Li Bingbing opened his suitcase, and there was indeed a Christmas deer costume inside.

Li Xue took a closer look, and before she could remember to blush, she discovered that there were not one set, but two sets.

"Hey, sister, why don't you give up?"

Li Xue couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Li Bingbing thought for a while and then said: "Two weeks should be enough for him to deal with things there. He asked for another week of leave. What happened?"

"What else can happen? I can't bear to part with the gentle countryside over there."

Hearing this, Li Bingbing couldn't help but look at his sister.

My sister has been Qi Wei's assistant for so long, so it's not like she doesn't know Qi Wei's romantic character. In the past, Qi Wei didn't have such a big reaction when he touched flowers and twisted grass outside.

Outsiders might not notice it, but Li Bingbing knew his sister so well that he could tell there was something wrong at a glance.

Li Bingbing looked at his sister suspiciously for a while. After a moment of silence, Li Bingbing suddenly asked:
"Sister, are you hiding something from me?"

"Ah?" Li Xue flashed a hint of panic.

"Is there anything else that Qi Wei has to do when he goes to the United States?"

"How could that be?" Li Xue tried to keep herself normal.

Seeing her sister's appearance, Li Xue became even more sure.

"Xue'er, I'm your biological sister. What can you hide from me? Tell me what happened that made you so lost. Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

When Li Bingbing asked, Li Xue became hesitant.

Seeing this, Li Bingbing immediately changed his face and pretended to be angry: "I asked you to find a way for Qi Wei and me to meet each other before. This year has passed and there is no news about what happened. Now there are still things that are hidden from me. I will do it." All this is to help you, it’s a good thing you’re so outspoken now, okay, your wings have become stronger, you don’t regard me as your sister anymore, right?”

A big hat was slapped directly on his face, and Li Xue was really unable to resist.

Under her sister's repeated questioning, Li Xue finally couldn't hold it back.

"Okay, sister, I can tell you, but you must promise not to tell anyone else. If it leaks out from me, he will definitely be angry with me if he finds out."

"What's so serious?" Li Bingbing asked with a frown.

"You must first promise me not to tell any third person."

"Are you still worried about your sister? She will definitely keep this secret. Tell me, what is it?"

Knowing that her sister was someone who could keep secrets, Li Xue sighed and then said:
"Qi Wei went to Canada to accompany the childbirth. Zhou Huimin gave birth to a daughter for him."

"hiss!!!!!"

Li Bingbing was shocked when he heard such a secret. He looked at his sister in disbelief.

"Is what you said true?"

Li Xue nodded and replied: "It's absolutely true."

"Then what are you going to do, sister? He already has children."

"What else can I do?" Li Xue looked helpless, glanced at her sister and said, "As long as he doesn't give up on me, I can stay by her side like this. He has never thought about getting married anyway."

Hearing his sister's answer, Li Bingbing was speechless.

Now she finally understood why her sister didn't want her to meet Qi Wei.

My sister really fell in love with him.

Li Bingbing reached out and hugged his sister and asked: "Xue'er, do you love him?"

Li Xue did not answer directly, but pursed her lips and said unconvinced: "I also want to give him a child."

"Since you want to give him a child, then give it to him. Is it possible that he won't let you give birth to him?"

"That's not true. It's just that my career is on the rise now. Having children will affect my career. I'm still so young."

"Sister, you are so confused."

Li Bingbing then said in a tone of hatred that iron cannot become steel:
"Sister, you have to understand that all the achievements you have achieved now are due to him. It is because of your ability and because he has feelings for you. But feelings are the most elusive. If you want to stay with him for a long time, there is nothing else you can do except In addition to making him dependent on you, it's more important to build a stronger bond with him.
If you give birth to a child for him, he will never be able to have a clear relationship with you for the rest of his life. You are not a public figure like me. If you give birth to a child for him, it will not conflict with your career, and it may even damage your career. Take it to the next level, you know what I mean? "

Listening to her sister's analysis, Li Xue fell into thinking, and soon she showed a look of enlightenment.

"I know what I should do."

Then she held her sister's hand and asked: "So sister, do you still want to meet Qi Wei?"

"I don't care, it depends on your wishes." Li Bingbing said with a knowing smile.

"Okay, just stay with me for a few more days and leave at the end of the month. He will be back after Christmas."

"Then tell Director Hu, he will definitely sell you face." "Yeah, no problem."

After Zhou Huimin gave birth to her daughter, Qi Wei stayed with her for another week in Vancouver.

Before Christmas, Qi Wei received a call from Lao Mouzi and others and went to Los Angeles to join them.

"Hey! Mr. Zhang, why are you here too?" Besides Lao Mouzi, Qi Wei was somewhat surprised to see Zhang Weiping.

"Are you surprised to see me?" Zhang Weiping asked with a smile.

Qi Wei smiled and nodded. In the drama "Hero", Qi Wei and Zhang Weiping's companies each received a share of 5000 million. Qi Wei has already raised the 5000 million with the help of Han Sanping. As for Zhang Weiping , his company has not even collected half of the 5000 million.

Although he is rich, the 5000 million is already almost half of his net worth. What's more, for a blockbuster like "Hero", the best way is to attract investment from outside to lay eggs. It is really only a last resort. Use your own money to fill the hole.

So during this period of time, in order to complete his share of 5000 million, he has been attracting investment from outside.

Qi Wei hadn't seen Zhang Weiping since the concert in Japan, and thought he wouldn't come to Los Angeles with Lao Mouzi.

"Hehe." Zhang Weiping laughed twice, and then said: "Brother Qi, you seem to have come to the United States two weeks ago. Is the news uploaded true?"

It was previously reported that Qi Wei had composed several English songs, and these songs were favored by Universal Music executives.

"Brother, are you planning to release an English album?" Lao Mouzi interjected curiously.

Qi Wei smiled and shook his head and said: "I will not release an English album as a singer for the time being. I will cooperate with this company as a music producer."

Qi Wei also wanted to make money by releasing English records, but there was no other way. Qi Wei's nationality and skin color were destined to be difficult to be accepted by the market here.

Moreover, Qi Wei did not want to shamelessly accept the "voting certificate" like some people in later generations.

We can only retreat and cooperate as music creators and music producers.

Anyway, you can make a lot of money.

After accumulating qualifications, I will consider releasing English records.

"That's good." Zhang Weiping nodded. He could understand why Qi Wei did this, and then asked tentatively:

"Brother Qi should probably cooperate with Universal Music. Can we get some investment from Universal for "Hero"?"

Qi Wei smiled and shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhang should know that there must be many factions in a company like Universal, especially film and television and music are two independent departments. Although Universal Music attaches great importance to me, Universal Film and Television does not We will definitely give face to the investment and let us play."

"So it's over?"

Qi Wei nodded.

It is impossible to sustain the investment of more than [-] million in "Heroes" based on the domestic market alone.

Even if it achieves a record box office or even more like later generations, it is impossible to recover the cost.

Much of the investment must be recovered from overseas.

When they were in Japan, Sony promised to invest 1000 million yuan in "Hero" in order to win over Qi Wei.

That is nearly 8000 million.

Although this is a lot of money, Sony plans to obtain the distribution rights of "Heroes" in Japan and North America through an investment of 1000 million US dollars.

Reasonable but not a great deal.

Zhang Weiping wanted to find a more generous partner and temporarily put the cooperation with Sony aside.

Zhang Weiping pretended to be very sorry, and suddenly smiled and said: "Hey, brother Qi, there are people in Hollywood who are willing to invest in our film, and the price is more generous than Sony. I came to Hollywood this time to discuss cooperation with them."

"Oh?" This surprised Qi Wei, and he asked curiously: "Who is willing to invest in our drama?"

"Secret, let's finish talking to Li Lianjie later, and we will take you to see him. You will know then."

"Yes." Qi Wei nodded and did not ask any more questions.

Soon, Qi Wei, Zhang Weiping and others arrived at Jet Li's residence in Hollywood.

I also met Li Lianjie in person.

At this time, Li Lianjie was not yet 40 years old. In his prime, he was still full of energy and had an extra layer of maturity and stability.

No one would have thought that in a few years he would age rapidly, as if his vitality had been sucked dry.

In China, Jet Li is the film and television superstar second only to his eldest brother Long.

In the Hong Kong city, his box office appeal may not be as good as Double Weekly, but in terms of influence overseas, apart from his eldest brother Lung, Jet Li is not the other two who can compete with each other.

It is because his films are popular in overseas markets that his salary has been rising steadily.

At the peak of Hong Kong films, the market could barely support their high salaries of tens of millions or even tens of millions. However, as Hong Kong films lost their base and the Southeast Asian market declined rapidly, the market in Hong Kong cities has already declined. Can't satisfy them.

I can only find another place to go.

Unlike Leslie Cheung who chose to stay close to the mainland, Jet Li chose to go to Hollywood for development.

There is no big problem with this choice. Leslie Cheung's salary is not the highest among the movie stars in Hong Kong. His salary of RMB 300 to [-] million for one movie is still affordable in the domestic market.

Although Li Lianjie was paid RMB 300 to [-] million for a movie, in terms of rice, the mainland and Hong Kong markets combined could not afford it.

Therefore, if Li Lianjie chooses to return to the mainland market, if he does not lower his net worth, he will still be trapped in the dilemma of having no films to film.

And he can develop in Hollywood.

In fact, as early as 88, he went to the United States for further study and development. At the peak of Hong Kong films, his "Once Upon a Time" series was screened in the United States and aroused very good responses.

In particular, the movie "Dark Man" achieved excellent box office and reputation after being released in the United States, which also laid the foundation for Jet Li to enter Hollywood.

So after coming to Hollywood, Jet Li quickly got an opportunity.

Last year in 98, Jet Li participated in "Weapon 4". Although Jet Li only played a supporting role as a villain, although this blockbuster with an investment of over 1.4 million failed in the end, due to his role in this movie With his wonderful performance, Li Lianjie still won the favor of Warner executives.

Then Warner tailored a movie "Romeo Deadly" for Jet Li.

Except for his eldest brother Long, Jet Li's development in Hollywood has been relatively smooth compared to other Hong Kong movie stars who have entered Hollywood.

This is why he declined the invitation to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

In addition to having to take care of his wife because she is pregnant, it is also because he still has opportunities in Hollywood.

"Mr. Jet Li, I am a fan of your movies. I am very happy to meet you in person. I believe you should know the purpose of our visit."

Just like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero" did not have much appeal to Jet Li.

But this time he couldn't refuse. (End of chapter)