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Chapter 782: Only the good ones

"Dream of Splendor" became a hit, and Liu Yifei finally got a chance to feel proud.

After all these years in the film industry, she has not had any other work of note except for "Dreaming of the Film Industry".

As she got more and more involved in the industry, her rank dropped and she was often mocked by fans of other female stars.

After many years, she returned to the television industry and starred in a period drama again.

She was still the queen of ancient idol dramas back then, suppressing all those female stars at once.

Why are you showing off? I failed in the film industry, but you don't even see that your idols don't have many chances to fail in the film industry.

And when I come back to act in ancient costume dramas, I can still hang up and beat your idols like I did back then.

Liu Yifei sent Li Yu netizens’ comments on "Dream of Splendor" and her.

Li Yu scanned the comments and replied, "You specifically selected the comments, right? You didn't post any bad comments. I saw them all. Many people complained that you were fat."

Liu Yifei immediately replied to Li Yu with a string of asterisks, expressing her impotent rage.

Li Yu saw this and quickly comforted her: "It's okay, they don't understand anything and will only make a fuss."

Liu Yifei: "That's right, I've gained a little weight, there's nothing to be surprised about."

Li Yu: "Yes, if you keep gaining weight, they will get used to it and accept that you are a fat fairy, and then they won't make a fuss about it."

Liu Yifei: "..."

He really wanted to break Li Yu's hand. You call this comforting?
Li Yu complained that Liu Yifei had some intention of spurring her on.

The future Liu Yifei is really bad at body management.

Actors are also human beings, and actors can be fat.

If I really want to play a middle-aged woman, no one will say anything even if I weigh 150 or 160 kilograms, because my body shape is consistent with that of a middle-aged woman.

But Liu Yifei acted in ancient costume dramas, idol dramas, and romance dramas.

Being fat when acting in a drama like this does affect the audience's perception of the show.

After all, one of the biggest attractions of this type of drama is the handsome men and beautiful women.

Moreover, being fat while filming this kind of drama is not friendly to the director and photographer.

Most actors are thinner than ordinary people because their faces look bigger on camera.

Once an actor gets fat, it becomes more difficult to appear on camera.

Especially when filming ancient romance dramas that require the actors to be photographed well and their looks to be highlighted, the director and photographer need to work hard on skills and techniques.

Later, the director who worked with her reminded her subtly that she should lose weight, but in fact he was just complaining that she had gained weight.

Now, while Liu Yifei is not yet at her fattest and in the worst condition, Li Yu should urge her to be more strict with her figure so that she can avoid being ridiculed in the future.

Because she is fat, her competitors' fans have been criticizing her a lot.

So Li Yu's complaints about her were for her own good.

As for whether Liu Yifei could listen to it, he didn't know.

All he could do was click.

Liu Yifei is an adult already. If she wants to keep giving up, no one can stop her.

Liu Yifei finally realized the fact that he had gained weight: "Am I really that fat?"

Li Yu replied: "It's OK, if you were an ordinary person you wouldn't be considered fat. But you are a female star, and any problem will be magnified because you are a public figure.

If you don't control it, it's very likely that your haters will attack you, and maybe your competitors will also attack you for your body shape. And you're filming a period drama and love drama, and if you gain weight, you won't look good in full-body scenes, and you'll look bigger on camera, you must understand this."

Of course, Liu Yifei's fans will definitely defend her unconditionally.

They say they reject the aesthetic of fair, young and thin, but the normal aesthetic is that Liu Yifei is fat.

This is like the filter being too thick. If you are fat, you are fat. Just admit it openly. It's not like you can't lose weight.

"I understand what you mean."

Liu Yifei listened to Li Yu's advice.

Li Yu never cheated her.

Her drama "Eternal Love" flopped, and Li Yu advised her to come back and film a TV series to accumulate strength before striking out again.

"Dream of Splendor" was a success, and she completed the step of accumulating strength.

Now all that’s missing is a successful film that will allow her to prove herself in the film industry once again.

"Understanding is one thing, but being willing to make the effort to change is another," said Li Yu.

"Who are you looking down on? Isn't it just body management? It's not that difficult." Liu Yifei replied confidently.

"Don't just talk and don't practice. I only look at the results." Li Yu chuckled.

After the success of "Dream of Red Mansions", Li Muge, who had taken a break for a while, planned to make persistent efforts and create another excellent idol drama.

Although he does not have the ability to be a film director like Cao Qing, he wants to become the king in the idol drama field.

Filming idol dramas may not be of high quality, but they are really popular. Most people like to watch them and they have a wide audience.

So Li Muge came to Li Yu to discuss this matter.

"You're not going to ask me to write a script for you again, are you? You won't even give me the chance to take a break for a while?" Li Yu smiled bitterly.

It seems that making the company too big is not a good thing. Look, it’s so busy.

Li Muge shook his head, handed the tablet to Li Yu, and asked Li Yu to read an online novel.

The title of this novel is "The Rumored Chen Qianqian".

After reading the introduction and the first few chapters, Li Yu knew it was the one that Zhao Lusi later starred in.

This drama is very popular, with a fast pace and funny plot. It is far from being a masterpiece, but it is definitely qualified as a recreational drama after dinner.

This drama made Zhao Lusi famous in her previous life.

Zhao Lusi is actually suitable for acting in this kind of silly drama. Another silly sweet pet drama "I Like You" starring her and Lin Yushen is also good.

Some people are born to do a certain job, and Zhao Lusi is one of them. She is good at acting in silly dramas, but her performance in other dramas is very average.

Li Muge actually took a fancy to "The Rumored Chen Qianqian" and wanted to make this novel into a film and television series. This is a good vision and this project will definitely not lose money.

"Director Li, this is what I think. I am optimistic about the adaptation potential of this novel. So I plan to let the company buy the adaptation rights of this novel, and my next drama will be this one." Li Muge said.

"Buy it, that's all. You still have to tell me about this little thing." Li Yu said generously.

"Isn't that too hasty? You agreed to buy it after only reading the introduction and the first few chapters?" Li Muge said in surprise.

The copyrights of novels, films and TV shows are no longer as valuable as they used to be.

At that time, the copyrights of novels and films were not valuable, so Li Yu purchased a batch of them in bulk and bought out the copyrights of a large number of classic novels such as "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Joy of Life" for twenty years.

Later, "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Joy of Life" were adapted into film and television works. More and more film and television works adapted from novels have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, resulting in a rapid increase in the prices of novel and film and television copyrights.

It is much more expensive to buy copyrights now than in the past, so Li Muge thinks Li Yu is too careless. Isn’t he afraid of losing money?
(End of this chapter)