Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 365 Are you my wife?
For the past six months, there have been rumors circulating in the industry that Starlight Entertainment is in trouble. Either there are financial problems, or the big boss behind it is in trouble.

But regardless of whether there were any problems or what those problems were, Jing Tian is currently doing well.

Jing Tian will have two films released during this year's Lunar New Year season, "Police Story 2013" and "From Vegas to Macau," which are considered two highly anticipated blockbusters. In addition, "Special Identity," which will be released in October, will mark a breakout year for Jing Tian's film career.

However, Jing Tian's reputation remained poor, and even after "Special Identity," it created a backlash against viewers. Some viewers said, "Any slightly rational viewer who sees the huge 'Jing Tian' after the lead actress will immediately realize that this is the national standard certification mark that the movie is not worth watching."

"As expected, my dear Tian Tian has once again ruined a big-budget domestic film with her zombie-like acting skills. This time, the one who was dragged in to play with Miss Jing is the Cosmic Kung Fu King, Mr. Donnie Yen."

However, attributing the failure of "Special Identity" to Jing Tian is somewhat unreasonable.

But Jing Tian has indeed lost the audience's trust, which is a hard fact to accept.

But Wan Da doesn't seem to care about Jing Tian's reputation.

The staff member who brought Jing Tian over joked, "Tian Tian hadn't met her mentor before, but we believe Director Li can film her well."

Li Qiutang is still in Liangxi and hasn't even met Jing Tian yet, but suddenly it was revealed on Weibo that Jing Tian will be playing Shirley Yang.

"According to an entertainment blogger, Jing Tian is expected to join director Li Qiutang's new film 'Mojin: The Lost Legend.' Based on Jing Tian's past style of only playing leading roles, it is almost certain that she will play the female lead, Shirley Yang."

The accompanying photo shows Jing Tian getting out of a car and entering the office building of Qiutian Pictures in Huairou Film and Television Base. As familiar netizens know, almost all of Qiutian Pictures' productions are prepared in this building.

A small number of netizens remained rational, believing that a single photo of Jing Tian entering and leaving an office building was not enough to determine whether she would play Shirley Yang.

But emotional netizens don't care about any of that.

Li Qiutang's fans, fans of the original novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light", and ordinary viewers all opposed Jing Tian's casting as Shirley Yang.

"I knew something was going to happen when Jing Tian said she was learning from the crew of 'The Invisible Guest,' but I didn't expect Li Qiutang to be so spineless." Even Li Qiutang got scolded.

"Any movie starring Jing Tian is bound to be a bad movie. If they dare to cast Jing Tian as Shirley Yang in 'Mojin: The Lost Legend,' I definitely won't watch it."

"I object to Jing Tian playing Shirley!"

"Predicted to be a terrible movie."

"Just what kind of powerful background does Jing Tian have?!"

However, Jing Tian's fans believe that Jing Tian can achieve a breakthrough in acting under Li Qiutang's guidance, and that working with Li Qiutang might help her clear her name.

In contrast, Jing Tian's small fan base has a negligible voice.

The "Mojin: The Lost Legend" crew initially didn't pay attention to the public opinion, thinking it was just a photo being taken and netizens making wild guesses.

Because the production team knew that Jing Tian couldn't possibly play Shirley.

Li Qiutang was aware of the online discussions, but he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

He arrived in Shanghai today and picked up the young lady at the airport.

Liu Yifei finished filming "Lucy" in Italy the day before yesterday. Knowing that Li Qiutang had been in Liangxi recently, she specially chose to stay in Shanghai.

But with so many people coming and going at the airport, Li Qiutang had a hard time recognizing people.

Liu Yifei and her assistant had agreed that both of them would be fully disguised with hats, glasses, and masks today so that Li Qiutang wouldn't recognize them and would give him a surprise.

The two women, each carrying two suitcases, came out. Li Qiutang was looking for them, and they were also looking for Li Qiutang.

Liu Yifei spotted Li Qiutang first. He was looking around, searching for someone. Liu Yifei quickly lowered her head and said to her assistant, "He's over there. Let's go over there and give him a fright."

But before Liu Yifei could take two steps, Li Qiutang came over by herself, and Liu Yifei quickly pressed down her hat.

Li Qiutang leaned closer and tilted his head to ask her, "Aren't you my wife?"

Liu Yifei chuckled and punched Li Qiutang lightly: "You just ask anyone you see, right?"

Li Qiutang chimed in, "Yeah, I've already been called a pervert by over twenty girls." Li Qiutang took a suitcase from Liu Yifei, and the three of them walked out.

"How did you recognize me? We were all bundled up, trying to scare you a little."

As Li Qiutang walked, she said, "Next time you want to scare someone, please change your down jacket."

Liu Yifei was bundled up tightly, and Li Qiutang didn't recognize her at all. However, her ugly maroon down jacket was a rare sight in the entire airport.

"And you're the one talking, you're wearing it yourself too." Li Qiutang was wearing the same style of black down jacket today.

Liu Yifei bought it for him.

Li Qiutang drove towards Liangxi, with Liu Yifei in the passenger seat and her assistant Cindy in the back.

"You must be hungry. I bought you some snacks. Eat some first. We'll arrive in Liangxi around mealtime, and I'll treat you to a big meal."

Throughout the journey, Liu Yifei and Cindy kept eating, sharing their experiences abroad over the past few months with Li Qiutang.

After taking the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway and then the Shanghai-Changzhou Expressway, the three of them got off at a hotel near the Liangxi National Digital Film Industrial Park 1 hour and 50 minutes later.

After a bumpy two-hour ride, Liu Yifei didn't want to go out for food, so the three of them just ate something at the hotel restaurant.

After finishing her meal, Cindy disappeared on her own initiative, saying she needed to adjust to the time difference and told Liu Yifei, "Don't contact me if you need anything, and definitely don't contact me if you don't need anything."

Liu Yifei complained to her: "You didn't even pack my luggage."

Cindy gave a sarcastic, ambiguous smile: "Are you sure you want me to pack your luggage?"

Liu Yifei blushed and chased Cindy away.

While helping Liu Yifei pack her things, Li Qiutang said, "Stay here with me for a few days and then go back to Yanjing."

Liu Yifei objected: "Why are you kicking me out as soon as I arrive?"

"I work here, and you'll be bored staying here. Go back and see your mother; have you bought her a gift?"

"I bought it." Liu Yifei opened another box and took out a large box. "Here, this is for you."

Li Qiutang took it; it was a 40-centimeter-tall wooden puppet, exquisitely carved and painted, and she fell in love with it at first sight.

"These are Sicilian puppets, a world intangible cultural heritage. What do you think?" Li Qiutang collects some intangible cultural heritage works, and Liu Yifei's gift was exactly what she wanted.

"How do you play this? I don't know how."

"Don't look at me like that, I don't know how either," Liu Yifei laughed. "You collect so many things, but you don't know how to play with every single one. You just leave them at home."

After packing Liu Yifei's luggage, Li Qiutang was about to leave.

"Are you leaving?"

"I have something to do this afternoon. Mojing Tianhe is working on a dynamic preview."

"Let's watch it tonight." Liu Yifei wasn't about to let him go. "I'll watch it with you tonight."

Don't you need to adjust to the time difference?

Liu Yifei glanced at the clock in the room and said, "It's 5 a.m. in Italy, and I'm still sleeping. I should be taking a nap in China too. Lie down with me for a while." Liu Yifei pulled Li Qiutang by the collar and walked towards the bed.

"Tsk, I haven't showered."

"We'll shower together later, and I'll scrub your back."

(End of this chapter)