Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 370 Apology
Li Qiutang was surprised when she received Huang Xiaoming's call.

But seeing Yang Ying there, Li Qiutang could roughly guess what the two of them had come for.

Weren't they saying their relationship was in crisis? It seems like they're doing fine now.

Huang Xiaoming berated Yang Ying in front of Li Qiutang, calling her short-sighted and desperate for fame. Yang Ying lowered her head and didn't dare to say a word.

Huang Xiaoming didn't explain why he scolded Yang Ying, and Li Qiutang simply pretended not to know either, only feeling that the two of them were putting on a show of self-inflicted suffering in front of him.

Li Qiutang was at a loss for words, but his producer spoke up: "Wanting to become famous is fine, but you have to be more cunning."

Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying were speechless, and could only force a smile and say nothing.

What punishment will Yang Ying receive for spreading rumors and defaming Jing Tian?

I'm afraid not.

Will the production team hold her accountable?

will not.

Will the outside world know that she was stirring things up?
Neither will it.

What will Starlight Splendor do with Yang Ying?

I doubt it.

Perhaps it is precisely because of its mysterious background that Starlight Entertainment never engages in crisis public relations. Doing so might only cause trouble, so they simply do nothing.

Aside from a private apology and a scolding, Yang Ying will be fine.

But Yang Ying cried at the wrong grave.

"Alright, alright, the person involved isn't here. Let's talk about it when we get back to China." But Li Qiutang knew that once Yang Ying apologized to her, the matter was over; she wouldn't apologize to Jing Tian.

Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying did not stay in New York for long. After having dinner on the first day, they returned to China on the afternoon of the second day.

They flew all the way here specifically to talk about this, which shows they have good intentions.

Li Qiutang was unaware that this incident had widened the rift in the relationship between Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying.

Huang Xiaoming scolded Yang Ying for being audacious and causing trouble, for not doing a proper job and instead doing such annoying things every day.

Yang Ying felt she was unlucky. She knew Jing Tian was a pushover who would take a beating without fighting back, but she didn't expect her to have such a good personal relationship with Wan Da and Li Qiutang. Li Qiutang would actually speak up for her.

This was just a slip-up.

Furthermore, actors still lack influence within the industry and need to find upstream figures like directors and film company executives.

On the plane back to China, Yang Ying thought, "Don't think I don't know why Liu Yifei has such good resources. Isn't it because she's latched onto Li Qiutang, that big tree? If I had such a powerful backer, I would be even more famous than Liu Yifei now!"
Looking at Huang Xiaoming sleeping soundly beside her, Yang Ying felt a bit annoyed: "You made your career around because of his movie, and you treat him with utmost respect. I don't act in his movies. If I can't afford to offend him, can't I at least avoid him?"

While Li Qiutang strolls through the streets of New York, Liu Yifei in China is making money by riding the wave of the Lunar New Year film season.

After Liu Yifei finished filming "Lucy" and returned to China, the brands that had previously contacted her due to the huge success of "Pacific Rim" in China have now almost finalized their collaborations.

Liu Yifei announced three endorsements within a week, including Dior's Asian endorsement.

Reporters called Liu Yifei "the highest-earning female star during the Lunar New Year film season".

Liu Yifei's return to the spotlight has attracted widespread attention.

Although she doesn't have any films scheduled for release during the Lunar New Year season, she still gets some gossip – Liu Yifei is going to play Shirley Yang in the Wan Da version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light"!
Besides saying that Liu Yifei's image and skills are suitable for Shirley, the person who broke the news emphasized one point: "Don't forget, the director of 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' is Li Qiutang." This revelation was first confirmed by Liu Yifei's fans: "Putting aside other factors, Yifei is indeed very suitable to play Shirley Yang."

Some observant people have analyzed the relationship between Liu Yifei and Li Qiutang:
"Both were classmates in the 2002 class of the Beijing Film Academy. In 2009, Li Qiutang invited Liu Yifei to star in 'Time Bureau.' Afterwards, Liu Yifei joined Autumn Pictures, and all the films she starred in were produced by Autumn Pictures. Li Qiutang's personal studio is also under Autumn Pictures. On August 26, Liu Yifei changed her Weibo profile picture, seemingly confirming the relationship. That day was also Li Qiutang's birthday. A few days ago, at the premiere of 'The Four 2,' Liu Yifei and Li Qiutang attended wearing matching black and white outfits. Although they did not appear on stage together, some people speculated that this was evidence of their relationship."

"A few days ago, Li Qiutang denied that the four Dan and two Bing actresses would play Shirley, and asked reporters to broaden the scope of A-list actresses. There are not many A-list actresses, and even fewer who can compete."

"Therefore, it is entirely possible, and very likely, that Li Qiutang would invite Liu Yifei to star in 'Mojin: The Lost Legend'. After all, she is his girlfriend, so who else would he favor if not her?"

This kind of analysis is quite popular, and it seems that everyone assumes Liu Yifei is Li Qiutang's girlfriend.

However, Liu Yifei's fans were not willing to accept this explanation, so some people imitated their previous actions on Liu Yifei's Weibo, hoping that Liu Yifei would respond.

"Yifei, if you and Director Qiutang are really together, please wear white."

The next day, Liu Yifei attended the finals of a campus star competition for an e-commerce brand as a special guest. She wore a printed dress, which also came in white, but strictly speaking, it wasn't a white dress.

"Yifei, if you and Director Qiutang are really together, please post a selfie on Weibo."

Liu Yifei did not post a selfie.

"Sissi, if you really can act in 'Mojin: The Lost Legend', please give me a thumbs up."

Liu Yifei did not like the post either.

"Yifei, if you're really in a relationship, please wear high heels to the next event." That's a bit unreasonable.

Liu Yifei did wear high heels to the event later, but fans didn't believe it, saying it's normal for female celebrities to wear high heels and it doesn't prove anything.

Liu Yifei saw these Weibo posts and thought the interaction was interesting, but the fans' ideas weren't very good, not as good as changing their profile pictures before, especially the likes and the high heels, which were just meant to be funny.

However, after being reminded by fans, Liu Yifei realized that Li Qiutang hadn't mentioned "Mojin: The Lost Legend" to her much, let alone asked her to play Shirley Yang.

It was fine that Li Qiutang didn't tell her, but Zhang Zhao didn't say he wanted to invite her to act, Ye Ning didn't say she wanted to ask her, and neither Wang Changtian nor Wang Zhonglei said they wanted her to play Shirley.

Liu Yifei hasn't read *Ghost Blows Out the Light* and doesn't know who Shirley Yang is, but she's heard that Shirley Yang is the Chinese version of Lara Croft. She has seen *Tomb Raider*, where Angelina Jolie is both beautiful and cool!
Which actress wouldn't want to play such a role?

Action scenes? Liu Yifei is quite capable in action scenes too!
Liu Yifei has wronged the four CEOs.

They all assumed that they didn't need to mention Shirley to Liu Yifei, and they tacitly agreed that Li Qiutang should talk to her about it.

Ye Ning also tried to cast Jing Tian in the role. After the other three bosses confirmed their collaboration, they assumed that Liu Yifei would play Shirley Yang. Otherwise, with so many actors at Huayi, why wouldn't Wang Zhonglei mention it?

There is really no one who can perfectly replace Liu Yifei. Those who are better at fighting than her are not as famous as her, and those who are more famous than her are not as good at fighting as her.

However, there is indeed a Chinese actress who is more famous and more skilled in martial arts than Liu Yifei.

Zhang Ziyi, who has won three Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress!

However, although Zhang Ziyi is a big star, her box office appeal is not as strong as Liu Yifei's!

Even if Zhang Ziyi really wanted to act in "Mojin: The Lost Legend", she wouldn't be able to get past Li Qiutang!

If the role of Shirley Yang is not suitable for Liu Yifei, then so be it, and Li Qiutang will not force it. But since it is suitable, why give the role to someone else?

The role is suitable, why not promote someone else instead of one of your own? Li Qiutang isn't that generous.

"Achoo!" Li Qiutang, far away in New York, sneezed. New York winters are really cold.

(End of this chapter)