Chapter 89

Liu Yifei did not deny that Qin Yu wanted to ascend to immortality, but he would absolutely not do such a thing for her.

"He didn't say anything nice on the phone; he was mocking me."

"Xixi, you don't understand. Men are all double-tongued."

"He doesn't want you to feel apologetic toward him because of this matter. Don't you understand that yet?"

"..."

"To be honest, I'm even a little moved."

Jiang Yiyan covered her chest, feeling very envious.

Liu Yifei, however, was left bewildered by what was said. Could it really be true?

Qin Yu did it on purpose.

That’s impossible, right?

But then how to explain why Qin Yu didn't target them?

Liu Yifei suddenly felt her brain couldn't keep up.

The others, upon hearing this, also felt it made a lot of sense. In ancient times, King You of Zhou lit the beacon fires to amuse his beauty.

And there was the God of War, Lu Bu, who stabbed his foster father for Diao Chan.

So what if Qin Yu went a little easy on things for Liu Yifei?

It was as normal as could be.

"Ahem, it seems we chose the right leading lady this time," Zheng Zhongji said with a smile.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei glared at the guy.

Crown Prince Ji smiled and shut his mouth.

Regardless, it was a good thing anyway.

Since Qin Yu wasn't interfering, then they wouldn't be polite.

"Alright, since that's the case, let's increase the promotional efforts. Since Qin Yu is... then let's just ride his coattails."

"A dragon-and-tiger fight is the most fun to watch, after all."

Qin Xiaozhen said with a smile.

After the meeting was dismissed, Liu Yifei was the first to leave; she really couldn't stand the gazes of that group of people.

Returning to her room, Liu Yifei's heart was also a bit chaotic.

Initially, she felt it was impossible for Qin Yu to do this for her, but after what Jiang Yiyan said...

It seemed, perhaps, it was possible.

Liu Yifei took out her phone, wanting to give Qin Yu a call.

"No, what if it's fake? That jerk doesn't seem like the type to be so delicate."

"But if it's true, am I being too heartless? Qin Yu, for my sake..."

"..."

For a moment, Liu Yifei's heart was in turmoil.

Time passed quickly.

On the evening of the 25th at 7:00, *The Four* held a grand premiere in Shanghai.

Qin Xiaozhen even sent an invitation to Qin Yu.

But Qin Yu wasn't that stupid. Why go?

It would be a waste of time.

However, he couldn't withstand the pressure from Wang Zhonglei, Liu Feng, and Fatty Zhou.

They took him along to the cinema to watch the premiere.

At 10:00 PM, everyone returned to the office.

Qin Yu looked at the group and said:

"Didn't I tell you? The martial arts films made by the older generation of Hong Kong filmmakers after they retired from the scene are just like that. You didn't believe me."

"Let me interview you, Mr. Wang: was the movie good?"

Facing Qin Yu's mocking expression, Wang Zhonglei and Liu Feng were both a bit embarrassed.

Before, they had been scared to death by *The Four*.

They had been like soldiers facing a great enemy.

They even suspected that Qin Yu and Liu Yifei had something going on.

But after watching it.

Damn it, just this?

To be honest, if compared to other films, *The Four* was actually not bad.

At the very least, they told a complete story, and the costumes and styling were quite handsome.

As for the plot, it was a bit hazy and hard to understand.

But overall, it was still decent.

Relying on the star power of Liu Yifei, Chen Kun, and those veteran Hong Kong actors, the box office would likely be okay.

A little worse, over 100 million.

A little better, 200 or 300 million was possible.

But unfortunately, they had just watched *Now You See Me* before this.

By comparison.

No matter from what angle you looked at it.

The gap between the two films was too large.

Plot, pacing, story, character development, film ending.

Not one compared to the other.

They were simply not on the same level.

"Director Qin, it was indeed our fault. We almost lost our composure."

"That's right, Director Qin, your analysis was correct. Hong Kong cinema has indeed declined, whether it's martial arts films or others."

"There's a lack of new talent!"

The two apologized while also sighing.

Qin Yu's eye for things was indeed very good; even before watching the film, he had discovered that Hong Kong cinema had already declined.

They couldn't make good martial arts films anymore.

They hadn't believed him.

Now they truly believed it.

Except for a very few directors, the others were truly trash.

*The Four* was a decent IP.

What a pity.

"Let's go, back to sleep," Qin Yu rolled his eyes.

"By the way, don't worry about them these days. In a few days, I'm going to do something big."

"We didn't hold a premiere last time; this time, make it big for me. The bigger, the better."

Wang Zhonglei and Liu Feng looked at each other, then turned to Qin Yu and smiled.

"Don't worry, Director Qin!"

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104: Used as a target, Qin Yu's anger, the film premiere, Qin Yu's one sentence leaves everyone stunned!

Qin Yu didn't take it to heart, but people in the industry couldn't understand.

*The Four* was already riding on your head, why aren't you fighting back at all?

They held a premiere right under your nose and made it exceptionally sensational.

It was completely disregarding you, Qin Yu.

Soon, the first-day box office figures were released.

Including the midnight screenings, the premiere box office for *The Four* exceeded twenty million!

People in the industry thought that this time, Qin Yu and his team would finally make a move.

To everyone's surprise, they still didn't care, continuing their promotions as planned and releasing behind-the-scenes clips from time to time.

They acted as if they hadn't seen anything.

By the third day, the second-day box office figures were out: twenty-one million!!

The combined box office for the two days had already reached forty million.

Now, they felt Qin Yu would finally take action.

Yet, unexpectedly, no dirt appeared online, nor was there any word of Qin Yu, Huayi, or Xiaoma secretly sabotaging *The Four*.

In fact, a bit of gossip even broke out: Qin Yu had gone to South Korea.

At first, everyone thought Qin Yu might be trying to break into the international market.

Unexpectedly, paparazzi caught this guy going to find Song Qian.

Damn it.

People are already at your doorstep, and you run off to find an old flame.

Are you sick or something?

Netizens were also confused.

"Say, why didn't Qin Yu compete with *The Four* this time?"

"Why target them? Qin Yu doesn't have any grudge against those folks in Xiangjiang. Neither do the actors, right?"

"That's true, I heard Qin Yu and Chen Kun have a pretty good relationship."

"..."

"You guys don't know a damn thing. Qin Yu fought hard to grab this May Day slot; now that someone else has come to snatch his food, do you think he'd be willing?"

"It's like if you spent a whole year raising a pig, and someone swiped it right before the New Year—wouldn't you be angry?"

"..."

"That's right. What is Qin Yu doing? He's not even scolding these guys."

"Exactly, *The Four* isn't even that bad this time, I feel."

"Standard and steady, it's alright."

"How about we go see it?"

"..."

A group of people ran to Qin Yu's Weibo page, preparing to give him a good reminder.

But they arrived too late; there were already nearly ten thousand comments under Qin Yu's Weibo post.

"Director Qin, what are you doing? Their movie is a huge hit, and you've run off to South Korea to find an old flame. What's going on?"

"I just don't get it. They're bullying us, so why haven't you made a single move?"

"Director Qin, *The Four* has already made over forty million at the box office. Take a look, would you?"

"Hey, answer us! Director Qin, Song Qian hasn't drained you dry, has she?"

"..."

"I'm angry at his lack of ambition, truly angry~"

"..."

Qin Yu had naturally accumulated quite a few fans along the way; they were anxious even if Qin Yu wasn't.

Seeing the competitor's box office climbing higher and higher.

Experts were already predicting it might break three hundred million.

They really couldn't sit still anymore.

Yet, Qin Yu showed no reaction at all.

It was infuriating.

On the other side, Qin Yu had already returned to the country and was lying on Yang Mi, eating grapes she handed him while looking at Weibo.

He was a bit speechless. These fans were indeed well-intentioned.

But why are you all in such a rush?

I'm not even worried.

"Qin Yu, are you really not afraid?" Yang Mi asked, handing him a grape.

"It's already over forty million, and their rating is still 9.0."

"It's only been two days. What's a 9.0 worth? Don't you know someone is manipulating the reviews?"

"Manipulating them heavily?"

"It doesn't matter anyway. Just wait; the harder they manipulate, the faster they'll crash later."

Qin Yu didn't believe that crappy movie could have a 9.0 rating; at most, it was a six, no more than that.

But if they were willing to throw money around, that was fine.

As long as they didn't end up fooling themselves.

"Hey, Qin Yu, where are you reaching with your mouth?"

"Aren't I eating grapes?"

Yang Mi "..."

Elsewhere, Fan Pang and Huang Xiaoming also started chatting during a commercial performance.

"Xiaoming, what do you think about this? Director Qin has a good enough temper, not even giving those folks in Xiangjiang a lesson."

"Fan Pang, what do you know?" Huang Xiaoming smiled.

"I have a good relationship with Chen Kun, and he told me..."

Fan Pang's eyes widened after listening. Is it true? Qin Yu actually chose to keep the peace for the sake of Liu Yifei.

How does that sound anything but absurd?

"You're joking, right? How is that possible?"

"If it were anyone else, I'd think it impossible, but that guy Qin Yu... don't say it, it's actually possible."

Fan Pang had nothing to say to that; it really was true.

Director Qin certainly has a way with the ladies.

Maybe this time he'll actually win the beauty's heart.

"Forget it, it's none of our business. Let's go, the performance is about to start."

"Mm~"

Soon, the news spread throughout the circle.

People in the industry clicked their tongues in wonder.

Someone even posted it on Weibo, and it hit the trending topics.

A group of netizens came to watch the drama; they had previously wondered why Qin Yu didn't go after *The Four*.

Now, the truth was out.

Director Qin prefers beauty over the empire.

In an instant, the gossip about Liu Yifei and Qin Yu spread across all of China.

Some were calling Qin Yu an idiot.

Others thought Qin Yu was a real man for doing such a thing for the woman he loved.

Liu Yifei is so lucky.

Why not just marry him?

Don't say it—relying on this sentiment, Qin Yu suddenly accumulated a large group of female fans.

They flocked to his Weibo, crying and shouting that they wanted to bear his children.

This continued until the evening of April 30th.

The largest film city of Wanda in the capital was decorated with lanterns and streamers.

Outside the plaza, a giant red dragon lay on the ground.

The entire film city was brightly lit, hung with colorful ribbons.