Chapter 273

Jiang Heng knew the beauty function would be extremely popular in the future, but he still underestimated the reaction of the female staff.

Perhaps because he usually seemed relatively affable, these people weren't very afraid; instead, they coyly reminded him, "Director Jiang, if you could develop a camera that makes people look beautiful, it would definitely be a huge hit!"

"If such a camera really existed, I would definitely save up money to buy it!"

"Me too; at worst, I could have my boyfriend support me for a few months!"

Girls in 2007 hadn't yet been influenced by "gold-digger culture"; even when buying a house and wanting to add a name, they would only hint at it subtly, never openly demanding money or gifts.

To some girls, letting their boyfriend support them for a few months' worth of meals was already about the limit; asking outright for expensive gifts was impossible.

Seeing this, Jiang Heng could only smile and say, "Okay, I'll consider it, I'll consider it!"

The female staff left reluctantly, while the actresses gathered around, their eyes full of curiosity.

Da Tian Tian was the most straightforward, delighted and said, "Brother, how did you do that? I feel I look more beautiful in this film than at other times!"

Jiang Heng laughed and said, "Just a little trick!"

For the Super Microcomputer, directly generating a lifelike virtual character is no problem, let alone applying to real people "skin smoothing", "face slimming", "whitening", "big eyes"...

But for people in 2007, this technology was truly amazing.

Several girls looked at Jiang Heng with eyes that now held a bit more admiration.

Jing Tian coquettishly said, "Brother, when you have time, consider developing it; the girls will be grateful to you!"

Jiang Heng thought to himself, there will also be a group of men who hate me, because Chinese beauty enhancement can be called the foremost of the "Four Great Evil Arts of Asia"!

However, since this thing will inevitably appear, Jiang Heng doesn't mind launching it first.

Among the various internet tracks, he cares most about short videos; as for others, he has no intention of getting involved.

After the internal screening, everyone praised the film Daughter Country unanimously; domestically, the prospects are extremely promising.

As for foreign distributors, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asian countries all think highly of this film.

After all, under the influence of the Chinese cultural sphere, they themselves already like Journey to the West.

However, North American and European distributors are not so optimistic.

After all, they have face blindness toward Asians; whether beauty enhancement is applied or not makes little difference to them.

In the real world, European and American customers have even complained about the beauty function of Apple phones.

As for the reason they are not very optimistic about this film, it's because the plot lacks conflict and the action scenes are insufficient.

At this moment, European and American audiences might still not know how to describe this feeling.

But once the concept of the "Marvel Universe" takes shape, it will be analogous.

It's like audiences eagerly awaiting a Marvel sequel, only to see Iron Man, Captain America, etc., flirting with beautiful female opponents, and finally just a symbolic couple of punches.

After all, the pacing of Lion Camel Ridge is non-stop fighting, and the action density of Flat Top Mountain is similar.

Suddenly coming to a near 180-degree shift, European and American distributors also don't know how audiences will accept it.

Of course, relying on Jiang Heng's fame and the influence of the Journey to the West series, the box office of Daughter Country should not be too bad, just not a blockbuster.

In the afternoon, Liu Yifei sent a QQ message asking what to eat for dinner.

Jiang Heng thought for a moment and replied, "Go home, I'll make something for you to eat!"

Liu Yifei silently replied with an okay and that was it; she didn't engage in idle chatter.

After putting away his phone, Jiang Heng still had a strong sense of unreality, yet they ended up together just like that.

That time when they drank with Jiang Wen, Liu Yifei sent him home, the two drank quite a bit more and stayed over, but nothing happened that time.

But later on, they just got together in a muddled way, without vows or ceremony.

After all, given Jiang Heng's mental age, he had long stopped believing in love and even more disliked so-called ceremonial feelings.

Liu Yifei was also very well-behaved, never asking about Jiang Heng's private affairs, truly unlike later girls!

Having something on his mind, he couldn't sit still; he lingered until after four o'clock, then drove home alone.

He owns countless properties in Jingcheng, with seven or eight luxury mansions; this one, recently purchased, is located in western Jingcheng.

"You're back!" Liu Yifei's expression was plain, but her tone still held some delight.

"Mm!"

Jiang Heng opened his arms and gave a hug; the other was still a bit shy.

"It's so hot, go take a shower first!" Liu Yifei said, pushing him away.

Jiang Heng laughed heartily and went to take a cool shower.

After returning, he first went to the kitchen; naturally not to cook noodles, but to prepare four dishes, mixing meat and vegetables.

"Come try it!"

Jiang Heng placed the dishes on the table, arranged them nicely, and called out.

Liu Yifei stepped forward, picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of stir-fried yellow beef, and immediately praised, "It's really delicious, how did you make it?"

Jiang Heng laughed and said, "Just stir-fry it casually!"

"Why can't I ever achieve the same effect as you do?"

When the girl said that, her expression was slightly dejected; her mother had once said, to capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.

Liu Yifei tried several times, but unfortunately the dishes all turned out mediocre.

After Jiang Heng noticed, he casually made a few dishes for her to try, and then she gave up, feeling too discouraged.

Jiang Heng thought to himself, I learned Li Lianjie's fanziquan after watching it a few times; cooking is nothing compared to that!

"It's just cooking, no need to worry about it!"

"But I want to cook a dish for you to eat!"

"Having this intention is enough!"

Liu Yifei still pursed her lips, looking sullen; fortunately, when Jiang Heng brought up the promotion of Daughter Country, it diverted his attention.

"This time, it's scheduled for summer alongside Huayi's Fengshen Bang; although they set their release half a month later, in the audience's mind the two films are still competing, so we still need to put some effort into promotion."

I plan to, after the premiere, divide the main crew into two groups, with you and Jing Tian each leading a team to launch the preview promotion.

Liu Yifei nodded slightly, then suddenly said: "So, which team will you be on?"

"Um, see how Yu Dong arranges the schedule!"

"Oh, okay!"

Liu Yifei and Jing Tian are also close friends, each knowing the other's thoughts.

She is also taking a risky move solely because she is afraid of losing.

Looking back now, it still seems unbelievable.

In the following days, Jiang Heng never went to the company; anything that Yu Dong, who was in charge of promotion, had to deal with could only be handled by phone.

On Jing Tian's side, she discovered that Liu Yifei couldn't be found, and her calls went unanswered, not knowing what was happening.

Bored out of her mind, she actually pulled Zhao Liying along to go shopping; the two did a round of shopping at the mall, carrying big and small bags, then went to buy ice cream.

"Hey, why has everyone been acting weird lately?" Da Tian Tian wondered.

Zhao Liying, also being cute, asked: "Where is it weird?"

"Director Jiang, he's missing again. He said he was closing himself off to write the script. This guy of his, whenever he feels like it, he locks himself away to write scripts, but when I went to his place, he wasn't even there!"

"You've even been to Director Jiang's home?" Zhao Liying said enviously.

"You don't know, Director Jiang loves buying houses; he has many properties in Jingcheng, and I've only been to two of them, so it's normal not to find him. But, why is Xi Xi missing!"

Zhao Liying suddenly said: "Could it be that she also went there!"

"Pa!"

Zhao Liying had only spoken half her sentence when Da Tian Tian froze in place, and the ice cream in her hand fell!

(End of chapter)