Chapter 396

Liu Yifei's trip this time is naturally not as simple as just visiting the set.

The main reason is that Jing Tian wants to move behind the scenes, which puts considerable pressure on her.

But to say she also wants to quit the industry and move behind the scenes, neither she nor Liu Xiaoli is willing to accept that.

After the mother and daughter talked for most of the night, they finally came up with a plan: reduce workload and not consider films without major investment.

The free time would be spent staying by Jiang Heng's side and helping out a bit.

But the matter of the 50 million yuan red envelope really caught her off guard; she never expected Jiang Heng to be so generous to her.

After dinner that evening, Liu Yifei went to her mother's room and brought up the matter.

"Fifty million, and there's still such a good thing?"

Liu Xiaoli's eyes lit up; it wasn't that she was moved by the money itself, but rather the surprise of unexpected wealth.

After all, given her daughter's current popularity and status, she believes they can earn many more fifty-millions in the future.

"Well, Jiang Heng gege said that in about two months, when the box-office share payment arrives, he'll give it to me!"

Liu Xiaoli nodded slightly, not feeling that Jiang Heng was being perfunctory.

Because the box-office share repayment has a schedule; it's not that money is given immediately after the film finishes shooting.

The schedule can be as short as two or three months, or as long as even a year.

If you lack ability, background, and connections, just wait! Of course, Jiang Heng's box-office revenue share repayments are definitely the fastest.

Liu Xiaoli was thinking of something else—there will be a sequel to One Person Under released before summer.

Seeing her mother's strange look, Liu Yifei naturally knew what she was thinking!

"Oh dear, it's already an unexpected blessing—what are you thinking about?"

Liu Xiaoli gave an embarrassed smile, also feeling it wouldn't do to appear too greedy.

"Mm, he's willing to give the share from the first part, so we'll take that; the sequel definitely can't be taken!"

"We shouldn't have taken it in the first place!"

"Hey, you can't say that—everyone can see your hard work these days. In the whole entertainment industry, who could miss it!"

Some people finish filming and don't care anymore, no matter how you ask they won't join promotion. Who's like you, foolishly promoting from the premiere all the way until the film wraps, losing weight entirely.

Don't you think everyone would think and say these things?

Jiang Heng giving you the box-office share—if you say he cares for you, that's also true.

But I think he's doing it more for others to see!"

"Doing it for others to see?" Liu Yifei didn't quite understand.

Liu Xiaoli said: "He's the boss of the nation's top film and TV company, a world-famous big director—doesn't he care about face?"

Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing upon hearing that, "That's too exaggerated!"

"So, according to the norm, giving you 5% of the box-office share would be about right. Director Jiang wants face, so he gave nearly double that!"

Upon hearing that, Liu Yifei felt increasingly moved.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoli sighed: "So this year we shouldn't take any non-big-production roles; just stay by his side as much as possible!"

"Oh, I get it!"

After that period, Liu Yifei did not return to Jingcheng but instead settled in Hengdian.

Jiang Heng has a house here; he picked a relatively luxurious place for Liu Yifei and her mother to live.

The young lady's life also became simple—she could sleep in every day, then at noon go to the set to bring Jiang Heng lunch, leaving many staff members stunned. But thinking of Jiang Heng's wealth and influence, none dared to speak recklessly.

……

In the first half of Battle Through the Heavens, the most important scene is naturally the breaking of the engagement of Nalan Yanran.

In this drama, Zhao Liying plays Nalan Yanran.

Yingbao's ancient costume appearance is still very beautiful, especially in this film.

Her styling and costumes were personally "designed" by Jiang Heng; after putting them on, the young lady of the Nalan family exudes great presence.

As a result, the extra male lead Jiang Heng picked was completely overwhelmed by Yingbao's aura during their scenes; Jiang Heng had no choice but to pause and explain the acting to him.

And Gulnazar, who plays Xiao Xun'er, also appears as a "good student," diligently listening to Jiang Heng's explanations.

"Alright, you two study it well; later we'll try to get it done in one take!"

Immediately afterward, Yu Rongguang, who plays Xiao Yan, was summoned; in another timeline, he directed the Battle Through the Heavens TV series and came up with the infamous "Dou Qi turns into a horse" that countless book fans complain about.

Jiang Heng could only say that those older actors really don't understand web novels—even if you did cheap "five-cent" special effects, you couldn't pull off something like "Dou Qi turns into a horse"; this completely goes against the expectations of the original fans, and not flopping would be a miracle.

However, as an older actor, Jiang Heng thinks he can play Xiao Yan without problem—at least he has the presence.

The "broken engagement" plot is crucial to the film's success or failure; Jiang Heng explained it to every cast member before resuming shooting.

The effect indeed improved somewhat; Jiang Heng, striving for perfection, shot two more.

All together, it took nearly a week to finish.

By mid-April, after finishing the indoor and city scenes, Jiang Heng led the crew to shoot outdoor scenes for half a month, then took the crew back to the China Film Digital Base to begin filming the special-effects portions of the story.

During this period, Jing Tian participated in all aspects of the crew's work as the company's vice president and the film's producer.

To be frank, for a pampered young lady, this is really somewhat difficult for her.

However, Jing Tian seems to have made up her mind to be a "virtuous helper," and she actually kept getting better at it.

Moreover, during this period, Liu Yifei still received many film offers, commercial endorsements, and event invitations—after all, her popularity surged thanks to the role of Feng Baobao, and capital wouldn't let such an opportunity pass.

Liu Xiaoli could initially hold out, but seeing the various offers' prices and thinking of the losses from refusing, she felt increasingly pained and eventually urged her daughter to keep working.

Liu Yifei has mostly listened to her mother since childhood.

After asking Jiang Heng for his opinion, she then continued working.

Starting in May, Broad Sodium Film Industry began promotion for the sequel of One Person Under; not only was Liu Yifei swamped, but Jiang Heng would occasionally attend as well.

By the end of May, the sequel of One Person Under was released, and its box office actually surpassed that of the first part.

So many fans came for Liu Yifei's portrayal of Thus add: Bao'er Jie; although in the Longhu Shan scenes, Bu Yao Bi Lian Zhang Chulan has more screen time, Thus add: Bao'er Jie, who buries people, is truly outstanding! After the film's release, Liu Yifei became even more popular, already the top-ranked female star in mainland China.

She was inundated with film offers and invitations; it could be said she was extremely popular, famous across half the sky!

All the female stars in the industry envy her, saying that if you want to become famous, go love Outstanding Rising!

Minor success relies on luck; major success relies on Jiang Heng!

If Director Jiang promotes you, you will definitely become famous.

As for Jing Tian and Liu Yifei, they were previously criticized for their acting!

Like Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, who haven't starred in Director Jiang's effects-heavy blockbusters, merely filming Outstanding Rising TV dramas, they are just as incredibly popular!

Media tallies show that nearly all of the most popular female stars in recent years are related to Jiang Heng.

Furthermore, they predict that the newly signed female artists of Outstanding Rising Film Company will become famous soon.

(End of chapter)