Chapter 255: Only talk about career, not about romance
Cheng Yajie thought for a while: "My parents probably won't ask. Most likely, my relatives will. Why?"
"It's okay, just ask." Li Yi waved his hand.
In this way, after Cheng Yajie washed the dishes, the two of them rushed to the airport.
But as soon as he arrived at the airport and Li Yi got out of the car, someone came over immediately.
More than a dozen of them are journalists from entertainment media.
They came to Li Yi one after another and wanted to ask some questions.
"Hello, Mr. Li Yi, are you planning to go home for the New Year?" one of the reporters asked, holding the microphone.
Li Yi nodded: "Yes, you reporters are so dedicated. You are still running around on the first day of the new year. Come here and I have chocolates for you."
He took out two boxes of chocolates from his bag and gave them to the reporters.
This surprised the reporters.
Because ordinary celebrities and artists hate reporters like them, and some even say bad things to them.
But Li Yi's behavior made them feel very warm.
After all, it is not easy to interview celebrities on the first day of the new year.
Li Yi looked at the time and said, "My flight is in an hour. Can I give you a twenty-minute interview?"
The reporters nodded one after another: "That's enough, that's enough."
"Okay, you guys come one by one and I'll answer as many questions as I can." Li Yi said with a smile.
Cheng Yajie has always kept a certain distance from Li Yi because she is worried that she will bring scandals to Li Yi and affect his reputation.
After all, Li Yi is currently on the rise in his career and cannot make any mistakes.
The first reporter immediately asked: "That's right, Mr. Li Yi, we all know that "The Tuner" you played was released during the Lunar New Year. Judging from the previous pre-sales and premiere box office, it was not high. What do you think?
What do you think about this?"
Li Yi thought for a while and gave the answer: "That's right. Due to funding reasons, our crew had fewer road shows and theater promotions. This also made our pre-sale box office less than expected, but it was still good.
Okay, I looked at the occupancy rate and it’s quite high.”
"Then why is there insufficient funding? As far as I know, the producer is Huayi!"
Li Yi explained: "It's like this because I participated in this movie! So I have no money!"
This truth also made everyone laugh.
The second reporter also asked: "Because "The Tuner" is a niche movie, no one paid attention to it at first. But today, netizens on Weibo and Douban have a good reputation for "The Tuner".
Very good, Mr. Li Yi, do you think this is a sign that the movie box office will rise?"
Li Yi responded: "I think so. In terms of plot and characterization, I can guarantee that "The Tuner" will definitely rank among the top two in the Lunar New Year show. It is not even an exaggeration to say that it is the first!"
Other reporters also continued to ask: "So Mr. Li Yi, how much do you expect the box office of "The Tuner" to be?"
Li Yi thought for a while and replied: "I guess it can be one billion?"
"I heard that you have always been known as the box office star of poisonous milk. Every time your estimate is either much higher or much lower, is it higher this time? Or lower?" A girl with short hair joked.
Because everyone knows Li Yi's personality, which is relatively casual, the reporters also joked with each other.
Li Yi smiled, "Of course my expectations are getting higher and higher."
At this time, he saw Cheng Yajie making a watch sign on her wrist with her finger, indicating to him that the time for the flight was up.
So Li Yi apologized: "Sorry everyone, my plane is about to arrive, so I will go to the airport first. Can you interview me again when you have time?"
The reporters got so much information, so of course they let Li Yi leave with satisfaction.
Moreover, before Li Yi left, he gave each reporter a red envelope to show that they had worked hard.
One of the reporters looked at Li Yi leaving and sighed with emotion: "There are very few high-quality idols like this anymore. Even if he is a character, I still like him."
"I don't think it's a personality thing. He really cares about us reporters."
"By the way, isn't that his assistant next to him? So beautiful."
"Maybe so. I remembered that his assistant was also very beautiful."
After chatting for a while, the reporters all dispersed to prepare today's articles.
After entering the airport, Li Yicai breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Yajie wondered: "Why do those reporters know that you are coming to the airport?"
Li Yi took out his mobile phone and clicked on Weibo: "Because I said it."
Cheng Yajie looked at the Weibo content on her phone and read out: "I'm going home, I'm going to the airport. I wish everyone a happy new year."
She frowned: "Aren't you just looking for trouble?"
Li Yi shook his head: "You don't understand, this is a propaganda strategy."
"Although "The Tuner" has started to ferment on Douban and Weibo, the publicity efforts are limited after all. Many people don't know that the only way to promote the film is through the news videos of these reporters. This is called a self-marketing strategy."
Listening to what Li Yi said so well, Cheng Yajie actually believed it. She muttered: "Where did you learn these crooked things?"
"How can this be called evil?" Li Yi complained.
After a while, Cheng Yajie's plane arrived. She glanced at Li Yi at the ticket gate and waved: "Bye~ Big hooligan."
"Do you know that if you say this, the security will arrest me later?" Li Yi waved his hand: "Let's go quickly, be careful that the plane will leave and won't take you."
Cheng Yajie glanced at him and then walked into the ticket gate.
After a series of inspections, she wanted to look back for Li Yi.
Only to find that he was no longer where he was.
In this way, Cheng Yajie got off the plane with a somewhat lonely mood.
Li Yi also got off the plane half an hour later.
When the plane flew into the air, he looked out the window.
I found that one year passed so quickly. I never imagined that when I was reborn here, I would go from a bit player to a billionaire box office actor.
"I don't know how much the box office of "The Tuner" can sell." Li Yi gradually fell asleep with such questions.
But he didn't know that at this time, the managers of major movie theaters were very worried.
"Ah? The tickets for "The Tuner" have been sold again?"
Managers have a headache when faced with employee reports.
Before last night, he thought that the competition for this year's Lunar New Year film would be "The Secret of the Dragon" and "Macau 3", and that "Bear Bears" would be more troublesome at most.
But he never expected that "The Tuner" would come out halfway.
After last night's word-of-mouth influence, many people have started to buy movie tickets for "The Tuner".
And almost all of his theater schedules are allocated to the top three box office movies.
The manager immediately called the head office to ask for countermeasures.
Unexpectedly, Dadi Film Corporation immediately gave instructions: "Significantly increase the filming rate of "The Tuner" according to the situation! Tomorrow I don't want to hear someone say they want to see "The Tuner" and then not be able to buy a ticket!
"
The manager listened to the director's words and immediately nodded: "Okay, I'll make arrangements immediately."
After putting down the phone, he suddenly recalled that it was the same plot when "Hero" was released.
Familiar taste!
And it’s a familiar starring role!
"What's wrong with this Li Yi?" the manager complained.
The only difference between "The Tuner" and "Hero" is that the promotion of "The Tuner" fermented faster due to the Lunar New Year period.
Within one day, many netizens knew about this movie.
"This is really a movie that is a lie from the beginning to the end. It can also be said that the movie is a lie from the beginning!"
"Yes, Sophie played by Tim Oi is really kind!"
"I think Li Yi's performance of Akash is also very realistic!"
"This movie is really full of humanity."
Comments like this can be found everywhere online.
When Li Yi returned home, he kept a low profile all the way and was not noticed by many people.
"Oh, going home feels like a thief."
He pushed open the security door, and a familiar smell immediately hit his nose. Li Yi smelled it and found that it was coming from his bedroom.
"Why does it smell like 84 disinfectant?"
Li Yi entered the house and shouted: "Mom, I'm back."
Although the disinfectant at home smells pungent, Li Yi doesn't mind.
Because I have been away from home for more than a year, this is the taste of home, and my wandering heart suddenly calmed down.
Li Yi looked around and wondered where his parents were.
He walked into the kitchen and saw his mother tasting soup.
He shouted: "Mom! You are stealing!"
Su Luomei was startled, turned around and said, "You're going to scare me to death!"
"Are you willing to go home?" Su Luomei looked at him, complained, and filled a bowl of soup for Li Yi.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be able to drink such a delicious soup." Li Yi took the bowl and took two sips and found that it had a familiar taste.
When Su Luomei saw him drinking, she ignored him and picked up her phone to take a video of the soup.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Li Yi was puzzled by Su Luomei's behavior.
Su Luomei explained: "I will post the video of making soup on Moments. If any little girl likes my craft, I will introduce it to you."
"If you want to capture the heart of a daughter-in-law, you must first let her know how good her mother-in-law is at making soup." Su Luomei said nonsensically.
Seeing that his mother was talking about her daughter-in-law again, Li Yi was ready to run away.
"Come back!" Su Luomei ordered, and Li Yi came back dejectedly.
She asked Li Yi: "When will you find a wife and come back?"
"It's not urgent!" Li Yi explained: "Men have ambitions everywhere, so why should a man worry about not having a wife?"
"Without a wife, if you don't have a wife, you will become a diamond king." Su Luomei asked in a low voice: "I think Xiaoya and Yingying are both good, why don't you pursue one of them?"
Seeing that Su Luomei kept talking, Li Yi said casually: "Then tell me, who should I chase?"
Suddenly, Su Luomei also became troubled.
"Yingying is lively and cute. You will be very happy with her. Xiaoya is generous and decent. She can help you a lot in your career. It's so hard to choose."
Su Luomei was also confused for a while.
After Li Yi finished drinking the soup, he put the bowl on the table and said, "Then you think about it slowly and tell me when you think about it. I won't chase you anyway."
"You stinky boy, spit out the soup I made!"
Li Yi knew that his father should be playing chess in the park downstairs at this time, so he simply went downstairs.
Lao Li is different from Su Luomei. He is relatively taciturn. He mostly teaches Li Yi to do practical things without talking. He is a good father who teaches through words.
In society, many fathers play such a role.
Li Yi came to the pavilion in the park and saw middle-aged and elderly people playing chess in twos and threes.
He then leaned behind Lao Li and took a look.
He found that Lao Li was at a disadvantage in the chess game and was even in danger of being completely swept by his opponent Lao Zhang.
So Li Yi secretly told Lao Li: "Old Li, the artillery will lead an army, slow down for a moment, and then the horses will jump out."
When his opponent, Lao Zhang, heard that there was foreign aid, he immediately raised his head and yelled: "Hey, young man, you are a true gentleman watching chess without saying a word!"
But a second later, he recognized Li Yi: "Hey, Lao Li, your son!"
Lao Li turned around, looked at Li Yi who was smiling evilly, and asked happily: "When did you come back?"
"Just now." Li Yi explained.
He looked at the other uncles and said, "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Han, Uncle Chen, and happy New Year."
Several uncles all picked up the red envelopes and handed them to Li Yi: "Come on, happy New Year, and find a wife as soon as possible!"
"You are a big star now. It is easy to find a wife. How about I introduce you to my niece?"
"Yeah, my niece is pretty good too. She works as a manager in a bank somewhere. She's only 26 years old."
Li Yi:
"Uncle, can we only talk about career and not about romance?"
