Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 296 Golden Eagle Goddess, Taken! (Two Chapters Combined)

"This newspaper reports: The upcoming second Golden Eagle Awards will add a Golden Eagle Goddess..."

"The selection criteria for the Golden Eagle Goddess include having produced outstanding television dramas in the past two years..."

"The Golden Eagle Goddess will add even more brilliance to the Golden Eagle Festival!"

This is the second Golden Eagle Festival, but the Golden Eagle Awards have been held for many years.

After all, a festival is a festival, and an award is an award.

However, the establishment of the Golden Eagle Goddess really caught our Chinese entertainment industry off guard.

Many celebrities, big names, bosses, and investors didn't expect this.

However, the establishment of the Golden Eagle Goddess has indeed attracted a lot of attention.

"Jin Yong's goddess?"

"No, Golden Eagle Goddess."

"Oh, sorry, I misread it."

"Godfather, I want this goddess."

"Oh? You want to? That doesn't seem easy."

"It's precisely because it's not easy that it highlights the godfather's strength."

"Well, that makes sense."

Zhang Xinming looked at the Golden Eagle Goddess in the newspaper, but he misread it.

That's normal, considering his age and the presbyopia he might have.

But Huo Siyan is still by his side.

Please help correct this.

However, Huo Siyan certainly didn't just want to help read the newspaper; this girl has quite a lot of ambition.

Although Zhang Xinming was just a coal mine owner, he knew who the Golden Eagle Goddess was as soon as he heard the name.

Goddess, becoming one isn't that easy.

For Huo Siyan, she is indeed quite lacking.

Judging from the current situation in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The candidates for Golden Eagle Goddess should be limited to just a few people.

Big-eyed Swallow, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Bingbing Fan'er, and Jiang Shan? Or Xu Qing...

These are roughly the few from mainland China. If we include Hong Kong and Taiwan, there are more.

De Rong, Ruotong, Alyssa Chia, etc.

However, considering all factors, it seems more likely that this is the big-eyed swallow.

After all, the influence of that TV series "Princess Pearl" was truly immense.

The key point is that this is also a Hunan TV drama.

It's still being replayed constantly, and the ratings are really strong.

Therefore, based on this, it should be the Big-Eyed Swallow.

Can this Golden Eagle Goddess title be given to someone else?

Zhang Xinming looked at Huo Siyan and, no matter how he looked at her, she was simply no match for that swallow.

This is, of course, referring to its achievements and influence in the television drama field.

But if we're talking about other things... Huo Siyan is indeed quite outstanding.

For such a young age, her figure is already quite outstanding.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

But would you just say it's impossible?
That's not okay.

"This matter is extremely difficult, and I estimate that Huayi will definitely be interested in competing for it as well..."

Just as she finished speaking, Huo Siyan interrupted, "No, Huayi said they won't compete."

"Not competitive?" Zhang Xinming's face showed a slight look of surprise, but then he laughed. "You really think the Wang brothers aren't competitive?"

"what?"

Huo Siyan thought about it... and realized, "That's right! Maybe the Wang brothers are just putting up a smokescreen!"

Damn it! Those two bastards!
So, should the Wang brothers fight or not?

……

"We must argue! But we can't say it out loud."

"That's right, that's right."

"Let them fight for it themselves."

"Haha...that's it!"

The Wang brothers said these things at home.

However, at the company, they said that the two brothers didn't care about the Golden Eagle Goddess thing.

In reality, it means they don't intend to fight anymore.

Interestingly, this statement was mentioned in the context of Huayi Company.

It also received support from most people.

The people in their company include Wang Jinghua and the stars under her management.

Currently, Wang Jinghua is the number one celebrity agent in China.

She's the strongest; no one can compare to her.

However, Wang Jinghua originally ran her own business, and she had her own team.

Last year, under the various inducements of the Wang brothers.

Wang Jinghua then led her team to join Huayi.

Of course, this is definitely a powerful alliance.

However, this also shows that Huayi itself is not very strong at present.

To put it bluntly, they're only so-so in terms of movies; they can't really call themselves top-tier.

Because they only control one Lunar New Year film season, they can't control other film seasons either.

In the realm of television dramas, this is basically thanks to Wang Jinghua's team.

It's really not strong enough.

However, for Huayi, this powerful alliance is like using a chicken to lay eggs.

That was a brilliant move.

This indirectly strengthened their own capabilities and also allowed them to cultivate talent.

Following Wang Jinghua, we can learn a lot from our own people.

The Wang brothers benefited greatly from this.

However, given the current situation, how can one compete for the Golden Eagle Goddess title?

The Wang brothers didn't have many TV drama resources to begin with, and even if they did, they were mostly within the Beijing entertainment circle.

If you ask them to fawn over Feng Xiaogang, and then over those cultural figures in Beijing's elite circles, then they might be willing to do it.

But when it comes to Hunan TV... they really don't have the ability.

So, these two simply decided not to argue anymore.

but!

They still had to fight for it, so the two brothers talked to Wang Jinghua via private phone.

The meaning is simple: as long as you, Teacher Wang, fight for it, we brothers will definitely give our full support!
Those two have a good plan; at least they've said what they meant.

But you, Wang Jinghua, still have to handle this yourself.

Of course, Wang Jinghua couldn't say much, since they were currently in a cooperative relationship.

That's what the brothers did.

At least it's acceptable on the surface.

If we can't win the future, then we can say that Huayi didn't even try.

But if you manage to win, wouldn't that make you even more proud?

In short, the Wang brothers just wanted to get a huge advantage for free.

So……

"Brother, do you think Wang Jinghua will fall for it?"

"What do you mean by being fooled? Isn't she just fighting for her own people?"

"That's true, haha..."

The two brothers were smiling well.

But what will Wang Jinghua do?

……

"Those two guys are bastards!"

"Master, please don't be angry."

"I'm not angry, I'm actually quite happy. I've seen through those two bastards, isn't that a good thing?"

“I understand, but this time, the Golden Eagle Goddess…”

"Of course we should compete, but we need to find the right approach."

"This method..."

"You've also heard about Ma Xun's relationship with that Director Ouyang, right?"

"Ah."

"And let me tell you, the Golden Eagle Awards were actually created by Ma Xun."

"He did it? Shouldn't it have been Director Ouyang?"

"President Ouyang is correct, but in reality, the Golden Eagle Awards were all orchestrated by Ma Xun. This person's strength is unfathomable, so..."

"I understand."

Wang Jinghua looked at her beloved disciple with great satisfaction.

Her beloved student was named Li Xue.

Anyone who sees her for the first time will definitely think of a female celebrity.

Li Bingbing.

That's for sure, because Li Xue is Li Bingbing's sister.

However, the two sisters are different; the older sister is an actress, and the younger sister is a manager.

In fact, the younger sister had good grades and got into a good university, while the older sister didn't do well in school and went to a vocational school, but later got into the Shanghai Theatre Academy because of her good looks.

Later, he entered the entertainment industry, which can be considered as both a scholar and a warrior.

Now, the Golden Eagle Goddess... is up for grabs!

We must fight for it!

Li Xue was determined to fight for her sister!
……

Changsha.

Ma Xun simply brought the footage of "Nightclub" to Xiaoxiang Factory and completed the editing work there.

As for the music, he assigned the task to Yang Yuying this time, but specifically named Jay Chou.

Jay Chou is incredibly popular lately.

Using his music in our film is definitely a good fit.

Actually, the supermarket scene in the movie "Nightclub" probably borrowed some elements from "Blue Flame".

They were two friends; one worked at a supermarket, and the other was pretending to be a robber.

Of course, this is absolutely not plagiarism, because the two stories are completely different.

In "Blue Flame", the male protagonist was threatened by his best friend, and the robbery was a scheme he devised to kill this classmate who knew about his murder.

"Nightclub" is different; although it's a robbery, it's very funny.

The robbery was fake, because this friend was a bit-part actor who got a role and wanted to act in it. He even took a pair of stockings from the supermarket, and apparently hadn't paid for them yet.

Unexpectedly, they later encountered a real robber, namely migrant worker He Sanshui, who came to collect a debt.

Many more funny mishaps happened after that, which was really interesting.

Ma Xun felt that this part of the arrangement in "Nightclub" was very clever, so of course he would just copy and paste it exactly.

The actor who originally played the male lead's friend was Zhao Yingjun, and he gave a really good performance in the movie.

Currently, Ma Xun does not have Zhao Yingjun's contact information.

But don't forget, he already knows Yingda.

So, they invited Xuecun over.

This... seems to make no difference, right?

As for Zhao Yingjun, we'll look for him again in the future.

This scene wasn't difficult to film; the main challenge was editing it.

A well-cut cut will be more interesting; a poorly cut cut will be completely nonsensical.

Fortunately, Ma Xun is very experienced.

Of course, since we're already in Changsha, editing isn't the main focus.

As soon as Ma Xun proposed the Golden Eagle Goddess Project, Yang Du immediately approved it.

This is good, this is really good.

The main point is that this makes our Golden Eagle Awards significantly different from other TV drama award ceremonies!

Differentiation.

Don't underestimate this.

Although the awards for TV dramas in China are actually different for each one.

The Magnolia Award is from the Shanghai circle, while the Flying Apsaras Award is an official award given by the ministry.

The Golden Eagle Award is more mainstream.

That's at least how it was originally distinguished.

However, this distinction itself has a certain threshold.

Most ordinary viewers don't really understand these things.

However, we now have the Golden Eagle Goddess.

This is what our Golden Eagle Awards have, and that makes a big difference!
Differentiation, recognizability, these are all new terms these days.

Overall, it's fantastic!
Moreover, look at the news once it's released.

Goodness, all sorts of media outlets are proactively publishing articles about it.

This sparked a wave of heated discussions online.

Many netizens are speculating about who the Golden Eagle Goddess will be.

Many fans have started recommending their idols online.

And the most interesting thing is... the standard!
As long as you have any works in the last two years, you can become the Golden Eagle Goddess!
What does it mean?
This is because there are no standards!
Yes, this is a TV drama awards ceremony.

That means choosing from actresses who have acted in TV dramas, right?

So, that's what happens when there's no standard!

Every actress in our Chinese entertainment industry who has acted has a chance.

Well, this is really interesting!

Mayor Ouyang was overjoyed and praised him repeatedly on the phone.

That's brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!
Moreover, the TV station is about to hold a meeting.

That is to say, quite a few agents from all walks of life have already arrived.

This meeting... was originally intended for internal discussion within the television station.

However, after Ouyang Yang contacted Ma Xun by phone, Ma Xun's advice was very direct.

"How about we gather all the agents together for a meeting, where everyone can share their opinions? That way, we can highlight the openness and transparency of our Golden Eagle Goddess selection process."

As soon as Ma Xun finished speaking, Yang Taizhang suddenly realized something!

"Yes! That's exactly how it should be!"

Yang Yang, the head of the Ouyang family, has figured out the benefits of doing this.

We hadn't previously defined the 'standards' for a goddess.

But it's because we're the first time doing this, and we have no experience.

Now everyone come, let's all talk and chat.

Right? We should pool our wisdom and encourage diverse opinions.

Wouldn't that give me a lot of face?

But in reality... well, Ouyang Yang himself knows the truth.

Who gets to be the Golden Eagle Goddess? That's something we decide ourselves!
Ma Xun's suggestion to hold a large-scale meeting is absolutely brilliant.

It saves both face and substance.

Open! Open it right now!

So when Ma Xun reappeared in the TV station's conference room, there were many agents sitting inside.

Director Ouyang, his assistant Miss Long, and other TV station leaders also came.

However, many people are now turning their attention to Ma Xun.

Everyone who's here knows that Ma Xun is definitely a key figure!

At first, some people didn't think much of the Golden Eagle Goddess award, but now things are different.

It's obvious that whoever becomes this goddess will gain extremely high exposure!
Moreover, this is the first edition.

Every family has to fight for it!
Before the dispute even began, Yang Yang specifically named Ma Xun.

"Mr. Ma, do you have any suggestions regarding the Golden Eagle Goddess at the Golden Eagle Awards? You can share them here."

Although suggestions had been made before, this time... it's clearly different!
Ma Xun nodded, then stood up, first expressing his gratitude before speaking.

"My suggestion is simple: we should look to the future. The golden eagle, for example, soars into the sky, breaking through the clouds and illuminating the earth. This gives people a sense of a brighter future."

Therefore, my suggestion is: give more opportunities to young people, and more opportunities to actresses with potential.

I'm done speaking.

It was simple and clear, and what he said was also very clear.

The description of the Golden Eagle... well, it's dawn, so it gives you a sense of the future.

He is indeed quite talented.

All the agents in the conference room nodded, including Li Xue.

When she first met Ma Xun, she was surprised to find that this man was so capable.

It seems that the Golden Eagle Goddess award will fall to Ma Xun.

However, as things stand at the moment...

"It should still be that same person, right?"

"Let me be frank, it's that princess."

"Yes, that's her."

"Young and with potential, that's exactly what potential is."

Li Xue overheard people whispering nearby.

But this princess... indeed, the most likely candidate right now is this big-eyed thief.

But I'm not willing to accept it.

Unfortunately, Li Xue barely made a sound at this meeting.

After Ma Xun spoke, Yang Tai, the head of the Yangtai administration, was naturally very pleased and expressed his approval.

Indeed, they are young and have potential.

Is it really that swallow?
After the meeting, Yang Yang, the head of the Ouyang delegation, immediately stopped Ma Xun.

The two found a place and chatted quietly.

"The TV series 'Romance in the Rain' has been confirmed to air on CCTV."

"Brother Ouyang, don't worry, I understand."

"But it's really difficult, I really don't want her to come..."

"I understand, and I am ready."

"Oh? There really is a way?"

"Of course, I guarantee that the Golden Eagle Goddess will be a sight to behold, and... she will definitely not be that person."

"Ha! Great!"

The two chatted briefly, and the conversation ended in less than a minute.

But there's just so much content!

It's obvious that President Ouyang doesn't want the big-eyed thief to be the Golden Eagle Goddess.

He also gave his reason: the drama "Romance in the Rain" was given to CCTV.

Hunan TV made you famous, and you've forgotten your roots!

The key point is that Yang Xiutai cannot say anything; he cannot utter a single word about this matter.

Whenever Ouyang Tai said something, CCTV would be unhappy without Ouyang Tai's powerful connections even if Ouyang Tai didn't have to help.

Therefore, Yang Taiyang cannot do this.

Need help.

The helper is none other than Ma Xun.

However, Ma Xun doesn't plan to do anything.

In fact, all of Yang Yang's actions were within Ma Xun's expectations.

So, he naturally prepared his plans for what would happen next!
In short, a good show is about to begin.

To Ma Xun's surprise, as soon as he stepped out of the TV station, someone appeared in front of him.

"Mr. Ma, hello, let me introduce myself again. My name is Li Xue."

The other person extended their hand, but in reality, they had already shaken it before.

During the previous meeting.

Ma Xun didn't refuse her request and shook her hand again.

“I know you are Li Bingbing’s sister.”

This sentence can be considered a subtle dig at Li Xue.

It means I know your background.

So, Li Xue was quite decisive.

"I hope my sister will be the Golden Eagle Goddess."

Ma Xun shook his head. "That's very difficult to do. As it stands now, it seems..."

Li Xue immediately retorted, "It can't be that princess."

It seems that Li Xue is indeed something special.

Ma Xun knew, of course, that this person would be quite a formidable figure in the future.

In the entertainment industry, he's considered to have medium-sized capital; he's the chairman of Hesong.

However, Li Xue is currently just an agent, and one who has only been in the industry for a few years.

So... we don't need to pay attention to her now.

"These things have nothing to do with me. You should focus your efforts in other directions."

After Ma Xun finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

However, Li Xue moved closer.

"If you can make my sister the Golden Eagle Goddess, I can give you anything you want... including myself."

Good guy!
That's really daring.

Ma Xun looked at her and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

To be honest, the two sisters really look alike.

Li Xue is at least 80% similar to Li Bingbing.

Playing with her is like playing with another Bingbing?
"I'm sorry, I have something to do."

Ma Xun, however, remained as steadfast as iron!
Li Xue stared blankly as Ma Xun got into his luxury car.

His heart was churning, but his expression remained resolute.

These two sisters had long ago made up their minds to make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry!

……

Ma Xun returned to the Xiaoxiang Film Studio to continue editing videos.

But Li Xue still left a deep impression on him.

This woman is really impressive; she's incredibly decisive.

A woman who acts with such decisiveness, it's no wonder she'll succeed in the future.

But right now, Ma Xun has his own plans.

He had made all the arrangements long ago.

Therefore, no matter how Li Xue used her body as a bargaining chip or the fact that she looked very similar to her sister as an enticement, it was all for naught.

Ma Xun will not waver.

Forget it, I'd better not think about it anymore.

Continue editing the video.

But right after he edited a scene, someone came to him.

"Mr. Ma, someone wants to see you."

The visitor was Factory Director Kang.

To concentrate on editing the video, Ma Xun turned off his phone and other devices.

Naturally, they couldn't contact him.

The fact that Director Kang came shows that this is no small matter.

But after Ma Xun finished loading all the film and came out of the editing room...

"Oh, it's you!"

Ma Xun was somewhat surprised because the person who came to see him was Chen Hao.

I have something to give you.

Chen Hao handed her a file folder, while she herself looked somewhat unnatural.

"What's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing."

It's clear that he wasn't entirely sincere.

Ma Xun didn't pay attention to any of that; he just looked at the contents of the file folder.

We definitely can't continue editing today, so let's just see what it is.

result……

A person's information.

Wan Qian?
As soon as Ma Xun saw the photo, he thought of Boss Wan's booming laughter.

Yes, that's her.

She is the actress who wrote on Zhihu about "what is it like for an actress to remain unknown for ten years".

But you know what? After she finished writing it, she actually became famous not long after.

However, she is actually a rather eccentric woman.

Actually, I'm very good at acting. Not long after I started school, I was already participating in various stage plays.

You should know that this is absolutely the highest praise a school can give.

However, acting in plays doesn't really bring in much money.

Some people may not believe it, but this is the truth.

For example, during her time at the National Theatre of China, she earned about 2,600 yuan a month, which was around 2005 or 2006.

Ma Xun felt somewhat emotional when he thought about this, because he remembered what Feng Yuanzheng had said later when he became the director of the Beijing People's Art Theatre.

In other words, the young actors who come to our Beijing People's Art Theatre every year are not of very good quality. Is there something wrong with the teaching in our school?
Ma Xun really wanted to say to Dean Feng: The teaching itself is not a problem, it's just that your Beijing People's Art Theatre only pays people five or six thousand a month. Any young actor with a bit of talent, who would want to audition for a drama troupe like the Beijing People's Art Theatre?

Yes, theater always says that this is the highest stage for performance.

But the problem is that an actor's youth only lasts a few years. After that, when they try to get into the top three universities, which one doesn't cost hundreds of thousands of yuan?

People get into these colleges, spend so much money, and then they just want to earn a few thousand yuan a month for you guys?

Going out to take on roles will involve a lot of things.

These things... I can't help it, seeing Wan Qian makes me think a lot.

Because she was desperate and had nowhere else to turn...

"Mr. Ma."

"Oh, I was daydreaming."

In Chen Hao's view, Ma Xun had just been looking at a photo of an actress... and now he's got his eye on another one?
Ma Xun's reputation has truly spread far and wide.

However, Chen Hao couldn't resist taking a bite.

"You've been working very hard on that Golden Eagle Goddess thing lately, haven't you?"

"Oh, there are some."

Wait a minute, this question is really strange.

After giving a casual answer, Ma Xun looked at Chen Hao.

Chen Hao pretended not to know anything and looked away.

The question she just asked... had a hidden meaning.

Are you tired because you've been seeing a lot of girls again?

Ma Xun has been busy filming and editing movies lately, and he also has to work on the Golden Eagle Awards.

Of course I'm tired.

Well... never mind, Ma Xun doesn't need to explain.

"Don't you want to become the Golden Eagle Goddess?"

Ma Xun's words amused our heartthrob.

Chen Hao pouted and shook his head, "I don't want to!"

Ma Xun laughed and said, "Don't be stubborn."

Yes, we'll see.

But Chen Hao retorted, "This time it's definitely that princess's."

Sure enough, she cared about that!

That's exactly how it is. The Golden Eagle Goddess title is something that so many actresses in our industry are envious of!

Ma Xun laughed. "If I told you it absolutely couldn't be her, would you believe me?"

This question is somewhat provocative.

Chen Hao retorted, "I believe you, I believe you, okay?"

However, the expression on her face was...

I don't believe it! You don't have that kind of amazing ability!

Ma Xun saw this but didn't say much, only smiled in response.

Once the results come out, you'll know how capable your boss is!
……

Li Xue suffered a crushing defeat, but she did not give up.

However, he also found it difficult to get help from his master and the Wang brothers.

"The Golden Eagle Goddess is probably that princess. There's no point in us doing anything about it."

"Let's just drop this matter."

"Perhaps we should consider the next session."

These words made Li Xue unwilling, but she didn't have any good solutions.

She felt that she should start with Ma Xun.

But the other party was surprisingly resolute.

Li Xue was indeed somewhat discouraged.

How to do?
In Changsha, Li Xue was at a loss and wasted several days.

With that, the Golden Eagle Awards are getting closer and closer.

Unexpectedly, just two days before the opening of the Golden Eagle Awards, a huge bombshell dropped!
"Poop! That really is poop!"

"A well-known female celebrity was..."

"The man has been arrested, and he stated that he had no reason to arrest him!"

"Some experts have analyzed that this is directly related to the clothes that the actress wore before."

"That's satisfying! This stuff deserves to be thrown at shameless sluts!"

This melon... it smells...

However, it spread directly from Hong Kong to mainland China in almost an instant.

Then the internet in mainland China crashed.

Wow, there's all sorts of discussion, pictures, and analyses.

It's obvious that it's related to the clothes she wore in the summer.

As a result, many netizens said that she deserved it!

But then this huge bombshell dropped...

All the major film and television companies and agents in our domestic entertainment industry have sprung into action.

"The Golden Eagle Goddess should be given to our family..."

"It definitely can't be her, it must be ours..."

"I nominate XX..."

Chaos! Changsha is in complete chaos!

Because everyone saw the opportunity.

It's all over for Gege; the Golden Eagle Goddess title is definitely not going to be hers.

All actresses from mainland China now have a chance.

So, who will ultimately win?

Li Xue still planned to try, but... Ma Xun seemed to have disappeared.

Until the Golden Eagle Awards open.

Li Xue and many of his agents also attended the opening ceremony.

Of course, there are many, many more bosses.

According to rumors, Zhang Xinming had previously offered a price of 300 million.

As for who he wants to be the Golden Eagle Goddess, that's a no-brainer.

But this price is astonishing!
But some people have calculated it.

300 million is actually a great deal, because the exposure of the goddess at this year's Golden Eagle Awards will be absolutely super high!
These days, everyone understands the attention economy.

So, who will be the Golden Eagle Goddess?
The opening ceremony is here.

After searching for a long time, Li Xue finally found Ma Xun.

he……

But at this moment, the Golden Eagle Goddess appeared!

Gao Yuanyuan!
She appeared somewhat shyly at the Golden Eagle Awards, wearing a gorgeous gold gown!
(End of this chapter)