Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 336 A Sleepless Night for Many, "Hero" Reaches 200 Million!

I came on a high note.

"Xiao Lan, we absolutely have to win over the female lead in Stephen Chow's new movie this time!"

"Keep dreaming."

"Hey, can't you have a little confidence? Just look at our faces, hehe..."

"There are plenty of pretty faces in the entertainment industry!"

"It's just an audition, just a try."

"Of course that's no problem."

Returning disappointed?

"Xiao Lan, how could you have lost?"

"What do you mean by losing? It was just an audition."

"But that's still a loss! I'm not willing to accept it!"

"It's obvious that Stephen Chow just wanted a fresh look."

"How can you be so detached?"

"I'm just here to audition. An audition is just a trial."

"You... actually, in my opinion, it's all because of that Ma Xun."

"Seriously? You blame him?"

"Xiao Lan, you really are... How could I blame him? I just realized that all the good resources in this industry are in the hands of the big bosses. They can give them to whomever they want."

"what do you mean?"

"It's meaningless. Didn't you see the looks on other people's faces? They probably also really want to marry into a wealthy family."

"Marrying into a wealthy family? Forget about it!"

Qin Lan knew in her heart that Liu Tao was right; they had indeed lost.

Moreover, Liu Tao didn't even have the chance to actually audition. Yes, she was unlucky. After Wan Qian auditioned, Stephen Chow stopped filming.

Having already found a suitable leading lady, there's naturally no need to waste any more time.

From this perspective, Wan Qian's performance was simply outstanding.

But this Wan Qian... I've never heard of her before!

Qin Lan was better off than Liu Tao; at least she acted in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and knew about Wan Qian.

She's a very talented newcomer, with formal training, and supposedly one of the most accomplished people in her field.

But in Liu Tao's opinion... Wan Qian only got this opportunity because of Ma Xun!
Therefore, Liu Tao's opinion is perfectly reasonable.

Qin Lan, however, found it difficult to explain.

The key point is that there was no need to explain; Liu Tao seemed to have figured it out on his own.

Is my friend planning to seduce Ma Xun?
Qin Lan had already felt that the production team was very strange during the filming of "My Fair Princess III".

It seems like every actress is thinking about how to marry into a wealthy family!

Even Qing'er, who seemed quite nice.

She also set her sights on a wealthy young man from Beijing, but it's said that he's even younger than her.

Of course, judging from what she said, it seems she hasn't given up on competing for Ma Xun.

Good heavens, you bunch of sluts!

Qin Lan realized that she didn't fit in with these sluts because she didn't want to marry into a wealthy family.

This... but in reality, she had already formed a bond with Ma Xun long ago.

Still in Japan.

This situation gave her a particularly detached feeling.

Qin Lan doesn't really care about the audition results.

But Liu Tao's behavior... Hmph!

Qin Lan made her choice: to simply go find Ma Xun!
That's called getting there first!

And so, Qin Lan appeared in Ma Xun's house.

"What's the matter?"

Ma Xun asked a very normal question.

But his response was remarkably simple.

Qin Lan didn't say a word, and immediately kissed him.

Ma Xun naturally knew why she was asking.

If you wanted to do it, you should have said so earlier.

……

It was as if a sudden storm had swept through the room.

Although the clouds have cleared and the rain has stopped, Qin Lan is lying on Ma Xun's body like a limp rag.

Clearly, she had almost burned herself out.

But at times like this, it's okay to talk.

"Do you know? A lot of people have their eyes on you."

"Oh, that's normal."

"normal?"

"Of course, it would be strange if I, a guy who controls resources, wasn't noticed."

Ma Xun's answer left Qin Lan almost speechless.

Fortunately, she was not unfamiliar with Ma Xun's way of speaking.

"So, what would you do?"

"What to do?"

"So, what if someone insisted on marrying you?"

"is it you?"

"Of course not me."

"Fortunately."

"What good?"

"At least the person I just stabbed wasn't an idiot or a madman."

“Ma Xun! You…”

Qin Lan couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

But Ma Xun wasn't joking; in his time, marriage was truly a crazy thing... Naturally, he wouldn't say anything to Qin Lan.

Then, Ma Xun said, "Is it your 'Princess Pearl 3' production team?"

This made Qin Lan's eyes light up. "How did you guess so accurately?"

"The way those women looked at me was as if they wanted to strip me naked."

"You're exaggerating." Qin Lan rolled her eyes at him.

Ma Xun looked at her and said, "You don't know yet, do you? Just like the look in your eyes just now."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lan couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

Of course, this time she didn't forget to punch Ma Xun in the chest with her little pink fist.

This was a joke, and look, it worked pretty well.

The atmosphere between the two became more lively.

"Mr. Ma, I can understand your decision not to get married, but can't you love someone?"

"Love and marriage are two different things, don't confuse them."

"So, you're saying you'll fall in love with so-and-so too?"

"Perhaps, I love more people."

"Then it's not love!"

"Interpret it however you like."

Ma Xun's statement was difficult for Qin Lan to refute, and the woman also harbored an inexplicable fondness for him.

This is probably what it feels like to know the other person is a jerk, but still damn well fall in love with them.

But there's one more thing.

"After this audition, how many women will be throwing themselves at you?"

"There were quite a few to begin with."

"Ma Xun, you are really a terrible person!"

"It's really strange, it seems like the worse I am, the more you like me."

"Excessive!"

Although Qin Lan scolded her, once she regained some strength, she started kissing again, and this time she kept moving downwards.

……

Wan Qian did not hear the conversation between Ma Xun and Qin Lan.

After all, what she saw through the window was already shocking enough.

She didn't last long before returning to her room.

In fact, she was planning to do... something.

In other words, Qin Lan beat her to it.

But it seems they knew each other from the very beginning.

But Wan Qian's biggest problem right now is... She looked down.

There are no advantages whatsoever!

To be honest, she is completely inferior to Qin Lan.

Whether it's her face or her figure.

However, Wan Qian was determined; she didn't want to lose!
Then a strange thing happened.

Even though they were in different rooms, she shouldn't have been able to hear anything.

But then that indescribable voice appeared in my mind.

Her face flushed, her heart raced, she...

……

This night is destined to be sleepless. The reasons, however, will differ.

The fact that they didn't get the female lead role in "Kung Fu" infuriated the Wang brothers from Huayi Brothers!

"What's going on? How could this happen?"

"We made quite a few promises! Does Stephen Chow really think he's the boss?"

The Wang brothers really went to great lengths to arrange things for the female celebrities on their side.

They made a lot of promises to Stephen Chow.

Anyway, as long as you choose so-and-so, then we will do this and that.

Unfortunately, they didn't eat those pancakes.

Although it was just empty promises, Stephen Chow was clearly not giving them any face!

Of course, the truth is that the two Wang brothers were out of place in front of other investors!

Huo Siyan is Zhang Xinming's woman. Everyone knows that coal bosses have a lot of money.

Don't you Wang brothers want other people's money?

In reality, the Wang brothers were playing a rather extravagant game. The money they used to make movies was borrowed from banks, and the money that investors gave them gave them the opportunity to raise even more money in the financial markets.

In short, they really wanted the money from Zhang Xinming, Zhou Zhengyi, and others.

What do the other producers think of the two of them who didn't get the female lead role in "Kung Fu Hustle"?

Just as I was thinking of a solution, Li Xue came in.

"Bosses, regarding the new hires we'll be signing..."

She had barely started when the Wang brothers couldn't hold back any longer.

"Li Xue, it seems someone saw you with Ma Xun..."

"Let's be frank, have you been getting a little cocky lately?"

Faced with the Wang brothers' questioning, Li Xue smiled slightly and said, "If you two bosses doubt me, then please fire me now."

Good guy!
The Wang brothers never expected this woman to speak like that.

You know, the two brothers couldn't possibly fire Li Xue!

Even disregarding Wang Jinghua's influence, her sister Li Bingbing is currently Huayi's top leading lady.

Did you sleep with someone else's sister?

These two know exactly what's going on.

"Oh dear, Xiao Xue, how can you say such things?"

"Could it be that we, the two older brothers, unintentionally did something wrong?"

Alright, these two have changed their attitude.

Upon hearing this, Li Xue knew that this round could end here.

She has already won.

Moreover, there's no need to continue, because if we don't stop now, things might really fall apart with the Wang brothers.

Currently, even Wang Jinghua cannot directly turn against the Wang brothers.

Their relationship should be one of competition without breaking apart.

This is the best state.

After saying a few more nice words to the Wang brothers, she left.

Before leaving, Li Xue noticed that the two Wang brothers were quite angry this time.

Hehe, this is really awesome!
I bet those two won't be able to sleep tonight.

After leaving Huayi and sitting in her car, Li Xue couldn't help but make a phone call.

"Hello? Is this Mr. Ma?"

"it's me."

Ma Xun answered the phone, but his action made Qin Lan very anxious.

At this moment, Ma Xun is looking at the moonlight outside the window.

really beautiful.

Qin Lan braced herself against the windowsill with one hand, while trying to stop Ma Xun from answering the phone with the other.

Unfortunately, she didn't succeed, so she had to turn around and give him a pleading look.

Unfortunately, it still didn't work.

With no other option, she covered her mouth with one hand.

This phone call was 'very important,' so Ma Xun naturally had to answer it.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ma, for your kind assistance."

"It's not about being righteous; it's just a matter of each getting what they need."

"But I must thank Mr. Ma, you have no idea what those two brothers are like now."

"Oh, so it seems you really enjoyed it."

"Of course, of course."

The word "爽" (shuǎng, meaning refreshing or satisfying) sounded rather strange to Li Xue.

She has very sharp ears, and of course she could tell that Ma Xun was not alone.

But the other one… Li Xue blushed.

Ma Xun, you really know how to have fun!

But for some reason, I found Ma Xun increasingly attractive.

"I won't disturb Mr. Ma's enjoyment any longer." Li Xue's words were quite insightful.

Unexpectedly, Ma Xun didn't want to end the call. "Didn't you want to find some Hollywood resources for your sister before?"

what?
Li Xue was utterly shocked!

Is Ma Xun really that capable? Can he provide Hollywood resources right now?
Ma Xun spoke as if it were a trivial matter: "You've heard of Quentin Tarantino, right? His latest movie will be filmed here. He'll probably come to Beijing next week first, and he'll definitely be casting some roles. If you sisters can seize this opportunity..."

Li Xue never expected that he was actually a famous director!

"Thank you, Mr. Ma!"

Quentin Tarantino, what a big-name director!

Ma Xun gave it to him without hesitation. Although he said it was just an audition opportunity, it was a Hollywood audition. How could Li Xue not know how rare such an opportunity was!
But if that's the case... then the special gift will definitely have to be even more special.

Moreover, Li Xue must make a gesture right now.

“Mr. Ma, I don’t know how to express my gratitude to you. If there is anything else I can do for you, please don’t hesitate to ask.”

"There's a girl named Qin Lan auditioning today. Why don't you have your master sign her?"

"Her? Didn't she sign with you?"

"She has a strong personality, and you'd better protect her."

Li Xue understood immediately.

Ma Xun has planted spies!
Or perhaps they sent someone to monitor her, her agent.

Naturally, it was impossible to refuse.

“Mr. Ma, I understand.”

"Okay, that's enough for now."

The phone call finally ended, and Li Xue didn't notice that her pretty face was getting even redder.

And on the other end of the phone...

"How could you do this?"

"Didn't you say you weren't planning on coming to my place?"

"you……"

"If you do things for me, I won't treat you badly."

Qin Lan was finally able to speak loudly, but unfortunately, she still lost to Ma Xun's toughness.

Of course, she knew very well that this was Ma Xun's way of showing her kindness.

At this moment, Qin Lan was thinking... Oh no, this won't do.

……

Breaking News! Renowned director Quentin Tarantino is in Beijing!

Quentin Tarantino meets with Jiang Wen and Ma Xun...

Breaking news: Quentin Tarantino watched the blockbuster film "Hero"!

As agreed, Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Kill Bill, will be filmed in Hengdian.

His purpose in coming here was actually to examine the details of 'Aoba-ya'.

The blueprints had already been sent over, and then Old Xu and his team built a rough draft.

The contents will be added later.

The director scouting locations is a necessary procedure.

In any case, we have to satisfy the director before we can actually start filming.

And so, Ma Xun made a move.

Take Quentin Tarantino to see the movie "Heroes" and then you can interact with other moviegoers in the theater.

And this interaction...

"That was amazing! This movie was fantastic!"

That's right, that's Quentin Tarantino's assessment of Hero!

In fact, in the original timeline, Quentin Tarantino strongly recommended the movie "Hero" to Hollywood after watching it.

When "Hero" was released in North America, this guy practically became a promotional ambassador, telling everyone how great the movie was.

The huge success of "Hero" there is closely related to Quentin Tarantino.

Although we've now switched to Columbia Pictures, it seems Quentin is finding it harder to promote things as enthusiastically.

But if you watch this movie live in China... Ma Xun is certain that this guy will definitely give it a huge thumbs up!

So……

Jiang Wen suddenly had a sudden realization.

"No, wouldn't you say this is your second wave of publicity?"

When faced with this question, Ma Xun simply smiled.

I don't admit it, so what can you do to me?
But the effect is absolutely amazing.

After Quentin Tarantino's comments appeared in the media, the movie "Hero" experienced another box office surge!
By the end of July, the company had surpassed 7 million!
(End of this chapter)