Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 378 Ma Xun Takes the Lead Step by Step! Huayi Collapses! Wang Jinghua Leaves?
"No, Sister Wang, we can discuss this again."

"Of course, but I'm also very clear that Xiao Tang is a good girl."

"She, she's definitely great."

"I mean, she could play the role that Leonardo DiCaprio played before."

"This, this is not good."

"What's wrong with it? Xiao Tang is a new person I signed. Given her current situation, she should take on more roles. Moreover, the most suitable role for her is a small one in a big production, right? My arrangement is perfectly reasonable."

"Sister Wang, your arrangement is correct, but our Bingbing..."

"Of course she has other projects too, and recently she's been thinking about going to Hollywood to act in something."

"Sister Wang, we can still discuss this matter."

"Yes, we can discuss it, but this is what I mean, it's a reasonable thing."

Wang Jinghua spoke as if she were the Empress Dowager Cixi, which made the two Wang brothers feel quite awkward.

Clearly, Wang Jinghua had objections, and of course, Li Bingbing also had objections.

The Wang brothers wanted to recruit Zhang Ziyi, so they should at least give her a decent role.

After discussing it with Feng Xiaogang, who is very capable, he quickly revised the script and finalized the roles.

In other words, Zhang Ziyi plays the female thief under Uncle Li's command, and in terms of screen time, she has the same amount of screen time as Rene Liu; the two of them share the same billing.

That is, Uncle Li is to Dehua, and Ziyi is to Milk Tea.

In the movie "A World Without Thieves", aren't all the characters except for Sha Gen the thief?

Dehua and Milk Tea, this pair of star-crossed lovers, were also thieves, but they later underwent a change, did good deeds, and protected Shagen.

Therefore, from this perspective, Zhang Ziyi did not lower herself to a lower status.

But one of them had to surrender.

Li Bingbing.

Originally, she was a female thief under Uncle Li's command, but now that things have changed, she has no choice but to reform and play a policewoman.

In terms of screen time, this policewoman is indispensable.

It was really quite a lot of work.

Moreover, at present, "A World Without Thieves" has a very puzzling problem.

That is, this project is stuck at the top.

Han Sanping gave his brothers a heads-up, saying that there were just too many thieves in their movie.

This is not conducive to spreading positive energy...

Also, since they are thieves, they should all die.

It won't work if they don't die.

The Wang brothers were quite troubled by this, because if Milk Tea also died, the movie would be in trouble.

In film theory, there is a very special and inconspicuous little concept.

Survivor, female.

To put it simply, if a person watches a large enough number of films, they will definitely discover this pattern.

In other words, regardless of the type of film, the final survivors are mostly women.

If it's a disaster movie, horror movie, or crime movie, then the probability is even higher!

Must female characters be allowed to survive?
No, no one made that rule.

However, this is indeed a very common phenomenon, or conversely, it can be said that this is a common phenomenon.

If a commercial film wants to make money, then this is the best way to shoot it.

There are too many examples to list, such as Alien, Terminator, Léon: The Professional, and so on.

As for the profound reasons behind this, it's really just a matter of what happens; simply put, the audience likes to see this kind of ending.

We don't need to get too hung up on this theory.

In the film "A World Without Thieves," Feng Xiaogang intended for the female thief played by Rene Liu to survive.

What should I do?
They really have no other choice right now.

In the original novel, he did not die, but the novel is very short and does not introduce much about him.

Now, if we follow the message conveyed by Han Sanping, then Milk Tea must die.

Oh, and that female thief under Uncle Li's command, she has to die too.

If they were to film it like this... both the Wang brothers and Feng Xiaogang were a bit scratching their heads.

Because such an ending seems too cruel and tragic.

What they're afraid of is that the box office performance might not be good.

They haven't even solved this problem yet, and now Li Bingbing and Wang Jinghua have pulled this stunt.

The Wang brothers are really suffering.

However, the two of them still had some underhanded tricks up their sleeves.

"How about we deal with Tang Yan first?"

"We need to find out who this little girl is!"

Once the Wang brothers had made up their minds, they took action.

It's not difficult, because Tang Yan's current situation is all written in her resume.

Is she going to film "House of Flying Daggers"?
After discussing it, the Wang brothers decided to simply ask Zhang Weiping.

result……

"Her? Hahaha... if you ask her, she really is..."

"Brother Zhang, please tell us, and we will repay you handsomely."

"There's no need for a generous reward. It's simple, this girl is Ma Xun's new girlfriend."

"No? What? This...where is Dong Qing?"

“Dong Qing? Oh, you two, don’t you know who our Brother Ma is? He’s young, handsome, and rich. It’s not too much for him to have seven or eight girls around him… Besides, Dong Qing hasn’t said anything, right? Why are we in such a hurry?”

Well, Zhang Weiping even taught the Wang brothers a lesson.

However, this education actually brought the Wang brothers very little benefit.

I already knew that Tang Yan was related to Ma Xun.

This only confirms it further.

In other words, did Ma Xun deliberately arrange for this girl to annoy us?

The key point is that Wang Jinghua actually used this girl to make the Wang brothers suffer.

This……

Actually, there is another path currently facing the Wang brothers.

The solution is simple: stop recruiting Zhang Ziyi, which means returning "A World Without Thieves" to its original state.

That is, Li Bingbing will still play the female thief under Uncle Li's command.

In that case, Wang Jinghua's anger will surely subside, and the conflict between them will naturally disappear.

But... that won't work!

Zhang Ziyi has already reached an agreement.

The Wang brothers were recruiting soldiers on a large scale; this was what they planned to do.

In fact, they need to recruit a lot of people.

Zhou Xun, even Bingbing Fan'er, and that Xiao Ming...

Therefore, the Wang brothers must never go back to the old ways!

There's no other way; I'd better figure out how to win over Tang Yan.

……

Ma Xun could roughly guess what the Wang brothers would do.

So he arranged a detail in advance.

"Brother Wang, are you free?"

"Of course I have, but you're treating? What's the reason?"

"We'll talk about it later."

"Okay! Just don't let me down."

"Oh right, I need to bring someone with me."

"no problem."

Ma Xun made an appointment with Wang Yu for dinner, and he said he would bring someone. Who could he bring?

Wang Yu arrived as promised, and he also brought someone with him.

That's his girlfriend, Li Yu.

This girl is more pleasing to the eye than the big-eyed thief.

Upon arriving at the destination, they saw Ma Xun's situation...

"Who is this……"

"Tang Yan, a girl from Shanghai."

That's right, the person Ma Xun brought was Tang Yan.

His introduction was also quite interesting.

Shanghai girl?

What does it mean?
Wang Yu couldn't understand it for a moment, but he knew that Ma Xun would definitely give him an explanation.

After they got to know each other, Tang Yan and Li Yu had a really good chat.

Because Li Yu was a student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she later became famous for her role in "Romance in the Rain".

I'd say I'm practically a Shanghainese now.

They chatted naturally and enthusiastically.

Once the food and drinks were served, the conversation became even more relaxed and enjoyable.

But after a few rounds of drinks...

"No, shouldn't you get down to business now?"

"Brother Wang, it's very simple, it's about her."

"she?"

Ma Xun was obviously referring to Tang Yan, but Wang Yu couldn't understand what could possibly be wrong with her.

Tang Yan looked a little embarrassed after hearing this.

"Why should I be embarrassed?" Li Yu saw it and started a conversation.

"No, it's nothing..." Tang Yan was naturally embarrassed.

Because of this...

Ma Xun then smiled and said, "I hope Brother Wang can do me a small favor, which is to recognize her as my god-sister."

what?
Wang Yu didn't understand the significance of this matter at all, and besides, there was a problem; he couldn't just do this casually.

What exactly do you want to do?

Ma Xun patted his chest and said, "Trust me, I will absolutely not let her go out and swindle people. I have two goals."

Firstly, Tang Yan is someone I want to promote in the future, but she has signed with Wang Jinghua, and I don't want her to be bullied by him.

Secondly, I plan to use this to give the Wang brothers a good thrashing.

Goodness, he told everything without a single lie!
Well, that's not right either. Ma Xun didn't say that he had Tang Yan sign with Wang Jinghua.

Key details have been omitted!
The essence of deception...

Wang Yu frowned, thinking the matter was "quite bizarre."

"Whether you believe me or not, it's up to you."

Ma Xun resorted to shameless tactics... Yes, generally speaking, he was quite shameless.

It's difficult to say anything to Wang Yu because of his special status, but Li Yu is clever.

"I've accepted Tangtang as my little sister, Mr. Ma. What do you think?"

it is good!
Ma Xun nodded, "Okay! No problem!"

After he said that, Wang Yu felt relieved.

"Alright! I'll take this god-sister. She's a really nice girl, and we absolutely can't let anyone bully her outside!" That's settled.

Ma Xun also needs to show his appreciation.

“Since you’ve helped me so much, I can’t pretend not to know. I’m short-handed right now. The movie ‘Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre’ is in preparation, and I’ve also got my eye on a script called ‘Incense.’ Although it’s not a big-budget movie, I think the story is pretty good. You can participate in whichever one you want.”

light and spacious!

Especially since she keeps calling me "sister-in-law".

He called out to Li Yu, and he felt extremely happy.

Wang Yu burst into laughter, thinking, "This is wonderful!"

Choosing which project to participate in is easy to discuss.

And so, everyone was happy!

Cheers, everyone!

The atmosphere at the dinner party was wonderful, and Tangtang felt a sweet warmth in her heart as well.

Although she knew that Ma Xun was using her as a pawn, she also knew that Wang Yu's identity was extraordinary.

With the identity of 'Wang Yu's god-sister', she's lucky if she doesn't bully others, let alone be bullied in the industry.

So, she gave herself to Brother Ma... Anyway, Tangtang will never regret it.

……

The Wang brothers are planning to put pressure on Tang Yan.

Unexpectedly, a small scandal broke out in this circle.

"This is my sister... Anyway, she's a friend, so don't ask any more questions."

what? !

Tang Yan became Wang Yu's god-sister?

The Wang brothers were completely stumped.

How can you apply pressure like this?

Moreover, based on this relationship... after a simple thought, the two brothers realized that this Tang Yan was no ordinary person!

Were you planning to film Zhang Yimou's new movie?

Later, rumors circulated that he had started talking to Ma Xun?

And he'll also be involved in Ma Xun's new film.

Now another piece of news has arrived...

Proof by contradiction!

No wonder she has so many resources!

The Wang brothers then discussed it and decided to do something else.

So the two soldiers split up, one went to talk to Li Xue, and the other went to talk to Li Bingbing.

Their ideas were wonderful, but unfortunately, the answers they received were all...

"I will follow Sister Wang's (Master's) arrangements."

Both sisters gave the same story.

This is refusing to compromise!

The Wang brothers had no choice but to go to Wang Jinghua again.

"Sister Wang, let's talk this over amicably."

"Discuss it, of course we need to discuss it, but my meaning is very clear, you all understand."

"But Sister Wang, you have to understand, the reason our brothers and I brought Zhang Ziyi here is for the future development of Huayi."

“I understand, I support Huayi’s future development, but isn’t Huayi yours anyway? What about us?”

"This this……"

Wang Jinghua is indeed very good at retorting, and what she says makes sense.

The Wang brothers had no choice but to resort to one last tactic.

“We’ll give you shares. If we go public in the future, then you and Bingbing and the others…”

"Options? Right?"

Wang Jinghua knows everything.

The Wang brothers' methods are useless.

"Then what do you suggest, Sister Wang?"

"Bing Bing has been working diligently at Huayi all these years, right? She's always been known as a workaholic, right? You can't play like this, forgetting the old when you get a new one?"

Do you know what? All the teachers who signed contracts with me have quite a few complaints.

That’s what happened!
Li Bingbing's experience is a heavy blow to Wang Jinghua's contracted artists.

Don't underestimate our Sister Bing; she's practically the top star at Huayi Brothers right now.

The Zhang Ziyi that you Wang brothers want to recruit is a newcomer.

Is the new generation better than the old?
How can you not feel disheartened by what you've done?

The key point is that Li Bingbing didn't do anything wrong, his business skills are strong enough, and he has made a lot of money for Huayi.

So this is what you Wang brothers are like?
What Wang Jinghua is showing now is actually all about her signing stars.

Otherwise, how could she stand so firmly?

And so... the Wang brothers finally understood.

"Does that mean we have to go back to the original state?"

"At least, this shows some sincerity."

Wang Jinghua is right.

Only by restoring "A World Without Thieves" to its original form can you Wang brothers show any sincerity.

As for other things, we'll talk about that later.

Wang Jinghua's request... is indeed quite demanding.

The Wang brothers looked at each other.

"Let me discuss it."

This phrase is mostly used in delaying tactics.

But at this moment, Wang Jinghua could only let them discuss it.

However, to the Wang brothers' surprise, things changed again!

……

Breaking news! Internal strife at Huayi Brothers!

"Wang Jinghua, the top real estate agent in mainland China, is at odds with the Wang brothers!"

"The reason for their discord is now clear! It's because of Zhang Ziyi!"

"It is rumored that Zhang Ziyi is the main cause of the internal strife at Huayi!"

"Zhang Ziyi instigated the infighting between Wang Jinghua and the Wang brothers!"

This...this isn't right!

The Wang brothers were truly caught off guard by this wave of public opinion.

These reports... are indeed true.

How did it get leaked?!

The key point is that such a leak will almost inevitably have a consequence!
Before the Wang brothers could do anything, they received a call from Zhang Ziyi.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out this way. I can't act in 'A World Without Thieves'..."

And please, both bosses, convey my apologies to Mr. Feng Xiaogang.

Zhang Ziyi is very polite, but what was the meaning of this phone call?
She's quitting acting!

In other words, she's not coming to Huayi!
The Wang brothers' efforts were all for naught, and in the end, they got nothing at all!

In their frantic state, the two finally realized a problem.

"Wait a minute! Why does Ma Xun always get ahead of us?"

"Could he... be able to predict the future?"

"I heard he's from the Northeast, could it be that he can handle this?"

"impossible!"

Good heavens, the Wang brothers are almost driven crazy; they're starting to associate it with feudal superstitions.

However, they quickly realized it.

Now, we should try to mend our relationship with Wang Jinghua.

If Zhang Ziyi isn't coming, then at least they need to stabilize Hua Yi's situation.

But can this repair really be fixed?

……

A basement in Beijing.

This was originally a place rented by Tang Yan, so of course the girl can't live here now.

She moved out, but the lease wasn't up yet.

Ma Xun took advantage of it.

This place is nice; at this time of year, it's a good opportunity to secretly meet with some people.

For example, Li Xue, who is standing right in front of us.

"Mr. Ma, congratulations."

"What are you congratulating me on?"

"The Wang brothers are too busy taking care of themselves."

"That's it?"

That's right, it's Li Xue!

Ma Xun was able to stay ahead of the Wang brothers at every step because Li Xue provided him with very accurate intelligence.

It should be noted that even reborn individuals cannot know this kind of information.

In other words, if Ma Xun didn't have Li Xue, he really wouldn't have been able to achieve this level.

However, Li Xue can also speak.

"Mr. Ma, you are truly amazing."

"How so?"

“Every move you make is perfectly timed. I believe no one else could do that.”

Li Xue's praise was overwhelming, but it was also her honest opinion.

Only Ma Xun can do that; no one else in the entertainment industry can.

Moreover, it's incredibly clever!

They utilized various resources, but the crucial point is that the antelope's horns, which left no trace, caused the Wang brothers considerable trouble. Moreover, it seems that...

"My master and the Wang brothers are probably going to fall apart."

"Well, I should congratulate myself on that."

Ma Xun's words were somewhat strange, and Li Xue...

"Mr. Ma~"

He's already unbuttoning his shirt.

Ma Xun laughed and pressed her down on the small table in the stuffy basement.

"It's so humid here."

Li Xue felt uncomfortable after the skin patch was applied.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "It's wonderful that you sweat so easily."

This is really clever.

Wait a minute, is Wang Jinghua and the Wang brothers really going to fall apart?
Is the conflict truly irreconcilable?

At this moment, Ma Xun was no longer thinking about any of that; he was simply enjoying the pleasure of sweating...

(End of this chapter)