Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 381 The Wang brothers are desperate and will try anything! Ma Xun stands out, Gong Li returns to win an award!
Huayi is in complete chaos right now. Does Ma Xun not know whether there are any new films?

But the Wang brothers couldn't say anything unpleasant; they had to say they would cooperate as much as possible.

There was no way to refuse him, because that face belonged to Han Sanping.

The Wang brothers must also support the College Student Film Festival.

Although their film "Cellphone" was sued, it was still nominated for a film award.

This film was screened at a previous event.

The convener must attend the award ceremony.

Moreover, some of the characters in "Cellphone" followed Wang Jinghua.

The Wang brothers were incredibly frustrated!

However, these two guys were still not convinced.

"We really need to make an appearance at the College Student Film Festival!"

"Yes! We absolutely have to win an award for 'Cellphone'!"

We must compete! We absolutely must compete!
Although, Ma Xun, you managed to get the resources for this 'new film trailer' at the College Student Film Festival.

That doesn't mean you can manipulate the awards!
We brothers aren't easy to bully!
Moreover, this also reflects our attitude towards Cui Yongyuan.

Hey, didn't you sue us for this movie?
Let's make this movie win an award!

Good heavens, if those two succeed, Cui Yongyuan will be disgusted to death.

However, this is only one move.

The current situation for the Wong brothers is that they are indeed finding it difficult to produce a new film.

Wang Jinghua's departure this time has indeed caused them great distress.

As for other films, they were mainly investing in TV series recently.

As for new films, we can only look forward to "A World Without Thieves".

However, the film's progress will definitely be slow. On one hand, we need to contact the railway authorities, since this is a story that takes place on a train.

Then there's the character Shagen.

It's indeed not easy to find.

In addition, there is another key point.

What happens to the female thief in "A World Without Thieves"?
The higher-ups wanted her dead, but Feng Xiaogang didn't want her to die...

The two brothers discussed it and decided to go find Chen Guofu about it.

……

“I have two solutions, but I still can’t figure out how to keep the female thief alive, because I don’t understand the censorship rules on the mainland.”

"Okay, we understand. What about the other two countermeasures?"

"It's simple. Ma Xun is showing off to us. Although we don't have any new films to participate in the festival, we still have friends, right? We should support our friends' films to participate in the festival."

"friend?"

"Ma Xun must have made a lot of enemies. The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

To be honest, Chen Guofu really has something going for him.

The Wang brothers suddenly realized!

"Okay! Let's do it."

They immediately thought of Ma Xun's enemies, and among them... Brother Chen Kai!

That's him.

However, there's no rush to do that right now.

"What about the others?"

Chen Guofu laughed and said, "We can make the film 'Silk' that I mentioned to you two before into a co-production. There's still some time before the College Student Film Festival awards ceremony. As long as this project can be done, it can be shown at the film festival. It's just a trailer, but at least it can make a good impression."

This countermeasure... the Wang brothers thought to themselves, "Damn it!"
Chen Guofu had mentioned the play "Silk" to the two of them before, but the Wang brothers thought it over and didn't dare to make any promises.

The reason is simple: the investment is too large!

Because of the great success of "Double Vision," Su Zhaobin has become a famous director, so his new film must be on a higher level.

Even disregarding the investment, this film still presents a huge problem for the Wang brothers.

Silk is a horror movie and cannot be imported to mainland China!
To put it bluntly, they can only rely on the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets, and the Wang brothers have no control over either of these markets.

I dare not vote!

But now... although Chen Guofu is using this opportunity to pursue his own project, it is indeed a viable method.

and……

The second brother pulled the eldest brother aside, and the two whispered a few words to each other.

"How to say?"

"It's not necessarily all of us who vote."

"Oh, the others?"

"Zhou Zhengyi has been shaking a lot lately."

"Okay! Just do it!"

These two have made up their minds.

"We will definitely support the film 'Silk'!"

"Thank you both!"

Chen Guofu was very happy; he had managed to secure funding for the film "Silk".

As for the cross-strait co-production, there's no problem with that.

But they definitely won't be able to come to the mainland.

But the process of investing in "Silk" is what's going to be very interesting.

The Wang brothers convened a meeting with several business owners.

……

"Silk?"

"Yes, this film will be directed by Su Zhaobin."

"His 'Double Vision' is outstanding."

"But, can this film be shown in mainland China?"

"Taiwan and Hong Kong, those two places are pretty good too."

"And there's the Japanese market too. Su Zhaobin specifically requested Yosuke Eguchi."

At the start of the meeting, the Wang brothers didn't say much; Chen Guofu was the one presiding over the meeting.

However, the bosses attending this meeting were all old acquaintances of the Wang brothers.

Thirteen Young Master, Qin Hong, Zhou Zhengyi, Zhang Xinming...

That's right, we called a few of our old buddies over again. They were thinking that we shouldn't have to bear the risks of "Silk" ourselves.

Let's all share the burden.

Of course, this project still has many highlights.

Su Zhaobin is now a renowned director, and his film "Double Vision" has garnered critical acclaim overseas as well.

Although this movie can't be shown in mainland China, it should still make some money.

In fact, everyone's attention was focused on Zhou Zhengyi.

Everyone knows that this guy has been making a lot of money lately.

"What did I say before? If this movie gets off the ground, we can promote it at the film festival, and show Ma Xun that we're not without new films?"

Zhou Zhengyi grasped this point.

The Wang brothers spoke at this point.

"That Ma Xun guy is too arrogant now!"

This sentence will definitely be useful to Zhou Zhengyi!
"Great! I'll invest in this film! I promise to invest 500 million RMB in 'Silk'!"

500 million? That's about 2500 million New Taiwan Dollars.

Chen Guofu was instantly excited.

"Thank you, Boss Zhou!" But Zhou Zhengyi urged, "Get it done quickly! I've heard about the college student film festival; it seems quite a few people have a very high opinion of Ma Xun."

I just can't stand him!

It's clear that Zhou Zhengyi is going to clash with Ma Xun.

But everyone can hear it.

Zhou Zhengyi is not calm right now.

However, based on the current information... it's understandable that he's not calm.

Rumor has it that Zhou Zhengyi not only took out a large loan in that demolition case, but also used the money to go to Hong Kong.

It seems like they've made a fortune in the stock market!

Of course, these are all just legends, and no matter how many times they're refuted, they're probably still pretty far-fetched.

But everyone knows in their hearts that Zhou Zhengyi probably made at least a billion dollars this week from that demolition case.

Another rumor is that Zhou Zhengyi's current mentor is very powerful.

So and so...

Let's just watch the show.

Zhou Zhengyi and Ma Xun are going head-to-head; this is sure to be exciting!
……

The awards ceremony for the College Student Film Festival is getting closer.

Ma Xun's preparations, however, were quite simple and straightforward.

He wasn't actually preparing for the film festival; he was preparing for the subsequent 'reboot plan'.

In other words, he still wants to do something during this year's summer movie season.

Although "Infernal Affairs" may not be a huge hit, it will definitely maintain a minimum standard.

I estimate the box office to be around ten million.

Previously, Ma Xun had proposed a 'defensive' strategy.

Han Sanping was right.

That's right, it's exactly what's in his best interest!

Although the film market is indeed very sluggish right now, Ma Xun owns the rights to many classic Hong Kong films, and in just a few months...

They've already made 20 to 30 million... It's still showing in theaters, so the statistics aren't that accurate.

This is pure profit!
It was an absolute huge success.

With this in mind, Ma Xun is even more confident about the future 'reboot plan'.

If the next few films in the "Incense" series can be made, then let's put in the effort and get them released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

If "The Terror Live" were made, it could also be released during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is confirmed to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Cough cough, are they all crammed into the Lunar New Year film season?
Actually, Ma Xun is still unsure about the production of "Incense" and "Terror Live".

Let's leave it as a hopeful vision for now.

In short, Ma Xun is quite stable now.

He is almost certain that he will be the standout in the film market this year.

Well then... we can focus more on other things.

This day.

Ma Xun arrived near Wudaokou.

This area is home to many prestigious schools.

However, many long-time BJs do not agree with this area.

HD zone, it is indeed a bit far away relatively speaking.

but!

This is great for Ma Xun!

In fact, land prices in the nearby Zhongguancun area are already quite high.

However, Wudaokou is still at a relatively low price point.

There's a relatively new Longfor project nearby.

And so... Ma Xun acquired a piece of land here and started building!

That's right, it's here.

Although they don't seem to be worth much now, there are many old houses.

But Ma Xun knew.

Twenty years later, some people called this place the center of the universe.

This title is certainly an exaggeration, but it does reveal a lot.

It has a large pool of talent and attracts many large companies.

Now, isn't this the perfect opportunity for me, Ma Xun, to acquire land?

This land wasn't cheap, of course, because of policy reasons. After acquiring the land, he used it as collateral with the bank.

The transaction may have seemed to involve hundreds of millions, but in reality, he didn't spend much money.

In the future, a modern office building will rise from this place.

My foundation, Ma Xun's, is now secure!

Thinking this, Ma Xun raised his head and looked up at the sky...

"My boss, what are you looking at?"

He Qing's voice came from beside me.

As her secretary, she naturally had to accompany her.

Ma Xun replied with a smile, "I'm looking to the future."

"The future? Where is that?"

"You can't see it."

These words made He Qing both angry and amused, but she was now certain of one thing.

Ma Xun is a really awesome man. Choosing to follow him was definitely the right choice!
Moreover, normally... when nothing's wrong, Ma Xun really does work as a secretary.

But just then, someone appeared.

"I heard from your company that you're here."

"Oh, Ms. Gong Li, did you come here specifically to see me?"

Gong Li, her opening remarks were a bit strange.

Today's international film queen wore a very powerful suit, paired with trousers.

The key point is that she was also wearing sunglasses.

Now, just the act of taking it off with one hand exudes a powerful aura.

He Qing, standing to the side, felt a little jealous.

She knew in her heart that she still couldn't compare to Gong Li.

Therefore, when Gong Li approached, He Qing took the initiative to step aside.

This action made He Qing feel a little strange; it seemed like she had lost.

And then...

“Let’s talk privately.”

These words were spoken purely to He Qing.

Fortunately, before Ma Xun could speak, He Qing obediently stepped aside, giving the two of them enough space.

"What exactly happened?" Ma Xun's response remained calm.

Gong Li was quite direct, saying, "I heard that Chen Kaige's new film is going to be screened at the College Student Film Festival."

"What?" Ma Xun was a little confused, but he understood instantly. "It seems he has always hated me."

Gong Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and then she said, "I want to win an award."

That's too direct!
(End of this chapter)