Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 392 Xiao Ran and Ya Ya defeat Gong Li? $500 million? Still not enough sincerity!

"I didn't really notice it in the movie before, but this girl actually has a bit of a Central Asian look."

"Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Gong Li."

“Ms. Gong Li, my sister is indeed from the Western Regions, and she is quite accomplished in dance.”

"Really? I didn't realize that. In the movie, she looked like a complete country bumpkin."

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher."

"Teacher Gong Li, that's just makeup. Our Yaya's dance moves are at the level to be on CCTV."

"Wow, that's amazing! But judging from the movie, it seems the young girl's constitution isn't very good. She'll need to take good care of herself."

"Thank you teacher."

"Ms. Gong Li, you have no idea how flexible our Yaya is. Her waist can bend over like this..."

"Oh, Xiaoran, please don't say that... But if we're talking about waist strength, you're just as good. It's clear that your skills are excellent."

"You're welcome, sister."

Wow! That's really something!

In this chaotic battle, international film star Gong Li was surprisingly defeated by two young girls.

Well, it's indeed difficult to gain the upper hand when facing two opponents alone.

However, this is not the main reason for the defeat.

Although Gong Li didn't want to admit it, she was very clear that she lost because of her youth.

Youth is indeed a woman's greatest weapon.

As for those two little bitches, whatever they say about dance is just embellishment.

The real key is that they are young.

snort!
Gong Li was inevitably annoyed, but she was also a smart person, so she smiled and said that she had other things to do.

Avoid war first.

Xiaoran and Yaya were both quite happy to have won a hand.

But Ya Ya was still a little scared.

"This Gong Li teacher, she doesn't know how to..."

"What do you mean 'she'? You should mind your own business."

"I, I mean, she and us..."

"you still need to ask?"

Ya Ya was shocked. She thought that Gong Li and Ma Xun were still in the stage of mutual attraction. She didn't expect that they might have already had many sexual encounters in bed.

This... it feels strangely nice to just watch the drama unfold.

Wait a minute, where's Ma Xun?

Ya Ya then realized that her boss seemed to have disappeared, and when she looked again, she found that he was talking to a foreigner.

That's right. Although it was Ya Ya's first time at a film festival like this, she had heard advice from others that this film festival was actually a business negotiation meeting, and doing business was the real key.

The object of the transaction is the film copyright.

So, can our film "Incense" be shown overseas?
Ya Ya was incredibly excited. You see, she had only recently entered the film and television industry; before that, she had been a dancer.

Thinking about it now... Brother Ma really didn't lie to me.

Ya Ya made the right choice back then.

But upon further reflection, I couldn't help but think of my parents' words.

Find a good man, listen to him, you can't go wrong!
Brother Ma must be a good man.

If Ya Ya were to voice this idea, it would definitely cause some strange reactions.

However, Ya Ya's perspective is completely different.

Brother Ma is definitely a good man!

With so many women vying for him, he must be a good man!
Even international Best Actress winners are vying for it!

Isn't Brother Ma an absolutely perfect man?

Oh, even Ma Xun would probably blush if he heard that.

Fortunately, Ya Ya decided to take a short stroll around the party with her sister Xiao Ran first.

Ma Xun simply wanted to be a spectator, or even just a bystander, regarding the clash between an international film queen and beauties of all ages.

Anyway, he's not the kind of indecisive male lead.

As for the possibility of a real fight escalating into something serious.

That's okay too.

When people are in harmony, they find joy in each other's company.

If we part ways, may we each find our own peace.

Ma Xun's idea wasn't just a random thought; he had absolute confidence in it.

International film queens are all having their own babies, right?

Although Gong Li always claims the child is hers, this woman still keeps coming back to sleep with me.

Isn't that obvious?

Therefore, Ma Xun should just observe from this perspective.

Unexpectedly, someone came to our door on their own initiative.

"Oh, Mr. Ma, congratulations on the Tokyo Film Festival."

"Mr. Harvey, you're too kind."

It's still that old liar, Harvey.

The biggest problem with this guy is that after he makes an offer and pays the initial payment, this old swindler always causes trouble with the final payment.

You could say he always likes to come up with something new and exciting for you.

They even delay giving it to us.

Those of us in international trade understand that this final payment is really important.

Some customers are really shameless, and it's extremely difficult for us to get the final payment back.

Fortunately, after all, we've been in the foreign trade business for so many years now, and some of our long-term clients do have a really good reputation.

But there are some things you really can't do.

Harvey always likes to do this kind of thing, and Ma Xun's comment that he might have learned it from the Indians is absolutely reasonable.

Now, Ma Xun didn't hold back.

"Of course we can talk, but I really can't feel your sincerity."

“Mr. Ma, we’ve already cooperated so many times, don’t you know how sincere I am?”

"Let me be frank, when you negotiate with others, those contracts are all about other people's money, they have little to do with me. But now you're doing the same thing with me, this..."

"I haven't gone into the details yet."

"Okay, tell me."

"$300 million..."

"Stop, that's enough for now. Let's not waste each other's time."

"So, I've made an initial payment of 270 million this time, how about that?"

"Give me a break!"

Ma Xun was speechless. Harvey's sincerity was utterly worthless!
Just as they were talking, someone else came over.

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Harvey, haha, hello there."

Da Shan's face was full of smiles; clearly, he also intended to talk.

Ma Xun was very direct, "I was just discussing the copyright with Mr. Harvey. He offered $300 million for both films, and I really..."

Before he could finish speaking, Dashan immediately chimed in, "Which two movies?" See, that's more like it... Ma Xun had deliberately only mentioned two movies without specifying which ones, just to give Dashan a chance to respond.

"The award-winning films this time include 'Incense' and Stephen Chow's new film 'Kung Fu Hustle'."

Upon hearing this, Da Shan's eyes lit up. "Sparashi!"

The commotion was quite loud and startled everyone.

He quickly apologized, "How about this, let's consider our Japanese market. For these two films, Toho is willing to spend $200 million on 'Kung Fu Hustle'."

Even without mentioning "Incense," "Kung Fu" alone grossed 200 million.

This made Harvey quite embarrassed.

Ma Xun listened... but he wasn't entirely satisfied.

"Only 200 million? With such a small amount of money, it's really difficult for me to handle this."

This attitude is unbelievable!

Da Shan was indeed somewhat apprehensive, because he knew what was going on.

"This does indeed underestimate Mr. Zhou's capabilities, but our sincerity... can still be discussed further."

Did they underestimate Mr. Zhou's abilities?
These words made Harvey very embarrassed.

In fact, he knew it in his heart.

The movie "Kung Fu" will definitely have a very good prospect in Japan, after all, it has the movie "Shaolin Soccer" as a foundation.

Stephen Chow's name has gained even more recognition in Japan.

Well, you could say it's a significant improvement.

In fact, Stephen Chow was already considered a minor celebrity in Japan in the 90s.

Of course, he can't compare to Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

However, it's not like they don't have any fans.

There's a man named Chi Xingzhou. You'll understand once you see the name; he deliberately changed it to this name.

It's because I like Stephen Chow's movies. However, this guy has never been to China. He's only been to Hong Kong a few times.

But I just love Stephen Chow's movies.

Moreover, this Chi Xingzhou is no nobody; he is a well-known Japanese writer, whose name is on the Naoki Prize list.

In 1998, a movie called "Sleepless Town" was released. This movie was actually quite good, as it was adapted from this person's novel.

As for what happened later... Chi Sing-Chow went on to become a screenwriter, and even wrote the script for "Yakuza".

Therefore, it's pure nonsense to say that Stephen Chow isn't popular in Japan, not to mention that the movie "Shaolin Soccer" was a huge hit.

Ma Xun is basically waiting for the right price to go, as for Harvey's offer...

He's always like that, always trying to drive down prices.

Just like now...

“Mr. Ma, but this is the American market. Only when we come to the American market can we say that we are truly going international.”

This guy really has the nerve to say that!

In fact, this is just American arrogance, and in today's global trade, this arrogance is a testament to their considerable power.

To be honest, the United States is indeed very strong right now.

But what about the future?

What about twenty years from now?
Ma Xun was no ordinary person. He immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Harvey, I admit that what you said makes sense, but business is business, and money is money."

Business is business, that's an American proverb.

What I'm saying here is, don't think that just because I added "America" to the name, I'm entitled to more! I'm not buying it! The price is what it is!
Harvey was a bit overwhelmed, but just as he was about to talk again...

Ge Luming appeared.

"Haha... I've finally found you, Mr. Ma. I was just about to tell you some good news: we plan to submit our film '50 First Dates' to the Sundance Film Festival next year."

This film festival is held every year in late January.

It's the first film festival of the year, and this film festival mainly features very novel and strange films, very... this type of film is called B-movie.

However, there are also serious movies.

Ma Xun nodded on the spot, and then started chatting with Da Shan and Ge Luming.

Harvey, feeling neglected, looked rather...

"500 million! That's the final offer!"

This guy is still up to his old tricks.

Ma Xun put forward a final condition: "No modifications to the film are allowed, and it must only be the European and American copyright."

With $500 million, Ma Xun has already made a fortune!

"Incense" only cost 300 million RMB, but he has no worries about the box office of "Kung Fu". Moreover, he is only one of the investors in the film. Of course, he also owns half of the overseas rights and the box office in mainland China.

So... no rush, I'll give Harvey some time to think it over.

It's basically about catching big fish.

……

Ma Xun didn't care what Harvey thought.

He had a good chat with Dashan and Ge Luming.

Of course, Ge Luming also made his own offer.

That's roughly $500 million.

That doesn't sound like a lot.

But in reality, these days such prices are not uncommon.

Moreover, Ma Xun is selling them in separate batches.

Many film companies simply acquire overseas rights, including those from Japan, the United States, and Europe.

Ma Xun's classification is also based on existing knowledge.