Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 402 is sure to be a huge hit! "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" has the perfect timing!
The sea is bright and the moon is at this time.

Bingbing is indeed a stunning beauty.

Especially when she turned back to look at him like that, her brows furrowed, and though she didn't say a word, her face, covered in sweat, clearly showed her pleading for mercy.

What a pitiful sight!

Ma Xun felt that was enough, and he had bullied them enough.

It seems Bingbing has been let off the hook.
The look in his eyes as he looked at Ma Xun was inexplicably tinged with a hint of sorrow.

Ma Xun didn't care at all; he simply put his arm around Bingbing's small waist and went back to bed to rest.

Thinking back, Bingbing's waist wasn't slender at all. In the original timeline, about ten years later, she still had a wide waist and hips, yet she was still attractive.

Therefore, Bingbing was at her peak at this time.

"Brother Ma~ I didn't expect that everything was under your control."

"That's not entirely true. There were some unexpected events that were beyond my control."

"What accident?"

"Just like that video."

"That... haha, it's really funny."

"dare you laugh?"

"But it's really funny."

Indeed, Ma Xun originally had no plan for the short video titled "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun".

After all, the film "The Promise" was released two years earlier than expected, which was undoubtedly due to the appearance of Ma Xun.

In that case, the video may not necessarily appear.

Unexpectedly, I still came out.

This short video made everyone laugh, and it did indeed use an extremely accessible approach to explain the film "The Promise," which no one could understand.

The reason it became popular is simply because people understood it, and in fact, it helped everyone understand it.

Interestingly, Hu Ge probably never imagined that his short video would have such a profound impact.

This profound meaning doesn't refer to the quality of the film itself, but rather to the fact that it has directly opened up a new track.

That is, short video production, and short video movie reviews. Many movie review creators later on may not have understood the movies, but they can make very funny short videos.

It could even be said that it has created multiple employment opportunities for the country.

Although, they are all called freelancers.

This might seem like overpraising Hu Ge, but the breadth and influence of his short videos are actually not an exaggeration.

It's incredibly popular.

Ma Xun simply saw it and offered a small favor.

This must be what they call divine intervention!

Ultimately, the film made by Chen Kaige can be fully explained using the analogy of "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun".

Although Ma Xun has a deeper understanding of this film, he is the one who understands it best.

However, none of this matters anymore.

The film "The Promise" is doomed.

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" has already achieved a great victory!

However, there are still some shortcomings.

Bingbing's mind had been completely blank just now, but she had recovered and was lying on Ma Xun's chest, looking at his face.

I've noticed something.

"Brother Ma~ Is there anything else you're not satisfied with?"

"It's nothing, it's just... the timing wasn't quite right."

"Oh, that's how it is."

Bingbing could tell that Ma Xun didn't want to talk about it.

Actually, she didn't understand at all.

Ma Xun has already said it, but he couldn't explain it too clearly.

This time, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" truly won, and it was a complete and utter victory.

However, if we look at box office revenue alone, well...

Not many, really not many!

Ma Xun does not deny this, and he also knows the reasons behind it.

The current film market is one that has just recovered from the end of the pandemic.

To put it simply, without Ma Xun's actions, the film market would be even more deserted.

I remember at the end of 2003 in the original timeline, almost no domestic films dared to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

There seems to be one movie called "Jade Goddess of Mercy".

It's the movie version starring Nicholas Tse and the big-eyed thief. The original TV series was incredibly popular.

To put it simply, Zhen Huan made her debut with this drama, and it was indeed quite stunning.

In this drama, Huanhuan is truly youthful and invincible. There's also Haiqing, who seems to be a bit younger than Huanhuan, but she plays a domineering female CEO in her thirties in the TV series.

That's pretty sassy.

In short, the TV series was indeed very powerful, making several people famous overnight.

But this movie version was such a flop, it was absolutely unwatchable!
The key is the production team behind this movie version of "Jade Goddess of Mercy". Anyone who sees it will think, "Isn't this a blockbuster?"
Director Ann Hui, she's a famous director from Hong Kong, right?

There's also the "Big-Eyed Thief," who, despite experiencing a certain "rice field incident," still enjoys considerable popularity.

And then there's Nicholas Tse.

But when I looked at the box office results... wow, it really was a lot of surprises.

Investors will lose so much they'll be crying in the bathroom.

In the original timeline, this Lunar New Year film season was carried by just one movie, "The Matrix Revolutions".

However, these Hollywood blockbusters didn't take into account the Chinese New Year film season.

It was released a long time ago, pirated copies have dropped a lot, and many people have already seen it.

Ma Xun recalls that the box office of "The Matrix 3" was probably around 4000 million.

To put it simply, in other years, even with piracy in China, this film would easily have grossed over 100 million yuan.

After all, it's the last installment in the entire series, and quite unusually, it's not a poor sequel.

The Matrix series is truly outstanding; none of the three films are bad.

If we're really talking about a disappointment, then it's the restart by the brothers who later became sisters.

Actually, these two brothers are really... well, how should I put it?

My brother disappeared, and my mind disappeared with him.

Did the surgeon make the wrong cut?
Okay, let's not make jokes like that anymore.

But it is true, the Wachowski brothers were indeed quite capable when they were still brothers.

In other words, if Ma Xun hadn't previously implemented the 'reboot plan'...

So, the domestic film market in China is currently very quiet!

From this perspective, the fact that "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" achieved this box office result is already an absolute success.

However, from a broader perspective...

Judging from the quality of this film and the positive feedback it has received so far.

4000 million in box office revenue is really not much.

But Ma Xun really couldn't tell Bingbing these things.

Even if I explain it to her, she won't understand.

In short, it all boils down to one thing: timing.

Well, that's fine then.

However, given the current situation...

Next is the New Year's Day holiday, and then the Spring Festival in 2004 is also in January, which means it comes quite early.

Although there is no Spring Festival film season now, it is still a holiday.

With its theatrical run underway, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" will most likely break 1 million yuan by the end of January.

After all, there are no other competitors.

Actually, Infernal Affairs 3 was planned, but Ma Xun was persuaded to turn it down.

"Why not just release it during the Lunar New Year film season in Hong Kong?"

Yes, Ma Xun now controls Golden Harvest Cinemas, and the Lunar New Year season is the best time to release films.

The Infernal Affairs series is truly remarkable; in a sense, it revitalized Hong Kong cinema.

To put it bluntly: dead cat jump.

To put it more poetically: "Startled awake from a deathbed."

Then, Lin Jianyue went on to film two movies in a row.

They're afraid this buzz will die down.

It was made at the end of 2002, and then two more were quickly filmed in 03, followed by a third and final installment.

It's obvious they just want to make a quick buck.

Therefore, in terms of the current market situation...

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is practically unrivaled.

But that's just how the market is right now.

Ma Xun has done everything he could; now it's up to fate.

……

The next day.

Bingbing appeared at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival to attend some film-related contract signings.

It has nothing to do with "The Promise"; that movie is now abandoned.

Chen Kai didn't bring anyone with him to the movie theater at all.

Bingbing's appearance can be seen as helping to generate more buzz for "The Promise".

That was a bit of a help.

Look how hard I'm working!

Ma Xun, on the other hand, was about to leave Sanya.

The Sundance Film Festival begins in late January.

We definitely need to go there sooner rather than later.

After all, we're in an unfamiliar place, so we should go and find out what's going on first.

At the airport, Ma Xun was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Brother Ma~"

"boss."

The original plan was to bring Jingwen along, but unexpectedly, there's one more person.

Yuanyuan!

Ma Xunke was really surprised.

But this time, with two beauties accompanying him on his flight to the United States, wouldn't that be... ahem?

"Oh, what brings you here?"

"Doesn't the boss want me to come?"

"Of course not, I'm happy you came, it's just that America..."

"All the formalities have been completed."

Yuanyuan was still very shy.

Ma Xun knew why she was upset. "It's all in the past. Actually, I would feel bad if you shaved your head."

Rare indeed! Truly rare!
Is this considered a love confession?
Yuanyuan was overjoyed to hear this, while Jingwen, who was standing nearby, was a little jealous.

"Brother Ma~ You really do favor Yuanyuan."

"Have it?"

How could Ma Xun admit it?
Anyway, it's just the three of them.

But just before boarding the plane, a phone call came in.

Ma Xun was surprised to find that it belonged to Zou Tao.

"Hey, I'm going to the United States soon," Ma Xun said, explaining his situation.

The person on the other end of the phone wasn't angry, but said something rather strange.

"I'm calling just to remind you that you should do more good deeds in the future."

what?
That's so strange!

But before Ma Xun could say anything, the call was disconnected.

"what happened?"

Jingwen and Yuanyuan asked almost in unison.

Ma Xun could only shrug his shoulders; he didn't know what was wrong with him either.

But they've already hung up the phone, so that's just how it is.

Ma Xun decided to continue the trip to the United States with Jingwen and Yuanyuan.

Their route was simple: they flew to Hong Kong first, and then transferred there.

You can stay in Hong Kong for a day, do some shopping, that's all fine.

And then evening...

"Oh my, something good is happening!"

"What good thing?"

"In short, it's a good thing!"

"What are you talking about? It's all so mystical."

Jingwen and Yuanyuan were overjoyed and pulled Ma Xun into their room.

result……

"...The blockbuster film 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' is currently showing in theaters. The film tells the story of General Guo Xin guarding the Western Regions during the late Tang Dynasty..."

News Broadcast!

Ma Xun was a little dumbfounded, but he instantly understood the meaning behind Zou Tao's phone call.

Yes, I need to do good deeds from now on, otherwise I might end up in the news again and drag them down with me.

But now... isn't this the perfect timing?!

Or rather, someone in heaven is helping me!
Thinking of this, Ma Xun couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Jingwen and Yuanyuan were naturally curious and pressed her for answers.

He just said something.

"The box office for 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' is definitely going to be a smash hit!"

I can't say more, after all, he himself doesn't know who in heaven helped him...

(End of this chapter)