Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 407 Jingwen Yuanyuan ventures into Hollywood, three blockbuster films determine her fate!

"Brother Ma, going to Hollywood seems to be a really hot thing right now."

"What do you want to say?"

"They just wanted to say that your attitude toward going to Hollywood seems rather strange."

"Strange? How am I strange?"

Once the energy infusion is complete, it's time to wait for it to blossom and bear fruit.

Ma Xun was already enjoying the blessing of having two women, Yuanyuan and Jingwen, but things have changed somewhat now.

They have now finished filming "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", and Ma Xun now has a strong sense of Zhang Wuji.

No, he's not Zhang Wuji.

Zhang Wuji was hesitant and a pushover, while Ma Xun was decisive and said he wanted them all from the start.

And right now...

"What Jingwen means is that you seem to have a detached feeling towards Hollywood."

Yuanyuan chimed in to help.

Ma Xun laughed, "What exactly does this feel like? I don't know."

Jingwen could only laugh and say, "It's just that many people are desperate to get into Hollywood, but Brother Ma, you seem to be different."

“You didn’t sharpen your brains,” Yuanyuan added.

The two sisters chattered on and on, like a stereo system, which was quite amusing.

Ma Xun pinched the left side and teased the right side, saying, "It's very simple. It's true that I prioritize profit, but I also know that if you want to make money, especially more money, you have to be equal. Being subservient won't work, especially in business. If you're too proactive, you're essentially putting yourself at a disadvantage."

There's an old saying, "You can't make a sale by rushing things."

These words are indeed unique.

Yuanyuan and Jingwen were overjoyed to hear this.

That's just how it is these days. Basically, everyone in the global film and television industry aspires to Hollywood, and many of them are simply... well, I won't go into too many examples.

Jingwen now has a great opportunity; she can play a role in a Hollywood movie.

Yuan Yuan has already made a name for herself in "Hero," which will be released this year.

Theoretically speaking, they could also be considered as having made their way into Hollywood.

So, what attitude should we adopt?
Jingwen and Yuanyuan are both smart girls. Well, if we're going to go into detail, Jingwen is a little smarter.

Therefore, they need to pay attention to something very important.

manner.

Simply put, what attitude should we adopt towards Hollywood?

The two sisters clearly sensed that Ma Xun was different from other bigwigs in the entertainment industry.

He wasn't particularly enthusiastic about Hollywood, but he didn't necessarily want to distance himself from it either.

Ma Xun is a businessman.

But they weren't as proactive as the others.

Just look at the expressions of Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou, who came here this time. These two big bosses and directors from our country were smiling so brightly.

Ma Xun is not.

It's not that he doesn't smile, but Ma Xun's smile is very businesslike and subtle.

This is something you can really feel clearly.

Therefore, Jingwen and Yuanyuan should ask them carefully.

And Ma Xun's answer... was it just to highlight equality?

"Have you ever thought about what will happen to Hollywood movies one day?"

This... Yuanyuan and Jingwen were truly taken aback.

Clearly, they had never thought about this issue.

Ma Xun laughed. Of course, he wasn't angry, because Jingwen and Yuanyuan's reactions were perfectly normal.

Especially Jingwen, people from Taiwan, their attitude towards Americans is really something else, just look at Director Li's behavior, right?

That's too much.

At this point, Ma Xun said that Hollywood movies might be doomed, which is...

"Many years later?" Jingwen was still clever.

"It'll take at least forty or fifty years," Yuanyuan added.

It should be said that their idea is not wrong.

Ma Xun certainly knew the answer in his heart; it was really just a little over ten years.

But for now, he has to say this.

"The world is constantly changing, and there's no guarantee that unexpected major changes won't occur! Besides, my roots are in China, and I can't possibly dig up my own roots. No matter how good America is, in the end, they treat us as an enemy country."

That's very well said.

It's very easy to understand, and Jingwen and Yuanyuan both understood what Ma Xun meant.

"We're mainly in it for the money."

"A trip to Hollywood will at least make you much more famous."

"That's right! As expected."

"We will absolutely not be subservient. If their demands are too unreasonable, we will absolutely not accept them!"

See, how well said!

Ma Xun was very pleased. So, what should he do next? He could only do what Zhang Wuji could do.
When this matter is brought up...

"By the way, there's a Mormon church in this state."

"That's right, that's right... Ugh, I can't go on!"

Goodness, Jingwen and Yuanyuan are clearly implying something, but they become quite shy when they bring it up.

Ma Xun laughed heartily, and then spread his wings like a roc.

"In short, I will not mistreat my people."

This one sentence is worth more than a thousand sweet words.

Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo slept together in the same bed, and Zhao Min was quite satisfied.

……

In fact, this is what Ma Xun told Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo.

That would be abnormal in the present situation.

In 2004, public opinion in China was almost unanimously biased towards foreign worship, and the comments of various public intellectuals on the Internet were utterly disgusting.

Even if you're just washing dishes, being able to go to America is something people envy.

The Wang brothers started out like this, didn't they? They initially made some money from interest rate spreads, and they really did start out washing dishes.

And so-and-so from the East...

There are too many examples to list them all.

However, Ma Xun is different after all, and mainly, his views are different.

Sometimes, ideas are incredibly powerful.

The world is constantly changing, but many people find it difficult to keep up with these changes, and grasping these changes is itself extremely difficult.

Ma Xun remembers that Liu Cixin has a work called "Whale Song".

This is probably his first work published in *Science Fiction World*. But, looking at this work, where is the most sci-fi part?
From the perspective of time traveler Ma Xun, that is...

The United States will continue to implement very powerful and strict anti-drug measures in the future!

The ban was so strict that the Mexican drug lord was at his wit's end, so he sought help from a scientist and his controllable whale.

Even without reading the rest, I believe that anyone twenty years from now who sees this part will at least burst out laughing.

This is certainly not to say that Liu Cixin's writing is good; Ma Xun really likes Liu Cixin's works.

Even though many people say that Liu Cixin's writing style is not good, Ma Xun disagrees.

Ma Xun even concluded that Liu Cixin's writing style was outstanding, and could be considered top-notch.

It's as if logic, after sleeping for many years, awakens to find that human technology has made tremendous progress, and we now have a great many and very powerful spaceships.

but!

A Trisolaran droplet, in the most primitive way... crashes!

It destroyed all of humanity's efforts!

Is this writing not good enough?

Anyone who likes science fiction would get goosebumps after watching this.

However, Liu Cixin, from the last century, believed that the United States would have very strict anti-drug policies in the future.

That's how it's always filmed in movies and TV shows.

Liu Cixin held this view, and he even wrote "The Whale Song".

There's nothing wrong with that in itself.

After all, aside from time travelers, not everyone knows that in the future Mexico, drug lords have simply switched to being egg owls.

Since Ma Xun was well aware of these things, what he needed to do was simply go with the flow.

With such a large film market in the United States, how could I sleep at night if I didn't make money from it?
So he made these arrangements.

The original purpose of acquiring Golden Harvest was to better expand overseas.

In fact, in the original timeline, after Huayi achieved great success in China, it also made a lot of capital investments overseas.

In addition, there's Wang, the richest man in China, and Ma, the alien.

They have actually invested in quite a few good films; for example, Wang's Legendary Pictures even produced "World of Warcraft."

The alien series also includes "Green Book".

However, with this amount of capital, they encountered considerable problems.

To put it bluntly, it was too frustrating and humiliating!
Therefore, Ma Xun must absolutely stick to his principles.

Money, US dollars, of course I like it.

But I only intend to make money by deceiving people!
Let's pair Jiahe with Anne Hathaway.

Especially Anne, let her be her own white glove.

Ma Xun's deception plan was actually quite reliable.

In fact, the real demystification of the United States was achieved in the realm of public opinion.

There are two main factors.

One reason is that we ourselves have become stronger.

One is that we are becoming more and more familiar with the United States.

Both of these require our joint efforts.

Take your time, don't rush.

As time passed, the Sundance Film Festival came to a close.

Of course, many awards were presented at the closing ceremony.

These awards are truly diverse.

And Ma Xun and his group certainly didn't come for nothing.

Hero won the Best Asian Film award, a prestigious 'big prize'.

Well, it wasn't there in the previous session anyway.

Forget it, don't worry about these details.

As Ge Luming aptly put it, if we hadn't won it, the award would have gone to a Japanese film.

Then let's take it.

pretty good.

Later, Ma Xun sold the adaptation rights to the movie "The Terror Live" for $100 million.

Of course, it was Ge Luming who convinced the board of directors.

As for the Japanese side, they are willing to pay $30.

Not bad.

Adaptation rights aren't actually that expensive.

Of course, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" also generated a very positive response.

However, like "Heroes", it sold its North American rights early on.

So far, Ma Xun's trip to the Sundance Film Festival was alright.

The main thing was to tame a big foreign woman.

Furthermore, he discovered the future goldmine of "Saw".

The most crucial thing was finalizing the film "Insidious Room".

It's safe to say that they have a bright future ahead of them.

The Sundance Film Festival has just ended.

Ma Xun returned to China alone first.

Jingwen decided to stay in the United States because we need to catch up on the progress of the film "The Infernal Chamber" and start filming next month.

After all, James Wan also has "Saw," so he hasn't forgotten his own movies.

Then Yuanyuan also had to go with the "Hero" film crew.

After all, the film's release is just around the corner, and taking on more commercial engagements would be very beneficial for her.

That's why the two sisters asked Ma Xun about Hollywood's 'attitude'.

As for the security issues in the United States...

Perfect timing, Bai Xiaohang is late, so let him be the head of the bodyguard team.

Actually, this guy brought his wife with him, so he's basically taking a trip around the United States.

Ma Xun's haste to return to China was undoubtedly due to something important he needed to do.

Upon his return, he went straight to the Beijing Film Studio.

"Leader... oh, these gentlemen..."

Ma Xun arrived at Han Sanping's office, but he had no idea that there were several other people in the room.

Jiang Zhiqiang, the Wang brothers, Chen Guofu, Tian Ji...

what on earth is this kind of happenings?
But then Han Sanping laughed and said, "We're not really having a meeting today, we're just getting everyone in touch. Let's discuss the scheduling of the films 'Kung Fu Hustle,' 'House of Flying Daggers,' and 'A World Without Thieves.'"

Isn't it a meeting?
Ma Xun smiled, thinking to himself: This is much more powerful than holding a meeting!

These three are the biggest domestic blockbusters of this year!

(End of this chapter)