Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 409 Qin Lan Doesn't Want to Be Zhihua, The Third Holy Mother of the Lotus Lantern Exchanges for Zhiling!
"It's so cold outside, have some water to warm up first."

Ma Xun made hot water for Qin Lan.

But after he delivered it, he felt a little strange.

Drink more hot water?

Why did you think of this meme?

However, Ma Xun understood when he saw the way Qin Lan looked at him.

Because her eyes were full of dependence, full of... just like a stray kitten, or even a little kitten.

Ma Xun brought everyone home, so it's only right that he make them some hot water.

After all, it's freezing cold.

Besides, even disregarding the fact that the two of them had already communicated in bed multiple times before, shouldn't Ma Xun at least tell the other person to drink more hot water, just because they're from the same hometown?

But... why am I so confused?

"What exactly are we supporting?"

Although Ma Xun was a bit flustered, his opening remarks were still pretty good.

Qin Lan took a sip of water, feeling a warm feeling in her heart. When she heard her hometown dialect again, she couldn't help but smile.

In short, I'm feeling much better.

"I went to Japan to look for you."

"Ah? How come I don't know?"

Ma Xun's reaction was perfectly normal; in fact, he was quite surprised because he didn't see Qin Lan at all.

Qin Lan seemed a little shy when she said this.

But I said it anyway.

“I saw you with that guy surnamed Fan at the time.”

Oh, I get it now.

Ma Xun not only understood what he heard, but he could also imagine the scene in his mind.

Obviously, that's a clichéd plot point that appears in many movies and TV dramas.

So, he wanted to say something a little unserious: You could have joined us back then...

But when Ma Xun saw Qin Lan's gaze, he changed his mind.

"For a moment, did you see yourself as the heroine of a tragic drama?"

This is a decent way to put it, although it's not as suggestive as the previous one, it still takes Qin Lan's feelings into account.

"Me? How could I possibly be the female lead?"

Surprisingly, Qin Lan even started chatting about this topic.

Ma Xun laughed, "Oh, I see, it's because of Zhihua."

"What does this have to do with Guan Zhihua?"

Qin Lan felt strange whenever Zhihua was mentioned.

This was her first role, and also the first role that made her famous. Although "My Fair Princess III" was heavily criticized, it still had a significant impact.

However, this role also gave Qin Lan a very bad label: mistress.

To ruin Yanzi and the Fifth Prince's relationship...

A role! Isn't that just acting?
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be of much use at the moment.

In the entertainment industry, it's all too common for people to take things out of the play and project their characters onto real people.

Therefore, Qin Lan is quite wary whenever Ma Xun mentions it now.

The key point is that she doesn't quite understand what Ma Xun means.

But Ma Xun laughed and said, "Because if you show up, wouldn't that make Bingbing the female lead?"

Qin Lan took three seconds to react after hearing this before she understood.

"Oh dear! How could you be so mean!"

He laughed and started playfully fighting with Ma Xun.

Ma Xun naturally accepted the challenge with a smile.

But what does it actually mean?

It's quite simple. Qin Lan, you already have the label "Zhihua," so, based on the scene Qin Lan described before, which was when Ma Xun and Bingbing were together, if Qin Lan appeared...

So, isn't this exactly Zhihua's behavior?

On the other hand, Zhihua herself was the mistress; wasn't she the one who ruined the relationship between the male and female protagonists?

Therefore, we can conclude that Bingbing is the female lead.

What Ma Xun meant was that, thanks to Qin Lan's efforts, Bingbing was not made the female lead.

Once you understand all this, you can't help but laugh.

Sure enough, Qin Lan's mood improved greatly after her argument with Ma Xun.

And as they argued, they naturally began to whisper sweet nothings to each other.

Qin Lan and Ma Xun could now easily feel each other's breathing distance; the warm breath, blowing on their faces, was comparable to a potent aphrodisiac.

Kissed.

Qin Lan took the initiative.

The kiss lasted a while, and naturally they exchanged a lot of saliva.

"Or should I make up my mind to become Zhihua?"

After they parted ways, Ma Xun said something else.

Qin Lan wanted to tease him for being cheeky, but couldn't help replying, "Do you have your own leading lady?"

That's a pretty good comeback.

After all, Ma Xun has many women around him, but so far, there is indeed no female lead.

Ma Xun lifted her chin and said, "You want to be... the female lead?"

Qin Lan did not back down this time, at least not like when she was in Tokyo.

"I want to." She said it with a firm voice, but then she added, "But I know I won't succeed."

Ma Xun couldn't help but look at Qin Lan with newfound respect; this woman at least had some self-awareness.

But to be honest, Qin Lan is only in her early twenties, an age when she still has high hopes for love.

She was very different from the mature Empress Fucha she became later.

in this way……

Ma Xun simply pinned Qin Lan down.

Instead of praising her, this method... can be considered a reward in itself.

……

It's almost dawn.

Qin Lan slowly woke up, seemingly having been violated to the point of losing consciousness.

It's also possible that they were too tired and just fell asleep.

However, she was even more certain that she could not leave this man.

Even though she knew he had many women, and that Qin Lan felt she couldn't compare to many of them.

You should know that she is a woman who is very confident in her beauty.

Even after seeing Bingbing, Qin Lan still chose to back down.

This really doesn't fit her personality.

That myself...

"What are you thinking about?"

Ma Xun's voice rang in Qin Lan's ears, and at the same time, Qin Lan also felt Ma Xun's magnanimity.

"I wasn't thinking about anything." This is a standard answer.

Ma Xun, on the other hand, gave Qin Lan an unexpected surprise.

"If you're not fixated on the female lead, there's one drama I could consider..."

"What drama?"

Qin Lan's answer was quite straightforward because she felt somewhat embarrassed by what she had said about the female lead earlier.

Perhaps being fucked made him more sober.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "It's a CCTV drama."

"This...you should have said so sooner." Qin Lan was actually quite happy. Ma Xun knew she would react this way.
"Actually, it's also related to the 'Princess Pearl 3' series you filmed before."

"Huh? Is CCTV going to film 'Princess Pearl 4'?"

"How could that be? CCTV thinks this cooperative relationship is good, or to put it another way, the leaders of CCTV's drama department trust me more, so they plan to start another project, which mainly focuses on the cooperation model."

"Your so-called cooperation models have nothing to do with me."

Qin Lan's words make sense, and what she said actually reveals her mindset.

I've decided to become an actor.

Ma Xun understood and secretly praised her for being clever, and then said everything that needed to be said.

"This play is called 'Lotus Lantern.' We can produce it and then sell it to CCTV. However, CCTV needs to review the script itself. Also, the money offered isn't much. To be honest, I'm currently negotiating advertising with CCTV."

At least, since the pay is low, I should get some of the advertising revenue.

Ma Xun spoke of it casually, but in reality, there were far too many things going on behind the scenes.

CCTV is known in the industry for being stingy. They have their own TV drama production center, but they also buy TV dramas from outside to enrich their content.

However, the pay is really low, consistently the lowest in the industry.

This is a relatively new cooperation model... or in other words, CCTV feels that it is facing some crisis.

While domestic TV dramas are booming, CCTV's own dramas are not many outstanding.

You know, all those places combined couldn't compare to CCTV before; all the good TV dramas came from here.

The landscape has now changed, with local TV stations gaining momentum.

This is certainly a sign of a booming market, and CCTV leaders should be happy about it. However, their interests have been threatened.

Never believe that doing something isn't for making money; CCTV, for example, is very focused on economic efficiency.

This time, CCTV actually plans to raise prices when acquiring TV dramas.

Of course, according to them, it's about setting a benchmark for the booming domestic TV drama market.

We bought it at this price; as for other TV stations, you can decide what to do.

In fact, Ma Xun was well aware of this outcome.

Other TV stations will definitely continue to offer more money and keep pushing up the price per episode.

In fact, the model of giving TV stations free broadcasts and then only making money from ad slots is almost unusable.

The problem isn't with the model itself, but rather that the TV stations felt they wanted to extract greater profits.

It can be said that the TV drama market is currently at a crossroads.

Faced with these changes, Ma Xun had to do one thing.

The TV series produced by Ma Xun are absolutely top-notch!
In other words: I must maintain my dominance!
Only in this way can we have a greater voice and influence the formulation of new future models.

So Ma Xun directly took out this "Lotus Lantern".

Qin Lan was unaware of the details involved, and she didn't want to know them now.

She's actually quite happy now.

Maybe I can't be the female lead in Ma Xun's story, but Ma Xun is still a pretty good guy.

At least, he didn't turn a blind eye, and he didn't renege on his promises after he had done his job.

The play "Lotus Lantern" sounds like an exceptionally good resource.

Once the news gets out of the entertainment industry, countless people will be scrambling to get a role in this film.

It could even be said that getting a role by sleeping with Ma Xun is an opportunity not everyone has.

However, Qin Lan still turned to Ma Xun and said, "Why can't I be the female lead in this play?"

It's obvious that this female lead is different from the one mentioned before.

Ma Xun laughed heartily upon hearing this, clearly indicating that Qin Lan was still somewhat concerned.

"Because the female lead in this drama is going to be paired with Chen Xiang, and Chen Xiang is not very old, so how can the female lead be a girl in her twenties?"

His words were pointed, but very effective.

Qin Lan felt very ashamed after being told this, so she simply sought out a dragon's root herself.

"So, do you... have any candidates?"

Ma Xun's breathing was also a little strange, but he couldn't help but frown at this candidate.

Originally, the female lead of this drama was supposed to be Shu Chang, but she wasn't one of my people.

The key point is that she previously played the role of Tianshan Tonglao in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

To put it bluntly, she might be someone from her own family.

The original version of "Lotus Lantern" actually had a deep connection with Zhang Da Hu Zi. Zhao Jian was one of the directors, and he was one of Zhang Da Hu Zi's favorites.

So how can I use her?
This is a huge production, and now that it's in my hands, Ma Xun, I naturally need to make the most of my own people.

As for Qin Lan, Ma Xun felt she was perfectly capable of playing the second female lead, the one played by the Singaporean actress.

As for Chang'e... of course, there's someone to choose from, it's definitely Yan Danchen.

The thought that it had been a long time since she had received any care and attention made me wonder if I had been neglecting her.
Ahem, let's not rush this.

In addition, of course, is the Third Holy Mother.

In the original timeline, this character was played by a Korean actress, and she caused all sorts of trouble later on.

That drug thing, and a lot of other scandals, plus the crucial point is, there's a movie coming up later...
The content is quite explicit, and of course, it's a feast for the eyes of many netizens.

The Holy Mother of the Third Princess is quite something!

Just look at this actress's entire acting career,

Therefore, Ma Xun naturally couldn't let her star in this film.

The Third Holy Mother needs to be replaced.

As for who it is... I haven't decided yet.

Qin Lan clearly didn't want to distract Ma Xun.

……

"The Third Holy Mother?"

"That's right, who do you think would be a good fit for this role?"

"This this……"

"No one else is chosen?"

Having secured Qin Lan, Ma Xun now needs to focus on developing "The Lotus Lantern."

Let's not rush into the female lead role; after all, we need a child star right now.

Let's start with the other characters first.

The Third Holy Mother is a key character, requiring her to be dignified and elegant... well, most importantly, beautiful.

However, this beauty should ideally possess both the qualities of a young girl and a mature woman.

The reason that Korean actress was able to play the role of the Third Holy Mother is mainly because her temperament was indeed quite suitable.

Now that Ma Xun can't have the Korean actress play the role, he has to find a suitable one.

So Ma Xun summoned Ye Quanzhen.

Ma Xun was very busy and wanted to find a Taiwanese actress to play the role.

When Ma Xun made these requests, Ye Quanzhen was indeed in a bit of a dilemma.

But, after all, it was Ye Quanzhen, and she suddenly smiled.

"Oh dear, how could I forget about her!"

"who?"

Ma Xun was also very curious.

Ye Quanzhen laughed and said, "Our supermodel."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xun immediately understood.

Yes! It's Lin Chih-ling!
Zhiling, her temperament... hey, just listen to her high-pitched voice, right? It has a girlish feel to it, don't you think?

And then there's her face and her figure.

Especially her figure, which Ma Xun has personally verified.

She could definitely play a young married woman.

Ahem, let's not talk about that anymore.

"Okay, let's go with her. Let her come to the capital and give her a trial performance."

(End of this chapter)