Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 443 Tangtang's Flattery: The Battle Between "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" and "A Deadly Secret"!
"Brother, do you think those two old women surnamed Li might notice?"

"You figured it out? What did you figure out?"

"It's us, that..."

"You! Don't think they're so smart! If those two silly women were really smart, they wouldn't have made so many messy films."

"Yeah, that makes sense. They seem to think their films are art."

"Heh... Bullshit art!"

Just as Ma Xun had expected.

It is true that Li Shuangli was instigated by the Wang brothers this time.

Actually, at first, the Wang brothers only intended to use this pair of Lis to prevent Ma Xun from having any child stars to use for "The Lotus Lantern".

After all, most child stars are in the Beijing entertainment circle, and the two Lis are part of the Beijing circle's influence. Although they are relatively independent, they are definitely part of the Beijing circle after so many years.

But as this matter progressed... it can't just be for such a small purpose, can it?
Besides, shouldn't the Wang brothers have some reason for doing this?
Most importantly, the Wang brothers and the two Li brothers, Rong Xingda, also have their own points of conflict.

That's Zhou Xun, the young master.

It's been rumored for a long time that the two Wangs have extended olive branches to Zhou Gongzi multiple times.

Now it's getting worse and worse.

There's nothing we can do about it; Rongxingda's recent acting performances haven't been very good.

Especially the movie "Baby in Love" from the beginning of this year.

The two Lis definitely invested a huge amount of resources in this film, and it is a movie, a movie in which Zhou Xun plays the leading lady.

Ultimately, the area where the two Lis excelled was television dramas, but they did indeed start their careers in film.

Therefore, the movie "Baby in Love" is not just a work that marks Zhou Xun's transition from television to film.

It's also a work that allows both Lee and Lee to vindicate themselves!
They are both very ambitious and have invested a great deal of resources, including the network of contacts they have built up over the years.

From filming to promotion, and in all aspects... if you pay a little attention, you'll know that at the beginning of this year, many media outlets, including television stations and newspapers, were reporting on this work.

There have been numerous interviews with Li, Li, and Zhou Xun.

However, the film "Baby in Love" flopped shortly after its release.

It collapsed completely!
Not only did it perform poorly at the box office, but it also received terrible reviews and was heavily criticized.

The main problem is that many people genuinely didn't understand it.

Moreover, if you look at it more closely, this film is actually not grounded in reality at all.

The male and female protagonists meet at Starbucks, they live in the East Third Ring Road area, and the decoration, especially the toilet that was later renovated, is like a postmodern toilet in a tropical rainforest.

Can the average person afford to make this?

The films that the Wang brothers collaborated on with Feng Xiaogang are often referred to as Feng-style comedies or Beijing-style comedies, but their films, at least for now, are still very down-to-earth.

Although the characters in it are all the stubborn type, they always speak in a way that is different from normal people, and in fact, they are not ordinary people at all.

It does give people a down-to-earth feeling.

This drama featuring the two Lees is truly...

The huge failure of this film basically foreshadowed that Zhou Xun would definitely leave the Li family.

The contract has expired.

The Wang brothers had been eyeing Zhou Gongzi for a long time, and now this opportunity was perfect.

But can they do it openly?
Divert trouble to the east!

The two brothers gave a long speech, on the one hand absolutely denying that they wanted to recruit Zhou Xun, and on the other hand saying that Ma Xun was lusting after Zhou Xun.

They even said that Ma Xun was a perverted lecher in the Chinese entertainment industry.

He has slept with all the beautiful female celebrities under his management.

They're targeting Zhou Xun now.

Is this considered spreading rumors?
Cough cough, putting aside whether it counts or not, those two Wang brothers are just bastards.

So, are those two Lee Shins?
At first, of course I didn't believe it.

Both Li and Li have their own reasons.

"Is Ma Xun really after Zhou Xun?"

"Doesn't he have a girl like Li Xiaoran by his side?"

This example is very meaningful. The meaning of "double Li" is that Li Xiaoran has a pretty face, a good figure, and is also fair-skinned.

But Zhou Xun... Actually, both Li and Li knew very well that Zhou Xun was the kind of woman who was particularly photogenic.

On camera, she looks like an ordinary person, short and not very tall, with an average figure.

But to be fair, Zhou Xun really does look like an elf on camera.

So, according to the Wang brothers, Ma Xun likes to play around with female celebrities, but he's even been with Li Xiaoran, so why would he care about Zhou Xun?
That's what the Wang brothers said.

“We’ve heard that Ma Xun’s tastes have changed.”

"He's started doing things with an artistic flair."

Simply saying it isn't enough to convince them, so the two of them also gave examples.

Wan Qian is an example of this.

Teachers Li, look, this girl's figure is average, but she has an artistic flair, and she's also from the Jiangnan region.

Goodness, everything else is just so-so, but this 'woman from Jiangnan' has convinced Shuang Li completely.

Yes, maybe it's just that Ma Xun, this big Northeasterner, now has a preference for women from the Jiangnan region.

And so, the two Li brothers were fooled by the Wang brothers.

The Wang brothers were naturally very pleased with this.

Then came the Golden Eagle Awards, and the Wang brothers pulled another dirty trick.

Any film starring Zhou Xun should absolutely not be nominated for the Golden Eagle Awards!

It's important to understand that while Ma Xun does have a significant influence over this award, he can't completely control it.

At least there's still the influence of Hunan TV involved, and some of the judges are from universities in Beijing.

Some of these teachers had a good relationship with the Wang brothers.

And so, this is the result.

Zhou Xun's films weren't nominated, even though she's filmed quite a few.

The two Lees must be furious!

More importantly, the Wang brothers' actions served as a 'reminder' to Zhou Xun.

An actress like you has no future if she continues to associate with the two Lis; she won't even be able to win any awards! It can be said that this is killing two birds with one stone.

The Wang brothers are certainly adept at using dirty tricks.

So how many awards will they win at this year's Golden Eagle Awards?
For a while, there were actually a lot of mainstream TV dramas, so the brothers had a hard time.

And what about the Golden Eagle Awards?

They didn't let this opportunity slip by, and the key was Zhang Da Hu Zi!
……

Changsha.

"The Legend of Liancheng?"

"Yes, I saw that Zhang Dahuzi and his team brought this work before."

"What I mean is, has 'A Deadly Secret' become a big-budget production?"

"Anyway, that's what Zhang Dahuzi and his men said, Brother Ma, is there anything wrong with that?"

"Oh, because 'A Deadly Secret' is relatively short, it would probably be difficult to adapt it into a big-budget production."

"Oh, so that's how it is. I don't know anything about 'Liancheng Jue'. Please forgive me, Brother Ma."

"You don't understand, it's nothing, it's just... you..."

"Brother Ma~"

When Tangtang saw Ma Xun again, she seemed much smarter.

She wasn't stupid to begin with, and in fact, she used to use some tricks.

Now that Tangtang has a clear understanding of Ma Xun's strength, she naturally goes to great lengths to curry favor with him.

Moreover, this is a great opportunity.

The Golden Eagle Awards were even more lively than before, and this was all thanks to Ma Xun.

But it is precisely because of this excitement that it has become a focal point in the entertainment industry.

So, for a popular actress like Bai Zhi, who is at the Golden Eagle Awards, it's naturally not appropriate to get too entangled with Ma Xun.

This is also Ma Xun's principle.

This is Tangtang's chance.

She can't compare to Bai Zhi. Tang Tang is not exactly a nobody in the entertainment industry, but she's still a newcomer.

Although she had acted in several dramas, including some big productions, she couldn't be considered particularly famous.

Therefore, it is natural to seize the opportunity now.

Not only did she help Ma Xun gather information, but she also demonstrated her musical instrument skills to him.

This instrument... performed a section of the erhu at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Zhang Yimou really knows how to create something special; he has several tall, beautiful women wearing cheongsams that look like miniskirts playing the erhu.

The key point is, who cares about the erhu anymore?
Isn't everyone just looking at the legs?
Well, it seems that around this time, Zhang Yimou's direction began to change.

It's understandable that movies like "Full House of Big Boobs" were made later.

At this moment, Tangtang wasn't playing the erhu, but rather the xiao.

To be fair, Ma Xun looked down at Tangtang's face, and saw how hard she was working.

It certainly gave Ma Xun the urge to promote her.

But considering that Tangtang's acting skills are known as the shame of the Central Academy of Drama... she should still get more practice.

However, she found out quite a bit of information.

Did Zhang Dahuzi create "Liancheng Jue"?
Ma Xun quickly recalled the incident where the Wang brothers had caused trouble.

If the two of them prevented the Shu family's daughter from starring in "The Lotus Lantern," then they must have to pay a price.

That's probably the book "A Deadly Secret".

It's very likely that Zhang Dahuzi took over, and then the Wang brothers invested some resources, or they brought in some resources.

Regardless of the circumstances, this version of "A Deadly Secret" is definitely different from the original version.

Ma Xun smiled when he thought about it.

The reason is simple: the original version of "Liancheng Jue" was clearly a low-budget production. Now, because of my connections, it has become a big-budget production.

Wouldn't that mean I indirectly did a good deed?
hiss~
Tangtang's little tiger teeth are quite impressive.

"That's all?"

Upon hearing the boss ask this, Tangtang quickly... cough cough.

Getting anxious, he coughed twice and continued, "That's really all we have right now... Isn't that enough?"

Seeing the somewhat frightened look in her eyes, Ma Xun revealed a satisfied expression, "You did a good job."

They then pressed Tangtang's head down again.

It seems that this is about all Tangtang can do.

So next... let's see what Ma Xun has to do.

hiss~
Indeed, Tangtang is very accomplished in musical instruments.

……

As time went by, the Golden Eagle Awards came to an end.

The Golden Eagle Awards ceremony was held on Hunan TV.

Last year, due to the pandemic, our awards this year mainly focused on mainstream TV dramas.

That's to be expected.

However, the main event took place after the awards ceremony.

The date for the online release of "A Deadly Secret" was announced after the ceremony.

This time it will be on Beijing TV, on the 7th of next month.

That is, the first Sunday of November.

To the surprise of many, another major drama was scheduled for release soon after!

The Legend of the Condor Heroes will premiere on November 8th!

What's the situation?
Two Jin Yong adaptations were released one after the other?

The key point is that anyone can smell the gunpowder in this!

A major battle of TV dramas is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)