Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 455: The Mistress Tears into Wen Yongshan? "Lotus Lantern" Becomes an Instant Hit Upon Premiere!
"A World Without Thieves has won!"

"I think Crazy Stone will win."

"The data for 'A World Without Thieves' is indeed slightly ahead! And that data might not be accurate!"

"Isn't that website owned by Guangming? If it's inaccurate, why is 'A World Without Thieves' listed first?"

"Is it possible that the box office of 'A World Without Thieves' was originally much higher than expected, but the data on Douban was deliberately lowered?"

"Isn't that a bit much?"

"I still firmly believe that 'Crazy Stone' won!"

The Spring Festival is here, and these days, very few people go to the movies during the Spring Festival.

Therefore, the battle for the Lunar New Year film season has come to a complete end.

The final result is subject to much debate.

Of course, it's understandable for netizens to argue about it; after all, it's just for fun.

Otherwise, all we'll do during the Spring Festival is watch the CCTV Spring Festival Gala?
To be honest, this year's Spring Festival Gala did have some fresh and interesting aspects.

Jay Chou is here!

His appearance on stage, while it can't be said to have saved the grand gala—that would be ridiculous—did bring a new change to the event.

To be fair, it's not that people don't like watching this gala, but in recent years, the ratings for the gala have been declining. What really supports the gala are mostly comedy sketches.

This is actually somewhat frustrating, because the song and dance programs at the gala, especially the dance programs, are absolutely top-notch in our country.

But the logic remains the same: language-based programs are more down-to-earth.

Moreover, in the past, language-based programs not only produced some popular jokes that circulated in people's daily lives, but more importantly, they also contained a lot of satire on real society!
The irony... well, anyway, it all stopped there. We just ended up making dumplings together.

I dare not say more.

This inevitably makes the gala seem rather old-fashioned.

Yes, it looks festive and lively.

But in reality, it exudes a kind of old-fashionedness that we all understand.

Jay Chou's appearance on stage certainly brought something new.

In particular, he also sang a song with a very unique style that was almost completely out of sync with the style of the Spring Festival Gala.

Excellent! Really excellent!
However, this is a good thing, but some people with ulterior motives have given it a different interpretation.

……

The Spring Festival is over.

Xiao Mi is about to face the biggest test of her life.

College entrance examination!
Okay, to be precise, it's the art exam. Currently, the art exam's professional courses all start after the Spring Festival.

After completing the professional course exams, the college entrance examination will follow.

On a side note, the required scores for art students in the college entrance examination are not actually that high.

But 179 is really too low; that score is simply below the passing mark.

Cough cough, what are you saying? That's so strange.

Anyway, Xiao Mi is indeed going to take the art exam, but she finds that she doesn't seem to be well prepared.

Um... to be precise, are you prepared?

She's been filming a lot lately, basically doing all sorts of different kinds of movies and TV shows.

With exams approaching, she can't afford to be careless, so she'd better come to the company to visit her two godmothers.

"Hey Lao Li, have you heard about that incident?"

"What is it?"

Unexpectedly, before Xiaomi could even see her two godmothers, she heard them talking about something.

Well then, let's listen... This can't be considered eavesdropping, right?
The two godmothers both have the surname Li, and they call each other "Old Li," which is really interesting.

But then I overheard them talking about Ma Xun.

"It's this year's Spring Festival Gala."

What's wrong with the Spring Festival Gala?

"That singer from Taiwan, surnamed Zhou, didn't he go on stage?"

"I know that."

"But do you know why he went up there?"

"Huh? Why?"

"You really haven't heard?"

"No, you're being too mysterious, Lao Li, just tell us already!"

"Okay, okay, don't rush me, hehe... It's just that Ma Xun's 'Crazy Stone' and Da Xiao Wang and Feng Xiaogang's 'A World Without Thieves' going head-to-head, the Lunar New Year film season was so lively, but in the end, it was Chen Guofu who came out and caused trouble with his crappy identity."

Don't you understand?

"No, how am I supposed to understand this?"

"Old Li, really, you don't understand? This time, it's that Zhou guy..."

"Oh, I see. You mean this person surnamed Zhou is from Ma Xun's family?"

"Don't you know that? Of course it's his people, and this guy surnamed Zhou appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, which means Ma Xun is also showing his hand."

"So that's how it is. You have Taiwanese people at Huayi, and I also have Taiwanese people here, and they are quite impressive."

"Yes."

After the two Lis got to this point in their conversation, there was a moment of silence.

Why remain silent?
Xiao Mi didn't understand, but she knew she should go in.

"Godmother..."

Her appearance broke the silence between the two Lis.

Actually, the two Lis had initially intended to use this industry gossip as a pastime, but as they chatted, they discovered...

Both Huayi Brothers and Enlight Media are becoming increasingly stronger.

Both the King and Queen have Chen Guofu's assistance, and Ma Xun also has connections in Taiwan.

No one is worse than anyone else.

But what about their honor?
And so, silence fell.

Now that my mistress is here, that's great.

"You want to ask about the art college entrance exam?"

"Yep."

Xiao Mi is quite obedient; after all, her two godmothers had given her a lot of resources before.

Back then, she was a child star, but now, if Xiao Mi can successfully get into her desired art school, she may be able to shed the label of child star.

Don't underestimate this step; it's something many child stars haven't been able to do.

Many child stars fail to get into the top three universities, and even those who do lose the charm they had in their childhood.

It's really difficult for child stars to become big stars without a smooth journey; it's truly not easy.

Therefore, this exam was of great significance to Xiaomi.

But for the two Lis...

"Don't worry."

"That's right, I've already taught you everything. The main thing is recitation and singing a song. As for skits, that's no problem for you."

This……

Xiao Mi felt that her two godmothers didn't seem to be taking it too seriously.

Of course, Xiao Mi still harbors the idea that her two godmothers will use their connections to help her get things done.

I suppose so, yeah, I suppose so...

With that in mind, Xiao Mi chatted with her godmother.

But something felt off. Just then, a company assistant arrived with something.

"Mr. Li, there's been a change in the TV drama market. The newly aired 'Lotus Lantern' is performing exceptionally well..."

The assistant's words won't have much impact on the two Lees.

But when Xiaomi heard this, she felt like her head was about to explode.

I also had the opportunity to star in "The Lotus Lantern" back then!

This this……

Did I miss it again?
After returning from Rongxingda, Xiaomi continued to diligently prepare for the art college entrance exam.

But of course, you should also watch the TV series "Lotus Lantern".

And then she looked... and there she saw Wen Yongshan.

I have to say, this girl is really something.

His performance alongside Chen Xiang was truly outstanding.

Well, I think I'll just not look at her.

See more... Wow, so cool!

It has to be said that Jiao Enjun's portrayal of Erlang Shen is truly beyond words.

Although Xiao Mi isn't a huge fan of his, at her age, she definitely likes looking at handsome men.

Just like now, the posters of Nicholas Tse are all over her room.

Well, that's normal.

However, overall, Xiao Mi's family's current living conditions are just so-so.

Her family isn't really that wealthy. Even though she's been filming for many years, and if their house were to be demolished, it wouldn't be worth much.

Even worse than my uncle's family, whose uncle is a highly accomplished mathematics professor.

For some reason, Xiao Mi sighed.

Could it be because I missed a good opportunity?

Or is it because I haven't been able to truly change my own life?

At best, I'll just be a plain-looking girl in Beijing for the rest of my life?

I don't know, nobody knows.

At least, she shouldn't be like this at her age.

……

The moment "Lotus Lantern" aired, it became an instant hit!

Even without considering the plot, just look at the fight scenes in this movie.

Well, since it's a drama about gods and immortals, it should be called a battle of magic.

But they were still fighting, and it was a really exciting fight.

It is said that they invited Master Yuan.

Okay, let's not even talk about the fight scenes.

Just looking at the cast of this TV series, they are truly amazing!
There's no need to say more about Jiao Enjun; our Chenxiang is also a handsome child star.

Then there's the Third Holy Mother, played by Lin Chi-ling, and Chang'e, played by Yan Danchen.

Even Princess Iron Fan was played by Cai Shaofen.

Don't you understand?

It can be directly linked to "A Chinese Odyssey".

And all of this... was just a small gesture from Ma Xun.

With just some improvements in casting and action choreography, this film has made a qualitative leap.

And so, Wen Yongshan became famous.

"Is this the young model from Hong Kong who came back then?"

"I heard there's something going on between him and Ma Xun!"

"Someone has revealed that Wen Yongshan is really..."

"Some juicy gossip? Tell me quickly!"

With fame comes controversy.

Wen Yongshan is currently in Beijing, attending various events with the film crew. When she has some free time, she goes online to browse the internet.

As a result, I saw comments like these from netizens.

Honestly, she was a young girl, and she was definitely angry inside.

But, I can't help it... having an ambiguous relationship with Ma Xun?

Yes, this comment really bothered her.

Wen Yongshan doesn't know why, but she can't help but overthink this comment.

This...this must be related to what I glimpsed that night!

Regarding what happened that day... Wen Yongshan already knew that Ma Xun was a big shot.

But she never expected that Ma Xun was actually a big shot who could manipulate Gong Li!

Yes, not all big shots are the same.

Gong Li is an international film queen. How could someone like her... actually be under Ma Xun like a prostitute?

Ahem, actually Wen Yongshan has never seen what it's like for a prostitute to work.

But that's how Hong Kong people naturally think.

But at the time, she was really strange; she just kept looking at it and couldn't take her eyes off it.

My heart was beating incredibly fast, and I felt like a completely different person.

Well, well... I went back and washed my underwear properly.

Also, I got a sty the next day.

This... In fact, what Wen Yongshan was imagining was that Gong Li had been replaced by her!

Indeed, beneath Ma Xun, she appeared as an extremely alluring woman, subtly pleading for pleasure...

Oh dear! I can't think about it too much!

These online comments are really unbearable to read!

Oh right, I have to register tomorrow.

……

Of course, you need to register for the art exam first, but you need to have the status of an art student before that.

This is not difficult.

Meanwhile, the art entrance exams in Beijing are now a hot topic.

There are quite a few people every year.

This year, the media even reported on it.

But this report... yes, they caught their mistress.

"Well, actually I'm quite well prepared."

Xiao Mi is, after all, a child star, and she's very poised and confident.

But to Xiaomi's surprise, the media then found a new target.

Moon Yong-shan!
She was also poised and elegant.

But the moment Xiao Mi and Wen Yongshan's eyes met, it seemed like a spark flew.

It was as if the mistress's gaze was saying: That role was originally mine!
Wen Yongshan's gaze, however, seemed to say: Who knows what you mean!
A tit-for-tat confrontation?

After the interview, the two of them realized that their exam numbers were actually very close!

(End of this chapter)