Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 501: "Soldiers' Assault"—The First Drama to Create Stars!
In fact, the lack of female characters is also a major reason why this "Soldiers Sortie" series is not well-received.

The most basic requirement for a film or television series is that it must have a male and female lead.

But this TV series is different.

However, there is an interesting point of view regarding the future.

That is, after netizens have watched this TV series countless times, some people have put forward this opinion.

If Bao Qiang's character, Xu Sanduo, were the female lead, wouldn't this TV series be a perfect Mary Sue drama?

Well, let's not discuss whether this viewpoint is right or wrong, but it's certainly quite novel.

Regardless of whether Bao Qiang's character, Xu Sanduo, is the 'female lead' in the sense of the TV series.

In terms of plot, Xu Sanduo does indeed have a very complete and quite interesting growth process.

Our fascination with this TV series is actually a reflection of our own growth process.

We see ourselves in him.

At the beginning, Xu Sanduo was like an innocent baby.

He always talks about doing meaningful things.

This is probably what we want to do, but it would probably be embarrassing to say it out loud.

He's fine, because we all know he's different.

Ma Xun was thinking too much when the plane landed at Kunming Airport.

"Let's go to the hotel first."

Although Bai Xiaohang is a bodyguard, he also usually arranges some daily tasks.

But this time, as soon as the two of them stepped out of the passage, someone waved to them.

"Mr. Ma! Over here... Haha... We've met before!"

"Oh, it's Teacher Kang."

"Don't call me teacher, Mr. Ma, just call me Lao Kang."

Old Kang is of course Kang Honglei, and his attitude is very 'low-key'.

Two other people came with him.

One is Zhang Yi, and the other is Chen Sicheng.

Ma Xun was not surprised to see these two, because Zhang Yi and Chen Sicheng were actually Kang Honglei's old acquaintances.

They knew each other before. It is said that Zhang Yi wrote a letter to Kang Honglei to ask for a role in this play.

Never mind, these details aren't important anyway.

In Ma Xun's eyes, this Old Kang was there with his best men, and he came to pick him up from the airport with great sincerity.

Bai Xiaohang started chatting with Lao Kang, while Ma Xun chatted with the two young men Lao Kang had brought.

"You are……"

“Mr. Ma, my name is Zhang Yi, and I play Shi Jin in this play.”

“Oh, this role is great. I’ve read the script and I remember it.”

"Really? That would be great."

"By the way, do you know Yin Tao?"

"Oh, let's get to know each other."

"She mentioned you to me."

"Really? Haha... This, this is really..."

"But I must say, you're pretty good at flirting with girls."

"Oh? No way! There really isn't one like that."

Goodness, Ma Xun made Zhang Yi blush with embarrassment with just a few words.

Chen Sicheng, standing to the side, was trying his best to cover his mouth.

Actually, they were all from the PLA Academy of Arts, and it wasn't just Yin Tao; Xiuqin from "Bright Sword" seemed to be in the same class as Zhang Yi.

It seems that the PLA Academy of Arts still produces a lot of talented people.

However, Ma Xun went a bit too far; Zhang Yi's problem was that he liked to tell jokes.

Some of the jokes were a bit risqué.

It's not a major flaw, but it's still quite different from his future public image.

Ma Xun is saying all this now, of course, to put him down.

After this suppression... that's sometimes how you have to be when it comes to personnel.

And the other one...

"Mr. Ma, actually I'm from Shenyang."

Chen Sicheng couldn't hold back any longer.

Ma Xun smiled after hearing this, "Aren't we all from the same hometown?"

This statement includes Zhang Yi as well; don't laugh at this small detail.

But it's quite useful.

Zhang Yi didn't say much, he could only keep a smile on his face. In fact, it was quite obvious that he had a very good relationship with Chen Sicheng at this time.

Chen Sicheng was somewhat embarrassed, but he still had to say something.

"Mr. Ma, I have heard of your great name for a long time, and I was overjoyed when I found out that we are from the same hometown."

Well, well, I am, I am...

This guy is really something, with just this one set of words, his actions, and even the fact that he sometimes speaks incoherently.

They are all very 'good'.

Ma Xun understood perfectly well that this guy wanted to join him, and he even acted the part quite well.

Will you have difficulty speaking?
of course not!

Chen Sicheng is a graduate of a professional broadcasting school, and he also worked as a broadcaster and other similar jobs.

How could someone have poor communication skills?
But now he's like Xu Sanduo, this guy must be acting.

Ma Xun understood why he did this; after all, it's better not to say things directly.

Now, Ma Xun has given him a chance to perform, so...

“Huayi is currently dealing with a lot of messes, which is why I was able to get this project. Indeed, I am actively recruiting talent, but I am only interested in truly valuable individuals.”

Direct, extremely direct!

Ma Xun didn't beat around the bush; instead, he pointed out all of Chen Sicheng's little schemes.

Didn't you want to join our Light?

Therefore, I have to mention Huayi Brothers, after all, this is your current employer.

Then, I also made the carriages and horses clear.

I, Ma Xun, only seek truly talented individuals.

Don't try to pull any strings with me about being from the same hometown; your nonsense won't work on me.

That's right, that's exactly what I mean.

Chen Sicheng's expression changed several times, but he finally smiled.

"Mr. Ma, I understand!"

Not bad, this guy did a pretty good job.

The conversation had only lasted two or three minutes, just a brief encounter.

The content is already quite rich.

Ma Xun has taken over the central position of the entire team, and Kang Honglei is now aware of this, so he knows it's best to keep a low profile.

So, Lao Kang gave a shout and prepared to get Ma Xun into the car.

But he asked, "Are we going to a hotel?"

Ma Xun replied directly, "Is the filming location for our show a military camp? Let's just go there. Maybe I'll stay there too."

These words made the three of them's eyes light up. This Mr. Ma did seem quite approachable.

At least they're willing to live with us.

Don't underestimate this detail; most bosses can't do it.

Bai Xiaohang was also somewhat surprised, but to be honest, he also wanted to experience military life.

So, the group of five set off for the location of a certain anti-aircraft artillery regiment.

……

Beijing.

The impact of Huayi's split is still expanding.

Accountant Jia became the new boss of Huayi, and then he immediately announced that his own Leshi.com would be integrated with Huayi.

Simply put, many of the films and TV series produced by Huayi Brothers in the past can now be viewed on Leshi.com.

The current state of the internet, and the internet spirit that Accountant Jia himself believes in.

The Huayi TV dramas on Leshi are now all free.

This did indeed generate a huge amount of online traffic, and many netizens praised Accountant Jia for being generous.

Of course, from a business perspective, after Jia Yi took over Huayi Brothers, his only purpose was to put their films and TV series online for free.

That's such an idiotic move.

But we live in an era where free internet is all the rage.

Actually, it wasn't free before. It was mainly because Google started offering free search that the concept of free sharing came about.

In fact, Google's free sharing also has a prerequisite.

It was the bursting of the US internet bubble, the massive crash of 00.

At that time, several domestic companies were also affected.

Ma Xun also bought a lot of stocks at that time.

After the internet exploded in the United States, a very interesting phenomenon occurred.

It's cheaper.

The internet was developed at great expense. In the very beginning, Chinese scientists spent nearly $3000 million to develop just three glass filaments.

This technology was extremely expensive at the time.

But when the bubble burst, the internet became cheap, servers became cheap, and companies were going bankrupt everywhere in Silicon Valley.

Thus, the basic conditions for providing free search were established.

But you should know that was around 00.

It's already 06, and many things are still quite expensive, although not as expensive as before.

So, in the end, what Accountant Jia did was pretty stupid.

It's not that it can't be free, but since it's an official product, you have to charge some money.

For example, asking netizens to become members and top up their accounts.

It doesn't have to be much, but there has to be some.

Accountant Jia simply waved his hand and said, "It's free for me!"

Damn it, who knows whose money this is burning!
Regardless of him, Accountant Jia certainly pulled off a convincing performance this time.

Since Huayi's incident, there has been no real verdict yet; the matter is far from over.

However, Wang Lao Er took the blame, and Wang Lao Da was no longer the big boss of Huayi.

This naturally sparked a desire for change in people's minds.

Many of them will ponder a question.

What will Feng Xiaogang do when he makes movies in the future?
Does he still collaborate with Huayi Brothers?

This is definitely an interesting question, although it's certain that Accountant Jia will have a good talk with Feng Xiaogang.

However, this does not necessarily mean there are no opportunities.

Therefore, Mr. Li, the CEO of Xiaoma Benteng, felt that his opportunity had arrived.

That day, I had a talk with Feng Xiaogang.

"Let me think about it."

Feng Xiaogang's answer disappointed President Li.

After much persuasion, all I got was a consideration.

Mr. Li couldn't be in a hurry.

But as soon as Mr. Li left Feng Xiaogang's place, someone immediately came looking for him again.

"Mr. Li, I'd like to discuss some projects with you."

"Oh, Ms. Wu, feel free to say anything. We're all easy to talk to, haha...we're all easy to talk to."

Mr. Li was a little nervous, after all, the person in front of him was Wu Yusen!
To date, Wu Yusen remains the highest-grossing actor in the Chinese-language film world.

It is also the most glorious achievement in Hollywood.

Although director Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" is very successful and has already won several Golden Globe Awards, it remains to be seen whether it will win an Oscar.

Therefore, Wu Yusen's appearance made President Li's heart race.

So what exactly are we going to talk about?

"I have high hopes for Su Zhaobin, the director of 'Silk.' If the two of us joined together..."

"Good! Great!"

Mr. Li was so pleased that he immediately interrupted Wu Yusen.

I'm so excited! There's no way around it, Little Horse Galloping really needs a great director like this.

These two are about to hug each other.

So, you've forgotten about Feng Xiaogang?
Little did they know, Feng Xiaogang was plotting a bold idea at that moment.

What he was calculating was...

Should we cooperate with Ma Xun?

Unfortunately, Ma Xun, who was far away in Kunming, had no idea about this.

……

Kunming.

What constitutes a meaningful thing?

"I...I don't know either."

"Then tell me, what's the point of you working for Huayi?"

"I think it still has meaning."

Baoqiang isn't actually stupid, but he still didn't answer this question very well.

Ma Xun was actually testing him; that's right, Ma Xun intended to recruit Bao Qiang.

In fact, those who frequently travel through time should know this.

The drama that has created the most stars in the Chinese entertainment industry is "Soldiers Sortie"!
And now...

"Mr. Ma, when we start filming this movie, do we need to make any changes?"

"Add female characters?"

Lao Kang, Chen Sicheng, and Lan Xiaolong all came.

Ma Xun hadn't said anything after hearing that.

Bai Xiaohang retorted, "Why add a female character? We don't need one!"

Good grief, he rejected it first.

Is it interesting?
It's actually quite normal. After spending a few days in the military camp, Bai Xiaohang grew to love the camp and the idea of ​​being a soldier.

Nothing is good without women!

(End of this chapter)