Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 523 Teaching a Mistress How to Be a Person! Is Fenbei.com a Big Trap?

Luxury mansions on the hillside.

"Uncle, why are you so supportive of me?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or lies?"

"Of course it's the truth. Who wants to hear a lie?"

"But the truth can be rather cruel."

How cruel is it?

"It's very simple. You'll be working under me in the future, so in order to help you make more money, of course I'll have to get my face done."

Ma Xun spoke so casually, yet every word seemed as sharp as a knife.

The mistress was heartbroken after being cheated, but she still wouldn't give up.

"Now I want to hear lies."

Ma Xun laughed heartily, "Isn't the truth nice to hear?"

"Tell me a lie." Little Honey even started to act coquettishly, but to be honest, with her cheeks like that, it looked weird when she tried to act coquettishly.

Ma Xun, still maintaining a flippant attitude, said, "Lies are even easier to tell. With a face like yours, what kind of scripts will you get in the future? You're already feeling that way, aren't you? You're online all the time, right? You must have seen a lot of the bad comments about you from netizens, right?"

If it weren't for these things, you probably wouldn't have come to Hong Kong, right?

You yourself have already realized that with this face, everything you have accumulated will vanish, and your bright future will be abruptly cut short.

You're basically stuck with the drama "Wang Zhaojun." As for "Chinese Paladin 3," I'm sorry, I suspect the director will be replaced.

The entertainment industry worldwide is all about looks.

So, you can just keep this face.

She should hone her acting skills and become a respected actress in the future; that would be great too.

Is this... a lie?

Xiao Mi's heart was pounding; she understood Ma Xun's words perfectly.

It must be said that Ma Xun's first half of his statement was absolutely true.

And in the second half, let Xiao Mi become a powerful actress?
Even if she had the ability, she wouldn't want to!

In today's entertainment industry, calling someone a "talented actor" is tantamount to indirectly criticizing their appearance.

Actually, everyone knows what's going on.

Is acting skill important or not?
Of course it's very important.

However, acting skills can be acquired through professional training.

While a certain amount of talent is involved, it can ultimately be acquired through hard work.

Their faces look different!

Face shape is something we're born with, it's more of a talent.

Moreover, there is another huge problem.

Many people, although they are very beautiful, are not photogenic; they may not even show half of their beauty on camera.

For example, Fatty Wang kept saying that Li Jiaxin was the most beautiful, incomparable.

His next words were: Li Jiaxin doesn't photograph well; the Li Jiaxin in the photos doesn't even capture a fraction of her real beauty.

Okay, he wasn't lying.

Conversely.

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If we look at Zhou Xun normally, to the naked eye, she is just an ordinary woman.

She doesn't have any particularly outstanding features, and she's not very tall, though she is quite slim.

However, Zhou Xun is photogenic; once she enters the frame, she looks like an elfin girl.

In reality, Zhou Xun is already over thirty.

These are all facts!

This world is just so unfair!
Having been a child star for so many years, Xiao Mi had already accumulated considerable popularity.

While it may not be the most amazing, it certainly has enormous potential.

The key thing is, her face is amazing!

She was on camera from a young age; back then, Beijing girls were so adorable on TV.

But now, this face is about to ruin everything it once had.

Become a person of substance?
She... Xiao Mi herself knew in her heart that she had some acting skills, but not enough.

Actually, the current mistress is quite hardworking.

She's not the kind of person who wants to coast along.

Unfortunately, with so many roles to play and such a busy schedule, there's really very little time to focus on studying at the Beijing Film Academy.

It's so contradictory, so very contradictory.

Such a contradiction essentially cuts off the path for those with real talent.

Therefore, she basically only has one choice.

"Uncle, I've made up my mind!"

"Oh really?"

"of course it's true!"

"Okay, I knew I hadn't misjudged you."

"Ah? Could it be..."

"What else do you want to hear?"

"Ah this..."

Xiao Mi didn't expect that Ma Xun had something else to say, and she could vaguely sense it.

Ma Xun's words will be very important.

"Uncle, whatever you say, I'll do."

Xiao Mi looked determined.

Ma Xun laughed and said, "I didn't mean for you to listen to me. It's just that you're only 20 years old now, and there are some things you might not have figured out yet."

Let me give you a few simple words.

What do you think the world should truly be like?

Don't rush to answer, let me ask you first.

Do you think that the world should be such that you should get a certain amount of reward for the effort you put in?
If you work diligently, then you should succeed?
"If you act seriously, does that mean the audience should like you?"

At that moment, Xiaomi was stunned.

"Uncle, is this not right?"

Ma Xun smiled and shook his head, "These are certainly correct, but they are not necessarily correct either."

If you are serious and diligent, you will succeed.

Then there are just too many successful people in this world.

In reality, the more diligent and hardworking a person is, the more likely they are to lead an ordinary life.

Although I don't think an ordinary life is bad.

If you want to be a regular actor, I won't stop you.

However, if you want to succeed, then you must remember one thing.

Only when you succeed will people cheer for you, applaud for you, and praise you.

And then there's the failure... or even just being an ordinary actor.

hey-hey……

Given your status as a child star, Yang Mi, if you only become a third-tier actress in the future, it will be difficult for you to get lead roles, and at most you will only play a supporting role next to someone.

Do you know what people will say about you?
I guarantee they'll criticize you, saying you've been around for so many years and haven't made a name for yourself.

They will despise you, they will loathe you, they will...

Okay, that's all for now.

Wow! That's really something!

Ma Xun's words didn't seem to have much to do with facial surgery, but Xiao Mi understood them completely.

"No, not in the future. In fact, there are already such voices now. I heard a lot of these voices before I got my hands on 'Wang Zhaojun'."

Xiao Mi looked somber, clearly recalling many painful memories from the past.

Ma Xun naturally saw through it, and his words just now... probably had some effect on Xiao Mi.

"For success."

"It's just getting some facial work done."

My mistress is even answering questions faster than me!

Ma Xun laughed and said, "Once you've made a move, don't make excuses for yourself."

"Well, but what if someone asks..."

"You don't have to answer." "I understand."

That's right, that's Ma Xun's goal.

Don't bring up things like "I had my wisdom teeth pulled," it's pointless.

You can simply give a cold shoulder and not answer, which is better than giving a reason that will backfire.

Later, even doctors couldn't help but come out and debunk the rumors, because many girls ask this question when getting their wisdom teeth removed.

Will my face get smaller?

It annoyed the doctor.

So, Ma Xun can be considered to have done a good deed.

As for other things...

"Come to America with me."

"Oh? But I heard it's very expensive there."

"I can help you solve your money problem."

"Uncle, you're so good to me."

Xiao Mi felt warm inside.

But Ma Xun suddenly said, "I can pay for your bill, but after I do, I'll have all the evidence against you for having plastic surgery. If you don't come to me again, then you... hmph."

Good guy!
It turned out to be the case.

This time, Xiao Mi wasn't affected much, and even said, "Then in the future, if I make money for you, you can deduct it from my earnings."

Hey! You're on the right track!
Ma Xun smiled and said, "This child is teachable."

Then, blushing, Xiao Mi said, "Well, right now, this mansion seems really nice..."

What do you mean?
This 20-year-old girl has fallen for love.

But Ma Xun said very realistically, "Let's wait until you finish your facial, otherwise I'm not interested at all."

So direct!
Xiao Mi was really hurt, but she's improved her mindset now.

"Well... if you look from above, it's not that obvious."

Huh? What does this mean?
How do you look at it from top to bottom?
Ma Xun laughed, "I'm very popular lately."

Xiao Mi gently licked her delicate red lips with her little tongue.

……

Another luxury residence in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong.

"Ma Xun has taken the bait."

"That's right, he must have been dreaming of ringing the bell on Nasdaq."

"To be honest, I really don't want to bring this guy along if I could."

"Haha... Anyway, once it goes public, we'll exit as soon as possible."

"Oh dear, isn't what I did a bit unethical?"

"Haha... Brother Li, you're joking. We're just following the rules."

"Yes, that means doing things according to the rules!"

The second son of the Li family was very happy. What were he talking about with Sun Donghai and several other bosses?

In fact, the listing of Fenbei.com was a trap in itself.

Simply put, it's riding the wave of Chinese internet companies listing on NASDAQ in the US.

Let's get this music website up there too.

Because many Chinese internet companies are going public now, the restrictions there are relatively less stringent.

And market makers, accounting firms... in short, the second son of the Li family has people in many areas.

After all, the Li family's rise to prominence was mainly due to their involvement in finance.

Well, the most basic way to put it is that finance and real estate are closely related.

Actually, anyone who has watched "The Greed of Man" knows that it explains things very clearly.

The two industries are linked.

If one falls, the other will surely fall too.

Therefore, the second son of the Li family can handle all the obstacles on the road to listing.

However, Fenbei.com is, after all, a music company, and music is closely related to copyright.

Ma Xun possesses very important copyright resources.

So, of course, we have to pull him along.

In fact, this plan was already in place from the very beginning, starting with getting Ma Xun involved in Fenbei.com.

In short, the plan of the second son of the Li family is:
After Fenbei.com successfully listed on Nasdaq, they ran away!

This is... way too common, you know.

In the global stock market, there are countless stocks whose highest point is on the first day of listing.

For countless trading days afterward, the stock never reached the high price of the first day.

why?
They just take the money and run.

Moreover, Li's second son and Sun Donghai had a reason to run away.

Because Fenbei.com is a music website!

This website doesn't actually have much profit-making ability!
If it weren't for Ma Xun's powerful music copyright acquisition, this website would have collapsed long ago!

However, it can fool foreigners.

What do those Americans know?
It's important to know that the United States is currently the world's largest music market.

In Asia, Japan is the world's second-largest music market.

From a long-term perspective, many investors believe that China, let alone surpasses the United States.

It's not a sure thing that it will surpass Japan to become the world's second-largest music market.
Yes, this is what we'll need to include in our financial statements when we go public.

Moreover, many Americans have seen it and think it's fantastic.

They believe this!

It must be made clear that the stock market is essentially about playing with expectations.

This is why domestic internet companies can easily list on NASDAQ.

Those companies are all losing money now, and they're constantly burning through cash!

Using the same logic, we'll take Fenbei.com public.

However, there are subtle differences.

Because Fenbei.com is different from those companies.

Can it compare to Sogou?
Can it compare to Star Wave?
Can it compare to 163?

That's impossible!
So, it was the right thing to run away early.

What will be the result of running like this?

They ran away first, leaving Ma Xun behind!
That's right, it's just leaving Ma Xun with a mess.

Hehe, you can take over the debt now!
These guys are really scheming, especially Sun Donghai, who's planning to get revenge.

Unfortunately, they misjudged one person.

Ma Xun is not someone you can easily deal with.

……

early morning.

"Brother Ma, oh... cough cough."

"nothing."

As soon as Bai Xiaohang entered, he saw Ma Xun and a girl covering her face.

He knew he had come at the wrong time.

Of course, nothing was seen; his mistress was already huddled under the covers.

Ma Xun was also very decisive.

"Come on, let's do something first."

"What are you doing?"

"Like this, and then like this..."

How is it going?
Bai Xiaohang laughed after hearing this.

The listing process of Fenbei.com went exceptionally smoothly. Soon, the affairs in Hong Kong were completed, and Ma Xun, Li Jia's second son, Zheng Li, and others were about to go to New York for the final bell-ringing ceremony.

But at this moment, a news story suddenly broke!
"A company claims to be asserting its copyright to Phoenix Legend!"

what?
Is there a copyright issue?

The listing of Fenbei.com will definitely be affected!

(End of this chapter)