Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 617 The Alluring Chen Hao, the Blockbuster "Red Cliff" is Finally Here!
The warmth of winter is always something to be cherished.

Chen Hao truly deserves his reputation as a heartthrob.

Her skin was so white.

She has such a small, cherry-like mouth.

And then there's her alluring gaze.

Ma Xun really likes it.

Moreover, we haven't seen each other for many days.

This adds to the sense of unfamiliarity.

Of course, Ma Xun liked it too.

After the tender moments, there's always a need to share some intimate thoughts.

"Well, you've probably heard about it, right?"

"it does not matter."

"President Li offered a very good fee."

“It’s really okay. I’m not even worried about whether they can make a good ‘New Three Kingdoms’.”

This……

Chen Hao, who played Diao Chan, couldn't help but chuckle.

"That's a strange thing to say."

That's true, Ma Xun's words sounded very strange.

But then, Ma Xun gave Chen Hao a special explanation.

"Did you know that the character Diao Chan wasn't actually in Wu Yusen's original script?"

"Huh?" Chen Hao was taken aback.

It's worth mentioning that Ma Xun's version of "Red Cliff" is quite different from the original version.

In the original timeline, the story of "Red Cliff" begins directly with Zhao Zilong's seven charges into and out of Changban Slope.

This way of filming is really quite frustrating.

It's very abrupt.

Although we are all very familiar with "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

But if you don't even explain the cause and effect, the story becomes much less engaging.

Of course, in the original timeline version, there was a short scene where Cao Cao killed Kong Rong.

The problem is that this scene is too short, and it also contains hidden clues.

In Ma Xun's scene with Wu Yusen, it felt like this old rascal was harboring malicious intentions.

Because in this play, Wu Yusen portrayed Cao Mengde as a very tyrannical character and Kong Rong as a very benevolent one.

Historically, and also in the novel *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, it is true that Cao Cao killed Kong Rong.

He's the one who did it.

However, Wu Yusen made an unforgivable mistake in this scene.

The mistake was... that it was too simplistic!

As we all know, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is not only one of the Four Great Classical Novels, but also the one with the most conspiracies and intrigues among them.

Schemes and intrigues might not sound pleasant, but to put it another way...

This book is very 'complex'.

Not only were the battles complex, but the political struggles during the Three Kingdoms period were also very complex.

Each and every character is incredibly complex!

Especially Cao Mengde!

This is a very complex figure, and one that is known to every Chinese person.

When Cao Mengde was young, he was a passionate young man. When he was with Yuan Shao, he dreamed of restoring the Han Dynasty.

Later, he did indeed gain power, and things changed.

However, he did not actually usurp the Han throne.

However, under Wu Yusen's lens, this Cao Mengde is simply amazing!

In the original version of "Red Cliff", Cao Mengde was portrayed as extremely violent and, one could say, quite brainless.

Later on, this guy was still uneducated, and what he said was complete nonsense, yet he thought it was lame jokes.

Let me put it this way: Cao Mengde in all dramas, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, is not like the one in Wu Yusen's "Red Cliff"!

Cao Mengde in history was a great literary figure, right?

Even if not every sentence he utters is as ornate as an essay, he is definitely not the Cao Mengde depicted by Wu Yusen in this lens.

A crude person who speaks incoherently and doesn't understand syntax at all.

but.

Ma Xun was certain that Wu Yusen's fear was intentional!

And this deliberate act is a sign of malicious intent!

Because later on, Wu Yusen filmed Cao Mengde's poem, which was about his desire to control the culture of Jiangnan.

Anyone who has seen the entire film "Red Cliff" will definitely remember this scene.

This is really bad.

Wasn't Wu Yusen implying that these uncouth and uncultured northerners were planning to ruin the culture of the south?

Old Deng really puts all his heart and soul into these things.

The beginning was filmed in an extremely simple style, without any conspiracy or trickery whatsoever.

To put it simply, even a child would be surprised to see these guys as ministers.
However, this also highlights Cao Mengde's strength.

The subtext is all there.

What is Wu Yusen, this old man, trying to imply? If you think about it a little more, you'll understand. Where is he from?

It's from Hong Kong... I won't say more, those who know, know.

Unfortunately, this old man ran into Ma Xun.

Ma Xun had long seen through the original version of "Red Cliff," and now he was naturally going to break everything that Wu Yusen, the old man, had done before.

So, how do we make it work?

First of all, we can't make it too simple!
We must film this drama with a complex feel, that is, to capture the intrigues and schemes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," cough cough, I should say, the ingenious plans and schemes.

Provide these things with good growing soil.

So, we have to start from the beginning!

Why did the Battle of Red Cliffs occur?
Because of everything that happened before!

And so, in the very beginning, Ma Xun arranged for Lü Bu to flirt with Diao Chan...

The narration, Diao Chan's dance, and Lü Bu's martial prowess are all complemented by the voice-over.

Although it was just a few brief appearances, it still gave our film a fairly good historical background.

The key point is that Lü Bu's flirting with Diao Chan was a scheme!

The key element of this "beauty trap" was also a strategy to sow discord.

This is not simply about offering a beautiful woman.

That's two schemes, and they're both very famous ones.

And to find the actress to play Diao Chan at this time... yes, Chen Hao was actually personally selected by Sister Hong.

There's only one reason, and it's very simple.

"This girl has really good eyesight, I like her a lot."

Eyes?

Is it sexy and alluring enough?

He's a heartthrob!

Of course, Ma Xun couldn't tell Chen Hao everything, since time travel is something that not everyone can accept.

He can only say it according to the original script.

Then, they'll frequently mention, "What would happen if this script were made into a film?"

It was quite a lot of work, but thankfully, Chen Hao was very clever.

"So, although my character has relatively few appearances, he's actually very important, right?"

At this moment, the heartthrob was very well-behaved.

Ma Xun chuckled, "Of course." But then...

"I don't believe you for a second!"

The way these words were spoken had a flirtatious feel to them.

In particular, after Chen Hao finished speaking, he gave Ma Xun a flirtatious wink.

She's truly a heartthrob, so alluring!

Ma Xun tightened his chest.

Okay, let's move on to the next topic.

"What about the matter concerning Little Pony this time?"

"Oh, you mean the movie offer?"

"Yes."

"No problem."

"But they also want to film 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'."

"This is something."

"She's also playing Diao Chan."

"Haha... It's nothing. I know that Mr. Li previously found several people who acted in our 'Red Cliff' to act in their 'Three Kingdoms'."

"Oh? Really? Then what if they..."

"Don't be afraid, haha..."

Chen Hao simply felt that he had played Diao Chan in "Red Cliff" and was later invited by Xiao Ma to play Diao Chan in their new Three Kingdoms.

This is not only strange, but it also doesn't seem like a good thing.

But it seems to be nothing to Ma Xun.

Of course, Chen Hao had always known that Ma Xun was very open to his stars taking on outside projects.

You should answer, why not?

As long as the script is decent, or the play itself isn't problematic, then you should accept the role.

That really shows... a broad mind.

But isn't it a bit too broad now?
Ma Xun knew what Chen Hao was thinking, but actually it was the other way around... He was looking for actors from the 'New Three Kingdoms' series because he was short of people.

This is called striking first to gain the upper hand.

Anyway, nobody knows he time-traveled, so now he's in the right.

To be honest, the casting for the new Three Kingdoms was pretty good, with actors playing Diao Chan, Lü Bu, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Bei, among others.

That Pang Tong was even more vivid.

But the new Three Kingdoms series is just so ridiculous... Ma Xun has heard this kind of gossip.

According to legend, the crew themselves became completely confused as filming progressed.

As Fatty Wang once said, as a film is being shot, the director can get a premonition that the film will be a hit or a flop.

The director of "New Three Kingdoms" thought the show was doomed, so he just let himself go and did all sorts of crazy things.

For example, Zhang Fei actually burned down Zhuge Liang's house.

It seems that all the later adaptations of these four classic novels have this problem.

I can't control myself anymore.

If we were to fall into that situation now...

"Don't worry, if I can't handle such a small matter, then it's still Ma Xun, isn't it?"

Chen Hao couldn't help but pinch him lightly after hearing what he said.

Don't be fooled by these little gestures, they're incredibly tempting.

Is Chen Hao, the heartthrob, now completely captivating Ma Xun?
Anyway, it's far better than my awkward early days!
……

July is here.

2008 is coming to an end.

We really went through so much this year.

In this last month, many Chinese people have already developed the habit of watching movies.

But everyone soon discovered a problem.

Huh? It seems like there aren't many big-budget films in this year's Lunar New Year film season!

That's right. Although it can't be said to be a small amount, in fact, this is an adjustment being made.

The Lunar New Year film season will gradually transition to the Spring Festival film season.

But these things can't be said to outsiders.

As for the key figures, everyone knows what's going on.

Therefore, from a promotional perspective, blockbuster films will definitely be done the same way they always have.

As for the other smaller films, we'll see how we handle them.

The epic film "Red Cliff," which has been in development for several years, is finally about to meet moviegoers.

Naturally, this is going to be a blockbuster extravaganza!
Needless to say, publicity and promotion come first!
"The latest masterpiece by Wu Yusen, China's top director!"

That's right. Although this old man has ulterior motives, in terms of his record, he is indeed the number one Chinese director at present.

Such publicity can be considered as making full use of Wu Yusen's talents.

Of course, there are others too.

"Kim Chengwu and Chao Wei face off in a battle of the century!"

"Zhuge Liang VS Zhou Yu?"

"Those two handsome faces are amazing!"

That's right, they played both of those roles.

Ma Xun had initially agreed to play three roles for Wu Yusen.

Once you've agreed to it, you've agreed.

Ma Xun doesn't do things that are low-class.

Moreover, these two are quite good.

However, Ma Xun changed some details, such as Jin Chengwu's Zhuge Liang. Stop saying he only knows a little bit about him.

It's not funny at all!

Of course, there's no need to publicize this; movie fans don't need to know.

Let Wu Yusen worry about it all by himself.

And next...

Chen Hong, Chen Hao, Wang Yuxian, Lin Zhiling...

Wow, a whole bunch of beautiful women's names.

Oh, Chen Hong is the director.

Chen Hao played Diao Chan, but what about Wang Yuxian?
Zhen Mi?

This actor introduction is very appealing!

Wang Yuxian seems perfectly capable of playing Zhen Mi 5.

When the Cao family father and son took her, she was already a married woman.

Wang Yuxian's recent appearance... is just right! Absolutely perfect!
Although many fans don't know why Wang Yuxian has such a strong "wife" vibe now, they think it's perfectly normal if it's appropriate.

In this way, Red Cliff will be far ahead in terms of publicity and distribution.
That "Ip Man" movie did seem to fall short.

but……

"The TV series 'Three Kingdoms' is coming!"

"Ah? Really fake?"

"I heard the cast is incredibly impressive, comparable to 'Red Cliff'!"

"Impossible, right? How can a TV series compete with a blockbuster?"

Sure enough, President Li and Jia Yueting and his gang made their move.

They used the fact that this was also set in the Three Kingdoms period, and that the cast overlapped, to start their story.

It generated a lot of traffic.

So, will this affect the prospects of the movie "Red Cliff"?

How will Ma Xun respond?
Same old method, the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival!
(End of this chapter)