The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 337 A Small Company That Looks Real

As time went by, the snow in Beijing began to thicken, and the festive atmosphere of the beginning of 2003 grew stronger. Meanwhile, the movie "Hero," which was released in mid-December of the previous year, began to gain further traction.

"With its grand narrative, vibrant colors, and exquisite martial arts scenes, this is a classic of Chinese-language cinema."

"It is full of profound philosophical thinking, and at the same time, it is full of suspense."

"The final, courageous sword strike is a sharp blade aimed at the tyrant!"

Xu Jiuyang scrolled through the mouse wheel, clicking his tongue as he read the online comments.

Angela wanted him to attend the movie premiere, but considering that he was only a script doctor and couldn't even get his name credited, and that he had just enjoyed the company of a private escort, he declined.

But he still watched the movie. Not long after it was released, Li Dabai invited him to see it; then two days later, Huo Siyan begged him to see it; as the end of the month approached, Li Xue and Li Xiu invited him to see it together; and at the end of the month, Chen Hao and Yang Xue each invited him to see it; and on New Year's Day after the new year, Zhang Yin invited him to see it again.

If Xu Jiuyang had known this would happen, he would have insisted on attending the premiere so he could have told them, "I saw it at the premiere, it wasn't very good, let's choose something else."

Even though we still had to watch seven or eight movies, at least we didn't have to watch the same one all the time. In the end, when I was with Zhang Yin, I almost fell asleep.

However, from an objective point of view, this version of "Hero" that Xu Jiuyang has revised is still worth watching; at least no one is saying they can't understand the plot anymore.

The nameless man was ordered to capture three assassins who had tried to kill the King of Qin. After three duels, he killed the assassins and was granted an audience with the emperor. But then a twist occurred: he was the one who truly wanted to assassinate the King of Qin.

Then there's a twist: the King of Qin knew all along that Wuming was there to assassinate him and had already prepared armored soldiers. The reason he was willing to meet with him was to kill him and demoralize him.

At this point, there's a twist: Nameless confesses that during his duel with Broken Sword, he already knew in his heart that the world needed to be unified, and he chose to strike with this sword to warn the king.

Finally, surrounded by armored soldiers, he bravely stepped forward, his body covered in blood, and smashed down the Qin King's table before kneeling and dying.

No matter what, this ending is much better than the original version's "Should the King be killed or not?" and the crossbow bolts shooting out empty human figures on the wall.

Another interesting point is that after the movie was released, there were far fewer comments saying that Zhang Yimou had whitewashed Qin Shi Huang than in his previous life.

This is probably mainly because when Wuming expressed his determination to stab someone, he clearly pointed out the harshness of the Qin law, which some people felt was a veiled attack.

However, such comments have not completely disappeared. Some still believe that he has whitewashed Qin Shi Huang to some extent. After all, how can one say that the world must be unified? How can one say that sacrifices are necessary for unification?!
"A bunch of bastards." Xu Jiuyang snorted when he saw them.

"What kind of rubbish is this? Is that enough?" Yang Mi's voice rang out with a hint of helplessness.

"Oh, I'm just browsing the web on your computer, no need to be so impatient, right?" Xu Jiuyang smiled at Da Mimi sitting behind the desk.

"This is my office, this is my computer!" Yang Mi said, slamming her hand on the table in annoyance.

That's right, this is her private office at Hanshu Pictures, the film and television production company she founded.

As mentioned before, as long as she comes up with a seemingly acceptable plan, Xu Jiuyang will help her bridge the gap by using Shenlei Technology's shares to borrow some funds to establish a film and television company.

Although Da Mimi only finished the plan near the end of the year, and it was still very rough, it had everything she needed. He helped her as promised, and she successfully registered the film around the time "Hero" was released.

The next step was naturally to recruit people. Xu Jiuyang originally said he would help them all the way, but Da Mimi said she had a way.

Unexpectedly, after the new year, she actually managed to set up the framework, and the small company looked quite respectable.

Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the young girl had sought help from Liu Qianqian, who then persuaded Sister Xiaoli, thus making everything fall into place. Yes, there was nothing wrong with the process; Sister Xiaoli was also a shareholder of Shenlei Technology and knew about Da Mimi's situation.

In some places...

"It is your computer, but is it really used for office work?" Xu Jiuyang asked jokingly.

Before Yang Mi could answer, he quickly clicked the mouse to view the file, checked the "show hidden files" option, and found the file he was looking for in drive E.

"Let me see, besides 'Legend of Mir' and 'MU Online,' wow, you've got mainstream online games and single-player games covered! No wonder you've got such a huge hard drive," he said in an amazed tone.

"Hey, how dare you look at someone else's computer like that!" Yang Mi immediately lunged forward, baring her teeth and brandishing her claws, to snatch the mouse, just like someone whose study materials had been discovered.

"I was using the computer anyway," Xu Jiuyang said with a grin as he watched her hide the games again.

"I mean, how dare you look at someone else's hard drive like that!" Da Mimi said angrily.

"Since you've agreed to let me use it, that's tantamount to tacitly agreeing that I can look through the hard drive." Xu Jiuyang spread his hands, and before the girl could throw a tantrum, he changed the subject, asking, "You specifically set up your own office here, and even equipped it with such a good computer. You're not just doing this to play games, are you? Won't that affect your grades?"

To match his tone, he deliberately suppressed his smile and made himself appear very serious.

"I ranked in the top 15 of my class in this final exam!" Da Mimi declared loudly, puffing out her chest. "Don't underestimate my self-discipline!"

Strange, I remember she went through a second puberty, she shouldn't be that big yet, right? Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes, and before she could notice his gaze, he said seriously, "Wrong, you should say it like this: Don't underestimate my self-control, you bastard!"

"You're crazy, this isn't a Japanese anime." Yang Mi expressed her disdain. "If you're done, get out of the way, I need to use the computer, I rarely get to come out and have fun!"

"So, when you went out with Qianqian before, it didn't count, right?" Xu Jiuyang asked jokingly.

“Being with Xixi is being with Xixi, and going out alone is going out alone. Don’t confuse the two,” Yang Mi glared at him.

“Okay, then…” Xu Jiuyang stood up and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door, and then a mature and dignified woman in a business suit walked in.

"Mr. Yang, Chairman Xu," she bowed slightly and placed the documents in her hand on the desk, "These are documents sent by HR and need Mr. Yang's signature."

Yes, to show his support for the boss, Xu Jiuyang took a share.

Before he could say anything, Yang Mi had already stood up: "Okay, put it here."

His serious demeanor gave him a mature air, and the young woman bowed again and left.

Watching the other person's retreating figure, Xu Jiuyang stroked his chin thoughtfully, then turned and asked, "This Liu Jing..."

He didn't ask the question because he saw Da Mimi pretending to be very serious as she examined the delivered documents, and finally signed her name in a flamboyant manner.

"Can you even understand it?" Xu Jiuyang chuckled.

"I don't really understand," Yang Mi replied without looking up. "However, I trust Liu Jing. After all, it was Aunt Liu who helped find the vice president. Maybe she's related to Aunt Liu."

(End of this chapter)