The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 349 New Assistant

"It's indeed a pity, but I also saw the gap between domestic and foreign countries, so it was a worthwhile trip." This is what Zhang Yimou said in an interview after returning.

However, despite his憨厚 (honest and simple) smile, his depressed expression was still quite obvious.

“It’s probably because I told them that the Oscar judges liked the film quite a bit,” Angela told Xu Jiuyang privately. “They took the polite words seriously, or they didn’t expect that an American like me would say something like that.”

Xu Jiuyang could only shrug.

Actually, this is already quite good. You know, in his previous life, Zhang Yimou went to this year's Oscars all by himself.

Although the higher-ups nominated "Hero" for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, it was impossible to use public funds to send him to Hollywood to attend the awards ceremony. Moreover, Zhang Weiping was an extremely stingy person and would not pay for it himself. So in the end, he would definitely have to pay for it himself.

At that time, Miramax was in charge of the North American distribution of "Hero". Harvey Weinstein, that fat guy, was very good at judging people. You can imagine how Zhang Yimou was treated in Hollywood.

Of course, Xu Jiuyang heard all of this, and it's hard to say how credible it is, but it does explain one thing: why Zhang Yimou became so obsessed with the Oscars, to the point of obsession, probably because he wanted to stage a story of the Dragon King returning.

It's understandable. Ever since he won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for "Red Sorghum," when has he ever suffered such a loss? Every organizer there treats him with utmost respect. His honors, while not countless, are certainly unique in China.

You should know that he has won the Best Actor award at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Although the Tokyo International Film Festival doesn't rank among the top film festivals in the world, it is still an A-list international film festival, and it's hosted by Japan, a developed country.

"That's what the desire for fame and fortune is like..." Xu Jiuyang muttered to himself as he suddenly remembered this.

"Boss, what are you saying?" the young girl helping to tidy up asked cautiously.

"It's nothing. I'm going out this afternoon, so you can stay home." Looking at the face that resembled Fan Bingbing's by six or seven points, Xu Jiuyang sighed and said, "Besides, didn't I tell you to call me Brother Yang?"

"No, only Sister Bingbing is my sister." The little girl pouted.

“Alright, alright,” Xu Jiuyang said, not moving forward. “Then I’m leaving, Xiao Yan.”

"Okay." The girl breathed a sigh of relief and nodded eagerly, looking like she didn't want to stay with him any longer.

Pretending... Xu Jiuyang, who had come outside, couldn't help but snort in his heart. Isn't it just a retreat to advance? Isn't it just playing hard to get? Isn't it just a substitute for literature? Isn't it just pretending to be a lover? What era is this? Still playing these tricks.

This is the assistant Fan Bingbing arranged for him, named Zhang Yan. She's from Jiangsu Province, very pretty and cute, and most importantly, her eyes and brows have a similar pure and alluring quality to Fan Bingbing.

Their facial features already bore some resemblance, and coupled with that rare pure and alluring quality, it created a strange feeling that, despite their differences, one would subconsciously mistake them for one person.

In addition, unlike the other assistants, she didn't look at him with gleaming eyes like Zhang Junning and Chen Qiaoen did when she arrived, as if she wanted to sleep with him. Instead, she was very reserved and hesitant.

Moreover, although he had to live in "Sister Bingbing's" villa as she requested, he would lock the door every time he entered, as if he were guarding against something.

Would Xu Jiuyang really be misled by this kind of behavior? Please, you're the assistant, not Fan Bingbing's assigned assistant. Do you think this kind of behavior will make you look good to her?

As I said before, once a person's mindset goes astray, there's no going back.

However, after getting into the car and driving out of the villa area, the person still couldn't help but think that it was quite interesting.

Having such a young girl by your side definitely gives you a feeling of being "different from those flashy and cheap girls," arousing your curiosity and making you want to actively get your hands on her.

What's more, in someone's past life, this little girl really was known as Little Fan Bingbing. Yes, although he didn't recognize her at first, Xu Jiuyang eventually realized who she was. Zhang Yan? Wasn't she the X-sister who successfully got ashore?

“When I went to Suzhou for an event, I went out shopping during my free time after putting on makeup. I saw her selling flowers on the street several times and being extorted. Plus, she looked a bit like me, so I took pity on her and brought her to my side,” Fan Bingbing said.

Then they said something else, like seeing that she couldn't concentrate on her studies, so they thought of keeping her around to train her as a personal assistant, and since you need her now, they'll let you use her first, and so on.

Xu Jiuyang let it go, and a celebrity aggregation effect occurred around him, specifically a female celebrity aggregation effect, which is a perfectly acceptable explanation.

"If we're going to fight, then let's fight." He shrugged as he drove, since he wasn't short of women anyway.

Xu Jiuyang quickly shifted his attention elsewhere. He had a lot to buy today, so he needed to act fast.

It's already May, and "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" will be broadcast soon. His fame will definitely rise a lot then.

After all, he was acting alongside Xiao Yanzi, and it was Xiao Yanzi's first time acting in a Jin Yong drama. There were even rumors circulating online that "Zhang Jizhong didn't invite our Xiao Yanzi, so our Xiao Yanzi organized the party herself," which is obviously a publicity stunt.

Now, he might run into fans if he goes out, especially after working with Xiao Yanzi.

Xu Jiuyang knew that these people were not really his fans, but rather people who were curious about celebrities. However, he couldn't resist them asking for autographs.

A few is fine, but if there are too many, it will attract a crowd, and the police might come over to question us.

Bad influence.

He found it strange that no one had recognized Fan Bingbing when they went out together more than once before.
Although she disguised herself, she also disguised herself when she went out, so why was she still easily recognized?

This problem can't be solved in a short time, which is why he ran away to enjoy his last moments of freedom before the TV series aired.

Soon, after visiting several shopping malls and buying most of the daily necessities he needed, Xu Jiuyang drove to Silicon Valley Computer City to get himself a dedicated graphics card.

Last year, he reassembled a computer. Although he had been to the graphics card forum in his previous life, he was still unfamiliar with the various components at this point in time, so he did not install a graphics card for the time being.

I'm currently taking some time to read magazines and have a pretty good grasp of the game. I'm planning to buy an Nvidia graphics card so I can revisit some old games on days when I'm staying home less. After all, I can't always play Cao Pi.

He had only walked halfway through the computer mall when he saw a small bag fall from the arms of a little girl walking by.

The little girl was wearing a light gray dress, and her slender back view was quite beautiful. However, the way she was holding a briefcase with a broken handle was a bit of a mishap to her figure.

She was in such a hurry that she didn't notice she had dropped something. Xu Jiuyang immediately picked up the small bag and caught up with her in a few steps: "You dropped something."

"Huh? Ah!" The girl turned around, paused for a moment when she saw the small bag in his hand, and then realized what he meant. "I'm so sorry, thank you."

She reached for the small bag, but was struggling to move it because she was holding the rather heavy briefcase in her arms.

"Sorry..." Coming to his senses, Xu Jiuyang quickly placed the small bag on her briefcase to show that he meant no harm.

Why would I encounter such a beautiful and wealthy person here?

(End of this chapter)