The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 413 went relatively smoothly.
"No, Yuanyuan and I are good friends. The TV series 'The Imperial Doctress' was based on her novel a few months ago, and I also have a movie adapted from her novel coming up," Fan Bingbing said with a smile at the dinner table.

"Is that so..." Mom said somewhat awkwardly.

Dad glared at Mom, seemingly thinking she had misspoke, but before he could speak, Fan Bingbing interjected, "I know Aunt and Uncle are worried about Jiuyang, afraid he'll go astray, which is normal, it's only human nature. However, I think Aunt and Uncle should give him more trust."

“Look how eloquent Bingbing is,” the old man immediately turned to Xu Jiuyang.

"I understand." Xu Jiuyang suppressed the urge to roll his eyes and answered in a drawn-out voice.

The old man naturally couldn't stand his disobedient behavior and was about to speak again when Fan Bingbing quickly said, "Auntie, why don't you eat? I'll clean up."

After saying that, she went to pick up the plates, but her mother naturally wouldn't let her do it. She quickly got up and said, "Oh dear, how could I let you do all this?"

So Xu Jiuyang also got up, and the three of them quickly cleared the table and sent everything into the kitchen.

Then--

"Alright, stop causing trouble." Xu Jiuyang shooed Fan Bingbing out.

“Why? Although I haven’t washed dishes in a long time, I used to do it when I was a child,” Fan Bingbing refused. “I have to perform well so that I can take Yuanyuan’s place in their hearts.”

Xu Jiuyang wanted to say something harsh, but after glancing at the living room, he softened his tone: "Be good, listen to me, go chat with my parents for a while, and coax them a little. You're so good with words anyway."

After a pause, he immediately warned, "Don't cause me any trouble. I told you about my mom thinking I was two-timing you so you could be prepared and avoid saying anything you shouldn't. But you just brought it all up and now I'm in a really awkward situation."

"We'll have to talk about it sooner or later anyway," Fan Bingbing shrugged.

"Yes, yes, so you should go and talk to them now, okay?" Xu Jiuyang pushed her out.

After closing the door, he went to the sink and looked at the pile of dishes, and couldn't help but sigh.

I was initially relieved because I got back late, and the nanny had gone home for the Lunar New Year, so I didn't have to worry about her spreading gossip that Xiao Yanzi was my girlfriend. But now...

"Oh well, it's just washing a few dishes. It'll save me from my parents nagging." Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

I guess Mom has probably changed her mind by now. It seems like Xiao Yanzi wouldn't be bad as a daughter-in-law, after all, she was really into that character for a while.

As for Dad, he remained the same as always. Apart from being surprised at first, he basically took it all in stride.

However, he probably prefers Gao Yuanyuan, since Gao Yuanyuan can chat with him about poetry, while Fan Bingbing is already quite good at patiently listening to him show off his writing skills.

Although the family was surprised, the New Year went relatively smoothly. At least the Spring Festival Gala hasn't reached the point where we have to make dumplings every time. The atmosphere was quite nice as the family ate New Year's Eve dinner while watching the Gala.

But this smooth sailing only lasted until the first two days of the Lunar New Year. Starting from the third day, Fan Bingbing's phone kept ringing. It was either New Year's greetings or company matters, especially from Aurogon Technology, because the game "Legend" had a New Year's event.

“She owns several companies, including film and television production, internet development, investment, and so on. She must be very busy,” Xu Jiuyang explained to his family.

“Of course, I also own a company, and I have shares in those companies of hers,” he added immediately.

Unfortunately, all he got in return was a snort from his father.

So that evening, Fan Bingbing approached him mysteriously: "Xu, I've noticed something interesting. It seems like you have a very low status at home." "What's wrong?" Xu Jiuyang asked back.

“No problem, but… you must be worth tens of millions now, right? Why don’t you tell your family?” Fan Bingbing asked curiously.

"You told me, and then what?" Xu Jiuyang asked again.

“Of course…” Fan Bingbing thought for a moment, then her expression became uncertain.

"After these past few days, you should have a good understanding of my father's personality," Xu Jiuyang shrugged. "To put it nicely, he's a talented but unappreciated person; to put it bluntly, he's arrogant and self-righteous. How would a man like that think when his son has achieved far more in just a few years than he has in the past few decades?"

"It can't be that bad, can it?" Fan Bingbing's eyes widened.

“Of course not,” Xu Jiuyang, realizing she had misunderstood, immediately explained, “In fact, he will be very proud and smug at first, but as time goes by, he will gradually become disappointed and eventually feel empty.”

"Does this... make any sense?" Fan Bingbing roughly understood what he meant.

"Let's just say I owe Dad something." Xu Jiuyang shrugged, then changed the subject: "We'll be visiting people's homes in the next few days. Remember to show your skills so you can keep them busy while also keeping them quiet."

"Aren't you going to help?" Fan Bingbing pouted.

"Of course I'll help, but the main output will still depend on you," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile.

It's not that serious. Although all the aunts and uncles love to gossip, my father's prestige in his generation was considerable, after all, the eldest brother is like a father.

Of course, they still couldn't help but ask Fan Bingbing all sorts of questions, while casting shocked and envious glances at her. It was one thing to bring back a beautiful female writer last year, but this year she actually brought back Little Swallow. Is she that amazing?

In any case, female writers are a distance from their lives, while Little Swallow can be seen on television at any time.

Moreover, Fan Bingbing is very good at getting along with these aunts and uncles. She gets along well with them and will even bring up certain things to bring them closer together.

“In 95, I met him in Beihai Park in the summer of 95. He bullied me and then ran away. I chased him for a long time but couldn’t catch him.”

"Then I met him again in Jiuzhaigou in the summer of '96. This time I got my revenge, but he tricked me again and told me to go into the mountains without preparing clothes. As a result, I came out early because I was too cold."

"What's most infuriating is that in 00, I finally ran into him again in Beijing, but he completely forgot about me! Completely and utterly forgotten."

So a group of people started to verbally attack someone. What could Xu Jiuyang do? He could only endure it.

As for the generation of actors and actors, sorry, they were already considered someone else's children in their past lives, being actors and actors in Beijing is even more so in this life. Their teasing, sarcasm, and even mockery, which contained envy, jealousy, and hatred, can all be ignored.

As always, after the seventh day of the lunar new year, Xu Jiuyang took Fan Bingbing back to the capital, and then they were free to roam as freely as birds in the sky and fish in the sea.

As for next year's Spring Festival... we'll talk about it next year. Anyway, there aren't many important things to do this year. If I think about it, the only thing I need to do is go to Cannes to attend the film festival in May. Other things, whether it's the soundtrack of "Chinese Paladin" or the post-production of "Red Cliff", are not really related to him.

You can check it out and keep an eye on the progress, but you don't need to be watching it all the time.

Oh, and there's one more thing to note: Zhang Yimou's version of "Reign of Assassins" has already started filming, starring Andy Lau and Jun Ji-hyun, but not Takeshi Kaneshiro. After all, Lei Bin's role is far less significant than Jiang Asheng's, and given the current high self-esteem of Hong Kong actors, Takeshi Kaneshiro certainly wouldn't be willing to play a supporting role to Andy Lau, even though the latter is a senior actor.

(End of this chapter)