The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 421 Not enough
"No wonder it's a resort destination, what a refreshing summer scene!" Standing on the deck of the rented cruise ship, Xu Jiuyang, wearing only a pair of shorts, held up binoculars and looked at the distant Cannes beach, clicking his tongue in admiration.

"Is it pretty?" Fan Bingbing's voice rang in my ears.

"It looks good, of course it looks good." Xu Jiuyang turned his head with a smile, "But Fan is still the most beautiful."

"Really?" Fan Bingbing glanced at her sideways, but still proudly puffed out her chest.

She's definitely got a great figure, especially now that she's wearing a bikini. But what's most striking is her lower body curves. Everyone says her short legs affect her figure, but right now, her proportions look perfect. Were the netizens in their past lives blind?

"It's really strange. No matter how we usually... you know, I've never seen you get jealous. But now that I'm just looking at the beach, you're starting to nitpick." Xu Jiuyang chuckled and pulled her into his arms.

"I'm just reminding you that you'll be looking at the beach with binoculars, and there will be other people on the beach looking this way with binoculars, maybe even reporters or something," Fan Bingbing said with a snort after twisting her waist.

“I don’t believe it,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously. “Besides, this is abroad.”

“I don’t care anyway, so let it be exposed,” Fan Bingbing said meaningfully. “But you know, some men were good men back in China, spending months with their pregnant wives.”

Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly, "It couldn't have taken that long..."

He did want to stay with her for a few months, but... there were just too many things to do. Today Wang Luyao called, tomorrow Jiang Qinqin called, and the day after tomorrow Yin Tao called.

In addition, Dong Qing and Liu Tao would come over from time to time to report on their work, and the Li Xue and Li Xiu sisters would discuss the script.

What bothered him the most was Li Dabai, who would block him every few days and say: I want one too!
You don't need to say what you want.

Although Xu Jiuyang eventually managed to appease her with the excuse that "you're getting pregnant and I won't be able to take care of you," she still bothered him every now and then.

Moreover, even when Dong Qing and Liu Tao came to report on their work, they would seize the opportunity to flirt with Gao Yuanyuan, but they remained obedient in front of her.

Only Li Dabai would secretly tease Gao Yuanyuan in front of her, either pinching her here or there, or stretching his leg over when there was a table around.

Even after he beats her until she cries and screams, forcing her to beg for mercy, she still continues to do so without any remorse.

And so, coupled with Gao Yuanyuan's growing pregnancy and the inability to do certain things for a long time, he couldn't have too much intimate time with Li Xiaoran and Zhang Yin at her house, so he was eventually kicked out.

"Don't worry, I've already mentally prepared myself for our relationship, so there's nothing to worry about," said Sister Yuanyuan.

At that moment, Xu Jiuyang was deeply moved and really wanted to marry Sister Yuanyuan as his first wife.

Oh, we're already married. That's alright then.

That's right. Since he made a solemn promise to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Gao Yuanyuan, he certainly won't go back on his word. Now he and Gao Yuanyuan are legally married.

Of course, they only got the marriage certificate; they didn't hold a wedding or notify their parents. After all... it's obvious that this kind of routine will be repeated in the future, and if they held a wedding every time...

"How about we talk about this film festival? It's a great opportunity," Xu Jiuyang changed the subject.

"What good opportunity?" Fan Bingbing pretended not to hear.

"Don't tell me you didn't do it?" Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes.

“Of course I didn’t do it, Angela did it all!” Fan Bingbing said matter-of-factly.

Your shamelessness is truly admirable. Xu Jiuyang was speechless. But he had to admit that only Angela could go to such lengths.

As for what happened, it's quite simple. A little over a month ago, a fire broke out at a small film company in France, burning several film reels, including the movie "Clean" starring Maggie Cheung.

Coincidentally, about half a month later, a fire broke out in a warehouse of a film company in Hong Kong, and the already edited film "2046" was destroyed on the spot.

Although some footage was preserved because so much was filmed, unlike "Clean" which was completely ruined, it is basically impossible to edit something new in half a month to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

After all, everyone knows how long-winded Wong Kar-wai is.

Only Lee Yoon-hyung and Angela Meryl Streep could achieve this level of success—especially the latter. Before this, Fan Bingbing had said that she would team up with Angela Meryl Streep to become the first Asian actress to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award.

To achieve this, we need to deal with the most threatening person, Maggie Cheung, especially since she has two films participating in this year's Cannes Film Festival. Wong Kar-wai is already popular with European filmmakers, and her current husband is French, so her chances of winning are very high.

Xu Jiuyang, a reborn individual, clearly remembered that Maggie Cheung won Best Actress at this year's Cannes Film Festival, breaking the record of zero Asian actresses winning the award. Following her were Jeon Do-yeon, as well as Filipino and Indian actresses. As a result, netizens started calling her "Goddess Maggie" or "Goddess Maggie".

He had no grudge against Fan Bingbing's actions. Zhang Manyu was no one to him. If she were to be hung up and beaten like Gong Li, he might consider compensation. But now, the title of "number one" had been stolen, so be it. If she had the ability, she could take it back by any means necessary.

However, there are certain things he still cares about.

"Fan, you seem to care a little too much about this," Xu Jiuyang said, gesturing towards the opposite bank.

Fan Bingbing naturally knew that he wasn't talking about those hot girls on the beach, but she didn't want to say too much, and just smiled: "I'm an actress now."

However, Xu Jiuyang wasn't going to let her get away with it: "Actress or star?"

Fan Bingbing frowned slightly: "Both are true. Sometimes it's not so clear which of these two identities you can distinguish."

"Which one do you prefer?" Xu Jiuyang continued to ask.

"An actress." This time, Fan Bingbing didn't hesitate.

“Okay, I understand, but… Fan, you’re not just an actor and a star anymore, are you?” Xu Jiuyang asked seriously.

“I know what you want to say…” Fan Bingbing sighed.

However, Xu Jiuyang interrupted, saying, "No, you don't know. I can tell you clearly that from a certain point in the late 80s, it was only a matter of time before the People's Artists degenerated into actors. So, although this path is currently going very smoothly, we can already see the end ahead."

Fan Bingbing opened her mouth and then closed it again. After a long while, she tilted her head and asked, "Are you worried about me?"

Xu Jiuyang glared at her: "Yeah, so what? I care about my future wife, I care about the mother of my future children, what's wrong with that?"

"Shameless!" Fan Bingbing spat at him. "You're already married to Sister Yuanyuan, but you still covet my body and want me to have your child. Xu, you're such a scumbag without even realizing it!"

Before he could react, she pressed herself against him, almost lying on his chest, and looked up, saying, "I know what you're thinking, Xu, but I have my own plans. After all, I debuted as an actress, and I should give my acting career a proper ending, right?"

"Isn't that enough?" Xu Jiuyang gestured towards the beach again.

“That’s not enough. Even if I win the Cannes Best Actress award, I’ll still be missing two things.” Fan Bingbing’s tone was very firm.

(End of this chapter)