The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

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Xu Jiuyang quickly adapted to life in his new home, such as being woken up by mouth every day, sometimes by maids, sometimes by the housekeeper.

As for the things he had enjoyed with Li Yunxin, he certainly enjoyed them again. He had done the same thing before when there was only Shi Guo Shenzi, but he was busy with this and that, so the experience wasn't very good.

The housekeeper was still in this service line; it was someone's designation, and she didn't object. She served diligently and was indeed very well trained.

However, Xu Jiuyang felt that the ginseng fruit was also a factor. On the night he checked in, he chose her, and afterwards her complexion visibly improved.

It's not that Lin Chih-ling wasn't good before; if she was at least a 90 before, then considering her demeanor and temperament, a 95 wouldn't be a problem.

However, after eating the ginseng fruit, you can score 100 points, and even break through to 105 points over time.

It's quite magical.

So, he originally said he would slowly select the women, but after only a few days, he collected all the handkerchiefs he was supposed to collect.

That's right, all the newcomers, except for Lin Chih-ling, had handkerchiefs.

This did give Xu Jiuyang some ideas, though they were somewhat perverse. He could accept other women, but Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Bingbing, and the others…

Putting that aside, although he moved to a new house and is quite enjoying it, he still hasn't neglected any of the things he should be doing or paying attention to.

First, there's the release of "Falling." Actually, it's not a big deal. Fan Bingbing and Angela aren't planning on having a premiere or anything like that. At this point in time, drama films, unless they have some special climax, don't usually have high box office returns. However, the online promotion is still in full swing.

Xu Jiuyang saw several IDs in different entertainment communities that seemed to belong to the same group, but they pretended to be completely opposite groups, attacking and praising "Falling".

Only seasoned internet users can spot this tactic, and even then, it's only because their communication skills are relatively basic. If it were more subtle, even seasoned internet users would only realize they've been tricked after they've fallen for it.

Regardless, "Falling" is still quite popular, after all, Xu Jiuyang has many female fans.

Of course, how much of this buzz will translate into box office revenue remains to be seen until the film is released; that's the uncertainty of filmmaking.

However, as mentioned before, neither Fan Bingbing nor Angela cares about the box office; they feel that 1500 million or 2000 million would be enough.

This expectation is actually quite high. Xu Jiuyang vaguely remembers that around this time in 04, the bottom ten box office rankings in mainland China were around this number.

What's more, I don't know which brilliant person chose this time to release the MV for "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Oh, you suggested it yourself? Then it's alright.

Actually, this music video was released in June because "Quest for Love" was to be released in August. Although it was only available in Taiwan, it would only take a month or two to reach the mainland.

As mentioned before, in order to avoid collisions and generate buzz by releasing it early, the music video was released before Moruan even started working on the theme song for the Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 costumes, and Xu Jiuyang agreed to this.

He didn't expect "Falling" to be so popular.

Now things are really messed up. On one side is Xu Liang from "Falling," who will stop at nothing to climb the social ladder, and on the other side is Li Xiaoyao, the playboy from "Chinese Paladin." If the two sides fight, it will be a disaster no matter which side loses.

“Of course I’d prefer ‘Chinese Paladin’ to win. Anyway, you guys don’t care about ‘Falling’s’ box office, and ‘Chinese Paladin’ has quite a few fans.” That’s what he told Fan Bingbing on the phone.

This is certainly not the truth. The reason he said this is simply because "Chinese Paladin" was a TV series that Sister Xiaoli arranged for Liu Qianqian, and he himself was deeply involved in the adaptation.

As for his own thoughts, he's of course indifferent, since it won't affect him anyway. Besides that, there's also the fact that "MU Online" revenue has declined somewhat, as people are starting to get tired of grind-heavy games. The good news is that thanks to stricter service and crackdowns on cheating, the decline isn't significant, and it's still generating tens of millions in revenue per quarter.

However, we can't afford to squander this year; we need to invest in Shenlei Technology for further production, mainly the distribution of "World of Warcraft." We need to do our best in every aspect.

In addition, perhaps due to the change of ownership, T3's "Audition Online" is said to be in open beta in the second half of the year. The music copyright has been almost finalized, and it will also be licensed, which will naturally cost more money.

Fortunately, Sister Xiaoli has been keeping a firm grasp on the direction, and Zhou Tao has been very cooperative under Xu Jiuyang's instructions, so there's no need to worry too much for now.

Then came "The Daughter Trapped in Time" and "The Legend of Gong Er".

The former is scheduled to start filming in August, with Lu Zhong playing the mother, Hao Lei playing the nanny who takes care of Fan Bingbing, and Xu Jiuyang making a cameo appearance as the unfaithful ex-boyfriend.

"Don't you have anyone else to work with? We just made a suspense film this year that was all show and no substance, and I even killed you, with a hammer, and I still won Best Actor for it. If we work together again now, even for a cameo, how do you think the French audience will feel when we go to Cannes next year?"

"Just tell me if you're coming or not," Fan Bingbing said directly.

"Come on!" Xu Jiuyang said just as directly.

As I said before, as long as you don't care about box office revenue, it doesn't matter how you make movies and TV shows.

French audiences felt awkward? As long as the jury didn't feel awkward, that's fine, especially with the green paper offensive.

To be honest, Xu Jiuyang even suspected that if someone really didn't care about money, Fan Bingbing, who was determined to get her hands on him, might use some means, especially with Angela's support.

As for "The Legend of Gong Er", Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu have already started working on the outline under his supervision. He has read every version and will be able to start writing by the end of the month at the latest.

The only problem is whether to explicitly state that the male lead is Ip Man. After the movie "Ip Man" became a hit, many people dug up a lot of negative information about him because they didn't like it.

For example, Ip Man worked for the Japanese during the War of Resistance against Japan, or he served as the captain of the police action team of the K-Corp after the war, which is why he left his wife behind and went to Hong Kong in disgrace.

Regarding this, Xu Jiuyang remembered an interesting incident: a fan of Ip Man in a certain community got into an argument and was very upset, so he simply paid out of his own pocket to go to Foshan to check the archives. As a result, he ended up clearing Ip Man's name by half.

The records clearly state that after the Japanese arrived, he quickly fled with his family and did not work for the Japanese.

This basically means that he didn't lose face in the major aspects, so his subsequent joining of K-Team and his escape to Hong Kong afterward didn't seem like a big deal.

On the one hand, the higher-ups were cracking down on corruption, and on the other hand, he was a big landowner, so being a member of the KMT was inevitable. Moreover, after going to Hong Kong, he was indeed destitute for a period of time.

In short, this is relatively easy to deal with. The key is that Ip Man's descendants are still alive, so obtaining their authorization is not difficult. But once a connection is made, it's hard to say what will happen in the future.

After the movie "Ip Man" became a hit in the previous life, the Ip family was unhappy, believing that the movie was suspected of defamation. So they joined forces with some Hong Kong film companies to make "Ip Man: The Final Fight", but the box office was terrible, and it was played by Huang Gou.

Xu Jiuyang didn't want to waste his energy on verbal battles, especially since he was the original author and might also have to work as a screenwriter—it was too much trouble.

After much deliberation, he decided to use a pseudonym for the male protagonist first, and then decide whether to revise it based on the specific circumstances after he finished writing.

Anyway, he's not afraid to change his name, he has two literary assistants.

(End of this chapter)