The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 460 is still "Ambush from Ten Sides".

Xu Jiuyang wanted to say, "Aren't you worried about what your mother thinks?" But then he thought, "Given Liu Qianqian's current appearance, she'll probably not only say she's not worried, but she might even call me 'papa' a couple of times."

So, after narrowing his eyes, he suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, Sisi, do you have some kind of superpower?"

"Superpowers? What superpowers?" Liu Qianqian asked, bewildered. "Have you been writing too many science fiction novels? I haven't seen you write any lately."

Although he felt her question was a bit excessive, Xu Jiuyang didn't think much of it. He simply said in a meaningful tone, "You know what? I basically didn't prepare for that scene this morning. I didn't even review my lines. I was just prepared to do a few takes. And guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?" Liu Qianqian asked, dumbfounded.

Despite the team's reaction, Xu Jiuyang, as planned, slapped his thigh: "It's actually no different from usual!"

"So what?" Liu Qianqian asked again, looking quite confused.

"So can you explain to me why I can still produce good results even when I'm lying down like that?" Xu Jiuyang questioned.

“How would I know?” Liu Qianqian looked him up and down with a strange gaze. “Shouldn’t you be asking yourself this? You’re the one acting, not me telling you to act.”

Damn it, I got looked down on by an idiot. How am I going to get revenge? Xu Jiuyang took a deep breath, wanting to say something more, but Liu Qianqian wouldn't have it: "Why are you acting so strangely? I'm not talking to you anymore. I'll find someone to go over the lines with myself."

He left as soon as he finished speaking, without any hesitation, which made Xu Jiuyang's brows furrow deeply.

He still felt something was off; it wasn't like her usual style. Logically, even if she was leaving, she should have made a few more sarcastic remarks, but she didn't say a word... It's no wonder Xu Jiuyang overthought things. He initially just wanted to test this little girl's abilities, since her ability to draw people into a role was quite impressive. So even though he was drawn into the role without any preparation, he didn't think much of it.

But now it seems... there really might be a problem, but unfortunately, he can't pry it out of the other party without them saying what it is.

If Da Mimi were here, Xu Jiuyang could still order her around, but now... he has to choose a concubine every night, and there are surprises every now and then.

"The big boss said that although my main job is singing, I can also act occasionally and explore new avenues," Fu Ying said with a smile as she knocked on the door and entered that evening.

Yes, she played Yelü Yan in The Legend of the Condor Heroes. When I looked at the cast list before, although her name was there, Xu Jiuyang didn't make any connection at all. How could a singer like her be an actress?

He was even somewhat relieved that at least there was a new person on the list, so not everyone was one of their people. But as it turned out...

"The boss is really something, he completely forgot about her." Fu Ying even put on a resentful expression.

"Alright, alright, I just didn't expect you to suddenly switch to acting when you were singing so well," Xu Jiuyang replied dejectedly, then turned to Yan Danchen, who had come in with him: "Why are you here too?"

"I can't wait any longer." Although Yan Danchen looked a little shy, her words were exceptionally direct.

Faced with this situation, what else could Xu Jiuyang do?
However, this was just a minor incident; as for the bigger incident...

"It's no surprise that the three of you sisters will come, since you're all one team now." Xu Jiuyang, who had specially found a nice hotel outside the photography city, looked at Chen Zihan and the other two with a speechless expression.

"So what? Adding one more won't hurt you," Jin Qiaoqiao said, feigning dissatisfaction, and pulled the fourth one in front of them.

"Xiao Ou, you're going to lead the charge today. You'd better teach him a lesson." She encouraged him.

"Um..." Wang Ou was nervous, embarrassed but also a little excited.

“Stop, Qiao Jie’er,” Xu Jiuyang gestured for a pause, “Let her speak for herself.”

Jin Qiaoqiao immediately nudged Wang Ou and, laughing, sat down with Jiang Qinqin and Chen Zihan. "I...I..." Wang Ou's eyes darted around, looking like he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

"Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'll force myself on you." Xu Jiuyang made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves.

"Fine, fine, you're going to force yourself on me, I can help massage your legs!" Jin Qiaoqiao stirred up trouble, as if she didn't want the world to be in chaos.

“I can help massage the other leg,” Jiang Qinqin added with a smile.

“Then I’ll massage both hands,” Chen Zihan agreed.

"No...no need to do it this way, is it?" Wang Ou quickly begged for mercy.

"Then why did you decide to come here with them?" Xu Jiuyang asked directly.

"It's just...it's just..." Wang Ou stammered, "Everyone says...that you, Brother Yang, are...very...very...so I...so I came..."

Although her words were vague, Xu Jiuyang roughly understood what she meant and frowned as he looked at Jin Qiaoqiao and the others.

I wonder which other women besides them have bewitched her, and I wonder if Yang Mi knows about this.

He was already impatient, and immediately shouted, "Let's go!"

They immediately rushed over, grabbing at each other, some tearing off clothes, others pulling on belts, laughing incessantly.

Well, he just said he'd help press Wang Ou's number, but he actually came to press his.

And then... and then that's how it is. How could I not eat the meat that was offered to me? As for Yang Mi... we'll talk about it when she comes to the set.

However, judging from Liu Qianqian's reaction to his alleged sleeping with the entire crew, Yang Mi probably won't say anything, since she's already mingled with them.

Leaving aside the mess on set, let's look outside. The promotion of "Red Cliff" is in full swing. Although it is overwhelmingly popular, "House of Flying Daggers" and "A World Without Thieves" are still going strong and have also scheduled their release dates for the Lunar New Year holiday.

Yes, Zhang Yimou's version of "Reign of Assassins" was eventually renamed "House of Flying Daggers".

When Xu Jiuyang found out, he was completely dumbfounded. What's wrong with you? Why are you so hung up on this lousy name? What does this plot have to do with Ambush from Ten Sides?
Oh, Zhang Renfeng was ambushed at the beginning, and the ending was also changed. The character Lu Zhu was removed, so the ending is that Zeng Jing fights the Wheel King, with Jiang Asheng lying in ambush. In the end, at the cost of losing an arm, the couple manages to kill the Wheel King.

But this doesn't fit with the concept of "ambush from all sides."

However, once Xu Jiuyang received the news, his schedule was already set, so he had no choice but to let them have their way.

Oh well, it's just a name. I don't have any PTSD symptoms anyway.

The reason it was also scheduled for the Lunar New Year season is not because Angela thinks this movie can compete with "Red Cliff". Although Xu Jiuyang has only seen some clips of "Red Cliff", he believes that the large-scale war scenes, which are even better than those in "Hero", will definitely not be low at the box office as long as the plot is not particularly bad.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that he saw a lot of influence from European and American epic war films in those grand scenes, such as Kingdom of Heaven.

However, upon closer analysis, the differences are quite obvious. Perhaps it's in aspects like camera movement and color application that he finds somewhat familiar.

In short, no one can compare to "Red Cliff" in terms of grand scale, not even Zhang Yimou. In addition, it was a joint production by several senior directors in China, and it also featured veteran actors from "Three Kingdoms Actors" such as Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Cao Cao. With all these factors combined, it was impossible for it not to be a hit.

(End of this chapter)