The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 507 Chat
Actually, it's nothing. Xu Jiuyang had been thinking about finding a suitable wife for Bao Baoqiang, since he still owed him 100 yuan from his past life.

After training together for three months, their relationship has deepened considerably. Since they will be working together again later, it's natural to plan to put this matter on the agenda. After all, it seems that Ma Jinlian is the one who will hook up with him in the next two years.

Xu Jiuyang had mentioned it to Angela before, since only she and Li Yunxin could help with this, but the latter offered too much, so he was too embarrassed to ask for help and could only turn his attention to the former.

"Are you his nanny?" Angela asked after realizing what was happening.

"Of course not, but he is definitely worth befriending, and he's also a talented actor. He'd be perfect for the lead role in that movie I told you about," Xu Jiuyang said.

"Which movie?" Angela couldn't remember for a moment.

"The one we're planning to have Zhang Yimou direct," Xu Jiuyang reminded him, "If I remember correctly, the movie 'A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun' is currently very popular online, and 'The Promise' has basically lost its reputation. If Zhang Yimou makes a movie that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, it will be enough to crush Chen Kaige."

While he was training, "The Promise," which was almost identical to the previous film, was still released on December 15th, while "A Bloodbath Caused by a Steamed Bun" was released a few days later, after New Year's Day, but it still caused a sensation online.

Kai is probably furious right now, and I wonder when he'll finally say "a person can't be this shameless." But the reputation of "The Promise" is definitely ruined.

Unfortunately, Zhang Yimou's films after the millennium were box office hits but critically panned, while Feng Xiaogang went off to play the profound card and produced a huge mess like "The Banquet." Otherwise, they could have joined forces to crush Kevin Cheng and prevent him from ever making a comeback.

Well, not necessarily. As we all know, the primary attribute of Chinese film and television works is... so the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will definitely step in to support Kai Ge. After all, Wu Kebo's Orange Sky has been established, and Wang Jinhua's departure still happened last year.

However, things certainly won't go so smoothly. At least Xu Jiuyang knows that Liu Qianqian, representing Sister Xiaoli, seems to have reached an agreement with Angela.

Hmm, that's strange. Why doesn't Sister Xiaoli talk to Angela directly?

Xu Jiuyang didn't think much about this issue; he had gotten used to the idea of ​​"it's good to be confused" by now.

"Okay," Angela replied simply.

"It would be best to have someone come over when the movie starts filming this year, so that she can pursue him or something," Xu Jiuyang added after thinking for a moment.

"I've never seen you care about me this much." Angela narrowed her eyes.

"You're a strong woman..." Xu Jiuyang chuckled, then changed the subject again, "By the way, how's the Wang brothers doing? When are you going to close the net?"

“In two more months,” Angela replied, “let them have one last good year.”

"What a merciful goddess." Xu Jiuyang gave a thumbs up, which earned him a glare from the other party.

Although the specifics are unknown, since Angela has said so, the Wang brothers are probably doomed. Their plans have almost never failed.

Putting aside other factors, the valuations of real estate companies in the United States are soaring, and they are expected to reach their target before the middle of the year. That's when it's time to make a move.

Soon, the plane arrived in Kansas, where a convoy was already waiting. After several more hours of driving, they finally arrived at a large farm on the outskirts of the city.

“Land is always the primary means of production.” That’s how Angela explained it to Xu Jiuyang’s question.

Clearly, she learned a lot during her years in China. In her past life, she had seen plenty of news about wealthy Americans buying land and farms and then lording it over everything. The most famous example is the Murphy family's pistachio farm in California, which directly led to the lack of water during the California wildfires.

Although the profits from land are pitifully meager these days, they are stable enough. After all, the land is there, and no one can take it away unless violence is used.

Angela's father was a tall white man, a typical redneck, but with a rather gentle personality. Her mother, on the other hand, was quite bold and outspoken.

However, they were all quite friendly to him, showing none of the resentment one would feel for their daughter being taken advantage of by a blond-haired man, and calmly accepted the reality.

“I told them that you are the illegitimate son of some powerful figure in China,” Angela said.

Xu Jiuyang was speechless, but considering that both her father and mother always seemed a little cautious in front of her, he could only accept this explanation.

They stayed here for three days, and overall it was quite nice. The farm was huge; it would take half an hour to ride a horse around it. Including the woodlands, it covered at least a thousand acres.

Xu Jiuyang was quite envious. If he had such a piece of private land in China, he could build a harem... Oh, he already has one. Then it's alright.

Angela had previously bought a plot of land in the West District, originally intended to build a Sony Pictures Studios, but it ended up being used to build villas. She then told him that it was to build his harem.

Although he didn't know if she was serious or joking, Xu Jiuyang still took the time to go and take a look at the land. Well, it was already about halfway built.

After leaving Angela's family farm, they spent a few more days in New York to handle some accumulated matters before boarding a long-haul flight back to Beijing. However, Du Chen and Ji Li were absent compared to when they arrived.

“Innie will be back to head the investment company here by the end of this year at the latest, so I’ve asked Du Chen and Ji Li to help her,” Angela explained.

Should he help her? Or should he actually host the event? Xu Jiuyang thought to himself.

Anyone with eyes can see what kind of person Yini is. With her big breasts and no brains, it's already quite an achievement that she can be a good-looking vase.

"What, do you think I have no bottom line?" Angela suddenly asked.

They had booked the entire first class cabin. Although Annie, Zhang Meng, and Liu Tao were also there, they were all seated a little further back.

“Not really,” Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow. “If this is considered having no bottom line, then most people in this world should go to hell, and to the eighteenth level.”

Angela looked at him for a long time: "Perhaps that's true."

"Huh?" Xu Jiuyang asked, puzzled.

Angela didn't explain, but instead straightened up and looked at the cabin ceiling, saying something else: "Before I was 11, life was very simple. My parents weren't particularly good to me, and my family wasn't wealthy, but they did their best to provide me with a stable environment. However, things changed after I did an advertisement for a local clothing store. My mother was very beautiful when she was young, and my father was very handsome, which I inherited. So they started trying to get me to model in various small fashion shows to increase my fame and exposure. I was still very naive at the time and liked the feeling of being admired, so I didn't think much of it."

Xu Jiuyang listened quietly.

“This continued until 93, when I was spotted by IMG at a fashion show in Kansas and signed a contract to become a model for a big company. I was very happy, and my family was very happy, especially when the modeling agency's agent came to our door and said a lot of nice things, believing that I could make a name for myself in this industry and make a lot of money in a few years. It was this sentence that moved my parents,” Angela continued.

(End of this chapter)