The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 519 You freaking bull Geng, huh?
After leaving the "Chinese Paladin 2" crew, the next step is naturally to join the "Assault Soldier" crew. Xu Jiuyang will be a monk for a while again... just kidding!
Training is training, and filming is filming. Although we will go to military camps to shoot scenes, the crew cannot live in the military camps, at least not permanently. So it is still very simple to do something.

Therefore, all the pressure fell on Zhang Yan, who, as her personal assistant, naturally had to take charge of arranging these matters.

"Chen Shu and Liu Weiwei came with us today. When do you have time to favor them, boss?" Zhang Yan whispered in his ear, then rolled her eyes.

"Not today. There's still a chance today, and everyone's waiting." Xu Jiuyang rubbed his forehead.

"Oh, those sisters are so pitiful. When other people come, the boss is always happy to oblige, but when they come, they have to postpone their visit by a day," Zhang Yan said with a sigh.

"If you keep being sarcastic, I'm going to have Yang Ying take charge," Xu Jiuyang said in a low voice.

"Great, great! I've been wanting to rest for ages." Zhang Yan nodded vigorously.

"Very good, then you can continue." Xu Jiuyang smiled.

"Ah...ah?!" Zhang Yan's eyes widened as she realized that she had been trapped.

"No, boss, what I mean is..." She tried to salvage the situation, but Xu Jiuyang simply pulled down the zipper on her lips.

So Zhang Yan could only shut her mouth and obediently watch him get up and walk towards the director.

Wu Zhe's scenes weren't difficult to film; only the two exercise scenes were relatively complex. The rest were basically just various blocking and dialogue, which were all easy for Xu Jiuyang to handle.

The only problem is his relationship with other people... well, it's a bit complicated. They get along well on the surface, but you can tell what they're like in private by the fact that they usually don't invite him to their gatherings.

The reason is simple: similar to previous film crews, wave after wave of women came to visit the set, which directly pushed him into the position of public enemy number one.

The older women still had some sense of propriety, so they all made arrangements with Zhang Yan before coming over. Then, they waited for someone to take leave and come to the hotel in the city. Yin Tao, Yan Danchen, and the others came directly to the film set to find the person.

Yang Rong and Chen Hao even linked arms with him on either side of him in front of the people around them.

If that were all, it would still be within everyone's acceptable range. However, Xu Jiuyang had already told Kang Honglei when he joined the crew that it would be best if his scenes could be finished by the end of May, otherwise he would have to take leave, as his wife's due date was around that time.

He didn't ask for secrecy at the time, and there were other people present when he greeted Kang Honglei, so the news quickly spread throughout the crew, surprising many people.

What?! The youngest Cannes Best Actor winner is already married!

What? His wife is pregnant!

What?! The due date is in May!

Suddenly, someone's reputation improved. Since he's married and his wife is about to have a baby, those rumors about him sleeping with the entire crew must have been baseless.

In particular, Xu Jiuyang casually mentioned that Zhang Yan was his wife's person, specially sent to keep an eye on him—this was true, although it was in bed.

But now that I see it, this guy probably not only slept with the entire crew, but he also slept with people chasing after him everywhere. And to make matters worse, he has a wife, and his wife is pregnant and about to give birth. What else could he be but a scumbag!
So, who wants to hang out with scumbags?

"Although I didn't think it was a good idea, Yang's wife didn't say anything, so I couldn't say anything either. Of course, this is on the premise that Yang said the assistant was sent by his wife, which is true." This is how Wang Baoqiang answered when someone asked him.

That's why this kid, though simple-minded, is quite clever. Regardless of whether he meant it or not, and regardless of whether he truly believed Zhang Yan was sent by someone's wife, his perfectly logical statement alone is enough to earn him respect.

So Xu Jiuyang didn't stand on ceremony with him: "Remember to call me after this TV series is finished filming. There's a movie that wants you to play the lead role."

"A movie...?" Wang Baoqiang was quite surprised.

“Yes,” Xu Jiuyang nodded with a smile, “I personally think it’s a good script.” “Then… Brother Yang, why don’t you act in it?” he asked naively.

"Do you think I can play Xu Sanduo?" Xu Jiuyang asked rhetorically.

“I think it’s okay,” Wang Baoqiang answered honestly, “but we need to revise the script.”

Xu Jiuyang was both amused and exasperated: "Have you ever seen 'Farewell My Concubine'?"

"I've read a bit, but I can't get into it," Wang Baoqiang shook his head.

Xu Jiuyang slapped his forehead and asked a different question: "Then you should watch movies starring Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, right?"

“I’ve seen this before.” Wang Baoqiang nodded repeatedly.

"Then imagine if Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie switched roles, with Jackie Chan playing Wong Fei-hung and Li Lianjie playing a policeman. What would that be like?" Xu Jiuyang asked again.

“Jackie Chan played Wong Fei-hung in ‘Drunken Master II’; Li Lianjie has never played a policeman, but he has played a special police officer in ‘The Bodyguard from Beijing’,” Wang Baoqiang answered earnestly.

Damn it… Xu Jiuyang had to take a deep breath. You’re not Wang Baoqiang, are you? You’re Niu Geng, aren’t you?!

"Brother Yang, did I say something wrong?" Wang Baoqiang scratched his head sheepishly.

"In short, what I want to say is that some roles are just more suitable for certain people. Even if the script is modified according to the characteristics of other people, the final effect will still not be as good as the original person. Xu Sanduo is like that, and so is the character I'm talking about." Xu Jiuyang said very seriously.

“Since Brother Yang has said so, I’ll definitely act it out,” Wang Baoqiang immediately stated. “Brother Yang wouldn’t lie to me.”

Then, with a forced smile, he asked, "But could I know which director it is and what kind of subject matter it is?"

“Zhang Yimou, ‘Man Jiang Hong’!” Xu Jiuyang said, feigning profundity.

This really shocked Bao Baoqiang. His eyes widened, and after a long while, he asked, "Yang...Brother Yang, is it true?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, you can have someone come and sign the contract right away, no problem." Xu Jiuyang waved his hand casually.

“But the company has recently run into trouble…” Wang Baoqiang scratched his head in distress.

Okay, his contract is with Huayi.

"Don't worry, I've heard that Huayi's matter will be resolved soon," Xu Jiuyang said reassuringly.

"But... Brother Yang, I don't look like Grandpa Yue at all," Wang Baoqiang said, embarrassed.

Xu Jiuyang immediately rolled his eyes: "You want to eat peaches? You're playing Kui Shun."

"Who is Wei Shun?" Bao Baoqiang was a little dumbfounded.

"Let's film Xu Sanduo first. I'll give you the materials after this TV series is finished," Xu Jiuyang said.

The "Man Jiang Hong" he prepared was certainly not the same "Man Jiang Hong" by Zhang Yimou from his previous life. That thing was something certain people created to disgust people, with a similar function to "Investiture of the Gods" and "Zheng He's Voyages to the West." First, it was used to confuse people's understanding, and second, it was used to occupy a place so that when ordinary people mentioned "Man Jiang Hong," the first thing they would think of was the image of Qin Hui reciting it.

Although the movie says that the person reciting is Qin Hui's double—which has a strong sense of apologizing on behalf of the Japanese—how many people who are busy making a living remember the plot or the history?
Thus, with the guidance of those with ulterior motives, it is possible to form the perception in the minds of ordinary people that "Qin Hui also approved of Yue Fei," which then evolves into "Yue Fei's death was justified."

(End of this chapter)