The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 543 Cameo
I won't go into the selection process, but everyone was very cooperative and did whatever they were asked to do, even more obedient than Jun Ji-hyun and the others.

At least Jun Ji-hyun and the others can act cute or something, but these guys are just plain submissive and don't treat themselves like human beings at all.

Perhaps this is the norm for female celebrities in South Korea.

Xu Jiuyang didn't feel guilty. Firstly, his bottom line was already very low, and secondly, Li Yunxin had told him that they couldn't wait to get close to him.

As for the "Myth" production team, they can forget about it. As mentioned before, they won't be getting any roles, whether it's the female lead or a supporting actress.

The female lead, Yu Shu, is played by Son Ye-jin, while the supporting female character, Xiao Rong, who is Yu Shu's personal maid who stayed in the First Emperor's Mausoleum for 2000 years, is played by Park Si-yeon, who is also someone's most beautiful Third Holy Mother in her previous life.

She is currently a contracted actress with Lee Yoon-hyung's media company, joining two years later than Jun Ji-hyun and others. She had previously played Green Pearl in Tsui Hark's "Seven Swords".

It's also worth mentioning that Wu Yuanying in this version is played by Dong Xuan, which shows the collaboration between Xiaoli and Li Yunxin.

Of course, the plot is as bad as ever.

"I won't say anything else, but the story must be well-written. It doesn't have to be particularly exciting, but it must not have any major logical problems." This is what someone said when Li Yunxin came to see him.

"You've read the script, so is there still a problem?" Li Yunxin asked with a smile.

"Parkour in Seoul, Yunxin, are you serious?" Xu Jiuyang sighed, beckoned to Yang Ying, and asked her to bring over the storyboard.

"Is there anything wrong with that?" Li Yunxin spread her hands.

"Well, it's not like it's impossible," Xu Jiuyang sighed after thinking for a moment.

As mentioned before, he couldn't fight from beginning to end like the original, nor could he create the same comedic effect. So after much thought, he decided to use parkour instead.

However, parkour among Seoul's modern skyscrapers... even if filmed in front of a green screen and with guaranteed safety, it still seems a bit far-fetched.

However, on the other hand, art requires exaggeration and cannot be completely close to reality.

As mentioned before, the opening scene of "Red Cliff (Part 1)" is Changban Slope, where Zhao Yun leads a dozen or so cavalrymen to launch a surprise attack on Cao Chun. It is currently being hailed online as the best cavalry charge scene in China.

Although this plot is inferred from the records in the Records of the Three Kingdoms, there is no direct evidence. Perhaps Cao Chun really was sick and eventually died?
However, those who study history need to be meticulous about details, while those who are involved in art and literature don't need to be so serious; as long as it's plausible and looks good in the final product, that's enough.

"What's with this guy doing parkour while calling his master?" Xu Jiuyang asked again.

"Guess who will play the master?" Li Yunxin asked with a smile.

“Since Yunxin said so, he must be someone of importance. Also, he's the male lead's mentor, so he can't be too young,” Xu Jiuyang thought carefully. “Song Kang-ho or Choi Min-sik?”

"Why would Oppa think I would cast a Korean actor in this role?" Lee Yoon-hyung asked, looking aggrieved.

“Look, after the male lead arrives in Korea, he first gets help from a Korean male assistant, and then he meets a Korean policewoman. When the master appears on screen at this point, even if they don’t say he’s Korean, as long as a Korean actor is used, everyone will subconsciously assume he’s Korean,” Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

"I'm so unhappy, Oppa." Lee Yoon-hyung looked even more aggrieved.

“Okay,” Xu Jiuyang hugged her affectionately, “then can you tell me who played the role?”

"It's Jackie Chan." Li Yunxin no longer hid it.

"Cheng Long?" Xu Jiuyang was truly stunned this time.

“Yes, and not only Jackie Chan, but also the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong—Liu, Cheung, Kwok, and Lai—as well as Hong Kong stars like Tony Leung Ka-fai and Lau Ching-wan making cameo appearances,” Li Yunxin nodded and said.

Xu Jiuyang was somewhat surprised when she mentioned that Jackie Chan would be making a cameo appearance, but he realized what she meant after she finished reading the long list of names. "Yunxin and Jiahe have already reached an agreement?" he asked.

"To be precise, it was Xixi's mother who already made the deal with Jiahe; I was just there to make up the numbers," Li Yunxin said.

"So... is everything settled?" Xu Jiuyang asked after thinking for a moment.

“Of course, we gave an extra HK$1 million,” Li Yunxin said casually.

"Why is that?" Although he didn't know the exact number, Xu Jiuyang was still very surprised.

“It’s very simple. We made a condition,” Li Yunxin smiled slightly. “As the Hong Kong entertainment circle moves north, those directors and actors have become arrogant and self-righteous. So our condition is that if anyone gets punished because of this, Mr. Zou has to vouch for us.”

"Will this... work?" Xu Jiuyang frowned, somewhat doubtful.

“It’s not very useful for the entertainment industry in other countries. Even in South Korea, the one with the most capital has the final say. But in Hong Kong, someone like Raymond Chow, even after retirement, still holds a considerable position in the industry,” Li Yunxin said with a hint of disdain. “After all, it’s just a city. You see each other all the time. People with capital can easily build up a vast network of connections.”

You're referring to that comment I made before, that the Korean weather forecast only said cloudy turning partly cloudy, right? It must be, isn't it?!

Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly: "Alright, with so many people making cameos, it's hard for the movie not to be a hit."

Then, as if remembering something, she tentatively asked, "Speaking of which, has Yunxin met Qianqian's mother?"

"Not yet, it's all thanks to Xixi relaying the messages." Li Yunxin's eyes flickered.

But she immediately added, "However, we'll have to meet sooner or later; acquiring Golden Harvest is no small matter."

"I understand," Xu Jiuyang replied dryly, then changed the subject again: "Speaking of which, well, how's your sister doing lately?"

"Is Oppa concerned about his sister?" Lee Yoon-hyung's eyes immediately crinkled into a smile.

"After all..." Xu Jiuyang couldn't finish his sentence.

He knew, of course, that Lee Boo-jin was pregnant; it was Lee Yoon-hyung who told him, and no one doubted it.

Im Woo-jae left South Korea at the same time as Lee Boo-jin, but the former went to the United States for a pretentious inspection, while the latter came to China to visit her younger sister.

After Lee Boo-jin returned home, she remained under the watchful eyes of her family, and the onset of pregnancy symptoms was a natural consequence.

However, this means the child might end up with the surname Ren. Isn't Lee Yoon-hyung's whole charade just a way to give Lee Boo-jin the moral high ground?

Since Ren Youzai was not a son-in-law—at least not in name—when her husband died in an accident, and his wife insisted on giving birth to the posthumous child to carry on the Ren family line, public opinion would be on her side for a long time.

Of course, whether or not to change the name in the future is a matter for later.

So Xu Jiuyang didn't dwell on it too much. On his side, Yangyang was born early, and he didn't know it, so she could only take her mother's surname, which could be ruled out.

However, whether it's the three beauties from Beijing Film Academy or the older women, they all clearly stated that their children should take their surnames. Tao Hong and Sun Li, needless to say, would have their children take other men's surnames.

In the end, only Sister Yuanyuan and Fan's child bore her surname.

Thinking about it carefully, if Li Yunxin marries me and has children in the future... I understand now, I need to get a marriage certificate so that the child can take my surname.

Damn, what kind of manual labor mindset is this!

(End of this chapter)