The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 578 The Big Production on the Other Side

Xu Jiuyang was utterly speechless: "What do you mean you want to eat her already?"

“That’s true,” Qin Lan said, putting on her aggrieved expression again and becoming meek and submissive. “Aren’t we female secretaries just things Bingbing prepares to reward you?”

"You make it sound like you're just a pretty face with no real ability..." Xu Jiuyang originally wanted to praise her, but after searching his mind for a while, he realized that whether in his past life or this one, she didn't seem to have any particularly outstanding qualities.

Indeed, if she were truly intelligent, she wouldn't have been so easily fooled by Lu Taro in her past life—even investing her own savings in his movies—and she wouldn't have been so loyal to Fan Bingbing despite being manipulated by her in this life.

Indeed, Xu Jiuyang was well aware of Qin Lan's loyalty to Fan. The reason he put on that attitude of having already turned her into one of his own through certain means was mainly to use her to convey some information to Fan that was not easy to say directly.

"I remember, didn't Qin Fang get transferred to another post?" Unable to think of a suitable topic, he had to take a roundabout approach. "If you'd like, I can talk to Bingbing and get you transferred to another post as well."

He paused for a moment, noticing the nervous look in Qin Lan's eyes, before saying, "Put it here with me."

"Well... isn't that unnecessary?" Qin Lan quickly refused. "I think it's more useful to stay by Bingbing's side."

This is a double entendre.

Xu Jiuyang stopped teasing her: "Was that Chen Dong just now?"

“Yes, she’s a top student from Northwest University of Political Science and Law. I don’t know where Bingbing found her.” Qin Lan nodded, her tone quite displeased, as if she was jealous.

"This name doesn't sound like a girl's at all," Xu Jiuyang thought to himself, frowning slightly.

The other person was indeed very beautiful, with a resemblance to Kim Hee-sun in her features, giving off a familiar feeling, but one couldn't quite place her, unable to be sure whether it was because of Kim Hee-sun or because they had met in a past life—given their style, the woman they kept as a secretary must have been a woman who was somewhat famous in someone's past life.

“Who can argue with that? It’s clearly written on her ID card,” Qin Lan pouted. “When she came here, I was worried that you might misunderstand.”

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Xu Jiuyang was speechless. "Fine, let's leave it at that for now. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

However, as he let go and prepared to turn around, Qin Lan tugged at his sleeve, her face flushed: "Boss..."

"What, Bingbing isn't taking you with her?" Xu Jiuyang asked half-jokingly.

"Boss!" Qin Lan couldn't help but stomp her foot.

"Alright, alright, I'll have Lin... I'll have Han Yu arrange the time," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile. "Of course, if we really want to eat Chen Dong next time, you'll have to come and help."

Before Qin Lan could even react, he left the secretary's cubicle and went to the lounge to tell his assistant on duty, Zhang Yan, to leave.

However, after arriving at the parking lot and getting into the car, he was in a daze for a moment.

It shouldn't be a misperception; Fan is definitely positive about the change in her relationship with Da Tian Tian.

"So, she really is after Tian Tian's background and needs me to sell my body..." Xu Jiuyang muttered to himself, then couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, that's impossible. After all, he's been involved with Fan for several years and they even have a child together. No matter what kind of background Da Tiantian has, even if she herself holds a high position, Fan wouldn't use her as a bargaining chip.

Which of those women sent over wasn't first grabbed and molded by them?

So this attitude is very puzzling. There must be something he hasn't noticed. Where should he start?

Xu Jiuyang shook his head and started the engine. Now was not the time to think about that; he should think about how to talk to Angela later. Actually, there was no need to think about it.

"Thank you very much, Anne." Xu Jiuyang said politely as he accepted the coffee from Anne Hathaway.

"You're welcome." Annie, whose Chinese was already very good, looked at him with the same complicated gaze as always.

“Okay, honey, give us some private space,” Angela instructed.

“No problem.” Anne sighed and left the office.

“I’ve come to my senses,” Angela snapped her fingers in front of Xu Jiuyang, who was watching her leave. “This won’t do.”

“I wasn’t looking at Annie,” Xu Jiuyang shrugged. “I was checking if those two sisters were there—they’re sisters, aren’t they?”

“They’re both from Hong Kong, one is named Tsui Tsz-kei, and the other is named Tsui Tsz-shan, what do you think?” Angela asked with a smile.

"Logically, it should be, but with you smiling like that, I'm not so sure anymore." Xu Jiuyang clicked his tongue twice.

“Then it’s not.” Angela shrugged, then waved her hand. “Alright, just tell Han Yu whenever you want it.”

Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly, then got straight to the point: "I remember you said before that you wanted me to act in a big-budget Hollywood production."

“Of course, the projects are all ready-made, and they will be a huge boost for you,” Angela said just as directly. “You will be the producer, lead actor, screenwriter, and original author.”

"The original author?" Xu Jiuyang was taken aback. "You mean..."

“I remember telling you before that I had several of your novels that had great adaptation potential translated and registered with the Writers Guild,” Angela said with a smile.

"Okay, which one?" Xu Jiuyang pursed his lips.

“Of course it’s Inception,” Angela shrugged again. “Interstellar’s ​​setting and scale are too grand, requiring a very good director to control the situation, and such a director is difficult to control. Source Code and Ex Machina don’t need such a director, but they are too small-scale, at best B-movies. Only Inception is just right, with the potential to be an A-movie, but the director doesn’t need to be too outstanding, just follow your novel, anyway, the visual sense is very strong.”

“But…” Xu Jiuyang wasn’t too surprised. When Angela said that, he was certain that Inception was the most likely candidate. However, if one problem wasn’t resolved, the project would be a waste.

However, Angela seemed to know what he was worried about: "Don't worry, even if we can't achieve a box office success like 'Hero,' we can still reach a scale of 1500 theaters. You know, even if News Corporation persuades Congress to retaliate, it won't happen overnight; there will be a lot of back and forth. Moreover, we can bring China Film Group on board and tell Hollywood to give them some sweeteners first, and then come in and kill them. I'm sure many people will agree."

Xu Jiuyang opened his mouth and then closed it again, finally sighing, "Fine, you've considered everything so thoroughly, I have nothing to add."

“Wait a minute, I haven’t stated my conditions yet,” Angela said, raising an eyebrow.

"Oh?" Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes. "You adapted my novel and even asked me to play the male lead and also work as a producer and screenwriter. Shouldn't I be the one making the demands?"

"You'll like this offer," Angela said with a slight smile.

"Really?" Xu Jiuyang chuckled first, then his lips twitched as he realized what he meant. "So, are you sure you want... you want my current wife to play the role of the wife?"

"To me, the words 'current wife' and 'Fan Bingbing' are essentially no different," Angela said casually, spreading her hands.

(End of this chapter)