Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Chapter 119 My Sassy Girlfriend

"Interested in collaborating again?"

Lin Hu took Fan Binbin to meet with Peter Chan and Xu Yuezhen, and showed them the script for "My Sassy Girl".

Both Peter Chan and Jojo Hui were very surprised by the relationship between Lin, Zhou, and Fan.

Lin Hu stated frankly last year that he filmed "Better Days" to promote his girlfriend, Zhou Xun.

After filming was completed, Lin Hu successfully made Zhou Xun a Best Actress winner.

Zhou Xun also had a child with Lin Hu, but the two broke up.

Now Lin Hu has produced another film, "My Sassy Girl," intending to promote his new girlfriend, Fan Binbin.

Peter Chan thought to himself, "This Lin Hu really likes to promote his girlfriend."

Xu Yuezhen thought to herself, "It would be so wonderful to be his girlfriend. I want to be his girlfriend too."

Peter Chan and Jojo Hui each held a script and slowly began to read it, becoming more and more surprised as they read.

Xu Yuezhen asked, "Brother Tai, how did you manage to write such a script?"

Lin Hu said, "This is not my original work. It was a funny joke posted online by someone with the username 'Qianniu74'. I saw it, found it very interesting, and bought the copyright."

Xu Yuezhen laughed and said, "These storylines are indeed very funny and hilarious."

Lin Hu shook his head and said, "The main reason I bought it wasn't because it was funny, but because I thought it was very unconventional."

"I have a feeling that if this movie is successful, it will create a sensation in society."

Peter Chan was quite surprised and asked, "What do you mean?"

Lin Hu said, "We live in a society deeply influenced by Confucianism. In traditional morality, women should obey men."

"This story, however, takes the opposite approach. Song Mingxi is an independent modern woman who even disciplines her boyfriend."

"But when I saw this story, I didn't feel disgusted. On the contrary, I thought she was cute."

"Because the story uses a lot of other things to balance out Song Mingxi's behavior, such as the fact that she is a great beauty but actually has a very fragile heart."

"This story is very popular online, and netizens' opinions are similar to mine."

"So I feel very strongly that if it were made into a movie, it might directly challenge the traditional concept of male superiority and female inferiority in our East Asian society."

"This kind of impact is not the visual impact of action movies or science fiction movies, but a challenge to traditional concepts, a shock to ideas."

"I think the intellectual impact is more intense and shocking than the visual impact. What do you think?"

Lin Hu didn't change Song Mingxi's name; it's a very Chinese name. Mingxi means bright sunlight, it sounds nice, there's no need to change it.

The male lead is indeed named Ah Niu, but that's a nickname; Lin Hu's script doesn't mention his real name.

Lin Hu was not making things up.

"My Sassy Girl" is a significant work in South Korean cinema. Its influence is so great that as many as thirty or forty films from various East Asian countries have followed suit and imitated it.

The director of the TV series "The Lion Roars," starring Louis Koo and Cecilia Cheung, stated directly, "This is a period drama version of 'My Sassy Girl.'"

When Lin Hu took a film course in his previous life, the textbook devoted an entire chapter to discussing and analyzing "My Sassy Girl," and he only casually mentioned a few words from the textbook.

Xu Yuezhen was deeply shocked upon hearing this and said, "When I first read this script, I thought it was a love story that was very funny in the beginning and very sad in the end."

"Now that you mention it, I realize that it has such profound connotations, even reaching the point of challenging traditional ideas."

"If we make this movie, Ms. Fan Binbin may become a cultural icon."

Lin Hu quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm just expressing my personal feelings. We should still treat it as a love story and not force it to have any moral value."

"Deliberately turning it into a cultural symbol or something like that might backfire."

Xu Yuezhen nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's absolutely right!"

She looked at Peter Chan, who had remained silent, and asked, "Brother Chan, what do you think?"

After thinking for a moment, Peter Chan said, "I think what Brother Tai said makes a lot of sense. Our East Asian society is gradually moving towards industrialization."

"Women are entering the workplace just like men and gaining the same voice as men, which will inevitably challenge the traditional concept of male superiority and female inferiority."

"If this movie had been released in Europe or America, it would probably have just been a decent romantic tragicomedy."

"However, its emergence in mainland China in the new century represents a shock to traditional aesthetics."

"I love this story so much!"

While the three of them were discussing, Fan Binbin sat to the side, resting her chin on her hand and listening quietly.

Lin Hu had told her this story before, and she just found it very touching.

It was only then that I realized there were so many intricacies involved, and that this movie was no ordinary film.

She suddenly realized that Lin Hu was really good to her and had put a lot of effort into promoting her, no less than he had done with Zhou Xun.

Her heart softened instantly, and her gaze towards Lin Hu became tender and affectionate.

If it weren't for Peter Chan and Xu Yuezhen sitting opposite her, she really wished she could throw herself into Lin Hu's arms and let him pamper her.

Lin Hu, of course, was unaware of the drastic changes in Fan Binbin's heart; he was still discussing things with Chen Xu.

Peter Chan is a Thai-Chinese who later lived in Hong Kong, Jojo Hui is from Taiwan, and Lin Hu is from mainland China.

They have an understanding of the societies in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Through their interactions, they quickly came up with some new ideas that could be incorporated into the script.

Lin Hu said, "This movie has to be played by an absolutely stunning beauty, because only a beauty like that can make men willingly take a beating."

"When I first saw this story and thought about adapting it into a movie, the girl that came to mind was my Bingbing."

As Lin Hu spoke, he put his arm around Fan Binbin's shoulder and said, "In the entire Chinese world, among the younger generation of actresses, I can't think of anyone more beautiful than my Bingbing."

Although Lin Hu's words had a hint of self-praise, they were also true.

Fan Binbin is considered a plastic surgery template of her generation. She has the most popular looks among girls, and many boys also have her as a fan. It's not an exaggeration to call her a beauty queen.

Lin Hu felt that among her peers, only Zhang Baizhi could rival her.

Fan Binbin was overjoyed by Lin Hu's constant praise of his "Bingbing," and his face beamed with happiness.

Peter Chan and Xu Yuezhen both knew that Lin Hu was clearly trying to promote Fan Binbin, so naturally they wouldn't object.

Moreover, Lin Hu's words were true; Fan Binbin was indeed very beautiful, so they continued to agree.

Xu Yuezhen asked curiously, "Brother Tai, are you playing the male lead again this time?"

Lin Hu asked, "Does Sister Zhen think I'm suitable?"

Xu Yuezhen shook her head and said, "You are very handsome, a very manly man, which doesn't match Ah Niu's temperament."

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Lin Hu said, "As for the male lead, Ah Niu, I think we should find a not-so-handsome loser to play the role."

Xu Yuezhen was taken aback: "What do you mean by 'loser man'?"

The term "diaosi" (屌丝) was invented later by netizens on Baidu Tieba (a Chinese online forum), and it did not exist in this era.

Lin Hu inadvertently uttered a modern internet slang term, then explained, "Diao means jaguar, and Si means fur; Diaosi means jaguar fur!"

The three of them were stunned and utterly shocked!