Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Zhou Xun has already done enough for Lin Hu.

Lin Hu didn't want her to lose an opportunity to become an international film queen.

Although the Paris International Film Festival is not a particularly prestigious film festival and cannot be compared with the three major European film festivals.

But now we are at the turn of the century, our national strength is weak, our people are poor and lack ambition, and honors from Europe and America are quite impressive.

Zhou Xun asked, "Why?"

"The script is very good, the role is very challenging, and Lou Ye is a well-known director. It will be good for your career if you take the role."

"Then what are you going to do? It's almost time to boot up!"

"Mumu (the name of the female character in 'Ong-Bak') is just a very small role, not important. It doesn't matter who plays her. If there's no time to cast someone, we can just find a Hong Kong girl when we get to Hong Kong!"

"But I just want to be with you!"

"You actually really wanted to act in 'Suzhou River,' didn't you?"

"Forehead……"

Zhou Xun did not deny it, saying that playing two roles is very challenging and that she does want to do it.

Lin Hu sighed and said, "Zhang Guorong felt indebted to you because of the casting change in 'Temptress Moon,' but you never expected to get his help. You only used this favor for my sake, didn't you?"

Zhou Xun couldn't answer immediately.

The matter of changing the actress in "Feng Yue" is long in the past for her.

She didn't feel that Leslie Cheung owed her anything; it was Leslie Cheung himself who felt that way.

She never expected to get anything from Leslie Cheung.

She wouldn't have asked Leslie Cheung for help if Lin Hu hadn't encountered difficulties.

"I, I..."

Zhou Xun has a stutter; she stutters when she's nervous.

"I didn't think that much about it. I just felt that asking him for help could solve your predicament."

Lin Hu held Zhou Xun in his arms and said softly, "Xun-ge'er, you don't need to sacrifice too much for me. You should think more about yourself."

"But……"

Lin Hu pressed his finger against her lips.

"Perhaps, for you, loving someone means giving everything, sacrificing all, and even dying for them."

But have you ever considered that the person you love might not be able to bear it? If they love you, would they want you to die?

Zhou Xun couldn't answer; she hadn't thought about that question.

Have you read Shu Ting's poem "To the Oak Tree"?

"I've read it!"

"To the Oak Tree" has been included in middle school Chinese textbooks, and there are actually quite a few people who haven't read it.

"Shu Ting said in her poem, 'To love someone is like two trees, standing side by side, sharing the cold wind and the neon lights, seemingly forever separated, yet bound together for life...'"

Xun-ge'er, I don't want you to make sacrifices for me. You have your own career to pursue. If you like acting, then go and act.

I think you have a lot of acting talent, and I'm sure you'll do a great job in that movie. I'll also handle all the issues related to filming.

When you become a movie queen and I become a kung fu star, let's join hands and meet at the top!

Lin Hu's words deeply moved Zhou Xun, bringing tears to her eyes. She stood on tiptoe and kissed Lin Hu.

"Little Tiger, you're so great, I love you!"

Lin Hu held Zhou Xun's small body in his arms and kissed her red lips, but his mood was a little depressed.

He remembered a line from the movie "Storm Riders": "If you go too far in everything, the relationship will inevitably end sooner."

Zhou Xun's love was too intense. The endings of her romances in the original timeline were due not only to the men feeling they couldn't handle it, but also to many factors related to her own actions.

As a movie fan, Lin Hu has read many of Zhou Xun's later interviews.

When she loves someone, it's passionate and intense, erupting in a way that makes it known worldwide.

When she's in love, her face beams with happiness, and she can't wait to tell everyone.

She praised Li Yapeng, saying he fulfilled all her fantasies about men, and even sang a song called "Daqi" specifically for Li Daqi.

That's the problem!

Everything was ignited in an instant, everything was released, and then only ordinariness remained.

When the feeling fades, the relationship comes to an end.

In Lin Hu's view, Zhou Xun is constantly giving back.

He didn't know how long their relationship would last.

As a time traveler, Lin Hu was confident that he could make his career very successful, unlike Zhou Xun's boyfriends in the original timeline who seemed to be living off her.

Zhou Xun's situation was beyond his control.

Oh well, let nature take its course. If that day comes, it's fine to just be friends.

Lin Hu kissed Zhou Xun, but his mind was preoccupied with his own thoughts.

Zhou Xun didn't care about anything else. She was moved and excited at the same time. She wrapped her legs around Lin Hu's waist, hung on Lin Hu's body, hugged his neck, and kissed him.

Seeing this, Lin Hu ignored the people waiting outside and picked up Zhou Xun and began to eat.

……

The two people lay side by side.

Lin Hu asked, "Are you sure you're going to act in 'Suzhou River'?"

Zhou Xun nodded, but was still a little worried: "But are you really okay?"

"I'll tell you a secret! But don't tell anyone else."

"What?"

"Do you know why I'm not in a hurry at all about funding the film's production?"

Why?

Zhou Xun was genuinely curious about this.

She couldn't understand why Lin Hu didn't seem to care about funding when making a movie, appearing completely confident.

But she didn't see Lin Hu find any investment.

"I don't plan to ask anyone to invest; I'm prepared to use my own money."

"Where did you get the money?"

Zhou Xun found it even stranger. Lin Hu was just a martial arts champion with a relatively ordinary family background; he didn't seem to be very wealthy.

"Not now, but you'll find it in Hong Kong!"

Why?

Do you know Chen Lihua, Tang Sanzang's wife?

"have no idea!"

"That's not important, I'm just giving you an example."

Chen Lihua is from Beijing. She comes from a poor family and worked in a sewing factory after graduating from middle school.

In the early 1980s, with the reform and opening up, she went to Hong Kong and bought 12 villas.

She quickly became a multi-millionaire by buying low and selling high.

Zhou Xun was stunned and asked curiously, "Where did she get the money to buy a villa?"

She was from the Plain Yellow Banner, Yehe Nara clan, and was a Manchu.

It is said that after the fall of the Qing Dynasty, some remnants of the Manchu regime fled overseas, taking a great deal of wealth with them.

The money Chen Lihua made was the wealth her ancestors had stored overseas.

"So... you're also Manchu? And your ancestors amassed wealth overseas?"

"No, I'm just giving an example. I am a genuine Han Chinese."

But someone in my family did go to Hong Kong; it was my great-uncle, who left behind a fortune there.

I am the only male in the Lin family. As long as I go to Hong Kong, I can withdraw that money.

Zhou Xun was stunned and wanted to disbelieve it, but Lin Hu spoke with absolute certainty.

Moreover, Lin Hu had no reason to lie, because he was making a movie and really needed to spend money.

"That's...a fortune!"

"Not a lot, maybe a few million, but that's enough for me to finish making a movie!"

"So that's how it is. No wonder you didn't seem worried at all."

"Brother Xun, I'm only telling you this secret because you're the person closest to me. You must never tell anyone else."

"I know!"

Zhou Xun was in a great mood.

Lin Hu shared his secrets with her and said that she was the closest person to him.

She was so happy!

However, she was unaware that this so-called secret was all fabricated by Lin Hu.

Lin Hu indeed did not intend to find investors; he planned to raise money to make the movie himself.

But he had no relatives overseas and left behind no wealth.

This was just to reassure Zhou Xun and dispel her long-standing doubts!