Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 436 Tongfu Inn will become a tourist attraction from now on! Yuanyuan's youthful and mature charm

"Hey! This is Little Qian!"

"Yes, what's a little money compared to Boss Ma!"

"However, Mr. Ma, after you take this role, what about the streaming platform..."

"Oh dear! Why are you in such a hurry? There's a whole table of food here."

"Yep."

Ma Xun has become a true god of wealth, and Director Shang's entire team is now acting like sycophants.

That's just how it is in the entertainment industry; whoever has the biggest backer is the most powerful.

Moreover, Ma Xun's current status in the entertainment industry is already widely known.

He's no longer just an ordinary big boss.

Moreover, the plays he favored and the plays he orchestrated.

That basically guarantees they'll become popular!

Director Shang and his team are actually quite capable. To start from the beginning, this team can be traced back to the TV series "The Cooking Squad".

Later, they came out and created "Urban Men and Women".

Don't underestimate this show. In fact, at first glance, the cast and crew are almost exactly the same as those of "My Own Swordsman".

At least 8% of the actors, and more importantly, the format and many other aspects of this show are similar to "My Own Swordsman".

It can be said that "Urban Men and Women" is an experimental version of "My Own Swordsman".

However, this film lost a lot of money.

From Ma Xun's perspective, how bad was this show? Let's make a simple comparison: most people know "My Own Swordsman," but not many people know this "Urban Men and Women."

That should be enough to prove it.

Given this, it's no wonder that Director Shang's team would have a hard time securing investment.

The appearance of Ma Xun was like finding a spring in the desert for them.

That's great!
I'm about to use the power of my sugar daddy!

After several rounds of drinks and dishes, Ma Xun finally spoke.
"Everyone." As soon as he spoke, everyone else stopped moving.

The "God of Wealth" was about to pick up some food when he immediately stopped. He hadn't had anything good to eat in days, so today he was finally getting his fill.

Ma Xun didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "I've given Sha Yi face, but I'll have to make some arrangements regarding the personnel."

Let me be frank, this film needs to include artists under my management, at least two women and two men. As for how to arrange it...

"Director Shang, I'll give you complete freedom and authority, how about that?"

Is this freedom and power?

But Director Shang didn't hesitate, "Mr. Ma, don't worry! As long as they're your people, I'll..."

"I told you, you can choose."

"Good! Great!"

Director Shang was all smiles, looking completely relieved.

Did he really experience 'freedom'?
There's really no way to criticize Ma Xun.

When bosses assign people, they usually just stuff them into the production crew and even specify that they must be the female lead.

Yeah, the guy who arranged the male lead was Shi Xue.

Normal male bosses would arrange for female leads, right?

Although Ma Xun mentioned four people, two women and two men, he didn't specify that there had to be a female lead or a male lead. Besides, Sha Yi was originally one of his people.

They even let Director Shang choose for himself.

Director Shang was actually quite happy; such a boss is considered quite open-minded in the entertainment industry.

However, Ma Xun did this mainly because he didn't want Yao Dazui to act in the show.

Yao Dazui is really something... She has indeed successfully created two classic characters, Xiao Guo and Cui Ping.

But let's just say that what she posted on social media later...

Calling her a traitor is definitely not an exaggeration.

That woman is not only bad, but also stupid.

Ma Xun now has a problem: he can't directly target Yao Dazui.

The reason is very simple.

Yao Dazui is not even in the same league as him.

This woman is just a nobody in the entertainment industry.

For a big boss like Ma Xun, simply mentioning Yao Da Zui is considered a step up in status.

Therefore, Ma Xun couldn't directly say, "I don't like this Yao Dazui."

Because saying this might have the opposite effect. If someone hears it, like the Wang brothers, they might actually flatter Yao Dazui just to annoy Ma Xun.

If any gossip spreads, and someone says that Ma Xun is targeting Yao Ming so much, that Ma Xun started something and then abandoned him... damn it, Ma Xun will be disgusted for the rest of his life.

I've ridden so many beauties, do I really need to do this?
Therefore, Ma Xun had no choice but to use this method.

The arrangement involves two actresses, chosen based on their status and other factors.

They'll most likely get the role of Xiao Guo, and Yao Dazui will naturally leave.

His move was so ingenious, it was like a deer's horns hanging from a tree, leaving no trace.

However, there is one downside: it's not guaranteed.

If Director Shang were to cast Yao Dazui as Xiao Guo again, Ma Xun would be helpless.

But then again, it still comes down to the same principle: Ma Xunzhen shouldn't actively target an unknown nobody in the entertainment industry.

Not only did he lose face, but he also helped the other party become famous.

This... Yao Dazui, that woman, escaped this calamity because she was too weak?
probably not.

Anyway, things have come to this point. As for the production of "My Own Swordsman"... Director Shang brought up a few more issues.

For example, issues on the filming set.

Ma Xun was decisive, waving his hand dismissively.

"Just take the person to Hengdian, I'll handle everything else."

"Mr. Ma! You're this guy!"

Director Shang was overjoyed and gave Ma Xun a thumbs up.

Sha Yi's face is beaming with pride... He's really gained a lot of face!

Mr. Ma considers me a friend; I'd be happy to serve him like a slave for the rest of my life!
As for the 'God of Wealth,' he was even more obsequious to Ma Xun.

In fact, Ma Xun believes that many people share the same mindset towards this guy.

Love and hate it.

This guy is really talented. Don't let his looks fool you, he's undeniably brilliant.

But his subsequent depravity... he deserved it!

As a result, Ma Xun didn't give him a very friendly look either.

Anyway, you just focus on writing your script, and I, Ma Xun, won't interfere in anything else.

If I, Ma Xun, don't vote for this "My Own Swordsman," then it'll just benefit someone else.

Now I've invested, and the Tongfu Inn film set has been directly assigned to Hengdian.

This is definitely a meaningful thing.

Ma Xun remembers clearly that the original production team didn't have much money, so they set up a very fake Tongfu Inn in Pinggu.

This is all fake; it's just a facade.

As for the film and television base in Pinggu, it actually has a lot to do with Zhang Guoli.

However, Mr. Zhang himself is not a particularly talented person. His Qing Dynasty dramas had good ratings, but others always took the lion's share.

Therefore, the film and television base in Pinggu has never been very good.

Tongfu Inn, naturally, declined over time.

Many fans of "My Own Swordsman" later went to find the Tongfu Inn, but were quite disappointed afterward.

Despite the sentimental value, the inn was overgrown with weeds and completely unattended.

It's such a shame that such a great IP wasn't developed into a tourist attraction.

Now I, Ma Xun, have arrived!
If Tongfu Inn were located in Hengdian, it would not only allow for later use of the filming location, but more importantly, Hengdian itself is a tourist attraction.

In the future, many tourists will come to take photos or dress up in costumes from the play for a cosplay session.

Isn’t that wonderful!

Right? Such a great IP, if I, Ma Xun, don't develop it, I'd be doing myself a disservice!
That's a lot of money, and if the Tongfu Inn project succeeds...

My equity stake in Hengdian can be increased.

It satisfies the needs of filming now, the needs of fans in the future, and also increases my, Ma Xun's, interests.

Kill three birds with one stone!
I'm a genius!

Of course, more importantly, this entire project includes the Tongfu Inn.

All of these together don't exceed ten million.

For me, Ma Xun, it's a piece of cake.

With everything settled, he didn't intend to interfere much with the production of "My Own Swordsman".

Anyway, everything that needed to be arranged has been arranged.

Oh, and that platform too.

After the meal, as everyone was about to go home, Ma Xun suddenly said something.

"In the future, you can choose between CCTV or Hunan TV, Director Shang."

Ma Xun said this in a very casual and unassuming way.

To these people, it was like a giant bomb being dropped into their minds!

These two platforms, can I just choose either one?
Awesome!
So cool!
It seems that only Ma Xun in today's entertainment industry could have done this.

Director Shang was naturally overjoyed and said he would leave everything to Boss Ma's arrangements.

Okay, we'll discuss it again when the film is finished.

Once the project was finalized, including the contract and payments, we discussed the details with Enlight Media.

Ma Xun glanced at Sha Yi one last time.

Sha Yi's expression... you know, that guy from "Bright Sword," right?

Just look at that expression.

I'm so proud!

As for the others... that 'God of Wealth' had a smile on his face, but in his heart he was thinking: A true man should be like this!
……

Ma Xun returned to his small courtyard.

His face turned a little red after drinking the alcohol.

I was thinking of just resting, but when I pushed open the door, I saw that the lights in the main house were on.

Who is here?

I went inside and took a look...

"Are you drinking again?"

"Simple business entertainment."

"Drink less."

It was Yuanyuan. As soon as she saw Ma Xun come in, she acted like a little wife, helping Ma Xun take off his coat.

He also kept rambling about drinking.

Ma Xun had a strange feeling... "Am I married?"
Is Yuanyuan my wife?

This, this is indeed very easy to create such a sense of disorientation.

Moreover, Yuanyuan was wearing a rather casual outfit today, which really gave her a mature, housewife vibe.

What's most interesting is that she's still quite young, and her pretty face still gives off the vibe of a high school girl.

In other words, she has both a youthful and mature feel.

Ma Xun couldn't help but pull Yuanyuan into his arms and knead her gently.

Yuanyuan's pretty face flushed red, and she gently bit her lip.

It was just a simple thing, but it ignited the fire in her heart.

But now we need to get down to business.

"You, wait a moment."

"what happened?"

Do you even know what I did before?

"I know, you're very busy, you've filmed quite a few movies."

"You know that, yet you still do this..."

"Haha...then what else should we do?"

The two of them talking was quite amusing.

Indeed, Yuanyuan filmed quite a few movies this year.

I won't go into "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber," but Fatty Wang also has "The World's Number One."

There are several more movies to come.

However, what Yuanyuan wants to talk about now is a new play.

"Director Wang has another project in store."

"Huh? What is it?"

"It's called 'Qinghong'."

"This……"

"He plans to film the story of the Third Front construction."

"Then let's take the picture."

"But……"

"But what?"

Don't you have any new projects?

It turns out that Yuanyuan wanted to film Ma Xun's movie.

Ma Xun is incredibly busy these days; he makes a billion a year.

However, since Yuanyuan had said so, Ma Xun was somewhat tempted.

Moreover, the movie "Shanghai Dreams" that Yuanyuan mentioned... actually does have some merit.

At the very beginning, a camera zooms in on Yuanyuan's face, then pulls up to the top.

Yuanyuan died... Oh no, it was Qinghong in the movie who died.

Starting with the death of a young girl, it's no surprise that "Shanghai Dreams" later won a major award.

In addition, Ma Xun recalled that Yuan Yuan almost won the Best Actress award at Cannes for this film.

This wasn't his statement; it was said by Wu Yusen in Cannes at the time.

They said they were one vote short.

So and so...

Ma Xun, having heard of his reputation, suddenly thought of something.

"How about we make a romance movie?"

What romantic movie?

Yuanyuan was overjoyed, and her curiosity was piqued.

"I mean... about time."

"time?"

While Yuanyuan was still in a daze, Ma Xun threw her onto the bed.

Then this guy unbuckled his belt...

(End of this chapter)