Chinese Entertainment: Directors Start with the Fairy Sister

The person sitting next to me is a wonderful person.

He even brought two copies of "Men's Health" magazine from China.

"I bought these at the airport before coming here. I really can't stand the Western women here, so I bought a couple of magazines to feast my eyes on."

"Visionary!"

Zhao Yanxi gave a thumbs up. We're all men, there's nothing to be embarrassed about.

"Zhao Yanzi or Huang Shengyi, which one do you like?"

The other party spread out two books and placed them in front of Zhao Yanxi.

July's cover girl was Zhao Yanzi in a vacuum-sealed fur coat; August's highlight was Huang Shengyi, half-covered, wet and alluring, sexy and sensual.

"I'm fine with anything, it's just a way to kill time."

"Then I'll watch Zhao Yanzi. I quite like her in 'Princess Pearl,' sigh~"

The man sighed with regret.

Zhao Yanxi picked up the latest August issue of "Men's Health" magazine, casually flipped through the table of contents, and immediately felt like she'd gone halfway blind—"Chinese Men's Penis Hardness Test"...

The atmosphere in 05 was indeed open!

Returning to Huang Shengyi's page, Zhao Yanxi looked at it carefully with a critical eye.

In fact, for Zhao Yanxi, who has been bombarded with all kinds of photos and videos during the era of the Internet information explosion, these few photos are nothing special, and not a single "point" is missed;

However, people of this era are open-minded yet conservative in their thinking.

These photos are extremely explicit and erotic.

"It seems the conflict between Stephen Chow's leading ladies and Stephen Chow has begun to become public..."

Star Overseas would never allow its artists to take such photos, not to mention that Star Overseas's image positioning for Huang Shengyi has always followed the Hong Kong entertainment industry route, creating an image of a "pure and innocent girl".

Now, there's no need for paparazzi to leak information; Huang Shengyi has already overturned the company's announcement on his own.

However, looking at it from another perspective, Huang Shengyi's trip was actually quite worthwhile.

There haven't been many famous actresses from the past few years of the Beijing Film Academy.

Liu Yifei is naturally beautiful and has accumulated a huge following through several popular TV dramas such as "The Story of Jin Fen", "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", and "Chinese Paladin".

But in terms of star power, he is ultimately no match for Huang Shengyi, who debuted as a "Star Girl" and starred in "Kung Fu Hustle"—the highest-grossing film of 04!

Unfortunately, the two have a lot in common in terms of image and temperament.

Now, Huang Shengyi has ruined her own career, and her heartbroken fans have no choice but to switch their allegiance to "Yijiaren," which can be seen as indirectly boosting Liu Yifei's status in the industry.

Although Liu Yifei doesn't need this "lying-down-inside-the-body" powder, she might as well take advantage of the opportunity that comes with it.

"Hey bro, you've got a lot of magazines with you!"

Zhao Yanxi watched as the other person spent half a day on a plane and had already changed several magazines.

"You didn't fill your suitcase with entertainment magazines, did you?"

"Haha, it's just a personal hobby," the man said with a chuckle. "Feel free to take a look if you're interested, young man."

"Sure, I've been in Hollywood for half a month and have no idea what's going on back home."

Although "Shutter" wasn't filmed in Hollywood, Zhao Yanxi was used to referring to all places in the United States where movies were made as Hollywood, so she just said it directly.

The man beside her seemed to have noticed something, and looked up at Zhao Yanxi with surprise.

Most people don't go to Hollywood on business trips~ But looking at it closely, it seems a bit familiar.

Zhao Yanxi didn't notice anything unusual and casually picked up a magazine to flip through.

The first thing I saw was an interview with Liu Yifei, whom I admire. The interview mainly covered the difficulties and interesting stories encountered during the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," and it also served as a form of promotion for the film.

After all, according to the plan, The Return of the Condor Heroes will meet everyone on New Year's Day.

Of course, Zhao Yanxi was well aware that "The Return of the Condor Heroes" would most likely not be released on New Year's Day, as various problems in the later stages had not yet been resolved.

However, this has nothing to do with him. The final cut is not up to Zhao Yanxi to review, and even if he wanted to remind her, he wouldn't have any way to do so.

This young lady is quite loyal; during the interview for "The Return of the Condor Heroes," she even took the opportunity to promote the novel and film adaptation of "You Are the Apple of My Eye."

The man beside him, seeing Zhao Yanxi paying attention to "The Return of the Condor Heroes," finally realized what was happening.

Isn't this the same Zhen Zhibing I once saw in a magazine?

"Are you Zhao Yanxi?"

Do you know me?

Zhao Yanxi exclaimed with delight, "Could it be that I'm already a big star?!"

"Hehe, let's get acquainted," the man laughed heartily. "I probably follow a lot of celebrity gossip, and I just happened to see a report about you. Let's get to know each other. My surname is Cao, you can call me Lao Cao."

"Um...Old Cao?"

He looked to be in his forties, old enough to be my elder, so I was really embarrassed to call him "Old Cao" (Zhao Yanxi).

"Haha, don't be shy, that's what my friends call me."

"Uh, okay, Lao Cao?"

"Yan Xi, are you going to Hollywood to act in movies? Or to make movies?"

Old Cao was very outgoing and called Yanxi affectionately.

"Yeah, we made a short film, but we don't know how it ended up yet."

Old Cao's eyes lit up. This was big news! A recent graduate had actually gone to Hollywood to make movies?

"That's amazing, that's amazing..."

Zhao Yanxi smiled and exchanged pleasantries with Old Cao while also glancing at the news in the industry for August.

The most sensational news in the entertainment industry throughout August was Wang Jinghua's separation from Huayi Brothers and her new owner.

Since August 2000, when Wang Jinghua, the top agent in mainland China, led a group of artists to join Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Huayi has gradually become the leading private film and television company.

Although Feng Xiaogang's Lunar New Year blockbusters are the main source of Huayi Brothers' profits, artist management revenue is also an indispensable part.

Now, Wang Jinghua has once again led a group of artists away from Huayi Brothers, and has immediately established Shishiba Culture and joined Orange Sky Entertainment.

No wonder industry insiders say that Wang Jinghua's move has essentially emptied Huayi Brothers' coffers; she's practically drained half of them.

Look at Orange Sky Entertainment, which took in this batch of artists; it has jumped to become one of the top three talent agencies in China.

The artists under its management are at least third-tier celebrities, and there are many top-tier stars.

Signing actors and artists is not difficult; the difficulty lies in investing resources and cultivating artists.

Now that Orange Sky has skipped this step, it's making countless people in the industry extremely envious!

Aside from the drama involving Wang Jinghua and Huayi Brothers, the biggest news in the industry was the failure of "Seven Swords"—this film, which cost $12 million to produce, only grossed 70 million yuan in more than half a month after its release.

Xu Ke was a Golden Horse Award winner for Best Director a long time ago, and the cast for "Seven Swords" is even stronger than ever before.

Before the film's release, during the promotional period, Xu Ke emphasized that this was a script he had been polishing for several years.

As it turned out, the plot became the biggest flaw after the film's release.

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After a thirteen-hour flight, Zhao Yanxi finally arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport at 3:30 p.m. the following day.

Because I forced myself to sleep on the plane, and my sleep therapy is good, I didn't have any jet lag issues.

"Yan Xi, we're leaving now~"

Zhao Yanxi watched as the beautiful woman sitting in front of her suddenly turned around to help Lao Cao pack his luggage, obediently following behind him with her suitcase. Only then did she realize that Lao Cao seemed to be no ordinary person!

That's true. A first-class ticket from America back to Beijing costs as much as $7500.

If it weren't for the successful publication of "Fifty Shades of Grey," Zhao Yanxi would most likely have taken the same $800 economy class flight as before.

No wonder people say you should fly first class at least once, because you're very likely to meet someone around you who could change your life.

Of course, Zhao Yanxi wasn't thinking about changing herself through Lao Cao at this moment; instead, she envied his beautiful assistant!

I'm a director and writer, and now I have to take a ride back to my studio.

If I had an assistant, they could drive over and pick me up when I return to China.

Speaking of cars... I should probably buy one myself!

Previously, it was to save money for making movies. Now, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" is about to be released, and "Shutter" is waiting to be distributed. I have two million in cash and two hundred thousand US dollars in my pocket. Buying a car is a piece of cake.

In a few days it will be Xiao Liu's coming-of-age ceremony, I can't very well take a taxi there by myself, can I?

With this in mind, Zhao Yanxi made up her mind to buy a car!