Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 209: Just a movie queen! Did I ever ask for a dime more from beginning to end?

Chapter 209: Just a Movie Queen! Did I ever ask for a dime more from beginning to end?

"Shocking news! Wang Yunxian finally wins Best Actress!"

“From a ghost girl to a movie queen! Analyzing Wang Yunxian’s road to stardom.”

"The most disappointed person at the Academy Awards turned out to be the TV station guy..."

The Academy Awards ceremony is over.

Joey Wong successfully won the title of Queen with her role as the mother in "The Absolute Abbey"!

As soon as the result came out, reporters started writing articles.

After all, it was really amazing that Wang Binxian was crowned queen.

In my impression, she doesn't seem to be famous for her acting skills.

Although she is a big star and very popular, she has always been considered to have poor acting skills.

In fact, no one thought she had a chance of winning the Best Actress award.

But is it really so?
How terrible is her acting?

It’s not that bad.

I believe that anyone who has watched Wang Yanxian’s movies will not think that her acting skills are bad.

In fact, she performed quite well in some movies.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Green Snake" are all pretty good.

And what about the award-winning "The Absolute House"?

You know, the box office of this movie is quite impressive.

Since so many people have seen this movie, no one says that her acting is bad.

Then, winning the Best Actress award seems to be a natural thing.

Of course, there are definitely many people who think that the Best Actress award should not be given to her.

Just like when the award results came out, many people at the award ceremony looked at Wang Yunxian with... envy, jealousy and hatred!

Unfortunately, their "feelings" are of no use at all.

Anyway, the next Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress is Wang Chunxian!
And then the grand prizes were awarded one after another.

Sister Hong still missed out on the Best Director award, a result that made Wang Bianxian give her a big hug.

The Best Picture award went to "A Thousand Words".

By the way, the Best Screenwriter award that Ma Xun was nominated for was obviously not his.

From this perspective, winning a Best Actress award is already a great success.

So, Ma Xun must have done something behind the scenes, right?
Wang Binxian and Chen Hong exchanged glances and decided that they must ask him properly!

……

What did Ma Xun do?
In fact, he didn't do anything at all, he just stared at the real lottery results.

But this action is crucial enough.

When Ma Xun found out, only Congxian won the Best Actress award.

He couldn't help but laugh.

This detail was naturally captured by Thirteenth Young Master.

"Doesn't Mr. Ma think that being a Best Actress isn't enough?"

He looked sick and his tone of voice was a little weak, but his words were actually quite aggressive.

You have to know that this is Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Film Awards never give preferential treatment to mainlanders.

Although Wang Yunxian is not from mainland China, "The Abode of Madame Wang" is clearly a mainland film.

Thirteen said this because he actually wanted to unite the Hong Kong people in this room.

This Wu Siyuan is from mainland China, and this Ma Xun is also from mainland China.

We can't let them take any of our awards away from us!
Unfortunately, no one responded to Thirteenth Young Master at this time.

It made this guy very embarrassed.

But, Thirteenth Young Master actually felt fear.

This situation shouldn't happen!

Ma Xun must have done something!
Fortunately, Ma Xun gave him the answer.

"Thirteenth Young Master, your performance really disappoints me.

I originally thought you were such a smart guy, but now it seems that you are just that simple.

I said this, so don't be quick to get angry.

In fact, I am not satisfied with this result. Just being a Best Actress is really not enough.

Let's be fair, I wrote the script of this movie. Which movie's script at this year's Academy Awards is better than this one?

And don't forget, my film just won the Best Foreign Language Film Award from the Japan Academy.

An outstanding film like "The Abbey", the highest-grossing local production in Hong Kong last year.

But she only won an Best Actress award.

Is this reasonable? "

These words...are so cool!

Moreover, Ma Xun was not sarcastic or exaggerating, he was just stating the facts.

At the time, "Abakusha" won the Best Foreign Language Film in Japan, although this had a lot to do with Toho's operations.

They also want to make money from video products through this movie.

But, once you get it, you get it!

Also competing on the same stage at the time was "The Sixth Sense", a movie that also had a stunning final twist.

This movie has a very high reputation in Europe and the United States.

Moreover, the film was nominated for Best Screenplay at the previous Golden Globe Awards and Oscars.

Since "The Absolute Abbey" won, it wouldn't be too much to at least get the Best Screenplay award in Hong Kong, right?
But you guys were so selfish that you voted for this award to your Hong Kong screenwriters.

We can ignore such a small family.

But, looking at it this way, it is absolutely unfair to "The Abbey" to only win the Best Actress award!

Given all these factors, it is obvious that it is extremely difficult to get the Best Actress award.

Ma Xun continued, "We all know in our hearts that there are still many people who don't want to see Bai Zhi, a girl who just debuted, win the Best Actress award, right?"

After these words were spoken, the room became even quieter!

Yes, that must be the reason.

Hong Kong filmmakers not only exclude people from the mainland, but they also exclude newcomers!

Or to put it more broadly.

They just exclude those who are capable!
"The reason Hong Kong films can flourish is actually because filmmakers from our mainland came here to escape the war. Otherwise, how could there be any films in this place?"

Ma Xun said this and opened fire even closer!
With so many people here, it was a bit difficult to hold back.

But Wu Siyuan was very happy. The old man was also concerned about Ma Xun and advised: "Mr. Ma, don't say these things. We are all compatriots."

His word "compatriots" is actually full of irony.

Because it is very obvious who doesn’t treat whom as a compatriot!

Ma Xun also laughed, but he wasn't done yet. He then turned to Thirteenth Young Master and said, "Why do you think our film was able to win a Best Actress award despite such an unfavorable situation?"

This question is so sharp!

The key is to change the angle.

The Thirteenth Young Master was completely confused at this moment and couldn't answer anything.

Ma Xun gave him the answer directly, "The film industry is also about strength, and now the strength has changed, do you understand?
Just a movie queen, is that too much? "

strength?

Could it be that Ma Xun’s strength is now enough to control the situation?

Thirteenth Young Master was sweating profusely at this moment, and his back was wet. He finally understood why he felt so scared just now.

He looked at the chairmen of the 13 Hong Kong film industry associations present.

None of these guys said a word.

It’s because of strength!

Ma Xun is strong enough now!

This is indeed true.

Originally, Hong Kong films had been on a downward trend since the Asian financial crisis.

It can even be said that the industry was in a state of collapse during the financial crisis. If the economy had not stabilized later, the Hong Kong film industry as a whole would have been destroyed.

You haven’t forgotten how shabby the 1998 Academy Awards were.

Before that, there was a craze for ghost movies, and during this craze, many Hong Kong film companies were actively producing ghost movies.

As a result, after the rush of releases... it suffered huge losses!

Many companies simply can't hold on any longer.

What a wave of bankruptcies.

However, these things did not cause much news.

After all, in the film industry, it is common for some companies to only make one movie in their lifetime.

But now, the impact of this wave of bankruptcies is becoming apparent!

Ma Xun had previously acquired many companies in Hong Kong through Cherie Chung.

Mainly the copyrights of old movies.

In this way, some old film companies did not go bankrupt and liquidate.

It’s all thanks to Ma Xun!

The reason you can have food to eat now is because of me!
In the end, you guys voted and got me a Best Actress?
This Thirteenth Young Master is still thinking, not even one Best Actress award?

Throwing the street!

In fact, the current Ma Xun can completely learn from the part in "Black Gold".

CNM! I saved the lives of you Hong Kong filmmakers! I'm just asking for a Hong Kong Film Award! Have I ever asked for a dime more from the beginning to the end? Just a damn Best Actress and you're still complaining to me! CNMD!

Ahem...it must feel good to scold someone like this, but it's certainly not very civilized.

Ma Xun is still a good young man who is civilized and polite.

Although, it was he who started the ghost movie craze in Hong Kong.

But, after all, I am still your savior!
Don't agree? If you don't agree, come and bite me!

So, that’s what Ma Xun did.

"Boss of the Photographers Association, do you have any objection to who will be the best actress?"

"No no."

"What about the Stuntman Association..."

"No objections! Absolutely not!"

"So……"

"We have no objection!"

"We all support Wang Yunxian in winning the Best Actress award!"

Look, even now Ma Xun is getting close to the opponent and no one dares to say anything.

These guys are so soft-hearted that if you beat them hard, they will actually remember your kindness.

Ma Xun then looked at Thirteenth Young Master, "Do you have any objection?"

Thirteenth Young Master couldn't answer at all. His face turned pale and he simply ran away!
He looks like a clown...

Ma Xun actually didn't do anything, nor did he change the results of the award voting.

But he actually did a lot.

But, all of this was done before.

And after Thirteenth Young Master ran away...

"Mr. Ma, we should communicate more in the future."

"The mainland's film and television industry will definitely need a lot of photographers in the future."

"Our Lighting Technicians Association also wants to develop in the mainland recently."

Look at the faces of these guys.

It will be good for them to let them realize their own strength!

When the big boss Wu Siyuan saw this scene, he laughed.

"Haha, it's true that the younger generation always pushes the older generation forward! I, the chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards, can now rest assured and step down."

Ma Xun wanted to say something, but the boss patted him gently on the back.

No need to say more, I understand the meaning.

Hong Kong films are actually beyond saving.

These are the things that happen when the prize is drawn...

……

"What happened? How did he get a prize?"

"Thirteenth Master, didn't you say it before? A mainland film like "The House That Died" shouldn't even be nominated."

"That's right, why did the situation change so suddenly?"

While Thirteenth Young Master was still in the car, several bosses called him.

These words were clearly spoken in a bad tone.

The result of the previous bet has come out.

Zhou Zhengyi must pay Ma Xun at least one million!

This money... Of course, if he is thick-skinned, he will just refuse to pay it.

However, the price of defaulting on this is very high.

It would be equivalent to destroying Zhou Zhengyi's business reputation.

But anyway.

These bosses had previously planned to get back the 500 million that Ma Xun lost in the gambling game.

It’s gone now!

This is just like Shi Li's accounting method, and it's similar to what these bosses do.

It means calculating in advance the income that has not yet been pocketed.

Now that it's gone all of a sudden, these guys feel extremely empty inside.

But Thirteenth Young Master really felt very uncomfortable.

You guys are so empty, I can hardly hold on any longer!

Thirteenth Young Master felt his heartbeat getting faster and faster, and the more...

"No, take me to the hospital!"

Does this count as physical damage to him?
It shouldn’t be blamed on Ma Xun.

But maybe.

But Thirteenth Young Master has already run to the hospital, what should we do with Shi Lu and his gang?
On the other end of the phone, Shi Lu, Zhou Zhengyi and others looked at each other.

“I can’t stay in Hong Kong anymore!”

"That's right, hurry back to the mainland!"

“There are still many things that need to be dealt with.”

Well, the guys quickly reached a consensus.

Go back to the mainland!
In fact, they just ran away because they were afraid that Ma Xun would come after them to pay the debt.

It’s not easy to come up with 100 million now!

……

Returned to his Mid-Levels mansion.

Ma Xun took a bath, then went to the balcony and looked out into the distance.

The sea remains the same.

There are some fishing boats in the darkness.

I asked before, and those fishing boats that turned on their lights did not hesitate.

What's called Rocket Squid?

It’s still very expensive.

Of course, these things are not important. At this moment, all Ma Xun can think about is the past...

Cool!
So damn cool!
To be honest, he really had the urge to curse like in "Black Gold".

But that really doesn't work.

Ma Xun’s current identity is that, and he is not a boss with a gangster background.

But it’s also very cool.

In fact, it doesn’t really matter whether Hyung-hyun wins the Best Actress award or not.

The important thing is to force these Hong Kong filmmakers to surrender!
In other words, it’s not about the award, it’s just that they really have no other choice.

Moreover, it also represents Ma Xun's influence.

Award ceremonies like the Academy Awards are actually an extension of power and money.

Behind all the awards are transactions and games.

Ma Xun is so strong now.

Just ...

"What are you looking at?"

"Are you in a daze?"

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a voice behind him. Ma Xun turned around and saw Sister Qing and Bianxian.

"Why don't you give more interviews?"

Yes, after the award ceremony, there will be a lot of business or press interviews.

But both of them smiled brightly at Ma Xun.

"You, you ask even though you know the answer."