Chapter 427 Another Path
Having guessed the real reason why Aunt Liu approached him, Xu Kun naturally didn't bother to play nice with her, so he just laughed it off and walked away.
If Aunt Liu had been treated like this in the past, she would have definitely turned her face away in person.
But after experiencing the fickleness of the world for several months, she had learned to be more or less tolerant, so she didn't start to mutter to herself until she saw Xu Kun's back as he entered the elevator.
"Isn't it just some shitty luck? What's so great about that?!"
In fact, Liu Xiaoli was quite disapproving from the moment she heard the news. She knew Xu Kun's background. How could a gangster who hadn't even finished junior high school be able to foresee America's financial problems?
But recently even the director of "The Forbidden Kingdom", Robert Minkoff, heard about it and curiously asked the people at Huayi about it.
Since even the 'big director' of Hollywood was interested, Aunt Liu naturally became curious, which led to her taking the initiative to strike up a conversation just now.
But he got a cold shoulder.
Aunt Liu was indignant for a while, until the head of the marketing department came over, and then she started to deal with the advertising signing matter.
This time I signed with a Korean skincare brand.
As a result, although they were clearly discussing Liu Yifei's contract, the brand repeatedly mentioned a certain Xu, hoping that Xu Kun could take over the advertisement, preferably with the role of the male lead.
The brand said that after the "Chinese Language" incident at the beginning of the year and the recent prediction of the US CD crisis, director Xu Kun's influence in South Korea has increased dramatically, and he is also a well-known pro-Korean person.
So they hope that director Xu Kun can participate in the filming and even the performance, so as to avoid the negative impact brought about by the poor response of "The Forbidden Kingdom" or the poor performance of the actresses.
When Liu Xiaoli heard this, she was so angry that her nose was crooked. The film hasn't even been finished yet, and the Koreans are coming here to chant funeral sutras. Isn't this just causing trouble?
If the other party was not a foreigner, she would probably get angry on the spot - at this time, she forgot that she was an American citizen.
After signing the contract, although there was still a long time before the scheduled boarding time, Liu Xiaoli still turned down the celebratory dinner. She would rather board the plane on an empty stomach than continue to pretend to be nice to the Koreans.
When I went down to the lobby on the first floor, I found two foreigners talking to the receptionist.
As soon as Liu Xiaoli heard the accent, she knew that they must be "fellow Americans".
I also noticed that the receptionist's spoken English was not very good, so the two sides were not talking at all, but there was not much difference between them.
So she took the initiative to move forward, and spoke in an authentic New York accent with grace and reserve: "Excuse me, how can I help you two?"
"Oh~"
The white-skinned middle-aged man in the lead happily raised his hands and said, "Of course, of course. Actually, we are reporters from XX magazine. We hope to conduct an exclusive interview with Mr. Kun - the gentleman who predicted the CD crisis in the script."
Why is he everywhere?
Liu Xiaoli couldn't hold back her excitement and asked subconsciously, "Has his fame spread to the United States?"
"Of course!"
The reporter shrugged and said, "A director predicted the CD crisis in his script and announced his prediction for the next phase in front of the King of Thailand at the beginning of the 97 financial crisis. This is legendary, isn't it?"
If you think about it carefully, it is indeed legendary. If you add in Xu Kun's background, it becomes even more legendary.
At this time, another reporter also laughed and said, "If his prediction comes true again in the second half of next year, I think he can even consider entering Hollywood - even if it's just for the gimmick of predicting the CD crisis, I believe there will definitely be a lot of people who will buy it."
Heading to Hollywood?!
Liu Xiaoli's eyes suddenly widened. This was a completely new track she had never thought of.
Although this person was joking, if Xu Kun's second prediction was correct, there might be room for manipulation.
Of course, the premise is that Xu Kun's new movie must not flop and must achieve good results, otherwise Hollywood may not take the risk of using him. At this moment, countless thoughts were flying in Liu Xiaoli's mind, and the most clear one was:
If all this goes smoothly, then a young director who is already famous in the United States and a young actress who just played the leading role in "The Forbidden Kingdom" will be a perfect match to conquer Hollywood, right? !
…………
the other side.
Xu Kun, who had no idea that someone had already planned a way out of Asia for him, was sitting in a cafe, staring into the eyes of three middle-aged men he was not very familiar with.
Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, and Lu Chuan.
"That's what Teacher Fan Wei said himself."
Facing three people and six pairs of eyes, Xu Kun asked back in a relaxed manner.
Lu Chuan hesitated for a moment and didn't speak. Instead, Jia Zhangke took the initiative to say, "This matter mainly depends on your attitude. If you agree, I don't think Teacher Fan will object."
This actually means that Fan Wei did not agree.
Xu Kun curled his lips and asked, "What if I don't agree?"
"I hope you'll agree!"
Lu Chuan suddenly became excited. He supported himself on the coffee table with both hands, leaned forward slightly and said, "Actually, I approached Teacher Fan Wei earlier than you did, but the crew hadn't been assembled yet at that time, so..."
“I signed the contract first.”
Xu Kun blocked his attack with one sentence.
Jia Zhangke said, "Director Xu, I've roughly understood your new movie. Fan Wei plays a somewhat funny cook in it, which is not much different from the roles he played in the skits.
In contrast, Mr. Tang in Nanjing! Nanjing! is an opportunity for Fan Wei to transcend the past. For the long-term development of the actor himself, I think we should help him fulfill his wish.
Moreover, every Chinese should be able to understand the significance of the film "Nanjing! Nanjing!" This is not just a simple movie, but it is expressing the grief for countless innocent souls!"
These three sixth-generation directors suddenly approached Xu Kun in order to get Fan Wei to give up Operation Kunpeng and star in Lu Chuan’s new film Nanjing! Nanjing!
In fact, the film has been in production for more than a month, but because of Xu Kun's butterfly effect, Fan Wei, who was originally supposed to play the second male lead, Mr. Tang, was poached away.
As a result, the actor who replaced him was slow to get into the right state, which made the crew very anxious. So someone mentioned Fan Wei, who had the best performance in the original audition.
This is how we met today.
After hearing Lao Jia's support, Lu Chuan couldn't help but get excited again, and said to Xu Kun righteously: "I have two dreams for "Nanjing! Nanjing!". One is that all Chinese people can watch it, and the other is that I hope it can be released in Japan so that Japanese people can watch it too!"
"Don't put pressure on me."
Xu Kun scratched his ear disdainfully and said, "To be honest, if it were another subject, I might still consider it, but for this... hehe, you should ask for someone else's help."
"What do you mean?"
When Lu Chuan heard this, he immediately got angry, jumped up, and asked while panting heavily: "Are you still Chinese?!"
"I told you, don't put the blame on me."
Xu Kun met his fiery gaze and sneered, "If someone else wants to make a movie of this kind, I will definitely support it with both hands. As long as it is objective and true, I will be happy to donate money - but no matter which of you wants to make it, I will not support it!"
(End of this chapter)
