Deceiving Chinese Entertainment Industry for Thirty Years 69

Chapter 69: Xiaoran’s Back Scrub (Four Updates)

2025-01-21

Chapter 69: Xiaoran’s Back Scrub (Four Updates)

“Everyone, you’ve worked hard! Wishing you great wealth! Hard work, hard work…”

Filming for *Taichi Master* wrapped up.

The crew gave everyone a wrap-up gift.

Pretty good.

But Li Xiaoran actually knew there wasn’t much money in the red envelopes.

At most, it was just for good luck.

When she was looking for work at the Beijing Film Studio, she had heard some older actors say that filming on the mainland didn’t have many rules.

But once people from Hong Kong came, they brought a lot of rules.

The start-up ceremony would involve burning incense and worshipping the four directions.

Or, if they were wealthy, they would even have a roasted suckling pig.

For Li Xiaoran, she just gave the expected polite smile.

Like an ordinary participant.

Quiet and unassuming.

This was Li Xiaoran’s current state: she just acted, following the director and the crew’s arrangements.

Nothing else.

In her opinion, she just needed to quietly act well.

That was already good enough.

Better than before.

Yes, this was good enough.

Therefore, she gave others a very calm feeling.

Hao Jing and Gao Yuanyuan felt this way when they looked at Li Xiaoran.

“Now that this drama is finished, what’s next?”

“Someone contacted me; it seems they want me to audition for *Love Spicy Pot*.”

“I heard about that too. I mean, after that.”

“What do you mean, ‘after that’?”

Gao Yuanyuan didn’t quite understand Hao Jie’s words.

She was thinking about the movie *Love Spicy Pot*.

The three of them had already filmed some commercials, especially that hot dog commercial.

And it was just as Ma Xun had said.

That hot dog commercial was truly powerful.

It was everywhere.

Yuanyuan and Hao Jie were now familiar faces to the audience.

Because of this, people were actively seeking them out.

Hong Jie had also contacted them, sending a company assistant to deliver materials.

The pay wasn’t very high, but the movie seemed good.

Many stars were joining.

Including Xu Jing Lei.

She was a very, very popular actress at the moment.

Furthermore, there were some gossip stories about her.

Gao Yuanyuan had heard before about Xu Jing Lei and Wang Shuo. (a famous Chinese writer)

To be honest, Gao Yuanyuan couldn’t accept this gossip.

Xu Jie’s looks and figure were youthful and energetic.

But look at Wang Shuo.

Although she knew he was a famous writer with great talent, he was short, had a big head, and his looks were not handsome at all.

Most importantly, he had a wife!

Therefore, Gao Yuanyuan’s impression of Xu Jing Lei decreased significantly.

Her interest in *Love Spicy Pot* was also mediocre.

But right now, what was Hao Jie talking about?

“I mean, where will she go after filming wraps?”

After Hao Jing explained, Yuanyuan naturally understood.

“That… of course she’ll go home.”

Yuanyuan thought this was self-evident.

Hao Jing rolled her eyes at Yuanyuan, “How can you be so stupid?”

“I, I’m naturally stupid.”

Well, Yuanyuan’s direct admission made Hao Jing want to laugh.

“You silly girl, haven’t you noticed that we’ve been filming for so long, and no one has come to see her?”

After Hao Jing said this, Yuanyuan instantly realized.

Yes! This is unusual!

We filmed this in Bazhou, staying in a local guesthouse. (Simple lodging)

That’s how filming is; it’s like living a collective life.

But the three of them are young, Li Xiaoran is a little older, but she’s only 20.

Filming took two or three months.

No matter what, someone from their family should have come to visit.

Yuanyuan’s brother had come and brought many things.

Hao Jing’s mother visited her.

In short, someone should have come to visit.

But Li Xiaoran had absolutely no visitors!

“Yes, I’m really stupid, I didn’t even notice this detail.”

Hao Jing couldn’t help but feel a little smug.

But what did this detail mean?

The two sisters looked at each other.

“Let’s follow her!”

“Mm-hmm!”

After the red envelopes, there was a wrap-up banquet.

Although this wrap-up banquet was simply a rural feast, it had chicken, duck, fish, and meat, making it very rich.

Some people in the crew could eat and drink a lot.

Wu Liang was like that, and he was especially good at drinking.

You couldn’t tell that he had such a high alcohol tolerance.

However, for the actresses, once they were done eating, they could leave if they wanted.

Especially in our *Taichi Master* crew.

There were more men in the crew, and many were from sports schools, full of hormones.

It was easy to drink too much at the wrap-up banquet, and things could easily happen.

Therefore, the old master Zhang Xin Yan quickly arranged cars to send the actresses back to the Capital City.

The vehicle was a large passenger van; no matter where they were going, they had to return to the Capital City first.

It wasn’t a problem for everyone to be in one car.

Once they arrived in the Capital City, Li Xiaoran, Hao Jing, and Yuanyuan said goodbye.

But immediately…

“Taxi!”

“Follow that car ahead.”

Hao Jing and Yuanyuan saw Li Xiaoran taking a taxi, so they naturally hailed one to follow.

But the taxi driver had to ask.

“Hey, what’s going on? You two young girls, why are you in such a hurry?”

As he asked, the car ahead sped off.

Hao Jing, in a hurry, blurted out, “Catching a cheater!”

“Hey! We can’t let him get away! You two fasten your seatbelts… But you two are quite young, who is it?”

The driver was talkative.

But there was no choice but to answer.

As for this ‘who’…

“Master, look at my sister, she’s so pretty, but her boyfriend is a real scoundrel!”

Hao Jing’s words made Yuanyuan too embarrassed to look up.

As soon as the taxi driver heard this, he was filled with righteous anger!

“Oh my god! Such a beautiful girl! Who is so heartless! You just watch!”

The car finally moved, and it sped off like a race car.

The result?

Soon, they caught up, but…

“Let’s go.”

“Yeah, Master, we got it wrong.”

“Really? The fare can’t be less.”

“Don’t worry.”

Hao Jing and Yuanyuan clearly saw the alley where Li Xiaoran got out.

Wasn’t it the alley of Ma Xun’s small courtyard?

The two of them looked at each other.

Speechless.

…

Li Xiaoran finally returned to the small courtyard.

She now considered this place her home.

While staying at the guesthouse, this feeling was even stronger.

This small courtyard was still more comfortable.

Although it wasn’t hers, it was Ma Ge’s.

As soon as she entered, she heard a familiar voice.

Ma Ge was back?

Li Xiaoran was happy, but immediately realized that she shouldn’t disturb him right now.

Ma Xun was on the phone.

The call was quite difficult.

Hong Jie, with the *That Mountain, That Man, That Dog* crew, went deep into the mountainous areas.

They really needed a postman to deliver mail along mountain roads, and telephones were rare.

Of course, it was impossible to film in such remote areas.

But there was a telephone in the nearby town.

After a lot of trouble, they finally got through.

“Filming for *Taichi Master* is finished. Next, we need to connect with the television station.”

“So you absolutely need me to handle this?”

“There’s no way around it. I can’t show myself yet, and the company isn’t officially yours yet.”

“You, then tell me what to do.”

“It’s simple, you do this first…”

The company Ma Xun and Hong Jie established was called Chen Hong Film Company.

The name shows who it belongs to.

But in reality, besides being the legal representative and a figurehead, most of the company’s shares belonged to Ma Xun.

Because of this, Hong Jie had a little tantrum and suggested a funny name.

She said, “Let’s call it ‘Ma Shang Hong’ (Immediately Red), symbolizing that our company will quickly become famous, and whoever we promote will become famous.”

But this name, Ma Shang Hong… also implied a sexual position?

It really made Ma Xun laugh.

It’s just a name, it doesn’t matter.

Ma Xun’s following strategy was important.

First, Hong Jie would ‘leak’ some news.

That is, there is a *Taichi Master* television series, and I, Chen Hong, appreciate Teacher Zhang Xin Yan, and we are cooperating.

The target of this leak is important.

Director Ouyang.

That’s right, Ma Xun intended to have *Taichi Master* broadcast on Hunan TV 2.

But it couldn’t be that simple.

The second step is for Hong Jie to leave the *That Mountain* crew and return to Beijing.

Why?

It’s because for this *Taichi Master*, we should talk to Beijing TV first.

However, attention should be paid to the details, that is, this discussion should first assess the situation.

Ma Xun planned to use a little trick here.

That is, arrange for Hong Jie to appear on Wang Changtian’s financial program.

It sounds like it’s strange for Hong Jie to appear on a financial program.

But don’t forget that Hong Jie has another identity.

She successfully brought Hong Kong films to the mainland market.

This is related to finance.

Furthermore, once she appears on this program, she can also test the waters of Beijing TV.

Then… wouldn’t Director Ouyang and Beijing TV know there is such a television series?

If there is competition between the two, it naturally benefits us!

If not, it’s nothing, just negotiate normally.

After Ma Xun explained his plan, Hong Jie was naturally very happy.

However…

“But what about this film? I’m a big director!”

“My Hong Jie, my great director, temporarily leave it to Huo Jianqi, he can handle it.”

Ma Xun said so, and Hong Jie laughed happily.

In fact, Ma Xun was taking care of her feelings.

He practically said, this film is fine if Huo Dao (Director Huo) shoots it.

After they talked about this, they hung up the phone.

Next, follow the plan.

At this time…

“Ma Ge, I’m back.”

“Oh, you’re back.”

Li Xiaoran came in and looked at Ma Xun.

Ma Xun almost instantly understood what she meant.

And his response was.

“Tired from filming? If you’re tired, go back and rest.”

This meant that she wasn’t needed right now.

Li Xiaoran nodded and went back.

…

It was late at night.

Ma Xun planned to take a shower before bed.

His mild cleanliness obsession started acting up again.

Whoosh~

Water droplets sprayed from the showerhead, falling on Ma Xun’s face.

He closed his eyes, enjoying the slightly painful massage.

But unexpectedly…

“Ma Ge.”

“You…”

At some point, Li Xiaoran was already standing at the bathroom door.

She was only wearing a small shirt and shorts.

“I’m here to help you.”

“Help me?”

“You can’t reach the dirt on your back.”

“This…”

What else could Ma Xun do?

Soon, he felt Li Xiaoran’s hands were too gentle.

He turned around.

The small shirt was already wet.

Forget it!

Ma Xun pushed Xiaoran against the wall.

The water droplets from the showerhead fell indiscriminately on Xiaoran’s body…

There’s another chapter coming soon.

(End of Chapter)

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