China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 534 Draw a big cake and a big nephew for Da Mimi

In November, a certain basement

Cao Xuan grabbed a gray-haired middle-aged white man with scars on his face, and put the gun in his hand firmly on the latter's head.

People who are familiar with American dramas can tell at a glance who this white man is, Brian Clouston, the leading actor of "Breaking Bad".

Many Chinese audiences are more accustomed to calling him by his nickname in the play - Laobai.

He is also the big boss behind the scenes of "Taken 2", but there are not many scenes, mainly in the beginning and the last few scenes. Most of the time in the movie, Cao Xuan is confronted with Johnson as the villain leader.

After all, the one who has become popular with "Breaking Bad" has just won an Emmy Award, and his salary is even more expensive than that of Johnson today.

With Johnson already invited, there's no need to let Lao Bai come out to steal the show, just a surprise in the final battle.

However, this character does not just appear as an easter egg, it can be regarded as a foreshadowing of the series of "Taken 3". If there is a third part to be filmed, the villain will basically be this.

For example, now, the villain Laobai's appearance is obviously older, and he is caught by Cao Xuan and is begging for mercy.

"You can't kill me. My younger brother is the head of the Yeying mercenary organization. You are also a mercenary. You must have heard of his name. If you kill me, he will definitely avenge you, and your family will also be punished." threaten."

When Cao Xuan saw this, he seemed to be a little hesitant, and Lao Bai hurriedly persuaded him while the iron was hot.

"You Chinese have a saying that it is better to resolve enemies than to tie them. I know you were involved by accident. Let me go and hand over the USB drive. I promise I won't hold you accountable. Believe me, I am a man of my word. people……"

After some conversation, Lao Bai spoke earnestly, his eyes were sincere, and he repeatedly explained the advantages of releasing people and the disadvantages of killing people.

Many viewers may even be bewitched by him, and Cao Xuan seems to let go of his murderous intentions.

Although the hero in the movie is decisive, he is not a bloodthirsty person. Everything he does is to save people, not against these villains.

After realizing the possible strong consequences of killing, he asked Lao Bai to promise not to retaliate. He seemed to be less vigilant, put away his pistol, and went to save the heroine.

At this moment, Lao Bai, who was afraid of Cao Xuan's remorse, suddenly exploded, grabbed the pistol in Cao Xuan's hand, grinned and pulled the trigger, wanting to fight back, but found that the pistol had no bullets.

Cao Xuan sighed, shook his head, and stretched out the bullets he was holding in his left hand.

"Bad guys just can't be trusted."

After finishing speaking, he directly pressed the frightened Lao Bai, drew the knife with his right hand, and wiped his throat.

Afterwards, Cao Xuan found Anne Hathaway who was caught, the lovers reunited, the rest of their lives, how excited and kissed had already been filmed before.

Fortunately, the Empress of the Eastern Palace had already finished her green life and returned to the country at that time, otherwise, although Cao Daguan had already made a report, there would be a few more blue marks on her body.

The scene just now was already the last scene of "Taken 2", and it was announced that the film was completely finished after filming. The total shooting time was about 50 days, which is not too long or too short for an urban modern action movie.

Stretching out his hands to pull up Lao Bai, whose neck was full of blood, the two nodded to the applauding staff on site.

For any movie, the ending can't be said to be wonderful, but it must be something to watch.

In "Taken 2", the little boss Johnson has already fought a big battle with Cao Xuan. He has used marksmanship, fighting and even racing. If the big boss at the end fights again, it will be a bit repetitive.

The plot of hostage-taking and threat of confrontation was used in the first part, so the ending of the second part has a plot of talking.

Under normal circumstances, it is the villain who grabs the protagonist, gains the upper hand, and does not kill him for a long time. Balabala says a lot, and then the protagonist kills him.

This time it was the villain's mouthpiece, and then he was molested by the protagonist, and the plot of counter-killing was not enough to be counter-killed.

Since the situation is firmly under the control of the protagonist, I dare not say how interesting it is, but it is a new idea anyway, and the audience enjoys watching it.

Sometimes why the villain likes to pretend to be aggressive at critical moments, isn’t it because it’s fun to play tricks and can play with others. In the same way, the protagonist molesting the villain, making people see hope and despair, is also very interesting.

However, this scene is still difficult. If the villain's performance is too bad, he can't hold his fart well at first glance, and it's not enjoyable.

Therefore, the villain must act sincerely. It is best to let the audience know that there may be tricks, but they can't help but feel that the villain may keep his promise.

The male protagonist also has to show hesitation and struggle, making the audience doubt the plot, and even worry about it, and it will be more powerful when it is finally reversed.

There is no doubt that this requires the excellent performance of the two actors to perform this scene well.

However, Cao Xuan, the double-gold actor in Chinese, and Lao Bai, who has won a lot in American film and television, did not disappoint everyone and completed the task brilliantly.

"Finish it!"

With Cao Xuan and director Lin Chaoxian announcing the finale, the Chinese cast and crew cheered happily. Although people in the UK and Hollywood didn't understand the finale, they understood the similar meaning very well, and they all smiled happily.

Lao Bai went to take a shower and changed his clothes. When he came out, Cao Xuan handed him a red envelope. When he opened it, it was a green 100-dollar bill.

The confused Laobai looked at Cao Xuan suspiciously, and before Boss Cao could reply, Qiang Sen who was next to him cheerfully explained first.

"Accept it. This is the rule of filming in China. If you die in the film, you will give a red envelope. They think that even if the actor dies in the film, it will not damage the luck. I also got it."

Similar metaphysics are very popular in Europe and America, and even many people are obsessed with similar things.

The Chinese also pay attention to materialism, and the attitude of most people is that they would rather believe it, but they just want peace of mind.

Europe and the United States are deeply influenced by religion, and they really believe in such things.

For example, the "burning paper" ceremony in China to pay homage to ancestors and enshrine the grief of deceased relatives, somehow spread to Europe and the United States, and it was given the attribute of good luck and wealth through prayer, and it was quickly known by the European and American public.

On Youtube, there are even many videos dedicated to instructing viewers how to burn paper, what process, what posture, and when to get the best results. The "professional" approach makes even experienced Feng Shui masters dumbfounded.

All kinds of funeral supplies have crossed the sea with online shopping, which has increased the international reputation of Tiandi Bank and the Jade Emperor.

Of course, it is said that there are also foreign currency versions such as US dollars and British pounds, which burn Jesus and God, as well as Washington and the Queen of England.

Mibei Village in Hebei Province (the largest funeral wholesale market in China) has also become the global financial center of Mingbi.

In such an environment, Lao Bai understood the meaning of the red envelope almost immediately, accepted it immediately, and said with emotion with a smile.

"I like this rule, and those crews in Hollywood should learn from it."

Johnson on the side also nodded, Cao Xuan smiled and said, "I didn't have time this time, next time if I can, it will be more interesting to turn on the phone and take you to say goodbye to Guan Gong."

"Guan Yu?"

"Uh, I don't know if the calculation is correct or not. It is probably equivalent to your archangel in the west. Begging him can bless us with good luck, peace and safety, and even make a fortune."

"This god is so powerful."

"It's really powerful. In China, whether it's being an official, doing business, making movies, gangsters, opening a shop, taking exams, except for a few things such as having children, you can worship him. He is omnipotent."

Cao Xuan is not like some actors who go abroad, they always try their best to be in line with Hollywood, and the crew follow other people's rules in everything, and move closer to the West.

In the crew he is in charge of, Cao Xuan likes to let these European and American actors try some of the rules and culture of the Chinese crew.

When he has nothing to do, he would popularize many things in China to those who are interested, and sometimes teach them a few words of Chinese when they are in the mood.

For example, during the filming of "Taken 2", Johnson's "Niubi" can be said in a correct way, and Anne Hathaway can also say "Cao Xuan is handsome, he sings well, and his acting skills are top-notch" in Chinese. ".

To a certain extent, it can be regarded as the export of Cao Daguan's culture.

After a wave of popular science, Lao Baiquan heard the novelty and didn't pay much attention to it, but Johnson was very interested, and even asked Cao Xuan to send him two pictures of Guan Yu, intending to turn around and show off to others .

After the film was finished, everyone was preparing to go back to their respective homes. Cao Xuan met up with a few British friends, and then took a private plane back to China.

.........

As soon as he got off the plane at the Capital Airport, Cao Xuan frowned when he saw that there seemed to be a large group of people gathered in the airport lobby.

There shouldn't be any news about his return from the UK.

But it doesn't matter, he usually walks through the VIP passage, leading Zhang Chong and Zhu Jiang to prepare to escape, but after taking a few steps, he saw a few people hurriedly walking over from the hall with their heads bowed.

"Liu Rui?"

Cao Xuan greeted a familiar figure uncertainly. Liu Rui, who was walking forward, raised her head and said pleasantly, "Sister...boss, you are back."

"what's the situation?"

"They're all here to block Mimi. Since we are few in number, we dare not take risks and plan to leave quietly."

Only then did Cao Xuan see Da Mimi, who was wearing a hat, sunglasses and a scarf, who was tightly wrapped up next to him, and asked in a little surprise.

"I've been abroad for less than two months, why are you so popular?"

"hey-hey."

Da Mimi showed a proud and reserved smile, and just wanted to say a few words of self-effacing, but Cao Xuan made up for it.

"But it's worse than Sissy. The last time she came back from the promotion in the United States, her fans seem to have broken through more than 300 people at the airport. You're only two-thirds of her."

Speaking of this, Cao Xuan still sighed a bit: "It seems that I am really out of breath, not many fans come to pick me up."

Zhang Chong who was next to him couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard this.

Cao Xuan has always been elusive, relatively low-key in private, and his itinerary is strictly confidential, especially when he has a private jet. There is no flight information, and fans can't find anyone even if they want to pick him up.

In recent years, except for some of Cao Xuan's itineraries being made public or semi-public, known to fans, and the organizers want to build momentum and deliberately disclose, there will be similar pick-up activities.

If Zhang Chong’s impression is correct, it was last year’s global concert tour. Almost every place Cao Xuan went to, there were hundreds of fans who came to pick him up from the airport, and four-digit numbers were the norm, including a few countries such as Europe, America, and Australia. .

It even seems to have broken the record for the highest number of fans in Japan. At that time, there were as many as 5000 fans, and the entire airport was almost paralyzed.

Even with this momentum, Cao Xuan said with a shy face that he was too angry, bah...

Not only Zhang Chong, Da Mi Mi and Liu Rui were also speechless. If Cao Xuan had been angry, there would be no popular artists in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

Don't look at the fans of Da Mi Mi who are very enthusiastic, if Cao Xuan makes a move, more than half of them can turn against each other in an instant.

It's not good to cause trouble to other people's airport, a few people will go out of the airport first.

In the business car, Da Mimi put away her hat and mask, and Liu Rui explained the situation to Cao Xuan.

"Tang Palace Locking Jade" hits the air in October, and has basically locked several satellite TVs in Hunan Province for this year's ratings champion, and is even expected to compete with "Crossing the Guandong" for the annual ratings champion.

If "The Heirs" made Da Mimi popular, then "Tang Palace Lock Jade" made Da Mimi completely popular.

In the month of October alone, Damimi’s microblog gained 10 million followers, making her one of the few microblog stars with 361 million followers.

The number of users on the personal post bar has directly increased several times, and the Baidu search index has never dropped from the top five since the climax of "Tang Palace Lock Jade".

It is no exaggeration to say that Da Mi Mi's current influence and popularity are only half a chip behind Liu Tianxian at his peak.

If Da Mi Mi can maintain this momentum, she will definitely be promoted to become the new top player in the entertainment industry.

Because of this, Fanxing gave Damimi a lot of exposure resources, and even let Fanxing's brother Hu Ge and Damimi bundle marketing.

A few days ago, Da Mimi just returned from recording the Golden Eagle Goddess album in "Happy Camp" in Hunan Province.

Da Mimi spent more than half of the time in this episode of the show as a single host, and only added a few soy sauce guests later.

Among the mainland actresses born in the 80s, you can count on one hand those who can receive this kind of treatment in "Happy Camp".

Some programs in Hunan Province are more based on people's dishes. For non-born Tianyu artists, whoever goes frequently, who is treated well, and who has more shots can see how popular the star is nowadays, and to a certain extent The embodiment of the popularity of artist coffee.

"good."

Cao Xuan nodded, feeling relieved that besides Fan Xiaopang, Liu Tianxian and Hu Ge, the company had another cash cow.

And compared to Liu and Hu who are relatively Buddhist in character and not keen on commercial development, this big honey is simply a small Fan Xiaopang.

As the boss of Fanxing, Cao Xuan knew how much money Fan Xiaopang made.

This year is less than December, Fan Xiaopang's personal salary and various business income after tax have exceeded 12 million, ranking fourth in China's Forbes Celebrity Rankings, second only to Dayao, Liu Feiren and Yi Jianlian, a real money-absorbing Queen.

Well, Cao Xuan himself is not on the list, otherwise everyone would have nothing to play...

Fan Xiaopang's contract with the company has already reached eighty-two, her eighth, Fanxing two.

This is also Fanxing's most lucrative artist contract so far, and only she and Hu Jing have signed it.

Liu Tianxian, Hu Ge, Gu Miaomiao and others are currently on [-]rd contracts, and Da Mimi is still [-]th, and the next step to change the contract is likely to be June [-]th, the chance of directly getting [-]rd is very small.

And the reason why Fan Xiaopang has this confidence is because she can make money, even in 1300, Fanxing earned almost [-] million from her this year, the most among all artists.

Due to various events this year, Fan Xiaopang's commercial value has actually been discounted.

Next year, if Fanxing fully develops, it is expected to break through [-] million directly, which is comparable to the profit of a key project.

Damimi and Fan Xiaopang have the same characteristics, they are ambitious, daring to work hard, not to mention catching up with Fan Xiaopang, if they can achieve 2/3 or even half of the commercial value, Xiao Caoli's kindergarten tuition fee will be enough.

Thinking of this, Cao Xuan had a kind smile on his face, and his tone became more gentle.

"Your elder sister Jing regards you as my own younger sister. To me, you are my own. Sissi is talented, but she is not self-motivated. In the future, our company will still need someone like you who is willing to work hard."

Your son is sick, you should encourage him!

This is the big cake that Zhu Di fooled Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu back then. Cao Xuan changed it and gave it to Da Mimi.

But what he is more sincere than Zhu Di is that if Da Mimi is really strong, he doesn't mind helping her to the top.

Liu Tianxian will succeed Fan Xiaopang in the future and become Fanxing's first sister and third generation, Cao Xuan has indeed said this.

But at that time, it was said in the name of Nishinomiya Niangniang's husband, and his current identity is Hu Jing's lover.

And he also said at the beginning that the prerequisite for becoming Fanxing's first sister is Liu Tianxian's good performance. If Da Mimi performs better, Boss Cao has to be rewarded and punished clearly, not counting his reneging on promises.

Anyway, just one sentence, the volume is over!
After listening to Cao Xuan's words, Da Mimi's eyes were shining brightly. She was not afraid of the test, but she was afraid that Cao Xuan would not even give her the chance to pass the test.

After all, Liu Tianxian's various treatments can be called Cao Xuan's daughter-in-law. Although she has the empress of the East Palace as a backer, if Cao Xuan pulls out, no matter how good she is, she can't beat her.

But if Cao Xuan stands neutral and follows the rule of those who are capable, Da Mimi said that he can kill Liu alive.

Even if she is not as popular as Liu Tianxian in filming, she can be compared to commercial development. Fan Xiaopang doesn't have many classic roles, but she can secure the position of Fanxing's first sister, relying on her fame and unparalleled commercial ability.

Based on this alone, no matter how popular Mr. Zhou and International Zhang are, they are not as popular as Fan Xiaopang in the eyes of Fan Xing.

In the past, Damimi was not popular enough, and she didn't get in touch with too many businesses, so she didn't expect this. She only thought about Liu Tianxian's role and achievements.

But after "Locking Jade in the Tang Palace", Da Mimi's team successively approached some commercial projects, which also allowed Da Mimi to see another advantage of herself.

Regardless of whether Liu Tianxian cares about feathers or has a Buddhist personality, he is not active in similar business development, and is still picky.

But Da Mimi doesn't care about this, as long as the company passes the risk verification and picks out some unsuitable products, she can accept the rest.

With a strong ability to make money, even if he is weaker than Liu Tianxian in film and television, he can make up for it.

Liu Rui next to her was also thoughtful, thinking about what kind of personality to arrange for Da Mimi, so that she could contact business frequently without being disgusted by the outside world.

Cao Xuan also came up with ideas from the side, like Fan Xiaopang's company created an independent female line of self-improvement, whether it is flowers or controversy, always insist on self, transforming from a little girl back then to a big star.

Da Mimi can follow suit. The inspirational girl who came out of the civilian area of ​​Nancheng, Beijing, took the route of a career woman, and became popular and topical.

Looking at the two smug women in front of him, Cao Xuan was satisfied, and suddenly heard that magical advertisement again——

"Are you all right? Are you all right? Eat yo-yo plums if you're all right."

At first, Cao Xuan thought this sentence was also very funny, but now it seems that this is not Liuliumei, but the kindergarten tuition fee of his own daughter...

……

After returning home, Cao Xuan neglected some unimportant work and had another short vacation, so he simply took his family to a garden in the suburbs of Beijing.

Most importantly, take a look at the horse farm he has just repaired.

The racecourse has been under construction since last spring, and it was not completed until September this year. It was put in order again, and Cao Xuan's baby "Wuzi" was picked up from Qatar in October.

After Cao Xuan learned the news while filming in the UK, he felt itchy all the time. After finally waiting for the filming to finish, he brought his family on an outing within two days of being home.

But drunkards don't mean to drink, the outing is fake, and it's real to come to watch the horses and show off.

"Horse, big horse, Daddy rides a big horse."

This is the first time that Xiao Cao Li has seen other live animals besides the dog raised in Cao's Hutong.

At first, he was a little scared, but after Cao Xuan hugged and stroked Wu Zai's hair and nose, he gradually let go of his fear.

When he saw his father trotting around the racecourse on horseback, he smiled even more. Under Zeng Li's guidance, he learned his tongue while waving his little hand at Cao Xuan.

Wu Hao is so handsome that even Sun Lan, who doesn't like horses very much, can't help but exclaim when looking at this horse.

"It's a beautiful horse."

Cao Shuangguo was even more eager to try, full of anticipation, but was stopped by Cao Xuan: "It's not that I'm stingy, Wuzhui is hard to ride, you have never ridden a horse, you will fall on it, there are gentle ordinary horses in the racecourse, you practice first , It’s never too late to ride again while cultivating a relationship with Wu Zai.”

Cao Shuangguo also listened to the persuasion, found a docile mare, and learned equestrianism under the guidance of the staff.

Such a large racecourse, it is certainly impossible to raise only one horse, Wu Zai. In addition to Wu Zai, Cao Xuan also bought some fine-bred horses, which are in the early double digits. They are not open to the public. Usually, family and friends come to relax together. a bit.

Cao Xuan rode two laps, but Dongxi Ergong couldn't hold back. The two are also professional actors. Although they are not familiar with each other, they have also done some equestrian training.

Due to technical reasons, they didn't dare to ride the taller Wuzi for the time being, so they took two short, docile horses, got acquainted with them, and rode slowly around the racecourse.

Little Cao Li struggled and wanted to ride, but was hugged by Sun Lan, and could only pouted and watched his mother and godmother ride.

The family was having fun, and the staff came to report. The neighbor next door heard that the owner of the horse farm had arrived, and came to visit.

Cao Xuan, who already knew who the neighbor was, thought about it without hiding it, and asked someone to invite him in.

Yu Jian, who had curly hair permed, led a little fat man in. Cao Xuan, who was combing his hair under the guidance of the staff, waved at him.

Mr. Yu, who loves horses like his life, first saw Wu Zai, his eyes lit up, and the second saw Cao Xuan, he almost choked to death.

"Cao Cao Cao... Mr. Cao?"

"Why do you hear you swearing, Mr. Yu, long time no see, this time we are neighbors."

"Dare to feel that this racecourse belongs to you, no wonder you are so generous."

Yu Jian was amazed, but after thinking about it carefully, he took it for granted.

Although he is not very familiar with Cao Xuan, but in the circle, how can he not know Cao Xuan's energy and wealth.

It can be called the world's top horse farm + a valuable Arabian horse. For others, it may be a great property, but for Cao Xuan, it is just a leisure place + pet.

Ignoring the shocked Yu Jian, Cao Xuan was quite interested in the little fat man who was following him, he recognized who this little fat man was at a glance, and his facial features were his father's.

"What's your name?"

"Guo... Guo Qilin."

Seeing superstars on TV with his own eyes, even the chubby guy who can speak well was a little shy and nervous, Cao Xuan rubbed his head and said teasingly.

"Call the uncle."

The little fat man looked up at his master, and Yu Jian couldn't laugh or cry: "Hurry up and shout."

Although Cao Xuan is two years younger than the little black fat man, the two cannot be compared in terms of age. Cao Xuan usually calls the little black fat man Lao Guo,

Asking Guo Qilin to call him uncle is teasing, but it is also reasonable. What's more, Cao Xuan's identity is here, and no one else can call him uncle.

"uncle."

Seeing the master nodding, the little fat man yelled crisply. Cao Xuan called Zhu Jiang, and after a while Lao Zhu brought over a box, which was the latest Apple mobile phone.

Cao Xuan always has this thing around him, and he usually goes there to visit. When he meets his nephew and nephew, if he likes it, he will give it as a greeting gift.

"My uncle gave it to me, take it and play with it."

The little fat man is the owner of the goods, and when he saw the voice of the uncle, he gave him an iPhone, and immediately smiled, thinking that this uncle, a star who looks exactly like his father from two generations, is extremely radiant...

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