China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 62: A huge fortune

Cao Rong, who was once an arrogant member of the crew, left Qin Province and returned to Xianggang in despair.

In the evening, the big boss came to the hotel to talk to him about something and found that the guest rooms were already empty.

Even his martial arts skills and stand-ins have disappeared.

The big boss went to the hotel front desk to inquire and found out that they packed up their things and checked out in the morning.

They may all be in Xianggang by now.

The big boss yelled angrily and took out a loan to film a TV series. However, the lead actor and director quit before even a few scenes were shot.

He did a little calculation, including the remuneration paid to Cao Rong in advance, plus the expenses of the crew these days.

200 million has been wasted, but not even a sound has been heard.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Cao Rong and his men landed at Xianggang Airport.

Reporters on guard at the airport spotted him and immediately pounced on him like a shark that smelled blood.

The Cao Rong incident is also very popular in Xianggang. After finally catching a big fish, the entertainment reporters in Xianggang are not kidding you.

"Cao Rong, wait a minute!"

Cao Rong paused slightly and was immediately surrounded by more than a dozen reporters.

He felt unhappy, but he didn't dare to get angry in front of reporters.

Entertainment reporters in Xianggang are not as gentle as mainland reporters.

If you dare to act foolishly in front of them, they will keep an eye on you even if you don't sleep for several days and nights.

At the slightest sign of trouble, they frantically smear you in the newspapers.

Like dog-skin plaster, you can't even shake it off.

Cao Rong stopped and said in a cold tone: "If you have any questions, ask them quickly. I'm in a hurry to go home."

The reporter was overjoyed and asked quickly: "I heard that you were filming in the Mainland. Why are you returning to Hong Kong now?"

Cao Rong: "The cooperation has been cancelled. The quality of their mainland people is too low. If there is a nest of snakes and rats, they will bully us Hong Kong people."

Reporter: "The newspaper said that your martial artist threw cigarette butts into the orphans' meals. Is this true?"

Cao Rong: "Everything in the newspaper is false, I was wrongly accused, and someone wants to slander me.

Those orphans repeatedly interfered with the filming. Because our filming time was tight, Wu Xing had a small conflict with them.

But we didn't do anything, we just kicked them off the set.

As for the cigarette butts and ashes, they were just accidentally dropped in when Wu Xing was smoking. "

Reporter: "In that case, why did the new mainland actor hit you?"

Cao Rong: "Maybe he's dissatisfied with me, so I'll use it as an excuse.

As you know, the mainland is different from Xianggang.

They pay attention to relationships, while we pay attention to strength. If you are good, you will be promoted, and if you are not, you will be demoted. Only in this way can powerful people be promoted.

That Lin Xuan was promoted by the people behind him.

I've seen him act, but he has no skills, he can't fight, and his acting skills are very poor.

The only advantage...haha, is that she looks beautiful. "

Reporter: "You said he can't fight? Then how did you get the injury on your face?"

Hearing this question, Cao Rong became even more angry:
"That was his shameless sneak attack on me! And it was two against one, with a weapon in his hand! Otherwise, could he beat me with his small body?"

The reporter felt as if he had found a treasure after hearing this, and wrote it down in a small notebook.

Cao Rong was blocked by reporters at the airport for half an hour and said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said.

He has completely given up the development opportunities in the mainland. As the saying goes, if you have no desire, you will be strong.

The entertainment reporter is very satisfied with this and likes this kind of answer to all questions.

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Cao Rong's Q&A quickly appeared in the entertainment magazine the next day.

Those reporters were very shrewd. How could such topical content be sold only to Xianggang magazines?

They have cooperative relationships with many newspapers and magazines in the mainland, and they have exposed many information about Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

In recent days, Lin Xuan's beating incident has become a hot topic in the mainland.

Not only those in the industry, but also ordinary people outside the industry knew that there was a young actor who beat up a big star in Xianggang while filming.

And it also involves discrimination and humiliation against mainlanders and orphans.

Each of these keywords is worthy of being in the headlines, not to mention that they are all focused on one thing.

After Cao Rong's conversation was published in the newspaper, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion.

Countless citizens of Xianggang Spirit cheered and spread the word online and offline, hoping to restore Cao Rong's reputation.

These discussions brought some trouble to Lin Xuan.

But he observed it for a while and found that it was just a minor trouble.

No matter how noisy these clowns are, they are not enough to overturn the current mainstream public opinion.

Most mainlanders still support Lin Xuan.

Because whether it is intentional or accidental, the matter of throwing cigarette butts into the meals of orphans has been confirmed.

Cao Rong admitted it himself.

They underestimated the seriousness of this incident. Any mainland residents who heard this incident would instantly feel bad about Cao Rong.

In this case, it will be difficult for them to believe that anything else you say is true.

A person with such a bad character cannot be trusted at all.

The other two black spots he exposed were suspected of being supported by big bosses and relying on sneak attacks to win.

There is a lack of evidence for these two issues, and Cao Rong's unilateral remarks alone are not credible.

The most important thing is, if what you said is true, why don't you stay and fight with others.

Why run back to Xianggang in despair without even notifying the crew.That's right, ever since the big boss knew that he had been tricked by Cao Rong, he began to criticize him in the media.

He said how kind and trusting he was to him, but Cao Rong ended up screwing him over.

The big boss's words made Cao Rong's image fall again.

So when Lin Xuan saw the news and called Wang Jinhua, the other party was not anxious at all.

Lin Xuan was very curious, since Cao Rong's people had run away, what other tricks could she have.

As a result, when he got the newspaper the next day, he was completely dumbfounded.

The headlines of all entertainment newspapers that day were talking about one thing.

Artists and film and television company owners, led by Chen Daoying, supported Lin Xuan's declaration.

Once this announcement was made, it was undoubtedly equivalent to an earthquake for the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles.

Originally, the mainland market was just a piece of fat meat, allowing them to divide and devour it. It would be good if the mainlanders could eat some leftovers.

But after this incident, those Hong Kong and Taiwan artists may have to think twice if they want to be big names again.

Lin Xuan counted the signed artists. Although the article only listed seven or eight, they were all big names in the industry.

He was very excited when he saw these names. He didn't expect that he would become famous among these big guys in this way.

This was the kind of treatment only "little white dragons" had back then.

Not long after reading the newspaper, Lin Xuan received a call from Wang Jinhua.

"Hey, Sister Hua!"

"Lin Xuan, have you read the article?"

Lin Xuan said with admiration: "Look, Sister Hua is really awesome. She can actually persuade so many big names in the industry to speak for me."

Wang Jinhua didn't dare to take credit: "This matter was very popular. Many mainland actors were very angry when they saw it. I was just a matchmaker."

"That's amazing. I was shocked when I saw these names. They are all seniors in the industry."

"Yeah, so you're really famous now!"

Lin Xuan shook his head, feeling a little regretful: "I don't like this way of becoming famous. I like to become famous through my works."

"Stop being pretentious, hurry up and fly back to the capital. I'll help you contact several TV stations for exclusive interviews. You have to catch this incredible wealth."

"Exclusive interview?" Lin Xuan frowned in confusion: "I have made these things clear in the newspaper, why do you need an exclusive interview?"

Wang Jinhua explained: "This incident has caused such a big fuss that many media have gone to dig up your background. As a result, they found that you are quite interesting."

"What do I mean?"

Wang Jinhua on the other end of the phone rolled her eyes:
"He's so stupid. He started out as an extra, a horse meets a bole, and a poor boy turns into a big star. This is so story-telling and topical."

Lin Xuan suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, damn... people everywhere like to read the story of a poor boy's counterattack. It's inspirational."

"It's good to know. I've booked a ticket for you. Come back quickly."

"it is good!"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xuan couldn't calm down for a long time.

I didn’t expect that the opportunity to appear on TV for the first time in my life would come so quickly.

Let him be unprepared.

He calmed down a little, and then went out to inform Baoqiang next door.

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In the evening, Lin Xuan and Bao Qiang landed in the capital, and Wang Jinhua personally came to pick them up at the airport.

After sitting in the car, Wang Jinhua handed him a document:
"This is the script for tomorrow's interview. Go back and read it carefully and think about the answers to the questions in advance."

Lin Xuan nodded in agreement, then opened the document bag.

"Oh, these questions make me want to turn my underwear inside out."

The questions listed in the program script are very detailed.

From Lin Xuan's original family, to two years of acting career, to being discovered as an actor, and now to becoming famous all over the world.

I will almost tell you all about Lin Xuan’s journey.

Lin Xuan still felt a little guilty after having to talk about so much.

I was afraid that if I made a slip of the tongue during the scene, it would be recorded as a piece of black history.

"Sister Hua, is this show recorded or live?"

Wang Jinhua chuckled a few times and said: "You think it's the Spring Festival Gala, and it's live broadcast. This kind of talk show is recorded and broadcast.

I’m just afraid that a newcomer like you might have problems, so that I can modify the editing later.

However, there were one hundred and eighty people in the audience, so we still couldn't make big mistakes. Slips of the tongue didn't matter. "

Hearing this, Lin Xuan relaxed a lot and said, "Just record and broadcast, I'm afraid I'll be nervous and make mistakes."

Wang Jinhua comforted her: "Don't be afraid if you make a mistake. The host of this show has a good relationship with me. She will take care of you when the time comes."

"Ok!"

Soon, the car took him downstairs to the apartment:

"I won't disturb you when you get home. You go back and have a good rest. I will take you to buy clothes tomorrow morning and go to the TV station to record a program in the afternoon."

"Thank you, Sister Hua. I'm sorry to trouble you."

Lin Xuan followed Baoqiang home.

After washing, he came to the study.

According to the script of the program, write down all the questions that the host may ask, and then fill in the answers after each question.

After all these tasks were completed, Lin Xuan went to bed.

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(End of this chapter)