Chapter 1556
, Person 1
There's an old saying: "Too much talk leads to mistakes."
Now Zhang Yuan understands the true value of those words.
He subconsciously praised Xu Qing, only to be instantly seen through by the three lecherous old men.
These three are all "womanizers," having been married several times, not to mention mistresses and prostitutes.
Don't say that because they are famous and rich, they can find any woman and won't go to prostitutes.
That's not actually the case.
Hugh Grant was incredibly handsome in his youth, and his girlfriends were all stunning beauties.
As a result, this guy had sex in his car with a prostitute on Sunset Boulevard, one of Hollywood's busiest streets, in 95...
I found the cheapest girl, the one who only costs $50.
The woman was Black, and in terms of looks... Will Smith, even with a long wig, might be prettier than her.
Then you'll know what it looks like.
She's not even as good as Schwarzenegger's nanny.
Zhang Yuan felt that if the woman had sex with Hugh Grant in his car, she should pay him.
As a result, he was arrested by the patrol officers, who were quite surprised.
He was ultimately fined $1000, and his career suffered a major blow.
The woman did indeed step into the spotlight because of this, and by appearing on TV shows to talk about it and publishing a book, she earned millions of dollars.
Having sex with the ugliest woman in the middle of the busiest street is essentially about seeking thrills.
That's the kind of mentality I'm after, like Avatar...
Later, Jude Law, another handsome British man, did the exact same thing, soliciting prostitutes on Sunset Boulevard.
Some Black experts have researched and said that many women deliberately seek out Black men for companionship, not because they are attracted to Black people.
This is actually racial discrimination.
These women who seek out black men want to experience a thrill similar to that of a saint being humiliated by goblins.
Therefore, they psychologically regard Black men as the lowest form of male humans, or even animals.
Similar to Dao Baifeng seeking out Duan Yanqing, a disabled man who looks like a ghost.
After gender reversal, these Hollywood male stars also have this mentality when it comes to finding "ugly" women.
According to the saying in "Dream of the Red Chamber", it is called "bringing both fragrant and foul things into the house".
Eating shark fin soup with rice every day is a rare treat, but occasionally having Wang Zhihe brand toasted bread slices with it is incredibly delicious.
Therefore, the three "veterans" are extremely experienced.
Just from his description of Xu Qing, I could tell you were something else...
"I know that Chinese women seem to have magic and never age, but this lady looks much older than you, doesn't she?"
Stallone then asked.
"Yes."
"So you haven't denied that you slept with him, then it's true." The governor nodded.
Zhang Yuan: ...
These three old bastards were trying to trick me into talking!
The governor put on his reading glasses, squeezed his head together with Stallone, and carefully admired several photos of Bruce and Xu Qing together.
The two old men looked at the photo, then at him, and their eyes showed approval.
"Women are like fine wine, they get better with age."
"You know how to appreciate mature women, Zhang Yuan, you're amazing."
"You're too kind," Zhang Yuan said, clasping his hands in thanks.
"Is it fun?"
"How exactly?"
Those three show-offs are still asking questions.
"Out of respect for women, we shouldn't reveal any details about our interactions with them." Zhang Yuan declined to discuss this.
"Hehe, our Chinese Romeo is quite the gentleman."
Schwarzenegger took out a cigar and smoked it.
“But I think Gong Li is prettier and more charming than this one,” Stallone said to the group.
“I think so too,” Bruce replied.
"I second that." The Terminator flicked the fingers holding his cigar.
Gong Li has acted in many films in Hollywood, especially playing a bad woman in "Miami Vice" and wearing black stockings...tsk tsk tsk.
When it came to Gong Li, the three older white men all agreed on the same aesthetic.
Gong Li is indeed both amazing and beautiful.
“Indeed, Gong Li is still stronger,” Zhang Yuan echoed.
"I didn't expect you to have such good taste."
"We share the same interests..." the governor thought, and handed him a cigar.
"Haha, Zhang, you didn't sleep with Gong Li too, did you?" Stallone said casually.
"This one……"
Sylvester Stallone: !!!
The three men all turned to look at him again.
"On a whim," Zhang Yuan said with a proud smile.
"To be honest, it was Gong Li who contacted me first."
"I refused at the time."
"Later, at their repeated requests, I reluctantly agreed to spend some time with them."
Zhang Yuan said this half-jokingly.
I've won quite a few Best Actor and Best Actress awards in my life, so it's all worth it.
The governor looked at his face and reached out to pull the cigar back.
Let you be so cocky!
"Lucky kid." Stallone shook his head.
"Looks like we have a new Christmas celebration." Bruce struck his signature half-smile.
“It’s so good to be young, unlike us, who have to take medication before we can go to bed.” The governor said, his face covered in a full beard.
“That’s you. I don’t need these things,” Stallone denied.
Zhang Yuan watched from the side, thinking that old age was no longer a time for physical strength.
You're all getting old; it's my time to take over.
“Mon chéri”.
At that moment, a woman's voice came from behind him.
"Ah...you're here?" Zhang Yuan suddenly tensed up.
"I didn't expect you to have such diverse tastes, and you even dated someone my dad's age." The French girl gave me a look that said, "You're quite something."
"This, that."
"Don't be nervous, I didn't mean to blame you." The mixed-race girl didn't care at all.
"I only care about how I feel in the present moment; your past is none of my business."
"And Aunt Gong Li is indeed a very charming lady," Jiang Yilang said with a smile.
It is full of French romance and spontaneity.
"I wanted to tell you that I plan to go to the mountains over there to photograph the wilderness."
"I'll have my assistant go with you; it'll be safer that way."
“No, I want you to come with me tonight,” Miss Jiang said bluntly. “I think the moonlight here will make my skin look very fair.”
Zhang Yuan squinted.
Yo-shi.
Wilderness photography is a novel experience.
Little girls still love to play.
Artists wanted to liberate Europe—no, they wanted to liberate their very nature.
Moreover, even though he says he doesn't care, he immediately invites himself to seek excitement, so he probably still cares a little bit deep down.
"Okay, I'll go with you after I finish work."
"I'll have my assistant buy some mountaineering equipment first."
He pulled the other person along as they walked and talked.
The three old men looked at each other.
presumptuous!
Asian youths are bullying me because I'm old and powerless!
From international superstars to French girls, you'll want to try them all, won't you?
You've got a pretty sharp tongue!
The food was pretty good.
The three international action stars felt a pang of envy and jealousy. "Hmm?"
"Ok!"
"Ah."
After exchanging glances, the three nodded in unison.
If Zhang Yuan were here, he would definitely have noticed that these old bastards were up to no good!
That evening, Zhang Yuan encountered a French princess in the desolate mountains of Bulgaria.
The exiled princess was very pitiful; she was barely clothed and could only use moonlight as a robe and the breeze as clothing.
Deeply moved, he repeatedly pressed the shutter button, capturing this touching scene.
Back at the hotel, the two of them even edited and edited photos together, and seriously discussed the art of photography.
Anyway, his photography skills have improved a lot recently, especially when it comes to portraits.
The next day, when he arrived at the film set and was getting his makeup done, the on-set producer found him.
Hey, Zhang.
“There are Chinese people outside the film set, saying they are looking for you.”
"No way." He thought for a moment, realizing he hadn't made any plans with anyone.
And this is a remote, impoverished area...
He sent his assistant to ask.
"Brother Zhang Yuan, he's a reporter for China News Service, some weekly magazine."
"reporter?"
After he finished preparing, he went to the perimeter of the film crew and saw a few guys with cameras hanging on their backs near the barricade.
Upon closer inspection of his credentials, he was indeed a reporter.
"How did you find this place?" He asked, signing autographs for the group first.
"We found you by tracking your location in your Weibo photos."
Zhang Yuan glanced helplessly at Jiang Yilang, who was taking pictures of birds not far away.
They've completely exposed my whereabouts.
Luckily we came today. If we had arrived last night, the two of us, dressed in the darkness, would have chased each other up the mountain like "the birth of a divine monkey," and we might have been spotted.
It seems we can't let our guard down even abroad.
"It must have been tiring for me to come all this way, but I have to start work soon and can't give an interview."
"The filming process is kept secret, so I can't take you in."
I have to say this upfront, otherwise people will say he's being arrogant.
"Just three minutes, a few questions will do."
"Just a few!"
The other party quickly pulled out a recording pen.
"Okay, hurry up."
They've come all this way; it wouldn't be right not to give them some face.
"What's it like working with these international superstars?"
"Everyone is working as usual, there's no difference between big names and small names."
"Mr. Stallone is very professional, and I respect him very much."
"Was your fee for participating in the filming very high?"
"My salary is a secret." Zhang Yuan would never reveal a word of it.
Whether the score is high or low, when it gets back to China, there will be a group of people who will make sarcastic remarks or even curse.
Especially your peers, if you're cheap, they'll say you're working as someone else's lackey; if you're expensive, they'll say you're inflating your own value and fabricating high salaries.
If I were to reveal that I earn millions of dollars for a single film, many people who have never met me or know me would inexplicably come to hate me.
You can't flaunt your wealth; for some people, your earnings are more painful than death.
"What are your thoughts on becoming the male star with the highest cumulative box office in mainland China?" The reporter guessed that he wouldn't answer.
This is the key issue, and also the reason why the other party came.
"really?"
"I don't know, and I haven't kept track of it."
He actually knew.
Because the total box office of "Painted Skin 2" in mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong has exceeded 8 million!
It directly broke the box office record for domestic films in mainland China, breaking multiple records such as the fastest to reach 100 million, the fastest to reach 200 million, 300 million, and 500 million.
523 thus became a popular director overnight.
That's how the entertainment industry is—you can be born in a day and die in a night.
Today you've succeeded, and everyone is surrounding you like a chief eunuch.
If you fail miserably tomorrow, these people will mock you like eunuchs.
Hollywood is even more so.
When Li Lianjie first went to Hollywood, he sought meetings with producers and film company owners, but they didn't care what rank he was in China; they just ignored him.
I'll make you wait a few hours before I tell you.
As a result, after "Romeo Must Die" grossed nearly $100 million, the producers and CEOs who had previously ignored him all fawned over him like dogs.
Some even knelt down in front of him, handed him the script, and begged him to act.
Old Li is a character too. You made me wait an hour back then, now I'm making you pay double.
They just sat in the room drinking and watching TV, making people wait for two or three hours.
After you leave, you have to greet them with a smile and thank them for being willing to meet you.
This is Hollywood, incredibly realistic.
Afterwards, the two films, "Danny the Dog" and "The Wanderer," performed poorly at the box office, and the people who had previously begged him on their knees returned to their arrogant nature, not even bothering to greet him when they saw him.
This also caused Li Lianjie to develop some psychological problems.
When it came to Zhang Yuan's film, the box office exceeded 8 million yuan, breaking records one after another.
Although he himself believed that the two female leads deserved the most credit.
But according to the conventional thinking in this industry, the credit will definitely go to the male lead.
His cumulative box office earnings have now surpassed those of Ge You.
Although he can't compare to stars like Chenlong, the addition of the qualifier "male star from mainland China" makes him the king right now!
"I really didn't know, but I'm very happy."
He's pretending to be stupid because he's feeling smug and arrogant at this moment. In the future, he might end up like Wu Jing after filming "Wolf Warrior 2," with his smugness being recorded and ridiculed.
Was Wu Jing wrong?
In the entertainment industry, he is considered to have a decent character; he doesn't scheme against or manipulate others.
At least it's not illegal, and there are no serious flaws in professional ethics.
Compared to most young male celebrities, he can be considered an industry benchmark.
However, his moment of smugness was seized upon and repeatedly posted online to mock him.
It may not be targeting him specifically; some groups are targeting anything associated with "patriotism."
So he decided that he would rather look a little simple-minded than pretend at a time like this.
Does this mean you've topped the list of Chinese male celebrities?
"Box office revenue is not the only criterion for evaluating an artist; I believe we should look at their work." Zhang Yuan immediately avoided this potentially problematic question.
"Thank you for letting me know this."
"I hope we'll meet again in the country someday."
"Thank you," he said with a smile, then turned and left.
If you keep asking, sooner or later they'll find something wrong with me.
"The box office charts..." he muttered as he walked away.
This kind of thing is not very meaningful, because as long as enough qualifiers are added, anyone can be number one.
Moreover, many people manage to get on the leaderboard by "piggybacking" on others' achievements.
For example, Ma Li and Shen Teng are indeed a formidable pair.
But she can't do it alone.
She now tops the box office charts for Chinese actresses, and 8% of that success is attributed to Shen Teng.
Therefore, no matter how high her cumulative box office is, she could never receive the highest salary among actresses.
Zhang Xiaofei relied entirely on Jia Lin to boost her performance, but because she acted in more dramas, she ranked higher than Jia Lin.
Does this prove that she's a high-profile celebrity?
Moreover... Zhang Yuan strode with an air of indifference towards his family and friends.
Why should I need this kind of list to prove myself!
He didn't care, but many of his peers did.
Especially those competitors who originally planned to vie for the year-end box office market... (End of Chapter)