Chapter 231 The Unexpected Man
"I think Hu Xiaoxiao is good. Maybe she will do better in the film industry than in the TV industry." Zheng Pingxin was unmoved and insisted on his own idea.
Ma Chengyou was so angry that he couldn't convince Zheng Pingxin, so he went to find Hu Xiaoxiao and tried to persuade Hu Xiaoxiao to shoot some large-scale scenes.
Hu Xiaoxiao was looking through the costumes for the fox demon. Since the character for the fox demon had not yet been decided, the costumes only had drawings and had not been made yet. But looking at the information, there were only two sets, which was pitifully few.
"Ms. Hu." Ma Chengyou walked up to Hu Xiaoxiao and smiled what he thought was his most handsome smile. "Ms. Hu, you're doing well in the TV industry. Why would you want to make a movie?"
Hu Xiaoxiao glanced at him sideways and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
She was not a newcomer to the circle. There were many monsters in this industry. When she saw the flicker in his eyes, she knew that he had other purposes.
"As soon as I saw Miss Hu, I felt particularly friendly and we got along very well. I'm a warm-hearted person, and I'm a bit older than you. As a senior, I'd like to offer you some advice to help you avoid some detours." Ma Chengyou said to Hu Xiaoxiao in a very sincere tone, "Miss Hu, you came to the film industry to develop your career, you must want to be famous, right? I have a good idea to make you a hit."
Hu Xiaoxiao's attention returned to the information, flipping through the costumes of other characters, and he casually said, "Such a great way to become famous overnight, it would be great if you could use it yourself. It would be a shame to let others take advantage of it."
Ma Chengyou moved closer to Hu Xiaoxiao and said, "This method doesn't work on men, but it works on you women, especially beautiful women."
Seeing that Hu Xiaoxiao didn't answer, Ma Chengyou finally expressed his thoughts, "Although you have a large audience in the television industry, moviegoers are another group. Ms. Hu, 'The Great Master' is your first film, and moviegoers are very new to you. If you are willing to make a small sacrifice, then not only will the box office be a hit, but you yourself will also become famous throughout Hong Kong."
Hu Xiaoxiao took a few steps away, putting some distance between him and Ma Chengyou. "You want me to take it off?"
Ma Chengyou laughed and said, "If Miss Hu agrees, that would be the best. If not, we can shoot a few intimate scenes. It would be very effective to put them in the beginning as a gimmick. If Miss Hu is shy, the director can ask to shoot them in a different position, which will also be effective."
"I've already told the director that we won't do any intimate scenes and we won't take off our clothes." Hu Xiaoxiao was a little impatient.
Ma Chengyou, however, seemed not to notice and continued to shamelessly persuade Hu Xiaoxiao, "Miss Hu, you have such a beautiful face and such a great figure, it's a shame not to show a little. Others have to remove all their clothes to become famous, but you have such good conditions, you only need to show a little to become a big star. For the sake of art and box office, what's wrong with you making a little sacrifice? Nowadays, filming a movie cannot do without some intimate scenes, it is a guarantee of box office success."
Hu Xiaoxiao finally looked at Ma Chengyou straight in the eye, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Really?"
"Of course it's true, truer than pearls! There are tons of actresses who became famous just by taking off their clothes. You can definitely follow this path, become famous quickly and make a lot of money." Ma Chengyou said with envy, "I really envy you women, you can make a lot of money easily, unlike us men, who have to work hard to earn a little bit."
"If you are so envious, why don't you do it for the sake of box office? I will suggest to Director Zheng later to give you some large-scale shots." Hu Xiaoxiao suggested kindly.
Ma Chengyou quickly said, "Of course I want to get rid of it, but no one wants to look at men."
Hu Xiaoxiao looked up and down at Ma Chengyou's figure. "Are you unwilling to see it, or are you unprepared?"
"How could I not have any?" Ma Chengyou unconvincedly rolled up his T-shirt to show Hu Xiaoxiao his figure. "How is it? Pretty good, right?"
Hu Xiaoxiao turned away his eyes in disgust. "It looks like a boiled chicken, thin and inflexible."
We are used to seeing martial arts actors with good figures, but at first glance they look so thin, without meat or luster, and with a figure like a boiled white-cut chicken, which is really an eye-catcher.
Hu Xiaoxiao's undisguised disdain deeply hurt Ma Chengyou's self-esteem. He was so angry that his face turned blue. "How many men have you seen? Have you seen a real man? I'm afraid you haven't even experienced the blessing of being a man."
Hu Xiaoxiao pointed at the staff working in the studio and said, "They are much more upright than you."
The studio was stuffy and the weather was hot. Several staff members were so hot that they had to work shirtless. It was indeed much more informative and interesting than Ma Chengyou's.
Ma Chengyou took a few glances, gritted his teeth in anger, glared at Hu Xiaoxiao, and walked away muttering something incoherent.
After deciding to join "The Great Heavenly Master," Hu Xiaoxiao came over almost every day. This was her first film, and she had to give it her all. Her future success in the film industry depended on the market response to her first film.
Therefore, in order to make this film well and get satisfactory box office results, Hu Xiaoxiao gave Zheng Pingxin a lot of advice very seriously.
"This fox den is no good. We need to replace it." Hu Xiaoxiao pointed at the fox den under construction and said to Zheng Pingxin, "Look at this scenery. It's dark and damp. They even want to create caves and pools. How can this be a place for a fox to live?"
Zheng Pingxin had never seen a place where foxes lived, and Baogang was not a place where foxes lived. The design of this fox den relied entirely on his imagination.
He was quite satisfied with it, and it matched his imagination. He said, "I think it's right. This film focuses on the mysterious atmosphere. This eerie and gloomy filming works well and can well reflect the oppressive feeling of the fox demon."
Hu Xiaoxiao sighed deeply. "You're not filming a snake demon. Only snakes like cool, humid places. Snakes like this kind of place because it makes their skin comfortable and they need to keep it moist. But foxes like dry places. If you make it dark and humid, their fur will get tangled and dirty once they live there. Foxes don't like that."
Zheng Pingxin thought what he said made sense. Foxes seemed to like dryness and cleanliness. Haven’t you seen that the white foxes in books are all snow-white? How can a fox that doesn’t like cleanliness stay snow-white and fluffy?
He endured the pain and said, "Then rebuild it. Build a place that looks like a fox den."
But this way, you will have to spend more money.
Zheng Pingxin calculated and calculated that his expenses had increased, but he didn't have much money left in his account. He looked around for friends but couldn't borrow money. Finally, he went to Ma Chengyou again and asked him to invest more to make the film as good as possible.
When Ma Chengyou heard they had to rebuild the set, it was clearly Hu Xiaoxiao's idea again, and his dissatisfaction with Hu Xiaoxiao intensified. "She's such a troublemaker, why not just replace her?"
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