Chapter 190 Nine-tailed Demon Fox
Wu Yusen first complimented Jiang Heng and then asked if he was interested in starring in a costume blockbuster.

Jiang Heng knew without even thinking that Wu Yusen was talking about Red Cliff, and shook his head subconsciously, "Forget it, there are too many things to do in the past two years, and I really don't have time to star in a movie!"

Wu Yusen felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although he preferred his old friend Zhou Runfa, he hoped that Jiang Heng would refuse.

But you rejected me so bluntly, as if you didn't even think about it, which was a bit hurtful.

After all, he is a big Hollywood director. How many people want to act in his films but don’t have the chance!
Even though Jiang Heng is also a big director and a wealthy man, you didn't even ask him and didn't even show the minimum courtesy. It's really rude!
"Director Jiang, you have no interest in period costume movies? I thought I could ask you for some advice!"

Jiang Hengxin said, it’s not that I’m not interested in costume blockbusters, it’s that I’m not interested in your “Red Cliff”!
Jiang Heng was too lazy to complain about how bad the movie "Red Cliff" was.

What he wanted to complain about more was that Hong Kong filmmakers have performed well in many subjects, but their performance in historical genres makes mainland audiences feel extremely uncomfortable.

For example, in the movie "Red Cliff", there are such shocking lines as "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of every woman", "Why bring a fan in such a cold day?", "I bring a fan to keep me calm at all times".

There is also Li Rengang, who filmed works such as "Jin Yiwei" and "Hongmen Banquet". The biggest feature is the flying saucer helmet. Almost all the characters in the movie wear flying saucer helmets.

What's even more ridiculous about "The Banquet at Hongmen" is the plot. Such a grand historical story of the Chu-Han Contention was actually filmed as a "Young and Dangerous" negotiation.

It only shows that there are too many filmmakers in Hong Kong who don’t understand history.

In fact, it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. You can just do more homework. For example, the martial arts films directed by King Hu, although they are mainly martial arts films, the parts involving history are very sophisticated.

Of course, this may be related to Director Hu’s experience, because he is a native of Beijing, and went to Hong Kong alone after 49. He received a good education and eventually made his mark in the Hong Kong film industry and became a master of his generation.

As for director Yusen Ng, although he was also born in the mainland, he moved to Hong Kong with his family early on and graduated from Matteo Ricci College in Hong Kong. It is easy to imagine how much knowledge he has about Chinese history.

What's even worse is that the investors were superstitious about his ability as a director and did not reject the script which was obviously too "parodic", which led to such a weird film. Jiang Heng had no interest in participating in it!

"I have little education and have not done much research on history. I am afraid that there will be too many common sense errors in the movie and the audience will scold me, so I have never thought about making a costume film!"

After hearing this, Wu Yusen felt more and more that Jiang Heng was hinting at him.

After all, in Hong Kong, it is normal for historical film and television dramas to make up stories.

The most influential plot is the one where the throne is passed from the Fourteenth Prince to the Fourth Prince. It has been widely circulated and no one thinks there is anything wrong with it. They don't understand why Jiang Heng did this.

Wu Yusen thought about it and felt that Jiang Heng probably regarded him as a competitor!
After all, the investors of "Red Cliff" this time include China Film Group and several Hong Kong film companies. If he had not returned from Hollywood, this project would most likely have fallen into Jiang Heng's hands.

But they didn't know that Jiang Heng was too lazy to attract investment. If it weren't for building a network of relationships, China Film would not have been brought in.

Han Sanping, who was standing by, saw that the two men seemed to be at odds with each other and hurried over to smooth things over.

He originally thought that since these two great directors were both from Hong Kong, they should be able to get along well. However, Wu Yusen said that he did not take the job when he invited Jiang Heng to play Zhou Yu.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Heng didn't give me any face at all and rejected me so straightforwardly!

But considering Jiang Heng's current wealth, status, and busy work schedule, it seems normal for him to refuse.

It’s a pity that if Jiang Heng can’t be invited to play Zhou Yu, who else should be invited to play the role?

Soon after the guests and audience took their seats, the premiere of "Journey to the West: Pingdingshan" officially began.

First there is a simple promotional activity, and then the main film is launched.

The film begins in the dark night, in the Taishang Laojun Temple in the deserted mountains, a group of strong men, obviously dressed as robbers, gathered together to warm themselves by a fire.

One of them said, "Boss, I heard that there is a demon nearby that eats human hearts. Will it be okay if we stay here overnight?"

The bandit leader played by Xu Shaoqiang sneered, "Ghosts are afraid of evil people, and demons are not necessarily as fierce as us. If a female demon really appears, I will execute her on the spot!"

"Haha, the boss is so powerful!"

"That's right. Look where this is. This is the temple of Taishang Laojun. Ordinary demons wouldn't dare to do evil here!" "Tell me, how can there be a Laojun temple in this desolate mountain?"

"I heard that Laojun appeared here a hundred years ago, and the people built this temple to commemorate him. It was very effective at the time, but it has been abandoned in the past ten years or so!"

The bandit leader played by Xu Shaoqiang laughed slyly, "If you ask me, Laojun must be lonely in heaven, so he secretly sent down... who are you? Get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, more than a dozen bandits stood up, holding torches, drawing their weapons, and went behind the tall statue of Laojun.

The camera turned and saw a beautiful woman with long hair, charming and seductive, wearing a white dress, hiding in a corner behind the statue of Laojun, shivering.

The bandits played by Xu Shaoqiang and others had dull eyes and drooling mouth.

"Boss, what a beautiful lady!"

"Nonsense, I'm not blind. Go, make a bed for me. I want to get married in this temple!"

"Boss, no, it can't be a demon, right?"

Xu Shaoqiang looked at me with a lewd look in his eyes and said with a smile: "Even if you are a demon, you have to be my wife today. Go!"

The younger brothers had no choice but to move the altar table over and spread their luggage on it. One of them mischievously shouted, "Boss, the bed is a little short, you guys just sleep on it!"

Xu Shaoqiang laughed, "I don't need to sleep all night!"

After saying this, he picked up the beautiful woman in white and placed her on the altar.

He chased away all his younger brothers and then pounced on him and kissed him.

But the originally smooth and fair skin suddenly began to grow white hair.

The bandit played by Xu Shaoqiang was startled and took a few steps back, only to see a two-meter-tall white fox lying on its side on the altar, speaking in human language, "Come on, why aren't you coming?"

And behind it, there are eight or nine furry tails.

Xu Shaoqiang's expression was solemn, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

"Nine-tailed demon fox?" He turned and ran away.

Unexpectedly, he stopped after running only two steps. He lowered his head and saw a furry, blood-stained claw piercing through his chest.

The bandit played by Xu Shaoqiang died before he could even say a word.

Outside the temple, a group of bandits heard something was wrong and quickly drew their weapons and shouted, "Boss, are you okay?"

"Boss, what happened?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several furry tails breaking out of the window, strangling the necks of the bandits, and then dragging both the tails and the people into the Laojun Temple.

The camera turns again, and on the altar in the temple, the nine-tailed fox, played by Zhang Yuqi, is lying contentedly, with blood at the corner of her mouth.

On the ground were the bodies of a group of bandits, looking miserable.

The nine-tailed fox asked, "Tang Monk, where have you been?"

A woman in white flashed out from behind the statue of Laojun. It was the goblin played by Jing Tian. "Your Majesty, we have passed the Baoxiang Kingdom!"

"Oh, go tell those two kids to make sure to capture Tang Sanzang. My queen, I am immortal and eternally young, and they have their benefits! Eating these stinky mortals every day is a real hassle!"

Jing Tian bowed and said, “Yes!”

(End of this chapter)