Time passed by quickly. A month had passed and the film crew of the 12 Chinese Zodiac started filming. During this time, Xu Zhixuan returned to South Korea. This was also the reason why Xu Zhixuan did not have many scenes in Hong Kong and Beijing. Most of them were non-scripted scenes, so naturally, Xu Zhixuan was able to relax.
As for the Azure Dragon Awards, it was just as Xu Zhixuan had expected. Once the film was nominated, it would definitely die. In this year's Azure Dragon Awards, The Lone Agent was nominated for a total of nine awards, but in the end, it only won the not-so-prestigious "Best Technique Award". The 'Best Film Award' was only an honorary award, which was equivalent to a consolation prize for 'The Lone Agent'. Xu Zhixuan, who was originally very popular and had a lot of support, lost to Zheng Zaiying in the Best Actor Award. It could be said that everyone was shocked. In the end, he only received a consolation award for being a popular celebrity.
Fortunately, Xu Zhixuan had acted in Jackie Chan's latest film, 'The 12 Chinese Zodiac', which could be said to have increased Xu Zhixuan's value. After Xu Zhixuan announced that he could take on advertisements, the advertisements that were sent to Choi Ho-woon could not be stopped. Although the loss of the Green Dragon Awards had affected Xu Zhixuan, Xu Zhixuan's popularity was still there, so his value was naturally not low.
As for Lee Jung-bum, it could be said that he and Xu Zhixuan were in the same boat. The most popular film, 'The Lone Agent', fell the worst, losing to Jiang Yuxi in the Best Director Award. In the end, the most controversial award was the Best Film Award, losing to 'The Sworn Brothers'. It could be said that it was a huge disappointment. Although the opinions of the experts and the general audience were different, it should not be so different. Could it be that the 6.1 million viewers of 'The Lone Agent' came from nowhere?
However, if you lose something, you gain something. This was an unchanging law. Although he lost at the Green Dragon Awards, Lee Jung-bum won the Best Film Award at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards. Even though he lost to Li Cangdong in the Best Director Award, he did not feel the slightest bit of dissatisfaction. Who was Li Cangdong? He was an international director who won the Best Director award at the Venice International Film Festival for his work on Oasis. He also helped Quan Duyan become the Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival. Later, he won the Best Screenplay award at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival.
To be defeated by such a master, Lee Jung-bum was convinced. It was like a director from China being defeated by Zhang Yimou. Who would dare to be unconvinced? This was the demeanor of a master. No one dared to refute. They were convinced.
Xu Zhixuan was indeed a little disappointed by the failure of the film. But, Xu Zhixuan quickly forgot about it because, after half a year of torment, he and the Xin family had finally reached an agreement. Xu Zhixuan received 18% of the shares of Lotte Cinema Chain.
"Brother, won't you offend the two families by doing this?"
After completing the task assigned to him by Xu Zhixuan and successfully reaching an agreement on the exchange of shares, Choi Joon-hyuk was still a little worried. Originally, the Xin family was not willing. But, Xu Zhixuan could not wait any longer. He directly exposed the matter of him acquiring Hengtai's shares to the Luo family and Zheng Yixuan. He even released news that the Xin family was also involved in this battle.
He directly forced Xin Dongzhu to either cooperate with Xu Zhixuan or give up on Hengtai's shares. Both choices made Xin Dongzhu very unhappy. But, since he had already been exposed, he had no other choice. If he backed down now, his followers would misunderstand and think that the Xin family was really afraid of him, Zheng Yixuan.
But so far, Xu Zhixuan had indeed offended Zheng Yixuan and Xin Dongzhu. As for the Luo family, they were not in Xu Zhixuan's eyes. They were just sheep in the hands of Xu Zhixuan, Zheng Yixuan, and Xin Dongzhu.
"It's okay. There are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests. Besides, by doing this, we are already tied to the Xin family. With our relationship with Aunt Park, they can't wait to see us."
Xu Zhixuan did not care about this matter at all. As long as Park Jinhui became the president next year, this little bit of hatred was nothing. Some people were even worried about him and wanted to settle old and new grudges with them for dealing with him in the past.
Xu Zhixuan was a family member and knew his family's situation. There was also a huge monster in Korea, the Lee family of Samsung. Even if Xu Zhixuan relied on Park Jinhui, he could not win against them. Thinking back to when he was forced to run abroad with just one sentence from them, he knew how powerful they were in Korea.
On the surface, Xu Zhixuan came back to Korea to develop his political career, but he knew that this was just a facade to hide his power in Korea. His real goal was to seize control of the entertainment industry. First, he joined YG and made use of Yang Xianshuo's connections to establish good relationships with various parties. Then, with the online media, the management company he got from Liu Yong Zai, and the cinema chain, Xu Zhixuan's power in Korea's entertainment industry had reached a small success.
"You don't understand. You will never understand who our real enemy is!"
Xu Zhixuan really did not understand the future, but he knew that the cinema chain would be king in the future. So, this was just the beginning, not the end!
"Alright, I don't understand. Anyway, I'll find out sooner or later!"
After parting ways with Choi Joon-hyuk, Xu Zhixuan sat alone in the car, looking very lonely. For the sake of the future, Xu Zhixuan had to keep all the secrets to himself. This pressure indeed made Xu Zhixuan feel very depressed. He smiled and thought that he was overthinking things again.
"Hello, who are you looking for?"
As he was driving, Xu Zhixuan used Bluetooth to pick up the call, so he did not know who was calling.
"Oh, it's me. I heard that you're back in China?"
Xu Zhixuan raised his eyebrows. It was actually this girl. Xu Zhixuan had a headache when it came to this girl. He did not know what was so good about her. After they filmed the show together, she often sent him greetings or called him to chat. Did she not know that Song Ji-hyo was his girlfriend?
"Yeah, you're quite well-informed. I've only been back for a few days and you already know!"
The caller was Li Qingxi, who had filmed the Beijing special with Xu Zhixuan. She had an inexplicable good impression of Xu Zhixuan. She heard from Xu Xian that Xu Zhixuan had returned to China a few days ago. However, Li Qingxi was originally reserved and was prepared to wait for Xu Zhixuan to call. Unfortunately, she was a little disappointed, but she still took the initiative to call. After all, it was not the first time.
"Then, are you free?"
Xu Zhixuan frowned. He did not know what this girl meant, but he still replied, "I'm free right now. What's the matter?"
"I … the movie is about to wrap up. There's a banquet. Can you come?"
Li Qingxi's tone was shy and had a hint of pleading. Xu Zhixuan, who was originally prepared to brush her off, hesitated. He guessed that someone had asked for Li Qingxi's name, or that there was something that Xu Zhixuan could help with at the banquet.
"What's the matter? Did someone make a move on you? "
Li Qingxi heard Xu Zhixuan's caring tone and felt sweet in her heart. However, when she thought of his relationship with Song Ji-hyo, she suddenly felt disappointed. She regretted not making a move earlier. After all, after Xu Zhixuan returned to China, she found out from Xu Xian. However, at that time, she was busy with activities and did not know Xu Zhixuan, so it was delayed. It was not until a month ago that she exchanged numbers with Xu Zhixuan on the RM program.
"Yes, there's an annoying person!"
Xu Zhixuan was a little depressed. His relationship with Li Qingxi was just that of an ordinary friend. So, bro, I know that you like me. It feels good to be liked by a beauty, but this kind of thing should be done by your manager or company, right? Most importantly, the two generations of directors of S and M companies did not have a good impression of him.
As for the movie that Li Qingxi mentioned, he also knew about it. It was not that he specially looked into it, but Li Qingxi had mentioned it when chatting with him. "The Day of Landing" was a war film co-produced by South Korea and the United States. In reality, it was South Korea and Japan behind it. Thinking about the Japanese's habits, Xu Zhixuan was not at all surprised that a female celebrity would accompany them.
"It's not good for an outsider like me to participate in this matter!"
Usually, when a movie was completed, it would be cast and crew members. Of course, there would also be friends who were close to each other and were invited over. Moreover, they were friends who knew most of the cast and crew, or knew the director, or had made guest appearances before. Xu Zhixuan had never made a guest appearance, and he wasn't familiar with the cast and crew. If he had to talk about relationships, Director Jiang Digui used to admire him and knew him, but that was more than ten years ago. It was hard to say if he still remembered it now.
"It's okay, I'll invite you. It can also increase the popularity of the movie!"
Xu Zhixuan naturally knew what Li Qingxi was talking about. Wasn't it just a scandal? But Big Sister, I'm not single now. If I have a scandal with you, my Song Ji-hyo will destroy me. If there's a love triangle or news of Xu Zhixuan cheating on me, I'll cry to death.
"Forget it, it's not suitable!"
Li Qingxi was disappointed at first. She knew that her words were meant to sow discord. She was just short of saying, "I, Li Qingxi, like you." Otherwise, how could a female celebrity take the initiative to have a scandal with you? Moreover, Xu Zhixuan had nothing to do with the movie she had just finished filming.
Not long after he rejected Li Qingxi, the situation changed again. Li Shunzai called him and invited him to attend the Day of Landing celebration. He said that Jiang Digui wanted to talk to him about something. However, according to Xu Zhixuan's understanding, he could have said something at any time. Why did he have to call him at the end of filming? It was nothing more than to gain some popularity. Xu Zhixuan could only smile bitterly and agree.
"Sigh, what's this called? Why didn't he call earlier? Now I have to reject the good intentions of a beauty!"
It would be impossible to say that Xu Zhixuan did not have any ulterior motives towards Li Qingxi. As the saying goes, "Flowers at home are not as fragrant as wild flowers." Although Xu Zhixuan had been very restrained after returning to China, other than Liu Renna who took the initiative to send herself to him, Xu Zhixuan was really loyal to Song Ji-hyo.
But now, his career had reached a small success. Although there were some ripples in his plans, he had successfully established himself in the entertainment industry. Singers, actors, entertainment companies, movie theaters, and with the director connections that Li Shunzai introduced to Xu Zhixuan, no one dared to underestimate Xu Zhixuan's power in the entertainment industry. Moreover, some of the higher-ups knew that Xu Zhixuan was Park Jinhui's favorite and used to be her contact person for political funds.
Now that it was almost a one-sided situation, even a blind person could see that Park Jinhui's position would be secured in next year's presidential election as long as there were no major accidents. When the time came, Xu Zhixuan's contributions would naturally not go unnoticed.
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