Chapter 74 Guide to Success

Chapter 74 Guide to Success

Chapter 74 Guide to Success
"I'm envious, of course I'm envious. Who wouldn't be envious? That's Huo Qishan, a direct descendant of the Huo family. If Zhang Ziyi can seize the opportunity and marry into a wealthy family, she might be able to become the next generation mistress of the Huo family."

"Wealthy families? Where can we find wealthy families in China?"

Zhang Chen smiled, "I will assume that the 'rich family' you mentioned means wealthy people, which is barely acceptable, but what the mistress said is definitely wrong.

Even if Zhang Zhen married into the Huo family, it would not be her turn to be the mistress. Above Huo Qishan is his brother Huo Qigang, so the next generation mistress would be Guo Jingjing. "

"Okay, but even if I can't become the mistress, I'm still the daughter-in-law of the Huo family. It is said that my monthly pocket money is 200 million."

Fan Binbin knew that this was a rumor he had heard from Hong Kong Island.

It's not just a rumor, this is indeed what they do in Hong Kong.

As long as they are female stars, no matter how big their status is or how brilliant their achievements are, they are all committed to marrying into a wealthy family.

The most famous one is Li Jiaxin, who has been trying to find a rich husband with the title of the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, and finally succeeded in getting hands with Xu Jinheng.

It’s no wonder that female celebrities are flocking to it, because there are indeed many successful cases.

Lin Qingxia married Xing Liyuan, Zhou Huimin married Ni Zhen, Xu Ziqi married Li Jiacheng, Wan Bixia married He Zuguang, and Qiu Shuzhen married Shen Jiawei.

There are also cases in the mainland, Hu Jing married a Malaysian tycoon, Xi Mengyao married the gambling king's son He Youjun, Huang Shengyi married Yang Zi, and Liu Tao married Wang Ke, one of the "Four Young Masters"...

But there are also failures...

The example in Hong Kong and Taiwan is Weng Hong, who got married after eight months and divorced after two years. Not only did she not get any property during the divorce, she also had to return all the expensive gifts her ex-husband gave her when he was pursuing her.

In the mainland, it is Liu Tao.

When she got married, she vowed to quit the entertainment industry and become a wealthy wife. However, she made a comeback eight months later. While earning money to pay off her debts, she told the media that she did not regret the marriage at all.

Zhang Chen can actually understand why these female stars do this.

After all, filming is very hard. You have to work every day, face various social engagements, and be subject to unspoken rules from time to time. Whether you like it or not, there are plenty of ways to deal with you.

After working so hard for so long, I don’t get much money. I might as well find a rich husband to marry.

Moreover, the blooming period of female stars is too short.

A male actor's golden period begins at the age of 35, and his career is just beginning to climb.

It’s not the same for actresses. Once they are over 35, no matter how popular they are, they will slowly start to go downhill.

Moreover, in this circle, you have to give up your position when the time comes, and you have to give young people opportunities.

You played a girl at the age of 20, you still played a girl at the age of 30, and you still played a girl at the age of 40. What will you do with those real girls?

So people in the circle scold Liu Xiaoqing behind his back for not doing anything. He is already 50 years old and still wants to play a young girl. Do you think the audience are all blind?
In fact, it is easy to understand why female celebrities want to marry into a wealthy family.

Don’t ordinary people also want to marry rich people? It’s human nature, there’s nothing to say.

What Zhang Chen couldn't understand were the wealthy people who took over.

As a man, he really didn't understand.

You are so rich now, what do you want?

It’s okay for Brigitte Lin, at least there is no negative news about her.

But for those who obviously have had affair history, don’t their husbands go online?
It is said that the Internet has memory, and even things from decades ago can be found on the Internet.

In the interview, Shu Qi said, "I will put on the clothes I took off one by one." It was very domineering and responsible, but in reality, you can't just say this and pretend nothing happened.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be single in 2024.

Anyway, Zhang Chen put himself in other people's shoes and felt that if he became rich in the future, he would never look for a girlfriend in the circle, but there would be no problem with artistic exchanges.

"Don't worry, there's no way Zhang Ziyi can enter the Huo family."

"how do you know?"

"I just know it. The Huo family may be able to accept an actress as a daughter-in-law, but it can't be Zhang Ziyi. To be the daughter-in-law of the Huo family, the image must be positive, and Zhang Ziyi has too many negative stories."

Fan Binbin thinks that Zhang Ziyi can achieve a good relationship with Huo Qishan, complete the class leap in her life, and live a life of luxury from then on.

But Zhang Chen knew that Zhang Ziyi's joy in the end was purely for nothing.

"It is impossible for the Huo family to accept a woman with a controversial reputation as their daughter-in-law, unless Huo Qishan is willing to give up his inheritance rights for her. But is it possible? Huo Qishan is not stupid.

Zhang Ziyi may think that she can do what the Olympic champion can do, but it is completely different.

Guo Jingjing is marrying down. She is an Olympic champion. In a sense, she has a halo. What does Zhang Ziyi have? Even if she breaks into Hollywood, she is just an actor. Moreover, the richer the person, the more they know how dirty the entertainment industry is. International Zhang is equal to international dirt. She still wants to marry into a wealthy family. Dreaming~"

Zhang Chen's words made Fan Binbin not know how to refute, "Do you really not think highly of Zhang Ziyi?"

"You're wrong. On the contrary, I admire this person very much. In my opinion, although Zhang Ziyi has a bad reputation, she is simply a guide to the success of female stars of your generation."

Zhang Chen was not talking nonsense, he really admired Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang's family is just an ordinary family. His father and brother work in telecommunications. He has no background and no connections. He has achieved what he has today through his own efforts.

There are four Dans and two Ice Hockey players, and there are so many young actresses in the same period. None of these young actresses are easy to deal with. Most of the gossip in the domestic entertainment industry is caused by them, but in the end only Zhang Ziyi became popular.

"How to say?"

"This person has luck, ambition, and strength~" "Zhang Ziyi was the only one in her class who was recruited into the Central Academy of Drama as a dancer. Before she graduated, she was spotted by Zhang Yimou and starred in "My Father and Mother", winning the Best Actress Award at the Popular Arts Awards."

"It can only be said that she was lucky. I have heard about this. When Zhang Yimou went to the casting, his first choice was actually Zeng Li, who was known as the campus beauty of the Central Academy of Drama. It was just that Zeng Li was not there when Zhang arrived at the dormitory, so Zhang Ziyi recommended herself and was chosen."

Fan Binbin was obviously very unconvinced.

"It's not just luck, it's also about determination and strength."

"Being met by Zhang Yimou is luck, knowing how to recommend yourself is scheming, and winning the Best Actress Award at the Hundred Flowers Awards is strength."

Fan Binbin didn't say anything. Whether she wanted to or not, she had to admit that Zhang Chen was right.

"And I don't think it was Zhang Ziyi who stole Zeng Li's role. How should I put it? Zhang's appearance is the type that Zhang Yimou likes.

I remember when Zhang Ziyi debuted, the media often asked Zhang Yimou a question - does he have a "Gong complex"?
The reason is that Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li look too much alike, and Zhang Yimou obviously likes them, so even if Zeng Li was in the dormitory at the time, Zhang Ziyi would most likely be chosen.”

"Lao Mouzi?"

"Yeah, that's my nickname for him in private. Don't you think it's cute?"

"Well, that's not bad. What do you call me in private?"

"Fan Ye."

"?"

"Okay, don't dwell on this, let's move on..."

Zhang Chen was intrigued and prepared to give her some good science education today.

"Why do we say she is extremely lucky? Because for most actresses, being chosen by a big director is already a blessing.

But Zhang Ziyi did it three times.

After "My Father and Mother", she collaborated with Ang Lee in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in 2000, and her role as Jade Fox won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Newcomer.

In 2001, he continued to collaborate with Xu Ke on "The New Legend of Shushan".

In fact, in "The New Legend of Shushan", she and Wu Jing are both guest stars, playing small and dispensable roles.

But no one mentioned this in the announcement at that time. All everyone was talking about was that Zhang Ziyi had collaborated with three major directors and won awards consecutively.

Look, this is scheming.

"The New Legend of Shushan" was the biggest movie of the year, a special effects masterpiece with an investment of 2.89 million yuan. Being able to participate in such a big production was a great boost to Zhang Ziyi's reputation."

Zhang Chen didn't need to say anything more about the rest. Fan Binbin added spontaneously: "Then she hooked up with Cheng Long. At that time, Cheng Long was preparing for Rush Hour 2. The female lead was originally scheduled for Faye Wong, but Faye Wong refused. Not long after that, it was reported that Zhang Ziyi was the female lead.

I wanted to fight for it at that time, but it was too late. By the time I asked someone about it, the candidate had already been decided. "

Fan Binbin was full of anger when talking about this. Why are the international dirty resources so good?

"But there are gains and losses. Rush Hour 2 was a huge hit at the box office, and Zhang Ziyi relied on Jacky Cheung to increase her status and popularity, becoming an international superstar. But she also made a joke of 'catching grapes', and this stain will probably follow her for the rest of her life."

When Fan Binbin said this, he began to gloat again.

At the 2001 Academy Awards ceremony, Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui used this to publicly humiliate Zhang Ziyi because at the celebration party for Rush Hour 2, Zhang Ziyi personally received grape skins for Jackie Chan.

That’s the Academy Awards. Not only the whole world, but at least the whole of Asia is paying attention to it.

Zhang Ziyi has become famous now.

But he deserved it, the licking was too obvious.

But no matter what the negative news is, Zhang Ziyi's trend is already established.

She has become popular and successfully separated from the ranks of the Four Dans and Two Bings.

In fact, at the beginning there was only a title of "Four Little Flowers", which was selected by Southern Metropolis Daily, referring to Zhao Yanzi, Zhou Gongzi, Zhang Ziyi and Xu Jinglei.

As you can tell from their names, these four people were about the same level of fame at the time.

Later it was said that Huayi wanted to promote its own actors, so they added Fan Binbin and Li Binbin to the end, turning it into "Four Dans and Two Bings", and then hyped it up crazily.

People then gradually came to know the name "Four Dan and Two Bing".

But now, Zhang Ziyi has successfully become popular.

She is unique outside of the 'Four Dan and Two Bing', a true international star, leaving the others far behind.

Zhang Ziyi alone has more endorsements than the others combined.

Currently, the only people in China who can achieve this achievement are Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li. In terms of popularity, Zhang Ziyi is even more famous than Gong Li.

Otherwise, Zhang Chen said that Zhang Ziyi is a guide to success for female stars of the same period.

This incredible start, with steady progress, although surrounded by negativity, is indeed moving towards the peak step by step.

The key is that she seized every opportunity, which even the protagonist in the novel would not dare to write in this way.

(End of this chapter)