Chapter 196

Ao Island Pu Jing Duchang.

After Chen Yaoxing hung up the phone, he raised his hand and gave Ah Hong a slap.

He asked: "Does it hurt?"

That slap left Ah Hong dazed, and he foolishly said: "It hurts!"

Chen Yaoxing turned his gaze to Ah Cong, Ah Cong hastily stepped back, quickly saying:

"Big Brother! Don't move! Hurry up and say what's going on! Ah Hong said it hurts, so this must be real, not an illusion."

Ah Hong, realizing later, said: "Big Brother! You're going too far! If you want to hit, hit yourself! Why are you hitting my head?"

Chen Yaoxing ignored Ah Hong's complaint, excitedly said: "Big Brother gave me a call; I am now the Prosperity Ao Island Leader, one of the sixteen Prosperity Leaders."

As soon as Chen Yaoxing finished speaking, Ah Hong and the other person immediately gathered around, asking: "Really?"

"Mm! Absolutely certain!"

Chen Yaoxing happily rubbed his hands, spinning in place, muttering:

"This time I've really made it! I'm a Leader! I, Chen Yaoxing, have become a Prosperity Leader!"

That evening, Chen Yaoxing held a grand banquet, inviting friends from the Ao Island martial world.

Indeed many came; they all knew he was a disciple of Immortal Trust, and plus he himself knows how to behave, so everyone was still willing to give him face.

In the restaurant hall, over a hundred people came in dribs and drabs, each with snake tattoos and cat designs, clearly not good sorts, exuding a distinct martial world aura.

Chen Yaoxing was entertaining guests everywhere; before the banquet began, He Xin's steward Liu Bo came over to congratulate Chen Yaoxing, which greatly boosted Chen Yaoxing's face.

He hurried over to Liu Bo, politely saying: "Liu Bo, why did you trouble yourself? Just bringing a message is already giving me face, Ah Xing!"

Liu Bo took a golden horse from the attendant's hands and presented it to Chen Yaoxing.

Smiling, he said: "This is a gift from Mr. He for your promotion; wishing you a smooth road ahead."

Chen Yaoxing hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Mr. He, for your kindness; please convey my thanks to Liu Bo, and for anything within my ability in the future, Liu Bo, just speak up—I will never refuse what I can do."

Liu Bo smiled slightly, then said: "You all continue, I'm heading back now!"

Chen Yaoxing understood Liu Bo's meaning; today he came in person, which is giving face to his own Big Brother, something Chen Yaoxing doesn't have the standing for.

Holding the golden horse, smiling, the Big Brother's face is the capital for Chen Yaoxing to stand on; the bigger the face, the better.

Didn't you see those guests looking at him with envious eyes?

No one else has ever wanted this face!

……

Li Xin currently has no time to deal with gang affairs; every day he helps in Little Fatty's crew, helping design fight actions, also acting as a supporting lead.

This film doesn't need flashy fight scenes; it needs that real, punch-to-the-flesh impact, and Li Xin still has experience in that.

Originally for this film's lead, Li Xin wanted to cast Hua Zi, but his muscles weren't up to par; after searching around, he couldn't find a suitable candidate.

Longwei also came to audition; after he took off his clothes and put on fighting shorts, everyone unanimously decided to let him quickly put his clothes back on—it was an eyesore!

Hongye would have been suitable, but her schedule is completely full, so she has no time.

Seeing this, Li Xin realized he could step in himself; the film doesn't need much acting—just good-looking fights—and he can still do that.

Perfect for indulging his lead-role craving, he also brought in the Prince to play a supporting role; the Boxing King Tai also strongly demanded to join, but Li Xin and the two of them suppressed him.

In unison they said: "He's so ugly he doesn't deserve the audience; if a kid came to watch the movie, it could scare them into crying."

The film's plot is also simple: just a boxer's journey of struggle.

Li Xin didn't change his name; he played himself, and with sweat and perseverance, he won the mixed martial arts championship.

Today there's a scene with an octagonal cage, filmed directly at the Hung Hom Gymnasium.

The audience were all Prosperity members; they didn't have to pay and could watch the show for free, so as soon as they heard about this perk, several thousand idlers showed up.

They filled about half of the Hung Hom Gymnasium, which holds 12,500 people.

Li Xin went over to Little Fatty and asked: "Is the audience enough? If not, just find more—nothing else, just more people."

Little Fatty, beaming, replied: "Boss, it's enough; our film's scenes are far stronger than those of other movies!"

"Other films might have a hundred or so extras, which is already a big production; some films even require one person to play several bit parts!"

"We have several thousand extras—who can compare with us?"

Li Xin nodded, didn't ask anything else, and stepped into the central stage's octagonal cage.

Today his opponent in the scene is the Prince, as the on-site referee blew his whistle and shouted: "Start!"

Li Xin and the Prince each showed off their techniques; Li Xin's methods are mixed, including Xingyi Quan, the Sanshou he learned in a past life, and the joint locks he learned from Jian Guo.

The Prince mainly uses Muay Thai techniques, his strikes are hard and powerful, looking very intimidating.

When they had nothing else to do, the two also engaged in ground grappling, going through all the pre-rehearsed routines.

Finally, Li Xin ended the fight with a single move, the "breaking head platform"; the Prosperity juniors gave him face, the venue erupted in applause, and the two fought indeed splendidly.

This let the spectators feast their eyes; the techniques the two displayed on stage are ones ordinary people could hardly pull off.

Those techniques demand too much physical conditioning, but Brother Xin and Brother Prince really can pull them off; although they're just acting, there's still some genuine substance in it, making it very satisfying to watch.

Li Xin went over to Little Fatty and asked: "Can we do it? Can we edit the footage? If not, I'll fight the Prince again."

Little Fatty pulled Li Xin to sit down, had him look at the camera, and said: "Boss! It's enough; it can't all be fight scenes."

"In post-production, we still need to add a lot: live commentary, audience cheers from the sidelines, and the coach's instructions."

Li Tong said: "Then that's fine; later we'll film another scene after I win the championship, challenging the Little Japan hundred-man group—this scene is the main point."

Little Fatty nodded, indicating understanding.

He had figured this out before going to Little Japan; this publicity will absolutely explode, plus it carries anti-Japanese elements, so many Southeast Asian countries will buy into it.

Otherwise, having eaten his fill, he'd go bother with some hundred-man group; this guy is the type who never does anything without profit, rarely doing useless things.

Unless this thing is really unbearable to look at!

Time flies like an arrow, days and months shuttle like a weaving shuttle; time really passes quickly, like a white horse passing through a gap—fleeting in an instant.

The shoot took a full half month, and several heavyweight guest stars appeared, such as Longwei and Dingdang.

Even Hongye came over in her spare time to spar with Li Xin.

Coming over for a guest role counts as giving an explanation to Red Trust Media.

After all, Red Trust Media is also a major force in the film and TV world, so he couldn't be too unwilling to give them face.

We've got to make a living!