Showbiz: The Tycoon Director with a Trillion-Dollar Fortune, Yet You Claim to Be Broke?

"When we filmed Courtyard House, the entire production had a budget of only 5,000 yuan. How could we shoot it without using a stand-in?"

"The hardest shoot was A Chinese Odyssey. The whole crew slept rough in the middle of nowhere, so remote you couldn't even get food delivered."

"How could we film Drawing Sword without a budget? We just added a bottled-water ad! Commander Li fought wars his whole life, so what's wrong with him drinking bottled water?"

Half a bottle of mineral water that Zhang Xuan had picked up from the set was uploaded online. CCTV praised him by name, calling him a model of thrift for the times.

He immediately set the record straight.

"I was scared of being poor back then! But saying I picked up someone else's mineral water to drink is complete nonsense!"

Netizens: I'm a fan! I love how Zhang Xuan is both broke and stubborn!

Netizens: Xuanbao feels so wronged. We know you want to keep your dignity.

Everyone thought the terrible movies he made were one heartbreaking saga after another. Only after people dug into his life did they discover they were advertisements for his personal assets.

The Courtyard House worth hundreds of millions was his private residence.

The Journey to the West film studio city worth tens of billions was registered under his name.

Salve mineral water cost 90 euros a bottle and was reserved for Bill Gates...

Zhang Xuan: Stop digging! I'm afraid you'll lose your self-respect!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.