Chapter 297: Goodbye Leonardo
University of Southern California.
After taking a few directing and production classes in the morning as usual, Wu An and his roommate Kitt had lunch and were ready to go back to the dormitory to rest.
"Wu, come with me to the actors' union to find a job together during the summer vacation?"
Kit was chatting next to him.
"No, no, I'm going to go back to China for a month during the summer vacation. β
Wu An shook his head and said.
My roommate, who is tall and handsome, has a sexy beard, plays basketball every day, and has a good figure.
Forget it yourself, not tall, not handsome, and shapeless, so I studied directing classes hard, and then went to the set to follow the group.
Moreover, he left home in the first year, and after a year, he also missed his family a little, so during the summer vacation, he was ready to go back directly.
"Hey, it's a pity, if you can follow me, you can still be my companion...... I'm alone, in Hollywood, I'm afraid of being eaten......"
Kitt said with a sigh.
"Was it to be your foil in the past?"
Wu An gave him a blank look.
"Hahaha......"
Kitt leaned back and laughed.
As soon as the two of them walked to the door of the dormitory, they saw a blonde woman standing at the door, who was very well-dressed and dressed.
"Hello?"
Seeing Wu An and Kit coming over, the woman's gaze swept over Kit's body and fell on Wu An's, and then greeted him with a smile, "Are you Mr. Wu An?"
Wu An was slightly stunned, and some didn't react.
Such a temperamental beauty has always been exclusive to people like Kitt, and it is the first time that a beautiful woman has come to talk to him when he walks on this Southern California campus.
"That's it, beauty, he's Wu An!"
Kitt was stunned when he saw the roommate next to him seeing the beautiful woman's conversation, and he was also tired, so he pushed him in the back, and then said, "Beauty, you look for him, then you talk, I'll go up first!"
"Thank you. β
The blonde beauty smiled and nodded at him, then looked at Wu An and stretched out her hand to him, "Hello, Mr. Wu An"
"Hello, hello!"
Wu An hurriedly stretched out his hand and shook it, so delicate skin, then came back to his senses and asked, "What are you looking for me?"
"Mr. Wu An, introduce yourself, I am Mr. Leonardo's assistant, Kate, and he asked me to come to you. β
"Who?"
Wu An was stunned.
The pronunciation of this name is somewhat familiar, but it is because this name is so famous that he does not know who this Leonardo is.
"Leonardo, Leonardo DiCaprio. β
Kate looked at him.
", Xiao Li ......"
Wu An had already reacted with a Chinese sentence, and said busily, "Is it actor Leonardo...... Ah, I suddenly remembered, I seem to have seen you before, you are Mr. Leonardo's assistant, I seem to have seen you when he came to the school to give a lecture last year. β
"Yes. β
Kate laughed, "You're a freshman in Southern California, aren't you? At that time, you came on stage and gave him a book." β
"Yes, yes, yes, that book is called "The Self-cultivation of Actors". β
Wu An said, "I didn't expect it, you still remember!"
In fact, two months ago, Mr. Leonardo and Mr. Tom Hanks went to the Orient to find the author of the book and discuss the publication of the English version of the book. β
Kate looked at him.
"Tom Hanks!"
Wu An heard the name of a big celebrity again, but Kate's words made him stunned, "Teacher Lin Bao, are they looking for Teacher Lin Bao?
"Yes!"
"That's great!"
Wu An looked excited, "Mr. Lin Bao's book is very suitable for all actors and directors, if it is translated into English, it will definitely be a big hit in the United States!"
"Yes, yes, the two actor teachers also respect this book, so they went to the East together to find Mr. Lin Bao. β
Kate said, "Now the copyright of the book has been negotiated, and Hill Publishing Group is responsible for publishing, and it will be listed in China within six months." β
"Ciel? That's great!"
Wu An nodded reassuringly when he heard this.
He didn't study publishing, because he didn't know much about publishing in the United States.
Before, because he also wanted to help Lin Bao promote his book and contact the publishing house here, he found some classmates and teachers in Southern California to learn more about the current publishing industry in the United States.
Hill Publishing Group, right on their list of recommendations.
It would be better for it to be published.
"Yes, together we look forward to its publication. β
Kate also smiled and said, "In addition, I came to you today because I was commissioned by Mr. Leonardo. He had just returned from the East, and he heard that you were studying directing in Southern California, so I wanted to see if you had a chance to talk about it. β
"And me? There is time, of course there is time!"
Wu An said busily.
"Alright, then, I'll send a car to pick you up at six o'clock this afternoon. β
Kate said, "Well, no problem, right?"
"No, no!"
Wu An nodded busily.
"Okay, then let's add a friend, and then I'll send a car over and contact you. β
"Okay, good ......"
......
Watching Kate leave, go up the steps, enter the dormitory building, go upstairs, and return to the dormitory, Wu An felt a little confused, and the steps under his feet were a little floating.
He didn't expect that Leonardo would send his assistant to find him at all.
I'm just a student in the directing department at the University of Southern California.
Although it is said that in the whole of the United States, several distribution companies, and in the Hollywood system, most of the people are inextricably linked to Southern California.
However, a person like him, who has no money and no power, even if he comes out of college and has good talent, he has to work from the bottom when he comes to Hollywood.
Not to mention, exposure to characters like Leonardo.
And the reason why Leonardo will find an assistant to contact him this time, Wu An also knows that it must have something to do with Lin Bao.
Leonardo went to the East to be in Lin Bao before, and it must have been because he read that book and felt very inspired, so he went to Lin Bao to communicate. It should have been during the exchange that he mentioned himself, so Leonardo contacted himself as soon as he returned home.
As for what to do with himself, Wu An can roughly have a guess,
If you can catch Leonardo's line, although he is not a director, but he is a top superstar, his words are even more useful than some directors on the Hollywood set.
Thinking of this, Wu An directly sent a message to Lin Bao.
Soon, Lin Bao also came back to him: "Continue to work hard, follow and learn directing and producing, and then return to China and have great development!"
Looking at the words, obviously, it was Lin Bao who specifically told Leonardo before that he wanted to mention himself.
Wu Anxin suddenly couldn't help but feel it.
Moreover, what surprised him the most was that even Leonardo and Tom Hanks, who were at the level of actors, went to visit Lin Bao.
Looking at it this way, at least in terms of performance, even these two actors are subordinated to his book and that set of performance theory system.
Before, Wu An also thought that with this book, Lin Bao would definitely become popular in the world, at least in the film and television industry.
Unexpectedly, it has only been more than a year now, and even Hollywood actors have treated him as equals.
"Hey, isn't it, Wu, this is soft?"
Kit, who was sitting on the bed in the dormitory with a book of performances, glanced at him, looking at him like that, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless, "Isn't it just a blonde beauty! It seems that buddy is going to take you out more to see and see in the future! How about tonight, tonight, buddy will take you to see and see......"
Looking at Kit's lewd smile, Wu An glanced at him: "I'm not free tonight." β
"What?Boy, yes, that's it!"
Kit stared at the roommate in front of him.
It's not like his style!
"Fuck your sister......"
Wu An scolded in his heart and said, "I'm going to see Leonardo at night." β
"See whom?"
Kitt didn't hear too clearly.
"Leonardo DiCaprio. β
βWhatοΌβ
Kit sat up from the bed abruptly and looked down at Wu An below, "Don't lie to me, how can Leonardo ...... Didn't he go to the East to publicize the shipwreck?"
"It's back, just now. β
Wu An looked at him and was happy in his heart.
knew that his roommate regarded Xiao Lizi as an idol, and when he heard that he was going to see Xiao Lizi, he would definitely not be able to sit still.
"Then how could he possibly go to see you?"
Kit looked at him, "Did he get in touch with you? do you have his contact information?"
"The beautiful woman just now, who was his assistant, talked to me just now, that is, Leonardo wanted to see me and made an appointment to go at night. β
Wu An said, "As for why he contacted me, I think it may have something to do with this book......
Speaking, he picked up the Chinese version of "The Self-cultivation of Actors" on the bed.
"What do you mean? You give him a book, and he wants to see you?"
Kit's eyes widened.
"The author of this book, which I introduced you to earlier, is a master performer in the East. And Leonardo, and Tom Hanks, read the book and thought ......"
"Wait, how can there be Tom Hanks?"
Kit only glared at the name of another idol.
Tom Hanks also read this book and thought it was very exciting, so he went to the East to find him. And that acting master of our Orient is my teacher and friend, so it was just this relationship that Leonardo decided to meet me. β
Wu An said.
βWha...... You're so lucky!"
Kitt looked envious, "I was invited by Leonardo! Hey, by the way, you meet informally anyway, can you bring me? I'll be your assistant! Leonardo is also his own assistant!"
"This ...... Then I'll contact his assistant first and ask. β
Wu An said helplessly.
"Good, good...... Hey, forget it!"
Kitt thought for a moment and said, "Leonardo mainly wants to see you, so I don't want to get up by myself!
Wu An also nodded: "Come on, meet him on the Oscars in the future! By the way, this book, I really strongly recommend you to take a good look at it!"
Before, he recommended this guy several times, and this guy even said to take it back and ask his girlfriend to help translate, but seeing him like that, I was afraid that he would take off his pants when he went back, and he didn't open the book and read it.
"This book is really wonderful?"
Listening to Wu An, even Leonardo and Hanks went to the author for this purpose, and Kit had to pay attention to this book.
"Of course! I've told you so many times!"
Wu An said, "Moreover, this time, Leonardo and Mr. Lin Bao have negotiated, it is estimated that within half a year, there will be an English version published in the United States, you can buy it and have a look!"
"Good!"
Kit nodded, "I'm looking for my girlfriend this weekend, let her translate for me first......"
Wu An shrugged.
sat on the chair in front of his desk, looking at the book "Actor's Self-cultivation" in front of him, and he was also very excited.
He spent the whole afternoon in a state of incomprehension.
It wasn't until six o'clock in the afternoon that I arrived at the school gate, got into the car arranged by Kate, drove all the way to a villa area on the outskirts of Los Angeles, and finally drove into a villa estate.
"I'll ...... This is going to Xiao Lizi's house?"
Wu An looked at the surrounding garden-style villas and sighed in his heart.
Soon, he got out of the car, and under the leadership of the maid waiting at the door, Wu An saw this actor again in a hall decorated with classical luxury, even in the East, who is extremely popular, no, to be precise, a quasi-actor.
"Hello, Mr. Leonardo!"
Wu An was the first to say hello and walked over to shake Leonardo's hand.
"Hello, Mr. Wu An. β
Leonardo smiled, then gestured to the sofa next to him, "Sit down first, do you want to drink some water?"
"No, no, no. β
Wu An waved his hand busily.
Leonardo beckoned, and the servant over there came over with two glasses of boiled water.
Leonardo pushed a glass in front of Wu An, and then said with a smile: "I think, the general background, Kate has already told you." I came to you today to thank you for introducing that book to me, otherwise, I still don't know that there is such a wonderful book on performance theory, and that master of performance theory in the East!"
As he spoke, he took a book from the side, which was the "Self-cultivation of Actors" given to him by Wu An before.
"Mr. Leonardo, you are serious, if it weren't for me, there would have been others who would have recommended this book to you. β
Wu An said with a smile.
"I went to the East this time, met Mr. Lin Bao, and when I talked to him, he told me that you were also involved in the writing of this book?"
Leonardo looked at him.
"I don't dare to say participatory. β
Wu An hurriedly said, "However, we talked about some acting things together. Of course, it was mainly Mr. Lin Bao who was introducing, and we discussed some experiences with each other. The theory of the whole book is the result of Mr. Lin Bao's own work, and I am at most a reader, and I will mention some readers' experiences. β
Leonardo nodded, knowing that he was modest, and then said: "This time I went to the East, the time was a bit tight, so I only chatted with Mr. Lin Bao for less than half a day, but I still felt that I had gained a lot." However, there are still a lot of doubts and ideas...... Mr. Wu An, you have been discussing this book with Mr. Lin Bao for a long time, and I don't know if I have the opportunity to talk to you about the performance system of this book. β
"Of course, of course, Mr. Leonardo, if you have any questions, just say it directly. I'm also a reader and communicate with each other...... Oh no, you're an actor or an actor, I'm just a director, I can't be considered a mutual ......"
"You don't have to be humble. β
Leonardo smiled.
Immediately, he began to chat with Wu An about things that he hadn't talked about with Lin Bao when he was in the East before.
To his surprise, the young man in front of him, who looked younger than Lin Bao, also had a lot of experience and insights in the understanding of the book "Actor's Self-cultivation".
It seems that his guess is right, Wu An and Lin Bao are friends, and they must have often discussed performance theory before.
After chatting, he himself gained a lot.
It wasn't until he saw that he had been chatting for two hours that he stopped a little reluctantly and invited Wu An to a big dinner.
"Mr. Wu An, are you from the Southern California directing department?"
At the dining table, Leon Andor looked at Wu An opposite.
"Yes. β
Wu An nodded.
"Summer vacation is coming soon, Mr. Wu An, do you have any plans?"
"Summer vacation ......"
Wu An originally wanted to say that he planned to go home, but when he saw Leonardo asking, his heart moved and said, "For the time being, there is no plan yet." β
"That's right, I have a director friend who has a film project in Hollywood during the summer, I wonder if you are interested in participating?"
Leonardo looked at him.
"Involved in the filming?"
Wu An's face changed slightly, and he was ecstatic in his heart.