Chapter 656: The American Coat

It took two blocks to find a burger joint, which is getting later and later than many small restaurants in China. In the U.S., there are convenience stores that are open 24 hours a day and nightclubs that are originally open at night.

Some other supermarkets, shopping malls or restaurants are generally closed after 8 p.m. This made Yang Dongxu complain, obviously this is not just a matter of public security.

"Prepared those promotional itineraries, is there anything I need help with?" said he took the burger back to the car to eat. , because this burger restaurant is also closing, Yang Dongxu asked.

"No, you've helped me a lot. Jackie Chan hurriedly waved his hand: "This time I came here mainly to see you, and I also want to ask if the movie you invested in Hollywood is suitable for my role?"

When the filming of "Rush Hour" started, Yang Dongxu did make a lot of efforts, such as investment, and film project approval. Although Haina Records is not very mixed abroad, Zhou Ya, who is a shareholder of Duojia City in the United States, still has a lot of energy.

In fact, this time Chen Long came over, first of all, because he was too busy before, so Yang Dongxu came to the United States for so long, he didn't come to take a look, this time he made a special trip to see Yang Dongxu.

The second one, naturally, Michelle Yeoh, who is filming "The Matrix", was stimulated, because "Rush Hour" was also filmed in the United States, so he had more contact with Michelle Yeoh, and for being able to play the heroine in such a big movie with an investment of 6,300 US dollars as soon as he came up, I don't know how many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars who want to come to Hollywood for development.

And Yang Dongxu also spent a lot of energy for this role, first of all, he bought the script at a high price, and then took a bonus of 30 million US dollars to find a film company to shoot, and finally won the position of Michelle Yeoh, the heroine, the actor can't think about it at all, even if he has nearly half of the money for filming movies.

And also caught up with a professional action guidance team. That's right, even if the heroine is not Michelle Yeoh's "The Matrix" fight scene in later generations, the fight scene is so amazing, and the martial arts instructor is also because there are Chinese professional action teachers in it.

It's just that these people are just behind the scenes, and they haven't been able to become popular together like the movie. In fact, Hollywood is certainly the Hollywood of whites, but you have to say that people are proud and not complacent. Absorbing all kinds of excellent elements from all over the world into Hollywood, this is the fundamental reason why people become bosses.

This is quite a bit like the meaning of Taizu's phrase 'despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically'. White-dominated Hollywood looks down on yellows and blacks, but for some good things. They don't care what color people invent it, they will try to get it and integrate it into their own bodies to strengthen themselves, so it makes sense that people are strong.

"There is no role for you in a movie that you are investing in for the time being. In fact, to enter Hollywood, you don't necessarily have to make Hollywood blockbusters. Pure Chinese elements can also be popular if they are filmed well. Yang Dongxu couldn't help but say more.

In fact, this is also the misunderstanding of many stars and investors in later generations, everyone thinks that if you want to integrate into Hollywood, you must make Hollywood blockbusters and achieve good results.

But in fact, Chinese actors are not valued at all in Hollywood, and you have very little chance of playing the main role and making blockbuster movies. Even if you invest money, people still look down on you.

So instead of having to hit the rock of Hollywood with an iron head. It's better to self-cultivate internal skills and make yourself stronger. Smash the door of Hollywood with a Chinese work that can be used.

After you have a certain degree of popularity, you can go to Hollywood to make blockbusters. Under the trend of profit, even the white people who dominate Hollywood still look down on you in their hearts. But for the sake of the box office, you will definitely take the initiative to give some good roles, and if you return to a bad role, you also have the confidence to refuse, right?

"Actually, I've thought about this seriously, but even if it is a good shot, the distribution alone is a big problem. Chen Long took a sip of Coke with a wry smile and said.

has been constantly impacting Hollywood for a long time, encountering all kinds of cynicism and suppression, Chen Long has undoubtedly thought carefully about many issues. But if you make a Hollywood blockbuster, then you don't have good publicity, a good film. Without these things, no matter how good the things are, it is useless for people to not see them, right?

"Rush Hour" must be better than "Red Fan Zone"? This is really not necessarily, but why can "Rush Hour" achieve such good results, and "Red Fan Zone" is just a brick knocking on the door of Hollywood movies?

This undoubtedly brings us to the filming locations and shooting companies of the two films. "Red Fan Zone" is from Hong Kong Golden Harvest, while "Rush Hour" was filmed in Hollywood, the director is an American, and it is through Hollywood propaganda channels, so it hit "Red Fan Zone" at the box office in Europe and the United States.

"That's a real problem. Yang Dongxu couldn't help but nodded.

In white-dominated circles, it's not just movies, it's a lot of things. For example, Haina's songs and singers who have been hairstyled overseas during this period are really not as good as the four major record companies? Obviously not, but the reason why the situation has not been opened is because of this invisible constraint, you can't see it, but you can feel the ubiquitous resistance.

After a while, Yang Dongxu sighed and said: "You are in a good situation now, if "Rush Hour" can become a hit, you had better be steady and not take on all movie roles, and have your own considerations." ”

In fact, many celebrities have works with bad character after they become popular, which is unavoidable. It's either for money, or it's for carelessness, in short, a movie star, you don't have one or two garbage movies that have been scolded, and you are embarrassed to mix in this circle.

But it doesn't matter if other stars lose their character, and it doesn't matter if they even lose their character when they make movies in China. But in Hollywood, it is clear that Asian stars will not be given so many opportunities. It is not easy to accumulate word-of-mouth, maybe because of a careless choice of a movie, it will go straight back to the pre-liberation period.

"I understand. This is also the reason why I turned down a lot of invitations after opening the Hollywood film market before, and I had to shoot "Rush Hour", I felt that those roles were not what I wanted, and the script was not suitable for me. I wanted to play some of the roles I wanted. Long Chen nodded.

"It's good that you know and think about it so clearly. I'll think of a way to release it, and you should make movies with a lot of care. If I have a good chance, I will recommend it for you. ”

"Then thank you Yang Shao in advance. ”

"Don't be so polite, just call me Xuzi, or Xiao Xu. Yang Dongxu raised the Coke in his hand: "Cheers to Chinese films going abroad." ”

"Cheers. Chen Long picked up the Coke in his hand and touched it with Yang Dongxu.

Sending Jackie Chan to the car, Yang Dongxu couldn't help but fall into deep thought. He also has a bit of a headache about how to pry open white-dominated Hollywood, which is not a problem that can be solved by one or two good movies.

For example, Chen Long was able to get the top ten box office in the United States with the "Rush Hour" series of movies, but in the end he fell silent, for example, Jet Li was also very powerful after entering Hollywood, but in the end he still couldn't get along. Another example is Chow Yun-fat, who is definitely a superstar in the mainland, but when he came to the United States, he still ran into a wall, and finally had to pack up and leave.

Looking at the Hollywood market for more than 20 years, except for the fact that an excellent director can emerge from time to time to occupy some positions in Hollywood, most of the stars come to Hollywood to show their faces. It includes international chapters that the mainland considers to be very alive in the international community.

But the influence of the director is obviously not comparable to that of the star. After all, the director is only famous and status in the circle, and his influence in society is far worse than that of a superstar. Most fans are after celebrities, how many have you seen who are chasing directors?

It's like the NBA's superstar players and coaches, so many championship coaches have a lot of topics. But not as many times as the stars have made headlines. And the fans of a game are basically running for the stars, and there is a running for the coach?

"It seems that there is only one way to cooperate. After half a ring, Yang Dongxu shook his head and walked to the bathroom.

As for acquisitions, this seemingly one-and-done approach has little effect on Hollywood's side. Later, the richest man in China also made a purchase in Hollywood, but what was the final result? Except for a few days on the news, it was finally gone.

Therefore, at least half of the interests of cooperation is the only way to shield Hollywood at present. "Happy Boy" is directly related to the cooperation between the four major record companies, otherwise Yang Dongxu would not be able to cause the current phenomenon of popularity even if he spends money.

"Do you want to make an indoor variety show?" Yang Dongxu, who opened the water valve of the bathtub and began to put the bath water, had such an idea in his mind.

"Happy Boys" or "Happy Girls", which has been planned to be launched later, although it has been lively, it is not a long-term solution, at most after three seasons, the audience will basically enter aesthetic fatigue, after all, this talent show is, in the final analysis, a group of new singers singing, and the judges comment that there are not too many tricks.

But variety shows are different, and the elements are much richer than simple drafts. If a link is used for too long and the audience is tired, you can change another link to continue to attract the audience's attention. Throughout the history of entertainment development, indoor variety shows are definitely one of the evergreens.

And in his opinion, the development of variety shows in the United States is actually lacking, throughout the next few decades, although there are many popular variety shows in the United States, the content always feels a little dry, so the impact is so big, because these programs are backed by the United States, so the impact is so great, and it can't be played in another country at all.

For example, "Victoria's Secret" is a group of supermodels on the catwalk, in addition to going to see women, everyone goes because of women, as for the popular style brought by this show. Perhaps those art and fashion that are not understood by the public can only be understood by those designers with personality, which is a bit far away for the general public.

Another example is WWE, which is a kind of hilarious wrestling. Although the program team tried their best to incorporate various funny elements, the overall effect was like the current "Happy Boys", and the program relief was too simple.

And then there is "Supermodel Contest", not to mention, it is still to watch women. In the end, there are all kinds of talk shows, and then ridicule all kinds of things at the time, this still has some content, after all, the daily news is fresh and will not be repeated. But after repeating it one by one, it is very funny at first glance, but it feels a little boring when I watch it all the time.