New York's Chinatown!

A northwestern man, wearing a white chef's shirt and a chef's hat, has a dumpling stall in front of him, with dumplings that have just been cooked in the pot, and several Chinese people are standing next to him, queuing up to buy dumplings.

Such a scene, for Chinatown, is actually a very ordinary picture, without any preciousness.

"Boss, ten dumplings!" The Chinese here are used to buying dumplings by the number.

The Northwest man laughed and said, "Okay!"

After saying that, he quickly packed the dumplings for the other party, and then received the next customer.

Just behind the dumpling stall is a slightly dilapidated old building, at this time a young girl walked down and shouted: "Dad, Uncle Zhang's phone!"

"Xiao Mouzi?" asked the Northwest man subconsciously.

The girl nodded: "Hmm!"

The Northwest man smiled happily and said, "You help me take a look, I'll go up and answer the phone!"

The Northwest man is naturally Wu Tianming, who came to North America, and it was just a simple visit to the United States, but because of some things, he stayed in New York.

At the beginning, he took the lead in sending his daughter Wu Yanyan to North America, hollowing out Wu Tianming's family funds, and now he is stranded in New York, before his fame in China, it is not easy to use it here, so he can only sell dumplings to support his life, but fortunately, he has saved some money now and is ready to rent a video hall next to it.

Wu Yanyan agreed with a smile.

About ten minutes later, Wu Tianming returned to the dumpling stall, but with a smile on his face that he didn't have before.

"Dad, what's the matter, so happy?" Wu Yanyan asked curiously while skillfully serving dumplings to the guests.

Wu Tianming has been in New York for so long, and it is the first time she has seen such a happy smile on her father's face.

Wu Tianming said with a smile: "Xiao Mouzi has come to the United States, and now he is in Los Angeles, invite me to come over!"

"Uncle Zhang really came to the United States, great, I'll go too!" Wu Yanyan shouted, at this time Wu Yanyan was just preparing to go to college, and he didn't have too many worries about life.

Wu Tian meditated for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go over together tomorrow." ”

For her daughter, Wu Tianming has always been in pain to the bone.

Wu Yanyan saw that Wu Tianming was in a good mood today, and immediately took out the things that he had discussed with Wu Tianming before, and took it out again.

"Dad, I really don't want to learn fashion design, why don't you let me study film!" Wu Yanyan hugged Wu Tianming's arm and sprinkled coquettishly.

Wu Tianming's face changed, and he said, "Didn't you already say it, this matter is not being discussed." ”

"But I ......." Wu Yanyan saw that Wu Tianming's face had changed, and he was still a little afraid in his heart.

Wu Tianming looked at Wu Yanyan's aggrieved appearance, and said distressedly: "It's not that Dad interferes with you, it's all for your good! There is no position suitable for you in the film industry, being an actor suffers, and being a director needs to learn from scratch, whether it is drama or lighting and stage art, you are not professional in anything!"

If you want to pursue a career in film, don't dream, you can make it a hobby, a hobby, as long as you study fashion design well, and when you graduate in the future, whether it is in the United States or return to China to work, I will fully support you!

Your mother and I have been dealing with movies for decades, and we are deeply aware of the hardships, unlike asking you to follow our old path. ”

In the era when Wu Tianming made his debut as a director in China, the division of labor in the film industry was simple, and after graduating from film school, he could only have three positions to choose from: director, cameraman, and actor. As a director, you must not only coordinate the overall situation, but also be comprehensive, pay attention to details, especially pay more than others, and it is common to work overtime and stay up late.

Wu Tianming has been a director for many years, and the ups and downs are naturally indescribable!

He is such a daughter, how can he make her suffer more than ordinary people? Not to mention the camera, it is even more miserable!

Carrying a dozen pounds of cameras every day, a load is more than an hour, sometimes the whole morning machine does not leave the shoulder, even if the man will be tired enough, which photographer does not suffer from frozen shoulder, waist and leg pain?

What's more, Wu Yanyan is a girl's family, and there seems to be some hope for being an actor, but if an actress is not famous by the age of thirty, she will basically have no drama in this life.

And Wu Yanyan has studied for so many years, but he has never seriously learned to make movies, nor has he stepped into a film professional school.

If she finishes her film major, I am afraid that time will pass and she will never have a bright future.

In this regard, Wu Yanyan has long been prepared in his heart.

In order to be able to study movies, she has already consulted various materials, "Dad, I can be a producer!"

Chinese films do not yet have the identity of producers, and the United States is already everywhere.

The producer's job is mainly to coordinate the overall situation, which is conducive to alleviating the work pressure of the director, giving better play to his ingenuity, and doing a good job in the writing and directing and production of the film.

And Wu Tianming didn't know anything about the profession of producer, and when he heard his daughter say this, he felt a little incredible, and suddenly his eyes glared and said: "Isn't the producer the director of the production?

The two father and daughter discussed on the street like this, and Wu Yanyan at this time had gradually thrown away the worries he had just now because of the love in his heart.

Next, Wu Yanyan carefully explained to his father about the specific tasks and responsibilities of producers, as well as the active role he played in the entire film production process.

However, Wu Tianming still stubbornly said: "You are very good at learning fashion design, you have a good foundation, and you can be top-notch, I am very optimistic! How can you stand out from the crowd when you make movies? If you want to do things, you have to do things, and you can't live there in a mediocre .......way."

In the end, Wu Yanyan still couldn't convince Wu Tianming, so he could only leave the dumpling stall in a huff.

In fact, what Wu Tianming didn't know was that the reason why Wu Yanyan was so obsessed with the film industry was actually inseparable from her living environment since she was a child.

It can be said that Wu Yanyan has been exposed to the film industry since he was a child, and how can he not be interested in the film industry.

In fact, this is also something that is often encountered by other parents, some parents know the hardships of their industry, and they don't want their children to have such an encounter again.

Of course, the kind of people who can seek more benefits for themselves by relying on their status, another story!

Although the dispute between the two fathers and daughters broke up unhappily today, the next day, Wu Tianming still took Wu Yanyan to Los Angeles.

After they got off the plane, they found a taxi and headed for Beverly Hills.

As they entered the city, they saw a huge billboard on the side of the road, with a red, yellow and black poster of three dinosaurs.

It reads something like this.

"Director Wu Jianye's latest masterpiece will take you into the ancient Cretaceous era, are you ready for this adventure?"

This is the original publicity method of "Jurassic Park", using the silhouette of dinosaurs, but also to prevent the image of dinosaurs from being exposed prematurely.

In fact, the main buying point of the movie "Jurassic Park" is dinosaurs, so at the very beginning, Wu Jianye had already instructed Linda that before the movie was released, the image of dinosaurs must not be exposed, and this suspense should be kept to the end!

When he saw Wu Jianye's name on the billboard, Wu Tianming's heart couldn't help but feel bitter.

They are all from the country, but the gap is getting bigger and bigger.......

When I was in China, even as the director of Chang'an Film Studio, I needed Wu Jianye's help to make "The Child King" enter the Yenching Film Festival, and now I have come to the United States, I can only sell dumplings to make a living, but Wu Jianye has made a movie with a box office of more than 1 billion US dollars!

The bitterness of this is best known only to the parties concerned.

Wu Yanyan did not feel the bitterness in his father's heart, but had a trace of excitement, with the success of "Ghost Love", Wu Jianye has long been a well-known director in North America, and has also become a benchmark in the hearts of Chinese Americans.

Thinking that he would be able to see Wu Jianye in a while, Wu Yanyan's heart was naturally excited!

The two fathers and daughters came to Beverly Hills, and when they saw Wu Jianye Manor, they couldn't help but be surprised by the luxury here.

"Dad, you can't remember the wrong address, can this be Director Wu's home?" Wu Yanyan asked with some caution.

It's not that Wu Yanyan doesn't believe in Wu Tianming, it's really that the environment here is much beyond what she thinks.

Although Wu Jianye is very popular in North America now, Wu Yanyan still feels that such a reputation should not allow Wu Jianye to live in such a luxurious manor.

This is actually an inertial thinking, in their subconscious, thinking that such a place should be where those white rich people live, and it is still a little hard to believe that a Chinese director lives here.

Wu Tianming is also a little confused, he came to the United States when he was not as long as his daughter, with the occurrence of domestic affairs, Wu Tianming lived in Chinatown, surrounded by Chinese, but the environment they live in, compared with here, is simply a paradise, a hell.

However, the two father and daughter didn't have much time to be surprised, because at this time, Zhang Yimou had already come to the gate in a sightseeing car and was waiting for Wu Tianming's father and daughter in person!

In fact, Zhang Yimou and the others were going to stay in the hotel, and Phantom Entertainment invited them to promote the movie, so they would naturally be responsible for their accommodation.

However, there are enough rooms on Wu Jianye's side, even if they live, they are not crowded at all, not to mention that Wu Jianye has already divided the manor into two areas, one is the family area, and the other is used to entertain friends, if it is not deliberate, people in the two areas will not meet.

"Brother Wu!" After seeing Wu Tianming, Zhang Yimou was very excited, and then greeted Wu Yanyan: "Yanyan, they are all big girls!"

Wu Yanyan smiled sweetly and said, "Uncle Zhang!"

Wu Tianming also said hello to Zhang Yimou, and Zhang Yimou smiled: "Brother Wu, Yanyan, get in the car, Lao Wu is already waiting for you in the living room!"

After the three of them got into the car, when they passed by the courtyard of the manor, they had a new understanding of the luxury here.

Walking into the side hall is another sigh.......

"Brother Wu!"

After Wu Jianye saw Wu Tianming in the side hall, he also stood up immediately and said with a smile on his face, and at the same time, Zhu Yan, Zhao Fei, Gu Changwei, Li Baotian, Gong Li and others also stood up.

Although Gong Li was a little stunned, she also knew that she couldn't be there at this time.

As for Zhu Xuan, it is completely out of politeness, after all, Wu Tianming's status in the domestic film and television industry is very high, and when he was filming "Traitor" in Chang'an Film Studio in his early years, he saw Wu Tianming once or twice, and he can be regarded as an old acquaintance!

Encounter old acquaintances in a foreign land!

It was a great joy in life, and Wu Tianming was depressed at this time, and it was inevitable that he would be excited when he saw so many old friends for a while.

However, he didn't show such emotions, smiling and shaking hands with everyone present, even Gong Li, who he had never liked very much, looked much more cordial at this time.

After a few people sat down, Wu Jianye said: "Brother Wu, why don't you say hello when you come to the United States, if it weren't for Lao Mouzi, I wouldn't have found you!"

Wu Tianming smiled: "I know that you have been busy with the promotion of the movie, so I am embarrassed to disturb you!"

In fact, Wu Tianming still has his own pride in his heart, he is stranded in the United States, and his life is a problem, but Wu Jianye is thriving and has become the darling of the media, and this gap still makes him feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.

However, there is no reason for competition, the main reason is the psychological gap, so now Zhang Yimou called him, and he did not refuse.

Wu didn't ask deeply when he saw the night, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect us to get together in Los Angeles this time, but it's a pity that Kaige has returned to China, otherwise it would be even more lively!"

Chen Kaige has returned to China and is preparing his long-awaited new movie "Singing While Walking".

Wu Tianming said with a smile: "There will always be opportunities in the future, isn't Xiao Mouzi coming to North America to promote his movie now!"

After a few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, Wu Jianye talked about Wu Tianming's current situation: "Brother Wu, you don't have to pay attention to domestic affairs, I believe it will pass soon." ”

Wu Tianming smiled bitterly, he knew his own affairs, Wu Tianming was actually a little disheartened at this time, otherwise he would not object to his daughter studying movies.

Zhang Yimou, who was on the side, knew Wu Jianye's energy, and immediately asked happily: "You mean, Brother Wu's matter can be solved?"

Wu Jianye said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, I believe that in a few years, Brother Wu will be able to go back!"

When everyone heard Wu Jianye say this, they all seemed very happy, and so did Wu Tianming.

"I hope so!"

"By the way, Brother Wu, you also know my relationship with the Phantom, I know that you definitely haven't put down the movie in your heart, instead of wasting your time here, it's better to enrich yourself, if you want, I can discuss with the Phantom and let you work in the Phantom for a while!"