ABC TV, the full name is American broadcasting corporation (American broadcasting corporation), in fact, it can be seen from the name, it is a very powerful company, which is the word American (American), which is equivalent to the national grid in later generations, Bank of China and so on.

But the difference is that it's a completely private company that has nothing to do with the government – at least not in terms of equity.

In the United States in the 70s, there were three giants of American TV stations, namely ABC, NBC and CBS TV, and Fox, which was the same name as these three in the future, had not yet become a giant at the moment, and CW was born close to 30 years ago.

ABC's program is to celebrate the upcoming Father's Day, and in the traditional concept, motherhood has always been the focus of Hollywood movies and novels, but ABC has gone off the rails and launched a touching video solicitation program for fatherhood.

However, it is not yet the era of rampant smartphones, and if you want to make a short video, in this era, the investment is not high, but it is not cheap, so ABC's program this time is mainly aimed at Los Angeles and New York, the former has Hollywood heroes, and the latter is a place where traditional culture such as Broadway is inherited.

The requirements for the call for papers are very simple: 3-10 minutes of video, with the theme of father's love, reflecting father's love.

As soon as the plan was broadcast, it aroused the interest of many people, especially a group of young teenagers who dreamed of becoming an overnight Hollywood star.

If you don't know a line, you don't know a line, and if you want to enter a movie, even if you are a small supporting role that can only speak a few words, it is actually a dream that is difficult for many young people with dreams to achieve in a lifetime.

Whether it is Hengdian in later generations, Hollywood in all eras, or even in Xiangjiang now, countless people are just eating boxed lunches and getting a salary that can barely survive, in fact, they are just daydreaming day by day.

But ABC's show is different, as long as you buy some film and rent a camera, you can shoot, as for artificial, a group of them are idle every day, how can there be any artificial.

Lin Siqi not only went to Burbank (a city very close to Los Angeles) where the ABC is located to make careful inquiries, but also went to Hollywood at public expense for a few days, and collected a lot of information by the way.

Xu Zhi looked at Lin Siqi's conclusion, and said with a smile: "You mean that there are more than 300 small teams involved in this project in Hollywood alone?"

Lin Siqi nodded and said: "Yes, many Hollywood group performances have signed up, and there are also some students from several universities in nearby cities who want to participate, if we also enter, there are too many competitors." ”

Xu Zhi shook his head and smiled: "What are you afraid of competitors doing, no matter what you do, it is never a problem to have more opponents, you should be more concerned about whether your opponents are strong or not!"

Lin Siqi thought for a while and said, "But this is the United States after all, although we all know English, but we don't know much about the culture here, even if these people who participate in the show are amateurs, it is difficult for us to win?"

Xu Zhi shook his head and said: "No, you are wrong, love does not distinguish between cultures, especially father's love and mother's love, no matter what your culture is, this will always be universal, even between animals, there is maternal love or father's love, even if it is love between animals, many times it can move humans." ”

Lin Siqi shrugged and said, "Not necessarily, I know that when the kangaroo encounters danger, it will throw the child to the enemy, and then run away by itself!"

Xu Zhi couldn't help but almost roll his eyes, and he didn't bother to explain to Gong Jing, and said: "You do what I ask, I will write the script in the next few days, you go to the Hollywood Guild to find some actors first, my request is a 30-year-old male protagonist, a woman to play his wife, but it's just a supporting role, the kind that hangs up as soon as it appears, and then just find a few passers-by, just find a baby, this is a headache, it's nothing to spend a little more money, I'm afraid of causing trouble." ”

Making a movie in Hollywood is by no means as easy as you think.

The unions in Hollywood are extremely strong, and every few years there is an actors' strike, a few years later, another directors' strike, and then a writers' strike a few years later......

Occasionally, when the interest comes, there will be a behind-the-scenes strike, that is, all the behind-the-scenes personnel who can't be named by ordinary people will stop eating, anyway, the union is so awesome - how can you reflect the value of your existence if you don't strike?

If there are animals such as dogs and horses in a movie, then I'm sorry, you have to hire someone from the Animal Protection Society to review it and confirm that it is okay before you can start work.

When it comes to babies, it's even stricter, and it's best to have a professional wet nurse, babysitter and medical personnel present.

In short, if you are a strong local company, it is fine, if you are from other places, there are countless rules and regulations in it, which can make you want to die.

When it comes to babies, it's this trouble, after all, babies are more vulnerable, after all, this is the United States, and any baby can become a future president, so ......

Xu Zhi said to Lin Siqi: "In addition to this baby, you also have to find a director in this area, preferably the kind that has filmed zombies." ”

Lin Siqi couldn't help but shudder: "You shoot a father's love video, why do you want zombies to appear? Do you want your father to save babies among zombies, this is too old-fashioned!"

Xu Zhi shook his head with a smile and said: "You don't care how I shoot, let's go and get ready first, make an appointment after people find it, we will soon go back to Xiangjiang, although there is He Guoyuan on the arcade side, but I also have to go back to see it, and then we have to go back to the United States to shoot this short video, this time is just in the blank period of arcade shipping at sea, otherwise, when the arcade comes, I won't have so much time." ”

The first batch of arcade machines was transported by air, but that was to open the market, which was an emergency measure, and the batch of arcade machines that went to Las Vegas had already been shipped by air, and according to feedback, the effect was not bad in the casino, and there were some follow-up orders.

And the next batch of orders is enough for 1,500 units, the arcade machine is a large item, so many units are estimated to be a few 747 can not be installed, not to mention the cost, can only be shipped by sea.

The shipping time is slow, which gives Xu Zhi a blank period to shoot this short video, which is enough.

When Lin Siqi heard that she was going back to Xiangjiang, she immediately said happily: "I can finally go back." ”

Xu Zhixiao asked: "Is life bad in the United States? You live in a hotel and ride a luxury car every day, and you are not satisfied?"

Lin Siqi replied: "These are two different things! No matter how good it is here, it is not my home! I also miss my family! In fact, whether it is the United Kingdom, where I used to study, or the United States now, if I come to play, it is still very good to stay for ten days and half a month, but if I live for a long time, I really feel so uncomfortable, I always feel uncomfortable. ”

"That's the feeling of not having a home!" Xu Zhi said with a smile, in fact, he also felt the same way, but now it is mainly during the development of his career, and he needs to stay here.

The golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as their own wolf nest!