When the plane landed, it was just nightfall in Los Angeles.

Li Qian and his group of five walked out of the passage in a low-key manner, and Li Qian also deliberately put on sunglasses.

Sun Meimei came to pick up the airport with a bodyguard, and when she got out of the pick-up hall, a hard-topped convertible 911 was parked on the side of the road outside the airport pick-up gate!

Sun Meimei was responsible for taking care of the luggage, Li Qian went straight to the car, and then, with Liao Liao and the others drove away alone, Sun Yuting waited for their group, and then got on two RVs to pick up the airport and left one after another.

Sun Meimei has been with Liao Liao for two or three years, and she is already very familiar with the various situations in the United States, and she is also very familiar with the various situations on the United States side, and it is reasonable to do things.

Therefore, in the past few days in Los Angeles, she was responsible for arranging the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the entourage brought by Li Qian.

Liao Liao and Li Qian just stayed in Berlin for a few days a few days ago, and this is only two months of work, I think I must have thought about it, but for them, it's only two months, and I don't think it's any good.

As more and more things happen, Liao Liao's own development in the United States is getting better and better, and it is natural that he is getting busier and busier. To tell the truth, when I am a little idle, I will also think very much, I want to go back to China like crazy, so I don't do anything, just stay by his side, anyway, I already have so much money, even if I don't do anything, and I don't need him to raise it, it's enough to be comfortable for a lifetime, and when the time comes, how comfortable is it to have a child...... However, she just thinks about it a little once in a while, after all, although she loves Li Qian, she also loves her singing career.

So...... You've earned enough money, but what can you do?

I can only continue to earn it!

She is a popular singer in the United States, although Li Qian rarely comes to the United States, but the names of the four major beauty bands are also well-known in the European and American music circles, plus she and Li Qian, the "abnormal couple" in the East, have always been the focus of attention of the American people, especially for their strange marriage and love status, the American people have always been very puzzled, and they are also very worried. Therefore, although it is already night, she is still more careful, as for finding a place to stop on the side of the road and gnaw for a while, there is no hurry, and she will talk about it when she goes back.

I went all the way back, and I didn't speak, just you look at me, I look at you, and when my eyes meet, they all smile slightly - very crooked.

Find a place to eat first, it was Sun Meimei who booked a table in a famous restaurant in advance, and during the meal, she continued to look crooked, chatting about the day that was not salty or light, but her heart was hot and boiling like a fire, and she felt that her breath was hot!

Why is Xie Bing sick, is it better, can your son call me aunt when he meets now? How is Zhou Yan's new album recorded? Lao Qi recently hooked up with you again?

Finally, I remembered it, and asked Liao Min with it.

Li Qian said that she is very good and thriving.

Liao Liao said "um", even if he cared.

But the meal was almost finished, and she suddenly asked nervously, "Don't hook up with her, don't make us both sisters fall into a pit!

Li Qian was stunned at first, and then replied, "She looks a little worse!"

Then he was punched.

But in fact, Liao Liao was very satisfied with this sentence.

Then, the meal is finished, this adulterous love is hot, where do you have the heart to do anything else, settle the account, hurry up and flash people, go home to do what you want to do.

As a result, Liao Liao drove the car to his home at a high speed, and as soon as he arrived at the door of his big villa, he saw a car parked outside the door, and a big fat man stood in front of the front of the car.

"Oh my God!"

Liao Liao sighed.

It's John Dyce.

Seeing Liao Liao's car coming back, he also turned around and got into the car, started the car, and waited for Liao Liao's car to drive in, and then he followed into the parking lot in the yard.

Get out of the car, and the big fat man walks quickly.

"Oh, dear Qian, I've been waiting for you for an hour!"

Liao Liao looked at the two of them hugging each other helplessly, and had no choice but to let them go to the living room to talk together.

However, they patted each other on the shoulders and let go, and while walking into the living room, John Days said hello to the hostess Liao Liao perfunctorily, and then couldn't wait to say: "BOSS, I must raise my solemn protest again in person! I firmly oppose your actor plan! The actor must be a white actor, or, if you play it yourself, of course I have no opinion!"

After a pause, he said again: "Qian, please believe in my professional ability, and please don't ignore the arrogance of the Americans! A male protagonist from the East that they don't know, even if he is a hero, even if his skills are very beautiful and they like him very much, as long as he is a Huang Zhongren (not a typo), it will be countless times more difficult for this movie to be recognized by them than if the actor is an American!"

Speaking of this, he shrugged his shoulders, "Heroines can! They will be happy to see a beautiful Oriental woman like Liao show her beauty and exoticism in a movie! Compared to an Oriental male hero, they will be happy to accept this!"

"Or, you will play the leading role! Self-directed and self-acting, I am 100% in favor of it, no opinion!"

As he spoke, he had already walked to the door, and this guy walked towards Liao Liao with a smile, "Oh, Liao, my goddess!

Liao Liao hugged his shoulders and looked at him helplessly, not even stretching out his hand.

John Days is particularly good at self-de-embarrassment, shrugging his shoulders, "OK, OK, I know I must have delayed something, disturbed something, but...... Please trust ......"

Speaking of this, he had already turned to face Li Qian, "BOSS, please believe me, this matter is extremely important!"

Li Qian smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Go in and say!"

The actor has to be a white actor, otherwise Americans will be a little unacceptable, and that will affect the North American and global box office performance of "The Matrix"?

And if white actors are used to lead the role, this natural resistance and estrangement will disappear without a trace?

Yes!

Based on what Li Qian has known and heard in his previous two lives, this statement is almost 100% correct - even if he already has a certain degree of popularity in Europe and the United States, if he plays it himself, this popularity should be much better than choosing other Chinese actors to a certain extent, but there will still be a certain gap between using an American white movie star to play.

That's all right!

The two sat down in the living room, the maid brought two cups of freshly ground coffee, Li Qian took a sip, and then said seriously: "But...... John, what I'm going to make is a Chinese movie. ”

John Days spread his hands and frowned, expecting what to come.

Li Qian continued: "For me, I hope that each of my films can be unhindered all over the world, and all of them will be sold well, and it is best to sell an unprecedented high box office! But you and I both know that we must have a focus! Even in China, "Titanic" and "Jurassic Park", which can be big hits, their starting point and the market they care about the most are still North America!"

John Days seemed to understand something.

Liao Liao sat on the side, his eyes flashing, and looked at Li Qian's serious face as he spoke.

I like him the most when he talks like this.

Li Qian said: "'The Matrix' will be distributed worldwide, and you and I will work together to make it available in China, and it will also be released in North America, in Europe, in almost every film market in the world, and we hope that it can be loved by people all over the world, but ...... As the producer and director of this film, I have to be sure and convinced that this film must first be enjoyed by Chinese audiences, and then it will be made as popular as possible by audiences in other parts of the world, including North America!"

After a pause, he added: "If this film is particularly popular in North America and Europe, but in my hometown, it is not accepted and loved by the audience, then I think this movie will be evaluated by me as a failure!"

John Days waved his hand helplessly, "Qian, what we are discussing is the global acceptance of a movie, there is no national sentiment in this, OK? There is no need! The preparation, shooting and release of a movie, we invest money and manpower, as well as your artistic talent, our ultimate goal is nothing else, only one point, box office! box office!

Speaking of this, he looked like he was digging out his heart and lungs, and said: "Qian, we must respect the commercial nature of commercial films! And I think that shooting a movie with a white actor as the male protagonist will not make you lose your national position! Believe me, a white actor starring in your movie, this movie will still be popular, loved and sought after in your country, but a movie starring a Chinese is difficult to win the love and pursuit of the audience in North America! What is this? This is the box office, it is money, it is dollars! ”

Li Qian couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

John Days shrugged, seemingly incomprehensible to why Li Qian was laughing.

"Qian, do you have any problems with my words?"

After a pause, he said: "I always firmly believe that the foundation of a successful commercial film lies in the fact that we make an investment based on the purpose of the market! We put money into it, and the film artists and actors work together to produce a product that will be generally welcomed by the market, and then ...... Make money!, right?"

Li Qian laughed completely.

John Days looked confused and secretly angry.

He didn't go anywhere after work, and ran over after a bite of food in a hurry, just to try to convince Li Qian to change his actor plan before the casting of the movie began, but he never came to accept this kind of ridicule - even if it was a partner, even if this partner had just achieved two consecutive huge box office victories on the other side of the ocean, no!

At this time, Li Qian put away his smile, looked at him seriously, and said, "John, China's film market will soon surpass that of the United States!"

John Days was stunned on the spot.

When he reacted, he immediately retorted: Just kidding! China's national box office last year was only a little more than $3 billion and less than $4 billion, while North America's box office last year was $8.8 billion!

The difference between the two sides is more than doubled!

But at this time, before he could speak, Li Qian had already continued: "John, tell me, who is the highest box office in North America? Which movie?"

This is the proudest part of John Dyce's life.

He didn't think twice when he heard this, "The Tankenic, the North American box office is $640 million. ”

Li Qian smiled, "Its box office in China is close to 200 million US dollars. ”

John Days shrugged his shoulders - this is simply a perfect refutation of Li Qian's words just now.

But Li Qian continued: "However, last year, my "Once Upon a Time" earned $235 million at the box office in China, and "The Gate of Life and Death" was $350 million. This year's "Red Sorghum" directed by me has now exceeded $280 million, and another work I wrote, "Big Names", has exceeded $250 million in just four weeks!"

John Days frowned: That doesn't seem to prove anything. Because it is still not as high as the box office of the big-selling movies in North America, and the gap is very large.

Li Qian continued: "Five or six years ago, when we saw the box office of "Titanic", we all felt that China's domestic films, about another ten years, would not be able to break its box office record! ”

At this moment, John Days finally understood what Li Qian was going to say.

He began to look thoughtful.

Yes, it is recognized all over the world that China's huge population base makes any market there the largest in the world once it develops.

Movies are no exception!

Because no matter how developed North America is, no matter how much people love movies, their spending power is high, but the total population of North America is less than 300 million - this is a natural bottleneck!

And China, China has a population of more than a billion people!

In recent years, China's rapid economic development, more and more wealthy people, and the middle degree of wealthy people, is also a large number of people, and even faintly become the most backbone of the whole country and the whole society - just imagine, if China can have more than 100 million people into the middle income class, their entire country's spending power, how terrifying will be?

Now, it is said that there are as many as 30 million people in China with an annual income of more than $100,000!

And their economy is growing at a rate of more than 7% every year, as for the United States...... It has maintained a growth rate of about 0.5% for many years, and even goes negative if you are not careful!

So...... Is the Chinese film market bound to surpass the North American market?

But the question is, how many years does it take?

Faced with his question, Li Qian replied with a smile: "John, those who are willing to occupy the market in advance may pay a little cost and lose something at first, but in a few years, they will be envied by all the latecomers—— even now, Hollywood film companies are planning to enter the Chinese film market, aren't they?"

…………

Li Qian failed to convince John Days completely in the end, but the other party basically acquiesced in his willingness to follow Li Qian's theory and plan.

The male and female protagonists are Chinese actors, the role of the No. 1 supporting actor prophet, black actors are used, and the computer anti-virus program uses white actors.

As for other street passers-by and so on, there are both Chinese and foreign.

After grudgingly reaching a consensus on this matter, the casting of "The Matrix" in the United States began.

There have been primaries all the way in advance, and now the alternate actors for the two main roles, as long as they enter this round, are basically free of those complete nobodies.

Appearance, image, acting skills, etc., are already basically guaranteed.

So, on the first day of the primary election, several important roles each selected two or three suitable candidates, and next, they auditioned with makeup and began to give a line to see if they finally met the requirements for this role in Li Qian's mind.

And just when the makeup audition hosted by Li Qian himself in the United States had just ended, and John Days began to be busy tearing up with the agents of the selected actors around the contract and the treatment of various actors, on the Chinese side, Minghu Culture officially announced that the crew of the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was officially established and will be cast publicly.

Because of the huge influence of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" on martial arts readers and the entire Chinese society a few years after its publication, as well as the reason why the identity of the author of the book, Jin Yong, became a fan, as soon as the news was announced, it immediately caused a sensation in the entire Chinese cultural circles, publishing circles, and film and television entertainment circles.

At the same time, what is also interesting is that at the subsequent press conference of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Feng Bicheng, the third famous director in China to break through the 500 million mark at the box office, also appeared.

The reporters who rushed to the press conference were extremely excited, and they thought that Feng Bicheng was going back to direct the TV series, but ...... He personally replied that he was just an assistant director.

As for the director, it is the manager of the Minghu Culture Film and Television Department who directed "Princess Huanzhu Part II", Han Shunzhang.

Of course, this will surprise many people.

However, the core focus that everyone is most concerned about is definitely the adaptation rights of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

After all, the author Jin Yong's dragon is already famous, and in the past few years, there have been many directors and producers who have expressed their yearning for Jin Yong's works on various occasions.

And now, quietly, Minghu Culture has actually won the TV series adaptation rights of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", how can it not surprise people?

This is even more shocking than Feng Bicheng's willingness to be the assistant director of a TV series after the box office of "Big Shot" exceeded 500 million!

Faced with the reporter's question, hundreds of cameras, video cameras, and microphones, and in the face of flashes that almost blinded the human eye one after another, Han Shunzhang held the microphone in his hand and replied: "Because, Jin Yong is Li Qian, and Li Qian is Jin Yong." The pen name Jin Yong, like 'Haizi', is Li Qian's pen name. ”

The audience was silent for a moment, and even the flash stopped flashing.

But three seconds later, the audience "buzzed", and the reporters were about to explode on the spot!

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There are still twenty or so hours to go, and the month is coming to an end. Brothers, are you still satisfied with this month's update of the knife?