At the same time that Wang Yang and Jessica's love affair was exposed to the whole world, the sixth week of screening and the third week of large-scale public screening of "Youth Musical" also ended, and in the week of May 28th to June 3rd, it received 32.4162 million box office, continuing to rank second on the weekly list, with a total box office of 161.5 million US dollars, which just refreshed Wang Yang's personal record for the highest single film box office in North America, which was of course 160 million in "Ghost Shadow".

On the top of the weekly list, it is naturally "Star Wars - Phantom Crisis", its momentum continues to go crazy, sweeping 81.614 million US dollars in a single week, and the newly released "Notting Hill" this week also has a good performance, accounting for 24.406 million, ranking third, Julia Roberts's charm is unstoppable, Zachary, who is a die-hard fan of hers, has invited Wang Yang to watch it many times.

In this regard, Wang Yang felt very strange, two big men went to the cinema to watch a romance movie "Notting Hill"? Not "Brokeback Mountain"! After asking, it turned out that Zachary wanted him to come with Jessica and Jessica's good friend Erin Iris. Zachary is actively pursuing Erin, but Erin doesn't pay much attention to him, just treating him as a "good friend" and refusing his invitation to go to the movies with him.

Wang Yang did not agree to Zachary's request, but gave a more powerful idea, he asked Jessica to ask Erin to go with him, and then temporarily broke the appointment, and then Zachary appeared, and the rest was left to Zachary himself.

At the same time, the soundtrack record of "Youth Musical" continues to suffer from crazy rush buying, Wang Yang and Jessica's love affair has not affected the enthusiasm of most fans, the record has been on the shelves for a week, more than 300,000 copies have been sold, if it is not for the lack of supply, I am afraid this number will be doubled;

Nine singles entered the TOP100 at the same time, and five of them even entered the TOP40! This data broke the Guinness World Record in one fell swoop, which also made many big record companies salivate, such as "Warner" and "EMI", began to ask Flame Films if they had any cooperation intentions for overseas distribution, which was in line with Flame Films' intentions.

This is different from the overseas distribution of films, in terms of records, Flame Films has no experience and connections, and in North America you can find a small company to work with; overseas, it is better to find a giant carte blanche to represent, and of course it will also take a certain amount of profits.

The Chicago Sun-Times, headlined "Amazing Young X2!" and commented: "In August 1998, the 'ghost' craze began, and in May 1999, the 'Cabaret' craze began. The time interval is unbelievably short! So in 2000, at the beginning of the new century, will we see the third work of this youngest director? A brand new work, or "Youth Musical" 2? Will we see "Magic Yang X3"?

The New York Times, which focused on the impact of "Youth Musical," said it said, "This is a victory for young people." Whether you like it or not, whether you think it's youthful and sunny, or whether you think it's childish and boring...... Anything is good, you have to admit, its impact is huge. ”

How big is its influence? Small aspects, such as the filming school in the movie, Salt Lake City East High School, recently announced that it will be renamed "East High School"; on the large side, teenagers in various European countries are eagerly waiting for the release in July, and the movie has already formed a song and dance trend before it has even been registered.

Wang Yang, who single-handedly created this trend, has become the brightest supernova in Hollywood and even in the whole of the United States. Commercially, his Flame Film Company has followed him to a rising star, from a small company on the verge of bankruptcy to a high-quality company with an annual profit of up to 200 million, and in the latest issue of Empire magazine's survey, "Which New Male Idol Do You Like Best?", Wang Yang came out on top, and his limelight even overshadowed Tom Welling, the actor of "Youth Musical".

Empire magazine commented: "This is a very special situation, the youngest director is almost 30 years old, but Young is only 19 years old; in appearance, he is not bad-looking, he has a great figure, and he has a confident and mature heroic spirit, and he is not only a director, but also the creator of two commercial miracles, thus becoming the youngest billionaire." So he became an idol for young people, nothing surprising. In fact, the editor of "Empire" still has a sentence that if that kid is white, I'm afraid that he will be able to get a lot of votes when he announces his candidacy for the presidency.

With the increasing fame, Wang Yang's life has also undergone a lot of changes, a big point is that the paparazzi. Although his relationship with Jessica has been exposed, the paparazzi did not let them go, and Cole, who had changed to a new car, followed more closely, so everyone knew the news that he moved to the vicinity of Jessica's house, and everyone knew about his life dynamics of walking with Jessica every morning and evening.

However, the paparazzi took photos of the two of them walking their dogs, pedaling bicycles, walking, and some playing on the basketball court in the community. These ordinary life photos are enough to be published in the newspaper once, so as time goes by, the number of paparazzi slowly decreases, and the rest do not follow all day, most of them come to try their luck occasionally.

In addition to the paparazzi, there is also a change, that is, Wang Yang's life has more activities and activities that can be participated. Now, for example, he's got another party invitation.

Looking at this unfamiliar phone number, Wang Yang connected a little confused, and said, "Hi, hello, who are you?"

"Hi, hello, is it Wang Yang? I'm Paris Hilton. A female voice came from her phone, and she smiled and said, "Mr. Jon Philtimmel gave me this number." Jan, I've watched "Youth Musical", it's been very well filmed, I have some questions about the movie I want to ask you, is that okay?"

Wang Yang let out an "oh", he couldn't think of who Paris Hilton was? He complained a little in his heart, how could that guy Jon give his number to someone else!

At this time, Paris Hilton over there continued to laugh and said: "In a few days, I am going to come to Los Angeles and have a fun party, right at the Hilton Hotel, where my land is my place, and no one cares." "Wang Yang kind of understood, Hilton Hotel, Paris Hilton? Paris added, "Will you come?"

"Party?" Wang Yang pursed his lips and refused without hesitation: "No, thank you, I won't participate." Paris smiled and invited: "Come on, you can bring your girlfriend with you!" Wang Yang still refused directly: "Really, we don't like parties very much, you guys have fun." Paris didn't seem to expect him to refuse so simply, and said a little unhappily: "Why? Are there any young people who don't like parties?" Wang Yang smiled, no one cares about the party? ”

"Okay, bye-bye!" Paris's voice was angry, and as soon as she said that, the phone hung up.

Wang Yang put down his phone, shook his head with a smile on his face, and muttered, "Do young people have to like to party?" He said in a thick voice, "Oh, yes!" He shrugged his shoulders and said in a normal voice, "Yes? Then I'm not Wang Yang, I'm Wang Oh, old-wang." ”

However, he does not turn down all activities, and there are some that he is happy to attend, such as a charity dinner sponsored by the Children's Protection Fund, to which he is invited and he is ready to attend. First, he can do some good deeds, and second, he can meet some people at the dinner, and he heard that Robert Zemeckis and Spielberg will be in attendance, which is his idol, and he will have the opportunity to meet these great directors who have admired for a long time, of course he is happy.

Since he could bring his partner to the dinner, Wang Yang was naturally ready to go with Jessica. Jessica, who learned the news, frowned and said, "Yang, I haven't been to that kind of occasion yet." Wang Yang nodded and said, "I haven't been there either." But everything has to go through the first time, and I don't think we will be less than these events in the future. He laughed and said, "It's like a gold award ball, an Oscar, ......" Jessica also laughed and said, "Okay!" Wang Yang smiled: "I'm going to contact the makeup artist." ”

The charity dinner was held at a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, and on the day of the dinner, the two dressed up and drove to their destination. Wang Yang wore a black suit, while Jessica wore a youthful and beautiful evening dress and carried a white handbag. They were all dressed up by make-up artists to suit the occasion of a dinner party, and there was bound to be a reporter taking pictures, so they needed to maintain their image.

The outside entrance of the bar, with a long red carpet and railings on both sides, was full of media reporters from all walks of life, holding long guns and short cannons, pointing their cameras at the invited guests, constantly pressing the shutter, and dazzling flashes lit up everywhere.

"Hey, Jan, Jessica!" A white male reporter suddenly spotted Wang Yang and Jessica walking hand in hand in front of him, and immediately walked a few steps, holding up the telephoto lens in his hand to shoot them, while asking, "Jan, Jessica, how does it feel to be in love?"

Wang Yang and Jessica walked towards the hotel with a smile on their faces, nodding to the many media reporters.

The reporters didn't seem to want to just take pictures, they kept asking some questions: "When did you start your relationship? Can you tell us your story?" Wang Yang was about to say a few words, and a blonde female reporter asked again: "Yang, I heard that you are very fond of Natalie and have written love letters to her, do you still have feelings for her now? And Jessica, do you mind?" Wang Yang's eyebrows moved, and he heard a black female reporter ask, "Everyone said that you would break up within a year?"

"This question is boring!" Wang Yang interrupted the reporter and said, "Our relationship is very good. He glanced at Jessica, Jessica also looked at him, the two looked at each other and smiled, since he moved, they spent every day in happiness, and the relationship became more and more solid, and the statement of breaking up within a year was simply ridiculous! Wang Yang said again: "Thank you for your concern, but I really don't need to, I won't answer this kind of question anymore." ”

Seeing Wang Yang's tough attitude, the reporter turned to Jessica again. Jessica looked serious and said, "I don't want to talk about personal private life, love is a matter of two people, not everyone." ”

"Let's talk about it, share your love?" The reporters were a little reluctant, the two didn't want to pay more attention, and walked directly into the hotel, and the reporters in the back continued to ask various questions: "Young, do you have a plan for the next movie?", "I heard that Flame Movies is preparing to shoot a sequel to "Youth Musical", will you continue to direct?"

The guests invited to this dinner are all famous people in Hollywood, famous producers, famous directors, famous actors, men are in suits and leather shoes, women are elegant and beautiful, and the dinner has not yet started, they are all laughing and talking in their own ways. The hotel's waiters walked around, and some invited reporters who were able to enter the hall took pictures everywhere.

The youngest people in the audience were Wang Yang and Jessica, the two walked into the hall, the first time they came to this kind of occasion, looking at the celebrities in the audience, although they themselves were, they were still a little nervous, and secretly exhaled.

A waiter passed by with a drink and asked with a smile, "Sir, madam, do you need a drink?" Wang Yang and Jessica both smiled and shook their heads: "No, thank you." "They are not of legal drinking age, and if they drink here and are photographed by reporters, it will be a lot of trouble. The waiter said "ok" and left.

"Hey!" At this time, a couple passing by them greeted them with a smile, and Wang Yang and Jessica politely replied, "Hi!" The handsome and charming couple smiled at them and walked to other places.

When the couple walked away, Wang Yang withdrew his gaze, suddenly looked at Jessica beside him, and asked, "That was Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston just now?" Jessica nodded and said softly, "I think so." Wang Yang laughed, shrugged his shoulders and said, "The real person is as handsome as in the movie." Jesse, you know, I watched "Interview with the Vampire" five times, and it was one of the few horror movies I enjoyed. ”

Jessica laughs, "I like Rachel, Rachel from 'Six'. She looked at Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston in the distance, glanced at Wang Yang again, and smiled sweetly: "They are so happy, and we will too." ”

Wang Yang was stunned for a moment, because he had watched a movie called "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" in his head, and there was a follow-up report in it that because of that movie, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie said that it was better to "spark love", and the normal word is "cheating", anyway, Brad and Jennifer Aniston divorced, and then got together with Angelina.

Glancing at Jessica, who was a little longing, Wang Yang pinched her palm and said with a smile: "We will be happier." Jessica gave him a sweet smile.

"Jan, are they smiling at me?" Jessica's gaze was at several equally beautifully dressed ladies, who were laughing and talking about women, and did look here from time to time. Wang Yang looked at it for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, maybe you should go up and say hello and meet some new friends." Jessica smiled at him and said, "Okay, then I'll go." With that, she walked over with her handbag in hand.

After Jessica left, Wang Yang walked around casually, and the dinner party was attended by celebrities, many first-line superstars and famous directors in the film industry, and he suddenly saw a familiar face in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little nervous, it was Robert Zemeckis! The best director, now wearing a blue-gray suit, a pair of black-framed glasses, holding a glass of red wine and drinking with a kind smile on his face.

Oh my God! Wang Yang took a deep breath, Robert Zemeckis is his favorite director, "Emerald" brought him into the world of cinema for the first time, "Back to the Future" let him know what science fiction is, and "Forrest Gump" made him think a lot...... It is no exaggeration to say that Robert Zemeckis is his guide. He chose to go to USC for most of the reason because Robert Zemeckis graduated from USC.

Wang Yang wanted to go up and talk to him, and organized his language in his heart. When he was studying at USC, and a few days before he was expelled, Robert Zemeckis came to the school for a lecture, and they did have a few private exchanges, because as soon as the lecture was over, he rushed up to catch him, and at that time, he asked a seemingly silly question: "Mr. Zemeckis, what kind of director do you think makes a good director?" At that time, Robert Zemeckis didn't think about it, so he replied with a smile: "Shoot what you want to shoot, and you are a good director." ”

"Hey, man!" Suddenly, a voice sounded next to him, Wang Yang turned his head to look, and saw Will Smith in a black suit with a signature smile on his face, he stretched out a hand and said with a smile: "Meet you, Will Smith." Wang Yang stretched out his hand and shook him, grinning: "Wang Yang." Will, nice to meet you. ”

Will Smith laughed, "Me too." Wonder Young, you just looked a little nervous?" Wang Yang laughed: "I saw Mr. Robert Zemeckis, he is my favorite director. Will Smith patted him on the shoulder and said warmly: "I understand that it is inevitable to be a little overwhelmed when you see someone you have admired for a long time. But you just have to go up and say hello and everything will be ok. ”

"Thanks, Will, I see. Wang Yang nodded. Will patted him on the shoulder again and smiled, "There's a chance to work together." After speaking, he left, looking at his back, Wang Yang smiled softly: "Okay." ”

Wang Yang looked at Robert Zemeckis over there again, and saw that he was still drinking red wine alone, so he walked up. Coming to the great director, Wang Yang stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Zemeckis." When Robert Zemeckis saw him, he immediately laughed, stretched out his hand with Wang Yang, and said with a smile: "Hello, Amazing Young, your movie is great." ”

"Thank you. Wang Yang smiled and said in a sincere tone: "Mr. Zemeckis, maybe you don't know, the first movie I watched was your "Emerald". You're like a mentor to me, so it's a pleasure to know you today. ”

Robert Zemeckis smiled heartily, took a sip of red wine, looked at Wang Yang, and said with a smile: "You are a good boy, if I had two movies with a box office of more than 200 million when I was 19 years old, I might be disdainful when I saw those old guys." Wang Yang was suddenly a little embarrassed, and said: "Don't say that, the box office is just ......" Robert Zemeckis interrupted him with a smile and said: "Young man, I know what you want to say, it is true that the box office does not represent everything, but any high-grossing movie is an excellent movie." Both of your movies are good, I've watched both. ”

Wang Yang said "thank you" again, and Robert Zemeckis suddenly smiled again: "But haven't we known each other for a long time? I still remember your question, it was a good question." Wang Yang said with a little surprise: "Do you remember?" Zemeckis nodded his head with a smile and said: "Yang, let me tell you what a good director needs, that is, you need to remember a lot of things." ”

"Yes, I agree. Wang Yang couldn't help laughing, if a director doesn't have a good memory, then during filming, it is likely to mess up the crew, because the entire crew is running by listening to the director's words. He smiled again: "I didn't understand it before, I made a movie, and now I understand." ”

Robert Zemeckis raised his glass to Wang Yang, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Young, I have to say, well done!" He gave a thumbs up and said, "You have made Nanda 'embarrassed'; The humiliation he said was naturally a serious mistake by the guide to wronging good people, and the long face was because Wang Yang was the director of the "USC faction" no matter what.

Wang Yang smiled, he didn't know what to say, he had heard that Robert Zemeckis liked to joke before, and sure enough.

"Robert. At this time, Steven Spielberg, dressed in a black suit and wearing a black bow tie, walked over, and he first greeted Robert Zemeckis, who smiled and said, "Look who's coming!" Spielberg then looked at Wang Yang. Wang Yang stretched out his hand to him and said with a smile: "Mr. Spielberg, I am Wang Yang, and it is a pleasure to meet you." Spielberg smiled slightly, shook his hand, and said, "Young man, I have to apologize to you, USC incident, I'm sorry." ”

He said this because he was also a former graduate of USC and was one of the directors of USC.

"Nothing, Mr. Spielberg. Wang Yang smiled unmindfully, although Spielberg is a director, he usually doesn't care about the affairs of the school at all, and he has no contact with this big director about his expulsion. With a faint but sincere smile on his face, he said, "That incident has passed, I don't blame USC, it is always my alma mater." ”

Robert Zemeckis laughed and said, "Don't talk about those things, talk about something interesting." He looked at Spielberg and said with a smile: "I still remember last year, when "Saving Private Ryan" was in its third week, I was surprised and exclaimed, 'Hell, what kind of movie is 'Ghost Record'?" ”

His relationship with Spielberg can be said to be iron, his first screenplay "1941" was directed by Spielberg, and "Back to the Future" is a classic of their collaboration. The friendship between the two of them is extraordinary, so it doesn't matter who is joking casually.

Spielberg smiled very gently, looked at Wang Yang, and praised: ""Ghost Shadow" is very good, it is the most terrifying horror movie I have ever seen, the techniques in it are amazing, and the final ending is really great." Wang Yang smiled and nodded, "Thank you." ”

"Oh guys, it occurred to me that something was wrong!" Robert Zemeckis patted his forehead and said with a bitter face: "'Ghost Record' defeated 'Saving Private Ryan', Steven is in trouble, 'Musical' defeated 'Star Wars Prequel 1', George is in trouble...... Shouldn't it be my turn next time?" he looked at Wang Yang and said with a smile: "Boy, when will your next movie be released? ”

"I don't know, Mr. Zemeckis, there are no plans yet. Wang Yang couldn't help but laugh too, and said jokingly: "When it's decided, I'll tell you." Robert Zemeckis laughed and said, "Haha, okay! Steven, are you going to avoid it too?" Spielberg shook his head with a smile and said, "I have no film plans for next year." ”

Jessica has been paying attention to Wang Yang's movements, and looked at him in the distance talking and laughing with the big directors, the corners of her mouth curled up happily, and she felt very proud and sweet in her heart.

At the donation session of the dinner, Wang Yang did not hesitate and promised to donate 5 million US dollars to support the cause of child protection. His donation amount is almost at the top, much better than many first-line superstars, which also makes some people secretly unhappy. But Wang Yang has no idea of being in the limelight, just for charity, there is no difference between high and low. With the arrival of the account for "Youth Musical", he is not short of money to spend, but many vulnerable people need help and need him to lend a hand. Isn't it good that he is generous here, and that many children will change their fate because of this?

After the dinner, Wang Yang and Jessica also drove home, he was very happy tonight, did good deeds, and met a few of his favorite directors, which was really happy!

When he was about to return to the community, Wang Yang's heart suddenly moved, and he looked at the charming Jessica next to him, he turned the steering wheel and drove towards his house, grinning: "Jessie, will you go home later?" Jessica realized what he meant, her face was a little red, and she laughed softly: "Why?"

Wang Yang smiled, looked at the road in front of him, reached out and kissed her hand, and said with a smile: "The last time we were last time, it was a long time ago...... Jessica rolled her eyes, nodded and smiled: "Well, whatever you want......"

(To be continued)