Chapter 161: Chinese Talk Show

The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade is the beautiful Victoria Harbour in front of it, with cruise ships sailing slowly on the pale blue sea, and under the clear blue sky, the towering Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and other high-rise buildings on the opposite shore, as well as the continuous green hills, a charming scenery.

Wang Yang leaned on the iron railing on the shore, felt the refreshing breeze blowing in his face, was in a very good mood, and whispered to himself: "This is Hong Kong, beautiful." Jessica next to her was also intoxicated and said to him: "Yang, the travel guide said that the night view here is more beautiful." Wang Yang looked at the tall buildings and said with a smile: "I know, those lights are colorful, and then they are reflected on the sea. You'll be able to enjoy it tonight. ”

The promenade is full of people coming and going, including Chinese tourists with black hair and many white people with curly hair, all lingering to enjoy the scenery. Wang Yang picked up the telephoto digital camera, took a picture of Victoria Harbour in front of him, and said with a smile: "This is very suitable for the framing of the movie, see how the picture of the heroine is......" As he said that, he stepped back a few meters, took a picture of Jessica who was smiling on the pole, and said with a smile: "Please, buddy, do a few actions, this is a magazine cover!"

"Isn't it a movie audition?" Jessica laughed, and posed casually, playfully kissing with both hands, pulling her hair seductively, and raising her eyebrows and glaring in a funny way...... Wang Yanka took a lot of pictures before handing the camera to Susan McCarthy and said with a smile: "Susan, help us take a few pictures." As he spoke, he walked up to Jessica, and the two of them changed their expressions with big smiles on their faces, snuggling up to each other, smiling at each other, and pointing at each other...... After a little stroll along the promenade, he saw Jessica yawning a few times in a row and seemed to be starting to get sleepy, so Wang Yang asked, "Shall we go back to the hotel to rest?" Jessica nodded and said with a smile: "But we can't go to bed so early, we have to go back to jet lag." ”

InterContinental Hong Kong, in the elegant and luxurious suite, Wang Yang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass window, holding his mobile phone, looking at the dreamy scenery outside...... The flickering and changing streamer illuminates the water surface with a layer of hazy reflection, showing the beauty of the Pearl of the Orient.

"Jan, a lot of people here in Hong Kong want to get to know you, and they all told me that they want to see the style of a great Hollywood director. Jackie Chan on the other side of the phone said very enthusiastically. The two didn't have any friendship before, but they met at the awards ceremony, and tonight Jackie Chan knew the news of Wang Yang's arrival in Hong Kong, so he called over and wanted to hold a hospitality dinner for him, inviting some familiar celebrities to attend.

Listening to Jackie Chan's words, Wang Yang smiled lightly and declined: "No, thank you very much." Over there, Jackie Chan still invited and smiled: "Let's do our best to be a landlord, right?" Looking at the Victoria Harbour outside, Wang Yang shrugged and smiled: "I don't treat myself as a guest, I feel like I come here like home." But Jackie, I really don't need it, I'm here for a tour this time, and I don't want to do so many things. ”

This one-week holiday in Asia was made up by him desperately every day in the editing room, just to accompany his girlfriend and play. He just wants to enjoy the ordinary way of traveling, without any work, and if he attends a celebrity banquet, has a reporter, and knows so many people, it's hard for him not to think about "mit-21-team", so forget it.

"Oh, that's it. Jackie Chan's voice was quite disappointed, and he asked with a smile: "Then how about I invite you to a meal privately?" Wang Yang scratched his head, but still declined: "Well, thank you, but you know I want to enjoy the world of two." Jackie Chan laughed and said, "I understand, I understand, okay, then next time, have fun!"

After ending the call, Wang Yang enjoyed the night view of Victoria Harbour for a while, came to the bed side of the spacious bedroom, looked at the sweet sleeping Jessica with a smile, and was about to go to bed to end the day, when the silent mobile phone in his hand suddenly vibrated again. Who? He looked at the screen of his phone, and it was a text message from his agent, Paul Emory. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, then walked out of the room, dialed and asked, "Paul, what's wrong?"

"Yang, good evening, it's night in Hong Kong, right?" Paul Emery said with a smile before getting down to business: "I don't know how, now more than a billion people in China know that you went to Hong Kong, probably because of your blog?" Wang Yang snorted, it was indeed that blog, it was really ridiculous, he pressed his forehead and smiled: "Today we were surrounded by fans at the airport, and we were surrounded again on the street...... Oh my god, they're so welcoming. ”

Paul Emory continued: "Your popularity is too high. Just now, a TV station, Phoenix TV, contacted me, they knew that you had arrived in Hong Kong and wanted to invite you to record a Chinese talk show and share your story, called "Lu Yu Has an Appointment". Are you interested?"

Wang Yang frowned suspiciously, as if he had heard about it on a Chinese website, and asked: "Is it a talk show?"

Paul Emery didn't seem to know much either, saying: "The broadcast time of the episode is half an hour, and it takes about an hour before and after the recording, and they say you can record wherever you like, in a café outside, or in a hotel room." I just checked, it's a one-on-one conversation format, there is no live audience, it should be considered a talk show, right? Phoenix Satellite TV can be seen in Hong Kong and Chinese mainland; "Lu Yu has an appointment" is very popular in similar programs. ”

Looking at the night scene outside the window, Wang Yang thought and said, "Well, I want to think about it......" for an hour, in the hotel room, Hong Kong and Chinese mainland audiences can see it. After thinking for a while, he nodded and smiled: "Okay, tomorrow night at nine o'clock to record, right here in the hotel." If I could, I wouldn't have a problem. ”

He thinks that he has never been on a Chinese talk show, and the fans here are so enthusiastic and like him, they must want to know more about him, from the perspective of Chinese programs rather than American programs. Since the time and place are so light, why not? He loves to see the fans happy, because it makes him happy.

"But why is there no live audience for a talk show?" and there is no studio?" Wang Yang couldn't figure it out, without a live audience, there would be a lot less laughter and fun. Paul Emery couldn't answer: "I don't know, maybe Hong Kong is popular in this form, right?" Wang Yang thought of those crazy fans today, and couldn't help laughing: "How is it possible?"

At the same time, thousands of Hong Kong people are watching the TVB channel's entertainment news program "Interactive Entertainment Circle", and a piece of news has made countless young people scream "ah", why are they not at the airport today!? I saw on the TV screen, the host Wu Wenxin (the third runner-up of the 98 Hong Kong sisters) was full of smiles, and smiled at the other host, Yin Ying: "There is a big event today?"

"Yes, my idol came to Hong Kong! I really want to see him!" Yin Ying was very excited and intoxicated, Wu Wenxin nodded and said in agreement: "He is my idol! Let's see what's going on?"

The female narrator said happily: "Hollywood director Wang Yang suddenly came to Hong Kong today with his girlfriend Jessica Alba, according to his blog, he came to Asia to watch the World Cup, but the first stop was Hong Kong." And the fans who intercepted his whereabouts through the blog, more than 100 people came to the airport to pick up the plane, and the scene was shocking. Magical Jan was not frightened, he had a signature nice smile, spoke vernacular to fans, whether it was autographing, taking photos, shaking hands and hugging, he did not refuse to come, and met the fans' requests one by one. ”

"But there were so many fans, in the end, he and Jessica were escorted away by the airport security, and before getting in the car, he said, 'Thank you so much for your support, I'm so happy to come to Nickname, I love Hong Kong', which made the fans in the class scream uncontrollably. ”

At this time, the TV screen was replaced with clear image materials, which was the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, and under the flash, Wang Yang and Jessica in suits and evening dresses were smiling and accepting the photos of reporters. The narrator continues: "Wonder Young is a supernova in Hollywood in recent years, he debuted at the age of 18, directed four films in four years, and at the age of 22, he has already grossed $1.5 billion at the global box office, the youngest Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and he is also the most popular Hollywood star in Hong Kong in recent years. If you see Wonder Young, don't forget to sign it!"

"It's really good!" The TV screen returned to the studio, Wu Wenxin pretended to be a nymphomaniac, and suddenly shouted with a smile: "No, producer, we have to invite him to come up and do the show!" Yin Ying's eyes lit up like a nymphomaniac, and she nodded: "Okay, good!"

As the sun rises, the night view of Port Victoria fades into daylight and Hong Kong changes to early morning. The day after they came here, Wang Yang and Jessica got up early in the morning, and then wore sunglasses all day long to play and shop happily in Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai and other places. But despite wearing sunglasses and then a hat, they seem to be more eye-catching, perhaps the features are too obvious, but they are still recognized by fans anyway.

"That person over there looks like Wang Yang. At dusk, at the Taiping Shan Observation Deck, a young Hong Kong couple was enjoying the beautiful scenery overlooking the entire Wan Chai and Victoria Harbour, but the long-haired girl wearing a peaked cap suddenly discovered something, only to see the two men and women in front of them taking a group photo, the man was tall and handsome, and the woman was a beautiful foreign hot girl, she looked at it a few more times, but the more she looked, the more she was puzzled, and screamed in surprise: "That person is Wang Yang!

The boy in a T-shirt and rimless glasses also turned his head to look at it, and suddenly exclaimed: "It's really Wang Yang!"

Wang Yang and Jessica, whose group photo was interrupted, did not first react to answer, but looked left and right at the tourists around them, and Susan McCarthy, who took pictures of them, also hurriedly gave a "quick evacuation" look, because they were recognized by fans at another attraction before, and as a result, a crowd quickly gathered together, and it took a long time to break away and come here, not to mention when they were at the airport yesterday.

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"Yes, yes. But relax! I'm not a big deal, not an alien, no ten thousand bonus. Wang Yang smiled and took the signature pen handed by Susan, and the couple hurriedly took out something worthy of being signed, and said, "Just sign it on the clothes." Wang Yang nodded and quickly signed them, and Jessica smiled and signed her name on their T-shirts.

The girl in the cap was full of excitement, looked at Wang Yang with admiration in her eyes, and praised quickly in Cantonese and English: "You are amazing! I grew up watching your movies! "Ghost Record" almost scared me to death! I like you so much!" Her boyfriend was not angry, and happily gave the camera to Susan McCarthy, begging: "Can you take some group photos for us?" The girl continued to say excitedly: "I'm waiting for your "District 9" to be released now, a large group of our friends are your fans, so look forward to it! What exactly are you talking about? And The Hangover!"

"Thank you. Wang Yang smiled and took Jessica's hand, looked intimately at the direction of the camera, and said, "But you said that you grew up watching my movies...... I'm so old. The young couple laughed merrily, and Jessica, unable to understand Cantonese, smiled curiously.

Susan McCarthy took a few pictures and then gave the camera back to the glasses boy. Seeing that the autographs and group photos were finished, it was naturally not appropriate to stay for a long time to be recognized, Wang Yang said goodbye to the couple and said goodbye and smiled: "Then let's go first, see you next time!" With that, the three of them left quickly, and the two celebrities wore big sunglasses.

Seeing them gradually walking away, the two girls in the caps withdrew their gaze and waved happily "yes".

As night fell, the trio had dinner at Victoria Hill Restaurant, enjoyed the night view of Victoria Harbour from a high vantage point, and then descended back to the InterContinental Hong Kong. Soon after returning to the room, the recording team of "A Date with Luyu" arrived on time.

In the spacious living room, on a comfortable fabric sofa, Chen Luyu, a slender man in a white dress, sits on the right, while Wang Yang, who is in a T-shirt and pants, is on the left, the cameraman and director in front of him controls a broadcast-quality camera, and a sound engineer and gaffer are at work; Jessica sits in a chair outside the camera, reading a magazine, looking up and smiling from time to time.

"Oh my God, I'm so nervous!" Chen Luyu covered his mouth and smiled, the recording was about to start, and the two chatted casually for a while, so that they could familiarize themselves with each other's speaking styles, and also reminded not to talk about some sensitive political topics. And now she does feel a little pressure in her heart, Magic Young speaks very humorously, thinks quickly, and jokes all day long, as if to play tricks on the host, which is the style of American relaxed talk shows, and she has to keep up with the rhythm.

Wang Yang casually put his hands on the sofa and said with a smile: "Relax! I won't ask you ** questions." Chen Luyu laughed again and said, "Let's start recording?" Wang Yang nodded indifferently, it was the first time he had recorded a talk show without a live audience. The photographers over there turned on the machine, and the recording officially began. Wang Yang waved his hand at the camera lens and said with a smile: "Hey, hello everyone, I'm Wang Yang! Today's guest is Chen Luyu, and she is next to me." ”

I didn't expect him to play like this, Chen Luyu had no choice but to let himself look stunned, and Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders with a smile when he saw that she didn't cooperate. Chen Luyu opened his mouth and smiled, "Wang Yang, do you know how popular you are in China?" Wang Yang smiled: "Wow, give me a surprise, right?" Chen Luyu smiled and continued: "You are the idol and role model of countless young people, all the people who watch movies, all students, even many children, know that there is a Chinese director named Wang Yang. ”

Thinking of the crazy pursuit in Hong Kong in the past two days, Wang Yang couldn't help but sigh and said: "Well, before I came to Hong Kong, I really didn't think that I would be so popular, I thank you for your love for me!" He looked at the camera lens and smiled in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English: "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Chen Luyu provoked the topic and smiled: "You are very fluent in Chinese, and you can also speak some Cantonese, I know that many second-generation immigrants in Chinatown are not very good at speaking Chinese, and you are the third generation, this is your time to Asia." She asked, "Is there any story in this?"

"Story? Actually, it's nothing. Wang Yang smiled and spread his hands, maybe he has a talent for language, right? He smiled: "You know that my family runs a restaurant, and the guests speak any language; and then my grandparents, my master, you know that I have practiced Bajiquan since I was a child; they all speak Chinese and teach me to speak." He recalled the past, looked up with his eyes, and said with a smile: "My master taught me a lot of Chinese culture, Go, chess, and couplets...... I can also write calligraphy, but I can't write well, ha, it's just writing with a brush, not calligraphy. ”

"Hahaha. Chen Luyu covered his mouth with his right hand, and smiled warmly: "It's good, it's good." Wang Yang nodded and smiled: "It's good." Chen Luyu smiled again and asked, "Do you have good grades?" Thinking that he was a student at USC, she added: "I mean, when you were a child, were your parents and masters strict with you?"

Wang Yang rolled his eyes with a strange expression and said, "Oh, if you are a Chinese, but your grades are not good...... Oh my God!" He kept sighing and shaking his head, and Chen Luyu was about to say, "Is that bad?" He suddenly snapped his fingers with joy and smiled: "Congratulations! That means you're not a nerd! You don't have glasses, you don't have all A, but you have basketball and a girlfriend." ”

Chen Luyu's shoulders shook with laughter, and said, "Then which one are you?" Wang Yang snickered and tilted his head to the side, and said with a smile: "I may be very underwhelmed when I say this, but among the four items, I don't have glasses." So I didn't get scolded in that regard, no, they all said, 'Don't do bad things, just be happy with yourself,' but my master was very strict with me, in terms of kung fu. ”

The two chatted about this topic for a while, Chen Luyu crossed Erlang's legs, and suddenly asked: "Do you like to watch Chinese movies?" Wang Yang nodded without hesitation and said with a smile: "Of course! I have watched many, many Chinese movies in 22 years, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Chinese mainland, and I have watched them all, and they all watch the original sound, so my Chinese level will be passable." ”

"Well, that's good. Chen Luyu smiled and asked again: "Which director's movie do you admire the most, or do you like the most?"

Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders without an idea and said with a smile: "There are too many, I can't say I appreciate it the most." Because each director has his own style and characteristics that will make you like and appreciate. He thought about the Chinese movies he had watched, glanced at Jessica over there, and said with a smile: "For example, I like Wong Kar-wai's "Chongqing Forest" very much, its shots and techniques are incredible, I think...... It's 'Faith in the Horse', and its lines are classic: if memory is a can, I hope it never expires, and if I have to add a deadline, I want it to be 10,000 years. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly laughed, frowned and said with a smile: "Stephen Chow destroyed everything. Hah! Actually, it's all classic. Chen Luyu touched his chin and said with a smile: "You really know Chinese movies!" Wang Yang smiled: "Of course, are there any fakes? I also like John Woo, "The True Color of Heroes", which is very cool, and then I like Tsui Hark's ...... too."

After talking about the director, Chen Luyu continued to the next topic: "Then which actor from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland do you like?" Wang Yang thought about it a little, and many faces changed quickly, and said: "I also have a lot of answers to this question, and many guys' acting skills are great!" He smiled: "I can't say it, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung, Leung Jiahui, ......"

"Then have you ever thought about making a Chinese movie? Will you make it in the future?" After ending the topic of actors, Chen Luyu leaned on the sofa and looked at him expectantly.

Wang Yang's expression was very serious, and he said: "If the feeling comes, I will try it, any movie genre is yes." He smiled and said, "Actually, Blue Sky Studio already has a plan, we will produce a CG cartoon, which is an ancient martial arts genre, and all of it will be Chinese culture." Thinking of his enthusiastic fans, he happily said, "I think everyone will like it, but it won't be until a few years before everyone sees it." ”

"Really?" Chen Luyu's eyes widened in surprise, sat up straight, and asked, "It's too sudden, it's too unbelievable, is this true?" Wang Yang nodded with a smile and said, "Really." Chen Luyu asked again: "Really?" Wang Yang nodded: "It's really true." ”

Jessica glanced up at the couch and smiled, she understood these words.

(To be continued)