Zhang Ran felt that the name Wang Keying was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it, after all, there were too many Chinese with the same name and surname, he didn't think much about it, and asked casually: "Are you on vacation with your family?"

"No, I'm here alone. Recently, I encountered a little trouble, so I came out to relax. Wang Keying looked at Zhang Ran, then at Zhang Jingchu, and asked, "Are you here for a vacation?"

Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu looked at each other and smiled: "Yes, we are here for a vacation." When Zhang Jing first saw Wang Keying beautiful, her figure was good, and her gestures seemed to be professionally trained in drama, so she said: "You are an actor!"

Wang Keying's eyes darkened, shook his head slightly, and said, "I am preparing to develop in film and television, but I haven't won the opportunity so far." ”

Zhang Jingchu knew that it was not easy for newcomers to come out, and comforted: "You are so beautiful, you will definitely have a great future!"

Wang Keying sighed slightly and said: "It's too difficult, Hollywood is a white world, although many people oppose racism in their mouths, they are racists in their bones." I fought for Asian roles, they thought I was too white, I went for white roles, and many people politely declined when they heard my Chinese surname. Recently, I've been thinking about whether or not to change my last name and change it to an entirely white one, so maybe I have a little more chance!"

Zhang Ran didn't think there was anything strange, this kind of thing is very common in Hollywood. For example, actor Benicio del Toro, when he first entered the industry, he was suggested to change his name. Because as soon as you hear his name, you know that he is Latina and it will make people think that he has a Mexican or Spanish accent, and many crews will not let him audition at all.

Latinos, although also discriminated against in Hollywood, are much better than Chinese. In Hollywood, Chinese actors are often limited to kung fu masters or gangsters, and actresses are often limited to vase roles such as prostitutes or mistresses. Zhang Ziyi said that Hollywood bullies Asian actors, and the roles they give to Asians are very superficial, and they will give you a very low salary, because they know that you have to get this opportunity if you squeeze your heads?

It's even more difficult for a mixed-race person like Wang Keying, who is too Westernized to use when the studio needs an Asian role, and she can only fight for a white role, or a role where the race is not obvious, but the competition for this kind of role is often white, and the film company will not use her when they hear her Chinese surname.

When it comes to Hollywood racism, there are often people in China who jump out to wash the floor, saying that Chinese actors are not good at English and English, or that people are originally Caucasians, so why should Asians be used. Wang Keying's incident best shows that there is discrimination in Hollywood's bones, Wang Keying is different from other Chinese actors, she has a white face, but she doesn't get a chance because her surname is a Chinese surname, isn't this discrimination?

When Zhang Jingchu heard that Wang Keying was forced to change her name because she was discriminated against, she couldn't help but say, "Are you really willing to change?"

Wang Keying shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Of course I don't want to, that's my father's surname!"

Zhang Jingchu was very sympathetic to Wang Keying, and reached out to pull Zhang Ran's arm, hoping that he would help Wang Keying. In the Hollywood power list released in the first half of this year, Zhang Ran was ranked tenth. As long as Zhang Ran says a word, Wang Keying will definitely be able to get a chance, and there is no need to change his name.

Zhang Ran ignored Zhang Jingchu, this kind of thing is too common in Hollywood, you can't help at all, more importantly, he hasn't seen Wang Keying acting, I don't know how her acting skills are, I definitely can't recommend blindly, but as a Chinese, seeing an actor being discriminated against because of Chinese ancestry, he still can't bear it: "Since you don't want to change, then don't change!"

Wang Keying said helplessly: "But if I don't change my name, I won't get a chance at all." ”

Zhang Ran looked at Wang Keying's eyes and said solemnly: "There are many companies and people who discriminate against Chinese Americans in Hollywood, but there are also companies and people who do not discriminate against Chinese Americans. Whether you can get the role or not depends on your ability. If someone at Summit Entertainment and Netflix discriminates against you because of your Chinese surname, or Chinese ancestry, then you can tell me, no matter who he is, no matter how big he is, I will let him go!"

Wang Keying and Zhang Ran met in Pingshui, and they never expected to get a chance from Zhang Ran, and it was enough for her to be able to give herself a fair environment: "Mr. Zhang, thank you!"

Zhang Ran smiled and waved his hand: "You don't have to thank me, I didn't do anything for you." ”

Wang Keying said seriously: "No, I should thank you." If I hadn't met you, I might have changed my last name, and you kept mine, so thank you very much. She looked at Zhang Jingchu, then at Zhang Ran, and said with a smile: "I'll invite you to dinner in the evening!"

Zhang Ran said slightly: "You have to audition everywhere next, your money should be kept to prepare for the audition, or we will invite you!"

Wang Keying thought for a while, and then smiled sweetly: "Okay, then thank you!"

Wang Keying is a typical self-cooked, with a bit of a big personality, and she is especially able to speak, and she quickly chatted with Zhang Ran and them.

From Wang Keying's words, Zhang Ran learned that Wang Keying returned to China in 2008, that is, at the age of 16, studied Chinese and released singles, and also participated in the Hot Wave Music Festival. At the beginning of this year, Wang Keying returned to the United States, planning to develop in film and television, and wanted to break out in Hollywood. Unexpectedly, what awaited her was all kinds of discrimination and cold reception, and she didn't get the opportunity to perform for nearly a year. At this time, she was reminded that she should try to change her name. Wang Keying was hesitant about this, because her father's surname was very important and represented a kind of inheritance, but if she didn't change it, she couldn't get the opportunity, so she was very distressed about it, so she went to Hawaii to relax.

In the course of the conversation, Zhang Ran and they talked about Hollywood, then about acting, and then about Hawaii. Wang Keying's family is good, she often travels and has been to Hawaii several times. She enthusiastically introduced Zhang Ran to them, where to light a bonfire and dance with tourists, and where to find girls in straw skirts.

In the evening, Zhang Ran and they invited Wang Keying to dinner, and while eating a sumptuous meal, they chatted all over the world, and had a very happy time.

After dinner, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu walked around the hotel's garden arm in arm, and then came to the beach to watch the stars.

Under the quiet night sky, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu sat comfortably on the beach, looking at the stars in the sky, and their hearts were extremely peaceful.

After a while, Zhang Jingchu turned her face sideways, looked at Zhang Ran, and sighed: "I used to know that there was racial discrimination in Hollywood, but I didn't expect it to be so powerful, Wang Keying will be discriminated against even more if she has a white face, and I am afraid that the discrimination against other Chinese will be even more serious." ”

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "In the past, discrimination was serious, but now it is much better, because China is getting stronger and stronger, Hollywood now needs the Chinese market, it also needs Chinese funds, and there are Chinese companies in Hollywood." You see that now more and more Chinese actors are starting to participate in Hollywood movies, at least on the surface, they do not dare to wantonly smear China and discriminate against Chinese as before. But that sense of superiority in the bones, discrimination will not disappear in a short time. However, I believe that in thirty or forty years, when our country becomes the first in the world, they will not be superior. Until then, we can only work hard to build our own film industry, as long as our film industry develops, our films can be sold all over the world, then we don't have to care about Hollywood. ”

The next morning, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu came back from workout, took a hot shower, changed their clothes, and were about to go to breakfast when they heard a knock on the door.

Zhang Ran opened the door and saw that it was Wang Keying, so he said, "It's you, have you had breakfast, let's have breakfast together?"

Wang Keying said with a smile: "I've already eaten it, I'm here to say goodbye to you and Sister Jingchu!"

Zhang Jingchu saw the big bag at Wang Keying's feet, and said in surprise: "I'm going to leave so soon, I also said that we would play together for a few days!"

Wang Keying said with a smile: "Last night, I saw on the Internet that the actors of Summit Entertainment's "The Last Airbender" were going to be selected on the 20th, and the actors of the Aquarium were required to be Latinos, didn't you say that I had a Latino feeling, I wanted to try it." And Netflix is preparing to launch the Marvel drama "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", which will be auditioned after Christmas, and I want to try it too!"

"Avatar" is a popular cartoon on Nickelodeon, which has been nominated for Best TV Animation at the 33rd American Animation Annie Awards, and has a great influence in Europe and the United States. The most important thing is that this story has a strong Chinese mythological color, which involves the four elements of air, fire, water, and earth, each of which has its own unique martial arts. The water tribe is Taijiquan; the Tuguo is the Hongjia boxing; the Fire country is the Shaolin boxing; the Qihe tribe is the Baguazhang; among them, the Tu and the Fire tribe have distinct Chinese characteristics, which can be said to be Chinese.

In the last life, Knight Shyamalan made "The Avatar" into the movie "The Last Child of the Wind", but unfortunately the movie was sparsely made, and the protagonists were all replaced by whites, and the Fire Clan was replaced by Indians, which caused a large number of protests from fans, and film critics also criticized it, and finally even anti-racist organizations came out to protest, and the movie failed at the box office and word of mouth.

In this life, Zhang Ran bought the copyright of "Divine Power" early, hoping to build a series of movies that are popular in the world with the huge influence of cartoons. Since this is the pinnacle entertainment shooting, it is naturally impossible to replace the protagonist with a white man and the Fire Clan with an Indian.

The water tribe in "Avatar" is dark-skinned, but not as dark as the real black people, so the crew plans to find Latinas to play the water tribe. Wang Keying doesn't know if it's darker or tanned, in short, it's a bit Latina feeling. Playing the role of the Aquarium is really more suitable.

Zhang Ran smiled and nodded: "Then good luck, I hope you can get the role you want." ”

Wang Keying smiled and said, "Thank you, I will work hard!" She chatted with Zhang Ran for a few words, pulled Zhang Jingchu to say goodbye, and then left with her luggage.

The encounter with Wang Keying was just a small episode, and it had no impact on Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu. The two of them continue to play around the island, continuing to search for a suitable wedding venue on the island. They ran to many places, Hulopoe Beach, Polyhua Beach, Shipwreck Beach, etc., but Zhang Jingchu was never too satisfied.

The resort manager undoubtedly hoped that Zhang Ran's wedding would be held on the island, and a rich man like Zhang Ran would hold a wedding on the island, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions, which would also be a pull on the island's economy on the verge of collapse, so after knowing that Zhang Ran had not found a satisfactory beach, the manager told Zhang Ran that Lanai Island covers an area of 365 square kilometers, but only a small part of it has been developed, and there are many beautiful beaches that have not been developed. He suggested that Zhang Ran and the others take a helicopter ride around the coastline and maybe find a suitable beach.

Zhang Ran and Zhang Jing's eyes lit up when they first heard this suggestion, this is a good way!