Chapter 338: Avenue of Stars
The two came to Hollywood's Avenue of Fame with a joke, and before getting off the bus, Zheng Xudong took out a black mask and put it on his face, and took out a peaked cap to put on his head, so as to prevent fans from being recognized.
At this time, his phone rang suddenly, he took it out and saw that it was Tencent's Little Brother Ma (Ma Huateng) calling, he quickly picked it up, "Little Brother Ma, it's less than five o'clock in the morning in China, is there anything wrong with calling so early?"
The voice on the other side of the phone was obviously a little lazy, "Brother, I heard from my American counterpart that you are going to hold a fan meeting in Los Angeles, USA in a while, is this news accurate?"
"I'll go for it, I said Brother Xiaoma, did you plant an undercover agent next to me, from the truth, it hasn't been an hour since this matter was decided, and you will know it in China!?" Zheng Xudong was really surprised when he heard Ma Huateng's words.
Brother Ma on the other side of the phone laughed obviously happily when he heard his words, "Brother, if we don't know this bit of information, don't do any information, go home early and nurse the child." Listen to your tone, is it?"
"Yes, my broker is contacting the location of the meeting and sending messages online, it may start at eight o'clock in the evening, and I am waiting for the specific time and place. Zheng Xudong replied.
"Brother, I want to send a shooting team over to conduct a live video broadcast in China, can you see it?"
"Brother Xiaoma, I have no opinion, you can call President Andrea and get her authorization, as for how to charge and share the account, I don't understand, you can ask her." ”
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to contact you like this. After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Just about to put the phone in his pocket, suddenly the phone rang again, and when he picked it up, he saw that it was the phone number of the domestic magic capital, and it was also a landline number, he didn't know it, and he picked it up now anyway.
"Adong?" a nice female voice came from the phone.
"I'm Zheng Xudong, may I ask if you are... ”
"I'm Zhou Ziqi, vice president of Sina. ”
"Ziqi, it's you, is there something wrong with calling so early?" Zheng Xudong thought about it, this is the fiancée of the second-generation official Zhao Chenglong who lost his gambling with him, and he drank with her and Zhuge Lanxi, Chen Yunting, and Song Yufei, and after drinking too much, he sent her to the Shangri-La Hotel in Lujiazui, where Zhou Ziqi took the initiative to hand over her "clean" body to herself, and he got someone's blood. This scene is like a movie in my mind, as if it was just yesterday.
At this time, I listened to the phone on the other side of the unusually complaining and said: "Why, can't I call you if it's okay? Is there only a working relationship between us?!" Zhou Ziqi on the other side of the phone sat at his desk early in the morning, tears of grievance were already rolling in his eyes. I did say to this little man at the time, "I don't need you to be responsible," but don't you know that women are fickle! In the days when I left him, I was soulless every day, and every time I dreamed of his strong body at midnight, the sheets were already wet when I woke up, and the wonderful feeling of that night was too heartbreaking. She knew that she could no longer maintain her former sanity, and she jumped into his "trap!"
Zheng Xudong heard her infinite resentment from the phone, he knew that the woman was sensitive, vulnerable, irrational, and even crazy at this time, he hurriedly said on the phone: "Qiqi, can I call you like that?"
There was a whisper of "Uh-huh!" on the other end of the phone.
He continued: "I've been thinking about you since I was separated from you for a few days, but I'm afraid of disturbing your work and life, especially your status as the second-generation fiancée. It made me nervous, but today I realized how wrong I was! Can you forgive me?"
He didn't say anything on the other side of the phone, but there was a sob, "Kiki, are you okay these days? Did that second generation bully you? If so, you tell me, I'll clean him up." ”
"Adong, he didn't bully me, it was you who bullied me, your shadow has run to my heart, I want to get rid of him, but I can't get rid of him, you are a big villain!"
Zheng Xudong didn't persuade her immediately, but let her cry for half a minute, and then said: "Qiqi, don't cry, it's your work time, right?
After finishing speaking, the sobbing on the other side of the phone gradually stopped, "I understand what you said, I can't control my feelings, and I need to reevaluate the relationship between you and me for a while." Okay, that's all for now, let's get down to business. The voice on the other side of the phone immediately became serious, and Zheng Xudong found that many of the women he had a relationship with were strong women, and their work and feelings were very separated, so he listened to the other side and continued: "Our Sina headquarters heard that you are going to hold a fan meeting at eight o'clock in the evening Western time, right?"
Zheng Xudong thought to himself, "I haven't received the exact time until now, and Tencent and Sina in China already know about it, which is too shocking!" But I still have to answer the question, "Yes, my economist contacted me, and I don't know the specific time and place until now, but it is Sina and Tencent in your country who know first." You're amazing!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Hearing you say this, it seems that it is impossible for us Sina to broadcast exclusively, you have already promised Tencent!" Zhou Ziqi said domineeringly on the phone.
"Ziqi, I just didn't object, because I can't call the shots in this matter, I asked them to contact my company to find President Andrea. If you also want to live stream online, you have to look for her. "Zheng Xudong doesn't care about 3721, push it out first, and then talk about it.
"Give me her phone, ask for a phone... ”
Zheng Xudong just finished saying the phone number and before he could say anything else, the phone over there hung up, "What a workaholic!" put the phone in his pocket again.
At this time, he realized that Sean was not by his side, and he didn't know what to do? After looking around, he saw Sean and a young girl walking over from a distance, and came to him, "The call is over! I'll introduce this tour guide I found to take us to the Walk of Fame, Josie." ”
"Great, you and I want to go together. "Zheng Xudong really wanted to find a tour guide to help explain it just now. I didn't expect Sean to find it. The two sides gave each other a brief "hello!" and walked towards the Avenue of Fame.
The young man is obviously very professional, and after listening to his introduction, you know that it is not the first time to be a tour guide.
The Walk of Fame includes more than 2,500 five-pointed terrazzo and brass "stars" embedded in the sidewalks that run 15 blocks along Hollywood Boulevard and 3 blocks of Vine Street. The "stars" represent eternal remembrances of those who have made outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, and contain the names of actors, musicians, directors, producers, music bands, theater groups, virtual characters and others. The Walk of Fame is maintained by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the self-funded Hollywood History Trust. It is a famous tourist destination. According to reports, about 20 million tourists have visited the area as of today.
The Walk of Fame was built in 1958 and its first star was awarded to Joanne Woodward on February 9, 1960. By the time Vanna White received the honor on April 20, 2006, it had 2,462 stars. Later, American radio host Ellen DeGeners received his 2470th star. The famous veteran pop group "Backstreet Boys" became the 2,495th star to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and the "star" engraved with the name "Backstreet Boys" will forever be inscribed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7072.
Josie pointed to the Walk of Fame, which runs along Hollywood Avenue from Gower Street in the east to La Brea Avenue in the west, and then along Vine Street between Yucca Street and Sunset Boulevard from north to south. Except for occasional changes of location due to nearby construction or other reasons, the location of the star medallion on the Avenue is permanent.
Each star is made of terrazzo: it is shaped into a pink five-pointed star and inlaid with bronze and embedded in a dark gray square. Inside the pink star is the name of the awardee engraved in bronze, and below it is a ring symbol, representing the area where the recipient will receive the star.
Zheng Xudong thought that he was just carving the name of the person who received this honor on this pink star, but he didn't expect to recognize his contributions in their respective fields.
The tour guide, Josie, introduced them to the two as he walked: 1. Movie camera: indicating that this person has contributed to the film industry. 2. Television: Indicates that this person has contributed to the television industry. 3. Gramophone records: Indicates that this person has contributed to the record industry. 4. Broadcast microphone: show that this person has contributed to the broadcasting industry. 5. Tragicomedy mask: Indicates that the person has contributed to the live drama.
He also said that so far, "Britney" Britney is the youngest star to leave a name on the "Avenue of Stars".
The nomination process for the Avenue of Stars award is closed on May 31 each year, and the Avenue of Stars Committee will meet in the next few months to select the recipients for the next year. The Star Medal ceremony was held publicly and hosted by Hollywood Mayor Emeritus Johnny Grant.
The tour guide, Josie, pointed to the stars on the ground as he walked, and said that this is Harrison Ford's, this is Stallone's, this is Madonna's...
These stars are given to virtual characters in addition to the stars.
"Virtual character?" Zheng Xudong didn't understand for a moment.
To put it bluntly, cartoon characters have been awarded by the Walk of Fame, such as Godzilla, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Woody Woodpecker, Winnie the Pooh, Donald Duck, Pee-wee Herman, Kermit the Frog, Lacey the greyhound, Rugrats, The Simpsons and Snow White.
Josie also found Godzilla, Snow White, and Donald Duck on the streets along the way and pointed them out to Zheng Xudong and Sean.
"By the way, Josie, I heard that we also have celebrities in China who have left their names on the Avenue of Stars, do you know any of them?"
"Don't say it, if you ask others you really don't know, the Chinese who have left their names on the Avenue of Stars Huang Liushuang, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Leslie Cheung, Li Min, Zhao Wei, Huang Xiaoming, I know this, I don't know if there are others." ”
The tour guide said that these people, the first one named Huang Liushuang didn't know who it was, and the others all knew.
The question is: how can Zhao Wei and Huang Xiaoming be famous on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?