Li Zhifan is not the first Chinese-American director to enter Hollywood, compared with those big directors who win awards and are more famous than the top, his first trip to Hollywood as a rising star still needs to be tested.

However, those in Hollywood also know that although it is an animated film directed, written and produced by Li Zhifan, except for Li Zhifan, the team is all authentic American film practitioners.

So this news is not particularly sensational in the United States, it can only be regarded as a small ripple in the microwave.

However, in China, the news has shocked countless people.

But the countries and dates listed are enough for everyone to discuss for a long time.

Under that fast blog, people in the circle rushed to congratulate:

Zhou Shilei: "Lao Tie, really good!"

Wang Yue: "Although it is an animated film, Director Li's skills are obvious to all, and this time it is the writing, directing, and production in one, dominating the soul and flesh of the entire movie, I hope it will be a big hit at the box office!"

Sun Youbin: "Director Li doesn't make live-action movies, so he went to the animated film industry to intervene, hoping to win more awards and more box office." ”

Director Zhou Xi: "Cheer for Director Li!"

Dai Ya: "It's gratifying, congratulations, and respectable! When it comes out, I'll take my children to see it." ”

Yu Heshui: "Is Xiangjiang also released on the same day?"

Kim Yeon-sung: "Call for Director Lee! I'm here to support you!"

“……”

Netizens are even more lively, commenting under the messages of various stars:

"This news is too tight, and the concealment is too deep!"

"Director Yu is also here, take a fish!"

"Director Zhou is too heavy, he can't catch it!"

"I didn't expect that this time China could be released at about the same time as the United States, it's so cool!"

"Director Li makes cartoons, have you found mainland stars to dub them?"

“……”

The dubbing work of various Chinese languages is carried out by Dreamworks, including the Chinese version of dubbing.

Unlike other cartoons, they will find stars familiar to the audience to dub for the domestic box office, and as soon as the voice comes out, everyone can tell who is who.

However, "Dream Travel" did not do this, but found a professional voice actor to dub it.

And what is handed over to them is not the original English version, only the original film without dialogue, which means that no matter which language it is, it is an original dubbing, so each version may be slightly different.

In China, there are many mature and well-known two-dimensional dubbing gods, some of whom are already star-level, and some are well-known to young people for dubbing games.

However, the music part is still Li Zhifan's work.

In particular, the theme song, sung by Li Zhifan himself in both Chinese and English, will be released a week before the release of the movie.

"Dream Travel" is a moving movie, but the theme song "Remember-me" did not become a big hit in North America, at least not the first and second place on the major charts.

So for Li Zhifan, this singing is just to save money, but because of his timbre, the dubbing staff also have to try their best to get close to him, otherwise the difference between the singing voice and the speaking voice is too big, and it is too dramatic.

……

A week later, Mexico was the first to release "Dream Travel".

This version is dubbed in Spanish, and will be used in other Spanish-speaking countries in the future.

For the release of this movie, the Mexican government has made a lot of efforts, and they have not seen such a big deal in managing social security, but I didn't expect that for this "Dream Travel", the Mexican people organized into the cinema and contributed to the box office and attendance.

There are two reasons why it is so hard-working, one is that the story is about the Mexican Day of the Dead, which is one of the most solemn festivals in the country, so it is natural to promote it well, and the second point is that the Mexican government bought out the Mexican distribution rights of this film at a price of 30 million US dollars, so the box office is directly related to how much money the government can make, and it has to work hard to canvass for votes.

On the day of the release, Li Zhifan and the main creative team of DreamWorks went to Mexico to participate in the premiere hosted by the government.

The premiere is scheduled for 9 a.m., which is rare in the world to see such an early premiere, which is usually scheduled in the afternoon or evening, and the reason why the Mexican government has made it so is because the premiere is set at 10 a.m.

After getting off the plane, Li Zhifan saw such a shocking reception scene for the first time in a foreign country -- two teams of armed policemen were lined up on the left and right, and the Mexican Minister of Information personally came to pick up the plane, followed by officials at all levels in charge of film and culture, and when they saw Li Zhifan appear, they immediately applauded and welcomed them.

Mexicans are generally similar to Americans, especially for Li Zhifan, an Asian who is accustomed to seeing people of all colors and nationalities in the United States, and it is no longer possible to judge the nationality of the other party based on their appearance or race alone.

And there are some states in the United States that speak Spanish, especially those near the south and bordering Mexico, most of which speak Spanish.

"Welcome, welcome, I'm Rudolph Ford, on behalf of beautiful Mexico, welcome you!"

The Minister of Information, who took the lead in greeting him, walked up and shook hands with everyone.

"Hello, Mr. Rudolph, this scene is too grand!" Li Zhifan said with a smile.

Rudolph was stunned and looked at Li Zhifan in surprise: "Do you speak Spanish?"

"A little bit!"

Li Zhifan said with a smile, "As a Chinese who wants to travel all over the world, the world's major languages still have to be learned." ”

"Oh! Great! Great Chinese!"

Rudolph was amazed, "We all know that China has a strong learning ability, and your spoken Spanish is very standard." ”

"Makes you laugh!"

Li Zhifan said, "Mr. Rudolph, as a friend, I want to say that there is no need to be so grand, I would like to see the audience in the cinema, they welcome us and like the movie we made, which is the biggest move of our filmmakers!"

"Well, I'll take you to the hotel where you're staying first, and then I'll take you to the scene. ”

Rudolph made a gesture of please, "Guys, please come with me!"

In fact, Li Zhifan and his team only stayed for two days, holding a premiere in Mexico City today, going to Guadalajara and Monterrey tomorrow morning and afternoon respectively to attend two movie meetings, and returning directly to the United States tomorrow night.

But the host still arranged a high-end hotel for them, and there would be a lavish dinner, which the president would attend.

After staying at the hotel, Li Zhifan and others will not be allowed to really rest, but will explain in advance the process of today's premiere ceremony.

Generally speaking, there are not many opportunities for Li Zhifan and others to speak, mainly led by the government, and the main speaking work on Li Zhifan's side is handed over to Sylvo, and Li Zhifan will only make a few comments as a director and screenwriter.

……

After the premiere, Rudolph took Li Zhifan, Sylvo and Matthew on a tour of Mexico City in a stretch luxury car.

There were also four beauties traveling with them, all of whom were female anchors of the TV station, but except for Matthew, who seemed particularly interested, the other three were very restrained.

Along the way, Rudolph introduced a lot of Mexican beauty to the three of them, and when they encountered detailed places, these four beauties did the work for them.

The female anchor sitting next to Matthew and Slva communicated in English throughout the whole process, saving the two a lot of trouble.

On the contrary, the female anchor next to Li Zhifan is different from others, she planned to use English at first, but Li Zhifan spoke Spanish, so she had to follow and speak Spanish, and finally found that Li Zhifan's Spanish was as slippery as her mother tongue, and she didn't need a translator at all.

"Li, how many years have you been learning Spanish?"

"It didn't take long!" Li Zhifan dodged the question and asked instead: "Do you speak Chinese?"

"I'll say a few words!" the anchor said slightly stiffly, "I love you!

"OK!" Li Zhifan said with a smile, "Learn these three sentences, and it won't be a problem for you to make handsome guys in China!"

"Really?"

The enthusiastic and hot national characteristics made the female anchor very curious, how can these three sentences be soaked in handsome guys?

Li Zhifan joked: "For example, if you see a handsome Chinese guy in a Chinese bar, go up and ask him, 'How are you?' and then say I love you, and the matter will be done, and after the thing is over, you can say goodbye." ”

"Oh!

The female anchor didn't make any shy expressions, but felt very excited.

In their eyes, this is not an old driver driving at all, it is just a normal daily communication.

"Li, get more familiar with this beauty!"

Rudolph interjected, "Tonight's dinner, she will be your female companion, and in the afternoon you will all run in and dance with your female companions, and make a good impression in front of the president in the evening!"

“OK！”

The three of them nodded again and again, and Matthew showed even more urgency, turned to his female companion and asked, "Where are you going to practice in a while?"

"Yes!" his female companion readily agreed.

Li Zhifan and Sylvo looked at each other and smiled, still looking like a decent gentleman.

Lunch was held at the hotel, and Li Zhifan finally ate the dishes made with cacti.

China is recognized as a gastronomic country in the world, but this cactus-based dish is still rare.

However, the taste of the dishes is indescribable, equivalent to the feeling of frying a plate of Chinese cabbage, except that the juice is relatively rich, Li Zhifan doesn't think it is delicious.

Before I came, I heard from the staff who came to Mexico to do research and research that Mexicans like to eat bugs, and many restaurants have dishes made with bugs.

At that time, Li Zhifan listened to the color change for a while, but now that he really went to the dinner table, he didn't see a single thing related to insects, but he didn't ask, talking about these things during the meal may not matter to Mexicans, but for him, it is a little uncomfortable.

In addition, the most common thing on this table is corn, for the Chinese people, corn is still very familiar, some food can be known by eating a bite, either wrapped in corn flour, or breaded with corn flour made of food.

Rudolph and everyone left after lunch, leaving Li Zhifan and the others to go back to their rooms to rest.

Dancing is a piece of cake for Li Zhifan, there is no need to run in at all, and for Sylvo and Matthew, who grew up in a small nightclub, it is even more stable, so this afternoon, the three of them are a luxury hotel with an outdoor pool and an independent balcony, enjoying the romantic Mexican style.

……

At night.

Li Zhifan and his entourage went to the banquet on time.

Tonight's banquet was a grand one, attended by many Mexican filmmakers, including many senior filmmakers who have been in Hollywood for many years and have made a name for themselves.

In addition, the most concerned are the international actors in Mexico, and even compared with Li Zhifan, these people are more valued by the local media.

Li Zhifan, as an Asian face and one of the protagonists of this time, is naturally the focus of everyone's attention in this banquet, especially those filmmakers, who have also done their homework before coming, knowing Li Zhifan's influence in China, and China has become the second largest box office market in the world, even Hollywood has changed its way to integrate into the Chinese market, not to mention the actors from these small countries, if there is a chance to go to China to make a movie, it is naturally a matter of coke.

The female anchor who partnered with Li Zhifan is called Miranda, and there are countless male artists and male filmmakers who have had scandals with her, but Miranda is still a stunner in their minds, so as soon as she appeared, many men flattered Miranda frequently, and even passed on the scandal.

However, Miranda has an important task today, and has been focusing on Li Zhifan, introducing him to the guests who came to greet him one by one, as if they were assistants.

"Most of our country's artists are developing in the United States, and there is a shortage of filmmakers in our country!"

Miranda also conveyed a message to Li Zhifan, "And the TV station is even more furnishing now, if I have the opportunity, I would like to jump out and watch it, if I can participate in the movie." ”

"Oh, have you ever filmed?"

Li Zhifan couldn't hear what she meant, and asked with a smile, "It's not easy to be a movie actor, especially in Hollywood, now an actor wants to make grades, do you know how difficult it is?"

"Of course, I know very well!"

"So I'm willing to give, and I'm not afraid of hard work." ”

"Hehe, it's good to have this attitude. ”

Li Zhifan no longer discussed this topic with her, and instead asked, "I heard that the president of your country will come today, right?"

"It should come!"

Miranda smiled, "He's a romantic person, he participates in various banquets every day, of course, the nature of the banquets he participates in is still very high-end, such as today!"

Li Zhifan somewhat understands the significance of this banquet, and it seems that the local department deliberately took this opportunity to hold such a huge banquet for the sake of the president, who likes to attend the banquet.

The national conditions of each country are different, and the leaders are also different, for example, the president of the United States likes to scold people on design platforms, and even some national-level bills are announced on social platforms.

Another example is the president of a European country, who likes to raise dogs, and it is also strange to make the presidential palace the same as a pet base.