Chapter 757: A Sense of Identity
Not to mention Hollywood stars, I'm afraid many Chinese abroad don't know these three things.
Although it is not because of this short game, Matthew is regarded as an old friend here, but the reporters and audiences in the auditorium, as well as the netizens sitting in front of the computer screen, have a good impression and the most basic recognition of Matthew.
"Obviously. The older teacher said, "This Hollywood star likes our culture and has studied it." ”
The younger teacher nodded slightly, "Mandarin is so slippery, many noun allusions come when you open your mouth, he is a high-nosed and deep-eyed Yankee, even if he exercises in advance, it is impossible to have such a good effect." ”
I don't know why, these two suddenly felt that Matthew Horner on the rostrum was much more pleasing to the eye.
On the rostrum, those things were withdrawn just now, and the host Chen Datou started the next part of the event, which is also her strength.
Two sofas, a single sofa, were brought to the podium, and Matthew and Chen Datou each sat on one on it.
"All of them just now show that you know a lot about Oriental culture, and even be proficient in it. Chen Datou said complimentally.
"I can't talk about being proficient, but I've only been exposed to some very superficial things. "Matthew has lived here and understands that the more famous people are, they must keep a low profile in public," the broad spirit of oriental culture, which has been accumulated for more than 5,000 years, is very remarkable. ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience in the auditorium applauded again.
From the very beginning, after some seemingly playful games, and now in the interview, Matthew has always been very humble, without a trace of arrogance, and amiable as if the spring breeze in the capital.
This kind of character design is too much in line with the appetite of the vast majority of viewers here.
When the applause fell, many people wondered, why is a Hollywood star so proficient in Chinese and oriental culture, could it be that our army is really an undercover agent who broke into the enemy?
Although the eyes are black and the hair is close to black, the faces with high noses and deep eyes and water chestnuts don't look like our agents.
If it is said that it is a traitor, it is impossible, how can a Hollywood star, a top socialite in the United States, be a traitor?
Chen Datou also had such questions, so he asked this aspect, "Matthew, when did you start learning Chinese?
Hearing this, Matthew smiled enthusiastically again.
Just let the people here recognize him, and then he can enjoy the treatment of Nicolas Cage at most, but his goal is the most influential person in Hollywood here!
At best, he alone has more influence than Tom Cruz plus Arnold Schwarzenegger and Nicolas Cage combined.
This requires ultimate recognition, as well as nuclear-level weapons.
Thankfully, the previous Matthew Horner was born with this weapon, which saved him a lot of trouble.
"I was introduced to Chinese at a very young age. Matthew said slowly, "It's a natural interest, I'm a very fast learner, and I'm very interested, maybe it's really a natural thing." ”
The audience in the auditorium didn't quite understand what Matthew meant, and they all looked puzzled.
Chen Datou was also puzzled and asked, "You have excellent language talent, and your learning ability is very strong." ”
"It's not. Matthew smiled and shook his head, "I can learn English and Chinese, like French and German, I can't learn at all, my learning ability is very poor, I dropped out of middle school without finishing it." ”
The audience was even more confused.
Matthew stopped selling Guan Zi and said directly, "I think this should be brought by blood. I am partly Chinese and my grandmother is Chinese......"
Wow –
Without warning, the scene erupted in a burst of purification.
"Matthew Horner is Chinese?"
"He's of Chinese descent?"
"No wonder he is so proficient in Chinese!"
"I see. ”
"No wonder, he's one of us. ”
Chen Datou also showed a little surprise, as a famous host who is very entertainment-oriented, she has never heard of Matthew Horner of Chinese ancestry.
Matthew added, "My grandmother is a Chinese, and when I was very young, I was exposed to Chinese from her, and there are many Chinese books in threads, which have a lot of introductions to oriental culture, and I have been very interested in them since I was a child. ”
Many people nodded slightly, and suddenly there was an inexplicable sense of identity in their hearts.
"Unfortunately, my father was an alcoholic gambler, and after my grandmother died, he sold all those books for gambling money. Matthew didn't say much, in the tradition here, it is a very bad thing to talk too much about elders in public, "I never stopped learning Chinese, and then I came to Los Angeles and often went to Chinatown to communicate with people." ”
Matthew first pointed to his eyes, "My dark eyes." Then he pointed to the dark brown, almost black hair, "And the hair, presumably inherited from my grandmother." ”
What he said is all proven, and this kind of thing cannot be said nonsense, otherwise it will be picked up by others, and it will have the opposite effect.
As for Chinatown, he goes there several times a year, and the current Chinese chef in the manor is also hired from there, not to mention the purchase of Feng Youjing, a must-have medicine for home travel.
Matthew spread his hands and said, "So, my Chinese level is no worse than English." ”
Chen Datou nodded repeatedly, "I've always wondered, Matthew, why do you want to learn Chinese, now I understand." ”
"Is he really Chinese?"
On the Internet, in a place where people are naturally questioning, someone expressed a different opinion, "Fake, right?"
"Who knows. ”
Someone else said, "Who went over the wall to Lao Mei to check his old bottom." ”
It didn't take long for someone to post a detailed information, which is not difficult for many people who are proficient in Internet technology, Matthew is a Hollywood star, and the entertainment media in North America have long been unexpectedly exposed to his background information.
In the information, it is shown that Matthew Horner's grandmother is indeed Chinese.
At first, there were still suspicions, and then more people got different versions of the information, all of which proved that Matthew Horner was technically Chinese.
Although Lao Mei's side didn't take this seriously at all, after all, there were too many mixed-race people like Matthew, but this discovery made people here further strengthen their sense of identity with Matthew.
Matthew has a general understanding of the lethality of this ultimate weapon, which is completely different from Lao Mei's social conditions, which is an immigrant society, but here has an extremely strong sense of identity with blood.
Even a small fraction of the same blood in a vein will be treated very differently.
He vaguely remembered that once a certain North American basketball player, a person who could not even understand Chinese, because he was Chinese, received more attention here than a superstar.
This situation is common in most countries around the world.
Matthew has always believed that this will make him a real old friend here.
The atmosphere in the auditorium became more and more enthusiastic, and Chen Datou also asked more questions in a timely manner, especially about "Fast and Furious 4".
After all, the main job of this meeting is to promote the film.
"Your character in Fast & Furious 4 is a race car driver and the face of Mercedes Benz in his own right. Chen Datou asked with a smile, "Have you inspected the racing environment here since you came, and have you ever felt the traffic here?"
The city is world-famous for its transportation, and Matthew smiled and said, "These days, every time I'm stuck in traffic, I've been thinking about it. Seriously, I think I'm going to have to race a motorcycle. ”
The laughter in the auditorium broke out again, and everyone was just as helpless about the traffic here.
Chen Datou waited for the laughter to stop, and then asked, "Judging from the trailer, this movie has a lot of imaginative action scenes, and it also involves many countries, is it a big challenge?"
Matthew nodded slightly, "It's a really big challenge, and there are challenges in many places." But I think the biggest challenge comes from the fact that Fast and Furious has already been filmed three times, and we have to reboot the series, definitely surpassing the previous one, and the fourth part will try to be better than the third. ”
He also said, "In the future, we still want to shoot the fifth and sixth parts, and the fifth part is better than the fourth, and the sixth part is more improved than the previous five." ”
"Have you ever thought about working with filmmakers here?" asked Chen Datou a question that the audience was interested in.
"There are plans for this. Matthew said naturally, "In "Fast and Furious 4", Wu Yan's group played a very important role, and he was very good at how long the rivalry between us was. ”
He thought for a moment and said, "In the future, I hope that this series can have more cooperation with this side, and I also hope to shoot a bloody drag racing scene here." ”
Chen Datou was very cooperative, "I hope we can see that day sooner." ”
However, many people in the audience are secretly shaking their heads, the trailer of "Fast and Furious 4" has already been played, if those drag racing scenes are filmed in China, is it possible?
On the Internet, someone left a message: I now believe that this guy is not an undercover agent sent by our side, and he doesn't know anything about our national conditions.
"yes, yes. ”
There are also people who keep leaving messages echoing, "It's too fake that foreign bikers are galloping across our land and not being punished in the end." ”
Of course, Matthew knows very well that under the current conditions, it is okay to shoot a few literary dramas here, and to shoot scenes such as drag racing, not to mention that it will be released here, I am afraid that I will not even be able to get a filming permit.
The topic of cooperation is not just for gimmicks, but to prepare some real materials.
"I've always wanted to have more collaborations with this side and promote international productions. Matthew threw out the shocking words, "So, I'm going to add a new female character in Fast and Furious 5, played by the actors here." ”
(The setting that the protagonist is of Chinese descent is available in the first chapter.) )