Chapter 145: A Kung Fu Star from the East
"Hear me, you crazy woman!" Roy felt like his fingers were about to break, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.
"Answer?"
"I know! I won't do it again!" At this time, even if she asked him to take the moon off the sky, Roy would not hesitate to agree. Damn woman, that's really ruthless!
Lyra let go of her hand with satisfaction: "Remember what you said, or, you can test my tolerance for the price of a finger." ”
"I'm going to try it if I'm crazy!" Roy grunted, not wanting to drive away for a moment.
What he didn't know was that Leila wasn't joking.
She has a series of plans for him, and it can be said that he is a very important piece of her plan in the future. If he gets into trouble because of drinking, or even worse, he may become a star that fades before it is light. If he dares to turn into a meteor before her plan is finished, she promises that even if his meteor falls to the ground and falls to pieces, she will dig him out of the ground and smash him with a hammer!
That evening, Leila returned to her grandparents' home in New York.
She didn't have anything to do for the next while, so she wanted to stay here to eat her grandmother's Chinese food, and by the way, she thought about the next work. With the completion of the production of the Grim Reaper, her vision is no longer limited to small-budget production. If possible, she would like to try something bigger.
More investment does not necessarily mean more benefits for others, but there is no obstacle for her at all. She knows what works will be loved by the audience in the future, but she feels that she still lacks experience in controlling big productions.
When she returned home, she was not unexpectedly taken to the study by her grandfather and lectured. Obviously, the old man felt that the last time he scolded her on the phone was not enough, and now he was carried over again before he even changed his clothes when he got home, and it was still her grandmother who took pity on her and rescued her from that terrible study hell.
In less than half an hour, Leila was once again "forced" by her grandfather to make an agreement to produce three programs. That is, in the next five years, she must ensure that three programs with good ratings are honestly handed over to him by her. Coupled with the promises she had made on the phone, Leila felt that she would be very busy in the next few years......
In fact, if she really doesn't want to, she can not agree at all, she is also very skilled in playing tricks on her elders or something, as long as she shows a pitiful expression in front of her grandmother, her grandfather's threats and reprimands can become a smile in her ears.
But she liked the family, liked the love and doting that each of them loved her, and she was willing to do something for them. The reason why he was reluctant was also to make the old man have a more "sense of achievement".
Let's just say at this time, I believe that the grandfather who is still in the study is either smug about what he just happened, or brags to his old friends that his sword is not old.
Lyra thought she could conceive a new movie quietly at home, but an unexpected person appears at her home on the Upper East Side.
"Hello, Director Moran. I'm Long Chen. "Speaking from a Chinese person with some foreign accents.
That familiar face made it difficult for Leila to recognize it, it was none other than one of her favorite martial arts stars from before - Chen Long!
"Hello, Mr. Chen. Leila greeted her as she shifted her puzzled gaze from Long Chen's side to her grandmother, who had brought him in.
Grandma pulled her aside and told her what was going on. It turned out that she and Chen Long's grandmother were very good friends decades ago, but unfortunately they have rarely been able to contact each other since she married here. This time, Long Chen came over with her *** letter, because he wanted to ask Leila for help.
Grandma was moved when she saw her old girlfriend's letter, and in her words, "If you can help, help it", after all, decades of love.
After learning about the matter, Leila sent her grandmother out of the study, and it was a little strange to ask Chen Long to sit down.
"What can I do to help Mr. Chen?"
"I'm sorry I came presumptuously. Long Chen said apologetically.
"I understand Chinese, how can you speak freely." His not-so-standard English made Lyra a little embarrassed. I didn't expect this Brother Chen to have such bad English in the early years.
Chen Long seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, smiled self-deprecatingly and turned to Chinese and said, "Alas, English really gives me a headache." ”
"It's okay, you can express yourself. Leila smiled and brought the topic back to the point, "I wonder if I can help you?"
Chen Long took out a script from the bag he was carrying and handed it to her, and said with a solemn expression: "I hope I can ask you to direct this movie." ”
"It's ......" Leila took the script, and saw that it read "RushHour".
Her heart thumped, it turned out to be this movie!
I heard Chen Long say: "I am still somewhat famous in the East, and I have been wanting to go to the West for a while and spread our kung fu to the West." ”
Layla nodded to understand what he meant. She knew that his reputation in the East was definitely not as simple as "being somewhat famous", but it was useless for him to be famous in the East and put it in Hollywood.
Arrogant Hollywood simply looks down on celebrities from other countries, no matter how great a star you are in your home country, in Hollywood you have to follow the rules and step by step from below. At most, it's a little bit higher than those at the bottom.
"I think of Hollywood too simply, it's like two completely different worlds from the East, and they also have completely different aesthetics. Once again this year I failed, and this script was my last stand. ”
Instead of speaking, Leila pursed her lips and flipped through the script in her hand.
Speaking of which, Chen Long's luck is really not good, he officially entered Hollywood with "Red Fan Zone", and he has not starred in any valuable movies since then.
Now, no more than in later generations, there are still some misunderstandings and hostilities of Orientals in the eyes of Westerners. Generally, the Oriental people who appear in movies are either villains or tricks, and it is even more difficult to get a brilliant role than blacks.
"You're talking about the Starlight Dragon Gate Array?"
Chen Long was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "It turns out that you also know this movie." ”
Of course Leila knows, because the film's pre-release campaign is definitely not easy. In addition to its screenwriter is millionaire Joe Ezethars and directed by Arthur Shearer of "Love Story", it also announced that three superstars have joined the cameo. Among them are Sylvester Stallone, a famous tough-guy action star, Whoopi Goldberg, a nun who is also crazy, and Long Chen.
This is a very strong lineup, Chen Long was very happy to accept it after receiving the invitation, but what he didn't expect was that the movie brought bad reviews after its release.