Chapter 192: The Real Slum!
became famous overnight, talking about Zhang Fan at this time.
A song on an American idol show made Zhang Fan instantly a hot topic. And this moveslikejagger also became a popular song in a very short period of time.
Many music companies were the first to find Zhang Fan, and they all wanted to sign Zhang Fan. At the same time, take ownership of the moveslikejagger.
It's just that Zhang Fan has no idea of working for others. The results he worked so hard to get were taken away by others, and he had to nod and call the boss of the family, praying for a reward for his salary? Zhang Fan would only agree when he was crazy.
The record has been recorded, and it is better to send it to the factory for direct filling. As for the distribution channel, Zhang Fan had already reached an agreement with Universal Music when he was in Los Angeles, and they would release it on his behalf.
MoveslikeJagger started to take off quickly. The on-demand rate of the radio station has risen all the way, and the sales of the single have exploded instantly after the official release. In the first week, it was directly airborne to the 39th place in the Billboard 100!
After taking Jessica to participate in several programs intensively, Zhang Fan flew directly to Los Angeles, where the preparation of the crew had been successfully completed.
"You're finally here. Zhang Fan was really happy after meeting his agent Li Ruhui in Los Angeles.
Under the busy work, having an orderly person like Li Ruhui who can take care of everything can definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Zhang Fan has been surrounded by people from the American branch recently, and although there is no language barrier, it is still a little difficult to do things. Now that Li Ruhui is here, all those cumbersome affairs can finally be thrown out.
"Am I really that important?" Li Ruhui smiled like a flower, and the water in her eyes flowed, "More important than your female singer?"
"Of course. Zhang Fan nodded confidently: "You are the most important!"
Li Ruhui laughed, smiling very happily.
Recently, she has been busy with corporate affairs in China. She had to do the construction of the company building, the variety show, who can become a millionaire, and the filming preparation of the running man.
After dealing with these things with great difficulty, Li Ruhui hurried over to the United States and saw Zhang Fan and a beautiful woman collaborating on a popular song, and the anger in her heart can be imagined.
Fortunately, Zhang Fan was appeased in a few words, and then with Li Ruhui taking care of the affairs of the United States, Zhang Fan was much more relaxed.
Zhang Fan's movie title is Slumdog Millionaire. Not only did he do this show, but he even had the same name. It's all about the rhythm of consuming it to the end.
When the crew was formed, something that happened in Hollywood was commonplace.
When Zhang Fan came out of the shower, Li Ruhui gave him his mobile phone with a strange face and told Zhang Fan that several beautiful actresses who were well-known in Hollywood invited him out for a drink.
In the United States, the purpose of a woman inviting a man out for a drink at this time is naturally self-evident. What makes Zhang Fan strange is that he is not familiar with his mobile phone number in the United States, how do these people know?
It was Li Ruhui who explained the reason for Zhang Fan. The industry is thriving, but the connections inside are not huge. All kinds of intertwined human relations and interest exchanges, only a few people need to be tossed and turned to get his mobile phone number.
As for the purpose of these actresses inviting him, it is naturally self-evident. They all fell in love with the position of the heroine of Zhang Fan's movie.
In Hollywood, no movie will be short of actors. Many people are even willing to appear for free in order to have the opportunity to be on camera, and even willing to pay other costs.
In Hollywood, there is nothing that cannot be traded in order to become famous.
For this kind of common thing in Hollywood, Zhang Fan is naturally insensitive to gratitude. Zhang Fan didn't want to ruin his first film work because of women's problems.
After handing over the book publication, film follow-up promotion, crew post-production support, single record release, negotiations with Disney, negotiations with Universal Records, and many other matters to Li Ruhui. Zhang Fan flew directly to India with the crew.
The film Millionaire in the Slums was filmed in India, and the essence of the film is actually to expose the dark side of Indian society.
The whole of India is filthy and messy, full of garbage, religious conflicts, low education, strict hierarchies, corruption, corruption, gangs, wealth gaps, dishonest societies, etc. And these contents are the favorite of those old men at the Oscars. They like to look at the dirt and mess of other countries, so as to show off the good of the United States.
If this kind of filming were done by other countries, the Indian authorities would never allow it. Although this is the reality, Indians still want to save face.
However, now Zhang Fan's film is under the name of Disney's investment, facing a strong public relations from the Hollywood giant Disney. India, which has a great admiration for the United States, has naturally been easily connected to various relations.
The main actors in the film are all interviewed in Hollywood, and most of them are British or American with Indian ancestry. As for most of the other actors, they are all recruited directly.
You don't have to build a set for a location or anything, and the whole of India is full of scenes from those movies, and you can shoot anywhere.
Zhang Fan is the director and producer of this film. These two positions are the biggest names on the set, and now they are concentrated on Zhang Fan alone, which means that he holds the power of life and death on the entire set.
Mumbai, the largest city on the west coast of India and the largest seaport in the country. It is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the trading center of India. It is not only the largest city in India, but also one of the most populous cities in the world. Up to 25 million people live here!
More than 20 million people are crammed into one city, and the thought of it makes people's scalps tingle.
The heart of the city has beautiful beaches with mountains and seas, as well as clean and beautiful streets. The conditions in all respects are not at all worse than those of the world's famous metropolises. But these are places that belong to the upper caste and those who have the wealth.
Most of the city has no running water, garbage everywhere, everyone has vegetables, and there are dense patches of low and dilapidated slums! The real core of Zhang Fan's film is to reflect the real side of Indian life!
When Zhang Fan stepped off the plane, the first feeling was heat!
It was so hot here that Zhang Fan had already begun to sweat on his forehead after walking a few steps, and after hurriedly getting into the car that came to greet him, he felt the coolness of the air conditioner and breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Mr. Zhang, are you going to the hotel now?" A balding middle-aged white man in the car turned his head to look at Zhang Fan from the passenger seat, with a flattering look on his face.
"Are you all ready?" Zhang Fan knew this middle-aged white man, his name was Eddie, and he was the head of Disney in Mumbai.
It sounds like the head of a region, and the reputation seems to be very big. But from Los Angeles to India, simply put, he was assigned.
When preparing the crew in Los Angeles before, Eddie came to discuss with Zhang Fan about filming in India. Zhang Fan only showed a hint of wanting to recruit, and the person in charge of the Indian region instantly turned into an employee who served Zhang Fan wholeheartedly.
"I've negotiated with a hotel. "Although Eddie is currying favor with Zhang Fan, his work ability is still good. Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve the position of the regional head in the case of being assigned"I use the name of Disney, and the hotel said that if you stay for a long time, you can give a lot of discounts. ”
"Good. Zhang Fan laughed, "The crew has Disney's investment, of course, they have to use their names." ”
Americans are treated well in India, and many things are convenient. Just like when I went out of the airport before, none of the hundreds of people in the entire crew were stopped for inspection. If you're a visitor from another non-white country, it's a no-brainer to be asked for a tip.
Eddy Pack's hotel is located in the heart of the city near Victoria Gardens. The garden is home to a zoo, a museum, various religious buildings, and much more. It is the heart of Mumbai.
When working, Zhang Fan will not treat his employees badly. Hundreds of people in the crew live in this five-star hotel, at least the accommodation and food will not be boring.
At night, Zhang Fan stood on the balcony of the most luxurious presidential suite of the hotel, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking at the high-rise buildings with novel shapes in the distance, and looking at the beautiful night scene with dazzling lights and golden lights. I thought to myself that India does not look as poor and backward as it seems in the news.
It's just that when Zhang Fan went to the slum to check the filming location the next day, he finally saw India in the real sense.
A large area of low, dilapidated and dilapidated houses that were densely packed together, and the road was completely invisible.
The telephone poles on the corners of the street are covered with a dazzling dense mass of wires that look like spider webs. The narrow roads are still full of all kinds of garbage, especially plastic bags.
The huge sewage outlet is constantly discharging dirty sewage that makes you sick to your stomach when you look at it, but there are many Indian women who are using this sewage to wash their clothes! Zhang Fan even saw many children jumping into the sewage and swimming in the sewage!
There was a pungent smell in the air that made people frown. Sweeping the eyes, the streets were lined with filthy excrement. I have always heard that Indians don't like to go to the toilet, and this time Zhang Fan witnessed it with his own eyes.
Every single room in the house is unusually small. In such extremely hot weather conditions, Zhang Fan did not see the shadow of an air conditioner. The intricate lanes are like a labyrinth that connects the entire slum.
After Zhang Fan and his entourage went deep into the slums, they saw women washing clothes, cooking and working, and children screaming and running and playing. And yet the men were all sleeping!
Either sleeping in a stuffy house, or directly in the shade of a tree who is on the ground. Either sleep under an elevated railway or road bridge.
Before, Zhang Fan was still feeling sorry for the miserable lives of these people, and showed his sympathy. But after seeing this, his sympathy disappeared in an instant.
In one word, lazy!
Even if you don't have the opportunity, you have to create opportunities to earn money to support your family is what a man should do, instead of sleeping all day!
After seeing everything in the slums, Zhang Fan breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Thanks to the motherland, my life is really good!"