Chapter 322, hooked
Honami and Mo Fei mainly speak Cantonese, and there are things that Honami doesn't understand very well and communicate in English, this half-Chinese and half-foreign way of communication, but Mrs. Suzuki, who is eavesdropping through the earpiece on the side, basically doesn't understand a complete sentence.
"Honami, you haven't slept all night, you must be very sleepy now, go sleep for a while, I'm going back to Hong Kong in two days, and the jet lag won't be so long, so we won't have to be so troublesome to call again." The two of them talked for a while, and Honami yawned a dozen times, so even if he wanted to say anything, he had to consider that he hadn't slept all night.
Honami was about to go to bed after explaining to Mo Fei a few more words about paying attention to her body, but she remembered another thing, and said that she really hadn't slept all night and her mind was confused, how could she forget such an important thing.
Busy lifting his spirit, he said: "Actually, there is one more thing to say, there are two film companies in Japan that invite me to perform, and it is said that they are both going to the United States to develop the market, but I don't know how to choose, so I want to ask my brother to help me make a decision." (There will be an explanation after the question of this title, thank you for the reminder of the book friend XX, I just have such a paragraph, thank you very much!) )
How good a movie can Japan be in this period, and why go to the United States to open up the market, ten out of ten is the idea of borrowing the influence of Honami and "The Silence of the Lambs" in the hope of making some money in the American market. Besides, in Japan in this era, in addition to the famous Akira Kurosawa, Hayao Miyazaki, who has just shown the momentum of rise, and Nagisa Oshima, who has been infinitely reducing production, Shohei Imamura and Shinji Fukasaku are still a bit of a status in Japan. How can any other director be qualified to sell films in the United States, if Kurosawa Akira is looking for Honami to make a film, does he need to say so?
Honami is still a little girl. Of course, I can't see these problems in it, but I am too clear, and said: "Of course, you can accept other companies' films, but you must have a good script." Honami you have just established a good image and fame now, maybe a failed movie will ruin all your previous efforts, so when you receive an invitation, you can ask them to take the script first. I'll take a look at it for you, and if the script is really good, that's fine. ”
In fact, there are still some worries, that is, the perversion of the Japanese. Tokyo isn't hot yet, but there are still nine ghosts, aren't they? If you want to say that those companies are not involved in gangsters, you won't believe him if you kill them, but Japanese gangsters exist legally. It's really going to be such a company. I don't even know if I'm stuck in it.
Of course, Honami didn't know how many things Mo Fei had thought of, she just needed to know Mo Fei's decision. In fact, she herself is not very willing to make Japanese films, and after entering this industry, she has also done some understanding, Japanese films are now very sluggish, and they have no ability to impact Hollywood at all, but the psychology of Japanese women's nature to respect men makes her hope that this sentence is from Mo Fei's mouth, and she may not necessarily go if she is really asked to play.
"Okay. I understand, I listen to my brother! If anyone else comes to me. I said that I had a contract with the company, and all performances had to be approved by the company, but that's how it should be. Honami replied with a smile curling her eyes.
As long as Honami is unwilling, no one dares to do anything forcibly, so he doesn't worry about anything else, and says, "That's good, now you go to sleep, staying up late is a very bad habit." Oh yes, Honami do you have any gifts you want, I'll bring it back to Hong Kong from Los Angeles and give it to you when I'm done, if you don't ask for it, I'll buy it as I want. ”
"There's nothing special you need, just do whatever you want, I'm really sleepy now, I'm going to go to sleep, let's say goodbye."
After putting down the phone, Honami's mother asked, "Honami, whose call was it just now, and you were very happy to receive the call?" ”
"Oh, it's a call from Los Angeles, USA, and it's the movie I starred in, which just won the Golden Globe in the United States." Honami replied casually.
Now that the initial period of extreme excitement has passed, and after chatting with Mo Fei again, Honami's reaction has calmed down a lot, but Honami's mother has begun to get excited.
took Honami's hand and sat down, and said, "Honami, are you talking about which movie you are promoting recently, it's really amazing, I didn't expect that our family's Honami starred in such a powerful movie, it's really a thing to celebrate." ”
Then he thought of something and said, "Honami, who called you just now, a colleague from the company?" ”
"It's the boss of the company and the producer of that film." Honami was so sleepy that she didn't notice the twinkle in her mother's eyes as she asked.
"Oh, that's right. So Honami, are you happy working and living in Hong Kong? Mrs. Suzuki continued to induce Honami to ask.
Honami didn't know the deception, so she dozed off and said, "It's very pleasant, I told you before." I have a lot of colleagues in Hong Kong who are very kind to me, I have made good friends, and Hong Kong is not as oppressive as Tokyo, and I like this life. ”
"If I want you to come back to Japan, after all, you are now very famous, and there are many film companies that want you to make movies, so it would be a good thing to come back to Japan."
"What, back to Japan?" Honami's drowsiness disappeared all at once, and she straightened up and sat firmly, her eyes widened, and she said, "Mom, do you know what you're talking about, it's absolutely not okay." I signed a contract with the company, and I had to do things according to the contract, and the invitations from the film companies had to be approved by the company. And the film industry in Japan is really not very good right now, and even if I do go back to work in Japan, the future will not be as good as in Hong Kong, which is absolutely not good. Besides, I also like Hong Kong, which has a lot of things that Tokyo doesn't have. ”
Mrs. Suzuki saw that her guess was correct, her daughter did have a sweetheart, stretched out her finger and nodded Honami's forehead with a smile, and said, "If you want me to say that you don't like life in Hong Kong." It's not that I like Hong Kong jobs, but what you like most is Hong Kong people, and it's a man. Talk to your mom. What does that boy do, is he also an actor, what does his family do, is it kind to people? ”
Honami suddenly remembered a saying learned in Hong Kong, "People grow old and become fine", but my mother is not old now, why is it like this, she must have been too sleepy just now. The brain doesn't react at all, that's why it's induced to say this, well. This should be described in another sentence, ginger is still old and spicy.
Now that it has been discovered, there is nothing to hide, just if the mother asks about getting married and starting a family. It's not so easy to answer. In short, this matter must not be said.
Rubbing his eyes, he rubbed his face again, sobered himself up and didn't fall into the trap again, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it, but now it's just started dating, and no one knows yet, so I didn't say it." Actually, you should see it. It's the guy who just called, but he's the boss of my company. The one called Mo Fei. His mother died when he was very young, and his father left him forever two years ago, so he is now an orphan with no family. ”
"That's so pathetic, it's always sympathetic to a child without parents. What about his previous family, is his current company an inheritance, and does he have the bad habit of being a rich kid? "As a person who has come over, Mrs. Suzuki is still in the business, and while sympathizing with Mo Fei's life experience, she also does not forget to understand her personal situation, if she is a troubled heir to property, then this matter should be seriously considered.
Fortunately, Mo Fei is just such a problem, and other aspects are completely sunny and positive, and Honami is not emotionally affected by weakness or anything like that, saying: "He is really pitiful, in fact, there are many people who will sympathize with him." There are many things that I have read in the newspapers or told me that his father had a record company during his lifetime, which is the prototype of the current company, but because of his father's dedication to classical music, the company did not do well, and after his death, he left him with a lot of debts, which was about 70 million yen at that time.
At that time, he was still in school, it was the California Institute of Technology, and he was about to graduate with a master's degree. But he gave up his studies, inherited his family's record company, quickly paid off his debts, and in just two years, the company grew to its current size. I've told you pretty much everything else, and you should know a little bit about the situation in this company now, but in essence, he should have been a very poor person. ”
"If it's really like you said, all the movie scripts in your company are written by him, and many songs are written by him, then he is really a very promising young man." Who would be dissatisfied with such an inspirational story, and the person who came over immediately turned to give his daughter an idea, saying: "Such a young man is really rare, Honami, you must make yourself more gentle and virtuous, do what you should do, and fulfill your responsibilities." By the way, Honami, are you already together? ”
Seeing her daughter nodding, Mrs. Suzuki also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and said step by step: "It's better to be together, from now on, you have to take care of him like a wife, and do your best to take care of him." When the time is right, you must also learn to give up your career, be a housewife with peace of mind, and protect a happy family for him. Men need to do business, sometimes it is inevitable that there will be entertainment on the spot, you must understand this, you must not be unhappy because of these things, only those men who have the ability will entertain a lot, and it is impossible for men who stay at home every day to give you happiness. ”
This is the case with Japan's national culture, and almost all Japanese people share this idea, but Honami doesn't care a little. Mo Fei doesn't need other people's understanding anymore, but he won't be able to act on the spot, because he is also a practical person at this point, and he doesn't come to act on the spot at all.
Honami rolled her eyes and looked at her mother, and said that you are saying this because you don't know anything about it, and if you know that he has at least four or five women, you don't know how to teach me.
Mrs. Suzuki saw that her daughter was a little not very serious, and said with hatred: "Honami, you are still young, you don't understand the world, men will never like women who care all day long, these are very important life experiences, you can't help but listen." That's right. What do you call him? ”
"I call him brother"
"What?" At this time, Mrs. Suzuki was really a little upset, patted the armrest of the sofa and stood up, and said, "Honami." How can you do this, even if he is from Hong Kong and doesn't know our customs, but you can't do this, where have you lost all the fine traditions of our Japanese women, even if you don't call them 'pavilion owners' and 'masters', you can't call them that. I think it's necessary for me to follow you to Hong Kong for a while. Teach you how to be a woman, it's really no education at all. ”
Honami, who has always been extremely docile, really had the idea of wanting to bite Mo Fei a few times at this time, isn't this all his fault? With an aggrieved face, he said: "Mom, can you listen to me, I don't want to be called like this, and I also respected him at the beginning." But he must have asked me to call it that. I had to listen to him. ”
Mrs. Suzuki listened to her daughter's words, her face flushed slightly, and she secretly sighed, "Well, is that so, it's normal for you young people to have a lot of ideas, but remember not to go too far, sometimes psychological desires can make people have deformed thoughts." It's okay to play once in a while, but it's better to pay attention to it in your daily life. ”
Find a gap to get yourself into. This is what Honami thinks at the moment, this misunderstanding is a little too big, he raised his hands in surrender, and said: "Mom, you really misunderstood, things are not as complicated as you think, it is because he thinks that my title makes him uncomfortable, and such a name is an insult to me, so after discussion, I decided to change the title." ”
God, this is going crazy, Mrs. Suzuki's face turned even redder, and she kept blaming herself for how she could think of that, misunderstanding her daughter and son-in-law playing perverted games, this mother-in-law is too unremarkable.
But after all, he was a person who had come over, and he quickly adjusted his emotions, and he was not very relieved about his daughter, and said: "No matter what, anyway, I am going to live with you in Hong Kong for a while, teach you what to do, and just meet your young and promising boyfriend by the way......"
"No, Mom." Without waiting for Mrs. Suzuki to finish speaking, Honami immediately stopped: "If you do this, it will put me in a very embarrassing situation, and it will even affect my work, I know what I should do, and my brother doesn't need me to do so much." ”
"I'm just going to live with you for a while, and meet your boyfriend by the way, what's wrong with that, why does it affect your work, are you lying?" This is something that no one will understand.
Honami felt that she must have done a lot of bad things in her previous life, and now she has to accept this kind of torture, and tried to make herself more patient, and said: "Mom, you don't know the situation in Hong Kong, if I start working, sometimes I have to go to Singapore or Macau or something, it is very likely that I will not go home for a week, and you will not have so much time to be with me when you go." I know you mainly want to see your brother, but this one is even more inconvenient, do you know how dangerous his doorstep is, every day there will be all kinds of reporters near his house, waiting to dig up valuable news. Even if he has a meal with a female star, he will be involved in an indescribable relationship, and the things we are together have never been announced to the public, just because I don't want to be surrounded by those reporters every day, even if it is a small thing, it will be infinitely magnified by them, what is the meaning of that life. I'm so young now, I want to work a few more years and enjoy my free life, and if those reporters found out about it, I think I'll have to be a housewife. ”
"It turns out that it's so hard to be a star in Hong Kong, and you can't even make it public to fall in love, so you still say that you like life in Hong Kong very much?"
Honami had to continue to patiently explain: "It's not all like that, it's mainly because he has a lot of influence, as long as it has something to do with him, those media will report it in a big way." I heard that before I went to Hong Kong, he once asked two actresses to have dinner and talk about the script, but after the meal, the behavior of the two of them giving up their seats to each other was described by the media as jealousy, which made everyone very unhappy. You can also see that our company's films are very marketable, they are so popular in the United States, and they are also very popular in those places in Southeast Asia, so even Malaysia will know if there is any news. I didn't want to be harassed by reporters, and I wanted to continue to be an actor, so I had to hide it. ”
"I didn't know before, it turns out that there are so many troubles about being a star. Isn't Mo Jun even more annoyed, being chased by reporters every day like a fugitive, and it feels hard to think about it, I really can't trouble you anymore. ”
Mrs. Suzuki finally gave up the idea of going to Hong Kong, and Honami also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Now that everything that should be said is finished, Mom, you also understand the situation, I am really sleepy, I must go to sleep." You'll have to wake me up before noon, and there's a publicity event to attend in the afternoon. ”
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At the Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles, Mo Fei had just returned to his room from the gym and was ready to change his clothes for breakfast. There are still a lot of interviews to deal with during the day, and you must ensure that you have enough physical strength, because this Demi Moore didn't come to Mo Fei last night, for fear that the two of them would toss too much and miss the day.
As soon as I changed my clothes, the phone in the room rang, and Mo Fei walked over to pick it up: "I'm Mo Fei!" ”
An unfamiliar voice came from the phone: "It's Mr. Mo Fei, hello, I'm Howard Zinn, although this matter is a bit ridiculous to say, I still want to ask, is what you said at the awards dinner last night true?" If it is, then I will put forward a condition now, which has nothing to do with money at all, and I believe it should not make you embarrassed. ”
A stone hanging in his heart was slowly falling, and it seemed that the effect of that passage was very good, and the fish took the bait so quickly, and said with a smile: "Yes, Mr. Zinn, every word I have said counts." (To be continued......)