Chapter 137: The Two Who Were Despised

Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er came to Los Angeles to promote "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but apparently did not receive Paramount's attention. Not to mention that it is inappropriate to pay attention to it, but to despise it, but with some contempt.

Let's not talk about the pick-up, Li Jie came, Paramount didn't send staff to receive it, and it is understandable. But how to arrange the publicity, no staff came to communicate, and even Li Jie had to inform him of a sentence. What kind of contempt is this, it is simply contempt.

Obviously, in Paramount's view, Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er are of no use to the film's box office in North America. Even if they are the director and starring of this film, even if they are the owners of the production company of this film.

A newly established new film and television company, a small film and television company that does not even have mature domestic distribution channels, will naturally not pay attention to an international film and television company like Paramount. Their bosses, who cares.

There is indeed a long way to go.

But Zhang Le believes that one day when he and Yang Xin'er come to Hollywood, those big film and television companies in Hollywood will flock to Hollywood, and they will no longer be so indifferent.

"In the past few days, I've been messing around with Brother Jie."

When Li Jie took Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er on a tour of Hollywood, Zhang Le said to Li Jie half-jokingly.

"Don't care! If Chinese filmmakers want to be taken seriously in Hollywood, they have to put in more effort than others. Li Jie was stunned for a moment, then reacted and said to Zhang Le, "When I came to Hollywood, I ran around for a supporting role, and I was dumped by them countless times. This is the polar opposite of what is done at home. For this reason, I once wanted to give up and want to return to China for development. ”

Zhang Le listened quietly and did not interject.

"But I'm a thin-skinned person. If you go back like this, you will not only lose face, but also lose your heart. So gritted his teeth and held on. Well, now, although it is not as good as those popular superstars, at least there are many film contracts, and they are all leading actors, and you can also choose your favorite plays. How much I have been wronged and how much I have suffered during this period, I may not even know myself. ”

"The domestic film market is developing rapidly, and it is not impossible to catch up with North America, or even surpass the North American market. Huaxia has a population base that cannot be proportioned by any region, and the market potential is too great. When the domestic market has developed to a point, Chinese stars have entered Hollywood, and they can't help but pay attention to it. Zhang Le smiled and said.

"Hollywood is like this, if you can bring them benefits, then you are the sweetheart in their eyes. But once you can't bring them benefits, they will not hesitate to discard them. Li Jie said.

"Aren't you worried about Hollywood borrowing Chinese actors to break into the domestic market? There is always a distance between domestic films and Hollywood films. Yang Xin'er said suddenly.

"Iron still needs to be hard!" Zhang Le said with a sigh, "However, the development of the domestic market has also promoted the development of domestic films after all." In the past, it was difficult for a film to break 100 million at the box office, who would dare to make a movie with a big investment? Sometimes, movies are made with money. As soon as the quality of the film comes up, let alone holding the domestic market, it is not impossible to break out of the country and enter the international market. ”

"If a movie wants to go abroad, it really needs excellent quality." Li Jie nodded and said, "Isn't "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" the best proof of this? ”

Zhang Le smiled and did not answer. But he agrees with Li Jie's words very much, and he believes that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will not be low at the box office in North America.

In the previous life, this purely oriental film won hundreds of millions of box office in North America, and it was only the beginning of the new century at that time, and the box office of hundreds of millions was definitely not a small amount.

Paramount was in charge of North American propaganda, but it didn't put much effort into it, and the money spent on propaganda was pitiful. For this film, there is obviously not much confidence either. This is also the reason why Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er came to receive a cold reception.

The talk show arranged has good ratings in North America and has a lot of influence. The reason why it is on this show to promote it is only because that TV station is owned by Paramount.

"Doesn't this show have any script?" Zhang Le looked at Li Jie and asked with some curiosity.

"Nope! said that it was a talk show, but it was actually a show of interest in interviews. And many of the questions were impromptu by the moderator. The two of you should have a lot of experience in this area in China. Moreover, both of you speak English more fluently than I have spent so many years abroad, so naturally there is no problem. Li Jie smiled and said.

In terms of language, he did suffer a lot, and when he first learned English, he almost gave up the idea of breaking into Hollywood. He once was interviewed by reporters, and when asked what was the hardest thing about growing up, he said without hesitation that he was learning English.

Needless to say, Yang Xin'er will have her family background there, although she is not as rebellious as Zhang Le, but her English level is indeed very high.

"Alright, it's time to play!" Li Jie opened his mouth and got up.

And Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er also hurriedly got up and followed to the front desk.

As soon as he came on stage, seeing the host of the show made Zhang Le stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that such a famous host in North America would actually be a big fat man, and his gender was female and his skin was dark.

Zhang Le did not discriminate in any way, but became very interested in this host. Whether it is domestic or foreign, if the host of a popular program is unsatisfactory in appearance, it can only explain one problem. This host must be talented.

In the face of a talented host, you must be vigilant without any script, it is very likely that the other party has dug a lot of holes and is waiting for you to jump.

"Come and welcome our three friends from the East!" The host smiled and said, "Say hello to the audience first." ”

"Hello, I'm Li Jie."

"Hello, I'm Zhang Le."

"Hello, I'm Yang Xin'er."

The three of them greeted the audience with the same simplicity and no excessive nonsense, which was obviously very different from many guests. Many guests are on the show, and once it is time for them to speak, they always like to talk non-stop, so as to increase their time to leave the country.

In other words, it's stealing the show.

Li Jie's brief introduction is to leave more time for Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er, after all, the two of them are on the American show for the first time, and they can talk for a long time to make more viewers remember them.

And Zhang Le's short introduction has something to do with his character. And Yang Xin'er completely followed the footsteps of the two, and the first two said so briefly, she followed suit, without thinking too much.

Perhaps, Yang Xin'er doesn't need to steal the spotlight from anyone on the show, she will always be the most dazzling in the show. It was a habit, and she hadn't reacted to it for a while.

But she seems to have forgotten that the audience of this show is not the same as the domestic audience, and no one knows her at all.