Chapter 103: Conquering Hollywood
Back at the hotel, Cage and Julie followed Ke Zihua to his room, although it was not early, they were both worried about Ke Zihua's state.
Seeing that they were all following him, Ke Zihua asked a little strangely, "Aren't you going back to sleep so late?" Want to drink more? β
Cage nodded, then casually went to the wine cabinet and took out a bottle of whiskey, and said to him with a smile: "The wine I drank just now always feels boring, come on, let's drink some more." β
Julie winked at him and said angrily, "I didn't drink any alcohol to drive for you, so let's drink some more, good brother?" β
Ke Zihua shook his head helplessly, "Okay, but neither of you two drinks much, anyway, I don't have to film tomorrow, you will feel uncomfortable if you drink too much." β
In fact, on the way back, Ke Zihua felt that he had something to say, which would just treat them as the object of confiding, and he nagged about his own thoughts.
"Cage, I'm sorry for today's incident, I'm not that racist, and I don't want to embarrass you, but"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Cage, "Dude, it's nothing, don't believe you ask Julie, we've seen a lot of things like this." β
Then, Cage said seriously: "Take me as an example, you should know what kind of person I am, right?" Although I don't treat others differently, when I encounter this kind of thing, I can only watch, because in my position, I am destined not to do what I want to do. β
Julie also reluctantly agreed: "That's right, I've also encountered black actors being bullied, but I'm just a small actor, what can I do when I encounter this kind of thing?" β
Cage nodded, and then said affirmatively: "Your watch today really surprised me, it's so courageous!" You know, I was so proud of you at that moment! β
Julie took a sip of whiskey, then tilted her head and laughed, "Me too, I found that I really like you more and more, what do you think I should do?" β
Cage flicked Julie's brain, and said helplessly: "Come on, Julie, don't make trouble, let's get serious." β
Julie rubbed her head aggrievedly, and said coquettishly: "Okay, okay, for Ke's sake's sake, I'll let you be the master today." β
Being troubled by them, Ke Zihua's mood was not so heavy, in fact, the reason why he said that was not only because of Tupac's relationship, but because he thought of his previous encounters.
As a Chinese actor, although he will work hard to fulfill the director's requirements every time, he has never been recognized, not because his ability is too poor, but because of his yellow skin and black hair.
In this country, there has never been such a thing as equality, and most white people always look like they are superior, and in their eyes, black-skinned African-Americans and yellow-skinned Asians have always been the dregs of society, and even if they try harder, they are still not recognized by mainstream society.
He is also a normal person, and he also has his own grievances and complaints, so when he saw Tupac speak out angrily, he was also infected by that thick grievance, so he would stand up and speak for him.
At that moment, he didn't think too much about it, but when he saw Cage and Jolie blushing with shame, Ke Zihua also regretted a little, he regretted that he shouldn't have dragged his friends in.
Fortunately, they did not blame themselves, but agreed with what they said, and now they are still worried about their situation, so they are here to drink and chat with themselves.
This made Ke Zihua feel very warm, and he felt very lucky to be friends with them.
It was precisely because of this incident that he truly realized that not all white people are so arrogant and unreasonable.
Many of them are kind, full of love and a sense of justice, willing to be kind to everyone, and they also have a deep sense of disgust at this discrimination.
The three of them chatted while drinking, and soon they chatted late into the night, when they were all a little too drunk, and the whiskey was still very energetic.
Cage was already so drunk that his neck was red, and he poured a little whiskey into his glass, Cage shook the wine glass in his hand to Ke Zihua, and then asked: "Brother, in fact, I have always wanted to ask you, why did you become a nerd after you came back from that Chinese movie star?" β
Julie also grinned and said, "Yes, I also wanted to ask you, but I was afraid that you would think I was verbose, so I never asked." β
Ke Zihua was also a little drunk, stretched out his hand and nodded at Cage, and said, "Cage, what do you think of your action movies?" β
Cage smiled shyly, and then said without modesty: "I think the film I made is very good, the action is hot, and everyone likes to watch it." β
Ke Zihua nodded and affirmed: "Well, it's really good, "Prison in the Air", "Changing Face", and "Brave Death Island" are all good-looking. β
"After a while, I'll find you a movie of my big brother and show you what a real action movie is."
Cage smiled again, and then said to Ke Zihua: "I've heard of that person, isn't he from Hong Kong Island, saying that he is your kung fu star." β
"Although I haven't seen his movies, I also know that he is a very popular star among you Chinese, just like Cheng Long, right?"
Ke Zihua nodded, "His status in the hearts of our Chinese is the same as your current status in Hollywood, although his acting skills may not be as good as yours, but he is definitely the idol of countless people in kung fu movies." β
Speaking of this, Ke Zihua's heart suddenly felt sad and indignant, "But such a kung fu superstar, when he arrives in Hollywood, he can only work hard!" β
"Do you know how much he was paid for his first film? 500,000 USD! β
"Not only is he not the protagonist, but he has to play a negative role, but the remuneration is only a pitiful half a million dollars!"
"It's because he's not recognized that he's being treated like this, Cage, do you think that's fair?"
Cage and Jolie listened to Ke Zihua's words quietly, and at this time they also felt in their hearts that maybe Hollywood was really too harsh on them Chinese actors.
If that person is really as good as Ke Zihua said, I'm afraid he has really suffered a lot of grievances, and it's no wonder that Ke Zihua is like a different person after coming back from his house, and he studied like a different person.
Julie said hatefully: "These guys have always been like this, unless you can get their approval, they won't treat you equally." β
Cage said leisurely: "How can it be so simple? Unless you can become an instant hit, you still have to stay up for a while. β
"Ke, do you know how they work? In order to ensure the box office of the film and the reputation of the big-name stars, they will specially invite well-known screenwriters to tailor scripts for the stars, and in the process of filming, they will tilt all resources towards them. β
"If it's like you said, then I think it's probably difficult for you, a friend, to become an A-list star in Hollywood, because he doesn't have such connections and connections, and he can make great efforts to tailor a suitable movie for him."
Ke Zihua slapped the table heavily, and said sadly: "I used to think that they couldn't succeed, just because of the cultural differences between the East and the West, and it seems that this is the main reason when you say this!" β
Cage shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Isn't it, what culture is different? That's all an excuse, and of course it's a protective measure, and only by maintaining Hollywood's extremely high status can they maintain a sufficient sense of superiority. β
"The audience is like a fledgling, basically what you feed them, they will eat, as long as the film is good-looking and respected, then there is no reason not to be popular."
Listening to Cage's words, Ke Zihua suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness, he knew that what Cage said was right, in fact, cultural differences were only one of the factors.
If cultural differences are really the biggest obstacle to the development of Chinese actors, then with the success of Li Xiaolong and the example of Cheng Long, why can they all gain a foothold in Hollywood?
It turns out that cultural differences are completely avoidable, and the cultural differences between the East and the West are not yet so big that they cannot be integrated at all!
The most typical example, take "Kung Fu Panda" as an example, if it is really not accepted by Westerners because of cultural differences, then this cartoon will never be so successful.
In fact, many Western audiences have a longing for Eastern culture, especially the mysterious Chinese culture.
It's just that no one pays attention to this now, so they won't take it seriously, Chinese actors and Chinese elements.
And even if they really start to pay attention to this, it is only for more box office and to occupy this huge market.
There will even be a farce of using Chinese actors and implanting their advertisements in films shown in China, and then deleting all these scenes when they are screened in other regions!
This doesn't mean that people are starting to pay attention to you, it's just the power of money, they don't take you seriously in their bones, and when they make enough money, they will proudly proclaim: "Brothers, go ahead, there are a lot of stupid people there!" β
Thinking of this, Ke Zihua's heart was even more congested, and he muttered with a sad face: "What should I do?" What should I do? β
Julie didn't know what Ke Zihua was thinking, and thought that he was still worried about the Chinese movie star, so she persuaded: "Don't be so sad, it's actually very easy to solve, it just so happens that you are also going to invest in Iron Man, why don't you just establish a company, and when you make money, what kind of movie you want to make, isn't it up to you?" β
This sentence, like a shining star in the night, pointed out the direction for Ke Zihua!
Although he had thought about this aspect before, Ke Zihua hoped that he could work steadily and step out of his own path step by step.
Now he finds that such an idea is too naΓ―ve, and he has the whole of Hollywood in his head, and if he doesn't use it, he is really ashamed of his strange experience!
Ke Zihua's heart suddenly became hot, "Julie is right! I'm going to have my own company! Then go and make the movie you want to make. β
"I'm going to take over all of Hollywood!" (To be continued.) )