Lance looked down at the various microphones in front of him, stacked on top of each other on the heavy wooden table of primary colors, and roughly looked at at the past at least twenty, each microphone was marked with the name of the media, the familiar Chinese occupied an absolute advantage, and the media familiar in the memory of the first life was almost exhausted.

The domestic media is pursuing Hollywood movies, and Lance, who used to be an entertainment reporter, naturally knows nothing better. For the European market, the name of the three Oscars of the "City of God" is not very effective, but it is very attractive in the domestic market; The strong Chinese/Chinese elements in the "day after tomorrow" can also trigger more discussion gimmicks, and the media attention and market appeal will not be too bad, just like the excellent results achieved in China in "2012".

Still, the media enthusiasm displayed by the microphone in front of him at this time made Lance raise his eyebrows slightly.

Then, the red light of the camera in front of him turned on, and the big screen in front of him could see the scene of the fan meeting on the other side of the Pacific, Lance raised his eyes, and before he could even see the scale of the crowd at the scene, he heard the screams sweeping over, as if even the camera began to tremble slightly.

The surging enthusiasm was really out of Lance's expectations, and involuntarily, a smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, not only because the publicity work of "the day after tomorrow" was very good, which was a happy event for the box office of the movie; And because this is his hometown, the place where his soul is converted, the trembling of love cannot be accurately described in words. After a lifetime of vastness, he once again felt the breath of his hometown.

"Hello everyone, I'm Lance, it's nice to meet you." Lance waved his hand at the camera and greeted him in standard Chinese, "It's a pity that this time because I have a job, I can't go to Beijing/Beijing in person, so I can only meet everyone in this way." But at least you can go into the cinema and exchange ideas with me behind the screen. I think it's going to bring us closer together. ”

Lance was not able to go to Bei/Beijing this time, but he did have a job, and the script of "Killing with a Knife" has entered the completion stage. Since Paramount hopes to release the film within this year, the crew made every effort to get to work before June. Time is indeed very precious for Lance now, he spends almost all of his time on script creation, and even the box office success of "The Day After Tomorrow" in North America has not been paid more attention to. Not to mention. During the entire promotion process of "The Day After Tomorrow", Lance, as the director, almost did not appear, so this time he did not participate in the overseas publicity trip.

After Lance finished speaking, the whole scene fell into a stunned silence, the unbelievable silence almost made one suspect that everyone had gone, and Lance was facing an empty hall.

Even the host was completely stunned at this time, after rumors said that the rising director spoke good Chinese and knew a lot about Chinese/Chinese culture. But everyone thought it was just a polite remark.

It's not that Chinese is like a book of heaven for foreigners, but Americans hardly speak a foreign language except English, and even Spanish, a compulsory high school course, is a big problem for most students, in stark contrast to the skills that Europeans have to learn four or five foreign languages.

But now, Lance not only speaks fluent Chinese, and not just polite words or short phrases like "hello, thank you", but an entire paragraph that contains complete passages of personal thought, while also expressing clearly, except for a slightly jerky pronunciation. It's like a native who has lived in China for many years, how can it not be shocking.

Lance is actually definitely a little embarrassed at the moment, his soul is Chinese, a Chinese. But I haven't spoken my mother tongue seriously for more than ten years, and sometimes I can't remember the words for a while, which is really embarrassing. It's like lying in a hospital bed for too long, and when you get up again, you forget how to walk, and you even have the same hands and feet.

"Hehe, everyone was shocked, right?" Daniel Wu's voice came. As a landlord, Daniel will naturally not be absent from the promotion of the film in China, but his footage in the movie is less than a minute, so today he is more of an escort. "To be honest, Lance speaks Chinese more fluently than I do, and his pronunciation is more standard than mine. The first time I saw him, I was completely intimidated, and so was Lucy, and we both stuttered there and didn't know how to respond. ”

When Daniel finished speaking, he and Lucy both burst out laughing, and the scene came back to life. The applause began to ring one after another, and finally joined together, and the thunderous applause made the scene reach the highest peak since the opening.

Sitting on the other side of the big screen, Lance blushed a little, as if someone was applauding him for his natural skills, which was really confusing. Lance wiped his sweat secretly in his heart, it seemed that he was a little carried away after such a long time to reconnect with his hometown.

Lucy covered her mouth a little embarrassed, "Actually, English would be a more convenient choice when we communicate with Lance. Although Lucy is of Chinese descent, she was born in Queens, New York, and can be said to be an American through and through.

The host didn't come back to his senses until now, stammering, "Wow! I really didn't expect that Mr. Strello's Chinese is so fluent and can fully reach the level of daily communication! What a surprise! ”

"I used to study Chinese for a long time, and I was really interested in Chinese/Chinese culture, especially food." After Lance finished speaking, the smile on the corner of his mouth added a touch of slyness, making the handsome face suddenly come alive, causing a scream at the scene. Then, Lance switched back to English mode, "Seeing the blank look on Jack's face, for the sake of my actors, I still avoided talking about topics that they couldn't participate in. ”

The audience immediately burst into laughter, and Lance explained in English, "I'm praising Chinese/Chinese food, you know, in addition to mushu pork and kung pao chicken, xiao long bao, stinky tofu, donkey rolling, sour plum soup, siu mai...... These are very tasty. ”

"I'm already drooling." Jack cooperated and wiped the saliva from the corners of his mouth, so that the laughter of the audience could not be stopped.

"Mr. Strello, it's really a huge pity that you didn't come to Bei/Beijing in person this time." The host is sincere, not just polite words, "When filming the movie 'The Day After Tomorrow', why did you think of adding Chinese/Chinese elements?" And also invited many Chinese actors to participate in the production of the film. ”

"China is a country that no one can ignore, isn't it?" Lance's simple words are full of various meanings, and the American media and the Chinese/Chinese media can obviously interpret different answers, "In fact, when preparing the script of the 'day after tomorrow', due to the particularity of the film, we must think from a global perspective, the first to enter our attention is Scotland, followed by Germany, and in Asia, we have to choose between China/China, Japan and Russia, I firmly deny that the choice of China/country is because of my personal preference, I think it's mainly because of the Pacific Ocean currents, which makes Hun/Chun the best choice. But ......," Lance shrugged, "I don't think anyone wants to listen to these boring theories, so let's just assume it's because of my own selfishness." ”

The laughter erupted again, and even the host almost forgot about his duties, and Lance then added, "Of course, I also have great confidence in the box office in China, so I hope my promise will not be disappointed." ”

Applause, thunderous applause.

The overseas promotion of each crew is aimed at the box office, but people always like to use all kinds of reasons to whitewash this real purpose, polite with alienation, and even a few Hollywood crews go to China/China to promote, just stay for one night and leave in a hurry, completely as a business trip, which is in stark contrast to the publicity itinerary in the Japanese and European markets.

But Lance did not deliberately hide it, and his honest words carried a hint of cunning, not only did not make people feel evil, but on the contrary, they also narrowed the distance between them. This made the audience applaud spontaneously, without any mention at all.

"Mr. Strello, if you had the opportunity in the future, which Chinese/Chinese actor would you like to work with?" The moderator's question has a distinct Chinese/Chinese character, and it is also a hot focus of media hype.

Lance had been prepared for this, "Daniel is sitting next to him." A joke made everyone laugh, and Daniel also very cooperatively raised two fingers and pointed at his eyes, and then pointed at Lance, as if to say, "I'm looking at you", Lance continued, "Daniel is a very good actor to work with, I think he has a lot of potential." On top of that, I personally like Maggie-Cheung and would love to show my love for her in person if I have the chance. Of course, Zhang/Zi/Yi's performance has also been very good in recent years, and it can definitely be said that he has a bright future. ”

Lance's answer made everyone at the scene show a satisfied expression, and the humorous answer mobilized all the atmosphere of the scene, but Lance had to cut off the interview, "Although I am very happy to continue the conversation, by the way to exercise my unfamiliar Chinese; But Jack was obviously asleep sitting next to him, and Dennis had already stolen the limelight from me, so I thought it was time for the last question. ”

In fact, it was because Lance needed to go back to work, but his witty finish made the audience laugh, and the named Jack and Dennis were embarrassed, and the atmosphere not only did not fall, but actually continued to rise. (To be continued.) )

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