Chapter 12: Chinese Journalists

The desert night is cold, and the breeze blows, carrying the fragrance of mud and sand.

Liang Xiaolong lay quietly on the sand, staring at the starry sky, thinking about his past and present lives. If it weren't for this crossing, he would still be the unambitious student, but after crossing and realizing the huge opportunity in it, he, like a normal man, began to swell in his ambitions, ready to break out in a foreign land.

In fact, he didn't think too much about it at first, he just wanted those classic films to be put on the screen in advance, so that he could see new films as soon as possible. But as time passed, his thinking also had an initial change, bringing Chinese films to Hollywood and spreading Chinese culture to the world. This belief is also influenced by his father Liang Wenzheng in his previous life, Liang Wenzheng, as a master of national arts, has made great contributions to the promotion of national arts.

Although he has crossed over, he has never forgotten the teachings of his father in his previous life. And he has crossed over, he has sixteen years of vision more than others, and he is familiar with all kinds of classic films, if he doesn't even have the consciousness of promoting national culture, it can only mean that Liang Wenzheng's education for him is too failed, and he is just a shit who forgets his ancestors.

Of course, this is a long and difficult process, and Hollywood is now almost dominated by a few studios such as Paramount, MGM, and Disney, who can promote the superficial culture of the United States to the world, but will not easily let foreign culture invade Hollywood. Liang Xiaolong saw this most clearly, in his previous life, Jackie Chan, Fa Ge, Jet Li, etc. have all worked hard for this and gained great fame, but they still haven't let Chinese movies gain a firm foothold in Hollywood, leaving only such an impression on American audiences: Chinese movies are very exciting, but we don't watch them without fights.

Yes, this has to be said to be a sad thing, but the 5,000-year-old culture only makes people remember Chinese kung fu. So what Bruce Leung can do is only subtly change the audience's taste, just like "Tomb Robbery", which incorporates more Chinese elements, such as the protagonist O'Connor's combat skills are Chinese kung fu, double knives and flying knives are also from China, and after the release, American audiences will inevitably think that Chinese kung fu is great. At this time, "The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" was launched, allowing the audience to further experience Chinese culture, which will surely leave a deep impression on American audiences.

Of course, the script of "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" had to go through a lot of revisions, because history has proven that it is a film that does well at the box office but has a very poor reputation. In fact, the reason for the poor reputation of "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" is very simple, although director Rob Cohen likes Chinese culture very much, he only stays in a state of half-understanding and cannot interpret the essence of Chinese culture at all. The most ridiculous thing is that to portray Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor who unified China through the ages, as a treacherous, cruel and ruthless demon, almost a public enemy of mankind, is simply pouring dirty water on Qin Shi Huang and distorting China's history.

In addition, Michelle Yeoh's Aster actually used Sanskrit to detoxify the secret book of immortality, you must know that during the Qin Shi Huang period, Buddhism had not yet been introduced to China, how could there be Sanskrit at that time? What's more, the secret book of immortality is a Taoist theory, and when interpreted in Sanskrit, isn't it a forced fusion of Buddhism and Taoism, two sects that are incompatible? Also, Qin Shi Huang, played by Jet Li, turned into a three-headed pterodactyl, but the three-headed pterosaur is a Chinese thing? It can be said to be accurate that the original director has distorted Chinese culture.

There is also the script is too shoddy, lacking those thrilling elements, and also lacking the original humorous dialogue of "The Mummy", the more Liang Xiaolong thinks about 、、、it, the more problems he feels, and the more headaches he has, if these defects cannot be solved well, then there is no doubt that the new "Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" will be a failed work again, Liang Xiaolong himself distorted the culture of the motherland, and will inevitably be spurned by the Chinese people.

"Stargazing at night, are you thinking about the past or looking forward to the future?" Rachel didn't know when she came over and sat down next to Liang Xiaolong. Liang Xiaolong turned to the side and smiled faintly: "I'm thinking about the sequel to "Tomb Robbery", do you know the Terracotta Army?" Rachel smiled: "Of course, people with a little common sense know your Chinese Terracotta Warriors, and you are going to write the Terracotta Warriors and Horses for the sequel?" ”

"Mummies were created because the Egyptian pharaohs thought they might be reborn one day, so mummies are just one of the products of immortalism. Similarly, there are many stories of the pursuit of immortality in our China, among which Qin Shi Huang is the most important, so I am ready to focus on our Chinese culture of immortality. Liang Xiaolong joked: "Of course, the premise is that you shoot the scene well and the box office goes up, otherwise you won't be able to make a sequel." ”

"Yes, I definitely have to make a sequel, and I want Disney to pay me ten times when the time comes." Talking about this, Rachel seemed very dissatisfied: "To borrow your Chinese phrase, Disney is an iron rooster, and he only gave me a salary of 700,000 yuan, and Brandon is only 1 million." ”

"So stingy?" Liang Xiaolong was stunned, Liang Xiaolong, the action director, took a million, not to mention the heroine? In general, for small and medium-sized investment films, the protagonist's salary will not be less than 500,000, not to mention the big investment of 70 million: "Disney is also too bullying newcomers, that's right, when the sequel is made, they will ask for ten times the salary, or even more." "Seven million US dollars is equivalent to 50 million yuan in 95 years, which is definitely a sky-high salary in China, but in Hollywood, it can only be regarded as the salary of first-line actors, and the salary of top actors must be tens of millions. After 2001, Julia's salary reached 25 million US dollars, equivalent to 170 million yuan. This is also the reason why actors all over the world want to rush to Hollywood, and the money comes too quickly.

"But what can be done? Who made us newcomers? Rachel laughed to herself: "Of course, I'm also scratching, anyway, it was Disney who gave me this opportunity, otherwise I'm still wandering around the major studios, looking for small roles, and then I don't know when I will roll up and go back to my hometown." ”

"Hollywood bosses are vampires anyway." For this, Liang Xiaolong is very happy, because he knows the box office of the film, so he signed a contract that seems to be a loss, but in fact it is a big profit. Liang Xiaolong is now looking forward to waiting for the release of the film, and after the box office statistics come out, Mark's expression when he pays his own salary: "Rachel, how about a bet?" ”

"Bet? How to gamble? Rachel's interest was obviously very high, and Liang Xiaolong smiled slyly: "Disney will pay me 10 million US dollars each for the two scripts of "The Sun is Like Me" and "Never Compromise", and "Tomb Robbery" will pay me 5 million US dollars. ”

"Then can I understand that this is a disguised appointment with me?" Rachel smiled slyly: "But I'm still happy to have someone give me the package fee, if I lose, what conditions do you want?" Liang Xiaolong rolled his eyes violently, God vouched, he never moved that crooked thought: "The beauties in Hollywood are really narcissistic, but my request is also very simple, if you lose, invite me to Disneyland for a day." Rachel smiled: "Okay, that's it, but I think you have to be prepared to dig into your pocket, someone has a treat, I have to go all over China and come back." ”

Early the next morning, the crew was busy again and started a new day's filming. There is no need to shoot any big scenes today, it is almost a one-man show of Brandon, who constantly kills the spirit cavalry through double knives and throwing knives, and then is chased to the entrance of the tomb. This scene only takes three minutes to put on the screen, but if you can complete these three minutes today, the shooting speed will be very fast.

Liang Xiaolong was about to explain and demonstrate the actions to Brandon, when Stephen suddenly walked over: "Xiaolong, the company is calling, there will be two reporters to interview you at noon, and the company will ask you to properly promote the film." Of course, the plot of the film must not be revealed. ”

"Interview me?" Liang Xiaolong was stunned, although he was hyped by major Hollywood media for a week, it was limited to the United States, when did even the Chinese media know about him? Moreover, the domestic media interviewed him one step earlier than the American media, because the American media only wantonly criticized him, and did not think about evaluating Liang Xiaolong objectively at all.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it." Of course, Liang Xiaolong will not refuse, if he can have a good relationship with the domestic media, it will be easier to gain the support of the Chinese people, and after his film comes out, he will first be able to ensure the domestic box office, which is very conducive to his development in Hollywood.

"Hello Mr. Liang, I'm Chen Bo, a reporter from Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao newspaper." "Hello Mr. Liang, I'm Kanto, a reporter from Yanjing Entertainment Letter." The two familiar Chinese faces made Liang Xiaolong feel very cordial, and hurriedly went over to shake hands with them: "Hello, just call me Xiaolong, otherwise I will feel very old." Chen Bo smiled: "Okay, Xiaolong, I know you don't have much free time, let's start the interview directly." ”

"It's a pity, otherwise I'd have to treat you to a meal." Liang Xiaolong was a little regretful, in our Chinese dialect, it is very happy to have friends from afar, but now it is in the desert, and there is nowhere to spend money: "But I'm curious, how do you know about me?" ”

"A lot of people know about you." Kanto is more like a Kanto man, and he is also very arrogant when he speaks: "The news was announced on Disney's official website, and many domestic media have reported on this matter. If it weren't for the visa trouble, we would have come here sooner. Chen Bo echoed with a smile: "That's right, now the Chinese people call you a genius editor, and many people threaten to go to the cinema to support you after the film is released." ”

"I am very grateful for the support of my compatriots, I will not let them down." Liang Xiaolong smiled faintly: "I don't have much time, just ask if you have any questions, as long as you can answer, I will cooperate with you." Of course, I also have a request, that whatever I say is what I say, and you must not misrepresent my intentions in the newspapers. ”

"Of course, you are the fourth Chinese to step into Hollywood after Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and John Woo, and if we distort you, it is not that we cannot get along with our own country." Kanto smiled heartily: "Then I'll start asking, the first question is also the biggest question of my compatriots, the box office, how much do you estimate the box office of the three films will be?" ”

"That's a tough question to answer, you all should know the terms of my contract with Disney, right?" Liang Xiaolong asked rhetorically, Chen Bo and Kanto nodded at the same time: "Yes, three films, 500 million box office, equivalent to 3.5 billion yuan, now the Chinese people are most worried about whether you will give the script to Disney in vain." ”;