Chapter 4: An Unlucky Day

"Don't be discouraged, in your words, the first step will always be taken in the long march." Seeing Liang Xiaolong's dejected look, Carl couldn't bear it: "In comparison, you are lucky, because you are talented, as long as you are given a suitable opportunity, you can soar into the sky." Looking at the actors' union again, how many people are wandering all the time, but they have no talent, so they can only live a life with up and down. ”

"It's okay, I'm just a little depressed." At this time, Liang Xiaolong realized that he was too naïve, and there has never been such a thing as smooth sailing in the entertainment industry. Bruce Lee is good enough, right? was not kicked out of Hollywood at the beginning, but only became popular after returning to Hong Kong; Jackie Chan is amazing, right? entered Hollywood in 82, "Cannonball Speed" failed at the box office, and had to return to Hong Kong, and only after 12 years of patience did he shoot "Red Fan Zone" to enter the American market; Donnie Yen can fight, right? debuted in the 90s, and it was not until the filming of "Fuse" in 04 that he became a first-line ranker.

It is already difficult to develop in the entertainment industry, especially if the Chinese want to rush into Hollywood, if there is no dazzling talent, the United States, a country that shouts about freedom all day but suffers from serious racial discrimination, will not buy your account. Therefore, the road still has to be taken step by step, and it is unrealistic to fantasize about becoming popular all day long, unless you are lucky enough to meet Bole who can appreciate your thousand-mile horse.

The next day, Liang Xiaolong found an agency and asked them to help promote "Tomb Robbery Maze" and "The Sun Looks Like Me", but the agency also indicated that because of the accumulation of too many scripts, it may take a while. Liang Xiaolong didn't mind, looking for an agency was just for one more opportunity to sell the script, and he still had to continue to look for companies willing to shoot.

"There are a lot of reading film companies, but it's not easy to choose." Reading Power Film Company does not have its own cinema chain, so the films they shoot can only be resold to big production companies, which is destined for them not to have too high income. The Milagmack company that Liang Xiaolong found before is also Reading Power Film Company, but it is a subsidiary of Disney, as long as the film comes out, there is no need to worry about the theater chain at all. But now Liang Xiaolong has thought about it so much, let's be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, let's shoot the film first.

"But you can't choose randomly, otherwise a good script will be made into a bad movie, and my reputation will stink first." Liang Xiaolong is most worried about this, small companies lack financial resources, can't afford to hire big directors and big stars, if it is more unexpected, invite a bad director to come, then the film is basically wasted, and Liang Xiaolong's hard work will have to be in vain: "And the psychological art film "The Sun Like Me" has extremely high requirements for the director's directing ability and the actor's acting ability, as long as the performance is a little worse, it may ruin the whole film. As for "Tomb Robbery", Liang Xiaolong doesn't even consider it now, because this film involves nearly 100 million investment, and no Reading Film Company will be willing to invest, and he can't afford to invest.

"Michael Moon Films." Seeing this name, Liang Xiaolong almost didn't laugh, there was only a word difference between him and MGM, but there was a world of difference in strength. But even in such a small company, Liang Xiaolong failed to meet the company's executives or producers as he wished, so he could only come out in disgrace and look for the next film company.

Maybe God can't get used to Liang Xiaolong confidently pirating other people's scripts in his previous life, so no matter where he goes, Liang Xiaolong has only one end - hitting a wall. In fact, this is very easy to understand, first of all, Liang Xiaolong is Chinese, and he will be more or less discriminated against in the arrogant country of the United States; Secondly, Liang Xiaolong is too young, nineteen years old, no matter how you look at it, he is a child who has not grown up, who would believe that a child who has not grown up can write an excellent script?

"Looks like I'm starving." If it weren't for the stomach croaking, Liang Xiaolong would have forgotten that he hadn't eaten, thinking of this, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The script was not sold, and I ran half of Los Angeles in vain, a day of loss, but even if it is a loss, we can't treat our stomachs badly, we have to find a place to treat ourselves." ”

When it comes to eating, Liang Xiaolong has an even more headache, and the past ten days have made him hate steak and hamburger to death: "I want to eat rice, I want to eat Chinese food, I want to find a Chinese restaurant." But God seemed to deliberately want to get along with Liang Xiaolong, and even this little wish failed to satisfy him: "Do you want to eat a damn burger again?" I'm throwing up. "But what can you do in a foreign land? It's best not to gobble up three burgers to give an empty stomach a little satisfaction: "Find another place to have a beer, at least American beer and Chinese beer have the same taste." ”

If in his previous life, Liang Xiaolong would have preferred to take Chen Feng to sit at a roadside stall while eating barbecue and drinking cold draft beer, not to mention how wonderful the taste was. But this is Hollywood, Liang Xiaolong is destined not to taste that kind of taste, and in the end Liang Xiaolong decided to go to the bar and see the flowers and willows of Hollywood. Of course, according to Liang Xiaolong's idea, since he wanted to come out to see and see, he had to choose the best, so he stopped a taxi: "Go to the best bar nearby." ”

"Boy, the best bar is fifty meters ahead, just walk to it." The driver's kind reminder made Liang Xiaolong a little embarrassed, but he still praised it very gentlemanly: "You are the best driver master I have ever seen, if you are someone else, you will only think about how to kill me." ”

"Hollywood Bar, this name can also be registered?" Liang Xiaolong was stunned, the three words Hollywood have long been regarded as a trademark, and ordinary people cannot register it at all. However, the decoration of this bar is really good, maybe it can only be described as luxurious, if it weren't for the large sum of money that his parents put in in his credit card, Liang Xiaolong might have turned around and left.

"I'm sorry, sir, but you can't go in here." The greeter was like a messenger sent by God, deliberately not going to get along with Liang Xiaolong. In fact, this is a very high-end bar, not to mention the high cost, and the people who come are all driving their own cars and wearing suits. It's like Liang Xiaolong, not to mention the fight, and he is still dressed in casual clothes, and at a glance, he knows that he is a guy who can't afford to consume.

"The master wants to sell something and was refused, then there is nothing to say, but now he wants to come to consume and is stopped by you, what kind of world is this?" Liang Xiaolong had already held back the fire in his belly, and scolded out: "I ask you, why can't I go in?" Are you going to give me a satisfactory answer today, believe it or not, I'll abolish you first? After speaking, Liang Xiaolong clenched his hands into fists, and the sound of crackling came from his joints, and he knew that he was full of power when he heard it.

"This 、、、" The greeter choked, there was really no rule here that no one could come, and he stopped Liang Xiaolong and only subconsciously regarded Liang Xiaolong as a guy who couldn't afford it, and didn't want Liang Xiaolong to go in and make trouble, causing him to lose his job.

"What is this? I wondered how the greeter of a bar didn't even understand the truth that the customer was God. Liang Xiaolong was going to have nowhere to go, and the greeter was hesitant, which made him even more annoyed: "There's no reason for you to stop me, believe it or not, I'll complain to you now?" ”

This is a high-end bar, and those who come here are either rich or expensive, so the professionalism of the greeter and waiter is extremely high, and once it is complained, it basically means that it is unemployed, so when Liang Xiaolong said this, the greeter suddenly softened: "Sir, why don't you go back and change into a suit and come over." Liang Xiaolong said angrily: "Do you have a pit in your brain? Come to the bar to relax, wear a suit and dress, and be sick? ”

"I'm sick." Suddenly, a female voice came, but it was a beauty dressed in evening clothes, she had a tall figure, a compelling breasts, beautiful facial features, especially her smile, a typical Mona Lisa smile, full of indescribable charm: "I promise, next time I come, I must change into casual clothes, I don't want to be a patient." ”

"Yes, but now you're still a patient." Liang Xiaolong's anger dropped slightly: "But even if you are a patient, you are also a sick beauty." ”

"You're so humorous." The beauty in evening clothes couldn't help but be stunned, she didn't expect the other party to not know herself, and she also had this kind of tone to talk to herself, which was really a novelty for her: "I invite you in for a few drinks?" ”

"Forget it, AA." Liang Xiaolong shrugged his shoulders and put on a very helpless look: "In fact, in our China, it is all men who invite guests. However, I'm not sure if I have enough money to invite you to drink, so it's better to have an AA system. The evening beauty was amused: "So how many drinks will we have together?" ”

Walking into the bar, Liang Xiaolong really found that this is indeed not an ordinary bar, the luxurious decoration makes people feel like walking into the palace, and groups of guys in suits and dresses talk to each other, making people feel that this is more like a party. However, there are many people who can name Annette, Meg, Christine...... Now Liang Xiaolong finally knows why this place is called Hollywood Bar, this is simply a place for Hollywood filmmakers to meet, no wonder the greeter didn't dare to let himself in.

Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but look back at the beauty in the evening clothes, and then suddenly realized: "Julia. Roberts? ”

Julia is definitely one of the most shining actresses in Hollywood in the 90s, 92 won the people's favorite comedy actress, the people's favorite actress, won the Oscar for Best Actress in 2001, and the salary also reached a terrifying $25 million. Liang Xiaolong then remembered why he had a Mona Lisa-like feeling when he saw her smiling, and it turned out that "Mona Lisa's Smile", which was released in 2004, starred her. However, Liang Xiaolong was not shocked, just a little surprised, because although he likes movies and has favorite stars, he will never worship stars, even if it will invite all the popular stars in Hollywood, he will only be slightly surprised.

"I thought you didn't know me." Julia smiled faintly: "But it won't make you constrained." ”

"Oh, Big Mouth, you're too narcissistic." Liang Xiaolong joked: "Even if you call Mr. President in front of me, I will only be slightly surprised." ”

"Damn, I knew you'd call me that." The title Sister Big Mouth has been with Julia for many years, and of course it is more of a compliment, because her Big Mouth is really surnamed: "In order to get revenge on you, I decided to tease you once." ”

PS: For Julia, collect it, and the bones are grateful.

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