Chapter 8: Media Stimulation

"Big Mouth, you're so cool." Seeing Julia dressed in denim, a peaked cap and a big sunglasses, Liang Xiaolong had a feeling of wanting to laugh, and even more deeply sympathized: "It's hard to be a woman, and it's even harder to be a famous woman." ”

"If you want to have an affair with me, I don't mind walking over generously." Julia joked, "Little brother, do you have the courage?" Liang Xiaolong hurriedly begged for mercy: "Yes, I don't want to be followed by a group of paparazzi behind me, and if I don't get bitten to death, I will also have to contract rabies." Come in and introduce you to three new friends. ”

Liang Xiaolong introduced Carl, Will, and Kayla to Julia, and then walked into the kitchen on his own: "You guys talk first, I'll go and cook." Julia hurriedly sneered: "Yo, the prince of kung fu has become a kung fu chef, but Xiaolong, you will be a good man at home in the future." Liang Xiaolong was choked and glanced back at Julia: "My cooking skills are as good as kung fu, and I will let you even eat your tongue in a while." ”

Liang Xiaolong was busy in the kitchen, and Julia and Kayla were already in a mess in the living room, and Kayla asked Julia about her acting career, and Julia was not impatient, or she enjoyed the feeling of being happy. Since becoming famous, if she hadn't disguised herself, she would be followed by a group of paparazzi wherever she went, and her friends would have become fewer and fewer, and it would be impossible for her to play as wantonly as she does now, so she was happy to chat with little Kayla. Then he took a photo with Kayla to satisfy the little girl's vanity.

There was a lot of fun here, Liang Xiaolong was also happy in the kitchen, and it didn't take long for the fragrance to spread to the living room, three adults and a child couldn't help but swallow their saliva, Carl and Will wanted to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor in front of the lady and could only endure the saliva, little Kayla didn't care so much: "Sister Big Mouth, let's go to the kitchen to help, okay?" "Little gluttonous cat." Julia grinned, and pulled Kayla to the kitchen, where she saw Liang Xiaolong make a plate of Hechuan pork slices, and the two of them stood in front of the plate and commented, and then stole a slice while Liang Xiaolong was not paying attention.

"I'm not bad at cooking, right?" Liang Xiaolong looked at the two stealing cats with a smile, and secretly rejoiced in the high-pressure persecution of Lao Tzu in his previous life, otherwise he would have to continue to nibble on hamburger sandwiches.

"Uncle Xiaolong, it's a waste for you not to go to the hotel to be a chef." Kayla sent a sweet smile, and Julia agreed: "I didn't expect Xiaolong that you are still a talent, the script is well written, the kung fu is practiced well, and even the dishes are well done." ”

"There is a saying in our China that if you want to capture a man's heart, you must grab a man's stomach, and vice versa." Liang Xiaolong joked: "That's why I learned to cook." ”

Soon, Liang Xiaolong made six dishes and one soup, one of which is the most common cold cucumber in food stalls, with a fragrant and refreshing sauce, especially with a little chili, it is full of flavor and won unanimous praise from everyone. After eating and drinking, it's time to talk about business, Liang Xiaolong took out the script of "Never Compromise": "Sister Big Mouth, look at it." ”

"Never Compromise" is based on a true story, telling the story of a single mother named Erin Brockwicz, who, without any legal background, went through hardships and never compromised courage and perseverance to agree to the largest civil compensation case in the history of the United States, amounting to $333 million.

In the story, Erin died as a former beauty queen, but she worked as a yellow-faced woman for six years, but such a sacrifice brought about two divorces, less than a hundred dollars in savings, and couldn't pay the phone bill. But her compassion, her sincerity and straightforwardness, and her uncompromising spirit allowed her to finally gain everyone's respect and move towards success.

Although Liang Xiaolong watched "Never Compromise" a long time ago, he can't forget Julia's big sincere eyes in the film, and her gaze can reach the depths of her soul.

Of course, in the film, Erin is also a bad person, she is a woman with no higher education, an underground social status, no city, foul language, and irritable. But it doesn't matter, what matters is her sincere heart.

"Sister Big Mouth, this is tailor-made for you, give me an evaluation." Seeing Julia close the script, Liang Xiaolong asked out loud. I didn't want to provoke Julia's eyes: "Tailor-made? Are you saying I'm a rude-mouthed, foul-mouthed, irritable woman like I'm Erin? Damn, am I that bad? ”

"I mean acting, Erin's role has changed so much, only your acting skills can do it." This point is by no means Liang Xiaolong's nonsense, the character of Erin in the film has experienced too much, helplessness when she is poor, cheeky job hunting, pity for her children, perseverance in her career, irritability to unpleasant food, and compassion for patients 、、、 the most important thing, and her eyes must be able to express the sincerity in her heart. Every change requires very high acting skills, and Hollywood will never be more than a slap in the face for the role of Erin.

Moreover, it is easy to make a film of this genre heavy and gray, but to make a film with a light comedy, it is estimated that only Julia can do it.

"That's right, the acting requirements for this actress are very high, and if you hand it over to an ordinary actor, it will definitely ruin the whole film." Julia also thinks that this is a great challenge for herself, the changeable situation, the changeable mentality, as long as the slightest bit of bad handling, will be criticized: "But I still like this script very much, but Xiaolong, the script should be changed according to the 93 claim case, right?" ”

"That's right, the whole of America knew about it at the time." Liang Xiaolong said proudly: "It's only been two years since this incident, and I believe many Americans still remember it, at this time, if we hype it up again, the box office will be guaranteed." ”

"Yes, such a wonderful script, I have no reason to doubt its box office, but Xiaolong, have you asked the parties Erin and Ed?" Julia asked, "If we didn't have their names, we'd be committing an infringement, and they're all lawyers, and we're going to be in trouble when the film comes out." ”

"Damn, how did I forget this?" Liang Xiaolong had a headache, it was a joy when he pirated the script, but he didn't think too much about it, and now Julia realized the seriousness of the problem when he mentioned Liang Xiaolong. If there is no consent from the parties concerned, after the film is released, not only will it not make money, but I am afraid that it will have to accompany the old Ben: "So what now?" Tomorrow to Erin and Ed? ”

"That's for sure, but I think they'll agree, because it's good for them." Julia is still very confident in this, being a lawyer needs fame in addition to talent, and when the film is released, Erin and Ed's fame will definitely go to the next level, and they have no reason to oppose it at all.

Seeing off the guests, Liang Xiaolong was about to wash the dishes and chopsticks, when the phone rang again, and it was Mark calling: "Mark, I hope it's good news." ”

"Yes, I like to spread the good news the most." Mark was in a happy mood: "The two films, the director and the leading actor are all found, and they are recommended by you." There are some supporting roles and shooting locations that are lacking right now, but with our company's capabilities, we can start filming in a week at the latest. Liang Xiaolong said excitedly: "Oh, this is great, then I have to prepare well, so as not to stab Lou Zi when filming starts." ”

"No, Xiaolong, you're going to start work tomorrow." Mark reminded: "First of all, you have to communicate with the director, so that he can know what kind of effect 'Tomb Robbery' is going to be. Secondly, the movements you designed are all very difficult, do you think those actors can play well without any training? ”

"I'm sorry, I was negligent, I'll be reporting to the company tomorrow morning, and you have to arrange a rehearsal room for me."

The film is about to start filming, Liang Xiaolong's excitement can be imagined, sleeping at night are all those wonderful fight plots in "Tomb Robbery", but his good mood was ended early the next morning. I came downstairs in the morning and bought a copy of the Los Angeles newspaper, which actually had the news of "Tomb Robbery": According to the news released on Disney's official website, Disney is going to shoot "Tomb Robbery", with a production cost of 70 million. As we all know, Disney has never made a blockbuster, and the sudden change is definitely good news for the majority of movie fans. But looking at the lineup of this so-called blockbuster, I have to wonder if this can be considered a blockbuster?

Directed by Stephen. Sommers is not bad, and "Little Tarzan" filmed last year earned Disney 43 million at the box office. But look at the hero and heroine, Brandon. Fraser and Rachel. Weisz, oh, where did this newcomer come from, I didn't know there were these two people in the world before yesterday. Using two newcomers as the hero and heroine makes me wonder if Disney's 70 million investment is too child's play?

Then look down, editor Liang Xiaolong, action director Liang Xiaolong, mygod, a nineteen-year-old Chinese child. There is no doubt that because of this Chinese child, Disney's investment of 70 million yuan is about to be wasted.

"Donkey, what's wrong with the Chinese? The Chinese are much better than you Americans. What's wrong with a nineteen-year-old? You can make millions of dollars at the age of nineteen, and you're a garbage editor who is still rolling around in the newspaper, and you actually learn from other people's and coax, are you qualified enough? Liang Xiaolong's anger was ignited at once, and he found a few entertainment newspapers, almost all of which were the same argument, basically criticizing Liang Xiaolong. If everything written in the newspaper is true, then Liang Xiaolong has become a useless waste.

"Man, how do you feel after reading today's newspaper?" Seeing Liang Xiaolong holding a bunch of newspapers in his hand, Mark couldn't help but quip: "Are you so angry that you want to beat up all those shit editors?" Liang Xiaolong shrugged: "It's undeniable, those shit dare to appear in front of me, and I promise to beat him so much that his mother doesn't know him." ”

"If you really beat people, then it will be a big problem." Mark laughed: "Actually, you should think that this is a good thing, the more fierce they quarrel, the more famous "Tomb Robbery" will be, which is equivalent to giving us free advertising, and I want to thank them." ”

"If you were the one who was being attacked, you wouldn't think so." Liang Xiaolong rolled his eyes: "Aren't you Americans clamoring for peace and equality all day long?" Look at these shit newspapers, open your mouth for a Chinese child, shut up for a Chinese child, it's all fucking pseudo-equality. ”

"When the film is released, the garbage will shut up. In fact, this publicity is also the company's plan. Mark explained: "Let them fry for a few days, and then they will be distracted by other things, and then we will announce the start of filming of "The Sun Like Me", and they will continue to hype you, and the fame of the film will become bigger and bigger, and the early publicity will hardly cost the company a penny." ”

"Damn the merchant, do you have to let me be scolded again to be happy?" Liang Xiaolong suddenly had an urge to beat people: "Those damn reporters have a nose that is more than a dog, and when they see my name on "The Sun Looks Like Me", they will probably dig out all the troubles about how old I was and didn't wet the bed." Mark laughed, "That's great, I also want to know at what age our Kung Fu prince started not wetting the bed." ”;