Chapter 411: Los Angeles Charity Gala
"It's a pleasure to work with."
"It's a pleasure to work with."
Li Lin and Stephen shook hands with a smile.
After ruling out other circumstances, Li Lin and Stephen soon reached an agreement on the issue of cooperation.
"I'll report to my president, and he'll sign the contract with you personally." Stephen said that although it has not been officially signed, there is no other process other than signing.
"Steele is a great agent, and she can help you get to the U.S. faster."
"Nosy." Steele said expressionlessly, and then watched Stephen laugh and leave, then turned to Li Lin and said, "Although Stephen is nosy, he has a right sentence." ”
"That's what I can do to help you get to the U.S. faster."
"It's a commission agreement."
Steele took out the contract that had been prepared a long time ago, "Sign it, I will be your agent in the United States, and then I will help you figure out how to mix better in the United States." ”
"I may not be able to make you popular, but I can still provide you with some of the necessary prerequisites for becoming popular."
"If I don't sign it, won't you say it?"
Steele smiled silently, but the meaning was expressed.
She doesn't do anything that doesn't benefit her.
"Okay, I'll sign up." Li Lin picked up the contract and glanced at it seriously, the contract was a standard contract, and there was no change in it, Li Lin picked up the pen and signed his name after seeing that there was no problem.
"Alright, now let's talk!"
"Of course." Steele smiled and put the contract away. "First of all, you'll have to get some help."
"Looking for help?"
Li Lin's brows furrowed.
In the United States, he knew just a few people. But will those people help him?
The answer is no, whether it is Coca-Cola or Universal Pictures or the president of Blizzard, they are pure businessmen, in the business of business.
Li Lin will definitely have to pay a lot of money to cooperate with them.
"Of course." Steele snapped his fingers, "Isn't there a saying in your Huaxia called 'one hero and three gangs'?" It's the same in our United States. ”
"If you want to develop in the United States, you have to find some friends to help you."
"They can't lift you up though. But it's okay to give you some help in the way you can. ”
Li Lin understood what Steele meant, but the meaning of 'one hero and three gangs' seemed to be very different from hers.
"And it's very difficult to break alone in the United States, and only when there are more people can there be an advantage." Steele said: "Why are Chinese people racially discriminated against in the United States? And blacks won't? ”
"Quite simply, the black population makes up a large part of the United States, and they have influenced every aspect of the United States, so on the bright side. Discrimination against blacks has been greatly reduced. ”
Except where white supremacists gather. In most places, discrimination against blacks is almost non-existent, and if there is, it is much more hidden.
"So you need to get help from fellow villagers."
"For example, Cheng Long, Jet Li, Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi, they have been in Hollywood for so long, and they have already established their own connections, as their fellow countrymen, you may be able to get some unimaginable help if you go to visit."
Steele spent his early years in China. I know a lot about Huaxia.
For example, when a fellow sees a fellow countryman, his eyes are full of tears.
Although she didn't quite understand why the fellow was in tears when he saw the fellow, it was clear that the current video technology was very troublesome. I miss my fellow countrymen, and I can see you every day.
But she knew that there were many ancient customs in China.
These customs may be ancient or incomprehensible, but she respects them.
She felt that since these customs existed, then the Chinese people would abide by them.
Of course, it doesn't matter if she doesn't comply, she has other ways to impress those people anyway.
"Cheng Long, Jet Li!"
Li Lin's heart moved.
Who is Cheng Long? The big brother of the Chinese film and television industry, he was already a superstar in China a long time ago, and then entered Hollywood, it can be said that among the male movie stars, he is the best Chinese person in Hollywood.
Maybe in China, superstars such as Chow Yun-fat and Jet Li are not too weak than him, but in Hollywood, the gap is really big, at least Cheng Long has a series of well-known works to support his popularity, and others can only play supporting roles in the big production zuò.
is also a big production, and the treatment of the supporting characters and the protagonist is completely different.
Now Cheng Long is a first-line movie star in Hollywood, and he is only one step away from the top movie star, he once became a top Hollywood movie star, it can be said that as long as there is another series of big productions, Cheng Long will once again be among the top movie stars, marching towards the 20 million club of Hollywood superstars.
The salary of 20 million plus the share is higher and more attractive than the salary of 30 million and 40 million.
And Jet Li is not bad.
As a junior, a "Shaolin Temple" made Jet Li popular, and then, Jet Li's vision began to develop rapidly, and then repeatedly hit Hollywood.
Although he does not have the support of a series of masterpieces like Cheng Long, he has also played the villain boss in some big productions, and even in Hollywood, he is also a first-line movie star.
As long as he is given the title of the protagonist of a large-scale zuò series, he will completely become one of Hollywood's top movie stars, marching towards the 20 million club of Hollywood superstars.
If Li Lin can get the help of these two, his road to the United States will be smooth.
"Get in touch with me!"
Steele's efficiency was very high, and that afternoon she contacted Cheng Long through her own connections, and vaguely expressed to Cheng Long that Li Lin wanted to see her seniors.
And Cheng Long also readily agreed, and an invitation letter was sent to Li Lin's hands.
"Los Angeles Charity Gala."
Li Lin looked at the invitation in his hand and happily went.
The charity gala is a venue for celebrities to put on a show. It is also a venue for exchanges between celebrities, and Cheng Long chose to be there, obviously to introduce some friends to Li Lin.
Otherwise, he just needs to choose the venue in his own home.
"Transfer some money for me. A million dollars is enough. Li Lin hung up the phone, met Luo Feng's curious gaze, smiled slightly, and said, "How can you not donate money at the charity party?" ”
Luo Feng was relieved.
It's the same at home and abroad, you have to donate money for the charity gala, and of course, it doesn't force you to donate money. But it will gossip, and so many people have donated, do you want to be in the limelight if you don't donate?
And there are rules for donating money.
As a newcomer. You can't donate more than your seniors, or you're making those seniors unhappy.
So he only prepared a million, which was still prepared to prevent some unexpected situations, otherwise 500,000 would be enough.
That same evening. Li Lin, Luo Feng and Steele brought his team of bodyguards to the Los Angeles charity gala. As soon as he entered, he was stunned.
In addition to Cheng Long, there were also Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Chow Yun-fat and other Chinese artists at the scene, in addition to some new faces that Li Lin was not familiar with.
It looks like a newcomer.
"Brother Cheng Long is good." When Li Lin saw Cheng Long, he immediately greeted him.
"Welcome Li Lin to the Los Angeles Charity Gala." When Cheng Long saw Li Lin coming in, he immediately greeted Li Lin with a smile on his face, and then introduced Li Lin one by one.
"This is Jet Li."
"Brother Li is good." Li Lin said respectfully.
In terms of qualifications, Jet Li is his predecessor; In terms of fame, Jet Li is also older than him, and he has film and television songs. The movie is the boss, and he calls Jet Li Brother Li. is a very normal thing.
"Hello." Jet Li nodded slightly, his attitude was lukewarm and very bland.
"This is Chow Yun-fat."
Cheng Long introduced again.
"Brother Zhou is good."
Like Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat is also his predecessor.
"Hello." Chow Yun-fat's voice was very loud, "Welcome newcomers to Hollywood, but Hollywood is not a paradise, you have to be careful." ”
He admonished Li Lin as a passer-by.
"God of Gamblers", "Peace Hotel", "True Colors of Heroes" and a series of masterpieces have pushed him to a very popular status, and in China, he is already a superstar.
Superstars to the point where they can't make progress.
So he volunteered to go back to Hollywood.
But Hollywood is not heaven, Rao is an Asian superstar with a high status, in Hollywood, he still needs to start from scratch, maybe he has an advantage over a simple newcomer, but his skin color is still strict and restricts his acting path.
So much so that although he has starred in a lot of movies in Hollywood, he has always been half-popular and not popular, which is very embarrassing.
It can be said that he knows Hollywood's cruelty very well.
Now he admonishes Li Lin as a person who has come over, completely because Li Lin is his junior.
In Hollywood, there are still too few Chinese people, although they are in a group, they still don't have much effect, so if you can add one person, you will have more strength.
This is also why Cheng Long deliberately arranged for everyone to meet when he heard Steele say that Li Lin was going to come over to visit.
They are all Chinese, and when they go out, they should form a group, so that they will not be bullied by others.
"I didn't get into Hollywood." Li Lin smiled and diluted the atmosphere just now.
"It's not Hollywood, but it's the same in the U.S. market." Jet Li pursed his thin lips and said softly, "The music world is as cruel as the film industry." ”
"Okay, you scare Li Lin just after he came to the United States, if you scare him away, see if I don't clean you up." Cheng Long laughed jokingly, and then introduced Li Lin.
"This is Gong Li."
"Sister Gong Li."
Compared with Jet Li and Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li's qualifications are much worse, but she is still Li Lin's senior, so she can still be called a sister.
"Hmph."
Gong Li snorted coldly and ignored Li Lin, who suddenly stood in place in embarrassment.
A trace of displeasure flashed in Cheng Long's eyes, the person was introduced by him, Gong Li treated Li Lin like this, in fact, he didn't give him face, how could he be happy. (To be continued......)