Chapter One Hundred and Seven. 【Stars Shine】
The day of Lionsgate's Christmas party.
As Hollywood's most famous new film company recently, Lionsgate can be said to be "famous". Many Hollywood stars and big names in the entertainment industry all came to cheer.
Lionsgate is rare to have such a scene, and it must be a big deal.
As a result, the vicinity of his company is lively, and all kinds of expensive cars are lined up from the street to the end of the street. In addition, the major stars have gathered. Remember that the media moved when they heard the news. The whole scene was as grand as the awards ceremony.
It can be said that in Hollywood, every dinner and banquet opportunity is a famous Vanity Fair, and both men and women want to take this opportunity to show themselves and be in the limelight.
Therefore, outside the banquet, the waiters in the valet parking were wide-eyed, their eyes were shining, and they admired the different brands of vehicles that were slowly approaching with envy in their hearts.
But seeing Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Rolls-Royce, and extended Lincoln, they gradually lined up into a long line, as if they were holding a unique exhibition of famous cars.
"God, I'm not mistaken, am I? It's a limited edition Porsche sedan, there are only three in Hollywood, and it was an eye-opener for me to see one today! One of the short waiters said. I really don't know who is so lucky to help him park. ”
The Porsche sedan slowly stopped, and out of it stepped a personable white young master.
The white young master threw the car keys to a tall waiter who looked extremely handsome and said, "Hey, man, help me stop!" He tossed out another $10 tip.
It is important to know that in the United States, hospitality parking can generally be received2. $3 gratuity. The next high is $5. Now the other party gives $10, which is a lot.
The saliva of the friends next to him was about to flow out. The tall waiter put the tip in his pocket and shook his hand and said, "Hey, guys, I'm going to park!" "It was as if the car was his own.
Watching the other party drive away, the others withdrew their saliva, praying in their hearts for the god of luck to come, come, come to me. I'll take advantage of this opportunity, yes, I will! May God bless me! Amen!!!
Soon, a Ferrari with a more sleek appearance slowly drove into the eyes of everyone. A pair of bejeweled middle-aged men and women came down from the Ferrari.
The short waiter yelled in his heart: "Choose me!" Pick me! ”
The middle-aged man and woman walked around and gave the car keys to another waiter, along with a $10 tip, of course.
It didn't take long for everyone except for the unsurprisingly short waiter, who was not surprisingly short, and they all happily talked about how they felt about driving a famous car. And how to dispose of the tip in hand, go drinking. Go for coffee, go on a date with a dancing girl, go to the casino a few times.
Seeing that the guests were almost here, the short waiter's heart had already cooled down for most of the time.
At this moment, a car slowly drove up with a honking horn. The waiters were about to rush up to snatch the fruit, but the short waiter had already scurried over like a cannonball.
When everyone took a closer look, it was a white nanny car, and it was the lowest-level nanny car with a large cargo compartment style.
This kind of "pot-bellied" nanny car is generally purchased by the crew in order to pull the actors and props conveniently, and the space inside is large and can put down a bed, so it is often used as a temporary bedroom.
Although it is also a car, this kind of low-level nanny car is simply not in the stream compared with the famous cars of the big brands in front, like this kind of car, even the kind of guy with a very ordinary identity is not willing to drive. So when these valet waiters saw it clearly, they immediately stopped and said, "Oh, damn it! This kind of broken car must have no oil and water, it is better to take a break! ”
The short waiter ran over, and after seeing the appearance of the car clearly, he was inevitably disappointed, although he knew that he might not receive too much tips, but the professional ethics that had long been remembered in his chest made him not just slow off the guests. So he stepped forward and said, "Hello sir, it's a pleasure to serve you!" ”
The others watched the joke, and one of them sneered: "Look, guys, this guy is hungry and will take all the guests!" ”
"yes, bad luck guy! It is estimated that the other party doesn't even have the money to buy gasoline, so where will he give him any bullshit tips! ”
The short waiter's face was flushed, and he only pretended not to hear the ridicule, and he stepped forward very quickly to open the door of the nanny's car, and then saw a person getting out of the car.
This is an Asian man with black hair and black eyes, with a tall figure, a warm smile, and most importantly, his bright eyes, as if he can see the bottom of your heart.
The Asian man looked at the short waiter, his eyes were as deep as electricity, and the corners of his mouth outlined a smile, and he said in his heart, I didn't expect that I, Yi Feiyang, would be ridiculed as a poor ghost who couldn't afford gasoline!
That's right, the person in front of him is Yi Feiyang.
Originally, after he left the crew, he hurried to the banquet, but his newly purchased Mercedes-Benz sedan temporarily served as the heroine Stormy's pick-up car. But I didn't expect that before I got out of the car here, I heard the sneers of the parking staff to the short waiter.
"Then I'm sorry for you, it's better to park it in a spacious place, so I can reverse when I go back." Yi Feiyang smiled and handed the key in his hand to the short waiter.
"Don't worry, sir, I'll do it!" The short waiter replied.
"Well, thank you so much!" Yi Feiyang handed over the tip.
Unexpectedly, there was still a tip, the short waiter couldn't help but be happy, and only after Yi Feiyang walked towards the door of the banquet hall did he come back to his senses.
The person next to him laughed again, "Hey, man, take it out and see how much this guy has tipped you?" Is it $1? Or $2? ”
"yes, maybe it's just a thank-you letter, or an invoice from a gas station, and oh my God, how much can such a poor guy tip you?!"
The short waiter's cheeks flushed, and he reluctantly took out the tip, and everyone gathered together to see how much money it was under the light of Yan Shan......
Gradually, everyone's eyes turned green, it was a hundred-dollar bill!
$100!
Probably the highest tip ever received by anyone tonight!
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At this time, the Lionsgate celebration hall was full of people.
The gentlemen all wore bright wax on their heads and shiny leather shoes on their feet, and they were bright and respectful like gentlemen.
The ladies are dressed in fancy dresses, wearing expensive evening dresses, with popular hairstyles on their heads, each more beautiful than the other, and one younger than the other.
The whole hall is arranged in the form of a cocktail banquet, with a long table full of delicacies, brightly colored silverware shining in the light, and private and colorful cocktails elegantly placed on the buffet table, like a charming virgin, showing her most beautiful posture, waiting for people to taste.
The wines and juices that guests can choose from are served on silver trays, carried up and down by tuxedo-clad waiters.
As an invited guest, Yi Feiyang came to the banquet on time, compared to those celebrities, his appearance can only be described as "insignificant".
yes, who would pay attention to such a Chinese director?
Who would have known that the young man in front of him would be the most popular one recently? !
There are no fans, no reporters, and no one to entangle, Yi Feiyang is happy to be at ease.
If you look closely, you'll be able to spot a lot of super-big names at tonight's banquet that you can only see in movies.
For example, in terms of male stars, there are Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, who are working together on "Fight Club", and veteran male star George Clooney, who has starred in "Friends" and "Deus Exus a Dawn".
In fact, these three Hollywood male stars include idols, personalities, and acting skills, and their appearance occupies almost half of the entire dinner.
Even if a cadre of female stars came later, such as Famick, the heroine of "Extreme Cold"? Jensen, the "Russian" actress Milla Jovovich who became popular in Hollywood with "The Fifth Element", and the controversial heir to the American Hilton Group, are now trying to enter the sexy little witch of Hollywood...... Pals Hilton and others can't take away the light of these old men, handsome guys.
Hollywood has always been patriarchal, and that's the case.
In the future, you can see Stallone be able to go from "First Blood" to "The Expendables", Schwarzenegger can go from "Terminator" to "Golden Cicada", when have you ever seen a Hollywood female star from the 80s to the present?!
From a sexy goddess to a superb wet nurse, no female star can escape the pig-killing knife of time, so only after becoming popular, she will gradually hide her clumsiness and disappear behind the big screen.
Of course, as the big names invited to this dinner, these stars disdain to be with small people, and they consciously and spontaneously form a circle - "upper circle", and some big bosses and big directors are concentrated in the center of the stage.
And on the other side of them is another circle, known as the "second-rate circle", which is some second-rate directors and second-rate stars in Hollywood. These people have struggled in Hollywood for many years, but unfortunately they are unlucky, and the box office of the films they shoot is either word-of-mouth but not box office, or there is no box office reputation, and they are in the bottleneck period of life.
A little farther away, in the remote part of the banquet hall, there are mostly small stars and directors invited by Lionsgate, the scenes filmed by these people have neither box office nor word of mouth, and they belong to the serious "street goods", so their circle is also called "street fighting circle", in their circle, there are some uninvited "foils" who are willing to be green leaves, because there are many people, but it seems to be the most lively. (To be continued......)