Chapter 244. [The president who wants to break into the entertainment industry]
White House!
The most well-known mansion in the world.
The residence of the President of the United States, the hegemon of the world.
It can be said that the people who live here represent the most powerful and influential.
The White House is open because you have the opportunity to visit it and even have a chance to have dinner with your dear Excellency the President. Of course, the premise is that you have to be excellent, or you have to go shit lucky.
The White House is closed because it's heavily guarded and guarded, and if you don't get near it, you'll be arrested as a terrorist.
Yi Feiyang came here by car, looking at the white building in front of him, there is no feeling of resplendence, there is no sense of majesty, there is only one feeling - that is, it is very simple!
Yes, the White House is like this, it is not as mysterious as many people think in their hearts, and in terms of grandeur, grandeur, and even magnificence, it is not even as luxurious as the government building built by a county government in the previous Celestial Empire. But this kind of simplicity that makes people look simple at a glance faintly reveals a strong political atmosphere.
This breath is invisible, imperceptible, as if the building is alive and alive, allowing you to see it, as if you have seen the vicissitudes of American history.
Yi Feiyang's car drove smoothly into the White House area, and those heavily guarded guards made Yi Feiyang feel the important position of this place as the center of the U.S. government again.
In his previous life, Yi Feiyang watched a very hilarious American film called "The White House Has Fallen", in which the director used an airplane and heavy weapons to fire fiercely at the White House, and the White House was crumbling in the gun. It was ruined. The audience who watched it was extremely enjoyable.
But in reality. Not to mention that you are walking around the White House with a gun, even if you have a fork with you, you can be retrieved.
However, this film praises the fearless spirit of American filmmakers from another angle, daring to bomb and destroy anywhere. The White House is a bird, hasn't it been blown up beyond recognition?! Of course, it also shows the United States' tolerant attitude towards American films, its open-mindedness, and its support and understanding for filmmakers' creation. If such a type of film is in the Celestial Empire. It is estimated that the script has been harmonized before it is finished.
Therefore, American filmmakers are happy, and they have a lot of creative space. There is a reason for Hollywood to dominate the world, they even dare to blow up the White House, what else can't be done?!
Yi Feiyang got out of the car, and from afar he saw the first lady of the United States, Hillary Clinton, accompanied by a white-haired and curly-haired man standing at the door of the White House to greet guests.
Yi Feiyang didn't dare to hold it up, after all, the aura here was different, and he hurriedly walked over.
"Hi there, dear Yi. We meet again! Hillary smiled and held out her hand.
Yi Feiyang lightly grasped her fingertips and smiled: "It's an honor." Mrs. Hillary, thank you for your invitation. ”
"This is my husband, Bill Clinton." Hillary Clinton introduced the man next to her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Excellency." Yi Feiyang shook hands with Clinton.
Clinton looks similar to on TV, with a big pie face and some pockmarks on his face, which may be because he needs makeup on TV, but Clinton in reality is older than on TV, especially the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, which can kill ants.
"Hello, Yi Feiyang. We're glad to have you over for dinner tonight. Clinton said to Yi Feiyang very cordially and friendly.
After the two sides stood at the door and exchanged a few words, the Clintons invited Yi Feiyang into the White House for dinner.
This reception, or invitation, is obviously a private dinner and does not carry any political nature, so both sides are also open, and there is no media or politicians to accompany the meal.
During the dinner, Clinton's wife, Hillary, personally served a delicious dinner for everyone, and Yi Feiyang ate and drank unceremoniously.
Seeing that Yi Feiyang drank so much wine and his face did not change, Clinton couldn't help but smile and said: "Dear Yi, although I don't know much about you, those news reports about you are endless, making movies is called a genius, writing scripts is called a genius, being a boss is called a geek, even digging talents and making a lot of money is a great talent...... Oh God, I really have to admire you! ”
Yi Feiyang smiled, shook his head and said: "Your Excellency the President has praised it falsely, I am just a little better luck than others, alas, I deserve the name of genius!" ”
"Hehe, you can't say that." Clinton said seriously: "A success may be said to be luck, but do you calculate, how many times have you succeeded in just three years?" Ha Luha, the name of genius belongs to you! He raised his glass and shouted happily, "Come, man, toast to genius!" ”
"Cheers!" Yi Feiyang touched a glass with him, and drank half a glass of red wine.
"Come, eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables." Clinton looked very happy and said with a smile: "If you just drink wine and don't eat food, stomach problems often attack, you are still young now, you can't experience this kind of pain, hehe, I always eat first and then drink, I usually can't get drunk, and the injury is not serious, come, just eat, my wife's craftsmanship is very good!" ”
"Hehe, Xie Luxie, we're not polite." Of course, Yi Feiyang will not be polite, he has always refused to come to wine and food.
In the midst of this kind of eating and drinking, a bottle of excellent red wine quickly bottomed out, and when Clinton was about to ask his wife Hillary to get the wine, Yi Feiyang hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile: "Okay, dear Your Excellency the President, there is still time to drink the wine later, I am too full to drink it today, I can't drink it, let's do it later...... If you can, it's better to eat some fruit and drink some tea now......"
"Okay, then let's have a cup of tea, I also like your Chinese tea, yes, it tastes great, and it's good for the body." Clinton said with a smile.
Seeing Clinton's posture, Yi Feiyang knew that after eating and drinking, the real drama meat came.
The Governor's Mansion house is very large, although it is not as big as the villas of some celebrities such as Mike Jackson, but the decoration inside is very luxurious, and some expensive oil paintings are dazzling.
Although it was the first time to come here, Yi Feiyang seemed very calm. This made Bill Clinton, who had been secretly observing him, nod his head secretly. Know the way. Clinton has hosted many celebrities in the entertainment industry at the White House. For example, basketball flyer Jordan, black movie star Will Smith, great director Spielberg, etc., these people are more or less nervous when they see him, or come here, like Welsh-Smith even dropped his knife and fork on the ground several times during dinner.
"Come on, man, let's all sit down. Taste tea and life. Clinton is barely a China expert, and his research on the Chinese tea ceremony is much better than that of Yi Feiyang, and while fiddling with tools, he said: "I used to drink coffee, and even looked down on Chinese tea, hehe, I don't understand that what tea is sold so expensive, but since I came into contact with real Chinese tea, I have changed this mind." ”
Clinton cleaned the cup. Then he said, "Maybe you don't know the way, dear Yi." Before that, I consulted a famous tea ceremony master, and he told me that there are certain rules to follow in the tea ceremony. Hehe, I asked him at the time, isn't drinking tea just to quench his thirst? What other rules do you pay attention to? But he said to me that drinking tea is not only to quench thirst, on the contrary, it is a process of self-cultivation, because tea itself has a very good healing effect, drinking more tea can play a role in health care, but also through the process of making tea calm, and then when drinking tea, you will experience a taste of life......
Yi Feiyang couldn't help but be embarrassed, look at others, the president who has a lot of opportunities, and he also took the time to learn the tea ceremony, and he didn't know anything about it.
So Yi Feiyang smiled bitterly and said: "Hehe, I like to drink tea, but I only like to experience the bitter and sweet taste, not as good as Your Excellency the President!" ”
"I only know a little bit, yes, just a little bit, in your Chinese words, it's not enough to worry about!" Clinton said with humor.
"The old gentleman also said that drinking tea is an art, an art that everyone can come into contact with, whether it is noble or inferior, in short, this tea water is definitely a good thing, much better than those so-and-so coffee."
"Hehe, Your Excellency President Xie Lu Xie has such a high regard for Chinese culture, I am really grateful." Yi Feiyang stretched out his hand and picked up a cup, sniffed it lightly, and said: "I can't drink any difference when I drink tea, but I can smell the fragrance, good tea, it will be fragrant and intoxicating." After speaking, he drank it all, closed his eyes for a long time, and sighed: "The taste is really good, yes, His Excellency the President's tea making skills are also really good!" ”
"Hello Ha ......" Clinton became even happier when he heard Yi Feiyang's admiration, and said to his wife Hillary: "Come, dear, you can also try it and see if my craft has improved?" ”
Hillary sat down, took a drink, and poured it for Yi Feiyang.
Yi Feiyang politely drank it all again.
Tea?
Drinking?
Seeing him like this, Clinton smiled and said: "Look at the appearance of dear and easy tea, he also belongs to the kind of character who is gentle on the outside and bold on the inside, hehe." ”
Yi Feiyang nodded with a smile on his face and said: "No way, I'm used to drinking, as long as it's in the cup, I like to drink it all, I'm sorry, let His Excellency the President laugh." ”
"Ha Luha, it seems that you are also a person of temperament, I like people like you, man, do things vigorously and resolutely, so that you can be bold enough!" Clinton poured him again, then put down the tea set, and said with a smile: "Now dear Yi, you should know something about me, yes, it's bad." If nothing else, I will leave the White House at the end of the year and take up the presidency...... In that case, I would have to find a new job. My friends suggested that I open a law firm, which is my old business, but I was not interested in doing it again, yes, not interested, it was too boring. What is my dream career, do you know? ”
Clinton's words stunned Yi Feiyang, and suddenly he was alert, because after Clinton stepped down in his previous life, he directly signed an actor contract and appeared on the stage to be the leading actor. Clinton is said to play a lawyer who solves strange cases and delivers justice in a detective film.
As a matter of fact, it has long been a well-known fact that Clinton intends to enter Hollywood, and it is said that after he officially expressed his intention to enter the film industry, the relevant production units immediately wrote a script for him. Clinton's secretary said Clinton wanted to be a real actor. People in the American entertainment industry said that Clinton has the talent to be an actor and the special charm of a man, if this series is popular with the audience after it is launched. The former U.S. president is likely to break new ground in the entertainment industry.
As for Clinton, his friends persuaded him to become a lawyer. Bullshit. Although Yi Feiyang is not very clear about this business, he also knows that Clinton has long been suspended from his lawyer's license in his hometown of Arkansas for falsely testifying to conceal his ambiguous relationship with former White House intern Lewinsky.
After thinking about it for a while, Yi Feiyang looked at the smiling Clinton, and then guessed according to what he thought in his heart: "Could it be that His Excellency the President is interested in entering the entertainment industry?" ”
"Ha, it's worthy of the magic Young, just guess it! Yes. That's exactly what I wanted! Clinton said excitedly.
Looking at the old man in front of him who thinks he is romantic, but his face is full of old wrinkles, Yi Feiyang is speechless, is it true that people who have been presidents are so confident that they think that they will succeed easily in whatever they do? !
"I'm grateful to my wife, who has supported me ever since I had this idea and recommended you to come over, yes, you're a recognized genius throughout Hollywood. Especially when it comes to writing scripts, that's an expert. As long as you are willing to help me write a script, I think that when the time comes, I will be able to get twice the result with half the effort when I enter Hollywood! Clinton said confidently.
As soon as he said this, Yi Feiyang understood everything.
It turns out that I invited myself over tonight to be a gunslinger myself.
Write a script for this old man?
Although he is a president, he is a president who is about to step down?
Is it worth working with him yourself?
Yi Feiyang's brain is spinning fast.
Although Clinton will step down in the future, there is still his wife Hillary, this girl is not easy to mess with.
Hillary Clinton once said that she would not be a little woman who bakes cookies at home and behind a man. In fact, it is. She is the least "comfortable" first lady in American history, and she has been controversial for this. After her husband's retirement, she energetically completed a successful term as a senator. Next, she wants to be the first female president in U.S. history. She is a woman, and she is the Democratic Party's bigwig and most powerful candidate.
Now, she is so active in letting her husband Clinton join the entertainment industry, to put it bluntly, she is still paving the way for her future political future, you must know that Clinton's reputation has fallen to the extreme after the sex scandal was exposed, which is a heavy blow to Hillary, who originally wanted to use her husband's brilliant brilliance to embark on a prosperous career. Unexpectedly, this husband was not angry, and the brilliance was not, but he deducted a basin for her.
How can I wash this basin? This is Hillary's biggest headache.
Then she thought of using the entertainment industry!
As we all know, the entertainment industry is the easiest place to make people popular, not to mention that the title of president is very suitable for Clinton to use. Besides, there are also many people who have moved from the entertainment industry to politics, such as former US President Ronald Reagan, and action superstar Schwarzenegger, who is now actively moving closer to politics......
Hillary's idea is very simple, throw this discredited husband into the entertainment industry and package it well, wash off some of the dirt on his body, and then as his backer, he will dedicate everything to his political dream!
"There's one thing I don't quite understand......," Yi Feiyang pondered for a while and said, "There are so many excellent screenwriters and directors in Hollywood, why did you choose me?" Yi Feiyang said very seriously.
This time, Clinton didn't speak, and Hillary did, and she said, "Because we're going to build a strategic partnership with you!" Your goal is in the film industry, and our goal is in the political world! ”
This sentence is undoubtedly full of weight, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as an earth-shattering shock.
"Dear Yi, in fact, since I met you, I knew that you are an ambitious young man, I like you like this, young, ambitious, motivated, and the most important thing is that you have unparalleled talent!" Hillary put down the teacup, and then said: "As we all know, Hollywood is a very exclusive place, unless you can really fit in here and be in charge of here, otherwise, you can only stay at one level and not be promoted." I can help you with this, or with the strength of our Democratic Party! We need fresh blood like you, we need talented entertainers like you, politics is also entertainment, the two are closely related, inseparable, do you know, many film companies are actually our Democratic and Republican territory, many Hollywood blockbusters have integrated the political ideas and political views of our two parties...... And not just a movie! ”
Yi Feiyang, who said this, was dumbfounded, as if someone had lifted the veil covering his eyes. Seeing things that I couldn't see before......
Actually, what Hillary Clinton said was right. Many American movies secretly carry many unknown political purposes.
Not all Hollywood movies are made to express political views. But some creators will inevitably have the same political views on the left or the right as the Democratic and Republican parties. Wrestling with each other. Below, the author classifies some representative film and television works according to his understanding of movies and his understanding of American political factions, according to the American left-wing liberals, right-wing conservatives and libertarians.
For example, the "Fahrenheit 911" represented by liberals in the previous life was applauded and acclaimed, and this is another film that ranks first at the box office in documentary history. The documentary can be regarded as a punch to liberals, turning Republican President George W. Bush into a clown in front of the media. Film director Michael? In addition to being a well-known director, Moore was also an active liberal political commentator who exposed a series of scandals with George W. Bush and expressed strong opposition to the Iraq War. As everyone knows. Liberals are mostly supporters of the Democratic Party, and the film's release date in the United States coincided with the 2004 U.S. presidential election, so some conservatives accused the film of conspiracy theories and fiction, hoping to achieve the political goal of canvassing votes for the Democratic Party.
As for conservative films, his masterpiece is "Forrest Gump". It may be strange to list this film as a conservative film, because director Robert ? Zemeckis and starring Tom? Hanks is all supporters of the Democratic Party, and the whole film also feels like a left-leaning idea of "good people get good rewards".
But this film, which is regarded as a microcosm of American history and society, naturally also includes rightist ideas, the most obvious of which is Forrest Gump's participation in the Vietnam War against communism. In addition, after Forrest Gump returned to China to receive the presidential commendation, he appeared on the podium of anti-war demonstrations held by liberal youth. At this time, Forrest Gump, who has an intellectual disability, looked coldly at the typical liberal youth wearing American flag clothes on the high platform, and every dirty word that could cause thousands of people in the audience to cheer. The irony is not difficult to see.
Of course. "Forrest Gump" is actually not a conservative movie in the full sense of the word, in Hollywood, where the left is dominant, it is not easy to find a few directors on the right, and Clint? Eastwood can be considered an outlier in Hollywood. He is a rare Republican in Hollywood, and many of the films he directs convey conservative political ideas.
It can be seen that Hollywood movies are closely related to American politics, which is why Hillary Clinton invited Yi Feiyang to dinner and why she wanted to get closer to him.
Someone may want to say here that Yi Feiyang is still "insignificant" in the entire American film industry at this time, why should Hillary be so optimistic about him? In fact, it's the same as investing in stocks, if you wait until the price of the stock index is high, then the profit will be very small, on the contrary, if you buy the stock before it is noticed, then the stock will bring you a huge profit and miracle.
To put it bluntly, Yi Feiyang is a rare potential stock, and Hillary values this.
Yi Feiyang is not a fool, a little bit of dialing will understand the reason, if it is an ordinary person, it is likely that because Clinton, the doomsday president, is about to step down, and refuse to accept the olive branch of the other party, but Yi Feiyang is different, because Yi Feiyang knows that although the future president has stepped down, his wife Hillary has officially entered the political arena, with strong power, and can even compete with the then US President Obama.
This is an amazing woman and worth the investment!
Yi Feiyang quickly turned his brain and made a decision immediately.
"I'm glad you think so highly of me, yes, I'm a filmmaker, I'm proud of filming, if Mr. Clinton really wants to enter the entertainment industry, then I will definitely do my best to tailor a good script for him!" Yi Feiyang's words were neither humble nor arrogant, especially when he replaced "Your Excellency the President" with "Mr. Clinton", which is somewhat meaningful, showing that he is not a subordinate, not a civilian, or an ordinary person, but their "partner"!
What kind of people are Clinton and Hillary, who can mix and flourish in American politics, and where are ordinary people, they immediately heard the meaning of Yi Feiyang's words, and immediately smiled: "Then thank you, dear Yi, I hope your script can be written as soon as possible!" ”
Clinton added, "It's better before I leave office, man, I can't wait to be in the entertainment industry!" ”
There was a burst of laughter, and everyone knew it. (To be continued......)
PS: QQ was stolen, entered protection mode, and all information was lost, because that number was given by a friend, and I couldn't appeal at all, so I had to reapply for a new number, T~ news, Uncle Day!