March 12, Houston.

Lu Ping'an was invited to be interviewed by local media.

Since 02, Houston has become one of the most familiar old American cities in China.

Da Yao became the top pick of the Houston Rockets last year, and the city has become the home of the majority of domestic fans.

Now Da Yao's first season in the NBA has not yet ended, but the process is quite tortuous.

At the beginning, Houston fans had high hopes for Da Yao, but in the early part of the game, Da Yao failed to adapt, and was even shaken down by Marbury, becoming a "parallel import" and "a stupid big man from the East".

In November last year, the famous basketball host even made a bold statement, saying that if Da Yao could score 19 points, he would kiss Kenny's ass!

Suddenly, the topic was hyped.

Let's not say whether there is a suspicion of deliberate hype.

But at that time, it was indeed people all over the United States and China who were looking forward to the outbreak of Da Yao.

The final result turned out to be familiar later.

Da Yao finally adapted to the rhythm of the NBA and began to explode, no more, no less, cutting 20 points, one point more than 19.

And then Barkley really kissed the ass, nothing more than a donkey's.

The show exploded.

Da Yao has also become the favorite "counterattack" template of the old American people.

From being optimistic, to not being optimistic at all, finally really stood up!

Then Da Yao entered the All-Star with a high vote.

So far, the whole Houston has had more and more Chinese elements since then.

More and more domestic investors and advertisers are beginning to settle in Houston.

More and more Chinese are coming to Houston.

There are many Chinese people, there are many Chinese elements, and everything about Chinese seems to have become a hot topic in Houston at the moment.

So the famous kung fu superstar Lian Jie, the Chinese director Lu Ping'an, who is a big hit in the movie, was invited by the local TV station.

However, the reason why Lian Jie was willing to come over was not completely for the safety of the road.

To be honest, his coffee position, Lu Ping'an is still not very easy to compare, and the two have no cooperation projects, if the TV station is stubborn, he can ignore it at all.

And the reason why he came over to meet Lu Ping'an was actually only one aspect, and more often than not, he could meet Da Yao for a while.

The format of the program is for Chinese, attracting investment to Houston and the like, so pulling a few Chinese stars together will have something to watch.

Of course, there is still an appearance fee, not much, but it doesn't matter to Lian Jie.

Although Da Yao is not a top performer now, his popularity in China and Lao Mei is very high.

And they are still national players, which is difficult to compare with actors and directors.

There is no conflict of interest between the two sides, and seeing each other can promote each other.

And so a pleasant meet-and-greet interview began.

"Hello guide."

"Hello Mr. Li, just call me safe."

At this time, Lian Jie's appearance has not collapsed, his spirit is super full, and he is very superstar-like.

Lu Ping'an actually doesn't have any opinion on him, except for the fact that nationality and feelings will affect some, everything else is not bad.

At least other people's movies are also seen by Lu Ping'an since he was a child, and now that he sees it, he is meeting in Lao Mei again, respect is a must.

Lian Jie replied with a smile: "Then it's okay to call you safe, I watched Ling's movie, and the shooting is really good!" ”

"Mr. Li, I still have to say sorry to you, I didn't pay attention to your movie when it was set."

"Oh, what's this, directors can't decide this kind of thing in Hollywood, we mainland filmmakers produce talents, and we can do good results in Hollywood, I want to congratulate you...

Lian Jie is very enthusiastic.

The two quickly became acquainted.

Lu Ping'an could also see that this person was intentionally befriending.

Naturally, he won't refuse, anyway, no matter how he says it, there is no reason to offend.

After a brief chat, the show began.

Lian Jie is already easy to deal with this kind of old and beautiful show.

Lu Ping'an has only experienced five days, so naturally he is not as good as him.

So on the show, Lian Jie was also intentionally helping him.

For example, in the movie, Lian Jie has been boasting about Lu Ping'an.

Lu Ping'an expressed his gratitude in his heart.

The movie of Kwa Lianjie is good at the right time.

At this time, the host asked, "Is there a chance to see the two of you cooperate in the future?" One is a director, the other is a kung fu superstar, that must be very exciting. ”

Lu Ping'an said with a smile: "I definitely can't invite him for horror movies, but I may try some new themes in the future." ”

Lian Jie also said: "If you really invite me, I will reduce my salary and never embarrass you." ”

Whether they will really cooperate after that, in fact, both of them know in their hearts that this cannot be taken seriously.

There is no such thing as a thing that can be decided with an open mouth.

So it's good that everyone is happy.

Then the show continued, and the host also asked the question that Lu Ping An always hears these days: "Do you Chinese know kung fu?" Lu, do you know kung fu? ”

This kind of question does not need to be answered seriously at all.

This is not a political talk show, just do some program effects and pull the relationship between the two sides.

So Lu Ping'an spread his hands: "I can direct, if I can also do kung fu, how can Mr. Li mix." ”

Lian Jie also replied with a smile: "Fortunately, he doesn't know kung fu, otherwise with his face, I'm afraid he would have become a superstar a long time ago!" ”

Everyone in the audience laughed.

It's not bad, so far Lu Ping'an has not encountered any insulting problems.

The most sensitive one is to ask you Chinese why they use chopsticks.

This was asked by a child, and Lu Ping'an felt that this child asked this, whether there was some earth-shattering misunderstanding.

As a result, the original intention was: "If you don't use chopsticks, it won't be so difficult to put those delicious foods in your mouth." ”

The audience laughed again.

The child's childlike words are also proof that Houston really has more Chinese elements than other places.

Another ten minutes passed, and the show almost ended the first half.

In the second half, the camera followed the two to Houston to watch the game.

The host asked the two if they could basketball.

Lian Jie said that he watched it occasionally, and Lu Ping'an directly said that he was a fan.

There's nothing to hide.

At the moment, he can actually see that the old American people have many stereotypes about Chinese.

Da Yao came to Lao Mei to play, in fact, a large part of it is to break stereotypes and then reshape the impression.

Or maybe it's great.

Da Yao is humble, gentle, intelligent, and humorous.

In the eyes of the Chinese people, many people will think that he is a coward, and he will only drop towels on the court when he is scolded, and only a few times.

But who can really integrate his situation with the current international environment?

This kind of pressure is really not something that ordinary people can imagine.

Before Lu Ping'an went to Berlin for the first time, he was actually mentioned to pay attention to image and so on.

In the past, he was dismissive, but after he really became famous, he really took it seriously.

Of course, when the time comes, he will not pretend to be a calf.

Be humble at home and have a good temper with those close to you, that's a must.

When you encounter rotten goods abroad, why are you still used to him?

Fortunately, I haven't encountered this kind of thing now, and I hope I won't encounter it in the future.

Then the two chatted with the program team all the way to the Houston Training Center.

Tonight is said to be the home game of the Rockets against the Clippers.

For the Rockets, if they want to make the playoffs, every game after that counts.

And the Clippers are rotten, but it is said that someone on their team has wanted to teach Da Yao a lesson for a long time.

These are all regular NBA hype, if you don't hype like this, the game is not interesting.

When he arrived at the training center, Da Yao was already sweating.

The size of Da Yao in this period is somewhat bamboo.

But high is really high, seeing a giant with a height of 226 with his own eyes, Lu Ping'an felt pain in his cervical spine for the first time.

"Hello Da Yao."

Lian Jie greeted first.

"Hello."

Da Yao responded shyly.

"Hello Da Yao, I'm Lu Ping'an."

When it was Lu Ping'an's turn, Da Yao still replied very shyly, "Hello." ”

I can't tell if he knows or doesn't know him.

The three of them met, and it was Lian Jie who livened up the atmosphere.

In private, he is very good at talking, and he is not cold.

After a while, Da Yao's teammates also came.

The emotions of the blacks are too much to let go out.

When Mobley saw Lian Jie, he hugged his head and shouted: "Houli crab, it's Jet Lee!" Man, get my camera, hurry! ”

The rest of the teammates are similar, a wave of generous crabs, and the power of kung fu superstars is set off very much.

As for Lu Ping'an, he didn't feel anything out of the ordinary at all.

If Lian Jie hadn't been famous for so long, then Lian Jie would really have to find a hole to get into.

So now it's normal.

But soon someone recognized him: "You're Lu, OMG, I watched your movie yesterday, Lu, your movie is really good!" ”

It was the person who spoke in the internal training room, and Lu Ping'an was happy in his heart.

"Thank you for the like."

"Can you sign me in a moment, my girlfriend loves horror movies."

"No problem."

gained a girlfriend fan, Lian Jie smiled and patted Lu Ping'an's shoulder: "You still have to look at your face." ”

"That's a must, it's my killer feature."

Joking, a brief chat, the topic moved on to basketball.

Lu Ping'an can play, but he is naturally incomparable in front of this group of animals.

The two of them shot a basket in a small way, experienced the floor of the training ground, and helped Da Yao blow the NBA's difficulty, and the matter passed.

In the end, everyone signed and took a group photo.

Then I experienced a handful of internal meals, a horse miserably.

After the end of the pitch, both were assigned to the first row of seats.

Then the game began.

The first time I watched the game on the spot, Lu Ping'an was full of freshness.

Lian Jie really watched it as he said, but it doesn't mean that he really doesn't understand the ball.

So the two of them watched seriously.

And the results were satisfying.

The Rockets defeated the Clippers 118-114, and Da Yao played 36 minutes and was already the main force, scoring 10 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks in the whole game, making the fans sing "Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming."

After watching the game, Wattsbogo's side also gave the results of the third week of "Chainsaw".

In the third week, the box office was 23 million! The total box office has come to 69 million!

According to the proportion of account sharing in the third week, 40% of the filmmaker, do the math, after deducting the publicity, Lu Ping'an can get more than 5 million US dollars!

$5 million a week, this amount sounds like a small day is really moisturizing!

"Da Yao, I wish you to stay healthy and win glory for the country!"

"Da Yao, I wish you to go further and further in the future, be healthy, and win the championship!"

Before leaving, Lian Jie and Lu Ping'an blessed Da Yao separately.

Da Yao smiled shyly: "I also wish you the best of the Chinese movie!" ”

The three of them parted with a smile.

Before separating from Lian Jie, Lian Jie and Lu Ping'an said goodbye:

"Feel free to come to me if you need help."

"Thank you, Mr. Li."

Lian Jie still doesn't know that Lu Ping'an has the lead in the project, Watts didn't disclose it, and the media didn't say it, so according to Hollywood rules, the director really doesn't have any big rights, unless he becomes a big director.

So it's understandable that Lian Jie offered help.

It is always right to say thank you in your heart regardless of whether they are telling the truth or not.

"I hope to cooperate in the future."

"If you have a good script, you won't be forgotten."

The two are separated.

Lu Ping'an also rushed to the next field.

It's just that at this time, the mobile phone called, and at first glance, it was domestic.

"Hello?"

"Peace, it's me."

"Dong Xuan?"

"That's right."

"What's the matter, is there an emergency on the big transatlantic phone?"

"I'm coming to Lao Mei."

"Huh?"

(End of chapter)