Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry.

Chapter 498

Yu Dongqing's family of three lived in the San Gabriel Sheraton Hotel. There is a Chinatown nearby, so it is very convenient to eat.

After the three of them washed up in the room, they went directly to Chinatown.

The Chinatown in Los Angeles is connected to the ancient city and is one of the largest Chinese gathering places on the west coast of the United States.

Standing at the intersection, what you see is the architectural style of China in the 70s.

There is an antique Chinese archway at the gate, red lanterns are scattered all over the street, and shop signs are all in traditional Chinese characters. Walking on the street, it feels like an old street in Xiangjiang.

Yu Dongqing unexpectedly discovered a hot pot restaurant named "Dong Laishun"!
Yanjing's "Donglaishun" actually came here?

The three of Yu Dongqing entered the hot pot restaurant. As soon as they entered the door, they saw some traditional decorations of old Yanjing, which made people feel like they really returned to Yanjing.

When I asked the boss at the counter, it turned out to be a branch of Dong Lai Shun.

Finding a vacant seat, the family of three ordered food and ate happily.

The simple and exquisite copper hot pot, the red and white mutton slices, the delicious salty sauce, the fragrant and light soup base, the taste is really Yanjing.

Not bad, it’s pretty good to be able to eat such authentic hot pot in this place.

At this time, two more oriental men came in, Yu Dongqing didn't notice who came in, Yu Tongtong had sharp eyes, and said in a low voice: "Father, auntie, our domestic martial arts star Li Yunjie has also come to eat hot pot."

Li Yunjie? !

Yu Dongqing started to look towards the door, and just happened to make eye contact with a man wearing a peaked cap, it really was Li Yunjie!
Li Yunjie also recognized him, and walked over with a smile on his face.

"Director Yu! Is your family here to travel?"

"Yes, take the child out for a walk." Yu Dongqing replied with a smile, "You are?"

"I'm filming here."

"Come to Hollywood to develop? Not bad, come on, sit down and eat together." Yu Dongqing stood up and greeted warmly.

Li Yunjie was not polite, he greeted Mingmei and Yu Tongtong and sat by the hot pot. The other man was his manager Zhang Dongming, whom Yu Dongqing had also met.

After they sat down, Yu Dongqing asked the boss to add more food and wine, and they chatted while eating.

It is undoubtedly a very pleasant thing to be able to eat hot pot with friends in a foreign country.

"Hehe, I've met, I'm not used to coming to the United States, especially the food. I heard that this Donglaishun hot pot tastes very authentic, so I came here with Brother Zhang." Li Yunjie said.

"Try it, it tastes really good."

Yu Dongqing used the serving chopsticks to give each other another piece of mutton.

"Yeah, sure enough, it tastes like Yanjing." Li Yunjie tasted it and praised it repeatedly.

"Come on, let's meet in a foreign country, let's have a drink!" Yu Dongqing raised his beer glass.

The four had a drink.

Everyone ate and chatted, chatting and chatting, and naturally they talked about movies.

"Director Yu, I heard that the movie "East, West, and West" you filmed has already been screened in China. How is the situation?" Zhang Dongming asked.

"It's not that good, it's a loss at the box office." Yu Dongqing said truthfully.

"But the reviews are very high, right?" Zhang Dongming said: "Actually, I also know that Director Yu, your purpose in making this film is not to box office, but to win awards."

I really don't want to do that.

But now many people on the Internet are talking about it like this, and Yu Dongqing doesn't bother to explain.

"Hey, tell me, Yunjie, what movie are you filming in Hollywood?" Yu Dongqing brought the topic to this.

"It's an action movie called "Road Warrior". It mainly tells the story of a special soldier fighting against terrorists to save the world. It mainly takes place on the road." Li Yunjie replied with a smile.

"Uncle, then you must play the hero who saves the world in the film, right?" Yu Tongtong interjected.

She likes watching martial arts movies made by Li Yunjie very much.

As for the Dugu swordsmanship played by Linghu Chong in "Swordsman", he is much more handsome than when his father was holding a branch dance in his grandma's small yard when he was young.

But unexpectedly, Li Yunjie looked a little ugly after hearing what Yu Tongtong said.

"Tongtong, uncle did not play the hero who saves the world in the play, but played a villain." Li Yunjie told the truth.

"Ah?! Why, Uncle, you play heroes in domestic movies." Yu Tongtong was taken aback.

"Tongtong, Uncle Li is an actor, playing the villain must be a plot requirement." Seeing this, Mingmei hurried out to make a rescue.

Yu Tongtong is very smart, seeing that the atmosphere is not good, she immediately stopped asking.

Perhaps Yu Tongtong's words touched his sore spot, Li Yunjie sighed, picked up his beer glass and drank it down in one gulp.

"Come, eat vegetables, eat vegetables." Mingmei hurriedly greeted.

Li Yunjie and Li Yunjie only met occasionally, and they separated after eating.

Back at the hotel, they lived in a luxurious double suite with two bedrooms and a living room.

After each of them took a shower, Yu Tongtong was lying on the bed in his room playing with his mobile phone, while Yu Dongqing and Mingmei were chatting in the living room.

Talking about meeting Li Yunjie today, Ming Mei said: "Husband, it seems that Li Yunjie's development in Hollywood is not going well."

"How can anything go so smoothly?" Yu Dongqing smiled and said, "You have also seen that Hollywood is a world dominated by white people and black people. How many Asian faces are popular?"

"Then you have to come."

"As a human, I always want to break through myself, whether it's acting or the market." Yu Dongqing laughed.

In fact, Li Yunjie came to Hollywood to play a big villain, and the treatment was much better than that of Jet Li in that time and space.

When Jet Li broke into Hollywood, he filmed the action movie "Lethal Weapon 4", in which he played the role of Gu Huaxing (the villain), a gang leader with excellent boxing and kicking skills.

The film is two hours long, and Jet Li has very few scenes in the film, with only three scenes and one line of English dialogue.

Quite miserable.

Then it developed step by step.

After hearing this, Mingmei sighed slightly: "All domestic stars want to come to Hollywood. When I was filming in Zhongwei, I chatted with Liang Xiyan, and she said that she also wanted to come to Hollywood to develop."

"It's the place to become a god and prove the way." Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

"Yeah, Hollywood is too powerful now. I heard that this year's Spring Festival, the box office of "Silver Star Empire 4" reached 63 billion, nearly three times that of "East and West", even higher than "Swordsman" .”

Yu Dongqing nodded.

This time and space is different from the original one. Hollywood blockbusters began to lose ground in the mainland, but they are still very popular here.

Several blockbuster films are introduced every year, especially during the Spring Festival. The box office champions are basically contracted by Hollywood blockbusters.

Especially sci-fi films are dominated by American blockbusters.

It's not that foreign countries are too powerful, it's just that domestic films are too unplayable.

But thinking about the original time and space, domestic blockbusters have only just risen, and it has only been a few years to compete with Hollywood.

Of course, this is just a casual chat between husband and wife.

"Go to bed, it's getting late, and I have to go to various places tomorrow." Yu Dongqing said.

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