Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 532 Can Rumormongers Be Professional?
Jobs' love history can be described as colorful. He and Jennifer Egan met at a Silicon Valley dinner party last summer.Joan Baez was there at the time.However, the two people, who are very different in age, have realized that it is impossible for them to continue to develop.

Jennifer Egan, an undergraduate student at the University of Pennsylvania, was born in Chicago but grew up in San Francisco. She is about to graduate and is working as an intern at a weekly magazine in San Francisco.

Jobs, whose relationship is in another fresh period, is quite obsessed with Jennifer Egan.However, there are often debates between the two, and it is the same when watching the movie this time.

"This desire to consume is unhealthy." Jobs sat on his seat, raised his hand and drew a circle in the air, almost including the entire audience, "We want to live a non-attached, non-material life. , in order to achieve spiritual awakening."

"Isn't the personal computer you make a product that fascinates people? Doesn't this run counter to the philosophy you advocate?" the quick-thinking Jennifer Egan immediately retorted.

The contradictory Jobs was at a loss for words, but fortunately the movie started, which saved him from further embarrassment.

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Compared with the few Hong Kong films that have entered the American theaters before, the commercial value of "Hu Hua Qing Qing" is obviously more optimistic, so it has easily been screened in more theaters.

The actual situation did not disappoint the merchants. Since its release on Valentine's Day, "Hall of Love" has ranked first in the North American box office in the first week, with a box office of more than 850 million US dollars. It already has the weather of a mainstream blockbuster. , not some cult movie.

After watching the popular movie with Jennifer Egan patiently, Jobs said sourly: "Boring, what are three copper coins, it's a mess."

"I feel good, especially when the hero and heroine play opposite roles, they are very harmonious, full of emotions, and the music is also very good." Jennifer Egan, who is very assertive, expressed different opinions, "Teresa who plays the heroine Deng, who can sing in so many languages, is really talented."

Speaking of this, Jennifer Egan looked at Jobs and asked curiously, "You and Tang, who plays the leading role, are not friends. Do you know what kind of relationship he has with Teresa Deng?"

"I'm not interested in the gossip," Jobs replied bluntly.

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I have to say that Jennifer Egan's performance as an audience is very representative.The vast majority of viewers in North America walked into the theater out of curiosity and chose to watch "The Love of Flowers," but they were quickly attracted by the movie itself and Deng Lijun's musical performance.

As for film reviews, like the perceptions of Jennifer Egan and Jobs, based on different reasons, the trend of polarization is obvious-appreciators are full of praise, while critics are almost vicious.

For example, Roger Ebert, an American film critic, screenwriter, and Pulitzer Prize winner, praised in his review: "Flower of Love" is a very wonderful oriental romantic love movie, in which the male and female protagonists interact with each other. The amazing tacit understanding successfully conveyed the sweetness and warmth of the process of meeting, acquaintance, and falling in love to the audience, showing a unique and charming temperament.

Michael Slagow of Rolling Stone magazine puts his attention on the soundtrack of "The Love of Flowers":
To commemorate the discovery of the Titanic on the 70th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic the year before last, Teresa Deng once released a song "My Heart Will Go On", which topped the Billboard charts. people keep in mind.

Two years later, Teresa Deng fully demonstrated her musical talent in the form of a movie, and it is very likely that an oriental artistic style will once again blow up in the United States.

Standing on the opposite side, the most insidious critics pointed out unceremoniously: This is just a clichéd love movie, nothing more than a gimmick with the richest man in the world playing the leading role.

As for the music in "Hu Hua Qing Qing", it is full of sharp and thin singing styles unique to oriental women, and the sound is so irritating that the eardrums ache.

As long as the audience's curiosity passes, "Love to Protect Flowers" will be dusted and worthless.

Amidst the quarrels, the follow-up box office performance of "Love to Protect Flowers" stunned both appreciators and critics.

Although its box office in its second and third weeks dropped compared to the first week, it still occupied the top spot at the North American box office, reaching US$690 million and US$660 million respectively.

In the end, with an investment of 920 million U.S. dollars, "Hu Hua Qing Qing" has a box office of more than 8000 million U.S. dollars in North America, which can be said to have created a history of Chinese films.

Soon, Deng Lijun's records were also listed in North America.Several English episodes that appeared in the movie - "I Will Always Love You", "Run to You", "I Have Nothing", have been on the bulletin boards one after another.

Deng Lijun's popularity has risen so fast in North America, let alone Japan, where she has been in Japan for many years.In addition to actively promoting the record, Polygram Japan has also started preparations for Deng Lijun's global tour in Tokyo.

It is no exaggeration to say that 15, the 1984th anniversary of Deng Lijun's entry into the music scene, was off to a perfect start.

The sensational effect of "Guarding Flowers" has naturally spread to Baodao. Those who traveled to Xiangjiang during the Lunar New Year and watched the movie directly made positive comments when they came back.

We watched the full version of "The Love of Flowers" in Xiangjiang. During the 150 minutes, there were no scenes that the censorship department said were inappropriate for children.

In the movie, the male and female protagonists do behave intimately, but they are within the normal range.To put it another way, even if Deng and Tang were so affectionate in reality, no one else could care about them!I simply suspect that some people in the electrical inspection department are jealous.

Under the pressure of all kinds of ridicule and criticism, in March, "Hua Hua Qing Qing" was finally released in Baodao without any cuts.

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Some simple old sayings are always proven to be correct by the facts again and again, such as "there are many people who are popular."

Tang Huan participated in "The Love of Flowers" mainly to help Deng Lijun's career go more smoothly on the international road, and at the same time, it can also boost the popularity of DreamWorks' Hong Kong films in the US market.

But because of this, Tang Huan became more and more the center of public opinion, not to mention that he himself has too many factors to attract attention.

For example, the take-off of the personal computer industry has caused the stock price of Fangyuan Computer Company to continue to rise, driving Tang Huan's net worth to reach US$200 billion.

Another example is the Oakland Raiders, a Major League Football team under the name of Tang Huan. Since it was acquired, it won the Super Bowl for the second time this year. As the owner of the team, he has once again become an urban hero in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As for Tang Huan and Ted Turner, who were defeated by Murdoch in the Australian sailing competition, the American media talked about it with more enthusiasm than jealousy.

For another example, Tang Huan's Hollywood company United Artists released the small-budget movie "Mother and Daughter Love" last year. The investment was only 800 million US dollars, but the box office exceeded [-] million US dollars, and it became a hot spot for the Golden Globes and Oscars.

Various successes followed one after another, not only making Tang Huan more and more people's idol of worship and goal of struggle, but also tended to be demonized.

Just like recently, I don't know where there was a gossip that Tang Huan was going to join the political arena and run for the House of Representatives.What's more, for this reason, a poll was conducted in California.

As a result, more than 20.00% of the people clearly expressed their support for Tang Huan, and another 30.00% of people were willing to seriously consider it at that time.

In addition, among the young respondents, the proportion of support for Tang Huan is higher, and among the Chinese, the support rate exceeds 90.00%.

Judging from these data alone, Tang Huan really has a good foundation for political career.Although he is not in the United States at this time, there are already many people who are idle and start to help analyze it.

After all, 1984 was the election year in the United States, and all kinds of incredible things could happen.

However, Tang Huan's personal assistant, Tang Wenmao, made it clear: Tang Huan has no plans to go into politics at all. The news that came out of nowhere is simply inexplicable. I don't know what ulterior purpose is hidden in it. Can the rumormongers be more professional?

As soon as Tang Wenmao finished speaking, NBC's Los Angeles TV broadcasted an interview video. A man named Mark declared that he knew the situation of the Tang family in San Francisco very well. When Tang Huan first entered the United States, he concealed his age.This alone makes him ineligible to run for Congress.

In addition, Mark also claimed to know the relationship between the male and female protagonists Tang Huan and Deng Lijun in the recently hit movie "Hu Hua Qing Qing".

Although it is nothing but fried rice, it is undeniable that this revelation does have enough weight. How could NBC be willing to broadcast it all at once, so it came up with a trick of "If you want to know what will happen next, let's listen to the next episode to break it down".

But this report immediately angered Tang Wenmao. He personally came to Los Angeles to hold a press conference, and solemnly pointed out: Mark was a villain in the past who used the name of a member of the Tang family to swindle and deceive, and was sentenced to prison by the court. released early.Its remarks about Tang Huan are completely unreliable. If NBC encourages the spread of such rumors and slander, then wait for the lawyer's letter.

Seeing Tang Wenmao's stern words, NBC was scared at the time. It couldn't compare with the "New York Post", which is famous for its sensational and gossip reporting style.

As soon as NBC took down the report on the interview with Mark, the "New York Post" released another report on the interview with Mark, which contained the secrets that Mark learned as the ex-boyfriend of the Tang family daughter.

Mark, a fraudster, is indeed not qualified to win people's trust, but he told the story so clearly that the onlookers could not help but believe it.

In the end, the "New York Post" even released its trump card, pointing out that there is definite evidence that both the FBI and the CIA have grasped the truth of this matter. If it has not been announced, then it will start its own investigation from the US Consulate General in Xiangjiang.

Seeing that the New York Post insisted on not letting go, Tang Wenmao understood at that time that Tang Huan had offended someone, and the other party was deliberately looking for opportunities to retaliate.

Tang Wenmao was really at a loss for what to do about the situation that suddenly became complicated. So while reporting the situation in the United States to Tang Huan, he sent people to investigate. Why did Mark, a scum, get out of prison early?
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Seeing the praise of "Huanhua Qingqing" in the newspaper, Guan Zhilin asked enviously: "Sister Meng, I also want to star in a movie like this with Brother Huan, do you think it's okay?"

"Dreams work, but reality doesn't work." Hu Yinmeng lay lazily on the sofa, while gently stroking his lower abdomen, while hitting the other party unceremoniously.

"Why?" Guan Zhilin pouted and asked in disbelief.

"Because Deng Lijun's status is different, and now only her career has the ability to take the international route, it is worth Ah Huan to help out in person." Hu Yinmeng replied patiently.

"I'm considered popular now, right?" Guan Zhilin looked at Hu Yinmeng eagerly for confirmation.

"Maybe." Hu Yinmeng laughed amusedly.

"What do you mean it may count?" Guan Zhilin suddenly blushed, "When I act in two more "Once Upon a Time" movies, Aunt Thirteen will become my representative role."

"Then you can concentrate on acting in the second part of "Once Upon a Time", "Men Should Be Strong". Why do you want to join the crew of "The Frog Prince" and play a villain role? You don't know how to maintain the screen image of a female artist? How difficult is it?" Hu Yinmeng glanced at Guan Zhilin and scolded unhappily.

"It's just a cameo, it's also a practice of acting." Guan Zhilin whispered guiltyly.

"A-Huan is extremely smart. You can act coquettishly, but it's best not to cause unnecessary trouble. He can tell at a glance." Hu Yinmeng said leisurely, "We are just vines clinging to the tree called A-Huan. Just absorb nutrients happily and make yourself live a more nourishing life, and don’t do stupid things that are easily annoying.”

Hu Yinmengyu taught earnestly: "Don't think that Weng Jingjing is younger than you, but she understands better than you. While going to school, she added value to herself. She felt that acting was boring, so she went to get a traffic radio station. He won the favor of Huan. Don't you understand, Huan likes girls who are well-behaved, sensible and hard-working. So, don't make yourself too complicated, and you will easily be replaced by others in the end."

"I just heard that Brother Huan specially arranged for Zhong Chuhong to make a movie called "Autumn Fairy Tale", so that he could hit the awards, so I wanted to compete with her unconvinced." Guan Zhilin honestly explained with her head downcast.

"Okay, since there is no trouble, forget it." Hu Yinmeng waved his hand lazily, "Ah Huan is coming back from Siam, this business trip is very hard, you little girls don't bother him .”

(End of this chapter)