Movie Master

Lance looked down at the various microphones in front of him, which were placed one after another on the thick wooden table in primary colors. After a rough look, there were at least twenty more. Each microphone was marked with the name of the media. The familiar Chinese has an absolute advantage, and almost all the media known in the memory of the first life have been swept away.

Lance, who used to be an entertainment reporter, naturally understands the domestic media's pursuit of Hollywood movies. For the European market, the title of the three Oscar statuettes in City of God is not very effective, but it is very attractive in the domestic market; and the strong Chinese elements in The Day After Tomorrow can also trigger more Discuss more gimmicks, media attention and market appeal will not be too bad, just like the excellent results achieved by 2012 in China.

Even so, the media enthusiasm displayed by the microphone in front of him still made Lance raise his eyebrows slightly.

Then, the red light of the camera in front of him turned on, and the scene of the fan meeting on the other side of the Pacific Ocean could be seen on the big screen in front of him. Lance raised his eyes, and before he had time to see the size of the crowd clearly, he heard that Screams swept over the sky and covered the sky, as if even the camera began to tremble slightly.

The turbulent enthusiasm was really out of Lance's expectation, and a smile bloomed on the corner of his mouth involuntarily, not only because the publicity work of The Day After Tomorrow was in place, this is a happy event for the movie box office; It is his hometown, the refuge of his soul deep in his heart, and the trembling of emotions cannot be accurately described in words. After a lifetime of confusion, he once again felt the atmosphere of his hometown.

Hi everyone, I'm Lance, nice to meet you all. Lance waved to the camera and greeted in standard Chinese, It's a pity that I couldn't go there in person this time because I have a job. Beijing/Beijing can only meet you in this way. However, at least you can go into the movie theater and exchange ideas with me behind the screen. I think this will bring the distance between us closer.”

Lance was not able to go to Beijing this time, because he was indeed busy with work. The script of Murder with a Borrowing Knife has entered the stage of completion. Since Paramount hopes to release it within this year, the crew tried their best to invest in it before June. shoot. Now time is indeed very precious to Lance. He spends almost all his time on script writing, and he doesn't even pay more attention to the box office success of The Day After Tomorrow in North America. What's more, during the entire promotion process of The Day After Tomorrow, Lance, as the director, hardly showed up, so this time he did not participate in the overseas promotional itinerary.

After Lance finished speaking, the whole scene fell into a stunned silence. The unbelievable silence almost made people suspect that everyone had already left. Lance was facing an empty hall.

Even the host was completely stunned at this time. It was rumored that this newly promoted director spoke good Chinese and had a good understanding of Chinese culture, but everyone thought it was just polite words ——

It’s not because Chinese is like a bible to foreigners, but because Americans hardly speak foreign languages ​​other than English, and even Spanish, a compulsory course in high school, is a big problem for most students, and it’s hard for most students to move with European people. , Five foreign language accompanying skills are in stark contrast.

But now, Lance not only speaks fluent Chinese, but not just polite words or short phrases such as Ni Hao, thank you, but a whole paragraph of speech, including a complete paragraph of personal thoughts, and at the same time expressing Clear, except for some slightly jerky pronunciation, it seems like an aborigine who has lived in China for a long time, how can it not be shocking.

Lance is absolutely ashamed at this moment. His soul is Chinese/Chinese, and his roots are Chinese/Chinese, but he hasn't spoken his mother tongue seriously for more than ten years, and sometimes he can't remember the words and expressions for a while. This is really embarrassing. It's like lying on a hospital bed for too long, but forget how to walk after standing up again, and even appear to have the same hands and feet.

Hehe, everyone was shocked, right? Daniel Wu's voice came over. As a landlord, Daniel would naturally not be absent from the promotion of the film in China, but his scenes in the film were less than a minute, so today More often as an escort. To be honest, Lance speaks Chinese more fluently than me, and his pronunciation is also more standard than me. When I first met him, I was completely intimidated. Lucy was also at that time. We both stuttered there. Don't know how to respond.

After Daniel finished speaking, both he and Lucy burst out laughing, and the scene came alive again. The applause began to ring out one after another, and finally became one piece. The thunderous applause made the scene reach the highest peak since the opening.

Lance, who was sitting on the other side of the big screen, was blushing a little, as if someone was applauding him for his natural skills, which was really confusing. Lance secretly wiped his sweat from the bottom of his heart. It seemed that after so long, he reconnected with his hometown, and he was a little overjoyed.

Lucy covered her mouth in embarrassment, In fact, when we communicate with Lance, English will be a more convenient choice. Although Lucy is of Chinese descent, she was born in Queens, New York, and can Said to be an American through and through.

The host did not come back to his senses until now, and he stammered and sighed, Wow! I really did not expect that Mr. Strelo's Chinese is so fluent that it can reach the level of daily communication! This is really amazing. Surprise!

I have studied Chinese for a long time, and I am really interested in Chinese culture, especially food. After Lance finished speaking, the smile on the corner of his mouth added a touch of slyness, making that handsome face It suddenly became vivid, causing screams at the scene. Later, Lance switched back to the English mode, Seeing Jack's bewildered face, for the sake of my actors, I still avoid talking about topics that they can't participate in.

The audience immediately burst into laughter, and Lance explained in English, I am praising Chinese food, you know, in addition to Mushu pork and Kung Pao chicken, Xiaolongbao, stinky tofu, donkey Rolling, sour plum soup, siu mai...these are all very delicious.

I'm already drooling. Jack wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth cooperatively, making the laughter of the audience unstoppable.

Mr. Strelo, it's really a great pity that you didn't come to Beijing in person this time. The host meant it sincerely, not just polite words. , why did you think of adding Chinese elements? And you also invited many actors of Chinese descent to participate in the production of the film.

China is a country that no one can ignore, isn't it? Lance's simple words are full of various meanings, and the American media and Chinese media can obviously interpret different answers, In fact, in When preparing the script of The Day After Tomorrow, due to the particularity of the film, we had to think from a global perspective. The first thing that came into our sight was Scotland, followed by Germany; and in Asia, China, Japan and Russia We have to make a choice between them, and I firmly deny that China/China is chosen because of my personal preference, I think it is mainly because of the influence of the ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean, which makes Hunchun/Chun the best choice. But... Lan Si shrugged, I don't think anyone is willing to listen to these boring theoretical explanations, so let's take it because of my personal selfishness.

Laughter broke out again at the scene, and even the host almost forgot his duties. Lance then added, Of course, I also have great confidence in China's box office, so I hope my Promises will not be broken.

Applause, thunderous applause rang out.

The overseas promotion of each crew is aimed at the box office, but people always like to use various reasons to whitewash the real purpose, with alienation in the politeness, and even a few Hollywood crews go to China to promote, Just staying for one night and leaving in a hurry, it was completely regarded as a business trip, which was in stark contrast to the promotional itinerary of the Japanese and European markets.

But Lance did not deliberately conceal it, and his frank words were tinged with slyness, not only did not make people feel disgusted, but on the contrary, they also narrowed the distance between them. This made the audience applaud spontaneously without any reminders at all.

Mr. Strelo, if there is an opportunity in the future, which Chinese/Chinese actor would you like to cooperate with? The host's question has distinct Chinese/Chinese characteristics, and it is also a hot focus of media hype.

Lance had already prepared for this, Daniel is sitting next to him. A joke made everyone laugh, and Daniel also very cooperatively raised two fingers to point to his eyes, and then pointed to Lance, as if to say I'm watching you, Lance went on to say, Daniel is a very worthy actor, I think he has great potential. In addition, I personally like Maggie Zhang ( Maggie-Cheung, Zhang/Man/Yu), if I have the opportunity, I very much hope to express my love for her in person. Of course, Zhang/Zi/Yi has also performed very well in recent years, and it can definitely be said that the future is boundless.

Lance's answer made everyone at the scene show a satisfied expression, and the humorous answer mobilized all the atmosphere on the scene, but Lance had to cut off the interview, Although I am very happy to continue the conversation, by the way Practice my rusty Chinese; but Jack is obviously fast asleep sitting next to me, and Dennis's limelight has already been stolen by me, so I think it should be time for the last question.

In fact, it was because Lance needed to go back to work, but his witty ending made the audience roar with laughter. Jack and Dennis who were named were embarrassed for a while, and the atmosphere not only did not drop, but continued to rise.