Director’s Legend

"Hollywood welcomes you, Shao!"

Brown Veitch held a wine glass and gestured to Shao Shuaijun. This is the villa area of ​​the rich in Los Angeles, built on the mountainside, overlooking the panoramic view of Hollywood lights. Brown is the president of Miramax Pictures, and "Painted Skin" was his first foray after taking over the mess at Miramax from Harry.

"Painted Skin" lived up to expectations, and won the weekend box office champion with 30.28 million US dollars as a dark horse. It was released for more than a week, with a total box office of 41.05 million US dollars. After deducting the theater share and promotional expenses, it is already guaranteed to make a small profit, and the future box office will be a net profit.

Brown, who was in a good mood, immediately hosted a banquet for Shao Shuaijun and others at his villa. Zhao Wei, Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Xie Tingfeng, Zhen Bullet, Sun Li and others all got rid of the domestic propaganda and came to the United States to enjoy this glorious moment. In the original plan, "Painted Skin" was never expected to be so successful in the United States, so it still focuses on promotion in Asia, and several leading actors fly around Asia.

However, "Painted Skin" rose against the trend in the United States, and investors immediately saw a golden mountain.

Working hard in Asia is not as good as making a fortune in the United States.

After a short discussion, the investors made an impromptu decision to let the leading actors come to the United States to promote. This is how tonight's villa dinner began.

Shao Shuaijun swayed the bright red wine in the goblet, which was said to be produced in Chateau Lusalus in Sauternes, France, and Brown's private collection. According to his bragging, this red wine is the best in the world, only a small glass can be made from the grapes on one vine, and the grapes in some years are even unqualified. Can't make a bottle of wine.

No matter how powerful Brown is bragging about it, in Shao Shuaijun's eyes, it should be drunk with Sprite: "It doesn't matter whether Hollywood welcomes me or not, as long as the American audience welcomes me."

"Haha, you're right. As long as you're willing to spend money, it doesn't matter whether it's Hollywood or Bollywood. It's a good movie. For the dollar, cheers!"

"Cheers." Shao Shuaijun took a sip of the red wine, feeling a little bitter. Can't drink the slightest taste in this stuff. However, what you drink is not the wine, but the taste. "Grape wine luminous cup. If you want to drink the pipa, call immediately. Jun Moxiao is drunk on the battlefield. How many people have fought in ancient times. Good wine. Good poetry!"

"What?" Brown asked curiously.

"A poem written by an ancient Chinese said that the lives of the soldiers who went to war will end at some time, so why not have fun in time." Shao Shuaijun smiled.

"Haha. That's right, it's time to enjoy yourself right now. See, we Hollywood blondes are already calling out to you with their eyes, so I won't hinder you young people." Brown patted Shao Shuaijun on the shoulder with a smile, turned and left , the meaning is self-evident.

As soon as Brown left, a tall blond beauty walked over with a glass of champagne on catwalks. Before it got close, a tangy perfume smell rolled over. The beauty held up the champagne: "Hi, great director from China, hello. My name is Christina."

"Hello." Shao Shuaijun turned his nose away calmly. The strong smell of perfume is either a matter of taste or to cover up the peculiar smell on his body. Either way, Shao Shuaijun was not interested.

"I have watched "Painted Skin", a very good movie, and I was completely moved after watching it. The director who can make such a great movie must be a romantic and passionate director. When you meet the director yourself , I have to say that my thoughts are correct, you are very handsome, cool, young and full of masculinity, this is the charm of oriental people."

The blond beauty chattered praises, then leaned gently to Shao Shuaijun's side, with a provocative look in her eyes: "Don't you want to know my phone number, you can ask me out for coffee alone."

Uh, is this considered flirting, or do you want to be unspoken?

Shao Shuaijun was speechless.

He really wants to say, although you look hot from a distance, but you are too tall, your skin is too rough, your makeup is too thick, and your perfume is too pungent. Except that you are open enough to make him appreciate the surprise, you are insensitive to everything else.

"Sorry, I'm afraid I don't have time to ask you out."

The blond beauty didn't bother, she nodded and left. After the blond beauty, several hot beauties came over to strike up a conversation. It's a pity that Shao Shuaijun doesn't have much interest in Europeans and Americans. He always feels that Europeans and Americans have too rough skin and large pores, which are not as delicate as oriental skin.

After going back and forth several times, Shao Shuaijun was like a comrade, not interested in female sex at all. The blond beauties who hit the wall one after another naturally ignored his existence and looked for their prey. Shao Shuaijun was left alone holding the hard-to-drink red wine, and looked at the men and women under the lights with great interest.

Zhao Wei and Zhou Xun obviously became the focus of the audience. The popularity of "Painted Skin" made her two Chinese stars familiar to Americans in the mainland after Zhang Ziyi. There are countless Hollywood handsome boys and old handsome boys, like Stick like a fly. As for Zhen Bullet and Xie Tingfeng, they were very relaxed, chatting with several blonde beauties and laughing.

After a while, Chen Kun and Sun Li joined Shao Shuaijun's camp. The three of them sat on the sofa and chatted boringly. Shao Shuaijun felt bored, Chen Kun was a little depressed, Sun Li was not taken seriously, and the three of them seemed to be isolated from the social circle.

"Boss, when will you shoot "Twilight"? I bought the novel and read it several times. It's really good." Sun Li had nothing to say.

"It should be soon, and people have already prepared it. "Twilight" is quite simple, and it was shot very quickly."

Shao Shuaijun said boredly, somehow, after "Painted Skin" was a success, he suddenly had no interest in starting the filming of "Twilight". Indeed, "Twilight" has the foreshadowing of novels and examples of future success. As long as he puts a little effort into it, these series of movies will become popular all over the world.

But, is "Twilight" worthy of praise?

Besides the box office, what's the point?

As for the box office, if he finds someone to shoot, he can still get the box office, so why waste his time.

For fame?

He really didn't think that among the several directors who filmed "Twilight" in his previous life, any of them became famous, or won an award, or something happened. Such a bland popcorn movie, if he is still a complete newcomer, he may be praised by virtue of the movie's box office.

But now he has hit Hollywood three times, and got the weekly champion as he wished. In the mainland, there is no one other than Zhang Yimou! Moreover, a week of "Painted Skin" is almost equivalent to a month's box office of "Hero", and his commercial achievements in the United States will far surpass Zhang Yimou.

"Perhaps, when "Painted Skin" ends, I have to reorient my direction... Before that, let me hear my cheers again!"

Bring over a glass of juice and pour it into your red wine.

Gudong.

Drank it down and it tasted great.

This is what red wine should taste like! (To be continued..)

ps:  Thanks to Mo Jing, Mo Meng, Xiao Mingwa, and Wen Zeller for the monthly tickets, and thanks to Mo Meng for the reward.