Huayu started as a lecturer at Beijing Film Academy

In the room of the embassy, ​​Cheng Dongqing sat in front of the visa officer, and even the roots behind his ears began to sweat. He always felt that he could hear Meng Xiaojun's standard and fluent pronunciation through several walls, and he explained the reasons for studying abroad with his confidence.

Do you have any plan after your study in the United States? "(Do you have any plan after you study in the Lighthouse?) The visa officer asked Cheng Dongqing this question. This is almost a must-answer question, a must-answer question in the Lighthouse study visa routine. Meng Xiaojun also reminded Cheng Dongqing.

"No, I'll come back to my country."

Cheng Dongqing's answer is also the standard answer for the US study visa, one of the original paper analysis that candidates must memorize. However, this time the visa officer obviously changed the standard for correcting the answer, and his face was full of denial.

The visa officer looked straight into Cheng Dongqing's eyes, as if he wanted to see even a little trick from it. After a moment of silence, he asked very seriously: "Who is your idol? ” (Who is your idol?)

The best answer to this question is actually Jesus or Washington, but Cheng Dongqing was still a fan of Meng Xiaojun at that time, so he said: "My idol is Meng Xiaojun."

The visa officer had of course never heard of this person, and thought he was talking about Mencius. He knew Mencius, one of the great philosophers of the East, and ranked second among the Hundred Schools of Thought, comparable to Montesquieu.

Cheng Dongqing quickly shook his head, very firmly: "No, not Mencius, Meng Xiaojun! "As if he was afraid that he would be brainwashed if he answered too late, he emphasized the three words "Meng Xiaojun" and read them out word by word with stress.

The visa officer looked at the stubborn young man in front of him for a long time with a look of a fool. Obviously, this was the type of young people he had never seen before in his interviews.

At this time, Gu Zhongyu looked like a puppy in the countryside waiting for his owner to come home to feed him bones. He was expectant and serious, but he was quite well-behaved and always squatted at the door of his house.

But the owner didn't give him the bones, so the visa officer finally stamped the big seal of "Reject".

"Thank you, I have read the script. This movie is made for friendly exchanges between the two countries. The Lighthouse Country is looking forward to the publicity for us after the movie is released. "

After the filming, the head of the consulate, Consul General Jason, came over to shake hands with them and thank them.

As diplomatic staff, they also have the obligation to publicize to the outside world. The movie "Chinese Partners" tells the story of several domestic entrepreneurs who went to the beacon country to pursue their dreams. This is obviously beneficial to their external publicity, so they are naturally very enthusiastic.

"Thank you, we will go to the United States later, and we may shoot on Wall Street. At that time, the road may be closed for filming. I don’t know if your country can provide convenience at that time?"

Jason waved his hand: "No problem, I can help you call back to your country for instructions, it’s not a big problem. ”

The release of this movie is the result of their work, so he is naturally happy to help. They welcome any foreign movie that is beneficial to the image of the lighthouse.

Gu Zhongyu shook hands with Jason with a smile on his face to express his gratitude, while Chen Kexin looked depressed. This should have been the job of a director like him.

And he was a little worried. There were many differences between the script that Gu Zhongyu showed to the consulate and the one he was shooting now, especially the part related to Meng Xiaojun studying abroad in the lighthouse. Isn't this cheating people?

For example, Meng Xiaojun studied in the United States. Compared with the original version, Gu Zhongyu simply made his experience in the United States more down-to-earth.

In addition to losing his laboratory job, he also experienced characteristic plots of the lighthouse, such as being robbed at gunpoint and being racially discriminated against.

And these plots are obviously not conducive to the glorious image of the lighthouse.

So on the way back, Chen Kexin expressed his concerns to him.

"Don't worry, my great director. Our movie is not released in the lighthouse. Even if these foreigners watch our movie at that time, they will at most curse at us. What else can they do?"

"But you are smearing them. ”

“Defamation? Free MLJ, gunfights every day, is this plot my smear? Or has racial discrimination completely disappeared? They can't avoid it when making movies, why should we foreigners worry about it? ”

“Just like many people say that talk shows are offensive art, the talk shows of Lighthouse are more explicit than ours, and my plot is just a little more realistic, so it can't be considered a smear! ”

Chen Kexin sighed: "Okay! I can't argue with you. ”

This was his first time as a director and he felt so wronged because the actors he faced were his investors and he didn’t dare to have a conflict.

Seeing Chen Kexin’s reaction, Gu Zhongyu was very disdainful in his heart. After all, they were from the Hong Kong entertainment industry. As for the image of the West, they always tended to maintain it rather than belittle it in the movies.

Gu Zhongyu had a good impression of Chen Kexin, but now looking at the situation, this movie might be the last time they would work together.

After all, different values ​​can’t be reconciled.

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The progress of “Chinese Partners” was very fast. The domestic scenes were basically finished, and the crew set off to the lighthouse to prepare for filming.

At the same time, Gu Zhongyu and Liu Yufei's movie "Like You" was also withdrawn from the shelves, and the final box office received 700 million yuan. Although it was only 100 million more than the second place "Painted Skin 2", the cost of the two movies is completely incomparable. Zongheng Film and Television made a lot of money this time, even more than "Ball Lightning" with a box office of more than 1 billion yuan.

Xixi was also very happy. She called him and talked to him for a long time, saying that she was blinded by lard before, and she would never shoot those shitty art films again in the future.

Watching movies is so profitable that Gu Zhongyu wants to shoot a few more such romantic comedies. Anyway, he has plenty of scripts.

"Have you already arrived in New York to shoot?"

"We started as soon as we got off the plane yesterday. Time is tight. Let's try to finish it as soon as possible!"

The expenses of dozens of crew members staying in New York every day are not a small amount. Just staying in the hotel costs more than 100,000 US dollars a day, so the producer Zhang Miao suggested that they should finish shooting within a week.

Today they flew to New York for filming. In addition to being warmly welcomed by the Chinese, they also received "special care" from the local police because of their popularity. Wherever they went, they were "encircled" by various police cars and police officers to ensure the smooth filming.

The consul general kept his word. When they filmed in busy areas such as Times Square and Fifth Avenue, the local government did send people to "protect" the crew. They directly blocked the roads and let them enjoy the treatment of Batman.

Moreover, the leading actors of the crew also mobilized their families to film in New York this time. Chen Kexin's family, Deng Chao's family, and Tong Dawei's wife and daughter all came from afar to "help silently." Now a group of people are having a family party downstairs!

Liu Yufei asked curiously: "Then why don't you go down and have fun with the people?"

"Others are with their families, and I am a single man alone. It would be embarrassing to go."

"You are also single? Are you embarrassed? It's a pity that "Dream of Hualu" is about to start filming, otherwise I would fly to New York to accompany you. "

"Dream of Hualu", the first TV series invested by Liu Yufei's studio, is about to enter the start-up stage. These days, she has been learning about the etiquette and tea culture of the Song Dynasty with the other two female leads, Liu Yan and Yang Caiyu.

"Prepare well for the new drama! This is your return to the small screen after six years. Don't mess up the performance, especially work harder on the lines, don't let people find that you haven't improved since "The Return of the Condor Heroes". ”

Liu Yufei’s line delivery is weak. No matter what she plays, she always speaks softly and weakly, and her pronunciation is unclear. She just blurts it out, so it’s often hard to hear what she’s saying.

Such a voice will be at a disadvantage when she needs to have an emotional outburst. It can also be said that she can’t play a role with too much tension. If a gentle voice is used to play a fantasy fairy, it’s okay, but it will be at a disadvantage when playing other personality heroines.

Of course, this feature is very pleasing on the boat. Gu Zhongyu simply loves Xixi’s vague and soft voice.

“I know. When I was in Beijing Film Academy, my teacher often said this to me, but my voice is naturally like this. What can I do?”

“You can practice pronunciation and lines by holding a stone in your mouth and reciting aloud. Aren’t you quite experienced in this? "

Hearing this, Liu Yufei was puzzled. When had she ever practiced holding a stone in her mouth?

But she quickly realized what Gu Zhongyu meant by experience. She blushed and spat at him. This man has never been serious. He can drive a car on this broken road.

Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Others are having a party, and you are just lying on the bed and sleeping?"

"What else?"

"Isn't Gao Yuanyuan with you? There is also a fairy named Bai Bin, right? Tell me quickly, is there someone lying next to you now?"

I didn't expect that she was quite alert. To prove her innocence, Gu Zhongyu immediately picked up his mobile phone and pointed the camera at the entire bedroom and the bedside to show her.

"See? Where did the person come from? Am I the kind of Teddy in your heart who can't live without a woman for a moment?"

"Teddy is not as hungry as you. Who knows if you just hid someone. Since you are tired of filming, go to bed early. I'm hanging up first. ”

As soon as the phone was hung up, the quilt fluttered, and Charlize Theron slowly crawled out from inside. She first wiped her mouth with a tissue, and then took a big gulp of mineral water.

Charlize thought that Gu Zhongyu might have eaten too much meat recently, and even the taste had changed.

Gu Zhongyu didn't have many friends in the Lighthouse. Apart from Leo, Charlize was the only one.

Gu Zhongyu posted the news that they were going to film in the Lighthouse on his Facebook. His original intention was to inform those international student fans, but he didn't expect that Charlize also saw it and rushed over from Los Angeles, just for Relive the dream of love with him.

To be honest, Gu Zhongyu just regarded the wonderful encounter in Cannes as a competition at first, which is normal for bold Westerners.

He thought that the two would never meet again after this time, but he never expected that Salize, a Hollywood star, would take the initiative to come to him, and kiss him wildly at the beginning!

There is no way, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. The other party is so enthusiastic to entertain him, so he can only do his best until his death.

"Were you talking to your girlfriend just now?"

"No, just my friend."

Saliz laughed: "You don't have to lie to me. Although I don't understand Chinese, I can guess from her tone that she is definitely a woman with whom you have an ambiguous relationship. She is not very old and her voice is a little immature."

"Oh my Saliz, why are you so smart and beautiful? Well, I admit that our relationship is indeed unusual, but..."

She interrupted him by tapping his lips with her finger, and then said: "Little man, you don't need to worry. I am no longer jealous. There is no possibility of any result between us. How can I care about your private life?"

Saliz, who is 37 years old this year, has long passed the age of obsession with love and marriage. She enjoys her single life now and has secretly decided not to marry for life.

"You are so cold-blooded, even to the man who just sent you to heaven."

"Don't be so nagging, little man. Didn't I let you enjoy yourself like an emperor just now?"

Gu Zhongyu laughed and put the topic aside. He hugged Shariz and asked, "Let's talk about what interesting movies are being made recently, Shariz."

"Huh, they are all very boring movies, vulgar, stupid, and superficial. Do you know my latest movie this year?"

"Snow White and the Huntsman, adapted from Grimm's fairy tale, right? I watched that movie, it's really bad."

I don't know if the old man pretended to be drunk and let the beautiful and arrogant Shariz play the vicious stepmother of Snow White, but at least you should find a prettier one for the princess!

In the end, Kristen Stewart, the heroine of "Twilight", was chosen to play Snow White.

Of course, Christine is not ugly, but her performance as Snow White is not convincing enough, especially because her front teeth look out of place, and she does not look like a princess at all. So naturally, she is outshined by the stepmother played by Shariz in terms of both appearance and acting skills.

With such appearance, the magic mirror even lied and said that Christine is more beautiful than Shariz!

So the white, rich and beautiful stepmother queen mistakenly believed the words of the blind magic mirror, and blindly envied, hated and hunted down the gutter oil-faced paralysis princess, but she died in vain...

But think about it carefully, this Snow White is at least a white actress. In a few years, when the trend of political correctness blows up, Snow White will have to be played by a black person, and she will become a black media princess.

Shariz kept complaining: "I originally wanted to challenge myself, after all, it was a type of movie I had never seen before, but I didn't expect the plot of this movie was also a bunch of shit! I wasted several months of my time."

In today's Hollywood, superhero movies have begun to rise, and there are not many movies suitable for these veteran stars. Even Tom Cruise is a treat. Shariz really has no better choice, so she came to be a villain.

"In that case, how about I give you a movie? A realistic theme."