Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

This year, her daughter Yu Tongtong graduated from the third grade of junior high school and was successfully admitted to the high school attached to the Yuyin Yuan. She did not have any homework during the holidays. Yu Dongqing fulfilled his promise and took his daughter to the United States to have some fun.

Of course Mingliang was going, but she didn't bring her baby son Yu Xinle this time, just to wean him completely.

Lele is now over one and a half years old. According to normal circumstances, children should be weaned between one and one and a half years old. But when her son cries, Meimei becomes a little bit reluctant. In addition, she has enough milk, so she has been putting it off intermittently until now.

We couldn't delay it any longer, so the whole family decided to use this trip to separate the mother and son for more than 20 days to completely resolve the matter.

Otherwise, Mingliang would really be reluctant to leave her son for such a long time.

When Li Wan was on the phone, Yu Dongqing's family of three were happily visiting Times Square in New York.

Times Square in New York is not big, far inferior to Tiananmen Square. What interests Yu Dongqing is Broadway.

Dozens of song and dance theaters, cinemas, and music theaters perform "singing and dancing" all night long. Classical and modern coexist, music and singing and dancing are on the same stage.

Yu Dongqing is going to take her daughter to a piano concert.

When he saw the call from Li Wan, he answered it.

"Holly, have fun in America."

"Not bad, is there anything wrong?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"I didn't want to disturb your family's vacation, but if I don't say a few words, I feel bad that "The Poison of East and West" is about to be removed from the theaters!"

"So fast? How much is the box office now?"

"About 400 million."

"Not bad." Yu Dongqing laughed after hearing this: "It's much better than expected, and I didn't lose much."

"Alas, you could have maintained your capital or even made a profit, but the result was that your editing was a mess." Li Wan felt uncomfortable thinking about Yu Dongqing's deliberate messing up of the timeline in post-production.

In the past, what was being edited was not film, but hundreds of dollar bills.

Of course, the reason for calling Yu Dongqing now was not just to say a few words to him to relieve the anger he was holding in his heart, but for other things.

"Holly, don't sign up for the Golden Horse Awards for this movie. Let's play big." Li Wan said.

"Play a big game?"

"Go straight to the three major film festivals! The Golden Lion Award in Venice has missed the registration time, and the Golden Bear Award in Berlin is boring because of politics. Let's directly sign up to participate in the main competition of Cannes Film Festival next April, and strive to win the "Golden Palm" Award "Back!"

"Okay, I don't have any objections."

According to the Cannes Film Festival film selection criteria, there are three rigid indicators:

1. The film must be produced within twelve months before the Cannes Film Festival;

2. The film has limited distribution outside the country of origin;

3. The film has not been shown at any international film event, whether in competition or out of competition;

Therefore, I will not be able to participate in the Golden Horse Awards competition at the end of this year.

In fact, Yu Dongqing doesn't care.

I don’t make movies to win awards, I just do it for fun.

"Okay, I'll prepare the information and submit it to the relevant units for approval. You guys have a good time. I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye."

"goodbye"

Yu Dongqing hung up the phone and told Mingliang what happened.

Meili is not surprised by this box office result. That's what literary and artistic films are. If everyone likes it and can understand it, it wouldn't be called an artistic film.

What she cares about is getting her to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

"Husband, this film will definitely win an award!"

Yeah?

In fact, it doesn't matter to Yu Dongqing whether she wins or not.

In the original time and space, those who pursued this award or that award have no such idea now.

Making movies is just a hobby for him.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made Ashes of Time because I like it.

"Let's go." Yu Dongqing patted Meimei's shoulder gently.

"I will go to a concert with Tongtong later, and there will be a movie in the evening."

Yu Dongqing's family of three visited the United States with great interest. They saw the Niagara Falls and Yellowstone Park, and then came to San Francisco on the West Coast to see the Golden Gate Bridge. The last stop was Los Angeles, which they wanted to visit.

From San Francisco to Los Angeles, Yu Dongqing did not choose to fly or train, but traveled by car because the road from San Francisco to Los Angeles is called Highway 1 and is known as the most beautiful coastline self-driving route in the United States.

This road is close to the sea, and everywhere you look are mountain and sea scenery and charming towns. Yu Dongqing specially rented a Beetle, wearing a floral shirt and sunglasses, and headed south.

One side faces the vast Pacific Ocean, with the Rocky Mountains at the back. On one side are the stormy waves and dotted sails; on the other side are the cliffs and green mountains, blowing the summer sea breeze and feeling the exotic customs. The whole family of three is in a happy mood.

Even Meili couldn't help humming an American country folk song:

Look, the water is coming

We have been through many dangers

But still have to wait

Waiting for better days to come

Waiting for us to ride on the wind and sing

Good to hear.

"Dad, Dad, you can sing a song too." Yu Tongtong, who was sitting next to Meimei, said.

Yu Dongqing looked at the scenery outside the window, and suddenly said without a clue: "Mingliang, do you know where the small town of Todos Santos in Southern California is?"

"I haven't heard of it. Let me check it out." Meili took out her phone and said within a few minutes: "Google Maps shows that it is more than thirty kilometers away from here, a very inconspicuous town on the edge of the desert - you How do you know this?"

Why don't you know?

That is the location of the hotel described in the famous song "Hotel California" by the American Eagles.

Of course some people say that is false.

However, this does not affect the popularity of this place. The influence of the Eagles has thousands of fans and musicians flocking here every year, and it has gradually become a very unique tourist town.

In this time and space, without the Eagles, this town would be nameless.

And that song "Hotel California."

"It's okay, I'm just asking casually." After Yu Dongqing finished speaking, he hummed softly.

On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair

Cool breeze blowing hair on dark desert highway

Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air

The warm smell of marijuana hangs in the air

Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light

Far ahead, I see twinkling lights

My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim, I had to stop for the night

My head started to feel heavy and my vision started to blur. I had to park for the night.

There she stood in the doorway;I heard the mission bell

She stood in the foyer, the sacred bells faintly heard

And I was thinking to myself, 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell'

I thought to myself: "This may be heaven, or it may be hell."

It's the song "Hotel California"!

After listening to Yu Dongqing humming this song, Meiliang was extremely surprised: "Husband, your tune is both folk and rock. It sounds good, but your lyrics are a bit too dark. I'm afraid it won't pass if I write it out."

"I just hummed casually." Yu Dongqing smiled.

Yu Dongqing and his family drove for three days from San Francisco to Los Angeles, about 600 kilometers away, playing while walking, and arrived in Los Angeles at dusk.

I came here mainly to see Hollywood.

Just like the original time and space, this is the world-famous film center, and both Yu Dongqing and Mingliang want to come and see it.

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