Pioneer of the Rebirth Era

After searching for two blocks, the two of them found a burger restaurant. Compared with many small restaurants in China, their opening hours are getting later and later. In the United States, except for 24-hour convenience stores and nightclubs that are originally open at night.

Some other supermarkets, shopping malls or restaurants are generally closed after 8 pm. This made Yang Dongxu complain. Obviously this is not just a security issue.

"I've prepared those promotional itineraries, do you need my help?" Yang Dongxu asked as he took the burger back to the car to eat. Because the burger restaurant was about to close.

"No need, you have already helped me a lot." Jackie Chan waved his hand quickly: "I came here mainly to see you, and I also wanted to ask if there are any suitable roles for me in the movies you invest in Hollywood?"

When the filming of "Rush Hour" started, Yang Dongxu did contribute a lot, such as investment, film project approval, etc. Although Haina Records did not do well abroad, Zhou Ya, who is a listed shareholder of Doga in the United States, still has

Quite a bit of energy.

In fact, the first reason why Chen Long came here this time was because he was too busy before, so Yang Dongxu had been in the United States for so long and he didn't even come to see him. This time he made a special trip to see Yang Dongxu.

The second one was naturally excited by Michelle Yeoh, who was filming "The Matrix". Because "Rush Hour" was also filmed in the United States, he had more contact with Michelle Yeoh, and he was able to invest 6,300 US dollars in such a film.

As the heroine in a big movie, I don’t know how many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars who want to come to Hollywood are envious.

And Yang Dongxu also spent a lot of energy for this role. First of all, he bought the script at a high price, and then he took a bonus of 30 million US dollars to find a film company to shoot. After several operations, he won the role of Michelle Yeoh as the heroine.

The leading actor has no way of thinking about the position, even if he only makes nearly half of the money for filming the movie.

And they also have a professional action coaching team. Yes, even if the heroine is not Michelle Yeoh, the fighting scenes in "The Matrix" are so amazing, and the martial arts guidance is also because there are professional Chinese action teachers in it.

It's just that these people are just working behind the scenes and haven't become popular like the movie. In fact, Hollywood is certainly a white man's Hollywood, but you have to say that people are proud and not self-proclaimed. The sea is open to all rivers and absorbs all kinds of outstanding elements from all over the world and integrates them into Hollywood.

This is the fundamental reason why people become the boss.

This is quite similar to what Taizu said, "You must despise the enemy strategically and pay attention to the enemy tactically." Hollywood, dominated by white people, looks down on yellow and black people, but for some good things, they can

No matter what skin color people invent, they will try their best to incorporate it into their bodies to strengthen themselves, so it makes sense for them to be strong.

"There are no roles suitable for you in the movies you are currently investing in. In fact, you don't have to make Hollywood blockbusters to enter Hollywood. Purely Chinese elements can become popular even if you film them." Yang Dongxu couldn't help but add another sentence.

In fact, this is also the misunderstanding of many celebrities and investors in later generations. Everyone thinks that if you want to integrate into Hollywood, you must make Hollywood blockbusters and achieve good results.

But the fact is that Chinese actors are not valued at all in Hollywood. If you want to play a major role in a blockbuster, your chances are slim. Even if you invest money, people will still look down on you.

So instead of hitting the hard rock of Hollywood head-on, it is better to cultivate your own internal skills and become stronger. Use Chinese works that you can produce to open the door of Hollywood.

After you have gained a certain reputation, you can go into Hollywood and make blockbusters. Under the trend of profit, even the white people who dominate Hollywood still look down on you. But for the sake of box office, they will definitely give you some good roles. If you give them bad roles,

, you have the confidence to refuse, right? Instead of like now, any villain seems to be giving alms.

"Actually, I have seriously considered this, but even if something good is produced, distribution alone is a big problem." Chen Long took a sip of Coke with a wry smile and said.

Chen Long has been impacting Hollywood for a long time, and has encountered all kinds of cynicism and suppression. Chen Long has undoubtedly thought about many issues carefully. But if you make Hollywood blockbusters, then you will not have good publicity and good filming. Without these things, even if

No matter how good the thing is, it’s useless if people can’t see it, right?

"Rush Hour" must be better than "The Red Zone"? This is really not necessarily true, but why can "Rush Hour" achieve such good results, while "The Red Zone" is just a brick knocking on the door of Hollywood movies

?

This undoubtedly involves the filming locations and filming companies of the two movies. "Red Zone" was produced by Hong Kong Golden Harvest, while "Rush Hour" was filmed in Hollywood. The director was an American and he used Hollywood's publicity channels.

, so it blew up "Red Zone" at the box office in Europe and the United States.

"This is indeed a problem." Yang Dongxu couldn't help but nodded.

In a circle dominated by white people, this is not only true for movies, but also for many things. For example, the songs Hainer released overseas during this period, and the singers he praised so much, are they really not as good as those of the four major record companies? Obviously not

, the only reason why the situation has not opened up is because of this invisible restraint. You can't see it, but you can feel the resistance everywhere.

After a moment, Yang Dongxu pondered and said: "You are in a good situation now. If "Rush Hour" can become a big hit, you'd better be steady and don't accept every movie role. You have to have your own considerations."

In fact, many stars have bad works after becoming popular, which is inevitable. Either for money, or because of careless choices. In short, for a movie star, you will not have one or two trashy movies that are criticized by others.

, you are too embarrassed to hang out in this circle.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But it doesn’t matter if other stars lose their character, and it doesn’t even matter if they lose their character when making movies in China. But Hollywood obviously won’t give Asian stars so many opportunities. Still

It is not easy to accumulate a reputation, but maybe because of a careless choice of a movie, it will go back to before the liberation.

"I understand. This is also the reason why after opening up the Hollywood film market, I rejected many invitations and insisted on filming "Rush Hour". I felt that those roles were not what I wanted, and the script was not suitable for me. I want

Play some of the roles I want." Chen Long nodded.

"It's good that you have such clear understanding and consideration. I will think of a way to distribute it, and you should pay more attention to making movies. If there is a good opportunity, I will help you recommend it."

"Then thank you in advance, Mr. Yang."

"Don't be so polite, just call me Xuzi, or Xiaoxu." Yang Dongxu raised the Coke in his hand: "Cheers to Chinese films going abroad."

"Cheers." Chen Long picked up the Coke in his hand and touched it with Yang Dongxu.

After putting Jackie Chan in the car, Yang Dongxu couldn't help but fell into deep thought. He also had some headaches about how to break open the white-dominated Hollywood. This is not a problem that can be solved by one or two excellent movies.

For example, Chen Long was able to get top ten box office hits in the United States with the "Rush Hour" series of movies, but in the end he fell silent. For example, Jet Li became very powerful after entering Hollywood, but in the end he still couldn't get away with it. Another example is that he was absolutely in the Mainland.

Chow Yun-fat is a superstar, but when he came to the United States, he still encountered obstacles and finally had to pack his bags and leave.

Looking at the Hollywood market in the next twenty years or so, except for the emergence of an excellent director from time to time to occupy some status in Hollywood, most of the celebrities who come to Hollywood just show their faces and then nothing happens. Including the mainland, they think that internationally

A very lively international chapter.

But the influence of a director obviously cannot be compared with that of a star. After all, a director only has fame and status in the circle, and his influence in society is far inferior to that of a superstar. Most fans pursue celebrities. You see

How many directors have you ever admired?

This is just like the superstar players and coaches in the NBA. Although so many championship coaches are popular, they don't make headlines as much as the stars. And fans basically go to the stars in every game, and there is one who goes to the coach.

Went there?

"It seems that the only way is cooperation." After a while, Yang Dongxu shook his head and walked to the bathroom.

As for acquisitions, this seemingly once-and-for-all approach has little effect when used in Hollywood. In later generations, the richest man in China also made acquisitions in Hollywood. What was the final result? Apart from being in the news for a few days, nothing was done about it in the end.

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Therefore, cooperation with at least half of the profit is currently the only way to overcome the barrier of Hollywood. The popularity of "Happy Boy" is directly related to the cooperation with the four major record companies. Otherwise, even if Yang Dongxu spends money, he will not be able to create such a hit.

Phenomenon.

"Would you like to create an indoor variety show?" This idea came to Yang Dongxu's mind as he opened the water valve in the bathtub and started to fill the bath water.

Talent shows such as "Happy Boy" or "Happy Girl" that are already planned to be launched later, although they are always lively, are not long-term solutions. After three seasons at most, the audience will basically enter the aesthetic fatigue. After all, this talent show

In the final analysis, the show is just a group of new singers singing and the judges commenting without much variety.

But variety shows are different. There are many more elements than a simple talent show. If one link lasts too long and the audience becomes tired, you can change to another link to continue attracting the audience's attention. Throughout the history of entertainment development, indoor variety shows are definitely one of the evergreen trees.

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And in his opinion, the development of variety shows in the United States is actually lacking. Looking at the following decades, although there are many popular variety shows in the United States, the content always feels a bit dry. The reason why the impact is so great is because these programs always have a negative impact.

It relies on the United States, which is why it has such a huge impact. It would be impossible to do it in another country.

For example, "Victoria's Secret" is a group of supermodels catwalking. Not only do people go there to see women, but they also go there because of the women. As for the fashion brought about by this show, perhaps those arts and fashions are not understood by the public.

, only those designers with unique personalities understand it, but it is a bit far away from the general public.

Another example is WWE, which is a kind of funny wrestling. Although the program team tried their best to incorporate various funny elements, the overall effect was just like the current "Happy Boy" where the program was too single.

Then there is "Next Top Model", not to mention, it is still about watching women. Finally, there are various talk shows, and they make fun of various things at that time. This has some content. After all, the news every day is fresh and will not be repeated. But once

I kept repeating it issue after issue. It was very funny when I first watched it, but it felt a little boring after I kept reading it.