After more than ten days, the two finally understood why Louis came back that day, neither elated nor laughed at Feng Jing. Because the magazine's sales on the first day were mediocre, it was neither conspicuous nor much worse than similar magazines.
But after the first day, after the second day...
After other magazines passed the hot period when new issues were just launched, the sales volume of this magazine continued to rise with a sustained and strong momentum. Especially in recent days, after the street style of several big stars has obviously added oriental elements, the magazine with Du Yunxiu as the cover has rushed to the top all of a sudden, and it is very popular. Many young people would say A word or two.
"The oriental style seems to be very popular recently."
"I saw this selfie in Jessica's blog (Jessica's blog), it's very special, I want to try it too..."
The magazine is selling more and more fire.
It was only then that Feng Jing realized that in his original plan, he had missed a little bit. Those who pay the most attention to fashion are not necessarily those magazine readers, but those big stars who want to always be at the forefront of fashion! The final result can be imagined - this issue of the magazine sold better than the first eight issues of the year!
The female editor-in-chief of the magazine even called Feng Jing herself and wanted to invite him to dinner, Louis felt very uncomfortable.
However, the biggest contradiction between them did not break out at this time.
Not long after the filming of the sequel of "Adventure Royale" ended, Louis and Feng Jing had a completely opposite and fierce debate on Du Yunxiu's future development. This time, even Brauchli made a statement—he's on, Louis' side!
Du Yunxiu's roles in the sequel of "Royal Adventure" are all completed, and the rest is the role of the protagonist and the later work.
Hollywood blockbusters are more inclined to individual heroism, so the plot is not complicated. All the suspense always points directly to the boss behind the scenes, but the special effects are amazing, full of tension, and tight rhythm. The higher the box office, the more visual feasts are piled up with time and money! The first part of "Royal Adventure" has been done for more than two years, and there will be no less time for the sequel of "Royal Adventure". In the two or three years that were left in between, how Du Yunxiu should develop became the most important and crucial thing. If this step is not taken properly, the reputation established today will only be quickly annihilated in this fiercely competitive Hollywood where there are always countless new topics...
"Derek, I contacted a few directors for you. They made good films in the past. Of course, they can't compare to Luc's box office." Louis said, "Now they want to try some oriental elements in the films they are preparing. Personal connections, recommended you to them! See when you guys meet? Try mirrors?"
While speaking, Louis glanced at Feng Jing.
That look carries other information, as if to say, last magazine was your fluke, but Hollywood is not just based on the occasional "flash of inspiration", no matter where it is, the network is the most important thing!
And this, only he who has been in Hollywood for so long has it. So this time, Derek has to rely on him.
Because there is no star who is not obsessed with Hollywood.
For Derek, the guy named "Yunxiu" in Chinese, Louis actually has a lot of criticisms.
If it was another star, even if they did well in their own country, it would be another world when they came to Hollywood, and another rule, they would obey his agent. But Derek has always been indifferent to him, and even trusts the oriental guy who doesn't understand anything and can't even speak English!
He couldn't figure out how the Orientals thought.
Compared with Feng Jing, who can help him the most, who has the most connections in Hollywood, who knows the most directors and producers, isn't it obvious at a glance? Choosing the one that is most helpful to you is the most correct and smartest way to do it!
But this group of strange orientals seem to value their previous relationships more, and even take advantage of their own careers...
It's really hard to understand.
"What's the script like?" This is indeed good news. Du Yunxiu has just gained a little fame in Hollywood, and he also wants to continue to be more stable.
"Don't worry, it's all very suitable for you!" Louis imitated Bruce Lee's classic pose and waved his fist, very proud, "And - all of them will use Chinese Kung Fu!"
After Louis finished speaking, the interested light in Du Yunxiu's eyes immediately faded a lot, and he just smiled politely.
Du Yunxiu could see that Louis had indeed stayed in Hollywood for a long time.
Or rather, staying too long.
There was a Bruce Lee in Hollywood, so Louis tried his best to build him according to this successful case, and wanted to make him a husband superstar. However, what Du Yunxiu likes most is not playing. Playing may be an indispensable link in his acting career, and it is also a springboard to step into Hollywood. But what he wants to try more are some characters with rich inner drama and challenges, rather than one after another face-faced characters in the shell of oriental martial arts.
"Is there anything else?" Du Yunxiu asked.
Louis was taken aback, looking at the other party with a look of puzzlement in his eyes. other? What else do you mean? Wouldn't it be good for him to spend so much effort to get in touch with the director and choose those recommended for him
Once again he found it difficult to understand the Eastern mind.
If other stars hear the news they bring back, they will definitely ask who the director is, what movies they have made, and have they won any awards? Finally, I must have been in a hurry to find out when the audition is...
The oriental man only asked, is there anything else
Louis suddenly wanted to laugh, with a little disdain in his eyes.
Who did he think he was, one of those Hollywood superstars worth over twenty million dollars? If it weren't for the absolute persuasiveness and temptation of the salary offered by Brauchli, why did he ignore other potential Western actors to become the manager of this yellow man and try to build him an international reputation
"Yunxiu, have you ever thought about... making a TV series?"
Feng Jing, who hadn't spoken all this time, suddenly spoke out, looking at Du Yunxiu with his slender eyes, not showing off as usual, but a very formal and thoughtful expression.
"Series?" Du Yunxiu repeated.
"Yes, series, American TV series. In the United States, TV series will try to shoot a few episodes first, and then show them to various TV stations. If they like it, they can buy the copyright, and the crew will continue to shoot. If the ratings are good, except for the first one. In addition to the first season, there are second and third seasons... "
Feng Jing spoke very carefully and seriously.
Du Yunxiu understood that Feng Jing had already made up his mind. Only this time—it was really too risky, too subversive. Who would let an actor with the top few box office records in the world, put other Hollywood blockbusters aside, and take on other small-screen dramas
I'm afraid that's it.
That's why Feng Jing made it so formal - because no actor has ever done this before!
Anyone who just thinks about it will understand why Feng Jing has no... confidence this time. Whether it is at home or abroad, there are usually two groups of people who act on the small screen and the big screen, especially when you are used to acting on the big screen and then return to the small screen. There is also a price but no market, so please don't move at all.
Otherwise, according to what standards to pay the film? If it is based on the way of movies, they will definitely not be able to afford it; if it is based on the price of TV dramas, once the value drops this time, it will be difficult to ask high prices for movie remuneration in the future...
And this is the main reason why most movie actors refuse to return to the small screen.
Feng Jing is so keen, and someone who can quickly grasp the general direction, probably has not analyzed these things, but, what made him make such a proposal that is completely "joking" in the eyes of others
"What are they talking about?" Sensing that the atmosphere between Du Yunxiu and Feng Jing was not right, Brauchli asked the translator next to him in a low voice.
"Huh?" The translator was startled. He was invited by Feng Jing, the employer should be Feng Jing, but the person in front of him is the heir of the largest media group in the United States...
Anyone can feel a sense of dread towards someone of high status and great power.
The same was true for the little translator. After thinking about it, he didn't have the courage to offend Mr. Brauchli, so he translated all Feng Jing's words.
Feng Jing turned his head and glanced at the translator, his long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, with a half-smile.
The translator suddenly felt as if he had been pricked by a needle. This stinging pain did not come from Feng Jing's eyes, but a sudden sense of betrayal in his heart. Between Brauchli and Feng Jing, he seemed to have betrayed Mr. Feng...
However, Branchli remained motionless, his noble sapphire eyes were extremely elegant, and after listening to the translation, he said directly to Du Yunxiu: "You should consider what Louis said."
"Although it seems outrageous for a movie actor to accept a series, I have fully analyzed and measured it." Feng Jing looked into Branchli's eyes, "Whenever a Chinese actor goes to Hollywood, there will always be such a phenomenon-his domestic Popularity can go down fast."
"Xie Yi is an example. At the beginning, there were so many fans of a person like a king of heaven. However, after the focus has been placed abroad in the past few years, he is hardly seen in China, his movies, and his news. Actors are a kind of people who need to be exposed. Whether it is the exposure of movies and TV shows, or the exposure of scandals, it is only possible to maintain popularity if it appears in the public eye from time to time.
"Hollywood movies are of course our biggest trump card. But its flaws are also obvious-the production cycle is too long! A series of two films, six years apart, and the third film, nine years apart, we don't have that many Take more time to spend this cycle, and use things that cannot be grasped in your hands to maintain fame and popularity.
"So, my suggestion is to participate in the filming of American dramas. Although the small screen may not be as good as the big screen, its shooting time is easier to control and the production cycle is short. There is also a period of rest between each season and each season that can be adjusted. During this period, we can choose to make movies or go back to China. The most important thing is that American dramas are aimed at small families, tens of thousands of small families.
"After all, you have to go to the cinema to watch a movie. Not everyone is crazy about movies, and you can remember your character through a 90-minute to 120-minute movie. But American dramas are different, and they cover a large number of families. If If you want to stabilize your popularity, I think it is safer to participate in American dramas.
"Especially now that the Internet is so developed. Even if you shoot American dramas in the United States, domestic audiences can still watch them through the Internet. The cycle is short, the coverage of ordinary families is wide, and both domestic and foreign are considered—this is the reason why I suggest you take American dramas."
Feng Jing's long and narrow eyes turned to Du Yunxiu.
He knew it would take a lot of risks, but he wanted Du Yunxiu to trust him again! He couldn't lose, neither of them could lose, so they had to take a huge risk—to break the game!
And Du Yunxiu also looked back at Feng Jing.
"I disagree." However, Brauchli's words shattered the atmosphere between Feng Jing and Du Yunxiu.
"In Hollywood, there is no such approach. Besides, your thoughts are based on the direction that everything is going smoothly. If the ratings are not high and they are cut, then not only will he miss the shooting of other blockbuster films, but the value of the film will also be reduced." It will drop accordingly. Once the iron is hot and the popularity declines halfway, other directors’ confidence in Yunxiu will also be shaken.”
"Besides, the copyrights of many American dramas cannot be exported. If you want to use American dramas to maintain their popularity abroad and at home..." Brauchli looked at the scene and said slowly, "It's not possible."
The gazes of Brauchli and Feng Jing collided in the air, the blue eyes were facing the slender black pupils. This time, neither the elegant Brauchli nor the ostentatious cover scene is trying to pretend to be harmonious.
"Yunxiu, what do you think? I suggest you discuss more with Louis. He is more experienced and will be more helpful for you to enter the Hollywood circle. After all, this is not your country. There are many rules that apply there, but not here. Works."
Louis on the side looked a little complacently, and put his hands in his trouser pockets, while the translator looked nervously at Feng Jing, and then nervously at Brauchli.
Feng Jing looked at Du Yunxiu with his long and narrow eyes.
It was the kind of firm eyes that as long as Yunxiu agreed, the two of them would be able to overcome any difficulties.
"I believe in Feng Jing." Du Yunxiu said loudly.
He did not adopt Louis' advice and positioned himself as a Kung Fu superstar in Hollywood. "One minute on stage, ten years off stage." Du Yunxiu knew very well that his practice was just a temporary crutch, and it did not represent the real Chinese Kungfu. As for Feng Jing's suggestion, it seems that the degree of difficulty is very high, but after careful measurement, you will find that it is very useful for broadening the way of the play.
If you want to take on Hollywood blockbusters, you can only take on fight scenes. But if it's an American drama on a small screen, gun battles, crime solving, thrillers, and even life dramas with emotional dramas are fine. Especially for American dramas in recent years, screenwriters and directors prefer to use actors with different skin colors and backgrounds, and adjust the drama of the plot to the maximum through the differences in cultural beliefs of various countries.
As for pay...
On this point, Feng Jing and Du Yunxiu have the same views, it is impossible for people to cover everything. When you choose one, don't regret not getting it.
Louis was so angry that he ran to Brauchli and complained: "Derek is so uncooperative! He didn't listen to me at all! Being deceived by that oriental man's smooth words, he will definitely fail in the end!" And he said harsh words, he will never deal with Derek again anything!
won't handle anything.
First of all, it includes Du Yunxiu's contract with the American drama - this is quite a fatal blow! At the beginning, the contract for the sequel of "Adventure Royale" did not win favorable terms, which directly led to a very passive position in dealing with accidents. But now that Du Yunxiu and Feng Jing have already taken a fancy to a script "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun", they will immediately face the issue of signing a contract.
Louis knew it, but did it on purpose.
"It doesn't matter, we will come as normal. Let the lawyer look at it when the time comes, as long as the legal rights are protected." Du Yunxiu comforted Feng Jing. Hollywood superstars usually have big names, what kind of hotel they want to live in, how many bodyguards they want, and some even specify what brand of mineral water they want, or the crew can’t touch his hairstyle, what color nail polish to match, etc. Strange requirements will be written into the contract.
"Don't worry." Faced with Du Yunxiu's tolerance, Feng Jing only slightly curled his lips and narrowed his eyes.
"Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" tells the story of several people who use their skills to obtain money.
It does not seek the law to solve the problem in the traditional sense, but follows the policy of fighting evil with evil and violence with violence.
The members are: Leader (captain), who used to be a lawyer and was proficient in the law, so he was able to walk around the sideline and make the police unable to catch him. Hacker (hacker), the computer is superb, he can find out all your information. Angela (Angela), thief, master pickpocket, any infrared security guards can't stop her. Alice (Alice), super big beauty, good at seduction and various languages. And, Kong (empty), the character of Du Yunxiu, a mysterious oriental man with extraordinary skills.
Feng Jing and Du Yunxiu chose together for a long time before finalizing this one.
There are two reasons.
First, use the original selling point to appeal to the audience, increase ratings, and continue to consolidate popularity; second, the screenwriters of American dramas have done a very careful job in character setting. This character's family, his lover, his past, these parts involving emotional drama and inner drama, will be shown in future episodes, which will allow Du Yunxiu enough space to play, so as to make a contribution to other dramas in the future. bedding.
When negotiating the contract, Du Yunxiu was with Feng Jing.
Du Yunxiu was a little worried at first, but he didn't expect that Feng Jing's performance stunned him!
The contract was faxed in advance, neither Feng Jing nor Du Yunxiu had read it. But Feng Jing didn't negotiate with the other party by himself this time, he still brought an interpreter with him, everything was done by the interpreter. He just sat down and told the translator:
"Item 3 and 8 are not acceptable, ten hours a day is too long to shoot, here we can only accept eight hours, and that includes makeup and eating time.
"Article 2 of item 5, according to our cultural habits, there is no such thing, please respect our culture.
"The end of the year is a very important day in China. During the Spring Festival period is very important, there is no way to film. There may be important awards in China halfway, and I have to go back to receive the awards at this time."
Du Yunxiu looked at Feng Jing's eloquent words, and was quite surprised in his heart. When did Feng Jing master these things, even taking into account the differences between foreign and domestic holidays...
Feng Jing saw his doubts, and slightly raised the corners of his lips:
"What do you think I made Louis arrogant those days, when he was showing off his skills and connections—I was stealing too... I told him I was looking forward to his performance. Hmph."
The translation turned over one by one.
While thinking about it, the people on the production team sighed and said in English: "These smart managers are really difficult to deal with. When will even the Orientals be so old?"
Once this sentence is finished.
Feng Jing turned his head, smiled slyly at Du Yunxiu and said, "Look, that's why we continue to hire translators. When they talk and the translator turns over, we not only have more time to think, but also know that they are behind our backs. What are you talking about?"
Thinking of how much Feng Jing had paid for him, Du Yunxiu felt that he had to work hard secretly, and felt that he couldn't hold back.
The filming of "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun" started.
Compared with the large-scale filming of movies, Du Yunxiu found that American dramas also have their differences. The most obvious thing is the plot. The plots of American dramas change very quickly, and the plots are very compact, one point in a few minutes, and a climax after several plots. The climax is full of suspense and interlocking.
Such a plot requires the unique performance of the actors. Once he performs well, that actor may quickly become popular, as is the case with several well-known protagonists in American dramas. Therefore, the crew usually choose actors with strong personality, aura and charm.
The American teenager who played Hacker this time looks like a smart face, good at playing computers, thin lips, and light-colored eyes, and looks good at picking up girls. In fact, his lace news is indeed quite a lot. When the media interviewed him, he asked with a smile: "How many girlfriends do you have? It is said that you have a hundred. You are only seventeen years old." The boy smirked mischievously: "Not so many! I swear - one hundred Absolutely not one, but there should be seventy." The pleasing appearance, youthful boldness, fresh energy and cheap smile, and exaggerated words that are both false and true, are described in "Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun". Before it was broadcast, it has accumulated a lot of girl fans.
Du Yunxiu naturally couldn't play this game.
All the media commented on him as: a mysterious, calm, melancholy and sexy oriental man, especially his superb Chinese Kung Fu.
Du Yunxiu didn't pay attention to these at the time.
However, when filming, he also discovered that this smart (very beautiful) teenager is very good at stealing the spotlight, making his role more eye-catching and memorable for the audience. For example, when moving in a scene. He and the black actor who played the role of Leader still played according to the script, but when it comes to actual shooting, there will always be some more movements and expressions.
The audience's attention span is limited.
Two people talking under one camera will definitely pay attention to the actor with more expressiveness.
The same is true for Du Yunxiu playing against him.
That young man often improvises, looks like a jerk and ruffian, maximizes his own charm, faintly provocative, feels that his popularity is very high, compared to this one who acted in "Royal Adventure" and created a miracle at the box office Oriental actors are even better.
Once like this, twice like this. This time, during the confrontation, the teenager who played Hacker came up with the lines according to the script and asked Du Yunxiu: "I said, don't you have nothing good at? Aha?"
Du Yunxiu's lines and expression gave the young man a cold look, and he spit out a word: "Martial arts."
But in the actual shooting, the boy changed his lines without authorization, and said with a bad smile: "Why do people who know martial arts wear black tights, and be careful not to be spotted by men with hobbies!... I said, what else can you do besides martial arts?" ?”
Not only added lines, but also blocked Du Yunxiu's original reply. If Du Yunxiu can't answer, this one will have to be retaken.
Du Yunxiu's graphite-like eyes narrowed slightly.
Under the boy's ambiguous smile.
Du Yunxiu's hand quickly got under one of the young man's arms, with his wrist upwards, he turned and grasped, and moved back hard. The boy's center of gravity suddenly became unstable, but Du Yunxiu didn't even give him a second. Almost at the same time, the toe of his right foot kicked the boy's ankle—just in an instant, the boy fell on the carpet with his feet in the air, his face still frozen With a look of complete astonishment and astonishment, the whole person was completely stunned!
This time—but the true colors are revealed.
"Beat someone." Du Yunxiu's answer was still as brief as in the script.
Only one word.
Because he himself plays a taciturn oriental man.
But when the whole scene was played back, the teenager asked: "Why do those who know martial arts wear black tights, and be careful not to be spotted by men with hobbies!... I said, what else do you do besides martial arts?"
Du Yunxiu replied: "Beat me."
Coupled with the fact that the young man was instantly knocked down by Du Yunxiu's move, that kind of humor and impact is absolutely stealing the spotlight!