When Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu went to ask Wu Changxin for leave, Wu Changxin agreed immediately.
Both of them currently have relatively few teaching tasks, so taking a few days off will not delay things at all. In fact, in Wu Changxin's view, as a well-known writer, Yu Dong takes very little leave.
Writers are the same everywhere, they are very free and can basically go wherever they want. There are many reasons, including collecting stories, participating in activities, being invited to give lectures, and even academic exchanges.
However, these writers at Jinyi are different. Although Bi Feiyu is lazy, he is not sloppy in his work. Except for attending exchange meetings before, he has basically never asked for leave. In addition to teaching, he also serves as a tutor for three classes.
As a member of the Communist Party of China, I usually have a lot of trivial matters.
In this way, Bi Feiyu was still keen on organizing sports activities, and often led students to participate in football and volleyball matches with Feng Ming.
As for the two writers-in-residence, Yu Hua and Ruan Xiaohu, Yu Hua is better and sometimes asks for leave... In fact, there is no need to ask for leave at all, and the writer-in-residence does not have to squat at work. Only when the departure time is relatively long, do they have to inform the school.
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Ruan Xiaohu is staying at school. If Wu Changxin wants to find Ruan Xiaohu, he basically only needs to go to the dormitory. In Wu Changxin's impression, Ruan Xiaohu has never left the dormitory.
Generally speaking, these four writers in their school don't like to socialize around.
"You go to the Academy Awards, and I'll do some publicity on campus." After approving the leave, Wu Changxin said with a smile.
"Anything is fine. Even if it is not publicized, I believe that various newspapers will report it in the future."
Wu Changxin nodded, "That's right... By the way, I may need to trouble you about something."
"Well, principal, tell me."
"It's like this. After this semester, the directing major will enter its second year. My idea is to organize a few students to go to some theater groups to study on the spot. You have more resources in this area. Can you help me ask which theater group is willing to accept them?
Of course, all expenses are paid by the school, and the students will not delay the filming."
After hearing this, Yu Dong laughed and said, "Principal Wu, you are really investing a lot."
"How can we develop without investment? I also need your help and try to find some high-level crews so that students can have more exposure." Wu Changxin said sincerely, "The school's directing major has just started.
That string must be tight."
Yu Dong nodded, "I'll tell Yu Liang about this and let them help arrange it. I'll ask him to connect with you later."
Yu Dong will definitely help with this task. It won't cost much. It will be beneficial to the school and the company. Maybe one of these directors will be great in the future, and the company will be close to the company.
Jimmy mentioned something when he came here some time ago, saying that he wanted to provide financial support to some potential directors in the country. If you want to build an entertainment empire, excellent directors are an indispensable part. Make plans early and pay later.
The price will be smaller.
Giving help in times of need is always more useful than adding icing on the cake.
Yu Dong was of course in favor of Jimmy's proposal. The first candidate that popped into his mind at that time was Jia Zhangke. This kid thinks about making movies every day, but he just doesn't have the funds. If there is a chance in the future, he can ask the company to sponsor some money.
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When Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu arrived in Los Angeles, they were greeted by the soft sunlight in the early morning. In other words, they followed the sun to Los Angeles.
The sun is still the same sun they saw in China yesterday, but it appears in a different place.
Since they were staying for a while, they brought some luggage, but not much. However, Dudong also brought paper, ink and pen, hoping to write in his free time during this period.
When packing his luggage, Cheng Yanqiu still laughed at him. He couldn't take any time off in the past few days.
Yu Dong replied, writing and writing, and became addicted again.
In the early years, I was forced to practice calligraphy by my parents, but also for the sake of face, which made me somewhat unhappy.
Now that I have started writing again, I am not forced by anyone, nor do I care about what others think. I focus entirely on the words.
But he would also like to thank his parents for forcing him to write, which at least gave him a foundation. Now that he can write again, he will not be clueless, and the most basic and painful stage has been eliminated.
Assistant Jiang Jie also came, and this time it happened to take him to see the company in the United States.
Jimmy was very busy these two days and did not come to pick up Yu Dong. He sent company employees to pick him up.
Go to the hotel first, take a comfortable shower, and then have breakfast.
After breakfast, the first person to see Yu Dong was not Jimmy, but Romero.
This was the first time Yu Dong saw Romero in person. Romero was tall, not ordinary tall. It could be said that among all the people Yu Dong had come into contact with, Romero should be the tallest.
Standing in front of Romero, Yu Dong, who is 1.8 meters tall, is a short man and needs to look up to look at him.
It's two meters by visual inspection.
If Spielberg was there, he would probably only be able to reach Romero's armpit.
Romero also met Yu Dong for the first time. He smiled and hugged Yu Dong, "YU, I have always wanted to see you, and today I finally got my wish."
In order to facilitate communication, Yu Dong called Jiang Jie to his side, but Yu Dong could handle these simple conversations and did not need Jiang Jie to rush.
"Mr. Romero, I have always wanted to meet you. I heard that "Resident Evil" has been finalized. Congratulations."
"It was not easy to make 'Resident Evil' come out. Many things were more difficult to overcome than I thought." Romero said with a smile, "However, the final result is good. I think you will also feel the same when you see the movie."
You'll be surprised. This time, we're using a lot of technology."
"I believe that the final box office will repay your efforts."
"This is all thanks to you. If it weren't for such an excellent original novel, the movie would be..."
The two had another round of commercial exchanges, and then Romero suddenly said, "If the cycle of a series of movies can be shortened, it is definitely a good thing. If the time span is too large, the audience's desire for sequels may be worn away.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Romero did not say it clearly, but the meaning is obvious. "Resident Evil" has not yet been released, and he is already staring at "Resident Evil 2".
Since he came to tell Yu Dong about this matter, it proves that the previous communication with Jimmy was not very smooth.
"Mr. Romero, you have to go to Jimmy about this. I think you will have a pleasant communication." Yu Dong smiled.
"YU, to tell you the truth, we have already had an exchange with Jimmy, but he does not want to simply sell us the film and television adaptation rights, but wants to invest."
"Isn't this a good thing for you? Mr. Romero, I know what you mean, but I have authorized all business matters to Jimmy. Like now, if you bypass him and come to me directly, I'm afraid it will affect
Cooperation between the two parties, if Deep Space Company finally decides not to cooperate with you, this is probably not what you want to see."
Romero opened his mouth without speaking, and Yu Dong continued, "Mr. Romero, let me tell you directly, there will be at least five installments in the "Resident Evil" series. You should understand that after the entire series is completed, the field of zombie themes will probably
No one can compare to you. And, as far as I know, you have priority on the sequel, so what are you worried about?"
The room was quiet for a while, and Romero did not speak immediately. He thought that YU was a simple writer and should be easy to deal with, but after chatting for a while, he realized that this was not the case.
Before Romero came, he was wondering how strong the cooperation between YU and Jimmy was and whether it was possible to divide them. But now it seems that YU trusts Jimmy unconditionally and does not even give him a chance to speak.
After pondering for a long time, Romero smiled again and said, "I will go to Jimmy again. I hope he and I can agree on the same opinion."
"I believe it will."
After seeing Romero off, Yu Dong went out with Cheng Yanqiu. They didn't have much time, so they had to act quickly to make use of their time and visit more places.
Their first stop was Santa Monica. The weather was nice today and they were going to enjoy the sea breeze.
I heard from Jimmy that the best season to visit Santa Monica is from April to October, but it was only the end of March and there were already a lot of tourists on the beach.
Yu Dong and the others did not rush to the beach, but rented a bicycle and rode on the coastal road. This coastal road is five or six miles long. In addition to the beach, there are shops, restaurants, and picnic areas along the road. It is quite
abundant.
For this trip, Yu Dong specially bought a camera and spent a lot of money.
Cheng Yanqiu originally wanted him to take a photo of himself with his back to the coast, but Yu Dong fiddled with it for a long time but felt it was not working. He was a novice at photography and could only click the shutter button. He didn't know much about aperture or focal length.
"You were bragging just now."
Tired of posing, Cheng Yanqiu simply turned to look at the beach.
Yu Dong was about to defend himself when he looked up and saw Cheng Yanqiu's graceful silhouette. The railings, the sea level, the sunlight, everything seemed to be in the right place.
Another gust of wind blew, gently and softly, and slightly lifted Cheng Yanqiu's hair.
Yu Dong didn't even bother to adjust the camera anymore, he raised it and started shooting wildly.
Hearing the sound of the shutter, Cheng Yanqiu turned around and said, "Is it adjusted?"
Yu Dong smiled and looked through the photos in the camera.
Not to mention, the photography is really good, the focus is not quite accurate, but it has a hazy beauty.
"My wife is so beautiful." I don't care about anything else, but I am right to praise you first.
Cheng Yanqiu also ran over, looked at the photo, and was quite satisfied, but he still said, "A blind cat meets a dead mouse."
Yu Dong joked, "I am a blind cat, who is the dead mouse?"
"Look for a fight!"
Cheng Yanqiu was about to hit Yu Dong, but Yu Dong hugged him and put him on the back seat of the bicycle. Then he stepped in front of him, braced himself, and kicked his feet: "Let's go, let's go shopping again."
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As the speed increased, Cheng Yanqiu could only hug Yu Dong honestly. She pressed her face against Yu Dong's back and enjoyed the seaside scenery comfortably.
After lunch, the two of them strolled around the Third Pedestrian Street.
Such a world-famous pedestrian street did not arouse Yu Dong's desire for shopping. On the contrary, when they passed a piano store, a piano placed at the door aroused Cheng Yanqiu's interest.
It was an old, dark yellow piano. It looked like it had been around for some time, and the paint on some of the keys had peeled off, exposing the wood inside.
This piano must have been specially placed by the store for passers-by to play.
When they saw the piano, a little boy of about ten years old was sitting on a stool, playing "Für Elise".
The little boy played well, at least Yu Dong thought it was pretty good.
In addition to Yu Dong and the others, there were other people watching. It was obvious that they also thought the little boy played well.
When the little boy finished playing the song, the onlookers applauded one after another. The boy bent down to say hello. Someone asked him to play another song, but he shook his head and left.
Seeing that there was no performance, other people also wanted to leave.
Cheng Yanqiu stared at the piano for a while, then said to Yu Dong, "I'm going to feel this piano", and then ran to sit down.
Yu Dong looked at Cheng Yanqiu with some surprise, but he did not expect that she would take the initiative. Cheng Yanqiu is not a pushy person, so he probably did become interested in this piano.
The onlookers who were about to leave just now stopped when they saw someone else sitting over, wanting to see if there was another exciting performance.
After Cheng Yanqiu sat down, he took a breath first, and then moved directly to the piano without any probing.
As soon as it came up, it was very fast - from Yu Dong's perspective, he couldn't see anything except fast.
The notes are very dense, and they are getting denser and more powerful.
Even people who don't know how to do it can feel it's powerful.
Yu Dong heard a low voice coming from around him, and the voice was full of surprise, all kinds of surprises, including the surprise of the elderly, the surprise of the children, the surprise of the men, the surprise of the women, everyone's surprise.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The little boy who left just now after playing also came back. He didn't make any sound, just stared blankly at the dancing fingers on the keys.
This piece of music was difficult at the beginning, and even harder in the middle. Yu Dong felt that even if he pressed randomly, he would never be able to reach this speed.
After about three or four minutes of violent storm, Cheng Yanqiu's performance ended, and warm applause broke out from the surroundings.
Yu Dong vaguely heard someone say that this must be a professional pianist.
Facing the applause, Cheng Yanqiu bent down to express his thanks, and then pulled Yu Dong to leave. The little boy just now ran over, "Madam, are you a professional pianist?"
Cheng Yanqiu smiled and said, "I am a vocal teacher."
"Vocal music?" The little boy scratched his head, "Isn't he a piano teacher?"
"No, but I used to major in piano."
"So that's it, are you Korean?"
"I am Chinese."
Hearing that Cheng Yanqiu was Chinese, the little boy was obviously a little surprised. After a pause, he said, "Can you teach me how to play the piano? None of my teachers are as good as you."
Cheng Yanqiu shook his head and said, "I'm just here to travel with my husband. I'm afraid I can't teach you."
"Your husband?" The little boy looked at Yu Dong and then said, "I am very rich and can give you a lot of money."
Upon hearing this, the couple both laughed.
Seeing them smiling, the little boy frowned and said, "I'm really rich."
"We believe you are rich, but it has nothing to do with money. We will only stay here for a short time and then return to China." Cheng Yanqiu smiled.
"Okay." The little boy said regretfully, "Can I know your name?"
"Of course, my name is Cheng Yanqiu."
"Qia Yingqie..." the little boy muttered and introduced himself, "My name is Jessica Johnson."
What? Jessica?
Yu Dong suddenly realized that he was wrong. The person in front of him was probably not a boy, but a girl. The key was that the child was wearing a black suit, had short hair, parted crookedly, and his hair was combed oilily. He looked like a boy.
Cheng Yanqiu was also a little surprised. He probably mistakenly thought the other party was a boy before.
Of course, it's also possible that the other person is really a boy, but just named a girl. It's normal for a child of this age to have difficulty distinguishing between male and female.
After agreeing on their names, Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu said goodbye to Jessica. From beginning to end, Jessica did not ask Yu Dong's name, probably because she was not interested in him.
After walking for a while, Yu Dong asked Cheng Yanqiu, "What was the name of the song you just played?"
"Liszt's "The Bell."
"Oh, no wonder, I heard the sound of bells from the sound of the piano." Yu Dong said pretendingly.
Cheng Yanqiu rolled her eyes at him, "You only heard the sound of a bell when you heard it was called "Bell"."
"Hey, they're all the same." Yu Dong laughed and asked, "Why are you playing this song?"
Cheng Yanqiu smiled slyly, "Because when this song is played, it will make people feel very powerful."
Yu Dongshen nodded with approval, "Indeed, it's very impressive."
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The day's tour ended quickly. After returning to the hotel, Jimmy came over and discussed with Yu Dong details such as what to wear to the ceremony tomorrow and whether to wear makeup or not.
Finally, I ordered a decent suit, so I didn’t need to wear makeup.
On the afternoon of the next day, Yu Dong and Spielberg's car arrived at the entrance of the Holy Auditorium. The road in front of the door was already crowded with cars, and people got out of the car one after another. As soon as the celebrities came out, the reporters were waiting with their flashlights.
The same thing happened after Yu Dong and others got off the bus, but Yu Dong deliberately walked in the back, far away from the reporters.
The red carpet was L-shaped and not very long. It was filled with celebrities and other film industry personnel. Today's red carpets are not as gorgeous as those of later generations. They are just ordinary and have very few links.
Because the red carpet is very crowded, there are almost no female celebrities wearing dresses with tails. Most of them focus on the chest area, with each one revealing more than the other.
With so many celebrities crowded together on one street, Yu Dong naturally didn't attract much attention. He looked back at Spielberg who was chatting with someone, and instead of waiting for him, he quickened his pace and moved forward against the low wall inside.
Walk.
On the way, Yu Dong met Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks, who were competing for Best Actor, and Jessica Langton and Jodie Foster, who were competing for Best Actress.
In addition to these few, Yu Dong also met someone he knew, Quentin Tarantino, who is familiar with Chinese culture. His pure pronunciation and powerful "awesome" sentence left Yu Dong fresh in his memory.
Just when Yu Dong stopped and was about to see who else he knew, he suddenly heard a call from above his head: "YU, YU!"
Yu Dong looked up and saw a man standing on the wall calling him.
The low wall behind him is actually a slope with a walkway above it, filled with spectators who come to join in the fun.
Yu Dong didn't expect that anyone would recognize him.
He is different from those celebrities. He has never appeared on TV or taken any photos, so not many people in the United States know his appearance. But just because there are not many does not mean that there are none. When he held a book signing in New York before,
Thousands of readers have met him.
Now that he was recognized, he waved to him openly.
It didn't matter what he waved. Many readers around him heard it was YU and started shouting "YU, YU".
Although there were not many people, they shouted very vigorously. They probably thought that no one recognized Yu Dong, so they shouted louder to attract others' attention.
Don't tell me, such a shout was really effective. Many celebrities on the red carpet turned to look at Yu Dong, and some reporters also pointed their cameras at him.
Quentin, who was not far from Yudong, was the first to run over, "Hello YU, I am Quentin Tarantino."
The surroundings were chaotic, and Quentin deliberately increased the volume and got very close, causing Yu Dong's eardrums to hurt.
"Hello." Yu Dong shook hands with Quentin.
"I love so much……"
As soon as Quentin said something, several reporters shouted in this direction: "Quentin, Quentin, YU, YU."
When he heard the reporters shouting, Quentin simply took Yu Dong's arm and said, "YU, let's go over and take pictures first."
Most people wouldn't be so familiar with Yu Dong the first time they meet, let alone hold someone's arm like this. But it's just not familiar, otherwise Quentin would be able to hold Yu Dong's neck and get him over.
Yu Dong followed and took a few photos. Some reporters wanted to ask questions, but Quentin and Yu Dong ignored them and continued walking forward.
After walking to a relatively small place, Quentin spoke again, "YU, I like your novels very much. Of course, I have only read two of them. One is "The Second World" because I saw it in the movie. The other one is
It was "Fatal Identity". I happened to see it in a bookstore, so I bought a copy. What I didn't expect was that I actually liked "Fatal Identity" more."
Yu Dong nodded. He was not surprised at all that Quentin preferred "Fatal Identity". Most of his movies were crime thrillers and not suitable for children.
"But, I don't understand one thing, why don't you add some kung fu elements to the novel? When I read the novel, I was always looking forward to the fighting plot, but unfortunately, I didn't get it." Quentin asked.
Yu Dong smiled and explained, "Because I'm not good at it."
It's not just that he's not good at it, he actually doesn't think it would be better to add a fighting plot to "Fatal Identity".
Quentin murmured, "If it is made into a movie, I think it would be better to add some fighting scenes. For example, when the last one and six are killed by five, it can be designed to be more complicated... Although it is strange for teachers and students to know martial arts, but
Aren’t those all the fantasy personalities of the protagonists? Adding a little absurd plot will have a miraculous effect.”
It is worth mentioning that when "Fatal Identity" was translated into English, Jimmy proposed an idea, which was to change the background of the novel to the United States and then make some changes to the plot.
In fact, the plot does not need to be changed too much, because there are relatively few Chinese symbols in "Fatal Identity". The reason why Jimmy made this suggestion is because he feels that the homophonic names of the names used in the novel will not be readable by non-Chinese-speaking readers.
Understand.
If it could be changed to an American background, the characters could be named after the ancient Roman gods from Monday to Sunday, which would make it easier for non-Chinese readers to understand.
But in the end I didn't do that, and instead made notes at the end of the book.
Quentin saw the notes, so he used numbers to refer to the characters.
Although Yu Dong didn't quite agree with Quentin's statement, he still nodded, "Well, your suggestion is very interesting."
Later, when they entered the auditorium, the two of them did not sit together, so they separated. Before leaving, Quentin said, "I am going to China this year. I will see you again when it is over."
Yu Dong nodded, "Okay."
After the award ceremony started, it became boring. The auditorium was large, but due to the limitations of the times, the stage effect was mediocre, and Yu Dong's English level could only support simple daily communication. The rest, whether it was held by the host
The jokes were jokes made by the award presenters, many of which he didn't understand.
Yu Dong sat with several producers of "Second World". Sometimes they all laughed, but Yu Dong was the only one who didn't laugh.
Most people might follow others and pretend to smile, but Dong Dong didn't.
After the presenter announced that "Second World" had won the award for Best Art Direction and Props Arrangement, several members of the production team pushed Yu Dong up because he was on the art director and prop advisory team of "Second World"
people.
Logically speaking, this award belongs to Yu Dong.
Being pushed by others, Yu Dong also went up.
Spielberg also went up, and he was quite happy, because he knew that he could not win the grand prize, but he could win one of the other awards.
There were quite a few people going up, five or six of them. Yu Dong was standing behind Spielberg, thinking that he would be able to get through with soy sauce. When Spielberg was happy, he suddenly pointed at Yu Dong and said: "This film
YU has a lot of credit for the movie winning this award."
Spielberg also deliberately stepped aside and exposed Yu Dong to the people in the audience. Yu Dong was reluctant to give up, and smiled at the people below and the camera, which was regarded as saying hello.
However, Spielberg only mentioned Yu Dong and did not let Yu Dong speak. He wanted Yu Dong to come and say a few words, but considering that he did not say it in advance, he was afraid that Yu Dong would not perform well if he was not prepared, so he did not
He rashly asked Yu Dong to go over and speak.
This was also the only time Yu Dong appeared on stage throughout the evening. The rest of the time he was watching the ceremony from the audience.
The biggest winner of this year's Oscars is "Forrest Gump", which was nominated for thirteen awards and finally won five, among which the most important ones were Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.
However, in terms of quantity, "The Second World" is slightly better, because it won six awards in one fell swoop, namely Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction\Props and Set Design, Best Original Soundtrack, and Best Costume Design
, best sound effects, best makeup.
Although these awards combined are not as good as the Best Picture award, they can be used to make a fuss when promoting later. The news headlines can read ""Second World" became the biggest Oscar winner, winning six awards in one fell swoop, beating "Forrest Gump"
"Biography". If people who don't know why see this news, they will definitely think that "The Second World" swept the Oscars this year.
In fact, Yu Dong was quite surprised that "Second World" could win six awards. After all, the movie's subject matter was not flattering. Originally, he expected that it would be good to win two or three, but he didn't expect it to double.
For these awards, except for the best visual effects, which is stable, it’s hard to say anything else. For example, for the best soundtrack, this year’s “The Lion King” soundtrack was quite good. It was originally favored by film critics, but in the end it was
Lost to "Second World".
The best costume design award may be because there are many original designed clothing categories in "Second World", so the award was given to them.
The best art direction/props and scenery award was given to "Second World", which is the most unexpected thing. Don't look at the word "props" in this award. It is actually an art award. It is generally awarded to those movies whose sets have aesthetic tension.
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After the award ceremony, some were happy and some were sad, but the dinner that followed was quite satisfactory. Quentin brought two glasses of wine and walked up to Yu Dong and gave him one, "The food tonight was very good, much better than in previous years."
Already."
Yu Dong took the wine glass and asked him, "Have you been here in previous years?"
Quentin suddenly smiled and patted Yu Dong on the shoulder, "You are the first person to ask me this tonight. You are indeed the one who wrote "Fatal Identity". You have good observation skills."
Quentin slapped the wine in Yu Dong's hand and almost spilled it. The key is that he just asked casually, because it was his first time here, and it had nothing to do with his observation ability.
But this is what Quentin thinks. He said excitedly, "Many people are too lazy to think proactively and like to follow blindly. And often only those who do not follow blindly can ultimately achieve success."
To be honest, Yu Dong didn't remember what "follow like sheep" meant at first. Only after hearing it did he finally realize that it meant blindly following.
"YU, I am going to China with the film festival this year. If I have time, I will go to you. Do you have any contact information for me?"
Yu Dong thought for a while, took out a pen and a small notebook from his pocket, and then wrote his landline number and mobile phone number to Quentin: "When you arrive in China, you can call these two numbers to find me."
Quentin happily put away the number and said goodbye to Yu Dong, "We'll chat next time when we have time. I'm going to find someone else. I wish you a pleasant night."
"the same as you."
After Quentin left, Yu Dong was holding the wine glass quietly, occasionally finding something to put in his mouth. He noticed that several people around him wanted to come up and say hello to him, but they never came.
Probably because no one introduced me, I was embarrassed to come here. Not everyone is as familiar as Quentin. It would be better if Yu Dong was an American. The key is that he is Chinese, and others don't know how good Yu Dong is at English.
After a while, a female star in a black dress came over. When she arrived in front of Yu Dong, she introduced herself: "Hello YU, I am Winona Ryder."
Yu Dong recalled for a while and remembered who the other party was. She was the heroine in "Edward Scissorhands", but Yu Dong's impression of her also stayed in the movie "Edward Scissorhands".
The Winona Ryder in front of her has long black hair and strong eyebrows, which is very different from the image in the movie. Speaking of which, Yu Dong and Winona have some intersections, because Winona is also a "
The heroine of "Resident Evil".
Although she was not chosen by Yu Dong as the heroine, Jimmy did show Yu Dong the information of several candidates when the role was decided. At that time, Yu Dong also felt that Winona was the most suitable.
Winona came over to say hello to Yu Dong precisely because of this relationship.
Yu Dong smiled and responded, "Nice to meet you."
Winona was relieved to hear that Yu Dong spoke pretty good English. She had been worried just now about how they would communicate if Yu Dong didn't speak English well, and whether it would be awkward.
She also hesitated to say hello, but as the heroine of the movie adapted from the other person's novel, since she met him, she should come up and say hello.
"I heard from Director Romero that your new book has just been released and there will be a signing event tomorrow. Congratulations."
"Thank you. I have watched your "Edward" and your performance with Johnny Depp was very good."
Hearing Yu Dong's praise, Winona still had a smile on her face, but the smile was a bit strange. Yu Dong also noticed it and was still wondering if he had said a word wrong. He said it anyway because he couldn't say scissors.
She was offended by the word "hand" and the title of the movie as "Edward"? Not really.
Winona quickly adjusted her expression and said, "I will definitely buy a copy of your new book when I have time. I hope to see you again at this time next year. I'll excuse you now."
"Okay, see you later."
After Winona left, Yu Dong still couldn't figure out what he said wrongly. The other party was obviously very interested in chatting with him at first.
But he couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it, which was frustrating.
Maybe they saw Winona and came to chat with Yu Dong, and then other people came over, including directors and actors. Some of them were familiar to Yu Dong, and some had no impression at all.
The Oscar dinner is just for them to socialize, so everyone is unwilling to miss it if they get the opportunity.
The global box office of "The Second World" just exceeded one billion US dollars a few days ago, and it has officially become the number one box office in global film history. As its original author, he has reason to attract the attention of the actors and directors.
You know, Yu Dong has more than one best-selling book. Another "Resident Evil" is about to be released, and the entire film industry is paying attention to this movie. Everyone wants to see whether Romero, the father of zombies, can rely on this
Movies are making a comeback, and I want to see if Yu Dong's novels really have such a profound impact on the box office.
Or should I say, the success of "Second World" mainly depends on Universal and Spielberg.
In addition, anyone who knows a little bit about the book market knows what the name YU has represented from the year before last to now. Without it, it is just two words: bestseller.
Throughout the dinner, Yu Dong was getting to know various people. When it ended, his stomach was empty and he didn't eat anything.
After the dinner, when Yu Dong returned to the hotel, it was already eleven o'clock, and Cheng Yanqiu had not gone to bed yet. When Yu Dong returned, she excitedly took the camera and showed it to Yu Dong: "I saw you on TV and took a photo
Come down."
Yu Dong stretched his head and took a look. The photo was very blurry and he looked very dumb. In the photo, he was standing behind Spielberg, smiling stupidly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "This photography technology is amazing." Yu Dong gave a thumbs up, "It's just that the equipment is not very good, which affects the performance of the photographer."
Cheng Yanqiu pinched Yu Dong's arm and said, "I'm not serious. I didn't take the photo in a hurry. Otherwise, it wouldn't be so blurry."
Yu Dong smiled and said, "There are reruns on TV. If you think the photo is not good, just watch the replay before taking another photo."
"I don't want it. This photo truly records the first time I saw you on TV. It has a different meaning." Cheng Yanqiu put the camera in his arms, as if protecting some treasure.
Yu Dong chuckled and held Cheng Yanqiu in his arms, "What's so good about seeing it on TV? In reality, you can not only watch it, but also touch it."
Cheng Yanqiu pushed him out and said, "Go take a shower quickly."
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Dan Brown also watched the live broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony tonight. During the entire ceremony, he only focused on two awards, namely Best Original Score and Best Original Song.
He is more optimistic about "The Lion King" and "Second World".
Speaking of the movie "Second World", he had not planned to watch it before, but someone told him that there were many original songs and original soundtracks in it, so he paid special attention to it. The person did not lie to him, there were indeed many original songs.
There are more songs and soundtracks than usual.
The hit song charts that appear in the movie are all new songs that the production team paid people to write.
But while watching the live TV broadcast, Dan Brown suddenly discovered a familiar face... In fact, there were many familiar faces on TV, but this familiar face was different.
The young man on TV was the one he met in a record store in Hollywood last year. Later, the store owner Howard said that this young man also bought his album.
But I didn't expect to see him again on TV.
And he turned out to be YU.
Since he has watched "The Second World", Dan Brown naturally knows more about the movie and knows that the original novel was written by a person named YU.
Fiancée Bryce walked in with a fruit plate, saw him staring at the TV in a daze, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, are you not satisfied with the results of the awards?"
"No, I know this person..."
Dan Brown pointed at the TV, only to find that the screen had been cut away and YU on the TV was nowhere to be found.
"Who do you know?" Bryce asked.
Dan Brown scratched his hair and said, "YU, I know YU."
Bryce asked unexpectedly, "Did YU also attend the award ceremony? I heard that he is a very young guy, is that true?"
"It's true." Dan Brown nodded, "I've met him before. Do you remember that time when I came back and told you that I met an Asian who bought my album?"
Bryce showed a surprised expression, "Don't tell me, that's YU."
"But he is indeed YU."
"Are you sure you got it right? Asians all look the same. Maybe they just look alike."
Dan Brown shook his head, "No, I remember it very clearly, it was him."
Of course I remember it clearly, it was an embarrassing experience and left a deep impression on me.
Bryce still couldn't believe it. She thought about it and said, "It's actually very corroborative. I'll just ask someone to ask."
Bryce is not kidding, she does have this ability. As the director of the Art Creation Department of the National Academy of Composition, Bryce has a very wide network of contacts in Los Angeles. Otherwise, she would not have the ability to help Dan Brown organize events and produce albums.
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Chapter completed!