Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 207 Hollywood's Trash Movie Invitation

"Zhou, do you write all your songs yourself?"

"I saw a report saying that your album made 50 million US dollars last year. Is that true?"

"I heard that you have set up a film company in Asia and became a director yourself. Do I have a chance to become the leading actress of your film?"

Cameron Diaz did become a little famous two years ago, but in fact, she was just the heroine of "The Mask".

Eighty percent of the success of The Mask can be attributed to Jim Carrey.

After the success of the movie, most of the attention was naturally on it.

So, to a certain extent, Cameron Diaz is just like that in today's Hollywood.

In Hollywood, a star-studded place, she can only be considered one of the ordinary people, but she is relatively lucky.

Although Zhou Ziheng is also a newcomer in Europe and the United States like her.

But Zhou Ziheng became famous as a singer.

In the entertainment industry, one thing that cannot be denied is that singers’ fans are more cohesive than actors’ fans.

In addition, as the owner of the world's top ten best-selling albums last year, Zhou Ziheng is inherently higher in status than Diaz, the Hollywood vase.

Therefore, after the MV shooting began, Diaz often followed Zhou Ziheng.

Zhou Ziheng didn’t think that he was so handsome that he attracted the other person.

It was his own money and fame that attracted the other party.

Hollywood is a more chaotic place than the domestic entertainment industry.

Here, having connections and not having connections are two completely different things.

in the country, because the entertainment industry has just begun to develop, it is not a fantasy for the ugly duckling to turn into a white swan.

But in Hollywood, the industry rules are well-established, and the upper class have formulated a series of unspoken rules in order to maintain their status.

In a word, in Hollywood, if you want to make a name for yourself without a background, you have to find a backer.

Use this backer to help you achieve your goals.

Zhou Ziheng does not have many connections in Hollywood, but he does have EMI Records!

As a world-renowned record company, it also has abundant resources in Hollywood.

It just so happened that Zhou Ziheng's album last year made him a popular figure for EMI Records.

Maybe he cannot be considered the number one in EMI yet, but his tens of millions of sales have made him an indispensable member of EMI Records.

With this relationship, if Zhou Ziheng is really willing to help, it would not be difficult to help Diaz obtain some Hollywood resources within EMI Records.

Zhou Ziheng is not a person who thinks with his lower body.

But he is also a normal person.

Although he is still in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship with Izumi Sakai.

But in fact, he hadn't seen the other person for nearly a year.

As a man, he also has needs.

So, one night, when Diaz came into his room under the pretext of discussing the music video script, he made a mistake.

To borrow Jack Cheng's words, he made the same mistake that every man in the world would make.

……

At night, Zhou Ziheng was half lying on the bed with his hands on Cameron Diaz's head. The strong stimulation made him groan.

Cameron Diaz, with a puffy mouth, heard the voice and immediately had the idea of ​​playing a prank.

Zhou Ziheng suddenly raised his head, feeling a sense of emptiness and opened his eyes, "Honey, what's wrong?"

"Well, Zhou, will you recommend me to the top management of EMI Records?" Cameron Diaz asked in a tender voice.

Hearing this, Zhou Ziheng looked at her deeply.

Sure enough, no woman who can make it to a certain position in Hollywood is a simple one.

If you want to eat for free, you are basically asking for nothing.

However, this is actually a major feature of Hollywood.

Everything is clearly priced.

You get what you give.

When you give, the other party will often let you get what you want.

Typical trading rules.

“Of course, I will recommend you to Fefield, but first of all, I am only responsible for recommending you to them.

As for whether they will let you participate in a film project with EMI Records, I can’t guarantee that.”

Zhou Ziheng responded by pushing Cameron Diaz's head down.

"I think they won't give you face!" Cameron Diaser said, lowering his head. "Here I come!"

……

An hour later, Cameron Diaz came out of the bathroom, lay down next to Zhou Ziheng, and lit a cigarette.

"Zhou, you are such a great male companion. During the MV shooting, I belong to you!"

“What happens after the MV shooting?”

Zhou Ziheng asked with a smile.

"I also want to have a Chinese boyfriend, but the reality is that it's unlikely for you and me.

You spend no more than two months in the United States in a year.

I don’t want a boyfriend whom I don’t see all year round.”

Cameron Diaz shook her head.

After a pause, she smiled and said, "But you can find me when you come to America."

"I'll find you if I need you!!!"

Zhou Ziheng smiled.

It's okay to play with it occasionally, but it's not suitable to hold it for a long time.

"You know how to use the room, right?" Zhou Ziheng said.

Cameron Diaz: “…”

"You treat someone who has just worked so hard for you like this..."

"If you want everyone in the crew to discuss Cameron Diaz living in my room tomorrow, you can stay here." Zhou Ziheng shrugged.

“I actually hope that everyone knows about this, so that the media will know about it, and then it won’t be long before all the entertainment newspapers in America will be reporting that the popular singer Zhou Ziheng and Cameron Diaz fell in love during filming.

This will be a huge boost to my reputation.”

Cameron Diaz lay on Zhou Ziheng's chest and laughed.

If that were true, it would indeed be like what Cameron Diaz said.

This news will definitely dominate American entertainment newspapers in the next few days.

Tens of millions of sales, this record sales data represents more than just a simple number.

This is fame, a symbol of popularity.

In terms of fame, even in today's America, Zhou Ziheng is undoubtedly a top star.

A yellow man achieved tens of millions of sales in America, and the impact it brought was immeasurable.

Being rumored to have an affair with Zhou Ziheng would definitely be a huge opportunity for exposure.

However, Zhou Ziheng is not worried about Cameron Diaz doing this.

The other party has a boyfriend, and he recently came to visit the crew.

If Cameron Diaz isn't worried that her boyfriend will break up with her because of this, then it doesn't matter to her.

In fact, Cameron Diaz was just joking.

She stayed in Zhou Ziheng's room for more than an hour, and after they had sex once more, she returned to her room. …

emi records, Fefield looked at Zhou Ziheng in surprise, "Are you going to recommend Cameron Diaz to the company?"

"Yes, she's a good actress. Doesn't EMI have investment in movies? If there are any projects, I hope they can consider her."

Zhou Ziheng did not take advantage of the situation and recommended her to the senior management of EMI Records as promised.

As for whether it will be used in the end, that’s none of his business.

Anyway, he has done what he can.

In fact, we can also strongly request that Cameron Diaz be included in the projects invested by EMI.

But it is not necessary.

To do this, he needs to use up a lot of connections.

Connections are priceless.

A night with Cameron Diaz is worth money, but not priceless.

If the other person is not doing well, he will not recommend him personally, and may just make a perfunctory phone call.

“Our company has recently invested in a project, and I will recommend Cameron Diaz to the crew. However, after all, I don’t have the final say in the film, we are just one of the investors.

Whether to use it or not depends on the director.

Ask her to prepare for the audition in a few days."

Instead of refusing, Fefield agreed politely.

This is also normal.

Zhou Ziheng is now a popular figure in EMI. Although he has not joined EMI, his words still have an effect in EMI.

Also, Cameron Diaz isn't bad.

As a Hollywood vase with a successful history, it is not difficult to give her a chance.

“By the way, these are invitations sent to you by some Hollywood film and television companies. They have been kept in my office. It’s just the right time to return them to you now.

Take a look and see if there are any you like. If so, you can try acting in it.

Given your popularity in America, as long as you take part in the film, there should be a certain guarantee of box office success.

It’s good for your record, too.”

When Zhou Ziheng was about to leave, Fefield brought out a pile of scripts.

Zhou Ziheng picked out two at random and took a look.

Shaking his head, he threw down the script and said, "Please help me to push them all off! I don't have time for the moment."

It’s not that I don’t have time, but that I don’t have the time to participate in these projects.

The two projects he just watched were called "Chinese Teenager", which was roughly about a boy who grew up in Chinatown, stole things since childhood, and went to prison for murder when he grew up.

Another script sets him as a Japanese, not the protagonist, but the second male lead.

After just a quick look, he lost interest.

Zhou Ziheng agrees with what Chang Wei said, "I am willing to play a villain in China, but I will not be willing to play a villain abroad..."

To a certain extent, he now represents more than just himself.

As the first Chinese singer to become internationally famous.

He represents China and more than one billion Chinese people.

It would be fine if his own reputation was ruined, but the reputation of the Chinese people must not be lost.

At present, the Chinese have a mediocre image in the international community. If he plays a villain again, it will affect the impression of the Chinese people around the world.

He actually knows the nature of these Hollywood film companies.

Last year he received many scripts from Hollywood.

Either they are trying to ride on his popularity, or the script is terrible.

None of them were tailor-made for him.

Is it difficult to tailor a script?

In fact, it is not difficult at all. Many famous movies in film history are actually tailor-made.

If a Hollywood film company really values ​​him, it would not be difficult to tailor a script for him.

But the scripts they come up with are worse than the last.

After all, everyone looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts.

If that's the case, why should I make myself uncomfortable?

There are many examples of Hollywood movies looking down on Asian filmmakers.

Jackie Chan encountered this in the 1980s.

During the movie "Back to the Future", Jackie Chan encountered discrimination and suppression.

"Backstab" is another American film invested by Golden Harvest and starring Jackie Chan, following "The Trench" and "Cannonball Run" series. The purpose is to bring Jackie Chan into Hollywood.

Alas, if The Trench was a mistake, then Live and Let Die was a disaster.

At the beginning of the filming, Andrew Morgan, the head of Golden Harvest's American branch, and Chen Ziqiang analyzed the tastes of American audiences and decided to make Jackie Chan a "New York policeman" like Clint Eastwood in "Dynasty", rather than the previous "agile martial arts hero".

Although Jackie Chan has concerns about this, the American branch has absolute control.

In the end, director James Glickenhaus turned "Back to the Future" into a Hollywood-style action film full of outdated cliches. Not only were there very few action scenes, but they were also very stiff and slow, completely lacking Jackie Chan's style.

Jackie Chan was quite dissatisfied with such action scenes. During the filming process, he had disagreements with the director many times. He even cursed at the director and asked him whether he knew how to shoot an action movie.

But Glickenhaus was very disdainful. He told Jackie Chan that this was his film and he had to design the entire fighting process, and it had to be completely different from Jackie Chan's.

What I mean is, I'm a Hollywood director and I know how to make movies better than you.

Jackie Chan became famous and called Ho Kuan-chang to tell him that either Glickenhaus had to leave or he would leave the crew.

Unfortunately, the answer was not optimistic, because Glickenhaus had signed a very strict contract with Golden Harvest, and it was not easy to replace him. Even if this was a mistake, the production had to be completed.

In the end, although Jackie Chan was very annoyed that the action scenes only took four days to shoot, he had no choice but to continue working according to the director's wishes. Sometimes he almost cried during the awkward filming process.

The only benefit Jackie Chan gained from "Dynasty: Part Two" was the inspiration for filming "Police Stories".

Although "Back to the Future" achieved some success in the European and American markets, it was rated as the only failure of Jackie Chan's work after he signed the contract with Golden Harvest.

It was also after this movie that Jackie Chan never collaborated with Hollywood directors again for many years, and directed all his films himself.

"Back to the Future" was a movie invested by Golden Harvest, but it was still subject to various restrictions when filming in Hollywood.

Zhou Ziheng couldn't imagine what it would be like if he joined someone else's crew.

Since his debut, Zhou Ziheng has participated in a movie produced by another company, "New Hard-Earned Brothers".

He had felt awkward when filming that play and didn't like the feeling of being constrained by others.

That was still a Hong Kong movie, and Chen Kexin was still accommodating to him at that time.

If it were a Hollywood director.

Zhou Ziheng didn't think the other party would accommodate him.

At the same time, I definitely can't stand the other person.

Therefore, he never thought about acting in movies produced by other companies.

Unless he is so famous that other companies’ plays have to respect his wishes.

Well, that means I have to be the boss of the crew.

Although this seems to be a bit of a big shot.

But that's what he thought.

Now that you're famous, can't you be a little more arrogant?

(End of this chapter)

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