Entertainment 1998

Chapter 731 Chapter 730, The Oscars Ceremony is a Success
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon local time in the United States, Jiang Feng came out of the terminal of Los Angeles International Airport with his luggage in hand, and he was a little shocked.

All the Hollywood actors who appeared in "The Departed" were waiting at the terminal entrance by car.

Leading the group was a white Range Rover, which matched the car's hostess's long white down jacket very well.

The tall blonde beauty was standing by the car. When she saw Jiang Feng pushing the luggage out, she didn't say anything, but winked at him playfully.

Seeing Charlize Theron like this, Jiang Feng opened his arms and wanted to give her a warm hug, but before he could act, the rough guys led by Matt Damon, George Clooney and Leonardo Dicaprio came up to him one by one.

"Hey, Jiang, you look handsome again!"

"Hey, Jiang, you are not allowed to go anywhere tonight. We are going to have a cocktail party at the Santa Monica Beach Hotel. Well, we have to get drunk."

"Hey, Jiang, did you know that George invited many beauties to make you feel at home at this cocktail party? Well, they are all your favorite long-legged type."

The big star in Hollywood was so unrestrained. He hugged Jiang Feng affectionately and started talking nonsense.

The voice was so loud that Charlize Theron, who was walking by, could hear it.

In response, Charlize Theron did not get angry, but simply unzipped her down jacket and showed off her proud long legs in front of everyone.

It's as if to say, George Clooney, Leonardo Dicaprio, Matt Damon, are the legs of the beauties you invited to the party as long as mine?

Haha, stop making trouble!

You know, I am 1 meters tall.

Jiang Feng, George Clooney, Charlize Theron and others were laughing, but Harvey Weinstein was serious. He led Han Shanye, Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei into the business car next to him, took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to them, and then the three of them started talking about business in the car.

Gu Changwei had made movies in Hollywood and had good English, so this guy acted as the translator between Han Shanye, Zhang Yimou and Harvey Weinstein.

"Zhang, Han, Hero has been removed from theaters. As you know, the box office of the movie was 1.5 million U.S. dollars in the North American market and 2.2 million U.S. dollars worldwide.

I mean, if possible, we'd better take advantage of the victory and make another Chinese martial arts movie."

"Harvey, isn't the subject matter a bit repetitive?"

"Why worry about repetition? We are making money.

Movies that make money in the U.S., such as "Fast and Furious" and "Final Destination," are all filming sequels."

"Well, let's go back and think about it." Zhang Yimou didn't say anything, and Han Shanye made the decision for him.

"It's okay to consider it, but there is one thing I must make clear to you. In the United States, in Hollywood, and even in Europe, you in China already have the third star who is recognized by movie fans." Having said this, Harvey Weinstein reached out and patted the back of the driver's seat, asking him to keep up with the cars in front.

At this moment, Charlize Theron, George Clooney, Jiang Feng, Matt Damon and others have already got in the car and set off.

"Xavi, are you talking about Jiang Feng?" Zhang Yimou asked.

"If not him, who else?
If you have time, you can also check out our forums in the United States. Movie fans have said that after Bruce Lee, Ying Long and Jet Li, there is now another action movie star in the East, Jiang!

Especially the scene where Jiang fights Jet Li in the movie "Hero". Whether it is his eyes, movements, or the lines on his body, they are all crushing for Li.

They have no idea why it was Jiang, not Li, who failed in that scene. "Harvey Weinstein spoke directly, almost pointing his finger at Zhang Yimou's nose.

Zhang, you got the wrong lead actor.

At the beginning, you should have listed Jiang Feng as the first leading actor instead of Jet Li, who has now become a second-rate actor in Hollywood.

"Um…"

Faced with Harvey Weinstein's implicit accusations, Zhang Yimou said nothing and could only touch his nose and smile bitterly.

At that time, I didn't expect that Jiang Feng would be so awesome. It's only been three or two years, but he has become so popular now!

...

Santa Monica Beach Restaurants
It is a two-story building, all white. No matter on the first or second floor, there are huge floor-to-ceiling windows facing the beach. So when guests sit in the restaurant to eat and drink, they can turn around and enjoy the endless sea.

However, since it is winter now, there are not many tourists visiting Santa Monica Beach, and it is also the off-season for restaurants.

Sometimes, the restaurant can't even accommodate 10 tourists in a day.

But today, it's different.

Just after 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the whole restaurant was brightly lit, from the first floor to the second floor. Not only did many Chinese people come, but also many Hollywood stars.

There are no less than 40 famous people in Hollywood alone, among whom are the famous Nicole Kidman, Steven Spielberg, Ying Long, Jet Li, Manyu Zhang, Jessica Alba, Scarlett Johansson, Jake Gyllenhaal and so on.

Seeing these people, especially these Hollywood stars, both Fan Jiuyi and Li Lianhua couldn't help but get excited.

You know, I have only seen these Hollywood stars on TV or in movie screens before, but now, they are standing in front of me alive.

Nicole Kidman..., this beauty is really tall.

Jessica Alba..., seriously, this beauty is really sexy.

Steven Spielberg... Damn, I didn't expect that the top director on the planet is also a pervert. From the moment he walked in, his eyes have been staring at beautiful girls.

Speaking of which, Brother Qinglong is the best. He treats all female stars equally, whether they are Chinese or American.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Qinglong hugged them.

Compared with Qing Long's strong and active social skills, Kung Fu Emperor Jet Li is a little shy. Not only is he unwilling to chat with these Hollywood stars, he even dares not look at them more than twice.

He was just sitting on the sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window, looking out quietly. No one knew what he was thinking at the moment.

Seeing Jet Li like this, Fan Jiuyi, holding a glass of red wine in her hand, thought for a moment and prepared to go over and talk to him.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Although Jet Li is only a quasi-first-rate star in Hollywood, he is still a popular kung fu superstar in the eyes of Asians, especially in Greater China.

Maybe, if there is a chance, Jet Li will be able to help me.

But just as Fan Jiuyi made up her mind and had no time to act, she heard bursts of car roars coming from outside the hotel.

Outside the window, a white Range Rover was leading the way, followed by a red Maserati, and behind the Maserati were Aston Martins, Ferraris, and Lamborghinis…

The Land Rover Range Rover first arrived at the parking lot in front of the restaurant. The car stopped, the passenger door opened, and Jiang Feng, wearing a black down jacket, got out of the car.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Jiang Feng heard applause and cheers.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Brother Feng, you are handsome again."

"Jiang, I wish you great success at tomorrow's Oscars ceremony."

"Jiang, thank you. I didn't expect you would still remember to invite me to the cocktail party. Well, we have to have a few more drinks tonight."

There were a lot of people. Looking at the welcoming scene in front of him, Jiang Feng was a little uncomfortable.

Isn't it just a drink for everyone? Is it necessary to do this? He made me look like the coolest 80s guy.

But fortunately, after calming down a bit, Jiang Feng started greeting everyone.

"Nicole, you're beautiful again."

"Jessica, I heard that your movie was also nominated for this year's Oscars. Hmm, maybe we'll be rivals then."

"Ben, why are you here? Is your brother here? I remember when we were filming "Seeing Ghosts", I talked about you with your brother."

These stars from Hollywood were fine. When they walked into the restaurant, Jiang Feng just said hello to them and they went to play with their friends.

For example, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are a pair of good friends. It is said that the two are basically together whether they are playing golf or fishing.

Take Nicole Kidman for example. She has a very good relationship with George Clooney. She went to the floor-to-ceiling window to chat with a glass of wine in hand. Jiang Feng actually knew another story about them. After Nicole Kidman divorced Tom Cruise, there was a period of time when she particularly liked Brad Pitt, and Brad Pitt happened to be George Clooney's good friend.

Maybe the purpose of their conversation today is for Nicole Kidman to ask George Clooney to help her make a move.

Like Jessica Alba, she stares at Leonardo Dicaprio like a crazy fan, because Leo is so handsome now.

Compared with these people, Jiang Feng wanted to talk to Li Xing. I would only stay in the United States for two days and would not go home. Let's go back to the short-term rental apartment with you. After all, there are 7 chefs brought by China Film Group from China.

However, before Jiang Feng could find where Li Xing was, he was blocked by the Hollywood director Steven Spielberg, who was holding two wine glasses.

"Jiang, do you have time? I want to talk to you."

"Okay!"

Jiang Feng took off his thick down jacket, handed it to his assistant Guo Xiaofeng, and then took a glass of red wine from Steven Spielberg.

"Okay then... Jiang, let's talk while we walk."

Steven Spielberg gestured for the two to go upstairs and find a place.

The second floor of the Santa Monica Beach Restaurant is larger than the first floor. The first floor has a kitchen, while the second floor is just an open restaurant.

Steven Spielberg was also very casual. He found a seat by the window and sat face to face with Jiang Feng.

"Jiang, the Pentagon has issued a directive stating that the US military base in Qatar can allow our crew to film freely.

F18, F15, F16, Apache attack helicopters, and even the most advanced F22 can be shown in the movie "Transformers", but when they heard that the director of the movie was a Chinese, there was a different rule. "

"Steven, you said..."

"You can go to the US military base, but some important places will not be open to you and your team. Well, at most, only our people can go in to shoot."

"no problem!"

Seeing that Steven Spielberg had made his words clear, Jiang Feng agreed without hesitation.

"Jiang, don't you feel offended?"

"No!" Jiang Feng smiled.

"It's like when I visit someone's home, if the host invites me to visit the kitchen, I will go to visit the kitchen; if the host invites me to visit the bathroom, I will go to visit the bathroom.

The master said, Jiang, my bedroom is private, I don’t want you to come in and see it, so I will naturally not go in. "

"Pa bang..."

As soon as Jiang Feng finished speaking, Steven Spielberg applauded.

"Jiang, that's right, that's the truth!
So, now tell me, what are your requests to DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures?"

"Three points."

"Say!"

Perhaps because he was afraid that he would not be able to remember, Steven Spielberg took out paper and pen from his pocket and prepared to take notes.

"Steven, first of all, I want to add a Chinese character to this movie. Even if he is not Chinese, he must be of Chinese descent."

"Why?" asked Steven Spielberg.

"Because the movie 'Nobody' that I directed once grossed 18.2 billion RMB in the Chinese mainland."

"Okay, I promise you!"

This is how conversations between smart people go. Jiang Feng only said half of his words, but Steven Spielberg completely understood what he meant.

I hope to add Chinese elements to the film so that it can sell well in China.

“Secondly, I plan to reduce the number of special effects shots in the film. If something can be made with real props, we will use real shots in our film.

For example, I want to find a company to make physical props of Bumblebee, Megatron, etc., even if they are very large ones. "

"hiss…"

"That will cost a lot of money, right?" Steven Spielberg hesitated a little when he heard Jiang Feng's idea.

"It will cost less than computer special effects because I plan to find a company in China to produce it. The labor and material costs will be much cheaper." Jiang Feng smiled when he said this.

"Steven, for example, when Transformers is released, if large physical Transformers stand on the streets of iconic metropolises around the world, such as Los Angeles, New York, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai, and London, do you think our movie will be a big hit?"

"Fuck... Jiang, that's awesome!

I promised you. "

The Transformers project was initiated by Steven Spielberg alone, and he has absolute say in this project.

"Three..." Jiang Feng continued, "The total investment for the movie Transformers is 2.5 million US dollars. I hope to advance 5000 million US dollars first."

"What for?"

“Find relevant companies in China to make Transformers.”

“Haha…, OK!
After the Oscars ceremony, I will let the finance department transfer the money to your account." At this point, Steven Spielberg pushed his glasses up with his hand, and then raised the red wine glass in front of him.

At this moment, George Clooney, dressed in a gray suit and looking like a gentleman, clapped loudly on the second floor of a restaurant on the Santa Monica beach.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Hello everyone, I'm George, the host of this reception. First of all, I'd like to introduce the purpose of this reception to everyone, which is to wish our director Jiang a great success at the 75th Academy Awards..."

Before George Clooney finished speaking, thunderous applause broke out from the audience.

(End of this chapter)