Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 290 This toy empire and market are truly remarkable.

December 2007, 1.

Li Wenyu was preparing a large amount of medicinal cuisine in the kitchen on the 14th floor of the Media Building early in the morning.

Alexandra Daddario, who had just arrived in Beijing, was seen surfing the internet at a dining table wearing a white shirt.

I checked dozens more email updates.

Alexandra walked into the kitchen with a smile. "Li, is it trendy to record short videos to wish you a Happy New Year these days?"

"These older sisters and younger girls are all cosplaying different characters, it's really funny."

"Is this yet another consequence of your little hobby getting out?"

Old Li has a slight liking for uniforms or stockings.

He doesn't particularly favor the bizarre costume photos of Fan Bingbing or Da Meiyuan, who often try on costumes as Chang'e, Xiaoqian, angels, or Superwoman.

This is their own internal competition.

But that's how it is when those in power have certain preferences.

More than two thousand years ago, during the Warring States period, the King of Chu was known for his fondness for slender waists.

You said that a girl who likes to poop on a boat and cosplays as an angel could make Elon Musk collapse.

But what about their status and influence in the entertainment industry?

At this stage, Lao Li is far superior to Lao Ma, who will be a decade or more later.

Old Li continued working and glared at Alexandra, saying, "Just don't cause me any trouble."

Alexandra smiled like a fox, planning to run off to find Megan to cosplay Snow White and the wicked queen.

She felt that she was definitely playing the role of Snow White.

This foreign woman is already the lead actress in two seasons of (2 Broke Girls).

She became a rising star in American television dramas, establishing herself in the entertainment industry.

The second album was released to coincide with the promotion of (La La Land).

Recording has already begun; all the songs are original tracks from La La Land.

With enough money invested in the future, it wouldn't be difficult to get a single into the top three on the US Billboard charts.

The original soundtrack for La La Land, released in 2016, sold over 100 million copies in just one year.

This refers to physical albums sold offline, including online digital downloads.

This is definitely driven by the explosive box office performance of the movie.

For example, the box office success of the film "Meet You" led to the rapid sales of more than 100 million copies of the original book.

But Alexandra just needs to record the album well, and then it will explode in the early summer season along with the movie.

It's still possible for them to rise to another level of fame.

She will also make a cameo appearance in a movie when filming begins.

He's a fairly interesting character.

The original female lead in La La Land started out as a Hollywood drifter, working as a waitress in a street-side coffee shop.

While using this job to support myself, I auditioned for roles in various film crews.

People on the margins of society, the lowest rungs of society.

After the opening scene of countless people singing and dancing during the massive Los Angeles traffic jam.

While the female protagonist was working at the store, a pretty girl who happened to be passing by came in to buy coffee.

The store manager excitedly ran over to offer her a free cup of coffee, but the woman insisted on paying.

The female lead stared at the passerby woman with a look of envy and longing.

Ordinary customers on both sides were also watching the pretty girl, and some even asked if they knew who she was.
Although this random woman didn't explicitly say she was a famous celebrity.

But the implied meaning in the foreshadowing suggests that she is the Red Star.

The female lead is a struggling actress in Hollywood, a marginalized nobody, who most envies, yearns for, and wants to be like her.

This is the female protagonist's goal, her dream.

A pretty young woman bought a cup of coffee, walked out the door, and got into a handsome man's electric sightseeing vehicle and drove away.

The female protagonist finally looked away from the other person and was awakened by the sound of a text message.

Check your text message immediately for the audition time and location.

I hurriedly asked for leave and rushed to the interview.

Towards the end of the movie, the female lead has a very sweet romance, which ends in a breakup.

Five years later, she even showed a scene where she went to a street-side coffee shop and pretended to be a coffee buyer.

Echoing the opening scene, the female protagonist goes to buy coffee after achieving success.

The new coffee-selling girl looked at her with surprise, and the store manager was equally excited and happy, offering to give her the coffee for free.

The female lead's attitude was the same as mine: I can't take it for free, I have to pay for it.

After buying coffee, the story unfolds with her going home, living in a big house, and reuniting with her husband and daughter.

The scene then shifts to the male protagonist passing by a large poster announcing the upcoming release of a new movie starring the female protagonist, all under the cover of night.

Alexandra makes a cameo appearance as the "coffee-buying girl" at the beginning of the film.

The film has few shots, but its meaning is profound.

Old Li is dragged into the opening scene as a handsome passerby on an electric sightseeing bus, waiting to leave with the coffee-buying girl.

after a while.

Old Li watched as the beautiful Alexandra walked towards him, one after the other.

He was speechless.

Megan walked along excitedly, showing off her new look. "Hey, how's my look? More charming than Alexandra, right?"

"Jiani just texted me, telling me to spend the New Year's Day holiday with her."

"On behalf of the Class of 03, I'm congratulating you, senior."

It's still Monday. Due to the time difference, the third week's box office figures for Slumdog Millionaire in the US haven't come out yet; they're still celebrating Sunday there.

But with the opening weekend plus the following two weeks, the total box office will definitely surpass $90 million.

The box office in mainland China reached 1.05 million yuan in its second week, but it only explodes on weekends since there are no statutory holidays.

This is also a good result of 1.66 million in mainland China.

The total number of people in Hong Kong and Macau who have accumulated to 5200 million is equivalent to 2.18 million nationwide.

This version, aside from the behind-the-scenes team, features an all-white elephant cast in a big-budget movie, making it a very successful production.

It easily surpasses many ordinary movies.

Old Li was speechless because Megan was wearing what was in (Heroes of Might and Magic V).

Demon faction's Enchantress unit set.

It has long horns on its head, black feathers on its back, and a small leather whip in its hand.

Alexandra is cosplaying as the Elf Archer from Heroes of Might and Magic V.

He said, half-laughing and half-crying, "I only played for a few days, and you guys really know how to get equipment."

Alexandra giggled, "I just saw Mao Xiaotong from the class of 05 cosplaying as the Shadow Witch. Her style is so incongruous."

As China's largest private film and television production group.

The studio boasts a vast collection of film and television props and costume production teams, including various custom-made items.

The Eight Trigrams Fly By.

Even if it's just Lao Li playing games for a few days at a time.

After the spread at each level, quite a few will try it.

Old Li was speechless again. Mao Xiaotong? That sweet girl actually sent a congratulatory email like this?
Li Wenyu paused the medicinal diet out of curiosity and went to check the situation on the computer.

After seeing it, he commented, "Her style is indeed not suitable for this."

It's already New Year's Day, and we've entered 07.

Deng Chao's scenes in "The Assassination of Ma" and "The Warlords" should be wrapping up soon. Filming took two or three months, and it was a big-budget production.

We should prioritize filming his scenes.

After filming, Deng Chao will fly to the island nation to start production on the first season of (The Winner Takes All).

You mean Deng Chao has a cameo role as an important supporting male character in (Gone Girl)?

He took leave from the film crew of "The Assassin" in December, flew to Hong Kong Island, and filmed for five days before wrapping up the project.

I don't have time today.

I need to see Mao Xiaotong to check on her situation after we resume work in a few days.

He stopped giving the girl one-on-one acting coaching in September.

After all, once the actor's acting skills reach level 60+, the greater performance requirement is still mastering Japanese lip-syncing.

Four months of teaching experience.

Then they worked hard for another three months.

He felt that "Li Gou Hai" could really start up.

The production team officially started work, and the director of Time Travel, along with the translator, got busy in the Japanese film industry.

It's a routine procedure. Old Li also needs to speak with Google and ask them to pull some strings.

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1 month 5 number.

At the headquarters of Time Travel, in the production workshop, a quadcopter drone is produced.

Old Li decisively stepped forward, took the finished product, and checked it several times.

They just loaded a batch of blank rounds onto the drone.

It's the 5th. After a few days of rest, the crew of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" and "My Daughter" have gradually started working again, as have the crew of "Gone Girl".

Old Li also stepped out of his comfortable life and continued to contribute his energy and enthusiasm to the real economy.

This is the latest drone.

It's no longer a matter of separating the machine and the gun; instead, rifles and pistols are attached externally via onboard parts and mechanisms.

It is the actual design, development, manufacturing and production of the internal mechanical system of the fuselage.

Strictly speaking, this was already a serious deviation from the intended course.

However, this is an order for a specific product, and it is a trial product, so it is naturally legal and compliant.

While Lao Li was installing it, Lei Zi walked over with a blank expression, smoking a cigarette. "Mr. Li, I really believed you back then. This toy business and market are truly amazing."

How could he not become numb?

These days, many jobs involve too many confidentiality agreements, isn't that a problem?

Previously, drones relied on external attachments on the underside of the fuselage to combine onboard ports of varying lengths, which were truly considered toys.

At most, once the toys end up in the hands of buyers, the buyers themselves tend to do a lot of creative things with them.

Old Li spent several months exchanging ideas and researching with experts and big names in countless fields.

The latest product is truly amazing!

Old Li lit a cigarette and chuckled, "This one is a prototype, far from being mature. Its effective range is about the same as Black Star."

With this level of stability, there is still a huge potential for improvement in the aiming system and magazine capacity.

after a while.

The crowd moved to the underground shooting range, where Lao Li was controlling a drone on his laptop.

A drone was positioned more than 100 meters away and fired at a target 40 meters away.

After each firing, the drone had to be manually repositioned and re-aimed after each use.

The process is still complicated.

Compared to a real person wielding a long weapon, this thing is a completely defeated failure.

Its only advantage is its 30-round magazine capacity, which allows the operator to fire a few more shots than the Black Star.

Lei Zi put down his small binoculars and gave a thumbs up. "Only one shot missed the target. Mr. Li, your accuracy is probably better than many professionals."

This thing is still a failure in both reality and theory.

What if we develop for another year or two?
The first prototype had an effective range of 50 meters.

Will the next step be to push for an AK standard with an effective range of several hundred meters?
The complete set of internal operating and firing design drawings for the fuselage.

How about a magazine capacity of 100 rounds?
Behind-the-scenes controllers like Lao Li deploy a dozen or so new drones every one or two kilometers.

This thing is getting more and more like science fiction.

Lei felt that this young man, who was a perfectly good guy in the private sector, had gone too far astray and crossed too many dimensions.

Time Travel is now recruiting new members, and they are increasingly recruiting top students from several prestigious national defense universities.

When Lao Li finished work, he smiled at Lei Zi and said, "Go and coordinate with various experimental data, including talking to the buyer."

"I'll go back to work on the design. The version will need to be updated several more times before it becomes practical."

Lei Zi asked curiously, "Mr. Li, even in your condition, you can still go to the US to film movies and receive awards?"

Aren't you afraid of something going wrong?
Old Li chuckled, "This industry is just starting out, and besides, the news hasn't really spread yet."

In the short term of three to five years, there are not many industries with practical value, so it won't really hinder Lao Li.

Moreover, he has a superhero-level physique.

It was past 4 p.m. when Lao Li returned to the Media Department building.

He met Deng Chao, Sun Li, and Mao Xiaotong in his office.

He started chatting with the group directly in Japanese.

A dozen minutes later, Lao Li remarked, "It's alright. Your accent is heavy, but Lao Deng, it's barely enough for everyday conversations."

"You can travel to Tokyo without a translator and still have fun."

Deng Zhao has been working on this for over a year.

He is now proficient in English (69/100) and Japanese (56/100).

When speaking Japanese, you have to pronounce each word slowly and repeat it several times for someone to understand.

But with this level of Japanese and English, one can easily navigate Tokyo alone.

In daily life, we don't need to use too many technical terms.

Mao Xiaotong's acting skills (68/100) and Japanese language skills (46/100) are also good.

Sun Li's Japanese (55/100).

Xiao Sun will also play an important supporting female role in the first season of "The Winner Takes All".

The female secretary character who enjoys stirring up trouble between the male protagonist and the head of another law firm.

She also had many screen time appearances.

This was secured for her by Deng Chao; she had connections.

Sun Li's acting skills are also decent, and Lao Li doesn't mind sharing a small portion of the profits.

After expressing his feelings, Old Li laughed again and said, "You guys reenact the scene of our first encounter on the tram for me."

After Deng Chao and Mao Xiaotong had prepared themselves, they began to act out the dialogue and plot.

After watching the film, Li Wenyu clapped and said, "Great, wait until you finish filming and rest for a few days before flying to Tokyo to start work."

In everyday conversation, Deng Chao and Mao Xiaotong's Japanese is barely passable.

But he memorized the lines over many days and nights.

I rely on my own acting skills to deliver the dialogue, and I also have a significant Chinese accent.

But just looking at the lip movements? They are all excellent performances with scores of 70+.

With professional voice actors providing the dubbing, it could bombard countless small screens in Japan.

No need to say more about Deng Xiaoping; he's already one of the most popular young actors.

Mao Xiaotong excitedly displayed her high emotional intelligence and eloquent words.

From May until now, more than half a year of hard work, plus Lao Li's personal guidance and support, has been achieved.

Only now have I truly landed and stood firm.

Li Wenyu waved his hand, signaling that the three of them could leave.

A moment later, he walked to another large desk.

We plan to design another type of drone with an internal payload and an effective range of three to four hundred meters.

This is about the perfect integration of drone systems and rifle systems!

Big job.

My phone rang, and several MMS messages came in.

Mao Xiaotong sent a picture of her own fitted and stylish office lady outfit; her stockings looked very lustrous.

There are also particularly revealing JK uniforms.

It's obvious that she took all those selfies in front of the mirror.

The filming location was the little girl's 10-square-meter lounge on the 9th floor of the Time Plaza.

After taking a few glances, Lao Li typed, "Your photography skills need improvement. It's just that you have a decent foundation, so the output is passable."

This sweet girl has a lovely smile.

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9th floor of Time Media Building.

Mao Xiaotong, who was pacing in the corridor, received a reply and was so excited that she wanted to run back to her room and have some more explicit sex scenes.

She didn't bother Lao Li very often, and he only responded a handful of times.

As she sped back into the house, she nearly bumped into Yang Mi at a corner.

The head confidante reached out to steady Mao Xiaotong, initially surprised but then looking on with amusement, "Xiaotong, why are you walking so fast? Are you doing something thief?"

Mao Xiaotong is also a talented actor. He shook his head as soon as he stood still, saying, "I'm so excited to finally be confirmed to play the role of 'The Winner Takes All'. I'm going to go back to the office to call my mom and tell her the good news."

"Honey, why are you still at the company? Haven't you gone to work?"

Her explanation, combined with her acting skills, was impeccable.

The big secret suddenly realized, "Starting work? The whole crew is hoping I can get more time off to flatter my senior sister. And that Taiwanese guy I'm working with is also vying for the male lead role in 'Those Years'."

Her holiday lasted from before Christmas to after New Year's Day, a very long time.

(End of this chapter)