Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 183

"Goodbye, Brother Lu Jiang, have a safe journey!"

"Thanks, I'm off now."

At the airport, Lu Jiang said goodbye to Liu Qianqian and the others before leaving.

Once Lu Jiang's figure disappeared, Liu Qianqian finally let out a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat dejected.

Although Lu Jiang didn't delve into the topic of "South Korea" on the surface, Liu Qianqian was convinced that her impression of Lu Jiang had definitely been greatly diminished.

Overall, however, the problem is not serious.

Impressions are something that can go down or up; you just need to find opportunities to improve them.

If you want to avoid detours and gain a thorough understanding of yourself and your enemy, the most effective way right now is through Dong Xuan.

Dong Xuan works for Lu Jiang's company and has known Lu Jiang for two years, so she must know some information.

So after seeing Lu Jiang off, Liu Qianqian invited Dong Xuan to dinner.

The two will be colleagues next, and then alumni in the second half of the year, so Dong Xuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

Afterwards, the two had a meal and went shopping together. During this time, Liu Qianqian also learned a lot about Dawn Company.

However, Dong Xuan didn't know much about Lu Jiang's hobbies and interests. She only revealed one piece of information throughout the entire process: Lu Jiang loves Dongpo pork and orders it almost every meal. That was all.

Liu Qianqian felt that Dong Xuan might still be a little wary, but little did she know that when Dong Xuan was asked about this topic, she felt even more helpless than Liu Qianqian.

I've known Lu Jiang for two years, and although we seem to spend a lot of time together, we actually have very few opportunities to be alone together.

They usually chat in a group, and Lu Jiang isn't the type of person who's overly eager to show off or very self-centered, so the conversations rarely revolve around him.

At the same time, because of Fan Binbin's relationship, it's unlikely that Dong Xuan would go with Deng Chao, Ning Hao, and others to find out about Lu Jiang's situation; that would be suicidal.

Of course, there were also times when she and Lu Jiang were alone. For example, there were a few times when Lu Jiang talked to her about the script alone, and their relationship made a significant leap forward. Lu Jiang even started to get used to her giving him massages. It's just a pity that such opportunities are really rare, and sometimes she can't even seize them.

For example, there was one time when we were discussing the script, and the conditions were perfect. It happened on the set of "Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre" in Hengdian. At that time, a man and a woman were alone in a room, and the atmosphere was very ambiguous.

But in the end, I became an idiot.

Lu Jiang said he wanted to see him dance the Mongolian dance, but then he stormed off in a huff!

Dong Xuan still regrets it to this day and really wants to travel back in time and slap herself a few times!
What's wrong with Mongolian dance? Even if it's a shamanistic dance, you still have to agree to it first!
Couldn't you change your dance moves halfway through? Why are you running?! You're so stupid, no wonder you don't get to eat any meat!

Therefore, she didn't have much time alone, and naturally, she had fewer opportunities to talk about more personal topics, so much so that she didn't know much about what Lu Jiang liked.

The whole situation was hardly better than that of a stranger.

Perhaps in a few days, Liu Qianqian and Lu Jiang will be more familiar with each other than I am.

That was really wrong!
However, seeing Liu Qianqian's eager expression, Dong Xuan had a little scheme in mind.

In "The Story of a Noble Family", most of her scenes were with Lu Jiang.

At this moment, Liu Qianqian is facing an acting crisis and needs to find common ground with Lu Jiang to "save the situation indirectly".

That's perfect, Dong Xuan thought she could take this opportunity to get to know Lu Jiang better.
We don't expect anything to happen, and we certainly don't want to replace Fan Binbin or anything like that.

It's about getting closer to the boss and solidifying your position in their eyes so you don't fall behind in the company's future development. Sounds reasonable, right?

If Fan Binbin finds out later, he can still shift the blame onto Liu Qianqian. Perfect!
After making this exciting decision, Dong Xuan enthusiastically said to Liu Qianqian, "I can ask around for you. If I find out, how will you thank me?"

Liu Qianqian's eyes lit up after hearing this: "How about I buy Huanhuan a bag after I get my paycheck?"

"What do you take me for? Do you think I'm the kind of person who only cares about money? Just buy me a meal."

"How about that?"

"Why not? It's settled then!"

The two reached an agreement happily, and in Liu Qianqian's eyes, Dong Xuan became a good older sister.
Upon landing in Los Angeles, Zhou Jianhui was joined by Arthur in the group that came to pick them up. The first thing they noticed was that both of them had a purple treasure chest atop their heads.

Arthur's treasure chest still has the same caption, "Working together regardless of the cost," but its quality has changed from blue to purple.

Clearly, winning the Best Director award at Cannes had a significant impact on Arthur.

Before this, he said he wanted to work together and was willing to pay $20. Although he was sincere, it still seemed a bit like he was just dabbling.

But now that Lu Jiang has demonstrated his talent in film, Arthur is becoming increasingly serious.

Let's look at Zhou Jianhui's comment: [Hopefully, the host's new album will win a Grammy Award.]

It's a very normal desire.

The Billboard chart rankings for the three songs from the new album have undergone significant changes.

After sitting at number one for a week, "Shape of You" has slipped in popularity due to the World Cup and is currently ranked sixth in North America.

"Hall of Fame" also broke into the Billboard Top 10 for the first time, reaching number nine, due to the surge in popularity of the World Cup.

"Free Loop" is relatively stable, currently ranked 13th.

The album's sales are about to break one million.

Compared to sales volume, Zhou Jianhui values ​​related music reviews and word-of-mouth more.

Zhou Jianhui said that the song "shape" is highly regarded by many professional music critics.

It's only June now, and he's already been hailed by many media outlets as one of the top contenders for next year's Grammys.

It's safe to say that if nothing unexpected happens along the way, Warner Bros. is willing to put in the effort, and a nomination is practically guaranteed.

Lu Jiang was very satisfied with this, after all, the song hadn't been insured with gold insurance yet.

But even though that's what they say, they'll still have to go when the time comes.

He doesn't care about anything else; honor and money are the most important things. Otherwise, why would he come all the way to America?

After meeting, Lu Jiang went to his hotel, where Fan Binbin was already there.

Fan Binbin arrived three days ago, and her main task was to shoot a magazine cover.

The fashion industry chain in mainland China is not yet developed, so the print requirements of high-end luxury brands like Chanel are difficult to meet, or rather, they are not interested.

Therefore, most celebrities have to film in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, or even North America and Europe.

After accepting the endorsement, Fan Binbin traveled to many places for print photography alone. North America is now the last stop. After the photoshoot, a set of photos will be completed, marking the end of her Cannes red carpet journey.

The film was shot yesterday, but we specially left it out today to shoot Lu Jiang's music video.

This was also one of Lu Jiang's main tasks during his trip to North America: to film music videos for the songs "Free" and "Shape".

In fact, because the song's performance has exceeded expectations, the need to generate hype for the music video is much smaller than it was at the beginning.

However, the music video for "Shape" is related to Gold Insurance.

According to the rules of the Golden Finger, the accuracy of the music video depends mainly on the video rather than the song. Since the music video hasn't been filmed yet, it must be completed with high quality and quantity.

So even though filming was optional, Lu Jiang still decided to do it himself.

As for the music video collaborators, Lu Jiang unsurprisingly couldn't get Scarlett Johansson and others who were originally in the running. Warner Bros. offered several actresses, but Lu Jiang wasn't satisfied with any of them, so he simply had his own wife participate.

So Fan Binbin became the female lead in the music video for "Shape," and the filming team was from Warner Music, which also allowed Fan Binbin to experience the pace of North America in advance.

After filming "Shape", Lu Jiang directed "Free" himself. The content was the same as the original, which also allowed Lu Jiang to experience what it was like to lead a North American team in advance.

Before filming began, Lu Jiang signed another contract with Ford. Just like in the original timeline, "Free Loop" became an advertising song for Ford Motor Company. Ford also had an idea for the advertising content, and it was the same as the one in the original timeline. This made Lu Jiang a little disappointed, as he thought he could show off one more timeline.

However, considering the $120 million song copyright fee, Lu Jiang generously forgave Ford.
(End of this chapter)