Superstar Couple

Chapter 137 The Two People Belittled

Zhang Le and Yang Xiner came to Los Angeles to promote "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but they obviously did not receive Paramount's attention. Let alone attaching importance to it, it is inappropriate to despise it, but with some contempt.

Let’s not talk about the pick-up at the airport. Paramount didn’t send staff to receive Li Jie when he came, which is understandable. But how to arrange the publicity, no staff came to communicate, and Li Jie even had to inform him of a sentence. There is no contempt here, it is simply contempt.

Obviously, from Paramount's point of view, Zhang Le and Yang Xiner are of no use to the film's box office in North America. Even if they are the director and leading actors of this film, even if they are the owners of the production company of this film.

A newly established film and television company, a small film and television company that does not even have mature domestic distribution channels, will naturally not pay attention to a large international film and television company like Paramount. Their boss, who cares.

There is indeed a long way to go.

But Zhang Le believes that one day when he and Yang Xiner come to Hollywood, those big film and television companies in Hollywood will flock to them, and they will no longer be so indifferent.

"In the past few days, I've been hanging around with Brother Jie."

When Li Jie took Zhang Le and Yang Xiner to visit Hollywood, Zhang Le half-jokingly said to Li Jie.

"Don't worry about it! If Chinese filmmakers want to be valued in Hollywood, they have to work harder than others." Li Jie was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and said to Zhang Le, "I came to Hollywood for the sake of A supporting role went around and was slapped countless times by them. This is completely opposite to the treatment in China. For this reason, I once wanted to give up and return to China to develop.”

Zhang Le listened quietly without interrupting.

"But I'm a thin-skinned person. If I go back in such a disheveled manner, not only will I lose face, but I will also lose face. So I gritted my teeth and held on. I'm fine now. Although it's not as good as those popular superstars, at least I have a lot of respect. There are few film appointments, and there are still leading actors, and you can choose your favorite drama. How much wronged and suffered during this period, maybe even I don’t know.”

"The domestic film market is developing rapidly. It is not impossible to catch up with North America, or even surpass the North American market. China has a population base that is incomparable to any other region, and the market potential is too great. When the domestic market develops to a certain extent, Chinese stars Walking into Hollywood, they can't help but ignore it." Zhang Le said with a smile.

"Hollywood is like this. If you can bring benefits to them, then you will be their favorite. But once you can't bring them benefits, they will discard it without hesitation." Li Jie said.

"Aren't you worried that Hollywood will use Chinese actors to enter the domestic market? There is always a gap between domestic films and Hollywood films." Yang Xiner said suddenly.

"You need to be strong to strike the iron!" Zhang Le sighed, "However, the development of the domestic market has also promoted the development of domestic films. In the past, it was difficult for a film to break the box office. At that time, movies were made with money. Once the quality of movies improves, let alone defending the domestic market, it is not impossible to go abroad and enter the international market.”

"For a movie to go abroad, it really needs excellent quality." Li Jie nodded and said, "Isn't "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" the best proof?"

Zhang Le smiled, but did not answer. But he agrees with Li Jie's words very much, and he believes that the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in North America will not be low.

In the previous life, this purely oriental film won the box office of hundreds of millions in North America, and it was only the beginning of the new century at that time, and the box office of hundreds of millions was definitely not a small sum.

Paramount is responsible for the publicity in North America, but they haven't put much effort into it, and the funds invested in publicity are pitifully small. For this film, it is obvious that there is not much confidence. This is also the reason why Zhang Le and Yang Xiner were treated coldly when they came here.

The arranged talk show has good ratings in North America, and its influence is not small. The reason why it was promoted on this show was because that TV station was under Paramount's banner.

"Is there no script for this show?" Zhang Le looked at Li Jie and asked curiously.

"No! It's a talk show, but it's actually a talk show. Many questions are asked by the host temporarily. The two of you should have a lot of experience in this area in China. Moreover, the two of you speak English better than me. People who have been abroad for so many years still need to be fluent, so naturally there is no problem." Li Jie said with a smile.

In terms of language, he did suffer a lot. When he first learned English, he almost gave up the idea of ​​breaking into Hollywood. When he was interviewed by a reporter and asked what was the hardest thing about growing up, he said without hesitation that he was learning English.

Needless to say, Yang Xiner's family background must be put there. Although she is not as bad as Zhang Le, her English level is indeed very high.

"Okay, let's play!" Li Jie said, and got up immediately.

And Zhang Le and Yang Xin'er also got up quickly and followed to the front desk.

As soon as he came on stage, Zhang Le was taken aback when he saw the host of the show. He didn't expect that such a well-known host in North America would turn out to be a big fat man, and he was female and had dark skin.

Zhang Le didn't discriminate in any way, but instead became very interested in the host. Regardless of whether it is domestic or foreign, if the host of a popular show is unsatisfactory in appearance, it can only explain one problem. This host must be brilliant.

In the face of a talented host, without any script, you must be vigilant. It is very likely that the other party has dug a lot of holes, waiting for you to jump.

"Come and welcome our three friends from the East!" The host said with a smile, "First, give a big hello to the audience friends."

"Hi, I'm Li Jie."

"Hello, I'm Zhang Le."

"Hi, I'm Yang Xiner."

The three of them all greeted the audience in the same simple way, without too much nonsense, which is obviously very different from many guests. Many guests on the show, once it is time for them to speak, they always like to talk non-stop, so as to increase the time for themselves to go abroad.

In other words, it is stealing the show.

Li Jie's brief introduction was to leave more time for Zhang Le and Yang Xiner. After all, the two of them appeared on the American program for the first time, and they talked a lot and for a long time, so that more audiences could remember them.

However, Zhang Le's brief introduction has something to do with his personality. And Yang Xiner followed in the footsteps of the two of them completely. The first two spoke so briefly, so she just followed without thinking too much.

Perhaps, Yang Xiner doesn't need to compete with anyone on the show, she will always be the most dazzling in the show. This is a habit, and she hasn't realized it for a while.

But she seems to have forgotten that the audience of this show is different from the audience in China, and no one knows her at all.