Backtracking to the Age of Literature and Art

Chapter 382 Cash Machines

Schumacher feels that YU's behavior is rather weird these days.

Yu got up very early every day, but he was not in a hurry to get to the shooting site, but first walked around and recorded something with a pen and paper.

Once Schumacher took a closer look, and YU seemed to be drawing a topographical map.

Moreover, this topographic map is different from ordinary topographic maps. There are many labels on it, which are densely packed and cannot be seen clearly.

During filming, whenever he had free time, YU would grab the crew members to chat.

Talk about anything.

What did you eat in the morning, where do you live, how did you get to work, what do you think of the presidential election, what do you think of the international situation, are you satisfied with your job...

Everyone is willing to chat with him.

Isn't this nonsense, he is YU, many people have no chance to talk to him.

And when chatting, as long as he "pretends to be inadvertent" and reveals "Deep Space" or "The Martian" in his hand, he will always be generous to help sign it, or a special one.

While chatting with them, YU always wrote a string of Chinese characters on the title page of the book that they couldn't understand, but they thought were very beautiful.

Later, the entire crew basically had a copy of Yu Dong's signed book.

Later, YU was no longer satisfied with just communicating with the crew, and often chatted with passers-by.

Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu looked at Yu Dong looking for people to chat with, and they were very moved. Yu Dong is really thick-skinned, and he can chat with anyone he knows or not.

To put it bluntly, the three of them are together, but Yu Donghua is the least.

So when they saw him actively looking for someone to chat with, Yu Hua and the others knew that he was looking for material.

"Do you have a feeling?"

Bi Feiyu handed Yu Hua a cigarette, "It's like the students who are good at studying always drag the poor ones out to play?"

Yu Hua took the cigarette and nodded approvingly: "Indeed, before we set off, this guy told us to take a good rest, but now it's good, as soon as his feet hit the ground, he started collecting materials. And I think this is another movie. Long story, otherwise it would be impossible to prepare so much."

"That's right." Bi Feiyu shook his head and said, "He didn't come to see us play cards these two days."

Yu Hua took a puff of the cigarette, then choked and said cursingly, "This smoke really stinks!"

"Let's make do with it. Sigh, tell me, we play cards like this every day, and seeing him so busy that he doesn't touch the ground, shouldn't we feel a little guilty?"

Yu Hua thought about it seriously, "Probably, logically speaking, it should be... But in fact, I don't feel guilty at all..."

Bi Feiyu smiled, "Me too."

……

Yu Hua and Bi Feiyu want to paddle, but they still have a mission to come here this time.

In the middle, the two of them went to a signing event respectively, and the response was not bad. They both signed and sold more than 1000 copies in half a day.

Even they themselves did not expect to be able to sell so many.

Before the signing event, what they thought was that as long as dozens of people could come to the scene, it would be fine without being too embarrassing.

In fact, they underestimated both the popularity of Chinese literature series in the United States and the marketing capabilities of Deep Space Corporation.

The Deep Space Company hasn't put much effort into it this time. If they really spend a lot of money to promote their signings, the number of signings will at least double.

As for the signing and sale of the "Resident Evil" game, Deep Space didn't make much effort this time, because Sony has almost done the publicity.

Sony wants to seize the market, and "Resident Evil" is also their main game recently, so they were overjoyed when they learned that Yu Dong was going to hold a signing, and they had already spread the publicity for the signing.

"Resident Evil" has been on sale for a while, and the market has responded very well. In just two weeks, it has sold more than 100 million sets in Neon and North America. It is also the first original PS game with sales exceeding one million.

What pleased Sony the most was that 40 sets were sold in North America within two weeks.

It seems to be less than Neon, but Sony knows that the sales of PS machines in North America have affected the sales of "Resident Evil".

In turn, "Resident Evil" greatly increased the sales of PS in the United States, and many Americans bought a PS because of "Resident Evil".

Since it was announced that the "Resident Evil" game would be available on PS, the sales of PS began to increase. On the day "Resident Evil" was released, within 24 hours, the sales of PS in North America reached 21 units. more than usual sales.

All this is due to the popularity of "Resident Evil" in the United States.

The one or two novels of "Resident Evil" have sold more than 700 million copies in North America, and the movie has hundreds of millions of dollars in box office.

Moreover, the quality of this game is really good. Many people bought a set because of the title of "Resident Evil", and only after playing it did they realize that it is really fun.

Although the plot is completely different from novels and movies, the sensory stimulation it brings is no less, and some people even think that playing games is more exciting than watching movies.

Because of the good word-of-mouth, the sales volume did not drop much after the initial boom. On the contrary, it was in a relatively stable state with a very strong stamina.

……

The last day of filming for "Sniper Booth".

At noon, before the filming started, Yu Dong, Yu Hua and the others got together to chat.

"It's really a bit sad that it's over."

Yu Dong glanced at Bi Feiyu, "What are you reluctant to do, does this play have anything to do with you? You know how to fool around during the day, and play cards at night."

"He just couldn't bear to part with Shu Dao and Xiao Ma, two poker friends," Yu Hua said.

Yu Dong rolled his eyes, this Yu Hua, Schumacher called Shu Dao, and even called Matthew McConaughey Pony, this name was misled by Uncle Zhou.

"That's right." Bi Feiyu sighed, "This kind of poker player is hard to come by, and he has earned a lot of foreign exchange during this time."

Speaking of foreign exchange, Yu Dong wanted to laugh.

Two days ago, when Bi Feiyu told him that he had earned foreign exchange, he still couldn't figure it out. He thought that what Bi Feiyu was talking about was royalties, but later he realized that what Bi Feiyu was talking about was playing cards with Schumacher and the others. money to come.

Schumacher and Matthew McConaughey have never played wrestling eggs, and they are not good at it. Basically, nine out of ten cards lose.

Although they didn't play much, Bi Feiyu won hundreds of dollars with his excellent poker skills in a few days.

Bi Feiyu ate meat, and Yu Hua also drank soup with him, winning one or two hundred dollars.

"You two, this is called transnational fraud."

Yu Hua smiled and said, "You can't say that. I think they are having a good time, and they have the right to pay the tuition fees. Besides, their developed countries support our developing countries. This is called wealth redistribution."

"Tch, with this little talent, you'll be happy to earn a few hundred yuan after working hard for more than a week. If you spare this time and write a few more words, you can earn as many as several hundred yuan."

Bi Feiyu waved his hand and said, "Can it be the same? How tiring is writing, how exciting is playing cards?"

Yu Dong shook his head, trying to roll himself up, but the two of them were fine and lay flat.

While speaking, Schumacher walked over here, and Yu Dong smiled and said, "Your cash machine is here."

When they first heard the word cash machine, the two didn't understand it, but when they saw Schumacher, they laughed.

Not to mention, the word cash machine is quite vivid.

After reaching several people, Schumacher said, "Are the three of you interested in participating in the later outdoor scene?"

"Us?" Yu Dong asked strangely, "You want us to play a guest role?"

"It's not considered a cameo. In the following scene, the protagonist confesses everything in front of everyone. There are many passers-by around. Just like other passers-by, you can just watch from the side." Schumacher pointed to the other side of the set: "You will be there when the time comes. Standing behind a police car, no close-ups."

"It's simple, it's just watching the crowd." Bi Feiyu smiled, "It's like chatting in another place."

"It's almost the same, but we still have to cooperate with the protagonist to give some reactions."

Yu Dong nodded, "No problem, we'll go there when the filming starts."

……

It's easier than Yu Dong and the others imagined to be a guest onlookers.

Matthew McConaughey's performance was really good. When he confessed his true feelings to everyone, everyone around, those passers-by, and Yu Dong couldn't help applauding Matthew McConaughey in their hearts , as if it were real.

In the end, Yu Dong and the others followed the passers-by and applauded the protagonist. These were all real reactions.

This time, it wasn't just Yu Dong and the others who made a guest appearance, but also the students who followed.

In addition to these onlookers, a boy who majored in acting also played a guest role as a policeman in the play. Although he didn't have a line, he was always behind the black policeman and took a lot of camera shots.

This kid is called Qin Yi. He is average in appearance, but he is very capable in business. This time he was selected by the deep space, and he was specially asked to show his face in the play, which is not only training, but also gilding.

……

When the celebration banquet was held in the evening, everyone was in a good mood.

This shooting took only eleven days, nine days for the interior of the phone booth, and two days for other exterior scenes. The efficiency can be described as very high.

Although there were some minor problems during this period, overall it went very smoothly.

Of course, the post-production work of the entire movie is the big part, and the time required may be ten times or even dozens of times that of shooting.

But today is not the time to think about these things, the focus of the celebration banquet is naturally the celebration.

Both Matthew and Schumacher drank a lot of wine in the evening. What Yu Dong didn't expect was that even though they drank so much, they still went to fight with Bi Feiyu and the others.

Watching the two go to the room with Yu Hua and the others, Yu Dong seemed to see Yu Hua and the others dragging two ATMs.

And it's a drunk cash machine that spits out money faster.

Yu Dong and Cheng Yanqiu still went back to their room. He has been conceiving a new book during this time and has made a lot of preparations.

But now it seems that the materials in his hand are far from enough, and he will have to spend time to visit New York later.

After visiting New York, his next stop is Los Angeles. If he still has time, he plans to go to a few more cities. After the investigation, he will decide which city to put in the background.

　Thank you [Late Night] Big Brother for the 1500 reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)