Actor: My Entertainment Era

The last guest Liu Yifei met before leaving China to promote "Super Body" in the United States was Ouyang Baoping, a senior casting director who has known Liu Yifei for a long time. Liu Yifei's last film was "Lovers in Time". Her studio handles casting.

Ouyang Baoping said on the phone that he wanted to see her for something good. Liu Yifei thought that she might be dating her with a new drama role, and she became curious.

After Ouyang Baoping met Liu Yifei, he got straight to the point and said that he was currently casting for a movie: "If it were another movie, I wouldn't take it, and you wouldn't like it either."

Liu Yifei smiled.

“This time it’s different, it’s a Sino-US co-production.”

Speaking of this, Liu Yifei became interested.

"There is a lack of a Chinese heroine, and the film studio hopes to choose an actor with a certain international reputation. I thought, wouldn't it be you."

Of course Liu Yifei was very happy to be praised like this.

But Liu Yifei is still nervous. Sino-US co-productions have been very popular in the past two years, but not many of these co-productions have made money. And they are said to be Sino-US co-productions, but in fact the main source of income is domestic. Such co-productions There is no way to release it on a large scale in North America.

Liu Yifei chose to listen to Ouyang Baoping's introduction to the movie.

"It tells the story of a knight from the west who fled to the east, escorting a pair of royal siblings to escape the enemy's pursuit and save the world. You may not think it means much when I say this, but think about it, the princess and the knight escaped together. How many stories can be written along the way? There will definitely be action, there will also be love, and in the end there will be a wonderful battle with the rebels who seek to usurp the throne. The audience will definitely love to watch it."

There's nothing wrong with hearing this story like this. It's a typical adventure drama structure: explain the reasons for the protagonists to meet - the protagonist group upgrades and fights monsters to grow - and finally defeats the villain in a battle.

"The Lord of the Rings" was shot in this way, and "The King of Kung Fu" was shot in the same way.

But the structure is the structure, and the shooting is the shooting. Some people can shoot "The Lord of the Rings" with the three-act play structure, and some people can shoot "The Promise".

Liu Yifei nodded, indicating that she was interested in the story. Ouyang Baoping never thought that Liu Yifei could be impressed by meeting and telling the story outline, so he introduced the film's team to reassure Liu Yifei: "This film is produced by the Dian Province Film Group A co-production project, the leading actor is the famous Nicolas Cage."

Cage's reputation is ruined, and anyone who comes into contact with him now will be unlucky.

Ouyang Baoping knew that Liu Yifei knew that Cage was now a cancer, so he said: "Don't look at this. Cage's acting skills must be fine. There are times when people don't have bad luck. Cage is still very well-known in China. His participation in the performance can be regarded as a layer of security."

Not to mention, what she said is really right.

Liu Yifei asked Ouyang Baoping to leave the script: "Let me take a look first. When will the filming start?"

"If it's early, it will start in August or September, and if it's later, it will be started by the end of the year."

Liu Yifei was stunned. This time is very inconvenient. "The Master of Hypnosis" is expected to be shut down at the end of August and early September, and "Miss Bai" will be launched in November. Liu Yifei has no time in the second half of the year.

But Liu Yifei did not reject Ouyang Baoping on the spot, but still accepted the script: "I'll take it back and look at it first, and I'll go back and check it out later."

After talking about work, Ouyang Baoping chatted some more with Liu Yifei, teasing her that she would "conquer North America" ​​this summer.

"Domestic actresses haven't entered the North American summer season yet. You've been the heroine in two movies at once. Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi are not as good as you."

Liu Yifei was very modest: "What kind of appearance, a small cost, a protagonist and a follower."

But this is already the best role an Asian can get in Hollywood.

It is impossible for Liu Yifei and Zhang Yuanjun to receive leading roles in mainstream A-level Hollywood productions.

Think about what Chinese-Americans have played in Hollywood before. Chow Yun-fat played a despicable supporting pirate in "Pirates of the Caribbean 3", and Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi played a role in an American-financed literary film about a Japanese geisha who spoke English throughout.

This was already the best role a Chinese-American could receive at the time.

Now that Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei have received roles, they are already better than these seniors.

But he still hasn't broken into the mainstream Hollywood circles.

After separation from Ouyang Baoping, Liu Yifei returned home and happened to see her husband sitting by the pond in the backyard, leisurely drinking tea and fishing, while Dongdong squatted next to him. "I'm telling you, this is called fishing. You know fishing, don't you like to eat it the most?" He and the cat could chat.

"Meow." Dongdong really agreed.

"Later, if you catch the big one, it's mine, and if you catch the small one, it's yours. How about that?"

"Meow." Dongdong stared at the water.

Liu Yifei's voice came from behind: "You are so free, you can talk to a cat for a long time."

Liu Yifei held Dongdong in her arms and sat down next to Zhang Yuanjun: "If you have nothing to do, go and change the light bulbs on the second floor and install the cabinet in the room. I've been telling you for a week, but you still want to How long will it take?"

"I'll go in a minute, I'll go in a minute." Zhang Yuanjun responded.

"No, go now!" Liu Yifei pushed Zhang Yuanjun.

Zhang Yuanjun sighed and glanced at his wife: "Those who are in charge will not even give me half a day's leisure."

"Go." Liu Yifei sat down and hit Zhang Yuanjun's calf again.

"Just keep an eye on me. It's up to you whether you can eat fish at night." Zhang Yuanjun handed the fishing rod to Liu Yifei.

"Go ahead, I'm very good at fishing." Liu Yifei sat down on Zhang Yuanjun's small chair.

Zhang Yuanjun left to do housework, and Liu Yifei sat by the pond drinking Zhang Yuanjun's tea and fishing.

She told Dongdong: "He just lied to you. The young ones are just fry. They haven't grown up yet. He won't let you eat them even if they are caught."

"Meow."

"I have cat food at home, can I feed it to you later?"

"Meow." Dongdong circled around Liu Yifei.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Yuanjun's voice came from upstairs: "Honey, where is the new light bulb?"

Liu Yifei shouted upstairs: "It's in the utility room drawer!"

Two more minutes.

Someone yelled from upstairs: “I couldn’t find it!”

Liu Yifei shouted again: "In that white box!"

There was no sound from upstairs, so I guess I found it.

Liu Yifei whispered to herself: "I can't do anything."

Zhang Yuanjun vaguely heard someone yelling downstairs, but didn't pay attention and continued working.

After Zhang Yuanjun repaired the cabinet and replaced the light bulb, when he went down to see his wife, he found Liu Yifei holding a long bamboo pole to reach something into the pond.

Zhang Yuanjun walked in and took a look, and laughed angrily: "I can't even hold a fishing rod. I'll do it."

Liu Yifei was embarrassed: "I just accidentally let go. I already caught a fish."

Zhang Yuanjun hooked the fishing rod back: "Okay, there is no fish to eat today." He put the fishing rod away, put his arm around his wife's shoulders, "Let's eat bacon."

The two of them went in, Dongdong meowed and followed behind. (End of chapter)