director of the millennium

On October 2016, 10, the crew of "Doctor Strange" arrived at the Shanghai International Airport in a high-profile manner.

On that day, the Shanghai International Airport was jammed with traffic. Countless young girls holding Benedict Cumberbatch posters almost occupied the airport pick-up area, making it impossible for other tourists to even take a step.

Fortunately, with the best coordination of the airport security, no accidents happened in the end. Benedict Cumberbatch also generously showed up and interacted with the fans who came from afar to pick him up, leaving some photos and autographs.

After getting on the bus that picked him up at the airport, Benedict Wang finally had time to sigh, "Huh, brother, you are really popular in China."

Although he is six years older than Benedict Wong, he has a very good relationship with Benedict, not only because their characters in the play are both teacher and friend, but also because they are both British.

To be honest, Benedict Cumberbatch was also shocked by the enthusiasm of the Shanghai International Airport.

He thought that his popularity in China was average. After all, none of his works had been released in China before.

"Director, you never told me that I am so popular in China." Benedict Cumberbatch, who is usually gentle and polite, became unusually excited.

"Really?" Wu Yuan touched his chin: "I don't think I really told you."

"do not you know?"

"You are quite popular in China, mainly because of the TV series Sherlock. You played Sherlock very well and you have many fans in China, most of whom are young and beautiful girls."

"By the way, they also gave you a Chinese nickname, 'Curly Fu', which means - Curly-haired Sherlock Holmes."

"You have curly hair in the show, and Fu is the first pronunciation of Sherlock Holmes in Chinese. Combining the two makes up the name "Ben Fu," which is the nickname given to you by fans of the show."

"Cuanhu?" Benedict Cumberbatch poorly imitated Wu Yuan's Chinese with an excited expression on his face.

"Mr. Director, you really should have told me this earlier!"

"Sorry~" Wu Yuan spread his hands: "I thought your agent would collect this information. After all, you are coming to China, right?"

Wu Yuan also didn't expect that Benedict Cumberbatch's agent didn't collect any information about his artist's reputation and popularity in China?

It turns out that the British are so arrogant that they have never taken the Chinese market seriously.

But think about it, even Benedict Cumberbatch's most famous TV series "Sherlock" in China did not actually bring him a single cent of revenue in China. After all, Chinese audiences watch the free resources created by the subtitle group out of love.

It can be said that his Chinese fans have never paid a penny for him, and he has not received any endorsements or event notices from China.

In this case, it is understandable that his agent did not pay attention to the Chinese market and did not do any research beforehand.

Not intending to discuss this boring topic in depth, Wu Yuan raised his hand to check the time on his watch and said thoughtfully, "It's still four or five hours before 10 pm. Do you need me to be your guide and take you around the Magic City?"

"We have plenty of time, as the premiere won't be until four days later."

"Of course." Rachel, who had been feeling sleepy since getting on the bus and had not been able to adapt to the time difference, immediately became alert. She straightened her back and grabbed the back of Wu Yuan's seat, and said excitedly, "I heard that there is a delicacy in China called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, which is very delicious!" "Director, can you take us to try it?"

"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?" Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise, "I didn't expect you knew this dish."

"But this is a famous dish from southern China. You may be able to eat it in Shanghai, but it may not be authentic, just like there is Texas-style barbecue all over the United States, but only Texas tastes the best."

"It doesn't matter, at least we can eat it here." Rachel didn't mind at all, her eyes were full of anticipation.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan had no choice but to use his eyes to inquire around. After seeing that no one else had any objections, he nodded and agreed, "Then let's go eat Buddha Jumps Over the Wall tonight. I'll ask my friends to see which hotel in Shanghai makes the most authentic dish."

That night, Wu Yuan brought a group of foreigners from the "Doctor Strange" crew to a hotel in Xuhui that serves Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. I heard that the chef was invited from Fujian, and the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall he made was very authentic.

Wu Yuan, who had never eaten Buddha Jumps Over the Wall from Fujian and Guangdong, didn't know whether the chef's dish was authentic. Anyway, he thought it was delicious, and several foreigners in the crew also thought it was delicious. That was enough.

Well, Wu Yuan always felt creepy when he saw Uncle Ba eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in an elegant and slow manner.
The next day, after getting over the jet lag, these foreign actors, who were visiting mainland China for the first time, continued to travel the streets of Shanghai under the leadership of Wu Yuan.

This was the first time for all of them to visit mainland China. Their previous understanding of China was basically based on biased foreign reports and Wu Yuan's oral narration, and they lacked an understanding of the real China.

Although their visit to Shanghai did not completely refresh their worldviews, it did allow them to experience the charm of modern China.

At least from the perspective of the city of Shanghai, it is not inferior to big cities like Los Angeles and New York, and it is also extremely playable!

After taking them on a tour around the Bund, City God Temple and other places, and taking them to try some Chinese specialties, they were all extremely satisfied and had a real understanding of China.

Although they don't know the Chinese proverb "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing", they have indeed experienced this mood.

There is indeed a huge difference between the China described by foreign media and the real China, which made Benedict Cumberbatch and others very emotional, and they also felt the prejudice and deliberate smearing of China by the European and American world.

At the same time, on the domestic Internet, news about the "Doctor Strange" crew arriving in Shanghai, as well as photos of several leading actors landing at the airport and Reuters photos of encounters on the streets of Shanghai, were also circulating on platforms such as Weibo.

The main reason is that Wu Yuan and Benedict Cumberbatch are often recognized on the streets of Shanghai, and are photographed secretly or openly by many passers-by.

There is no need to mention Wu Yuan. Benedict Cumberbatch is the only actor in the "Doctor Strange" crew who is well-known in China besides Wang Xueqi, so it is not surprising that he was recognized.

Just as Wu Yuan said, there are still a group of Benedict Cumberbatch fans on the mainland Internet, and they are also very much looking forward to Benedict Cumberbatch's first movie to be released in China.

Not to mention Marvel movie fans. In recent days, all the news about "Doctor Strange" and the image and background story in the original comics have been mentioned over and over again on the Internet.

Everyone is looking forward to the Chinese premiere of this film.

It was also under this expectation that on the third day after the crew of Doctor Strange arrived in Shanghai, Wu Yuan personally went to the airport to pick up Wang Xueqi who came from Beijing. The crew of Doctor Strange officially arrived, and the premiere in Shanghai was about to begin! (End of this chapter)