They have become goddess husbands, who needs a superstar system

Chapter 411: Cousin Martin’s Ambition (Added update for leader Yu Shime, 210)

Although Yang Yi learns English much faster than ordinary people, in just three days in San Francisco, he quickly corrected his previous wrong pronunciation habits and found the same speaking tone and rhythm as Americans, but you have to imagine He is still far from being able to communicate quickly and normally with Americans in Cantonese.

In other words, something very important is missing.

Vocabulary!
Learning English and learning Cantonese are two different concepts!
After all, Cantonese is just a dialect of Chinese, and its vocabulary is roughly the same as Mandarin. Only some of the imported foreign words need to be re-learned and understood, or there are differences in words that retain their ancient meanings.

These differences will not affect Yang Yi's daily communication, so he can learn Cantonese in a short time after developing his sense of language, and then after practicing for a period of time, he can become proficient in Cantonese.

But English and Chinese are two completely different languages. Yang Yi can quickly learn accurate pronunciation and intonation, but he still has to memorize the words one by one!
"abandon, abandonto leave sb, especially sb you are responsible for, with no intention of returning (regardless of responsibility, obligation, etc.) to abandon, abandon, abandon."

On the plane to Los Angeles, Yang Yi had already memorized the "Oxford Advanced Chinese-English Dictionary" that he had just found in a used bookstore in Chinatown.

Shen Martin, who was assigned by his father to accompany them to Los Angeles, spoke emotionally to his cousin Li Mengfei:
"Your husband is the most terrifying person I have ever met. What is the most popular word in China right now? 'Juan'? I know what it means, intense competition, or the rat race (Note 1)!"

Of course, he spoke in English, and only the word "Juan" had a strange Chinese pronunciation.

Li Mengfei understood instantly, she smiled and said: "You mean 'roll', right? Inner roll!"

"Yes, no wonder he has already become an Oscar-nominated director in his early thirties, and he is also very famous in the Chinese circle!"

Martin Shen spread his hands.

"Only short dramas were nominated."

Li Mengfei was modest for Yang Yi, but her eyes sparkled and she was proud of him.

"Cousin, I have been thinking about film investment recently. You know, our American Chinese circles are mainly concentrated in technology, education, medical and other industries. Of course, there are also many Chinese people in commercial investment banks now. But in the entertainment industry, Especially in Hollywood, our power is relatively weak, very weak."

Shen Martin hesitated for a long time, and finally brought up an important topic with Li Mengfei.

"There are many Chinese directors in Hollywood, right? Wu Changan, Li Ming, Xu Ziliang, and Tan Lin Zhong are all very famous directors. Li Ming has won many Oscars."

Li Mengfei obviously misunderstood Shen Martin's meaning.

"I'm not talking about directors or actors, I'm talking about film and television companies! Whether it's the eight major film companies in the past or the five major companies now, there are no Chinese in these capital giants in Hollywood."

Shen Martin slowly explained his thoughts to Li Mengfei.

Martin Shen wants to open a film and television company in Hollywood!

Of course they won't be any ordinary film and television companies. Those small companies are just like mushrooms after a spring rain. A large number of them pop up every year. There are no barriers to entry.

But they appear and disappear just as quickly in Hollywood.

A large number of film and television companies close down every year, and many of them collapse before their ambitious works become famous.

Martin Shen wants to open a super film and television company that can join the ranks of giants and create a precedent for Chinese capital!

Of course, if you want to become a giant, it is not enough just to have money. For example, some giant-level film companies that were acquired by capital and then disappeared were gradually disappearing from people's sight because capital could not handle Hollywood movies.What's more, Shen Martin is not that rich. Even if he inherited all of Shen Huichang's assets and then took them all out, he still wouldn't be able to buy 10% of the current film giant's shares.

His plan is to open or acquire an ordinary film and television company that is on the verge of bankruptcy, and then use the Chinese capital circle to get more funds to invest in movies and slowly grow bigger and stronger.

"Your husband is an excellent director, and I know that he is very strong in TV series and movies, and his commercial performance is very good! If he is willing to come to Hollywood, we should be able to work together and achieve mutual success!"

Shen Martin has been thinking about this idea for many days. Ever since he knew that his father and Yang Yi's family would come back to the United States, he had come up with such an idea.

Yang Yi has a chance to win an Oscar. Even if he doesn't win, the nominations he has received are enough to prove his strength.

The key is that he not only impresses the judges with his films, but the box office, ratings, and even return on investment of his works are very impressive.

Martin Shen has worked in banks and investment banks before, and he can easily analyze the data of Yang Yi's works and know what kind of director he is.

"Does his movie perform well commercially? He has already made one movie, which is the science fiction movie you said you had seen when you first came here. It actually belongs to the category of literary and artistic films."

Li Mengfei reminded her cousin.

Li Mengfei still knows very well what works Yang Yi likes to shoot.

Although Yang Yi does not reject commercial films, he prefers to make works with a deeper plot core.

Like the newly filmed "Yangtze River No. 7", Li Mengfei also feels that it is a literary film with elements of science fiction and comedy, which only dilutes the heavy atmosphere of the theme.

"But "Universe Exploration Editorial Department" didn't sell 17 billion at the box office? And I heard that Feifei invested in this movie."

Shen Martin's words made Li Mengfei embarrassed to refute. She indeed made a lot from it.
"He doesn't want to come to Hollywood. He said that he would rather make Chinese movies and make Chinese achievements."

Li Mengfei shook his head.

"We have the same idea. I also hope that Chinese films can rise, and that our Chinese community can have a deep influence in the United States! So, Yang and I are the same people!"

Martin Shen was arrogant.

"Actually, it doesn't mean that he wants to develop in the United States. He can take root in China, but we can cooperate! Our company can participate in the investment of your film and television projects. You will definitely need funds to shoot science fiction films with more grand scenes. It’s better to use other people’s money than your own family’s money.”

Shen Martin went on to say that the "his family's money" he said actually refers to the money he brought in. Shen Huichang's money is not under his control.
"He probably won't refuse your investment, if we can agree on it."

Li Mengfei hesitated.

"Actually, there is another possibility. If we have a good project here, he can come to Hollywood to film it! He doesn't have to be in the United States all the time. After filming, he can go back and continue to create his own works. My relatives are still the best Chinese Director, this will be the most trustworthy cooperation!"

Martin Shen said ambitiously.

(Note 1: The rat race does have the meaning of involution in English, because it is a foreign game that allows a group of rats to race in a maze, and the fastest one can get the cheese first. , and then it also extends to the meaning of "life-and-death competition", "fierce competition" or "endless competition", which is closer to the meaning of "involution", and can also reflect the special meaning of internal friction.)
　Thanks also to Qiuzhi Shenguang for the reward! ! (づ￣ 3￣)づ

　　
　
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