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Chapter 417: Sending a Thousand Miles Away...

Wang Shu had no idea what Li Binbin's attitude was like in daily life.

But right now, Li Binbin is very considerate.

While eating hotpot, she kept helping Wang Shu blanch and pick up vegetables, without any airs at all.

"Director Wang, how is Hollywood? Can Chinese film actors like us make a name for ourselves there?"

Li Binbin already understands the cruelty of Hollywood, but if he wants to go higher and further, he must go to Hollywood to develop.

If you want to develop in Hollywood, the best way is naturally to follow Gong Li's path.

It’s just that Gong Li became an international star by winning three major European awards, and then went on to develop her career in Hollywood, which is something that ordinary people can’t replicate.

The remaining way is to enter Hollywood by starring in Hollywood movies like Zhang Ziyi did.

Although on paper she is not as good as Gong Li, it is the most likely way to succeed.

The three major European awards are not so easy to win, unless
Li Binbin's eyes fell on Wang Shu's face.

Unless Wang Shu supports him.

"Difficult." Wang Shu replied bluntly with one word. He didn't believe that Li Binbin didn't know this.

All we can say is that Hollywood is the center of the world's film and television industry. Even though Li Binbin knows that it is difficult for Chinese actors to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, he pretends to be an ostrich and refuses to believe it.

There is even the idea of ​​trying to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.

If a white person from a country other than the United States goes to Hollywood, there is indeed a high probability that a bicycle will turn into a motorcycle.

It is harder than ascending to heaven for Chinese people.

Not to mention, there are also artists from South Korea and Japan, the two little brothers of the United States, who are trying to compete in the entertainment industry.

"Hollywood is ultimately a white entertainment industry, and it's hard for Chinese artists to survive there."

"I was able to get by there only because directing is behind the scenes, not in front of the stage."

Li Binbin understood what Wang Shu meant and couldn't help but say, "Didn't Zhang Ziyi just step into Hollywood?"

She didn't mention Gong Li because she knew that she was not on the same level as Gong Li.

Gong Li is one of the top three film queens in Europe. How can she dare to offend Gong Li if she doesn't even have a hair of the top three in Europe?

Zhang Ziyi is different. Not only is she one of the four Dan and two Bing, but she also has not won any international awards.

This person went to Hollywood just because of his role in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Zhang Ziyi starred in a movie directed by Li An. If Wang Shu also went to Hollywood, it is not impossible for Li Binbin to also go to Hollywood by starring in a movie directed by Wang Shu.

"Do you really think Zhang Ziyi has entered Hollywood?" Wang Shu laughed.

Although Zhang Ziyi is given the title of having made her mark on the international stage, in fact this title is nothing more than boasting by the mainland media industry.

She appeared in Hollywood at the recommendation of Zhang Yimou and starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Li An. Then she hooked up with Chen Long who was also working in Hollywood, and starred in "Rush Hour 2" through Chen Long's connections. Later, she snatched the role of "Memoirs of a Geisha" with a low salary of 50 US dollars.

After going through all that trouble, to no avail, she hooked up with a wealthy American boyfriend, hoping to use his connections to get a foothold in Hollywood.

However, it still doesn't work.

After all the trouble, I have actually just been wandering around the door of Hollywood and have never stepped in.

In contrast, Gong Li, one of the top three film queens in Europe, even if she did not develop well in Hollywood, she has truly stepped into Hollywood.

"Ah?" Li Binbin was confused and a little surprised that Wang Shu said that.

These words clearly sound like they are questioning and belittling Zhang Ziyi.

Seeing this, Wang Shu shook his head and said nothing more.

Entering Hollywood through Zhang Ziyi's path sounds good, but it is actually empty talk.

Facts have proved that this is indeed the case.

In the original timeline, Li Binbin made his debut in the United States through the Sino-US co-production "The Forbidden Kingdom", and then starred in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", and then played Ada Wong in "Resident Evil 5", as well as "Transformers 4", "The Meg", etc.

Although the path is not exactly the same as Zhang Ziyi's, it is basically the same.

The final result was the same as Zhang Ziyi's, it was useless.

Not to mention that it's hard for Chinese actors to make it in Hollywood, the actors who went to Hollywood through Zhang Ziyi's path all starred in commercial films at the bottom of the contempt chain, and some even played supporting roles.

It is undeniable that in China, the higher the box office of a movie, the more powerful the actor is.

But it's not like that in Hollywood. Actors who win awards are the big shots, while actors in commercial films are just popular for nothing.

Its positioning is similar to that of Lu Han and Huang Zitao.

Popularity and fame, yes.

But if you say that they have strength and status, that's nonsense.

Therefore, Zhang Ziyi's path had no class or prospects from the very beginning.

Of course, in China, even if it is a path without prestige and prospects, it is a precious opportunity that only a very few people can step into.

Li Binbin has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has become very tactful in his dealings with others. Seeing that Wang Shu didn't want to say more, he didn't ask any more questions.

The two of them ate hotpot, changed the subject and continued chatting and laughing until they had almost finished eating.

Li Binbin eats very little for the purpose of body management, and it is mainly Wang Shu who does the eating.

And she never got tired of blanching and picking up food for Wang Shu from beginning to end.

As "Travel to Taipei" is about to be released, the news that Wang Shu returned to Beijing from Hollywood quickly spread.

Then, his cell phone kept ringing.

Zhou Xun, Mei Ting, Yang Mi and others all called him to express their caring greetings.

"Are you at home? If so, I'll come to your place." Mei Ting asked on the phone.

"Yes." Wang Shu replied, and then asked, "Do you want me to pick you up?"

"No need, I can drive there myself." Mei Ting replied sweetly.

"Well, be careful on the road." Wang Shu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'll be there soon." Mei Ting said.

More than two hours later, Mei Ting appeared in Wang Shu's villa.

There was heating in the villa, and the first thing Mei Ting did when she came in was to take off her loose down jacket.

Wang Shu was standing next to her and helped her catch the down jacket. But the moment Mei Ting took off the down jacket, Wang Shu's eyes lit up.

The lower body is a gray long skirt and black stockings.

The upper body is a light-colored tights.

No wonder he was wearing a large down jacket from head to toe, it turns out there was something fishy going on.

Mei Ting saw Wang Shu looking at her intently, and asked with a slightly smug look on her lips, "Does it look good?"

"Good-looking!" Wang Shu praised without hesitation.

In order to show that he had been staying in the United States for several months, he immediately hung up the down jacket in his hand, then hugged Mei Ting and kissed her.

Even though Wang Shu's actions were somewhat inconsiderate to women, Mei Ting never stopped him. Instead, she endured it silently and let Wang Shu do whatever he wanted.

Mei Ting was an experienced person, and Wang Shu was so impatient that he had obviously been holding it in for a long time. In addition, she had dressed up before coming, so Wang Shu could not bear it.

It is normal for a man to behave like this when his lower body takes over his brain.

Given the honest relationship between the two of them, if Wang Shu wasn't so anxious, there would be something fishy going on.

Generally speaking, nine out of ten times a man's body is hollowed out, so he doesn't have many thoughts.

There is only one reason why a man's body is hollowed out.
Wang Shu took off Mei Ting's outermost long skirt, revealing the burgundy lace suspender stockings underneath. The underwear was also extremely sexy.

Mei Ting noticed Wang Shu's expression and asked in a soft voice, "Do you like it?"

More than an hour later, Mei Ting lay in Wang Shu's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

Wang Shu stroked Mei Ting's smooth back and felt some touching in his heart.

After Mei Ting learned that he had returned to China, she not only took the initiative to come to find him, but also dressed up specially for him before coming.

It is more touching than sending .B thousands of miles away.

Especially Mei Ting, as an actor, clearly wanted to go higher and further, but she did not hint to him in various ways. Instead, she just waited silently, which is what is commendable.

On the other hand, Wang Shu accidentally lost his virginity to Yang Mi, who was very career-oriented.

With this relationship in place, she would always play the victim every time they met, hinting that he should give her some praise.

Wang Shu sighed lightly. This type of woman should not be touched. Not only is she too troublesome, but she also always wants to steal his gold coins.

As for Sun Li, although she also had the idea of ​​stepping into the film industry and going higher and further, she deliberately kept a certain distance from him because of Deng Chao.

Zhou Xun thought that Wang Shu wanted to sleep with her, and in order to prevent Wang Shu from succeeding, she also restrained the idea of ​​"taking his gold coins".

From Zhou Xun's perspective, it would be unreasonable if she wanted Wang Shu to support her but rejected Wang Shu's "other ideas".

Then, he could only restrain the urge to ask Wang Shu for the role.

Wang Shu was not a worm in Zhou Xun's stomach, and he didn't know that Zhou Xun was not only not resistant to him, but also had a very good relationship with him, so good that intimate contact was not a problem for them.

But for some reason, I am still unwilling to be honest with you.

Wang Shu could see that it was not that she was unwilling, but that Zhou Xun had some thoughts in her heart that made her refuse, not that she was really unwilling to be honest with him.

He couldn't understand these things and was too lazy to think about them.

Lying on the bed, his thoughts couldn't help but think of Chen Xu again.

This person had a conflict with Orange Sky's Wu Kebo at the time, and was in a bad mood and called him out for a drink to talk.

Then, something happened that happened in a confused manner: we were honest with each other.

Since then, although Chen Hao kept in touch with him, he rarely showed up.

Ever since she lost her status as Orange Sky's number one star, her resources have plummeted.

Wu Kebo is such a ruthless guy!

In the original timeline, Chen Hao was frustrated in leaving Orange Sky Resources, and two years later he married Liu Haifeng, a senior analyst at Morgan Stanley, a well-known international investment bank.

She then passed the entrance exam to study at the Beijing Theatre Academy, and after obtaining her master's degree, she stayed on at the school and took care of her husband and children.

Although some works appeared, they did not make much of a splash.

The once popular heartthrob has since become a thing of the past.

Wang Shu still felt very sorry that Chen Cao's appearance was too seductive and she was not suitable to play the leading female role.

This heroine refers to the silly and sweet type of heroine.

If it was any other female lead with more depth, Chan Yuen would be able to play it.

But after leaving Orange Sky, I lost the resources and was unable to make further progress.

As Wang Shu was thinking about this, his second brother Wang accidentally...
Wang Shu's gaze fell on Mei Ting lying in his arms, and an idea came to his mind.

Mei Ting was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt something strange.
Woke up in fright.

Before she could react, the storm came again.

On December 12, Wang Shu continued to participate in the promotion of "Trip to Taipei".

During this period, he participated in a dinner party organized by Wang Changtian's group of Guangxian, and Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun were both present.

"The global director with a salary of $5 million has finally returned to China." Wang Changtian joked to liven up the atmosphere when he saw Wang Shu coming to the private room.

Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun both sighed when they heard this.

One billion dollars.

Equal to 35 billion RMB.

After saying this, Wang Changtian immediately added, "In 2007, the total box office of our mainland movies was only 33 billion. Director Wang's movie is higher than our total box office of the whole year."

That's right, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Guang Guang are all eyeing the overseas market.

A movie with a box office of $5 million is higher than the total box office of all movies in mainland China in the whole year.

It would be fine if there was no comparison, but after this comparison, I feel a huge gap in my heart.

In the mainland, with so much manpower and material resources invested, and so much money and resources invested, the total box office is only 33 billion.
Both Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun felt that they and even the China Film Group Corporation and the Shanghai Film Group Corporation were a joke.

China Film Group invests in a lot of movies every year, but even without taking into account the losses, its total box office is far less than Wang Shu's "The Tuner" shot in the United States.
Wang Shu heard this, took in the looks of the others, and said helplessly, "It's just that the market is different."

Ren Zhonglun responded, “If an American movie is a big hit, the majority of its box office revenue will come from overseas markets.”

"It's like overseas films being able to enter our domestic theaters."

"The market is the same, but our Chinese-language films are not doing well."

This sounds indeed correct.

Because Chinese-language films can also enter overseas markets.

For example, "Curse of the Golden Flower" was released in dozens of countries overseas.

However, the box office was not satisfactory.

It is unreasonable to say that Chinese films have unsatisfactory box office performance due to language problems and the fact that Europeans and Americans cannot understand the dialogues.

Because many overseas films have achieved impressive box office results whether they are entering the mainland, Taiwan, or Hong Kong.

The same language barrier and the same incomprehensible dialogues were also achieved, but it still achieved impressive box office results.

Therefore, it is untenable to blame the problem on language.

A simpler example is that TV series such as "Journey to the West" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were very popular in East Asia and Southeast Asia, but nowadays there are few phenomenal works that can be popular overseas.

It also proves that it’s not a language barrier, it’s just that Chinese films are simply not good.

Compared with the diverse types of films produced in Europe and the United States, the themes of mainland films are not only monotonous, but also lack any amazing or attractive features.

Survival of the fittest, and the one that will naturally be eliminated by the overseas market will be the one that is eliminated.

Han Sanping did not comment on Ren Zhonglun's remarks, saying: "Our mainland's commercial films started relatively slowly, and there is indeed a big gap with Europe and the United States."

"However, if our domestic commercial films perform well, they can still be a big hit in overseas markets."

(End of this chapter)