hollywood melon man

Chapter 678 Flattered
After the forum ended, Guo Fan and Liu Ji came out. Guo Fan gained a lot from this forum, and he would make a good summary when he returned.

Just as the two were about to leave, a staff member stopped him and asked, "Excuse me, is this Guo Fan?"

"Yes, I am. What do you want from me?"

"It's like this, Director Gilbert wants to invite you to dinner, I wonder if you have time?"

Guo Fan looked at Liu Ji, and Liu Ji said happily: "That's great, you two haven't met for a long time. Don't worry about me, I have a beautiful sister to date, go ahead!"

"Okay then," Guo Fan nodded, "Pay attention to your kidneys!"

"Go to hell, my kidneys are in great shape." Liu Ji cursed with a smile.

At eight o'clock in the evening, at a restaurant called Liangshe Yeyan on Xishanbei Road in JA District, Shanghai, little Gilbert invited Guo Fan to dinner.

Liangshe Night Banquet is one of the most expensive Chinese restaurants. It was inspired by "Night Banquet of Han Xizai" and was carefully designed by designers.

This restaurant is rich in cultural heritage. Its unique design and atmosphere make people feel like traveling back to ancient times.

The restaurant's environment is elegant and luxurious, and every detail is exquisite. Although the price per person is not low, 4000 yuan, here you can not only taste delicious food, but also feel the charm of traditional Chinese culture.

Just like the poem: Green ants brew new wine, red clay stove. It's going to snow in the evening, can you drink a cup?"

Dining here is like time slowing down. The service is also very thoughtful, allowing you to feel meticulous care while enjoying the food.

This is how the accompanying staff introduced it. In short, it was a very exaggerated description of the restaurant, which shows that there are still many wealthy people in Shanghai.

Ivanka booked the restaurant for tonight to ensure that there would be no disturbance from outsiders. Although it cost a lot, it was a drop in the bucket for Gilbert Jr.

Because they were entertaining foreign guests, the chefs at the Liangshe Banquet brought out their best skills. The restaurant manager also specifically instructed them to provide good service and make sure the guests were satisfied.

Guo Fan was shocked when he came here. He had lived for 27 years and it was the first time he had seen such a luxurious restaurant. The most expensive place he had been to before was the Fuguichun Nightclub with the coal boss, hoping to attract investment from there.

But compared with Fuguichun and Liangshe Night Banquet, it seemed vulgar. Liangshe Night Banquet seemed high-end and classy. The luxurious decoration, ancient style and full of charm made Guo Fan dumbfounded.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Guo Fan?" a receptionist came up and asked.

"Uh, yes, I'm Guo Fan."

"Please follow me. Mr. Landrini is waiting for you."

Guo Fan followed the receptionist all the way to the private room No. 1 where Liangshe’s evening banquet was being held. At that moment, a magnificent Tang Dynasty light show was being staged in the room.

"Are you here? Sit down first." Little Gilbert motioned Guo Fan to sit down.

Guo Fan was a little at a loss, and watched the entire performance with little Gilbert in confusion.

After the event, Gilbert Jr. told Guo Fan, "It's pretty gorgeous, but to be honest, after all the preparations, it all comes down to eating."

Guo Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "Director Gilbert, you're treating me to a meal, but isn't this place too expensive?"

"What do you mean? Do you mean I should treat you to a roadside meal?" Little Gilbert asked back.

“No, no, no,” Guo Fan shook his hands repeatedly: “That’s not what I meant, I just…”

"Never been here before? Are you a little nervous?" Little Gilbert expressed his understanding: "I also want to treat you to a roadside stall, but your foreign affairs officials disagree because they have to consider my safety.

We are all eating anyway, so it doesn’t matter where we eat it. Just eat!
Someone, come and serve the food..."

Some people always say that Western food is refined and elegant, representing the life of the bourgeoisie. But the fact is that as a country of great food, Chinese food can be equally breathtakingly beautiful when it is refined.

Guo Fan himself had eaten many local representative dishes, but when he came to Liangshe Banquet today, he found that what he had eaten before seemed to be in vain. Although the names were the same, the presentation of many dishes was so exquisite that he dared not pick up his chopsticks, as if he was afraid of destroying this masterpiece like a work of art.

But little Gilbert didn't care. No matter how exquisite the presentation was, he had to eat it in the end. He didn't have the habit of checking in and taking photos like the girls, so he ate first and talked later.

While eating, little Gilbert chatted with Guo Fan, asking him about his recent situation and what he had done.

When Guo Fan said that he had already made two films, Gilbert Jr. seemed surprised.

After eating and drinking, little Gilbert told Guo Fan the purpose of his visit.

"I don't know if you usually pay attention to science fiction novels, but I know a few Chinese science fiction novels that are quite good."

Guo Fan said: "I have also read a lot of science fiction novels, such as Asimov and Liu Cixin's works. I have read them all."

"Very good," Little Gilbert nodded and revealed a piece of news to him: "When I was in BJ before, Lao Tian, ​​also known as Minister Tian, ​​came to discuss with me.

I want to send another group of young directors to Hollywood to study and learn advanced experience.

I actually don't want to do this, after all, something unpleasant happened before.

But I still told Lao Tian to bring you over so that you can study with me."

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Guo Fan was hit by this huge surprise and felt a little unbelievable.

He pointed at himself and asked, "Director Gilbert Jr., is this true?"

"Of course it's true," Little Gilbert said with a smile, "I heard that you claimed to be my student. To be honest, your current level seems to be unqualified to be my student.

So, I have to train you myself."

Guo Fan knew exactly what this meant. It meant that Gilbert Jr. recognized his status as a student. The title of studying under an internationally renowned director would also allow him to truly stand out in the Chinese film industry.

Guo Fan was immediately delighted and quickly bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you so much, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

"You're welcome," Little Gilbert waved his hand and said, "I have been thinking about the future of mankind. According to traditional Western thinking, it seems that there is only one ending, which is destruction.

But all of a sudden, I came across several works by Chinese science fiction writers, which impressed me and opened my mind.

Perhaps we cannot predict the future of mankind, but at least we can change people’s inherent way of thinking and provide them with more choices.

You are very important. You have a completely different mindset from other Chinese filmmakers. You are pragmatic and hardworking, yet not lacking in imagination. You are the right person to open up new areas of science fiction films.”

Guo Fan touched his head, feeling embarrassed by what little Gilbert said.

"Director Gilbert, I'm not that capable yet."

"Yes, so you need to learn. We need a creator who has Chinese thinking and uses a scientific and industrial mind to make movies."

Gilbert Jr. said, "Go back and pack your bags and report to Los Angeles in September."

Just like that, the matter of Guo Fan was decided by little Gilbert in just a few words.

In fact, what Gilbert Jr. and Lao Tian talked about was more in-depth. Gilbert Jr. felt that although Hollywood was thriving today, it was already on the verge of decline.

The reason is simple: the original creators have almost all been killed by Hollywood.

If you take a look, you will find that among the top fifteen North American box office rankings this year, none of them are original movies, and almost all of them are sequels or adaptations.

(End of this chapter)