1050 [Propaganda]
Los Angeles is one of the largest cities on the west coast of the United States. It has a prosperous economy and a large population. The famous Hollywood is here again. Therefore, the film market is naturally extremely developed, so the first day of summer and others are densely packed with publicity schedules.
Going to the radio, TV, road show, movie fans gathering... In summer, the four of them were busy and couldn't get along, and they didn't even have time to eat seriously, and even putting on makeup and changing clothes in the car. To describe it in one sentence, that is, "either they are promoting or on the way to promoting."
When Chung Chung accompanied Summer to promote "Saw" last year, she saw this kind of busy promotion, so she was no longer surprised by it. But this is the first time Liang Jiahui and Andy Lau, and it feels fresh and hard.
Fortunately, both of them are in their prime and often stay up late when filming in Hong Kong, so they can still hold on. However, the second day after arriving in the United States, the jet lag has not yet reversed, and they are so tired that they are exhausted.
"Andy Lau, Ah Hui, Sister Hong, have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself. There is still a movie viewing event later. After the trip, today's itinerary will be over." Xia Tian handed the fragrant coffee to the three of them and said.
"Thank you, Mr. Xia." Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua both tried to get the coffee and took it over.
They didn't have a good rest last night, and they ran for another day of publicity today, and they were busy. Therefore, at night, they couldn't stop sleeping and almost fell asleep while recording the show.
"I won't drink coffee anymore. If I drink it again, I will vomit." Chung Chuhong waved her hand and said, "I can still hold on for the time being, but Ah Tian, you are the most tired."
"Yes, we are not as hard as Mr. Xia." Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua nodded and said when they heard this.
Among the four of them, Xia Tian is more famous in the United States. Whether it is on shows or running events, everyone's focus is on him.
Liang Jiahui and the other two can still be lazy, yawn, stretch, but in summer, he must always show his spirit, vitality, sunny and confident state. He always remembers to smile at the audience and the fans, and not let people see him dozing off, cold face or drowsy. Therefore, his energy consumes much more than the three of them.
"Hey, don't say that, everyone is working hard." Xia Tian yawned and smiled slightly, "I really want to thank Director Xu for letting me star in "Huang Feihong" before I came to the United States to promote. If that drama hadn't trained me, I would have been unable to hold on now."
Before filming "Wang Feihong: Ambition", life in summer was quite nourishing. From nine to five, he didn't stay up late or work, and he gained a lot of weight. If he was called to the United States to promote it, he would be exhausted if he couldn't keep an eye on it for a day.
Fortunately, when filming "Huang Feihong", because he had to rush the schedule, the summer was day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep, and exhausted. Although he worked a little harder, he exercised his body and honed his will, which made him very tired now, but he could still hold on.
After hearing what he said, Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui couldn't help but secretly admire him.
In fact, with Xia Tian’s current wealth, status and fame, there is no need to work so hard. A 20 billion Hong Kong dollar worth of Hong Kong dollars is enough to spend ten lifetimes even if you spend a lot of money.
But he still has high standards and strict requirements for himself, and has no desire to relax and slack at all. Such diligence is really worthy of their learning.
...
After drinking coffee, everyone took a bus to a theater in Los Angeles.
This is a movie viewing event here tonight, which is also one of the traditional ways to promote movies.
Before the movie is officially released, enthusiastic audiences are invited to watch the movie, exchange movie content, promote the movie selling points, and achieve a reputation effect. This is actually similar to the popular "midnight show" in the Hong Kong film industry.
After coming to the theater, under the leadership of the staff, Xia Tian and the four of them entered the theater from the backstage.
"Dear viewers, ladies and gentlemen, welcome the four main creators of "The Love of Man and Ghost" Xia Tian, Chery, Tony, and Andy." The host of the movie watching event said loudly.
As he shouted out the names of Xia Tian and others, the audience cheered and the atmosphere was very warm.
Xia Tian and the four of them immediately entered one after another, smiling and waving to the audience, while stepping onto the stage in front of the theater.
As soon as I saw them, the cheers of the crowd surged again, and the sound was deafening.
Although the shouting is noisy, it can be barely distinguished. They shouted Xia Tian's name.
"Summer", "Summer" "Summer"
Liang Jiahui and Liu Dehua couldn't help but be envious when they saw these American audiences shouting Xia Tian's name in unison.
Although they are famous in Hong Kong and Nanyang, they are still unknown in the United States.
But summer is not only famous in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and other places, but also in the United States on the other side of the ocean, with such high popularity. It is really amazing.
"When will I be able to have so many fans in the United States like Mr. Xia, that would be great." They both thought at the same time.
Chu Hong couldn't help but feel happy and proud of Xia Tian when she saw that she was so popular in the United States.
"A Tian is amazing, he is so popular everywhere." She thought proudly.
"Okay, everyone, calm down." The host said with a smile, "Let me visit Mr. Xia Tian first?"
When the audience in the theater heard him say this, they slowly stopped shouting and became quiet.
"Mr. Xia Tian, what kind of movie is this "The Love of Man and Ghost"? Could it be another thrilling ghost movie?" the host asked curiously.
The English name of "The Love of Man and Ghost" is "GOHST", which means ghost and ghost. Because the last movie "Saw" in summer is a creepy, dark and terrifying thriller suspense film, when viewers see the name "The Love of Man and Ghost", they will inevitably take preconceived ideas and mistakenly think that this is another horror film.
"No." Xia Tian waved his hand and smiled, "Don't mislead by this name. In fact, it is not a scary movie, but a movie that will move."
"So that's it." The host nodded, "Did you write and direct this movie yourself?"
"Not bad." Xia Tian nodded, "This movie is written and directed by me like "Saw".
"Then what was your original intention of creating this movie?" the host asked curiously again.
"The reason I created this movie is because I saw a news report that a young man was about to marry his beloved, but he suddenly died in a car accident. This report reminded me of the saying "life is impermanent", so I made this movie to tell everyone, 'Love, say it out loud. Don't hesitate, don't wait.'" Xia Tian talked happily.
Of course, these words were made up, but Xia Tian knew that Americans liked this. When they were in a relationship, they liked frankness, love if they loved, and never loved if they didn't. They were never willing to betray themselves. Unlike Orientals who were in love, hesitant and procrastinated, they missed any opportunity.
As expected, hearing what he said, the audience nodded frequently and agreed with his statement.
"Then did anything interesting happen when you created this movie?" the host asked curiously again.
"A lot of interesting things happened, one of them impressed me very deeply." Xia Tian lowered his voice and said, "At that time, we were filming in an old house. The old house had been vacant for a long time and no one lived there. But when we went in to film, the photography equipment we moved in was always damaged for no reason. If the photography equipment was placed there, somehow, it would suddenly fall, causing us to suffer heavy losses."
"How could this happen?" the host asked in surprise.
The audience also listened attentively, looking surprised.
"Later we found out that fifteen years ago, a girl committed suicide by taking sleeping pills in this house because of a broken heart." Xia Tian explained, "Later, we invited a Chinese priest, Taoist priest, to hold a ritual in this house to save the poor girl so that she could reincarnate and become a human being. After the ritual was finished, strange things never happened again. That night, I dreamed of the girl, and she said thank you to me, saying that I helped her resolve the resentment in her heart and let her get rid of it."
"Wow" The host was incredible after listening.
The audience was also amazed. It was really fresh and interesting to hear such a Chinese ghost story for the first time.
"Mr. Xia, you are so amazing. Even the ghosts are moved by you." The host said with a smile.
Xia Tian also smiled slightly, "I think this is fate."
"Okay, OK." The host took the lead, and the audience followed him and applauded him.
When Chu Hong Chung, Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui heard what Xia Tian said, they were both amused and crying.
Where are there any supernatural events, where are there any suicide girls, where are there any rescuing the wronged souls, where are there any dreams to repay kindness, it's just nonsense.
However, seeing the audiences in the audience moved one by one, they couldn't help but admire Xia Tian's wit. It was a talent for what was not originally possible to say, and it could also move those Americans like this.
"Mr. Xia, please briefly introduce your drama." The host invited with a smile.
"Okay, this drama tells a very touching love story. This drama is written and directed by me and starred by Chery, Tony and Andy. I won't spoil the content of this drama. You can watch it in person later. What I want to say is that this drama has invested more than 10 million yuan and has a large number of special effects shots. These shots are still produced by the Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects Company, and are truly a big production." Xia Tian introduced, "The reason why I spare no effort is that I hope everyone can like it. Thank you everyone!"
"Investing more than ten million yuan, wow, it's indeed a big production."
"Industrial Light Magic is responsible for producing special effects, so the visual effect must be good."
"I think this should be a good movie."
After listening to Xia Tian’s introduction, the audience couldn’t help but whisper and whisper.
In fact, they all misunderstood. What Xia Tian said about tens of millions is tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, not tens of millions of dollars.
A romance film worth tens of millions of dollars is indeed considered a big production. But a romance film worth tens of millions of dollars is just the cost of a B-level film in Hollywood.
Xia Tian deliberately saved the unit during the introduction and immediately upgraded a B-level film to the level of large-scale production. It can be said to be cunning.
"Okay, then we won't talk anymore. Please enjoy this movie "The Love of Man and Ghost" by yourself." The host announced at the end.
Amid the audience's applause, Xia Tian and the four of them came to the audience together and sat in their seats with the audience.
As the light dimmed, a white light hit the screen and the movie began to play.
...
"A Tian, you were really nonsense just now." Chung Chuhong smiled at Xia Tian.
"This is called singing whatever song you want. American audiences like this tune." Xia Tian smiled proudly, "Look at how moved they heard it just now."
"Yeah." Chung Chuhong nodded in agreement, "You are really amazing. You can also grasp the American pulse so accurately."
When he was in Hong Kong in summer, he took the pulse of Hong Kong people very accurately and knew what stories they like, so the movies he made and the scripts he wrote were very popular.
Unexpectedly, he was not only familiar with the appetite of Hong Kong people, but also the appetite of Americans. No wonder he was able to achieve such good results at a young age. It was amazing.
"Don't praise me so much, I'll be proud." Xia Tian smiled.
When Chung Chuhong heard him say this, she couldn't help but giggle.
Just as the two were talking, the movie officially began.
Both of them stopped talking and closed their eyes and took a nap.
Liu Dehua and Liang Jiahui couldn't help but soften their seats and fell asleep deeply.
They ran for a day of publicity today, and now they are really sleepy. It is no exaggeration to say that they can fall asleep even if they stand.
Compared to the four people who fell asleep soundly, the other audiences were watching the movie attentively.
When they saw Sam and Mili's love, they were moved; when they saw Sam being killed, they were shocked; when they saw Mili in danger, they were worried; when they saw Carl being the real murderer behind the scenes, they were incredible; when they saw the witch Ota pretending to be a ghost, they were hilarious; when they saw Sam protecting Mili, they were moved; when they saw the murderer who deserved the crime in the end, they were satisfied; when they saw Sam and Mili farewell, they burst into tears...
The movie "The Love of Man and Ghost" was claimed to be "the most touching love film in Hollywood" in its previous life. Although it was played by Chinese actors this time, the classic level is still unquestionable, which moved the audiences present.
Chapter completed!