"My name is Qin Ze. I'm her agent. You can contact me if you need anything during the shooting." Qin Ze introduced himself in fluent English. Before he came to the United States, he deliberately took an Advanced English Proficiency Book, and his spoken English was better than his sister, a top student from Fudan University.
Although there was nothing wrong with his sister's English, she spoke slowly and stuttered from time to time. This was a common problem for most non-English major students in China. They could read an English article without hindrance, but they couldn't read it in fluent spoken English, which was especially obvious during communication.
"This is our first cooperation. Is there anything to avoid?" Davis appeared to be very gentlemanly.
"The requirements have been stated in the email. Except for that, there are no other taboos." Qin Ze answered for his sister. After all, he spoke better English now.
No kissing scenes, no passion scenes. If there were any, they would use a stunt double. This was what the two sides had communicated before.
Of course, there was no problem. Although there were kissing scenes and sex scenes in the United States, his sister's role was only a supporting actress, one of the important supporting actresses. Filming a passion scene for a supporting actress was completely a lame plot and would be scolded by the audience.
Davis was very talkative and spoke with classic American humor. After he finished speaking, he would look at you seriously. Qin Ze, who should cooperate with him, couldn't pretend to ignore it, so he laughed.
When it came to bullsh * tting, Qin Ze, who spent most of his time on forums, Tieba, and UC, wasn't inferior to him in the slightest. As a keyboard warrior, his brain was filled with dozens of words and jokes, so he wasn't afraid of anything.
Qin Bao Bao and Brandon were reduced to supporting roles, occasionally echoing a few words. Most of the time, they just listened to them bragging.
In the midst of boredom, Qin Bao Bao noticed a detail that Su Yu once told her brother. Su Yu said that if foreigners were particularly noisy and dancing when eating, then they were Americans.
It was said that foreigners spoke softly when eating, probably referring to Japan and some European countries.
She found that even in such a high-end restaurant, there was no shortage of chattering guests.
Qin Bao Bao didn't have much experience abroad, so she observed silently.
After a few glasses of red wine, Qin Ze forcefully pulled Davis to tell him a Chinese joke. His sister kicked him with the tip of her shoe, and he finally gave up.
Therefore, they talked about his old profession as a director. Qin Ze said that he was also half a director. He was both the scriptwriter and the director of A Chinese Odyssey.
Davis was shocked. "You filmed Journey to the West? It broke the box office record in China, and it's selling well here too. "
He hadn't watched the Chinese Odyssey to the West. Otherwise, he would have recognized Qin Ze. However, he had heard of this movie before. Back then, when it was promoted in the United States, it was said that it had broken the box office record in China. After that, he followed Qin Bao Bao and found out that she had won the Best Actress Award with this movie.
As the scriptwriter, Brandon had a whole new level of respect for him. He was even more confused. "Aren't you an agent?"
Qin Ze was stunned. He thought to himself, Damn, I'm one of the most popular young actors in China. Have you really not heard of me? It's so awkward.
Qin Ze smiled. "Yes, I'm an agent. However, I'm also a singer, an actor, a composer, an entrepreneur, and of course, a scriptwriter."
The two foreigners widened their eyes. Brandon asked, "Are you kidding?"
“NO！” Qin Bao Bao explained, "My brother is recognized as an all-rounder in the entertainment industry. Haven't you seen A Chinese Odyssey? He was the male lead. He was the male lead in all my songs and movies. In China, many singers want one of his songs but can't get it. "
She used her not very fluent English to talk for a long time to boast about her brother. If it wasn't for the language barrier, she would have suggested them to look it up on Baidu.
Davis and Brandon made a "I'm so scared that my dried fish" expression. It was considered a perfunctory answer. However, they didn't believe it. Instead, they felt that these two Chinese liked to boast.
The foreigners ate their dinner very slowly. They chatted as they ate. Most of the time, they drank. Qin Bao Bao had a good tolerance for alcohol. However, it was easy for her to get drunk. At this moment, her face was red and she was very charming. After chatting more, she asked the director for the script.
"Tomorrow is the audition, right? I want to read the script today."
"No, there's no audition tomorrow. You can come and get the script tomorrow," Davis said.
"If you want, I have it here." Brandon took out the script from his bag. At the same time, he tried to test Qin Ze. "Do you want to read it and give me some suggestions?"
Qin Bao Bao took the script. Brandon gave her the general script, not the character script. It was written in English. This wasn't a problem for Qin Bao Bao. However, there was too much content. It was a little troublesome for her to find her own character.
She glanced at the script casually and threw it to Qin Ze.
Qin Ze read it with great interest. He was very interested in how the scripts in Hollywood were written. After taking Advanced English Proficiency, translating was not a problem for him, let alone reading the script.
He did not watch many American superhero movies. He did not know as much as those loyal fans. However, he did watch a lot of movies. The one that left the deepest impression on him was "King Kong Dog." It was a genetically modified hero who had a keen sense of smell like a dog. He did justice in the big city.
Art came from life, and so did the script. Therefore, from these movies, it could be seen that there were quite a lot of armed robberies in the United States.
In addition, he had also watched American blockbusters in the points store in the parallel world. They were both superhero movies. However, there were some differences between the superheroes in the two worlds. For example, the power system in that world was extremely chaotic. There was no way to explain it logically.
In this aspect, the Hollywood superheroes in his world were much more rigorous. However, every hero in this world was independent.
The script was about a young archaeology professor who found an ancient ruin by chance. It was the ruin of God. He found a blue gem in the ruin. It was the Heart of God. At the same time, it was the core that sealed the Evil God.
The archaeology professor accidentally fused with the Heart of God and obtained the power passed down from God. He became a superhero from then on. However, at the same time, he released the sealed Evil God.
The archaeology professor who obtained the power of God made a fortune with his superpowers. He had endless money to spend and endless women to sleep with. Until one day, a goddess from the East came to him and said, "You bastard. Do you know that you have released the Evil God? The world is about to be destroyed, and you are still here having fun sleeping with women."
The Evil God was originally a God. However, because he wanted to destroy the world, he was sealed. His rebirth alarmed the King of God. Therefore, he sent his son to help the protagonist reseal the Evil God.
At the same time, the goddess from the East also helped the protagonist. Both sides engaged in an intense battle in the city. After much effort, they finally sealed the Evil God.
Look, it was still the same old story. Adventure, growth, boss fight.
It was obviously a Greek mythological system. Suddenly, an Eastern goddess was inserted. It felt like a husky had sneaked into a pack of wolves. It was very out of place. It was probably a forced addition of characters to cater to the China market.
Qin Ze finished reading at an extremely fast speed. He took a sip of red wine and said, "Don't you think that the role of the Eastern goddess is too abrupt? What does the Evil God in the Greek mythological system have to do with her? "
Brandon nodded. "I know. It will be slightly modified in the future. As long as we add a few sentences in the narration, 'The goddess from the East sealed the Evil God together with God', it will be reasonable for her to help seal the Evil God."
It was just a small problem. Therefore, Brandon did not care about it and left it for the future.
"Is there anything else?"
"No." Qin Ze shook his head.
Hearing this, Brandon was very disappointed. He thought, "If Qin Ze is really the scriptwriter of A Journey to the West, then his professional suggestions should not be so shallow and crude. He was indeed bragging. It was funny that I was still looking forward to it."
Davis shook his head and laughed.
"However, have you guys ever thought of changing the way you film superheroes?" Qin Ze said, "I do have some suggestions in this regard."
"Change the way?" Brandon and Davis looked at each other. They were puzzled. "How? What do you mean?"
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