In a hotel in Los Angeles, Chenglong and Tang Jili sat opposite each other on the sofa in the living room.
On the coffee table in the center, there is a mobile phone with hands-free mode on. They are talking on the phone with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei.
When hearing Chu Xuan describe the situation when he first arrived in Kuala Lumpur, Chenglong and Tang Jili were slightly surprised at first.
The mayor of Kuala Lumpur actually entertained the couple warmly and earnestly requested them to hold a grand premiere in Kuala Lumpur, and the mayor himself came to support it?
This may sound absurd, but the two of them soon understood it and roughly understood the reason.
I remember that when they were traveling together in Hollywood, they had encountered similar situations, or enjoyed such high-level treatment.
For example, some officials personally invited them to take a photo with them, or they sat at the same table with them at a party that was videotaped by the media, showing that they were having a pleasant conversation.
In a so-called "democratic" country, this situation can make fans fall in love with each other to a certain extent.
Countries that promote "democracy" are keen to pursue the traffic generated in the media, from the bottom to the upper circles.
Just because traffic can influence some public sentiments, and public sentiments can, to a certain extent, help some people achieve some unknown political goals.
In this world, except for China, which is not affected by the media, the environment in most countries is like this.
Therefore, it is not surprising that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei had this seemingly magical experience in Kuala Lumpur.
In Tang Ji Li, the horse is sitting upright, with his hands on his thighs, patting them gently.
After thinking for a while, he bent down and said to the mobile phone on the coffee table: "Forget it, you hold a premiere in Kuala Lumpur to represent Asia; we hold a premiere in Los Angeles to represent Europe and the United States. That's okay."
It’s also a good idea.”
Chenglong sat with his body hunched over, his hands resting on his legs and interlocked with each other.
Hearing these words, he nodded slightly, leaned closer to the phone and said: "No matter what purpose the mayor has, it has nothing to do with you. Since they have said so and given you courtesy, it is reasonable for you to agree.
of."
He continued: "Let's see if there is more movement on your side or on our side. Let's compare."
Tang Jili straightened up, leaned on the sofa, crossed his arms, and smiled.
"I don't dare to compete with my elder brother. Isn't it like a small witch to compare with you?" Chu Xuan's joking voice came from the mobile phone.
"You are too modest." Chenglong said with great interest: "Don't I know about Sissi's momentum in East Asia? Although there are fewer relevant reports in Europe and the United States, it is not without news. Just now we were in
I saw on Facebook that the Asian actress Liu Yifei arrived in Kuala Lumpur, and thousands of people picked her up. She was enthusiastically welcomed by the people. It was a spectacle."
"There are tens of thousands of people, it's all nonsense from the media!" Liu Yifei's slightly embarrassed words came over the phone.
Tang Jili said calmly: "The media has always been good at exaggerating to create stunts. It doesn't matter what is true or false. Just stay awake."
He continued: "We are holding a premiere in Kuala Lumpur. Chenglong and I are busy here in Los Angeles and cannot help you."
He added: "However, given Sissi's current popularity in Southeast Asia, it shouldn't be difficult to invite some people in the industry to support her. As for the media, just spend some money on it. In short, it shouldn't be difficult."
"Director Tang, I understand, I will take care of this." Huo Wenxi's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Okay, then let's go our separate ways and do the final publicity before the release." Tang Jili said.
"Okay!" Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Huo Wenxi agreed in unison.
Holding a premiere in Asia happened unexpectedly and was not planned.
But the changes brought about by Liu Yifei's popularity can be regarded as something that goes along with the trend and can help increase the film's reputation in Southeast Asia.
In this regard, Huo Wenxi adjusted the original plan. After discussing with the couple, the team behind the road show was divided into two. One side was led by her to prepare and arrange the premiere, and the other side was led by the couple to execute the road show in Kuala Lumpur.
Activity.
The originally scheduled regular roadshow activities were also changed into a higher-end press conference.
Previously, Huo Wenxi led the team on tours and roadshows among Southeast Asian countries and had never held a formal press conference.
Just because the actors in the team are all supporting roles, the core characters of Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Chenglong and Tang Ji are not there.
In the absence of a core figure, the press conference will lack appeal. Whether the media and industry insiders will come to support it is a question.
Now that the couple is here, and Liu Yifei's popularity is so high, the basic conditions for holding a press conference are enough, and it can also promote and build momentum for the movie premiere, so this is in line with the current situation.
In this way, the teams from both sides began to take action intensively the next day, all working towards better publicity for the movie.
When the news of the press conference was proactively revealed to the media through team outreach members, all major media outlets were extremely enthusiastic and said they would be there on time.
At the same time, major media from Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and other places, as well as many domestic media, are also making preparations to attend the press conference.
For overseas media, whether Liu Yifei set off the feminist movement in South Korea, or the feminist wave spread to Southeast Asia and triggered people's pursuit of Liu Yifei, or Princess Nihuang from the hit drama "Legend of Red Flame" was interviewed publicly for the first time, or
This movie with Cheng Long's participation held a press conference for the first time in Southeast Asia, all of which are very reportable elements.
Facing this press conference with Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei as the main stars, media from various countries came to hear the news with great enthusiasm.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! For the domestic media, the influence of domestic star Liu Yifei seems to have transcended the scope of the entertainment industry overseas. Once again, such a comparable figure appears in China.
Chenglong's super new star, just like Chenglong's pursuit and coverage in previous years, the domestic media industry has also begun to focus on Liu Yifei.
Even if it is a transoceanic press conference, it is still worth spending a small amount of money to come and collect news, hoping to obtain fresh information sources for profit.
In addition to the media, with the contact and invitation of the team, some celebrities from Southeast Asia were also invited to come and support.
Thai director Weerasethakul has directed works that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. His status in the Thai film industry is comparable to that of Chen Kaige and others in China.
The Vietnamese director, Chen Yingxiong, has directed works that have been nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, so he has become famous in Southeast Asia.
Thailand's superstar, Tony Jaa, is an action film actor and director. The punches and kicks he performs in his movies are all real kung fu, and he is the well-deserved "King of Action Movies" in Thailand.
Filipino superstar, Lea Salonga, one of the most successful Asian actors on Broadway, is also the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award for acting.
The Malaysian superstar, Zhang Dongliang, became popular all over China with his song "Who Will You Think of When You Are Lonely", and later collaborated with Cyndi Wang in "Smile Blockbuster" which also achieved good reputation and ratings.
Many people think he is a Taiwan star, but in fact he is Malaysian.
Although he is not famous in China now, he is very popular in Southeast Asia.
These are just a group of people who are relatively popular in Southeast Asia. There are also many artists and industry insiders who have agreed to the invitation.
Under the exposure of so many media at home and abroad, these celebrities who agreed to come to support either had the purpose of gaining popularity, or had the purpose of making friends with the couple, or they had the intention of coming to an international vanity fair.
There are also people who are just interested in the couple and the movie.
No matter what, with the support of media from various countries and these celebrities, this press conference has certainly attracted the attention of people in the media and film and television related industries. It is not popular among the people, but it has become very popular in the industry.
Until November 23, the day before the premiere and two days before the movie was released, many people came to the Majestic Hotel to attend the scheduled press conference.
The reason why the press conference is set on this day is to facilitate the travel of overseas and domestic media and invited celebrities. If you attend today's press conference, you can just attend the premiere tomorrow. There is no need to worry about it.
It is a waste of time and effort.
"Please, Mr. Chu Xuan, Ms. Liu Yifei!"
In the administrative hall, under the warm applause of the audience, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei stood up in the front row.
"Liu Yifei!"
"Princess Nihuang!!"
"..."
The couple first turned around and waved hello in the direction of the fans who were present, then walked onto the small stage in front and sat down on two sofas.
After introducing himself, he was greeted with a burst of cheers from the fans, who were basically cheering for Liu Yifei. Chu Xuan seemed like a transparent person.
Chu Xuan has long been accustomed to it. From South Korea to the island country, and now to Kuala Lumpur, it has been basically the same situation in many situations.
Just because after the feminist movement broke out in South Korea, Liu Yifei's halo overseas was so shining that she was crushed.
After several frank exchanges between the couple during this period, Chu Xuan no longer cared about the situation and calmed down.
After the host made some opening remarks, the press conference officially began.
Just like the press conference in South Korea, it was an interactive interview process while showing film clips.
What makes people smile is that the host specifically stated: "In this interactive session of the interview, all media friends who ask questions are asked to ask questions closely related to the movie. The two guests can refuse to answer questions that have nothing to do with the movie."
The feminist movement in South Korea was triggered by that first press conference in South Korea.
Although the media at the time were maliciously trying to make things difficult, the problems they were causing difficulties were all related to movies. However, when Liu Yifei inadvertently said something about "women need to be independent," the scene got out of control, thus making the issue of "feminist rights"
It detonated the public opinion field.
Because of this, the host's special explanation made all the guests present very interesting. They were worried that the media would lead to another problem indiscriminately, and there would also be a storm in Southeast Asia.
It seems that Liu Yifei and the team behind her are also worried. They don't want to cause any more trouble and choose to keep a low profile.
Or perhaps, the local officials had some indication. After all, the news that the mayor had dinner with the couple that day is no longer a secret. It is possible that the mayor said something that led to this special statement.
But if it is just about questions or gimmicks about the movie, the domestic media and overseas media who have participated in the couple's roadshows in Japan and South Korea are not so interested.
For the domestic media, the movie has been watched long ago, and various topics have been spread throughout the country, so the situation regarding the movie naturally lacks the value of reporting unless it waits for the movie to be released globally.
For the media who have participated in the roadshows in Japan and South Korea, they have already received a lot of information about the movie. Although they have not seen the whole movie, there is a movie premiere tomorrow, so why not do the interview after watching the movie tomorrow?
The best thing ever.
Now that they can no longer ask explosive questions, the media are a little unhappy.
Only those media reporters who didn't know much about movies took turns asking questions indifferently.
For Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, most of the questions were repetitive and had been experienced in interviews at domestic and Japanese and Korean roadshows. This also made the couple worry free, and they basically answered fluently.
Just like that, under the special effects displayed in the film slices, the audience and guests who were not familiar with the film screamed in exclamation;
After a round of interviews, fans and friends burst into cheers and applause from time to time, and the interview session for the film ended.
At this time, some media couldn't help it. They asked suddenly without being named: "Liu Yifei, your "Legend of Red Flame" is very popular in Southeast Asia. There are many people who like you in various countries and regard you as a goddess and idol."
, have called for you and hope that you can come to Southeast Asia to meet your fans, but I haven’t seen any action from you yet.”
This media reporter said sharply: "Now that you are here just to promote the movie, does this mean that you don't take the fans who like you because of "Legend of Red Flame" seriously?"
Everyone present was startled. This question was very tricky, and it could also be said that it was full of malice.
Liu Yifei's popularity in Southeast Asia originated from "Legend of Red Flame" and the audience who fell in love with Liu Yifei because of the drama. When the feminist momentum spread in South Korea, the very heavy halo and fierceness that she has now can be further exploded.
star effect.
Without the support and help from "Legend of Red Flame" and those audiences, even if the momentum spreads from South Korea, Liu Yifei would not be so popular in Southeast Asia.
If you want to become a big success, you need to lay the groundwork, and you can't just take off without any reason.
The support for women's rights in South Korea is like this, and the explosive situation in Southeast Asia is also like this. It is all because "Legend of Red Flame" paved the way for Liu Yifei and made her the current Liu Yifei.
When this reporter asked this question, he wanted to slap Liu Yifei to death.
If the fans who like Liu Yifei because of "Legend of Red Flame" feel that Liu Yifei doesn't care about them, then the current public opinion situation, including the direction of the public opinion field in Japan and South Korea, will create a counter-trend and eliminate the favorable situation for Liu Yifei to a certain extent.
Chu Xuan glanced at the image of this reporter. It turned out to be a media from an island country, so it was understandable that he asked questions in such a cunning and malicious manner.
He looked at Liu Yifei and saw Liu Yifei smiling in response, first apologetically saying: "At the beginning, I didn't know the situation of "Legend of Red Flame" overseas, because when will this drama be broadcast overseas and in which country?
, it’s not up to me to decide.”
"So, I don't know anything about when this drama was broadcast in Southeast Asia and what the situation was like."
"But fortunately, I came to Kuala Lumpur this time, which made me feel all the responses caused by this drama. I feel very lucky, very surprised and honored for the love of the audience."
"This also reminded me that there are so many friends in Southeast Asia who like me, so I will definitely come here often in the future to meet and communicate with audience friends who like me."
Liu Yifei looked softly at the audience and fans present, raised the decibel level slightly and asked: "Do you agree?"
"Okay!!" The audience and fans present cheered, and this malicious question was solved by Liu Yifei as softly and perfectly as the spring breeze.
"Chu Xuan!" Another reporter asked Chu Xuan unruly: "Liu Yifei is your fiancée. Many fans who like Liu Yifei say you are not good enough for her. What do you want to say about this?"
As soon as this question came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Although the previous question is tricky and full of malice, it is not difficult to resolve it after thinking about it and answering it carefully. After all, Liu Yifei is telling the truth. Information in China and overseas is not circulated, so she does not know where "Legend of Red Flame" is.
The specific situation overseas is normal.
But the current issue is very disrespectful to Chu Xuan. It cannot be said to be cunning and malicious. It is simply an attack on other people's dignity. This is equivalent to a personal attack, not cunning and malicious.
Some celebrities and overseas Chinese present knew very well that Chu Xuan's achievements in his country were extremely shining and outstanding, and even the current Liu Yifei could not compare to them. Such questions were pure nonsense.
However, these celebrities and overseas Chinese knew it well, but most of the overseas people and Southeast Asian fans present did not.
When Liu Yifei's "Princess Nihuang" became popular in this land, when Liu Yifei's glory in South Korea spread, when the news that Liu Yifei was engaged also spread.
#chuxuanwho is it?#, #How is he worthy of my goddess!#…
Public opinions such as this spread throughout Southeast Asia and are still hotly debated today.
"Whether I am worthy of her or not, I think it is better to let my fiancée answer this question." Chu Xuan said lightly.
Liu Yifei glanced at Chu Xuan. Although his expression was calm, she still felt the resentment.
Obviously, my husband was a little disturbed by this problem.
It's normal. For any person, whether he is a man or a woman, to be questioned like this, it would definitely feel very uncomfortable.
What's more, facing the media cameras from half of Asia and the entire East Asia region, it will be even more uncomfortable.
However, does anyone question her husband?
This made her a little unhappy, so she naturally wanted to speak out to help.
"My fiancé and I were together in college. He was 19 and I was 16."
"Wow--"
Hearing Liu Yifei's speech, many people present were surprised, especially the fans and spectators from Southeast Asia. Everyone's eyes widened and they felt incredible.
Are these two still childhood sweethearts?
Although childhood sweethearts are said to have been together since childhood, being together at such an age can also be described as such.
This made the media excited, and it was considered a breaking news point.
"We are both actors, but he has always been better than me and is more popular than me in our country."
"Not only did he open his own company, he also created a set of performance academic theories for performance education courses."
"Without his support, support, achievements and love for me, I would definitely not be where I am now."
"So, this journalist friend's question made me think and laugh, and also made me confident."
"Because I have always thought that I am not worthy of him. I am grateful to this journalist friend for giving me confidence."
"But no matter how confident I am, there is no denying that my fiancé will be the male god and idol that I will chase and learn from throughout my life."
"Oh——" The whole audience booed. Is this a confession on the spot? And in front of the cameras of so many international media at home and abroad. The sweetness of this is not too high, it makes many people present feel like they have eaten honey.
An aunty smile appeared on her face.
Chu Xuan looked at Liu Yifei and said gently: "You are also the goddess I want to achieve and protect throughout my life."
Their eyes met each other, full of tenderness.
"Kaka, kakka..." The sound of the camera and the shutter of the camera continued continuously for an instant, freezing this scene one after another.
After what Liu Yifei said, it was obvious that the eyes of everyone present, including those fans from Southeast Asia, changed when looking at Chu Xuan.
Huo Wenxi took in all the changes in this scene, shook his head and muttered: "If you don't know the details, just generalize. Everyone in the world is the same."
Then, she became a little more interesting: "It is rumored that these two people are a large-scale dog food show at every press conference. This rumor is true."