"Oh, I haven't seen you for a year, boss, how come you are still so beautiful and young? I really envy you Orientals. You know you look like us white people, at most 18 or 19 years old, in the prime of youth!"
We haven’t seen each other for a year, really just a year. When we met last year, Ashley was still a sexy girl in her twenties and thirties.
It's been a year since I last saw her. I wouldn't say she's aged, but her face and neck are obviously not as good as she was a year ago.
Ashley ended up running for fourth place.
The flowering period of Caucasians is shorter.
But due to some personal reasons, Ashley Tisdale has been beautiful since she was a teenager, to use her smug words.
"I've been prettier than those women for a long time. I'm pretty enough."
Then he laughed at himself and said, "It's just that I can still play your sister now. In a few years, I feel that I will definitely skip the role of mother and play your grandma directly. Can you believe it?"
However, you can't see a trace of disappointment in Ashley's still radiant eyes. As she said, she has enjoyed enough during her 20 years of long flowering period, and beauty has brought her
of benefits.
She now pays more attention to career success.
Look at Xia Yu's eyes. They are full of joy, excitement, and a little sadness.
"We haven't seen each other for a year. Ashley is still an unknown little director, but the boss has been promoted to the Venice Film Festival's new best actress."
Zhuang Ling couldn't stand the pretentiousness of her old partner, so she almost gave her a large sum of money and said with an indifferent expression:
"If you continue to behave like this, we will throw you at the airport soon. The three of us will go back to the company first."
Ashley coughed twice, became serious, and said with a smile, "Welcome boss."
Xia Yu was amused by the old partners, and even some of his low emotions were swept away.
Meng Dong also greeted the two of them. She has mastered the language aspect in the past few years, but she doesn't seem to need it for the time being?
After all, Ashley really loves Chinese and has practiced it with Zhuang Ling for so many years. She said very proudly:
"At my current level, among my old friends, I have no opponent - I, Ashley, look down on me!"
Zhuang Ling attacked, "Are you sure it's not because they don't know Chinese? And you still have problems with pronunciation."
While driving, Ashley burst into tears and stressed, "I've worked hard!"
Xia Yu and Meng Dong sat in the back seat, watching the two bickering and listening to the fact that these two old partners liked to listen to either rock or pure music.
Xia Yu was really impressed, "It's a blessing to be able to be old friends for so many years. Our interests are really broad and extremely similar."
In addition, after not seeing each other for a year, Ashley and Zhuang Ling also have extreme hairstyles.
The two of them seemed to have agreed upon it. Zhuang Ling kept her hair medium-long, while Ashley not only cut her short hair short, but even shaved it into an inch-long hair - but it did not affect her femininity at all.
When he is not talking, his face is cold, charming and intriguing.
The car is still the same Mercedes-Benz off-road beast.
One is that Ashley really doesn't have much money.
Everyone in the beautiful country knows this.
Most of the people, even the middle class, don’t have much savings, let alone those who want to go down.
Especially for singles like Ashley—it’s really not much that you can still have savings without losing your credit card.
Except for a small number of people, most people's demand for a car is not only coolness, but also durability. Ashley, who has experienced a hard life, has gradually grown from a moonlighter with no sense of savings to a single person in the past few years.
Pragmatist.
On the other hand, you can tell from the maintenance and cleanliness of the car that she really likes it.
There was also jet lag, so Xia Yu naturally couldn't sleep, and Ashley looked very excited.
But we haven’t officially talked about movies yet, but we have talked about Zhuang Ling’s experience in going to XJ.
"What a pity. I was on an inspection tour during that time, and I watched the videos and photos taken by Zhuang. They were so magnificent and beautiful in a different way!"
…
Forty-five minutes later, Ashley's off-road beast drove into the city center and came to the middle of the Avenue of Stars and Sunset Boulevard.
"Fitu Film and Television Company" is located here.
The edge of Hollywood——
Many years ago, the core areas of Hollywood were already monopolized by large companies.
It's good that Fitu Film and Television Company was able to obtain this small office building with a courtyard on the edge of Hollywood's stars.
This was also the reason why Xia Yu decided to buy the company and even the house.
This small office building is neither big nor small. There are two small buildings designed in hotel style. One with six floors occupies one quarter, and the other with four floors occupies two quarters, leaving a quarter of the yard.
Circled, the parking lot can accommodate a dozen cars.
Xia Yu had seen photos and videos before, and it was still a little dirty. Now it looks brand new, and it should have been renovated.
As for the specific matters, it was Tao Tang at first, but now it has been transferred from Tao Tang to Zhuang Ling.
The two of them had regular reconciliations and various matters, but Xia Yu really didn't want to get involved. It was all about money anyway, so Xia Yu was fine——
She is one of those people who can honestly say, "I'm not interested in money."
As long as she can make money and maintain sufficient start-up capital, she'll be fine.
The off-road beast drove straight in and landed between several parking spaces in the yard - there were already three or four cars parked in the yard.
"This is?"
After Xia Yu bought [Feitu Film and Television Company], she never paid attention to her "industry".
Hands off the shopkeeper.
Hasn't she always been good at this?
She smiled in her heart.
"Don't worry, you have just entered the company. You have to allow yourself to adapt to being the boss of this company step by step, right?"
Ashley smiled.
The look of disgust in Zhuang Ling's eyes almost made her scold her in Northeastern dialect, 'You haven't cared about it this year, and you are so energetic right after you arrived at the company?'
Xia Yu shrugged, "I just asked casually."
And soon, Xia Yu saw more than ten other staff members of [Feitu Film and Television Company] besides the three of them.
There are two housekeepers and three security guards. Two housekeepers, one Chinese aunt, and one is a beautiful local aunt - don't look down on the housekeepers. Their salary is no worse than ordinary blue-collar workers. They clean at home and in the company, it's nothing.
Isn't it difficult?
Three security guards, one black, one white, and a Caucasian-Indian child who graduated from Taekwondo - they were all recruited normally. The first two were serious people, and the latter one was said to have come to Hollywood to try his luck.
, see if we can film a movie.
A little boy chasing his dreams.
But it's a pity that so far, no one has found him for filming. There is no way, there are rules here. Generally, actors are found either in the Screen Actors Guild or in the Film Academy. Now it is no longer the Hollywood of more than ten years ago.
More than ten years ago, there were many opportunities, but the circles were different. Without help, you, an ordinary person, would never be able to get into the Hollywood circle.
It’s even more true now. Let’s not talk about whether they are good or not. Anyway, there are endless beautiful Chinese people who want to break into Hollywood-not to mention those from other countries, not to mention Asians, but Europe, Australia, Maple Leaf
country……
If there are a lot of extras in the Huaxia Jiangnan Film and Television Base, right? There will only be more in Hollywood, exponentially more. If you have no acting experience, how can you get into the industry?
You can't call the child anymore.
He is eighteen or nineteen years old, and he does not look any younger than Xia Yu. Even if Xia Yu calls her brother, there is no sense of disobedience.
If you are a woman, there may be other ways to get someone to take advantage of you. If you sacrifice a little more, you may be able to barely get into the fringe, with some shoddy crew, playing a supporting role, or some actors or models from a certain v.
It’s not that there are no men, models, and certain V actors, but the capital is higher. It doesn’t mean that they have a pretty good face, and a good height is enough. In Hollywood, it’s 1.81.9 meters. It’s not mentioned everywhere.
No problem if you grab a handful.
As for sag (actors union)?
Actors throughout the country are proud to be members of the Screen Actors Guild. Even if there are continuing shady stories, it still cannot erase its status in the country's film and television industry. It has a huge impact on the development of Hollywood film and television!
From the beginning to the present, the status of the Actors Guild has been extremely high. It can be said that the entire entertainment, film and television industry in the United States can flourish and develop to the present level, which is inseparable from the support of many unions such as the Actors Guild!
It has a complete trade union system that operates and maintains the development of the Hollywood film industry. This is something that the Chinese entertainment industry has always wanted to create, but unfortunately, it has never been able to do it. Even in the Jiangnan Film and Television Base, the China Jiangnan Actors Guild was established.
, but it’s a pity – it’s more of a small circle and can’t really change the status quo!
The Screen Actors Guild also has no nationality requirements. When Xia Yu came to Hollywood, it was inevitable that she would also join the Screen Actors Guild.
At the same time, Xia Yu had to make some preparations because the Actors Guild had too many rules.
First of all, any play worth more than three million dollars must use actors from the Screen Actors Guild. For small productions of less than three million dollars, you can do whatever you want; but if you release it in a beautiful country, you have to sign a series of agreements with various unions.
agreement!
Ashley, for example, is a member of the Directors Guild, which is the counterpart to the Screen Actors Guild.
At the same time, Ashley is also the legal person of Feitu Film and Television Company - this is one of the reasons why Xia Yu decided to cooperate with Ashley in the first place. It is trustworthy that a serious and beautiful citizen will be responsible for all matters.
And she is only a shareholder of Feitu Film and Television Company - anyway, Xia Yu and Tao Tang have already arranged all this.
The existence of the Screen Actors Guild is more like a rear guard that protects beautiful Chinese actors. In addition, general film and television production requires that the production team needs to arrange at least a number of Screen Actors Guild members, giving actors from the Screen Actors Guild a large number of opportunities.
But - opportunities are given to people with connections. Generally, they are just to be extras and walk-ins. Once they get there, they may end up running away.
But at least, there is still a place to pursue your dreams!
And all this still requires Xia Yu, who is new here, to adapt well.
But if you want to join the Screen Actors Guild, you need a lot of conditions.
For example: you have served as a main actor in a film, advertisement, or TV series that has signed a contract with a union, and your salary has reached the union standard; or, you have worked in a production of the same standard for 30 days, but you must apply for processing within these 30 days.
meeting.
How could this young man named Daniel join the Screen Actors Guild when he had no money and no acquaintances?
I stayed in Hollywood for two years, going around in circles, making no money, getting into group fights, getting into fights, and almost going to jail.
In order to survive, I had no choice but to give up my unattainable dream of acting and become a security guard. It happened that Feitu Film and Television Company was recruiting security guards a year ago, and I had hope again. I spent a month's salary and relied on connections to transfer to this company.
!
Apart from a few major film companies, this is the closest road to Hollywood - try your luck?
He would like to work as a security guard in several film and television companies, but they are not hiring!
"A very interesting young man." This is Ashley's evaluation of this little kid.
Xia Yu glanced at a few people and said hello. The others, not even the Chinese aunt, knew Xia Yu.
She even choked out a sentence or two when talking about Chinese literature.
But this kid named Daniel's eyes widened when he saw Xia Yu——
"Oh? I can't believe it, director, did I read it correctly? This is the Best Actress winner at this year's 72nd Venice Film Festival?" He actually recognized Xia Yu at a glance.
Xia Yu's name is unknown.
I thought about it for a while, but I didn't think of it, but my face turned red from holding it in, "You called -"
"Xia, Yu..." Xia Yu smiled slightly and asked, "You actually pay attention to the film festival?"
You know, the movie hasn't been released yet, so whether and when it will be released in the beautiful country is still a question.
Daniel scratched his head and shrugged, "I will pay attention to the three major film festivals, Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes..."
Ashley also liked to tease this young man, and she couldn't help but feel happy when he saw him win Xia Yu's attention all of a sudden. She joked, "You know, you have the attention of our big boss behind the scenes. Wait, maybe, your
There’s just a tiny bit of hope for stardom!”
Daniel has good conditions in all aspects, but he has not been able to get into the circle. The main reason is that he has no connections. This year, Ashley paid attention to him occasionally and found that this little kid is a good person and his family is not rich. His father also had to cut off his job because of his early years.
I noticed that this child, whose monthly salary is not much, is still willing to send more than half of it back to her parents so that her sister can go to school. When she thinks of herself - anyway, she can't always find good actors when she is looking for them.
Give me a chance and be a sidekick, what's wrong with that?
Daniel's eyes suddenly lit up.
But this episode can only go so far.
Going up to the second floor, several other members of the company have also arrived - these people Ashley and Zhuang Ling have been observing for a year. The main reason is that they are not hostile to Chinese actors, Chinese, and have good character. Those who were originally detained by the company, stayed
So I stayed.
However, this year, the company really didn't have much business, so it relied on Ashley to arrange it, or took it on its own, and went to other TV drama crews to play small roles or perform in community song and dance theaters.
Some of them also seem a bit unprofessional, right?
Usually more raunchy.
It was Ashley who informed us in advance that today the real boss of the company is coming to officially develop the company. This is related to everyone's future development prospects. These talents quickly dressed up - they didn't know anything else, they only knew that it was a Chinese
people.
The stereotype should be: "Stupid people have a lot of money?"
…
(Parallel time and space, non-serious Meiyu, I don’t know much about Huayu, and Meiyu has a black eye.)
(Purely for my own entertainment~)
(Write it as well as possible. Some more professional things will be as vague as possible. Please don’t be too elaborate!)
(If you have any doubts about the content or something, you can raise it and discuss it - the little knowledge of outsiders is becoming more and more stretched. It seems that I have dug a hole for myself. Should I write about Europe? Or
Why don’t you give up the Academy Award and get one from the Tokyo International Film Festival? Are you a little reluctant? Let’s do it.)