Aishwarya was wearing a bright red sari and was being interviewed by the weekly "India Today". This magazine is very influential in India. If you have to compare it, it is equivalent to the Indian version of "Time".
Although Aishwarya made several movies in Hollywood and gained a lot of fame, it was not enough to attract the attention of "India Today". The reason why she was interviewed when she came back this time was actually because of Kang Jianfei's money.
In India, nothing can be done without money. Even when making budgets for national projects, corruption kickbacks from officials must be taken into account, otherwise it will not be completed even if it takes ten to twenty years.
Let's put it this way, even after 2010, one-third of Indian members of Congress have been accused of rape, and more than 20% have definite criminal records.
This is a weird country.
"Miss Aishwarya, can you tell us about your family?" the reporter asked. The hidden meaning of this question was actually to ask about Aishwarya's caste origin.
Aishwarya smiled and said: "My grandfather is a businessman, and my father is a junior officer in the navy."
The reporter immediately understood that this was a woman from the third caste. He quickly got to the point: "I heard that your academic performance is very good. Do you have any ideals?"
"I majored in architecture in college, and I had wanted to be an architectural designer," Aishwarya said.
The reporter asked again: "Then why do you want to go to Hong Kong to participate in the beauty pageant?"
Aishwarya replied with a smile: "It may sound weird, but it was indeed an accident. At that time, employees of Oriental Entertainment Distribution Company were distributing their movies in India. The person in charge happened to meet me and thought that I was very suitable to participate in the beauty pageant.
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"Then how did you break into Hollywood?" the reporter asked.
"Mr. Cameron saw a print advertisement I shot in Hong Kong, so he invited me to play a supporting role in his new film," Aishwarya said.
The reporter asked: "Is it difficult for an Indian actor to get ahead in Hollywood?"
"Yes, it's very difficult. The competition there is too fierce. When I first went there, I didn't understand anything, my English was not standard, and I suffered a lot of discrimination..." Aishwarya began to tell the story of hard work.
In fact, these are all routines. The reporter's questions and Aishwarya's answers have been discussed in advance.
Aishwarya will be the cover character of the next issue of "India Today". She will be portrayed as an inspirational Indian woman who came from a commoner background and succeeded step by step through her own efforts.
In India, where traditional thinking is deeply rooted, this kind of report is very gimmicky. Although Aishwarya can barely be regarded as a second-tier actress in Hollywood, this is enough to make Indians proud, and "India Today" also takes her topic seriously.
Because of sex, he was very happy to receive money to promote Aishwarya.
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As for Kang Jianfei, he went to Mumbai with Li Jiaxin and several crew members, mainly to film a scene about the famous queen, and also to take Li Jiaxin on a trip.
The little girl from the Red Queen only has a very brief image in the first part, and her main role is still in the second part.
In a small manor on the outskirts of Mumbai, Neha Dalvi was standing in front of the curtain to record the video: "...a very early experiment of the institute, they produced the T virus directly into living cell tissue, and the results were very good.
Unstable. Now he eats new DNA... Well, sorry, I forgot the last word."
The seven-year-old girl said very sorry to the camera. She is indeed the most beautiful woman in India in 20 years and the successor of Aishwarya. Neha Dalvi is already a complete beauty at a young age.
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Lolita must have gone crazy when she saw him, and couldn't help but want to pounce on him and push him down.
How do you say that? Three years to earn money, no period of loss... Ahem, that's wrong, the minimum is three years, the maximum is no period.
Kang Jianfei saw that the little girl was a little nervous, so he smiled and comforted her: "It's okay, let's take it slow, and you can get familiar with the lines again."
"Thank you." Neha Dalvi lowered her head to read the script. Her lines were only seven or eight sentences, and she had a cold face throughout. She didn't need any acting skills.
After recording intermittently for more than 40 minutes, the little girl finally finished speaking her lines, then threw herself into the arms of a bearded man next to her and said, "Dad, did I perform well?"
"Of course, Neha is the best." Singh Dalvi, the little girl's father, said with a smile.
The little girl's background is much higher than that of Aishwarya. Just look at her father's name "Singh" and you will know that she is a Kshatriya of the second caste. And "Dalvi" is also the special surname of Kshatriya. During the Sino-Indian War,
The highest-ranking Indian general captured by the Chinese at that time had the surname "Dalvi".
However, the little girl's family only has "noble" blood, but in fact their life is not very rich.
Singh Dalvi used to be an army officer in Pakistan. Later, because of the political struggle, he defected to India with his family with intelligence. India had no intention of re-employing him and only made him a minor official and then rewarded him.
A small estate.
What Singh Dalvi is struggling with most now is how to make money to live. He is not just taking care of a family. There are twenty or thirty servants in the entire manor, all waiting for him to pay their wages.
When it comes to big business, he has no funds and connections, and when it comes to small business, he can't get involved. The caste system in India is very interesting. Although Kshatriyas are nobler than Vaishyas, if a Kshatriya dares to get involved in handicrafts, animal husbandry and other fields, he will be
In a matter of minutes, it will be united and boycotted by the Vaishya class.
Because the caste system stipulates that traditional agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts and commerce are all Vaishya's old professions. Kshatriyas cannot come to steal their jobs. This is a right given to them by God.
Singh Dalvi had an estate, but he was extremely poor and had to rely on corruption to get some money to live. He had been studying law for the past two years and was planning to resign to become a lawyer. Lawyers are much richer than small officials.
Kang Jianfei glanced at the little lolita who was laughing and running, and said to Singer: "Mr. Dalvi, your daughter is very talented as an actress."
"Really?" Singh smiled, "If Neha likes it, I will cultivate her talent in this area."
"I like Neha very much, and I hope to adopt her as my goddaughter." Kang Jianfei said with ill intentions.
"Goddaughter?" Singer didn't understand.
Kang Jianfei described: "It's like being a goddaughter in the West. I want to be Neha's godfather."
Singh repeatedly refused: "No, no, no, Neha will not believe in Western religion."
Kang Jianfei smiled bitterly and said: "You misunderstood, I am just a metaphor. Goddaughter and godfather have nothing to do with religion."
It took a lot of effort for Kang Jianfei to explain his goddaughter clearly. Singh knew that he was the richest man in Hong Kong, so he agreed on the spot and said happily: "From now on, Neha will ask Mr. Lao Kang to take more care of her."
"I will. If possible, I hope Neha can go to the United States or Hong Kong to study. The educational environment in India is really bad." Kang Jianfei said with a smile.
Singer said awkwardly: "Mr. Kang, to tell you the truth, my financial conditions are really limited. If there is no new income, I'm afraid this manor will be sold."
Kang Jianfei was a little surprised by this. In his impression, Singer belonged to the wealthy class, but he didn't expect that he was a powerful person.
The two chatted for a long time before Kang Jianfei figured out the other party's current situation and had an idea: "Singh, have you ever thought about moving to Bengal to settle down?"
"Bengal?" Singh didn't know what he meant.
"Well, I want to set up an office in Calcutta to distribute Hong Kong films. Maybe you can be the person in charge." Kang Jianfei explained.
The Indian film market is more difficult to enter than Japan's. Xenophobia is only one aspect. What's even more troublesome is that India is really chaotic. There are different languages, customs, and writings in the various federations. Even local Indian distributors cannot put the film into the market.
Go all over the country.
After more than ten years of hard work, DreamWorks has only made some progress in western India, and has established contacts with a number of Indian distributors. However, the eastern region is a bit difficult, and Hong Kong films can only exist in the east in the form of pirated discs.
Letting Singh be the person in charge of the Calcutta office is, of course, just a pretense to make use of his Kshatriya caste background. Having a person in charge with a noble bloodline will make things much smoother in the future.
This kind of situation is rare but cannot be avoided, because Kshatriyas are generally rich and powerful and cannot be at the mercy of Kang Jianfei. Only empty-handed people like Singh who are strong on the outside and weak on the inside are the best candidates for puppets.
You can even open a distribution company in Calcutta. In name, Singh is the boss, but in fact Kang Jianfei sends people to control it. Maybe it can grow bigger step by step and open up the film markets of the two countries. (To be continued)
