Chapter 215 214. Demonic Brainwashing

As the world's largest video website, YouTube has an influence all over the world.

Therefore, a video that goes viral on YouTube can be considered truly popular around the world.

Looking back at the history of YouTube, there are many videos that have been viewed hundreds of millions or even billions of times, but most of them are music MVs.

There is only one Asian singer in the top ten, Psy's "Gangnam Style", which has been played over 5 billion times. Although many people criticize this song as rubbish, it is still considered the pride of Asia.

The remaining eight in the top ten are all European and American singers, including Huang Laoban, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, and Broken Eyebrow.

The number of views ranged from 20 to 30 billion to over 6 billion. The highest number of views was Huang Lao Shi's "Shape of You", with 6.2 billion views.

But even though it reached the terrifying number of 6.2 billion, it still only ranked second on the list.

The champion belongs to the brainwashing shark song "Baby Shake Dance" released by Pinkfong, which has been played over 13 billion times, a complete dimensionality reduction attack.

The video with the highest number of views in Japan is Kenshi Yonezu's "LEMON", with 850 million views, and the video with the highest number of views in China is G.E.M.'s "Light Years Away", with 270 million views.

Excluding the European and American music scenes, and only comparing the musical influence of China, Japan and South Korea, China is tragically at the bottom.

And at least judging from the situation before Eric traveled through time, there was no hope of recovery within ten years.

Many people criticize the Chinese music scene for being increasingly useless, dominated by guava, drained of creativity, and stuck in isolation. Their criticism is not entirely without reason.

In other words, China's population is large enough to support so many lousy singers.

But these are very professional song MVs and are definitely not suitable for the general public.

Videos that are suitable for the general public must be funny, novel, and magical enough, but not too difficult. They must be simple, understandable, and operable.

After some thought, Eric decided to shoot a few short videos himself, and then arrange for MGM staff to expand several video types.

He filmed "Shark Dance" by himself, and then asked Andrea and Michael to film "Shark Dance" and "PPAP".

MGM staff filmed some ghost videos to make fun of enemies like Eminem.

Then shoot some videos of food sharing, technology explanation, handicrafts, family fun, cosplay, etc.

There is also the big head of film and television commentary, let’s take “The Walking Dead” as an example.

The purpose of the former is to take YouTube out of the circle, and it would be best if it became popular all over the world like in later generations, causing positive imitation.

The latter is to broaden everyone's thinking and guide users to create a variety of videos. Once their horizons are broadened, their thinking will naturally become active.

Since the goal is to go viral, then make it big.

Burbank, MGM's filming base, has seen many luxury cars parked there today.

Ryan Reynolds, the Olsen sisters, the British trio, Chris Evans, Anthony Mackian and others walked into the studio one after another.

Seeing this situation, people who don’t know would think that some blockbuster movie is about to be filmed.

When almost everyone had arrived, one person in the crowd stood out.

Everyone else looked at him expressionlessly, obviously not wanting to communicate with him. Although he was a little embarrassed, he seemed to have gotten used to it and just walked to the corner alone.

The group of people in front of him are all currently popular first-line actors and actresses, and Robert Downey Jr. wants to get closer.

But when I see their attitude, and then think about the fact that I am just an artist with a bad record, it is normal that they don't want to pay attention to me.

A few days ago, he was exercising at home, practicing Wing Chun on a wooden man. Since he usually had no movies to shoot, he could only do this to pass the time.

Then suddenly he received a strange phone call. After answering the phone, it turned out to be someone from MGM, inviting him to star in a movie.

Because of his own actions, there is almost no place for him in Hollywood. Even his agent has abandoned him. No one knows where he found his contact information.

Play a comic character, Tony Stark, the protagonist of "Iron Man".

Robert Downey Jr. is not a comic book fan and has only heard of this character but knows nothing about it.

But it doesn't matter. I've come to this point. What else do I need a bicycle for? It's good enough to have some photos.

Only $200,000? Sure, he would be willing to take $100,000, not to mention being the leading actor.

Moreover, the comic adaptation market is booming right now, so maybe I can make a comeback with this movie.

Then yesterday, he got another call telling him to come to Burbank for a small cameo.

After asking, I found out that it was a movie starring the super boss Eric Cooper. No need to mention the remuneration or anything like that, just come and participate.

A few minutes later, Eric also arrived at the scene. After taking a quick look, he asked, "Is everyone here? Robert Downey Jr., where is Robert Downey Jr.?"

In the corner, Donnie came over hurriedly: "Director, I'm here."

Seeing him squatting in the corner, Eric knew what happened, but who could he blame? Growing up in such a family environment, Robert Downey Jr., even though he had great talent, could not help but become a drug addict.

Then his wife and children left him, and he was frequently in and out of prison, and was only released at the beginning of last year.

This time he seemed to have really come to his senses, and announced to the public that he would definitely quit drugs and start a new life.

Eric didn't believe he could really quit his drug addiction because his history of drug abuse was too long. Thirty years of horrific time had made the drug addiction deeply rooted in his bones.

But according to the situation before the time travel, Robert Downey Jr. has indeed never been involved in drug-related incidents since he was released from prison. He has also been keen on promoting the harm of drugs and has become an anti-drug pioneer.

The reason is that actors are wealthy and can use drugs to suppress drug addiction.

Simply put, it is to replace the original highly harmful drug with a less harmful drug that has not yet been defined as a drug.

This approach is simply unaffordable for most families; it is too expensive.

And there is no second wife, Susan Levine, to supervise and restrain him, so Eric still has some concerns about this.

The signed contract also has a protection clause. If Downey relapses, all his salary will be recovered, he will be immediately kicked out of the crew, and he will also have to make a public apology.

In the United States, after experiencing the impact of hippie culture, society has a relatively high tolerance for marijuana and drugs.

But a repeat offender like Robert Downey Jr. is just as hated by everyone and movie fans will boycott him. Just look at Ezrahi Miller.

He specifically brought Downey over this time because he hadn't appeared in the public eye for a long time.

For the sake of "Iron Man", we have to boost his popularity. Also, the cool Tesla in the video is also very suitable for him to play.

Pulling Downey over, Eric patted his shoulder and said, "Don't you know him? Robert Downey Jr., an Oscar nominee. His Charlie Chaplin is great."

Everyone is smiling with their lips but not their eyes. I haven't seen "Charlie Chaplin", but I often see you in social news.

"Well, it seems you really don't know him. Downey will play the leading role in MGM's new movie Iron Man, an A-level production with an investment of 150 million."

"Forget about the bad things. Standing in front of you is a new Robert Downey Jr."

Hearing this, everyone's face changed and the way they looked at Robert Downey Jr. was different.

Many of them haven't even gotten the chance to be the leading actor in an A-level production, and to be recognized by Eric, he must have something extraordinary about him.

Donnie felt warm in his heart, knowing that Eric was helping him establish his image and integrate into the group.

He humbly greeted again: "Robert Downey Jr., hello everyone."

Everyone smiled and nodded in response.

"Very good. I like a harmonious crew. Although it is only a three-minute short film, I still hope that the filming will go smoothly and we can try to finish it in one day."

As he spoke, Neil Blomkamp distributed the plot summary to everyone so that they could understand the roles they played.

While putting on makeup and watching, the team regrouped half an hour later.

They are all professional actors. Even though I think the plot is weird and the shot division looks very strange, I just have to listen to them.

"Neil, set up the camera and get ready for the behind-the-scenes footage."

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"Everyone else come with me, let's learn how to dance the Shoulder Dance first."

"First step, jump up high, and when you land, make sure your left foot is in front and your right foot is behind, and then look to the side."

Eric demonstrated and everyone immediately followed suit.

"Step two, rock your shoulders back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth."

"Very good, speed up, faster, faster."

"Have you ever driven or seen a hand-crank tractor in the last world? When you want to start it, you have to crank it continuously. Everyone, crank it together!"

"Very good. Pay attention to your expression. It's wrong to have a blank expression."

"Show your professionalism and make exaggerated expressions as much as possible, be shocked, make faces, be seductive and coquettish, and don't forget to be sexy."

"Then the third step is to move to the beat of the music!"

Snap! Eric snapped his fingers, and the dynamic BGM suddenly sounded.

The originally silly-looking moves immediately looked even more silly, and since they all had dancing skills, they found the beat and timing on their own without Eric saying anything.

"Very good, shake your shoulders!"

"Donnie's expression is great, quite flirty."

“Ryan is also great, his expressions are very rich.”

"Chris, you need to open yourself up more, release your nature, and be more devilish."

"Ryan, Chris, you two are the male protagonists, come closer and act as gay as possible."

Mary burst out laughing: "I don't think there's any need to show it. Their costumes, movements and background music already give people a very gay feeling."

The others couldn't help but laugh as well, and the more they laughed, the happier they were.

Soon there was no rhythm, the shoulder-shaking dance turned into a chaotic dance, and everyone started to perform randomly, as if they were in a nightclub.

Chris Evans pointed to his shoulder and asked, "Director, who came up with this dance and why is it so magical? It can't be you."

Eric nodded.

"Genius, you really are a genius! But can you please not make me and Ryan so gay? I'm with Optimus Prime."

"Can I not wear a vest and khaki pants? And can I not call myself Kiki? It's too weird."

Ryan Reynolds followed up by saying, "Director and I, can we not call each other Chuchu? Can we not wear overalls? Or take off the fake beard, this is too gay."

Tom Hardy said happily: "Isn't that better? Gay culture is popular now, and Ashley and Mary both won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress."

"That is, do you look down on homosexuals?"

"I despise heterosexuals, okay?"

"Look at McAvoy's expression. He and Fassbender look like real gays."

James Yimei and Fassbender separated in a hurry to avoid being mistaken as British gays.

"Look at Downey, with that seductive, sexy expression and that moustache. From a distance he looks like Tesla, from a close distance he looks like Howard Stark, and from a closer look he looks a bit like Timberwolves."

Amidst all the fun and playfulness, the filming of the shoulder dance went very smoothly and it was completed in one day. I worked overtime at night to edit it and it will be sent out tomorrow.

I went to see Andrea and Michael. The shark dance was actually the most difficult to shoot because it mainly featured children. Children are the most difficult to control, second only to animals and babies.

The shooting of "PPAP" was not very difficult, and Eric only captured the first half, and the video was only a few dozen seconds long.

The main reason was that Michael had very high requirements, and he made the Japanese-American that we had finally found exhausted. He was still not satisfied with his movements and expressions after shooting dozens of times.

In the evening, at Leonard's restaurant, Eric and Michael had dinner and drinks together.

"Eric, China is starting to urge me. Their Christmas is very close."

"Maiko, it's not Christmas, it's the Spring Festival."

"Yes, they say it's the Spring Festival, which is the American equivalent of Christmas."

"How long were you contracted for?"

"Huaxia TV wanted to sign me for a week, but the recording of The Voice of America hadn't been completed yet and I couldn't leave for that long, so I only signed for three days."

"Three days, including the round-trip flight, only leaves two and a half days. Is that enough time for rehearsal?"

Michael smiled and said, "I have already made a plan in my mind. In fact, since the establishment of Meiyi Records, I have been training for this year's national tour."

"My current physical fitness and condition may not be as good as they were in the past, but I can still sing and dance for more than an hour."

"The team is made up of veterans, so when we get there we just need to make appropriate adjustments based on the stage, there won't be any problems."

Michael has always been very responsible when it comes to performances, and with hundreds of millions of people watching at the same time, Eric believes that he will definitely not let down.

"Eric, please take some time to visit Neverland. Paris often asks where the handsome uncle is."

"Take Elizabeth and your friends with you. She will love it."

(End of this chapter)