Chapter 646 Refusing to Perform
After a wild night, everyone went their separate ways.
The next morning, Scarlett and Olsen washed up and took a car back to the crew's hotel.
“I think I need to stay away from you from now on, Scarlett, you are a crazy woman.
Oh my god, I don’t know what possessed me to do this with you guys.”
Olsen, who was wearing a light yellow plaid shirt and jeans, complained.
Scarlett beside her was still wearing the same golden dress from last night, though it had some wrinkles. However, she looked radiant, with charming eyes, sexy red lips, and a somewhat lazy look, all of which made her look extremely attractive.
"My dear Elizabeth, don't say that. You took the initiative to participate last night. Neither I nor Gu forced you."
She raised her hand and gently put her arm around Aomei's shoulders, looking at her with a smile.
"And later on, you were so passionate and crazy. It was the first time I saw that side of you."
"I... I was drunk." Olsen couldn't refute her and could only blame the alcohol.
"Whatever the reason, we had a really great night.
This can be considered as our little secret, and I believe our friendship will become stronger in the future."
Olsen didn't respond, so Scarlett chuckled and continued.
"Gu is a very good man, handsome, good-looking, humorous, and young with a lot of money.
If he were an American, we might be rivals in love.
But he is a Chinese, and his family and career are in the East, across the ocean.
This means that neither you nor I can maintain a friendship with him.
We are all very busy with our work. Don’t you think it is a wonderful thing to occasionally take some time out to get together and enjoy the rare happiness in life?
Don't worry too much about restrictions, just let yourself go and enjoy life. Life is short, so enjoy it while you can."
Olsen turned his head slightly to look at Scarlett who was smiling, pursed his lips and said nothing.
Scarlett knew that the other party had listened to some of what she said, and patted her shoulder with a smile.
She is only 5 years older than Olsen, but she became famous at a young age. She has experienced much more than Olsen in both work and love life. She has a more clear view of many things and cares less and less about people and things.
For Scarlett now, life is like a romantic adventure. There are beautiful scenery everywhere along the way. Reaching the destination is far less important than enjoying the process.
Back in the hotel room, Olsen took a short rest.
Compared with other Hollywood stars, Olsen has a much better family background. Her father is a real estate developer and her two sisters are billionaires.
The pampered life she had since childhood and the higher starting point after entering the entertainment industry allowed her to get some good opportunities without having to pay too much.
In contrast, she is more conservative in relationships between men and women than other stars.
Last night's incident was completely the first time for Olsen. She had never thought that she would participate in such a large-scale activity before.
After changing clothes and standing in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at herself in it, the exciting scene of last night flashed through Ao Mei's mind from time to time, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
She was not at all opposed to Gu Wei, with whom she had had an intimate relationship before, and she even had a certain admiration for him deep down in her heart.
There was one thing Scarlett said that she agreed with very much. Gu Wei was indeed a man with MAX charm, and if he were to be a lover, he would be top-notch in every aspect.
The short time they spent together was definitely a wonderful time worth remembering.
But even if it was to be shared with her lover and others, she had not made any preparations before she came.
But after all, it has happened, so there is nothing to complain about. Besides, looking back now, the experience was pretty good.
The intensity didn't decrease after adding another person, but the excitement seemed to be a little greater.
At noon, the main creators of "Avengers" boarded the departing plane.
In the first class cabin, Tony, who was already seated, looked at Black Widow across the aisle.
"Scarlett, you look really good today, you look radiant."
"Oh? Really?
Maybe it’s because I haven’t had much rest since I’ve been running around lately, so I slept pretty well last night.” Scarlett replied with a smile.
After returning to the hotel, she put on makeup and changed into a black and white plaid tight-fitting long dress, which did make her look more energetic.
"I really envy you. You've been flying around a lot lately. I didn't sleep well in the hotel. I have to go back and recuperate."
"Maybe it's because you've been traveling around the world lately, and your biological clock is a little disrupted. You'll be fine when this work is over and you return to the United States," Scarlett suggested with a smile.
"Maybe. Fortunately, our global publicity trip is almost over, and I can still hold on." Downey shrugged, took the blanket from the flight attendant, and prepared to take a nap after takeoff.
Olsen, who was sitting next to Scarlett, wore a big pair of sunglasses to cover his face and curled his lips as he listened to the two people's conversation.
The glowing complexion is real, and it is indeed due to a good sleep.
For Gu Wei, this night was also an extremely fresh experience.
Although he is a bad person and has had relationships with many female celebrities, Gu Wei is really considered to be relatively clean among male celebrities of the same age in the entertainment industry.
As far as he knows, some stars appear glamorous on the surface, but they play extravagantly in private, with all kinds of fans, peripherals, internet celebrities, single or multiple people. There is nothing they can't do, except what ordinary people can't think of.
No one is a good person, there is no worst, only worse.
Compared to Gu Wei's seemingly scumbag attributes, he is actually not bad.
Although he was prepared for Scarlett and Olsen's coming this time, it ultimately depended on the atmosphere at the time and everyone's wishes.
It can only be said that foreigners are relatively open-minded, allowing Gu Wei to unlock another double kill achievement.
The filming of "Sito" is entering the later stages. The scenes in Yunnan have been almost finished, and the crew has moved to Hengdian, Wuxi and other places to shoot the final scenes.
On May 11, the long-awaited Marvel blockbuster "Avengers 3: Infinity War" was finally released in China.
It can be seen from various social media that there was a huge crowd of moviegoers at midnight on May 11. Even though it was a Friday working day, it did not seem to affect everyone's enthusiasm for watching movies.
On the first day of its release, "Avengers 3" started a crazy harvest mode in China, and earned a box office of 443 million yuan that day, accounting for 96.5% of the total box office in the country that day.
It maintained its strong momentum in the next two days, earning 490 million and 330 million yuan in box office revenue respectively.
The box office exceeded 1.2 billion yuan in the first three days of the week, which has broken the 1 billion box office record of "Nezha" in three days at the beginning of the year.
After a decade of long cultivation, the Marvel superhero series has formed a considerable fan base in China, which eventually fed back positively into the box office and gave rise to the explosive start of "Avengers 3".
In addition to the soaring box office, "Avengers 3", as a work that was laid out ten years after the "Marvel Universe", has also received almost unanimous praise from ordinary audiences at home and abroad in terms of word of mouth. It has a score of 8.9 on IMDb and 8.5 on Douban.
However, the domestic film market is no longer the same as it was in the past where a box office of 1 billion or 2 billion could dominate the market. Not to mention the enviable 6 billion box office of "Wolf Warrior 2", even the nearly 5 billion box office of "Nezha" is not so easy to break.
Moreover, for Chinese audiences, superhero movies have never been able to become box office hits. Although young people like them very much, their box office appeal is now difficult to surpass some mainstream movies. The single audience is a big problem.
Looking at the real top movies in the domestic film market in recent years, they are all films that can mobilize family audiences to go to the cinema to watch.
It is difficult for foreign blockbusters nowadays to achieve this, and older audiences rarely go to watch them.
On the fourth day after the release of [Avengers 3], the box office unexpectedly dropped from over 300 million to 80 million. The trend is more in line with the box office pattern of Hollywood blockbusters in recent years. The effect was particularly good in the first week but could not be maintained in the long run.
Hengdian.
The later filming of [Sito] was not as busy as at the beginning. At Da Tiantian's request, Gu Wei took her out to watch the recently popular [Avengers 3].
"The superheroes actually lost. Doesn't this go against the logic of a normal superhero movie?"
"Don't worry, there's still Avengers 4. The story isn't over yet, and there will naturally be opportunities for the heroes to strike back later."
Gu Wei put his arm around Jing Tian's slender waist and explained with a smile.
"What they say online is right. This movie would be more appropriately called 'The Legend of Thanos.' The final boss is too strong. He can easily defeat the Hulk with just one set of military boxing. Even if everyone attacks him together, they still can't defeat him."
Da Tiantian looks at the movie, plot and characters completely from the perspective of an ordinary audience.
"In fact, from the perspective of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlet Witch, Thor, and Ms. Marvel, who didn't appear in this film, all have the ability to kill Thanos alone.
But with Marvel movies, you can't talk about logic. The screenwriter is the boss, and whatever he says is what it is.
This movie will let Thanos be arrogant for a while, and then when the fourth movie comes out, he will be defeated."
"Really?" Jing Tian looked skeptical.
Unlike Gu Wei, she knew nothing about the unreleased fourth film.
"Of course, justice triumphs over evil. This is an eternal truth, and it's also true in movies."
Da Tiantian curled up in Gu Wei's arms and rubbed his arm gently.
"Actually, when I first started making movies, I thought, it would be great if I could play the role of a heroine one day."
"Like in The Great Wall?"
"Hate~" Jing Tian patted Gu Wei's chest lightly.
"They're like Natasha and Wanda, beautiful, capable, and so cool!
It’s a pity that Hollywood’s superhero movies won’t cast yellow people.”
"I remember Fan Bingbing had a cameo appearance as a mutant in X-Men."
"She just made a cameo appearance, with only a few shots," Jing Tian said with a frown.
Gu Wei lowered his head and thought about it.
"Actually, I have an opportunity to play a superhero. Not just a cameo or a cameo, but a serious movie lead."
When Jing Tian heard what Gu Wei said, he looked up at him curiously.
"Marvel contacted me before and wanted to invite me to star in their new movie [Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings]."
"real?
Wow, Gu Wei, I didn't expect you to become a superhero. Will you join the Avengers in the future?"
Da Tiantian was very surprised by the news that Gu Wei told her.
"It's too early to be happy. I just said that Marvel asked me to act, but I didn't say I would take this movie."
"Are you crazy? How can you refuse such a good role? It's Marvel."
Jing Tian sat up excitedly. She had been to Hollywood and knew clearly the weight of Marvel movies in Hollywood today.
This is the leading role in a superhero movie, a great opportunity that no Hollywood A-list star would refuse. It is very likely that he will become an international superstar with just one movie.
Moreover, as a member of the Marvel superhero, he will appear in team movies like "The Avengers" in the future. It can be said that as long as he stars in it, his future will be bright.
"Have you read the comics about Shang-Chi?" Gu Wei did not explain directly, but asked in return.
"I've only heard of this hero's name, but I haven't read the specific comics."
Gu Wei smiled and reached out to hug Da Tiantian again.
"In Marvel's Shang-Chi comics, there's a villain called The Mandarin, who is the father of the superhero Shang-Chi.
The image of "Mandarin" comes from the insulting image of "Fu Manchu" designed by Westerners.
In the earliest comics, Shang-Chi killed his villain father and finally threw himself into the arms of his so-called righteous Western father.
Therefore, Shang-Chi, the so-called Chinese superhero, is not right from the root. It can be said that he is an Eastern-born superhero designed to please Westerners.
How could I possibly accept a role with this kind of personality?"
"The domestic film market is so big now, and Hollywood is very coveting it. Marvel should also modify the story and character settings for the sake of domestic box office." Jing Tian also understood Gu Wei's concerns, but she was still reluctant to give up such a precious opportunity.
Gu Wei stroked Da Tiantian's hair and said with a smile.
"I've read the script, and it's true that a lot has been changed, and it's hard to tell from the surface plot anymore.
But like I just said, this superhero is fundamentally corrupt, and I would never play him no matter what.
Although becoming an international superstar is tempting, I know that my roots are still in China and I can’t take risks just for a movie.”
"Maybe you're right. I just feel a little sorry."
Da Tiantian leaned lightly on Gu Wei's chest. What Gu Wei said had a great impact on her.
In her opinion, there might be no actor in the country who could refuse this opportunity, but Gu Wei refused.
Gu Wei smiled and said nothing more.
In fact, this matter is easy for him to understand.
Shang-Chi's position in Marvel is somewhat similar to that of the previously popular Black Panther.
However, domestic audiences are not as easy to fool as Lao Hei.
When Black Panther was released, the film was very popular in Western society because of its political correctness.
Especially for the black community, this movie satisfies all their fantasies. Wakanda has countless wealth and high technology beyond modern society, and it has its own superheroes, which are all out of reach in their daily lives.
Now I get spiritual satisfaction from watching movies.
However, in the eyes of domestic audiences, "Black Panther" does not seem to praise black people, but rather seems to mock them.
A country with super wealth and cosmic-level black technology is actually a feudal country. The selection of the king depends on brutal hand-to-hand combat like in the Colosseum and feudal superstition to "choose the king by heaven". On one side are the royal skyscrapers, and on the other side are the slums with flying dust.
The whole story reeks of "Western-centrism" and colonialism. Black Panther's father, uncle, himself, and brothers all yearn for America and want to make friends with white civilization.
In the country of Wakanda, there is only one "nationalist", that is his villain brother. He is the only one who remembers that black people were loaded on slave ships and transported to North America at great risk of death.
However, this only knowledgeable person is a narrow-minded, extreme and hateful villain, the "Fu Manchu" of Africa.
When Black Panther was first released, black people and Africans all over the world went to the cinema to watch it, crying and even shouting "Long live Wakanda" at the end of the movie. The brainwashing level of the United States is really at its peak.
However, these are completely useless for domestic audiences. After all, we do not yearn for the so-called "Western liberal civilization" and do not treat the Chinese in the same way they fooled black people. Chinese people are no longer receptive to Hollywood's ideological output.
(End of this chapter)
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