It’s time to cry in August.
Brando's funeral brought many tears, and countless people could not bear the depression and left.
This August is a sad month for all pianists in the world.
It is also a month that symbolizes hope.
At this moment, Lu Yuan has been regarded by everyone as Brando's successor, especially Brando's last sentence of "Come on" that he shouted with all his life, which has an invisible sense of inheritance.
Well, now that one of the world's top ten pianists has left, will Lu Yuan become the new leader of the world's top ten pianists and replace Brando?
The passing of one master and the rise of another...
This in itself is an alternation of hope.
But, isn’t this master too young?
In history, even the pianist Moore became a legend after he was 28 years old with the song "Far Away Time"!
And Lu Yuan is only twenty-seven years old.
Moreover, at this age...
etc!
"Symphony of Fate", "The Blue Danube", "Immortal Movement", "To Alice", "Wedding in a Dream"...
People felt crazy in a trance.
This crazy feeling is filled with a sense of unreality.
It turns out that Lu Yuan has composed so many piano pieces in the past few years, and each piece is comparable to a classic and has a soul!
Moreover, at such a young age, the future is simply…
Unbelievable!
When thinking of this, the discussions that had been doubting whether Lu Yuan could replace Brando and become the top ten pianists in the world have gradually subsided, and gradually turned into whether Lu Yuan can surpass Brando in the future!
but……
Who else can judge Lu Yuan's qualifications to surpass Brando?
Brando is already at the top of the world, so the only people who can evaluate Brando are those at the same level, right?
How many pianists are there in the world?
There is no answer to this question, at least not yet...
…
Lu Yuan doesn't care about international discussions.
Because he knew that he was not a so-called master.
Not to mention being one of the top ten pianists in the world, if Lu Yuan really played the piano, he might not even be as good as a professional pianist.
Lu Yuan has self-knowledge.
Of course, the old man’s departure made Lu Yuan truly feel an invisible growth.
At least now he knows what he should do next.
He wanted to pick up all the things he had dragged before.
The morning of August 30th.
After Lu Yuan finished his breakfast, he started to work on a series of tasks in the company. He had a lot of work to do. Every day, he had to compare all kinds of messy reports and data. He also had a series of filming plans. There was also a charity fund in Brando, Spain, which would talk to Lu Yuan about its whereabouts and planning issues every day...
All these made Lu Yuan's head hurt, but since he had created something himself, he had to finish it even if it meant crying, right?
By the afternoon, Lu Yuan had finally finished a series of tasks.
After finishing his work, Lu Yuan drank a cup of coffee and finally began to organize the entire shooting plan of "Titanic".
This movie should have been made a long time ago, but because of all the mess it was delayed for too long and has never been put on the schedule...
Anyway…
Lu Yuan's procrastination seems to have been ingrained into his bones.
After completing a simple shooting plan, Lu Yuan stood up and knocked on the door of the next office.
"Jinxue."
"Well, what's wrong?"
"I should go back to Hollywood."
"Oh? Filming Titanic?"
"yes."
"Okay, how long will the shoot take?"
"If someone else were to shoot it, it might take a little longer, but it won't take that long for us. After all, we don't have to follow the investor's wishes. In short, it will probably take about a year..."
"One year..." Wang Jinxue's eyes trembled slightly, and then she smiled and said, "Okay."
"Jinxue, even during the filming, I can travel around the United States and China. Although I am the chief director, I should find many assistant directors to shoot with me. My identity is to supervise the filming and assign tasks. They shoot a little and I watch a little. It's just that I may be very involved in the first few months..." Lu Yuan gently sat next to Wang Jinxue and held Wang Jinxue's hand.
He found that Wang Jinxue's hands were actually a little cold.
"It may be difficult to find an assistant director. Well-known Hollywood directors are unwilling to be assistant directors, and ordinary directors may not be able to do it either. Actually, you don't have to worry about me..." Wang Jinxue shook her head after listening to Lu Yuan's words.
"I love you!" Before Wang Jinxue could finish her words, Lu Yuan suddenly kissed her without any warning.
“……”Wang Jinxue looked at Lu Yuan blankly.
"Jinxue, thank you for staying with me until now. I will do my best to be a good husband and a good father."
"Well...I believe you!"
A minute later, their lips parted.
After seeing Lu Yuan's affectionate expression, Wang Jinxue nodded seriously.
…
In the evening, the sun sets.
Good news finally came from the Chinese film industry, which has been suppressed by Hollywood.
The final box office of "Rocky" in China was RMB 1.3 billion, and in the United States it was US$180 million. Together with the US$100 million from other countries, the total global box office of the entire "Rocky" movie reached a staggering US$450 million, equivalent to nearly RMB 3.5 billion!
Although this data is not enough to suppress the Hollywood movies "Mars" and "God of War" in August, it is not far behind. Compared with the third place "Dawn Island", it is even more powerful.
This undoubtedly adds a ray of new hope to the Chinese film industry in August.
Although……
"Rocky" can only be considered a July movie, but at least it's an exciting one, isn't it?
Another film competing with "Rocky" at the same time was "American 1900". Although "American 1900" failed at the box office due to a series of encounters, its reputation has been hailed as a masterpiece, and it has also grossed 40 million US dollars in both China and the United States!
Thirty million US dollars, leaving aside the share of the theater and a series of tax deductions, at least Lu Yuan’s capital was fully recovered, and at the same time he made a huge profit!
This is completely ironic for the entire Columbia company.
Wilson was so angry that he didn't know what to do...
He wanted to scold Lu Yuan severely, and even wanted to make public Lu Yuan's conspiracy to cheat "America 1900", including such low-level things as poaching people.
but……
He knew that it would be useless even if all of this was made public!
After Lu Yuan made a huge impact in the music industry, Wilson knew that no matter how much he slandered or defamed him, he could not throw dirty water on Lu Yuan.
Anyone can slander and attack Lu Yuan's company, but Lu Yuan himself...
All right!
This is the most infuriating part!
Even Wilson, the helmsman of Cobia, one of the eight major Hollywood companies, could not have any influence on Lu Yuan.
and……
Hollywood had united to boycott Lu Yuan before but they couldn’t do it. Now that Lu Yuan has reached this point, aren’t they completely cheating him?
This is a disaster!
At this moment, Wilson got a headache when he heard Lu Yuan's name. He really wanted Lu Yuan to go and cause trouble in other circles instead of causing trouble in Hollywood!
Wouldn't it be nice for you to just be a good master and gain both fame and fortune?
What's the point of running to Hollywood...
In short.
The failure of "America 1900" and Bob's departure made Wilson depressed, and he even wanted to see a psychiatrist.
He felt that perhaps a brief period of hypnosis therapy could help him feel a little better about his anger towards Lu Yuan.
Thinking of psychiatrist Wilson reminded me of Lu Yuan’s resume, and a piece of news that wasn’t that big…
That is...
This bastard has a psychiatrist's license? He's a mid-level hypnotist?
this!
Wilson wanted to curse!
…
When the sun sets.
Fatty Wei happily returned to China from the United States.
After returning to China, he excitedly knocked on the door of Lu Yuan's villa in Hangzhou.
Well, this villa belongs to Wang Jinxue, but now that they are married, it doesn’t matter who owns the villa, right?
In short, Fatty Wei's smile was wrinkled and bloomed like a sentence, and his chubby face was filled with endless joy. He rushed in heroically and confidently like a general returning from an expedition.
You said, now that Brando is gone, the piano world is in mourning, and Lu Yuan has become a god?
Fatty Wei doesn't care about these.
Even if Lu Yuan turned the entire piano world upside down, and even played the piano to bring God to life, Fatty Wei didn't care.
This is something that reporter Zhou Shuai should pay attention to.
All he cares about now is the huge empire of "Remote" and everyone in it...
"Ayuan..."
“Ayuan…!”
"I'm back, Ayuan, where are you? Ayuan?"
“…”
After Fatty Wei walked into the villa, he started yelling in the yard...
"What are you doing? Director Wei? Well, why did you come here suddenly?" Lu Yuan walked out of the villa wearing a cooking apron and looked at Fatty Wei strangely.
"Ayuan, oh, this trip to Hollywood made me so happy! Hahaha, let me tell you..." Fatty Wei took Lu Yuan's hand without saying a word, and was as excited as an infertile patient seeing a telephone pole.
"Change your shoes first..." Lu Yuan frowned when he saw Fatty Wei's feet were covered in mud.
"No, my feet stink and it will make people feel uncomfortable."
“…”
"Okay, let me drink some water first... I'm so thirsty."
"Okay, the water dispenser is there, go get it yourself."
"Yeah." Fatty Wei walked into the hall of the villa happily, poured himself a glass of drink, and drank it like a cow.
"Please sit down for a while. I'll cook a few dishes. You are so lucky today. It's rare for me to cook for you..."
"No, no, no... A Yuan, don't be polite, Tingting is waiting for me at home, I can't eat here!" Fatty Wei got anxious when he heard this, "I'll talk first, and then I'll leave..."
"What's the matter? Eat first."
“No, no…”
"..." Lu Yuan looked at Fatty Wei's face full of resistance, and the enthusiastic expression on his face that was filled with welcome to his old friend gradually disappeared.
"Ayuan, don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that you're not a good cook. I just have something to say. Ayuan, let me start with the story! I've been in touch with more than 30 famous Hollywood directors, more than 20 once-glorious but now down-and-out directors, and 10 famous Hollywood screenwriters. The results are very good. Several of them have been moved by our ideals!"
"One of the directors is Douglas. I hope you can meet him. Although he is in a lot of debt because of his extravagant spending, his talent is really beyond doubt!"
"Also, do you know Hank Jr.? He's the youngest actor in Hollywood history. He was very interested in our movie Titanic. I had a brief chat with him and he said we should meet up sometime when we're free..."
“…”
“…”
Fatty Wei was talking about his achievements in Hollywood with saliva flying all over the place.
Lu Yuan suddenly realized...
The Titanic that was originally difficult for me to deal with may now...
Isn't it easy?
"Director Wei!"
"ah?"
"No matter what, you have to be here today. Let's have dinner together. If you're afraid that Wu Tingting will worry, I'll give her a call. We haven't had a good reunion in a while. By the way, how about calling Brother Zhou and Lao Li as well..."
“???” The excited Fatty Wei suddenly froze.