The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 370 Finalization and "The Tonight Show"

At 2006 pm on September 9, 20, a large group of people surrounded a small villa in Los Angeles, including Asians, whites, and black brothers.

Everyone is gathered here, preparing for the last scene of "Taken".

The plot is that the male protagonist brings his daughter to meet a female singer whom he has protected, fulfilling his daughter's dream of being a singer.

He was poor and had no time, and he was no match for his ex-wife's current husband.

As a result, he not only saved his daughter, but also helped her find a way to learn to sing, which can be said to compare with the current ex-wife.

It can be regarded as a little refreshing.

This scene is not difficult, and it should only take half an hour to complete.

After filming, they were done.

At this time, Li Shengyao was sitting behind the director's monitor, quietly watching the crew and actors getting ready.

Amanda is wearing short sleeves and jeans, looking youthful and beautiful.

She looked a little cold, but she was actually an outgoing girl, and the whole set was filled with her laughter.

"Hi!"

Amanda brought a glass of orange juice, "This is for you."

Li Shengyao took the orange juice and took a sip, it was sweet and fresh.

He looked at Amanda, a little bit reluctant.

He actually learned a lot while filming "Taken", especially the shooting of action scenes.

The action directors of the family class taught Li Shengyao a lot of knowledge.

If it weren't for cost pressure, Lee Sung Yew would really like to shoot for a longer period of time and learn more about action movies.

Now it seems that there is no other way, and it is time to finish this movie.

After wrapping up, they will also participate in the famous "Tonight Show" in the evening, and then return to China tomorrow.

Not long after, the field staff and actors finished their preparations, and the official shooting was completed. Cheng Long, Amanda, and the ensemble cast who played the female singer all completed the shooting very smoothly.

Amidst the cheers of the actors and crew, "Taken" was officially completed.

Beautiful Country is not so particular, there is no wrap-up banquet, Lee Sung Yew announced the end of filming, and then the actors went back to their homes.

Amanda is gone, she has other things to do.

According to the agreement, she will go to Huaxia next month to do the dubbing. Except for Amanda, no one else will appear on the stage. There is no need to go to Huaxia to dub. Li Shengyao can just find someone to dub.

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Four hours later, Li Shengyao and Cheng Long arrived at the recording site of "The Tonight Show".

"The Tonight Show" is the ace talk show of NBC TV station, and it is also the talk show with the highest ratings in the beautiful country.

Almost every Pretty Country star, whether it's entertainment, sports, or politics, comes on The Tonight Show.

Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Dayao have all participated in "The Tonight Show".

The "Tonight Show" host at this time is Jay Leno, and after 2014 it will be replaced by Jamie Fallon.

Both of them are actors and hosts, both are funny and good at imitation.

In other words, Cheng Long's face is big enough, and Li Shengyao is replaced by Li Shengyao. He is currently not qualified to appear on "The Tonight Show".

Jay Leno was 56 years old at the time, with white hair, a fat face, and a very obvious double chin.

Soon after, the interview officially began.

Li Shengyao and Cheng Long sat on one side, and Jay Leno sat on the other.

"Oh, Jackie, who is this, an excellent Chinese actor?"

"No, he's not an actor, his name is Li Shengyao, and he is a very good director."

Cheng Long went on to talk about Lee Seung Yew's achievements.

The audience wowed in cooperation, Jay Leno nodded, and then said: "Young man, this is a smart choice, the director is much cooler than the actor."

He then paused, and then asked: "Li, I read some of your information, Warner and Fox have invited you, why did you refuse?"

Li Shengyao naturally spread his hands, "I am the boss of my own film, if I shoot for them, then I will be a worker, I don't like this."

"Oh, capitalists won't like your words."

Jay Leno then turned to Cheng Long, and then mainly asked Cheng Long.

This is actually quite normal. After all, Cheng Long is much more famous than Li Shengyao in the beautiful country. Although Li Shengyao is more handsome, the audience obviously prefers to watch Cheng Long.

Li Shengyao listened quietly, and when the interview was about to end, Jay Leno finally remembered Li Shengyao again.

"Li, this is an interview in the beautiful country. The hosts are all snobbish people. If you are not famous, then you will not be able to get more attention. I hope you will be more famous when you come next time."

Li Shengyao nodded with a smile, "This is not my loss, this is your loss."

Jay Leno's eyes lit up when he heard that, "Oh, why?"

"I will become famous in the future, but I may not have time to come to your show."

The audience laughed in unison, and Jay Leno clapped his hands, "Dude, you're an interesting person."

He went on to say: "When will your movie be released? I will definitely support it then."

Regarding the release time of the film, Li Shengyao had already discussed it with Cheng Long and Jiang Zhiqiang.

Judging from the post-production of "Taken", it should take two months, which means that the screening time will be after December.

Either December or January.

There are no Lunar New Year stalls in Europe and the United States. They generally believe that summer is the time when movie box office revenue is higher, and most blockbuster movies will be broadcast in summer.

Of course, this does not mean that the Lunar New Year period is not important.

In fact, the competition for Chinese New Year stalls in Europe and the United States is also very fierce every year.

The currently known films that will be released in the Lunar New Year file include "Night at the Museum", "Arthur and His Miniature Kingdom", "Dragon Rider", "Revelation", "Love Holiday", "Happy Feet" and so on.

Among them, "Wonderful Night at the Museum", "Arthur and His Mini Kingdom", and "Dragon Knight" premiered on December 22.

"Revelation", "Love Vacation", and "Happy Feet" premiered on December [-]th.

"Apocalypse" is a blockbuster directed by Mel Gibson, and if Li Shengyao remembers correctly, in his previous life "Night at the Museum" would be a big winner, with a global box office of [-] million US dollars.

Both Cheng Long and Jiang Zhiqiang were not optimistic about "A Wonderful Night at the Museum", and they believed that "Revelation" was a greater threat.

Their idea is to release it at the end of December, so that "Revelation" can be avoided, and at the same time, "Golden Armor in the City" can be avoided.

"Curse of the Golden Armor" has been finalized and will be released on December [-]th.

But Li Shengyao knew that "Enlightenment" would hit the street in the end. Since he focused on the global box office, he prioritized the beautiful country. He spent a lot of time and energy to persuade Cheng Long and Jiang Zhiqiang to schedule a release on December [-]th together with "Enlightenment" and "Love Holiday".

"If all goes well, we will premiere on December [-]th."

Jay Leno nodded, "Okay, I hope this time it will exceed 500 million, right, Jackie."

"Around the World in Eighty Days" only grossed US$500 million in the beautiful country.

Cheng Long smiled wryly and nodded, "Yes, I hope."

(End of this chapter)