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Chapter 758: North American Promotion Returns to the Fei Lun Show
NBC TV production center, Los Angeles, North America.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to tonight's episode of 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.'"

"Tonight, we will welcome one, no, two very interesting old friends. The lady in the group once left an indelible impression on me. Do you want to guess who they are?"

"Crystal Liu and Director Sun~~~~"

"Oh, God, the damn program preview, you all know it again. I swear, starting from the next episode, I must cancel this segment. When I become the executive producer of the show."

"Okay, let's welcome~~~"

Amid the laughter of the audience, Liu Yifei walked out from the backstage holding Sun Yi's hand, and greeted the audience with a smile as they walked, especially a group of North American fans who came to the show specifically to attend the show.

"hello Jimmy~"

"Hi two friends, we meet again."

The two men shook hands with Fei Lun and then sat on the sofa in the guest seats.

After more than a year, the two once again participated in NBC TV's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon".

Although the scene remains the same with basically no changes, the program itself is very different from last year.

In just one year, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" has become the most famous talk show in North America, and its ratings have firmly ranked among the top three among similar programs.

There are many Hollywood stars who have signed up to participate. If Sun Yi and Liu Yifei hadn't had the close relationship with the show last year, they would probably have to queue up if they wanted to be on the show this time.

"Gravity" opened in 10 theaters in North America on October 12.

On the first day of its release, it grossed $864 million, breaking Sun Yi's first-day box office record in North America.

Moreover, the film review index on the Rotten Tomatoes website exceeded 85%, reaching an absolutely fresh level.

On the IMDB rating website, it directly broke through 8.0 points and entered the top 250 film history.

Although the movie has just been released, its reputation and ratings will decline in the future as the number of viewers increases, but based on the current ratings and reputation, they will not collapse in any case.

Therefore, Sun Yi struck while the iron was hot and immediately launched a promotional roadshow for the film in North America.

Before coming to North America, his plan was to visit as many cities as possible and meet fans offline, but later Liu Yifei wanted to come too, and considering her physical condition, it was not suitable for her to travel back and forth, so he simply changed his strategy and chose to promote online as much as possible.

Tonight's "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" is part of the publicity plan.

Back at the scene, Fei Lun had already started his interview.

"First of all, I have to admit that Gravity is a great movie. I watched it in the cinema, especially the 3D IMAX version. I never expected the extreme shock it gave me."

"Sun, you are really a very~~excellent director."

Fei Lun praised and gave a thumbs up with both hands, with an extremely serious expression.

Sun Yi nodded slightly and thanked him.

"But I still prefer Crystal's performance in the movie."

"Uh"

Hahaha~~~~
Fei Lun turned the conversation to Sun Yi, as if he was about to launch a wave of commercial flattery on the director, but he suddenly changed the subject and turned his expression with a sly look to Liu Yifei.

The audience burst into laughter, and Sun Yi was also confused and shook his head. There was nothing he could do, Fei Lun was just like that, he would always give you a little surprise out of the blue, catching you off guard.

"Crystal, I want to know how you performed in the movie. It didn't seem like you were acting at all. You looked like a real astronaut, including the scene where the space capsule exploded and your performance when you were riding in the return capsule. It was really amazing."

Fei Lun imitated as he spoke, his movements were funny and hilarious, causing another round of laughter at the scene.

Liu Yifei, the heartless girl, hasn't recovered from what Sun Yi did just now. She was tickled by Fei Lun and laughed so hard that she forced herself to control herself before starting to answer questions.

"Before filming began, I actually participated in astronaut training for a full month. I stayed there, basically following the standards of an astronaut. That's probably why my performance was more realistic."

"Wow, real astronaut training? That must be really hard."

Fei Lun's eyes were so wide open that they seemed like they were about to pop out.

Liu Yifei nodded slightly and smiled: "Yes, but it is also a very good experience."

"Okay, I admire your professionalism. What about the other performances in the movie? I heard that you won the Venice Film Festival Best Actress Award for this movie. How did you do it?"

Hearing this question, Liu Yifei tilted her head and thought for a moment, then looked at Sun Yi with her beautiful eyes, and replied with a little pride:

"To be honest, this is all thanks to the director. On the set, he restored the space scene to us realistically. The actors did not need to rely on their imagination to perform, but could reflexively get into the role based on the simulated environment on the set. This was very helpful to me."

“How did they achieve the true restoration of the space scene?”

“He built several large light walls on set, like screens, that simulated the movie scenes in real time. So when I was shooting, it felt like I was really in space.”

"Oh my god, this is such a genius idea."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Liu Yifei had a look of contentment on her face and didn't mind expressing her love in front of the camera at all.

Fei Lun also started to laugh. He knew about the relationship between the two and was even prepared to make a joke about it. However, he still had to complete the assigned interview task first.

"Would you like to know how the North American media evaluate this film?"

Fei Lun asked again, and Sun Yi and Liu Yifei looked at each other and nodded at the same time, obviously very cooperative.

"Let's see. The Washington Post said that this is the biggest surprise this year, coming from a talented Eastern director. You know, they have always been very conservative and are usually very stingy with directors outside of Hollywood, but this time the evaluation of Gravity is full of praise."

"Look at the next one, Los Angeles Times, this is the best science fiction movie this year, no doubt about it. The 3D visual effects are simply irresistible, as if you were on a real space journey. It's hard to imagine that this is a movie from China."

"besides."

The major media in North America generally praised the film. 2011 can be said to be a weak year for the North American film market. The box office successes were basically sequels to the previous successful films, and there were no new themes.

Gravity is like a beam of light that pierces the darkness that covers the sky.

North American movie fans are very picky. They are naturally discriminatory towards movies outside of Hollywood. However, science fiction films focus on visual effects. As long as the scenes are shocking enough and the plots are tense and exciting, they will naturally break the inherent impression of North American movie fans about foreign movies.

Especially when it comes to Chinese movies, the first thing they think of is kung fu movies.

Now, with this "Gravity", plus Sun Yi's previous "Pacific Rim" and "Shelter", he has completely secured a place in the hearts of North American movie fans in the science fiction film category.

(End of this chapter)