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Chapter 693: Reaching the top of the world! This year!
ps: The age of Bruce Lee’s wife was calculated wrong. I thought she was 28 when we met her, but she was actually 18. So the Nicole Kidman I wrote earlier has now been changed to Anne Hathaway.

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"Brother Yu, this is Anne!"

"Anne Hathaway!"

Chen Yu, who had just arrived at the filming set in the United States, finally met the leading actress of "Bruce Lee", Anne Hathaway, who is 24 years old and has just started to make a name for herself in Hollywood.

I have to admit that Anne looks very young. At first glance, she looks about 20 years old. Her skin is white and shiny. She is even more beautiful in person than in the camera.

When Bruce Lee met his wife Linda, she was only 18 years old.

It is very suitable for her to play Linda.

"Sigh~~~"

Chen Yu was pinched on the leg by someone. Anne Hathaway smiled charmingly, hugged Chen Yu, and then said to Li An beside him: "Ang, actually we have known each other for a long time!"

"Ok?"

Not only Li An was curious, but Liu Yifei beside Chen Yu also widened her eyes slightly.

When did it happen?!
"I've seen last year's Golden Globe Awards and Venice!"

"Oh oh, I almost forgot!"

Li An laughed. Anne Hathaway was one of the leading actors in Brokeback Mountain, and it was not the first time that Li An had worked with her.

"Long time no see, chan!"

Annie then hugged Chen Yu tightly, and Chen Yu smiled and said, "Long time no see, Annie!"

"You are a big star in Hollywood now!"

“The No. 1 Chinese action star!”

Annie was teasing, and Chen Yu quickly waved his hands: "No, no, Jacken is my senior, he is much more famous than me!"

"Oh, let me introduce you, Crystal Liu, Liu Yifei!"

"My lover!"

Chen Yu introduced Liu Yifei to Annie. Annie had obviously done her homework before coming to the set: "Hi, Crystal, the movie you filmed with Jacken, "Taken", is a summer hit!"

"I'm just a rookie!"

When it comes to chatting, women are better at it, and Liu Yifei soon started chatting with Anne Hathaway.

There is no filming plan today. I just arrived in Hollywood to familiarize myself with the filming location, and also hold a press conference, which was also arranged by Universal, mainly to warm up for the movie "Bruce Lee".

Previously, the opening ceremony in Hong Kong only caused a stir in Southeast Asia, such as Japan, China and South Korea.

And now that we have arrived in the United States, we must promote it to the world.

Bruce Lee is the star of the century and is very popular in himself. In addition, Chen Yu is also a rising future superstar in the Chinese community. The energy brought by the combination of the two is obviously something that fans of Bruce Lee and Chen Yu all over the world are looking forward to.

In addition to the leading male actor Chen Yu and the leading female actor Anne Hathaway, there is also Chadwick Boseman, the black actor who will play Black Panther in Marvel in the future. He plays Bruce Lee's first apprentice - Jesse Glover!

This was the first disciple Bruce Lee accepted in the United States. He was five years older than Bruce Lee, not tall, about the same height as Bruce Lee, and had an honest look.

The reason why he became Bruce Lee's first apprentice was because he admired Chinese Kung Fu. Then this guy went to California and looked for a Kung Fu master in Chinatown in San Francisco, but no one was willing to teach him.

At that time, racial discrimination was very serious. Not only black people were discriminated against, but also yellow people were not considered human.

Bruce Lee was the first master Jesse Glover met who was willing to teach foreigners.

In fact, the main reason was that Bruce Lee wanted to accept a disciple at that time, but he didn't expect that this old black man would come to him on his own initiative and became his first disciple.

But this guy actually has some skills. Before becoming Bruce Lee's apprentice, he won the U.S. Air Force Boxing Championship!
But despite such strength, he was easily defeated by Bruce Lee.

So he was very convinced of Bruce Lee's strength.

Because of him, Bruce Lee later accepted another Japanese apprentice, Takeyuki Kimura, who will be played by Masahiro Motoki.

This movie is actually very complete in terms of ethnic factors.

Chinese, Asians, Kung Fu, blacks, white wife, Japanese apprentice, boxing master Danny Inosanto of Filipino descent... So if the movie has a good reputation upon its release, the box office should also be ideal.

This is also the reason why Global Investment is the main investor.

The actors were chatting on the set, and soon the person in charge from Universal came over and the press conference officially began.

Almost all media from across the United States came.

Unlike press conferences in China, press conferences in the United States are more like a private party, with casual interviews and conversations. In the end, the media will write up the articles and publish them in newspapers, the Internet, and television.

The person the media asked the most questions about was, of course, Chen Yu.

The most pointed one among them is the topic of the Joker, which can be regarded as a disguised promotion of the Joker.

Although Universal is reluctant to give Warner free advertising, it cannot resist Chen Yu's current popularity in the United States, the barrage of negative reviews, and the large number of loyal fans.

Especially some Chinese and Americans who love Chinese action movies.

As a result, Chen Yu's reputation has become polarized; Chen Yu's fans do not have much resentment towards him playing the Joker, while DC fans continue to scold Chen Yu as usual.

As long as "The Dark Knight", the movie in which he plays the Joker, is not released, this abuse will continue to exist.

As a result of such abuse and die-hard fans, Chen Yu is now more famous than Jackie Chan, and has the same influence as Hollywood stars like Tom Cruise.

There is no one in the United States who doesn’t know Chen Yu.

Many Americans know the Oriental guy who plays the clown.

There are also die-hard fans accumulated from films such as "Mission Impossible 3" and "Fast and Furious 3".

The funniest thing is that the crowd who didn't pay attention to anything else got to know Chen Yu during the war of words, which actually increased his DVD sales and made him have more and more fans in Europe and the United States.

Black fans are also fans. The operation of driving passers-by to become fans is something that black fans probably didn't expect.

So many media actually know that once the news that Chen Yu will play "Bruce Lee" is announced today, it will definitely attract many netizens to click or watch, because his current popularity is indeed still high.

As for the so-called public opinion, in China, we may still need to pay attention to the influence of artists, but Americans put their own interests first. There is also the saying of "blood-sucking man" in China, but this does not exist abroad. As long as you can bring benefits to the media, they can't wait to report on you every day.

This is the case with Chen Yu now. He has become a hot commodity in the American media. A Chinese person can have such a great influence in the United States. This is probably a consequence that Nolan did not expect when he decided to cast Chen Yu as the Joker.

But Warner and Nolan's team unanimously agreed that Chen Yu could withstand the pressure and ultimately play a perfect Joker.

For this reason, Warner is actually quite satisfied with this casting.

The current "Dark Knight" does not even need any money for marketing, its popularity is already unprecedented.

As soon as it was released, there were many haters who wanted to watch it, but also many real fans.

As long as the word of mouth is good, Warner can foresee a box office boom; it is impossible for the film to fail, even a bad film should be able to make a profit because of the popularity, and once the word of mouth is good, Warner will definitely make a fortune.

So this time, Warner is sure to make a profit, so why would they replace Chen Yu?
It’s too late to be satisfied.

To put it bluntly, capital is profit-seeking. Warner has no artistic qualities at all. In the eyes of these giants, there is only money.

No matter how good a movie is, if it doesn't perform well at the box office, it will still be cancelled by Warner; but if you make a super bad movie and make money, Warner will even let you make a sequel. Such shameless things happen frequently in the Americans.

"Bruce Lee, the new film by director Li An of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain, starring Chen Yu!"

"Chen Yu plays global Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee in new film!" "Bruce Lee is coming, Li An + Chen Yu!"

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In less than a day, entertainment magazines and newspapers around the world were publishing this breaking news.

There are even a few leaked photos of Chen Yu as Bruce Lee!

The most classic one is of course the one where Chen Yu is wearing the same white vest as Bruce Lee, and his flying kick is exactly the same as Bruce Lee's.

There is also the photo of Chen Yu wearing a yellow vest, with nunchakus tucked under his armpit and reaching out.

Once these materials were published, not only Bruce Lee's fans, but even Chen Yu's fans were excited.

They are so similar.

Not only does he look like Bruce Lee, but his temperament, form, movements, etc. are also exactly the same.

At this point, everyone's expectations for this movie were instantly raised to the maximum.

So much so that many DC fans who hated Chen Yu for playing the Joker were no match for Chen Yu and Bruce Lee's fans, and were completely drowned in the wave of support; after all, those who had nothing to lose were only a minority.

Many people disagree with Chen Yu playing the clown, but not many people actually criticize him online.

Especially if it’s another movie.

If it was promotional news for "The Dark Knight", it would be fine, DC fans would definitely come together to criticize it; but this is a Bruce Lee movie, so there will be fewer people criticizing it, and how could it possibly compare to the carnival of fans of the two martial arts superstars.

Many DC fans found the film boring, but the traffic did increase dramatically. This news was the headline of the section in many countries.

Bruce Lee is indeed a phenomenon and a cultural symbol.

"Ha ha!"

Chen Yu looked at the haters who were being attacked and beaten back under the news, and the depression caused by the insults during this period was completely swept away.

It is an ironclad fact that many people hate him, but they only hate the clown he played. If you change the movie to another one, such as the current "Bruce Lee", they will instantly all become supporters.

So this kind of dislike is just because of the character, not him as a person.

Now Chen Yu was completely relieved.

As long as his performance as the Joker changes the audience's perception, his popularity will be unshakable and his fans will be more united.

This role is indeed enough to determine Chen Yu's life or death in Hollywood.

So this year is definitely the most critical year.

Not only will the Hollywood popcorn commercial film "Insubordination" in which he invested, starred and wrote the screenplay be released soon, but he will also be filming "Bruce Lee" and "The Dark Knight". Whether he will reach his peak or fall next year depends on these two works!

Chen Yu couldn't help but think of a classic line from "Huo Yuanjia".

"Huo Yuanjia, when were you number one in Tianjin?"

Huo Yuanjia asked back: "What do you think?"

"Just today, just today!"

Yes, this year, this year!

This year he will strive to become the number one Chinese movie star in Hollywood, and the undisputed number one, and also a phenomenal first-tier star in the world.

Everything depends on "Bruce Lee" and "The Dark Knight"!
Bruce Lee and the Joker, two completely different characters, will help him reach the highest peak.

"Honey, speaking of your Bruce Lee, do you have any interactive scenes with Annie?"

Liu Yifei, who was wearing warm pajamas and leaning against the bed watching an American TV series, suddenly thought of something and looked up and asked.

A very passionate clip popped up on the main TV.

"Bed scene?"

Chen Yu knew what Liu Yifei was going to ask. Liu Yifei immediately stood up and frowned as she sat there, "Yes?"

"Yes, there are several, including one with Annie!"

"And it should be the most passionate one in the script. After all, she is Bruce Lee's legal wife!"

"It's not normal to have sex scenes. She also wants to give birth to Bruce Lee's child!"

"Can't just pass by?"

Liu Yifei was obviously a little jealous.

The main reason was that Anne Hathaway made her feel a little threatened; although she knew that this was inevitable when filming a movie, she could accept her boyfriend's behavior to some extent before, but now she could not accept it at all.

Don't know why.

"Of course not!"

Chen Yu walked up to Liu Yifei and was about to hug her, but was kicked away by Liu Yifei: "Explain clearly, otherwise you are not allowed to go to bed today!"

"Hahaha, good!"

"This sex scene is not as explicit as you might think, because it happened naturally when Bruce Lee and Linda were deeply in love!"

"You should know this?"

"In the script, the two people came together, confirmed their relationship, and entered into marriage because of this passion, so it is indispensable!"

"Just cuddling and kissing?"

"almost!"

Chen Yu hugged Liu Yifei tightly. Liu Yifei struggled, but she was no match for Chen Yu at all.

"What, are you jealous?"

"What does Bruce Lee's white wife have to do with me?"

"Don't be so ungrateful. Anne Hathaway is so beautiful, aren't you interested?"

Liu Yifei didn't believe it. She thought that all men were pigs. They couldn't be trusted in anything they said. They wouldn't be honest even if they were hung on the wall.

"I am moved, but being moved doesn't mean I can do anything to her. It's still okay to cuddle and experience it!"

"Get out of here!"

"Haha, it's necessary for the shoot. I'm not going to fall in love with her!"

"Don't tell me about filming this!"

Liu Yifei got angry and went upstairs with the pillow.

"Don't look at it, are you relieved?"

Chen Yu didn't know Liu Yifei's temper yet. Liu Yifei, who was walking up the stairs, suddenly stopped, turned around, and threw the pillow in her hand towards Chen Yu.

Chen Yu caught it and said seriously, "Okay, I was just joking. For filming needs, I will try to let you play the leading female role in the future. I will only shoot these scenes with your permission. Is that okay, my dear wife?"

(End of this chapter)