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Chapter 1817: The Victory of Cultural Export (Third update, please subscribe)
“SEA citizens are foreigners who require high attention.”

This year, police departments in many countries have received such notices, for the simple reason that the SEA is indeed very protective of its own people.

In fact, to be more precise, they really attach great importance to the interests of their citizens.

Because of their importance, other countries will pay attention to them, fearing that something unexpected might happen to them in their own country, which would lead to the deterioration of relations between the two countries.

After all, SEA's iron fist can really hit people.

Although major powers do not need to worry about this iron fist, diplomatic disputes are inevitable.

The improvement of SEA citizens' overseas status has never been due to aircraft carriers or atomic bombs, but because its diplomacy is very tough in safeguarding citizens' interests, so tough that it can cost tens of thousands of lives.

Therefore, it is normal to pay close attention.

In any case, this is always a good thing for SEA citizens, especially under the premise of "trade-based". After all, there have always been millions of SEA people living overseas.

Therefore, in this situation, how to identify SEA people has become a compulsory course for police in various countries.

“They are the SEA people.”

Like many police officers, Kanell learned how to identify SEA people from TV programs. Not only that, he even learned Mandarin by following the TV programs.

Although he can only speak a few simple sentences, it gives him an advantage that others do not have - he is one of the few white policemen in the Los Angeles Police Department who can speak Mandarin.

Of course, it was this advantage that made him the natural front-office bodyguard for this concert - the salary of Los Angeles police is not high, so many police officers work part-time, and temporarily acting as a bodyguard has become the most common thing.

"I never thought that an Asian band would be more popular than the Beatles."

On the way to the stadium with his colleague James, looking at the large posters on the roadside, Kanell's tone seemed a little emotional.

"Carnell, you don't know, as long as you watch their MTV once, you will definitely be addicted to them, really, my friend..."

This is true. The biggest feature of SEA bands and musicians is that they can shoot dazzling MTVs. The visual enjoyment even exceeds the music itself. Of course, their music is also very moving, otherwise it would not appear on the sales charts.

However, James' answer made Carnell puzzled:
"Why, you like this band too?"

"Of course, who doesn't like them?"

Soon they arrived at the stadium. Although it was not a match day, it was packed with people. Tens of thousands of spectators gathered here from all over the place, and police were everywhere maintaining order.

If they were on duty today, they would definitely be here, but now is off duty time.

Soon, they entered the stadium and after obtaining their work permits, they went to the front desk. The scene was crowded. While they were maintaining order at the front desk, more and more spectators poured into the stadium.

Kanell would occasionally cast his gaze towards the audience. He was very curious about what kind of magic made these people so crazy about an Asian band.

However, at this time, he obviously forgot one thing: the popular Beatles were also a SEA band.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the lights suddenly dimmed, the stadium was plunged into darkness, and the noise of tens of thousands of people froze in an instant.

The next second—

"boom……"

A ball of blazing flame exploded in the center of the stage, drum beats blasted like thunder, and the sound waves of electronic synthesizers swept the entire venue. The spotlight suddenly lit up, illuminating the five people standing in the center of the stage - this visually impactful way of appearing is exactly the unique performance style of SEA.

Lead singer Wang Mingjie was wearing a black riveted leather jacket. He raised his chin and growled into the microphone:
"Los Angeles, are you ready to party?"

The audience's screams instantly tore through the night sky!

The audience was like a boiling volcano, with glow sticks waving wildly, forming a twinkling sea of ​​stars. Some female fans in the front row had lost control, screaming and reaching forward, as if trying to catch the dazzling figure on the stage.

Bassist Zhang Xiuying wore high-heeled boots and black tight leather pants that outlined her slender legs. She swung her long hair, plucked the strings with her fingertips, and the bass vibrated everyone's chest.

"Ahhh! Xiuying! I love you..."

Some boys shouted excitedly and held up signs with her name on them.

The craziest explosion was when the dancers came on stage. Sixteen hot dancers rushed out from both sides of the stage, wearing black leather shorts and waist-revealing tight tops. Every move was precise, full of power and sexiness. The lead dancer did a backflip and landed with her long hair swinging in a perfect arc, instantly setting off the whole audience!
Although the Americans in Los Angeles are used to seeing all kinds of performances, they still stared with their eyes wide open, like a group of country bumpkins, completely shocked by the unprecedented charm of the stage.

Wang Mingjian walked to the edge of the stage and reached out to interact with fans. Soon, their famous song, "We are the champions", was sung in the stadium amid the audience's anticipation.

This song, which is known for its uplifting and heart-stirring nature, topped the pop music charts as soon as it was released. It has been used in many sports venues and even in political occasions, such as protests against the Vietnam War.

Wang Mingjian's voice is deep and full of charm. When he sang: "We are the champions..."

At this moment, the whole audience started singing in chorus!
"We are the champions, No time for losers'Cause we are the champions of the world..."

Tens of thousands of people sang along in unison, the sound waves almost blew off the roof - if the stadium had a roof. At this time, the stage special effects were fully turned on, flames sprayed, cold fireworks exploded, and laser beams intertwined in the air into a dazzling net.

Zhang Xiuying also walked to the front of the stage, suddenly opened her leather jacket, revealing the black sports vest underneath, and her abdominal muscles were faintly visible. At this moment, the audience immediately went crazy, and they sang along with the lead singer.

The big screen on the stage switched to close-ups - Wang Mingjian's sweat sliding down his chin and onto his solid chest muscles, Zhang Xiuying's hair flying when she shook her head, the dancers' long legs full of tension... every shot triggered a new round of screams.

When the last song ended, the lights in the venue suddenly lit up, and all the band members stood in the center of the stage and bowed deeply.

“Thank you, America!”

In response to them were prolonged applause, screams, and countless people's hoarse encores.

——That night, this band from Asia completely conquered America.

Of course, they also thanked the United States and the enthusiasm of the American audience. In the following month, the band swept across the United States like a whirlwind. The concerts full of light and shadow effects shocked all the audiences and also shocked the American music industry.

Not only did the band cause one craze after another, but their records also topped the sales charts again. In this way, the whirlwind from the East created an unprecedented storm in North America.

At this time, all Americans did not realize one thing - the whirlwind in the East had just begun, and they would get used to it in the days to come.

Just as they would be used to seeing SEA movies appearing in cinemas, right when this storm started, the Terminator held its opening ceremony in Kuching!
However, this movie did not attract much attention from the outside world - because there were no famous actors. The only famous actor was last year's Mr. Bodybuilder Chen Shaoliang.

The only thing that attracted outside attention?
That's its investment.

"DreamWorks invested 10 million South dollars to create Terminator!"

Shaoren stared at the headline in the newspaper with a frown on his face.

In the past few years, the Hong Kong film market has been squeezed out by SEA films. Although it cannot be said to be declining, it is getting worse year by year. Not only is the market bad, but even many actors have gone to Kuching.

The current film market in Hong Kong can be said to be tasteless and a pity to give up. Shao Renleng has actually considered whether to give up the film industry. After all, he really cannot compete with Kuching.

Whether it is the script or the technology, we are not as good as others, and as for the funds, we are even worse off.

Now DreamWorks is actually going to spend 10 million South Yuan to make a movie!
"Oh my god, 10 million South Yuan, that's almost 30 million Hong Kong dollars!"

The Hong Kong dollar is not pegged to the US dollar at present, but is pegged to the British pound, with 16 Hong Kong dollars to 1 pound, while the South African dollar is pegged to 5.6 South African dollars to 1 pound.

The assistant at the side couldn't help but complain:

"This is too expensive. The most expensive movie we make doesn't cost more than one million Hong Kong dollars."

Another said:

"We spent HK$3000 million to make a movie and we were worried that we wouldn't be able to get back the cost. They spent HK$ million... I really can't imagine how they can get back what they paid for."

"Alas, they are different from us,"

Shao Ren shook his head and said:
"Kuching's films not only have markets in Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, but also in the United States and Europe. They also have their own cinemas in the United States. Their films are aimed at the whole world. With such a large market, they naturally have no worries about making a profit!"

"Uncle Six is ​​right!"

Someone immediately nodded in agreement:

"Not only do they have their own cinema chain in the United States, but they are also the largest cinema chain, with 620 theaters and 8000 screens under their name. In Europe, they own 558 theaters and nearly 7000 screens. They have their own cinema chain, so they are really confident when they speak!"

Owning its own cinema chain is the biggest advantage of the SEA film industry. It is also because of this that SEA films have been conquering the world.

Putting down the newspaper, Shao Renling sighed and said:
"It seems that filming a movie is no longer possible..."

After this long sigh, everyone in the office fell silent. Yes, as long as Kuching exists, the local film industry will have no chance.

But then he added:

"Actually, it doesn't matter. Movies can never compete with television. We just need to focus on making television in the future..."

(End of this chapter)