Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 836 Confrontation

Fang Minghua looked at him and suddenly asked, "Are you French?"

"Yes, I'm French."

"Then let me ask you, your country's Napoleon, whose troops burned, killed, and looted in Italy, Egypt, and Russia, committed numerous atrocities, and launched the Brumaire coup in the country, dissolved the parliament, abolished the republic, restored the monarchy, and went against the trend of the world. Why do you French people still call him a hero? !"

"This..." The French reporter was speechless.

"But we can't just start a war just for the sake of national unification. Are you Chinese so cruel for the so-called unification?" a female reporter asked loudly at this time.

"I wonder if there are any German reporters here?" Fang Minghua said with a smile on his face.
"You can ask them how they felt when the Berlin Wall was torn down and East and West Germany were unified! You can also ask South Korea and North Korea how they feel now that their countries are divided!"

"Also, in the United States, where I am now, President Lincoln declared war on the South for the sake of national unity. The war caused 103 million casualties, accounting for 3% of the U.S. population at the time. Among them, 61.8 people unfortunately died, which exceeded the total death toll of all other wars in U.S. history. Do you think Lincoln was a tyrant or a hero?!"

The meeting place was completely silent.

Many reporters were surprised. This Chinese writer, who is very famous in the United States, is usually very low-key and humble in public. They didn't expect his words to be so sharp!
Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou smiled slightly.

Although they are not considered to be people in the literary world, they have heard Jia Pingwa and others say, "Don't debate with Fang Minghua. Only then will you feel that behind this guy's politeness, there are fangs exposed!"
Liu Yifei stood by and looked at Fang Minghua with admiration.

These reporters, who sometimes frightened her, were now speechless.

Godfather is awesome!

Of course, this kind of occasion was not suitable for debating these issues. The host immediately came out to smooth things over, and Fang Minghua handed the microphone to the next person.

After the premiere ended successfully, the guests and audience left one after another. The organizer of the event, Shengshi Film and Television North America Branch, invited everyone out for a midnight snack.

Go to a place called Flushing Night Snack Food Stalls, where there are giant starch sausages, stinky tofu and many barbecue stalls.

Although it is not as good as the restaurant in a five-star hotel, it is nice to relax while drinking wine and eating skewers.

All the main actors from the "Hero" crew were here. Although they were all big stars, they still ate at food stalls on the streets of Hong Kong.

Fang Minghua, Wu Tianmin and Zhang Yimou talked about movies while eating.

"I heard from Tangtang that the box office of "Hero" was very good after it was released in China," Fang Minghua asked.

"It's good. Almost every show was sold out. The national box office reached 100 million in one month. It's a national history."

Zhang Yimou took a sip of beer, sighed and continued, "But the reviews are mixed, especially those professional film critics, almost all of them are scolding."

“Does it mean that the content is empty, lacks depth, and glorifies Qin Shi Huang?”

"Yes, that's the problem."

"The content is empty and lacks depth. This is the problem with the script. I should blame myself for not polishing it well. As for glorifying Qin Shi Huang, don't worry about it."

Fang Minghua originally wrote the script based on the historical "Hero", so there were flaws. But before he had time to make any revisions, Zhang Yimou asked him to start filming quickly in order to release it before Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!

The goal has been achieved, and there is still no news about the release of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

"How's the movie 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' directed by Ang Lee going?" Fang Minghua asked again.

"I know more about this. The producer is Columbia Pictures. As far as I know, they have already agreed with the distributor Sony Pictures Entertainment to postpone the release date in order to avoid it being released in the same time as Hero." Wu Tianmin interrupted.

"That's great, Yimou. Your movie has a great chance of winning an Oscar." Fang Minghua said with a smile.

"I wouldn't dare say that. The premiere has just ended and it hasn't been released overseas yet." Zhang Yimou replied quickly.

Fang Minghua smiled.

Nothing was said.

The box office is really not a problem. Historically, this movie has had higher box office overseas than in China, especially in North America, where it is very popular.

After the midnight snack, everyone went back to the hotel. The tour team will go to Boston tomorrow. According to the plan, they will also go to Atlanta, Houston, Miami and other cities, of course including Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Fang Minghua would naturally not go with them, at most he would come to San Francisco or Los Angeles to help support the event. The next day at noon he was going to take a plane back to San Francisco.

This time it was Liu Xiaoli who came to see her off, bringing Liu Yifei with her.

"Xiaoli, your home is far from here, it takes an hour to drive there, there is no need to go through all this trouble." Fang Minghua said.

"It wasn't me who wanted to send it off. It was Sissi who was clamoring to send it off to godfather."

"Yes, godfather, I wanted to give it to you." Liu Yifei replied immediately.

This mother and daughter
Fang Minghua shook his head and said nothing.

After packing their luggage and putting on their sunglasses, the three of them left the hotel, got in the car and drove towards the airport.

Fang Minghua and Liu Yifei sat in the back row.

"Minghua, have you bought a house in Los Angeles?" Liu Xiaoli suddenly asked.

"how?"

Fang Minghua was a little surprised.

Why is she asking this suddenly?
I just bought a manor in Los Angeles not long ago, but no one knows about it except Li Li and Song Tangtang.

"Oh, that's right. I want to move my family to Los Angeles." Liu Xiaoli didn't notice Fang Minghua's expression and continued:
"Sissi has been filming in Hollywood for a long time, and she also wants to develop her career there. I think it would be more convenient to move there. Moving and buying a house is a big deal, and I don't have any other relatives in the United States, so I want to discuss it with you."

Oh, so that’s it.

"Sure." Fang Minghua nodded. "Los Angeles has a stronger cultural and artistic atmosphere than New York. Moving there is a good choice."

"If you want to move there, I can help you find a house. What kind of house do you need? What's your budget? Approximate location?"

"Thank you so much." Liu Xiaoli thanked him. "I don't have much money, so the total price of the house should not exceed 100 million US dollars. A small independent villa is best. As for the location, I don't have any other requirements, as long as it is safe."

Places with better public security are rich areas, where housing prices are also high. I wonder if $100 million will buy her what she wants? Housing prices in Los Angeles are even higher than in San Francisco.

"Okay, I got it. I'll call you if I find a suitable one," Fang Minghua said.

"Thank you, godfather." Before Liu Xiaoli could say anything, Liu Yifei, who was sitting next to her, said sweetly.

Haha, you really have a sweet mouth.

Much sweeter than my precious daughter Ruirui.

After Fang Minghua entered the security checkpoint, Liu Xiaoli and her daughter prepared to leave.

At this time, Liu Yifei suddenly said to Liu Xiaoli: "Mom, why does godfather have to go back to San Francisco? Does he have relatives in San Francisco?"

This one
Liu Xiaoli never asked Fang Minghua why he wanted to live in San Francisco, and Fang Minghua never told her.

Based on a woman's intuition alone, Fang Minghua must have a woman in San Francisco, otherwise he would not have made it his permanent residence in the United States.

Who is this woman? Does Song Tangtang know?
Liu Xiaoli was very curious.

But she also knew very well that curiosity killed the cat.

It’s best not to know some things, otherwise you have never heard Wu Tianmin or Zhang Yimou mention this?

Now that her daughter asked this, Liu Xiaoli had no choice but to answer: "Mom doesn't know either, but Xixi, don't ask this question again in the future, and don't ask your godfather!"

"Oh, I see." Liu Yifei nodded.

The adult world is so complicated.

(End of this chapter)