Extracting skills from movies

After hanging up the phone, Du Sheng came to Nashville.

Taylor is planning to release her first self-titled album "Taylor Swift" while her popularity is still high. She has also specially invited Du Sheng to star in the MV and provide a sub-title song.

Come to think of it, she had originally planned to publish it at Christmas.

The reason for choosing to move forward was not to make money, but mainly because I felt that Du Sheng was becoming more and more famous in North America, and I was a bit of a drag.

This is typical of Taylor's simple thinking mode.

Du Sheng looked at the innocent girl in front of him and couldn't help laughing.

She now behaves just like a child who has not grown up yet, but she also exudes an irresistible freshness.

Although her words and actions are a little naive, she is not annoying at all. Instead, she makes people feel particularly cute.

It has to be said that Taylor's good looks and unique temperament do add a lot of points to her. She has a charming charm no matter what she does.

"Brother Sheng, I have composed eight songs, come and take a look!"

After meeting, Taylor happily took Du Sheng's arm and handed him a notebook as if he was presenting a treasure.

With her current popularity and talent, this little book is definitely worth a lot of money.
And for confidentiality reasons, it is generally not shown to others before publication.

Even agents will be on guard.

But she was completely open in front of Du Sheng.

Du Sheng opened it and saw handwritten compositions such as "Picture To Burn", "Teardrops On My Guitar", "A Place in This World", "Cold As You" and "The Outside".

There are some writing and drawing on it, and you can tell that this girl put a lot of thought into it.

Especially when he hummed the title song "Teardrops On My Guitar", he couldn't help feeling a little strange.

The song's simple score is in B major, with mandolin and acoustic guitar as the main instruments, and a brisk rhythm.

The song roughly tells the story of Taylor's secret crush on someone, and the fresh style and sincere emotions overflow from the paper.

It is said that many of Taylor's songs are inspired by her boyfriend, and now it seems that this sign is already very obvious!
However, Du Sheng was confident in his abilities and was not worried at all that she would still be like she was in her previous life.

For example, this song is very well written. It depicts romantic love in a vivid and interesting way, which makes the protagonist feel a little embarrassed after listening to it.

In order to increase her fame as quickly as possible, Du Sheng simply gave her some advice on her representative work "Tim McGraw".

This song combines traditional country music with modern country music, with beautiful melody and infectious lyrics.

It was thanks to this song in her previous life that Taylor entered the ranks of mainstream singers in North America and became completely known to the general public.

I have to say, this girl is indeed a talented singer-songwriter. She was instantly inspired, her creative ideas flowed like a spring, and she was so excited that she hugged him and kissed him.

Arriving at the company, Du Sheng placed the crystal goblet on the edge of the Steinway piano, and his fingertips brushed across the keys, bringing out a string of playful notes:

"Tay, when your first album hits the billboards, remember to leave me a gold-plated record. Put it in a more conspicuous place than Britney Spears' diamond microphone."

When he blinked, his eyelashes swept across his lower eyelid, like a black swan folding its wings.

Taylor's pearl earrings dangled under the spotlight. She suddenly jumped onto the leather sofa, and the tassels on the edge of her denim shorts brushed across Du Sheng's shoulders:
"I'm going to engrave 'Thanks to my prophet Du' on the base of the Grammy gold record player!"

The champagne bubbles exploded around her lips, sweet as tangerines in a Florida summer.

When the entertainment reporters rushed into the rehearsal hall with their cameras, they ran into the national sister chasing Du Sheng barefoot to learn kung fu moves.

A riveted guitar was thrown carelessly on a Persian rug, and Taylor did a split in the air and kicked off his Adidas slippers:
"Look! I just learned Chinese Kung Fu - taught exclusively by Teacher Du!"

The reporter from Rolling Stone had just set up the camera when he was knocked off balance by the energetic girl who rushed towards him.

Taylor dragged a limited edition Fender guitar as a microphone stand:

"You know what? I counted 37 times on ESPN last night - Durant's shoulder throw was cooler than The Matrix!"

She suddenly tiptoed closer to the camera, her mint green pupils flashing like broken diamonds:
"If he opened a martial arts training class, I would definitely be the first to sign up!"

When asked what he thought of this excited rising star, Du Sheng leaned against the Bösendorfer grand piano and chuckled.

The Breguet Heritage mechanical watch on his wrist flashed a cold light, colliding with Taylor's Tiffany key necklace under the spotlight:

“Foreseeing the future is a must for screenwriters.

When you hear the chirping of a young phoenix in a storm, you should be ready to welcome her wings that will overturn the music world, like now."

He suddenly reached out and caught the pick thrown by Taylor:

"Some people are born to stand under the dome of Madison Square Garden and have the heartbeats of a hundred thousand people resonate with her high notes."

The senior editor of Billboard suddenly paused with his shorthand pen, leaving a drop of coffee stain on the sheepskin notebook.

In his 20 years of working in the industry, he had never seen such a concrete declaration of star-making.

Especially when Du Sheng casually played Taylor's unreleased chorus melody, the atmosphere in the entire press room changed.

"So, are you two dating?"

The paparazzi from the gossip magazines waited for an opportunity to drop a bomb.

Taylor's fingertips strummed the strings on Taylor Swift's signature guitar, blasting out a string of rebellious chords:

"Haven't you heard of 'Love Story'? Of course the prince should be paired with the princess!"

She suddenly turned her head and blinked her sequined eyelashes:
"Right my Romeo?"

Du Sheng raised his champagne glass towards the twenty-four cameras, and the amber wine ignited two clusters of gilded flames in his eyes:
“When Juliet holds the Grammy phonograph, who dares to say no?”

The crisp sound of glass colliding scared away the white pigeons foraging outside the window, and the reporters' flashbulbs collectively suffered from epilepsy.

The next day, the front-page photo of The Hollywood Reporter showed Taylor jumping on Du Sheng's back and making a rock gesture, which formed a diagonal line with the "Best Star-Making Predictions of the Year" feature in the supplement.

In the paparazzi's candid camera, two figures were leaning against each other in the recording studio late at night, composing a new song facing the French window full of musical notes. It is said that the chorus repeatedly chanted a mysterious word:

"Du"

Thanks to the continued popularity of the celebrity show, Taylor's new album also gained a lot of attention.

She naturally knew the principle of making a concerted effort, so she pestered Du Sheng to continue to be the male lead in her MV.

After the interview, Du Sheng and Taylor followed the team to the beach on the coast.

This is actually part of their collaboration.

Du Sheng specially took a day off to shoot the MVs for Taylor's two hit songs, "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops On My Guitar".

Although it was just a music video, the entire crew seemed extremely professional.
Everything from the scene arrangement to the lighting arrangement is meticulous, and it is completely different from the feel of a makeshift team when shooting MVs in some places.

"Everyone, get ready..."

The salty sea breeze carried the director's instructions over the loudspeaker.

The edges of Du Sheng's beach pants were decorated with tiny reflections like shell wind chimes.

Taylor walked barefoot across the sun-scorched wooden planks of the pier. The silver chain on his ankle resonated with the rhythm of the gypsy girl's hand drum, producing intermittent notes among the grains of sand.

The costume designer is drying a white cotton T-shirt soaked in sea water. This aging process can make the fabric have a subtle mother-of-pearl luster in front of the camera.

Du Sheng leaned against the side of the yacht that had been converted into a dressing room, allowing the stylist to apply gold powder on his body.

Everything is ready.

"Action!" Several spotlights suddenly lit up, making the bright midday sun look like a shy backdrop.

Taylor spun around and threw off her denim jacket, revealing her belly-baring top with 500 hand-sewn glass beads vibrating to the beat, like a mermaid shaking off her scales.

She suddenly tiptoed onto the wreckage of an abandoned fishing boat, and the sound of her patent leather boots tapping on the rusty iron plate perfectly matched the prelude of "Tim McGraw".

When Du Sheng unbuttoned the third button and walked towards the tide line, he heard the stage manager gasp.

The sun cast his soaked white shirt into a second skin, and the outline of his abdominal muscles was like the marks left by a surfboard across the sea.

The sun hat that Taylor threw at the last minute drew a parabola, and the way he caught the ball with his backhand was frozen into a classic scene on the 16mm film.

"Cut! Switch to group B!"

As the sunset dyed the Pacific Ocean into a champagne color, the venue staff lit the pre-buried cold fireworks.

Taylor ran towards Du Sheng holding her gauze skirt decorated with shells, but stumbled on the slippery rocks.

This was not an accident in the script, but it became the most amazing shot of the day:

Du Sheng held her falling waist with one hand, and the gauze lifted by the sea breeze wrapped around his forearm, like a silk ribbon tied by the waves themselves.

“Your heart beats faster than the kick drum!”

Du Sheng whispered into Taylor's ear, his fingertips accidentally brushing against her slender waist.

The girl's smile is as sweet as a flower, charming and sweet.

To be honest, for Du Sheng, shooting this kind of MV is a piece of cake.

Since the filming of "Full House", similar plots of youth idol dramas have become familiar to me.

Those cool and handsome shots are so easy to come by that they have become like instinct.

The sun shines on the beach, the blue sea and the blue sky complement each other, and the waves gently lap against the shore.

Du Sheng seemed particularly leisurely as he walked barefoot on the soft sand. He looked into the distant horizon, leaving a handsome and profound profile to the camera.

At this time, Taylor, who had changed into a pink suspender dress, ran over happily and rushed into the picture like a gust of fresh breeze.

She hugged Du Sheng's waist tightly from behind and stayed close to him with a sweet smile.

Du Sheng turned his head slightly and responded to her with an indulgent smile, as if at this moment they were really a couple in love.

For Du Sheng, shooting a MV is a piece of cake, but it is different for Taylor.

This requires her to really invest her emotions in order to show her natural state.

Fortunately, she had a very good impression of Du Sheng, so it was easy for her to integrate into the role, and the entire filming process went extremely smoothly.

On the beach, Du Sheng was only wearing a pair of swimming trunks, and his toned body was displayed unreservedly to everyone.

In the sunlight, water droplets slid down his skin, sparkling with a charming luster, making the female crew members watching couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

In the camera, the two people were playing and chasing each other in the waves, sometimes running, sometimes splashing sea water on each other, creating a sweet and romantic atmosphere.

Suddenly, Taylor accidentally fell into the waves, and Du Sheng gently lifted her up with a standard princess hug.

Taylor put her arms around his neck, their bodies pressed tightly together, the heat from Du Sheng's muscles making her cheeks hot.

The next second, she seemed to forget all the script settings and couldn't help but kiss Du Sheng's lips.

Du Sheng was a little surprised because there was no kissing segment in the plan!
However, the director did not call for a stop, so he did not interrupt, but just quietly felt the sudden softness and sweetness.

"Pass!"

The director's voice sounded at the right moment.

Taylor finally came back to his senses, his face flushed slightly, but he did not get out of Du Sheng's arms.

The director hiding behind the camera already knew it well.

The rumors between these two people are definitely true!

After all, fake emotions can't convey this kind of realism.

But this fits the theme of the MV, so it was a coincidence.

After filming the MV, accepting an interview with "Boxing" magazine about the "ultimate fight" with Tyson, and finishing up some loose ends at Miracle Pictures, Du Sheng boarded the return flight.

This return trip has been delayed again and again and time no longer allows it.

The filming of "Wanted" took nearly three months, and there were many things waiting to be dealt with both in the Mainland and Hong Kong.

The moment the plane Du Sheng was on pierced through the clouds, the VIP channel of Hong Kong International Airport was already undercurrent.

The silver iron bird spanning three oceans had not yet come to a complete stop, but the red dots of twenty-three media cameras had already formed a star network in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The moment the crew opened the gangway, 40-degree humid air rushed towards them.

"Mr. Du, what do you think of the fact that Flash Point has made 1.5 million in North American box office?"

"Mr. Du, may I ask how many sales of your third Chinese album are there?"

"Mr. Du! Does Flashpoint's North American ice-breaking count as a cultural expedition?"

"Brother Sheng! Have you approached Sony Records for the eight-figure contract?"

"Dusheng! Is your watch sponsor on the cover of Time..."

King, a veteran paparazzi from the Pingguo Daily, put out his seventh Marlboro and caught a glimpse of a group of men in black suits appearing at the corner of the passage.

He slammed aside the rookie from Ming Pao who was blocking the front row, and the camera accurately captured the reflection from the edge of Du Sheng's sunglasses.

The latest Ray-Ban chrome frames draw two galaxies in the backlight.

As soon as the tip of Du Sheng's crocodile leather shoes touched the ground, several bodyguards immediately formed a wedge-shaped defensive formation.

The reporters used the wolf pack tactics, with their telephoto lenses pointed at the gaps in the human wall like gun barrels.

The high heels of a South China Morning Post reporter got stuck in the gap of a riot shield, and Mike almost brushed the lapel of Du Sheng's custom suit:
"Mr. Du, I heard that Scarlett bought a property for you in Beverly Hills?"

In an instant, the reporters were like sharks smelling blood. They raised their guns and rushed to ask Du Sheng questions.

They didn't just arrive here, some of them have been waiting here for a long time.

For them, even if Du Sheng didn't answer any questions, as long as they could take a photo of him getting off the plane and quickly send it back to the newspaper for urgent publication, newspaper sales would definitely soar!
After all, Du Sheng’s achievements in North America during this period are really dazzling.

Especially the movie "Flash Point", which broke the historical record of Chinese-language films at the box office.

As time goes by, the box office continues to grow and has now exceeded the 1.5 million mark.

What does this mean?
This is a milestone for domestic films in North America and a glory for Chinese-language films.

Because in the past, even the most popular movies in mainland China had their influence limited to Asia and never broke the 1 million mark in the North American market.

But this time, Flashpoint did it.

As the core figure in all this, Du Sheng naturally made these reporters full of expectations.

Not to mention, the recent "stadium thug" incident that has swept North America, and the hot topic of his upcoming fight with Tyson are all related to Du Sheng...

Therefore, they have been looking forward to Du Sheng's return, just like looking forward to the stars and the moon!
………(End of chapter)