Actor: Thank you.

Everyone has weaknesses, with almost no exceptions.

For example, Elizabeth's psychological weakness was her relationship with her sister.

Many people are like this; their weakness is their family.

Just like the Fast and Furious series says, it's a family.

The simplest way to find a partner is to find their weaknesses.

The man with a father complex became her father.

The greedy gave her money to spend.

If you love your family, start by taking care of them.

If she longs to grow, then encourage her to be herself.

Of course, theory is not the most important thing; practice is.

In practice, human body modeling plays a significant role.

Just like Henry Cavill, who played Superman, his way of picking up girls was simply to walk up to them, ask for their phone numbers, and then he'd succeed.

If you walk over, all you'll get is a cold laugh from the girl, feeling defeated, inferior, and hiding under the covers crying in circles.

Fortunately, Zhang Yuan's modeling was "okay".

Furthermore, by relentlessly attacking Xiaobai's weaknesses, it becomes quite easy to defeat him.

There's a saying that goes, "When a woman pursues a man, it's as easy as piercing a thin veil."

Many girls think that if they were boys, they would understand women so well and would definitely be experts at picking up girls.

The source of this illusion is that when they tease girls, their classmates and friends cooperate and laugh heartily.

In reality, if the genders were reversed, what they did would be described as, "Who in the family would understand? I was harassed by a pervert at school today."

Then came Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book), cyberbullying, all-female courts, girls helping girls...

This approach is popular not only in China but also overseas, and it even combines Chinese and Western elements.

A female master's student in Britain slept with a policeman and then accused him of rape.

Ultimately, because the other party produced a full recording, he was sentenced to 6 years in prison for false accusation.

Without the recording, the foreigner would have been in serious trouble.

Previously, people on the internal network mocked Japan for developing a sexual consent app, but now it seems their version is actually more advanced.

Of course, once the perfect inequality of "I agree" does not mean "I agree," no app will work.

This is an era in which women in developed regions have a relative advantage in matters of the heart.

In underdeveloped regions, like India and Africa, people don't care about this.

Therefore, the fact that they traveled thousands of miles to Brazil was an initiative on their part.

As long as his response is normal and not too excessive, the two will be mutually attracted.

At the same time, this is also why Zhang Yuan not only avoids married women, but also sets rules for himself to never sleep with female fans, and even avoids contact with ordinary people.

In the absence of reciprocal retaliation, ordinary people have an absolute advantage in public opinion over celebrities in the post-internet era.

Especially in the AI ​​era, "evidence" can be generated automatically.

As fellow artists, we naturally have our reservations.

It also helps to better understand the other party.

At this moment, they looked at each other, their eyes meeting with a tender and loving gaze.

“OK, let’s have a good meal!” Zhang Yuan interrupted the eye contact before continuing.

A whole table of food was served very quickly.

When it comes to food in Brazil, the first thing that comes to mind is barbecue.

In fact, there are also signature dishes such as stewed meat, hummus, and okra stewed with shrimp.

Zhang Yuan has always felt that the Western practice of serving meals separately has both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage lies in relative hygiene.

The downside is that I can't try a bite of everything on the table.

It's the same even if I'm treating.

The food here is standard colonial style.

What is colonial style?

It's a fusion style, combining local food with foreign cooking methods, and always with some strange spices.

Most parts of the world did not originally produce spices; they were spread around by colonists' ships.

The story of Dune, a classic pseudo-science fiction novel from the West, is based on a certain magical spice.

This is also a drawback of Western science fiction; most science fiction movies end with a battle using cold weapons.

The lightsaber in Star Wars is also a variant of a cold weapon.

The reason is that the most "wonderful" era for Western countries was the colonial era, which was also the most miserable era for all Third World countries.

Zhang Yuan talked more with Paul, after all, Paul knew about cars and was easy to talk to.

Hearing that he had taken Xiaobai not only to the game but also to the factory, Paul insisted on going too.

Gadot, standing to the side, looked somewhat resentful.

Why is there such a big difference in treatment between women?
Just because her family is rich?
Zhang Yuan's attention was not on her, but instead on Vin Diesel and The Rock.

"I heard from Director Lin that you filmed a very tough fight scene."

"how do you feel?"

“Ah, you know that.” Giant Rock was more cheerful than Old Fan.

Perhaps due to his WWE experience, he is quite adept at creating a lively atmosphere.

While it's certain that he was given performance-enhancing drugs, this guy is indeed talented, and it's a family trait.

His father was a famous Canadian wrestler, and his shoulders were about the same width as his.

"I really enjoy the action scenes."

"If the audience loves it, then we should do it."

"Although it was a bit tough."

"I've seen your work, and you're very good at action scenes, right?"

"So-so," Zhang Yuan said modestly, waving his hand while steering the conversation back to the other person.

"It's definitely not as hard as yours."

"Because I know that Fan is a very strong person, and acting with him must be very tiring."

"I'm fine." Johnson looked relaxed, while simultaneously tightening his injured lower back. "After all, I'm a professional."

"Knowing how to protect yourself in situations that seem intense."

"I see." Zhang Yuan nodded, then looked at Vin Diesel.

"And what about you, Fan?"

“The boulder is so big, it scares me.”

"How was it working with him? Did you get injured? ... Oh, I'm asking too much. You're not a wrestler, so you probably aren't as professional as him."

“But I have more filming experience,” Vin Diesel said dismissively. “Filming and performing in the ring are two different things.”

He spoke with considerable confidence, while rubbing his injured arm.

"So, you two are both experts."

"Fortunately, our crew has such good actors."

"I just don't know how it will turn out in the end. Who won in the film?"

"I won."

"A draw."

The two gave conflicting answers at the same time.

"Huh?" Zhang Yuan feigned confusion: "What happened? Who won?"

The boulder chuckled, its flesh trembling.

"We all demonstrated our strength."

"Moreover, in combat, size advantage is absolute."

He said nothing, yet he said everything.

It's not just a draw, this draw is me letting you win, it's just for filming, let's see how it goes in a real fight.

Old Fan shrugged, the shrug aggravating his arm injury, and then slightly grimaced.

"In the script, it was Don who spared Hobbes; otherwise, with that final wrench, the character would have ended there."

Fan believed he had won.

In fact, both of them knew it, and the production crew knew it too.

They didn't want to lose, especially on screen.

Therefore, this ambiguous result was given.

But Zhang Yuan deliberately brought it up.

He then feigned ignorance and asked, "So who won?"

"Hmph!" X2.

Now they all spoke in unison.

At the same time, he ignored Lin Yibin, who had been frantically giving him meaningful glances from the side, blinking so much he looked like Zhao Si.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." Zhang Yuan pretended to suddenly realize something.

"Actually, both of them are top-tier Hollywood action actors."

“But who is the top one... Xiaobai, you tell me.” Zhang Yuan looked at Elizabeth.

"I, this..." The girl glanced at the two men, both of whom seemed to be breathing heavily through their nostrils.

I thought to myself, "My gentle Chinese gentleman, who is usually so refined and intelligent, seems so silly now, saying such inappropriate things."

"Oh, right, I shouldn't have asked."

"Don't take it to heart," Zhang Yuan said with a smile, feigning apology.

Zhang Yuan, the strategist: You two must not fight each other!

A fight has to break out; otherwise, where am I supposed to break it up?

If I don't break up the fight, how can I show that I'm of vital importance?

Besides, it has other uses.

Seeing that the two of them were a bit carried away and the others were also a little embarrassed, he changed the subject and took a phone from his assistant.

"Take a look at this, everyone."

"A smartphone?" Paul, who was rather fashionable, glanced at it and replied.

"That's right, it's a smartphone from China."

What he took out was a model of Xiaomi.

"fake?"

"Not yet on the market or in mass production."

"What's the use of that?"

Zhang Yuan looked at Justin Lin: "I mentioned before at Universal that the crew should have time to use their smartphones."

"It's all for this brand and this phone."

"This phone will be available in a few months."

"And our film will be released at that time."

The advantage of "Fast & Furious" is that 9% of it was filmed on location; the car explosions and car destruction scenes were all filmed with real cars.

Even scenes of safes being dragged on the road and then crashing into a bank were filmed on location.

The advantage of doing this is that the effect is more realistic and the pressure will be much less in the later stages.

The post-production special effects for Avatar took almost two years to complete.

"Fast & Furious 5" can be completed in two or three months.

"So I hope to show them using this phone to make calls in the close-up shots of the characters in the film."

"Especially the logo should be visible."

The phone was handed to Lin Yibin, who glanced at it and said it was fine.

This is a minor issue; there's no need to change the script.

Furthermore, Zhang Yuan's instructions were clear; all that was needed was to follow them.

"Everyone, please help me with this." Zhang Yuan raised his glass.

"Because I invested in this phone and its company."

“I see.” Paul raised his glass as well. “Dude, I’ll definitely support you, don’t worry.”

"No problem, it's nothing serious."

The other supporting characters, including the black guys, also nodded in agreement.

It's not unusual to include product placement in movies and TV shows.

Zhang Yuan glanced at Gadot.

"Looks pretty cool," she complimented her phone.

Zhang Yuan nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the remaining two big guys.

"Then it's settled..." Before he could finish speaking, a rough, husky voice rang out.

"Sorry, I don't think my contract says I have to endorse a mobile phone," Old Fan said first.

Do you endorse any mobile phones?

"No."

"What does that matter? There won't be any legal risks," Zhang Yuan said with a warm smile.

"But my contract does not specify the use of this phone in the sponsor product clause."

"Can we add it now?"

“Zhang, you may not be familiar with Hollywood law. We can’t arbitrarily change the contract.” Old Fan crossed his arms and looked at him.

"I see." Zhang Yuan's smile remained unchanged as he continued, "So, what conditions do you wish to propose?"

The main promotional material is to have the main characters use it; otherwise, there wouldn't be any screen time.

Vin Diesel's attitude is quite clear.

You have to pay more!
Hehehe... Zhang Yuan held his knife and fork, still smiling, while turning his gaze to the boulder.

"So, dear Dawson, what do you think?"

"This clause wasn't written in my contract either."

Zhang Yuan: ...

He deliberately stirred up trouble beforehand because he was afraid that some people would disagree, especially the main characters.

I wanted to stir things up between them.

It seems that stirring things up wasn't enough; once the topic was brought up, the two put aside their petty grudges.

Make money, not shabby.

The problem is that the Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.

The desire for money is the way, giving rise to the first one, which then spurred the second one, and then everyone started to offer their opinions, wanting to make a quick buck.

Zhang Yuan pursed his lips, gritted his teeth, and deliberately made a very obvious show of anger and dissatisfaction.

Xiao Bai, standing beside him, seemed a little nervous.

Are we going to start a fight...?

But I also realized something was wrong.

Several people looked even more nervous than he did after he expressed his dissatisfaction.

Especially Vin Diesel, the big star and the lead actor, seemed to have a hint of... fear in his eyes?
Such a big guy, afraid of me, a gentle Asian?

She's new here and doesn't know anything about the past.

The others were nervous because they were afraid that Zhang Yuan would suddenly flip the table like a crow and give Old Fan another dose of steroids that would come out of the top of his head.

"waiter."

But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Yuan didn't make a move, or even curse.

Instead, they called for a waiter.

"I'm sorry, I broke your tableware."

"Could you get me another set?"

"The cost of the damaged tableware will be included in the bill."

The waiter nodded to indicate that he understood, but when he picked up the cutlery in front of him, he remained silent in the face of a fork twisted into a 7 shape.

He looked troubled and glanced at Zhang Yuan.

How did you do that...?

Others also noticed the metal fork.

That's all it took to shake hands?
It's made of stainless steel.

If you hold my finger...

After receiving the new tableware, Zhang Yuan smiled at everyone.

"Regarding what Fan and Jushi just mentioned."

"Using sponsored brand products requires additional fees."

Zhang Yuan spoke as he cut a piece of roasted meat.

After stuffing a piece of pink, medium-rare meat into his mouth, he continued.

"I have this idea."

"Who else?" (End of Chapter)