Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 93 Humility and Pride
When Pete and Chen Linfeng drove to the hotel, Sister Mei was standing at the door of the hotel waiting anxiously.

When she saw Chen Linfeng getting off the car, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over to him, "Why are you so slow? I thought something happened."

"It's okay. I chatted with Pete on the way." He didn't elaborate on what had just happened.

The assistant led the two to the booked room.

Chen Linfeng's room is a presidential suite on the top floor. When he opens the door, the surrounding furnishings exude a luxurious atmosphere.

In Neon, Kodansha treated him similarly. It seemed that Disney Publishing did raise his rating. The last time he came, no one treated him like this.

In the evening, Sister Mei came to the room to discuss the subsequent itinerary with him.

She has already communicated with the contact person at Disney Publishing, who is actually the assistant who came with Pitt.

Starting from the day after tomorrow, for three consecutive days, the publishing company will contact some paper media for interviews as a pre-heating measure.

Then comes the cover shoot and interview with Time magazine, which can only be confirmed after Mei-jie has communicated with the other party.

After that, Disney helped to contact some popular talk shows in the United States.

"Sister Mei, I'll let you make the arrangements for the rest of the trip. Don't be too tired. Adjust your jet lag first."

Sister Mei nodded and left the room.

The subsequent three days of print media interviews were very routine, and the reporters had been arranged in advance. Chen Linfeng knew the questions to be asked before the interviews.

In addition, the reporters did not pose any last-minute challenges, so he completed the assigned task easily.

Next comes the main event.

When Chen Linfeng arrived at the studio, the staff and photographers were already in place.

Photographer Taylor Stahlman was not in a hurry to take pictures, but instead invited the young writer in front of him to sit down and chat.

He is not a very talkative person, but before each shoot, he will first learn about the other person's experience and then understand the other person's character through conversation.

This helps him choose different shooting methods to reflect the characters in the picture.

This is Taylor's own shooting habit.

This time, Taylor was very keenly aware that the subject of the photo seemed very different from before.

The young writer was very talkative and friendly, and would sometimes make little jokes, although he didn't quite get the point.

Taylor exchanged some views on China with him. Sometimes he nodded, but when he encountered opinions that he probably didn't agree with, he just smiled and didn't argue much.

His speech and behavior showed the unique humility of the East.

Taylor felt quite good about the whole exchange, which was rare. He even had the urge to say more.

This should be because the other party has excellent communication skills, which enhances my experience.

But beneath that friendly and humble appearance, it seemed that there was something deeper hidden.

This is an experienced photographer who understands people's faces and expressions.

He inexplicably felt that humility was just the margin of margin left by full self-confidence.

This was a confident and proud man, Taylor judged.

Although almost everyone who makes the cover of Time magazine is like this.

This time, however, the object seems even more unique in this respect.

After thinking about it, Taylor had a preliminary idea about the shooting.

After communicating with the lighting technician, he began his first attempt at shooting.

Chen Linfeng is standing in the picture, with the light shining from behind him, and he seems to be standing in the light in the camera.

Taylor adopted a slightly upward and close-up approach, which was able to capture the upper body of the subject.

He looked at the effect and felt something, but it seemed like something was missing.

After thinking about it, Taylor asked the staff to bring a single sofa for Chen Linfeng to sit on.

Add a book in my hand, and it feels right this time. All the elements are complete.

The next step is to shoot for a long time without stopping to get the feeling.

Chen Linfeng felt like he was being driven crazy, from smiling, laughing, to laughing loudly, to seriousness, nervousness, pursing lips, and contemplation when not smiling.

He tried many ways, but could not satisfy the photographer.

Chen Linfeng felt a little unhappy but couldn't vent, so he took advantage of the break to lean back on the sofa, cross his legs, and relax.

Just then, the photographer yelled, "Right now, look here!"

Chen Linfeng looked over reflexively, and the photographer pressed the shutter.

Taylor clapped excitedly, finally achieving the effect he wanted.

A photo in which the person lowers his head slightly but is looking down at the camera, with his arms resting on the armrests and sitting slightly leaning, appearing to be at ease, perfectly showing a confident, proud and humble person.

Although there was light all around him, there was a shadow on his face, and he looked a little serious, as if expressing dissatisfaction.

This is a man who comes from an Eastern country and will not succumb to Western thinking.

Chen Linfeng took a look at the photo and didn't see anything special about this one compared to the others. He just thought it looked pretty handsome.

That’s good, the filming is finally finished.

Since the interview was scheduled for tomorrow, Chen Linfeng went back to the hotel to rest first.

I turned on the TV and saw the news that the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration made a speech, striving to have American astronauts return to the moon as early as 2015 and no later than 2020.

Chen Linfeng burst out laughing.

This is much funnier than those incomprehensible American jokes on other TV stations.

In the past, the United States not only failed to return to the moon, but also postponed its mission again and again.

The reasons for the default are also ridiculous, which makes people doubt its industrial manufacturing strength.

What's more, even whether the first manned moon landing really took place that year is increasingly being questioned.

Unfortunately, he was exposed before the mystery was solved.

Chen Linfeng switched to another channel and picked an NBA basketball live broadcast to watch, which happened to be the All-Star Game during the All-Star Weekend.

Whether it is Iverson, McGrady, and O'Neal in the East, or Kobe, Duncan, and Yao Ming in the West, they are all basketball stars that the Chinese are most familiar with.

Chen Linfeng watched the game with great interest.

At this time, Sister Mei asked him to coordinate the subsequent schedule.

After participating in the interview with Time magazine tomorrow, I will have several talk show programs to attend, the most famous of which is Late Night with Conan.

This talk show is most famous on the Chinese Internet for Quentin's awesome jokes, which are simply classics.

Jiang Wen, well done.

Chen Linfeng asked with interest, "Sister Mei, you have been running outside every day these days. How do you feel about Emily Ken?"

Sister Mei thought for a moment and said, "It's not bad, it's quite prosperous, but not as good as I imagined."

"Oh?" Chen Linfeng was very interested.

"What do you imagine Emily Ken to be like?"

Sister Mei said a little embarrassedly, "I used to read newspapers and magazines, and those writers always praised the United States as a paradise. My understanding of paradise is that the elderly have a place to rely on and the young have something to do.

But from my personal experience these days, there are also many homeless people and social scoundrels here, and I feel like my dreams have been shattered."

It seems that Sister Mei is still clear-headed.

The next day, when being interviewed by Time magazine, the reporter on the other side also asked this question.

"What do you think of Emily Ken?"

(End of this chapter)