Dominating Hollywood: Starting with Scarlett

Chapter 38 Annual Picture
  Not long after the song was released, "Dilemma" directly reached the third place after the Billboard chart changed.

This result excited everyone, whether it was Nelly's company or Kelly, they were all happy with this result because the song was only released for three days last week.

If nothing goes wrong in the new week, it will definitely take the number one spot on the Billboard charts!
  So Kelly brought her sister Beyoncé to Nelly's mansion that day.

As soon as they opened the door, they heard the music coming from the living room, which was the song they collaborated on.

"Hey! Nelly, this is my friend, Beyonce!" Kelly introduced Beyonce, who is also a member of Destiny's Child, to Nelly.

"Hello! Beauty!" Nelly looked up and down at Beyoncé. She was wearing a tight white suspender belt and a jacket. Her long hair was spread in front of her collarbone, and her thick lips looked extremely sexy.

"Hello." Beyoncé raised her hand to say hello. The next moment she suddenly saw a black man with his trademark neat short hair coming out from behind Nelly, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Smith?"

"Hello." It was Will Smith, leaning against the door frame with a gentle smile and waving.

He had recently finished filming "Muhammad Ali" and was on vacation, so he came directly after receiving Nelly's party invitation.

"I'm so surprised, I didn't expect you to come too..." Beyoncé and Kelly followed the two into the living room.

"Before I acted, I was a hip-hop singer and I won a Grammy!" Will Smith shrugged.

"Yes, I quite like your song." As soon as Kelly finished speaking, she saw the MV of that song playing on the 100-inch large TV on the wall.

"Don't you like this MV?" Kelly turned to look at Nelly with a strange expression. After the live shooting, Nelly said more than once that she would never use Tang De to shoot MVs again, no matter how good it was.

And he also said many times that he didn't like what Tang De shot at all.

Why does it suddenly smell so good now?
  Nelly coughed twice to hide her embarrassment: "This MV is not entirely his fault, the director... the director..."

Kelly added: "Jose, the director's name is Jose."

"Oh, Jose is the director, Tang De is just a photographer, as long as I don't use him as a photographer next time."

Kelly smiled and said pointedly: "Do you really think Jose is the director?"

Beyoncé and Will Smith were listening to the two people playing riddles with puzzled expressions on their faces: "Wait a minute, who is the director and photographer? Why don't I understand?"

Kelly pulled her to sit on the sofa and told everyone about Tang De's performance during her filming.

"Sounds like a tyrant." Beyoncé frowned.

"Cameron?" Will Smith thought of this well-known tyrant director in Hollywood. In order to make a movie, he simply didn't treat the actors as human beings. When the actors asked him, "We are not beasts," he asked the photographer to say one more thing.

But what should be said, the final effect and box office are always admirable.

"Yes, a tyrant like Cameron." Kelly shrugged.

"That is not a title that ordinary people can get. I am a little curious about what you are talking about." Will Smith faced this name for the first time.

"You can take a look at the MV he shot. I think the creativity is great!"

"He gave us a big surprise." Nelly agreed with a shrug.

So a few people replayed the new song MV in the living room.

After watching it, Will Smith nodded and said: "I like his camerawork. The long shot from behind the street window is very good and very thoughtful. I have only seen similar ones in movies... In fact, many photographers and The director couldn’t even think of a shot like this.”

"Yeah, that's right. I admit that, he is very good at thinking, do you know how many times this shot was taken?" Seeing that Will Smith was surprised, Nelly couldn't help but show off.

"How many times, I think it must be no less than seven times. This is really difficult." Will Smith guessed.

"I think ten times." Beyoncé said her guess.

But Kelly and Nelly laughed at the same time: "No, it only took three takes. The first time he found the position, the second time he determined the movement trajectory, and the third time he succeeded."

"What? Damn it, so powerful?" Will Smith looked surprised. Even a professional Hollywood photographer would not dare to say that such a long lens could be shot twice.

"Wow." Beyoncé also opened her mouth and made a surprised sound, and then she continued: "If you say that, then when I release a new song, I really want him to help me shoot the MV."

"Maybe I should release a new album too?" Will Smith joked.

Nelly waved her hand and curled her lips: "I advise you to think carefully. This guy's curse is worse than my mother's."

"Hahaha." Several people laughed in unison, and then the doorbell rang and their party friends also arrived at the villa.

On the other hand, the American Billboard magazine also released a new issue of inventory, called "Pictures of the Year in the First Half of the Year."

It aims to inventory the classic MV scenes of various popular songs or niche songs.

The songs it reviewed this time include "Change" and "Dilemma".

CAA agent Mike was reading the magazine in his office, but instead of looking at the rankings, he looked directly at the titles to find Tang De's works.

He felt that Tang De's work would definitely be on the list, but for some reason, he couldn't find it after reading two pages. Mike, who was puzzled, could only turn to the last page, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

Because he found Tang De’s MV in the top three of the year!

"Third place for picture of the year, the scene in "Makeover" where the singer kills himself!

"To be honest, this song is not amazing, and it has never reached the top 20 in the rankings. But if I say which MV is my favorite this year, it must be this one!
  "Whether it is the large area of ​​melancholic blue, the pink cross, or the innovation of killing oneself, they all reflect the director's aesthetics that far exceed ordinary people.

“What’s more important is that I heard that the album cover and MV were both created by the same person, which makes me think that the director may have changed careers as an artist, otherwise he would not have such exquisite control over color.

"If you haven't watched this MV, I suggest you watch it. You will find that the MV is not only black and white or vulgar everyday colors, but also the coexistence of fantasy and magnificence."

After reading this comment, Mike nodded and said to himself: "It seems that I should apply to the company for more resources."

He set his sights on the second place of the year.

But this time it’s not Tang De, but other singers’ MVs.

After a brief look, Mike turned the page and looked at the first one.

"Wow!"

Tone, who has basically recovered from his leg injury in the hospital, was also in the bar, drinking and reading the semi-annual inventory of Billboard magazine.

"It's bullshit that third place in the year won't be a waste of money." For some reason, Tone subconsciously looked down on third place.

He felt that this kind of color was just a trick and did not reflect the characteristics of the MV at all.

"If I go to film Nelly's new song, maybe I can get third place. This list is getting worse year by year. Do the judges really understand the MV?"

With a smile, Tone took a sip of wine and continued to read.

The second place of the year was quickly passed over, and Tone's eyes were focused on the first place of the year.

"Pfft!" As a result, the wine in his mouth was spit out by him.

"Damn it! How could it be him!"

Tone stared blankly, with an angry look on his face.

Because the year's number one before his eyes at this time was "Dilemma", which was the MV that Tang De was responsible for shooting.

"No. 1 of the year! I got the burning vehicle in "Dilemma"! That image was so impactful that it has been lingering in my mind.

“Whether it’s the various movie-level camera movements or the tones, it’s all worth the money! Readers often say that they bought a movie for the price of a disc!
  "It just has this kind of magic! Especially the annual picture, where the fire is burning, not only creates a visual impact, but also expresses a true portrayal of the two people's inner fire.

"I love this image so much, and so do the editors of the magazine, so we all agree that this is the most undisputed MV image of the year in the first half of the year!"

"Bang!" Tone slapped the table hard, making a deafening sound, startling the others.

"how is this possible?"

"Why Tang De!"

His eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes due to poor sleep, and they even looked a little scary. The bartender was so frightened that he called the police.

"This MV should have been mine! Damn it! It's all those damn niggas!"

The black people nearby who were drinking in silence immediately looked at each other when they heard this sentence.

Suddenly, several big black men with unkind faces came to Ton's side.

"what are you saying!"

"Get out!" Tone waved his hand, not looking at the situation behind him at all, just venting his anger on his own.

"It's all Tang De's fault, it's all Jose's fault, it's all those niggas' fault! Damn it, I was supposed to be the one to shoot the MV!"

At this point, Tone was about to pick up the glass, but someone interrupted the next moment: "I don't know what you should take a picture of, but I think you should get a beating! Shit!"

"Snapped!"

Tone was immediately slapped to the ground, and then several black men surrounded him and beat him up!
  By the time the police arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control, Ton had already passed out.

"Call an ambulance!" The police did not hesitate to give him a gift package worth several thousand dollars for an ambulance.

I don’t know if Ton will regret his recklessness after he wakes up.

　If the chapter is not updated on time, it should be in the dark room. It will be revised and released within two hours.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)