Chapter 219 214 Demonic Brainwashing

Chapter 215 Demonic Brainwashing

As the largest video website in the world, YouTube has an influence all over the world.

Therefore, if a video explodes on YouTube, it will truly become popular all over the world.

Looking through the history of YouTube, there are many videos with hundreds of millions or even billions of views, but most of them are music MVs.

There is only one Asian singer in the top ten, Psy's "Gangnam Style", which has more than 5 billion views. Although many people criticize this song as rubbish, it can still be considered the light of Asia.

The remaining eight in the top ten are all European and American singers, occupied by Boss Huang, Justin Bieber, Fruit Sister, Duanmei, etc.

The playback volume ranges from 2 to 3 billion to more than 6 billion. The highest number is Boss Huang's "Shape of You" with 6.2 billion playbacks.

But even if it reaches the terrifying figure of 6.2 billion, it still only occupies the second place on the list.

The championship belongs to Pinkfong’s children’s brainwashing song shark song “Baby Shake Dance”, which has been played more than 13 billion times, which is a proper dimensionality reduction attack.

The most played song in Japan is "LEMON" by Kenshi Yonezu, with 500 million views.

The most viewed video in China is "Light Years Away" by Deng Ziqi, with 700 million views.

Excluding the European and American music scene, if we simply compare the musical influence of China, Japan and South Korea, China is tragically at the bottom.

And at least judging from the situation before Eric crossed over, there was no hope of turning around within ten years.

Many people accuse the Chinese music scene of becoming increasingly useless, guava is rampant, creativity is drying up, and it is complacent and working behind closed doors. The accusations are not completely unreasonable.

That is to say, China's population is large enough to support so many hot chicken singers.

But these are very professional song MVs and are definitely not suitable for shooting by the general public.

Videos that are suitable for the general public must be funny, novel, and magical enough, but not too difficult, and must be easy to understand and operate.

After some thought, Eric decided to shoot a few short videos himself, and then arranged for MGM staff to expand several video types.

He filmed "Shoulder Dance" by himself, and then invited Andrea and Michael to film "Shark Dance" and "PPAP".

MGM staff filmed some ghost videos to prank Eminem and other enemies.

Then shoot some food sharing, technology explanations, handicrafts, family fun, cosplay and other types of videos.

There is also a big head of film and television commentary, so let’s start with “The Walking Dead”.

The purpose of the former is to get out of the circle with YouTube, and it is best to become popular all over the world like later generations, causing positive imitation.

The latter is to expand everyone's thinking and guide users to create a variety of videos. When their horizons are opened, their thinking will naturally become active.

Since the goal is to get out of the circle, then if you want to do it, do it bigger.

Burbank, the filming base of MGM, has many luxury cars parking today.

Ryan Reynolds, the Olsen sisters, the British trio, Chris Evans, Anthony McCann and others walked into the studio one after another.

Seeing this situation, people who didn't know it thought that some big movie was about to be filmed.

When everyone was almost there, there was one person in the crowd who seemed particularly abrupt.

Others looked at him expressionlessly, obviously not wanting to communicate with him. Although he was a little embarrassed, he seemed to be used to it and just walked to the corner alone.

The group of people in front of them are all A-list celebrities who are currently popular, and Robert Downey Jr. wants to get close to them.

But seeing other people's attitudes, and then thinking about myself as an artist with a bad record, it was reasonable for people not to want to talk to me.

A few days ago, he was exercising at home, performing Yongchun boxing on wooden dummies. He usually didn't have any filming, so he could only rely on this to pass the time.

Then suddenly he received a strange phone call. After answering, it turned out to be someone from MGM, inviting him to star in a movie.

Because he committed suicide, there was almost no place for him in Hollywood. Even his agent abandoned him and he didn't know where he found his contact information.

Starring in a comic book character, Tony Stark, the male protagonist of "Iron Man".

Robert Downey Jr. is not a comic book fan. He has heard about this character but does not understand it at all.

But it doesn’t matter. You’ve already gotten to this point and you don’t need a bicycle! Some shots are good.

The salary is only $200,000?

Yes, he is willing to accept it for $100,000, let alone the leading actor.

And now that the comic book adaptation market is booming, maybe I can make a comeback with this movie.

Then yesterday, he got a call telling him to come to Burbank for a small cameo.

After asking, I found out that it was actually a show for super boss Eric Cooper. There was no need to mention the salary or anything like that, just come over and participate.

A few minutes later, Eric also arrived at the scene. After scanning around, he asked, "Is everyone here? Robert Downey Jr., where is Robert Downey Jr.?"

In the corner, Downey came over hurriedly: "Director, I'm here."

Seeing him squatting alone in the corner, Eric knew what had happened, but who could be blamed?

Growing up in such a family environment, even though Robert Downey Jr. had super talents, he inevitably became a big poisonous insect.

Then his wife and children were separated, and he was frequently in and out of prison. He was not released from prison until early last year.

This time he seemed to have really woken up and declared that he would completely quit drugs and start a new life.

Eric didn't believe he could really quit drug addiction, because his history of drug abuse was too long, and the terrifying time of thirty years had already made it deeply rooted.

But according to the situation before the time travel, since he was released from prison this time, Robert Downey Jr. has indeed never been involved in drugs again, and he has also been enthusiastic about promoting the harm of drugs, and has become a pioneer in anti-drug.

The reason is that the actor industry is rich and can use drugs to suppress drug addiction.

Simply put, it is to replace the original harmful drugs with a less harmful drug that has not yet been defined as a drug.

This approach is simply too expensive for ordinary families to afford.

And there is no supervision and restraint from his second wife Susan Levine, so Eric is still worried about this.

The signed contract also has a guarantee clause. Once Downey relapses, all the remuneration will be recovered, and the person will be kicked out of the crew immediately, and he will also apologize publicly.

In the United States, after experiencing the impact of hippie culture, the tolerance of society to marijuana and drugs is relatively high.

But a repeat offender like Robert Downey Jr. is also hated by everyone, and fans will boycott him. Just look at Ezrahi Miller.

He specifically pulled Downey over this time because he hasn't appeared in the public eye for a long time.

For "Iron Man", he has to boost his popularity. In addition, the coquettish Tesla in the video is also suitable for him to play.

Pulling Downey over, Eric patted his shoulder: "Don't you know him? Robert Downey Jr., Oscar nominee, his "Chaplin" is wonderful."

Everyone smiled but didn't smile. They haven't seen "Chaplin", but they often see you in social news.

"Well, it seems that you really don't know him. Downey will play the leading role in MGM's new movie "Iron Man", a 500 million investment A-level production."

"Forget those bad things. Standing in front of you is a new Robert Downey Jr."

Hearing this, everyone's face changed, and the look they looked at Robert Downey Jr. was also different.

Many of them have not yet become the leading actor of an A-level production, and to be recognized by Eric, he must have something extraordinary.

Downey felt warm in his heart, knowing that Eric was helping him to establish his image and integrate into the group.

He humbly greeted again: "Robert Downey Jr., hello everyone."

Everyone smiled and nodded in response.

"Very good, I like a harmonious crew. Although it is only a three-minute short film, I still hope that everything goes well in the filming and it can be completed in one day as much as possible."

Neil Blomkamp distributed the plot outline to everyone so that they could understand the role they played.

They watched while putting on makeup, and the team regrouped half an hour later.

They are all professional actors. Although they think the plot is very weird and the split shots look very weird, they just need to be obedient.

"Neil, set up the camera and get ready for the behind-the-scenes."

"Everyone else, come with me. Let's learn how to do the shoulder shake dance."

"Step 1, jump up high. When you land, make sure your left foot is in front and your right foot is behind, then look to the side."

Eric demonstrated, and everyone followed immediately.

"Step 2, shake your shoulders back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth."

"Very good, speed up, faster, faster."

"Have you ever driven or seen a hand-cranked tractor in the last world? When you want to start it, you have to shake it non-stop. Let's shake it together!"

"Very good, pay attention to your expression, it's wrong to have a blank expression."

"Show your professionalism, make exaggerated expressions as much as possible, be shocked, wink, be charming and coquettish, and don't forget to be sexy."

"Then the third step is to move to the beat of the music!"

Snap!

Eric snapped his fingers, and the dynamic BGM sounded immediately.

The originally silly movements immediately looked even more silly, and since they all had dance skills, they found the beat and clicked on their own without Eric telling them.

"Very good, shake your shoulders!"

"Donny's expression is great, very coquettish."

"Ryan is also great, his expression switches are very rich."

"Chris, you need to open yourself up more, release your nature, and make your expression more devilish."

"Ryan, Chris, you two are the male protagonists, get closer, and try to show your gayness as much as possible."

Mary laughed out loud: "I don't think there is any need to show it, their costumes, movements, and background music already make people feel very gay."

Others couldn't help laughing, and the more they laughed, the more excited they were.

Soon there was no beat, and the shaking shoulder dance turned into a group of devils dancing, and everyone began to perform randomly, as if they were in a nightclub.

Chris Evans pointed to his shoulder and asked: "Director, who came up with this dance, and why is it so devilish? It can't be you."

Eric nodded.

"Genius, you are really a genius! Just can you please not make me and Ryan so gay, I am with Optimus Prime."

"Can I not wear a vest and khaki pants? And my name, can I not be called Kiki, it's too weird."

Ryan Reynolds followed up: "Director and me, can I not be called Chuchu? Can I not wear overalls? Or take off the fake beard, it's too gay."

Tom Hardy said happily: "Isn't that better? Gay culture is popular now, Ashley and Mary have won the Golden Globe for Best Actress."

"That's right, do you look down on homosexuals?"

"Yes, I do. I look down on heterosexuals, okay?"

"Look at McAvoy's expression. He and Fassbender look like real gays."

Jamie and Fassbender separated in a hurry, so as not to be mistaken for British gays.

"Look at Downey, with this charming and sexy expression and a tuft of mustache, he looks like Tesla from a distance, Howard Stark from a close distance, and a bit like Uncle Ya."

Amidst the playfulness, the shooting of the shoulder dance went very smoothly. It was completed in one day. I worked overtime at night to edit it and it can be sent out tomorrow.

I went to see Andrea and Michael. The shark dance was the most difficult to shoot because it mainly featured children. Children were the most difficult to control, second only to animals and babies.

The shooting difficulty of "PPAP" was not very great, and Eric only captured the first half, and the video was only a few dozen seconds long.

The main reason was that Michael had high requirements, which made the Japanese American who was finally found exhausted. He was still not satisfied with his movements and expressions after shooting dozens of times.

In the evening, Eric and Michael had dinner and a few drinks at Leonard's restaurant.

"Eric, Huaxia is starting to urge me, as their Christmas is very close."

"Michael, it's not Christmas, it's the Spring Festival."

"Yes, they said it's the Spring Festival, which is equivalent to Christmas in the United States."

"How long did you sign the contract for?"

"Huaxia TV wants to sign me for a week, but the recording of "The Voice of America" ​​has not been completed yet, and I can't leave for so long, so I only signed for three days."

"Three days, including the round-trip flight, doesn't it only leave two and a half days? Is that enough time for rehearsal?"

Michael smiled: "I have made a plan in my mind. In fact, since the establishment of Meiyi Records, I have been training for this year's national tour."

"Although my physical fitness and condition cannot reach the peak of the past, I can still sing and dance for more than an hour continuously."

"The team is all old, and we only need to adjust appropriately according to the stage after we arrive, there will be no problem."

When it comes to performances, Michael has always been very responsible, not to mention that with hundreds of millions of people watching at the same time, Eric believes that he will never let down.

"Eric, take some time to visit Neverland. Paris often asks where the handsome uncle is."

"Take Elizabeth and your friends with you. She will love it."