Chapter 740: Magic City Premiere

On October 12, 2016, the crew of "Doctor Strange" arrived at Shanghai International Airport in a high-profile manner.

On that day, Shanghai International Airport was jammed with traffic jams. Countless young girls holding posters of Benedict Cumberbatch almost occupied the airport pick-up area, which made it difficult for other tourists to even move.

Fortunately, with the best efforts of the airport security, no accidents happened in the end. Benedict Cumberbatch also showed up generously to interact with the fans who came from afar to pick him up, leaving some photos and autographs.

After getting on the bus to pick him up, Benedict Wang finally had time to sigh: "Huh, brother, you are so popular in China."

Although he is older than Benedict Cumberbatch, Wang has a very good relationship with him, not only because the two characters in the play are both teachers and friends, but also because they are both British.

To be honest, Benedict Cumberbatch was also shocked by the enthusiasm of Shanghai International Airport.

He thought that his popularity in China was average, after all, none of his works had been released in China before.

"Director, you never told me that I'm so popular in China." The usually gentle Benedict Cumberbatch was also a little excited for the first time.

"Really?" Wu Yuan touched his chin: "I don't think I really told you."

"Don't you know?"

"You are quite popular in China, mainly because of the TV series "Sherlock". You played Sherlock very well. You have a lot of fans in China, most of whom are young and beautiful girls."

"By the way, they also gave you a Chinese nickname "Ben Fu", which means curly-haired Sherlock Holmes."

"You have a curly hairstyle in the play, and Fu is the first pronunciation of Sherlock Holmes in Chinese. Combining the two forms the name "Ben Fu", which is the nickname given to you by fans of the play."

"Curly beard?" Benedict Cumberbatch imitated Wu Yuan's Chinese poorly, with an excited expression on his face.

"Mr. Director, you should have told me this earlier!"

"Sorry~" Wu Yuan spread his hands: "I thought your agent would collect this information, after all, you are coming to China, right?"

Wu Yuan didn't expect that Benedict Cumberbatch's agent didn't collect any information about his artist's reputation and popularity in China?

Sure enough, the arrogant British guy never paid attention to the Chinese market at all.

But think about it, even Benedict Cumberbatch's most famous TV series "Sherlock" in China did not actually bring him a penny of Chinese income. After all, Chinese audiences watch free resources generated by subtitle groups for love.

It can be said that his Chinese fans have never paid a penny for him, and he has not received any endorsements or event notices from China.

In this way, it is understandable that his agent does not pay attention to the Chinese market and did not do any research in advance.

Not planning to talk in depth about this boring topic, Wu Yuan raised his hand to check the time on his watch, and said thoughtfully: "It's still four or five hours before 10 pm. Do you need me to be your guide and take you around Shanghai?"

"We have plenty of time. The premiere will be held in four days."

"Of course." Rachel, who had been sleepy since getting in the car and had not been able to adapt to the time difference, immediately became energetic, straightened her back and grabbed the back of Wu Yuan's seat, and said excitedly: "I heard that there is a delicacy in China called Buddha jumps over the wall, very delicious! "

"Director, can you take us to taste it?"

"Buddha jumps over the wall?" Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to know this dish."

"But this is a famous dish in southern China. You may be able to eat it in Shanghai, but it may not be authentic, just like there are Texas-style barbecues all over the United States, but only Texas tastes the best."

"It doesn't matter, at least you can eat it here." Rachel didn't mind at all, her eyes were full of expectation.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan had to ask around with his eyes, and when he saw that no one else had any objections, he nodded and agreed: "Then let's go eat Buddha jumps over the wall tonight. I'll ask my friends to see which hotel in Shanghai makes the most authentic one."

That night, Wu Yuan took the group of foreigners from the "Doctor Strange" crew to a hotel in Xuhui that made Buddha jumps over the wall. It is said that the chef was invited from Fujian, and the Buddha jumps over the wall he made was authentic.

Wu Yuan, who had never eaten Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in Fujian and Guangzhou, didn't know whether the chef's dish was authentic or not. Anyway, he thought it tasted good, and several foreigners in the crew also thought it was delicious, which was enough.

Well, Wu Yuan always felt creepy when he saw Uncle Ba eating Buddha Jumps Over the Wall with an elegant demeanor and chewing slowly.

The next day, after getting over the jet lag, these foreign actors who were all visiting mainland China for the first time continued to go to the streets of Shanghai under the leadership of Wu Yuan to play together.

They were all visiting mainland China for the first time, and their previous understanding of China was basically based on biased foreign reports and Wu Yuan's oral narration, lacking understanding of the real China.

After coming to Shanghai this time, although it was not to the extent of refreshing their three views, it did allow them to see the charm of modern China.

At least from the perspective of Shanghai, it is not inferior to metropolises like Los Angeles and New York, and it is also very playable!

After taking them to the Bund, Chenghuang Temple and other places for a tour, and taking them to eat some Chinese specialties, they were all very satisfied and had a real understanding of China.

Although they did not know the Chinese saying that what you hear is not what you see, they did experience this artistic conception.

The difference between China described by foreign media and the real China is indeed very big, which made Benedict Cumberbatch and others very emotional, and also felt the prejudice and deliberate smearing of China by the European and American world.

At the same time, on the domestic Internet, the news about the arrival of the "Doctor Strange" crew in Shanghai, as well as the photos of several leading actors landing at the airport and the Reuters photos of encounters on the streets of Shanghai were also circulated everywhere on Weibo and other platforms.

Mainly, Wu Yuan and Benedict Cumberbatch were often recognized on the streets of Shanghai, and were secretly or openly photographed by many passers-by.

Wu Yuan is needless to mention. Benedict Cumberbatch is the only actor in the "Doctor Strange" crew who is well-known in China except Wang Xueqi. It is not surprising that he was recognized.

As Wu Yuan said, there are still a group of "Benedict Cumberbatch" fans on the mainland Internet, and they are also looking forward to Benedict Cumberbatch's first movie released in China.

Not to mention Marvel movie fans. In the past few days, all the news about "Doctor Strange" and the image and background story in the original comics have been mentioned over and over again on the Internet.

Everyone is looking forward to the Chinese premiere of this movie.

It was also under this expectation that Wu Yuan personally came to the airport to pick up Wang Xueqi who came from Beijing on the third day after the "Doctor Strange" crew arrived in Shanghai. The "Doctor Strange" crew has officially arrived, and the premiere in Shanghai is about to begin! (End of this chapter)