MUSIC.
MUSIC. SOME HIGH-VOLTAGE GETTING YOU
READY.
READY.
READY. I
READY. I HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST WITH ME.
I HAVE A KEVIN KWAN, THE AUTHOR
OF OH -- "CRAZY RICH ASIAN
TRILOGY."
TRILOGY."
TRILOGY." >> TELL US WHAT THIS TRILOGY
IS ABOUT?
IS ABOUT?
IS ABOUT? >> WHAT IS IT NOT ABOUT?
IT IS ABOUT A COMEDY.
IT IS LIKE DOWNTON ABBEY IN
ASIA.
ASIA.
ASIA. IT
ASIA. IT DEALS WITH THIS EXTREMELY
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. THE
WELL. THE SQUABBLES AND THE SCANDALS
AND THE LOVE AND THE ROMANCE.
ALL THE FUN.
>> YOU ARE TELLING ME YOU ARE
HERE ON THIS MINI BOOK TO HER.
NOT ONLY ARE YOU TALKING BOOKS
BUT THIS WILL BE MADE INTO A
MOVIE TOO?
MOVIE TOO? >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AUGUST 17TH FROM WARNER BROS.
>> IT IS COMING OUT AUGUST
17TH.
17TH.
17TH. >>
17TH. >> THE TRAILER WENT OUT LAST
WEEK THERE WERE 6 MILLION
VIEWERS IN THE FIRST 24 HOURS.
>> WE SHOULD BE PLAYING THE
TRAILER RIGHT NOW.
>> WE WILL FIND IT.
IN THE MEANTIME, YOU ARE HERE
TO TALK IN SEATTLE ABOUT THE
NEW PAPERBACK COMING.
>> THIS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN
THE TRILOGY.
THE TRILOGY. IT IS CALLED "RICH PEOPLE
PROBLEMS."
PROBLEMS." I WILL BE AT UNIVERSITY
BOOKSTORE TODAY SIGNING BOOKS
AT 3:00 P.M.
IT IS THE LAST BOOK IN THE
TRILOGY SADLY.
TRILOGY SADLY. >> IS AT THE LAST BOOK?
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. I HAVE TO MOVE ON.
>> THREE BOOKS IN FIVE YEARS.
IT IS FUN.
THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH AMAZING
LOVE FOR THESE BOOKS.
I FEEL REALLY GRATEFUL.
>> I ALSO HAVE MORE STORIES
TO TELL.
TO TELL.
TO TELL. >> THAT WILL BE GREAT.
WHAT IS SO GREAT IS --
AUTHORS THAT WRITE TRILOGIES.
ANY TIME SOMETHING NEW OUT, I
AM READY.
AM READY.
AM READY. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO WRITE
A BOOK?
A BOOK?
A BOOK? >> THE FIRST ONE TOOK TWO
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. THE SECOND AND THIRD, THEY GAVE
ME EIGHT MONTHS EACH.
THE FANS JUST WANTED MORE.
AND I NEVER IMAGINED THAT WOULD
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN.
HAPPEN. I
HAPPEN. I HAD WRITTEN THE FIRST BOOK AS
A HOBBY.
A HOBBY.
A HOBBY. >> I MIKE, WHEN DOES THE
SEQUEL COME OUT?
>> WE HAVE THE TRAILER NOW.
CAN WE PLAY IT NOW?
>>
I
I CAN
I CAN HEAR SIRENS AND A LOT OF CRAZY MUSIC.
CRAZY MUSIC. SO THAT IS YOUR T IS FOR THE
FILM.
FILM.
FILM. YOU
FILM. YOU ALSO WERE HERE.
SOMETHING KIND OF SPECIAL.
TO BE RECOGNIZED, TELL US ABOUT
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> I WAS INDUCTED INTO THE
ASIAN HALL OF FAME.
>> JUST LAST NIGHT.
>> JUST LAST NIGHT.
ALONG WITH THE SHAFT AND
COURTNEY KING, THE PRODUCER OF
"FRESH OF THE BOAT."
>> I LOVE THAT.
>> SO AN AMAZING LIST OF
PEOPLE TO BE HONORED
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. IT
WITH. IT IS BASED HERE IN SEATTLE.
>> WE HAVE THE TRAILER NOW.
>> WE WOULD LIKE TO RUN IT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. HERE
NOW. HERE WE GO.
>> [ TRAILER PLAYING ].
>> OBVIOUSLY, BEAUTIFUL
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. DOES IT TAKE PLACE IN
SINGAPORE?
SINGAPORE? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. SHOT ON LOCATION THERE.
>> AMAZING.
>> AMAZING. ALL-STAR CAST.
ALL-STAR CAST. >> IT IS THE FIRST HOLLYWOOD
STUDIO MOVIE IN 26 YEARS WITH
AN ASIAN CAST.
THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING TO SAY.
YOU DON'T ACTUALLY GET TO SEE A
LOT OF STRONG MALE ASIAN
CHARACTERS AND MOVIE LEADS.
THIS IS A GREAT FILM.
I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT AND
READ THE BOOKS.
I WISH I HAD ONE.
I WOULD HAVE YOU SIGN IT FOR ME
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> NEXT TIME.
NEXT TIME YOU