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Chapter 859
Of course Zhang Yimou is the best director in China, this point must be admitted by both his fans and fans.

Of course, you can still say that he is not as good as Li An, Wang Sunjing, Hou Xiaoxian and Yang Dechang, but his achievements are still the highest in the Chinese film industry.

Now with the addition of an Oscar, Zhang Yimou's reputation has climbed to a new height from this day on!

Of course Zhang Yimou is happy, but apart from himself, he is more happy about "Shadow" which is in post-production and "One Second" which is in preparation.

Deng Chao and Sun Libai picked up an Oscar director, and the marketing title was steadily rising.

The investor behind "One Second" even increased the budget by 30% to the crew on the second day.

But some people's attention is not on Zhang Yimou's award, but on Cheng Yu'an.

Ordinary audiences may not know it, but most people in the circle know that the script of "Three Billboards" was personally selected by Cheng Yu'an for Zhang Yimou, the crew and actors were arranged by Cheng Lingfeng for Zhang Yimou, and the public relations were also arranged by Cheng's aunt and nephew for Zhang Yimou .

Of course, Zhang Yimou borne part of the public relations costs himself.

Therefore, many directors in the circle had similar thoughts for a while, and wanted to ask Aunt and Nephew Cheng to provide such a set of services for themselves.

"money is not a problem."

The callers were not just young directors, they were all very well-known directors in the industry.

But how could they think that Cheng Yu'an would agree to such a request?
"Oscar is opened by my family? I can take it if I say so?" Cheng Yu'an was annoyed and funny when he talked about this.

"You are very capable." Liu Yifei teased.

After joking, Cheng Yu'an also raised his concerns: "It may be difficult for Chinese to win an Oscar in the future."

Regardless of the reason, Liu Yifei also understands.

Cheng Yu'an got two, and Zhang Yimou got one, not to mention Li An, the Chinese have really made a big splash at the Oscars in recent years.

Don't look at the Yankees saying that film artists from all over the world are welcome, in fact, they don't want to see Oscars being taken away by non-Hollywood, especially Chinese.

Cheng Yu'an suddenly said something rambling: "Chinese Americans are too disunited. If Chinese Americans can unite and have the voice of black Americans, they may not be able to occupy a seat in Hollywood."

Cheng Yu'an doesn't expect Chinese Americans to care about their motherland at all, but thinks that even if Chinese Americans, even Asian Americans, can unite and make their voices heard in American society, Hollywood may not pay attention to yellow skin.

Blacks can fight against racial discrimination, but Asians can't?
It might not work, but it's worth a try.

But the reality is always cruel. For various reasons, it is difficult for Chinese people in the United States to get together, and their voices are not at the same level as black people.

After the Oscars, the introduction of "Three Billboards" has also been put on the agenda. It was announced remotely that "Three Billboards" will be released on the 23rd of this month, just a week after "The Shape of Water" will be released in China.

"Three Billboards" was released on a small scale in the United States in November last year, and the scale of the release was expanded with the results of the outpost. After the Oscars were settled, the film was screened in 11 theaters in North America, and a large-scale rollout in Europe is also planned.

Today, the global box office of "Three Billboards" has exceeded 7000 million U.S. dollars, and breaking [-] million is just around the corner.

The direct consequence of Zhang Yimou's removal of the statuette is the complete anger of the US government.

The President of the United States gave a special speech on Oscar in the early morning after the Oscar. He has long since ignored the slander and ridicule of Hollywood. His spearhead is still aimed at Cheng Yu'an and his two companies.

This time he changed the terminology, instead of talking about movies and American culture, he knew that he would be opposed by Hollywood if he talked about it, and he talked about the economy.

Said that Cheng Yuan's two companies were suspected of improper operation and threatened the financial security of the United States: "In the past ten years, the two companies have made more than 20 billion US dollars in profits in the United States, but he did not use this money Instead, it was transferred to his secret account through some special method, and my economic adviser had every reason to suspect that he maintained secret relationships with various consortiums, using his influence in Hollywood, Act as a capital broker for those investors, and extract a lot of intermediary fees from them."

The news spread back to China, and the crowd was excited.

Cheng Yu'an's reputation among the audience is the best among mainland directors. Apart from being hated by fans for marrying a fairy sister, there are basically no other black spots.

Now that the U.S. government is accusing Cheng Yuan of having financial problems, the majority of netizens will of course support her.

"Threats to economic security are just jealous of our two companies." Cheng Yu'an saw this matter thoroughly.

The President of the United States has so pointedly targeted Cheng Yu'an, which made his relatives and friends very worried, and they have called for comfort and persuasion in the past few days.

But Cheng Yu'an didn't panic at all, saying that he would handle it well, "He has nothing to do with me."

Don't look at Oscar's support for himself at the awards show, but as soon as the President of the United States changed the track and said that Cheng Yu'an's company had financial problems, the voice of Hollywood's support immediately fell by half.

Some celebrity friends still support Cheng Yu'an in public. For example, Xiao Li and Anne Hathaway shouted their support for Cheng Yu'an in interviews: "Cheng is the most talented director I have ever seen, and his company is also the best for actors and directors. , I do not believe any of the allegations against Cheng."

Cheng Yuan still sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, eating delicious beef and mutton on the grassland while filming.

Looking at Cheng Yu'an's current state, others don't look like he was named by the President of the United States at all.

The person next to her pillow knew that Liu Yifei also told her friends that Cheng Yu'an ate well, slept soundly, and was in good condition, so there was no need to worry.

Of course, Cheng Yu'an didn't do nothing. He went back to communicate with Cheng Lingfeng after the show in the evening. The legal team and accounting firm had already been hired, and they were ready to respond to the investigation of the US government.

The aunt and nephew communicated well. As soon as Cheng Yu'an walked out of the study door and was about to play with his daughter, Liu Yifei handed him the phone to look at.

The above is a long circle of friends of Zhong Lifang, CEO of Remote Media Group, to the effect:
"Some things have indeed happened in the company recently, but some people may not be too anxious, and they are anxious to make things worse before the conclusion is reached. Are some people very happy, thinking that the industry leader who has been sitting remotely for more than ten years is finally going to stumble? Don't worry. , the company is doing very well now, and it will get better and better. I advise those who want to short Long-distance in the secondary market to rest, I can eat as much as you have, and we will see who dies in the end.”

There is no need to ask Zhong Lifang for verification, Cheng Yu'an knows the whole story with just a glance at this circle of friends.

It is estimated that some shareholder saw that Cheng Yu’an was named by the President of the United States and wanted to sell the stock ahead of time. Zhong Lifang communicated with the shareholder in advance to avoid triggering a wave of stockholders’ selling, and wanted to directly repurchase the stock in the name of the company, but the shareholder disagreed and still chose to go public. .

Among them, there must be someone who wants to fish in troubled waters and take a bite out of Yuan Yuan, Zhong Lifang is angry that he just posted such a circle of friends.

Cheng Yu'an also posted two words in Moments: "Hehe."

(End of this chapter)