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Chapter 289 Termination of Contract
"Okay, then we'll see you tomorrow night." Chen Hao said with a smile.

After saying that, he joked again, "Don't let me go if something suddenly happens tomorrow."

She knew that Wang Shu was very busy at work and might give up if something suddenly happened, so she teased him.

"No." Wang Shu smiled, "I only have time these two days, and then I have to attend the symposium for the Olympic opening ceremony, as well as promote the movie and prepare to go to Cannes. In addition, I have to film again. Basically no time.”

"The Olympic opening ceremony symposium? Have you been invited to go?" Chen Hao was a little surprised.

Although she is not a director, as the first sister of Chengtian, she has heard about the selection of directors for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games.

As far as she knew, the directors who could be invited to participate in the selection were all from academic circles and from within the system. A wild man like Wang Shu probably didn't even have the qualifications.

But after thinking about it for a moment, it makes sense.

Although Wang Shu came from a wild background, he had made achievements after all. It would be unreasonable for such a great director to not even be qualified for selection.

"Invited." Wang Shu sighed and said, "There are so many things stacked up together, so I will be very busy later."

In his opinion, Zhang Hanyu was able to get this role only because of Wang Shu's care.

"No, don't talk nonsense." Wang Shu denied it on the spot, and then said righteously, "It is an honor for me to be selected to participate in the Olympic selection."

A lot of news in the entertainment industry will become more and more bizarre as it spreads. Originally, he didn't want to be a foil for Zhang Yimou because he had too much work, but as it spread, it turned into him being dissatisfied with his superiors.

If he wasn't the leading actor, he wouldn't be in the role.

The two hung up the phone.

"Many directors don't have the chance to participate in the selection. From your tone, it seems like you don't want to go?"

There is only envy for this kind of thing.

This development trend is detrimental to his future future.

It's not that Liu Ye looks down on Zhang Hanyu, but that he provided Zhang Hanyu's voice this time. In the future, other directors, big and small, will ask him to voice actors with lower status than him.

With supporting roles, it is very likely that the roles played in the future will only be supporting roles, and it will be difficult to have leading roles.

"Haha." Chen Hao was very happy when he heard this and said with a smile: "I believe what you said, but can you stop being so funny?"

"Well, I'm not being funny, I'm telling the truth." Wang Shu continued seriously.

Not only did they think so, Zhang Hanyu also thought so in his heart.

He knew that he could get the role mainly because of Wang Shu's care.

The next day, the audition was the same.

Just Zhang Hanyu, no.

They thought they were better than Zhang Hanyu in terms of acting skills and celebrity status, but they lost to the other party during the audition process.

“I’m just happy to have this opportunity and there’s absolutely no thought that I wouldn’t go.”

Otherwise, with so many talented actors here, he simply wouldn't be able to compete.

Her last words about the great director were beautiful words. The main character was praised by everyone but not offended by anyone.

I can only envy this answer.

This kind of thing is common in the entertainment industry.

Chen Hao listened to the busy signal on his cell phone, and the smile on his face when he was talking to Wang Shu turned melancholy after a while.

Chen Hao shook his head speechlessly and said, "Forget it, I won't tell you any more. See you tomorrow."

Who made Zhang Hanyu lend a helping hand when Wang Shu first debuted?

He came to the audition with only one goal, the male lead.

After a day of tossing, the role was decided.

When Chen Hao heard what Wang Shu said, he couldn't help but complain in a sour tone: "As far as I know, all the directors who can be called to participate in the Olympic selection are great directors."

"See you tomorrow." Wang Shu responded.

This practice is very common in the entertainment industry. Many big-name actors would rather not film than act as co-stars for actors with lower status than them.

He felt a little guilty, but he didn't want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

There is only one answer to this unconventional thing.

Because as long as you act as a co-star once, not only will your role as the protagonist gradually drift away, but your status as a star will also decrease.

He did not tell Chen Hao that he did not want to participate in the selection of directors for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games. It was okay to talk to Han Sanping about this kind of thing, but telling others about it would easily cause unnecessary trouble.

He knew in his heart that Zhang Hanyu and Wang Shu had a human relationship.

Therefore, Zhang Hanyu cannot be paired with him.

Other actors who were eliminated also knew that Zhang Hanyu most likely got the role because of Wang Shu's care.

Zhang Hanyu plays the male protagonist Tie Boss, Fu Dalong plays the male villain Xiao Qiang, and Chen Kun plays Tie Chengjun.
As for Liu Ye
Wang Shu originally gave him the role of Xiao Qiang, but because of Liu Ye's status in the film industry, he would not give Zhang Hanyu the role.

Of course, if the leading actor is a big-name actor such as Andy Lau or Chow Yun-fat, it is not impossible for him to play a supporting role.

Even a great director must be careful about his words and deeds when it comes to matters related to the above.

Regarding the role of the male protagonist Tie Boss, Liu Ye never competed with Zhang Hanyu, nor was he dissatisfied.

For "Buried Alive" in 2005, he failed to win the award in Berlin.

This time, "The Crowd" will once again go to Europe's top three. Not only does he want to make up for this regret, but he also doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

Although the filming of "Human Mountain" has not yet started, and there is no word on whether it will go to Europe, but in Zhang Hanyu's eyes, it is a certainty that the art film directed by Wang Shu will go to Europe.

No one wants to miss this kind of art film that has the opportunity to go to the three major European films.

So he was grateful.

I am very grateful that Wang Shu gave him another chance.

After Chen Kun left Yishu Company, he immediately called Zhou Xun.

"The audition is over and I got the role." Chen Kun said first.

"Is it a supporting role throughout the whole story?" Zhou Xun answered with a smile.

"How do you know?" Chen Kun asked subconsciously, and then suddenly realized it.

Zhou Xun could know that only Wang Shu had already told her.

"Haha." Zhou Xun smiled and said, "I called Director Wang yesterday and asked about your role."

"..." Chen Kun was speechless for a while and couldn't help but complain, "So you knew last night that Director Wang would give me this role?"

"Otherwise?" Zhou Xun asked with a smile, and then added, "Who are the other characters?"

Chen Kun felt helpless. He had no friendship with Wang Shu. He could only envy Zhou Xun in his heart for having such a good relationship with Wang Shu. He responded: "The male lead is Zhang Hanyu, and the second male lead is Fu Dalong."

"Where's Liu Ye? Why isn't he there?" Zhou Xun was confused.

Chen Kun explained: "Director Wang assigned the male lead to Zhang Hanyu, and then intentionally gave the second male lead to Liu Ye, but he refused."

"That's it." Chen Kun didn't need to explain why Liu Ye refused. Zhou Xun had already guessed the reason.

After a pause, he joked again with a smile: "Isn't there a big gap in your heart when you only got a small supporting role?"

Chen Kun smiled bitterly and said: "The actors who auditioned are all capable, and many of them have friendships with Director Wang."

"To be honest, I initially thought that Director Wang didn't eliminate me in the first round just because of your face. In the second round, I would most likely be eliminated."

"I didn't expect that not only was I not eliminated, but I also got a role."

"Although this character is only a small supporting role, the whole story starts from him, and he is a character with memory points." "If I perform well, even if I don't have many roles, I can still be remembered by the audience."

When Chen Kun said this, his tone paused, and then he sighed: "Now that I think about it, there are so many people competing for this role. It should be because of your relationship that I was able to get this role."

"Haha, you discovered it so quickly?" Zhou Xun teased.

The two are good friends, and such a joke would not be a loss of face.

"I am self-aware." Chen Kun said helplessly.

He also played leading roles in films directed by other directors, such as the film "The Door" starring alongside Yang Mi.

But movies directed by great directors like Wang Shu are different. His status is far from enough.

For example, this time, there were many people competing for the role he got, but it finally fell into his hands.

He didn't think he was chosen because he was better than others. The most likely reason was that Wang Shu gave him such a role because of Zhou Xun's face.

"So...you have to fawn over me from now on." Zhou Xun joked.

"When will you return to Beijing? I'll treat you to a big dinner." Chen Kun said immediately.

"Didn't you say this before? Why do you say it again?" Zhou Xun was confused.

"I want to curry favor with you." Chen Kun said with a smile.

"." Zhou Xun was speechless for a while, "I'm joking with you, do you still take it seriously?"

"Haha, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, I just want to thank you anyway." Chen Kun said.

"Hey, let's talk about it after I return to Beijing. I'll call you when I have time. You also know that the main reason I came back to Beijing is to promote the movie, and then I have to return to the crew. Time is tight." Zhou Xun said.

She was thinking that she would go to Wang Shu's house for dinner after returning to Beijing, but she was just returning to Beijing and had to return to the crew to film.

There was only one or two days left, and if he was gathering with Chen Kun and other friends, he wouldn't have time to go to Wang Shu's house for dinner.

She could only choose one of the two, and she chose to go to Wang Shu.

"Okay." Chen Kun also knew that Zhou Xun was really busy during this period, so he responded immediately.

The two chatted for a while and then hung up the phone.

After Zhou Xun ended the call with Chen Kun, he called Wang Shu again.

"Thank you." Zhou Xun said with a smile immediately after the call was answered.

Although Wang Shu told her not to be so polite, Wang Shu was Wang Shu, and she couldn't really do what Wang Shu said.

"Thank you for what?" Wang Shu didn't react immediately and asked in confusion.

"It's about Chen Kun. Thank you for giving him the role." Zhou Xun explained after hearing this. .

Wang Shu heard this and said helplessly: "I told you you're welcome, why are you still so polite?"

"Haha." Zhou Xun smiled and did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "I will return to Beijing in two days. I will go directly to your home then."

"Because the next day I have to participate in the promotion of "Terror Cruise" and I have to catch a flight at night."

"I only have time on the day I go back, and I won't have time after that."

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Wang Shu answered with a smile.

"Would you like to bring you a gift?" Zhou Xun asked with a smile.

"No need, your coming is the best gift." Wang Shu said greasy words.

Zhou Xun heard this, with a smile on his face, but he complained: "Who did you learn this from?"

"Haha, I'm not learning from anyone, I'm just telling the truth." Wang Shu responded.

When Zhou Xun heard this, the smile on her face became even bigger, and she said: "I don't believe it!"

"I miss you!" Wang Shu did not continue the topic, but spoke in a different way.

Zhou Xun's heart trembled when he heard this. He didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he hurriedly escaped and said: "I won't tell you anymore, I still have things to be busy with. Goodbye."

After that, he hung up the phone.

"Huh!" After hanging up the phone, Zhou Xun let out a long breath.

She doesn't hate Wang Shu being like this, she even likes to expect Wang Shu to be like this in her heart.

But when Wang Shu expressed his affection, she didn't dare to respond.

Because she didn't want to delay or harm Wang Shu.

After ending the call with Zhou Xun, Wang Shu left the company and drove to the hotel Chen Hao had arranged to meet with the person he saw in the box.

Chen Hao wears light makeup, but it can't hide her enchanting temperament.

This kind of temperament is only suitable for supporting roles or starring in multiple female protagonists, not suitable for taking the leading role alone.

Chen Hao had already ordered the food when Wang Shu arrived. She handed the menu to Wang Shu and said with a smile: "Just order whatever you want to eat."

"I'm not picky about food, these are enough. There are only two of us, so ordering too much would be a waste." Wang Shu answered politely.

Chen Hao nodded and asked, "Do you want to drink?"

"No, I don't drink much." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

The news that Wang Shu didn't like drinking had long spread throughout the entertainment industry. Chen Hao knew this, so he didn't persuade him to drink. Then he smiled and said, "Then drink juice."

"Okay." Wang Shu responded confidently.

Next, the two of them chatted about trivial matters while eating their food.

While chatting, we talked about the movie "Red Cliff" again.

Chen Hao sighed and said, "I probably won't be able to act in "Red Cliff"."

"Huh?" Wang Shu pretended to be confused.

He knew this. Chen Hao and Cheng Tian had terminated their contract, and the originally planned roles were gone.

Boss Wu is not authentic. After playing, he patted his butt and even recycled the characters.

Seeing Wang Shu's confusion, Chen Hao sighed, "I have terminated my contract with Cheng Tian."

"Ah?" Wang Shu continued to pretend to be surprised.

Chen Hao saw Wang Shu's surprised expression in his eyes and continued to explain: "The contract was terminated at the end of last year, but it was not announced."

"Because the contract was terminated, the role in "Red Cliff" is gone."

"Why did you terminate your contract with Chengtian?" Wang Shu asked doubtfully.

Chen Hao laughed dryly and said helplessly: "Because of Fan Binbin."

Seeing Wang Shu's confusion, he continued, "Fan Binbin has been in contact with Chengtian. She will soon terminate her contract with Huayi and join Chengtian."

"As the first sister."

"Uh" Wang Shu opened his mouth. Although he knew this clearly, he had to pretend not to know.

Chen Hao smiled bitterly and said: "I am the first sister of Chengtian, and Fan Binbin joins as the first sister, so who do I think?"

"Furthermore, Wang Jinghua is Fan Binbin's godmother, and she is in charge of Chengtian's artists."

"After Fan Binbin comes, the company's resources will inevitably be tilted towards her."

"It's boring, let's just terminate the contract."

(End of this chapter)