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Chapter 450 Director Wang
"Wang Shu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director."

Chen Kaige was having lunch at home. Chen Hong lowered her head and took a bite of the dish and said suddenly.

"What?" Chen Kaige didn't hear clearly.

"I said that Wang Shu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and The Wolf of Wall Street also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture." Chen Hong elaborated without looking at Chen Kaige.

"How is that possible?" Chen Kaige said in disbelief, "Anyone can win the award for nominated director or nominated film, except Wang Shu."

"You haven't been to Hollywood to develop, so you don't know."

"Hollywood is not like the few awards we have in China. They can be given to anyone at will. Even young newcomers to the entertainment industry can get awards to gild their reputation."

"It's different in Hollywood. You have to work hard to gain experience."

"Especially since foreign directors are boycotted in the U.S., not only do they need to gain experience, but it is even more difficult."

"When I won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, I was invited to Hollywood to direct a film. Although I didn't stay there for long, it was well known that Hollywood boycotted foreign filmmakers."

"Especially for Chinese filmmakers like us who go to Hollywood, we are not only boycotted, but also looked down upon."

"Don't think that Chen Long is doing well in Hollywood. That's because Hollywood didn't have the ability to perform real-time fighting at that time. Chen Long relied on this ability to make a living in Hollywood."

"Nowadays, real-time fighting has gradually become popular in Hollywood, and Chen Long is having a hard time."

"Haven't you noticed that Chen Long has been returning to China to make movies in recent years?"

"It's because he can't make it in Hollywood."

"But this is getting off topic."

"In short, there is no way Wang Shu will win the award."

"At the age of 22, a Chinese director, new to Hollywood, with these three points, he is doomed to not win any awards."

Chen Hong listened to Chen Kaige's speech and was hesitant to speak. Finally, she found an opportunity to interrupt and said, "But Wang Shuzhen won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and The Wolf of Wall Street also won the Best Picture Award."

Chen Kaige's expression froze when he heard this, and even his slow movement of eating stopped.

Seeing this, Chen Hong said quietly, "It's already been reported online."

"It is said that he is the first Golden Globe Award-winning director in mainland China."

“Setting a record.”

Chen Kaige's expression turned ugly when he heard these words, but he still didn't want to believe it and asked, "Are you kidding?"

Director Chen is a proud person. As a second-generation kid from a big company, he looks down on directors like Wang Shu who come from a lesser background.

Seeing Wang Shu win awards, even awards that he has never won, is more painful than eating shit.

Chen Hong looked at him and said softly, "I learned about this from the news. Are you kidding me?"

Chen Kaige's heart sank when he heard this.

Not only did he tell Chen Hong with certainty that Wang Shu had no chance of winning the award, he also made the same statement to others with certainty.

Now, Wang Shu has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

For a moment, his face turned blue and red.

Seeing this, Chen Hong shook her head and ate her lunch in silence.

Compared to Chen Kaige who looked down on Wang Shu and was certain that Wang Shu would never win the Golden Globe Award, Chen Hong believed that Wang Shu had a chance of winning the award.

This is because she has contact information with Wang Shu and they have talked about related matters.

Wang Shu had told her long ago that The Wolf of Wall Street was a special case and that under normal circumstances the probability of him winning the award was indeed zero.

With this movie, the probability is no longer zero.

Chen Hong believed in Wang Shu. Based on her understanding of Wang Shu, if it was not true, Wang Shu would never say it out loud.

Chen Kaige was silent for a while, then snorted, "It's just a Golden Globe Award. This award is just so-so if you look closely. It's not a high-end award."

"In comparison, the Oscars are the most powerful award in Hollywood."

"Wang Shu winning the Golden Globe is nothing. It would be amazing if he could win an Oscar."

The Golden Globe Award for Film is undoubtedly the second most prestigious film award in the United States after the Academy Awards, but this award is by no means equal to the Academy Awards.

The Golden Globe Awards is just an American film award.

Although the Oscars are just an American film award, they are famous all over the world.

The value of the American Television and Film Golden Globe Awards is far less than that of the Academy Awards.

Of course, this is viewed on the international stage.

But in Hollywood, the Golden Globe Awards are extremely valuable awards.

After all, there are only a few winners of the Academy Awards every year, and not everyone can win an award.

Under such circumstances, the value of the Golden Globe Award must be highlighted.

What Chen Kaige said was simply because he himself did not get it and was speaking in a sour tone.

Chen Hong suddenly replied, "I heard that the Golden Globe Awards are a barometer of the Academy Awards. Directors and films that win the Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Picture have a 5% chance of winning the Academy Awards later."

When Chen Kaige heard this, he paused.

As a director who has worked in Hollywood, he certainly knows that the Golden Globe Awards is indeed a barometer of the Academy Awards.

The award ceremonies for these two awards are only about a month apart. In previous years, any film that won a Golden Globe Award would also win a prize at the Academy Awards.

There is even a high chance of winning the grand prize.

Chen Kaige was silent for a moment, then snorted coldly: "It's just a probability."

"Besides, the Golden Globes and the Oscars are different after all."

“Just because the Golden Globe Awards can give Wang Shu the grand prize doesn’t mean the Academy Awards can also give Wang Shu the grand prize.”

"I'm sure that Wang Shu's chance of winning the Golden Globe Award this time is already the best he can do."

"He can't even dream of winning an Oscar."

He really wanted to make it clear that the Academy Awards place more emphasis on political correctness, qualifications, etc., and there was no way Wang Shu would win the award.

But saying this would make it seem like Wang Shu was not unable to win the award due to other factors, which would be bragging about Wang Shu.

Taking these into consideration, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"Not necessarily." Chen Hong said quietly while eating, "I think that since Wang Shu can win a Golden Globe, he may also win an Oscar."

"Because... the fact that he won the Ballon d'Or is a sign of things to come."

"This trend shows that he has broken the unspoken rules of Hollywood."

Chen Kaige was in a trance for a moment when he heard this. Although he didn't want to admit it, Chen Hong's analysis did make sense.

Since Wang Shu was able to win the Golden Globe Award, he must have broken the unspoken rules of Hollywood.

He thought about it and couldn't help asking, "What is The Wolf of Wall Street about?"

"The Wolf of Wall Street" was only released in the United States and has only been released for a few days. Chen Kaige is in China and he didn't ask about it before, so he didn't know the content of the movie.

Chen Hong shook her head and said, "I don't know either."

"But since he was able to win the award, there must be something special about him."

In fact, she had inquired about The Wolf of Wall Street as soon as it was released in North America. Although she had not seen the movie, she had a general understanding of its content. Now that she saw the news that Wang Shu won the award, she understood what was going on.

Just need to pretend not to know.

Because, if she knew all these, then Chen Kaige would definitely be confused.

Chen Kaige nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.

The atmosphere at lunch suddenly became colder.

"Xiaogang, Wang Shu won the Golden Globe Award"

It was also lunch time. Huayi’s Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, Mr. Feng Xiaogang, and other influential people in the circle had lunch together in a private room of a high-end restaurant.

After the release of If You Are the One, it achieved impressive box office results. Both Feng Xiaogang and Mr. Wang were in high spirits at the moment. In addition, as the New Year is approaching, there are more dinner parties.

Feng Xiaogang was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he said in a muffled voice: "If they take it, they take it. What does it have to do with us?"

Behind them stood a waitress wearing a cheongsam and black stockings.

These waiters, all of them with good figures and good looks, stood behind the crowd and selected wine for them.

Of course, some people are unavoidable.
For example, one of them was being pulled by Mr. Wang to sit on his lap. Although the waitress had resistance and unwillingness on her face, she did not dare to disobey.

It’s easy to disobey, just slam the door and leave.

But if that happens, you lose your job.

The waiters in high-end restaurants have a high salary and they don’t want to lose their jobs.

As for the feedback to the hotel.
It's of no use.

Mr. Wang exchanged a glance with his brother, then looked at Feng Xiaogang and said with a smile, "Yes, it's none of our business."

"It's up to Wang Shu to win awards. He is not a director of our Huayi. No matter how many awards he wins, he is not the same as us."

"Eat vegetables, eat vegetables."

Seeing that Feng Xiaogang was in a bad mood when he heard that Wang Shu won the award, several people stopped talking about this topic.

"Director Feng, let me get you some wine." The beautiful young waitress standing behind Feng Xiaogang observed his expression and spoke softly while pouring wine for Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang saw the black stockings on the little girl's legs, smelled the perfume on her body, looked up at her, and suddenly pulled her into his arms at the little girl's exclamation.

Then he touched her all over.

Then, in front of everyone, he pressed the little girl down on a chair and started exercising.

The people around were not surprised by this. They just glanced at it briefly and continued drinking, eating and chatting.

"Danchen, do you know? Director Wang won an award, the Best Director Award at the American Television and Film Golden Globe Awards, and the film he directed also won the Best Screenplay Award." Zeng Li called Yan Danchen.

The two had worked together before, and because Yan Danchen had a connection with Wang Shu, Zeng Li kept in touch with him.

"Ah?" Yan Danchen exclaimed when he heard this.

"Director Wang won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director? No way?"

Zeng Li heard Yan Danchen's surprised voice and said with a smile: "It's already in the news, so how can it be false?"

Yan Danchen also laughed when he heard this and said, "Director Wang is amazing. He won a Golden Globe Award just after arriving in Hollywood."

Although she said this with a smile, her face was bitter.

Today, the gap between Wang Shu and her is getting bigger and bigger.

I once buried my feelings deep in my heart, and now I don’t even have the courage to speak them out.

Not to mention, two or three years have passed and everything has changed.

"It's really amazing." Zeng Li was also amazed, "He is the first Golden Globe Award-winning director in mainland China, and also the youngest Golden Globe Award-winning director."

"I heard that if he won the Golden Globe, there's a high chance that he'll also win an Oscar."

"Director Wang is likely to become the first director in mainland China to win an Oscar."

When Yan Danchen heard this, he couldn't help but say, "Oscar-winning director, that's really amazing!"

"What? Do you regret it?" Zeng Li couldn't help but tease when she heard that.

"Regret? Regret what?" Yan Danchen panicked and asked quickly.

"Haha." Zeng Li smiled, "I don't know you yet?"

"I've known you for so long, can't I see that you have feelings for Director Wang?"

"Ah? What are you talking about? What do you mean you have feelings for Wang Shu? Are you overthinking it?" Yan Danchen hurriedly denied three times.

"Alright, alright." Zeng Li responded, "No need to explain. I'm not a fool. Can't I see this?"

"When I was having dinner with you, every time I mentioned Director Wang, you seemed a little upset."

"Then I asked Huanhuan and confirmed that you like Director Wang."

"It's just that when you were filming "Nine-Tailed Fox" with Director Wang, you didn't take the initiative, right?"

"No, don't talk nonsense." Yan Danchen denied, and then pursed her lips and said, "Director Wang is a big director, he has met many big stars, and many people like him."

"I'm just a little actor. Don't make jokes like that. It's not good if it gets out."

Yan Danchen has indeed become popular since "My Girlfriend is a Gumiho", and has received more acting offers as a result.

But no matter where the entertainment industry is, the resources of the actors are determined by the financial backers behind them.

Instead of thinking that having good acting skills and being beautiful means having resources.

Yan Danchen was popular for a while, but since no one supported her, she returned to her lukewarm state.

Zeng Li fell silent after hearing this.

She understood what Yan Danchen meant. He was saying that the gap between their current identities and status was too big. In addition, Wang Shu had many choices, so she was not outstanding and had no advantage.

Having this kind of thought is like a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

You need to know yourself so as not to make things awkward for both parties and make it so that you can't even be friends.

Thinking of this, Zeng Li couldn't help but say, "If you had been bold enough to express your feelings to Director Wang back then, you wouldn't have to worry so much like you do now."

"Besides, Director Wang doesn't have a girlfriend. If you take the initiative, it's 100% certain that a girl will chase a boy."

"And with Director Wang's support, you might have become an international superstar by now."

Yan Danchen listened to Zeng Li's muttering and could not help but interrupt angrily: "I already said that it didn't happen, why are you still mentioning it?"

"Is it because you like Director Wang that you keep talking about it?"

Zeng Li didn’t really fall in love with Wang Shu, but which actress wouldn’t like such a young, capable and talented director?

If an actor wants to go higher and further in the circle, he needs someone to support him.

And Wang Shu possesses the corresponding energy.

Zeng Li sighed and said, "Even if I like it, it's useless. Director Wang doesn't like me."

"Well, if I can become Director Wang's girlfriend, I can surpass Gong Li in my career, but I'm sure I'll surpass the four Dan actresses and two Bing actresses."

(End of this chapter)