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Chapter 496 Then Don’t Move

It is night in the United States, but it is daytime in China.

On the set of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", many staff and actors were talking about Wang Shu winning the Oscar for Best Director.

An Yixuan came close to Deng Chao and said softly, "Brother Chao, I just heard from them that Director Wang won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards."

She is from Taiwan and speaks with the coquettish tone of Taiwanese women.

"Ah? He really won the Best Director Award?" It was the first time Deng Chao heard the news and he exclaimed.

"Of course." Ady An replied with a smile, and then added, "Director Wang, you will be the second Chinese-language film director to win the Oscar for Best Director, besides Director Li An."

She mentioned Li An specifically, with a look of pride on her face, expressing that her island also had an Oscar-winning director.

"Haha." Deng Chao smiled when he heard this and did not refute.

An Yixuan blinked and said with a smile: "Brother Chao, didn't you say last time that you would introduce Director Wang to me? When is that?"

When Deng Chao heard this, he thought to himself, doesn't Taiwan have the great director Li An? You are from his hometown, and you ignore the great director from your hometown. Why do you want to know Wang Shu?
But he responded, "Director Wang is in Hollywood now. I don't know when he will return to China, and I don't know if he will have time in his schedule after returning."

"So there's no rush. I'll definitely introduce you to him when there's a chance."

An Yixuan curled her lips when she heard this. Although she was not satisfied with the answer, she also knew that this was the case.

She said all this just to remind Deng Chao in case he forgot.

After chatting with An Yixuan for a while, Deng Chao got away and took out his cell phone to call Sun Li.

"Lili, I heard from the crew that Director Wang won the Academy Award for Best Director?" Deng Chao said impatiently.

Sun Li heard this and replied angrily: "Director Wang won the award, why are you so excited?"

"Haha, I'm going to be starring in a Hollywood movie directed by an Oscar-winning director soon." Deng Chao said jokingly when he heard that.

"What do you mean by participating? Just play a small supporting role, okay?" Sun Li hit back without hesitation.

"Hehe." Deng Chao replied with a smile, "This time I'm just playing a small supporting role, next time or in the future, I'll be able to play the leading role."

Sun Li snorted when she heard that: "You're dreaming."

"What do you mean by wishful thinking?" Deng Chao said with a smile, "Director Wang's company doesn't manage artists. In other words, actors from all over the entertainment industry have the opportunity to act in his films. As long as they are chosen by Director Wang, it is not impossible for them to play the leading role."

"Do you understand the principle that those who are close to water will see the moon first?"

"As long as we have a good relationship with Director Wang, it will definitely be easier for us to get roles than others."

Sun Li was silent for a moment when she heard this. She didn't know whether Deng Chao could get the role, but she was confident that she would definitely get it.

Recalling Wang Shu's appearance in her mind, a faint smile appeared on her pretty face.

She believed that Wang Shu had her in his heart, and if there was a role suitable for her, he would definitely ask her to play it.

Correspondingly, she was more calm and not in a hurry.

So he snorted and said, "Director Wang doesn't just know us, he knows a lot of people, so just put away those messy thoughts and just focus on filming in the crew."

"What do you mean by a messy mind?" Deng Chao said indignantly, "Lili, you have to understand that it is precisely because there are many people who know Director Wang, and they all have such thoughts, that we cannot fall behind."

"If we fall behind, Director Wang will only have eyes for them, not us."

This is the truth, but Sun Li does not agree with it.

Because she was confident that Wang Shu would always have her in his eyes.

But I couldn't say this, so I responded helplessly: "Then what do you say we should do?"

"What else can we do? Of course we should call and congratulate Director Wang on winning the award." Deng Chao was somewhat speechless. "I'm sure many people will call and congratulate Director Wang on winning the award."

"I'm not familiar with Director Wang, so I won't call him."

"You have worked with Director Wang twice, so you are already familiar with each other. It's time to make this call."

Sun Li opened her mouth and said, "But it's late at night in the United States."

After Sun Li's reminder, Deng Chao also realized this and said, "Then we'll fight again tonight. Anyway, we can't forget this."

Then he said earnestly, "Director Wang is now an Oscar-winning director. With Director Wang's help and support, we may be able to step directly onto the international stage and take this shortcut, saving many years of hard work."

When Sun Li heard this, she was immediately moved.

She didn't have the opportunity before. Even if she wanted to step onto the international stage, she had no way. She could only think about it in her heart and envy Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.

Now, a great opportunity lies before us.

After Deng Chao's reminder, she suddenly realized that with Wang Shu's help, wouldn't she be able to go international just like Zhang Ziyi did with Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?

After that, if I can act in a few more Hollywood movies directed by Wang Shu, wouldn’t I be able to make it to Hollywood?
Furthermore, if she could also participate in an Oscar-winning movie directed by Wang Shu and win an Oscar, wouldn't she be an international actress?!

This is much better than starring in a movie that will win three major European awards!

"Xun'er. Director Wang is now an Oscar-winning director. With his help, you should be able to step onto the international stage like Zhang Ziyi." Chen Kun whispered.

Sitting next to him were three people, Zhou Xun, Liu Ruoyin and Jiang Qingqing.

The four of them were drinking coffee in the cafe opened by Zhou Xun.

Many well-known actors in Beijing have opened shops, not for making money, but just out of a sudden thought, an idea from youth.

For example, Zhou Xun’s coffee shop has always been losing money and has never made a profit.

Fortunately, she bought the storefront directly, so she only lost some money every month for labor costs, not counting the cost of buying the store, renovation, and facilities. Compared to having a coffee shop where she can run it herself and sit with friends to drink coffee and chat at any time, this little money is not worth mentioning.

The four of them were drinking coffee and talking about Wang Shu winning the award, and Chen Kun said this.

When Liu Ruoyin and Jiang Qingqing heard this, they looked at Zhou Xun with envy in their eyes.

Rene Liu is fine. She is both an actress and a singer. She has a lot of resources and is doing well in both areas.

Jiang Qingqing is different. She is a TV actor and has few film resources, let alone film resources that can make it to the international stage.

Therefore, she envied Zhou Xun from the bottom of her heart for having such an opportunity.

Zhou Xun shook his head and said, "Director Wang just won the Oscar for Best Director in Hollywood, and he has just established himself there."

"Even if we can help our domestic actors to step onto the international stage, that will be in the future."

This is the truth, but
Liu Ruoyin said at the right time: "Not necessarily."

Seeing several people looking over, he immediately said, "Do you remember that after Director Li An won the Oscar for Best Director in 05, he returned to China and filmed Lust, Caution?"

“After finishing Life of Pi, Director Wang may return to China to prepare for a global blockbuster.”

Li An won the Academy Award for Best Director in 2005 for "Brokeback Mountain" and started filming "Lust, Caution" in September 2006.

When the three heard this, they looked at each other at the same time.

Jiang Qingqing couldn't help but say, "I heard that Director Han has always wanted to find Director Wang to continue cooperating in filming blockbusters."

"Maybe. It might be true."

Zhou Xun and Chen Kun certainly knew this and understood that what Liu Ruoyin said was indeed possible.

Chen Kun looked at Zhou Xun and said, "Xun'er, you are familiar with Wang Shu, you can call him and ask about this matter."

He also had his own selfish motives in making this suggestion.

If Wang Shu really has an idea, he can take the lead and see if he can get the role to avoid too much competition in the future.

Seeing that Zhou Xun was still hesitating, he immediately added, "If you don't ask, Li Binbin and the others will definitely ask."

The implication is that if they can think of these things, others can think of them too.

Among them is Li Binbin.

Zhou Xun was no longer silent after hearing this, and immediately responded: "It should be late at night in the United States. I will call him in the evening."

When it is night in China, it is day in the United States.

Jiang Qingqing sat aside and listened to the conversation between Zhou Xun and Chen Kun. She was hesitant to speak, as if she wanted to speak but was unable to.

She has also acted in movies, but she didn't have many resources.

In the entertainment industry, TV actors are inferior to movie actors.

Especially in this era, class is particularly obvious.

Otherwise, Deng Chao wouldn't have been so intent on working in the film industry.

As an actor, Jiang Qingqing naturally wants to work in the film industry.

I just suffer from a lack of resources and opportunities.

Seeing Zhou Xun agreed, Chen Kun joked, "Haha, if Director Wang really has this plan, Xun'er might be the next actress from our mainland to step onto the international stage."

Although Liu Ruoyin and Jiang Qingqing knew that Chen Kun was joking, they were still envious.

After all, it is an international stage, who wouldn’t want to stand on it and enjoy the scenery?

Compared with the envy of Liu Ruoyin and Jiang Qingqing, Zhou Xun gave Chen Kun a cold look after hearing what he said.

It is indeed late at night in Los Angeles, USA.

The apartment where Wang Shu lives is now doing its best to contribute to the reproduction and survival of mankind.

Suddenly, Gong Li's cell phone rang.

She looked over and saw that it was Huang Hexiang calling.

Then he threw the phone aside without rejecting or answering it.

Huang Hexiang is the Singaporean whom Gong Li married in anger after she had a falling out with the national teacher.

It's just that the two of them were not compatible, and after they got married they spent less time together and more time doing their own things.

In the original timeline, it was during this period that the two officially divorced.

"Who called?" Wang Shu asked in confusion when he saw Gong Li didn't answer the call.

"Huang Hexiang." Gong Li said these three words and didn't want to say more.

Wang Shu was stunned when he heard this, and wondered why Huang Hexiang called at this time?
Are they talking about divorce?

Is it necessary to talk at this point in time?
Seeing the phone ringing non-stop, he said helplessly: "You'd better answer it, otherwise it will keep ringing."

Gong Li heard this, her misty eyes focused on gritted teeth and said: "Then don't move"

(End of this chapter)