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Chapter 629 I Understand

In terms of acting skills, Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey are now considered powerful actors.

In the original timeline, Matthew McConaughey won the Best Actor award at the 2014th Academy Awards in 86 for his role in the film "Dallas Buyers Club".

Leonardo DiCaprio won the Best Actor Award at the 2016th Academy Awards in 88 for his role in "The Revenant".

Although it is now 2010, both of them have the ability to win awards, but they have just been accumulating experience.

As for why Wang Shu recommended Matthew McConaughey, the reason is very simple.

The leading actor in Nolan's version of "Interstellar" is Matthew McConaughey.

In the original timeline, Interstellar began filming in 2012.

Compared with 2010, it was only two years ahead of schedule.

In order to ensure the success of the film, the original cast can be used for directing.

Even the young Murphy in the film has already made his debut.

This little girl started her career as a child model in 2004, and last year she even starred in the American TV series "Till Death Do Us Part".

This year, she plays the daughter of the male and female protagonists in the filming of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn".

Therefore, even this little girl can be in the original lineup.

However, although Wang Shu had this idea in his mind, he could not express it directly. Instead, he needed to put together the original lineup of Nolan's version of "Interstellar" step by step.

Nolan's version of "Interstellar" is a successful work, and it is relatively safer to build it according to the original lineup.

This movie is the first time that Yikeshu Company has co-produced it with the eight major Hollywood film and television companies. It is relatively significant. Wang Shu wants the movie to be a success from the bottom of his heart and will not put some irrelevant actors in it.

Mei Ting was not the heroine he had in mind.

He also understood that Paramount would never agree to let Mei Ting play the leading female role.

so.
If Mei Ting failed the audition, she can completely put the blame on Paramount.

Anyway, he did recommend her to Paramount, and Mei Ting got the chance to audition.

Mei Ting saw all of this. Even if she didn't get the role, she would not blame him but would be grateful to him.

Because anyone with normal thinking can understand that Paramount is one of the eight major film and television companies in Hollywood, and the film project originally belongs to Paramount.

Even though Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director, he does not have the right to decide the leading actress alone.

If you can’t get the role, don’t blame Wang Shu.

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"Shu, I received an audition invitation from Paramount. Did you recommend me to them?"

Wang Shu received an international call from Mei Ting, and her surprised voice came through the phone.

"Yes." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

"Thank you, you are so nice to me." Mei Ting's voice was full of emotion.

"Why should we say thank you to each other?" Wang Shu pretended to blame him and responded, "But I only have the right to recommend you to Paramount, I don't have the right to directly decide on you to play the role, so whether you can get the role or not, it still depends on your own efforts."

Mei Ting had already understood this, and was deeply touched that Wang Shu had recommended her. As for whether she could get the role, she left it to fate.

"I know." Mei Ting responded with a smile, and then asked playfully, "Shu, tell me, besides recommending me, have you recommended anyone else?"

"Of course." Wang Shu deliberately left the sentence half-finished.

Mei Ting felt a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and responded aggrievedly: "Why are there other people?"

She thought that Wang Shu had recommended other actresses besides her, who were in competition with her.

"Haha." Wang Shu laughed, "I only recommended two actors, one is you, and the other is the actor Matthew McConaughey."

"He plays the male lead?" Mei Ting understood when she heard this, and her aggrieved feeling was immediately replaced by happiness.

"If Paramount is willing to use him, then that would be it," Wang Shu said with a smile.

Mei Ting didn't pay attention to these, and asked with a smile: "So you only recommended the two of us?"

"Yes." Wang Shu responded, "Just you and Matthew McConaughey."

Then he asked, "When are you coming to Los Angeles?"

"Just these two days." Mei Ting was very happy when she heard Wang Shu say that he only recommended her and Matthew McConaughey.

Because this shows that she is the only heroine in Wang Shu's mind.

"Stay in a hotel?" Wang Shu asked.

"Yes, go with the agent and the assistant." Mei Ting said.

"That's good. I have to go to Iceland these days, so I can't entertain you. Since you are here with your agent and assistant, I feel relieved." Wang Shu said.

"Iceland? What are you going there for?" Mei Ting was stunned.

"Location selection for the movie." Wang Shu continued, "I plan to shoot this movie as realistically as possible, so I need to find a suitable place for filming."

"Someone recommended Iceland before, and I plan to go there to see it for myself."

"Okay." Mei Ting was quite disappointed that she might miss Wang Shu in Los Angeles, but she also knew that there was nothing she could do about it.

"Don't worry." Wang Shu could tell that Mei Ting sounded a little disappointed and worried, so he consoled her, "I've already made arrangements here, and Paramount will give you a good reception."

"Yeah." Mei Ting felt better after hearing this and responded with a pout.

In the afternoon, Wang Shu received another call from Gong Li.

"Shu, do you have time? Let's have dinner together?" Gong Li's voice rang out.

"Okay, let's have dinner together tonight." Wang Shu replied with a smile.

In the evening, the two met in a private room of a high-end Japanese restaurant.

Gong Li didn't look much different, but Wang Shu was sweet and praised her with a smile: "Sister Gong Li, I haven't seen you for more than a month. You look prettier, don't you?"

Gong Li was very happy to hear this, but on the surface she rolled her eyes and said, "You are so sweet."

Seeing this charming look, Wang Shu's heart was moved. He pulled Gong Li to his side and kissed her without any hesitation.

"Ah~ don't~"

Gong Li resisted symbolically for a moment, then responded to the kiss.

Wang Shu is so strong, and Gong Li hadn’t talked about her life ideals with him for a long time.

The reason I invited Wang Shu to dinner this time was not only because of something else, but also because I wanted to talk about my ideals in life.

After a while, the two of them
As time went by, Gong Li once again witnessed Wang Shu's strength. Considering that this was a restaurant, the timing of meals was taken into consideration.

Gong Li touched Wang Shu's face and whispered, "I'll go to your place tonight. We can't continue now."

If it were someone else, it would only take a few minutes.

For example, Brother Dong’s maximum time is two and a half minutes.

There is no need to consider this aspect.

But Wang Shu was too strong, so he had to take this into consideration.

Wang Shu also understood that the two people had dinner in a private room for two or three hours, and anyone who was not a fool could guess what happened inside.

Gong Li and Wang Shu are both public figures, and although they are not as famous in the United States as in China, they still have to take this into consideration. The two talked about their ideals in life for more than 20 minutes.

Wang Shu is still strong, but Gong Li has entered sage mode.

That was why Wang Shu stopped.

After a while, they both got dressed.

Then, eat.

Gong Li took a sip of water, looked at Wang Shu, and asked casually, "Has the casting started for the movie you're working on with Paramount?"

Wang Shu continued, "Yes, we have already started casting. Mei Ting asked me about this before, and I recommended her to Paramount. However, Paramount wants to target the European and American markets, so they don't want actors with Asian faces."

When Gong Li heard this, she did not wonder why Wang Shu recommended Mei Ting to Paramount.

She knew very well that Wang Shu had already worked with Mei Ting on two movies and a TV series, and their relationship must be very good.

If Mei Ting mentioned this matter to Wang Shu, there was no way Wang Shu would refuse.

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"Will Mei Ting come for the audition?" Gong Li asked immediately.

"Come on." Wang Shu responded, "Although Paramount doesn't want to use actors with Asian faces, Mei Ting can come and give it a try, which can also be regarded as a chance to experience Hollywood."

Gong Li nodded. Mei Ting, as an actor who had not stepped onto the international stage, was different from her.

Coming to Hollywood for an audition, even if you are not selected, it can be considered as a source of bragging rights in your country.

"Paramount really doesn't want to use actors with Asian faces?" Gong Li asked.

Actors with Oriental faces include not only actors from Chinese-language films, but also actors from Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other regions.

Wang Shu responded helplessly: "This script was originally a Paramount project, and they did not consider using actors with Asian faces at the beginning."

Gong Li sighed and said, "I was planning to give it a try, but I didn't expect it to be a failure."

"There's nothing we can do about it. The project belongs to Paramount. Although I have changed the script, I only have the right to recommend actors." Wang Shu continued.

"I understand." Gong Li felt helpless, and then half-jokingly said, "If you want to act in a movie here, it seems you have to wait until you can make a movie on your own in the future."

Making movies is not about distribution and theaters.

In the United States, distribution and theaters are untouchable.

Independent producers or production companies can exist.

Because, as long as someone makes movies, the distributors and theaters will just sit there and collect the money.

Therefore, even if Wang Shu is a Chinese-language film director, he can set up a production company in Hollywood and make movies on his own.

Once the conditions are met, he will put the matter on the agenda.

"Haha." Wang Shu smiled and consoled her, "Don't be so pessimistic. Maybe you'll get a role soon."

Gong Li shook her head, feeling that this was a fantasy, and continued complaining: "Cooperation with large companies is troublesome, with all kinds of restrictions, and no one can do anything about it."

What this means is that if Wang Shu were to cooperate with a small production company, then with Wang Shu's influence, he would most likely be able to decide on the actors with just a single word.

On the contrary, there is no such possibility if you cooperate with one of the eight major Hollywood film and television companies such as Paramount.

Wang Shu smiled and continued, "Paramount's project is good, that's why I will cooperate with it."

Although Hollywood has many rules, it has abundant funds and the ability to distribute films globally.

Blockbuster films produced in collaboration with these companies often achieve good box office results after global distribution.

But Gong Li was rather resentful at the moment, so Wang Shu would definitely not respond like that.

Instead, explain it according to the words.

As expected, following Gong Li's explanation, Gong Li's resentment did not escalate into anger, but she slightly slowed down her curiosity and asked, "Is the project good?"

Wang Shu nodded. "It's really good. It was because I was interested in the original script that I proposed to change it according to my ideas."

"I didn't think Paramount would agree to it, but after Life of Pi and Pacific Rim were released, they approached me again and agreed to it."

After listening to this, Gong Li hummed with an experienced tone, "All these Hollywood companies are like this. The success of Life of Pi and Pacific Rim has made them see the value, and then they will come running to you."

"It's the same with actors. If you have box office appeal and can make money for them, you should treat them politely."

"On the contrary, they turned their backs on you."

After that, he warned with concern as a person who had experienced it, "You have to be careful. Don't think they are polite now. If the box office fails and they don't make money, they will immediately change their faces."

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Gong Li nodded and asked, "We just talked about Life of Pi. Are you confident that it will be nominated for an Oscar this year?"

The 2010 82nd Academy Awards nominations will be announced on February 2, which is not the date yet.

"Of course." Wang Shu replied confidently, "The film is not bad, and the public relations are also in place, so there should be no problem with the nomination."

Gong Li also works in Hollywood, so she knows everything about public relations and there is no need for her to hide it.

In other words, only solid films are eligible for public relations.

Because in this case, PR works.

A film without real strength will hardly be nominated no matter how much public relations it does.

After hearing what Wang Shu said and seeing how confident he was, Gong Li also felt that there was a great chance that she would be nominated.

More than half an hour later, the two finished their meal.

Gong Li did not return to her residence, but followed Wang Shu to his apartment.

The next day, Gong Li left early because she had other plans.

Wang Shu was just about to take a nap when he received a call from Sister Shitou.

"Shu, are you home?" asked Sister Shitou.

"Yes." Wang Shu replied.

"I'll come to your place." Sister Stone said with a smile.

"Okay." Wang Shu responded.

After hanging up the phone, he immediately got up and started packing.

Not to mention anything else, even the toilet paper scattered on the ground has to be disposed of.

After some effort, I not only cleaned up the room, but also opened the windows for ventilation.

Regardless of whether some smells remain, ventilation is always a good idea.

More than an hour later, the doorbell rang. Wang Shu opened the door and saw that not only Stone Sister came, but Taylor Swift was also there.

Two people came together.

When Taylor saw Wang Shu, she waved to him with a smile and said with a little pride: "Shu, didn't expect that? Emma and I came together!"

"It's really unexpected." Wang Shu responded with a smile and invited the two to come in.

The first thing Taylor Swift did when she came in was to look around the apartment where Wang Shu lived. After a few glances, she said, "Shu, this is my first time in your apartment."

(End of this chapter)