Rebirth Turn

In the end, "Can't Help" only won three awards for Best Supporting Actress, Best Actor and Best Director. It was not a particularly good result, but it was quite good.

Su Mo was inconvenient to attend the celebration feast after the award ceremony, and Lu Yan, whether as one of the protagonists of the movie or one of the winners of the award tonight, had no choice but to attend. Almost everyone in the banquet persuaded him to drink in the name of congratulations, but Lu Yan was disrespectful, so he had no choice but to refuse anyone who came, and finally he was able to escape by pretending to be drunk.

The venue for the celebration banquet was in the hotel where they were staying. Lu Yan, who was pretending to be drunk, was led back to the accommodation floor. When he got to the door of the room, he struggled and said that it would be fine to send it here, and he went in by himself. The person supporting him was not at ease and wanted to send it directly to the room, but Lu Yan insisted not to use it. He saw that Lu Yan didn't seem to be able to walk. Besides, he had already reached the door of the room, so there should be no problem. Finally, after confirming that Lu Yan could walk, he left.

When the person who sent him was far away, Lu Yan was quietly relieved. Instead of taking out his room key to open the door, he gently rang the doorbell. The door opened quickly, and Lu Yan rushed in. The light was not turned on in the room. In the darkness, Lu Yan grabbed a hand along the door and hugged him. The familiar breath in his arms made him feel at ease and relaxed.

The door has been gently touched, and the hugged person reached out and stroked the nape of his neck, and said in a low voice, "Are you okay? Did you drink a lot?"

Lu Yan's breath on the side of the opponent's neck seemed to be drunk, and he said in a low voice, "Fortunately, I drank a little bit, but not drunk enough."

Su Mo said softly, "I made a pot of tea for you, would you like to drink a little longer?"

"Okay." Lu Yan responded and slowly let go of his hand. At this time, his eyes were able to adapt to the light coming in from the floor-to-ceiling windows in the room.

Su Mo, who had been in the room the whole time, had already taken off his suit jacket and wore only a white shirt. He had a good figure with a narrow waist and narrow hips. Lu Yan watched him greedily as he walked to the coffee table with his long legs, poured a cup of tea from the teapot, turned around and handed it to him.

Lu Yan took off his white suit, tore off his bow tie, and loosened the top button of his shirt. He took the teacup and said, "Why don't you turn on the light?"

Lu Yan took a sip while talking. The tea was a little thick, but it was just right for sobering up.

Su Mo took the suit in his hand, turned around and hung it on the vertical hanger, and said casually, "You haven't come back yet, it would be bad if someone saw the lights on in your room."

Lu Yan frowned slightly, his expression a little sad.

Seeing that the glass in his hand was empty, Su Mo took it and said, "Another glass?"

Lu Yan shook his head, "No, this wine is nothing."

Su Mo put the cup in his hand back on the coffee table, Lu Yan took his hand and gently moved him to sit on the sofa next to him. On the side of the leg, one foot is slightly bent, almost encircling the person in his arms.

Lu Yan looked into his eyes and said in a low voice, "Will you feel dissatisfied? As it is now, it cannot be made public."

Su Mo smiled slightly and stroked his hair, "How could it be. We are together, that's the most important thing. It doesn't matter what others think, whether it's public or not. Besides, your identity is special, I can understand it. ,you do not need to worry."

"But I don't think this is fair to you." Lu Yan sighed.

Su Mo smiled, "It's the best thing for me to be with you. Besides, it's very exciting, like it's cheating now."

Lu Yan knew that Su Mo said this to comfort him, but he also had to admit that he was indeed comforted.

Since they were together, Su Mo has always accommodated him more. Just like their relationship that can't be made public yet, in fact, for Su Mo, being public is not open at all, and it has no impact at all. His current status has ensured that others have no room for gimmicks about his private life. The key is only himself.

It's one thing for Su Mo to keep a low profile and not to be in the limelight, but he never had to avoid anyone or anything, but time and time again, for Lu Yan, he was willing to hide in the crowd, and even often, like today, he waited quietly.

The most important thing is that Lu Yan knew that Su Mo didn't complain because he really didn't take it to heart, and he didn't think there was any hardship in such a state. A person like Su Mo who is extremely successful in all aspects is willing to bow down for him, wait for him, and make concessions for him. Lu Yan couldn't help but feel that he was lucky, and he couldn't help but cherish it.

Lu Yan stroked his cheek lightly and said solemnly, "Please wait a little longer, I hope to reveal our relationship at the most appropriate time. I hope that the blessings we will receive will be more than cursing. many."

Su Mo's response was always so calm, "I believe that your decision will always be the best. I will wait."

Looking at his eyes full of trust, Lu Yan couldn't help but say, "Switzerland or the Netherlands, which do you prefer?"

"Huh?" Su Mo didn't respond to the sudden change of topic.

Lu Yan smiled and said earnestly, "Let's get married."

Su Mo felt that his heartbeat stopped for a moment, then began to speed up, and his breathing was a little short. He looked into Lu Yan's eyes until he was sure that he was serious and not joking. Besides, he also believed that Lu Yan would not joke about such a thing. He slowly opened his eyebrows and nodded vigorously, "Okay."

Originally, Lu Yan really had the urge to directly ask someone to talk about the proof. Unfortunately, Su Mo was called back by a phone call from the company the next day. President Su finally found time to come here after his busy schedule.

Although Lu Yan was a little regretful, he was relieved. It wasn't that he regretted his impulsive proposal. In fact, although he spoke a little hasty, he always took this matter to heart and thought it through. In fact, their relationship does not have to be proved by a marriage contract, but it is a man's responsible attitude. But it's better to take it slow, and you can have more time to prepare well.

After the Hong Kong trip ended, the promotion of "Hometown" was also put on the agenda.

As the first film invested by Lu Yan's personal studio, it is still a film with such a huge investment, and it has to be treated with caution.

The studio's publicity team carefully planned a series of pre-publicity campaigns, from disclosing the shooting plans, to soliciting shooting locations, and even launching a creative competition for the images of the new inhabitants of the earth that will appear in the film. Of course, this is just a publicity stunt. In fact, these works have been completed as early as the crew's preparations.

In North America, there was also some publicity through Twentieth Century Fox, mostly on the casting side of course. There are strict rules for joint venture films. There must be at least one protagonist each. Lu Yan is the male lead who does his part, and the female lead will naturally be decided by the American company. To this end, Lu Yan and Li Ran also made a special trip to Hollywood to find the heroine of the movie.

The Actors Guild in Hollywood is very complete. They handed over the relevant requirements and scheduled remuneration for the heroine, and soon the list of qualified actresses who were willing to participate in the audition came back, and a unified interview was conducted at the agreed time. The requirements for the heroine in this film are not low. First, the requirements are to be beautiful, then to have good acting skills, and finally to have a certain reputation. Lu Yan and Li Ran are first-line actors and famous directors in their own country, but they are really nothing overseas, especially in North America. Therefore, the North American box office of this film, in addition to the film itself, I am afraid that it also depends on the appeal of this heroine from Hollywood, and naturally the requirements cannot be too low.

However, even if the remuneration is given, it is still quite tempting, but those real first-line actresses, the actresses at the Oscar level, may still not look down on this film by the young director and male protagonist from the East. The final selected heroine is called Rishi Diaz. She is sweet-looking and is the fastest-rising and extremely popular Hollywood actress in recent years. In the past two years, the two films she starred in as the heroine, "Sweetheart" and "Plan of Stealing the Sky", have been selling well one after another, pushing her to a quasi-first-line position. It's just that although she is famous now, she is still a little far from the real front line.

The first thing that attracted Rishi Diaz to the movie "Hometown" was the attractive salary, and after reading the script, she was also very interested in the story, especially the new resident of the earth kept some cats in the movie Branch character humanoid heroine. It is precisely because of the consideration of the overseas box office that Lu Yan and the others also increased the role of the heroine in the later revision of the script, making the emotional development between her and the hero more natural, romantic and attractive.

After the contract was signed and part of the salary was paid in advance, the matter was completely settled. In addition to heroines, Hollywood actors also account for a certain proportion of important supporting roles and general supporting roles. In addition to the special effects team, some professionals from Hollywood are also hired in positions such as photography, art direction, and costume modeling.

At this point, the entire crew is truly completed.

The initial publicity did not cause much repercussions in North America. Every year, there are countless movies that will be released and are about to be filmed in North America. Naturally, people will not pay too much attention to this joint venture film by a director they are not familiar with.

But in China, the news that Lu Yan's studio has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to start filming a sci-fi blockbuster has caused an uproar. Not to mention Lu Yan, a newly established celebrity studio, even those long-established film companies have never invested such a large amount of money at one time to make a movie that does not know what the income will be. You must know that in China, hundreds of millions of RMB is already a huge investment, and there are only one or two so far, so what about the US dollar.

Most people thought Lu Yan was crazy. Even the fact that he just won the Best Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards can't stop people from thinking he's too arrogant and overbearing. Some people even sneered when they learned that the American investor was 20th Century Fox, and sneered out of the fact that the two tens of millions of dollars that the company had previously invested in another Chinese director's film failed miserably at the box office and only barely recovered the cost. To argue that this is doomed to be another failed investment. Some people even meanly said that if you want to make a movie and have no money, please go to 20th Century Fox, where people are stupid and have a lot of money.

There are also some people who are curious about who is the investor behind Lu Yan's studio. Although the domestic investor is in the name of the studio, it is obvious that Lu Yan's own net worth is not enough to support this investment. Everyone guessed a lot, and they all thought that the biggest suspect was the old club Xingkong, but for the time being, no one had put their suspicions on Su Mo, the real behind-the-scenes boss of Xingkong.

It can be said that, apart from the fans' support as always, almost no one is optimistic about this hugely invested film.

However, no matter what the outside world said, "Hometown" still started its filming process in public opinion without any rush.