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Chapter 525: Shu, I have a family, we shouldn't do this

"Could this be a genius?" When Tab saw this, he was amazed from the bottom of his heart.

She had worked with many directors, but had never met one who could get the content of the script into his head, come up with the images, and then shoot them.

The way Wang Shu shoots movies, it’s as if the scenes of the movie are already in his mind.

Right now, it’s just a matter of replicating the picture in his mind.

Moreover, the images in Wang Shu's mind were extremely detailed.

Whether it is the scenery, the actors' movements, the performance methods, etc., everything can be clearly seen.

Now, she wasn't the only one shocked.

The film's producer, Jill Netter, and Fox's production chief, Elizabeth Gabler, were equally astonished.

They have also worked with many directors, but have never met anyone as good as Wang Shu.

Even the famous Hollywood directors cannot imagine the scenes of the movie in their minds before filming begins.

Elizabeth turned her head to look at Jill Netter and exclaimed, "No wonder he won the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Oscar for Best Director at such a young age. He is indeed a talented director with great abilities."

When Jill heard this, she nodded in agreement and said, "It's really amazing."

After that, he continued, "I used to wonder why Wang Shu made such a fast progress in filming. Now that I'm working with him, I finally understand."

“He already had the movie image in his mind before he started shooting.”

“After filming started, it was just a reproduction of the scene in his mind.”

“This reduces a lot of trial and error costs and wasted effort.”

"To be honest, his ability not only helps him make movies faster, but also saves a lot of costs."

Hearing about the speed and cost savings, they both laughed.

Both producer Jill and Fox behind Elizabeth like it best to work with this type of great director.

Jill looked at the busy crew in the distance and then said, "To be honest, if there is a chance in the future, I would like to work with Wang Shu again."

"You may not know that this time, working with him saved me a lot of trouble as a producer."

"Before the shooting, he tells me what he needs and what he wants to get."

"Then I did what he asked."

“After that, the crew ran smoothly.”

"There was no panic, no quarreling, and no wasted effort."

"Everything was done according to his requirements, and the crew immediately got back on track and operated quickly and in an orderly manner."

"To be honest, this is the first time I've worked with a director like this."

"It's so cool!"

Elizabeth did not doubt Jill's words, because she was also in the crew and saw it all, so she responded, "Maybe it's because he's from China."

"I think you should have heard that the Chinese film and television industry is director-centered."

“It’s normal for directors from there to be good at directing the crew.”

Jill nodded and smiled, "That's why I'm not surprised."

“If it were a young director in Hollywood, I would be surprised.”

“If it was a Chinese director, it wouldn’t be surprising at all.”

Elizabeth also laughed when she heard this. It is better not to mention China's director-centered system.

This system guarantees the interests of directors but cannot guarantee the quality of the film.

In comparison, Hollywood's producer-centered system is superior.

This system will force directors into fierce competition.

If a bad director fails to produce good works, he will lose his job.

Under the director-centered system, the director has connections, so even the worst director can make the worst movies and still keep on being successful.

Then he said: "But if you still want to cooperate with him, you may not know when you will have the chance."

"I heard that many people in Los Angeles want to cooperate with him."

"Now, Wang Shu is not short of people to cooperate with, but he is selecting people to cooperate with."

"Let's not talk about others, just Matt Damon. I heard that he wants to cooperate with Wang Shu."

"Not only Matt Damon, but Leo and others also want to cooperate with Wang Shu."

"Although Leo is not a producer, he knows producers. He can recommend Wang Shu to be the director of the crew."

When Jill heard this, he laughed and said, "They all want to win the award."

Elizabeth remained noncommittal. Not to mention actors like Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio, even when they were planning to make this movie, besides for the box office, wasn't it for the awards?
A director like Wang Shu, who can make award-winning films that get into the three major European cinemas and the Oscars, really has the ability to make his films win awards.

It was because Jill had read Wang Shu's resume and knew that several of the award-winning films he had made had won at least one Alfred Bauer Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival that he invited Wang Shu to direct "Life of Pi".

Wang Shu's resume has shown that this newly-crowned Oscar-winning best director, though young, is far more reliable than other directors.

While the two were chatting here, Wang Shu was also rushing to complete the filming.

In the evening, when the crew finished work, Tabu invited Wang Shu to dinner again.

Recently, Tabu has been inviting Wang Shu to dinner together, and the people in the crew have long been accustomed to it.

Many people have roughly guessed what happened.

It was nothing more than that Wang Shu was a big Hollywood director, and Tabu wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with Wang Shu and enter Hollywood through Wang Shu.

The so-called top Indian actresses are, after all, only in India.

Hollywood is the center of the world's film and television industry.

Even the crew knew Tabu's plan, so how could Wang Shu not know?

As a party involved, he just pretended to be a confused person.

Pondicherry is a coastal town with both beaches and oceans.

The restaurant that Tabutan has booked is right next to the beach, which belongs to the "French area". Compared with the dirty and messy Indian area on the other side, the environment is quite good.

Blowing the sea breeze, Wang Shu didn't feel like eating anymore.

Many people think that eating dinner while enjoying the sea breeze is quite comfortable and romantic.

Yet sometimes, the sea breeze smells good.

Tabu is an actress and also needs to manage her figure, so she eats salad.

Wang Shu didn't care too much and ate the grilled lamb chops.

Mutton is relatively expensive in India and is usually found on the tables of nobles and wealthy businessmen.

As for beef, some nobles and wealthy businessmen might eat it secretly, but due to religious reasons, they would not eat it openly.

Wang Shu didn't know if there were people in India who secretly ate beef, but he had seen Indians in Beijing eating beef with great relish.

Seeing Wang Shu eating lamb chops, Tabu asked with a smile, "Is it delicious?"

In fact, the taste is average, but since it was Tabu's treat, Wang Shu smiled and said, "It's delicious, do you want to eat it?"

In India, people eat separately, but that doesn't prevent them from sharing the lamb chops with each other.

Tabu swallowed, then shook his head and said, "It's easy to gain weight if you eat greasy food at night. It's better for me to eat salad." Upon seeing this, Wang Shu knew that she wanted to eat, but she didn't dare to eat because of the female star's body management.

He couldn't persuade her, so he said helplessly: "There's nothing I can do. I can only eat it myself."

Tabu smiled and said, "It's okay, the salad is delicious."

Wang Shu did not refute this.

Because he knows that the human taste buds can be tamed, and if one eats foods like salads for a long time, the taste buds will adapt to them and the person will find them delicious.

For example, if you eat steamed potatoes every day, you may find it hard to swallow at first, but if you eat like this for a long time, you will slowly get used to it and feel good about it.

Wang Shu nodded and continued eating his lamb chops.

After dinner, Tabu invited Wang Shu to go for a walk on the beach, and Wang Shu nodded in agreement.

This area belongs to the "French Quarter" and the environment and security are pretty good.

Relatively speaking, security is guaranteed to a certain extent.

Wang Shu is a man, so it doesn’t matter. At most he will encounter a robber.

Tabu, a top female star known to all Indians, was not just robbed of her money.

The two of them walked on the beach. Even though her face was covered by a tabu scarf, her figure, temperament, and dress still attracted several Indian men to follow her.

Seeing this, Wang Shu stretched out his hand and pulled Tabra to his side, saying softly, "Let's go back."

After hearing this, Tabu showed a grateful look and replied softly, "Yes."

It was her suggestion to take a walk on the beach.

But just after I walked out of the restaurant and onto the beach, I had only taken a few steps when several people followed me.

This made her very nervous and worried about encountering danger, but she was too embarrassed to ask to go back.

Fortunately, Wang Shu took the initiative to mention it, which made her feel relieved.

Wang Shu took Tabu's hand and returned, and the people following them still followed.

Sensing that Tabu was a little nervous, Wang Shu comforted him, "It's okay. If they make any moves, I'll pick you up and run."

He didn't talk about knocking down the person who was following him to the ground, as that was unrealistic in Tabu's eyes.

But if you just pick the baby up and run, that's somewhat feasible.

When Tabu heard this, his nervousness dissipated a little, and he couldn't help but say, "I'm very heavy, are you sure you can carry me and run?"

Tabu has a big frame, and even though she is a female star and is relatively slim, she still weighs a lot.

When Wang Shu heard Tabu's questioning words, he immediately said, "Why don't you just try and know?"

After saying that, he immediately picked up Tabu and started jogging while Tabu looked frightened.

This sudden change made the people who were following them look stunned and they stood there in a daze for a while.

By the time they came to their senses, Wang Shu had already run a long way with Tabu in his arms.

The people who were following looked at each other and thought it would be too awkward to continue following. Besides, this was the "French Quarter" where the security was relatively good, so they decided not to chase after him.

Wang Shu held Tabu and ran for a while without even taking a breath, which surprised Tabu quite a bit.

She saw that no one was following Wang Shu, so she said, "Shu, no one is following us, we can stop now."

After hearing this, Wang Shu looked back and saw that the guys who had followed him did not catch up with him, so he put Tabu down.

After Tabu stood firm, his eyes fell on Wang Shu and he said in surprise: "Shu, I didn't expect you to be so strong."

"Haha." Wang Shu continued, "It's not that I'm strong, but you're very light, Tabu."

Upon hearing this, Tabu gave Wang Shu a coquettish look.

She was not stupid, so of course she understood that Wang Shu was praising her good figure in disguise.

Seeing this, Wang Shu lifted the silk scarf from Tabu's face, revealing her pretty face, and praised: "Tabu, you are so beautiful."

Tabu felt a little uncomfortable with Wang Shu's gaze, but he didn't dodge.

As a first-line actress who has been in the Indian entertainment industry for many years, how could she not know that if she wants to get something, she must pay for it.

If you don't want to pay anything and just want to get it for free, it's unrealistic.

Although there are times when you can get something for free, it depends on the status difference between the two parties.

She knew that Wang Shu was a big Hollywood director, so why should he let her get free resources and enter Hollywood?

Furthermore, she not only had no aversion to Wang Shu, a young, handsome and talented Hollywood director, but she admired him very much.

Seeing that Tabu did not avoid his gaze, Wang Shu kissed him.

Tabu did not refuse and responded to Wang Shu's kiss.

As adults, there is no love between the two of them, only lust driven by interests.

Wang Shu didn't know what was going on in Bollywood, but this was normal in Hollywood.

It is very common for female artists in Hollywood to actively flirt with and sleep with attractive men.

There is no love in this.

Just want a shot.

The two kissed for a while, and Tabu pushed Wang Shu away and suddenly said righteously: "Shu, you are very charming, I am indeed attracted to you, but I have a family, we shouldn't do this."

"Yeah." Wang Shu heard this and responded, "Let's go back."

When Tabu saw this, he suddenly felt anxious and worried. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't say it. In the end, he silently followed Wang Shu back to the hotel.

Since then, Wang Shu has always kept a certain distance from Tabu, and even when Tabu invited him to dinner, he would find excuses to decline many times.

Since Tab said she has a family, that shouldn't be the case.

Then Wang Shu chose to respect her.

On the other hand, Tabu asked Wang Shu out several times, but was rejected every time, and he felt a little depressed.

Now nearly 40 years old, she doesn't have much time to waste.

If I don’t have the opportunity to set foot in Hollywood in the past few years, I will never have the opportunity to enter Hollywood in the future.

Indeed, starring in "Life of Pi" was an opportunity to enter Hollywood.

But, apart from participating in this movie, there were no follow-up opportunities and resources, and it was ultimately a waste of time.

But if he can have the support of Wang Shu, the youngest Oscar-winning director in history, Tabu feels that there is a great chance that he will win an Oscar, let alone enter Hollywood.

In fact, Wang Shu was not distancing himself from Tabu.

After all, he is not only a top Indian actor, but also the main character in the movie "Life of Pi".

As a director, Wang Shu would not have conflicts with the actors in the crew in order to make a good movie.

He simply returned to normal and no longer had such close interactions with Tabu.

But, it's normal for him.

It was quite uncomfortable for Tabu.

At first, Tabu thought that Wang Shu was just throwing a tantrum, but then he found out that was not the case.

Wang Shu deliberately kept a certain distance from her.

(End of this chapter)