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Chapter 593 Reading Club

As the director, Wang Shu came to host the reading session.

He soon discovered that except for Liu Yan and Jiang Wu, the other six people had almost understood the script, and the next step was to act out the scenes with each other and figure out their roles.

The purpose of doing this is to enable the actors to get into the role more quickly after joining the crew, making filming easier.

Zhao Liying was very serious throughout the whole process and seemed to cherish this opportunity very much.

Wang Shu nodded secretly. He preferred this kind of actor and would give him a chance.

If it was one of those arrogant young masters or young ladies, he would generally reject them.

As an Oscar-winning director, it's not like he can't find actors to act in his movies, so there's no need to praise these people.

There are many such actors in the domestic entertainment industry.

In other words, when the era of traffic comes, there will be a lot of such actors.

The morning is over.

As it was the National Day, there were many tourists and pedestrians in Beijing. Instead of eating out, the group ordered meals to be delivered to Yikeshu Company and ate in the reception room.

They didn’t order boxed lunches. As the host, Wang Shu didn’t want to be so shabby when entertaining his guests, so he ordered some stir-fried dishes.

"Director Wang, are you going to attend this year's Golden Rooster Awards?"

Several people gathered in the reception room to eat. Deng Chao looked at Wang Shu and asked curiously.

On September 9, the nomination list was announced.

Deng Chao was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at this year's Golden Rooster Awards for his role in "Assembly".

Deng Chao, who is eager to break into the film industry and win an award, will definitely run over there happily.

As for Sun Li, Wang Shu didn't know whether she would go or not.

In the original timeline, Sun Li did go.

Because Sun Li was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Painted Skin".

Now, because Sun Li participated in Wang Shu's movie and did not take part in "Painted Skin", she did not receive any nomination.

Not being nominated doesn't mean you haven't been invited.

"No." Wang Shu saw everyone looking at him curiously and answered truthfully.

Deng Chao and others were a little surprised to hear this. Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director, and it is impossible for the Golden Rooster Awards not to invite him.

Could it be?

While they were thinking about it, Yang Wei asked directly: "Didn't the Golden Rooster Awards invite you?"

Chen Kun and others also wanted to ask, but they didn't know how to open their mouths.

Seeing Yang Wei asking this, I couldn't help but think that it was a good thing that Yang Wei was here, otherwise it would be difficult to ask the reason.

"Of course I was invited, but I'm too busy to go." Wang Shu still answered truthfully.

After hearing what he said, Sun Li, Chen Hao, Chen Kun, Deng Chao and others knew that Wang Shu most likely didn't want to go.

Otherwise, you can make a trip there by just squeezing out a little time.

"I heard that many people will go to this year's Golden Rooster Awards." Deng Chao said this when he saw that Wang Shu didn't want to go.

"Haha." Wang Shu smiled upon hearing that, and was completely unmoved. "I can't spare the time, so I don't care if there are many people going there."

Of course he knew that he "heard" that many people would go.

Because that’s how the organizers of the Golden Rooster Awards promote it.

However, when the three-day Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened, the organizers' propaganda was immediately exposed.

What the reporters who went to the scene saw was only the dim Golden Rooster Awards, not the Golden Rooster Awards with a large number of big names and shining stars.

After hearing this, Deng Chao looked at Sun Li and said nothing more.

All those present were filmmakers, and they all knew that Wang Shu was the only Oscar-winning director from mainland China.

If he could go to the Golden Rooster Awards, it would definitely increase the prestige of the Golden Rooster Awards, making this year's Golden Rooster Awards more topical and valuable.

But Wang Shu refused to go.

"Brother Chao, I think you were nominated for the Best Supporting Actor, right? Do you want to go?" Liu Yan looked at Deng Chao and asked curiously.

Although she is older than Sun Li, she is younger than Deng Chao, so there is nothing wrong with calling her Brother Chao.

Deng Chao glanced at Wang Shu and said, "He should go."

Liu Yan got the answer, turned to look at Wang Shu, and asked, "Director Wang, who do you think will win the award?"

Wang Shu replied speechlessly, "I don't even know who has been nominated, how can I know who will win the award?"

He was speechless, and so were Sun Li, Chen Hao, Chen Kun, Deng Chao and others.

The Golden Rooster Awards is one of the three major film awards in mainland China and also the most artistic film award. These people have always been paying attention to it.

The Oscar-winning director in front of him didn't seem to take it seriously at all.

Is this the Oscar-winning director?
Admired.

"Ah? Director Wang, you don't know?" Liu Yan was surprised and couldn't help but ask.

Wang Shu still asked speechlessly: "Why should I know?"

This made so much sense that Liu Yan was speechless for a moment.

She wanted to say, this is the Golden Rooster Award.

One of the three major film awards in mainland China, the Golden Rooster Award, the most artistic one!
Then I thought that Wang Shu is not only an Oscar-winning director, but also a frequent guest at the three major European awards.

In comparison, the Golden Rooster Awards are indeed not good enough.

Liu Yan opened his mouth and said dejectedly: "Okay, you are awesome."

When everyone saw Liu Yan's look, they knew why and they all laughed.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became cheerful.

Then, everyone started guessing who would win the prize. Wang Shu pretended not to care and did not understand, just listening without saying anything.

Of course he knows who the winner of this year's Golden Rooster Awards is.

The Best Feature Film (Best Picture) award was won by Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" and Feng Xiaogang's "Assembly".

The Best Director Award was won by Feng Xiaogang.

The Best Actor Award was won by Wu Gang for "Iron Man".

The Best Actress award was another double yolk, won by Zhou Xun and Jiang Wenli.

It’s not so bad that the Best Film award was given to “Assembly”.

After all, this is the first commercial war film to be successful at the box office. It also has some special features and epoch-making significance, so it is understandable that it won the award.

But Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" is also an art film shot with commercial techniques, in simple terms, it is a commercial film.

He went to the Berlin Film Festival but received nothing and was mocked by the media upon returning home.

Then, he won both the Huabiao Award for Best Feature Film and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture.

I won’t talk about the Outstanding Feature Film Award, after all, it’s not the best, but there are indeed several excellent ones.

However, the Golden Rooster Awards are for the best feature film.

The best means there is only one.

Even if we didn't give Director Zhang the Best Director Award, we should still give him the Best Feature Film Award.

Not interesting.

"Director Wang, Director Feng's "Assembly" and Director Chen's "Mei Lanfang" are both nominated for the Best Feature Film Award. Which of these two films do you think has a better chance of winning the award?" Seeing that Wang Shu had been silent, Sun Li found a topic to ask.

"Uh." Wang Shu saw everyone looking at him, pretended to open his mouth, and then said: "If I say I haven't seen these two movies, would you believe it?"

After hearing this, everyone was speechless again.

Whether it is "Assembly" or "Mei Lanfang", they are both high-profile movies directed by great directors. Who among these people has not gone to the cinema to watch them?
Thinking that Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director, I felt relieved.

As we all know, Wang Shu's films tend to be Hollywood style.

So, it is possible that he really has no interest in these movies.

"I believe it!" Liu Yan pouted.

She also did not go to see Mei Lanfang or Chen Kaige's movies, and would never contribute a penny to their box office.

Humph.

If it weren't for Director Wang, I might have been unable to survive in the capital.

Although the others were speechless, they actually believed it.

After all, Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director and has spent a long time in Hollywood in the past two years.

It's normal to not have time to watch or not be interested in it.

The reading will continue in the afternoon.

It ended in the evening.

We didn’t have dinner together, but went back to our own homes.

Sun Li and Deng Chao left together. As soon as they left Yikeshu Company, Deng Chao sighed, "Director Wang is really busy. We all went home after work, but he stayed in the company to work overtime."

“If we don’t work so hard, how could there be so many movies released?” Sun Li continued.

She didn't show anything on the surface, but she felt quite distressed in her heart.

"Yes." Deng Chao agreed, "Compared with Director Wang, I feel like I have fallen."

"I could have fought that hard, but I didn't."

Sun Li couldn't help but say truthfully, "It's not that you don't have any, it's that you don't have any acting offers."

"." These words were too real, and Deng Chao suddenly felt a critical hit.

It’s not that he doesn’t have any acting offers, but he doesn’t have any high-quality ones.

He also knew that this was what Sun Li meant.

Deng Chao couldn't help but playfully said, "I also want to fight like Director Wang, but I don't have the chance."

Hearing this, Sun Li once again said truthfully: "Director Wang wrote and directed the film himself."

"You can do this, too."

Deng Chao shook his head and sighed, "I'm not as talented as Director Wang."

After saying that, he sighed again, "There's really no one else like him who is so talented and works so hard."

"Yes." Sun Li responded, "In the past two years, many people in the circle looked down on Director Wang."

"Now, Director Wang is invited to attend the Golden Rooster Awards, but he won't respond."

They are all people in the circle, and they clearly know that in the first two years after Wang Shu debuted, many people in the circle looked at Wang Shu with prejudice.

Now that Wang Shu has become an Oscar-winning director, everything is suddenly different.

"So, you still have to step onto the international stage and make your way into Hollywood." Deng Chao continued, "As long as you step onto the international stage and make your way into Hollywood, your status will instantly rise."

"For example, Zhang Ziyi went to Hollywood and was paid 1000 million yuan for a film."

"He is the best among our mainland actors."

"Not to mention Director Wang, a big name who won an Oscar for Best Director!"

"Zhang Ziyi has 1000 million, and I only have 100 million." Sun Li curled her lips, looking shocked.

"Haha." Deng Chao knew that Sun Li was not really hurt, but did it on purpose, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Then he added, "Director Wang is also an Oscar-winning director who can bring people to Hollywood. As long as you can participate in a co-production directed by Director Wang in the future, you will have the opportunity to enter Hollywood."

After saying that, he secretly regretted, "It's a pity that I didn't get the role in Pacific Rim. Otherwise, I might have been able to successfully go to Hollywood with the help of this movie."

(End of this chapter)