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Chapter 661 La La Land
Emma Stone snuggled in Wang Shu's arms, looked up and asked, "Shu, are you going back home?"

She had a feeling that Wang Shu, who had already won the Oscar for Best Director for several years and had just finished filming "Interstellar" in collaboration with Paramount, might return to China to make movies.

After hearing what was said, Wang Shu pinched the other person's face, then stood up and left the bedroom under Sister Shi Tou's puzzled gaze.

After a while, Wang Shu returned with a paper script in his hand.

Handed it to Sister Stone and said, "Take a look."

Even though it hadn't been opened yet, Stone Sister had already determined that Wang Shu was holding a script, and her heart started beating violently.

At this moment, the look in her eyes when she looked at Wang Shu was sparkling and misty, which was very alluring.

Sister Shitou didn't take it immediately, but suppressed her excitement and asked, "Is this for me?"

"Well, you play the leading female role." Wang Shu pinched Sister Shi Tou's pretty face.

Sister Stone pouted, her pretty face full of happiness.

She sat up from the bed, without putting on any clothes, and flipped through the script with her upper body naked.

"La La Land..."

Stone muttered the name of the script to herself, and then began to read it carefully.

In fact, even if she didn't read the script, she would agree without thinking.

The script is right in my hand right now, so I'll take a look at it.

According to the original timeline, the drama "La La Land" originally wanted to invite Emma Watson (Hermione in the Harry Potter series) to play the heroine, but Emma Watson refused due to schedule issues.

After that, it wasn’t Stone Sister who was chosen.

Instead, Stone went through multiple auditions and finally got the role.

As for whether she impressed the producers through her acting skills or attitude after multiple auditions, or through other means, that is another matter.

It is now 2010. Although Stone starred in "La La Land" 5 years earlier than in the original timeline, her acting skills are inevitably a little worse due to the lack of 5 years of polish.

But this is not a problem. Stone herself wants to make a name for herself as an actress, and Wang Shu can train her.

Wang Shu has been thinking about it these days and feels that it would be better to shoot "La La Land" as soon as possible.

If it's not filmed, the script will be written by Damien Chazelle.

In the original timeline, the script of "La La Land" began around 2011.

Of course, the script was not created on the spot, but was created linearly. After two and a half years, the script and the music were completed.

A big part of the success of "La La Land" as a musical lies in its music.

Coincidentally, Wang Shu had previously written a single for Taylor Swift that topped the North American Billboard chart.

Nowadays, not only in China, but also in Europe and the United States, it is clear that Wang Shu’s talent lies not only in scriptwriting, but also in music creation.

Therefore, the musical "La La Land" can be regarded as the culmination of Wang Shu's talent.

Not only the script of this movie was written by Wang Shu, but the theme song, interludes, etc. were also written by him.

Furthermore, since he has already won the Oscar for Best Director for two consecutive years, he might as well try to win the Oscar for Best Director for three consecutive years.

There have been directors who have won two Oscars in a row, but no one has won three times in a row.

Since he has already won two titles in a row, why not strive to become the first director to win three titles in a row?
After much deliberation, Wang Shu decided not to return to China and continued to film "La La Land" in Los Angeles.

Sister Shitou flipped through the film for a while, then turned her head to look at Wang Shu, suppressed her excitement and asked, "Shu, do you want to participate in the Oscars with this film?"

Of course she knew that Wang Shu's collaboration with Paramount, Interstellar, would also be entered for the Oscars, but Interstellar was a commercial film. Commercial films might win big prizes at the Golden Globe Awards, but it would be difficult for them to win big prizes at the Oscars.

Therefore, Stone believes that Wang Shu may be aware of this and feels that "Interstellar" is unlikely to compete for the Academy Award, so he wants to make another art film.

"Yes." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

Hearing this, Sister Shitou could no longer suppress her excitement and couldn't help asking, "Are you really going to let me play the leading female role?"

Seeing that Shitou looked a little incredulous, Wang Shu reached out and gently touched her pretty face, saying softly, "Of course!"

"Shu, you're so nice." Sister Shitou threw herself into Wang Shu's arms and said with emotion.

Wang Shu stroked Sister Shitou's back. He was never a ruthless person.

Stone Sister has always been very "active", and Wang Shu not only saw it, but also felt it.

Plus, in the original timeline of "La La Land", Stone was supposed to be the lead actress.

Now, it's time to praise her.

Shitou Jie lay in Wang Shu's arms for a long time without letting go. Wang Shu said softly, "What do you think of this play?"

Stone replied: "Although I haven't finished watching it, I feel good about it."

"Not to mention that you wrote the script, so it must be good."

Wang Shu knew that Shitou was just trying to flatter her, so he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Musicals aren't popular at the box office these days, but if they're used as art films to win awards, they're fine."

In fact, whether now or before the release of "La La Land" in the original timeline, musicals have already declined in Europe and the United States.

In the original timeline, before being invested by Lionsgate, the director of "La La Land" ran into obstacles everywhere with the script of "La La Land". All major investors and producers believed that musicals had declined and that this script had no future.

Later, "La La Land" was invested by Lionsgate and brought to the big screen. With its dreamy song and dance segments and brilliant box office performance, it reignited the audience's enthusiasm for musicals, and thus the European and American musicals began to revive.

For a time, many American TV series incorporated singing and dancing elements.

It was during those one or two years that many American TV series, whose plots clearly had nothing to do with music and dance, suddenly released a few episodes in the form of music and dance...

Although it was neither fish nor fowl, North American audiences in those two years loved musicals.

Now that "La La Land" is directed by Wang Shu and is being adapted into a movie, perhaps he will start the revival of European and American musicals.

"Yeah." Stone replied, "When I first read the script, I was a little surprised that it was a musical, so I asked you if you wanted to participate in the Oscars."

Wang Shu gently stroked Stone's hair and said, "I am confident that this movie will be nominated for an Oscar."

"So, whether you can be nominated for an acting award or win the Best Actress award depends on your performance in the movie."

When Sister Shitou heard this, she looked up at Wang Shu, kissed him on the lips, and said seriously, "I will definitely perform well, but I may be lacking at times."

"You're a big director, so be strict with me then."

"If I'm not doing well or perfect, tell me."

After that, she kissed Wang Shu on the lips again, and said seriously, "Please help me with the play, teach me and give me guidance."

"Don't think that it's almost enough, you must feel satisfied or perfect."

"No matter how hard or tiring it is, I won't say anything."

At this point, he added with a pleading tone, "I want to win an Oscar for Best Actor."

When Wang Shu heard this, he rubbed Sister Shitou's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry."

After that, he teased, "Don't blame me if I'm too harsh on you then, okay?"

"No." Sister Stone said, and kissed Wang Shu on the lips.

Then, with a dazed look in her eyes, she actively kissed Wang Shu.

After they kissed for a while, Wang Shu whispered in Sister Shi Tou's ear, "I want to try from behind." "Yeah." Sister Shi Tou did not refuse, but responded obediently.

At this time, no matter what request Wang Shu made, she would not refuse.

The two adjusted their positions. Sister Shitou was a little nervous and couldn't help but remind her, "Shu, go slow. This is my first time."

Wang Shu didn't reply, but waved and clapped his hands, then...

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As Wang Shu decided to prepare for the filming of "La La Land", Paramount took charge of the casting.

Due to visa issues, Wang Shu currently does not have a production company in the United States.

Even if there is, the preliminary preparations will take a certain amount of time, and it will be difficult to have the manpower and material resources to complete the preparations for "La La Land" in a short period of time.

Therefore, he chose to work with Paramount.

With "Interstellar" as the premise for cooperation, although Paramount is not optimistic about "La La Land", it will not reject him.

This time, this movie will be another co-production between Wang Shu and Paramount.

Wang Shu’s decision to cooperate with Paramount was well-thought-out.

As one of the eight major Hollywood studios, Paramount not only has global distribution capabilities, but also has great influence in the United States. By cooperating with it, one can quickly put together a crew with the help of Paramount's human and material resources.

Especially since most of the scenes of "La La Land" were shot in Los Angeles, everything would become simple and smooth with Paramount coordinating.

Furthermore, through the collaboration on "Interstellar", Wang Shu felt Paramount's respect for him.

The filming of the entire play was basically completed according to his wishes without any instructions.

This is also the reason why Wang Shu chose to continue cooperating with Paramount.

After all, "La La Land" is an art film, he wants to be in full control of the entire process, and does not want to cooperate with film and television companies that like to interfere.

As the news of Paramount and Wang Shu's joint casting again spread, Hollywood was instantly shaken.

Wang Shunai is a consecutive Oscar-winning director, and the film he co-produced with Paramount is an art film.

Everyone knows that he is aiming for the Oscars.

Considering that Wang Shu has won the Oscar for Best Director twice in a row, this drama is bound to win the third Oscar.

And since he is aiming for the third consecutive time, it must be the result of Wang Shu’s painstaking efforts.

Realizing this, many Hollywood movie stars whom Wang Shu knew called him one after another.

Unfortunately, Wang Shu’s cell phone was turned off.

Soon, someone learned that the film Wang Shu was planning to shoot was a musical, and they began to back out.

Just as Paramount was not optimistic about "La La Land", many Hollywood stars also knew that musicals had long been in decline.

Therefore, I was extremely worried about whether the musical could be successful.

But then I thought again, everyone had doubted Wang Shu in the past, but Wang Shu always met expectations.

To the extent that, many people can't help but think that although musicals are in decline, Wang Shu's musicals may be feasible?

Then, I gave up the idea of ​​backing out.

In any case, Wang Shu is a consecutive Oscar-winning director, and his art films have never failed to win any of the three major European awards or the Oscars.

This alone is enough to make it worth fighting for the role.

Late at night, Wang Shu turned on his cell phone.

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

Wang Shu thought for a while with his mobile phone, then dialed Yang Mi's number.

"Hello, Director Wang." Yang Mi's voice sounded, and then she said in a resentful tone, "You called me suddenly, is there something wrong?"

It has always been Yang Mi who took the initiative to contact Wang Shu, and Wang Shu rarely took the initiative to contact her, so her tone was a little resentful.

Wang Shu pretended not to hear the resentful tone and asked directly, "Are you planning anything soon?"

"Yes." Yang Mi replied, "I will be joining the crew to shoot a TV series in a few days."

When Wang Shu heard this, he thought about it and it seemed to be the drama "Palace".

Seeing Wang Shu silent, Yang Mi's heart skipped a beat. She asked in disbelief, "Director Wang, you called me all of a sudden. Are you looking for me to film a movie?"

"Yes." Wang Shu did not hide anything and spoke the truth, "I have a play here, and was planning to ask you to come over and play the third female role. Since you don't have a schedule, forget it."

In the drama "La La Land", the third female lead is played by British-Japanese actress Sonoya Mizuno.

This role can be completely replaced by a domestic actress.

As a Chinese-language film director, Wang Shu came up with the idea of ​​promoting domestic actors.

He initially considered Mei Ting, Zhou Xun and others, but after careful consideration, he felt that they were not suitable.

Now it is 2010, and since it has been confirmed that Stone will play the female lead, the supporting roles have to be played by actors of similar age.

Whether it is Mei Ting or Zhou Xun and others, they are all too mature and their image does not match.

If we insist on asking them to perform, the contrast with Stone Sister, who is only 22 years old, will be very abrupt.

Sun Li is not a good choice either, her image and temperament don't quite match.

Her image is not about her age, but it does not match "La La Land".

Simply put, the actress must not only exude a youthful vibe, but also have an “urban” vibe.

Fan Binbin, it meets the requirements.

But Fan Binbin is very beautiful and very "urban". If she plays the third female role, she might steal the limelight from the first female role, Shi Tou, which would also be rather abrupt and not good for the whole show as a whole.

Wang Shu thought about it and felt that Yang Mi was more suitable.

Not only is her age suitable, but her appearance in "Tiny Times" also has a temperament that fits the script.

So, Wang Shu called Yang Mi.

Of course, Liu Yifei can also be suitable.

However, Wang Shu didn’t think Liu Yifei would be willing to play the third female role.

"No." Yang Mi became anxious when she heard Wang Shu say forget it.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "It's just a female third role. You have a schedule now and can't act. What else can you do if you don't want to act?"

After hearing this, Yang Mi fell silent.

She took on the role of the female lead, which is indeed more attractive than the third female role.

But Wang Shu is now in Hollywood.

She subconsciously felt that even though she was only the third female lead, her role was probably not insignificant.

(End of this chapter)