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Chapter 663 Tree~
Los Angeles.

Wang Shu was still sleeping in the early morning. He vaguely heard a knock on the door. He got up and opened the door. It was Anne Hathaway.

"Annie?" Wang Shu was surprised.

"Shu~" Anne Hathaway called affectionately, and walked into the apartment at Wang Shu's gesture.

Wang Shu was still a little dazed and asked, "Why are you here?"

In the United States, people generally call in advance and then come, rather than coming suddenly.

Of course, there are also cases where they show up suddenly, but usually they’ll call in advance.

Anne Hathaway pouted and said, "Your phone is turned off and the call can't be reached."

Wang Shu had woken up from his daze and had almost guessed Anne Hathaway's intention. He said, "So..."

Ever since Paramount announced the casting information, Anne Hathaway has learned that Wang Shu will decide the casting for the art film he is planning to shoot.

This is normal. It is basically the case when big directors make art films.

He looked at Wang Shu eagerly and asked, "Shu, are you casting?"

"Uh..." Wang Shu answered truthfully, "The leading actress has been confirmed. Emma Stone will play the role."

"Emma?" Anne Hathaway heard the name and quickly thought of who it was.

Under normal circumstances, a famous actress like her would hardly know who Stone is now.

However, not only has Stone starred in "The Wolf of Wall Street", but Taylor Swift also became famous at the MTV Video Music Awards last year when she attracted nationwide attention.

Anyone who knows how Wang Shu and Taylor Swift met would know that it was because Stone knew Taylor Swift, and then they got to know each other through mutual friends.

That's why Anne Hathaway knows who Emma Stone is, and also knows that Emma Stone is Wang Shu's friend.

only……

Anne Hathaway looked at Wang Shu with a strange look. She didn't believe that they were just friends. A big director like Wang Shu would let a little-known actress like Emma Stone, whose acting skills were questionable, play the leading role.

When a big director like Wang Shu plans to make an art film, even Hollywood movie queens are vying to play the role of the heroine, and he doesn't worry about not being able to find talented actors.

and so……

"Yes, the heroine is Emma." Wang Shu saw Anne Hathaway's strange look and responded without blushing and with a steady heartbeat.

"Am I not suitable?" Anne Hathaway walked to Wang Shu, hugged Wang Shu's waist, and asked while biting her lip.

"You are suitable, but the female lead has already been decided to be played by Emma." Wang Shu replied unmoved.

Anne Hathaway was still very young at that time. She made her debut on the screen with the image of a sweet princess. In addition, her slender figure compared to European and American actors made her actually suitable for playing the heroine in "La La Land".

It is even said that she is more suitable than Stone for the filming of "La La Land" now.

But in the original timeline, the movie "La La Land" was ultimately Stone's crowning film, and Wang Shushen was touched by Stone's well-behaved character.

Therefore, Wang Shu did not want to let other people star in the film that was originally the film in which Stone won the title.

Even if Anne Hathaway is indeed more suitable than Stone at this moment, he will not change it.

"Can't it be changed?" Anne Hathaway asked while biting her lip and looking directly into Wang Shu's eyes.

Wang Shu said: "I am not a person who goes back on my word. If I say Emma will star in the film, then Emma will star in the film."

"If you have an idea, you can play the second female role."

Upon hearing this, Anne Hathaway rolled her eyes at Wang Shu with resentment. Her status is much higher than that of Emma Stone.

He is popular now, not out of fashion, so how could he play a supporting role to Emma Stone?

"Shu~" Anne Hathaway acted coquettishly, hoping that Wang Shu would change his mind.

"Interstellar" is over, it's a commercial film.

Wang Shu then prepared an art film, clearly aiming for an Oscar.

For her, if she could get the leading role in this art film, it would be like having double insurance.

Even if "Interstellar" is unlikely to win awards as a commercial film, there is still this art film!

"Annie, if you don't want to play the second female lead, then we can work together again next time we have the chance." Wang Shu reached out and stroked Anne Hathaway's pretty face, sighing, "I have already decided that Emma will play the role in this play, so she will play the role."

"I've already said it before, I'm not a person who goes back on my word."

"Okay." Anne Hathaway sighed, knowing that she couldn't change Wang Shu's mind.

She looked at Wang Shu with dim eyes, and then kissed him.

Now that things have come to this, it would be harmful to show Wang Shu his displeasure, so why not...

This is very un-Anne Hathaway.

In fact, Anne Hathaway has some princess syndrome.

Normally, she would be angry if she was rejected like this.

But after all, Anne Hathaway has been in Hollywood for many years and her personality has matured a lot.

Know some restraint and trade-offs.

Not to mention that Wang Shu was not her boyfriend, so he didn't need to consider her feelings.

Anne Hathaway understands this.

If you do that, you might drift away from the great director in front of you and lose the chance to work with him again.

Wang Shu knew Anne Hathaway well. He was quite surprised to see that she just sighed sadly without showing any expression and was so proactive.

But when I think about his dedicated performance on the set of "Interstellar", I understand it.

Anne Hathaway does have some princess syndrome, but it only happens at certain times and with different people.

When facing her boyfriend, she acts like a princess.

The boyfriend should let her be who she is and put her first.

But when facing big directors in the industry, these bad habits will be restrained.

Wang Shu suddenly realized that many women seemed to be like this. They had all kinds of problems on weekdays, but when facing the big guys, they acted well-behaved and lovely.

More than an hour later, Anne Hathaway left Wang Shu's apartment.

In fact, part of the reason why Anne Hathaway took the initiative is that she also wanted to.

Wang Shu was too strong, and she had become addicted to him. She hadn't communicated with Wang Shu for a while, and she couldn't help but have some thoughts in her mind.

After getting up and tidying up, Wang Shu turned on his mobile phone and found many unread text messages.

Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Leo, Kate Winslet, Black Widow, Robert Downey Jr., Monica Bellucci, Kristen...

Many Hollywood stars who had his contact information sent him text messages.

Not only these Hollywood stars, but Gong Li also sent him text messages.

Wang Shu scratched his head. The female lead had already been decided to be Stone, and he planned to find Ryan Gosling, the male lead of the original version of "La La Land", to be the male lead.

This guy made his debut in 1996 and, like Anne Hathaway, he is from Disney. He has now starred in many movies.

Although he is not as famous as Hollywood stars such as Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio, the 30-year-old is more suitable for "La La Land" in terms of both image and temperament.

Moreover, it also matches well with Stone Sister.

Matthew McConaughey looks a bit old, and is suitable for playing a middle-aged role with children. Matt Damon is relatively strong, and his image is not suitable.

Leonardo DiCaprio is no longer the handsome guy he used to be, and his image doesn’t match either.

Therefore, Wang Shu excluded Matthew McConaughey, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr. and others from the beginning.

In other words, he was planning to cast Ryan Gosling as the leading actor from the beginning.

Wang Shu looked at the text messages on his phone and thought it would be bad not to reply, so he replied one by one.
Just as he was replying, his phone rang. It was Jessica Chastain.

"Hello." Wang Shu's voice sounded.

"Shu, I finally got through to you." Jessica Chastain said with great effort.

Wang Shu heard this and smiled, "My phone was turned off before, and I just turned it on now."

"I see." Jessica Chastain didn't dwell on the question after hearing it, but said, "Shu, didn't you say you would come to my house? When are you coming?"

"I'm afraid I don't have time." Wang Shu declined. "I have work to do."

Jessica Chastain heard this and asked, "Is this about the movie casting?"

"Yes." Wang Shu responded without comment.

"Can I be in it?" Jessica Chastain asked next.

"There is no role suitable for you." Wang Shu responded, and then explained, "The several female characters in this movie are all around 20 years old."

Jessica Chastain was silent for a moment, then replied bitterly, "I understand."

She is 33 years old. Since Wang Shu said that the female character should be around years old, he already understands why she is not suitable.

Wang Shu didn't try to comfort her, and said, "Anything else? If not, hang up. I still have work to do."

"It's okay." Jessica Chastain responded, and then quickly asked, "Shu, when will you come to my place?"

Wang Shu answered truthfully: "Probably not in the short term."

Jessica Chastain was silent for a moment, then said, "Then I'll go to your place?"

When Wang Shu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh. Since he became a big director, these female stars have been coming one after another and are more proactive than anyone else.

Wang Shu couldn't refuse Jessica Chastain's initiative.

If you refuse, the other person will feel embarrassed and sad.

He really couldn't bear to do such a thing that would hurt her.

Then he responded: "Okay."

When Jessica Chastain heard Wang Shu's agreement, her tone became much brighter, and she quickly said, "I'll go over tonight."

"Okay." Wang Shu responded.

Then, we agreed on a rough time and hung up the phone.

Wang Shu certainly knew that Jessica Chastain was taking the initiative not because she liked her, but because she had some ulterior motive.

This kind of thing, a well-known actress in Hong Kong was asked by the media during an interview: "If Zhang Yimou had sex with you, would you be willing?"

The famous movie star answered openly, "If I can act in a movie directed by Zhang Yimou, of course I would."

…………

In the afternoon, Wang Shu went to Paramount's audition room and met Ryan Gosling who had been waiting there for a long time.

Wang Shu had already contacted Paramount and mentioned Ryan Gosling's name, and Paramount immediately contacted him for an audition.

Generally speaking, actors like Ryan Gosling who have acted in many movies don’t need to audition when working with ordinary crews. They will be invited to work together.

But Wang Shu is a big director, and his crew is different. He said that auditions are just auditions.

Even big-name actors have to audition if they want to get a role.

Of course, if a big-name actor doesn’t want to audition, you can also ignore them.

Ryan Gosling does not have an Oscar for Best Actor yet, but like many Hollywood actors, he is pursuing the Oscar statuette.

Therefore, when a big director like Wang Shu called him for an audition, he immediately ran over, fearing that something unexpected might happen due to delay.

"Shu." When Ryan Gosling saw Wang Shu coming here, he quickly stood up and greeted him politely.

Wang Shu glanced at him, then looked at Elizabeth and said, "He is the male lead. Let's sign the contract."

"Ah?" Not only Elizabeth, but Ryan Gosling himself was also confused.

When actors audition, they at least have to try out the acting to see how it goes. How can they decide based on just one look?

Not to mention, this is an art film that Wang Shu is trying to win an Oscar for. Is it necessary to be so casual?

Why is it so casual, why does it give me a feeling of unreliability?
Wang Shu saw Elizabeth was stunned and said, "Don't waste time. He is the male lead and Emma Stone is the female lead. Sign the contract as soon as possible and arrange for them to practice the dance steps."

"It's already July, and I need to finish the production of this play before the New Year."

"There's no time to waste on this kind of thing."

Elizabeth opened her mouth and wanted to say something but finally kept silent and responded, "I understand."

After that, he turned to look at Ryan Gosling and said, "Ryan, the male lead is you, sign the contract."

Ryan Gosling looked confused.

The notice he received was that Wang Shu was calling him for an audition.

At this moment, he came to audition.

But he didn't even have to audition. Wang Shu just took one look at him and decided that he would play the leading male role.

As for the reason for being so careless, it seems that the other party is in a hurry...

"Oh...ok...ok..." Ryan Gosling responded quickly, stammering.

Wang Shu walked over and patted his shoulder with a smile, saying, "This is a musical, so practice your dance steps as soon as possible."

"Once your dance steps are up to standard, the filming of the movie will begin."

Ryan Gosling came back to his senses and quickly assured: "Shu, don't worry, I will work hard to practice the dance steps well."

There is motivation only when there is interest.

Wang Shu wants to finish La La Land before the end of the year, which is consistent with Ryan Gosling's interests.

Because this movie is an art film, it was rushed to be completed before the end of the year in order to compete for an Academy Award early next year.

As the leading actor, he had the opportunity to be nominated for an Academy Award and even win an Oscar.

To this end, he will certainly try his best.

Because his goal is also the Oscar and he wants to win the award.

Wang Shu heard this and patted his shoulder again with a smile.

Then, walk away.

Ryan Gosling and Elizabeth were left looking at each other in bewilderment.

(End of this chapter)