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On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Wang Shu returned to Beijing.

As soon as he arrived in Beijing, many people asked him through his phone whether he had arrived.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, many people had already sent him New Year greetings via mobile phones, and some of his close friends had even asked about his itinerary, knowing that he would return to Beijing on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

For example, Yang Mi, who is a native of Beijing and did not have to go back to her hometown for the New Year, called Wang Shu as soon as possible.

As soon as Wang Shu returned to the villa, Yang Mi came over with gifts, saying she was here to wish him a happy new year.

The TV series "Palace" starring her premiered on Mango TV on January 1, and its ratings ranked first in the country in the same period.

Of course, this is the first broadcast on satellite TV.

Before that, "Palace Lock Heart Jade" had been broadcast on terrestrial channels and was also very popular.

It is precisely because of such data that Mango TV made the purchase.

It is now 2011, and Mango TV has not yet fallen from its pedestal.

In a few years, it will be the turn of Yangshi-1 to become the TV station where any of its TV series can achieve the highest ratings of the same period by relying on its basic base.

"Director Wang, if I star in La La Land, can I walk the red carpet with you at the Oscars?"

Yang Mi asked with a pout.

Although Fan Binbin was not nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, as one of the cast members, she was able to walk the Oscar red carpet with the crew, and even attend the awards ceremony and the subsequent dinner.

For example, at the Golden Globe Awards, Fan Binbin took time out to walk the red carpet.

Many domestic female celebrities, even if they are not invited by the three major European organizations, still run to walk the red carpet.

Not to mention the Oscars, which has the greatest international influence.

Fan Binbin would not miss this opportunity to walk on the Oscars red carpet.

Yang Mi was very envious of this, because Wang Shu was the one who originally approached her for the role of Fan Binbin, but she missed it due to schedule reasons.

"Of course." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

There was no one else in the villa, so Yang Mi didn't worry about being embarrassed. She just sat on Wang Shu's lap and said aggrievedly: "I should have been the one to leave~"

If it were a dog, he would definitely say, "There's no need to be sad. There will be another chance next time."

Then Yang Mi asked when the next time would be...

then……

Wang Shu is not a bootlicker. He said, "Don't blame me. I was originally looking for you. It was because you didn't have time that I went to find Fan Binbin."

Hearing this, Yang Mi reached out and tugged at Wang Shu's shirt, still aggrieved, "Can't you wait for me?"

"I can't wait." Wang Shu pretended to be helpless, "If I wait for you, La La Land won't be able to catch up with the Oscars."

Yang Mi also knew that this was true, but she felt very uncomfortable after missing the opportunity to walk on the Oscars red carpet.

Especially, she has been thinking for a while, what if "Palace" becomes popular?

It’s just a TV series!

Liu Yifei only acted in two or three TV series, then turned to the film industry and never acted in TV series again.

TV series are far inferior to movies.

Before "Palace" became a hit, Yang Mi thought it would be great if she could star in another hit drama to consolidate her position in the film and television industry.

Now that "Palace" has become really popular, people are starting to want more.

Especially when I saw Fan Binbin walking on the red carpet of the Golden Globe Awards and then walking on the red carpet of the Oscars, I felt even more unbalanced.

The third female role in "La La Land" was originally her chance.

result……

"Then...will there be another chance in the future?" Yang Mi looked at Wang Shu with seductive eyes, full of charm.

Wang Shu is not someone who will just let his small head decide the big head. He smiled and said: "I always choose actors who are more suitable for the role in the script. Whether there is an opportunity depends on whether there is a role that suits you in the future."

When Yang Mi heard this, she looked dissatisfied. She pouted and asked, "Does Emma Stone also fit the role in the script?"

"Heh~" Wang Shu chuckled and said, "After the movie was released in the United States, many media outlets praised the casting of the male and female protagonists of La La Land. Do you think it's in line with the selection?"

Seeing Wang Shu angry, Yang Mi knew that she had said something wrong. She panicked and immediately took the initiative to kiss Wang Shu on the lips and said, "Don't be angry, I was just talking."

This sentence was said with a pinched voice.

After Yang Mi finished speaking, she saw that Wang Shu did not react, and her expression suddenly became a little pleading.

She didn't say anything else, but bit her lips seductively while making moves on Wang Shu.

More than an hour later.

Yang Mi asked with some concern: "Won't you get pregnant?"

Wang Shu didn't have a small umbrella at home, so this time...

So she was really worried.

Compared to Mei Ting who wants to have a baby for Wang Shu, Yang Mi thinks she is young and wants to focus on her career.

So, I don’t want to have a baby at this stage.

"How can it be that easy?" Wang Shu said softly, "Besides, didn't you just go to the bathroom and get it out?"

"It's fine."

In fact, Yang Mi was not particularly worried, because these few days were her safe period, and she had just had it done, so she would not get infected.

She pretended to be worried on purpose to touch Wang Shu's heart.

To put it simply, she used this opportunity to show Wang Shu that she was doing this for him. If you don't think about me when you make movies in the future, will you feel at ease?

"But I'm still a little worried." Yang Mi continued.

Wang Shuxin said, if you are worried, go buy some medicine.

He would not say this, but gently stroked the other person's back and said, "It's okay."

……

Even after returning to the capital, I couldn't rest.

Because he is now an Oscar-winning director, many actors came to his house to wish him a happy new year.

Even if he didn't want to do so, it was not easy to stop people from coming during the Chinese New Year. In addition to some actors in Beijing, even actors from Hong Kong Island came to wish him a happy new year.

For example, Zhang Bozhi.

This person made a comeback, but the effect was not good.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a capable boss or director to give a hand.

Wang Shu is not only an Oscar-winning director, he also has his own production company, which is exactly what Zhang Bozhi needs.

"Sister Bozhi, are you in Beijing too?" Wang Shu was a little surprised to see Zhang Bozhi on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.

This person lives in Hong Kong Island and has all his connections in Hong Kong Island, but he is in Beijing on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?

Although Zhang Bozhi will settle in Canada starting this year, it is still only the beginning of the year.

Zhang Bozhi smiled and explained: "I have a schedule here, so I came over. Since you are here too, I came to wish you a happy new year."

In fact, she had no schedule at all and came here on purpose.

Wang Shu nodded after hearing this and entertained the other party.

The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Bozhi got straight to the point: "Director Wang, I came here not only to wish you a happy new year, but also to ask if you have any movie roles that are suitable for me?"

Wang Shu was stunned when he heard that, thinking to himself, even if I have the role, why should I give it to you?

Zhang Bozhi saw Wang Shu was stunned, and knew that what he said was presumptuous, so he bit his lip, stood up and sat down next to Wang Shu, while putting his hand on Wang Shu's hand, and called out softly with eager eyes: "Director Wang~"

Wang Shu was stunned again, thinking, is this the charm of the handsome guy Gou Bada?

Why do these female stars look like they’ve been possessed by a black magic?

In fact... he understood very well that although the entertainment industry was chaotic, the country still had a conservative cultural heritage.

Therefore, even some female celebrities who have had many boyfriends usually don't take the initiative.

But this is only part of it, there is also the proactive part.

Even though Zhang Bozhi was born into a gangster family, she was actually not very proactive.

However, the response after my comeback was not good, and I felt quite stressed.

What's more, Wang Shu is an Oscar-winning director who has great resources, so he might be able to try his luck in turning a bicycle into a motorcycle.

This is... taking the initiative.

Wang Shu was not short of money and was doing very well in Hollywood. She really couldn't find a better way to win his favor.

However, to her surprise, Wang Shu showed no reaction to her initiative.

This not only made Zhang Bozhi panic, but also made her feel ashamed.

She thought that Wang Shu had no reaction, probably because he disliked her dirtiness.

after all……

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As Valentine's Day approaches, the domestic promotion of "La La Land" has entered the stage where the main creative staff will make appearances.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, as the male and female protagonists, came to China to promote the movie with Wang Shu.

However, we only stayed there for one day before heading to the UK.

It is undeniable that compared with the premiere of "La La Land" in Los Angeles, the domestic premiere was very simple.

However, this is normal.

Because it is still 2011, and as an imported film with a split revenue share, the producer of "La La Land" can only get 13% of the total box office revenue.

In other words, even if "La La Land" achieved a box office of 10 billion in China, the producers would only receive 1.3 million.

And the 1.3 million yuan will have to be shared by Yikeshu Company and Paramount.

Not to mention, "La La Land" is a work of art and a foreign language film.

It is obviously impossible to achieve a box office of 10 billion in the country.

Generally speaking, the more publicity and promotion you do, the more losses you may suffer, so it’s better to just fool around and call it a day.

It was not until 2012 that the box office share for imported films increased from 13% to 25%. It was also from this time that Hollywood films began to receive more publicity before their release in China, and the scenes became bigger.

……

On February 2, the British Academy Film Awards ceremony was held.

"La La Land" won four out of six nominations.

Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Editing.

"La La Land" won the Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Original Score at this year's British Academy Film Awards.

The King's Speech won the Best Original Screenplay award, and The Social Network won the Best Film Editing award.

Of these two films, The King's Speech was the biggest winner of the BAFTA and Academy Awards in the original timeline.

"The Social Network" is the biggest winner at the Golden Globe Awards.

Now there is "La La Land", which has set off a musical film craze in the United States, leading to a revival of musicals in the United States, and the winning films during the award season have become different.

After the British Academy Film Awards, "La La Land" was finally released in the country.

With the name of Wang Shu, and the gimmick of sweeping many major awards such as the Golden Globe Awards and the British Academy Film Awards, many people were attracted to go to the cinema to watch the film.

As more and more people watched the movie, reviews about the movie also appeared on the Internet.

For example, a well-known film critic wrote: "After watching La La Land, I shed a lot of tears. The movie is a popular love story, and it is not without clichés. What touches people is still the regrets and imperfections in that love, which has almost become the standard of popular love movies. But what touched me about La La Land is not only about this love without a happy ending, but about the 'movie' itself."

"La La Land is about 'movies', that's for sure. In particular, director Wang Shu pays tribute to the musicals of Hollywood's golden age in the form of musicals. The film pays tribute to countless classic musicals: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), Willows and Flowers (1967), Singin' in the Rain (1962), The Beauty of the Fallen (1952), and even the later New York, New York (1977)... There are so many to list, I'm sure many people will write articles to analyze them, so I won't go into details here. What I want to talk about in detail are two other classic movies that are directly named in the film: Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Casablanca (1942)."

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"In fact, I think La La Land is about more than just the love for movies or using movies to fill the gaps in reality. More often, the movie uses such a love story to actually talk about the profound 'influence' of movies (or art) on people. In the movie, the hero and heroine met and got to know each other because of their common love for art. In addition to encouraging and achieving each other, what is more important is the influence they have on each other."

"Just like Stone herself was not keen on jazz, but Gosling changed her view on it; she originally hoped to meet some upper-class directors or producers by attending some social parties to realize her ideal of being an actor, but Gosling asked her to learn creation. Interestingly, when Stone began to write her own script, her roommates who had lived with her before (they were inevitably keen on making friends with the rich and powerful) all left and never showed up again, and Stone embarked on the real 'art' path. If it weren't for this, she would not have been able to impress the producer in the last interview (because the producer said that what she needed was the 'creative' ability of the actor); similarly, when Gosling followed the band on a long tour for a living and almost gave up his ideal, only Stone told him that that was not the life he should live. She even designed the name of his future jazz bar for him, so that he could avoid gimmicks and return to the music itself."

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"So when I read the end of the story, when Stone turned around and looked at Gosling, although I was filled with sadness, what replaced it in my heart was warmth and comfort. Because I know that the smile between Stone and Gosling was more of gratitude and thanksgiving - thank you for having loved each other, thank you for having each other in our lives, thank you for walking side by side on the road to pursuing dreams and achieving each other, and the influence on each other will remain in my heart and my life forever, and will never be erased." (End of this chapter)