Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 429: Should we persuade them all at once, or one by one?
The Pacific Coast Highway at dusk resembles a flowing painting.

The bright red convertible Ferrari sped along, carrying the two of them.

I learned that the Ferrari Enzo models in North America were almost completely sold out.

Getting one is too much trouble.

Lin Chih-ling decisively chose the hardtop convertible Ferrari 360.

The dealership only had this model in stock, and it was her favorite red convertible, so there was no reason not to choose it.

The night wind was biting, blowing against my face.

Tang Wen glanced to the right and saw Sister Lin, her hair flying in the wind, tilting her head and looking at him with a dreamy gaze.

He reached out his right hand and touched her seat.

Sister Lin noticed his little gesture, smiled, and gently leaned closer with her rounded legs encased in black stockings.

Speeding forward, the city faded into the distance, and after driving for a while longer, the salty sea breeze of the Pacific Ocean could be smelled in the air...

I do not know how long it has been.

The two stopped at the edge of the beach.

"This lousy car has too little seating space!" Ferrari may be nice, but the seats can't be folded down at all.

Sister Lin chuckled softly and breathed sweetly into his ear, "Let's get off the bus."

The beach shimmered with silver light under the moonlight, it was very beautiful.

Tang Wen pushed open the car door, took off his shoes and got out of the car, the soft sand spreading under his feet.

He walked around to the passenger side and reached out to pull Lin Chih-ling. But as soon as she stepped on the ground, her high heels sank into the sand, and she leaned into his arms.

Seeing that Tang Wen wasn't wearing shoes, Lin Zhiling simply took off her high heels as well.

Bending down to put the shoes back in the car, she felt uncomfortable walking on the beach in stockings, so she reached out to take them off, only to be slapped by Tang Wen.

He chuckled and stopped what he was doing.

He pulled her into his arms, his fingertips lightly tracing her bare shoulders, sliding down the curves of her back, and finally stopping between her waist and hips...

Lin Chih-ling trembled slightly, her breathing quickened...

The sound of the tide rises and falls in the distance, while my heart pounds nearby.

The moonlight cast down, outlining the overlapping shadows of the two people.

The shadows danced like a pendulum.

Passionate and crazy.

The car was also forced to sway slightly.

The seawater washed over their feet, but the two were completely unaware.

……

Tang Wen sat in the passenger seat, with Sister Lin nestled in his arms. She took out a brand-new pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from her handbag, tore off the plastic wrap, pulled out a cigarette, lit it with her red lips, and handed it to Tang Wen.

"It seems like Charlize Theron, Naomi Campbell, Nicole Kidman, and Scarlett Johansson all have their eyes on the Oscars this year. Who should we support?"

Tang Wen didn't say anything; supporting Theron was a decision he had already made.

This is related to the system upgrade, and there is no room for error.

For other women, you can offer some appropriate reassurance.

Seeing his silence, Lin Zhiling assumed he was having some difficulty. Looking at the long ash accumulated on the cigarette, she gently pulled out a few tissues, wrung out a bottle of mineral water to wet them, and caught the ash with the wet tissues just as the sea breeze blew it away.

Seeing this, Tang Wen was stunned for a moment. Looking at her lowered eyes, he silently finished his cigarette and hugged Sister Lin tightly: "Theron has the best chance of winning this time. We support Theron."

"I knew it," Lin Zhiling said. "Of them, she's the most devoted to you! How are you going to deal with the others?"

Tang Wen countered, "What's your idea?"

Sister Lin gently shook her head: "How much benefit have they gained from being around you? I don't think you need to deal with them. Just kick out anyone who dares to be dissatisfied!"

"President Lin is so domineering," Tang Wen chuckled.

Sister Lin's eyes were like water, "You're so annoying~"

After a moment of tenderness, Tang Wen got into the driver's seat and drove back to Beverly Hills.

The next morning.

At Galaxy Entertainment, Tang Wen met Sun Chao and Robert.

The three discussed Facebook's future development and accepting funding for a long time.

Currently, the most influential financial groups in the United States are those in the eastern part of the country, such as Morgan Stanley and First Citigroup.

The Bank of America, once a prominent financial institution of the California financial group, has long since fallen into the hands of Eastern financial groups.

Therefore, Facebook is actually facing a choice.

Should they combine with the somewhat declining California conglomerate, or directly collud with the more powerful Eastern conglomerate?

Both have their pros and cons.

By choosing the Eastern Consortium, Facebook's expansion will be put on the fast track, thanks to the influence of the Eastern Financial Group.

However, Tang Wen and his two companions' influence in the company will inevitably gradually diminish.

Social media is such a powerful tool that no one would want to miss out on having it in their own hands.

Tang Wen tapped the table lightly with his fingertips: "The roots of Californians are still there. We are in California and need the support of political families."

Robert and Sun Chao exchanged a smile, knowing that he had made a decision.

Olivia Brown, Sarah Getty, is the eldest daughter of the Brown family and an heir to the Getty family.

Tang Wen had already established a deep relationship with them, so choosing the California consortium was only natural.

Ignoring their expressions, Tang Wen said, "I'll talk to them soon."

Sun Chao smiled and said, "I believe you can persuade them!"

Robert laughed too, his face full of ill intent: "So the question is, should we persuade them all at once, or one by one?"

Tang Wenchong and the other man gave each other the middle finger: Of course, we should talk about this kind of thing separately.

“Morgan and Citibank have a keen sense of smell; they’ve already sent people to contact us,” Sun Chao warned.

Tang Wen: "I'll do it as soon as possible. Also, you two should put some effort into promoting 'Saw 3' on Facebook."

After the three finished their conversation and had lunch, Robert and Sun Chao returned to Facebook headquarters.

Lin Chih-ling ate too much last night and didn't come in this morning. She went to work in the afternoon, but I didn't see her there either.

Instead, it was the Scarlett sisters and their mother who appeared at Galaxy Entertainment.

This is the schedule that Lin Chih-ling arranged.

Reception room.

"Welcome, all three of you." After exchanging pleasantries, the assistant served coffee, closed the door, and left.

Scarlett's mother and sister sat on a two-seater sofa.

Scarlett sat alone on the other side.

Since they were all acquaintances, Tang Wen didn't stand on ceremony. He sat down next to Scarlett, put his arm around her shoulder, and asked, "You seem unhappy?"

Scarlett nestled into his arms, looking up at him with a pitiful expression: "Sophia doesn't support me, darling, you're all I have left."

Sofia Coppola, the director of "Lost in Translation," is a fan of the acting skills of Bill Murray, the male lead.

He publicly praised the other party on multiple occasions.

In addition, although Scarlett Johansson is the female lead in "Lost in Translation", she doesn't have many scenes.

During the prize-winning season, the biggest taboo is not to concentrate prize-winning resources.

Sofia prefers to support Bill Murray's bid for the Best Actor award rather than Scarlett Johansson.

Stroking her hair, Tang Wen remained unaffected by her expression and calmly analyzed, "Sophia's choice is not hard to understand. What about 'The Pearl Earring'?"

That's right, both of Scarlett Johansson's films have a chance to win awards this awards season.

"They only agreed to help me get a nomination for a frontier award."

After Scarlett finished speaking, her mother and agent added, "It's highly likely to be a Golden Globe. It's about the same for 'Lost in Translation'; we'll help them get a nomination."

Tang Wen has invested in "Lost in Translation," but winning awards requires not only funds but also connections.

The connections within director Francis Ford Coppola's family are not to be underestimated.

"The Golden Globe Awards." There are two winners for Best Actress in a Film at each Golden Globe Awards.

One is the Best Actress in a Drama Film, and the other is the Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy Film.

Tang Wen looked down at Scarlett's pretty face: "The competition this year is too strong."

Upon hearing this, the latter seemed to have lost all his strength and collapsed into Tang Wen's arms.

In fact, she knew that at her age, and given the prestige of her roles in those two films, she was not qualified to win an award for Best Actress.

"Is there really no other way? I can join the feminist movement." Scarlett came with her last hope, or rather, wishful thinking.

“You’re too young, Scarlett. But it’s not entirely hopeless.”

"What method?" Scarlett, who was slumped on the sofa a second ago, sprang up, turned over nimbly, and knelt down next to Tang Wen.

"Give up the lead role, and I'll try to get you an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress." Tang Wen wasn't making this up; the competition for Best Supporting Actress was less intense, and Scarlett Johansson's performance in "Lost in Translation" was indeed outstanding.

Although she is young, it is not entirely impossible for her to get a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

This kind of operation is not common nowadays.

But next year, some film crews will be doing this.

Tang Wen simply used this trick on Scarlett a year earlier.

"Great idea!" Before Scarlett could speak, her mother's eyes lit up and she quickly chimed in, "With your sutra-reading skills, getting a nomination for Best Supporting Actress is a qualification in itself."

“But I’m playing the lead role, Mom!” Scarlett retorted instinctively.

Tang Wen patted the back of her hand, "This year's Oscars are fiercely competitive. If you insist on winning Best Actress, you might not even get a nomination. You know how the Academy judges operate; they like to see handsome men make themselves look ugly and beautiful women sacrifice their image..."

After Tang Wen finished speaking, Scarlett's mother chimed in. Having worked in the industry for many years, she was quite experienced: "Scarlett, if you really get a nomination, you will be the youngest nominee in this year's Oscars!"

Scarlett was intrigued: "This?"

"No rush, think it over carefully before you decide."

"it is good!"

Tang Wen got up and left the room, heading to the bathroom.

Vanessa Johnson, who had been holding back her words for ages, was already seething with jealousy and couldn't wait to speak up:
"My foolish sister, the terms Tang has given you are the best choice you can make!"
That's an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and you're not even 20 years old yet!
If you actually get a nomination, all the actresses in Hollywood will envy you!

Vanessa didn't understand why Tang Wen was so good to her mentally challenged sister.

What is it about her that makes her so attractive?
Pretty face, good figure, I have those too.

When she tried to test him before, Tang showed no interest in her at all.

Does he like women with short legs?
“I don’t need you to remind me!” Scarlett rolled her eyes and looked at her mother: “We should tell the two film crews about Tang’s plan and see if they can help.”

Despite knowing the chances were slim, Scarlett still hoped to win the award, clinging to a sliver of hope.

Scarlett's mother didn't object. She left with her reluctant eldest daughter, Vanessa, to contact the film crew.

After seeing the mother and daughter off, Scarlett, without her parents' supervision, turned into a little glutton.

Regardless of the occasion, she started entangled with Tang Wen in the office, her actions quite wild.

"Hiss~ Scarlett, what's wrong with you today?"

Scarlett stammered, "Are you... are you going to nominate Charlize Theron for Best Actress?"

"She gained dozens of pounds for the role. The judges liked it."

"Hmph!" Scarlett said unreasonably, "I don't care about any of that. She's definitely coming to see you tonight, and I'm not leaving her any!"

Tang Wen's lips twitched: "Then you'll have to work hard, but it might be difficult."

However, she was right.

That evening, Theron was indeed coming to see Tang Wen.

"I still have work to do."

"I do not care!"

Tang Wen had no choice but to resort to his ultimate move: taking her to look in the mirror.

After dealing with Scarlett and changing his clothes, Tang Wen went to the office of the "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" crew.

Charlize Theron and Leonardo DiCaprio are still undergoing weapons and action training.

Besides the screenwriter and photographer, the office also houses Wen Ziren, the assistant director handpicked by Tang Wen.

Wen Ziren is a sought-after filmmaker, and the movie "Orphan" that was given to him has already been filmed.

Tang Wen wanted to mentor him, so he specially called him over.

Over the past week, the photography team has traveled to many places and filmed many scenes.

Today we need to decide where to film.

This movie is a spy thriller, and both the male and female leads are secret agents.

The filming locations need to satisfy the audience's imagination of spy stories, carrying out missions all over the place, appearing and disappearing mysteriously, appearing in various countries and high-end occasions...

Different scenes require location changes to different countries and regions.

In the original timeline, the director and crew did indeed do just that.

But Tang Wen didn't want to go through all that trouble; he planned to film the main scenes in California.

Firstly, it wouldn't interfere with his other work.

Secondly, completing the main filming in California would allow them to receive a substantial tax refund.

"The film's opening scene mentions that the two meet in Colombia, but there are very few scenes. We won't go to South America; we'll just recreate the South American atmosphere through set design."

Tang Wen made the final decision with a single stroke of the gavel.

The lead screenwriter opened his mouth as if to say something, but seeing that no one else spoke, he also lost his nerve.

Tang Wen pretended not to see it.

"Besides the United States, Italy was also a major filming location..."

Assistant director Wen Ziren carefully noted down Tang Wen's various arrangements.

For "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" to become a huge hit, hype is essential.

In the original timeline, Jolie and Pitt got together because of this movie, causing a huge sensation during filming.

At the time, Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were a married couple.

The melodramatic love triangle, infidelity, and mistress taking over the role have made this drama a hit even before its release.

Now that Tang Wen is filming, he's not entirely sure if he can achieve the same level of success as in the original timeline.

The news that the male and female protagonists were using for publicity is no longer useful.

He doesn't say Theron is one of his people.

Leonardo DiCaprio currently has a girlfriend – Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen.

The two started dating two years ago, and it's been two years now.

I remember the two were engaged in 05, but unfortunately they didn't get married. Leonardo eventually ended up with a young supermodel.

Hmm, how about we hype up his relationship with Gisele Bündchen?

That alone isn't enough, is it?

Why don't we wait until November, when we're watching Victoria's Secret together, and then persuade Leon to hook up with another supermodel for the movie, creating a love triangle story?

"Ah!"

bang~
During training, Leonardo sneezed, and the bullet missed its target.

He persevered and fired the last few bullets before putting down his gun with Theron.

The trainer stepped forward and announced, "Alright, you two, time's up. Today's training is over."

Gisele Bündchen, who had been waiting for a while, walked over, handed her boyfriend a bottle of mineral water, and then looked at Charlize Theron: "Want to have dinner together tonight?"

"Thank you, I have an appointment."

After speaking, Theron went directly to the locker room to change clothes and left.

Gisele Bündchen watched her retreating figure: "She's so cool!"

Leonardo shook his head: "It's too cold, and she's the director's woman."

He meant: You don't need to keep an eye on me, nothing will happen between me and her.

(End of this chapter)