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Chapter 399: Setting up a trap for Zhang Ziyi, Oscar's little thoughts

"Director Li, can I ask what kind of script it is?"

Although Zhang Ziyi really wanted to agree to it, she also had to understand the movie script.

After all, there is still a difference between the heroine and the supporting actress.

Li An pursed his lips and did not answer, but looked at Zhang Chen with a slight headache.

He always felt that he was cheated by Zhang Chen, but he couldn't tell how Zhang Chen cheated him.

After all, Zhang Chen was doing this for his own good. He was of course happy to introduce a Mou Girl to him.

But
Just now he went to Zhang Chen to ask if Fan Bingbing could perform because this matter requires the consent of his boss Zhang Chen.

He also knows how much impact his new film project will have on the development of a female star, especially a mature and famous female star.

Now that Zhang Chen has pushed Zhang Ziyi to him, he is happy but afraid that after he tells the content of the script, this big star will turn hostile on the spot.

It would be fine if they just fell out, but it would be bad if it destroyed the relationship between him and Zhang Chen.

"Miss Zhang." Zhang Chen didn't know how to address her, so he finally used a universal address, "Do you still need to hesitate about Director Li's movie?"

Li An was still hesitating, but Zhang Chen lobbied Zhang Ziyi for him: "How about this?"

Zhang Chen lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said to Zhang Ziyi, "Help me get the role of the heroine from Director Li, and I'll reserve a role for you in this year's new movie."

"Really?!" Zhang Ziyi was really overwhelmed by the surprise this time. She nodded vigorously and agreed, "I agree! I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with the two directors."

"In that case." Zhang Chen had a meaningful smile on his face. "I don't want you to change your mind at the last minute. If you hinder the filming progress of Director Li and I, you..."

After saying this, Zhang Chen stared at Zhang Ziyi coldly, with a threatening look clearly written on his face.

"It's fine!" Zhang Ziyi felt uncomfortable being stared at by Zhang Chen. After shuddering violently, she hurriedly replied, "How could I dare to stand you two up?"

"Boss, here it is."

Zhang Ziyi looked at the famous Assistant Xue in disbelief as he took out a document.

This thing needs to be prepared in advance?
As for what the contents of the file bag might be, it must be about the conversation they had just had, right?
She now had some doubts that this was a setup.

However, when she took the file, she found that it was a formatted document with only some general content on it, but some key points were blank and needed to be filled in manually.

In other words, this should be a document that would be convenient for signing a contract in case Zhang Chen needs to discuss a cooperation on an impromptu basis like today.

"Sign it." Zhang Chen raised his chin. He was not surprised that Xue Yining could produce such a document.

Even if he doesn't take it out now, he will ask Xue Yining to go back to the work car in his fleet and print out a copy on the spot.

"Yeah!" Zhang Ziyi felt relieved when she saw that the content was not prepared in advance but was a formatted contract.

The documents were not prepared in advance, deliberately, or in a targeted manner.

She came here on her own, not because Zhang Chen called her over.

So today's conversation shouldn't be a game, right?
"By the way, what's the name of Director Li's movie?" Zhang Ziyi held the contract, looked at the blank line about the movie, looked up and asked which movie she would be the protagonist of.

Ang Lee watched with his mouth wide open as Zhang Chen took over his job and decided on the female lead for him.

It was not until Zhang Ziyi asked him that he finally reacted.

But before he answered, he glanced at Zhang Chen, who was smiling, and then smiled at Zhang Ziyi and said, "Lust, Caution."

"Lust, Caution?" Zhang Ziyi was a little unsure, "Are these two words?"

She wrote two words in the air.

"Yes!" Li An nodded.

"This..." Zhang Ziyi felt a little uneasy when she heard that Li An actually confirmed her guess. She raised the corners of her mouth and asked cautiously, "It shouldn't be that kind of movie, right?"

“No, this is a movie adapted from Eileen Chang’s novel of the same name.”

Ang Lee shook his head in denial. He knew what kind of movie Zhang Ziyi was asking about, but no matter how depraved he was, he would never go so far as to make that kind of movie.

Although some of the content in this novel is indeed a bit weird.

"Okay." Zhang Ziyi frowned and thought, but with her literary literacy, she had never paid attention to Zhang Ailing's novels, so she also knew the content of this novel.

She wanted to continue asking, but when she saw Zhang Chen began to look at Assistant Xue's watch frequently and at the reporters who were eager to make a move, she knew that now was not the time to discuss in detail.

Zhang Ziyi gritted her teeth, filled in the form, and signed her name directly.

"Okay, Director Li." After Zhang Ziyi signed her name, Zhang Chen took the contract from her hand, slammed it shut, and handed it to Ang Lee. "Thank you again for your help at the Golden Horse Awards last time."

After saying that, he turned around and left without waiting for Li An to answer.

"Me neither." Li An opened his mouth to say something, but Zhang Chen had already walked away.

"Director Li, nothing?" Zhang Ziyi was curious.

Li An pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer.

Finally, he forced a smile to Zhang Ziyi: "Nothing."

Since it is a foregone conclusion that Zhang Ziyi will play the leading female role in his new movie, there is no need to say any more.

He couldn't tell Zhang Ziyi that he was also confused as to why Zhang Chen suddenly said something confusing like "Thank you Director Li for your help at the Golden Horse Awards, I owe Director Li a favor" after Zhang Ziyi came, right?
Obviously, this was said specifically for Zhang Ziyi.

Moreover, in order to allow Zhang Ziyi to successfully star in his new movie, Zhang Chen deliberately fabricated such an incident.

There was just one thing he couldn't figure out: how was Zhang Chen sure that Zhang Ziyi would come looking for him?

Li An looked at Zhang Chen's departing back thoughtfully.

This young man
"Director Li?" Zhang Ziyi looked at Li An who was standing there in confusion.

Shouldn't you go to the reporters to be interviewed at this time? What are you thinking?

"Oh, I almost forgot about you." Li An came back to his senses after hearing Zhang Ziyi's words.

He was so focused on what had just happened that he completely forgot about the heroine of his movie.

"Come on, I'll take you to get the script."

The script was actually in the car.

He wanted to take it out when Zhang Ziyi asked.

Unfortunately, Zhang Chen didn't give him any chance to speak.

This was also evidence that confirmed that Zhang Chen was setting up a trap for Zhang Ziyi.

but
Li An turned around to look at Zhang Ziyi, who was looking very happy, then smiled and turned back again.

Zhang Ziyi plays Wang Jiazhi in "Lust, Caution"?
Among Chinese actresses, perhaps no one is more suitable than her.

Even Fan Bingbing, whom he asked Zhang Chen for, was not as suitable as her.

In terms of fame, acting skills, and acceptance in the Western world, Zhang Ziyi is far superior to Fan Bingbing.

Therefore, although it was Zhang Chen who set up the trap for Zhang Ziyi, the one who benefited was indeed Li An.

Expose it or tell Zhang Ziyi the truth during the conversation?
If you can get a good deal for free, why not?
He is not stupid.

Besides, Zhang Chen also blocked the possibility of Zhang Ziyi being stood up.

The contract just now clearly stated the penalty for breach of contract - $1 million.

Although the contract was signed hastily, such a high penalty for breach of contract may still result in a losing decision in a real lawsuit.

But even without the penalty, facing Zhang Chen, who has huge wealth and power in both China and the United States.
Does Zhang Ziyi dare?

On the other side, Zhang Chen was being interviewed by reporters.

"Zhang Chen, this time you are the only Chinese director from the mainland to win an Oscar, and it is also the biggest 'Oscar Best Picture'. Do you have anything to say?"

As a representative of Chinese media, Shaozitai asked the Chinese media reporters what they were thinking.

Everyone was waiting for Zhang Chen to say something.

Zhang Chen also knew what they wanted to hear, so he said, "This is the beginning of our Chinese-language films being accepted by the world. I won the Oscar for Best Picture today, so in the future, more Chinese-language filmmakers will be loved by more foreign moviegoers."

Sure enough, after Zhang Chen said this, all the media reporters from China smiled happily.

They all like Zhang Chen to say this.

Whether it is Zhang Chen’s songs or the current movies.

"Leon, don't you think that the quality of a best film that doesn't have any best actor or actress winners should be questioned?"

At this moment, a discordant voice came from the corner.

"Who are you?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

He was not angry, and the reporter's question was not unreasonable.

It was at this time that this issue was raised, which completely destroyed the joyous atmosphere among the Chinese reporters.

"I'm a reporter from KBS." The reporter looked proud, but no one knew what he was proud of.

"Oh." Zhang Chen nodded.

Then ignored him.

It's not like he has to answer every reporter's question.

"Leon!"

Seeing that Zhang Chen ignored him, the reporter stiffened his neck and wanted to ask questions again.

But he was dragged aside by Zhang Chen's bodyguards.

Zhang Chen himself didn't even look at him. "Zhang Chen, is this not a good idea?"

A Chinese reporter looked at the struggling South Korean reporter and asked Zhang Chen with some concern.

This reporter will definitely make up something for Zhang Chen when he returns.

As a reporter, he knows it very well.

"Don't pay attention to him." Zhang Chen waved his hand indifferently, "I have something else to do later, so I'll go back first."

After saying this, he left the Kodak Theater without caring about the other reporters at the scene.

In the past, I might have cared a little about the reputation of media reporters.

But Zhang Chen doesn’t need to care now.

If the reporter who was watching the spoon table hadn't been there, he wouldn't have come here to be interviewed.

The question from the spoon table and his answer were a tacit understanding between the two parties.

"Brother, that South Korean reporter."

"Ignore the reporter from that small and proud place."

"No!" Liu Yifei shook her head. "I want to ask, if the Best Picture he mentioned doesn't win the Best Actor or Best Actress award, will it really be questioned whether it is not of high quality?"

"Yes." Zhang Chen nodded affirmatively, "But it's not important."

A best film would be great if it could win one of the key individual awards such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, or Best Original Screenplay.

This means that this movie has won the best film award in some aspect by beating other movies.

But this statement is not so absolute.

Especially since he has the "Best Original Screenplay" award as a backup, such doubts will be much smaller.

"Then" Liu Yifei thought of the questions raised at today's Oscars again.

After thinking about it, she first asked a question: "Why didn't the Oscars give an award for Best Foreign Language Film, which all Chinese people want to win but other people don't particularly care about, but instead gave an award for Best Picture, which everyone wants to win?"

This is the biggest doubt in Liu Yifei's mind.

Logically speaking, only one "Best Foreign Language Film" award would be enough to satisfy the "Love" crew, even make them happy, and would also make the Chinese film and television industry cheer.

Why did the Oscars give it a bigger "Best Picture" award?

Influenced by Zhang Chen, Liu Yifei also knows that many awards involve powdering.

So if Oscar can satisfy Zhang Chen and even the Chinese-speaking market with the lowest cost, why should he pay a higher price to make Zhang Chen happy?
Is it really to please this guy?

That’s not right. Best Foreign Language Film is also fine.

The more Liu Yifei thought about it, the more confused she became.

"Well," Zhang Chen raised his eyebrows and replied with a smile, "Children don't need to know too much."

Still the answer!

Liu Yifei was extremely angry.

But she also thought of the decision she had made on the scene just now.

Under Zhang Chen's astonished gaze, she reached out to lift her hair and tied it into a ponytail with a rubber band she brought with her.

"Hey, hey, hey, pay attention to the occasion!" Zhang Chen quickly stopped the little girl who was about to lower her head, and looked guiltily at the car where only two people were.

"Oh, hypocrisy!" Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen with disdain, "Then will you tell me or not?"

"How about changing to night?" Zhang Chen asked tentatively.

"Then it's gone."

"Okay then, I'll go first." Zhang Chen quickly added, "Put what you just did on the account first, and remember to pay it back in the evening."

"I know, I know!" Liu Yifei put down her hair unhappily, stared into Zhang Chen's eyes and asked, "So?"

Zhang Chen looked at the little girl who was gradually maturing, and he also knew that there were some things he should let her know.

"Many things are not as simple as they seem." Zhang Chen sighed and looked out the window, then said calmly, "Many times, other people's kindness may also have a purpose."

And if he was right, someone would come to visit him in the next few days.

Liu Yifei frowned and listened to Zhang Chen's sudden "literary" tone, somewhat confused.

But she still patiently waited for Zhang Chen to speak.

"Think about who is the biggest beneficiary of our crew at today's Oscars?" Zhang Chen asked Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei was stunned when she heard this, and then she subconsciously said, "You."

Then he asked uncertainly, "So."

"Yeah." Zhang Chen knew that Liu Yifei had guessed something.

Recently, he not only taught the little girl things, but also supplemented her with some knowledge that she could not get from the outside.

"This is true." Liu Yifei also fell silent.

She finally understood why Oscar did this.

Zhang Chen was highly praised with "Best Picture" and "Best Original Screenplay".

But no one in the crew has won an award that would allow anyone else to gain a foothold in the Oscars or Hollywood.

In other words, the Oscars are wrong. It should be that the United States does not want to allow mainland Chinese people other than Zhang Chen to enter the Hollywood market.

So, what is the purpose?

Liu Yifei looked at Zhang Chen's angular profile and fell silent.

It should be a way of winning over, right?

No wonder this guy would say that children don’t need to know.

"Oh, right!" Liu Yifei thought of the scene at the entrance of Keda Theater. She pushed Zhang Chen who was looking at the scenery outside the window and said, "Why did you give the heroine of Director Li's movie to Zhang Ziyi? Wouldn't it be better to give it to me?"

"You?!" Zhang Chen almost wanted to hit someone on the head.

But thinking that this girl might not have read the novel, I suppressed the urge.

In the end, he could only roll his eyes and said unhappily, "I'll give you an audition tonight, and after the audition, you can tell me whether you want to act or not."

"What's so difficult about this!" Liu Yifei rolled up her sleeves with both hands. Unfortunately, the dress was sleeveless, so she could only use this action to show her determination. "As long as you are willing to explain the play to me, I will definitely be able to act well."

"Oh?" Zhang Chen looked at the energetic girl with a smile and said meaningfully, "I will definitely explain the play to you in detail."

He also didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to actually "play" Yi Mocheng.

What he didn't expect was that his Wang Jiazhi was Liu Yifei.

This can
Half an hour later, Zhang Chen's motorcade arrived at his Beverly Hills.

"This villa is a bit small." Zhang Chen looked at the gate of the villa and was somewhat dissatisfied with the house that he had bought nearly 10 years ago.

"Hey, forget about your house, let's go back to the room first, and tell me about Director Li's play."

Zhang Chen also came to his senses and was pulled into the gate of the villa by Liu Yifei.

Leaving behind everyone with conflicted looks on their faces.

"Director Tian, Zhang Ailing's Lust, Caution."

"Ahem!" Tian Zhuangzhuang coughed awkwardly and walked quickly inside. "I haven't read this novel. I don't know anything about it!"

He doesn't want to interfere in the fun between young lovers.

Besides, looking at the groups of villa security guards with bulging belts around their waists, he didn't want to be the big mouth, so he decided to pack his bags and go to the hotel.

If he heard something he shouldn't hear late at night, he wasn't sure whether Zhang Chen would remember the old times.

The scene of Zhang Chen setting up a trap for Zhang Ziyi today really scared him.

Others couldn't see it, but he could see it clearly from his seat.

Zhang Chen received the award twice, and both times he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned what Zhang Ziyi said on the stage.

Originally, he was curious about why Zhang Chen, who was already in such a high position, should care about Zhang Ziyi.

I didn’t expect it was a preparation for after the award ceremony.

Because after it ended, it was Zhang Chen who approached Ang Lee himself and it was Zhang Chen who took the initiative to talk about Ang Lee's new movie.

When Zhang Ziyi appeared in front of Zhang Chen and Li An, Zhang Chen pushed Zhang Ziyi to Li An step by step.

He knew for sure that Li Ang would not refuse, so he guided the situation to what Zhang Chen wanted.

It successfully made Zhang Ziyi, the most popular Chinese actress, the most popular actress.
The female lead in a restricted film.

He didn't know whether Zhang Chen wanted to watch it himself or was giving it as a treat to fans.

Anyway, no matter what, next year's audience will be in for a treat.

Tian Zhuangzhuang was filled with emotion.

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