Chapter 470 Zhou Xingxing Suffers Waterloo
Dolby Theatre in two days.

Brothers Shen Lang and Shen Nan went on stage to receive their awards at the same time.

In the audience, there have never been so many Asian faces at the Oscars awards ceremony.

Friends and relatives of the Shen family, as well as nominated actors and staff from the crew, occupied a large area.

First of all, "Slumdog Millionaire" was nominated for a series of major awards including Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, and Best Original Score.

In the end, only Best Sound Editing and Best Original Score were not awarded. It can be said that Shen Nan, originally an unknown little director, suddenly became popular because of this movie.

The script provided by Shen Lang is of course an important reason.

But more importantly, it’s the efforts of my second brother.

This guy has been filming in Bharat for so long that he has lost more than 20 pounds and was still "recuperating" in the hospital before coming to the United States.

The film "Departures" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

This award is the most important award a foreign film can win at the Oscars.

The entire American media went crazy.

I didn’t expect that this year’s Oscars would be almost monopolized by a pair of Chinese cousins.

When Shen Lang was being awarded the award, a small incident occurred.

The person who presented the award was the Chinese director Li An.

When presenting the little golden man to Shen Lang, Li An whispered an invitation to Shen Lang again.

"Mr. Shen, I think you can take a closer look at the script! I am confident that this play will win awards both domestically and internationally!" Li An smiled and whispered as he handed the trophy to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang cooperated with the filming, put on a smile, and replied: "I don't think it's necessary!"

Li An: “That’s really a pity!”

"hehe!"

……

After the dinner, Shen Lang brothers, Gu Jialan and others went to visit Shen Biao.

Just when everyone was about to accept Quentin's invitation to visit Yellowstone Park, Shen Lang suddenly received a phone call, disrupting everyone's schedule.

The call was from Zhou Xingxing.

It turned out that since making a "bet" with Shen Lang, Zhou Xingxing invested in and filmed a movie called "A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box".

Unexpectedly, the movie suffered a disastrous failure after it was aired.

You have to know that the name Zhou Xingxing represents a guarantee of box office success.

But who would have thought that after the release of "A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Pandora's Box", fans would curse it, and some media even commented: "Zhou Xingxing abandoned the nonsensical performance and Shen Lang's screenwriting. In the end, he became penniless, and the film he made was like a pile of shit!"

Even Zhao Jiping, the master of traditional Chinese music who composed the film's music, commented on the film: "It's just nonsense. The story is bizarre and lame, and it's full of made-up Hong Kong-style adjectives and interjections. I felt very uncomfortable after watching it!"

"If I hadn't really had to refuse, I really wouldn't have wanted to compose music for this movie. To be honest, it took me three full days just to read the script!"

The audience was even more skeptical...

"I can't understand it. The plot is so weird. I think it's Stephen Chow's worst movie, bar none!!"

“I can’t feel what the director of this movie wants to express?”

"If Shen Lang were to write the script, it would never be this bad!"

"To be honest, Stephen Chow has run out of ideas! Don't blindly buy tickets to watch his movies in the future. If you see such a terrible movie again, I think I will curse!"

Shen Lang actually knew about Zhou Xingxing's actions when he was in Japan.

Many media also wanted to interview Shen Lang by phone, asking him whether Stephen Chow's movie would be successful.

Of course Shen Lang would not comment on this!
But he knew that "A Chinese Odyssey" would fail.

Another World, this movie was later regarded as a classic. Many people said, "This movie is too advanced in consciousness, the structure is nonsensical, and it was very experimental at the time!"

Others said: "Society has not kept up with the thinking of Stephen Chow and the director. In fact, it is the audience who needs to be raised to a higher level of viewing!"

Even some of Stephen Chow's die-hard fans said: "This is a great work, with all the elements that a great movie needs to have!"

Shen Lang did not comment on this. Everyone has different focuses when watching a movie, so naturally everyone has different opinions.

However, what Shen Lang wants to say is that the essence of A Chinese Odyssey is a tragedy. In fact, tragedies in the traditional sense also have a happy beginning.

It’s just that “A Chinese Odyssey” is too thorough, it spends 85% of the time making you laugh like a fool, and 15% of the time making you cry like an idiot.

The more unbridled you cry, the more heart-wrenching it will be.

Therefore, what is hidden in A Chinese Odyssey is an emotional model in the true sense.

When the movie talks about reality, problems arise.

Especially when realism is used under the guise of mythology, it is bound to be difficult for many people to understand.

Of course, in another time and space, many professionals felt that "A Chinese Odyssey" was later over-hyped and over-interpreted.

Nonsense, of course it's an over-interpretation.

Look at the subsequent films directed by Liu Zhenwei. There is no worst, only worse. With his level of ability, how could he make a "masterpiece" like "A Chinese Odyssey"?
Shen Lang could only say that "A Chinese Odyssey" was an unexpected "masterpiece".

The person who broke Venus' arms must not be a master of sculpture.

But the Venus de Milo is a masterpiece.

pity!

A "masterpiece" that no one can understand in this era!
This is interesting.

Shen Lang makes a bet with Zhou Xingxing.

Give the other party three chances.

Stephen Chow didn't even need three tries. He almost went bankrupt after watching "A Chinese Odyssey".

"Mr. Shen, could you please help me write a script for me? I owe a lot of money!" Zhou Xingxing found it difficult to speak on the other end of the phone. He held it in for a long time before he told the purpose of his call today.

Shen Lang: "Is it still produced by Xinghui?"

Although Zhou Xingxing was very unwilling, he also understood the gap between ideals and reality through this movie.

He swallowed and said, "No, I want to join Jia Lan!"

Hearing this, Shen Lang was delighted!
"Okay, I'll go back home right away, and we'll have a face-to-face meeting then!"

"Also, how much money do you owe for filming 'Big Talk'?"

Zhou Xingxing was stunned, his face turned red: "There is still a gap of more than 8 million Hong Kong dollars!"

Shen Lang nodded: "Okay, I'll transfer 10 million to your account first!"

Hearing Shen Lang's words, Zhou Xingxing couldn't help but wet the corners of his eyes with tears.

These days, various parties have been chasing him for money, and only then did he understand the many difficulties of being an investor.

Shen Lang helped him solve his urgent problem without saying a word. This made Zhou Xingxing feel the warmth from someone other than his family for the first time.

"Thank you!"

After hanging up the phone, Shen Lang turned to look at Gu Jialan: "Zhou Xingxing joins Jialan!"

“Wow…”

There was surprise all around.

Zhou Xingxing, this is the first superstar that Jialan has gained! ! ! !

(End of this chapter)