Chapter 242 Do You Look Down on Your Husband?

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"we won!"

The Moscow World Trade Center suddenly fell into a boil. Members of the Chinese delegation couldn't help but jump up. Everyone hugged each other tightly and vented their happiness and joy.

Even though Wu Yuchen had expected this result, being in this atmosphere at this moment made his whole body feel excited and excited, and he kept waving his arms in celebration. Dozens of International Olympic Committee members lined up to hug the Chinese delegation, and Wu Yuchen also received many hugs and congratulations.

When the Chinese delegation left the exit, reporters all rushed up. Each representative had more than one microphone in front of him. Wu Yuchen was also interviewed:

"No words can express my feelings now. I can only say that as a Chinese, I feel extremely proud!"

Wu Yuchen did not hide his joy at all and shared it with everyone.

At the same time, 400,000 people flocked to Tianmen Square and Millennium Monument, Chang'an Street, alley entrances, university auditoriums, corporate halls, bars, canteens, and stations. Wherever there were people, there was a carnival. China's century-long Olympic dream has been realized. When the images that have been dreamed of and fantasized about countless times come true, not only the capital city, but also the whole of China is boiling.

The celebrations in Hong Kong and Macao were not small at all. There were toasts in the bars, parades on the streets, and lion and dragon dances.

The Internet is also full of joy at the moment.

"The capital city won! We China won the Olympic Games!"

"I'm so excited! I'm so happy! Sure enough, Director Wu's victory gesture was right. I will worship Director Wu from now on!"

"That's great! Huaxia succeeded! Director Wu has the aura of victory! I will definitely pay my respects to him in future exams!"

As Beijing successfully won the bid to host the Olympics, the photo of Wu Yuchen's victory gesture was once again spread wildly. At this moment, everyone was happy and began to joke and praise involuntarily. No one will play devil’s advocate at this time.

Without Wu Yuchen knowing it, his photo slowly became the first generation of koi pictures on the Chinese Internet.

…

The next day, the Olympic bidding delegation, which had successfully completed its mission, was about to return home. Wu Yuchen was talking to Lao Mouzi at this time.

That's right, it was Lao Mouzi, who was also included in the delegation for the Olympic bid this time. He shot a promotional video specifically for the Olympic bid. After all, Wu Yuchen wanted to speak as a representative, so he was not busy with filming.

"Brother Zhang, how is your movie "Hero"?" Wu Yuchen asked.

"Haha, it won't be long. I have to continue the preparations for "Hero" when I return. I estimate that it will be launched in August or September." Lao Mouzi said with a smile.

Speaking of Lao Mouzi's filming of "Hero" this time, Wu Yuchen even went to say hello. It was not about asking for a role, but about the Qin Palace. He hoped that the Qin Palace in "Hero" would be chosen in Xiangshan Film and Television City. Lao Mouzi agreed without hesitation, and agreed happily. Anyway, Xiangshan's attitude was very good, and all his requests were met, and the Qin Palace was transformed into what he wanted.

"Brother Zhang, your "Hero" thing this time has attracted quite a lot of attention!" Wu Yuchen praised again with a smile.

"Hero" has indeed become a hot topic recently, because one after another big-name actors have agreed to join, first Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and then Director Chen. Finally, it is rumored that the Kung Fu Emperor Jet Li has been selected as the male lead. This cast can be said to be the best among many domestic movies currently. It is much more gorgeous than Wu Yuchen's "Xiu Chun Dao" which has not yet started filming. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the strongest cast.

Lao Mouzi waved his hand: "Hey, it's not for me, it's all about celebrities."

"That's why Brother Zhang, you can gather so many big-name actors~"

Lao Mouzi said modestly: "It's really not me this time. Producer Chiang came to invite them one by one. I just got the advantage."

Although Lao Mouzi said this out of modesty, Jiang Zhiqiang did play a very important role in the "Hero" project. First of all, he invested in the movie "Hero".

In the original project of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", Jiang Zhiqiang invested 3 million US dollars, accounting for 20% of the 15 million yuan.

The North American box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was US$128 million. The distributor this time was Sony. After deducting the distribution fee, the North American box office share was 65 million. After deducting the investment in public relations and film promotion, a total of US$20 million was left, leaving US$45 million. The overseas box office and disc and other related copyrights were sold at a package price of 70 million. In other words, this project earned 115 million, and after deducting the cost of 15 million, it was exactly 100 million US dollars in net profit. Among them, Jiang Zhiqiang received 20 million US dollars, and the remaining 80 million naturally belonged to Miracle Pictures.

After Jiang Zhiqiang made 20 million this time, he was naturally extremely satisfied. Although he worked hard on the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" project for more than two years, the profit was also very generous. It can be said to be the most he has ever made in the industry!

But he looked at Miracle Pictures' $80 million and drooled with envy. Although I know that this is what others deserve, I can't help but think that it would have been better if I had invested more. People are like this, their desires will continue to grow. After seeing how popular martial arts movies were in foreign markets, Jiang Zhiqiang wanted to find a big domestic director to continue shooting martial arts, and this time he wanted to take the lion's share!

Although the famous saying "Standing on the wind, even pigs can fly" has not yet come out, Jiang Zhiqiang obviously understands this truth. Nowadays, Chinese martial arts movies are undoubtedly an outlet for overseas markets!

In fact, he could only count a few great directors to choose from. Wu Yuchen, Wu Baige, Lao Mouzi, Chen Kaige, Xu Ke and so on. Among them, Wu Yuchen has already opened "Xiu Chun Dao" by himself, so there is no room for him to cast. Wu Baige, another person who is doing well in Hollywood, is not short of his money either.

He simply flew back to China and found Lao Mouzi. He could find anyone he wanted, including Oscars, a 200 million yuan production, and top Chinese lineups. He could find Lao Mouzi in no time. Attracted. It happened that Lao Mouzi also had the idea of ​​​​photographing the First Emperor, and the two hit it off.

Then Jiang Zhiqiang also visited one by one, and then took care of Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Jet Li and others one by one.

Speaking of which, Jet Li himself felt a little depressed. He didn't expect that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", a project that he resigned from, which didn't seem very reliable at first, would actually win an Oscar!

Moreover, Liang Jiahui, who succeeded him as the leading actor, became one of the representatives of Chinese actors in Hollywood. Although Jet Li now has a place in Hollywood with his kung fu and action scenes, he does not have the honor of participating in an Oscar!

Just at this time, Jiang Zhiqiang came to him and talked a lot about "Hero". The director is Zhang Yimou, who is more qualified and famous than Li An. It has an all-star cast. The focus is to win the Oscar, and the movie will be promoted. To the whole world. This time, Jet Li was attracted again. He wanted to get back his lost Oscar in "Hero"!

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that "Hero" is a plot that Jiang Zhiqiang created by himself. Of course, when it comes to the filming stage, Lao Mouzi is the core character of the movie.

Wu Yuchen didn't have much involvement in the "Hero" project. After all, he has been spending most of his time in Hollywood recently, and even if he has to worry about it, he has to worry about his "Xiu Chun Dao" first!

After Wu Yuchen returned to Beijing, he specially participated in the Olympic Games celebration event held by Yang Ma, and was interviewed during which he talked about some interesting things and details about the Olympic bid.

At the same time, the day after the successful bid to host the Olympics, the long-prepared movie "Kung Fu Soccer" was finally released. The slogan shouted is: "Watch "Kung Fu Football" and celebrate the successful bid for the Olympics!"

This time "Kung Fu Football" was released simultaneously in the three places on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. After the censorship issues were resolved, the release naturally went smoothly. At the beginning, Wu Yuchen had already set this schedule. Others were not sure, but he was sure that the Olympic bid would be successful, so he decided early on that it would be the day after the Olympic bid was successful, or Saturday. It’s the summer season again, and it’s the time to successfully bid for the Olympics. This is naturally the best time to release “Kung Fu Soccer”!

Riding on the momentum of this Olympic bid, quite a few people went to the cinema to watch "Shaolin Soccer". After all, this subject matter is related to sports!

To be honest, the movie "Shaolin Soccer" is actually quite powerful, as it can integrate football, action, kung fu, and comedy. It's not easy to incorporate football into the story of a small character, but it's even harder to add kung fu and comedy. In addition, the film also maintains Zhou Xingxing's nonsensical performance style, improves the level of humor, and shows the difficulty of real life in the absurdity. It perfectly embodies the grassroots spirit of "little people can have big dreams" in Hong Kong society, and interprets the spirit of Lion Rock with sports dreams.

Although the previous life "Shaolin Soccer" was not released in the mainland, it was very popular at the box office in other regions. The box office on Hong Kong Island broke the record of 60 million; Neon movie fans also flocked to the film, which finally took in 3 billion yen (about 190 million Hong Kong dollars). )'s box office, ranking among the top ten in Neon's annual box office.

The box office in Europe and the United States totaled more than 5 million U.S. dollars, and the final global box office total was more than 40 million U.S. dollars. This attracted the attention of Sony Columbia, and later Columbia invested in "Kung Fu". However, this time Zhou Xingxing successfully filmed "Kung Fu Football", and he also saw the strong power of Little White Bear in the mainland, and signed an additional film contract with Little White Bear. When the time comes, "Kung Fu" will naturally be included in Little White Bear.

"Am I great?" Wu Yuchen asked, placing his chin on Zeng Li's shoulder and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Awesome, awesome, you are the best! National hero~" Zeng Li said with a smile.

It is no exaggeration to say that the whole country is paying attention to Beijing’s bid for the Olympics this time. Wu Yuchen spoke as one of the representatives and was interviewed many times by foreign reporters, so he naturally attracted a lot of public attention.

Now that the Olympic bid is successful and the whole country is celebrating, these representatives of the Olympic bid will naturally be promoted as heroic figures. For example, Wu Yuchen is not only an ambassador for the Olympic bid, but also one of the representatives, and he received a lot of cheers. His statement has been analyzed sentence by sentence, and it has even been used in compositions by middle school students. No doubt, this is no exaggeration!

In the past, Wu Yuchen was a popular director in film and television and other related industries or among movie fans. In the minds of ordinary people, he was a great director. He was the first great director in China to win an Oscar, which is quite impressive. But that's it, I won't say how to let the children follow him as an example. Because they all feel that the career of directing is too far away from their children and has nothing in common.

But things are different now. Now Wu Yuchen is no longer just a director, he has become a hero and a business card of China. Now, regardless of teachers or parents, they are beginning to educate their children to learn from Wu Yuchen and contribute to the country when they grow up!

Saying that, Zeng Li broke off an orange segment and put a bite into Wu Yuchen's mouth: "Here, great hero, let me reward you~ Is it delicious?"

Wu Yuchen opened his mouth and chewed, and let out a long hum: "It's delicious, sweet~"

Zeng Li then broke off another piece and ate it herself: "Well, it's quite sweet~"

"Okay! You are asking my husband to test the medicine for you!" As he said that, Wu Yuchen scratched Zeng Li's waist, making her giggle.

"Hey, don't, I don't have it. It's so itchy~ Don't, the orange is about to fall off~" Zeng Li hurriedly begged for mercy.

Wu Yuchen's hand gradually moved up and he chuckled: "Oranges don't taste good. I don't want to eat oranges now. I want to eat pears!"

"Okay...I'll go and cut it for you..."

"What are you peeling? I want to eat this pear~" As he said that, Wu Yuchen had already blocked Zeng Li's lips.

…

The orange in his hand had long gone. Zeng Li was lying in Wu Yuchen's arms, enjoying the afterglow after the storm. Wu Yuchen fiddled with her hair and asked casually: "Lizi, how do you feel after finishing "Tsing Yi"?"

"It's pretty good? Why are you asking this?" Zeng Li didn't even look up.

Wu Yuchen said: "It's good, but the drama "Tsing Yi" has enough charm, but it may not become a hit drama, you understand?"

Zeng Li turned sideways: "You mean something like "The Swordsman"? After it was broadcast, Li Yapeng suddenly became popular all over the country?"

Wu Yuchen nodded with a smile. In March this year, "The Swordsman" was broadcast as a CCTV drama, and then the "Ey-ah" line of the theme song spread throughout the country. The protagonists in the play, including Li Yapeng who plays Linghu Chong, Xu Qing who plays Ren Yingying, Gao Yuanyuan who plays the junior sister, and Wei Zi who plays Yue Buqun, are all instant hits now. After all, they are all famous every day. It is broadcast on TV in turn.

"Why are you so popular? It's not like I haven't been popular when I acted in "The Mansion". I was very happy at the time, but then I felt a little stressed. I was always thinking about how to maintain it, which made me very tired. I feel very happy now. OK."

Listening to Zeng Li's answer, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile. He was indeed more Buddhist. Unlike Zhang Ziyi and Fan Bingbing, who are very ambitious and constantly think of ways to climb up.

Wu Yuchen thought of Fan Bingbing again. In May, "A History of the Martial Arts" starring this girl also started to appear on various TV stations. Now is the hot season, with more than a dozen prime time channels airing it, and it can be said to be popular all over the country.

The play can be said to be a fusion of ancient puppet drama and martial arts film. Huang Haibing became the dazzling costumed male god in the public's mind as soon as he appeared on the stage, while Wang Yan directly competed with the heroine because of Bai Feifei, a villain with a tragic life experience. As for the heroine Fan Bingbing, her character Zhu Qiqi is quirky and more beautiful than the original actress. Naturally, she has gained a large number of fans. The heroine Zhu Qiqi no longer appears, but she is replaced by the villainess Bai Feifei. The situation of being under pressure.

Now Fan Bingbing can be said to be the number one born in the 1980s!

Well, now the post-80s generation can only be called Xiaohua. Come to think of it, the name "Four Xiao Hua Dan" was just proposed last year. They are Zhao Wei, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun, and Gao Yuanyuan, the four people born in the 1970s.

Currently, the majority of actresses in the industry are still dominated by those born in the 1970s, while those born in the 1980s can only pick up supporting roles and scraps. Fan Bingbing, who is not yet 20 years old, has already played the leading female role in a popular drama. She is basically the only one among the actresses born in the 1980s. To say that she is the most outstanding among the young girls born in the 1980s is not at all unfair. Too much!

Wu Yuchen was swaying on Zeng Li's lap, and now he also figured out Zeng Li's temperament. As an actress, she must still be ambitious, but not that serious. With such well-known masterpieces as "The Mansion" and "Tsing Yi", she can already be satisfied. It can be said that after three years of watching a good drama, you will think about whether you should pick up another good drama.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Lizi, how is Xiaoyu doing now? Is he going to be a senior soon?"

Zeng Li has a sister, Zeng Yu, who is three or four years younger than her. She is about to be in her senior year and is about to graduate.

Zeng Li nodded: "It's summer vacation for my junior year now, and it will be my senior year in two months."

Wu Yuchen asked: "Then what are her plans? Does she want to work after graduation? Or continue to study for postgraduate studies?"

"Xiaoyu's grades are pretty good, and our family wants her to continue studying. We're not sure yet. Her school can guarantee her a postgraduate entrance exam. She originally wanted to continue taking the postgraduate entrance exam, but my parents want her to study abroad. , I just don’t know if it’s difficult or not.”

Zeng Li also showed a worried look as she spoke. She had a deep affection for this sister, and she was naturally very concerned about her future.

Although Zeng Li's parents divorced very early, they still care about their two daughters. Studying abroad is very popular in China now. In everyone's opinion, as long as you go abroad to study at university and drink foreign ink, the returnees will be superior to others.

This is not a hidden rule, it is an explicit rule, such as the conditions for recruiting teachers in some universities. Nowadays, the requirements for recruiting teachers in universities do not require a doctorate, but a master's degree or above. However, many of them are asking for foreign master's degrees by name, while local ones have to wait in the queue. The same goes for waiting for the condition to change to a doctorate after ten years. Foreign doctors will be more popular than local doctors.

Many parents are willing to send their children to study abroad if they feel they have some conditions. Companies like New Oriental and Liyang Crazy English initially relied on the continuous wave of study abroad craze to become bigger and stronger.

"Studying abroad? It's also very good. There are many universities abroad that have better academic environments and conditions, and it's not bad to broaden your horizons even if you spend a few years abroad."

Wu Yuchen nodded when he heard this, and then continued to ask: "Then which school does Xiaoyu want to go to? Tell me after you ask clearly, and I will help her handle this matter!"

Zeng Li raised her head and looked at Wu Yuchen: "How can you help? Can you still take care of other people's university admissions?"

There is very little information about studying abroad in China now, and it is far from being open to the public in more than ten years. I don’t know that there are actually many ways to study abroad. I just think that I need to learn English well and apply with my usual good grades. People like Zeng Li don’t understand even more.

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Forget about studying abroad, I can help her if she wants to go to Shuimu and Yanda. Didn't you say her grades are good?"

"Is it true?" Zeng Li asked slightly excitedly.

Wu Yuchen showed a confident smile. The undergraduate programs of Shuimu and Yan University are a bit more difficult, and you have to prepare the results in advance if you really want to get them. However, there are actually many ways to get a graduate degree. With the contacts he has made now, he can get a postgraduate guarantee spot at Shuimu and Yan University at the same time. It's not difficult, not to mention that sister Zeng Li has good grades.

Don't think that the professors at Shuimu and Yan University are no longer cliques. There are still many cliques in the academic circle and people who rely on social interaction to get to the top. With Wu Yuchen's current reputation and status, there are definitely many professors who are willing to get to know him. What a big deal if he just accepts one more student!

Wu Yuchen lightly spanked Zeng Li on the buttocks: "Why, are you looking down on your husband?"

Zeng Li shook his arm and shouted affectionately: "Husband, are you serious?"

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "In this case, you ask Xiaoyu to come to the capital immediately, and I will promote her to an internship with the Olympic Bid Committee. Then I will issue a certificate for her. With this internship experience, whether she is a graduate or studies abroad, You can get it all.

If she wants to study abroad, let's talk about universities in the United States. I'll look for connections here and get some celebrities or experts in related fields to write letters of recommendation for her. Foreign universities value this very much. If you ask her to practice her English well, and with her internship experience in the Olympic Bidding Committee and a solid recommendation letter, she will have no problem even if she wants to apply to Harvard University! "

Not to mention other people, he could get Steve Jobs's recommendation letter with just a phone call. As for other people's letters of recommendation, Spielberg can basically help him solve it. In fact, it may not be Spielberg. His agency is willing to help him with such matters. After all, Wu Yuchen is now one of CAA's most important customers.

To be honest, if Zeng Yu was studying the film and television industry and wanted to go to the University of Southern California, a letter of recommendation from Wu Yuchen would guarantee her direct admission!

Zeng Li didn't know much about recommendation letters, but seeing Wu Yuchen's confident look, she no longer had any doubts. Wu Yuchen is not the kind of person who likes to talk big. He must do everything he says.

Zeng Li hugged Wu Yuchen tightly: "Husband, I love you to death!"