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The Oscar nominations luncheon is actually nothing special.

The nominations luncheon is a step down from the celebratory dinner on awards night.

For people who have never participated before, this may be a curious experience, but for Wu Yuan, it doesn't matter anymore.

Although he is not keen on the Oscars, he attended them several times in his early years. One year he even came to present the Oscars and attended the nomination luncheons several times.

After entering the room, he casually picked up a glass of champagne from the waiter who was constantly moving around the table, and started socializing with Chen Guokun.

To be a person and do things, you must be gregarious within the circle.

It would have been okay if I hadn't come to participate in this Oscar, but now that I have come to participate, I can't be that kind of withdrawn and "arrogant" person, I have to integrate into the circle.

Look around the banquet scene.

Obviously, the crew that gets the most attention is the crew of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."

The combination of famous Hollywood director Quentin Tarantino and international superstars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt is hard not to attract attention.

Even the "Joker" crew and Wu Yuan's "Bruce Lee" crew, Starlight is completely incomparable.

Whether it's Quentin, Leonardo or Brad Pitt, the three of them are surrounded by many people.

After thinking quickly in his mind for three seconds, Wu Yuan pulled Chen Guokun, gave Emma Stone a look, and led them towards "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

"Hey, Pete, long time no see." Wu Yuan easily walked up to Brad Pitt after the people around him made way.

Among the three, Wu Yuan is the most familiar with Brad Pitt because they are neighbors in Beverly Hills and often bump into each other on nearby luxury streets.

It's just that when they met by chance, Brat Pitt's wife was still Angelina Jolie with flaming red lips.

However, last year, that is, in April 2019, the two chose to divorce, and they were still fighting over issues of property and child custody. It is estimated that it will take several years to get a preliminary result.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith, who were once so close in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", have long since fallen out.

Well, when these two people were talking, Brad Pitt had not yet broken up with Jennifer Aniston, the heroine of "Friends". I can only say that this was a farce.

However, Wu Yuan will not have any objections to Brad Pitt just because of his emotional problems.

Who told him that he didn't know anyone else on the set of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".

Director Quentin has been famous for a long time, but Wu Yuan has never interacted with him.

Not to mention Leonardo. From the handsome boy of the century when Wu Yuan was in college, he has now become a middle-aged fat uncle, but he has never been able to work with this outstanding actor.

"Hi, Director Daniel, long time no see." Brad Pitt also knows how to communicate in the industry. Although he and Wu Yuan have not seen each other for many years, and they were just acquaintances, in this kind of public occasion, he But he showed a very enthusiastic look towards Wu Yuan, showing no signs of unfamiliarity at all.

After all, it was the great director who took the initiative to greet him.

"Come, let me introduce you."

Brad Pitt pointed to his companions and said: "This is director Quentin, and Leonardo, the best actor in Hollywood."

"Daniel doesn't need my introduction, right?"

Okay, very good.

Wu Yuan raised the corner of his mouth and immediately introduced Chen Guokun.

He took the initiative to say hello to the crew of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" just to help Chen Guokun become "familiar" in Hollywood and make some connections.

After all, he has no shortage of connections and doesn't need to get close to Quentin or Leonardo.

But Chen Guokun is different. From the current point of view, "Bruce Lee" is still very promising to win awards. In addition, this character is inherently more attractive in North America, so Wu Yuan still hopes to promote Chen Guokun to Hollywood. One push.

Although Hollywood has experienced some prosperity and decline in recent years, and has fallen into the traps and vicious circles of zzzq and LGBT groups, it is undeniable that Hollywood is still the number one global film export market.

And this number one should be difficult to change before three wars occur.

Even if China's economy and even other soft and hard power catch up, China's movies can only "recover" the Asian market and influence at best. It is impossible to export it to the world. This has already been compared with the film and television industry. It has nothing to do with it, it involves many complex factors behind it.

Therefore, if an actor wants to develop from a higher perspective and develop internationally, Hollywood is still the best choice.

After Cheng Long has gradually lost his ability to fight in recent years and basically retreated to the second and third tiers, there are no rising stars left for Chinese actors, or to be precise, Kung Fu martial arts actors.

From Bruce Lee to Cheng Long, the Kung Fu and martial arts market that China has firmly occupied in the hearts of global movie fans is now in full regression.

Under such circumstances, if China can introduce another martial arts actor to take over from Cheng Long, it will undoubtedly be able to take over the international influence that these two or three generations of Chinese actors have cultivated for decades.

In Wu Yuan's mind, this candidate is naturally Chen Guokun.

Although he is not young anymore, he can still play for more than ten years.

He got a great deal by playing Bruce Lee this time. If this movie can achieve good box office, he will definitely benefit the most and can use the fame of Bruce Lee to become famous all over the world.

If he can make a few tailor-made action movies in Hollywood like Cheng Long, he will have a good chance of becoming the next Chinese superstar actor.

Since there is such a hope, Wu Yuan is naturally willing to help. After all, it is his duty to increase China's international influence.

Everyone present can be said to be a smart person. Wu Yuan's idea was almost instantly seen through by Quentin and others.

However, they did not mean to give Wu Yuan face, and they contacted Chen Guokun very enthusiastically.

Quentin, who has been to China many times and has a friendship with Jiang Wen, even pulled Chen Guokun to talk about action movies.

Although Quentin loves to make R-rated movies and prison guards, he is better at playing with the aesthetics of violence. He can be regarded as one of the best directors in the international film industry who shapes the aesthetics of blood plasma violence.

Kungfu is naturally inseparable from violence, and even Quentin's own violent aesthetics have been influenced by Bruce Lee and Hong Kong Kung Fu movies.

"I saw a small-scale screening of "Bruce Lee" in New York. Chen's performance in the movie is great, much cooler than Bruce Lee in my movie."

"I really hope to have the opportunity to work with you in the future. Unfortunately, I don't have plans to shoot the next movie in the short term. Maybe I can consider making a movie about Kung Fu and violence and invite Chen to star in it."

Pulling Chen Guokun, Quentin chatted with him with interest.

And Wu Yuan also smiled and chatted with Leonardo, an actor who went from idol to powerful actor. (End of this chapter)