Chapter 469 Hollywood Chinese Director

In February of the following year, Shen Lang arrived in the United States early.

He first went to the Mayo Clinic to visit his parents who were receiving treatment there.

Shen Lang had occupied John's villa here for such a long time, so he had to express his gratitude. It would be meaningless to give him any other gifts. However, before coming here, he met Wu Yushen, a very famous Chinese director in the United States, through his friends in Hong Kong Island.

This director gained fame with "A Better Tomorrow". After coming to the United States, he made several films which were pretty decent.

However, Shen Lang found him when he returned to Hong Kong Island, chatted with him for an afternoon, and then flew to the United States.

"John!" Shen Lang gave John Travolta a big hug as soon as they met.

"Jeff, I really envy you. Two of your movies have been nominated for Oscars this time!"

Looking at John's pretending to complain but actually complaining expression, Shen Lang laughed.

"John, a Chinese director has contacted you recently. He has a script for a play I wrote. You can consider it!"

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John was delighted: "I'm always good at playing FBI!"

"Wu Yushen, have you heard of this director?"

Since his last performance in Pulp Fiction, John's acting career has once again stagnated or even regressed.

"'Target'!" John nodded. "This guy was on the Los Angeles Times. Of course I know him. He is one of the few Asian directors who has made a name for himself in Hollywood!"

But Brother John has such poor vision.

"Oh, sorry, Jeff, I don't have any prejudice against Asians. I'm just stating the facts. I hope you can forgive me. In fact, I like Asia very much..."

"The drug lord almost turned the tables on you, the FBI!"

"The two people have swapped identities!" John suddenly realized, "That seems interesting!"

When the film was released that year, it won the box office championship in July of that year, and he also won the Golden Circle Award for this film, which made him the hottest director in Hollywood.

"By the way, speaking of Chinese directors, I also know one. He is preparing to return to your country to make a movie. Would you like me to introduce you to him? Oh, and there is also a beautiful woman from China!"

That's how Old Mei is. He is very cautious about ZZ correctness.

"I want to try it!" John nodded solemnly.

Shen Lang interrupted him with a smile and said, "The play I wrote is called "Face Changing". It tells the story of an FBI agent who infiltrates the mafia by changing his face!"

In Hollywood, he, along with Nicolas Cage, has become the guy who likes to pick bad scripts the most.

"It sounds miserable..."

After all, Nicolas Cage had financial reasons for taking on so many bad movies.

Just kidding, it's more than just interesting. This "Face/Off" is John Woo's most successful work in another time and space since he entered Hollywood.

John was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Is this true? God, I knew you were a good person, Jeff!"

Obviously, John has great confidence in Shen Lang's screenwriting skills. Although in the minds of many Americans, it is not easy for Chinese directors to make a name for themselves in Hollywood, but just because it was recommended by Shen Lang...

"...Well, he was a strict superior, a negligent husband, and a failed father. As a father and an FBI agent, he witnessed his son being killed by a drug lord, and thus began an unforgettable revenge!"

"Hello, Mr. Shen, I'm Li An!"

John introduced: "This director Li An has shot The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. You must know him, right?"

"Mr. Shen, although we are both Chinese, we have never had the opportunity to meet each other. It is an honor to meet you through John this time!" Li An politely extended his hand. Shen Lang smiled and said, "It turns out to be Director Li. I didn't expect to meet you here!"

Li An smiled and said, "Actually, I learned that Mr. Shen was coming to attend the Oscars, so I came here specially to ask John to introduce us to each other!"

Shen Lang asked in surprise: "Is there something wrong?"

"I am currently planning to shoot a romantic movie, which is adapted from a short story by a female writer. It is called Lust, Caution!"

Shen Lang: "..."

"Tang Wei!" At this time, Li An introduced a woman next to Shen Lang and said, "This is my student and the heroine of this play. I would like to invite Mr. Shen to be the heroine of this play!"

"Hello, Teacher Shen!" Tang Wei looked at Shen Lang carefully with a nervous smile on her face.

Shen Lang looked at the woman in front of him.

Very beautiful!

It must have been a very happy experience to film "Lust, Caution" with her.

pity……

For the play "Lust, Caution", if the script of this time and space is no different from the "Lust, Caution" in the time and space where Shen Lang originally lived, then... it would be a pity.

The Chinese themselves are making this script up, a group of students were playing around with assassination, and they also took away an innocent girl's virginity, and in the end they didn't succeed. In the end they plotted against the girl, and made her deal with Mr. Yi again. In this story, the anti-Japanese group is the worst, and Mr. Yi is like a human being.

This is simply the highest level of Spring and Autumn writing style.

However, the historical fact is that the traitors and thieves were portrayed as despicable, while the anti-Japanese patriots were portrayed as righteous and awe-inspiring.

Take the traitor Ding Mocun, the prototype of Mr. Yi, for example. This person’s image is very vulgar and extremely ugly.

The female martyr Zheng Pingru who participated in eliminating him was righteous and awe-inspiring. She knew from the very beginning that the target of the assassination was him, and her assassination mission was entirely out of her personal will.

Zheng Pingru's fiancé Wang Hanxun was a pilot who died heroically in Guilin in 1944.

This is the true historical fact. As a conscientious author and screenwriter, one should at least respect the facts and the righteousness of the heroes of the War of Resistance.

This is why Shen Lang hated Zhang Ailing so much in another time and space. This kind of novel is speechless.

The novel is full of power struggles and personal gains. The Japanese atrocities have become a thing of the past, while the Chinese themselves have become the main axis of the story.

Moreover, in another time and space, this drama was hailed as a classic by many people, and Li An's understanding of movies reached its peak in this drama.

The designs of many lenses are at the master's level.

But the better he makes the film, and the more movingly he makes this deconstructive perspective, the more harmful the film will be.

Shen Lang smiled calmly and looked at Li An: "Do you have a script? Or a story outline?"

The other party was obviously prepared. Tang Wei immediately took out a stack of papers from her bag and handed it to Shen Lang.

Shen Lang took a quick look and said with a smile: "Not interested, sorry!"

Li An was surprised and asked, "Is Mr. Shen worried about Japan's background? But..."

Shen Lang nodded and told the truth: "It's not just worry, I don't like your script!"

"Departures is a very successful film. Many people commented that you are the bridge of friendship between Japan and China for decades to come. Why can you make films for a Japanese company like Shochiku Films, but not..."

"Haha!" Shen Lang interrupted Li An with a sneer, turned to look at Tang Wei and said: "I advise you to have less contact with such people, otherwise, sooner or later you will be banned, remember my words!"

(End of this chapter)