"Zhang Ran, what do you think of me?" Zhang Jingchu stood in front of the mirror and looked at the dress on her body dangling. She is not a rookie who has never seen the world, but today is really a little bottomless, because she will go to the White House with Zhang Ran for a state banquet in a while.

The U.S. state dinner system began in 1874 and is the president's most solemn courtesy to foreign guests. Hosting a state dinner is not only a courtesy way for presidents and first ladies to express their friendship to visiting foreign heads of state, but also a major event to demonstrate the country's strength and influence to the world. Because of the opportunity to meet the most powerful man in the world today at a state dinner, being the guest of honor of the President of the United States is an honor for some domestic and foreign dignitaries.

Zhang Ran said helplessly: "Why don't you just have a meal at the White House, as for being nervous like this!"

When Zhang Ran went out in the morning, Zhang Jingchu said that he should prepare well, but when he returned to the hotel after attending the business leaders' dialogue, Zhang Jingchu's outfit had not yet been decided. She changed several sets of dresses, one would think this one was good, and the other would think that one was good, and she never knew which one to wear.

"This is a state banquet, I have never participated in such a banquet!" Hearing Zhang Ran say this, Zhang Jingchu said with some grievances, "The people attending the state banquet today are all celebrities, Hillary, Clinton, Locke, etc., as well as Bill Gates, the world's top entrepreneurs." Of course, you have to prepare well for such an important occasion, I don't want to lose your face!"

Zhang Ran walked up to Zhang Jingchu, patted her on the shoulder, and comforted her softly: "The so-called state banquet is just a big name, and it is not much different from the drinking parties we usually attend." Just wear this one, I think this dress from Dior suits you very well!"

When Zhang Jingchu heard Zhang Ran say this, she finally made a decision: "Okay, I'll wear this!"

At six o'clock in the evening, the White House reception staff came to the door and showed Zhang Ran and them the way. After passing through the three security check procedures, Zhang Ran parked the car at the designated location and got out of the car with Zhang Jingchu. After another security check, they were led down the hallway by the receptionist to the aisle in front of the ballroom.

At this time, there was a short queue in the aisle of the banquet hall, and in the crowd of parties, Zhang Ran saw many familiar faces, Liu Chuanzhi, Zhang Ruiming, Bill Gates, Deng Wendi, as well as Cheng Long and Lang Lang.

When the protocol officer saw Zhang Ran and them, he walked over with a smile and handed Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu two cards respectively, one was a name card with their names, positions and units written on them, and the other was a table card with a table number on it.

The concierge officer introduced very politely: "Mr. Zhang, Ms. Zhang, when you line up later, someone will ask you for your name card, and you can keep the table card." The name card is used for the roll call of the master of ceremonies. When you are first in line, the master of ceremonies will roll call, announce your name and identity, and then the two heads of state and their wives will shake hands with you, and then you will stand next to the first lady and take a group photo. ”

Soon after, Zhang Ran saw the two heads of state standing at the front of the line, shaking hands with the guests one by one. At this time, the protocol officer came over and took away Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu's name cards. When the two of them came to the first place, the master of ceremonies called out the names and identities of Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu, and the two of them immediately walked over.

Seeing Zhang Ran, he said with a smile: "Zhang Ran, welcome to the White House!"

Zhang Ran replied: "I am very honored to be a guest at the White House. ”

The two looked at each other, smiled and nodded, then shook hands. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ran walked in front of his wife and shook hands with her. Then, he walked up to Chief One and shook hands with Chief One and his wife. After shaking hands, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu stood beside the two first ladies and faced the photographer with a bright smile.

After taking a group photo, Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu walked into the crowded state banquet hall holding hands. The entrance to the State Banquet Hall and opposite are walled and flanked by windows. This design makes the inside appear more open and translucent. Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu looked at it, and there were already fifty or sixty people in the hall, talking in groups of three.

In front of the banquet hall there is a stage, which is where the two heads of state make a toast. There is a very large table in front of the stage, and the other tables have only eight seats, but this table can seat more than ten people. This table is undoubtedly the main table of today's state banquet, that is, the table where the two heads of state are located.

Zhang Jingchu looked at the table number of the main table, and then looked at the number plate in her hand, and couldn't believe her eyes; she looked at the table number of the main table again, and then looked at the number plate in her hand, and confirmed that she was not mistaken, and the whole person was stunned.

Zhang Ran felt that Zhang Jingchu's whole body became tense, and turned his head and asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Jingchu lowered her voice and said, "We seem to be sitting at the main table!"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "Isn't it strange?"

Zhang Ran knows that the US state banquet is different from many countries, like China's state banquet, the main table is usually government officials, and the United Kingdom is often a member of the royal family and officials, while the main table of the US state banquet is often occupied by business tycoons, such as vice presidents, secretaries of state, and the like, in addition to the head of state and his wife. Because the United States is a country where capital is king, the rich are the powerful class of the country, and the important government officials, including the president and congressmen, are the spokesmen of the business groups behind them.

Zhang Jingchu said with some excitement: "Then aren't we sitting at the same table with the No. 1 leader and ***?"

Zhang Ran rolled his eyes and said in a mocking tone: "But sit at a table and have a meal, don't be such a village girl!"

Zhang Jingchu was not angry, and said with my village aunt's proud expression: "I was originally a village girl!"

Zhang Ran looked at the guests at the main table and saw Microsoft's Bill Gates, GM's Jeff Immelt, Coca-Cola's Mu Taikang and others, who were the group of people who had a meeting with Zhang Ran at noon and their wives. Zhang Ran didn't have anything to talk to them, so he said to Zhang Jingchu: "I'll take you, a big village girl, to open your eyes! Let's go, let's go around!"

The guests who got together to talk in twos and threes saw Zhang Ran and came over to say hello, and Zhang Ran naturally responded with a smile. In this kind of more relaxed occasion, everyone is more relaxed and chatting very casually.

When Cheng Long saw Zhang Ran and Zhang Jingchu, he immediately came over to greet Zhang Ran and them. Cheng Long especially admired Zhang Ran, when Zhang Jingchu was filming "Baby Plan", he shouted to cooperate with Zhang Ran. However, when "Baby Project" was released, because Zhang Jingchu refused to attend the premiere, there was friction between the two sides, and the conflict between Yang Zhicheng and Zhang Ran intensified, so his cooperation with Zhang Ran fell through.

After Huayi was acquired by Century Summit last year, Cheng Long learned that Zhang Jingchu's refusal to attend the premiere, and Yang Zhicheng's break with Zhang Ran were all acting, in order to completely defeat the Wang brothers, and the relationship between the two parties was actually very good.

Now that Zhang Ran has been nominated for 11 Oscars, Cheng Long's desire to cooperate with Zhang Ran has become lively again.

Cheng Long looked at Zhang Ran and said sincerely: "Director Zhang, Jingchu, congratulations! 11 Oscar nominations! It's really amazing, this is the pride of Chinese people around the world!"

Zhang Ran smiled and waved his hand: "The Oscars are like that, there is no need to take them too seriously, the most important thing is that the audience likes it." ”

"Yes, yes, the most important thing about a movie is that the audience likes it. I especially like "One Person's Lights", and I was shocked after watching it, wow, it turns out that the movie can still be filmed like this, it's really amazing!" Cheng Long looked at Zhang Ran, full of antiquity, "I especially hope to cooperate with you, if there is a movie like "One Person's Lights", let me play Lao Huang, I don't want a penny!"

Zhang Ran heard that Cheng Long wanted to cooperate, and readily agreed: "There will really be a drama that will find you in two years, it is a high-cost science fiction film, and the investment is estimated to exceed 300 million US dollars." ”

Cheng Long suddenly became interested when he heard this: "What is this play about, is there a lot of action scenes?"

Zhang Ran introduced: "I just finished filming a drama called "Future Apocalypse" this year, which is about the war between humans and robots, mainly about the US military. And what I want you to make is the sequel to "Future Apocalypse", which takes place in China. The robot army attacked Beiping and wanted to force China to surrender, and the 38th Army blocked the robot army in Langfang. The strength of the robot is too strong, the Chinese army can't stand it, and at the critical moment, Zhuang Yu, the son of the tenth chief, drove the 10,000-year-old Yandi spaceship into the sun, causing a huge magnetic storm and causing serious interference to the robot. The Chinese army took advantage of this opportunity to assemble on a large scale and won the victory in the Langfang Resistance Battle, thus opening the prelude to the counteroffensive of the human army. There are about four lines in the whole movie, and if possible, I hope that you will play the number ten leader, or the commander of the 112th division. ”

The sequel to "Future Apocalypse" takes place in China, and they are all Chinese actors, and Zhang Ran does not plan to direct it himself. In this way, the pressure on the film to return to its original cost is very high. In order to reduce the risk, it is inevitable to use big stars, and Cheng Long is the most appealing Chinese actor overseas, so Zhang Ran hopes that Cheng Long will participate in this movie.

Cheng Long was completely stupid after listening to Zhang Ran's description, the war between humans and robots, the Langfang blockade battle, and the flying boat crashing into the sun, these things were simply beyond his imagination, he didn't know what the movie would be like in the end, but he believed that it must be very good! He immediately said: "Then when will we start filming?"

Seeing that Cheng Long was so anxious, Zhang Ran couldn't help laughing: ""Future Apocalypse" will be released in the summer next year, and the sequel will be at least the year after next, and the script has not yet come out." You can read that Liu Cixin's "Full-Band Blocking Interference" is a novella, and you can read it quickly. However, it will be quite different from the movie, and the content and background will be greatly modified. ”

Cheng Long is not a fan of science fiction, he didn't know Liu Cixin, so he took out his mobile phone and handed it to Zhang Ran: "If there is one on the Internet, help me with the next one!"

Zhang Ran took the phone, helped Cheng Long get down, returned the phone to him, and then continued to talk about the movie.

While they were chatting happily, someone signaled that the heads of state of the two countries were coming. Cheng Long wanted to talk to Zhang Ran for a while, so he said, "Which table are you sitting at? I'll come to you in a while!"

"It's on that side. Zhang Ran stretched out his hand and pointed to table No. 1, "Table No. 1, Bill Gates' table." ”

Cheng Long's jaw almost didn't fall: "The main table, you sit at the main table!"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "It's okay to sit at the main table, but the two heads of state are present, I definitely can't slip away, and the movie can only be talked about later!"

Cheng Long's face was speechless, what does it mean to sit at the main table? This is the main table of the state banquet, and it is to sit at the same table with the two heads of state! If I can sit at the same table with the two heads of state, I can blow it for the rest of my life!

Zhang Ran didn't say anything more, Chong Chenglong smiled, and walked towards the main table with Zhang Jingchu.

The seats for this state banquet were arranged according to the principle of men and women, and after Zhang Ran sat down, he found that sitting on his left was Melinda Gates, Bill Gates's wife. When she saw Zhang Ran, she smiled and nodded. Zhang Ran also smiled back.

Just when Zhang Ran and Zhang Jing first sat down, the Chinese guests present, whether they were business tycoons like Liu Chuanzhi and others, officials like Bai Ye, or celebrities like Lang Lang, were all stunned and their jaws dropped.

Zhang Ran actually sat at the main table and sat at the same table with the two heads of state, what a big face!