Although I don't know why this white-haired Briton, who looks almost 70 years old, hates himself, Li Xiaole can only express his kindness and try to squeeze out a smile:

"I have long admired your name, Mr. Fred, and it is an honor to meet you today."

"Really?" Fred's face like dead wood suddenly showed a smug smile: "You may have seen me on TV or on stage, I also take the stage in London in my spare time, have you ever been to a theater in London?" Mr. Li Xiaole? ”

"Sorry...... I haven't been to London before, and I rarely go to see stage plays......" Li Xiaole didn't dare to pretend to understand, and quickly clarified that he used to like to watch sketches and magic, and he was really not interested in the elegant art of stage plays...... He also saw that the British Council President was a real theater maniac, and he was completely like a Shakespearean play.

"Then you really should go and see it, it will be good for your theatrical taste, just know that the movie that fights and kills and plagiarizes a little bit of Shakespeare's plot will not be so lucky every time." Fred's old face sank, and he embarrassedly straightened the curly and sparse white hair on his forehead, looked at Li Xiaole and asked:

"Pardon my offense, may I ask what is the matter with a young gentleman like you looking for this old fellow?"

"That's right, Mr. Fred, we at the Black Pearl Company would like to work with your organization in the UK, and I would like to ask if I can have this honor?" Li Xiaole tried his best to match the tone of the old man with a strong sense of drama, and asked very literally.

"Ah~~~" Fred widened his eyes in surprise, covered his chest with one hand, and pretended to be excited: "Nothing excites me more than a young brain who is full of curiosity about British drama~~" As he spoke, he approached and asked with a faint interest:

"Mr. Li Xiaole, if you want to introduce our Shakespeare plays to China for performance, our Drama Council will definitely fully cooperate, I know that Chinese audiences can't wait to appreciate the charm of Shakespeare."

"No...... No~~~ Sir, you misunderstood. Li Xiaole hurriedly frowned and said, "I want to shoot a co-production with your organization...... Mostly movies. ”

"What...... What the? Fred opened his mouth slightly, looked at Li Xiaole in disbelief, and after confirming what he said again, he suddenly stood up straight, looked at Li Xiaole, and said in a high-pitched hoarse tone:

"Mr. Li Xiaole, I want to remind you that your Black Pearl Company has the right to apply for co-production projects with our Drama Council, but we have our own review body, we have our standards, we may not be able to meet your wishes for American-style films, the door of our Drama Council is open for those who really love theater and love movies~~~"

"I understand." Li Xiaole nodded as a matter of course, of course he loves movies, and the script he prepared is definitely in line with the taste of the Comedy Council.

Fred tried to loosen the knotted old face and squeeze out a kind smile, but the century was exactly the same as the grim smile of the Nazi officer in the Schindler's List concentration camp, and said in a tone that gradually calmed down:

"My young sir, as a young director who has just made a name for himself, I admire your self-confidence, but I think before you say this, my dear sir~~ You should ask yourself if you have studied all the works of the greatest writer, thinker, poet in history, William Shakespeare~~~~ I think any young man who has not done this should not have made such an impudent request to the Drama Council......"

After listening to this long list of ups and downs, Li Xiaole's words were full of ups and downs, and he only felt that his hair was even more numb, and he suddenly realized it...... This arrogant Shakespearean madman didn't treat him as a director at all, but just regarded him as a literary young man who did not guide the heavens and the earth...... To put it simply, this old British gentleman who is deeply influenced by art does not look down on him at all......

It's no wonder that the people from the Royal Film Society are fighting with the Big Six over there, and this old gentleman is drinking here and doesn't even have a producer to deal with, this so-called British Drama Council is not a partner to cooperate with at all......

"Okay......" Faced with such a direct-speaking and old-fashioned old chairman of the British Drama Council, Li Xiaole also knew that he couldn't go around the bend with him, so he simply asked directly:

"Mr. Fred, I would like to ask you, is there any other possibility that we can work together other than that I have studied all of Shakespeare's works?"

"Of course~~ The rules and regulations of our drama council have always been extremely diverse, and in addition to the approval of our councils, there are several hard clauses that can promote cooperation." Fred looked at Li Xiaole with interest and said:

"For example, if the company is nominated for the Lawrence Oliver Theatre Award, the James Empire Film Award, the London Independent Film Award, or the BAFTA Award...... Or if there is a TV series that has been broadcast on the BBC, then our organisation will work with them as a priority, and if the script is good enough, we will also provide a sponsorship of £1 million to £2 million......"

After Fred finished speaking, he held his head high, waiting for Li Xiaole, an ignorant boy, to be frightened by his humiliation, these honors can only be obtained by the best in the highest field of film and television drama in the United Kingdom, and they are not at all involved by foreign commercial directors.

But the facts surprised him very much, Li Xiaole not only did not show a look of frustration and despair, but seemed to show an expression of excitement and joy, and even stepped forward and took the initiative to reach out and hold his hand, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Fred, I understand, I will immediately submit a cooperation project agreement to your council~~Thank you~" He originally planned to shoot a British drama to develop the European business of Black Pearl, isn't this a convenient thing.

Watching Li Xiaole leave happily, old Fred was also confused, did this Chinese kid misunderstand him just now, he was obviously humiliating him, how did he feel that he was helping him? Did he really think he was getting those nominations or something? This young man is too arrogant, isn't he? Fred couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart.

The day after the Oscars ended, all major paper media printed Li Xiaole's photo on the cover.

"The 79th Oscars are over, and "Iron Man" and "Infernal Affairs" share the awards equally!" - Los Angeles Times; "Li Xiaole broke the record and became the director whose work was shortlisted for the first time and won four awards." - The New York Times;

"Stallone called Li Xiaole the king of future directors, Chinese directors set off a frenzy, British filmmakers lost humiliatingly, and Best Actress became the only award." -- The Guardian;

"Chinese mainland directors Li Xiaole and Yang Wei won four Oscars, and Chinese filmmakers have entered the mainstream stage of world cinema." -- People's Daily, China

Dadada! Stacks of freshly printed newspapers were placed on the shelves, with different covers of the entertainment editions of the big newspapers and entertainment gossip newspapers, but almost all of them were people in black suits and beautiful evening dresses, and they were holding the Golden Globe trophy high with an excited smile, and one of them, a thin and handsome young man with black hair, accounted for almost half of them, far more conspicuous than the photo of Martin Sixsese, who won the best director.

Of course, this is not just about winning four awards, but also because of his 24-year-old age, his arrogant and uninhibited style, coupled with the aura of Stallone calling him "the king of future directors" and the spiritual leader of anti-war organizations, it is not surprising that Li Xiaole has become the focus of public opinion.

However, mainstream American film critics are very unhappy with him, a flamboyant Chinese director, and there are many voices of opposition.

"I absolutely support Li Xiaole to win the award, "Iron Man" does have a lot of breakthroughs in technology, but it is ridiculous to say that he is the king of future directors, he is still a big gap from the top director, which is by no means made up for with those big scenes and superstars!" CBS film critic Howard Hughes commented on the show.

On various entertainment websites, there are naturally a lot of objections, mainly Martin Six, and Christopher Nolan's fans, and the avatar is a young man's Werther commented:

"Iron Man" only won the award because of its super popularity, and the Oscar judges were under pressure from public opinion, if Iron Man did not win the award, then the anti-war organization may be even more noisy, this is just the organizing committee's approach to take the overall situation into account."

Movie fan Mike Hess commented: "All of them won four awards, why all the reports put Li Xiaole's name in front of Martin Sicorsese." Johnson wrote: "What's the big deal, those reporters made Li Xiaole a so-called role model for young people, and I never watched his films." ”

Nasri shouted, "Chinese boy, die!" ”

The public seems to either love Li Xiaole or hate Li Xiaole, Yahoo's vote "What do you think of "Iron Man" winning 4 Oscars? It shows that 51% of people chose "agree, no problem"; 47% of respondents chose "against, it's a mistake", and the remaining 2% clicked "it's none of my business".

No matter what the public opinion is, Li Xiaole has become the most concerned and topical person after the results of this Oscar are announced, and fans all over the world are knowing Li Xiaole, of course, the Golden Globe Award is not Li Xiaole's personal show, the real stars in front of the screen are very popular, like Stallone's raving after winning the actor award, and the news after Helen Mirren was sealed have become a hot topic for everyone.

What really made Li Xiaole, who was preparing to leave for the UK, feel that the huge changes after the Oscars are not only so, but also some unexpected.

"Xiaole~ Good news, the organization has decided that you will succeed Zhang Yimou as the chief director of the Beijing Olympic Games, Zhang Yimou's work has been done, and he will cooperate with you in the future." A phone call from Han Sanpin caught Li Xiaole off guard.