"Nice to meet you, Gilbert." A round-faced middle-aged white man affectionately held a cup with Shen Lian.

"Nice to meet you, Duncan. I am very much looking forward to cooperating with Summit Entertainment. "I am not familiar with Duncan Jones, a white man, and I searched for his information on my mobile phone during the exchange, and there is nothing special. The director's "Moon" has won some awards, but it is not to say that it has a high status. However, Hollywood is different from China, and it is impossible for Shen Lian to continue to adhere to his cold line of non-famous directors and non-cooperation. At this stage, it is impossible for some big directors to take a fancy to themselves.

"I appreciate your performance in District 9 very, very much, and to be honest, even though Bomb Disposal is the pinnacle, I don't think Jeremy's performance is better than yours." Vikus' role, you're doing a fantastic job. Jones did not hesitate to praise Shen Lian, which made Shen Lian a little embarrassed.

"Maybe we can look for a partnership next. Personally, I am looking forward to it. Someone walked towards Shen Lian again, Jones looked at the other party, his face changed, and he took the initiative to shake hands with Shen Lian and left first.

"Whew." This white man was very enthusiastic, and when he posted it, he talked a lot to Shen Lian, which made Shen Lian a little unable to react for a while.

"Can you have a conversation?" A standard American man with a handsome face but a little short stature walked over.

It's really handsome. Aside from his height, Shen Lian had little confidence to overpower him.

"Hi, there. Of course. OMG! "Shen Lian's rare gaffe. I thought about meeting anyone at the banquet, but I never thought that this handsome guy in front of me would come, and took the initiative to talk to me.

"I know you! I've also watched "District 9," and I've also watched some of the Chinese movies you've starred in, and the one Jakie starred in. The handsome man showed a smile that was enough to kill all the women and most men in the world in seconds, revealing a mouthful of healthy white teeth. At the same time, he stretched out his right hand and shook it with Shen Lian.

"I'm honored and I've seen countless movies where you've starred, Top Gun, War of the Worlds, Interview with the Vampire. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a man like you. "Unabashedly adoring the characters created by the other side.

"Haha, thank you." Tom Cruise laughed twice, and Shen Lian continued to maintain a slightly embarrassed expression.

"What about the Mission: Impossible series? Have you ever seen it. Tom Cruise suddenly said.

"Of course. I've seen it many times. Very, very much like it. Shen Lian's personal taste prefers literary films, which does not mean that he has no feelings for action movies. The "Spy Shadow" series and the "Mission Impossible" series are all movies that he liked to watch when he was an adolescent.

"Are you interested in joining "Mission Impossible 4"?" Tom Cruise took the initiative to invite. With his status, it is not easy to make such a gesture.

"Huh?" Shen Lian's brain was a little down.

"In the script of "Mission Impossible 4", Ethan Hunt will no longer take a very extreme line of personal heroism, and will have a very important partner. Just like Robin next to Batman, and then this character, someone recommended you to me. I've also watched your past films, and I've called Jakie to confirm that you have very good martial arts skills. Now I would like to invite you to join the team of Mission: Impossible 4. Tom Cruise explained.

There's no way Tom Cruise can take the initiative.

In recent years, his influence and box office appeal have declined significantly.

After "War of the Worlds", Tom Cruise had more autonomy, and there was a slight expansion of Cheng Dù, and he terminated the cooperation with Spielberg, but then the movies he starred in hit the streets one after another, and both word-of-mouth and box office failed, for the golden brand of "Mission Impossible", the producer Paramount was not even willing to pay a lot of money to build, which also made Tom Cruise feel a little twilight of the hero.

The increasing popularity of superheroes and the visual impact brought by various cool special effects have definitely affected the market for secret agent action movies. Whether it's "Spy" or "Mission Impossible" or "Fast and Furious". Teams are looking for breakthroughs.

And Tom Cruise's idea is to definitely form a relatively stable team and find his own Robin.

Shen Lian is an excellent candidate!

Young, handsome, good acting skills, and strong box office appeal.

Especially box office appeal, which is the most important. On the one hand, Shen Lian's joining can ensure that the box office of the film in China will not be bad, and "Mission Impossible" is more suitable for Chinese to watch than "District 9". On the other hand, with the confirmation of Shen Lian's joining, Paramount will be more confident in investing in the movie.

These were all his strengths, however, Tom Cruise was not at all worried that Shen Lian could steal the limelight from him. The reason is simple, Shen Lian is Chinese.

The United States may be one of the most tolerant countries in the world, but xenophobia and racial discrimination exist in every country and region. Especially Shen Lian is still a yellow race.

He is destined to only be Robin, not Batman.

Tom Cruise has his own abacus, and Shen Lian may not be as simple as it seems.

"Mission Impossible 4", as a movie that has entered the milestone of action movies, it is impossible for Shen Lian not to have watched it in his previous life, and even watched it countless times.

It can even be said that if there is no explosion of "Mission Impossible 4", Tom Cruise will completely fade out of the ranks of Hollywood A-list stars, which is by no means alarmist. Before preparing for the filming of "Mission Impossible 4", Paramount had already begun to doubt Tom Cruise's box office appeal. There are even rumors that if Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz's "Dangerous Spy War" can't exceed 100 million at the box office, then the plan for "Mission Impossible 4" will be stillborn.

Fortunately, "Dangerous Spy War" just broke 100 million, which is only the passing line.

Even so, the filming budget of "Mission Impossible 4" was suppressed to a relatively low standard, Paramount "only" invested 60 million US dollars, while Tom counted his net worth and invested more than 70 million, plus his own salary, accounting for 60% of the share.

Because his "District 9" suppressed Jeremy Renner's "Special Forces" relationship. The role that Tom Cruise invited himself to play is likely to be the role of Brant played by Jeremy Renner in his previous life.

In "Mission Impossible 4", this role still has some room to play. Jeremy Renner also proved his ability to act in action movies by starring in this movie, and then first played the role of Hawkeye in "The Avengers", and then replaced Matt Damon in "Spy 4". The career has taken a big step forward.

However, in the subsequent "Mission Impossible 5", this guy was once again reduced to a supporting role, and the slightest brilliant shot did not fall.

Since his debut, although Shen Lian has had a smooth road and walked more smoothly than anyone else, he has always had a knot, that is, there are too few opportunities to play the male lead, especially the male lead in the movie.

So far, there are two parts, "Disciples" and "The Ninth District".

Although Brant in "Mission Impossible 4" is a shortcut to gain a foothold in Hollywood in the shortest possible time, but after that, everything still has to be controlled by others. even had to play soy sauce in "Mission Impossible 5".

Rather than this, Shen Lian would rather choose to give up this opportunity and choose a more rugged but more stable path.

Otherwise, he would rather be like Takuya Kimura, the king of Japanese dramas, and develop in his own one-acre and three-point land.

"Of course I do. But I still have to read the script first. "Obviously I gladly accepted, but in fact, I also showed my attitude, the script comes first, and the character is the most important factor that impresses me.

Relying on the popularity brought by "District Nine", Shen Lian also knew that he was a piece of fragrant bread, and he was not in a hurry to fall to anyone.