Hang up the phone.

Zheng Jun's expression was in a trance.

The story of "A History of American Gangsters" is very similar to the years when I won an award at a Russian film festival many years ago.

is very glorious, and when he was about to step into the peak, he was poured a basin of cold water on it.

The cold water froze through the bone marrow, as if seeping into the depths of the soul, freezing to make people shiver.

The past 10 years have been the most painful.

has a lot of talent, but he can only let the years go by, watching the movie theater show bad movies one after another, but none of them are his own works, and even in the list of Chinese directors, he is on the blacklist.

How many days and nights have you spent in unwillingness and pain?

He began to compromise, began to regret, and even reflected in depression for a while......

But the reality is very cruel, there are too many people in this world who have never met Huai Cai, and he is just one of these people, that's all.

The sun shone on Jung Jun's face, and Jung Jun woke up from his memories, then changed into clothes, put on a hat, and walked out of the room.

There was a Lamborghini parked in front of the door.

A slim blonde wearing sunglasses greeted him while sitting in the cab.

He glanced at the fair blonde a few more times before getting into the passenger seat.

The other party is the person in charge of the Fox movie block, named Linda, although she is thirty years old this year, she is quite charming in terms of figure and appearance, especially the perfume on her body, which makes Zheng Jun a little obsessed.

"Mr. Zheng Jun, you are really the best, most charming and most talented Chinese director I have ever met...... Ever since I saw "A History of American Gangsters," I've been blown away by your amazing knowledge, and I'm honored to invite you to sit in my co-pilot......"

In the car.

Linda touted Zheng Jun, although Zheng Jun was a little defensive in his heart, he was still a little fluttering, and he was a little forgetful for a while.

Xiangche beauty, winner in life......

This is something that Jung Jun can only think of in his dreams when he is at a low point.

Zheng Jun unconsciously followed Linda's rhythm and chatted with Linda, and the more he talked, the more Zheng Jun found himself lost.

Linda is quite knowledgeable, especially when talking about movies, Linda can always say her own unique opinions, which surprised Zheng Jun, and then as if he had found a confidant, he couldn't help but open the conversation.

The chat along the way was very pleasant, and the short contact made Zheng Jun deeply trapped and unable to extricate himself, and even when he arrived at the door of Fox Company, Zheng Jun felt that his legs were weak.

It seems like......

The dream is almost coming true.

He followed Linda up the stairs to Linda's office.

When he sat in the chair, he felt an unprecedented sense of comfort, whether it was the soothing music playing in the office, or Linda's admiring and adoring eyes, it made Zheng Jun feel the satisfaction of being a successful person, and even, I don't know when the sense of security in his body disappeared completely.

"We at Fox need talent, especially in '08, we had several film investment plans, all of which were more than $200 million......"

Linda began to talk about Fox's plan for 08, and each plan made Zheng Jun pleasantly surprised, and the other party seemed to hit his key point and chatted with him about sci-fi blockbusters.

The feeling of being a confidant is getting stronger and stronger, and Jung Jun even has a desire to talk......

Confide in too many announcements in China over the years, confide in the hard days of that time, and confide in how difficult it is for yourself.

But he finally held back.

Linda, on the other hand, blinked her big beautiful eyes, looked at him seriously, and when she was silent, she talked about what he had encountered in China over the years, and said that he had won an award in Russia, and expressed sympathy and regret from time to time, saying that some directors in Huaxia were simply "eyeless", "arrogant" and "covering the sky with one hand".

She understands Chinese idioms very well, and when she said it, Zheng Jun actually felt that her bones were a little soft.

Zheng Jun finally controlled himself and kept himself calm: "I will not leave Mr. Zhou Yang, nor will I turn my back on my country." ”

"I have always felt that you need a bigger platform, and with Mr. Zhou Yang, you can't show your talent......"

"I don't think so......"

"This is a fact, Mr. Zhou Yang wants to survive in Hollywood is very difficult, the movie "Spider-Man" can't get any resources in Hollywood, at the same time, "American Gangster History", Mr. Zheng Jun, let me tell you the truth, if "American Gangster History" is an American movie, this movie will become a great classic movie in the film industry, it will not only receive an Oscar invitation, but also will be praised by countless people in later generations, and at the same time, you will have countless believers, they will look at you with adoring eyes...... But alas, it's not ......"

Zheng Jun has imagined countless pictures for a moment, and his eyes are cloudy.

I have lived at the bottom for too many years, and I have survived for too many years.

He was very eager to make his mark on the top of cinema and make his name in this era.

"It can only be shown in a small theater, and although there are many fans, it will slowly be forgotten in the end, and some people will be amazed, but soon these exclamations will gradually be buried...... was buried with you, and you came to Hollywood, it was like a dream, and after waking up from the dream, you were still that unknown little director...... In this industry, there will be a lot of talented directors emerging next year, you may think that you can get ahead with your talent, and you will be better when you return to China, but you are no longer young...... And you don't necessarily have a chance to return to Hollywood again in your lifetime...... Because the real right to speak is in the hands of those of us, we think that a classic movie, it is a classic, and it can be on the Oscars......"

Jung Jun knew that what she said was realistic.

Zheng Jun's face was complicated, and his eyes were also complicated.

Looking at Zheng Jun's silent appearance, Linda didn't say any more, but continued to talk about the conditions she had set out for Fox with a smile.

There is no doubt that every condition is very tempting......

"If you think leaving Mr. Zhou Yang is a betrayal, then you are wrong, each of us is independent, free, no one owes anyone, as long as you come, we will strive to give more resources to "American Gangster History", it is still a classic movie......"

"......" Zheng Jun was silent.

After seeing Zheng Jun's silence, Linda didn't say anything more, just made Zheng Jun a cup of tea and gave Zheng Jun enough time to think.

…………………………

Noon on November 22.

Zhou Yang lay down in the office for a while.

After staying up all night, people will be somewhat tired.

A knock on the door woke him up, and when he got up, he saw Jung Jun walking out, his eyes a little complicated.

After seeing Zheng Jun's complicated eyes, Zhou Yang came to his senses, and a smile appeared on his face: "What's wrong?" Is it going well? ”

"The conditions offered by the other party are very tempting, so tempting that people can't resist it......" Zheng Jun reluctantly smiled, and then sat down on the sofa where Zhou Yang had been lying before, and closed his eyes.

"Oh, tell me?" Zhou Yang's smile did not change, and he still looked at Zheng Jun.

In the past two years, he has experienced a lot of things, and he is used to seeing some people coming and some leaving.

These things made him start to feel unwavering in his heart, no matter what choice Zheng Jun made, Zhou Yang felt that it didn't matter.

"I don't know what to say...... Mr. Zhou, the treatment on Fox's side is really good, we Chinese people, who have not joined the American Film Union, are destined to be bullied and discriminated against everywhere, although Christian can help us to a certain extent, but in the face of a behemoth like Hollywood's eight major film companies, he can't have any way to ......" Zheng Jun looked up at the ceiling and began to mutter: "Over the years, I have encountered too many things in Huaxia, I used to be ambitious and ambitious, and even the day before yesterday, I was full of confidence, I felt like I could prove to the world that I was going to be a great director, but ...... Once again, I realized that I might need to bow to reality and compromise with it......"

Zhou Yang listened.

I felt that Zheng Jun suddenly became a little decadent.

He wanted to be comforted.

But there was no way to comfort him for a while, so he could only look at Zheng Jun.

"Mr. Zhou, why don't we talk to Fox, Miss Linda from Fox is actually very optimistic about you, she has always wanted to talk to you...... She also told me that in fact, the real person behind the scenes is Zhao Sicheng, and these things that suppressed you were all said by Zhao Sicheng and some people, Zhao Sicheng became a lobbyist, explained your harm, and said that you disrupted Hollywood's layout of China......"

"Isn't Zhao Sicheng unable to get along in the United States, how can he ......?"

"Some people take a fancy to Zhao Sicheng and some directors in Huaxia are deeply implicated, and they hope that Zhao Sicheng can be a middleman......"

"Traitor?"

That's what it means...... But other things, Linda didn't tell me, these things, she also took the risk to tell me, and now Hollywood's attitude towards you basically wants to crush you, well, the previous "Chainsaw" incident, because of the protests of some black people, offended another white congressman, Sergei, and he has a lot of energy behind him...... In short, all I can say is that Linda said that if you want, she will use her connections to keep you...... And will try their best to let you join the director's union, if you can change your nationality, that's the best, if you don't want to change your nationality, it doesn't matter, Mr. Zhou, you, how do you think about it? Zheng Jun said a lot of things, and looked at Zhou Yang.

The smile on Zhou Yang's face gradually stiffened, but his eyes looked out the window without saying a word.

"The pressure of the whole Hollywood is pressing, and we can't bear it, unless "Spider-Man" can pull an actor from the street to play it...... Otherwise, we have nothing to do ......"

“……”

"Mr. Zhou, this is the reality, although it is cruel, but we have no choice......"

“……”

Zheng Jun said a lot, and after seeing that Zhou Yang was still silent, he finally stopped talking.

"Director Zheng, if I refuse, what will you choose?" Zhou Yang looked at Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun's eyes were cloudy, a wry smile appeared on his face, and he lowered his head: "Are you really going to come hard?" ”

"What do you think?"

Zheng Jun didn't answer, but let out a long sigh and fell into a long silence.

About ten minutes later......

He raised his head and smiled wryly: "I should have left you, this is the best choice, but I don't know what's going on, I seem to be a little irrational......"

(End of chapter)