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Chapter 270 Mr. Tang's Strength! (Please Subscribe)
Tang Wei was so angry that he howled.

However, they were helpless against Tang Wen.

Tang Wen coaxed, "There's a party in Hollywood tonight, do you want to go?"

"Go! I have to go! I want to take a picture with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise!" Tang Wei tried to make him jealous.

Director Tang simply smiled faintly: "Alright, but you'll find out when you meet them..."

"What did you find?" Tang Wei asked fiercely, sitting in his lap.

"I found that they were nothing special, far inferior to me."

"You're just bragging!" she said, but looking at her man's flawless, fair skin that was smooth and delicate even without makeup, she believed him.

At noon, the two arrived at "Spago," a restaurant specializing in modern American and Asian fusion cuisine.

"Is this Michelin?" Tang Wei asked with curiosity.

I'm also afraid that others will see through my lack of knowledge.

Carefully surveying the surroundings.

Tang Wen shook his head: "What do Americans know about fine food? They're just here out of curiosity."

"Unappetizing?"

"Hmm, it's better than the fermented mung bean juice in Beijing."

"Really?" It's a Michelin-starred restaurant, after all. Tang Wei didn't believe it.

She looked around, then suddenly stopped, leaned close to Tang Wen's ear and excitedly said, "Look! Leonardo DiCaprio."

Tang Wen glanced at her, his tone tinged with disdain: "Look at your pathetic self, is he even five points more handsome than me?"

Tang Wei looked at it carefully for a few moments and said, "Yes! That's Leonardo DiCaprio, the great director. Don't forget, his 'Titanic' is still the number one box office in China."

Box office records are a sore point for domestic directors.

Tang Wen was so angry that he grabbed her hand and pulled her inside, forbidding her to look any further.

"Hey, wait a minute, didn't you say you'd let me take a picture with him? You don't not recognize him, do you?" Tang Wei said with a mischievous grin, stirring things up.

In fact, she didn't think Leonardo was more handsome than her own man.

Saying this is just a way for couples to tease each other about other "beautiful women and handsome men".

"How could I not recognize him? Don't rush to take a photo, he'll come and say hello later."

"Hehe, darling, you've learned to brag, that's not good."

Leonardo DiCaprio is also a top actor in Hollywood.

My boyfriend is definitely not a top-tier director, so why would he take the initiative to greet me?
Moreover, Hollywood is aloof and superior.

Maybe Leonardo looks down on people from China.

Even if they go over to them, they might not be able to get a photo together, right?
Tang Wen: "..."

After taking a seat.

Tang Wei stopped provoking Tang Wen and picked up the menu to look at it carefully.

Her English is quite good; she can understand most of the words on the menu, except for the oddly long, contrived words.

Order the food that interests you.

Just as the appetizer of bacon, cheese, and macarons was served, a waiter approached with a bottle of wine: "Mr. Tang, beautiful lady, this is a bottle of red wine brought by Mr. Leonardo DiCaprio. We wish you both a pleasant meal."

Tang Wen nodded and calmly accepted the bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.

Tang Weiqiao's face was full of surprise; the dignified Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress had lost control of her expression.

No, honey, you really want Leonardo to come over and say hello?
Still, I'll send wine.

Tang Wen raised his glass to Leonardo from a distance.

The latter also smiled and raised his glass.

"I'm sorry, darling, I thought you were bragging." Tang Wen put down his wine glass, and Tang Wei's eyes lit up.

His face was full of admiration.

"Hmph! Woman!"

"They were wrong! So you're quite influential in Hollywood too!"

"Do you think I'm just a nobody?"

"How long have you been doing this? Quite a few people from China come to Hollywood to try their luck, but I've never heard of anyone being this good." Tang Wei said with great admiration.

Among the Chinese people who have made it in Hollywood, apart from Cheng Long and Li An, the others are really not in Leonardo DiCaprio's circle.

Wu Yusen at his peak was probably about the same.

Unfortunately, this year, Wu Yusen botched the big-budget war film "Windtalkers," with industry rumors suggesting a loss of nearly 100 million US dollars.

However, according to Tang Wen's estimate, the maximum loss would be around seventy to eighty million US dollars.

Hollywood production costs are often inflated.

But from then on, Wu Yusen's career in Hollywood cooled off.

This failure laid the foundation for Wu Yusen's return to China to make blockbuster films.

I wonder if Director Wu's "Red Cliff" will still be able to capture any memorable scenes now that Lin Chih-ling has been snatched away by him.

It shouldn't be too difficult to take photos, after all, there are plenty of women in Taiwan who are skilled at using hair clips.

During their meal, two more female celebrities came over to say hello.

One of them was someone I met at a party before.

The other one seems to be a long-time collaborator with New Line Cinema.

Watching the blonde woman wiggle her hips and leave, Tang Wei felt that the steak on his plate no longer tasted good.

"You're really popular, Director Tang."

"You're jealous of this too?"

Tang Wei wrinkled his nose, not out of jealousy, but because he had come to realize just how sought-after Tang Wen was.

Not only is he in high demand domestically, but he's also highly sought after in Hollywood.

Oh, and that French rose too!
I knew she wasn't a good person after watching her in 007 a few years ago; she was a slut who seduced men...

Tang Wei felt increasingly pressured.

"You're too popular."

"I have nothing to do with them." Tang Wen had no idea what she was thinking.

After dinner, the two strolled around Disneyland and then visited Industrial Light & Magic.

Most of the special effects for Pirates of the Caribbean were outsourced to Industrial Light & Magic, and elements from the Star Wars series can be seen everywhere here.

George Lucas personally met with Tang Wen.

After all, Pirates of the Caribbean is clearly a film series, and if the first one does well, there will be plenty of collaborations in the future.

This time, Tang Wei successfully got a group photo.

After George Lucas left their side, she whispered, "I read in the English newspapers that this Hollywood mogul is difficult to deal with."

Tang Wen smiled and said, "When you're successful, you'll be surrounded by good people."

“He’s George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars!” Tang Wei hugged Tang Wen’s arm. She felt that even if she used 120% of her potential, she still couldn’t get Lucas to smile at her.

The person who nodded and said a few polite words to me just now was only doing so because of Tang Wen.

She looked up at Tang Wen with her small face, and clenched her fist: "Darling, you must try your best!"

"Ok?"

Am I trying to encourage you to work harder?

Tang Wei said with a proud look on his face: "Sooner or later, when I stand next to you, even the President of the United States will have to greet me!"

Tang Wen: The President of the United States? And he took the initiative?

...Why don't you just sell me?

After our date that evening, we returned to the villa.

Tang Wei stared at Lin Zhiling's room, eager to try.

He grabbed Tang Wen and asked, "If we fight, whose side will you take?"

"How about I take on both of you together?"

"Tsk! Man!"

After what he had seen and heard during the day, Tang Wei realized that Tang Wen was also very sought after in Hollywood, and his anger subsided.

On the contrary, I think it's a good thing to have Lin Chih-ling by my side.

Otherwise, who knows how many European and American actresses would appear around Tang Wen!
While Tang Wen was taking a shower, she knocked on Lin Zhiling's bedroom door.

"Is something wrong?"

Tang Wei lingered inside and sat on her bed, saying, "This bed is so soft."

Sister Lin looked surprised and pulled her pajamas tighter around herself: "What do you mean?"

Tang Wei was taken aback, then mimicked Tang Wen's expression, revealing an evil smile: "Close the door, don't be nervous, I'm not going to eat you."

Her acting was quite good; Lin Zhiling was almost fooled and looked at her with suspicion. Tang Wei patted the bed: "Come on, sit down. Don't worry, he's taking a shower, he can't hear you."

"If you have something to say, then say it. If you don't, please leave."

"Something's up. I'd like to sleep in this bed tonight, what do you say?"

"Okay, I'll sleep on the other side then." Lin Zhiling didn't mind at all, and was even a little happy.

With so many people having slept in this room, her next plan was to make it Tang Wen's private meeting place for other women.

Normally, when it's just her and Tang Wen, they stay in another large villa with an indoor swimming pool.

After agreeing, Lin Chih-ling started to walk out.

Tang Wei's expression changed; Tang Wen was taking a shower across the way.

If this happens, won't she become the victim and the one who gets taken advantage of?
"Hey, hey, hey, you really want a man that much!"

"I really want to." Lin Zhiling was gentle and kind, but she was quite capable, especially since she had come to terms with many things.

"shameless!"

"You want to sleep in my room? You're just as shameless."

"you!"

Tang Wei knew that it was impossible to get rid of the man surnamed Lin and bring Tang Wen in, so he slammed the door and left.

When she's not around, she can't care about these things, but now that she's here, that Lin guy can forget about sleeping with her!

She stormed back to her room.

Just then, I saw Tang Wen coming out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

Handsome face, strong body... Tang Wei couldn't take his eyes off him, but he was also annoyed, so he deliberately picked a fight and said, "You look so handsome after you shower, are you trying to seduce her?"

Tang Wen: "Uh, can I go?"

"Of course not! You are mine in life and in death."

After saying that, Tang Wei made no attempt to hide his lust and pounced on him.

Tang Wen secretly pursed his lips. Wasn't he supposed to sleep in Zhiling's room?

What a woman who doesn't keep her word. Oh well, I'll go by myself later.

Tang Wei spent a week in Hollywood and reconciled with Lin Chi-ling before leaving.

Sister Lin outwardly made up, but inwardly she didn't take it seriously.

Now that they're leaving, they're trying to please me.

You want me to tip you off?

Think beautiful!
She also had her own plans; she wouldn't completely break ties with Tang Wei.

Tang Wen didn't care about the subtle and overt rivalry between the two women, nor did he have the mind to interfere.

He was busy throwing money around, doing Oscar PR for "Hero".

With millions of dollars invested and his "affability" attribute, he's already become sworn brothers with older white Hollywood men.

People have a high opinion of Tang Wen, their "mutual friend".

I genuinely want to help him and vote for him.

One million US dollars was spent, but the effect was equivalent to three to five million.

The pre-release promotion for "Hero" has been completed.

The Oscar nominations are still a long way off.

Before Tang Wen could even find a moment to comfort Naomi and the others, the invitation to the Spring Festival Gala arrived.

They invited him to create a new song with a good meaning, just like last year.

Meanwhile, the Spring Festival Gala also invited Wang Zuxian, Fan Bingbing, and Yu Feihong.

Wang Zuxian is extremely popular this year, and her starring role in "Infernal Affairs 2" has set a new box office record in China.

She herself moved north from Hong Kong and settled down in Beijing to develop her career.

To some extent, it has significant symbolic meaning.

Yu Feihong and Fan Bingbing gained further fame with "A World Without Thieves," proving that mainland actors can carry the box office.

Of course, they should be invited to the Spring Festival Gala.

Fan Bingbing was overjoyed to receive the invitation and called Tang Wen to brag about it.

The Spring Festival Gala is the most influential gala, bar none, and has an extremely strong ability to create stars.

Everyone aspires to be an actor or singer.

Many celebrities became famous overnight after appearing on the Spring Festival Gala.

"What songs are you going to sing?" Tang Wen asked.

"Uh, it seems to be called 'Joyful Gathering.' The volume is a bit high, so it'll probably need to be pre-recorded and edited. Fei Hong, another singer, and I will be singing it together. We'll be handling the lower parts... Brother, what are you singing?"

Fan Xiaopang raised his voice.

Tang Wen casually replied, "It's not decided yet. The production team asked me to prepare a new song, and since I haven't released a Chinese album yet, I'll let them choose one."

Fan Bingbing was devastated. To be able to sing her new song on the Spring Festival Gala was such a huge honor and a sign of trust.
"He truly is my good younger brother!"

"Heh, you just wait."

"Hero" will have a limited release, scheduled for after January.

There are many things in China that await Tang Wen's decision.

His first stop upon returning to China was Yuhang City in Jiangnan.

Mr. Li Xinggang, a master of Chinese architectural design, is currently conducting on-site surveys in Yuhang with his students.

That evening, through the introduction of Secretary-General Jiangnan, Tang Wen met the master who participated in the design of the "Bird's Nest".

Preparations for the Bird's Nest have not yet begun.

Tang Wen's plan to build a CBD comparable to Tokyo's Ginza has piqued Li Xinggang's interest.

"I've heard many ideas that come from Director Tang."

"Just my humble opinion."

"Director Tang is being modest."

Based on the experience of later generations, Tang Wen proposed many concepts that seem very advanced now.

For example, subway transfer systems, underground shopping streets, three-level underground parking garages, planning for tens of thousands of parking spaces, and rainwater backflow prevention facilities...

Li Xinggang has traveled extensively throughout Europe and America, and has seen countless famous buildings.

However, some of the design concepts proposed by Tang Wen were ones that Tang Wen had never seen before.

Therefore, I am very willing to talk to Tang Wen.

After a conversation that seemed to take no one else by, Designer Li turned to Secretary-General Zhang and exclaimed, "If it weren't for President Tang's world-renowned achievements in the film industry, I would really think that President Tang had chosen the wrong profession. He could definitely become a designer if he were in architecture."

Tang Wen waved his hand and smiled.

Secretary-General Zhang said, "Architecture is called frozen art. It seems that the fields of art are interconnected. Director Tang has amazing talent."

He was slightly surprised.

Designer Li was invited by the leadership and is about to become the chief designer for the Chinese side of the "Bird's Nest".

I didn't expect them to approve of Tang Wen's design philosophy so much.

The two continued their conversation, and Tang Wen said his requirements: "Regarding the building height, my personal opinion is that at least one building should reach 59 floors. Of course, we also need to take into account the government's opinion on this."

After he finished speaking, he exchanged a glance with Secretary-General Zhang.

59 floors.

Mr. Tang is a thoughtful person.

Li Xinggang exclaimed in surprise, "Such a tall building, with an estimated total height of over 240 meters, will incur an additional premium. We'll need to add earthquake-resistant measures and dual power supply..."

"Do you have a specific quote?" Secretary-General Zhang asked.

Designer Li glanced at the design requirements: "President Tang wants to use a glass curtain wall, which will be another additional expense. Overall, it won't be less than 30 billion; it'll probably be closer to 40 billion."

He gave several examples, such as Pengrun Building and Jianwai SOHO in Beijing, which are recent projects.

More than 40 billion!

The investment is 30% higher than originally planned.

Secretary-General Zhang couldn't help but feel nervous upon hearing this.

Even someone as composed as him was afraid that Tang Wen would give up.

That would be great fun.

He was worried that Tang Wen was young and inexperienced, so he reminded him, "Mr. Tang, the bank will make things easier for such a big project. In addition, there are a lot of powerful businessmen in our province, and many of them should be willing to participate in this project."

Tang Wen smiled slightly: "Thank you for the reminder, Secretary-General."

He then turned to Li Xinggang: "We would like to invite you to be the chief designer of the project. There are no problems with funding, and it would be best if the construction period could be as fast as possible."

Li Xinggang and Secretary-General Zhang looked surprised.

(End of this chapter)