Huayu 97: The Beginning of a Marriage Fraudulently

Chapter 253 The Stewart Show: Shock, Mortals!

After Black Swan premiered at Cannes and won the Palme d'Or, arrangements began for its nationwide release in the United States.

The combination of art and commerce in "Black Swan" is quite good.

Therefore, everyone has high expectations for the box office performance of "Black Swan".

Including Ronald Meyer, since Universal has no movies being released recently, they also contributed some distribution channels to Chen Siyuan.

Friends are meant to help and support each other.

To promote "Black Swan," the cast and crew participated in several very famous programs, arranged by Miramax.

For example, the Jon Stewart Show.

This guy frequently hosts various award ceremonies, so he's quite famous in this industry.

His talk show is one of the most famous in the United States.

Chen Siyuan and his friends participated in Jon Stewart's talk show, and it was at his invitation that they were invited.

Chen Siyuan did not refuse, after all, Stuart had been his client before.

"Jack, welcome to my show."

Stuart gave Chen Siyuan a warm hug.

"Jon, it's all up to you today!"

Chen Siyuan smiled and said that having acquaintances made things easier.

Stuart snapped his fingers. "Leave it to me. I can't promise much, but I can at least get half the audience at the Stuart Show to go to the theaters to support 'Black Swan'!"

Chen Siyuan gave a thumbs-up, showing his confidence.

Before the recording of the show, Stewart went over the script with Chen Siyuan and the others.

Although the stand-up comedy relies heavily on Stewart's improvisation, the general structure is still there.

Furthermore, Stewart also needs to determine what can and cannot be said.

However, Chen Siyuan does not believe there is anything that cannot be said.

"Jon, no need for that. Just follow your pace, and we'll cooperate fully!"

Chen Siyuan had faith in Stuart's professional abilities.

In Chen Siyuan's opinion, the best American talk show is Oprah Winfrey and Stewart.

"OK! Crystal is fine too, right?"

Stuart even asked Liu Yifei about it.

Liu Xiaoli's English is so-so, so the main players later will be Chen Siyuan and Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei nodded, "I'm fine!"

After winning the Best Actress award at Cannes, Liu Yifei was exceptionally confident.

"Welcome everyone to the Stewart Show!"

"As regular viewers of the Stewart Show know, I rarely do advertising."

"Unless the other party offers enough!"

Stewart started by making fun of himself.

But that's precisely his charm; audiences love his self-deprecating humor or his mockery of others.

"But I'm making an exception today, because I've invited my old friend Jack Chen, along with his wife and daughter, to the show! Welcome!"

At Stuart's invitation, Chen Siyuan appeared with Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei.

After exchanging pleasantries, they each sat down.

"Perhaps some people are unfamiliar with Jack, so please allow me to give him a proper introduction."

"The founder of Jack Chen Law Firm has handled hundreds of cases without a single loss since he started practicing law, and is known as the 'walking federal lawyer'!"

Then, Stuart recounted many of Chen Siyuan's classic cases as if they were his own treasures.

Even Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei were hearing about this for the first time.

Too bad!
Gasps of surprise erupted from the recording studio.

This isn't a paid shill; I'm genuinely shocked. This seemingly handsome man has such an impressive professional background!
In the United States, top-notch lawyers are truly among the elite.

And Chen Siyuan is the top lawyer at the very top of that pyramid!

"Of course, the reason we invited Jack here today is not to praise his legal skills, but because the film he produced, 'Black Swan,' won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival!"

"My God! This is no joke! A film produced by a lawyer won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival!"

Stuart looked shocked, while Chen Siyuan shrugged.

"Jack, can you tell me why you went into making movies?"

Stuart finally got Chen Siyuan to speak.

There's no way around it, he's just a chatterbox, the kind who can't stop talking once he starts.

"Because my daughter wants to be an actress like Audrey Hepburn, as a father, I'm just doing what I can!"

Chen Siyuan downplayed it.

The camera focuses on Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei is still very sensitive to the camera.

So she gave a ladylike smile.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! Jack, you're going to become the enemy of all fathers in America! Your ability to do this is terrifying! That's a Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, though not as good as an Oscar..."

"Jon, I think winning an Oscar is not just a dream!"

Chen Siyuan immediately corrected Stuart.

Stuart's eyes widened.

"God! You mean Black Swan is going to win an Oscar for Best Actress?"

"Of course, that's our goal!"

"Then I can only wish you good luck. You know, the Oscars are just as important as the US presidential election every year!"

Stuart started being sarcastic again.

Chen Siyuan shrugged.

"Crystal, what do you think of a father like this?"

Stuart turned to Liu Yifei.

"My dad is my eternal pride! I will also strive to make him proud!"

Liu Yifei's face radiated confidence!
"What a lucky girl! Some people may not know that Crystal's mother, Xiaoli Liu, is an international ballet master. She even specially adapted the classic ballet Swan Lake for Black Swan. That's right, the Swan Lake that has taken the United States by storm recently!"

Stuart's words drew gasps of surprise once again.

"Liu, how would you rate your daughter's performance in the movie?"

Although Liu Xiaoli's English is not as fluent as Chen Siyuan's and Liu Yifei's, she can still communicate in a basic way.

“Great! I’m thinking of having her participate in a few performances of Swan Lake.”

"What a wonderful idea! I wholeheartedly support it. Are there any complimentary tickets?"

"Of course!"

"Oh, that's great! Can I get some complimentary tickets for my audience?"

“No problem. As long as you’re a viewer of the Stewart Show, and you go to the cinema to support Black Swan, and then send your ticket stubs to the production team, you can enter a draw for a certain number of free tickets to Swan Lake! Hmm, Jon, you’ll be the one to draw them!”

Chen Siyuan immediately agreed.

"Hey! This is fantastic! Did you hear that, friends? Book your tickets now!"

Stewart and Chen Siyuan worked together to promote "Black Swan" extensively.

“Crystal, could you perform your Swan Lake in front of the audience at the Stewart Show?”

Stuart started setting up a stage for Liu Yifei's performance.

Liu Yifei stood up confidently, "Of course!"

(End of this chapter)