Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

The next day.

The weather was clear and cloudless.

Wu Yang woke up early in the morning at Xiao Li's villa.

Looking around and seeing no one else, Wu Yang immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

When you're out and about, boys must learn to protect themselves.

Especially when you're drunk, remember to lock the door before going to bed.

Otherwise, those savory female demons might come in at midnight and pickle him.

After getting up, washing up, and eating breakfast prepared by the maid, Wu Yang suddenly remembered the invitation from last night.

He quickly dialed Xiao Li's number.

"Oh, damn it, I just fell asleep. What's wrong? Tell me quickly."

Leonardo DiCaprio's voice was filled with exhaustion and joy, suggesting he must have had a lot of exercise last night.

After spending several months together, Wu Yang and Xiao Li Zi got along very well.

Wu Yang had a good impression of this kind of generous boss. Of the 400 million production cost, 100 million was spent on Wu Yang's director and script fees.

Even though the US, that garbage country, withheld a hefty tax of $45.

Leonardo DiCaprio was impressed by Wu Yang's talent. After filming "Buried," DiCaprio saw Wu Yang write screenplay after screenplay, including "Mantlesway on the Beach," which he felt was also a potential award-winning screenplay.

The two interacted in their daily lives without the typical hierarchical barriers of a superior-subordinate relationship, mainly because Wu Yang was an independent director.

He did not sign with Leonardo DiCaprio's company, even though he was willing to pay a high salary for it.

"Hey bro, I'm planning to bring a date to the awards ceremony tonight, so I need you to help me arrange seating."

Some people live together for decades and still have no feelings for each other.

Some people, even if they only meet for the first time, can fall in love at first sight, which may be due to lust at first sight.

Wu Yang had this feeling last night, so when they were exchanging phone calls and about to part ways, he rashly invited Liu Yifei to be his female companion and accompany him to the Oscars ceremony tomorrow night.

Liu Yifei agreed with a smile after only three seconds of consideration. Whenever Wu Yang recalls that radiant smile, the corners of his mouth can't help but turn up.

"Oh my god! Which angel could possibly make you, a monk, disrobe?"

From last year to now, Xiao Li Zi has known Wu Yang for 9 months.

During this time, Xiao Li Zi saw Wu Yang, like an Eastern monk, reject all kinds of invitations from beautiful women more than once.

If Wu Yang hadn't also been averse to men getting close, Xiao Li would have questioned his sexual orientation.

"Of course they're our Chinese angels! Enough talk, can you do it?"

"It's no big deal!"

……

At 7 p.m. that evening, two vans stopped one after the other in front of the Oscars red carpet, and reporters and spectators stationed on both sides of the red carpet eagerly awaited the event.

The electronic door of the van opened, and first a black leather shoe appeared, followed by a tall and upright figure.

Wu Yang was dressed in a well-tailored black suit, with a gentleman's bow tie, a roguish face, and a seemingly mischievous smile.

He stretched out his hand, and a delicate, fair hand landed in his palm.

Then, Liu Yifei, dressed in a daffodil-inspired haute couture evening gown, gracefully stepped out of the car and stood elegantly beside Wu Yang.

Under the flash of the cameras, the two looked like a perfect couple, contributing a lot of traffic to various newspapers and websites.

Leonardo DiCaprio, looking radiant, led his girlfriend Heathon out of the van behind him.

The four of them met up and walked the Oscar red carpet one after another.

Fans from all over the world cheered loudly on both sides of the red carpet, while reporters scattered among the crowd captured one wonderful moment after another.

This was Wu Yang's first time walking the red carpet, but he wasn't nervous at all, simply because his female companion was too dazzling.

"Is my makeup ruined?"

Liu Yifei was already a little nervous, after all, this was her first time attending the Oscars ceremony.

But the bad guy next to her kept staring at her, making her think her makeup was ruined.

"No, you're wearing light makeup. It's not hot and it hasn't rained, so how could it have smudged?" Wu Yang replied without hesitation.

"Could you please stop staring at me like that? It's making me even more nervous!"

Wu Yang laughed and said, "If you're too nervous, you can look at the angel in my eyes. She's so beautiful!"

"Smooth-talking!"

Liu Yifei pinched Wu Yang's arm hard with her left hand, which was linked with his, then walked forward with her head held high and chest out, looking straight ahead with confidence and poise.

"Ouch!" Wu Yang almost cried out in pain.

Noticing the smile on Liu Yifei's lips, Wu Yang stopped staring at her, because Liu Yifei's grip was too strong.

After the four signed the signature wall, Wu Yang led Liu Yifei into the hall, leaving Xiao Li Zi and Heathton to be interviewed by reporters.

Despite the high ratings of the movie "Buried", its box office performance was only so-so.

After more than two months in theaters, the total box office in North America has barely exceeded $800 million.

As a screenwriter and director, Wu Yang is virtually unknown.

He received cheers on a few occasions, and that was only because of Leonardo DiCaprio.

If they were the ones with the skin color, they would probably already be advocating for the artistic merit of the film.

Wu Yang was already used to being ignored; after all, this was a garbage country where discriminatory videos were posted.

Among multi-colored peoples, Asians are at the bottom of the food chain.

His parents divorced when he was young, and he remarried after graduating from high school. When he was a sophomore in college, they had children of their own, as if in a competition.

As the product of his parents' failed marriage, the original owner of this body never experienced any family affection. Since being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, he had to earn his own tuition and living expenses. The money he saved to go abroad after graduation was also saved through his frugal living.

Although there was no written contract, Wu Yang's two adoptive parents had essentially lost contact with each other since he came of age.

When the original owner received the memories, her biggest dream was to achieve success through movies and then get a green card from the United States.

From that day forward, I will never have anything to do with my adoptive parents again!

As a result, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep on the first day after I got off the plane, and I forgot that this was not the safe land of China.

Then, while admiring the night view outside the hotel, they accidentally wandered into Xiao Heizi's neighborhood, where they were robbed and stabbed.

He died from excessive blood loss. If he hadn't been possessed by a soul from 2025, he might have achieved the hidden achievement of dying far from home!

……

"Congratulations to Dustin Lance Black on winning Best Original Screenplay for 'Milk'!"

Loud applause and whistles echoed throughout the awards hall.

"It's okay, if you missed out on Best Original Screenplay, you still have Best Director!"

On the left, Liu Yifei gently comforted Wu Yang.

The two were in the tenth row, which was also the third row from the bottom. The people sitting here were mostly behind-the-scenes staff from various films.

Wu Yang received nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at this year's Oscars, in the normal order of nominations.

They should have been sitting in the fourth or fifth row, but because they asked for an extra seat, they were moved to the tenth row.

This is Hollywood's attitude towards Asians, and even Leonardo DiCaprio is powerless to change it!

Wu Yang shrugged: "Actually, according to the PR company's plan, the most I could hope for was a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. As for Best Director, that's simply out of my reach. Right now, I just hope Leonardo DiCaprio can win Best Actor!"

"You still need to have dreams, otherwise what's the difference between you and a salted fish?"

Liu Yifei looked up encouragingly, her bright smile soothing Wu Yang's troubled mood.

Wu Yang laughed and said, "Let's make a bet. If I win, you kiss me; if I don't, I kiss you. Isn't that fair?"

Liu Yifei narrowed her eyes, revealing a hint of murderous intent, and pinched Wu Yang's ribs hard with her right hand.

He smiled and said, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you!"

"Then I'll take that as a yes!"

Wu Yang looked timid, but spoke with great conviction.

While the two were interacting offstage, Dustin Lance Black onstage had already finished his acceptance speech.