Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

"The winner of Best Actor in a Drama Series is Leonardo DiCaprio. Congratulations to him!"

When the presenter announced Leonardo DiCaprio's name, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.

There were also many whistles and screams. Leonardo DiCaprio excitedly got up, completely ignoring his girlfriend Eileen, and instead pulled Wu Yang up and hugged her.

Eileen glanced at the two embracing, then at Liu Yifei rolling her eyes, and her depressed mood was immediately relieved.

As Leonardo DiCaprio strode onto the stage to accept his award, Wu Yang sat back down in his chair and looked at George on the other side.

If my memory serves me right, he should have won the Best Actor award.

However, after Leonardo DiCaprio received a Best Actor nomination and his PR firm was mobilized, history, stirred up by Wu Yang, once again veered off course.

"What's going on between Leonardo DiCaprio and his girlfriend? They seem like they're behaving strangely."

Liu Yifei asked softly in Chinese, "Female celebrities are human too. As long as they are human, they all like to gossip and eat melons."

"They're breaking up!"

This is something that Xiao Li Zi told Wu Yang yesterday. The reason can be summed up in two words: he's tired of it!

Leonardo DiCaprio, a global superstar, is perhaps only flawed because of his womanizing and fickle nature.

In his words, he believed that one should not be with a woman for more than five years, and once that time limit was exceeded...

Whether it's psychological or physiological, you'll start to feel bored.

No matter how hard he tried to hold on, it was no use, which Wu Yang found particularly incomprehensible.

If you say that all men are unfaithful, Wu Yang can't refute that. Even if you say that love will disappear, Wu Yang will believe it.

This is what Wu Yang found tiresome; he couldn't understand or accept it.

"Don't you dare copy him, or I'll cut it off!"

Thinking of Leonardo DiCaprio's womanizing ways, Liu Yifei's eyes flashed with murderous intent as she gestured with her hand.

"I don't care about anyone but you!"

Wu Yang's sincere assurance made Liu Yifei beam with joy.

In fact, after nearly four years of living and working together, from getting to know each other to falling in love, Liu Yifei still trusts Wu Yang quite a bit, especially since she always brings her along to banquets.

In daily life, he dotes on her and puts her first in everything, big or small.

All her friends envy her, so Liu Yifei is very content!

The warning I just gave was just a lighthearted gesture between lovers.

Wu Yang, having been in the entertainment industry for less than four years, has already witnessed all sorts of astonishing behaviors.

The relationships between men and women in the circle were so chaotic that Wu Yang, who knew the inside story, almost suffered a nervous breakdown.

After wandering for half my life, I returned to find that everyone around me was like-minded!

This sense of déjà vu shattered Wu Yang's illusions about celebrities!

Looking across the entertainment industry, Liu Yifei has the narrowest social circle, aside from her love of traveling.

I usually stay at home reading, walking my cat and playing with my dog. I never go to nightclubs and have no bad habits.

Moreover, she also practices dancing and yoga to maintain her figure, which has significantly improved Wu Yang's quality of life.

Especially when it comes to honing acting skills, I like to learn from classic films, and my financial situation allows it.

Therefore, the family always keeps a lot of costumes on hand, including ancient ladies' clothes, fantasy heroines' clothes, and various modern clothes.

To help Liu Yifei improve her acting skills, Wu Yang often role-plays with her.

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When Leonardo DiCaprio returned with the trophy, Wu Yang and Liu Yifei immediately switched the language from Chinese to English.

The Golden Globe Awards only had an application process and no public relations efforts, so apart from the Best Actor nomination and subsequent win, there were no other nominees.

Since it didn't receive nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, or Best Screenplay, it naturally couldn't win through public relations.

Wu Yang didn't care about this, after all, the Oscars had submitted entries for six categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Editing.

The public relations firm also achieved a victory of 6 out of 10 through relationships and financial offensives.

On January 24, the Oscar nominations were announced.

Leonardo DiCaprio's Best Actor award, and Wu Yang's Best Director and Best Original Screenplay are also among the nominees!

The battle between public relations professionals began the moment registration opened.

By the time of the nomination, the competition had reached a fever pitch!

Little Li Zi is like a butterfly, constantly socializing at various parties and banquets, and of course Wu Yang also brings Liu Yifei along to accompany him throughout.

Wu Yang experienced something similar when "Buried" was campaigning for the Oscars.

This time, it was a smooth ride, and bringing Liu Yifei along was also a subtle way of rejecting those female celebrities with strong odors.

I also take time to visit WMN's publishing house to review the manuscripts of the 22 writers, keeping me busy but fulfilled.

The various parties and banquets gradually subsided on February 20, just six days before the Oscars ceremony.

Because these academics are about to start voting.

So on February 21, Wu Yang followed Liu Yifei to Gaul to visit his cheap father-in-law.

The meeting was arranged at a high-end restaurant. Lao An was very refined and talkative, and he also said a lot about how much he owed Liu Yifei.

She also asked Wu Yang to be more tolerant and understanding, and offered her blessings for their marriage.

Wu Yang could sense that Lao An's words came from the heart, but he was just too traditional and old-fashioned.

According to Liu Yifei, her mother, who was also Liu Yifei's grandmother, played a significant role in Lao An's divorce from Liu Xiaoli.

The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been a difficult problem in Chinese marriages, and many divorces are caused by incompatibility between them.

All I can say is that Lao An may be a good son, but not a good husband, much less a good father!

When they parted, Lao An, whether intentionally or unintentionally, mentioned that Liu Yifei should retire from the entertainment industry and stay home to be a wife and mother after marriage.

Liu Yifei smiled but didn't respond, and Wu Yang didn't pick up on the topic either.

Given their current wealth, Wu Yang would support whatever choice they make, especially since Liu Yifei loves acting so much.

She also dreamed of becoming an artist, so Wu Yang never thought of letting her leave the entertainment industry.

Moreover, when a woman has nothing to do, and all her energy is focused on a man...

Then this man's good days are over!

When there's nothing to do, one tends to overthink, and the slightest disturbance can escalate into a major marital conflict, ultimately leading to either the woman or the man being locked up in the closet.

In short, if one side is busy and the other is free, they can't sympathize with each other. They can communicate in the short term, but once they feel mentally exhausted in the long term, then the breakup is not far away.

"I still want to see you become a performing artist, so please don't even think about retiring from the industry!"

After saying goodbye to Lao An, Wu Yang held Liu Yifei's hand and walked down the street, looking at the somewhat sullen Liu Yifei and said...

Hearing Wu Yang's words, Liu Yifei's eyes lit up: "You really think I can become a performing artist?"

"You're so hardworking and talented, you definitely will succeed!"

Wu Yang's tone was full of certainty, and Liu Yifei immediately smiled happily.

Pulling Wu Yang along, she skipped and hopped through the streets of Gaul like an elf.

The bodyguards, scattered among the crowd, watched the two act like children, speechless yet filled with envy.