Chapter 158 Zhang Ziyi was selected for Rush Hour

Chen An beat Li An to win this year's Golden Globe Award for Best Director, and he is also the first Chinese director to win this award.

He gave some prepared acceptance speeches on the stage, but unlike others who gave long speeches, he just said a few simple words and then left the stage.

He returned to his original seat amid applause from the audience.

"One for each of us, and stop arguing, okay?" Chen An sat back in his seat and temporarily stuffed the golden statue of Best Director into Naomi's arms, asking her to keep it first.

Naomi took the trophy, looked at it in her hands and then said happily: "I'll keep it for you for the time being." She held the trophy in her arms.

Although it’s not his own, Chen An’s is also good.

Then came the Best Picture award, which went to Gladiator, but the last award given was the Cecil B. DeMille Award, also known as the Golden Globe Lifetime Achievement Award.

Awarded to the second-generation Godfather, Al Pacino.

When the camera was turned to this old man, there was no expression on his face and he seemed to be indifferent.

After that, the award ceremony ended.

The awards show team also held a dinner party afterwards, which was much more spacious than the crowded awards ceremony.

"Director Chen, congratulations on winning the Best Director award, which is also the first place in China for the Cannes Director Award." Not long after entering the dinner, Chen An, who had gotten rid of the two goddesses, found a place to get a glass of wine, and then he heard Zhang Ziyi's voice behind him.

Chen An also turned his head and looked at Zhang Ziyi, who was wearing a white pleated evening dress with her hair curled and draped on one side, walking up to him and congratulating him with a smile on her face.

"Thank you very much. It's not easy for you to win the Best Foreign Language Film for your role in Director Li's film. It's also the only Chinese-language film to do so. I can imagine what the domestic media will write about it. Will it be a breakthrough? A resounding victory? Anyway, it'll be the same thing over and over again."

"I am just a fledgling actor. This is all thanks to Director Li. I am nothing. If there is a chance, I would very much like to work with Director Chen."

Zhang Ziyi, holding a wine glass, gently clinked it with Chen An's glass to express his expectation.

Chen An smiled with interest and said, "You also collaborated with Brother Fang Long's Rush Hour series. I heard that the director personally chose you."

"Director Chen must be joking. That was just a guest appearance for me. I'm still practicing English intensively." Zhang Ziyi said helplessly.

"Rush Hour 2" started filming before Chen An's movie was released, so Chen An did not invite Fang Long to attend the premiere.

The original heroine was the princess, who was favored by Fang Long. However, after the director's performance in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, he thought he should find someone like Zhang Ziyi who had already appeared on the Hollywood screen.

Even though "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is not doing very well at the box office nowadays, that's only because of the way it was released. The movie is very popular in the United States.

The box office exploded with the martial arts and ancient costume scenes with a touch of oriental mystery, the scenes with a long artistic conception, the scenes of standing on bamboos full of unprecedented poetry, and the emotional plots that are popular in the West.

It has been rising all the way and there has not been much drop or rise since then, and the box office has been able to remain at a level that has been rising and falling.

Although she cannot be compared with the queen Wang Fei in China, she is really defeated by Zhang Ziyi, who has only debuted for two years in Hollywood.

Even though Zhang Ziyi's English is terrible now, he still chose her.

"At least they took the initiative to choose you, which means you are still more attractive in Hollywood than other domestic actors. Just go ahead and act. I'm extremely busy recently and I won't have any filming plans in the short term."

Chen An patted the other person's shoulder and pretended to comfort him.

Zhang Ziyi was disappointed to see that Chen An had no intention of working with her for the time being, but she still kept smiling and said, "I really envy Director Chen for having free time during his vacation. I hope Director Chen can be nominated for an Oscar this year and win the Best Director Award like the Golden Globe. If you have any ideas for filming, please feel free to contact me. I can try any role."

"Hahaha, okay if there's a chance."

Chen An agreed casually, and the other party said goodbye and left, then picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into his mouth.

Turning around, another woman came up. She had a tall and sexy figure full of mature charm, and a face at the peak of her powers that made her look charming at a glance. Monica Bellucci was the goddess of the night for countless men.

Holding a glass of transparent yet amber champagne, she said to Chen An with a charming smile, "Hello Chen, my name is Monica Bellucci, nice to meet you."

"Hello Monica, I didn't expect you to be more beautiful in real life than in the movies."

"I didn't expect that besides your talent for filming movies, Chen, you also have such a great talent for chatting with women." Monica chuckled, covering her bright red lips.

Chen An also wanted to know why this person came over. He was just about to eat something when people came over one after another.

But Monica reached out her hand and patted Chen An's suit chest, and stuffed a business card into it. "Chen, I saw your movie in Cannes in 96, and I was very impressed. If there is a chance, I hope you can contact me. I hope there is a chance for cooperation."

Then he drank the champagne in the glass in one gulp, put his face close to Chen An's face and touched it affectionately, then waved his hand with a smile and turned away.

Chen An looked at the other party's graceful swaying figure and felt a little puzzled. What does the elder sister mean?
I took out the business card from my chest, which seemed to have a handwritten private phone number on it. "Sister, aren't you married?"

After thinking about it, I decided not to throw it away and put it back in my pocket.

When he turned around and was about to continue eating, someone else came over. In just one hour of the banquet, Chen An received a total of five or six small cards.

There are only two handwritten ones like Monica's, one was given by Monica, and the other was from Angelina, the Statue of Liberty who participated in the award ceremony.

The tiny chest pocket is full, is this Hollywood?

It's so direct, and it's just a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. If it was an Oscar, wouldn't you lick me to death?
Even when Jerry came back from a walk, he received two cards. When he was about to show them to Chen An, he saw Chen An take out the cards from his arms and asked if he wanted them. How about he share some with him?

He immediately shut up, silently put his card back into his pocket, took the cards from Chen An's hand and read them one by one, "Oh Chen, you are so popular"

"Renee Zellweger, Kate Hudson, Angelina Jolie?!"

"Monica Bellucci!!"

"Fuck, she actually came to see you. I was wondering why I couldn't find her. It turns out you're here. I watched her movie and I couldn't help but want to get to know her."

Chen An knew that Jerry, the LS must have watched "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily" and couldn't help himself. Now that he has a family, can he be more restrained?

"Do you want it? If you want it, I'll give it to you."

"Keep it for yourself. She has already approached you. It would be presumptuous of me to take it. Just call her tonight and I guarantee you will enjoy it very much. Hehe."

Chen An didn't care much about these calls. Either he didn't know the people very well, or each or two of them were very talented.

For example, when Chen An first met Monica, he wanted to say to her, "Beautiful lady, you don't want people to know that you will steal things in the future, right?"

However, Jerry directly refused and stuffed the card back into Chen An's suit pocket, indicating that young directors like you are still popular.

(End of this chapter)