Chapter 173 Waiting for the opportunity
Originally, netizens had heated discussions about Chen An’s current achievements.

There is an endless debate about whether he is the leader of mainland directors today.

Nowadays, whether it is box office or awards, Chen An has something to show for it.

Especially after winning the Oscar for Best Picture.

Initially, the debate was endless, but the next day a netizen changed the direction of the discussion.

"Brothers, look, this is a picture from the Los Angeles Daily News. It's an interview with Chen An after he received the award."

In the picture, Chen An's tie is messy. He stands in front of the media with one hand in his pocket and the other hand blocking the fire. Jerry next to him helps him light the cigarette!

The sacred auditorium behind was decorated with lights and colors. Charlize Theron and Naomi were following behind, each holding a little golden man, while Chen An had nothing in his hands, blocking the fire and lighting a cigarette.

Netizens witnessed this damn scene again.

"He's not handsome, but he's really good at pretending. Did the two actresses behind him help him get the award?"

"For those who don't know, let me give you some information. The tall woman in the white dress is Charlize Theron, the leading actress in Chen An's award-winning film. She won the Best Actress award. Some of you may recognize the woman next to her, Naomi Watts. The trophy in her hand should belong to Chen An, because she didn't win any award."

"He made the damn money, won the award, and took the beauty away. He is still so arrogant. What does he want to do?!"

"Is this the heroine of my dream tonight? I must take a closer look."

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After the Oscars, Hollywood has been flooded with interviews and magazine features.

If it weren’t for the movie box office, Chen An would have rejected all of them.

Chen An flew back to China on the sixth day after receiving the award.

"Jerry, I'm waiting for your notification regarding Batman. I hope Warner's script will be rejected." Chen An called Jerry on the way to the airport.

Jerry on the other end of the phone assured Chen An, "No problem, I'll let you know when the time comes. That's definitely a failed script. Why don't you just write the script first?"

"Hahaha, I'll just wait for your notification. By the way, I have a movie in China that I plan to release this year. If you have time now, come and take a look. Do you want to buy the distribution rights?"

"No problem, this is my specialty." Jerry said with a smile on the other end of the phone.

After hearing that the other party had agreed, Chen An quietly revealed the news, "It's settled then. I'll let you know when the time comes. By the way, the protagonist is Jackie Chan."

"Oh Chen! Make sure to notify me in advance!"

When Jerry heard that Fang Long was there, he immediately spoke excitedly.

Today, Van Loong is at the peak of his career and is very popular in Hollywood, so films featuring him naturally attract more attention.

Chen An smiled and said, "Of course, I'll let you know when the time comes." Then he hung up the phone without arguing with him any more.

Not to mention anything else, just based on the names of Chen An and Fang Long, if it was an English film, 30 million US dollars would be the lowest price.

In particular, the script was written by Chen An, and it was directed by Fang Long himself and starred.

But the situation with Chinese-language films remains to be discussed.

The reason why Chen An asked Zhang Ziyi about "Rush Hour 2" before was that he wanted to ask about the filming progress and make sure it would be released at the same time as in the previous life.

It doesn’t matter in China, as long as it is released in North America in August as originally planned, with a box office of 2.2 million in North America and 3.4 million worldwide, it is estimated that the production costs can be directly recovered!

And there’s no need to wait that long, it’ll be enough to wait in the first week after the other party’s release. And this is Chen An’s goal. “Rush Hour 2” grossed million US dollars in North America in its first week!

Chen An's "Million Dollar Baby" took fourteen weeks to achieve this result, but he completed it in the first week.

If not now, when?

Moreover, Chen An never thought about releasing the film in North America. He didn't have the ability to release it. It would be better to buy it out directly and then sell the audio and video copyright of the DVD or disc when the final results came out. In his previous life, "Hero" suffered this loss. He sold all the rights in one go. Although he didn't lose money, the DVD recording of the audio and video was later sold for 2700 million US dollars, and the producer could only watch.

Zhang Weiping was so angry that he shouted in front of the media that he had lost money and wanted to retain the copyright.

Of course, what he said can be taken as fart. He also said that the film will be released and distributed in North America later, but these are copyrights that have been sold, so he does not have the ability to do so.

As for East Asia, depending on the price, Chen An could sell all of them and only keep the domestic distribution if possible.

The filming location for "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" was in Xinjiang, and I didn't return until the filming stopped after four or five days.

Jiang Wen returned to the capital and waited until his younger brother came over in the evening before he heard the news that Chen An won the Oscar for Best Picture from him.

"Is this true? Show me the newspaper." Jiang Wen was a little confused. Did you really win an Oscar when you said you would?
Although it's not the Best Director award, it is the highest award at the Oscars.

Jiang Wu, who knew his brother's temper, took out the newspaper from his arms and said, "How could I lie to you? Let me show you."

Jiang Wen took the newspaper and started reading it. He saw that Chen An's movie won three major awards: Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" won four major awards and won the Best Foreign Language Film.

This is quite a big deal.

Jiang Wen once thought he was a genius, but now he feels that Chen An’s genius seems a little unreasonable.

"No, I have to ask him for the script quickly. I'm itching to read it!" Jiang Wen couldn't help but say after putting down the newspaper he had been reading for a long time.

Jiang Wuyi heard that his brother seemed to be asking someone for the script. Was it Chen An?
He asked curiously, "What script, brother? Is it Chen An? He wants you to star in a movie?"

"Let's go play. I asked him for the script for the filming."

"You're not..." Jiang Wu couldn't understand why you were filming when you were already banned from directing.

Jiang Wen ignored him and said, "Don't wander around if you have nothing to do. Go and get some scripts and stop hanging around here." After saying that, he went back to his room to make a phone call.

When the plane landed, the reporters had been waiting for a long time.

Chen An was already used to it and answered a few questions before getting in the car.

I didn't pay any attention to any of the gossip.

By the way, he promoted the movie "Time and Space Clues" which he filmed with Fang Long.

"Okay, that's about it. I've said everything I need to say. For now, I don't have any plans to shoot a new movie. As for whether Million Dollar Baby will be introduced to China, we'll have to wait for notification. There will be a formal announcement then."

After answering almost everything, Chen An got into the car and left.

This time Chen An went home first. He will not go out again in the short term and he is not in a hurry to return to the company.

"Go back and be with your wife, Brother Zhao. I'll look for you tomorrow." After talking to Zhao Xiong, Chen An took out the key and opened the door.

My parents went back after I left.

After putting his things away, Chen An turned on his phone again. He had already changed the card before boarding the plane.

Seeing Jiang Wen's missed call again, Chen An was a little speechless, "You specifically call me when I'm on a plane, right? You really know how to pick the right time."

Although Chen An estimated that it was not about the Oscars, it was most likely about the script.

Speaking of this, Chen An still doesn't know whether the director he asked Sister Xiaoping to recruit has been hired.

When I walked into the study, I saw that my mother had tidied it up for me. It was much tidier than when I left before.

He picked up the phone and called Jiang Wen.

(End of this chapter)