Chapter 61: Don't underestimate anyone

The song ended and the people dispersed, and the prosperity became a passing cloud in the blink of an eye. Only Li Siming and others were left in the theater hall. Most of them were interviewed by reporters outside. With a scale of thousands of people, Li Siming and others were gone before leaving.

"Is this over?" Zeng Zhi touched the little golden man in his hand and was still feeling unsatisfied.

"That's not over. If you sit down, you will have hemorrhoids!" Li Siming stood up and walked out.

"What a pity. I thought I could get a few more. Alas, the revolution has not been successful yet, Comrade Li still needs to work hard!" Zeng Zhi sighed.

"Let's go, we can win the Best Foreign Language Film Award and two secondary awards, which is already good! I've asked you to win them all, but will I let you live?" Li Siming tilted his head and looked at him sideways, "But it's good to win all of them. It's better to win a Grand Slam!"

"Look, your greedy nature is revealed?" Zeng Zhi said with a smile.

The biggest winner of this "Oscar Night" belongs to "The Legend of Gandhi", which won eight major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.

But what people remembered this night was the name of a Chinese. Li Siming made a joke on stage and became one of the biggest highlights of this year's Oscars. People may not know who the best director is, but this Chinese name that is difficult to describe to Americans is familiar.

When Li Siming and Zeng Zhi walked out of the theater, the two immediately closed their eyes. Because on this night, dozens of flash lights in front of them shone with dazzling light, making them unable to open their eyes for a while. When Li Siming was stunned, reporters from all walks of life pointed the "various weapons" in their hands at Li Siming.

"Mr. Li, are you still resentful of the defeats of several grand prizes?" reporter A asked loudly, which overshadowed the noise around him.

"I said, I don't complain, I don't regret, I don't object, I don't disappoint!" Li Siming's words were a little insincere. Of course, he didn't care about the best director or the best film, he cared about the best actor. For him, the former was a matter of time, while for an actor, the latter might be a hundred thousand miles away, which became an eternal regret. But he didn't want to annoy some people.

"Can you still make movies?" Reporter B finally squeezed in.

"At present, my career is still a director, and I have no plans to change my career. If I plan to change my career, I will notify you in advance! But the only thing I can confirm is that I am not your colleague!"

"Will you still use newcomers in your next movie? You once said that Oscars are unfair to newcomers!" Reporter C sweated heavily.

"Yes, it's still a newcomer. Even if the actors who want to get nominated come to me, including the script!" Li Siming made an advertisement.

"It's a pity that your first movie in Hollywood won only the Best Screenplay Award. Do you have any ideas?" Reporter Ding did not give up on this topic.

"I said that this movie is very ordinary, and my next one is even better!" Li Siming used his "patent".

Li Siming escaped from the siege of the reporters, got on the company's car, and left in a row.

"I will never see reporters again. This is not a life for people to live. Is summer here?" Li Siming took off his Zhongshan suit and wiped the sweat beads on his forehead.

"In Hollywood, or as long as you are a director, you must be prepared like this." Frankel disagreed. For him, the more journalists, the better, and he couldn't be more satisfied with the current situation.

Who is the most popular figure this night?

The next day, almost all major newspapers answered the headlines. Li Siming, a young man from the capital of the mysterious Red China, was the most popular figure this night. The two who won the Best Director and Best Actor and Actress did not receive any special attention, and people turned the topic to Li Siming. In fact, Li Siming's identity in China made Americans more concerned, and Americans were very interested in everything about this great Eastern power.

Li Siming's two interesting impromptu speeches on stage were repeatedly broadcast on TV news, and Bob Hope's funny and weird expression complemented this.

"Li Siming's first appearance in front of the American public was eye-catching. From the Oscar's perspective, he was a loser, or to some extent, he should be at least a disappointed person. But people never found that he had any matching expressions. Dozens of cameras kept capturing the facial expressions of the guests, especially those who were disappointed. But Li Siming always smiled, as if he had predicted the results and looked like he was in control. This was not very consistent with his age, and we can understand it as if he was confident. But when he comforted Morgan Freeman, a black actor who performed well in "The Shawshank Redemption", he said: Never give up is the quality that everyone should insist on the most. This sentence is very philosophical. We hope Li Siming himself can stick to this!" said Meryl Wheeler, a reporter from the New York Times in Los Angeles.

"Li Siming, a Chinese director of McKenner Film Company, is the most outstanding person in this year's Oscars. It is regrettable that he failed to win the Best Director Award. Our station just learned that the American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences has received calls from dozens of movie fans. Insiders revealed: These movie fans claimed that Li Siming's "The Shawshank Redemption" should win at least one of the three grand prizes: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. Perhaps as Li Siming once pointed out that

That's it: Oscar never looks at newcomers. The American Academy of Film Arts and Sciences did not comment on this, and they insisted that this was the result of the vote of the committee members. But the fans thanked Li Siming for making such a film with profound thoughts and rich life philosophy. We look forward to him winning the award in the coming year. If there really is one day, his words, "My next one is better" will become a famous saying, otherwise it will be a laughing stock!" Los Angeles TV morning news reported this.

Li Siming sat in his office, staring at the newspaper in front of him, which was specially given to Frankel.

"I'm still watching! Don't be proud and complacent!" Zeng Zhi came in and joked.

"I was wondering why this guy next to me looked familiar, but why did this person smile like this?" Li Siming pointed to a photo on the front page of the newspaper. It was surrounded by reporters and Zeng Zhi. Zeng Zhi was so excited at the time that his mouth had never been closed.

"Yes, this person looks familiar, so handsome!" Zeng Zhi pretended not to know what Li Siming was talking about.

"You are so humble. Are you as handsome as Xiaodao?" Li Siming cursed with a smile.

"Xiaodao? This guy is quite mysterious recently. Have you noticed that except for coming back to sleep in the middle of the night, there is no sign of people during the day." Zeng Zhi said. The three of them rented a very large apartment.

"I heard that reporter Wu from Hong Kong is also here!" Li Siming said with a smile.

"Where is it? Where is it?" Zeng Zhi quickly turned around and saw that behind him there were the constant busy staff, and the voice of the old virgin Margaret Moore who was busy answering the phone. This woman has now become the busiest person in the company. This is also the disaster caused by Li Siming's advertisements: those male and female actors who dream of becoming famous, and the screenwriters called to ask if there was any chance.

"Oh, I forgot. She only arrived at the Los Angeles Airport tonight. If you don't have time to pick you up, I'll find someone else! Just a little reporter, how can you bother the boss to greet him in person? Do you think so? Besides, we can't afford to lose this person!" Li Siming said in embarrassment.

"Don't bother others. I'm naturally approachable, so of course I have time!" Zeng Zhi said unwillingly.

"Then let it go!" Li Siming said with a chuckling.

Zeng Zhi walked out of the office happily, and Li Siming guessed that he must be considering whether to call back to Hong Kong. On the other end of the earth was still at night. He threw the newspaper aside. Li Siming didn't care about these entertainment news. Usually he only browsed current affairs and economic news, and by the way he cared about how to make money faster.

Zeng Zhi left and returned.

"I forgot to tell you that the one in Seattle has called several times. When did you decide to meet? The first time I said you have returned to China, the second time I said you are busy getting married and honeymoon, the third time I said you are busy with Oscars, and then call you and ask me to say what are you good. I am an honest person and never lie!" Zeng Zhi said.

"Saying that you never lie is the biggest lie in itself!" Li Siming said contemptuously, "If you are such a noble person, the Grand Marshal is a saint!"

"What are you going to do? Still hanging like this?" Zeng Zhi said inexplicably, "I have never seen you value such a person so much. He is just a millionaire! Not as good as our little finger. Paying attention to others but leaving people alone is not a way to entertain guests?"

"Don't underestimate anyone, especially in high-tech, an invention that seems inconspicuous to the eyes of laymen can often create a business empire. The future is a high-tech era. Don't take it lightly and don't look at problems from the perspective of traditional industries. Just like your family, it is the result of the struggle of several generations. This is what we must pay attention to in the future." Li Siming said word by word, "If we act too eagerly, the other party will feel that they are rare goods. We can only adopt the method of dragging and sucking the other party's sharpness."

"Hey, I'm educated again! You are our head, you have the final say." Zeng Zhi disagreed. High technology is as profound as the eight-legged essay for him. He only knows how to follow Li Siming's instructions. In terms of technology, not expressing his opinions on things he doesn't understand is his way of dealing with the world. In Zeng Zhi's heart, Li Siming is the core, and the fact is the core of their five brothers. Xu Zaishu is the backbone. As for himself, he is better at doing some superficial work, such as dealing with various relationships, and public relations such as the media. Zeng Zhi is very self-aware. He leaves the difficult things to smart people to do, and he would rather find someone to drink coffee to get a relationship.

"Continue to let him go. If he continues to call, he will say that we are in contact with their competitors and there is no time to receive him for the time being." Li Siming thought for a while, "If he doesn't take the information you gave seriously, then we don't have to play hide-and-seek with him. There are so many such companies in the United States! However, I am very worried that this will bring some adverse effects. I would rather pay for it to cooperate with him. This aspect is really not my major. I only have creativity. These ideas will not be valuable in a few years!" Li Siming sighed.

Zeng Zhixing rushed out and must have called Hong Kong. However, Li Siming fell into deep thought.

"I wonder, is this person willing to cooperate with me?" Li Siming murmured to himself.
Chapter completed!