Huayu: From an ordinary person to a happy director

Chapter 76: Ms. Will Smith's invitation to cooperate

It's a pity that Shi Lei wanted to eat, but others wouldn't let him.

Hollywood is a place of fame and fortune, and Shi Lei, who won the Best Picture award, attracted countless fans.

People kept coming to chat with Shi Lei, and for a while Shi Lei was overwhelmed.

Fortunately, most of the people who came to see him were prominent figures. They would just chat with Shi Lei for a few words and then say goodbye and leave. They would not stay by Shi Lei's side for a long time.

Two hours later, all the more famous people had gone through the process, and those who came later were there to flatter him and make themselves familiar to him, hoping that Shi Lei would remember them when casting for future films.

Even a few female stars gave their hotel addresses.

It's fine to exchange contact information, but Shi Lei won't go even if I give him the address.

North America is too open. Some people have started since junior high school, and may have been having sex for more than a dozen years when they grow up. Even if there are celebrities, they are not interested. They have no shortage of women. There are plenty of actresses waiting for him in the country!

Of course, the note will definitely be collected.

Time passed quickly and the dinner was coming to an end. Just as Shi Lei was about to leave, a black man came up to him.

It's Will Smith.

Shi Lei asked directly: "Will, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"I have an inspirational film and I would like to invite you to be the director," Will Smith replied.

"It's an inspirational movie. I need to read the script before I can decide." Although Shi Lei had some guesses in his mind, he would not agree to it without seeing the script.

"Okay, I'll have someone send it over tomorrow."

Shi Lei left the dinner and returned to the villa.

Liu Yan had been waiting for a long time, "Boss, congratulations!"

"Haha, then how do you congratulate? It can't just be congratulations!" Shi Lei laughed happily.

"I have prepared a set of clothes and I can show it to the boss tonight." Liu Yan smiled sweetly, like a blooming flower.

"Pa." Shi Lei slapped Liu Yan's buttocks, causing a wave of ripples. He said with a smile, "I've told you so many times, call me Brother Lei."

"No! I'm different. I'm the boss's secretary and I have to call him boss." Liu Yan declined.

It's not that she doesn't want to call him Brother Lei, but she can't. The entire Taolin Film and Television knows what Brother Lei means, but she is the boss's secretary. Although most people know that secretaries have part-time jobs, this part-time job cannot be made public.

She was worried that after getting used to calling him Brother Lei, she would call him the wrong name in front of outsiders.

"It's up to you~~" Shi Lei just mentioned it and didn't force it.

"Boss, you go take a shower first, I'll go get ready." Liu Yan smiled sweetly.

"Okay~~~" Shi Lei was also a little excited and curious about what kind of clothes it was.
More than ten minutes later, Shi Lei lay comfortably on the Simmons mattress, swinging his legs leisurely.

Liu Yan didn't let Shi Lei wait any longer, and soon he pushed the door open and walked in...

Yo, white lace jumpsuit!
The hollowed-out patterns revealed a faint hint of white, and Shi Lei's guilty conscience made him curious.

"Not bad, not bad, I like it very much."

"As long as the boss likes it, I will serve the boss well tonight and let the boss experience the ultimate happiness~~" Liu Yan approached with a cat-like step, and the twisting of her buttocks made Shi Lei swallow his saliva.

"Come on! Show it."

"Boss, just lie back and enjoy yourself tonight. Leave everything to me~~" Liu Yan cast a coquettish glance at Shi Lei, speaking in a charming voice.

"Okay, okay~~"

……

"Boss, didn't you agree to lie still? Why are you moving your hands?"

"Really? Stop touching me!"

"Oh...I can't take it anymore, the boss is going to take me!"

"Why do you want me to take the initiative?" Shi Lei asked with a smile. "Humph, don't move." Liu Yan felt like winning, so he pushed Shi Lei, took the upper position, supported himself with his hand, and squatted down.

"..." A long shout echoed in the room.

Shi Lei also shuddered.

The two of them tossed and turned until midnight, and there was no dry place on the messy Simmons mattress, so they had to move to another room to rest.

The next morning, Shi Lei was woken up by the annoying ringing of his cell phone.

"Hello, who is this?" Shi Lei asked in Chinese.

"I'm...Will." Will said in broken Chinese.

"Let's use English!" Shi Lei said helplessly.

In order to make money in Hollywood, he put a lot of thought into it and signed up for an oral training class. However, during the class, students could only speak English and were not allowed to speak Chinese. He was tortured a lot during that time.

Fortunately, the effect is significant and there is no problem with basic daily communication.

"Shi, I'm in your company. Where are you? Are you not coming to work?" Will asked directly.

There was no way. He came early in the morning and waited for two hours. It was almost lunchtime and Shi Lei still hadn't shown up. The manager of Shuimi Company called his secretary Liu Yan but couldn't get through.

Then the manager roughly guessed what happened. Shi Lei didn't come to the company and Liu Yan didn't answer the phone. There was only one possibility: the two of them were having a great time!
As long as the two of them were having fun, he didn't know whether he could come to the company in the afternoon.

So I could only say to Will: "The boss may not come to the company."

That's why Will called.

The manager didn't dare to call Shi Lei, but Will did. After all, they had agreed that he had to call and ask.

When the call was connected, he knew Shi Lei was not awake as soon as he heard Shi Lei's voice.

"Oh~~ I'm sorry, I slept too late last night and fell asleep accidentally. I'll treat you to dinner tonight to make amends." Shi Lei patted his head. He was having so much fun that he completely forgot about Will.

"Shi, let's not wait until night. Where is your villa? I'll go directly to your villa to talk!" Will was not angry. He had worked with Cheng Long many times and knew that Shi Lei did not mean it.

If it were a white person, he would be suspicious.

Although he has worked with many white directors and is basically sure that those white people are reliable, given the overall environment, he still feels more at ease finding a person of color.

Some people don't want him to win the Oscar for Best Actor!

He was once nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, but ultimately did not win. A few years later, he is vying for the award again. He needs to be more fully prepared and eliminate all factors that might prevent him from winning the award.

This is why he chose Shi Lei to be the director. He feels more at ease with a yellow director than a white director.

Shi Lei has proven his strength in art films!
Her first film won the Venice Silver Lion Award, and now she has won a Best Picture Award and a Best Actress Award for "Million Dollar Baby".

You can’t go wrong by asking Shi Lei to shoot the film.

Shi Lei was almost conscious. When he heard Will Smith coming over, he was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I have a music album to be released soon, and I am free in the next few days. If I don't quickly settle things, I don't know when I will be free. By the time I am free, you may have already returned to your country, which will be even more troublesome." Will Smith explained.

"Is that so? Then come over! I'll text you the address."

Shi Lei thought about it and found that his only impression of Will Smith was from movies. He didn't expect that Will Smith had also released a music album. It was really rare to see this!

Half an hour later, Shi Lei received Will Smith in the living room.

"I'll read the script first."

Shi Lei made a few polite remarks and then got straight to the point. Will Smith was really anxious.

After taking the script handed over by Will Smith, Shi Lei's eyes lit up when he saw the title of the movie.

"The Pursuit of Happyness".

(End of this chapter)