They have not spent these few years in the overseas market in vain. They have slowly built up the necessary connections. With Su Lingxi's current status, it is not difficult for her to get an invitation to a movie premiere.

"24 Billy" is just a low-budget art film. Apart from the famous director, there are not many big-name stars participating in the film, so I guess the invitation letter will not be particularly popular.

Su Lingxi was silent for a moment, and finally rejected Yang Qian's proposal.

"Greta's new film was just launched not long ago. Now may not be the best time for me to find her."

"Are you sure?" Yang Qian was puzzled. "Shouldn't this kind of thing be done as soon as possible?"

This is the truth she came to after experiencing many "interception" incidents.

"I still want to wait." Su Lingxi paused, as if she had made up her mind. "After Freedom Road is released, I will talk to Greta about the new film."

To put it bluntly, her status in Hollywood is actually a bit hollow.

Even though her co-starring roles with Sigourney Weinstein have raised her status to the B-list, she has yet to appear in any American films, and her popularity in North America is much weaker than that of several Hollywood stars of the same period.

Now, with only the title of Cannes Best Actress and two movies in stock, it is nothing short of a fantasy for her to want to compete with Greta for a role, or even for the leading female role.

But...if "The Road to Freedom" is released and does pretty good business, then her advantage will be greatly enhanced.

Out of selfishness and some unspeakable intuition, Su Lingxi was sure that "Freedom Road" would be a popular and good movie.

This feeling of anxiety and anticipation accompanied her all the way to New York, and only gradually eased when she met Sigourney.

"I heard that Pat and McNeill almost had a fight on the set over the script? Is that true?" After the greetings, Sigourney blinked and asked curiously, "I don't think Pat would be the one who lost in the end? She looks like she can fight a lot."

It seems that even in San Francisco, there are still omnipresent tabloid paparazzi.

Su Lingxi was somewhat helpless. "Exaggerating things may be a necessary skill for every paparazzi. Jacqueline certainly wouldn't fight with Joseph. They... just had a small dispute."

"Ah, 'little quarrel,'" Sigourney drawled significantly.

Before Li Shuo came over, Su Lingxi quickly exchanged a "you know" look with her.

"Let's go. I'll take you to the screening room." Li Shuo handed them two cups of coffee, adjusted his glasses, and his eyes were filled with excitement. "The finished film is very good. It's certain that we have made a good movie..."

Along the way, he kept talking about his mood changes during post-production. Su Lingxi could feel his excitement, and therefore had greater expectations for the disc in his hand.

The screening room wasn't big, but it was big enough to accommodate the two of them.

As the lights dimmed and the screen lit up, the two of them fell silent at the same time, staring at the screen with focused and careful eyes...

Melodious and cheerful music sounded, and a bustling scene in the restaurant unfolded before their eyes. Waiters were coming and going like a revolving lantern. Charlotte, wearing a white uniform and a beautiful white hair accessory in her black hair, stood out among them.

"Sonny, give me a glass of syrup."

"Here it is. The sausages you asked for, the pancakes you asked for... umm, and the syrup you asked for."

Although there was no expression on Charlotte's face, she was very efficient in her work. She filled three plates with enough space to add another drink, and in just a few turns, she had served the dishes to two tables of customers.

"You are too young to smoke, you know? This thing is as addictive as sex." Charlotte reminded them playfully while pouring coffee. But when the camera turned, she was already smoking in the corner of the kitchen with a look of enjoyment on her face.

"How's it going, housewife? Have you packed?" The black-haired woman blew a smoke ring, holding a cigarette in one hand and making a call on her mobile phone with the other hand, with a smile on her face unconsciously, "We have to leave tonight, remember to hurry up."

With the shrill ringing of the bell, the scene switched to Evelyn's side - she was making breakfast in the kitchen in her rustic floral pajamas. The room was dimly lit, with messy newspapers and clothes around her, which obviously had not been cleaned up yet.

“I’ll listen!” Evelyn rushed to the landline and answered the phone carefully. Because she felt guilty, she subconsciously lowered her voice. “Wait a minute, honey, I still need to ask Daryl if I can go.”

"You mean you haven't asked him yet?" Charlotte raised her voice in surprise and walked out - it was obvious that the noise in the kitchen made it almost impossible for her to have a normal conversation. "Evelyn, you are really... Is he your husband or your father? He's only going for two days, don't be so childish."

She said helplessly, walked quickly into the lounge, stood in front of the water tank, and made a face at the fish swimming around, "Tell him you're coming with me, and say I have a mental breakdown and need to rest."

Only three minutes have passed in the film and the plot has not yet unfolded, but Su Lingxi can already glimpse the difference in the character's positioning from the two completely opposite appearances.

First up is Charlotte, a professional woman who has a capable style and wears a simple white shirt. From the way she reminds customers to smoke less, we can see that she often plays a leading role in guiding customers at work.

On the other hand, although Evelyn only appeared for less than a minute, her image of a timid housewife has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts: wearing floral pajamas, getting up early alone to prepare breakfast for her husband, and even not daring to tell her husband that she was going on a trip with her friends.

There is no doubt that this is a character who has suffered from patriarchal oppression for many years.

Sigourney's superb acting skills also added a lot of charm to this somewhat cowardly character in the early stages. Not only did it not make people feel bored, but it also aroused people's curiosity and made them want to guess her background story.

Less than five minutes into the film, Su Lingxi smelled the scent of the film's success - this made her even more certain of her earlier prediction.

"Lee still likes to use cross-cutting to compare characters." Sigourney smiled and touched her elbow. "You did a great job in these shots."

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