She dominates the entertainment industry with her disaster system

In early July, the first internal screening of the movie "Freedom Road" was held in Los Angeles.

In order to maximize the use of this method to promote the film, the producers invited many famous film critics to participate. In addition to Jonathan Agee, James Crowther and others who have a good relationship with Li Shuo, Peter Bradley also gladly accepted the invitation at Su Lingxi's initiative.

This resulted in the party hall being packed with people before the internal preview officially started, with greetings and jokes ringing out.

"Nicole, long time no see. I'm so glad to see you in Los Angeles. I still remember the last time we were in Cannes..."

"...Dear Li, I heard that a lot of interesting things happened during your filming. How is the production of the behind-the-scenes documentary of the film going?"

"These refreshments look really exquisite, Li. When did you learn to provide such thoughtful service?"

James Crowther, a film critic from The New York Times, took a few glances at the wide variety of tea and snacks not far away, and joked to Li Shuo with a smile.

He and Li Shuo knew each other very early and became friends when Li Shuo was not yet the president of the New York Film Critics Circle. The two had basically no reservations when chatting.

"If these delicacies can impress you, then my careful arrangement will not be in vain." Li Shuo raised his hand and clinked glasses with him, saying half-jokingly, "James, I have worked very hard to leave a good impression on you."

James shrugged. "You know, Lee, I certainly won't mock you like Edge did, but... I do expect you to deliver a work that will impress everyone."

As the president of the New York Film Critics Circle, James Crowther tends to be moderate and conservative in his film review style. He tries to discover the strengths and examine the weaknesses of most films, and does not use overly harsh words.

But even so, he is still one of the most influential film critics in the 21st century, and his film reviews have an important impact on the public's film choices and Oscar selection.

Therefore, among all the members present, Li Shuo reserved the longest time for him.

——For the same film, the effects will be very different if film critics focus on its bugs, laugh at it, or just brush it aside.

Especially for films like theirs that are competing for Oscars, the attitude of film critics is crucial.

Of course, compared to Li Shuo and Sigourney, two busy people with extremely high fame who have to socialize all the time, Su Lingxi is much more free.

She has not had several films released on a large scale in the United States, and most North American film critics are not familiar with her personally. Only Pitt and Brad Pitt, who often attends European film festivals, are old acquaintances of her.

"Damn seasonal flu. If it weren't for it, maybe Fasspenser would be standing in front of you with me right now, smirking and saying hello." Peter straightened his tie and sighed regretfully, "Nicole, you probably don't know that guy is a big fan of yours."

"That's such a pity. I will try to propose to the producers to arrange a preview in Paris." Su Lingxi smiled enthusiastically, "I hope that by then, Mr. Faspenser will have recovered from the flu."

"Oh, it won't take that long. To be honest, his physical fitness is actually pretty good..."

After the two of them exchanged casual greetings, the door of the screening room opened with the sound of music. Pitt Brad gestured to her, turned around and slowly entered with the other guests.

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The gorgeous and unique company logo flashed by in the opening credits, and was replaced by a vast expanse of loess road, layers of mountains in the distance, and a melodious and gentle soundtrack.

The music that combines country music and jazz styles sounded in time, filled with a strong western swing style, and in just a moment it brought the audience into this dangerous journey.

"Sure enough, it's still Lee's old trick..." Peter looked at the cross-montage techniques that kept appearing in the movie and curled his lips in boredom. "There's nothing new about it. It's not as impactful as Nicole's new look."

Even though his words were sharp, he never concealed his admiration for the appearance of this Asian beauty, especially in recent years. With the change of style, Nicole's appearance has a bit more charm of a mature woman than at the beginning. Tired of those blondes and blue-eyed girls, Pitt thinks that classical beauties with black hair are more charming.

"Wow, the exciting journey is about to begin." As if to respond to the joy of the two protagonists going on a car trip, the soundtrack changes to a light and playful minor tune.

The sunshine, the swaying green shades, the speeding convertible, and the girls' excited screams... There is no doubt that this is a picture with great beauty of light and shadow, which made Pitt couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips.

"Yes, it seems that Li is not an old stubborn man who never changes. Nicole's improvement in this movie is indeed obvious..."

If at this moment Pitt was still lamenting over Nicole's character image which was completely different from that in the previous movie, then twenty minutes later, he was completely impressed by Sigourney's sophisticated acting skills.

"The acting is at the level of an Oscar-winning actress. It's like she's completely transformed..." Pitt held his chin up and looked at the timid Evelyn on the screen. "How did she do it to play such a stupid character so well? It seems that her acting is even more comfortable than in the movie two years ago. This is incredible..."

This was not the first time he had seen Sigourney's work, but no matter when, she always delivered an unexpected and wonderful performance - perhaps this was the reason why she was able to stand out among a group of outstanding actresses and win the Oscar.

The Best Actress award in an Oscar year is indeed much more valuable than that in a less popular year.

If Charlotte's character wasn't so eye-catching, Nicole would probably be suppressed by Sigourney's aura at the beginning.

In Pete's mind, the movie had already reached the scene where the two of them had a disagreement over a handsome DJ they met by chance.

The Thunderbird traveled along a picturesque road with pine forests on one side and endless green fields on the other.

Large areas of brown, tan, turquoise and yellow sand fill the screen, allowing the audience to feel the broad vision and the wildness and elegance of a western cowboy.

A telephoto shot, followed by a tracking shot from far to near, presents a close-up of Evelyn and Charlotte's faces as they talk.