Chapter 253: Joining the Crew

Cheng Chen has plenty of time to wander around Shancheng.

After all, the past month was just about integrating into the crew and attending script readings—plenty of free time.

Cheng Chen was among the first to arrive at the set, but after circling around, he didn't see Fa Ge or Gong Huang.

This made Cheng Chen feel quite regretful, for since his rebirth, he had never met these two big-name figures.

Later, he found out that Gong Huang was still busy promoting the movie *Memoirs of a Geisha*.

Speaking of which, this movie was quite odd—the director was from Miguo, the same one who made *Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest*.

Yet the lead actors were all from China, like International Zhang, and the story itself was set in Japan.

Japanese audiences responded indifferently, with the most common complaint being that the lead actors weren't Japanese.

They couldn't capture the essence of geishas from that era.

Still, they praised International Zhang for being extremely beautiful.

Although the Japanese weren't satisfied, the international community largely recognized it.

The movie won three awards at the 78th Academy Awards in 2006: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Costume Design.

International Zhang also became the first Chinese actress nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in this film.

As for Fa Ge, he's currently busy playing himself and won't arrive for a few more days.

Apparently, a director, out of curiosity, mailed Fa Ge the script to see if he'd be interested.

After sending the script, they waited half a year before getting Fa Ge's reply agreeing to a cameo.

Fa Ge agreed to the cameo entirely because he was moved by the film's inventive humor.

The movie's title is *Waiting Alone*…