Chapter 328: Returning to the Country

Did Keira want to take revenge on Natalie Portman? Of course she did!

And so, that night, under the chairmanship of Wu Yuchen, the biased referee, the two took turns punishing Natalie Portman; of course, sometimes they were together.

The reason Keira was chosen as Natalie Portman's double in *Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace* back then, and was mistaken for Natalie Portman by many fans after the film was released, was because the two women truly looked relatively similar.

This was also why Natalie Portman would curse Keira before. Other actresses were at most competing because their acting paths were similar, but the two of them were wearing a similar face, which naturally made their relationship even more tense!

Therefore, this also gave Wu Yuchen a feeling of a sister-flower play; he and a silly younger sister were punishing a scheming bad older sister together. Of course, in the bad older sister's words, this was called receiving salvation!

In short, whether it was punishment or salvation, Wu Yuchen had a great time; after all, these two sister-flowers with global famous faces could be considered unique!

As for Natalie Portman's purpose in contacting him, wanting opportunities and resources? That depended on his, Wu Dao's, mood and her future performance.

Different from other women before, this woman and Wu Yuchen were not in that kind of simple transaction mode; since you took the initiative to send yourself here to ask for punishment, then Wu Dao would give you a good rectification.

Although in terms of appearance alone, she couldn't compare to top beauties like Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba. But Wu Yuchen found that this Jewish little bitch was really good, especially when she was being punished, that holy appearance of pretending to be a saint, or the unbearable and conquered state shown from the holiness at the beginning, was truly a different kind of flavor.

This also made Wu Yuchen sigh; worthy of being a child born in the so-called "Holy City," this performance was just more pious than the Yankees!

Heh, the more "pious," the more fun; next time, dress up as the Monkey King and punish you, this Jewish little saint!

On the flight from America back to China, Wu Yuchen was still thinking about a matter he had probed before he left.

DreamWorks Pictures had just contacted a project, or rather, Spielberg had intervened in a project: *Transformers*!

In his past life, *Transformers* was produced by Paramount; many people thought its film adaptation rights were in Paramount's hands, but actually, it wasn't. Or at least at this point in time, it wasn't; its adaptation rights were currently still in Hasbro's hands.

Last year, which was 2003, Hasbro and producer Don Murphy were talking about the plan to adapt *G. I. Joe* into a film, but as they talked, the focus later shifted to *Transformers*.

By this year, Don Murphy contacted Spielberg, because Spielberg had always been interested in *Transformers*, and the ability of DreamWorks and Spielberg also made Hasbro trust them more.

And so, the project *Transformers* became related to DreamWorks.

As for why it later fell into Paramount's hands, that was because in his past life, Spielberg sold DreamWorks Pictures to Paramount in 2005, which included all the planning and adaptation rights for the *Transformers* project.

But now, because of the *Pirates of the Caribbean* project, Spielberg wouldn't sell DreamWorks at all, so there was something to be said here.

The *Transformers* series was also a globally famous and highly profitable series film!

Wu Yuchen wasn't saying he wanted to shoot it; he would be tied to the *Batman* trilogy for the next few years and wouldn't add to his own work burden. But not shooting didn't mean there was no opportunity to invest!

However, he didn't directly ask about this project now; he knew there was no need to be anxious, because DreamWorks, after all, wasn't a big factory, and its ability to withstand risk was limited, so it couldn't start several big projects at the same time, and the current *Transformers* was still in the project planning stage; it was still early.

The best opportunity for him was after DreamWorks' *The Island* was released; when this film made DreamWorks hurt from the loss and increased their risk concerns about big productions like *Transformers*, his stepping in would be the best time!

So, from every aspect, he was very eager for *The Island* to flop big time!

"The sparrows outside the window, gossiping on the telephone pole

Rain falls all night, my love overflows like rainwater

Fallen leaves in the yard, piled thick with my longing"

Hearing this familiar singing voice playing on the car radio, Wu Yuchen was also moved inwardly; it had only been three years, and the shy big boy Little Jay had already become a king-level figure in the music scene.

Seeing Wu Yuchen in the car listening with fascination, Jiang Qinqin couldn't help but explain to him: "This is Jay Chou's *Common Jasmine Orange*; it was just released this month, and it's so popular now~"

"I know, I can even sing it~"

"Really? Is this song popular in America too?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head with a smile and didn't say anything more, instead asking: "You're ready, right?"

"Ready long ago, just waiting for you to come back and lead us to shoot, 1 billion US dollar director!" Jiang Qinqin hugged Wu Yuchen's arm and looked at him with admiration.

The fact that *Pirates of the Caribbean 2* broke 1 billion US dollars also led to quite a few reports in the country. In his past life, this film wasn't introduced to China, but this time, because of Wu Yuchen's existence, it was an inevitably introduced project, with a box office of 180 million so far.

Wu Yuchen's flight landed quite late; by the time he got home, it was already 2 AM.

However, as soon as Wu Yuchen returned home and put down his luggage, he turned on the television and tuned to the sports channel.

"Audience friends, the exciting men's 110-meter hurdles final is about to begin. We see the 8 athletes participating in the final are now standing at the starting line; Liu Xiang is in the fourth lane!"

Jiang Qinqin also saw the live broadcast on the TV and said to Wu Yuchen with a smile: "This Liu Xiang is quite amazing; I didn't know him before, but yesterday he won the semi-final and entered the final, and only then did I know our China had such an amazing short-distance runner!"

Wu Yuchen looked at the picture on the TV and pulled Jiang Qinqin to sit on the sofa: "Don't worry about tidying up for now; watch this match first!"

"Ah? Hasn't it started yet?" Jiang Qinqin looked at the TV, where everyone on the track was still standing, stretching or moving.

However, Wu Yuchen said: "It'll be too late if you wait until it starts; if you don't watch it, you'll regret it!"

Jiang Qinqin sat down and poured a cup of tea for Wu Yuchen: "Alright, alright, I saw this Liu Xiang seemed quite amazing yesterday; maybe he can even win a medal~"

Wu Yuchen looked at this scene and also felt moved. In his past life, he was also like this. Until Liu Xiang won the championship, he actually didn't know there was such a person as Liu Xiang. When the news reported it the next day, and he heard that China had produced a 110-meter hurdles champion, his first impression in his mind was still not daring to believe it—did he hear it wrong?

It wasn't until he saw the broadcast picture on TV that he confirmed China had truly produced a short-distance champion!

Athens and Beijing had a 5-hour time difference, so the time of this final was past 2 AM, and most people were already asleep; Wu Yuchen was also like that in his past life. But this time, he happened to catch it, so he had to witness it with his own eyes!

"Today is very likely the moment Liu Xiang creates history. Judging from this year's results, in the last seven hurdles, Liu Xiang is currently the strongest in the world; even Allen Johnson doesn't dare guarantee he can defeat Liu Xiang!"

Listening to the host's heart-stirring words, Jiang Qinqin couldn't help but exclaim: "Is this Liu Xiang that amazing?"

Wu Yuchen smiled: "Of course, didn't you see he is standing in the fourth lane? And he has already won two world championships in this year's Grand Prix; it's just that everyone doesn't pay attention to it usually."

"Really? Then I must watch it carefully!" Hearing Wu Yuchen say this, Jiang Qinqin also got into the spirit.

The first shot, sure enough, someone jumped the gun as expected.

The host also interjected at this time: "If someone jumps the gun again the second time, they will be penalized. At this time, it's a competition of who doesn't make mistakes."

Wu Yuchen could also hear the meaning from the host's words; Liu Xiang had already created history by entering the final, and everyone's hope for him was that he wouldn't make mistakes, as long as he brought back a medal.

Jiang Qinqin was also completely infected by the match atmosphere in the live TV broadcast at this time, and began to hold her breath unconsciously, the whole person becoming a bit nervous.

"The match begins! Liu Xiang's start is very smooth! He is currently in first place!"

A few seconds passed, and even Jiang Qinqin could see that Liu Xiang had already opened up a body length from the people beside him, and she clenched her fists unconsciously.

"Liu Xiang! In the leading position!"

By the time Liu Xiang crossed the last hurdle, it was visible to the naked eye that he had opened up a distance of more than two meters from the others!

At this time, Jiang Qinqin and Wu Yuchen both stood up unconsciously, watching Liu Xiang break through the finish line in first place without any surprise!

"Liu Xiang won! Liu Xiang! Liu Xiang created history! A black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese person has become the world's flying man at the Olympic Games!"

"Won?! Really won the championship! Heavens!" Compared to the host on the TV, Jiang Qinqin, who had only watched for a few minutes, seemed even more excited, grabbing Wu Yuchen and shouting!

Even though Wu Yuchen had already known the result, witnessing Liu Xiang win the championship again with his own eyes at this moment, he was still very excited: "Won! Champion! The Chinese short-distance champion!"

After the match ended, Wu Yuchen didn't turn off the TV either, watching Liu Xiang draped in the national flag running around the arena, accepting the cheers of the whole venue, and then saying domineeringly when facing a reporter's interview:

"Who said yellow people can't get into the top eight of the Olympic Games? I must prove it to everyone today: I am an Olympic champion!"

By the time of the subsequent award ceremony, Liu Xiang jumped onto the stage handsomely, accepted the medal, and accepted the cheers of the whole venue!

Wu Yuchen witnessed this scene with his own eyes this time, and his heart couldn't help but cheer for him.

In this day and age, many people might not be used to Liu Xiang's flamboyant posture; later, quite a few people scolded him for not being humble enough and being too arrogant.

But to be honest, there had only been one Liu Xiang in the country for so many years; he relied on his own ability to get world number one, and even tied the world record, especially when the domestic training level was far behind developed countries at the time, which made it even more rare; so what if he was flamboyant?

Many people in the country at this time were just too unconfident; when foreigners were flamboyant and wild, it was called having confidence and personality; when Liu Xiang appeared in the country, it was finally time to be flamboyant for once, but there were still people who couldn't get used to it.

This 110-meter hurdles final tonight made Wu Yuchen and Jiang Qinqin extremely excited, and they extended this emotion to the subsequent battle, and the two didn't sleep until dawn.

The next day, after Wu Yuchen got up, the whole of China was already boiling; all kinds of news reports were exploding, reporting one after another, proud and proud that China had produced a yellow flying man! Liu Xiang also leaped to become the person with the highest discussion in the country!

However, for Wu Yuchen, after watching the live broadcast with his own eyes and being excited, it was about enough; he still had to put his energy into his main business.

In the piano room, deep and long piano sounds permeated, slowly blooming in the space with time.

After a song was finished, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but stand up and applaud: "Good! I didn't expect you to be able to practice to this level in half a year!"

After Zhao Wenzhuo put down the cello, he walked toward Wu Yuchen with a smile: "Wu Dao, you flatter me; this is just a relatively simple piece; I also had music theory knowledge before, and it took me half a year to practice one or two songs like this."

"Hahaha, hard work pays off; for me, it's completely enough!"

Wu Yuchen didn't really intend to let Zhao Wenzhuo provide the music, but the posture of playing the cello he just showed was already completely enough for him to shoot; it was truly looking like a cellist at a glance, a state that even professionals couldn't pick faults with.

Moreover, Wu Yuchen also specifically went to ask the masters who had been teaching Zhao Wenzhuo to learn mortician work for the past half year. According to them, Zhao Wenzhuo could now be considered a master and was competent for the job of a mortician!

Therefore, Wu Yuchen was still very satisfied with Zhao Wenzhuo's performance; whether it was as a mortician or the experience of the cellist identity, he had truly done his best. As for the study of the character, he believed he wouldn't let himself down either!

If he had really chosen Leon Lai from the Four Heavenly Kings back then, would he have had this time and energy to do this step?

Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Half a month later, we start shooting!"

Upon hearing this sentence, Zhao Wenzhuo couldn't help but let out a big sigh of relief in his heart.

He had also prepared a lot for this role, but for such a long time, Wu Yuchen had been staying in Hollywood and not coming back, which sometimes made him involuntarily have some bad associations: what if Wu Dao didn't shoot it? What if Wu Dao wasn't satisfied with him and replaced him? Although the possibility of Wu Dao going back on his word was very small, such things in the entertainment industry weren't rare.

Now he finally waited for Wu Yuchen to come back and start shooting! ===== CHAPTER 329 =====