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Chapter 380 Arrangement
The following morning, when Wu Yuchen woke up, he felt that Jiang Qinqin was still fast asleep beside him.

Last night's Oscars night was probably the least crazy Oscars night Wu Yuchen has had in recent years. After all, before, there were at least two or three of them together, and they didn't have to worry about anything, just playing around in all sorts of ways.

However, yesterday there was only Jiang Qinqin, and it was impossible to have such fun with her. Although Jiang Qinqin was in a very high mood last night, Wu Yuchen was already a veteran and could handle two or three foreign women at the same time without any problem. Dealing with her was a piece of cake, and he defeated her completely.

Wu Yuchen reached out and stroked Jiang Qinqin's delicate body, sighed softly, and remembered that she had mentioned the word "marriage" yesterday. At that moment, he was startled and quickly sped up, interrupting her spellcasting so that she would never say it again.

His recent film, *Departures*, starring Jiang Qinqin, won both the Palme d'Or and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, fulfilling her dream. However, now that her career is thriving, she's starting to pressure him about marriage! This has put Wu Yuchen in a difficult position…

To be honest, there are very few problems that give Wu Yuchen a headache right now, but getting married is the most pressing one. His mother has nagged him about it several times in the past two years, but Wu Yuchen has managed to brush it off each time.

His problem isn't that he can't find a suitable partner, but rather that he's too greedy, having formed too many relationships and unwilling to let go. He can barely maintain them now, but if he marries one of them, the others will be finished!
Among his domestic women—Jiang Qinqin, Li Xiaoran, Zeng Li, Gao Yuanyuan, and Fan Bingbing—given the current situation, apart from Fan Bingbing, who else would be willing to watch him marry another woman and secretly become his mistress?

So, he absolutely cannot get married! He can give the children, money, resources, and so on, but he just can't get married.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuchen sighed inwardly, "Sister Ranran is the best! She truly is the good older sister I've known since childhood!"

Well, actually, Pear isn't bad either. She knows about my relationship with Jiang Qinqin and has always tacitly accepted it...

As for Yuanyuan, she also attended the Beijing Film Academy, so she probably heard about her and Jiang Qinqin's relationship at school.

As for Fan Bingbing, there's no need to mention him; he even dragged her to America to play multiple-person play!
Wu Yuchen exclaimed "Eh!" and then looked at Jiang Qinqin, who was fast asleep. After thinking about it, it seemed that perhaps only Jiang Qinqin didn't know.
In that case, as long as he can deal with the resistance from Jiang Qinqin, he can maintain this situation. Wu Yuchen stroked his chin, lost in thought…

In the afternoon, the main creative team of "Transformers" gathered together again.

"We have already found a corresponding transforming car for each Transformer, which will allow the Transformers to choose a more reasonable form of disguise on Earth..."

As Wu Yuchen listened, he looked at the design drawings in his hand. After they finished speaking, he said to Michael Bay, "Hey Mike, I think the design of the Transformers should be further refined."

"Hmm? Is there a problem?" Michael Bay asked.

Spielberg picked up the blueprints and said, "These were designed by our designers in collaboration with Hasbro."

Wu Yuchen shook his head: "We can't completely follow Hasbro's and the original characters in this design. Transformers are large robots with their own consciousness, or rather, aliens."

If we want more people to like Transformers, we need to make them more stylish and in line with popular aesthetic trends. At the same time, they are also designed as partners to humans. Therefore, from any perspective, we can't treat them as just giant machines in our designs; we need to incorporate more anthropomorphic features.

Wu Yuchen's words are not hard to understand. Because the audience of "Transformers" is human, the Transformers must be made more human-like, both aesthetically and emotionally. Although some people may like the novelty aspect, this is a movie that is being promoted to the whole world, so it naturally has to conform to the aesthetic trends of the general public.

After Wu Yuchen's comment, Spielberg seemed to have some issues with the design drawings, but he didn't offer his opinion directly. Instead, he looked at director Michael Bay and asked, "Mike, what do you think?"

Michael Bay thought for a moment and said, "You're putting the designers in a difficult position, but they should definitely give it a try. I'll have them make some changes to the details."

Wu Yuchen nodded upon hearing this. In reality, it wasn't that easy. Often, two seemingly identical designs could have vastly different levels of popularity simply because of differences in details. Moreover, too many anthropomorphic designs would make Transformers seem too human-like, while too few would make them seem too cold. Finding the right balance in anthropomorphism was a test of Michael Bay's aesthetic sense.

After this question was noted down, Michael Bay asked Spielberg, "Steven, have you made contact with the military?"

Spielberg laughed and said, "The U.S. Department of Defense has agreed to our collaboration after reading the script. Their only request is that the film should have a positive impact on their soldiers and technology."

“Of course, I understand all this, and I wouldn’t deliberately smear them,” Michael Bay said. In fact, this wasn’t his first collaboration with the military; he had worked on films like *Pearl Harbor* and *The Rock*.

The filming of "Transformers" wouldn't have been possible without the support of the U.S. military. Viewers see real Holloman, Cortland, and Edwards Air Force Bases, as well as the Pentagon, in the film. By collaborating with various branches of the military, the film was able to "borrow" high-end weaponry rarely seen in everyday life, ranging from the CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft and F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter to the C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft. The U.S. military truly contributed significantly.

In this situation, to ensure smooth filming and for subsequent sequels, it's natural to present a positive image of the military to maintain this mutually beneficial relationship. In reality, this is also a way for the US to showcase its national strength through film.

It's only natural for a country to become stronger. Wu Yuchen also thought of some domestic films, such as the "Wolf Warrior" series and "Operation Red Sea". Why were they so successful at the box office? Because the country's strength had increased and the people's confidence had risen, so they naturally hoped to get positive feedback in this regard from some works.

Many people criticize this as profiting from patriotism, but the US has made plenty of so-called patriotic and mainstream films in the past, so there's no need to be overly concerned. It's just that once the quick profits become apparent and capital flocks to this genre, leading to audience fatigue, the complaints and annoyance will only increase.

The discussion about "Transformers" lasted for most of the day and didn't end until very late. The next day, Wu Yuchen came to Miracle Pictures again.

Last year, Miracle Pictures was very active. Not to mention "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" in collaboration with DreamWorks, there were also two low-budget productions, "The Princess Diaries" and "Step Up," one a collaboration with Disney and the other with Fox. Both were quite successful, and the final payments from theaters have already been received.

Oh, right, and we can't forget the Saw series. Robert Downey Jr.'s performance in Saw 3 was indeed quite good. Not only was his acting spot-on, but his bad reputation also served as publicity, attracting many viewers to the theaters to see him suffer. Wu Yuchen felt that his observation period with him was about over, and once Fantastic Four was released, Marvel could start the Iron Man project.

Just as Wu Yuchen was pondering, he suddenly hissed, then shuddered, leaning back in his executive chair. Then, a head peeked out from under the desk, slowly climbing up his body and sitting in Wu Yuchen's lap. It was none other than Anne Hathaway, licking her lips and smiling, "Daddy, am I a good secretary?"

Wu Yuchen didn't speak, but simply stroked her smooth, jade-like back. They had arranged to meet in the office the day before yesterday, and today Anne Hathaway was well-prepared, not only wearing a uniform and dressing as a secretary, but also bringing a lot of fun things, showing great enthusiasm.

Wu Yuchen said with a smile, "Annie, if you want to be my secretary, that's not enough."

"Boss, what should I do?"

Seeing Anne Hathaway's deliberately seductive manner, Wu Yuchen could no longer hold back and began to preach the teachings of a good boss.

This belated celebration pleased Wu Yuchen. This trip to Hollywood, with Jiang Qinqin by his side the whole time, felt somewhat restrictive, unlike his usual trips to America where he felt completely free. He had finally had a chance to let loose and have some fun.

Anne Hathaway rested for a while before recovering. Looking at Wu Yuchen's refreshed appearance, she couldn't help but sigh. It seemed that dealing with Wu Yuchen by herself was really a bit of a struggle. She had been quite exhausted just now. Next time, she would have to ask her best friend to come along.

She didn't find it abnormal. After all, there are all kinds of people in the world, and some people are naturally more energetic than the average person. The proportion of such people is even higher among successful people.

Anne Hathaway then nestled against Wu Yuchen's chest and asked, "Honey, do you think I should go for the lottery next?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen glanced at Anne Hathaway. It seemed that "Brokeback Mountain" had given her a lot of encouragement, making her feel that she could achieve something at the Oscars.

Wu Yuchen said with a smile, "Annie, it's not a bad idea if you want to try, after all, you're still young. But my advice is to prioritize your commercial value before pursuing so-called honors."

Anne Hathaway rubbed her face against Wu Yuchen's hand: "With Daddy here, my box office performance won't be a problem, right?"

Anne Hathaway herself has her own thoughts. She has now reached a bottleneck and climbed to the top. Even if she achieves similar success to "The Princess Diaries" in the future, it will only be to maintain her current position, rather than make progress.

To go further, there are two options: either star in a blockbuster commercial production or achieve something in terms of awards and strive for honors.

In recent years, Wu Yuchen has been busy with "The Batman" and hasn't had the time to work on any more big-budget productions. In Annie's opinion, "The Batman" is a male-dominated film, and there probably weren't any suitable roles for her. Frankly, finding a suitable and successful big-budget commercial production for her is a matter of luck.

So her current idea is to rely on the resources provided by Wu Yuchen to maintain her current commercial value and achieve a breakthrough in awards and honors.

Wu Yuchen probably guessed Anne Hathaway's thoughts and said with a smile, "Of course, but if you want to compete for awards, your acting skills are still a bit lacking. Have you seen 'The Devil Wears Prada'?"

"Of course, I'm ready!"

Hearing this, Annie became excited. Actually, the reason she came to celebrate with Wu Yuchen was to remind him about this movie. After all, it was a film that Wu Yuchen said could help her achieve high box office returns.

Wu Yuchen had already acquired the rights to the original novel and planned to have Miracle Pictures produce the film this year. He also had Anne Hathaway read the novel and script early on.

“Okay, then I will invite Meryl Streep to play the role of Miranda. You will have a lot of scenes together. You will see what a true Oscar-winning actress is like.”

When it comes to acting skills, Meryl Streep is definitely one of the top actresses in Hollywood right now. She has been nominated for an Oscar 14 times and will be nominated for more than 20 more in the future, and has won countless awards.

While Anne Hathaway isn't exactly a pretty face, her acting skills are nowhere near Meryl Streep's. Moreover, her representative works, whether the Spider-Man trilogy or The Princess Diaries, don't actually demand high levels of acting skill. This time, acting opposite Meryl Streep will be a good opportunity for her to learn a thing or two.

Wu Yuchen smiled and stroked her hair: "Annie, don't let her get to you and make you cry to me later."

When acting, there are real situations where the skill gap is too large, you are completely crushed by your opponent, and then you are so angry that you cry.

Although Anne knew she was no match for Meryl Streep, she was still a little indignant that Wu Yuchen had been so blunt in saying she couldn't do it. She wrinkled her nose and said, "Wu, I won't cry! So what if she's Meryl? I won't lose to her!"

Hearing this, Wu Yuchen smiled. It was good to have ambition, but Wu Yuchen estimated that she would still be overshadowed by Meryl in the end. It wasn't just a difference in acting skills, but Meryl's character in the movie was more outstanding, and she would most likely overshadow Annie.

"Keep it up! If you can really hold your own against Meryl Streep, then you're not far from winning an Oscar," Wu Yuchen encouraged Annie.

(End of this chapter)