If you are asked to make a graduation film, you will win the Golden Bear Award?

Chapter 273 Domestic Film and Television Ceiling

Gao Yuanyuan lay on the bed, contented.

I was so tired that I didn't want to move or speak anymore. I was already tired from shouting just now, and my throat felt a little uncomfortable. I don't know if it was from the shouting just now or other reasons.

Now I just want to lie still and take a good rest to regain my strength.

Lu Chen picked up the bath towel and wrapped it around himself, like a general returning victoriously from the battlefield, and sat on the sofa. He first took a sip of red wine, then turned on the computer and prepared to write a new script.

Seeing this, Gao Yuanyuan got off the bed, came over barefoot, and sat next to Lu Chen. She first filled up Lu Chen's wine glass, then picked up the fruits in the fruit plate, peeled them, and handed them to Lu Chen's mouth, "Director Lu, eat A piece of fruit to replenish physical energy."

His eyes were looking at the text on the computer.

"My Captain, My Group"?
Could it be that this is Director Lu’s new film?

Looking at the name, I feel that it is an anti-war type film. Director Lu seems to have never filmed it before. Before "Bright Sword", Director Lu must not be the director, but the chief producer and screenwriter.

"If you are tired, go to bed and rest." Lu Chen ate the fruit Gao Yuanyuan fed him, staring at the computer screen and typing on the keyboard with both hands.

"Director Lu, I'm not tired. You are more tired than me. You have worked hard just now." Gao Yuanyuan blinked her big eyes and looked at Lu Chen, "Besides, I like being by your side, Director Lu. I'm happy even if I don't do anything." .”

Lu Chen looked at Gao Yuanyuan who looked like an innocent young woman. He didn't know if it was an act or if it was real. Of course, it didn't matter.

It's time to get down to business.

After enjoying it for a while, it’s time to devote yourself to work.

"Director Lu, is this your new work?" Gao Yuanyuan asked quietly.

I definitely want to act in director Lu's work.

Now that I am with Director Lu, maybe Director Lu will let me star as soon as he is happy.

Starring in Director Lu's work is the dream of all artists at Mars Film and Television.

How many new actors have become instant hits after appearing in director Lu's works, while established actors have become even more famous and become first-line movie stars.

"No." Lu Chen wrote "My Commander, My Regiment".

I want to bring a different anti-war drama to the mainland.

The popularity of "Bright Sword" has led to the emergence of many imitation dramas on the market, most of which are imitations of others, which has lowered the number of mainland anti-war dramas.

It’s time to raise the level of war dramas in the mainland.

"Then Director Lu..." Gao Yuanyuan became curious and wanted to know Director Lu's next work to see if she had the chance to star in it.

"Go back to bed and rest." Lu Chen said not to disturb him. He still had a few days to return to China and wanted to create the script for "My Captain, My Group".

Originally, Lu Chen planned to go back immediately after participating in "Batman: The Dark Knight".

But Kevin Feige, the president of Manway Comics, came to the door and said that he would help promote "Iron Man", which was about to be released around the world.

It was hard for Lu Chen to refuse, otherwise he would not be biased towards Huana Brothers.

Whoever you really want to lean towards, it’s Manwe.

When "Iron Man" was originally being filmed, Mars Film and Television purchased more than [-]% of Manway's shares at a price lower than the market price. Lu Chen also controlled [-]% of Mars Film and Television, making him a small shareholder of Manway Comics.

"Oh~" Gao Yuanyuan had no choice but to go back to bed, but she did not dare to go against Lu Chen's wishes.

……

Peking, Mars Film and Television

Lu Chen had returned from the United States and came to the company the next day.

"Director Lu is here!" Mars Film and Television staff saw Director Lu coming in.

They all discussed in low voices.

There has been a lot of news about Director Lu in China recently.

First, "The Dark Knight" has exceeded US$11 billion at the global box office, ranking among the top five in global box office history, which also makes the IP of "Batman" more valuable.

Second, Lu Chen was at the movie celebration party that day, promoting the short science fiction novel "The Wandering Earth".

Now many well-known media in Europe and the United States are talking about the novel "The Wandering Earth", and most of the media have given it very high praise.

Some European and American media also said that this is a novel highly recommended by Director Lu. It is the best science fiction novel in the world. Once you read it, you will not be able to stop it. If you don’t read it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

Of course, these European and American media talked about the novel "The Wandering Earth" and said good things about the novel. It was Lu Chen who spent a lot of money to increase the popularity of the novel "The Wandering Earth".

Discussions in Europe and the United States also made the novel "The Wandering Earth" popular in China.

Domestic sales of Liu Yanxin's novel collection are rising steadily.

When printed as a novel collection, "The Wandering Earth" has too few words.

Just over 2 words.

According to a book, there are about three hundred words per page.

Ten pages at most.

How do you sell this?
It's also not easy to print.

So Lu Chen decided that it would be best to make a collection of Liu Yanxin's novels, which would be easy to sell and would also get a good price.

Lu Chen contributed to "The Wandering Earth" and made Liu Yanxin the most popular novelist currently.

Liu Yanxin herself is extremely grateful to Director Lu. She knows that without Director Lu, it would not have been so popular, and the novel would not have been able to go abroad and become popular abroad.

"Do you think Director Lu's project to be launched at the end of the year will be filming "The Wandering Earth"?" Mars Film and Television Company employees were discussing in a low voice.

Many domestic media are now confirming this.

If anyone provides accurate information, the domestic media will be grateful.

It's just that I haven't been able to confirm it. After all, Director Lu has never responded directly to this matter.

But everyone can also guess that many reporters attended the launch and took photos of the props used in the filming. From these props, it can be seen that it should be "The Wandering Earth".

Now tens of millions of people in China have read the novel "The Wandering Earth" and are looking forward to the movie.

If another director came to shoot, everyone would doubt whether they could show the scenes written in the novel "The Wandering Earth".

But Director Lu is different, everyone will just look forward to it.

Regarding the special effects, Director Lu Ke directed the special effects blockbuster "Transformers" that shocked the world at the time. "Transformers" was also the culmination of the world's top special effects company Industrial Light and Magic.

So regarding the special effects, the audience is not worried at all.

"I don't know, but I believe that Director Lu's female secretary should know, but she doesn't want to disclose it." The staff chatted quietly.

"If I were Director Lu's female secretary, I wouldn't disclose things that Director Lu doesn't want to make public." Speaking of which, there was envy in his eyes, "That's Director Lu's female secretary. She spends time with Director Lu every day. This is so much more." What a blessing, and you don’t know how much the company’s artists try to please Director Lu’s female secretary in order to meet Director Lu.”

Lu Chen didn't pay attention to the company employees' whispers, and didn't have the intention to listen. He went directly to the company conference room.

The female secretary opened the door and pressed her slender body against the glass door to prevent the glass door from suddenly closing and injuring Mr. Lu when he entered.

"Director Lu!" The artists waiting in the conference room all stood up and called him respectfully.

The eyes are filled with admiration.

This is Director Lu.

The global box office exceeded 11 billion US dollars.

"The Dark Knight" will definitely be the global box office champion this year. There is no suspense. "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" has more than 9 million US dollars, which cannot be compared with "The Dark Knight".

"Everyone, sit down." Lu Chen sat at the head and motioned for everyone to sit down.

The artists in the room, including Yang Lei, Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Ze, Zhang Guozhen, Duan Yihong, Wang Xun, Xing Jiadong, Li Chen, Luo Jingmin, Deng Chao, Liu Shishi, Liu Weiwei, etc., all took their seats and sat upright.

Liu Shishi looked at Lu Chen with confidence in his eyes, finally waiting for the new work.

During this period of time, I have been studying seriously with the instructors in the acting department of Beijing Film Academy. I feel that my acting skills have improved a lot and I need a work to prove myself.

Liu Weiwei was very excited. Not long ago, she became Li Bingbing's stand-in in the movie "The Wind". Unexpectedly, the movie hadn't been released yet, and the audience hadn't commented on her acting skills yet.

A pie fell from the sky again and hit me on the head.

Was selected to star.

It is still the work that Director Lu is responsible for.

After all, if Director Lu was not responsible for the work, he would not meet the actors in person if he was as busy as Director Lu.

"Baoqiang, how is the filming progress of "My Brother's Name is Shunliu"?" Lu Chen asked. Lu Chen planned to let Wang Baoqiang play the role of 'Beancake' in "My Captain, My Group".

In the previous life.

The role of 'Bean Cake' is played by Gazi.

But Lu Chen felt that Wang Baoqiang’s image was more suitable.

There is also Zhang Guozhen in "My Brother Is Shunliu" who has more roles in "My Captain, My Regiment", so I have to ask about the filming situation of this anti-Japanese drama. "Before I came, I asked the director that the filming should be completed in about half a month." Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Guoxian replied, but they felt that the filming should be completed faster.

After all, Director Lu has to use two of himself here, so the company's director must speed up the process, including the actors.

"Give them each one." Lu Chen ordered the female secretary standing behind him.

The female secretary gave everyone present a document. There were two scripts in the document, one was the entire script of "My Leader, My Team", and the other was an individual script for the role played by each artist.

"Yang Lei, you will direct this work, and I will be the chief producer." Lu Chen handed it to Yang Lei, believing that Yang Lei would be able to direct this anti-Japanese drama.

As the director of "Bright Sword", Yang Lei must be very familiar with directing "My Captain, My Group".

"Director Lu, I will definitely live up to your expectations." Yang Lei assured that although this is a TV series, the script is written by Director Lu, so it is definitely not an ordinary TV series.

A TV series that is directed and scripted by Director Lu himself.

"Bright Sword", "Soldier Assault".

"Bright Sword" has brought anti-Japanese dramas to a new level of popularity. Since "Bright Sword", the number of anti-Japanese dramas has been increasing every year, doubling the number in previous years. There are also many TV series that imitate "Bright Sword" .

As for "Soldier Assault", it's even better.

At that time, "Soldier Assault" was launched on Yangma One, breaking the ratings record, and also set off a craze for joining the army, allowing countless college students to join the army and raising the average academic qualifications of soldiers in the military camp.

Every year during the recruitment season, Yangma replays "Soldier Assault".

Moreover, Yang Lei also looked at the artists present. There were Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Guozhen, Duan Yihong, Zhang Ze and others. They were all actors in "Soldier Assault" and could be regarded as the original cast of "Soldier Assault".

It can be seen that Director Lu has high expectations for this drama. He must trust himself if he leaves it to him. Yang Lei thought, he must do his best.

"Take the script back and read it carefully several times to understand the characters in the play." Lu Chen asked everyone to get familiar with the script first. Only by understanding the characters can you perform well.

Lu Chen arranged for Liu Shishi to play the role of "Little Zui" in "My Captain, My Group". There is still room for improvement in the role of "Xiao Zui". I just wanted to take a look at how Liu Shishi's acting skills are doing now.

Deng Chao played the role of "Little Bookworm" in "My Captain, My Group". The "Little Bookworm" didn't have much role in the play, but it was the "finishing touch" of the play.

It is also a role required to pass the trial.

Otherwise, without the "little bookworm" part, I'm afraid "My Captain, My Group" would be difficult to review.

"Director Lu, I will definitely read the script carefully and understand the role I want to play." Liu Shishi also encouraged himself in his heart.

Everyone else carefully collected the scripts.

This is a script written by Director Lu. It is definitely different. It is a key project of the company.

Duan Yihong has already read the script first. Since he was selected by Director Lu and starred in "Soldier Assault", his reputation has spread in China. Now that he has a new role, he must cherish it very much.

Previously, they were among the worst batch of 94-level performers in the Chinese Theater Performance Department. In the future, they will definitely become the best among the 94-level performers. Only when they are successful and become famous can they have the courage to confess their love to the person they love.

"If there are no problems, you go back first and read the script carefully." Lu Chen looked at Yang Lei, "As for you, prepare to start filming. When it's almost done, pick a day to start filming."

"Okay, Director Lu." Yang Lei stood up and left, and others also left one after another.

Only Liu Shishi and Liu Weiwei were left in the conference room.

"Is there anything else going on with you two?" Lu Chen asked.

"Director Lu, thank you for giving me a chance. I will definitely perform well." Liu Weiwei stayed because she wanted to thank Director Lu alone.

Joined Mars Film and Television for about a year.

Since being selected by Director Lu, she has played the role of the "female killer" in "The Wind" and she even volunteered to be Li Bingbing's stand-in.

The road to acting suddenly opened up, and now that I have a new role, I suddenly feel that my acting career has a bright future.

"As long as you are serious and act well, the company will not treat you badly." Lu Chen asked Liu Weiwei to go back and be ready, waiting for Yang Lei to recruit the crew at any time.

"Director Lu, are you free tonight? Why don't I treat you to dinner tonight." Master Liu wanted to stay with Director Lu for a while longer. Among the four young ladies, he was the only one who had not talked to Director Lu.

Of course, Master Liu really wanted to talk to Director Lu, but he never had a good chance.

"..." Lu Chen remembered that on the set of "The Wind", Zhou Xun invited him to dinner. This was not a meal, but a desire to eat himself, and he became a dish. "I have something to do later, next time Well, and read the script carefully, the role of 'Xiao Zui' you play has a lot of room for performance."

"Hmm~" Master Liu had no choice but to leave in despair. He didn't know when he would have a chance to be alone with Director Lu.

After everyone left, Lu Chen did not leave the conference room. There were still things to do.

The female secretary knocked on the door outside and brought two artists, Tong Liyan and Zhang Liwen.

"Director Lu!" The two of them shouted respectfully from where they were standing.

"Sit down." Lu Chen asked the two of them to sit down and looked at Zhang Yiwen, "Get ready now. I have a movie here and you will be the leading actor."

"..." Zhang Yiwen was stunned on the spot.

Movie?

Male protagonist?
Did happiness come so suddenly?
Moreover, Director Lu personally told him, could it be Director Lu’s work?
Zhang Yiwen was very satisfied when he was able to play a supporting role in "The Golden Heist" directed by director Ning Hao. He felt that entering Mars Film and Television was the right thing to do and that there were many opportunities.

Unexpectedly, now I have the opportunity to be a leading actor in a movie.

"Why, you don't want to, or are there any difficulties?" Lu Chen saw that Zhang Yiwen didn't reply. He froze on the spot and asked about the situation.

New movie looking for Zhang Liangwen.

It was because of Zhang Yiwen's acting skills.

In the previous life, Zhang Yiwen's performance in "Hurry" was outstanding.

"I'm willing, I'm very willing, thank you, Director Lu." Zhang Yiwen stood up, bowed and thanked him. He didn't expect that the male protagonist of the movie would arrive so soon.

Tong Liyan on the side also became excited. Director Lu's female secretary brought her over with Zhang Yiwen. Zhang Yiwen was the male lead in the movie, so she was not the female lead in the movie.

"Sit down!" Lu Chen pressed his hand to ask Zhang Yiwen to calm down.

Zhang Yiwen was so excited that he couldn't control his emotions. When he thought of something, "Director Lu, can you give me the script of the movie first?"

This is his first time as a male protagonist in a movie.

It must be performed well.

So I thought, first get the script, memorize it thoroughly, understand the role played, and other characters in the movie, and understand the entire movie script and all the characters.

This is an opportunity. Zhang Yiwen has been waiting for it for a long time and must do his best.

"I haven't created the movie script yet. I'll give it to you when the script comes out." When Lu Chen was in the United States, he only created the script for "My Captain, My Regiment".

Elaboration is limited, and it is enough to create a script.

"Director Lu, are you the screenwriter of this movie?" Zhang Yiwen asked.

"I am also the director."

"Ah?" Zhang Yiwen was surprised. It was still directed by Director Lu, and he was the male protagonist of the movie directed by Director Lu. This happiness not only came suddenly, but also was too big.

Looking back at the male protagonists in Director Lu's films, there are Ge You, Zhou Runfa, Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, etc., all of whom are male movie stars from the older and younger generation of Chinese-speaking people.

There are also international movie heroes, international movie star Leonardo, "Transformers" actor LaBeouf, "Batman" Christie in "The Dark Knight", and "Joker" Heath Lager.

Being able to be the male lead in director Lu's movie is all about acting and fame.

Zhang Yiwen was excited and under great pressure. If he didn't perform well, he would not only embarrass himself, but also embarrass Director Lu.

"Go back first and wait until the movie script is created before I give it to you." Lu Chen also made Zhang Yiwen prepare.

"Okay, Director Lu." Zhang Yiwen stood up and bowed again to express his gratitude to Director Lu.

Tong Liyan could no longer suppress her excitement. Director Lu wrote and directed it himself. It would definitely be another hit. If she came here with Zhang Liangwen, she would definitely be the heroine.

I didn’t expect that a movie heroine would appear so soon.

"You graduated from the Xinyi Song and Dance Troupe, right?" Lu Chen asked.

"Director Lu, thank you for your appreciation. I will perform well and give [-]% of my efforts..." Tong Liyan said subconsciously.

I thought Director Lu was looking for me to play the heroine in a movie, but when I realized it, I realized it was not about the movie, so I nodded quickly, "I came from the Xinyi Song and Dance Troupe, and then to the Huaguo Song and Dance Troupe."

I was confused.

I shouldn’t have been asked to play the heroine in a movie, so why did I ask about my time in the Xinyi Song and Dance Troupe?

"You should be familiar with Xinyi, so please accompany me to Xinyi." Lu Chen wanted to find a suitable role for the movie.

new movie.

The main scenes are abroad.

But the main actors in the movie are overseas Chinese.

The offspring of Chinese people born overseas must have a bit of exotic flavor, so that they look like Chinese people who grew up abroad.

So Lu Chen planned to go to Xinyi to find a suitable young actress to play the role of Zhang Yiwen's daughter in the movie. As for Xinyi, Lu Chen had never been there and was unfamiliar with the place. He had to find a guide to accompany him to eat and drink. of.

(End of this chapter)