director of the millennium

Chapter 134 Director Kaigo, I'll help you wade through the water first!

As the premiere date approaches, more and more celebrities and dignitaries from the film industry have gathered in the capital.

There are not as many cumbersome operations as holding a premiere ceremony more than ten years later. In fact, it is to invite a group of friends in the circle, and then a group of reporters to watch a movie together.

Reporters don’t need to worry about Wu Yuan. All provincial-level newspapers across the country have sent people to come, and they don’t even need to be notified and invited by Wu Yuan.

Friends, it is indeed a bit too much to invite.

Those who are relatively free, or those who are in the capital, have prepared in advance.

Those who are not available can only come on February 2th.

But even if there were not many people who came in advance, it has already caused a major earthquake in the professional makeup industry in Beijing
Nowadays, many makeup artists do makeup work for several or even a dozen celebrities by themselves. Not every celebrity will hire a full-time makeup artist.

The main reason is that in the early stage of the industry's development, there are not enough manpower for various supporting positions.

Now it's all right, a lot of male and female stars are gathered in the capital, and they all have to make an appointment for the makeup service on February 2, which makes the celebrity makeup artists in the capital anxious.

They simply can't take so many orders!

Even if the queue starts at three o'clock in the morning, a makeup artist can at most take on the makeup work of three or five celebrities.

And here in Beijing, there are only a dozen makeup artists who specialize in makeup for celebrities.
Many actors who cannot contact professional makeup artists can only borrow established makeup artists from studios such as Beijing Film Studios, or troupes such as drama theaters.

What's worse, I can only do makeup by myself or an assistant, and then find a hair stylist in a beauty salon to do my hair.

Wu Yuan never imagined that hosting a premiere of his own would trigger changes in the makeup and styling industry in Beijing.

(Previously, no stars were invited to the premiere of "Hero")

With the premiere of "My Name" this time, the makeup industry in Beijing has been awakened, and it has entered a period of rapid expansion, with newcomers entering the industry every day
Is he influencing and changing the ecology of an industry?
Wu Yuan didn't know, and he didn't care.

Because his crew has a professional make-up team, and the leading person in charge has gone to Hollywood for further studies.

Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, and Yuan Hong, who took a day off with the crew of "Sword and Sword", are currently doing makeup surrounded by the crew's professional makeup team.

In addition to them, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin and others who just started school also obediently sat in the dressing room waiting for the makeup artist to "lucky".

In comparison, Wu Yuan, who was standing aside with his arms folded, was more relaxed.

He hates the feeling of putting all kinds of powder on his face, and he is not an actor in front of the stage.

He couldn't do it in Hollywood before, and he couldn't get crazy before "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released.

It's different now, it's in China again, he doesn't want to wear makeup, no one can force him.

Besides, even without makeup, his face is still handsome.

Didn't you see Liu Yifei, who was being played by the makeup artist, also peeked at Wu Yuan through the mirror from time to time.

The eyes of the two will meet in the mirror from time to time.

Well, Wu Yuan is looking at her too.

I haven't seen the little girl for a Spring Festival, so why does she feel that she has grown up a lot.

Wu Yuan was in a daze.

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing next to her, looked at the two "eyes expressing love", feeling very sad.

But Wu Yuan had such a high status and there were so many people present, it was difficult for her to say anything.

When she was struggling, Wu Yuan took the initiative to chat with her first.

"Aunt Liu, does Sissi have any film appointments next?"

After recovering, Liu Xiaoli shook her head and nodded again: "The producer Zhang Jizhong is preparing for "The Legend of Condor Heroes", and he is willing to invite Qianqian to play the role of Little Dragon Girl."

"But it seems that he is going to do some hype. The specific casting will have to wait until June. Then Sissi will also participate in the casting. It is not certain whether it can be decided."

Wu Yuan nodded, "The Legend of Condor Heroes" is indeed a very important TV series that had a great influence on Liu Yifei.

The little dragon girl she plays is also the white moonlight in the hearts of one or even two generations.

"Apart from this TV series, do you have any other movie appointments?" Wu Yuan asked again.

This time Liu Xiaoli shook her head firmly: "No, Sissi is too young, and many roles are not suitable."

There are not many TV dramas produced in China now.

Although she is now a little famous with the role of Wang Yuyan, but the way to play is not wide. This image of "Sister Fairy" not only made her popular, but also restricted her.

At least in modern films, no one has asked her to shoot. For period films, this kind of "fairy sister" role is rare.

As for the movie?

Except for the two Taiwan movies introduced by Lin Zhiying, no one asked her to act in it.

"After "My Name" is released, the situation will be much better." Wu Yuan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he said earnestly: "Now that Qianqian is still young, she should focus on her studies."

"Even if there are many film appointments coming to you in the future, you still have to choose carefully, don't just accept the role, and don't rush to pursue a career after graduation."

"Just because of the two works "My Name" and "The Legend of Condor Heroes", Sissy's popularity will not decline in the next two years."

Although Liu Yifei's acting skills have improved a lot after Wu Yuan's training for more than half a year, but it is only the average and passing level of a movie actor.

It is fine to play a role that fits one's own image and age, but it is not enough to play some complicated and difficult roles.

Being young is sometimes an advantage and sometimes a disadvantage.

"Well, I know." Liu Xiaoli said softly, she actually understands this truth, taking a bunch of scenes frequently is not as good as making one or two high-quality films.

Throughout Liu Yifei's acting career, she is not the so-called "desperate Saburo" actor, and basically maintains the workload of shooting one or two works a year.

It will not be like the big power, who desperately takes on dramas when they become popular. It is a routine operation to work on several dramas at the same time.

Of course, Liu Yifei's comparison of salted fish is also one of the reasons.

"That's good." Wu Yuan nodded, and just about to say a few more words, a staff member knocked on the door of the dressing room.

"Director Wu, the directors you invited have arrived, look."

"Understood." Wu Yuan nodded to Liu Xiaoli, turned around and left the dressing room with the staff.

The top four directors in China are very proud of Wu Yuan, and this time they all came to support "My Name".

Following the staff to the backstage reception room, before entering the door, Wu Yuan heard Feng Dao's signature Beijing movie first.

"Hey, do you think Director Wu's movie is a commercial movie?"

"I saw the trailer and the poster, it seemed a bit literary, and there was the scene of the meteorite at the end, didn't it kill the heroine?"

Not to mention, as a director, Director Feng has a very good vision.

After watching the trailer, many movie fans from outside couldn't figure out what the last meteorite scene meant, but Director Feng made a rough guess.

"It's hard to say." Zhang Yimou pursed his lips, "It should be a commercial film. With such special effects and such large-scale publicity, it cannot be an artistic film."

Pushing open the door, Wu Yuan walked in: "Director Yimou is right, this is a commercial romance movie."

"So I hope the directors will be merciful when they watch the premiere."

"The main storyline of my film is very simple, it is aimed at selling box office."

"Hey." Director Feng immediately put on a smile on his face: "What kind of leader am I in front of you?"

"Commercial films are good, and now the higher-ups are encouraging everyone to make more commercial films. Everything is focused on economic development!"

"Furthermore, movie fans love to watch commercial films, and no one would watch literary films."

That's right, this remark offended someone, and Director Chen Kaige's face immediately darkened.

Among the five directors present, except Jiang Wen, who was banned from directing, he was the only one who didn't make a blockbuster commercial film.

Jiang Wen still had a delicate heart, and slapped Feng Xiaogang on the shoulder with a big hand: "Well, whether it is a commercial film or a literary film, as long as it is shot well, it is a good movie."

He, Lao Jiang, doesn’t have any high-grossing movies.

"For the specific situation, you can watch it for yourself when the premiere is released later." Wu Yuan chuckled, this Feng Dapao really couldn't change his habit of being outspoken.

"Huh?" Wu Yuan focused his eyes, and looked behind the four directors.

A very fashionable and beautiful actress with a very good figure and temperament was standing aside looking pretty.

Wu Yuan's eyes fell on her face, and a bunch of key words immediately came to mind.

"The queen of the red carpet, Fan Xiaopang, Fan Ye, 8 million sister..."

Director Feng, who noticed his gaze, smiled and introduced, "Director Wu, this is the heroine of my "Mobile Phone", Fan Binbin."

"Didn't you have time to come to the premiere of "Mobile" last time, so I brought her to the pier to say goodbye."

"She's good at acting."

Fan Binbin immediately stepped forward, greeted with a smile on his face, "Director Wu, I am Fan Binbin, a signed actor of Huayi."

"Jin Suo, there is no Chinese person who doesn't know him." Wu Yuan also showed a smile, and hugged her politely.

But in his heart, he sneered again and again.

What a goodbye to the pier, the acting is good, it's all nonsense.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin here, probably at the behest of the king of Huayi.

Didn't you hear that Fan Binbin also specifically mentioned that he is a contracted actor of Huayi?

Regardless of how well Huayi is doing in the domestic entertainment industry, Wu Yuan has no good impression of this company.

The main reason is that the big and small kings at the helm are so dirty that it would not be wrong to say that they are the Harvey Weinsteins of domestic entertainment.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin to see him, it was nothing more than that the big and small king wanted to praise Fan Binbin, and this was to test him.

Wu Yuan didn't give Director Feng a chance to continue chatting. After embracing Fan Binbin, he immediately turned to talk to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

Seeing his attitude, Director Feng immediately understood and shook his head vaguely at the disappointed Fan Binbin.

On this side, Wu Yuan chatted with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige about the mainland film market in the past two years.

All three of them are very optimistic about the mainland film market and feel that the cold winter has passed and a golden age of films will follow.

But when it comes to the box office market that is increasing every year, Chen Kaige is worried again.

"Director Wu, you made a blockbuster fantasy movie in Hollywood. Do you think fantasy movies are popular in China?"

"Huh?" Wu Yuan frowned.

Sure enough, Director Kego still wanted to make "The Promise". Director Kego didn't listen to a single word he said at the premiere of "Hero".

Although he knew that for a director like Chen Kaige, his own decisions would be difficult to be swayed by outside opinions, Wu Yuan was still a little speechless.

Well, good words are hard to persuade ghosts who want to die.

This time Wu Yuan stopped trying to persuade him and said with a smile on his face: "I think someone is behind it."

"Look, Hollywood has the "Mummy" series, "Harry Potter" series, "Lord of the Rings" series, and "Pirates of the Caribbean".

"We Chinese people should also have our own fantasy and magic movies."

"My company plans to make a fantasy and magic movie next year, which is adapted from "Liao Zhai"."

""Liao Zhai"?" Chen Kaige thought for a while: "Is it like "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"

"No." Wu Yuan explained: ""A Chinese Ghost Story" is more like a fairy tale movie, the protagonist in it knows the way."

"What I want to do is a story about a vixen and a painted skin, more like a Hollywood fantasy movie style, where ordinary people encounter a fantasy and magical world."

In Hollywood fantasy movies, the hero usually has no supernatural abilities, but he will encounter many supernatural events.

For example, in "The Mummy", archaeologists and tomb robbers opened the pharaoh's tomb and resurrected the ancient Egyptian priests.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is also the same. The protagonist group is hunted down by a group of pirates who have turned into undead creatures, and finally wiped out the group of pirates as ordinary people.

Wu Yuan's positioning of "Painted Skin", why is it a fantasy and not a fairy tale?

It is because the protagonists of this series are ordinary people who encounter legendary monsters and have various stories with these monsters.

Wang Sheng is just a general, he doesn't know any Taoism, and neither does Pang Yong.

The vixen Xiaowei in the story is not a fairy who can cultivate and grow. In fact, she does not have particularly powerful magic skills, but is good at charming people.

She eats the heart just to maintain the youth of the human skin, from another point of view it is to keep the appearance not old.

If Pang Yong in the story knows Taoism, and Xiao Wei is also a great demon with sharp demon skills, who can kill mortals casually, then this story is not fantasy, but a fairy tale or myth movie.

For example, in "Zhu Xian" and "Shu Mountain", everyone knows how to practice immortality and Taoism, and all kinds of magic fight each other, flying to the sky and escaping from the ground. This must be different from the painting style of "Painted Skin", not the same type.

Wu Yuan, who has the memory of later generations, divides movie types more clearly and accurately than any current director. He also hopes that he can bring more new types and new themes to Chinese movie fans.

Wu Yuan said that he also wanted to make a fantasy film, which can be said to have given Chen Kaige great confidence.

"Since you are going to make fantasy movies, it seems that there is still a market for fantasy movies in China." Chen Kaige nodded.

In his eyes, the movie "The Promise" is his turning point!There is absolutely nothing to lose.

It's just that apart from him, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, including Jiang Wen, didn't have much confidence in this subject, and they all showed worry on their faces.

On the other hand, Wu Yuan chuckled and said noncommittally: "This is the first time someone in China has made such a movie. The risk is still very high. It may not be accepted by domestic movie fans, and it may lose everything."

"I actually have no idea."

"Director Kaige, if you're worried, why don't I make a sample for you first?"

"Our company's fantasy film will start production at the beginning of next year and should be released before the end of the year."

"You can wait for that movie for a year, and then shoot it the next year."

"Let me help you wade through the water first and try the market situation. If my movie doesn't do well at the box office, there's still time for you to turn around in time!"

Chen Kaige's eyes lit up. This situation of being the first to eat crabs involves high risks and high returns. You may lose everything or make a fortune.

To be honest, Director Kego is a bit afraid to take a gamble.

He is not barefoot. He is one of the top two directors in China. It is not an extreme situation. There is really no need to take such a big risk to be the first one to eat crabs. If you are not careful, your reputation may be ruined.

Now Wu Yuan said that he could go first, which made Chen Kaige's heart flutter immediately, and he wanted to wait and see.

But he still hesitated, "Isn't that good?"

"It's okay!" Wu Yuan grinned, and his tone was still enthusiastic: "I am a junior and young, so it doesn't matter if I fail, there is a chance of trial and error."

"Director Kege, you are different. It's better to play it safe."

Hey, "The Promise" is really not worthy of the title of the first fantasy blockbuster in China, let's give this title to "Painted Skin"!

(End of this chapter)