director of the millennium

Chapter 135 "Your Name" Premiere
Director Kego didn't say anything in the end. He was originally a rather indecisive person.

The reason why Wu Yuan advised him to shoot "The Promise" later was because he really had no choice.

"Painted Skin" may not be released in time for 2005, and even if it does, it will probably be in November or December.

He really didn't want to fight with "The Promise" at the same time.

Even if it insists on being released ten days and a half before "The Promise", by the time "The Promise" is released, it will eat up a large part of the film schedule and the market.

Needless to say, although "The Promise" was scolded miserably after its release, this movie did earn more than 1 million yuan at the box office!
This movie is scolded and scolded, the gimmick of top director + fantasy movie is still full.

Among the movies released in December 2005, "The Promise" sold 12 million, "The Great Sage" sold 1.79 million, and "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles" sold 5000 million.

All three are incredible works.

If "Painted Skin" squeezes in again, even if it has a good reputation, it is estimated that it can only grab a box office of about [-] million, which is really low.

If there is no "The Promise", "Painted Skin" may have a box office of more than 2 million in this schedule, crushing the other two films.

There is really no way for the other two movies to compete with "Painted Skin" in the market.

The market is so big, if "The Promise" can be fooled to 2006, then "Painted Skin" will be really cool.

It's a pity that this kind of thing is not something that Wu Yuan can talk about in a few words. In the end, Director Kai Ge was only a little emotional.

Afterwards, Wu Yuan chatted with these great directors, arranged a sumptuous lunch for them, and began to prepare for the afternoon premiere.

There is only one word to describe it.

busy!
very busy!
During the time of "Pirates of the Caribbean", Disney made all arrangements for the premiere, and Wu Yuan only had to sit in the interview booth.

This time, for the premiere of "Your Name" in China, although Wu Yuan did not arrange interviews with reporters, just receiving the guests kept him busy.

The leading actors of the crew stood in the main hall of the National Center for the Performing Arts, listening to the noisy shouting and taking pictures of reporters on the red carpet outside. Wu Yuan received a group of guests every 5 minutes.

"Professors, thank you for your hard work."

"Sister Ziyi, please come inside."

"Director Han, please come in quickly."

Batch after batch of guests, all of whom are well-known filmmakers in China, were led by Wu Yuan to rest in the screening hall.

Hu Ge, Liu Yifei and others who followed him did not dare to breathe.

Everyone here, for young actors like them, is also a rare big star.
No, another big star has arrived.

Gong Li wore a black Armani haute couture dress, like a noble black swan, walking from the red carpet into the National Center for the Performing Arts.

These days, she is the only one in China who can get Europe's top luxury brands to prepare customized dresses for her.

The International Chapter doesn’t have this qualification, so you have to find a top luxury brand to borrow it yourself.

Seeing that Emperor Gong had arrived, Wu Yuan immediately stepped forward and greeted him politely: "Sister Gong Li, you are welcome to attend the premiere of my new movie."

Emperor Gong was worthy of being Emperor Gong. He exuded a grand and elegant temperament all over his body. He smiled at Wu Yuan and said lightly: "How could I not come after receiving the invitation from Director Wu?"

This is true.

Now Wu Yuan can hold a premiere and invite Gong Li and Zhang Yimou at the same time.

The two of them haven't reconciled yet, they are in a period of stiffness, and they don't appear on the same occasion.

But Wu Yuan invited them, but they all came to participate.

"Be polite." Wu Yuan nodded with a smile, he was still a little vain in his heart to be said that by Emperor Gong.

And Liu Yifei standing behind her stared at Gong Li with bright eyes, this is her idol in acting career!

Her face flushed, and her voice trembled with excitement as she said, "Hello, Teacher Gong Li, I am the actor Liu Yifei. I like your movies very much!"

She was still embarrassed to say the word "idol".

"Huh?" Gong Huang turned his head and looked at Liu Yifei, with a smile on his face. He looked back and forth between Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei, "You are the heroine of this movie, right?"

After seeing Liu Yifei nodding, she said again: "It's a very lucky thing for a newcomer to be able to act in Director Wu's work. I hope you can grasp this luck."

Perhaps thinking of something, Emperor Gong's smile was a little frustrated, "Director Wu, then I'll go in first."

"Please."

Next, one after another, the invited guests came to the scene one after another, each of which aroused the exclamation of reporters on both sides of the red carpet outside, and then there was a burst of crazy shooting.

Although in terms of momentum, the premiere of "Your Name" is not as good as "Hero", in terms of star brilliance, the premiere of "Your Name" far exceeds that of "Hero".

In particular, when the last finale guest arrived, the reporters outside were stunned.

"Why is Cheng Long here?"

"Didn't you hear that Director Wu knows Cheng Long?"

"Were they contacted in Hollywood?"

"Don't worry about it, take a picture!"

Hundreds of reporters gathered outside all pointed their cameras at Cheng Long.

The current Cheng Long's influence in China's entertainment industry is even more exaggerated than 20 years later.

He is popular in Hollywood, but now he is at the peak of his popularity!
Although in terms of status, he is definitely not comparable to Wu Yuan in Hollywood, but Wu Yuan is a director when someone is a public star.

In the eyes of many on-site reporters, Cheng Long's participation in the premiere of Wu Yuan's movie was definitely a face-to-face.

But in the inner hall, the situation is different.

As soon as Cheng Long entered the inner hall, he put on a smile and walked quickly towards Wu Yuan, holding his hand firmly.

"Director Wu, why did everyone else invite me for the premiere of the new movie?" Cheng Long pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "If Ziyi hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it!"

Yes, he came to the premiere of "Your Name" on his own initiative.

"I'm afraid of delaying your work." Wu Yuan smiled and hugged him: "You have so many work arrangements at home and abroad."

"Eh." Cheng Long shook his head repeatedly: "No matter how busy you are, I still have to come to the premiere of your new movie."

Cheng Long was filming "New Police Story" on Hong Kong Island. As soon as he heard that Wu Yuan had a new movie to be released, he took a leave of absence with the crew and flew directly to the capital.

"Inside please, inside please." Wu Yuan also had a bright smile on his face.

In any case, Cheng Long came to cheer him up, which was a very honorable thing at the moment.

Cheng Long was already the last guest present, and those reporters behind Wu Yuan didn't care, so the staff naturally arranged for them to watch the movie.

Wu Yuan took Cheng Long and the actors of the film crew to the screening hall.

When the guests who were already in the screening room saw Wu Yuan and Cheng Long walking in side by side, except for the four major directors, Gong Huang, and International Zhang, everyone else also exclaimed like the reporters outside.

When did Wu Yuan know Cheng Long?

Why did Cheng Long come to support Wu Yuan?

Two questions suddenly appeared in many people's minds.

When Han Dong saw the way the two walked in while chatting hotly, his heart immediately became alive.

Wouldn't it be great if these two actors and directors, both well-known in Hollywood, collaborated on a mainland blockbuster?
The combined influence of these two is probably greater than that of Zhang Yimou's "Hero"!

But how do you bring the two together to work together?

Director Han became worried again.

"Come on, come on, sit down quickly." Wu Yuan didn't know that Director Han was a flirt, so he happily took Cheng Long to sit next to the four directors, which was in the second row.

On the left are the four major directors, and on the right are Gong Li and International Zhang. No one else has this kind of treatment.

After Cheng Long sat down and communicated with Chen Kaige, Wu Yuan led the leading actors of the crew to the bottom of the screen.

A staff member handed over the microphone.

Normally speaking, at this time, the main creators talk about how hard and difficult the filming was, how beautiful the film is, and how special and novel experiences it will bring to everyone.

But Wu Yuan did not play his cards according to the routine.

He doesn't like to make any long speeches during the premiere, and inviting guests to the premiere means inviting everyone to watch a movie together.

Wu Yuan picked up the microphone and said very neatly: "Thank you for coming to support me and participate in the premiere of "My Name"."

"This is the first commercial film I made in China after three years after "The Night the Comet Came."

"Hope you guys enjoy the movie."

After speaking, he took the leading actors back to sit in the first row.

Didn't even give them a chance to speak.
No matter it is Hu Ge or Liu Yifei, after seeing so many top actors and directors at the premiere in a few days, they are already nervous to death, not to mention the other supporting actors, whose hands and feet are trembling with nervousness.

They really didn't have the courage to speak eloquently in front of all these big names.

They quickly sat back in the first row behind Wu Yuan, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is this the end of the speech?" Jiang Wen, who was sitting in the second row, said blankly, "That's so damn easy."

No one responded to him, and the lights in the theater dimmed.

The logos of Light and Shadow Times and China Film Group lighted up one after another, and then the familiar dragon logo appeared on the screen.

As the dragon sign was also darkened, all the whispering voices were quieted down, and the film officially began to be screened.

At the beginning, there is a beautiful scene of meteor shower across the night sky.

Seven or eight brilliant meteors streaked across the sky, fell to the clouds, passed through the clouds and fell straight to the ground.

The camera has been following the meteorite as it passes through the clouds and then falls.

This is a picture made entirely with special effects, but it is extremely realistic.

A shot of less than ten seconds is enough to attract the attention of all audiences.

There has really never been such a special effects scene in a domestic movie.

"Tsk tsk, just a few seconds, it will cost several million?" Director Feng sighed with emotion in a low voice.

On the screen, the movie continues.

As the meteorite was about to fall to the ground, the picture suddenly stopped and fell into darkness.

The voice of the heroine Mitsuha sounded from the loudspeakers on both sides.

"When I woke up in the morning, I didn't know why I was crying."

"Things like this happen from time to time."

The screen lit up again, but it was Lin Wenjie, the male protagonist played by Hu Ge, sitting on the bed and staring blankly at a tear in the palm of his hand.

"Obviously I had a dream, but I can't remember it."

"only."

A ray of light came on, splitting the picture into two halves. In two different bedrooms, Lin Wenjie and Sanye were both sitting on the bed, staring blankly at the tears in their hands.

"I just feel like I've forgotten someone important."

The camera zoomed up quickly, the scorching sun in the distance was looming in the clouds, and the title of the movie written in thin gold script lit up on the screen.

"your name"

Works directed by Wu Yuan.

The movie theme song sung by Mayday sounded.

With intense pop rock accompaniment and Ashin's youthful voice, the images on the screen keep jumping.

With a steamed bun in his mouth, Lin Wenjie trotted to the bus station in his high school uniform of a white shirt and a suit that can only be found in the capital.

Luo Sanye, who was wearing a classic big-pocket sports uniform, tied her hair with a red hairband and hurriedly said "I won't eat breakfast" to her grandma. Under the eyes of her sister, "It's like this again." Trotted out of the house.

On one side is a modern city full of high-rise buildings, and on the other side is a rural town with green mountains and green waters.

Two worlds and the lives of two high school students with different situations are constantly interspersed on the screen.

There is no need for any background introduction. Through such a short scene, all audiences will know the identity and background of the two leading actors.

As the theme song gradually comes to an end, there is another freeze-frame picture where the screen is divided into two sides, one hero and heroine are on a tall building, and the other is looking up at the sky on the mountainside.

The feature film has officially begun.

"Wen Jie, don't you remember?"

"My name is Sanye."

With a snap, Luo Sanye woke up from the bed and looked around the room in confusion.

Although the wall skin is a little peeling and the wooden windows are a little rough, there is no doubt that this is a room full of femininity.

Luo Sanye's face still had some traces of panic after waking up from a nightmare, and she lowered her head to look at her body.

"Sister, what are you doing?" The younger sister who didn't know when was leaning against the door asked with a puzzled expression.

"I'm thinking, this thing is really real." Luo Sanye answered subconsciously, then realized and pointed at himself: "Eh, me? Sister?"

"Sister, what are you talking about in your sleep?" Luo Siye shouted impatiently: "It's time to eat, get up quickly!"

"You ask me to call you every day, is there anyone like you like a sister?"

With a bang, the door was slammed shut.

There was laughter in the auditorium.

Chen Kaige shook his head and laughed: "The male and female protagonists swap bodies, this setting is quite interesting."

Liu Yifei, who was sitting in the first row, heard the laughter next to her ears, and her entire earlobe turned red.

When filming this scene, she was almost ashamed to death. It was really too shameful to do such a thing in front of the camera teacher and Wu Yuan.

Fortunately, it seems that the audience responded well to this scene.

"Zi-"

The scene in the movie changed again, Luo Siye was frying eggs in the kitchen.

Putting the fried eggs on the dining table, she smiled and said to her sister and grandma sitting on both sides: "You can eat!"

She enthusiastically packed the rice and served it to grandma and sister.

"Well, today is finally normal." Grandma took the rice and smiled happily.

"Yesterday was really too bad." The younger sister also said in line.

"Huh?" Luo Sanye, who was feeding herself a meal, was stunned, "What do you mean?"

She wasn't the only one stunned.

All the guests who were watching the movie were also stunned.

what does this mean?
what happened yesterday?
Looking at the beginning, the male protagonist must have just swapped bodies with the heroine, right?
Also, why is it that after the first body swap, the hero can show the temperament of a "cook lady" so skillfully, and why can he communicate with the heroine's family so well?
Are we missing a plot?

Only Wu Yuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a dark smile.

　I have to write three chapters today, and I will finish this movie adaptation in one go, but Chapter 3 should be released after midnight, so you can watch it in one go tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)