director of the millennium

Chapter 87 Finished!
After feeling the change in his status in Disney's eyes, Wu Yuan is indeed more eager to expand the domestic film market.

It’s not that he wants to “capitalize China’s self-respect”, but he deeply feels the importance of the improvement of a country’s industry influence to relevant practitioners.

Only China's film market is getting bigger, stronger, and better.

When Chinese filmmakers are abroad, their waists can become straighter and stronger!
He hopes that more Chinese filmmakers can stand up straight in front of foreign filmmakers, be valued more, and receive equal or even higher treatment!

And to achieve this, China's film industry must develop, and it must be booming!

While filming "Pirates of the Caribbean", Wu Yuan was also seriously considering that Director Han asked him to make a commercial film in China next year.

For a commercial blockbuster like "Hero", if it is shot at this time, the pressure to pay back the cost is still too great.

"Hero" didn't make back its money at all just at the domestic box office.

After that, it was released one after another abroad, which allowed "Hero" to recoup its costs and make a lot of money.

"Hero" earned more than 5000 million US dollars at the box office in North America alone. Without the 5000 million US dollars, it would be difficult to maintain capital.
After "Hero", no Chinese movie can achieve such box office results in North America.

And this has nothing to do with the development of the mainland film market.
Wu Yuan wants to make a movie that can set off a movie-going craze in the Chinese market, so that more mainland audiences can enter the cinema!

So which movie is suitable?

During the last half month of filming for "Pirates of the Caribbean", Wu Yuan thought about this issue almost every day.

Until "Pirates of the Caribbean" was successfully completed in the studio, he didn't think about it.

"Daniel! Happy wrapping up!" Jerry gave Wu Yuan a bouquet of flowers with a smile on his face, and popped open a bottle of champagne.

Opening champagne to celebrate is one of the must-have procedures for a Hollywood film to wrap up!

The champagne tower, which was stacked high, was quickly filled with champagne.

In a blink of an eye, after nearly five months of filming, "Pirates of the Caribbean" was just finished.

Holding flowers and receiving the champagne from Jerry, Wu Yuan looked a little dazed.

"Pirates of the Caribbean" is his longest filming cycle.

Although he didn't have to worry about the pre-production, post-production, and editing of the film, the actual filming took him more than four months.

Hollywood commercial blockbusters are indeed more time-consuming to shoot than mainland literary films, and this time the shooting took more time to adjust than before.

Accidents on the set, seasickness of the main creative team, and a large number of special effects shots in the studio took a lot of time.

Fortunately, in the end Wu Yuan successfully completed the filming of all the scenes in accordance with the script requirements.

Jerry was also quite satisfied with the finished film material produced by Wu Yuan.

He is not like other directors of literary films, who can't help but want to change the script and add something with a strong personal style when he takes on a foreign film.

Let's put it this way, a qualified Hollywood commercial blockbuster will not have any reflection of the director's personal style at all.

"Mission Impossible" series, "Fast and Furious" series, "007" series, "Harry Potter" series, "Transformers" series and other Hollywood commercial blockbusters, which series of directors have a strong presence?
In commercial blockbusters, the director has always served the script, rather than the script serving the director.

There is no metaphysical content in the content of the script. It does not output any artistic ideas, but it is as refreshing and stimulating as possible.

Wu Baige's "Wind Talker" rushed, not because he felt that he could do it again after filming "Mission: Impossible 2", and he had more power in his hands, so he started to stuff his art in the movie thought up.

The result is a film that purports to be an action war movie but is actually a mediocre and boring film that explores friendship within a war movie.

Wu Yuan was not like this. He made "Pirates of the Caribbean" exactly according to the script given by the screenwriting team. The entire movie was shot around the two points of fantasy and adventure, without adding any personal goods.

What Jerry wants is a director who works quickly and doesn't make trouble!

A big production that has already cost as much as 1.4 million US dollars really does not allow for any extra risk!
"Daniel!" After watching Wu Yuan drink the celebration champagne, Jerry took out a small exquisite gift box not much bigger than a ring box from his arms with a smile, and handed it to him.

"This is my personal final gift to you. It is very pleasant to work with you. You are different from most Chinese people I have met."

Wu Yuan looked at the gift box with some confusion. It was the first time he heard that the producer would give the director a gift after completing the filming.

"Give it to me?" He took the gift in surprise, opened it, and found a watch inside.

"Patek Philippe's complex function timepiece series has date display and dual time zone function." Jerry shrugged and said considerately: "I don't think you are in the habit of wearing a watch."

"But Daniel, you often travel back and forth across the ocean. I think a watch with a dual time zone function is very practical for you."

"And as a well-known Hollywood director, I think you should wear a watch that matches your status, don't you?"

For Westerners, a watch is a very important thing. It can be said that every mature man needs a business watch and a commuter watch of his own.

Seeing that Wu Yuan didn't usually wear a watch, Jerry prepared such a gift for him.

According to the western habit of receiving gifts, Wu Yuan immediately took out the watch from the gift box and admired it in front of Jerry.

The case and crown are made of 18K white gold, the watch mirror is sapphire crystal, and the strap is made of calfskin, which is very exquisite and beautiful.

Apparently, Jerry had considered Wu Yuan's age when choosing a gift, and specially picked one for him that was more suitable for young people, rather than the metal watch strap that middle-aged people love most.

Wu Yuan looked back and forth, "It's a very cool watch, but isn't this watch cheap?"

"As long as you like it." Jerry nodded with a smile.

Of course it’s not cheap. He ordered this watch directly from Patek Philippe’s headquarters in Switzerland, and it costs 4 euros including tax!
Converted into RMB, plus the consumption tax on high-end watches, Wu Yuan would spend more than 50 RMB to buy such a watch in China.

This is much higher grade than some green water ghost.

Wu Yuan really needed such a watch.

Today's mobile phones are not as smart as later. Every time he travels between the two countries, he needs to recalibrate the date and time of his mobile phone, which is very troublesome.

It is much more convenient to have such a watch with dual time zones.

He touched the watch fondly, and said happily: "Thank you, Jerry, I like it very much!"

"This watch will be my regular watch in the future."

Orlando, who noticed the movement not far away, walked over with champagne in his hand. After a few glances, he said deliberately and exaggeratedly: "Oh! Jerry, why does the director have a gift but we don't?"

"I feel like I've been treated unfairly. What about the Screen Actors Union? I need the Screen Actors Union to uphold justice!"

"Don't be kidding." Jerry glared at Orlando angrily, "Don't think I don't know, the watch you often wear is much more expensive than this one!"

"You don't need a watch from me."

After finishing speaking, Jerry walked to the center of the studio and clapped his hands vigorously a few times, attracting the attention of all the crew members who were still finishing the work.

"Guys, everyone has worked hard!"

"To celebrate the completion of our movie, there is a grand party waiting for everyone tonight!"

"So, for the drinks and girls tonight, everyone needs to move faster!"

A few seconds later, the cheers almost brought down the roof of the studio.

(End of this chapter)