China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 404 Mazda Spokesperson, Traffic Jam Ambassador
Li Yu started out as a small-time director and he knows the importance of publicity.

When he filmed "Full House" that year, the director was a newcomer and the leading actors were basically all newcomers. This was a zero-heat lineup.

Not to mention the reporters, even ordinary people passing by the set wouldn't stop for more than ten seconds.

At that time, in order to create hype, all the reporters were hired by Li Yu.

In order to attract outside attention and let people know that an idol drama called "Full House" has started filming, he deliberately said some arrogant words.

This is a last resort and is a last resort.

Wu Jing's situation is much better than Li Yu's back then. He doesn't need to gain attention by making fun of himself.

"Director Li put a lot of thought into this movie for me."

Wu Jing could feel Li Yu's importance to him and Wolf Warrior.

This made him even more determined to make a good movie.

Li Yu supported him so much that he not only helped him get Da Tiantian's 70 million investment, but also made his movie gain a certain degree of popularity before it even started shooting.

With such a dream-like start, if a bad movie is still produced, Li Yu would not even need to say anything, Wu Jing would have to do it himself.

"How can we not pay some attention to 70 million silver coins?"

Li Yu said with a teasing tone.

The 70 million was not entirely invested by Da Tiantian's family, Li Yu accounted for half of it.

Of course Li Yu would not miss this kind of investment with a high probability of making money.

The reason why Da Tiantian takes up half of the total is because her dazzling star power can have a say with a certain cinema chain.

"I'll ask Director Liu and others to come over to revise the script and try to make it better. It would be even better if Director Li is willing to provide one or two valuable suggestions."

Wu Jing said sincerely.

"No need. This is your work. Just discuss and solve it among yourselves. I have never written a military script."

Li Yu found a random excuse to decline Wu Jing's invitation.

There are four screenwriters for the movie "Wolf Warrior", including Wu Jing, enough to fill a mahjong table.

With Li Yu's involvement, there were even temporary substitute players in case someone had to go to the toilet during the mahjong game.

This is not a good sign.

Script The script is the foundation of a play, and it is very important.

The worst thing about a script is mixing in multiple people's ideas.

The script that Wu Jing and his team had come up with was quite successful from a commercial perspective, so there was no need for Li Yu to join in.

Next, Li Yu and Wu Jing talked some more about movies.

At the end of the wrap-up party, Li Yu took the opportunity to introduce Wu Jing to Mr. Han and other industry leaders.

Wu Jing has been in the circle for so many years, he must know these bigwigs, and he has even met them.

But he definitely won't have the chance to drink with these big guys.

Take Mr. Han for example, even if he won the Best Actor award, it would mean nothing in his eyes.

Because there are best actor winners every year, they can’t be said to be as common as cabbages on the streets, but they can’t be called as rare as giant pandas either.

The only ones who can truly become Mr. Han’s guests of honor are directors, and those who can make commercial blockbusters.

Wu Jing never dared to dream that one day he would be able to communicate with so many big names in the industry.

He was very rational. He knew that the boss was willing to pay attention to him just to give face to Li Yu because he was standing next to Li Yu.

If he came alone, he probably wouldn't even be able to get close to the person.

After the wrap party, Wu Jing said gratefully, "Director Li, I will definitely make Wolf Warrior a good movie. If it's not good, I will jump off the rooftop."

"As long as you take good pictures and pay more attention to the details, you will definitely be able to take good pictures. Congratulations on being able to chat and laugh with those people even without me by your side in the future."

Li Yu smiled.

Wu Jing's heart skipped a beat. He even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. Did Li Yu think too highly of him?
Without Li Yu by his side, would he be able to chat and laugh with those people in the future? Seriously?

He himself couldn't believe these words, he just thought Li Yu was joking with him.

After Wu Jing left, Da Tiantian looked at Li Yu with a puzzled look: "Do you really think highly of him?"

Li Yu thought to himself, how could he not be optimistic about Wu Jing?
He didn't dare to be pessimistic about Wu Jing.

Wu Jing and Jia Ling are both lucky sons in the director world. One's third film directed and acted in by himself grossed 56 billion yuan, and the other's debut film as a director grossed 54 billion yuan.

Even some entertainment novels don't dare to write like this, as readers will criticize them for being illogical and brainless.

All I can say is that reality can really be stranger than fiction.

Fiction requires logic, but reality does not.

The reason why Li Yu gave Wu Jing so much face today was very simple.

Because Wu Jing is one of the people who has made the biggest comeback in the entertainment industry in the past few decades.

Giving Wu Jing a little help when he is in the most difficult time will surely bring you a spring of return in the future.

It is no exaggeration to say that obtaining the preferred investment rights for "Wolf Warrior 2" and "Little Broken Ball" series can bring Li Yu a return equivalent to ten small goals or two medium goals, which is pure profit.

This is more profitable than hoarding houses.

Some people may ask why Li Yu doesn’t go there himself.

First of all, human energy is limited, and it is impossible for Li Yu to shoot all the box office hits.

Another very important point is that he has always been relatively ruthless in taking advantage of domestic directors and screenwriters.

The TV shows I bought were only a few, such as "Nirvana in Fire", and the movies I bought were only "Those Years" and Mr. Chen's "Detective Chinatown" series.

There is also a movie called "Dream Chaser Movie Circle", which is a magical adaptation of "Charlotte's Troubles".

However, "Dreaming of the Movie Circle" and "Charlotte's Troubles" are basically two different stories except for the names of the protagonists and some similar funny jokes.

The main reason is that Li Yu doesn't want to take all the famous works of domestic directors and screenwriters. If he takes all the credit for himself, Chinese-language films will only get worse.

He is now more focused on taking advantage of foreign companies, and giving domestic directors more room for development in adapting or original scripts.

As the old saying goes, a single flower does not make spring, but a garden full of flowers of all colors does.

Sometimes Li Yu would also train directors, such as Li Muge and Cao Qing, and he invested in Lu Yang and Wu Jing.

Li Yu even had an idea that he planned to set up an investment institution to train directors in the future.

Set aside a sum of money every year to invest in directors like Lu Yang and Wu Jing who cannot get investment from capital.

Li Yu can use his vision that transcends versions to identify good movies with potential and obtain rich returns on investment.

If there are more talented directors in China, domestic audiences can see more good movies.

This move will benefit Li Yu himself, the domestic film industry, and ordinary audiences. It is a true win-win cooperation.

However, there is still some distance before real action can be taken.

What is more pressing at the moment is Li Yu’s new movie "Parasite", which is competing for awards.

With Li Yu's current wealth and influence, his films will never lack investment, even if they are art films.

Investment may be the most important thing for other directors, but it is the least important thing for Li Yu.

Li Yu has already been chosen as the lead actor for Parasite.

It happened to be a good day, so Li Yu made an appointment to meet the actor.

I just don't know what car he will come in today, a Mercedes or a Rolls-Royce.

However, Li Yu guessed that he might be riding in a Mazda because it was a little bit past the agreed time.

That’s right, the person Li Yu had an appointment to meet today was none other than the famous actor with many faces, Tony Leung Ka Fai, who is also the famous traffic jam ambassador.

(End of this chapter)