I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 311 Wu Baige wants to film "The Crossing"?
"Director Wu, give up! It's not shameful to lose this time. You've never made a movie about the Three Kingdoms before, while Cheng Sheng is a professional historical filmmaker. You can beat him in another area, such as police and gangster films and crime films. That's your forte. Your 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Face/Off' were big hits in Hollywood. In China, as long as you're willing to make films that you're good at, that mainland guy Cheng Sheng is no match for you."

When Wu Baige was feeling down, Lin Zhilin, who had once been in a relationship with him, offered her some words of comfort.

Upon hearing this, Wu Baige seemed to feel much better.

Looking at Lin Zhilin with great surprise, he thought to himself: This woman's acting skills are not good, but I didn't expect her to be so effective at comforting people. It seems that I underestimated her.

However, he is not someone who gives up easily.

"I am indeed not familiar with Chinese history, which is why I lost to that flop. But if I were to make a film about modern history, I would definitely not lose."

In Wu Baige's opinion, his loss was due to his lack of knowledge about the Three Kingdoms period. He had chosen the wrong subject matter, which affected his ability to perform, and that's why Cheng Sheng, that good-for-nothing, got the advantage.

If it were a film about modern times, how could I possibly lose?

While wallowing in self-pity, Wu Baige had a flash of inspiration. He remembered the movie "Titanic" that he had seen before, which gave him an impulse to come up with his own "Titanic" movie.

He refused to believe he could lose to that little bastard Cheng Sheng when he made a movie about a big ship.

"Haha, it's really God's blessing that I found the best screenwriter from Hong Kong and Taiwan to turn my inspiration into a movie. I'm sure I can win next time."

Wu Baige was very confident about the inspiration that had suddenly come to her.

The big ship... no, we should think of a better name for the big ship, so what should we call it?

The Crossing, hello to the questioner!

Wu Baige is a woman of action.

Once he had the idea, he immediately contacted Wang Huiling, a female screenwriter from Yizhou.

Few people may know Wang Huiling, but many have certainly seen the films and television dramas she has written and produced.

Wang Huiling began her screenwriting career in 83 as the screenwriter for the TV series "Accompanying You by the Window for the Rest of My Life".

In 89, he served as the screenwriter for the romance drama "Three Men Chasing a Wife".

In 94, he served as the screenwriter for the drama film "Eat Drink Man Woman".

In 2000, she served as the screenwriter for the martial arts film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which earned her the 73rd Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and the 54th British Academy Film Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In 01, he served as the screenwriter for the romantic comedy film "Corn Pancake Soup" and the drama film "Migratory Birds".

In 2005, which was last year, he served as the screenwriter for the period film "The Myth," which starred Jackie Chan and Kim Hee-sun.

The movie is still in production.

Wu Baige's decision to hire her as the screenwriter for "The Crossing" clearly indicates his great ambition.

So, while the script was still being conceived, Wu Baige revealed her idea for her next film to the media.

He publicly told reporters, "Filming ancient Chinese movies may not be my forte, and it's normal for me to lose to Cheng Sheng, but I won't give up. I will defeat him in my area of ​​expertise."

"What are you asking about the next movie?"

"It's not a police thriller or a gangster movie, but it's about a big ship. The theme of this new movie is war and love."

This time, Wu Baige was much more restrained in front of the media, and when talking about Cheng Sheng, she didn't dare to directly attack him anymore.

After all, his "Red Cliff" is really bad now, so the release date of the sequel to "Red Cliff" has been postponed for a year. The sequel will be released after the storm has passed.

Although he didn't dare to make any harsh statements, he still took the opportunity to justify his failure, even emphasizing that he would win back the next movie.

This news caused quite a stir as soon as it came out. After all, it's Wu Baige's new movie!
And it's related to large ships.

When it comes to large ships, the first thing that comes to mind for everyone is "Titanic". After all, before "Da Tang 1" came out, this movie was a huge obstacle for Chinese-language films.

Now that the mountains are gone, the Chinese people can stand tall again.

Is Wu Baige going to film a movie about a big ship? Will she remake this movie?

But this movie is not easy to make!
You should know that many directors have wanted to remake this movie, but none of them have dared to do it.

It's common knowledge how difficult it was to make the movie "Truck Driver." Even renowned Hollywood directors wouldn't dare say that their remakes could surpass the original.

Where does Wu Baige get the confidence to want to remake this movie?

A reporter suddenly thought of another large ship.

The 'Taiping Steamer Incident'.

The passenger ship "Taiping" traveling from Shanghai to Yizhou suffered a fatal accident, resulting in the deaths of nearly a thousand passengers.

Back then, the silence of the Taiping was a huge sensation, because there were many celebrities on board.

If filmed well, it won't be any worse than Titanic.

But if the filming is poor, then you'll be proven wrong.

After all, with "Titanic" preceding it, this film was so bad that it was bound to be criticized.

However, considering that Wu Baige is an internationally renowned director and specializes in modern themes, he should be able to make the film "The Crossing" a classic.

Hong Kong and Taiwan media have consistently sided with Wu Baige.

They couldn't boast about "Red Cliff" losing to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," but as soon as news broke that Wu Baige wanted to film "The Crossing," they immediately started promoting it in the newspapers.

[A Chinese version of "Titanic".]

With its blend of disaster epic and love story, I believe Director Wu can create a classic blockbuster.

A temporary win or loss isn't scary; what's scary is not daring to fight again. I believe Director Wu can win next time.

【…】

Despite the hype from Hong Kong and Taiwan media, Wu Baige's "Red Cliff" quietly pulled from theaters after barely reaching 2 million yuan at the box office, without causing any stir in the news media.

At this point, "Three Kingdoms" had been in theaters for 45 days and had grossed 13 billion yuan.

The fact that it became the first domestic film to surpass one billion yuan in box office revenue has caused widespread jubilation.

But it also disappointed a few people.

They predicted that if the film "Three Kingdoms" were extended for another month, its total box office would exceed 15 billion yuan.

Judging from the current box office figures, it's impossible to reach 2 million yuan in the remaining 15 days.

Because there are only so many viewers nationwide, those who want to see the movie in theaters have already gone, and those who haven't gone have access to pirated versions online.

The daily box office for "Three Kingdoms" has now dropped to a few million, and at this rate, it may drop to hundreds of thousands in a few days.

Therefore, achieving a box office of 15 billion is extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)