director of the millennium

Chapter 318 The Olympics opens, xenophobic Koreans!

When the time entered August, the entire Chinese film industry basically pressed the pause button.

The mainland schedule in August is very deserted. After all, no one will be idle trying to steal viewers from the Olympics.

How strong is this?

Hey, don't say it, you really don't say it!

He's really tough!

Wang Yuelun's "Nine Beauties" will be grandly released on August 8st!

The name Wang Yuelun may be a bit unfamiliar to the public.

But when it comes to Li Xiang and her husband, many people will suddenly realize.

Li Xiang's reputation is quite high now. After all, he is one of the first-generation hosts of "Happy Camp".

It's hard to say enough about this movie "Nine Beauties".

In short, Wang Yuelun still made money. With no one competing with him for food, he made 700 million at the box office in the first week. There should be no problem in returning the money.

This movie will also become his masterpiece in the next 15 years. At least it will allow him to straighten his waist and eat soft rice when he becomes a full-time husband.

In addition to this movie, there is another more serious movie in August, Li Bian's "The Incredible Hulk", which is scheduled to be released on August 8, when the Olympic competition is at its most intense.

I don’t know if there’s something wrong with Marvel and Universal’s brains, or if it’s something intentional by Director Han.

In this period, how many Chinese people will go to the cinema to watch it?
It’s no wonder that “The Incredible Hulk” tanked at the domestic box office.

Wu Yuan didn't have the time to just eat carrots and worry about it. Anyway, it was just a movie from the era when there was no light and shadow in August.

He was busy with another thing.

Torch relay!

The Olympic Games is actually an international public relations event for China facing the world.

PR what?
Of course it’s the PR’s own image!
Therefore, as the face and business card of the Chinese film industry in the international arena, and because he has always kept himself clean, and has not even had many scandals except for being in a relationship, he is naturally a representative of high-quality public figures that the higher-ups like.

It was a pity that the authorities did not let him be the chief director of the opening ceremony. He will definitely not be absent from this torch relay again.

Not only him, but also Cheng Long, Jet Li, Liu Yifei, Zhang Guorong and others, as outstanding representatives of the film and television industry, had the honor to participate in this torch relay.

Because Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei were registered in Beijing, they ran in the last section. They each served as Olympic torch bearers outside the third ring road and outside the fifth ring road.

Everyone also received a torch with their own number as a souvenir.

After running the torch relay, there is only one important thing left this month.

The Olympic Games opening ceremony on August 8th!

In fact, the Ministry of Culture was very concerned about Wu Yuan, a well-known actor in the entertainment industry, and sent him tickets to the event in advance.

But due to some factors, Wu Yuan still did not choose to go to the scene in person, and simply gave away the tickets as a welfare draw at the company.

Three girls from the finance department and two men from the publicity department were lucky enough to get tickets. Maybe because of this grand event, two couples could be found.

As for Wu Yuan himself, he was lying comfortably at home, sitting in front of the TV with Liu Yifei, mother and daughter, waiting for the live broadcast.

The 55-inch large TV was enough to clearly broadcast the opening ceremony to the three of them.

However, this Olympic opening ceremony was different from what Wu Yuan had in mind.

With the participation of the Light and Shadow Era special effects company, this time Zhang Yimou played a big game at the beginning of the opening ceremony.

The countdown of footsteps caused by the bursting of fireworks is still there, but on top of the countdown of footsteps, a giant holding a torch appears in mid-air!
This is a TV special effect that the Light and Shadow Times Special Effects Company spent half a year producing for the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

If you watch it at the scene, of course you can only see the fireworks, not the giants running in the air.

But when you sit in front of the TV and watch it, you can see a golden and glowing giant, following the footsteps of the fireworks, stepping on it and running towards the bird's nest step by step.

When [-] billion viewers across the country and more than one billion overseas viewers around the world saw this scene, countless exclamations came from their mouths.

Special effects technology is not uncommon, but the "real-time calculation" of special effects on TV is very novel.

Yes, because there were fireworks that exploded in real time on site, many viewers in front of the TV subconsciously thought that this golden giant was also calculated in real time.

Shock!

Countless foreigners whose impression of China was still in the red period of the 60s and [-]s were shocked when they saw this scene!

Is China’s technology already so powerful?

And the city in the background, full of high-rise buildings and bright lights, is actually the capital of China, isn't it New York or Los Angeles?
Perhaps, after the opening ceremony, more and more people will react, or through newspapers, the Internet and other media, they will know that this scene is actually a video made in advance, but it was cleverly cut into the live broadcast. middle.

But the shock they felt at this moment will definitely remain in their hearts forever, and they will be thought of again at every Olympic opening ceremony in the future.

"Wow, it's so beautiful." Liu Yifei pointed at the TV with a smile: "Brother, is this made by your company?"

"Yes," Wu Yuan nodded: "When Phyllis and the others were free from working on the special effects of "Gravity", they made it for director Yimou. It took them half a year."

"The main reason is that they are too busy. If they work hard, they can finish it in a month."

Phyllis and his team, whom Wu Yuan hired from Industrial Light and Magic, can now be said to be happy in China.

The living conditions in the capital are not much different from those in big cities in the United States. At least the life is very comfortable. There is no shortage of Western restaurants, the transportation is convenient, and there are many bar streets.It only took a month for them to adapt to life in the capital and enjoy it.

Who wouldn't be happy if you get American wages and enjoy China's consumption level?

Several special effects artists who have family members are considering whether to bring their wives and children over.

Anyway, there are bilingual or even English-teaching schools in the capital. After you have learned enough, it will be no problem to go back to a university in the United States.

Wu Yuan was very happy to see this and even gave them another 10% salary increase.

Not just to retain them, but also because they have indeed trained a group of Chinese special effects artists for the Light and Shadow Era Special Effects Company, and they have no secrets.

Therefore, he also plans to give some of the special effects for "Interstellar" to the Light and Shadow Times special effects company to give these new Chinese special effects artists more practice.

Of course, the bulk of the work will definitely have to be done by companies like Industrial Trolls in the United States. The special effects scale of "Interstellar" this time is a bit large, and it cannot be done by this small team alone.

"The five-star red flag is fluttering in the wind, and the singing of victory is so loud."

"Singing to our dear motherland, we will be prosperous and strong from now on."

Before you knew it, the Olympic Games opening ceremony was already halfway through, and the whole scene was no different from what Wu Yuan had in mind.

Lin Miaoke also stood in the center of the stage and sang "Ode to the Motherland" with a loud voice.

"Lin Miao is awesome." Wu Yuan looked at the TV with some emotion.

She and Xiao Caiqi should be regarded as the two most regrettable child stars.

One debuted at the Olympic opening ceremony, the other debuted on the Spring Festival Gala stage, both left a deep impression on audiences across the country, but later failed to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.

It is really difficult for child stars to make a transition and truly break into the entertainment industry as adults.

After counting, only the two from "Family with Children", Guan Xiaotong, the little princess from Beijing, and little Nezha can be considered really successful.

Speaking of which, Yang Niao and Zhang Yishan from "Family with Children" are still working for Light and Shadow Era.

Just because the whole country is paying attention to the Olympics, it doesn't mean that the crews that are already in production will stop working because of it.

There are currently no big movie projects in the Light and Shadow Era, but TV series projects have been advancing in an orderly manner.

After the filming of "Soul Ferry" was completed, the company immediately started filming two more TV series.

One is "The Heirs" and the other is "Let's Get Married."

The former is a pure campus idol drama, a very clichéd story about Cinderella and the rich second generation, but now there is a huge market for TV dramas with this theme.

No matter what, "The Heirs" is better than "Let's Watch the Meteor Shower".

In this TV series, Yang Niao and Zhang Yishan participated. They are both 16 years old this year, so they are just right to play high school students.

"Let's Get Married" still cast Gao Yuanyuan and Huang Haibo. They performed well enough, so there was no need to replace them.

Therefore, although the whole country is paying attention to the Olympic Games, the crew of Light and Shadow Era is still filming in an orderly manner.

Wu Yuan is still thinking about whether to arrange a TV series for Liu Yifei.

My little girlfriend is too lazy. She only makes one movie every year and then doesn’t take on other roles.

This won't work. Although her movie results are very good, in terms of national status, she has been resting on her laurels from "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Moreover, she has been unable to enter the Korean market, which makes Wu Yuan a little regretful.

If you don’t win the Korean market, how can you have the nerve to say you are an Asian superstar?
The reason why Zhang Guorong was recognized as an Asian superstar back then was because he not only conquered the Japanese market, but also the Korean market. He was the idol of a generation of Korean aunts!

It’s just that the Korean market is too exclusive right now. Except for Hollywood movie stars, stars from other Asian countries have no way to break into the Korean market.

But Wu Yuan just didn't believe in this evil.

The Korean market is not impenetrable.

He broadcast the entire "Reply 1988" and the entire "The Lonely and Brilliant God: Ghost" through streaming media platforms, bypassing the three major TV stations in South Korea. If you don't believe it, he really won't be able to attract Korean audiences!
Isn’t this how Netflix relied on to enter the exclusive Korean market?

If I don't cooperate with your local TV station controlled by the chaebols, I just build a streaming media platform myself. Do you have the ability to block the international Internet?
Of course, everyone in Hollywood knows that good news should not go to outsiders. Of course Wu Yuan also understands this truth.

"The Lonely and Brilliant God and Ghost" can actually be played by Liu Yifei. As a high school girl, her looks are not bad.

The kissing scene can be replaced with a borrowed scene, or it can be changed directly. Anyway, this drama focuses on the aesthetic style, and does not rely on kissing scenes or passionate scenes to advance the plot.

If Li Dongxu and Kong Liu are brought in to match Liu Yifei, wouldn't it be easy for her to break into the Korean market?

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan's mind was no longer on the opening ceremony. He turned around and said to his little girlfriend: "Sissi, please free up your schedule in the first half of next year."

"In the first half of next year, the company has a very important TV series that will break into Korea. You should play the heroine."

"We will shoot "Interstellar" again in the second half of next year."

Hearing this, Liu Yifei didn't say anything, but Liu Xiaoli, who had been sitting quietly aside, frowned first.

"A TV show?"

"Isn't this a bit of a loss of status for Sissi?"

(End of this chapter)