director of the millennium

The end of April.

Wu Yuan and his assistant Xiao Zhang quietly picked up his girlfriend who had been away filming for several months at the Beijing International Airport.

"How's it going? Is everything going well with "Kings Agent"?" As soon as he got in the car, he put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders with a smile and chatted with her about the current situation.

"It's very good. Although the director is a little dissatisfied with Brother Cheng Long's literary drama, his martial arts drama is really good. There is no one in Hollywood who is more powerful than him."

"More than ten days faster than expected, the crew has successfully completed the filming. Now we have returned to the United States to do post-editing work. John should report to you about the specific details."

Liu Yifei also misses Wu Yuan very much. Since the two fell in love, they have rarely been separated for such a long time. She is also a little greedy for Wu Yuan's arms, locked in Wu Yuan's arms, and her tone is very delicate.

"Although Matthew Vaughn's reputation in Hollywood is average, he is still quite good in the field of action movies." Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, feeling a little emotional.

Matthew Vaughn was the director Wu Yuan recommended after previous discussions with New Line.

He himself is the director of the "Kingsman" series. On the original track, he should be thinking about filming "Kick-Ass" now, but he was hired by New Line to film "Kingsman" in advance.

Matthew Vaughn admires Cheng Long very much, or in other words, among the directors in Hollywood, as long as they prefer action movies, there is no one who doesn't like Cheng Long and doesn't want to work with him.

Cheng Long is really good at fighting, and his fighting skills are not purely violent aesthetics like Stallone and Schwarzenegger. His fighting scenes are full of oriental aesthetics.

The movements are smooth and pleasing to the eye, and it also has a funny atmosphere, which is unique in Hollywood.

It's just that after Matthew Vaughn really cooperated with Cheng Long this time, it can't be said that he was disillusioned, but Cheng Long's weak literary skills did give Matthew Vaughn a little headache.

Fortunately, Cheng Long's excellence in martial arts made up for Cheng Long's weakness in literary dramas. Even if the literary dramas were hit and miss, with many NGs, Cheng Long still made the movie earlier than expected by relying on a large number of one- and two-part sequences in martial arts. It took more than ten days to complete.

"If Brother Cheng Long can make a breakthrough in literature and drama, it is really possible for him to become an international actor like Tom Hanks."

Wu Yuan said with emotion: "It's a pity that this is too difficult. Brother Cheng Long probably won't be able to do it."

Cheng Long is already nearly fifty years old. If his talent in literary and opera had not been discovered yet, he would have made a breakthrough long ago. It is not so late for him to be a late bloomer.

Cheng Long's upper limit is estimated to be slightly higher than that of Stallone and Schwarzenegger. If he wants to win the Best Actor, even the most easy-to-operate Oscar winner, his hope is slim.

However, compared to Wu Yuan Mengzhong, Cheng Long’s box office appeal and influence have been getting worse year by year since he returned from Hollywood after being frustrated. He can’t do martial arts dramas, and he can’t stand out in literary dramas. By 2020, it will be difficult for even new movies to have a box office of over [-] million. The situation has improved countless times.

At least Cheng Long can still play now. He doesn't think about his terrible "Soldiers and Young Generals", and he doesn't have time to personally take charge of the task of leading the prince.

This is normal. In his previous life, Cheng Long's acting career had reached its peak and was already declining. Naturally, he could calmly try to win over his son at the expense of losing his own fame and influence.

It's different now. Now Cheng Long is still working hard in Hollywood, hoping to get to the next level. He has no time to sacrifice himself to fulfill his son.

However, Prince Fang has indeed developed steadily in the mainland entertainment industry in the past two years. When Wu Yuan attended the Golden Horse Awards, he saw Prince Fang at the guest table. He was also an invited guest and came to present the award.

However, he was very knowledgeable and knew that Wu Yuan was from the same generation as his father. Although he was the same age as Wu Yuan, he did not dare to breathe in front of Wu Yuan, let alone show any attitude.

"Speaking of which," Wu Yuan touched his chin and thought in his mind: "It would be a pity not to have "Little Soldiers", but "Twelve Zodiac Signs" should be reorganized."

The box office of "Little Soldiers" was only 1.6 million yuan, so it doesn't matter if you have it or not, but the box office of "Twelve Zodiac Signs" is more than 21 million yuan. It can be regarded as the best reputation and box office among Cheng Long's Chinese films in the [-]st century.

This movie seems to be co-produced by Huayi and Emperor, right?

It makes no sense that Huayi can do this, but he can't do it in the Light and Shadow Era.

After writing this down in his mind, Wu Yuan came back to his senses and looked at his girlfriend in his arms with a smile: "Sissi, you're going to have to work harder this time. You don't have much time to rest. We will be here on January 1th." I have to go to South Korea to prepare for filming "Ghost"."

"You forced me to shoot this together. You can only coordinate it according to my schedule. We will start shooting in January and try to finish filming in April. Then we will go to the United States to start shooting "Interstellar"."

"From January to September-October next year, we probably won't be able to have any spare time."

"It's okay." Liu Yifei didn't mind that she had to join the group without any rest, and said cheerfully: "I was a little too lazy in the past few years, but it's good to be more diligent now."

"Besides, I've dreamed of acting in a TV series with you for a long time." "Hey, you can't hold me back."

"You haven't acted in the past seven or eight years, so your acting skills may not be as good as mine."

Liu Yifei shook her head with great pride. In terms of status in the industry, Wu Yuan, an international director, was really unmatched. There was no one in the entire mainland entertainment industry who was more awesome than him, and only the national master Zhang Yimou could be compared to him.

However, in terms of acting skills, although Wu Yuan was at his peak when he debuted, he has only acted in one debut movie. For so many years, he has been accustomed to sitting in the director's chair and giving orders, and has never been an actor himself.

No matter how talented a person is, if he picks up acting again now, it will definitely take time for him to adapt.

Liu Yifei has made two consecutive movies in Hollywood in the past two years, and has gained some confidence in her own abilities. She feels that she can "point" her boyfriend in a field that she is proud of.

Although this "guidance" may only last a few days or even ten days, having the opportunity to teach Wu Yuan is already a great thing for Liu Yifei.

"Haha, yes, yes, I really need to learn from a professional like you when it comes to acting." Wu Yuan smiled fondly and followed her words.

Of course, a director who can train actors well cannot be bad at acting, but Wu Yuan is indeed more theoretical than practical. Maybe he really needs to learn some acting tips from his girlfriend, and let her show off for a while.

"Oh, that's right." Liu Yifei cocked her chin proudly, and suddenly remembered what Wu Yuan had just said, and asked curiously: "Are you going to shoot in South Korea this time, not in China?"

"Well, go to South Korea to shoot." Wu Yuan nodded: "The background of the entire story is set in South Korea, so it would be better to shoot directly in South Korea. After all, this TV series is mainly to develop the Korean market."

"If it were a drama exclusively for mainland China, there would be no need to hire a movie star like you to star in it."

"As for the crew, half of them are Korean and half are from Mainland China. They have already led the way to find suitable filming locations near Seoul."

"Ninety-nine percent of Korean TV dramas are filmed in Seoul, and at most the resort island of Jeju. With the help of local Korean crew members, the filming location is easy to determine."

"You go home and rest for a few days. It's almost time for us to go to South Korea for filming. The second male lead, Li Dongxu, is already ready."

"What about the second female lead? Who will play it?" Liu Yifei asked curiously: "Is it a Korean actor or someone from the company?"

When he mentioned this, Wu Yuan's face became strange, with an expression that was hard to describe, "The second female lead."

"He's a new actor signed by the company. He switched jobs from Li Shaohong. You know him too."

"Do I know him?" Liu Yifei became even more confused.

"Yeah." Wu Yuan scratched his head, "Xiao Guoxiang, Yang Mi, who acted with you in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"!"

"Her!" Liu Yifei suddenly realized, "Why did the company sign her in?"

"I didn't expect that." Wu Yuan sighed: "I have long left the daily operations of the company and the signing of artist contracts. This was hired by the company's management staff with great efforts, and they also promised her the female lead in "Ghost". Number two.”

"After all, I had already announced in the company that the second female lead in "Goblin" would be given to the company's artists. I just didn't expect that the management department would use this pie to seduce Yang Mi."

"This can be considered a good thing."

Wu Yuan stopped talking.

Needless to say, from an artist's point of view, Yang Mi's behavior of cheating on the show and acting like a go-getter is indeed somewhat criticized in terms of artistic ethics.

But from the company's point of view, the more artists who can make money, the better. He couldn't give a reason for turning them away.

"Okay, let's talk about the specific things when we get home."

Wu Yuan waved his hand: "Xiao Zhang, drive and go directly back to the villa in Shunyi. I haven't lived there much since it was built."

"Okay, Director Wu." Xiao Zhang, who was accustomed to being invisible and only speaking out when Wu Yuan asked, started the car calmly. (End of chapter)