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In the airport, Wu Yuchen, who was waiting for his flight, was holding a book and reading when he suddenly heard a voice next to him:

Excuse me, are you director Wu Yuchen?

Wu Yuchen turned around and saw a handsome face looking at him excitedly, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed. It wasn't because the man in front of him was handsome, but because he didn't expect to meet him here.

Azu!

Seeing that Wu Yuchen was stunned and silent, Wu Yanzu immediately suppressed his excitement and explained:

Hello Director Wu, I'm a fan of your movies. I watched Run Lola Run made by you. It was really, really great! I liked it so much! I was just waiting for the plane over there and saw someone like you. I didn't expect it. It’s you!”

After hearing this, Wu Yuchen realized that his Run Lola Run was also released in the United States, and it also had illustrations of him winning the Best Director in Berlin, so Wu Yanzu became a fan.

He immediately smiled and stretched out his hand to shake his hand: Nice to meet you! Sorry, just now I thought your image was very good and suitable for being an actor, so I didn't react~

Wu Yuchen immediately chatted with Wu Yanzu and learned that he had just graduated and was waiting for the plane to Hong Kong Island. He planned to go to Hong Kong Island to find his sister first.

Wu Yanzu is a top student in the Department of Architecture at the University of Oregon. He was born in California. Like many American students after graduation, they plan to travel for a year before thinking about the future.

“I’ve never been to Hong Kong Island before, so I wanted to take a look after hearing from my sister that it was very interesting.”

Then do you speak Cantonese?

No, all I spoke at home before high school was Shanghai dialect, and I had never spoken Cantonese. But my sister said it's absolutely fine to speak English on Hong Kong Island.

Wu Yuchen looked at Wu Yanzu with a smile, an idea came to his mind, and he asked:

Are you planning to visit the capital?

I just went to the capital the year before last. I participated in a training camp at Shichahai Martial Arts School. I have practiced kung fu for many years and even won an award! Wu Yanzu said with a proud expression.

Wu Yuchen gave a thumbs up at the right time: Wow! It's really amazing!

Then he asked casually: Azu, have you ever considered becoming an actor in the future? Your image is really good!

Hearing what Wu Yuchen said, Wu Yanzu scratched his head: Director Wu, I never thought that I studied architecture and have never been exposed to acting...

Haha, it doesn't matter, you can think about it now. Let's leave our contact information and I will find you when I have the chance!

He remembered that Wu Yanzu went to Hong Kong Island to work as a model for a few months, and then he was madly pursued by the director to make a boy-boy movie Beautiful Boy Love. He refused for half a year and couldn't bear the director's hard work before agreeing.

If you can speak Modu dialect but not Cantonese, wouldn't it be more suitable for you to come to the mainland for development?

He goes to Hong Kong Island to act, and he comes to the mainland to act. His chances here are definitely better than those in Beautiful Boy's Love!

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When Wu Yuchen got off the plane, he was about to say that the air in China is so fragrant, but as soon as he inhaled, he felt the wind and sand mixed in his nose, so he had to swallow the words again.

Although the air quality here in Beijing is worse, the moment you set foot on the land of China, you feel like going home, cordial and relaxed from the heart.

This time, someone from the company came to pick him up, and they drove the domestic Jeep. As soon as they saw him, they picked up the luggage with great discernment.

Wu Yuchen was sitting in the back row and asked about what happened in the company during his absence. After listening to this, I found that there seemed to be quite a lot of things waiting for him now.

The first is the preparation for the filming of If Love Is God's Will. The company has already prepared everything it can, and the rest will have to be decided by director Wu Yuchen himself when he returns.

Then the crew of The Years of Burning Passion were short of money. The crew's funds were given in batches of one million to one million. It took another month to prepare after the actors were appointed in March, and the filming officially started in April. It has been filming for two months and has spent 4 million. .

It’s not that it’s overspending, it’s that Miracle Pictures is running out of liquidity. Because the money from the copyright sale of Run Lola Run was not deposited into a domestic account, and domestic control over U.S. dollars has always been very strict, the money could not go out once it came in, so Wu Yuchen did not dare to transfer it in. Under such circumstances, Miracle Pictures began to run short of liquidity. If Wu Yuchen did not come back, the company would have to contact him.

Han Sanping also came to see him, because it was about to enter the summer vacation. The movie My Brothers and Sisters he filmed in the winter half a year ago was said to be released in the summer season. Now the Beijing Film Studio I have already made a publicity plan and I want to discuss it with him.

Wu Yuchen rubbed his temples in the back row. He seemed to be restless. There were so many things to do, and there were a lot of things waiting to be dealt with when he came back. But there is a good thing, he has the decision-making power on these matters. Compared with Hollywood, he is completely in control.

It's not that he has to do everything by himself. For example, Years of Passion was basically handed over to Kang Honglei and the company, but the decision-making power of the project is in his hands. He has the final say. This kind of active and passive feeling is completely different. of.

Wu Yuchen picked up the phone:

Hey, Brother Lei? Yes, I just came back! How is the filming progress over there? Is it going to take another two or three weeks? Okay, I got it. I'll call you 1 million tomorrow. Don't worry, just have a good time filming.

After Wu Yuchen hung up the phone, he said to the front row:

Let's go to the stock exchange first.

Mr. Wu, why don't you go home and rest first?

I won't feel at ease unless the money is settled first! Wu Yuchen said with a smile.

When Wu Yuchen went to the securities company, he naturally went to deal with the Changhong stocks he bought.

After returning from the Tokyo Film Festival last year, I invested another US$800,000 in Changhong stock. Adding to the more than three million I already owned at that time, the market value of the stock held at that time was nearly ten million. In more than half a year now, it has increased. to 36.23 million yuan.

Naturally, Wu Yuchen was now a big customer and was invited to the VIP room.

Wu Yuchen took a look at Changhong's stock price and found that it had risen 20 times compared with the low point in January last year. At that time, her mother was nagging him that the price had increased 20 times, but now it seems that it should be about the same. Regardless of whether it is the highest point now, you have already made so much money, and there are risks behind it.

The manager of the securities company smiled at Wu Yuchen and said:

Mr. Wu, you have a large amount of funds. If you sell it all at once, you may lose part of it. Do you want to consider dividing it into batches?

Wu Yuchen frowned when he heard this and asked:

“What was Changhong’s transaction volume yesterday?”

540 million.

Wu Yuchen thought for a moment and said, I'll wait for you here for an hour and let the traders sell them in batches.

He didn't want to sell it over several days. The turnover of 500 million was enough to handle his sales order of more than 30 million.

About forty or fifty minutes later, the manager came over:

Mr. Wu, I have paid out everything for you. After deducting the commission, your cash is 35.07 million.

Wu Yuchen did the math and found that he lost about 3%, but his continued shipments were bound to fall, so a loss of only 3% was still acceptable. The money could be withdrawn and used tomorrow.

By the way, the only advantage of the domestic stock market is that there is no personal income tax or capital gains tax. But if you really want to invest in stocks, you have to go to the US stock market. After all, they are really going up, and the big A will be 3,000 points every ten thousand years. If you are aiming to save this little tax, you will probably lose your principal. Wu Yuchen only dares to play because he has a bit of a prophetic advantage.

The next day, Beijing Film Studio.

Director Wu, you have to tell me carefully about this trip to Hollywood this time!

Wu Yuchen came to Beijing Film Studio originally to discuss the release of My Brothers and Sisters, but when Han Sanpeng saw him, he pulled him and asked him to talk about Hollywood.

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head: Director Han, we here all boast that America is free, but I have to tell the truth, when it comes to the rights of being a director, directors here have much more freedom than those in Hollywood!

Immediately, Wu Yuchen began to tell Han Sanjing about his Hollywood experience. Except for the little incident between him and Gretchen that was unnecessary to mention, he told it exactly as it was.

Although Wu Yuchen complained in his mouth, he still tried his best to be impartial when speaking.

Han Sanping could tell from Wu Yuchen's description that he was restricted as a director, but he could even feel the power of Hollywood. Capital, union protection, brokerage companies, special effects production, film completion insurance, and a powerful publicity system that Wu Yuchen has no access to, China has a big gap in every link.

It's not a worthwhile trip, it's not a worthwhile trip!

Han Sanping sighed with emotion, and then showed a surprised smile to Wu Yuchen:

You can actually invite Stallone to be your leading actor. This alone makes so many domestic directors so envious!

Wu Yuchen laughed when he heard this, and said with some show off: Director Han, I didn't invite him here, Stallone brought it to my door himself!

Han Sanping laughed: You really got an advantage and behaved well!

Then he asked: By the way, your Black Hole Frequency is nothing big-scale, right?

No, it's just time travel and father-son love. It's very positive and mainstream.

Hey, I'll go and tell you in two days. Stallone is the leading actor and you directed it. It won't be a big problem to bring this film over for screening next year!

Wu Yuchen only remembered this after listening to Han Sanping's words. When he made Black Hole Frequency before, he didn't even consider what was going on in China.

China Film Group currently has a quota of 10 foreign language films each year. Last year, Broken Arrow shot by Wu Baige was introduced. And Black Hole Frequency has him as his own person, plus Stallone as a superstar, it is really likely to occupy a spot.

Then thank you, Director Han~

To put it mildly, with a director like you here, I would have to bring them in even if I didn't say anything. Han San commented with a smile.

After the two of them finished chatting about Hollywood, Han Sanping called in the section chief Yu Dong and asked him to discuss the promotion and distribution of My Brothers and Sisters together.

After Yu Dong came in, he smiled at Wu Yuchen and said:

Director Wu, in fact, we have roughly discussed a plan before you came back. Our movie has the big star Wang Zuxian, and you, the best director in Berlin, will use you two as the promotion point.

Wu Yuchen nodded, as it should be. The name of a big star like Wang Zuxian must be used here.

He asked: How do you plan to promote Wang Zuxian?

We thought of several promotional titles and finally chose this one.

Yu Dong said, handing over a notebook. Wu Yuchen took it and took a look and saw it said:

Wang Zuxian's first movie in mainland China, Wu Yuchen's family and touching work!

Wu Yuchen looked at this title and found it very consistent with the propaganda slogans of this era. The title of Wang Zuxian's first movie in mainland China can attract a lot of people.

But how can I put it, Wu Yuchen was used to seeing the headlines of later generations, so he felt that this was too plain and straightforward. Anyway, after reading it, he felt that it was very ordinary and not enough to arouse people's emotions and desires.

But Wu Yuchen didn't blame them. After all, the current environment is like this, and people's imaginations are still limited.

Seeing that Wu Yuchen didn't speak, Yu Dong asked tentatively: Director Wu, do you think there is a problem?

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: No problem, it's pretty good. But I think our steps can be a little bigger.

Bigger? Han Sanping was also curious after hearing this, what kind of magic is this?

Wu Yuchen directly picked up the pen and wrote another line on the notebook:

The Queen of Asia and her ancestors are looking for relatives on the mainland!

After seeing it, Han Sanping and Yu Dong couldn't help but be stunned.

Yu Dong stuttered a little: This, this...

He didn't expect that the title of the promotion could be chosen like this?

Han Sanjing was stunned for a moment and then asked: If we promote this way, will we be accused of false propaganda?

Wu Yuchen smiled: Where is the falsehood? Isn't my movie about the whole process of the heroine Wang Zuxian returning to the mainland to find her relatives?

Han Sanping scratched his head when he heard this. He was right, but the title was very misleading!

They've never done this before.

Wu Yuchen smiled and asked Yu Dong: Yu Ke, if you were an audience and saw such a title, would you be interested?

Yu Dong nodded immediately: Of course! When I saw it, I wanted to know why Wang Zuxian went to the mainland to find relatives? What happened to her before? Does she really have relatives still in the mainland...

Wu Yuchen turned to Han San and commented:

Director Han, you see, this will definitely attract more audiences to the cinema. This is not false propaganda, at most it is a little bit of well-intentioned guidance. These are not even considered pediatrics in Hong Kong and Hollywood.

Han Sanping had been agitated by the various Hollywood stories mentioned by Wu Yuchen before. Now after hearing what he said, he also made up his mind: Okay, let's do it this way! But there won't be any problems with Wang Zuxian, right? ?”

It should be fine. I'll call her later and ask her. If she doesn't agree, we'll follow the original plan.

Wu Yuchen felt that the problem on Wang Zuxian's side should not be big. After all, Hong Kong Island has experienced all kinds of exaggerated and prank publicity methods. What does this mean?

Yu Dong looked at the title, then at Wu Yuchen, rolled his eyes, picked up the pen and wrote another sentence on the notebook, and then said with a smile: Director Han, Director Wu, I think it would be better to add another sentence .”

Wu Yuchen and Han Sanping looked at the notebook and saw it turned into:

Asia's Queen Wang Zuxian's Search for Relatives on the Continent

——Wu Yuchen, the best director in Berlin, recorded the whole process!

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but say fuck in his heart. I have to say that Yu Dong's mind was spinning really fast. Adding such a sentence made Wang Zuxian's search for a relative more realistic!

At least this makes the simple audience in the 90s look really gimmicky and eye-catching!

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