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Liang Jiahui has also filmed many martial arts films before, such as New Dragon Gate Inn and Water Margin: The True Colors of a Hero. It is not that he has no fighting experience, but after reading the script of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon this time, he heard Li An's request to advance After three months of group training, I still agreed without saying a word.

Li An finally breathed a sigh of relief. After Li Lianjie resigned and Zhou Runfa wavered for several months, the leading role of Li Mubai was finally confirmed, which finally made him feel relieved.

In order to make Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon a success, Li An doesn't plan to leave during the Chinese New Year this year. He will stay here in the mainland, training actors and keeping an eye on the crew's preparations.

After getting rid of Li Mubai, the only main character who has not yet been decided is Yu Jiaolong.

When Li An was thinking about Yu Jiaolong's choice, he saw Wu Yuchen coming over and pulling him aside:

Director Li, I will recommend you a candidate for the role of Yu Jiaolong.

No problem, which actor is it?

Jiang Qinqin is the heroine of If Love Is Provident that I filmed.

After Wu Yuchen finished speaking, he felt a little helpless. Jiang Qinqin was about to finish filming Huan Zhu Ge Ge 2. He heard about the casting of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in Beijing, and he called him in the past two days. , going to audition for Yu Jiao Long.

It seems that Jiang Qinqin and the role of Yu Jiaolong are actually somewhat destined. She played Yu Jiaolong in her previous life, but it was in the TV series version.

But this gave Wu Yuchen a slight toothache. He did not expect that three women, Li Xiaoran, Zeng Li, and Jiang Qinqin, would one after another take up the role of Yu Jiaolong.

These days, China Film and Television is still in its infancy. The number of movies produced every year is not large, and the roles that actresses can play, especially the bright ones, are even rarer.

People like Jiang Qinqin and Li Xiaoran who have already played heroines in well-known movies naturally want to look for more opportunities in movies. Naturally, they don’t want to miss the role of Yu Jiaolong that suddenly appeared, so they appeared now. of this situation.

After hearing this, Li An naturally would not refuse, but when he heard Jiang Qinqin, what he thought of was not If Love Is Provident, but the female driver he had seen her play in Car 44 two years ago.

Just when Li An was thinking about Jiang Qinqin's image and personal characteristics, Wu Yuchen came slightly closer to him again, and then whispered:

Director Li, you choose the role of Yu Jiaolong according to your own ideas, and I will never interfere. However, Li Xiaoran, Zeng Li, and Jiang Qinqin are training with the group. Please pay attention and don't let anything happen.

Li An was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then looked at Wu Yuchen's eyes. After looking at him, he understood in his heart.

As a Chinese director who has won the Golden Horse Award, won the Golden Bear twice, and directed several movies in Hollywood, how could Li An not understand?

He, Li An, has also experienced fame and fortune and various temptations. Not to mention anything else, let's just talk about the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon he is going to film. The male protagonist is Li Mubai, but in fact, isn't it about Li An's own middle-aged emotions and state of mind?

He has definitely experienced women like Yu Jiaolong who are full of temptations for him, and there may be more than one. Even in the sex scene in the bamboo forest and the martial arts scene, he showed that he had sex with his Yu Jiao Long.

Li An'ai supports his wife all the way, but there are too many temptations in the industry. After becoming famous, he will inevitably fall into it. What's more, Wu Yuchen is so young and has achieved his current results?

In the director's circle, having a few women around him is nothing at all. He also understands Wu Yuchen very well.

Li An also understood instantly that these three people were closely related to Wu Yuchen. Now they were all concentrated in his training camp. Wu Yuchen was afraid that something would happen, so he asked him to keep an eye on them more.

Director Wu, I'll try to stagger them as much as possible. Li An didn't dare to speak too fully.

Wu Yuchen immediately smiled when he heard this: Thank you very much, Director Li. I know that Director Li is good at training actors. Although he has strict requirements, it doesn't matter if they are not selected. They can benefit a lot from being able to study with Director Li for a few months. shallow.

Hahaha, Director Wu, you are overly praised!

Li An was also very satisfied with Wu Yuchen's attitude of not interfering with his casting. After all, he was a big financial backer, so logically it wouldn't matter even if he appointed an actress. Now I can completely leave the casting rights to him, which is really good for him!

When Wu Yuchen saw Li An's response, he felt relieved. They say three women make a scene, but he didn't want to experience this scene!

His Yuanyuan is the best. She can study peacefully in school. Now during the winter vacation, she will come over from time to time and take the initiative to kiss him and send him warmth. This is a considerate cotton-padded jacket!

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On the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon crew, when Zhang Ziyi was first recommended by Zhang Yimou, he still felt that he had Lao Mouzi as his backer and endorsement. Wouldn't that give him an advantage over other actors?

As a result, when she came over, she saw Zeng Li who had already joined the group for training, and she immediately felt a sense of pressure and urgency in her heart. Zhang Ziyi knew very well what kind of relationship Zeng Li had with Wu Yuchen. How could her relationship with Lao Mouzi compare?

But Zhang Ziyi was unwilling to give in. She finally acted in Zhang Yimou's role and became a girl named Mou. Why couldn't she compete?

Moreover, she and Zeng Li were classmates and roommates. This relationship made her even more excited and gave her a sense of competition and competition.

As a result, not two days later, a new actress entered the training camp, and it turned out to be Li Xiaoran, who had just won the Golden Horse Best Actress!

This set off alarm bells in Zhang Ziyi's heart. The post-production of My Father and Mother starring in her has not yet begun. However, she has already gained fame. Run Lola Run is world-famous. How can she compare with others? ?

what to do? Just practice hard! She, Zhang Ziyi, has nothing but ambition, and a ruthless spirit that will do anything to achieve her goals!

When Zhang Ziyi rolled up, Zeng Li was also inspired by her enthusiasm. They were all in the same class or dormitory. She couldn't lose to her opponent, right?

Li Xiaoran was a little frightened when he saw these two people practicing so hard. She has never been a hard-working person. Because her talent was good enough, she was lazy in various ways during school. In the end, she was an outstanding student at the dance academy and was directly selected by the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. The hardest time so far was when I was filming Run Lola Run. But now this Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is not Wu Yuchen's play. She doesn't like Yu Jiaolong as much as Laura, and she can't be 100% devoted to it.

But after waiting for two weeks, when Li Xiaoran saw Jiang Qinqin joining the group, his mentality immediately changed. No, she can't lose to Jiang Qinqin!

On the other side, Zeng Li had the same idea after seeing Jiang Qinqin, and worked harder than competing with Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi was already under a lot of pressure, but now he saw that another big star, Jiang Qinqin, had joined the competition, and then Zeng Li and Li Xiaoran both started training hard, which made him even more stressed and extremely anxious.

There is Li Xiaoran, the Golden Horse Award winner, Jiang Qinqin, the most popular female star in the past six months, who dominates both the big and small screens, and Zeng Li, who is clinging to Wu Yuchen. She, Zhang Ziyi, is the weakest and helpless among them all!

The tremendous pressure also made Zhang Ziyi burst out with greater energy in this situation.

practice! Practice hard, even if you fail!

The performance of these girls shocked Jiang Qinqin, who had just joined the group. She was basically recommended on the set of Wu Yuchen before, and she was also comfortable on the set of Huanzhugege. Why is it completely different in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon?

Jiang Qinqin thought to herself, is the competition among actresses among the big production crews outside so fierce?

Li An has been observing the dynamics in the training camp.

When Zeng Li sent it over, he felt it was not very suitable and not photogenic, but it didn't hurt to put it in the training camp for training.

What he paid most attention to at the beginning was actually Li Xiaoran. But after watching it for a while, I found that Li Xiaoran didn't seem to be particularly energetic. She didn't have the same momentum as when she played Laura, and she wasn't nearly as interesting as the perverse and rebellious Yu Jiaolong in his heart.

On the contrary, Zhang Ziyi, who he was not particularly satisfied with at the beginning, was a little impressed by the resilience he had shown during this period.

As Jiang Qinqin joined the group, the girls worked harder, which made Li An very happy. He was not in a hurry to choose. Anyway, the training time was 3 months, so he had to slowly choose the most suitable one.

Moreover, Li An also depends on the cooperation and tacit understanding between these actresses and Liang Jiahui. After all, the male lead Liang Jiahui has been decided, so if he wants to achieve better results, he must choose the suitable actress according to him.

Just as the girls were getting involved with each other in the training camp and vying for roles, Wu Yuchen had already taken a group of people on a flight to Berlin.

This time Donkey Gets Water was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival. In accordance with the promise made at the closing banquet, Wu Yuchen brought all the main actors of the crew to attend the Berlin Film Festival together.

However, Li Xuejian didn't come this time. After filming, he followed Wu Yuchen's advice and went to the hospital for a thorough check-up. Sure enough, some problems were found, and then he stopped all work at hand to cooperate with treatment. Fortunately, it was discovered early, and the problem is not serious now. However, this long journey will not be possible, so I can only send my blessings and wish the crew good results.

On the plane, watching Sun Honglei keep lying by the window and looking at the scenery outside, Zhou Xun couldn't help but ask: Dasha Sun, have you never flown on a plane in your life?

This is the nickname given to him by Zhou Xun, because the character played by Sun Honglei is a fool, and he is a head taller than Zhou Xun. After the two got acquainted, she directly called him a big fool and called him Sun Dasha.

Sun Honglei turned his head and said with a disdainful expression: Airplanes are nothing. When I was in Northeast China...

Zhou Xun immediately interrupted him: Hey, don't change the subject. Is this your first time on a plane?

Sun Honglei was stunned by Zhou Xun's rebuke. He was a little embarrassed, so he simply stopped pretending: Our country is full of trains and cars. Who would fly every day if they have nothing to do?

I've been there, I even took a plane to bring the trophy back, just a little bit~ Zhou Xun stuck out his tongue and deliberately angered him.

She said that not long ago, she won the Best Actress at the 15th Paris International Film Festival for Suzhou River.

Sun Honglei did not believe in evil, so he turned around and asked Fu Dalong behind him: Dalong, have you ever flown on a plane?

Fu Dalong chuckled: I sat in it when I was filming Lola Run the year before last.

Then he looked at Gong Li and Wu Yuchen who were sitting in the row in front. No need to ask about these two. People who often travel abroad must have sat there before.

He glanced at Zhang Guoli and Ding Jiali, who were across the aisle. Zhang Guoli seemed to know what he meant. Before he could say anything, he smiled and said, I went to Antarctica with the expedition team ten years ago~

Zhang Guoli is very good at something. In 1988, he went to Antarctica with the Chinese Antarctic Expedition, and at the same time he filmed the TV series The Great Wall Extends South which recorded the Antarctic scientific expedition. As a result, they encountered a huge ice avalanche, and the ice floes trapped the ship in the ice and snow.

Then Lao Zhang volunteered, wrote a suicide note, and took on the task of disembarking from the ship to blast the ice floes with explosives, saving the entire scientific research ship. In the end, Lao Zhang won the first-class collective merit and the second-class individual merit.

To be honest, this is enough for Lao Zhang to brag about for the rest of his life! What a heroic deed!

Ding Jiali, who was beside Zhang Guoli, understood what he said and continued what Zhang Guoli said: I also attended the Tokyo Film Festival a few years ago~

Sun Honglei couldn't even open his mouth. Among this group of people, was he the only one to get on the plane?

Fortunately, He Bing, who was behind him, grabbed his shoulders from behind and patted him: Leizi, I'm sitting back with my head turned, it's not embarrassing!

Sun Honglei squeezed He Bing's hand and shook it hard. What a good brother who helped him rescue him!

Hotel Adlon, Berlin.

The Adlon Hotel can be said to be the state guesthouse of Germany and the favorite palace of the last Emperor Wilhelm II. Countless international celebrities and dignitaries have stayed there. Some famous scenes have also been produced here. For example, Michael Jackson lifted his 6-month-old son up over the fence on the hotel balcony here to greet everyone. The scene is unforgettable.

This time Wu Yuchen brought the crew of Donkey Gets Water to enjoy the top treatment of the film festival and was arranged to be here.

When everyone gathered together for dinner in the evening, Wu Yuchen held up a glass of water and thanked everyone: Thank you all the teachers for coming to Berlin to support Donkey Gets Water. No matter what the crew gains in the end, we will all be happy and stay abroad together. Have a special Spring Festival!”

This year’s Spring Festival happens to be during the Berlin Film Festival, so it’s really not easy to gather so many people.

Zhou Xun said with a smile at this time: Director Wu, I can come to Berlin with the crew to eat and drink for free, and stay in such a good hotel. I wish I could do it more often. Then I can travel around the world for free!

Zhang Guoli also said: Spring Festival can be celebrated every year, but this is my first time at the Berlin Film Festival, so I must come~

Then He Bing hugged Sun Honglei next to him and continued: That's right, Director Wu, it's worth it just to ask Honglei and I to fly on the plane for the first time!

Everyone laughed when they heard this. At this time, Sun Honglei wanted to cover He Bing's mouth because he had to mention this matter!

After the meal, Gong Li found Wu Yuchen alone.

Director Wu, are you sure that Donkey Gets Water will win the Berlin Prize this time?

Others have little experience, but Gong Li is a frequent visitor to the three major European film festivals and knows the inside story of the awards at the three major film festivals. The quality of the film itself is important, but the influence of the judges is also very important. Naturally, she wanted to discuss it clearly with Wu Yuchen first, so she should also be warned.

Wu Yuchen and Gong Li looked at each other and understood the meaning of her words, and then said with a smile: I am definitely not 100% sure about winning the prize before I win the prize. I can only say that it depends on manpower.

Then Wu Yuchen analyzed Gong Li in detail: At this Berlin Film Festival, we still have an advantage. First of all, Mr. Xie Fei is among the judges.

A few months ago, the organizers of the Berlin Film Festival called and wanted to invite Wu Yuchen to be a judge, but they refused because he was a contestant. He originally thought that the film festival would invite Yang Ziqiong like in the previous life, but he didn't expect that this time there would be a change, and the one invited would be Xie Fei.

Xie Fei won the Berlin Golden Bear in 1993 with Scented Soul Girl. It is certainly reasonable for him to be a judge, but his previous life was in the 51st session in 2001, and this time it was two sessions earlier.

Director Xie Fei should not be able to get away with this vote.

Then Wu Yuchen added: In addition, Ken Adam on the jury, we have just collaborated. I hired him to be the art director of The Sixth Sense, so he should not take my salary in vain.

This is what Wu Yuchen made in advance. The competition for prizes didn't just start in Berlin. He started planning it a few months ago. Who can criticize this kind of hiring someone to be an art director?

Although he is still a college student, he is very clear about these awards. Regardless of whether it is the Oscars or the three major European awards, public relations are an important factor in winning awards. However, the Oscars are on the table, while the three awards are conducted under the table. He would be really stupid if he did nothing and just pointed to the quality of the movie to conquer a group of foreign judges.

Gong Li's eyes lit up after hearing this. There are a total of 8 judges in this year's jury. In this case, as long as the movie can be liked by one or two more judges, the probability of Donkey in Water will greatly increase.

In other aspects, Wu Yuchen has not done much. He already has certain confidence in the quality of Donkey Des Shui. In addition, the heroine Gong Li is also a well-known actress in the three major majors. Now he has 2 votes. Gain a certain advantage in advance.

Gong Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: Director Wu, just be prepared. These foreign awards are not so fair. In the end, everyone only looks at the results. I have fought several times with the chairman of the jury, Angela Molina. Let’s meet and see if we can have a chance to visit.”

That couldn't be better, thank you Sister Li! Wu Yuchen was overjoyed.

It may not be useful, but it is always right to do this kind of communication. Gong Li was already full of confidence after listening to Wan Wu Yuchen's words.

After a pleasant exchange, the 49th Berlin Film Festival officially kicked off on February 10th.