Chapter 949: China's Titanic [One Update]
"So you're here!"
Lin Qingxia, who changed into a red evening dress, came towards the place where Lin Youlun and Wu Yusen were standing, but strangely saw Li Yuan beside her.
seemed to see the confusion in Lin Youlun's eyes, and after Lin Qingxia approached, he took the initiative to explain: "He still has a few guests inside who need to be accompanied, so I came out first." ”
Lin Youlun nodded, but in his heart he could probably guess Lin Qingxia's true thoughts.
It's just that I'm worried that he won't be able to talk to Xing Li Yuan, so let's test it first.
Lin Qingxia looked at Lin Youlun with sparkling eyes, "Now I can tell what your special gift is?" ”
"Slow chat, I'll take my leave first!"
Wu Yusen felt that there was no need for him to stay here any longer, so he was ready to leave, but Lin Qingxia did not stop him, but Lin Youlun stopped him.
"Director Wu doesn't need to worry, you also have a part in this matter."
Wu Yusen stopped and looked at this side curiously, a little unsure of what Lin Youlun wanted to do.
"Sister Qingxia probably guessed that I was going to ask you to come out and make a movie, and Director Wu would be responsible for directing this movie."
When Lin Youlun said this, Lin Qingxia and Wu Yusen both showed a look of clarity on their faces, but Lin Qingxia was more worried, while Wu Yusen was more surprised.
"Actually, I really wanted to ask you at the beginning, why must it be me?"
Although Lin Qingxia tried her best to make her expression look relaxed, the increasingly intense doubt in her eyes betrayed her true thoughts.
Lin Youlun didn't rush to answer, but turned his gaze to Wu Yusen.
"Director Wu actually wants to ask this question, right?"
Wu Yusen smiled noncommittally. In front of Lin Qingxia. He would certainly not admit it.
"No matter how sensational the film was when it was released. What a big repercussion, Sister Qingxia, you won't come out to make movies again, from the perspective of investment, this is indeed a loss-making business, but the reason why some movies need to be made does not need to completely consider whether they can make money, how much benefit it will be to investors after becoming popular with these actors, but more of an impulse to present this movie perfectly. From this perspective, making a film is both a business investment. However, it is not entirely a business investment, because there are more uncertainties in this act that cannot be measured by reason. ”
As soon as Lin Youlun's words fell, there was a burst of applause not far away.
Xing Li Yuan didn't know when he walked on this path, and listened to Lin Youlun's words just now.
"It looks like I wasn't too late and I haven't missed the best part yet."
Xing Li Yuan walked over and shook hands with Lin Youlun and Wu Yusen respectively.
"Mr. Lin, I heard most of what you said just now, the special gift you referred to before was to find Qingxia to make a movie?"
As soon as Li Yuan came up, he had a direct showdown with Lin Youlun, and Lin Qingxia, who was beside him, suddenly became nervous. I was afraid that the two men in front of me would suddenly break out into some conflict.
"Mr. Xing is right." Lin Youlun nodded.
"What if I don't agree?" Xing Li Yuan's sudden change of words made the whole conversation tense suddenly.
"I understand!"
Lin Youlun's answer was beyond the expectations of everyone present. This also includes the punishment of Li Yuan.
"I know that as Mr. Xing, I definitely don't want Sister Qingxia to continue to film, but for Sister Qingxia's fans, it's really a pity that she left the big screen like this, Sister Qingxia has indeed acted in many movies over the years and has created a lot of classic character images, but she has not left the kind of work that can really be passed on, which may be a lifelong regret for an actor who no longer continues to film. Now Sister Qingxia, you yourself may not have this feeling, but as time goes by, this feeling will become stronger and stronger, and when you want to make up for it, the best years and the most beautiful face are gone. ”
Wu Yusen nodded again and again while listening, but the matter involved Lin Qingxia and Xing Li Yuan, and it was inconvenient for him to speak directly like Lin Youlun.
"Mr. Lin can guarantee that this is a masterpiece?" Xing Li Yuan followed up and asked.
Lin Youlun shook his head, "I can't guarantee the heirloom work, but I can say that this movie can definitely leave a more perfect ending for Sister Qingxia than now!" ”
Xing Li Yuan no longer spoke, but pondered Lin Youlun's words attentively.
"Actually, I still have selfish intentions in doing this, because this movie takes place in a very special historical era, the background involves Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland, and the story is interspersed with nearly 50 years, telling the joys and sorrows of three different pairs of lovers...... For this reason, the three heroines I need to participate in this movie have very distinct regional characteristics, a Taiwanese, a Hong Kong and a mainlander, and when it comes to Taiwanese actors, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is Sister Qingxia, of course, you have become the first choice in my mind. ”
"For such a movie, the investment shouldn't be very large, right?" Judging from the information revealed in Lin Youlun's words just now, this should be a literary film, so Xing Li Yuan asked this question, and this is exactly what Wu Yusen wants to say.
"It depends on what subject you shoot, literary films can also be thrilling, and even make people forget that this is a literary film." The corners of Lin Youlun's mouth raised slightly, "This movie, the initial estimated investment may be around 300 million US dollars!" ”
At this moment, the surroundings were extremely quiet, and the three of Xing Li Yuan, Wu Yusen, and Lin Qingxia could even hear each other's breathing.
300 million US dollars to make a literary film, I don't know if they heard it wrong, it's Lin Youlun who is crazy!
Looking at the stunned expressions of the three of them, Lin Youlun had long been surprised. In fact, all the people who heard the news for the first time had similar reactions, compared to the reactions of Xing Li Yuan, Wu Yusen, and Lin Qingxia.
"I wonder if the three of them have heard of the 'Taiping Ferry Incident' that occurred near the Zhoushan Islands in 1949?"
Among the three, Wu Yusen was the first to react, and he had already guessed what Lin Youlun wanted to shoot.
"I heard that it was a big shipwreck, and more than 900 people died!" Lin Qingxia was born in Taiwan. I have heard a little about it. But the details are not known.
Xing Li Yuan didn't know much about this matter. I had to look at Lin Youlun, hoping that he could explain.
"I'll tell you." Wu Yusen coughed, "This famous shipwreck occurred in the late stage of the Nationalist-Communist Civil War, when the defeat of the Kuomintang army was assured, and a large number of refugees hurriedly fled Chinese mainland. In the middle of the collision with another freighter, the two ships sank together, the people who fell into the water froze to death or drowned due to the cold at that time, more than 900 people on board were killed, and only 38 people were rescued by passing Australian warships. Among the victims, there are many rich and celebrities, but because it happened in that special era, whether it was in the mainland or Taiwan, the number of people who knew about it was very limited. ”
After Wu Yusen finished speaking, Lin Youlun added again.
"There is a novel in the mainland called "The Legend of the Immortals", and the heroine's parents were killed in the 'Taiping Wheel Incident'. This is probably the only Chinese novel I know of that mentions the 'Taiping Wheel Affair', and it's only a passing one...... Later, this novel was adapted by mainland director Xie Jin into the movie "The Most Late Aristocrat". Sister Qingxia, you may not know what to say, at that time, the heroine Xie Jin wanted to invite you to serve at first, but later because of the sudden change in the political atmosphere in the mainland at that time, he had to dispel this idea. ”
Lin Qingxia covered her mouth with some surprise, she didn't expect that she would have such a "fate" with Taipinglun.
In the shocked eyes of others, Lin Youlun eloquently expressed his ideas.
"I plan to use computer special effects and real shooting to restore the whole process of the sinking of the Taiping Wheel in all aspects, so to be precise, this is not a literary film, but a disaster movie!"
The most surprised person among the three was Xing Li Yuan, 300 million US dollars is almost half of his net worth, but it was only used to make a movie, if he hadn't heard about this kind of thing, he wouldn't even dare to think about it.
Although Lin Youlun's plan is very ambitious, Xing Li Yuan still can't help but doubt in his heart, movies like "Godzilla" and "Jurassic Park" do not cost such a high production cost, and it really costs 300 million US dollars to shoot "Taiping Wheel"?
"These two are not the same, because pure special effects movies create some scenes that do not exist in the real world, the audience will only care about whether the effect presented on the screen after the most lull is new, and will not seriously care about the authenticity of these things, or in other words, even if you do a good job of special effects, the audience will not really take these seriously, but this kind of disaster film adapted from real events is different, the lens is not handled well, everyone will think this is very fake, Therefore, the difficulty and cost of making this kind of movie are more than the well-known films such as "Godzilla" and "Jurassic Park", and even in order to pursue the greatest degree of truth, real shooting will be used in many places in the film, so the manpower and material resources invested are very huge! ”
Lin Youlun's explanation can be regarded as dispelling Li Yuan's doubts, he glanced at Lin Qingxia, which means that it is up to her to make her own decision, and Lin Qingxia also has a premonition at the moment that if she misses this opportunity, she may regret it for the rest of her life.
After formally accepting Lin Youlun's invitation, Lin Qingxia and Xing Li Yuan returned to the banquet room, because there were still many guests there who needed them to greet them, while Lin Youlun and Wu Yusen continued to walk on that path.
"Mr. Lin, I am a little worried that I can't control such a grand stunt scene as "Taiping Wheel". Wu Yusen knows Lin Youlun's plan better than others, so he has such worries.
Lin Youlun was prepared for this: "So I'll find you a helper, you only need to be in charge of the plot part, and the special effects part can be handed over to that person." ”
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