Wu Yusen's worries actually show his attitude towards this film - on the one hand, he does like this movie; On the other hand, I am worried that if the film invests a lot, it will lose money and live up to Lin Youlun's trust.

"You don't have to worry too much about this, because investing in making this movie, I didn't think about making money from the beginning, and I even planned to lose money in advance, but despite this, I still have a reason to make this movie."

In addition to making money, Wu Yusen's first thought of Lin Qingxia was Lin Qingxia, but he immediately denied this idea. Lin Youlun should appreciate Lin Qingxia more, and the two are just sisters and brothers, because Lin Qingxia filmed "Taiping Wheel", this reason is unreasonable.

But in addition, Wu Yusen couldn't find any other reason, he couldn't think that Lin Youlun had too much money and no place to spend it, so he worked hard to make movies and burn money.

"I wonder if Director Lu Daowu has noticed the recent changes in the relationship between the mainland and Taiwan?"

Lin Youlun's words seemed casual and casual, but Wu Yusen keenly captured the key information from them - the Taiwan Strait issue.

Since President Lee took office, Taiwan has begun to practice the strategy of "pragmatic diplomacy" and actively repaired relations with the mainland, but in fact it wants to seek to enter the international community as an independent political entity.

However, after relations in the Taiwan Strait eased up, the Taiwan authorities' intentions toward "Taiwan independence" began to be exposed, although this is still only a symptom. However, because of the concern and vigilance of many parties, including the mainland government.

Where will Taiwan's relations with the mainland go in the future? It's really hard to see. And Lin Youlun will definitely not mention this matter for no reason at this time, there must be his deep-seated considerations.

If Lin Youlun wants to make some articles on Taiwan Strait relations through "Taiping Wheel", then there is a reasonable explanation for what he is doing now, including that he wasted so much effort to persuade Lin Qingxia to be the heroine of the film, in addition to appreciating Lin Qingxia, it is more based on Lin Qingxia's Taiwanese identity and her influence in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Wu Yusen's speculation is very close to the truth, but it is not complete.

"Actually, I didn't have any special political purpose for making this film. I just want to let people in Taiwan and the mainland know through this movie that it is impossible to cut off the blood and cultural ties between the two places, and then reflect on how to get along more rationally. ”

In Lin Youlun's view, the wreck of the Taiping Steamer was largely caused by the historical environment at that time, and without the imminent defeat of the Kuomintang, there would not have been so many people in a hurry to leave the mainland, and there would not have been an overload of the Taiping Steamer regardless of navigation safety, and at the same time, because the navigation lights were not turned on in order to escape the curfew during the war, this would have collided with another steamer.

The tragedy of the Taiping Wheel is actually a tragic microcosm of the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party!

Lin Youlun was considering investing in "Taiping Wheel". really didn't think too much about the box office, to put it bluntly, he didn't seek money but fame in this movie. Or rather, a political statement.

After Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the Taiwan issue will become the biggest problem facing the mainland government, and if Lin Youlun wants to enter the mainland film market in the future, he will inevitably face the problem of expressing his position.

Instead of being passive at that time, it is better to hold the initiative in your own hands and express your thoughts through movies.

On the one hand, this movie does emphasize the inseparable historical ties between Taiwan and the mainland, which fall in the eyes of the mainland government, which is the evidence of Lin Youlun's support for cross-strait reunification, and the theme of this disaster film will not touch the sensitive nerves of the Taiwan authorities too much, and even in their eyes, the reflection brought by this film is also a kind of support for expressing Taiwan to a certain extent, peace and not war, It is necessary to respect the different demands of the people on both sides of the strait for reunification.

To achieve this goal, "The Peace Wheel" must be a very important movie, which is why Lin Youlun spared no expense to create this film and invited James Cameron to be in charge of special effects.

At the same time, in terms of the plot, Lin Youlun also spent a lot of thought.

The story of "Taiping Wheel" unfolds with three pairs of lovers, six male and female protagonists, and only three survived in the end.

One of the lovers was separated after the ship fell into the sea, and was rescued by a different ship after the last one, both of them thought that the other party was dead, so the last one went to Taiwan, and one stayed in the mainland, until more than 40 years later, the two places resumed contact, only to find that they were wrong for more than 40 years, and the once unforgettable love has also become a speechless surprise when they meet.

Another pair of lovers, the man in order to leave the chance of life to the woman, he went to die, the woman was rescued and went to Hong Kong, the whole story is based on her memories as a clue.

The last couple of lovers were buried in the sea forever, becoming the epitome and footnote of this tragedy.

Wu Yusen listened to Lin Youlun's narration silently, and under the influence of the story, he couldn't help but feel his heart fluctuate, and he was more determined to make this movie well.

After Lin Youlun told the whole story, the first question Wu Yusen asked was related to the character selection.

"Is Lin Qingxia the heroine who is separated from her lover alive and goes to Taiwan after the most disappointment?"

According to the plot story of "Taiping Wheel", Wu Yusen is actually very sure of this speculation, and at this time he just wants to confirm it again.

Lin Youlun nodded.

Wu Yusen followed and asked: "Then go to the back to the heroine in Hong Kong, who is Mr. Lin going to find to play?" ”

Lin Youlun already has a suitable candidate in his heart, but he hasn't finally made up his mind yet, so he wants to listen to Wu Yusen's suggestions first.

Wu Yusen's side is considered according to the plot, so Lin Youlun did everything possible to find Lin Qingxia to play the heroine who went to Taiwan after the most disgrace, because Lin Qingxia is the most representative actress in Taiwan.

At this point, even Wang Guxian, whose fame is not much different from Lin Qingxia, cannot be compared with her.

Lin Qingxia became famous in Taiwan, and later achieved further success in Hong Kong, while Wang Guxian is Taiwanese, but she has only made one movie in Taiwan, and her real fame is in Hong Kong, and even when classifying actors, everyone habitually ignores her origin, and classifies her as a Hong Kong actor rather than a Taiwanese actor.

According to this casting idea, the remaining candidates for these two heroines must also be more representative actors from Hong Kong and the mainland.

Thinking about it, Wu Yusen only thought of one person in his heart, but when he said the other party's name, he hesitated for a while.

Wu Yusen's performance fell in Lin Youlun's eyes, and he didn't feel a little funny.

"What, Director Wu is still worried that there are actors in Hong Kong who I can't invite?"

Wu Yusen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Mr. Lin misunderstood, of course I didn't mean that, but this candidate is a little special, and I'm worried about ......."

Lin Youlun interrupted Wu Yusen.

"Director Wu just said who it is!"

"Miss Zhong Chuhong, Miss Zhong!"

Wu Yusen's answer made Lin Youlun stunned for a moment, and he paused for half a minute, then he shook his head at Wu Yusen with a wry smile, at first Wu Yusen thought that he would not agree, but he didn't expect Lin Youlun to say what he said next surprised him.

"Actually, I also wanted to find Honggu to play this role, I originally wanted to hear if Director Wu had any other candidates to recommend, but I didn't expect us to think of a piece!"

Wu Yusen also laughed. The reason why he chose Zhong Chuhong is very simple, from "Legend of the Night" to "Across the Seas", Zhong Chuhong has worked with him several times, and they are very familiar with each other, in a Zhong Chuhong as a two-time Academy Award actress and a Golden Horse Award actress, from commercial films such as "Legend of the Night" to literary films such as "People and Ghosts Are Not Over", they have made high achievements, and to select the most influential actress in Hong Kong in the past ten years, I believe that most people will vote for Zhong Chuhong.

Lin Youlun's reason for choosing Zhong Chuhong is even simpler, among all women, Zhong Chuhong is the one who makes him feel the most guilty, although Zhong Chuhong's achievements in the film industry are basically the road paved for her by Lin Youlun, but these can't make up for Lin Youlun's guilt in Zhong Chuhong's heart, and this time is just an opportunity.

Since giving birth to her daughter, Zhong Chuhong's desire to return to filming has become less and less, although she has achieved a lot of honors and masterpieces in the film industry before, Lin Youlun still wants her to fall into a perfect stroke in her acting career.

Of course, Lin Youlun plans to do so, and it is inevitable that he will have some selfishness, for the same reason as finding Lin Qingxia to star, with Zhong Chuhong's appeal in Hong Kong and Taiwan, it is enough to add more weight to "Taiping Wheel".

Lin Youlun has such an idea, Zhong Chuhong will no longer be hindered from starring in "Taiping Wheel", Wu Yusen is not only happy, but also more concerned about the candidate for the last heroine.

Lin Youlun still asked Wu Yusen's opinion first, but on this issue, the two finally had some differences.

According to the previous standards, Wu Yusen thinks that Gong Li is the most suitable candidate to play the heroine of the most rear, but Lin Youlun feels that Gong Li's image and temperament do not match this movie, she is more suitable to play the image of a modern mainland woman, rather than the traditional woman in the Republic of China.

Lin Youlun was more inclined to let Chen Hong play this role, and as soon as Wu Yusen heard him say this, he was naturally convinced. (To be continued......)