Wu Yuan had never held a premiere in China before.

"The Night the Comet Comed" premiered in Sanchez.

"The Undertaker" was also released directly in China with the hot spot of winning the best director in Berlin.

The movie "Your Name" is the first time that Wu Yuan has held a film premiere in China.

And this is the first time, Wu Yuan has to do a special event.

Although he can't be compared with "Hero" with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Wu Yuan's own status is high enough, and he can invite a large number of big names in the circle to participate in the premiere.

"Your Name" is scheduled for March 1, and Wu Yuan decided to hold its premiere at the Beijing Grand Theater on February 28.

For the first time, the era of light and shadow sent invitations.

The domestic actors who have worked with Wu Yuan before have all received invitations, friends Wu Yuan knows, actors who have come to audition, and actors who have intersected with the era of light and shadow, Zhang, Chen, Jiang, Feng, and professors from Nortel's directing department are all on the invitation list.

As for some filmmakers who have no intersection with the era of light and shadow, but are currently the top filmmakers in the mainland, such as Gong Huang, Uncle Ge and others, they have also received invitations.

Almost two-thirds of the people in the film industry are on the invitation list.

And these people who received the invitation, unless they couldn't move the schedule, even if they were working, they had to take leave to attend the premiere of "Your Name".

Are you kidding.

This is Wu Yuan's new movie?!

"Pirates of the Caribbean" just won $700 million at the global box office!

Which mainland filmmaker dares not to give Wu Yuan this face?

The more high-status actors in the circle, the more they want to participate in this premiere, this is a good opportunity to meet Wu Yuan!

Even if it is Gonghuang, she is not really only thinking about literary films, she also wants to break into Hollywood and act in commercial blockbusters.

Otherwise, she would not have taken "Memoirs of a Geisha", and later "Miami Vice".

Gong Huang Ke was the chairman of the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2000, and the chairman of the jury of the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival in 2002!

Such a top Chinese actress, even one of the top actresses in Europe, is willing to play the villain heroine in "Miami Vice" in order to break into Hollywood.

Now that Haolaiwu has such a commercial film director as Wu Yuan, or a person from the capital who is red, can Emperor Gong actively get closer?

In the case that Gong Huangdu replied to the first time that he would attend the premiere on time, can other filmmakers in the circle still put on music?

Director Feng rushed to say that he would definitely be there, even if Wu Yuan didn't go to the premiere of "Mobile Phone".

Fortunately, there are not many people in the film industry now, and even fewer people are in the top handful.

Even if all the invited guests come, it can be arranged.

Otherwise, Wu Yuan would have been distressed that there were not enough seats at the Beijing Grand Theater, so he really reported to the head and borrowed the Great Hall of the People to hold the premiere.

In this way, as the news of the premiere of "The Name of Ling" spread, the mainland film industry immediately flocked, and a group of filmmakers scattered across the country to film rushed to the capital.

Zhang Guorong, who had just finished filming the winter scene of "If Love" in the Northeast, was the first to return to the capital.

"Director Wu, the premiere of your new movie is huge."

In the office of the era of light and shadow, Zhang Guorong sat on the sofa, drinking hot tea every sip.

"Hmm." While reviewing the publicity reports sent back from various places, Wu Yuan asked casually: "If Love has also been filmed now, when do you plan to release it?" ”

"When the time comes, I will definitely support you for the premiere."

Last time "Stealing Hearts" premiered, Wu Yuan was not there.

But after thinking about it, he may have to go to the United States to shoot "Rush Hour 3" in the second half of the year, Wu Yuan added: "If I am in China at that time." ”

Zhang Guorong shook his head and smiled: "I don't expect you, the big Buddha, to come to the premiere." ”

"As for the finalization, I want to put it in the New Year."

"You don't only have Chinese New Year stalls in the mainland, which are more popular schedules."

"Don't." Wu Yuan hurriedly denied: "The competition for the Lunar New Year stalls is too fierce, and now mainland audiences are used to watching comedy movies in the Lunar New Year stalls, and this kind of romance film will be crushed into slag when it enters the Lunar New Year stalls." ”

How terrifying this year's Lunar New Year file is, Wu Yuan knows it.

"No Thieves in the World" and "Kung Fu" have almost sucked up the box office of the entire Lunar New Year stalls, and even the two are crazy to grab each other's market.

To be honest, if these two movies can be released in two years, the final box office will definitely be higher.

It's just a pity that it can't.

The small body of "If Love" should not be squeezed into the Chinese New Year file.

"How about putting it on the Qixi Festival?" Wu Yuan thought about it and said.

In North America, Valentine's Day has always been a time for romance films.

However, now in 2004, Valentine's Day on February 14 is not very popular in China, but the love atmosphere of Qixi Festival is more intense.

"Tanabata?" Zhang Guorong frowned: ""Ambush on All Sides" is scheduled for July 16th, right?" ”

"What is the date of the Chinese Valentine's Day this year?"

"I've checked, August 22nd." Wu Yuan nodded: "At that time, "Ambush on All Sides" has been released for more than a month, and the impact is not great. ”

"And August 22 can catch up with the tail of the summer vacation, and you can win part of the college student market."

"Nowadays, college students are more popular to invite girlfriends or crushes to the cinema to watch movies."

"My 'Your Name' is also aimed at this market."

As the boss of the main investment company and the film director, Wu Yuan and Zhang Guorong can set the release schedule of "If Love".

Han Dong generally does not have any opinions, and will try his best to help coordinate the arrangements.

So although it was small talk, Zhang Guorong chatted very seriously.

He frowned and thought for a while before he nodded and said, "It's okay on August 22nd, the time is very relaxed, and it's too late to do post-production and publicity." ”

"After the movie is released, I can also go back to Hong Kong Island to release an album and hold a few concerts."

"After 'If Love' is over, I plan to return to the music scene next year and focus on my career as a singer."

"My fans have really been waiting too long."

"Whatever you want." Wu Yuan shrugged his shoulders, he didn't have any arrangements for Zhang Guorong next year.

In 2005, the focus of Wu Yuan's film project should be on "Painted Skin".

This movie is the first special effects blockbuster in the true sense of the era of light and shadow, although it is a fantasy and magic type of special effects.

Wu Yuan has great ambitions for this film.

The legend of the fox spirit is not only in China, but in the entire Chinese cultural circle, the fox fairy is a well-known legend.

And the legends are almost the same, they all say that fox spirits are very good at seducing people and like to eat people's hearts.

Although the story of the painted skin comes from Liaozhai, there is also a ghost legend in Japan and South Korea that peels off the skin of a human and puts it on a disguise to live as a human being.

Wu Yan is fighting the idea of eating the Asian market.

There hasn't been a single magical, fantastical Asian commercial blockbuster yet.

The emergence of "Painted Skin" has the opportunity to make up for this space and seize this market.

In particular, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings" series have opened up the fantasy and magic market for Asian fans.

If it is replaced by Chen Jiashang's "Painted Skin", of course, there is no way to enter the overseas market, after all, this director is not famous overseas, and no one buys it.

The production company didn't have this idea either.

But Wu Yuan is different from the era of light and shadow.

Not to mention "The Undertaker", this "Your Name" is a big bomb prepared by Wu Yuan for the Asian market again!

After ploughing "Your Name", Wu Yuan believes that he will be the producer of "Painted Skin" under his name, and he is expected to enter Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia.

Japan and South Korea rely on their own influence, while Southeast Asia relies on the influence that Chinese films have cultivated in the past few decades!

Chinese films, it is still necessary to start making their own blockbusters as soon as possible and go overseas as soon as possible to seize the Asian market.

It is unrealistic and impossible to compete with Hollywood in the global film market.

Not to mention the counterattack on North America.

However, markets such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and South Korea have not yet been completely conquered by Hollywood.

Although Chinese films are a step late, it is not impossible to grab this market with Hollywood!

And Wu Yuan has an advantage over Haolaiwu.

In the dream, even by 2020, the local film markets in Japan and South Korea have not fully collapsed.

South Korea supports its own local films and has produced many high-quality films.

Japan is purely a movie, and the aesthetic style is different from Hollywood.

The various superhero movies that are popular in Hollywood are not of interest to Japanese fans.

They prefer to watch their own little fresh youth love movies, or horror movies, suspense movies, as well as anime theatrical versions and tokusatsu theatrical movies.

Wu Yuan knew this, but Hao Laiwu didn't know.

He can completely prescribe the right medicine, and make the movies with high box office and good reputation in Japan and South Korea into Chinese films first, and then take them to Japan and South Korea for release.

It's like "The Undertaker" and "Your Name".

Although it seems a bit immoral to do so, the dead friends are not dead and poor.

In order to develop his own film company and expand the Chinese film market, Wu Yuan had to sacrifice the Japanese and Korean film industries.

It's better than copying your own movie, right?

The "Painted Skin" series, as well as the planned "Walking with God" series, are the movies that Wu Yuan is going to use to break into the Japanese and Korean markets!

As for himself, of course, he is mainly the wool that comes to the dock!

While grabbing the IP in Hollywood to produce it by itself, and making money through their global channels, he copied some of Hollywood's excellent movies and turned them into Chinese films.

Just eat and take, although it will not interrupt the siege of Haolaiwu, but you can fatten yourself and the mainland film market.

After thinking about the future layout for a while, the corners of Wu Yuan's mouth curled slightly.

The idea is beautiful, but the reality has to be taken one step at a time.

At the moment, let's see if "My Name" can succeed in Japan and South Korea before talking about other things.

But

Wu Yuan put his eyes on Zhang Guorong, thought for a while, and asked, "Zhang Sheng, you don't plan to make a new movie next year, do you want to come and act?" ”

"The company will make a magic movie called "Painted Skin" next year, which will be the first special effects blockbuster in China."

"How about it, do you want to act?"

"You and Chen Kun play two male leads!"

"Me?" Zhang Guorong was stunned.

Chen Kun and Zhou Xun are very strict-mouthed, although Wu Yuan and the two of them have talked about "Painted Skin", but when they made up "If Love" in the Northeast, they did not mention it to Zhang Guorong.

Zhang Guorong can be said to know nothing about the movie "Painted Skin".

"yes." Wu Yuan said as a matter of course: ""Painted Skin" is the same as "A Chinese Ghost Story" you played before, and it is also based on the story of Liao Zhai. ”

"It's just that in "A Chinese Ghost Story", you are the scholar Ning Caichen, and in "Painted Skin", you have to play a wandering knight, which can be regarded as the only decent in this movie, the kind that removes demons and defends the way."

Wu Yuan thought about it, if you don't find Donnie Yen for the role of Pang Yong, you can let Zhang Guorong play it.

Don't look at him with a little white face, but he keeps a stubble to play that kind of wandering swordsman, and his temperament is also in place.

Ouyang Feng, who he played in "East Evil and West Poison", has a very good taste, a little stubble, and he is charming!

In terms of image, it is very consistent with Pang Yong, not to mention, and there is also an eight.

And if "Painted Skin" can gather Zhang Guorong + Chen Kun, Zhou Xun + Zeng Li, the four leading actors, it will really be the spring of Yan Gou.

Don't pretend, Wu Yuan is a dog!

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this casting was good, and he told Zhang Guorong about the story background and character setting of "Painted Skin" with great interest.

"Zhang Sheng, the character of Pang Yong is really very charming, and it is also a very contradictory character."

"I think only you are the most suitable to play!"

"This" Zhang Guorong hesitated.

The characters are nothing, and he has played many difficult roles with Wong Kar-wai, but he is not much interested in this kind of challenge.

If it was a different director to ask him to act, he would definitely refuse, he has no pursuit of acting now.

What made him hesitate was that Wu Yuan said that the investment in this film was not small, and the production cost would be more than 100 million yuan, at least 15 million US dollars.

Although it is not as good as the $30 million of "Hero", this is the first fantasy special effects blockbuster in China and a groundbreaking movie.

If it succeeds, it will definitely go down in the history of Chinese films like "Hero"!

This attraction is still quite big for him.

Now Zhang Guorong has become famous, in addition to his pursuit in the field of directing, he also cares about some achievements that can be remembered by future generations.

"Sounds cool." Zhang Guorong said: "But making such a movie, there will be a lot of pressure to return to the cost, right?" ”

He has now learned to look at things from the perspective of a director or producer.

Don't look at the huge momentum of "Hero", with a box office of 250 million in the mainland, breaking countless records, but this movie has not returned to its original cost, at least not yet.

As a contracted director in the era of light and shadow, Zhang Guorong is still more worried about the company's business conditions, he is afraid that if he makes this movie, the company's capital flow will collapse, and it will be over.

"Rest assured, since the company dares to shoot, it must have confidence in this project." Wu Yuan said with confidence.

"Okay, I'll think about it." Zhang Guorong nodded hesitantly, "I'll see if the schedule is suitable after my new album is finished." ”

"Okay." Wu Yuan looked at his watch, got up and beckoned, "Let's go, I'll invite you to lunch." ”

There is still a chapter and a half hours.

(End of chapter)