As the date of the premiere approaches, more and more celebrities and dignitaries in the film industry have gathered in Beijing.

Now the premiere is not as cumbersome as more than ten years later, in fact, it is to call a group of friends in the circle, and then call a group of reporters to watch a movie together.

Reporters don't have to worry about Wu Yuan, all the provincial-level newspapers across the country have sent people, and they don't need Wu Yuan's notice to invite them.

Friends, it's a bit too much.

If you are more free, or if you are in the capital, you should prepare in advance.

Some of them are not available, so they can only come on February 28th.

But even if there are not many people who came in advance, it has already caused a big earthquake in the professional makeup industry in Beijing

Nowadays, many makeup artists do makeup work for several or even a dozen celebrities by themselves, and not every star will hire a full-time makeup artist.

Mainly in the early stage of the development of the industry, there are not enough manpower for various supporting positions.

Now, a large number of male and female celebrities have gathered in the capital, and they all have to make an appointment for the makeup service on February 28, which can make the celebrity makeup artists in the capital anxious.

They can't take that many orders!

Even if the line starts at 3 o'clock in the morning, a makeup artist can take on the makeup work of three or five celebrities at most.

And there are only a dozen makeup artists in Beijing who specialize in applying makeup to celebrities.

Many actors who can't get in touch with professional makeup artists can even borrow makeup artists from studios such as Beiying or theaters and other theaters.

What's worse is that you can only do makeup by yourself or an assistant, and then find a hairstylist from a beauty salon to do the hairstyle.

Wu Yuan never imagined that holding a premiere by himself would actually trigger a change in the makeup and styling industry in Beijing.

(Stars were not invited to the premiere of "Heroes" before)

As soon as the premiere of "My Name" was held this time, the makeup industry in Beijing was awakened and entered a period of rapid expansion, with newcomers entering this industry every day

Does he influence and change the ecology of an industry?

Wu Yuan didn't know, and he didn't care.

Because his crew has a professional makeup team, the person in charge who took the lead still went to Hollywood for further study.

Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, and Yuan Hong, who took a day off with the crew of "Fairy Sword", were doing makeup at this time surrounded by the crew's professional makeup team.

In addition to them, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin and others, who had just started school, also sat obediently in the dressing room and waited for the makeup artist to be "lucky".

In comparison, Wu Yuan, who was standing aside with his hands on his chest, was more idle.

He hates the feeling of puffing all kinds of powder on his face, and he is not an actor in front of the stage.

There was no way to do it at Hollywood before, and before "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, he couldn't go crazy.

It's different now, it's in China again, he doesn't want to wear makeup, no one can force him.

Besides, even if he doesn't wear makeup, his face is just as handsome as Zunlong.

I didn't see Liu Yifei, who was being fiddled with by the makeup artist, and he also peeked at Wu Yuan through the mirror from time to time.

The eyes of the two would meet in the mirror from time to time.

Well, Wu Yuan is also looking at her.

The little girl hasn't seen her for a Spring Festival, so how do she feel that she has grown up a lot.

Wu Yuan was in a trance.

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing next to her, looked at the two of them "eyebrows and flirts", and her mood was sad.

But Wu Yuan's status is so high, and there are so many people present, she can't say anything.

Just when she was struggling, Wu Yuan took the initiative to chat with her first.

"Aunt Liu, do you have any upcoming appointments?"

After coming back to her senses, Liu Xiaoli shook her head and nodded again: "Producer Zhang Jizhong is preparing for "The Condor Heroes", and he is willing to invite Sissi to play the little dragon girl. ”

"But he seems to be going to do some hype, the specific casting will have to wait for June, and Sissi will also participate in the casting at that time, and it is not certain whether it can be decided."

Wu Yuan nodded, "The Condor Heroes" is indeed a very important TV series that has a great impact on Liu Yifei.

The little dragon girl she plays is also the white moonlight in the hearts of one or even two generations.

"Except for this TV series, there are no other film appointments?" Wu Yuan asked again.

This time, Liu Xiaoli shook her head firmly: "No, Sissi is too young, and many roles are not suitable." ”

There are not many TV series produced in China now.

Although she is now famous with the role of Wang Yuyan, the acting road is not wide, and this image of "fairy sister" not only makes her popular, but also restricts her.

At least no one asks her to shoot modern films, and in costume films, this kind of "fairy sister" type role is rare.

As for the movie?

Except for the two treasure island movies introduced by Lin Zhiying, no one asked her to act at all.

"After the release of 'My Name', things will be much better." Wu Yuan didn't think there was anything, but he also instructed earnestly: "Now that Qianqian is still young, the focus is still on her studies." ”

"Even if there are a lot of film appointments coming to you later, you still have to choose carefully, don't take on the drama casually, and don't rush to fight for your career after graduation."

"With just the two works of "My Name" and "The Condor Heroes", Sissi's popularity will not decline in the next two years."

Although Liu Yifei has been trained by Wu Yuan for more than half a year, his acting skills have improved a lot, but it is only the average and passing level of movie actors.

You can play roles that match your image and age, but you can't play some very complex and difficult roles.

Being young is sometimes an advantage and sometimes a disadvantage.

"yes, I know." Liu Xiaoli said softly, she actually understands this truth, and frequently picking up a bunch of scenes is not as good as the benefits of seriously filming one or two high-quality films.

Throughout Liu Yifei's acting career, she is not the so-called "desperate Saburo-type" actor, and she basically maintains the workload of shooting one or two works a year.

It will not be like Da Mi Mi, who will desperately take over the drama when it is popular, and rolling several dramas at the same time is a routine operation.

Of course, Liu Yifei's own salty fish is also one of the reasons.

"That's good." Wu Yuan nodded, and just as he wanted to say a few more words, a staff member knocked on the door of the dressing room.

"Director Wu, the directors you invited have arrived, look."

"Got it." Wu Yuan nodded at Liu Xiaoli, turned around and followed the staff out of the dressing room.

The four major domestic directors gave Wu Yuan a lot of face, and this time they all came to cheer for "My Name".

followed the staff to the backstage reception room, and before entering the door, Wu Yuan heard Director Feng's signature Beijing film.

"Hey, do you think Director Wu's movie is a commercial film?"

"I look at the trailer and poster, it seems to be a bit literary, and there is a shot of the meteorite at the end, it can't be that the heroine is stoned to death, right?"

Not to mention, as a director, Director Feng's vision is very good.

After watching the trailer, many fans in the outside world couldn't understand what the final meteorite shot meant, but Director Feng guessed a rough idea.

"It's hard to say." Zhang Yimou pursed his lips, "It should be a commercial film, with such special effects and such large-scale publicity, it can't be a literary film." ”

Pushing open the door, Wu Yuan walked in: "Director Yimou is right, this is a commercial romance film." ”

"So I hope that when a few directors watch the premiere for a while, they will be merciful."

"The main story of my movie is still very simple, it is aimed at selling at the box office."

"Huh." Director Feng immediately smiled on his face: "What kind of great guide am I in front of you." ”

"Commercial films are good, and now everyone is encouraged to make more commercial films, and everything is focused on economic development!"

"And movie fans and friends also love to watch commercial films, and no one watches literary films."

Yes, these words can be regarded as offending people, and Director Chen Kaige's face on the side immediately sank.

Among the five directors present, except for Jiang Wen, who was banned from directing, he did not make a blockbuster commercial film.

Jiang Wen still has a delicate heart, and a big hand slapped on Feng Xiaogang's shoulder: "Hey, whether it's a commercial film or a literary film, as long as it's done well, it's a good movie." ”

He doesn't have any high-grossing movies.

"For the specific situation, you can see for yourself when it premieres later." Wu Yuan smiled, this Feng Cannon really can't change his habit of being open-mouthed.

"Huh" Wu Yuan stared at the four directors and looked behind them.

An actress who is dressed very fashionably and beautifully, with a very good figure and temperament, is standing on the sidelines.

Wu Yuan's eyes fell on her face, and a bunch of key words immediately came to mind in his mind.

"Red Carpet Queen, Fan Xiaopang, Fan Ye, 800 million sister ......"

Director Feng, who noticed his gaze, smiled and took the initiative to introduce: "Director Wu, this is the heroine of my "Mobile Phone", Fan Binbin. ”

"Didn't you have time to come to the premiere of "Mobile Phone" last time, so I brought her to the pier to say goodbye."

"Her acting skills are good."

Fan Binbin immediately stepped forward, and took the initiative to greet with a smile on his face: "Director Wu, I am Fan Binbin, and I am a contracted actor of Huayi." ”

"Golden locks, there is no one that the Chinese people don't know." Wu Yuan also smiled and hugged her politely.

But in his heart, he sneered again and again.

What bye bye pier, good acting, it's all.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin here, I'm afraid he got the instructions of the king of Huayi.

Didn't you hear Fan Binbin specifically mention that he is a signed actor of Huayi?

No matter how good Huayi is in the domestic entertainment industry, Wu Yuan does not have any good impression of this company.

The main thing is that the big and small kings at the helm are too dirty, and it would not be wrong to say that they are Harvey Weinstein of internal entertainment.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin to see him, it was nothing more than that the big and small kings wanted to praise Fan Binbin, and this was to test it.

Wu Yuan didn't give Director Feng a chance to continue chatting at all, and after hugging Fan Binbin, he immediately turned his head and talked to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

Seeing his attitude, Director Feng immediately understood, and vaguely shook his head at the disappointed Fan Binbin.

On this side, Wu Yuan chatted with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige about the mainland film market in the past two years.

The three of them are very optimistic about the mainland film market, and feel that the cold winter has passed, and a golden age of movies will be ushered in next.

But when it comes to the box office market, which is increasing year by year, Chen Kaige is worried again.

"Director Wu, you have made fantasy blockbusters in Hollywood, do you think fantasy movies have made a name for themselves in China?"

"Huh?" Wu Yuan frowned.

Sure enough, Director Kaige still wants to shoot "Wuji", what he said at the premiere of "Hero" before, Director Kaige didn't listen to a word.

Although he knew that a big director like Chen Kaige would be difficult to shake by the outside world's remarks, Wu Yuan was still a little speechless.

Yes, good words are hard to persuade ghosts who want to die.

This time, Wu Yuan didn't persuade him, and said with a smile on his face: "I think there is something to do." ”

"You see, Hollywood has the "Mummy" series, the "Harry Potter" series, the "Lord of the Rings" series, and "Pirates of the Caribbean", all of which are very good fantasy and fantasy movies that sell well all over the world."

"We Chinese people should also have our own fantasy and magic movies."

"My company plans to make a fantasy and magic movie next year, which is adapted from "Liao Zhai"."

"Liao Zhai"?" Chen Kaige thought for a moment: "Is it like "A Chinese Ghost Story"? ”

"It's not." Wu Yuan explained: ""A Chinese Ghost Story" is more like a Xianxia movie, and the protagonist in it is a Taoist master. ”

"What I'm going to do is a story about fox spirits and painted skins, more like Hollywood's fantasy movie style, that is, ordinary people encounter a fantasy and magical world."

Hollywood's fantasy movies, usually the male protagonist has no supernatural abilities, but he will encounter a lot of supernatural events.

For example, in "The Mummy", archaeologists and tomb robbers opened the tombs of the pharaohs and resurrected the priests of ancient Egypt.

The same is true of "Pirates of the Caribbean", where the protagonist group is hunted down by a group of pirates who have turned into undead creatures, and finally exterminates this group of pirates as ordinary people.

Wu Yuan's positioning of "Painted Skin", why is it fantasy and not Xianxia?

It's because the protagonists of this series are ordinary people who meet legendary yokai and have various stories with these yokai.

Wang Sheng is just a general, he doesn't know any Taoism, and Pang Yong is the same.

The fox spirit Xiao Wei in the story is not a goblin who can cultivate and grow, she actually doesn't have a particularly powerful demon method, but she is good at seducing people.

She eats her heart just to maintain the youth of human skin, and from another point of view, it is to maintain her ageless appearance.

If Pang Yong in the story knows Taoism, and Xiao Wei is also a demon with sharp methods, who can kill all mortals casually, then this story is not a fantasy, but a fairy tale or a mythological movie.

For example, "Zhu Xian" and "Shu Mountain", everyone can practice immortal law and Taoism, and at every turn, all kinds of spells fight each other and fly away, which is definitely different from the painting style of "Painted Skin", not a type.

Wu Yuan, who has the memory of later generations, has a clearer and more accurate division of film genres than any current director, and he also hopes that he can bring more new types and new themes of movies to Chinese fans.

Wu Yuan said that he also wanted to make fantasy movies, which can be said to have given Chen Kaige great confidence.

"Since you are going to make fantasy movies, it seems that there is still a market for fantasy movies in China." Chen Kaige nodded and said.

In his eyes, the movie "Wuji" is his turnaround! There is no room for error.

It's just that apart from him, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, including Jiang Wen, have little confidence in this subject, and their faces are worried.

Wu Yuan smiled and said noncommittally: "This is the first time someone in China has made such a movie, and the risk is still very great, it may not be accepted by domestic fans, and it may also lose all your money." ”

"I don't know what to do."

"Director Kaige, if you're worried, why don't I give you a sample first?"

"Our company's fantasy movie will start shooting at the beginning of next year, and it should be released before the end of the year."

"You can wait a year for that movie and then make it the year after."

"I'll help you wade through the water first, try the market situation, if my box office is not good, you will have time to turn around in time!"

Chen Kaige's eyes lit up, this first situation of eating crabs is a combination of high risk and high return, it is possible to lose all your money, or it is possible to make a lot of money.

To be honest, Director Kaigo is a little afraid to bet.

He is not barefoot, he is one of the top two directors in China, not an extreme situation, there is really no need to take such a big risk to be the first person to eat crabs, a careless person may have a complete reputation.

Now Wu Yuan said that he could go first, which made Chen Kaige immediately moved and wanted to wait and see.

However, he still hesitated: "This is not good, right?" ”

"It's fine!" Wu Yuan grinned, his tone was still enthusiastic: "I am a junior, and I am young, even if I fail, it doesn't matter, there is a chance of trial and error." ”

"Director Kaigo, you are different, it's better to be safe."

Hey, "Wuji" is really not worthy of the title of the first domestic fantasy blockbuster, so let's give this title to "Painted Skin"!

(End of chapter)