China Film Group, tea room.

The three parties sat down, and Han Dong poured a cup of tea for the two visitors on the left and right.

"Director Wu, let me introduce you." Han Dong stretched out his hand to the right and introduced: "This is the leader of the Ministry of Culture, you can call him Secretary Chen." ”

"Secretary Chen, this is Director Wu."

"Harm, who in China doesn't know Director Wu, and they still need to be introduced." Secretary Chen, who was in his early forties, stood up and politely took the initiative to reach out and shake Wu Yuan's hand.

Wu Yuan, who has always been respectful of the system, also stood up and greeted with a smile: "Hello Secretary Chen." ”

"Asking me to meet today, is there any order from the organization?"

"I can't talk about orders." Secretary Chen shook his head and motioned for Wu Yuan to sit down and speak.

"That's the case, the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics a few days ago, Director Wu, have you seen it?"

really

Wu Yuan wailed in his heart.

He really didn't want to have anything to do with this hot potato.

From the time he received a call from Han Dong, Wu Yuan figured it out.

Eighty percent wanted to talk to him about the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Thinking about it, you also know that the directors who can be called "international" in China now are Zhang Yimou and him.

Zhang Yimou won a lot of awards in Europe, and "Hero" sold $170 million worldwide.

Although Wu Yuan is inferior in awards, his box office performance is too strong, and he is a famous commercial film director in Hollywood.

If Zhang Yimou's Athens did not have a flood of bad reviews in eight minutes, it would definitely not be Wu Yuan's turn to get involved with the Olympic Games.

But who told Athens to be scolded for eight minutes?

"Director Wu, don't hide it, the public opinion outside about Director Zhang Yimou in recent days is really too big."

Secretary Chen sighed and said regretfully: "From the direct instructions of the leaders to the letters from the masses, they all do not recognize Director Zhang Yimou. ”

"Many people even directly put down cruel words, but they can't let Zhang Yimou be the director of the opening ceremony of the BJ Olympics again."

"Even one of our leaders held a meeting yesterday to give instructions, thinking that director Zhang Yimou may not be qualified for the position of chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games."

"On the leadership side, the current opinion is inclined to hold an open and open opening and closing ceremony creative solicitation and bidding event for all directors early next year."

"I came to see you this time, just to get to the bottom of it with you, and the leaders above are more interested in you and Director Kaige."

"The leader above wants me to ask you if you can form a bidding team with Director Kaige, and you two will be the co-chief directors to make a bid for the opening ceremony together."

"Huh?" Wu Yuan was stunned.

Can it still be like this?

Let him and director Caigo form a team to bid for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games?

Let's not talk about whether he has the time to make a bid, just the matter of forming a team with director Kaige is too outrageous.

Could it be that he will go on stage with Director Kaige to recite a poem at that time?

The two of you said "the sword suddenly spread to collect Jibei" and I said "I heard tears and full of clothes for the first time", the whole wave is big?

Thinking of this scene, Wu Yuan got goosebumps.

"No, no, I really don't have the time." Wu Yuan crossed his fingers and shirked: "Secretary Chen, I still have a movie to shoot in the second half of the year, and I will go to the United States to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean 2" in March next year, and I am not even in China." ”

"I'm really powerless about the election of the chief director of the Olympic Games."

"And you see that I am so young, although I have made some insignificant achievements in Hollywood, but I still can't compare with my predecessors."

"Hey, you can't say that." Secretary Chen interrupted: "Heroes are teenagers. ”

"When engaging in art, it is never about age, but about talent and strength."

"Beethoven published his first musical work at the age of 13, and Mozart gave concerts at the age of 16."

"Director Wu, you are also such a genius, you can't be measured by age."

Secretary Chen said sincerely: "The Beijing Olympic Games is a grand event that attracts worldwide attention, and it is also an important event for us Huaxia to show itself to the world and change the international impression. ”

"How can there be no internationally renowned director like Director Wu for the election of the chief director of the opening ceremony!"

"Of course, the leaders at the top also took into account that you are indeed relatively young, so they hope that you can form a team with Director Kaige and run together."

"The two of you are a good match for each other, and you can check and fill in each other's gaps, which happens to be the perfect partner."

Don't say it, you really don't say it.

Han Dong on the side nodded again and again.

He thought it was a great idea!

Chen Kaige's artistic aesthetics are very high, Wu Yuan is very good at story arrangement, if these two people work together, one is responsible for beauty, and the other is responsible for the content of the program, it is indeed a perfect combination.

Han Dong was convinced, and then persuaded him: "Yes, Director Wu." ”

"I think this proposal is very good, you and director Kaige have joined forces, and you can definitely bring an audio-visual feast-level opening ceremony to the global audience."

"Maybe it will be a milestone in the history of the Olympics!"

Not to mention Han Dong, even Wu Yuan himself feels quite reliable when he listens to it.

If he didn't have the memory of later generations, if he didn't know what kind of opening ceremony Zhang Yimou brought, he himself thought this proposal was good.

It's a pity, he knows.

So Wu Yuan still shook his head and said: "Secretary Chen, this matter is not something I can decide alone, it depends on the meaning of Director Kaige." ”

"Huh." Secretary Chen interrupted Wu Yuan again, "I've already contacted Director Kai Ge first." ”

"Director Kaigo's side would be happy to form a campaign team with you."

"He said that he had wanted to cooperate with you for a long time, but he never had the opportunity, and he was very happy that the two of you could jointly run for the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games."

"He chanted on the spot, the two of them are concentric, and their strength is gold!"

Gan!

Wu Yuan really couldn't say no words of refusal this time.

How could he refuse?

The leaders above asked you to participate in this bidding by name, as a director who is well-established in China, Wu Yuan really dares to refuse strongly?

Even if you go through the motions, it's better than just refusing it!

OK.

Wu Yuan thought about it, and estimated that even if he and Director Kaige formed a joint campaign team, they would not be able to run for Zhang Yimou.

The boxes of bids they had prepared were no joke.

As long as Wu Yuan doesn't copy out Zhang Yimou's opening ceremony plan first, it is estimated that the title of the chief director will not fall on him.

It is impossible for him to copy Zhang Yimou's plan for the opening ceremony.

This thing is not a movie, with the opening ceremony plan, you can do the job of the chief director of the scene.

Good guys, tens of thousands of people were mobilized for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, and tens of thousands of people also needed to be dispatched at the opening ceremony, and the director team alone was more than 100 people.

With so many people, all aspects and details need to be controlled.

If it weren't for the plan that he had polished little by little, coupled with Zhang Yimou's artistic level, it would have been impossible to do a good job in this opening ceremony.

Although he coveted the title of "National Teacher", Wu Yuan knew that this thing should be taken by Zhang Yimou, and the others were really not qualified and did not have that ability.

"Okay then." Wu Yuan nodded helplessly: "I will take the time to discuss with Director Kaige, and strive to hand over a satisfactory bid next year." ”

Only then did Secretary Chen show a sincere smile on his face.

Wu Yuan, as one of the top three directors in China and the only one who is good at coming to the wood, cannot be absent from the election of the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.

Even in Secretary Chen's heart, the position of the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics this time is Wu Yuan and Chen Kaige.

The two of them have joined forces, who else in this Huaxia can be their enemy?

"Then it's decided, I hope Director Wu can work together with Director Kaige to present an opening ceremony of the Olympic Games that shows the charm of our great country for all our Chinese people and even the audience around the world!"

Secretary Chen's movements were fast.

The matter was finalized with Wu Yuan here, and within two days, Director Kaige contacted Wu Yuan and wanted to meet with him to talk about the election at the opening ceremony.

Although he didn't want to get involved in this matter, he agreed to it, and Wu Yuan had no choice but to cooperate with director Kaige.

But he has made up his mind, and this time he will definitely fish for bidding.

In Director Kaige's studio, Wu Yuan met him and Chen Hong.

"Hey, Director Wu." Director Kaige greeted him with a smile, grabbed Wu Yuan's hand and shook it tightly.

"I didn't expect the two of us to work together to be the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this time."

"Don't worry, whether it's at work or in private, we are equal, and we will discuss things to do, and I won't use my qualifications to pressure you."

"Of course, when the election is successful, we are also co-directors, regardless of the principal and deputy!"

Chen Kaige received the above notice earlier than Wu Yuan.

At the beginning, he planned to form his own group on his own, and did not plan to find someone to cooperate in the election.

With the arrogance of director Kaigo, who can he look at?

Zhang Yimou?

I used to be a photographer for myself.

Feng Xiaogang?

The movies made can't be put on the stage.

Ginger vein?

I fell out when I was filming "Jing Ke Assassinates the King of Qin", and it is impossible to cooperate with him in this life, which is too annoying.

In addition to these few, Chen Kaige could shout with his waist in his hand: "Who else?" ”

Well, and Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan's appearance made Chen Kaige very happy.

This subclass is me!

Wu Yuanyi has never quarreled with Chen Kaige, and second, he has never been in Chen Kaige's crew, and the only connection between the two is that they are both from Nortel's directing department.

And he is indeed very convinced of Wu Yuan's achievements abroad.

This just made Chen Kaige look at him very pleasing to the eye.

To say that Chen Kaige is full of confidence in the election as the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and he has the chance to win, it is definitely impossible.

He knew that he had opened some gaps with Zhang Yimou at this stage.

But now Zhang Yimou's eight-minute Athens has received a flood of bad reviews, and his reputation in the circle has plummeted.

It was suggested that he and Wu Yuan run for the election.

Isn't this just clearly telling him that as long as he and Wu Yuan come up with a plan, the position of chief director belongs to them.

So he was very welcoming to Wu Yuan.

After pulling Wu Yuan to sit down at the coffee table and instructing Chen Hong to pour the tea, Chen Kaige chatted with Wu Yuan enthusiastically.

"Director Wu, what do you think about the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics?"

"We talk freely, talk behind closed doors, and don't have to worry about anything."

Listening to Chen Kaige's words, Wu Yuan smiled and said nothing.

Who in the circle doesn't know that Chen Kaige is a well-known donkey, if you really discuss with him, the discussion will turn into an argument later, and the argument will break up unhappily in the end.

This person only agrees with what he wants to identify with, and does not listen to other people's ideas.

Wu Yuan didn't want to argue with him about some meaningless things, so he asked, "What do you think about Director Kaige?" ”

As soon as this is mentioned, Director Kaigo is energetic.

"I have an idea." Chen Kaige stood up and paced excitedly: "When it comes to our Huaxia, the first thing that foreigners think of is the Tang Dynasty. ”

"The Tang Dynasty is also the period when the art is at its peak, the costumes are the most beautiful, and the most foreign elements are integrated among the dynasties in our history."

"The Tang Dynasty is tolerant and blooming, Hu bed, Hu cake, Hu Le, and Hu costume were all included in Chinese culture at that time."

"I think our Olympic Games this time should also show the world an inclusive new China."

"So I want to make the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games a romantic night banquet in the Tang Palace!"

"The opening is a dance imitating Dunhuang murals, at least eighteen dancers wearing Tang Dynasty dance costumes, starting from the sky, to have a dream dance."

"There are also Tuzhi Dance, Hu Xuan Dance, Hu Teng Dance, and Guizi Dance, using a Silk Road music and dance to open the Olympic night."

"Especially Hu Xuan Dance!" Chen Kaige danced excitedly.

"The characteristic of Hu Xuan Dance is that the melody is fast! The pace is fast! Lots of circles! It's hard to separate the back!! You must know that this kind of difficult dance style was very popular in the Tang Dynasty, and everyone learned to spin. ”

"There is Yang Guifei in the palace of the Tang Dynasty, and An Lushan outside the palace, they are all masters of Hu Xuan Dance."

"Old Tang Book. There is a record in the Biography of An Lushan: "Lushan is obese for ten thousand years, with a belly hanging over the knees, and weighs three hundred and thirty pounds...... To Xuanzong before the Hu Xuan dance, as fast as the wind. ””

"In order to curry favor with Tang Xuanzong, although An Lushan is more than 300 catties fat, he still practices Hu Xuan Dance hard!"

"This kind of Tang Dynasty dance music should be shown to the global audience on the grand occasion of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, so that the global audience can come to see the charm of our traditional Chinese culture."

Well, that's very Chen Kaige.

is still the Chen Kaige who likes the scenery of the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Yuan listened with relish.

I have to admit that as a director with a good aesthetic and a lot of research in aesthetic art, Chen Kaige did depict a very beautiful and romantic opening for Wu Yuan.

He could have imagined that the stage would be set up ornate and elegant, and the dancers would be very expressive.

If you just talk about the party, it is absolutely amazing to come to such an opening.

But this is the Olympic Games, and such a traditional party at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is beautiful, but it has nothing to do with the theme of "Olympics".

As a campaign director, Chen Kaige certainly can't really read only one poem during the campaign.

Chen Kaige did recite a poem on the spot when he stated, but this was just the opening remark.

After reading the poem, he still carefully stated his plan for the opening ceremony, and he also prepared a complete set of plans for the opening ceremony.

Come to think of it, what Chen Kaige said now is the first draft of the opening ceremony plan he later submitted.

Looking at Chen Kaige, who was dancing and still talking about his opening ceremony design concept, Wu Yuan showed a bright smile.

"Director Kaigo, your idea is very good!"

"I have no opinion at all, and I am very supportive of your idea!"

(End of chapter)