Wu Yuan is not Boss Jia, he said that he would return to China in two days, so he really returned to China in two days.

When Hollywood was still scrambling to report on this year's Oscars, analyzing the award-winning films and award-winning guests, and constantly stimulating newspaper sales, Wu Yuan had already embarked on a flight back to China.

The director is always a behind-the-scenes worker, different from the star in front of the stage.

Unlike the actors, actresses, and best supporting actors and actresses who have skyrocketed after participating in the Oscars, Wu Yuan won the Best Foreign Language Film Award, except for being praised in the newspapers, his life did not have much impact.

On March 8, he flew back to China with the three leading actors of the "Love" crew.

Liu Yifei did not go along.

She and her mom flew to Tokyo on another flight alone.

Her first solo Chinese/Japanese album has entered the recording process, and she will be busy for a while while recording songs and shooting MVs in the next few months.

It just so happened that the two of them had been sticky in Los Angeles for a month, and it was time for some distance to produce beauty.

In the early morning of the 9th, Beijing time, the crew of "Love" landed at Beijing International Airport.

You Benchang and Wu Yanshu naturally went home directly to rest.

But Gong Li, who was forced to do so, had to rush to the crew's hotel to prepare for tomorrow's shooting.

"The City Full of Golden Armor" has been started in the No. 2 studio of Beijing Film Studio.

If "Love" hadn't been shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film award, and "Memoirs of a Geisha" alone, Gong Li would not have taken leave to attend the Oscars.

It's really Zhang Yimou's side that the filming task of "The City is Full of Golden Armor" is very heavy.

The No. 2 studio of Beijing Film Studio is actually the interior of the splendid palace, where Zhou Runfu, Gong Li, Liu Ye, and Jay Chou have a large number of rival scenes staged here, and it is not an exaggeration to even call it a drama.

"I summed up this play, for my character, it is to play a queen who is sick, cold-spoken, not good at talking, and not good-looking."

"That's my basic state."

On the way, Gong Li couldn't help but complain to Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan smiled and didn't answer.

Is "A City Full of Golden Armor" a good movie?

If you look at the box office performance and influence, it must be counted.

The domestic box office of 290 million has set a new box office record for Chinese films.

The box office of more than 40 million US dollars abroad is not bad.

And basically, the mainstream media of Hollywood are mainly praising this movie.

American film critics and media professionals generally praise the film as "epic", "grand drama spectacle", and "visually brilliant".

But in the eyes of mainland audiences, this movie is obviously not a classic film, based on the plot of "Thunderstorm", which obviously cannot be understood and accepted by most ordinary fans.

Wu Yuan didn't comment much on this, but he was quite curious about another thing.

"How did Jay Chou perform on the set?" He asked Gong Li curiously.

Wu Yuan has watched all the finished films that Jay Chou has acted, and he really doesn't know much about his performance on the set.

Gong Li, who has always been straightforward, was also asked, she was stunned, and said with some embarrassment: "His songs are still very good." ”

Yes, I see.

Wu Yuan also changed the topic: "Director Zhang called me before, saying that there were some things he wanted to talk to me face-to-face, and it was related to the Olympics. ”

"I've been abroad and haven't been available, but now I'm back to China, and I'll go to the crew of "Full of Golden Armor" to visit a class after a while."

"Then you have to do it early." Gong Li reminded: "In a few days, the crew will transfer to Hengdian to shoot, and most of the main scenes of this movie are still filmed in Hengdian." ”

"Beijing Film Studio is just filming some indoor scenes."

"It's okay." Wu Yuan said indifferently: "It's okay to go to Hengdian." ”

He really wanted to see the filming of "The City Full of Golden Armor" on the spot, especially the big scenes filmed in Hengdian.

For example, in the square with an area of more than 10,000 square meters, all the yellow flowers are paved, and tens of thousands of soldiers fight bravely in this dazzling sea of flowers.

He was super curious about how Zhang Yimou arranged this scene, perfectly combining the sea of flowers and the crowd.

Should I say it or not, the lens aesthetics of the fifth-generation director does have too much to learn from Wu Yuan.

"Okay, I'll go back to the crew first." Gong Li stood outside the airport and waved, and then got into the nanny car that came to pick her up with her assistant.

After Wu Yuan saw Gong Li leave, he got into the car of his assistant Xiao Zhang and went back to his courtyard to catch up on sleep.

At ten o'clock in the morning of the 9th, Wu Yuan woke up in the master bedroom of his courtyard.

After a good night's sleep, his routine has almost adjusted.

His eyes were a little blank looking at the ceiling, and Wu Yuan wondered in his heart what he would have to deal with when he returned to China this time.

Well, I bought two new real estate projects in the capital, and I had to go to the field to see the situation.

The company's young director support program is already advancing, and he has to personally select a few good directors to support him.

It's time to start the preparatory work for "Gravity", and some props, space station models, and more sci-fi spacesuits need to be customized.

There aren't many things, but the last two are important.

Rubbing his cheeks, he got up from the bed, washed up briefly, and after walking out and buying some breakfast on the street, Wu Yuan rarely drove himself to the company.

Carrying two meat buns and a tea egg, Wu Yuan walked into a CBD building in Chaoyang District with his hands behind his back, and walked on the elevator to the 12th floor.

The headquarters of the Light and Shadow Era is here, with the 12th floor being a film and television company and the 13th floor being a special effects company.

Compared with the special effects company that has just been established and has only 15 employees, the film and television media in the light and shadow era is much more formal.

Now there are more than 200 employees in the film and television company, and the department with the largest number of employees is the TV drama department.

The TV drama department led by Li Jichang currently has nearly 80 employees, of which 50 are crew members contracted by the company, and half of the remaining 30 people are clerks and administrators, and the other half are screenwriters.

Wu Yuan left the screenwriter department the outline of several TV series, including "The Star of the Sheep", which is already filming, as well as "Princess Little Sister" and "Bubble Summer"

The company's screenwriting department is improving the script according to the outline given by Wu Yuan and some key plot outlines, and then putting it into actual shooting.

Walking into the company under the reverent eyes of the company's front desk, Wu Yuan did not go to Li Xiaoping for the first time, but slipped to the TV drama department and found Li Jichang.

"Director Li, how is the TV drama department operating recently, is "Fated I Love You" finalized?"

"Director Wu, have you returned to China?" Li Jichang looked at Wu Yuan standing in front of him in surprise, and hurriedly stood up from the office chair, "You sit down first, I'll pour you a cup of tea." ”

While taking out his treasured good tea from the cabinet and brewing it for Wu Yuan, he replied: "Mango Channel has already been finalized, and "Fate I Love You" will take over "Golden Branch Desire" and broadcast it in the Golden Eagle Solo Theater. ”

"This year, Mango Channel has made a good start, and the average rating of the first solo drama "Golden Branch Desire" has broken 2%, and the highest rating is close to 4%."

"The deputy director in charge of TV dramas on Mango Channel wants to use "Fate I Love You" to rush again and establish the influence of Mango Channel's solo dramas."

Wu Yuan nodded: "Don't make tea, I'll go to Mr. Li's side later." ”

He waved his hand and asked again: "What about "The Star of the Sheep", when will it be started?" ”

The script of "The Star of the Sheep" has been prepared, and the actor Wu Yuan also instructed Lin Zhiying to shoot, and the heroine chose Jinsha.

Before those sweet actresses in China came out, Jinsha was indeed the most suitable actress to play this kind of idol drama.

looks sweet, has a sweet voice, and has a sweet personality, she is simply the chosen sweet girl.

She was born in the wrong era, in an era when mainland idol dramas had not yet developed.

If she was born ten years later, she might not have a sweet girl like Zhao Silu.

However, the appearance of Wu Yuan this time has changed her acting path, and in the case of laying out the idol drama market in the era of light and shadow, and grabbing the market with Taiwan idol dramas, Jinsha has become the most beneficiary mainland actress.

Speaking of her, Li Jichang also has something to say.

He first reported: "The star crew of sheep herding has been prepared, and it will start shooting on Ludao before the end of April." ”

Then, he hesitated for a moment and asked cautiously: "Director Wu, do you sign artists in our company?" ”

"I think Jinsha is still very suitable for acting in idol dramas, after the broadcast of "Fated I Love You", she is likely to be like Li Xiaolu and become popular overnight."

"Shall we sign her first?"

"After all, "Fated I Love You" is produced by the company, and she will still be the heroine of "The Star of the Sheep", so she can't be allowed to act in the company's drama for nothing."

In recent years, the entertainment industry in the mainland has basically made its own TV series and praised its own artists.

For example, Sugar Man, such as Zhou Yi, such as Rong Xinda, are all digested internally by their own projects, and the remaining roles will be auditioned publicly, and the actors who run the order gang will make up supporting roles.

On the one hand, this can control the cost of actors' remuneration and minimize the cost of this aspect, and on the other hand, it is also to maximize profits.

's own TV series has become popular with its own actors, and the actors can receive various announcements and endorsements, and they can make another amount of money for the company.

It may even be possible to run a notice for a month or two, and you can earn back the salary you paid for the company.

This time and again, it is equivalent to the company not giving a dime, so he found an actor to shoot a TV series for nothing, and then the actor had to continue to make money for the company.

As an employer, who doesn't like this kind of good thing?

It's no wonder that after 2012, a large number of actors and companies have filed lawsuits, even if they lose money, they have to end this partnership, set up their own doors, and open their own studios.

However, it is still early for actors to open their own studios, and now the self-production and self-sale of film and television companies in the circle is the mainstream.

Wu Yuan pondered for a while and asked suspiciously: "Didn't Jinsha sign a brokerage company?" ”

"She only signed a record contract with Sea Butterfly Music, and she did not sign any company in the actor brokerage business." Li Jichang said affirmatively.

"Okay." Wu Yuan nodded: "You can go and talk to her, if she is willing to sign with our company, in the future, as long as the image is appropriate, she will be given priority to play the heroine." ”

"But it is limited to TV series, and the movies produced by the company have to be auditioned normally, and she can't go through the back door."

TV series and movies have walls, Wu Yuan doesn't play Huayi's set, he will give the role after signing, regardless of whether the image and acting skills are suitable or not.

In his eyes, movie casting is a very important thing, and he would rather choose suitable actors from other companies than unsuitable actors from his own company.

This is because of a small loss, picking sesame seeds and losing watermelon!

The actor's salary is only a few dollars, does it matter if he can have a final box office result?

"Okay!" Li Jichang agreed, and promised repeatedly: "Director Wu, don't worry, Jinsha took the initiative to reveal to me before, and wanted to sign into our company and be a signed actor in the era of light and shadow." ”

"It's just that I'm not sure if the company is doing artist management business, so I didn't give her an accurate answer."

"With your words, I can sign Sands into the company tomorrow!"

"Well, the contract is based on the industry average." Wu Yuan's tone was full of confidence, "As for the agent and the artist team, just let Li Xiaoping dig people, there are agents in China who want to get on the ship of our light and shadow era." ”

(End of chapter)