Jingcheng International Airport.

Under the siege and interception of countless reporters, the crew of "A Man Named Li Wen Decided to Die" disbanded on the spot, and each escaped the encirclement with difficulty under the cover of assistants and bodyguards and left the airport.

Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei, who had the largest and most eye-catching targets, also successfully got into the nanny car and left under the protection of more than 20 airport security guards.

It's not that they don't want to satisfy the reporters' desire to interview, it's that the airport is not a good place to interview, but if they stay a little longer, it will cause a big blockage and affect public order.

After getting into the car, the two breathed a sigh of relief.

Very tacitly, both of them turned on their phones and began to call their friends back.

Since winning the award in Venice, they have received congratulatory text messages and phone calls from a group of friends, but there are still some calls that need to be returned in the past two days.

"Hey, Changchang, this year's Bazaar Charity Night will be held in a few days, will you go?"

"Are you going too?"

"I may not have time, I'm going to the United States to join the group."

"Harm, it really doesn't mean that, okay, okay, then you get busy first."

Listening to the telephone conversation between Liu Yifei and his girlfriends in the circle, Wu Yuan shook his head amusedly.

This blink of an eye is another year of Bazaar Charity Night, with Liu Yifei's enthusiasm for charity, if he has time, he will definitely go.

This year's charity night has invited more people, or more and more every year, and the bosses from all walks of life are more and more willing to participate, not so much a charity night as a new vanity fair.

Even many little stars want to drill into this charity night and hang out in front of those bosses, they know everything they want.

For example, Ms. Jiang Yan, Liu Yifei's good classmate.

On the way, the assistant sent Liu Yifei home first, asked her to bring her luggage back first, and sorted out the luggage she was going to bring to the United States next.

Wu Yuan went back to the company first, and there were a bunch of things waiting for him to deal with.

As soon as she arrived at the company, Li Xiaoping led all the employees of the company and stood in the hall to greet her: "Congratulations to Director Wu on his triumphant return!" ”

Wu Yuan laughed and hugged Li Xiaoping: "What are you doing here, let's go in." ”

"No, you have won the Venice Golden Lion Award for the company, and we must not congratulate you grandly." Li Xiaoping also smiled.

Winning awards, especially such high-value awards, means a lot to film companies.

Not to mention that the age of light and shadow is now thinking about going public.

The top has already released the wind, and plans to open up the film industry more thoroughly and allow a number of outstanding private film companies to be listed on the GEM.

This matter will be determined as soon as next year, and the Light and Shadow Era will definitely be on the list of companies allowed to go public in the first wave.

As we all know, for entertainment companies, listing is actually equivalent to cutting leeks once, otherwise the top would not be so strict.

If you want to cut leeks, you must have to come up with a foundation that shareholders can believe, and Wu Yuan's Golden Lion Award is a very good blessing.

The company of the Golden Lion Award winner has maintained the first place at the box office of domestic and international Chinese films.

Just this head, as soon as the light and shadow era is listed, the stock price must not take off?

"Well, when I'm not here, everything will be fine with the company."

Wu Yuan walked side by side with Li Xiaoping and walked towards her office.

Her secretary followed briskly behind her with a pile of papers.

"Everything went well, but Director Zhang came to the company a few days ago and asked if there was a book suitable for him."

"Director Zhang has taken another year off in a blink of an eye, and he has released a new album on Hong Kong Island, and now he has itchy hands and wants to make movies again."

"Leslie." Wu Yuan smashed his mouth, thought for a while, and said, "I'll talk to him later." ”

It's a good thing that Zhang Guorong wants to make a new film.

After so many years of training, Zhang Guorong is the best director of the company except for Wu Yuan.

Even in the entire Chinese film industry, his directing level can be regarded as second-tier.

Wu Yuan is still very relieved of him, and there is no shortage of scripts in his hands.

I was thinking about letting Wu Yishan shoot "Walking with God", Wu Yishan flew solo by himself, so it would be good to take it to Zhang Guorong.

It just so happened that he could make "Walking with God" into a Hong Kong Island movie, and then introduce it to the mainland as a Hong Kong Island movie.

Now in these years, although it is a bit shocking to say this, it is true that the Film Bureau has preferential treatment for Hong Kong Island films.

Some films made in the mainland that cannot pass the review can be released in the mainland under the skin of Hong Kong Island movies.

The biggest example is that there are many Hong Kong Island horror films that can really be released in the mainland, although they need to be deleted, but at least they can be released.

As for a mainland film company in the era of light and shadow, how to shoot Hong Kong?

It's okay to set up a branch on Hong Kong Island, and then pull in Emperor to cast a little, who dares to say that this is not a Hong Kong Island movie?

Just one "Walking with God" is enough for Zhang Guorong to be busy with two movies in three years, and then let him go to shoot "Chinese Partner", and continue to intercept Hu Chen Kexin's luck, proper!

It's here in the era of light and shadow, and there is a magical sequel, and some don't know what to do.

After coming to Li Xiaoping's office, as soon as he sat down, Wu Yuan frowned and asked, "Xiaoping, who do you think is suitable to take over from "Painted Skin 2"?" ”

Wu Yishan, the senior brother, was unwilling to be subordinate, which suddenly made Wu Yuan's plan a lot unsmooth.

Originally, "Painted Skin 2" could have been directed by Wu Ershan, and he did a good job.

As a result, this guy went to tinker with his own "Knife Laughter".

Count it carefully, it has been almost 3 years since the release of "Painted Skin 1", and if the sequel is not started, the audience will almost forget about this movie.

Without Zhang Butcher, do you have to eat hairy pigs?

Without waiting for Li Xiaoping to answer, Wu Yuan said with great interest: "How is Han Yan?" ”

"This" Li Xiaoping frowned: "Han Yan is still too young, and he doesn't have much shooting experience, so it's not suitable for him to take over such a magical masterpiece." ”

Wu Yuan sighed, who called the few directors trained by the company, Han Yan is free, Li Yang and Liu Meichuan Wu Yuan have arranged for them, Cheng Er and Li Ruijun are big hands in literary films, and commercial films can't be played.

"What about the external director?"

Wu Yuan, who has filmed three Pirates of the Caribbean and one painted skin, really doesn't want to make fantasy and magic movies in a short period of time.

In the case that Wu Yuan himself has no time and is not very interested in filming, it seems that the light and shadow era can only choose an external director.

"There don't seem to be many directors in China who will make movies with this kind of magic theme." Wu Yuan "tsk" twice, confused about the choice of director.

On the contrary, it was Li Xiaoping, her brows were tight and loose, loose and tight.

She thought of a suitable, but unlikely to agree to take over the director of "Painted Skin 2".

After hesitating for a moment, she still spoke: "Director Wu, what do you think of Director Kaige?" ”

"He is the only director in China other than you who has experience in shooting fantasy and magic-themed blockbusters."

"Although the reputation of "Wuji" is not very good, most of this is a problem caused by the script being too complex and several parallel narratives."

"With the script of "Painted Skin 2" provided us, director Kaigo should be able to make this movie, right?"

it!

Li Xiaoping's bold idea stunned Wu Yuan.

His first thought was that Li Xiaoping was talking nonsense, let the little poet shoot "Painted Skin 2", can this little poet accept it?

The first part was filmed by Wu Yuan, and he is going to shoot a sequel, isn't that picking up Wu Yuan's tooth wisdom?

However, Wu Yuan soon reacted again.

Chen Kaige is really suitable!

Should I say it or not, as long as Director Kaigo doesn't touch the script, he is definitely a good director.

Except for his love of writing scripts by himself, stuffing a lot of strange ideas and incomprehensible artistic expressions into the scripts, everything else is very good.

There is nothing to say about the mastery of the lens, and the composition and color matching are also the top in China and the top in the world.

Now Chen Kaige is tinkering with the biopic "Mei Lanfang", which is quite good.

The screenwriter is Yan Geling, a big man in physical literature, although Chen Kaige also hung up the screenwriter, but it is clear who the script of this movie comes from.

If Wu Yuan provides the script of "Painted Skin 2" and discusses it with Chen Kaige, follow the script and don't change the script casually, he will indeed be able to make a qualified commercial magic blockbuster.

Although, the further Chen Kaige goes, the higher the doubts and criticisms he receives.

But it's impossible to underestimate him, his camera level is really not dark, and "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is also too beautiful.

The only thing that worries Wu Yuan is that Chen Kaige releases himself when he pats it, and insists on stuffing artistic expression into commercial films, and then like "The Legend of the Demon Cat", the first half is beautiful and beautiful, the story is clear, and the second half is blind.

The risk is still very high, and whether a bad movie can be made or a good movie in the end is all in Chen Kaige's thoughts.

And there's a big problem.

Can Chen Kaige be willing to take over "Painted Skin 2"?

Rubbing his chin, Wu Yuan thought seriously for a long time, and then said uncertainly: "I'll give it a try and ask." ”

Wu Yuan thinks that his relationship with Chen Kaige is still okay.

The two of them teamed up to participate in the election of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games before, although they were brushed off during the second review, but because Wu Yuan knew Chen Kaige's thoughts, the two met several times, which made Chen Kaige have a feeling of "this son understands me".

Not to mention that it is the only soul in the world that fits, but at least Chen Kaige, who has always been full of arrogance, does regard Wu Yuan as a fellow director on the road who cherishes him.

Wu Yuan felt that he still had hope of pulling Chen Kaige to shoot "Painted Skin 2".

Should I say it or not, in the case that he doesn't make a move, among domestic directors, Chen Kaige is indeed the most suitable choice.

In addition, there is only one other option left, and that is Xu Ke, who also has a research on magical themes!

But Xu Ke should be busy with "Di Renjie's Tongtian Empire" now, this project is a big project of Huayi, and it will take more than a year to prepare for the preparation alone, and the filming will start next year and be released the year after.

He definitely doesn't have time to do "Painted Skin 2" now.

And Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang" is scheduled to be released in December this year, and as for his next film "Zhao's Orphan", it seems that it has not been filmed yet, and it should not be approved until next year.

"After Director Kaige failed in "Wu Ji", although he didn't say it, when I talked to him about "Painted Skin", I could still feel that Director Kaige was a little envious."

"Actually, he really likes the theme of magic, but "Wuji" hit him too hard, so he didn't dare to try magic movies again in a short period of time."

"If I invite him to direct "Painted Skin 2", I think he should be excited, after all, with the good results of the first part, plus the script I gave, he should have the confidence to make this movie well."

Although Chen Kaige loves to write scripts by himself, it doesn't mean that he looks down on the scripts of other directors, at least he has always admired Wu Yuan's script creation ability, since "The Undertaker", he has praised Wu Yuan's script writing well, and his style is completely different.

The more Wu Yuan pondered about it, the more he felt that this matter seemed to be a drama.

In the previous life, the project of "Painted Skin" and Chen Kaige's eight poles could not be played together, no matter how much Chen Kaige liked the magic theme, he could only hit his head and break the blood flow, and after licking his wounds after the failure of "Wuji", he took out "The Legend of the Demon Cat".

Now, maybe Wu Yuan can let Chen Kaige feel what a good Chinese magic movie script is in advance!

"Okay, this matter will be arranged like this for the time being, and I will talk to Director Kaigo in person later." Wu Yuan finalized this matter with a decisive word, turned his head and asked, "The company's shooting plan for the second half of the year has been arranged, right?" ”

The Olympics are behind us, and some of the company's film plans should be on the agenda.

"It's arranged." Li Xiaoping took a document from the secretary's hand and handed it to Wu Yuan: "Director Li Yang's youth trilogy plan is progressing in an orderly manner. ”

"The Little Thing of First Love" has been filed, and the casting is almost done."

"Director Li Yang picked Jinsha from the company and wanted her to play the heroine, and the male protagonist was Zhu Yilong, a newcomer signed by the company."

"He is the 06-level acting class of the Film Academy, and he has been signed into the company for half a year in the list of newcomers that Director Wu gave us before."

Ooh!

Jinsha and Zhu Yilong, together in "The Little Thing of First Love", what kind of ghost is this match.

Zhu Yilong is polite and polite, he does have a little bit of the taste of a campus male god, and she is a sweet girl in Jinsha, who has acted in several TV series in the company, and she should indeed be fed some film resources to cultivate and cultivate.

"How much did you budget for?" Wu Yuan asked.

Li Xiaoping stretched out a palm: "Five million." ”

"This movie is still a modern campus theme, and the actors are all using the company's own artists, and Zhu Yilong is a newcomer, so it basically doesn't cost much."

"Most of it is used for the daily operation of the crew and the rental of the set."

"But this money doesn't include the depreciation of the equipment."

Now the film shooting in the era of light and shadow is basically the camera and various equipment purchased by the company itself, and the money to buy these equipment costs the company more than 30 million, which will not be evenly calculated into the cost of each new movie.

If you don't count the cost of equipment, "The Little Thing of First Love" only needs to spend 5 million to shoot.

It's too good for money.

The left and right are only five million, and Wu Yuan is too lazy to have any objections to Li Yang's casting, it is difficult to lose this movie, so he can toss it.

"Okay, let's arrange to turn on the computer as soon as possible."

Wu Yuan raised his head and looked at the azure sky outside the window.

"October is coming."

"Our Light and Shadow Express and "Soul Ferry" are about to be launched."

"That's the company's top priority next!" (End of chapter)