After thinking about it for a while, Chen Kaige finally decided to accept Wu Yuan's invitation.

Not only because he wants to be ashamed, but also because the preparation period for "Zhao's Orphan" is still early, he does have time to make another movie, the time and place are favorable, and it would be a pity to waste this opportunity.

Good directors are common, but good scripts are not common.

In the current Chinese film industry, there is actually an environment where there is a lack of excellent scripts.

"Painted Skin 2", which has been revised by Wu Yuan, cannot be said to be a very top-notch excellent script, but in the field of commercial films, it is definitely mature and excellent, and the connotation is also good.

Chen Kaige doesn't like the scripts of commercial films that are simply going for money, but he is quite satisfied with the script of "Painted Skin 2".

Of course, there must be the blessing of the screenwriter's line of "Wu Yuan".

If the screenwriter is not Wu Yuan, but another unknown screenwriter, even if the script is exactly the same, Chen Kaige may not think that this script is good.

People are like this, and it is easy to be affected by various external factors.

All in all, when Wu Yuan personally invited him and took out the script he wrote for Chen Kaige to shoot, he thought about it again and again, but he agreed with a heartbeat.

"Don't worry, Director Kaige can shoot it." Wu Yuan waved his hand and comforted Zhou Xun without worry.

It's not that he's confident, but he knows too well what kind of person Chen Kaige is.

In terms of director level alone, Chen Kaige is definitely one of the best directors in the mainland, and his main thing is that he is not good at screenwriting.

doesn't have the ability to write a good script, but he has a heart that wants to write his own screenplay.

Counting Chen Kaige's directorial career, as long as it is a movie that can get a good reputation, it is not his screenwriter.

"Yellow Earth", which won the award on its debut, was adapted from Ke Lan's "Echo of the Deep Valley", and the screenwriter was not him.

The screenwriter of the latter two "The Child King" and "Singing While Walking" is indeed him, but it was the European film art style of the eighties and nineties, and it is not the same thing at all now.

The screenwriters of "Farewell My Concubine" are Li Bihua and Lu Wei, the great gods of the two gods, who sent Chen Kaige to Cannes.

After a series of movies, word of mouth began to plummet, and to the complete collapse of "Wuji", he took the lead in writing the screenplay.

"Mei Lanfang" learned to be obedient, and found Yan Geling to be the screenwriter, and with this great god to help him check it, the quality of the movie immediately improved.

Wu Yuan has long understood that as long as Chen Kaige does not pick the screenwriter in the movie, and just performs the duties of the director, the level is definitely enough.

The screenwriter of "Painted Skin 2" is Wu Yuan, no matter how arrogant Chen Kaige is, he doesn't dare to change Wu Yuan's play, since he promised to take it, he will shoot it honestly according to the script.

And as long as he shoots according to the script, the finished film will be no different.

In a sense, Chen Kaige is a better partner than Jiang Wendu.

Finding Jiang Wen to make a movie is a really torturous thing.

Whether he is asked to be an actor or a director, Jiang Wen will inevitably change the script, and he can change it as much as he wants, and it is useless to persuade others.

In comparison, Chen Kaige can be regarded as a "good baby".

Working with Chen Kaige, Wu Yuan is very relieved.

Besides, he also arranged an assistant director for the crew, and the assistant director took on a task, that is, to keep an eye on Chen Kaige in the crew to make sure that he had filmed according to the script and did not change the scene blindly.

Once it is found that Chen Kaige has changed the play, he will notify the company, and the company will naturally respond.

Of course, Chen Kaige didn't know about it.

"You can put 10,000 hearts." Wu Yuan patted Zhou Xun's shoulder with a big grin: "Director Kaige is going to be ashamed of Yixue this time." ”

"Maybe you can get another actress trophy, just wait to steal the fun."

Wu Yishan came to shoot "Painted Skin 2", but he couldn't win any awards, but it was not necessarily possible to change Chen Kaige to shoot it.

Although the content of the script is the same, in terms of lens language and lens aesthetics, there are ten Feng Xiaogangs between Chen Kaige and Wu Yishan.

For the same script, if you change the director to shoot it, the gap will be very large.

Unless like Wu Yuan, there is not only a script, but also the memory of the film to refer to.

Even so, he can only restore eight or ninety percent, and the final film still has his own style, and it can't be exactly the same as the original.

In the absence of a reference to the original version, the version shot by Chen Kaige will definitely be completely different from Wu Yishan's version in terms of pictures and sub-shots.

Wu Yuan is also looking forward to what Chen Kaige will eventually shoot "Painted Skin 2".

"Brother Xun, are your schedules vacant for the first half of next year?" Wu Yuan asked again.

"Not really." Zhou Xun patted Wu Yuan: "How dare I not pay attention to the movies of your light and shadow era, otherwise if I offend Director Wu Da and be banned, what will I do?" ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Wu Yuan's face was black, "Seriously." ”

"At the beginning of the year, Mr. Li had already informed me about the sequel." Zhou Xun shrugged: "Originally, there was another "The Wind" cooperated by Huayi and Shangying to let me play the heroine." ”

"For your "Painted Skin 2", I rejected this play."

Zhou Xun's current brokerage contract is in the hands of Huayi, and Li Binbin is the first sister of Huayi.

As we all know, there are three of Huayi's first sisters, two Bingbing plus Zhou Xun.

The dispute between the three of them can be said to run through the history of domestic entertainment development in the first decade of the 21st century.

Originally, Li Binbin and Zhou Xun had already killed Fan Xiaopang, and the two of them entered the finals, but this time the cake of "The Wind", Huayi gave Li Binbin and Zhou Xun.

But because "The Wind" is expected to start in February 2009, "Painted Skin 2" will also be launched at this time, and the two movies clashed.

One is a new original IP, and the other is a movie with the blessing of the previous work's good reputation and high box office.

is reasonable, Zhou Xun can only reluctantly give up "The Wind" and choose "Painted Skin 2".

Wu Yuan really didn't pay attention to this.

"The Sound of the Wind" is a good piece of cake.

Not only can they be nominated for a lot of awards in the Golden Horse, but the two heroines were finally shortlisted for the Golden Horse Heroine, but unfortunately in the end, Zhou Xun lost to Li Binbin, and Li Binbin was closed with "The Wind".

Hey, when you think about it, it doesn't seem like the loss is very big.

"The Wind" is indeed a good movie, but it has all made Li Binbin.

As the two heroines, the two were nominated for many Best Actress awards, but in the end it was Li Binbin who won the award, and Zhou Xun was just the one who applauded in the audience.

Although "Painted Skin 2" is also a double heroine, the importance of Zhou Xun, the heroine, is much more important than Zeng Li, who replaced Zhao Junqi, and if she has a chance to win the award, she will also win it.

However, despite this, Wu Yuan still said regretfully: "What about your schedule for the second half of next year?" ”

"Can't Huayi move "The Wind" to the second half of the year, you are the first sister of Huayi!"

"Don't, the first sister is not me now, it's Li Binbin." Zhou Xun glanced at Wu Yuan angrily: "Since Li Binbin climbed into Wang Zhonglei's bed, Wang Zhonglei grabbed her waist and took her to various public occasions, I knew that I couldn't compete with her." ”

"Moreover, I have already given the schedule for the second half of next year, and China Film took the lead in making a biographical film about Confucius."

"Zhou Runfu came to play Confucius, and I played the heroine Nanzi."

"It started in August, and it is estimated that it will be filmed until December."

The corners of Wu Yuan's mouth twitched, yes, how could he forget this big bad movie.

He opened his mouth, but stopped talking.

This movie is it.

It can only be said that when the producer wanted to find a Hong Kong Island actor to play Confucius, it was already doomed to failure.

It is not easy for a Hong Kong Island actor to play Confucius, it is not easy not to cause frequent laughter, you say that he can give full play to the charm of the role of Confucius?

Can the screenwriter write about this Confucian sage who has influenced China for 2,000 years?

Stop it.

"I think so." Wu Yuan still couldn't help but persuade: "It's better not to take this play."

"You haven't even read the script, how do you know?" Zhou Xun's eyes widened, and after saying curiously, he waved his hand, and said indifferently: "The contract has been signed, how can you be embarrassed to refuse to act." ”

Wu Yuan shook his head and didn't persuade anymore.

He really has no position, no reason, and criticizes this "Confucius" without even reading the script, so that Zhou Xun risked being spurned by the industry and refused to act.

Let's shoot it, which actor hasn't acted in a few bad movies?

"Let's go, let's go, the car should be here, I have something to do when I go back to the company."

Wu Yuan shook his head, got up and beckoned everyone to leave the VIP room together.

A group of mainland film crews who participated in the Golden Horse Awards and returned to Beijing were scattered.

Before the end, Feng Xiaogang also specifically instructed Wu Yuan: "Director Wu, remember to come to the premiere of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb"! (End of chapter)