Millennium director

Chapter 102 "The Hangover" is successful, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is completed!

"Looking for a snow friend to play Nie Wen?" Zhang Guorong hesitated for a moment, and then showed a surprised expression.

yes!

He is very suitable!

Although Cheung Suet-you is famous for his singing and was named one of the Four Kings of the Hong Kong music scene, he is also developing well in the film field.

Moreover, he can be regarded as a golden supporting actor in the Hong Kong film industry.

He has played many classic supporting roles.

For example, Brother Wuying in "Carmen Mongkok" is the source of the "I'm sorry for you" emoticon.

There are also Ouyang Quan from Dongchang Qianhu in "The Swordsman" by Mr. Xu, Wai Zai in "Days of Being Wild", Yaca Su in "Once Upon a Time", and Hong Qigong in "East Comes West" etc……

He was nominated 6 times for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor alone and won 2 times.

It wasn't until 2001, five years after he took a break from acting, that he returned as the leading actor in "The Man Is 40", and then he started to stop playing supporting roles and focus on leading roles.

However, he hasn't made a new movie for two years after "The Man Is 40". If I approached him with the script of "If Love", I might be able to convince him to star in it.

Seeing that Wu Yuan suggested that Zhang Xueyou play Nie Wen, Zhang Guorong was relieved. He felt that he had misunderstood Wu Yuan before and accepted his explanation.

"He is indeed quite suitable." Zhang Guorong nodded in agreement.

"How about it? Consider signing with my company, and this movie will be made for you." Wu Yuan said with a smile: "And there will be better scripts than this for you in the future." "

"You may not believe it, but in my opinion, the script of "If Love" is just average. I will definitely write a better script for you in the future."

"I believe it." Zhang Guorong looked at Wu Yuan seriously.

When other people said this, he would only think it was bragging, but when Wu Yuan said this, Zhang Guorong truly believed it.

Because Wu Yuan has been famous for his scriptwriting skills since his debut, and the scripts for several movies have been very good.

If Zhang Guorong were given another ten years to write a script like "The Embalmer", he might not be able to write it.

"Let me consider this matter seriously." Zhang Guorong took back the script of "If Love", "Do you mind if I take this script back?"

He would definitely go back and discuss with Tang Sheng about joining the Age of Light and Shadow.

However, he personally is inclined to join. It’s not that the Light and Shadow Era is so good, this company is just a new company that has just been established.

The main reason is that Wu Yuan is a great boss. He is protected by China Film Group in the Mainland. He is even a guest of six guests in Hollywood and can direct a Hollywood super A-level blockbuster with an investment of over 100 million US dollars!

His connections directly connect both sides of the ocean, and he can win awards in Europe. It can be said that the world's film market has opened its doors to him.

If you follow him, you might be able to get into Hollywood. This is a benefit that no director or even a film company in the country can give you.

Zhang Guorong is not short of money, but he really lacks such an upward path.

The two of them chatted about the script for a while. Wu Yuan knew that this matter could not be decided in a short while, so he gave up on it.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, it was almost time, and the two of them left Houhai together.

When passing the Yinding Bridge again, Wu Yuan stopped at the top of the bridge, resting his hands on the edge of the bridge, looking at the rippled lake surface in the breeze, and said lightly: "Zhang Sheng, make a decision as soon as possible."

"In China now, everything has been on the fast track since joining the WTO."

"Just like Houhai, there are only a few bars now, but in a year there will be 20 or 30 bars opening here."

"The same is true for the film industry, which is developing rapidly and changing with each passing day."

"Time waits for no one."

After chatting with Zhang Guorong for an afternoon, Wu Yuan returned to the work of drama rehearsal.

The acting skills of several main actors have improved significantly under Wu Yuan's step-by-step teaching and repeated rehearsals.

The preliminary crew preparations for "Your Name" have also officially begun.

The crew is composed of more than 20 company employees who were sent to the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew for further training by Wu Yuan and then returned as the backbone, and another 20 or 30 staff members were seconded from Beijing Film Studio, and the crew is now complete.

Industrial Light and Magic, in accordance with Wu Yuan's requirements, is already doing early special effects design.

Mayday is also working day and night to create dubbing for "Your Name", and will send demos to Wu Yuan as soon as he has something to gain.

Everything is proceeding steadily and orderly.

When the time came to the end of May, not only had the rehearsals of "Romeo and Juliet" reached the most perfect state that several actors could show, but two pieces of good news also came from the other side of the ocean.

The first good news is that the North American box office of "The Hangover" has exceeded 200 million US dollars. Although the film's stamina has almost come to an end, Light Times is unable to organize overseas releases.

But the North American box office alone is 200 million, which is enough for Wu Yuan to make a lot of money, and John is also laughing. The 3% box office split allows him to directly achieve financial freedom.

After that, there will be sales of overseas distribution rights, DVD copyrights, etc., which can also bring a lot of income to Light Times.

Although all the money will not be available until next year at the earliest, after receiving this good news, John can't wait to buy a good property for his family.

He even strongly recommended Wu Yuan to buy a house in the famous Beverly Hills in Los Angeles.

This was originally the most prestigious award-winning event center in Hollywood, and superstars from all over the world have purchased properties here.

Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and others all own mansions here, and the Chinese eldest brother Cheng Long also has a house in Beverly.

John believes that his boss, as one of the well-known directors in Hollywood and now an independent film production company, should be equipped with a house in Beverly Hills to be worthy of his status!

John was even more proactive than Wu Yuan, and even took the initiative to check out places for him, choosing a mansion located on the hillside of Beverly Hills.

This house has a construction area of ​​18,000 square feet (more than 1,670 square meters) and covers an area of ​​1 acre, approximately 4,000 square meters. I am waiting for Wu Yuan to come to the United States when he comes to see the house.

It's just that the price is a bit expensive, costing nearly 30 million US dollars.

Who says Americans don’t care about real estate and don’t speculate in real estate?

After hearing about this, Wu Yuan scolded John on the phone. A house covering an area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters is not called a mansion but a manor!

What did he buy it for? He cannot stay in the United States for more than a few months a year!

However, Wu Yuan was indeed moved and asked John to help look at other properties for sale in Beverly Hills. It didn't need to be too big, just an area of ​​five or six hundred square meters.

Well, he is also a little distracted. The movies I produced have a box office of 200 million US dollars. Why can't I enjoy it?

He was tired of staying in hotels every time he came to the United States. It would be nice to have his own house!

In addition, the second good news is that the post-production of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has come to an end.

The special effects production of this movie started before the movie was started. After the movie was started, the special effects team followed the whole process. After the filming was completed, post-production synthesis and rendering were done. Now it is 90% complete.

It is expected that the later stage will be completed by June.

Disney is pressing for it. It wants to release this fantasy adventure blockbuster in the summer to attract a large number of young high school students and college students to the cinema.

Therefore, this movie should be released in mid-July, and it is already undergoing various warm-up promotions in North America.

Before it is released, Disney plans to hold a grand premiere for the movie at their Disneyland. The premiere date has been set, July 6th!

After receiving the notice, Wu Yuan must rush to the United States to attend the premiere before July 6!