Millennium director

I'm jealous!

Liu Ye was always envious.

While playing cards, a movie was confirmed in Wu Yuan's mouth.

Zhou Xun has the female lead, Chen Kun has the male lead, and even Zeng Li, who is not present, has another female lead.

But he didn't get anything and still lost money.

The three of them obviously filmed "Balzac and the Little Seamstress" together back then, so how come both of their companions have soared, while he is still stuck in the same place.

Well, we can’t say that we are standing still. “Blue Rain” was still very well shot, and it even won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

Chen Kun, who was also taking money out of his pocket, noticed the envious expression on Liu Ye's face. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Yuan'er, we all have the talent to act in this, so let's take Yezi with us."

"Is there any supporting role in the movie suitable for Yezi to play?"

Among so many friends present, Chen Kun is the only one who dares to call Wu Yuan "Yuan'er" directly, and he is the only one who dares to ask for a role in front of Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan was not annoyed, but felt that it was interesting to be with friends like this.

He touched his chin and looked at Liu Ye.

Being looked at by Wu Yuan with "scrutinizing" eyes, Liu Ye also became nervous.

Although everyone was more casual at the card table, he did not forget Wu Yuan's identity.

He looked at Wu Yuan nervously and expectantly, hoping that the great director would "reward" a role.

Unfortunately, after Wu Yuan looked at him for a while, he shook his head: "There is no suitable role for Yezi in "Painted Skin", at least not in the first part."

Pang Yong, another important character in "Painted Skin 1", is played by Donnie Yen. His character and image are not consistent with Liu Ye.

Since the male protagonist is Chen Kun, then this important "villain" should be played by someone more powerful. Liu Ye and Chen Kun have very similar temperaments, at least now. When they play the villain, they have some Violation.

But Hu Jun, who played "Blue Rain" with Liu Ye, was pretty good.

Liu Ye's face immediately showed a disappointed expression.

Seeing this, Wu Yuan had no choice but to persuade him: "Don't you also accept a movie called "Blood Romance"?"

"I think this TV series will be a big hit. There will definitely be many movies and TV series asking you to act in it, so you won't have to worry about not having any roles."

The TV series "Blood Romance" is so top-notch, and it is extremely important to Liu Ye, even more important than his debut film "That Mountain, That Water, That Dog" and "Blue Rain" which won the best actor.

Although this TV series was criticized by the author of the original novel when it was aired.

But the influence and classicity of this show are really very high.

Maybe the audience 20 years from now will not know the village boy in "That Mountain, That Water, That Dog" or Lan Yu, but they will definitely remember Liu Ye's Zhong Weimin.

With this TV series as the foundation, Liu Ye will also enter the highlight period.

But now, really no one is optimistic about this TV series.

It was filmed in an era when educated youths went to the countryside. No matter how you look at it, you feel like not many people will see it.

Liu Ye didn't have much confidence and sighed: "I hope, I will try my best to perform this drama well."

Wu Yuan nodded, pushed the mahjong, and reshuffled the cards.

While washing, he suddenly thought of something: "Hey, Sister Xun, why don't you and Sister Yuan Quan go buy some sesame paste together?"

"There's no more Majiang at home."

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes: "I'm talking to Director Wu, you people in the capital can't survive without sesame paste when you eat hot pot?"

"It'll be fine with something else."

"Hey, you are really right. Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows: "If you don't dip the sesame sauce into the hot pot, it's the same as not eating it! "

"And you must eat Erbajiang, 20% peanuts, and 80% ground sesame seeds. Don't buy the wrong ones."

"Okay." Zhou Xun made a blessing gift and said with a deliberately raised voice: "Master Wu has ordered me to buy it now."

"Virtue." Wu Yuan rolled his eyes this time. With Zhou Xun's broken voice, it would be better not to pinch him.

Just when he was about to say a few more words to her, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Wu Yuan had no choice but to wave his hand and ask her to buy it quickly, then took out his phone and answered it.

"Hello?"

"Director Wu, our "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is ready and will be officially launched in Hengdian in two days!"

On the other end of the phone came Cai Yinong's voice.

Unlike Wu Yuanmeng, the preparations for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" this time went very smoothly, and there was no situation where the crew started filming other people's scenes in Hengdian before the male and female protagonists were decided.

As early as September, Cai Yinong basically confirmed the actors for this drama.

Basically, it is not much different from Wu Yuan's impression, except that Tang Yu Xiaobao is played by Yuan Hong, and other roles are basically unchanged.

There is no way, even without the influence of Taiwanese capital, when filming TV series in the Mainland these days, except for CCTV dramas, they really don’t dare to use all Mainland actors.

Cai Yinong is already very courageous to use mainland actors for both the important male and female protagonists. Adding Yuan Hong into the cast will really make him try his best.

"Director Wu, in order to ensure the progress of this filming, the crew will be divided into three groups for filming. It is estimated that the filming will take three months."

"The production will be officially launched on December 31st. As one of the investors, would you like to attend the opening ceremony?"

Is this what co-authoring is asking about?

Wu Yuan stared at the card game with his eyes and said casually: "Start on the 31st?"

"I'll take a look then. I'll go if I have time."

He knew Cai Yinong's thoughts and wanted to bring him, a great director, to support the crew.

Domestic TV dramas usually invite many reporters to come to the scene for interviews and reports during the launch ceremony. Most of them are paid to build publicity for the TV series.

If Wu Yuan could appear at the opening ceremony, you can imagine with your toes how these reporters would write.

Cai Yinong had previously tactfully asked if Wu Yuan could be invited to serve as the producer of "Sword of Immortality", but Wu Yuan refused.

But it’s okay to go and support this drama.

After all, the company invested 30 million, and Wu Yuan also hoped that "Sword of Immortal" would be more expensive than what he had dreamed of selling, so that he could make more money.

"That's it for now. I'll let you know when I go."

After saying that, Wu Yuan hung up the phone and continued to engage in the mahjong battle.

That day, he played with his friends until late at night, and everyone didn't leave until after eating hot pot late at night.

On the other side, the crew of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" are far away in Hengdian.

Although filming didn’t start until the 31st, basically all the cast and crew were present on the 26th.

Before starting the camera, you must take a final makeup photo.

On the first day when the cast and crew met to take makeup photos, Liu Yifei, the heroine, gave the other actresses a "boost".

Because it was the first time for An Yixuan and Liu Pinyan to shoot a costume drama, when they took the costume photos, they didn't know how to position their hands and feet or how to hold the sword. The modern actions they put on when paired with the costumes were hilarious.

The staff at the scene were dumbfounded. They taught me step by step for a long time before they were able to take a normal makeup photo.

But Liu Yifei, who has a background in dance, is different. Wearing a light green costume, she looks beautiful in any pose, just like a classical fairy coming out of a painting, which greatly impressed An Yixuan and Liu Pinyan.

Liu Yifei, the young heroine, has gained a lot of reputation and proved that she is indeed worthy of the heroine's status.

Of course, Liu Yifei was also very happy when she met other actors for the first time while taking the makeup photos. She was not happy because she took a good photo, but she was happy when she saw that Liu Pinyan was younger than her.

There is another actor who is younger than her in the crew!

This feeling is very wonderful, at least for the sixteen-year-old Liu Yifei. She smiled and put her arm on Liu Pinyan's shoulder: "Sister Pinyan, if you have any sad or unhappy things on the set in the future, you can tell your sister. Holding you!"

This made Liu Xiaoli and Liu Pinyan's mothers who were following them very happy.

It is indeed a good thing that there are actors of the same age in the crew. At least the crew will get along more happily in the next few months.

"Sissi, let's go back to the hotel."

After taking the makeup photos, Liu Xiaoli took Liu Yifei, who was reluctant to leave and was still chatting with Liu Pinyan, back to the hotel.

As soon as she returned to the hotel, Liu Yifei went straight to the laptop on the bed.

Because Liu Yifei has never played the game "Sword of Immortal", after joining the group, in addition to meeting the screenwriter every day to learn about the story of the script adaptation, she will also play the game "Sword of Immortal" in an attempt to enter Zhao Ling'er's world as soon as possible.

It’s definitely not because I want to play games!

Seeing her daughter lying on the bed with her legs crossed and playing games, Liu Xiaoli shook her head helplessly.

After thinking about it, she said softly: "Sissi, I heard from Mr. Cai today that Director Wu may come to attend the launch ceremony of this TV series."

"Ah?" Liu Yifei turned around in surprise and stood on the bed with a bang: "Why did senior brother come to attend the power-on ceremony?"

"I just found out that Director Wu's company invested half of this TV series."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Liu Yifei with a complicated expression. Seeing the surprised and happy expression on her face after hearing Wu Yuan's name, her heart felt as if she had knocked over the spice cabinet, with mixed emotions.

Originally, she thought that after "Your Name" was completed, Liu Yifei would rarely have the opportunity to see Wu Yuan again, and her nostalgia for Wu Yuan would gradually fade away.

But now it seems that Liu Yifei's attitude towards Wu Yuan has not changed at all.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Xiaoli asked melancholy: "Sissi, tell the truth to mom, do you like Director Wu?"

"Mom!" Liu Yifei said with a flushed face, "I don't have one!"

"It's just that my senior brother taught me how to act seriously and responsibly, and even invited me to act in his movies, so I'm very grateful to him."

"Really?" Liu Xiaoli looked into Liu Yifei's eyes with burning eyes.

Under her gaze, Liu Yifei quickly lost her battle, stretched out a hand, pressed her thumb against her little finger, and said flatteringly: "A little bit, really only a little bit."

"My senior brother is handsome, gentle and considerate, and he is such a great director. It's really hard not to like him."

The further she went on, Liu Yifei became more confident and put her hands on her waist: "Mom, it's me instead of you, wouldn't you like it?"

"I have grown up and am no longer a child. It is normal to have people you like!"

"Hey" Liu Xiaoli sighed and walked in front of Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei, who was standing on the bed, was much taller than Liu Xiaoli, but she still stood up on tiptoes and touched Liu Yifei's head.

"Sissi, it's normal to have someone you like. When my mother was your age, she also liked a boy."

"But, you are still too young to fall in love yet, and you can't clearly judge whether this love is just a superficial liking for the other person's external conditions, or whether you really like him as a person."

"Mom has suffered a lot emotionally, so I don't want you to make the same mistakes I did."

"Of course, mom has not deprived you of your right to like someone, but mom wants you to promise me that if you can persist in your love until you are 18 years old, then take action on it, okay?"

"Give yourself two years to think clearly, and observe him more to make sure your own heart, okay?"

"If you still like him after two years, then mom will support you, but not now."

Liu Yifei pouted, not agreeing with her mother's idea.

If you like it, you just like it. What else is there to distinguish?

But she understands her mother's concerns.

Liu Yifei and her mother have been dependent on each other for many years. Liu Yifei knows that everything her mother does is for her sake and for her own good, and she has paid a lot for it.

In her heart, her mother's words should still be listened to.

She lowered her head and felt depressed, but still agreed: "I understand, Mom."

"I'll think about it carefully."

"but."

"What if my senior brother has a girlfriend in two years?"

Liu Xiaoli interrupted: "That means you two are not destined to be together. Who said he is five years older than you?"

Liu Yifei felt even more aggrieved, her pouty mouth could hang a soy sauce bottle.

"Okay, okay, that's the end of this topic. Anyway, just remember what mom said."

"Come on, let's go down and have something to eat. In order to take makeup photos today, you haven't eaten much all day. Eat more at night."

December 31st is the launch day of "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

Wu Yuan came to Hengdian from the capital with his newly recruited assistant Xiao Zhang.

You have this reputation, sometimes you have to use it.

He is still willing to do this kind of thing if he can show up and bring more attention to the TV series he invested in, and even increase his net worth.

He met the reception staff of the "Sword and Sword" crew. Under his leadership, Wu Yuan rushed directly to the hotel where the opening ceremony was held.

On the way, the staff member carefully introduced to Wu Yuan: "Director Wu, Mr. Cai has invited more than 20 domestic media for this "Sword and Fairy" launch ceremony, including Southern Metropolis Daily, Xinmin Evening News, and Yangcheng Daily. .”

"They all came here specially after hearing that you, Director Wu, would attend the opening ceremony."

The several media outlets listed by the staff are all the top large-scale newspapers in the country. Tang Ren's face alone cannot attract them, even if they pay carriage fees, it will be useless.

But as soon as they heard that Wu Yuan would also attend the opening ceremony, they immediately took the initiative to come.

Unfortunately, Wu Yuan really doesn't like to be interviewed by various newspapers. Usually, it is really difficult for these reporters to meet him and interview him once.

The last time reporters interviewed him was when "The Embalmer" was shortlisted for the Oscars. Wu Yuan accepted interviews from some mainland media backstage at the Oscars.

But what level of media can go to the Oscars?

Either it starts with the word "中" (中), or it starts with "人" (people) twice. The TV reporters are only from CCTV.

To these ordinary media, Wu Yuan was simply aloof and untouchable.

Now that he finally has a public appearance, why don't you seize the opportunity?

When the car Wu Yuan was sitting in drove up to the door of the hotel where the "Sword and Sword" launch conference was held, what he saw was a dark mass of reporters and media holding long guns and short cannons.

Fortunately, this hotel has an internal parking lot, and the car is equipped with anti-peeping glass. Otherwise, Wu Yuan might not be able to enter the hotel, and would have to be blocked outside by reporters.

After carefully avoiding reporters all the way, Wu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief when he reached the backstage of the banquet hall on the second floor through the internal passage that only hotel staff could use.

The starring actors of "Sword and Fairy" who were sitting backstage waiting for the start-up ceremony to start, all stood up when they saw Wu Yuan arriving, restrained and nervous.

"Hello, Director Wu!"

"Director Wu!"

"Hello, Director Wu!"

A group of actors with an average age of about 20 years old, facing Wu Yuan, a top director, did not even have the courage to introduce themselves. They did not dare to say anything except bowing and saying hello.

Only Hu Ge, Yuan Hong, and Liu Yifei who have collaborated with him feel more comfortable.

Hu Ge, who currently focuses on an optimistic and cheerful boy, even took the initiative to come forward: "Director Wu, why are you here?"

"I invested half of the money in this TV series, can I not come and watch it?" Wu Yuan said angrily:

"I'm the one who nodded to your boy's leading role."

Without Wu Yuan's support, Hu Ge would not be able to play Li Xiaoyao now.

The crew would rather film first without a leading actor than to use him!

I had to wait until March 2004, when I was really desperate and had no choice, so I asked Hu Ge to try on the look, and then the father of Fairy Sword took a look.

With the support of the father of Fairy Sword and the support of Cai Yinong, he played Li Xiaoyao.

But even this time, Hu Ge knew very well that without Wu Yuan's support, he, a new mainland actor, would not be able to play the lead role in a TV series with an investment of 60 million!

"Oh, Director Wu, I'm really under a lot of pressure." Hu Ge scratched his head and said with a bitter look on his face: "I played the Fairy Sword game when I was in junior high school, so I know how popular this game is."

"I'm really afraid that if I don't perform well, I will be scolded by game fans."

"Don't be so good after getting a bargain!" Wu Yuan rolled his eyes: "If you don't want to act, it's still too late to trade with Yuan Hong. I believe he is very willing to play the leading role."

Yuan Hong on the side smiled cooperatively and said: "Yes, Lao Hu, if you don't want to act, I will act. I can bear the hardship!"

"That won't work!" Hu Ge jumped to his feet and said, "I have been learning swordsmanship from the martial arts instructor for half a month. Tang Yu Xiaobao is not a swordsman!"

"Hahahaha." Everyone else laughed.

This guy is really cowardly and cowardly, just like Li Xiaoyao.

Wu Yuan smiled and shook his head, too lazy to pay attention to this living treasure, and looked at Liu Yifei, who had been standing quietly aside without saying anything.

Strangely, Liu Yifei is a little quiet today.

In the past, as soon as he appeared, Liu Yifei would have come to greet him and then smiled sweetly at him.

Why was Liu Yifei so calm today? She just stood next to her mother obediently and looked at him with a much more reserved smile.

However, her outfit today is really beautiful.

Several of the main creators came to the opening ceremony wearing costumes directly from the movie, and Liu Yifei's light green floral dress was the prettiest among them.

At least it's much better than An Yixuan and Liu Pinyan's costumes.

Sure enough, with a beauty like Liu Yifei, paired with simple solid-color clothes, she is stunningly beautiful.

Wu Yuan nodded to Liu Yifei: "Our sister Ling'er is so beautifully dressed today."

"Just focus on Sister Ling'er, and the ratings of this drama will not be bad!"

Dong dong dong...

The backstage door was pushed open and Cai Yinong walked in.

"Dear creators, the opening ceremony is about to officially begin. Come with me to the front desk. Journalists are all impatiently waiting."

Thousands of dollars per day today.