Millennium director

As the premiere date approaches, more and more celebrities and dignitaries from the film industry have gathered in the capital.

Holding a premiere now does not have as many tedious operations as it would have done more than ten years ago. In fact, it is just a matter of calling a group of friends in the industry and a group of reporters to watch a movie together.

Reporters don’t need to worry about Wu Yuan. All provincial-level newspapers across the country have sent people to come, and they don’t even need to be notified and invited by Wu Yuan.

Friends, it is indeed a bit too much to invite.

If you are relatively free, or if you are in the capital, you should prepare in advance.

Those who are not available can only come on February 28th.

But even if not many people came in advance, it has already caused a major earthquake in the professional makeup industry in Beijing.

Many of today's makeup artists do makeup work for several or even a dozen celebrities by themselves. Not every celebrity hires a full-time makeup artist.

The main reason is that in the early stages of industry development, there are not enough manpower for various supporting positions.

Now, a lot of male and female celebrities have gathered in the capital, and they all want to make appointments for makeup services on February 28th. This has made the celebrity makeup artists here in the capital very anxious.

They simply can't take so many orders!

Even if the queue starts at three in the morning, a makeup artist can only take on the makeup work of three or five stars at most.

There are only a dozen makeup artists in Beijing who specialize in doing makeup for celebrities.

Many actors who cannot contact professional makeup artists can only borrow professional makeup artists from studios such as Beijing Film Studio or theaters such as theaters.

What's worse is that you can only do your own makeup or an assistant, and then find a hairstylist from a beauty salon to do your hair.

Wu Yuan never imagined that hosting a premiere of his own would trigger changes in the makeup and styling industry in Beijing.

(No celebrities were invited to attend the premiere of "Heroes" before)

With the premiere of "My Name" this time, the makeup industry in Beijing has been awakened and has entered a period of rapid expansion, with new people entering the industry every day.

Does this count as influencing and changing the ecology of an industry?

Wu Yuan didn't know, and it didn't matter to him.

Because his crew has a professional makeup team, the person in charge went to Hollywood for further study.

Hu Ge, Liu Yifei, and Yuan Hong, who had taken a day off from the crew of "Sword and Fairy", were doing their makeup surrounded by the professional makeup team of the crew.

In addition to them, Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin and others who had just started school were also sitting obediently in the dressing room waiting for the makeup artist to come.

In comparison, Wu Yuan, who was standing aside with his arms folded, seemed relatively relaxed.

He hates the feeling of putting all kinds of powder on his face, and he is not an actor in front of the stage.

He couldn't do it in Hollywood before, and he couldn't get crazy before "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released.

It's different now, and he's in China again. He doesn't want to put on makeup, and no one can force him.

Besides, even without makeup, his face is still handsome.

I didn't see Liu Yifei, who was being manipulated by the makeup artist, peeking at Wu Yuan through the mirror from time to time.

The eyes of the two people would meet in the mirror from time to time.

Well, Wu Yuan is looking at her too.

I haven’t seen the little girl for a whole Spring Festival, but I feel like I’ve grown up a lot.

Wu Yuan was in a daze.

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing next to her, felt sad as she watched the two of them flirting with each other.

But Wu Yuan had such a high status and there were so many people present, it was difficult for her to say anything.

Just when she was struggling, Wu Yuan took the initiative to chat with her.

"Aunt Liu, does Sissi have any film appointments next?"

After coming back to her senses, Liu Xiaoli shook her head and nodded again: "Producer Zhang Jizhong is preparing for "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and he is willing to invite Sissi to play the role of Little Dragon Girl."

"But it seems that he is going to do some hype. The specific casting will have to wait until June. Then Sissi will also participate in the casting. It is not certain whether it can be decided."

Wu Yuan nodded, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was indeed a very important TV series that had a great influence on Liu Yifei.

The little dragon girl she plays is also the white moonlight in the hearts of one or even two generations.

"Besides this TV series, are there no other film appointments?" Wu Yuan asked again.

This time Liu Xiaoli shook her head firmly: "No, Sissi is too young, and many roles are not suitable."

There are not many TV series produced in China now.

Although she is now somewhat famous due to her role as Wang Yuyan, her acting career is not wide. This image of "fairy sister" not only made her popular, but also limited her.

At least no one looks for her to shoot in modern films. In period films, this kind of "fairy sister" type role is rare.

As for the movie?

Except for the two Taiwanese movies introduced by Lin Zhiying, no one asked her to act at all.

"After "My Name" is released, the situation will be much better." Wu Yuan didn't think it was a big deal. Instead, he said earnestly: "Now that Sissi is still young, her focus should still be on her studies."

"Even if many film offers come to me in the future, you still have to choose carefully, don't accept roles casually, and don't be in a hurry to start your career after graduation."

"With the two works "My Name" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" alone, Sissi's popularity will not decline in the next two years."

Although Liu Yifei has been trained by Wu Yuan for more than half a year, her acting skills have improved a lot, but they are only average and passable for movie actors.

You can be competent if you play roles that suit your image and age, but you won't be able to play some very complex and difficult roles.

Being young is sometimes an advantage, and sometimes it is a disadvantage.

"Yeah, I know." Liu Xiaoli said softly. She actually understands this truth. Frequently taking on a bunch of movies is not as beneficial as making one or two high-quality movies seriously.

Throughout Liu Yifei's acting career, she is not the so-called "hard-working" actor. She basically maintains a workload of one to two films a year.

It will not be like the big power, who desperately takes on dramas when they become popular. It is a routine operation to work on several dramas at the same time.

Of course, Liu Yifei's relatively salty attitude is also one of the reasons. 6̾̾

"That's good." Wu Yuan nodded, and just as he was about to give a few more instructions, a staff member knocked on the door of the dressing room.

"Director Wu, the directors you invited have arrived. Look."

"I know." Wu Yuan nodded to Liu Xiaoli, turned around and left the dressing room with the staff.

The top four domestic directors are very respectful to Wu Yuan, and they all came to support "My Name" this time.

Following the staff to the backstage reception room, Wu Yuan heard Director Feng's signature Beijing movie before entering.

"Hey, do you think Director Wu's film is a commercial film?"

"When I look at the trailer and poster, they seem to be a bit artistic. There's also the shot of the meteorite at the end. Could it have killed the heroine?"

Not to mention, as a director, Director Feng has a very good vision.

After watching the trailer, many movie fans in the outside world couldn't figure out what the meteorite shot at the end meant, but Director Feng had a rough guess.

"It's hard to say." Zhang Yimou pursed his lips, "It should be a commercial film. With such special effects and such large-scale publicity, it cannot be an artistic film."

Opening the door, Wu Yuan walked in: "Director Yimou was right, this is a commercial romance film."

"So I hope the directors will be merciful when they watch the premiere."

"The main story of my movie is very simple, it's just to sell the box office."

"Hey." A smile immediately appeared on Director Feng's face: "What kind of director am I in front of you?"

"Commercial films are good, and now the authorities are encouraging everyone to make more commercial films. The priority is to develop the economy!"

"Moreover, movie fans also like to watch commercial films, and no one will watch literary and artistic films."

Okay, these words were offending. Director Chen Kaige's face immediately darkened.

Among the five directors present, except for Jiang Wen, who is banned from directing, he is the only one who has not made a blockbuster commercial film.

Jiang Wen still had a delicate heart, and slapped Feng Xiaogang on the shoulder with a big hand: "Well, whether it is a commercial film or a literary film, as long as it is shot well, it is a good movie."

He, Lao Jiang, doesn’t have any high-grossing movies.

"For the specific situation, you can see for yourselves during the premiere later." Wu Yuan chuckled. This Feng Dapao really couldn't change his habit of speaking without restraint.

"Eh?" Wu Yuan's eyes narrowed and he looked behind the four directors.

A very fashionable and beautiful actress with a very good figure and temperament was standing aside looking pretty.

Wu Yuan's eyes fell on her face, and a bunch of key words immediately came to mind.

"The red carpet queen, Fan Xiaopang, Fan Ye, 800 million sister..."

Director Feng, who noticed his gaze, smiled and took the initiative to introduce: "Director Wu, this is the heroine of my "Mobile Phone", Fan Binbin."

"Last time, you didn't have time to come to the premiere of "Cell Phone", so I brought her to say goodbye to the pier."

"Her acting skills are good."

Fan Binbin immediately stepped forward and greeted him with a smile on his face: "Director Wu, I am Fan Binbin and I am a contracted actor of Huayi."

"There's no one in China who doesn't recognize the golden lock." Wu Yuan also smiled and hugged her politely.

But in his heart, he sneered again and again.

Say goodbye to the dock, the acting is good, it's all bullshit.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin here, probably because of the instruction of the King of Huayi.

Didn’t you hear that Fan Binbin specifically mentioned that he was a contracted actor with Huayi?

Regardless of how well Huayi is doing in the domestic entertainment industry, Wu Yuan has no good impression of this company.

The main reason is that the big and small kings at the helm are so dirty that it would not be wrong to say that they are the Harvey Weinsteins of domestic entertainment.

Director Feng brought Fan Binbin to see him. It was just that the king wanted to flatter Fan Binbin and was here to test him.

Wu Yuan didn't give Director Feng a chance to continue the conversation at all. After hugging Fan Binbin, he immediately turned around and started talking to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

Seeing his attitude, Director Feng immediately understood and shook his head vaguely at the disappointed Fan Binbin.

On this side, Wu Yuan chatted with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige about the mainland film market in the past two years.

All three of them are very optimistic about the mainland film market and feel that the cold winter has passed and a golden age of films will follow.

But when it comes to the box office market, which is growing year by year, Chen Kaige becomes worried again.

"Director Wu, you made a fantasy blockbuster in Hollywood. Do you think fantasy movies have taken off in China?"

"Huh?" Wu Yuan frowned.

Sure enough, Director Kego still wanted to make "The Promise". Director Kego didn't listen to a word of what he said at the premiere of "Hero".

Although he knew that for a great director like Chen Kaige, it would be difficult for his own decisions to be swayed by outside opinions, Wu Yuan still felt speechless.

Yes, good words are hard to persuade a ghost who wants to die.

This time Wu Yuan stopped trying to persuade him and said with a smile on his face: "I think someone is behind it."

"You see, Hollywood has the 'Mummy' series, the 'Harry Potter' series, the 'Lord of the Rings' series, and the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' series. They are all excellent and globally popular fantasy and magic-themed movies."

"We Chinese people should also have our own fantasy and magic movies."

"My company plans to make a fantasy and magic-themed movie next year, adapted from "Liao Zhai"."

""Liao Zhai"?" Chen Kaige thought for a while: "Is it like "A Chinese Ghost Story"?"

"No." Wu Yuan explained: ""A Chinese Ghost Story" is more like a fairy tale movie, in which the protagonist knows Taoism."

"What I want to do is a story about a vixen and a painted skin, more like a Hollywood fantasy movie style, where ordinary people encounter a fantasy and magical world."

In Hollywood fantasy movies, the male protagonist usually has no supernatural abilities, but will encounter many supernatural events.

For example, in "The Mummy", archaeologists and tomb robbers opened the pharaoh's tomb and resurrected the ancient Egyptian priests.

The same goes for "Pirates of the Caribbean". The protagonist group was hunted down by a group of pirates who turned into undead creatures, and finally eliminated these pirates as ordinary people.

Wu Yuan's positioning of "Painted Skin": why is it a fantasy and not a fairy tale?

It is because the protagonists of this series are ordinary people who encounter legendary monsters and have various stories with these monsters.

Wang Sheng is just a general, he doesn't know any Taoism, and neither does Pang Yong.

The vixen Xiao Wei in the story is not a fairy who can cultivate and grow. She actually does not have particularly powerful magic, she is just good at charming people.

She eats hearts just to maintain the youthfulness of human skin. From another perspective, it is to keep her appearance ageless.

If Pang Yong in the story knows Taoism and Xiao Wei is also a great demon with sharp magic skills and can kill all mortals casually, then the story is not a fantasy, but a fairy tale or mythical movie.

For example, in "Zhu Xian" and "Shu Mountain", everyone can practice immortal magic and Taoism. They often fight with each other with various spells and fly into the sky and escape from the earth. This is definitely different from the style of "Painted Skin" and is not the same type.

Wu Yuan, who has the memory of later generations, divides movie types more clearly and accurately than any current director. He also hopes that he can bring more new types and new themes to Chinese movie fans.

Wu Yuan said that he also wanted to make a fantasy film, which can be said to have given Chen Kaige great confidence.

"Since you are going to make fantasy movies, it seems that there is still a market for fantasy movies in China." Chen Kaige nodded.

In his eyes, the movie "The Promise" is his turnaround! There is absolutely no room for error.

But apart from him, Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Jiang Wen all had little confidence in this subject, and they all had worried looks on their faces.

Wu Yuan, on the other hand, chuckled and said noncommittally: "This is the first time that someone has made a movie like this in China. The risks are still very high. It may not be accepted by domestic movie fans, and it may also lose everything."

"I actually don't have any confidence in my heart."

"Director Kege, if you are very worried, why don't I give you a sample first?"

"Our company's fantasy film will start production at the beginning of next year and should be released before the end of the year."

"You can wait a year for your movie and then shoot it the year after next."

"I'll help you get through the water first and test the market situation. If my movie doesn't do well at the box office, you can still turn around in time!"

Chen Kaige's eyes lit up. This situation of being the first to eat crabs involves high risks and high returns. You may lose everything or make a fortune.

To be honest, Director Kego is a bit afraid to take a gamble.

He is not barefoot. He is one of the top two directors in the country. It is not an extreme situation. There is really no need to take such a big risk to be the first to try something. If you are not careful, your reputation may be completely ruined.

Now Wu Yuan said that he could go first, which made Chen Kaige immediately interested and wanted to wait and see.

But he still hesitated: "Isn't this not good?"

"It's okay!" Wu Yuan grinned, his tone still enthusiastic: "I am a junior and young. It doesn't matter even if I fail. I have the opportunity to try and make mistakes."

"Director Kege, you are different. It's better to play it safe."

Hey, "The Promise" really doesn't deserve the title of the first domestic fantasy blockbuster. Let's give this title to "Painted Skin"!