Millennium director

On September 22, Wu Yuan happily went to the Beijing premiere of "Myth".

Jackie Chan, Kim Hee Sun, Liang Jiahui and other leading actors warmly welcomed Wu Yuan. Korean beauty Kim Hee Sun also chatted with Wu Yuan for a while in not fluent Chinese.

Of course, he appeared at the premiere of "Myth" and naturally became the target of reporters from all walks of life.

Wu Yuan's new movie project is at the forefront of the mainland entertainment industry, and everyone wants to pry more information out of him.

However, Wu Yuan kept silent about any news that had nothing to do with the "Myth" movie. Instead, he praised the "Myth" movie.

After the premiere, Wu Yuan was left behind by Cheng Long. The two moved to Cheng Long's home in the capital, a courtyard house that was once the palace of the former Qing County prince.

"Hey, Brother Cheng Long, this courtyard house of yours is worth a lot of money." As soon as he walked in, Wu Yuan couldn't help but admire it.

He is very discerning and knows how valuable such a courtyard at the level of a county prince's palace will be in the future.

Not to mention more, two to three billion is definitely available.

"It's bad. I bought it when it was cheap. I bought several sets in one go." Cheng Long said proudly.

The courtyard house he bought in the capital was one of his highest-yield investments.

In the 1990s, he bought four or five courtyard houses in the capital. The purchase price of each courtyard house was only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, which was a drop in the bucket for him at the time.

But in just ten years, the value of these courtyard houses has increased more than ten times, and the prices are even rising sharply every year.

Wu Yuan was a little envious. The 1990s was indeed the most suitable era to buy a courtyard house. It was cheap and cost-effective.

"It seems that I should buy more real estate in the capital." He sighed.

Wu Yuan has always said that he wants to buy some houses in Beijing, but the money on hand has always been used for the development of the company. Now that "The Hangover 2" has made a lot of money, he has a lot of spare money.

He doesn't plan to buy a courtyard house, but he may consider buying a large flat or a villa.

His mansion in Beverly Hills is much more comfortable to live in than a courtyard house, and he has to buy a house like this in the capital.

By the time Liu Yifei comes back from Tokyo, the two of them will almost be able to build a love nest together!

With something in mind, Wu Yuan followed Cheng Long to the main hall of the courtyard soon.

The two of them sat down in the tea room. Cheng Long soaked Wu Yuan in Dahongpao and asked curiously: "Director Wu, can our movie be launched at the end of October?"

When it comes to model workers, Cheng Long has more model workers than Wu Yuan.

His "Myth" will be promoted for more than half a month, and will be promoted all over Asia. After the promotion is over, he will go to the United States with Wu Yuan at the end of October to join the filming of "Rush Hour 3".

After the filming of "Rush Hour 3" is completed, he will return to Hong Kong Island non-stop to film "Project Baby". It can be said that he can't stop for a moment.

"Definitely." Wu Yuan raised his eyebrows and said without any surprise: "This time "Rush Hour 3" is not only the finale, but also the launch of new projects of the Light Era and New Line."

“The script for the first part of ‘Kingsman’ is already in development.”

"The story of the first part should unfold in England, and you will join the British branch of Kingsmen."

"Preliminary plan is that the first part will unfold the background of the Kings Secret Service, and the story will revolve around how this organization trains new people."

"That is, the "Academy" that takes the audience into the world of agents and experiences the story of how to become an agent."

"In the first part, there will be a new person partnering with you, and this new person will also experience a complete set of learning processes of the Secret Service Academy. It will be a very interesting story."

"It sounds cool, different from the 007 series." Cheng Long said with some anticipation.

When it comes to spy movies, the first thing that audiences around the world think of is 007, the ever-lasting classic British spy story.

But 007 debuted as the world's top agent, with no growth to speak of.

Cheng Long could imagine what kind of ridiculous story would happen if a newcomer, preferably one who had never been exposed to agent, military, or police training before, suddenly entered an agent academy.

This is exactly his comfort zone, comedy action movies.

Yes, in fact, the first part of "Kingsman" itself has many references to Cheng Long's kung fu comedy.

Although Cheng Long did not leave too many works in Hollywood, he did influence the development of action films in Hollywood as a whole.

Before Cheng Long appeared, Hollywood action movies were all intense, exciting, hard-hitting, and hot-blooded tough guy style.

Yes, I'm talking about Schwarzenegger.

It wasn't until Cheng Long appeared, until movies such as "Red Zone" and "Rush Hour" appeared, that Hollywood action movie directors and screenwriters knew that action movies could also be comedic, and that so many jokes could be stuffed into fight scenes. .

Without Cheng Long, there would be no action comedies in Hollywood.

Although "Kingsman" focuses on the style of a British gentleman, there are many slapstick jokes that imitate adult action comedy.

Now Wu Yuan directly ropes in Cheng Long, the founder of adult action comedy, to do this series. This is really the right thing.

"This series will continue the style of Qian Cheng Kung Fu Comedy. Wu Yuan proudly said: "The global audience is not tired of watching Kung Fu Comedy. "

"We can continue to delve deeper into this subject."

Cheng Long hasn't thought about transitioning yet. He had to wait until he failed in Hollywood and returned to Hong Kong Island to become disheartened. He wanted to transition to literary dramas and no longer insist on making action movies.

Then there was "Zodiac", which is known as Cheng Long's last intense fight movie.

But now Cheng Long still wants to rush into Hollywood and strive for a bigger and higher stage. Of course, he must hold on to his own Kung Fu movie characteristics.

"Don't worry, Director Wu!" Cheng Long patted his chest and assured, "I can still fight, and I can still fight beautifully!"

Cheng Long, who has just turned 50 this year, really doesn’t feel old, he is still in his prime!

"That's right." Cheng Long frowned, hesitated, and then said: "Director Wu, do you know anything about Sino-US co-productions?"

"Do you think this kind of co-production movie is successful?"

Since China joined the WTO, transnational exchanges and cooperation in the film industry have also increased.

Sino-Korean co-production films, Sino-Japanese co-production films, and Sino-French co-production films are all under preparation.

Naturally, Hollywood also seized this opportunity and wanted to make a Sino-US co-production film with China Film Company.

Otherwise, Sino-US co-production films are considered Chinese films and do not need to occupy the annual quota for imported films. They can release as many films as they want.

For Hollywood, this is undoubtedly a curveball method to save the country.

As one of the most talented actors in China, Cheng Long is bound to be the first choice for this kind of Sino-US cooperation film.

"Someone in Hollywood approached me and said I wanted to make a movie called "Kings of KungFu."

"Co-produced by China and the United States, the story plans to quote our Chinese classical mythology, telling the story of modern people returning to ancient times to encounter the Monkey King, and centering around a group of people looking for the golden hoop. It is a Hollywood-style fantasy adventure story."

Yes, Wu Yuan had a dark look on his face.

Did the Double J plan start so early?

Thinking about it, it is normal for this kind of Sino-US cooperation project to take two years to prepare before starting.

"Brother Cheng Long, do you think Hollywood understands our Chinese mythology?" Wu Yuan was speechless, "Or is it a classic like Journey to the West that is known to all Chinese people?"

"An American director and an American screenwriter will make a story related to Chinese classical mythology?"

"It's crazy just thinking about it."

"With classic TV series like "Journey to the West" in front of me, I don't think the story of "Journey to the West" produced by an American team can be accepted by Chinese audiences."

"The best result for such a Hollywood-style fantasy adventure movie is that it can achieve good box office results in North America."

"But it will also ruin your reputation among China's basic market."

"It is not worthwhile to please the North American audience and offend the Chinese audience."

"After all, you are a Chinese actor first, and then a Chinese actor working hard in Hollywood, right?"

I have to admit that in Cheng Long's heart, his identity and image as a Chinese actor are still very important.

Otherwise, he would not have insisted on not playing villains in Hollywood.

It is precisely because he has this sense of mission to "represent Chinese actors" that he attaches great importance to his image and reputation in the eyes of Chinese audiences.

If Wu Yuan talks about box office performance, director and screenwriter status, Cheng Long may not necessarily believe him.

But when he talked about the Chinese audience, Cheng Long had to seriously consider it.

"The company in Hollywood said that this movie will be shot with an all-Chinese cast. They want to bring me and Jet Li together, two Kung Fu superstars to star together."

"Other supporting roles are mainly Chinese actors, and there will only be one American actor."

Cheng Long said hesitantly: "I think it's quite reliable."

"No." Wu Yuan shook his head: "This is even more unreliable."

"The more Chinese actors there are, the more the audience will think this is a Chinese-language film and a Chinese film when it is released."

"Then the content is completely Hollywood-style, using Hollywood methods to blindly change our traditional Chinese classical mythology."

"This will only make you scolded even more."

"Of course." Wu Yuan shrugged: "If you insist on giving it a try, I don't think it's impossible."

"If you add Jet Li, it still has box office appeal in North America. It will definitely get tens of millions of dollars at the box office. Plus other markets around the world, it should be possible to achieve box office results of one to two hundred million dollars."

"A movie will definitely not lose money. From a Hollywood perspective, a movie that doesn't lose money is a good movie."

Although Wu Yuan doesn't like the movie "The King of Kung Fu", he thinks it is a bad movie, a movie made by Hollywood's arrogant treatment of Chinese mythology.

But I have to admit that this movie did make money and was very influential.

At least in the eyes of foreigners who don’t understand Chinese myths and legends, this is a cool movie.

Wu Yuan did not belittle it as useless, and basically analyzed the movie with Cheng Long based on his true thoughts.

Anyway, whether Cheng Long makes this movie or not will not affect his cooperation with Light Times and New Line.

"Kingsman", a pure Hollywood project, is definitely much higher weight and priority than "The King of Kung Fu".

Even if Cheng Long wants to film "The King of Kung Fu", he still has to keep up with the schedule of "Kingsman".

Anyway, after "The King of Kung Fu" comes out again, Wu Yuan is determined not to let Liu Yifei play Jin Yanzi.

If he really wants to develop into Hollywood if he has this ability, adding a Chinese maid puppet to "Night at the Museum" would be better than this Golden Swallow.

There is also "Pirates of the Caribbean 3". Since the story of the pirate king in the South China Sea is going to be filmed, it is very reasonable for the pirate king to have a pirate daughter, right?

Just right to make a pair with KK.

To be honest, if Liu Yifei wants to enter Hollywood, it is best to let North American audiences remember her in the form of a vase.

Although Hua Vase is always criticized for her lack of acting skills, she has to admit that this is the fastest way to become famous.

Aren’t Anne Hathaway, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, and Kristen Stewart all world-famous through the vase route?

Including the British rose Keira Knightley, she is also a big vase in "Pirates of the Caribbean"!

As an actor, you must first become famous quickly, and then think about how to become a good actor.

Only after you become famous will you have room to choose, and will you be qualified to pursue breakthroughs in acting.

The role of Jin Yanzi can only leave a star-studded impression on North American audiences.

Female movie stars have no future in Hollywood, nor can they become world-famous stars.

Michelle Yeoh has been a batterer all her life, but she doesn't necessarily have any reputation in Hollywood, and her global reputation is even lower.

In the end, it was a nonsensical comedy "The Instant Universe" that won her the Oscar for Best Actress and became a global hit.

Wu Yuan does not intend to portray Liu Yifei's international image as a "girl-beater".

Are you kidding me? It took a lot of effort to become a well-known actress in Asia thanks to the image of an innocent high school girl in "Your Name". Now, why do you want to play a female beater?

Picture "Mulan" that will be released on streaming media in 15 years?

"I understand." Cheng Long, after thinking for a long time, nodded and said, "I will seriously consider it."

He kept Wu Yuan after the premiere today just to discuss with him whether this Sino-US co-production project was worth doing.

For such a big project, it was impossible for him to listen to everything Wu Yuan said. But seeing Wu Yuan analyze all the pros and cons, and it sounded very reasonable, Cheng Long would naturally consider his opinions seriously.

"Director Wu, please stay with me for a light meal tonight." Cheng Long smiled and persuaded him: "I have a chef in the capital who is very good at cooking Cantonese cuisine. Stay with me and try some authentic Cantonese cuisine."

Wu Yuan was confident and agreed with a smile.

But when he saw Cheng Long introducing his son to him during the dinner in the evening, Wu Yuan felt a little regretful and shouldn't have stayed.

The prince really can't help him in this house.