Millennium director

Without Wu Yuan's knowledge, a new petition post appeared on the White House website in North America.

“We need the Gravity movie!”

About twenty American citizens have signed this concise petition.

This number of signatures is inconspicuous among the petition posts on the White House website, and it was even suddenly overwhelmed by new posts.

However, this is just the beginning.

Turn your attention back to the country.

Wu Yuan now has no time to pay attention to anything in North America.

He didn't even have time to worry about the post-production of the film "A Man Called Li Wen Decided to Die" and sending it to the Venice Film Festival.

All his thoughts are now focused on one thing.

The release of "Gravity."

Due to the earthquake, the premiere of "Gravity" originally planned to be held was cancelled.

Although more than a month has passed since the earthquake occurred, this does not mean that the impact of this global natural disaster has passed.

The entertainment industry is still not suitable for being too high-profile at this time.

Therefore, there is no premiere event for "Gravity" this time, and it will be released nationwide on July 2.

But not having a premiere doesn't mean that Wu Yuan doesn't need to do any warm-up publicity.

Starting from June 20, the main creators of the "Gravity" crew have gathered in Beijing.

In fact, there were not many people, just the director Wu Yuan and the two male and female protagonists, Gong Li and Wang Xueqi.

As for Zhang Guorong and Liu Yifei, the two actors who guest-starred for a few minutes in the plot, it would not be good to participate in the promotion.

The deception in the trailer already made Wu Yuan feel a little guilty. Many fans thought the movie was a group scene with four people.

If he wants to bring Zhang Guorong and Liu Yifei together for promotion, he will really have to prove the misunderstanding of the fans. If fans of Liu Yifei and Zhang Guorong rush into the cinema at that time, they will find that they are only in the first few minutes. , then Wu Yuan should not be scolded as a fraudster.

So not only did he make it clear on the movie poster that the two of them were just guest appearances, he also didn't include them on the promotional schedule.

With the male and female protagonists of "Gravity", Wu Yuan's first stop for promotion was the Sixth Princess.

It's still the familiar "Chinese Film Report" column. Wu Yuan brought the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew to the column a few weeks ago.

"Fresh film and television information, quick hot spots!"

"Today, we invited the crew of "Gravity" to be a guest in the "Chinese Film Report" column!"

"Let us welcome director Wu Yuan and actors Gong Li and Wang Xueqi with a round of applause!"

Amidst the grand welcome from the host, Wu Yuan walked into the studio side by side with Gong Li and Wang Xueqi.

As an important position for Chinese film promotion, "Chinese Film Report" has been at the forefront of the development and communication of China's film industry since its launch in 1999. Its influence and authority have been recognized by the film industry and audiences, and it is known as a leader in the film industry. "News Feeds".

As a daily broadcast program, "Chinese Film Report" cannot invite guests every time, and there will only be a special guest episode once a week.

Of course, as the invited parties, Wu Yuan and others came in a hurry even though they didn't have any notification fee.

This is the "News Network" of the film industry, and you have to pay even if you don't want to pay.

On the contrary, Wu Yuan had little interest in programs such as "Happy Camp" on Mango Channel.

You can't expect him, a person who has been influenced by variety shows in 2020, to like those clichéd indoor embarrassing games in "Happy Camp".

In addition, his childhood was not "Happy Camp", so there is no childhood filter for this program.

On the other hand, Wu Yuan still admires He Ling as the host.

However, appreciation does not mean going to "Happy Camp". If you have a chance in the future, you can go to that village slow variety show to play.

"Director Wu, we meet again." Zhao Zhiyang, the female host of "Chinese Film Report", greeted Wu Yuan with a smile.

"And Teacher Gong Li, we are also old friends whom we haven't seen for a long time."

"This is Teacher Wang Xueqi's first time coming to our program."

Zhao Zhiyang greeted them one by one and guided them to sit on the sofa opposite, and then the interview began.

"Director Wu, this time "Gravity" is a blockbuster that you have carefully prepared for three years. Isn't it an easy journey?"

Of course, the official interview will not ask any sharp questions, and even his love affair is not a topic.

Wu Yuan likes this kind of professional interview that only focuses on his works.

He smiled and nodded: "It's really not easy."

"'Gravity' is China's first science fiction blockbuster. I have never made a science fiction movie before. The filming of this movie was full of hardships for me and the crew."

"It may be a bit embarrassing to say that when filming the first scene of "Gravity" on the day of filming, due to lack of preparation, something unexpected happened. As a result, the crew stopped working again on the day of filming to make props and restart I had to stop working on the shooting design for a full month and a half before restarting."

This incident was also on the entertainment headlines of major newspapers.

Many people who looked down on Wu Yuan and "Gravity" even laughed at it, thinking that this grassroots team could not produce any Hollywood-level science fiction blockbusters.

Now, the facts are slapping them in the face.

As long as the quality of the trailer is true, then "Gravity" cannot be a bad movie. At the very least, the special effects alone can be worth the price of admission.

"I heard that a lot of special effects shots were used in this movie. It can be said that there are almost no special effects shots from the beginning to the end?" the host asked again.

"Yes." Wu Yuan nodded: "Because "Gravity" is a story told in space, special effects are required almost from beginning to end. Only the final few minutes of the film have no special effects."

"It is also because of this that the production cost of this movie reached 320 million yuan."

"More than 90% of this money was spent on filming and post-production, while the actors' salaries accounted for less than half."

The final cost of "Gravity" still exceeded 300 million yuan, reaching a high 320 million yuan, almost on par with "Red Cliff".

But "Red Cliff" cost 320 million, but in the end it was cut into two movies, one part and one part.

"Gravity" is only 90 minutes.

Of course, all this money was spent on special effects. It can be said that the funds are literally burning every second.

"Wow." Zhao Zhiyang exclaimed: "After spending so much money, I believe that when you watch this movie in the cinema, the visual experience will definitely be great."

"At that time, people across the country will be able to see the real space environment in movies without actually taking a rocket into space."

"I dare not say that it is 100% restored, but at least the degree of restoration is over 90%." Wu Yuan said proudly: "Although it is a bit boastful, it is true that our "Gravity" is a film that can bring all audiences up close. A work about touching and feeling space.”

"This should be the space movie with the most realistic depiction and the best visual effects among all the movies in the world."

Zhao Zhiyang repeatedly acknowledged: "In the past, this kind of movie could only be made by Hollywood. Everyone could see such a realistic space environment through American movies, but now we finally have China's own space science fiction movie. This is China's own space science fiction movie." An important step for the film industry."

In fact, the focus of the promotion of "Gravity" has long been determined.

Regardless of whether the plot of this movie is good or not, it is a "space science film" that can help the public understand and clearly feel what the space environment is like through vision, and what the earth looks like from space. That's enough.

Even if the plot of this movie is boring and not exciting enough, it doesn't matter.

It is novel and satisfying enough to allow the Chinese audience to understand the true appearance of space through movies.

The plot of "Hero" is excellent, and the script is very good?

A ground-breaking film like this, an epoch-making film that can change the entire Chinese film industry, as long as it has this one advantage, is enough.

The public's tolerance for it is also very high, which is also the advantage of being the first to eat crabs.

"I really look forward to seeing this movie with us as soon as possible. I can't wait." After sighing again, Zhao Zhiyang smoothly changed the topic to Gong Li.

"Teacher Gong Li, you played the heroine in "Gravity", right?"

"Based on the leaked filing information, it seems that your role is very important and is an important role throughout the entire film."

"Is this stressful for you?"

pressure?

Gong Li glanced at Zhao Zhiyang with a strange expression. Are you talking about pressure in front of the first active mainland actress who has worked with Zhang Yimou many times, acted in various Chinese and foreign movies?

"It's more motivation than pressure." Gong Li pursed his lips and said, "Turning pressure into motivation pushed me to make this movie better."

"Can you tell?" Gong Li glanced at Wu Yuan, and after he nodded, he continued: "I have a lot of roles in this movie, and it's very heavy, and there are a lot of one-man shows."

"For me, this movie was probably the most difficult filming process, but it was really satisfying after the filming. The feeling of being completely immersed in the character and giving 120% of my acting skills was very enjoyable!"

Gong Li's expression showed some memories.

For her, filming "Gravity" was really fun.

This kind of movie with a completely female protagonist is very rare, whether in China or Hollywood.

Moreover, it is also a movie with a female protagonist that tests her acting skills.

Although it is very difficult to play this role well, as long as you have this level of ability, it will be very enjoyable and enjoyable to play.

Zhao Zhiyang couldn't quite sympathize with the actor's drama-obsessed behavior, but she was curious about another thing.

"Teacher Gong Li, you have worked with directors Zhang Yimou, Wu Yuan, and Wang Jiawei."

"These three directors are among the top Chinese directors."

"The styles of these three directors are all different. In your opinion, what is the biggest difference in working with these three directors? What are the different feelings?" (End of Chapter)