Millennium director

"So, this is the cast you decided on?"

"Peng Yuchang, Liu Yifei, Yuan Hong, Zhu Yawen, Jinsha, Chen Daoming, Sun Honglei?"

With a snap, a list of actors was slapped on the table.

Li Xiaoping, who had never been angry in front of Wu Yuan, said with a frown: "Just these people?"

"Why not choose more famous actors?"

"It's not like the company can't afford it!"

"I think it would be great to find Tony Leung Chiu-wai to play the villain. He played Mr. Yi in "Lust, Caution" and was sinister and cunning! It fits the character setting of the villain very well!"

"The Di Lieba that the company just signed is not bad. She looks very exotic. Her image in Oasis will definitely be very charming."

China also needs such a monster-fighting movie of its own. It can't rely on "Godzilla", "Pacific Rim" and "Dragon Wars" across the sea every year, right?

Wu Yuan nodded in understanding. He is a 70-year-old man. It is his first time to make a special effects blockbuster. He should indeed proceed with caution. I understand!

He was about to say something else, when suddenly, the phone that had been quietly placed on the table rang.

"But I really think Liu Dehua is suitable for this role. This is a story about young people's adventures, and the protagonists must be young talents."

The story begins when another sixty-year period arrives, and the shadowless army defending the Great Wall will face an extremely tragic war...

"In fact, even Yuan Hong and Zhu Yawen, I dislike them because they are too old."

After giving up the so-called "global release" in this life, Zhang Yimou made his own decisions, and the pure popcorn monster movie "The Great Wall" he made was unexpectedly good.

"Liu Dehua can play the male lead in "The Great Wall", this movie is suitable for him!"

After parting ways with Zhang Weiping, Zhang Yimou turned to cooperate with Light and Shadow Times. Not only did the artist contracts of his studio transfer to Light and Shadow Times, but he also cooperated with Light and Shadow Times to open a new personal studio.

Well, this time Li Xiaoping really couldn't hold it anymore, and sighed with a black face.

After reading the script, Wu Yuan was actually quite concerned about when the film would start production.

"I understand. I will notify the actors." She nodded.

In other words, if a top director like Zhang Yimou makes a commercial monster film, even if it is his first time, it will not be too bad.

"Besides, who said I don't use big-name actors?"

On the contrary, now that these actors have switched to the era of light and shadow, Zhang Yimou is very satisfied, the company is very satisfied, and these actors who have professional agents to plan their work are also very satisfied, and everyone is happy!

This actually also shows that this plot of foreign mercenaries was forced to be added by Legend. After all, it is to be released worldwide and it is a Sino-US co-production.

Zhang Yimou's version of "The Great Wall" is a commercial monster-fighting movie with a simple and direct plot.

There is no need to insert any foreign mercenaries who come to China to find black gunpowder to make a fortune.

"This role of the curator doesn't have much role in total!"

This time it is really a personal studio, and no more actors are signed.

In fact, the story of the original "The Great Wall" will not be affected at all if these foreign mercenaries are removed. On the contrary, it will make the story smoother.

Compared to the outrageous plot of "The Great Wall" that starts off well but ends badly, where the foreign male protagonist steals gunpowder and is then summoned to stay and fight against monsters, and even later follows the Chinese into the palace, Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" has a very simple story, which is an offensive and defensive battle in an imaginary ancient Chinese fantasy world.

"Huh." Looking at the somewhat excited Li Xiaoping, Wu Yuan asked in surprise, "Could it be that you are a fan of Liu Dehua?"

"Why did you think of looking for Sun Honglei?"

Wu Yuan pointed to the last line of the cast list, "I also planned to invite Liu Dehua!"

"The most important thing is that his tall and strong figure is very consistent with the character setting. Liang Chaowei is too thin. It is hard for me to imagine him turning into a muscular man 1V5 in the movie."

In fact, if it were not for Zhang Weiping's strong request, Zhang Yimou would not like to sign actors to do artist management business, and the actors signed into Zhang Yimou's personal studio were completely in a state of no one asking and no one managing them.

"If Sissi hadn't already been decided to play the leading role, I would have wanted to find a young man in his teens for the leading role."

"He hasn't acted in a movie for many years, right?"

In fact, the script of "The Great Wall" that Zhang Yimou could write himself was indeed better, because there were no white people who came from Rome to the East to steal gunpowder in this script.

The monsters that feed on humans, Taotie, gather in human territory every sixty years to forage for food. The purpose of the human army defending the territory to build the Great Wall was also to resist the invasion of monsters.

The story is very simple, as simple as "Pacific Rim". Anyway, monsters appear, and then humans fight monsters, various fierce battles, and finally defeat the monsters and protect human civilization.

Simple and direct, this word is not a derogatory word in the field of commercial popcorn movies.

He was not even satisfied with the leading actress Liu Yifei, what else could Li Xiaoping say?

After Zhang Yimou cooperated with Light and Shadow Times, Wu Yuan immediately took out the project of "The Great Wall".

"No, he hasn't acted in many movies!"

"Unfortunately, Xixi decided it first."

"The Great Wall" has been approved, but this is the first time that Director Zhang Yimou has made a monster special effects movie. Everything is still in the exploratory stage. The early preparations will be slow. It is estimated that it will start in the second half of next year." Li Xiaoping explained.

Wu Yuan spread his hands helplessly and interrupted Li Xiaoping's complaints: "But Brother Honglei is recognized as a bad guy, and his face is fierce when he is not tense, but it is sinister and cunning when he is tense."

Without looking at who the caller was, Wu Yuan picked up the call casually, and then spoke a burst of nice English.

Wu Yuan was satisfied, and then he remembered another thing and asked, "Speaking of which, how is the preparation for Yimou's "The Great Wall" going?"

"Speaking of which, your age is indeed his fan age."

"This is Liu Dehua, you invited him to star in your movie, but he is not the protagonist, or even an important supporting role!"

I have said before that instead of letting Legendary Pictures make this co-production, it is better for Light and Shadow Times to do it themselves. At least Wu Yuan will not restrict Zhang Yimou's creation.

It would be better if he didn't mention this. As soon as he mentioned this, Li Xiaoping became angry again: "But you only invited him to play a cameo role!"

"Hey, Director Daniel, I am the chairman of the Berlin Film Festival. I am sorry to call you. May I ask if you have any film plans this year and next year? We at the Berlin Film Festival sincerely invite you..."

Before the words on the other end of the phone were finished, Wu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Oh no, they are here to invite you to a film again! (End of this chapter)