Millennium director

The release of "Ride the Wind" is in full swing.

Although the box office fell sharply after the National Day Golden Week, everyone was busy with work and classes, and the performance of cinemas fell sharply, but "Ride the Wind" can still maintain a daily box office of about 20-30 million.

According to the current box office performance trend, the final box office performance of "Ride the Wind" is expected to break 1 billion, but it is just hopeful.

Most of the box office potential has been realized during the National Day Golden Week. Employees of major state-owned enterprises and public officials who should take the initiative to go to the cinema to watch this movie have all gone to the cinema during the holiday.

Compared with comedy films suitable for all ages such as "Lost in Hong Kong" and "Charlotte's Troubles", "Ride the Wind" is still not as strong.

However, the current box office performance of "Ride the Wind" has made the leaders of the propaganda department extremely satisfied.

After the main theme tribute films of the "Jian Series", "Ride the Wind" has become the main theme movie with the best box office performance and the best reputation.

It even pointed out a new path for main theme movies for domestic film and television practitioners.

For example, Bona Film Group was enlightened after watching Riding the Wind, and began to study the feasibility of movies adapted from real people and stories, especially main-theme movies.

And Guangying Times, under the instruction of Wu Yuan, began to study the feasibility of filming Operation Red Sea, which is also a main-theme patriotic movie based on reality.

Of course, Wu Yuan will definitely not be the one to shoot this time. The company will find a director to shoot it.

It is even possible that Wu Jing will shoot it.

Wu Jing's two collaborations with Guangying Times were quite smooth. Both The Great Wall and Riding the Wind were well shot. The company plans to continue to cooperate with him in depth.

And Wu Jing is also actively contacting Guangying Times to talk about his own self-directed and self-acted works.

Yes, the movie Wolf Warrior, which Wu Jing gave up halfway because of Zhang Yimou's The Great Wall, is going to be restarted.

Wolf Warrior is Wu Jing's first work after he transformed into a director. Wu Jing went deep into the army for 18 months for this movie, which took a total of 7 years and cost nearly 100 million yuan. At one point, he had to sell his house to shoot this movie.

Originally, this movie was supposed to be filmed last year and released in April this year.

But because Zhang Yimou invited Wu Jing to star in "The Great Wall" and then Wu Yuan's "Riding the Wind", the movie was suspended for more than a year. It was not until the beginning of this year that it was restarted and is currently being filmed.

However, it was also because of these two movies that Wu Jing had money to continue to invest in his own movies, and he also got on board with Light and Shadow Times.

There was also follow-up investment from Light and Shadow Times in "Wolf Warrior", but the investment amount was not high, which was considered as Li Xiaoping's first test.

If the performance of this movie is okay, Light and Shadow Times will definitely cooperate with Wu Jing in the future, increase investment in him, and train him to become a director.

There is no way. In the past two years, there has been a trend of actors transforming into directors in the circle. Actors from all walks of life are transforming into directors, and people from other industries are crossing over to become directors, and many of them have succeeded.

Especially in the field of youth films

Therefore, Light and Shadow Times is also supporting some directors who are transforming and crossing over. Han Han is one, and Wu Jing is also one.

Whether they can succeed will be revealed in the next one or two years.

On the other hand, a week after the release of "Riding the Wind", seeing that everything was going well, and there was no problem with word of mouth and box office, Wu Yuan embarked on a new journey.

"Doctor Strange" had already been fully prepared, and as long as Wu Yuan gave the order, it could start filming at any time.

Before, he was afraid of something happening, so the start date set was relatively loose, which was the bottom line that Marvel could accept, that is, November.

However, seeing that everything was going well with "Riding the Wind", Wu Yuan no longer procrastinated. After notifying Marvel, he boarded a flight to Nepal.

The main team and staff of the "Doctor Strange" crew had been waiting for him there for a long time.

Kathmandu, built in 723, was originally named Kantipur, which means "City of Light".

It is now the capital and largest city of Nepal.

There are more than 2,700 temples of all sizes in Kathmandu, known as the "City of Temples". In the city center covering an area of ​​7 square kilometers, there are more than 250 temples, Buddhist halls, and pagodas, forming a scene where there are as many temples as houses and as many Buddha statues as residents.

But what is most famous here is not the religious atmosphere, but the pure natural beauty.

It is not an exaggeration to compare Nepal to the Switzerland of Asia.

Kathmandu is located on the southern slope of the Himalayas. This natural barrier shields the city from the cold wind from the north. The city faces the warm current of the Indian Ocean to the south. The unique geographical environment makes the annual average temperature here about 20℃, the climate is pleasant, the sun is shining all year round, the trees are lush, and the flowers are in full bloom. It is a world-famous tourist attraction.

The rolling peaks write a pure land on earth and also block the troubles of the world.

When Wu Yuan arrived at this city on the southern foot of the Himalayas by plane, he saw a piece of beautiful scenery.

Not only natural beauty, but also different exotic customs.

Walking out of the airport and coming to this small city, you can see men kneading pottery and women responsible for decoration and sun exposure everywhere. The pottery bowls and pottery bottles everywhere are eye-catching.

Most of the shops in Kathmandu are independent small shops, lined up opposite each other, separated by narrow alleys and illuminated by dim yellow street lights.

The most common items on sale on the street are brightly colored hand-knitted sweaters, dozens of Gurkha knives, rubies shining with enchanting light, bronze statues of human-Buddha love, and other strange and bizarre goods.

Even if you just look at them, it is a great gain.

If you want to shoot a film in the Middle Ages, the clothes and expressions of each resident here can be used as extras.

Whether working or going out, the beautiful Newar women mostly wear red and black saris, which are characterized by the beautiful layers of the hem, and the children's skirts are mostly bright red.

It is easy to press the shutter like crazy here.

Every scene in the town is shocking and can also soothe the soul.

With the ancient monuments and small handicraft workshops everywhere, like the Newar people who are content with their fate, sitting in a palace with a history of thousands of years, and enjoying an undisturbed Valentine's Day with your lover, you will know what is happier than heaven.

Walking on the streets of Kathmandu, although Wu Yuan did not understand the local language at all, he could see the enthusiasm of the locals when facing tourists.

However, he did not need a tour guide, as the crew had already prepared someone to receive him. After meeting the crew member who came to pick him up at the airport, Wu Yuan soon arrived at Thamel (Tamil District).

It is a gathering place for tourists from all over the world. The area is full of travel agencies, hotels, restaurants with different flavors, craft shops, bookstores, foreign exchange shops and other tourist facilities. It is called "Little Harbor Island".

The crew of "Doctor Strange" stayed here and directly booked an entire large hotel-style hotel!

Here, Wu Yuan met the leading actor of his new film-Benedict Cumberbatch. (End of this chapter)