Millennium director

On March 8, 2018, the special day of Liu Yifei's first Women's Day, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei took a plane to Shanghai, an international metropolis.

This time they came to Shanghai to shoot Wu Yuan's new Chinese film "The Monkey King".

After a year and a half of rest and settling the marriage issue, Wu Yuan is now full of energy and high spirits.

And countless film media who have been following him are looking forward to it. They even dug out Wu Yuan's flight number in advance and squatted at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport to chase him.

"Director Wu Yuan, are you here to film your new movie?"

"I heard that you invited Mr. Liu Xiaolingtong to star in your new movie. Is the new movie related to Journey to the West?"

"Director Wu Yuan, can you tell me about your new movie? Many fans are paying attention to it!"

"Ms. Liu Yifei, happy wedding. How do you feel after marriage? Is there any difference from before marriage?"

"Ms. Liu Yifei, are you and Director Wu Yuan here to film his new movie? Are you and Director Wu Yuan not going on a honeymoon trip?"

"As a newlywed wife, how do you feel? Have you adapted to this change of identity?"

"Director Wu Yuan..."

"Excuse me..."

As soon as they left the airport pick-up gate, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei were blocked by reporters on the scene, which scared them.

Although they are first-line superstars and top directors, they haven't been treated like this by reporters at the airport for a long time.

This is all thanks to the wedding of Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei, and the news of Wu Yuan's new film being released.

Yes, the news of Wu Yuan's new film was not concealed. As his "comeback" work after a year and a half of rest, the industry and the outside world are paying close attention to it.

Apart from anything else, at least last year, there was no new film released by Wu Yuan, and everyone was still quite uncomfortable. There was a feeling that something was missing, just like not seeing Shen Teng during the Spring Festival, and they felt uneasy.

As soon as the news of Wu Yuan's new film was released, it topped the Weibo hot search, and attracted countless reporters to wait for first-hand news.

As for how the news of his new film was revealed, there was the promotion of Light and Shadow Times behind the scenes, and there were also reasons that were really difficult to conceal. Besides, this was not something that needed to be concealed.

Light and Shadow Times even planned to take the initiative to do some publicity. After all, even the movies of big directors these days need to be promoted. Now is an era where good wine is afraid of being hidden in the alleys, and an era of entertainment to death.

In the face of these reporters, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei had to respond to their curiosity. They briefly accepted an interview at the airport and answered several of their most concerned questions.

"My new movie is indeed related to Sun Wukong, but it does not tell the story of Sun Wukong, but is a follow-up work of the company's Xianxia movie universe."

"As for the honeymoon trip, after the filming of this movie, Xixi and I will consider it. It is not convenient to disclose the specific location."

"Yes, Teacher Liu Xiaolingtong is in the film. Although he has encountered some bad reviews on the Internet recently, as an old artist, Teacher Liu Xiaolingtong's performance is still worthy of respect."

"He is the eternal Sun Wukong in my heart."

"Okay, thank you everyone, it is not convenient to disclose other things."

Holding Liu Yifei's hand, with the efforts of the airport security, the two finally squeezed out of the airport after more than half an hour of pulling, got on the nanny car that came to pick up the airport, and went to the hotel where the crew stayed, getting rid of the entanglement of reporters.

Just before and after, on social platforms such as Weibo, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei arrived in Shanghai, and the news that Wu Yuan's new movie was about to start shooting once again became a hot search. The airport photos of the two also received a lot of comments and likes, triggering widespread discussion.

In addition to some discussions about the couple's life after marriage, the netizens who were eating melons mainly discussed Wu Yuan's new movie.

Although the news of his new movie starting shooting has been made public, not much has been disclosed, and even the name of the movie has not been leaked. Everyone is curious about what kind of movie it is and why Liu Xiaolingtong, an "immoral" actor who is deeply involved in the "double blossom" public opinion, was invited to participate.

Various speculations, conjectures, and speculations emerged one after another, and it was very lively on the Internet.

On the other hand, after Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei got rid of the reporters, it took more than an hour to arrive at the hotel where the "Monkey King" crew stayed.

Here, Wu Yuan also met the main actors of the crew of "The Monkey King", especially the two "Monkey Kings" Liu Xiaolingtong and Zhang Yishan. After gaining weight, Zhang Yishan looks a little like Liu Xiaolingtong, and after putting on makeup, he can indeed have the temperament of the "Monkey King".

During this period, he has been learning from Liu Xiaolingtong how to play a "monkey" well. In order to play the Monkey King well, Liu Xiaolingtong really learned the expressions and movements of the monkey for a long time. Now he has taught these tricks to Zhang Yishan seriously.

Although Liu Xiaolingtong's reputation on the Internet is indeed very bad, as an actor who has been working in the 1980s, he still has some senior temperament and can teach everything he knows.

The movie "The Monkey King" will be filmed in many places in China, and the urban plot will be filmed in Shanghai. After all, the skyline here is indeed more "international" than Beijing, which is very suitable for shooting this kind of modern "superhero" blockbuster.

Just like Marvel's movies are basically shot in New York and Los Angeles, rather than in capitals like Washington, which have a stronger sense of administration.

In addition, the crew of "The Monkey King" will also go to Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis to shoot, and "The Great Wall" has been shot here.

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis plans 40 world-leading studios, including the world's largest 10,000 square meter studio and underwater studio so far. It is a very modern film and television base. The most important thing is that there are many large studios, which are very suitable for shooting special effects blockbusters.

After all, most special effects movies need to be shot in green screen and blue screen studios, and they need very large studios. For example, "Pacific Rim: Uprising", "The Great Wall", "Fengshen", "The Wandering Earth" and other past and future special effects blockbusters are basically chosen to be shot here.

Wu Yuan is also very satisfied with this place. When he was shooting Chinese special effects blockbusters before, there was no such good studio conditions. Many times, the company had to build a studio outside the capital and then demolish it, which was a waste of money. Now that there is a professional large-scale movie city, Chinese films are not much inferior to Hollywood in terms of hardware.

At present, half of the set design team of the "Monkey King" crew are setting up the film in the Oriental Movie Metropolis, including a replica of the Magic City street, and several "secret places" experienced by the male protagonist during the inheritance trial are being built, and will be completed before the crew moves.

After meeting the crew members and taking a simple rest for a day, Wu Yuan led the crew to start filming "Monkey King" the next day and officially entered the working state.

After a year and a half, the Chinese film industry's big devil is back again!