Millennium director

After giving Zhang Guorong full confidence, Wu Yuan left the Light and Shadow Times Editing Center with the original disc of "Bruce Lee".

After returning home and lingering with his wife for a while, he said goodbye to the mother and daughter without any extra time and set off for Los Angeles again.

Time is tight!

"Bruce Lee" will be released in North American art theaters in December, and he is indispensable for all the arrangements and publicity work.

The leading actors of the crew have been waiting for him in Los Angeles for a long time.

And Wu Yuan went to North America for another thing, which was to receive the company's new aircraft.

Because it was originally a mature business jet, the production line of Gulfstream has never stopped, so even if it was a private customization, the two private jets ordered by Wu Yuan were off the production line in less than half a year and could be delivered for use.

With the help of Gulfstream, two crew members have been recruited for him, and the aircraft is ready for use at any time.

Wu Yuan went to North America this time. In addition to promoting the award-winning film "Bruce Lee", he also needed to complete the follow-up delivery of two aircraft and apply for a flight back to China.

He took this matter very seriously, even to the same degree as the award-winning film "Bruce Lee".

Because Wu Yuan knew very well that by February next year, there would be a lot of panic in China, and the situation of strict entry and exit would be very complicated.

If Wu Yuan remembered correctly, in February, the sudden "black swan" shattered everyone's expectations and hopes, and the filmmakers finally made a difficult decision, and all 7 Spring Festival films were withdrawn.

The film industry did this, which shows how serious the social situation was at that time.

At that time, if you wanted to take a commercial flight, it was easy to not be able to buy a ticket.

Whether it was domestic flights or cross-border flights, a large number of them were cancelled or quarantined upon landing. At the most difficult time, the entire airport would be shut down.

But it is different when taking a private plane. Although it is still strictly inspected, because private planes are not considered "public transportation", the inspection is relatively relaxed, and Wu Yuan can do whatever he wants. When there are no regular flights, he can also travel back and forth between the two sides of the Pacific Ocean.

It is not that Wu Yuan has to toss during this sensitive period. Who asked the Oscars to be held in February, the most tense time.

This is also his last movie before the "cold winter of the film industry" comes. He has to do it with gritted teeth.

However, everything has two sides, good and bad.

If he can really win an award at the Oscars this time, because there are basically no movies in the release period in China at that time, "Bruce Lee" will naturally become the most watched movie.

The situation can be referred to "Parasite", which won the best picture at the Oscars in the original time and space. The degree of attention it received in China can be regarded as the most watched award-winning movie in the past 10 Oscars.

Of course, this is also related to the gimmick that "Parasite" is the first Asian movie to win the best picture at the Oscars.

But Bruce Lee is also a film directed by an Asian director, and a Chinese director, and it tells the story of a legendary Chinese filmmaker. Whether it will attract attention in other countries or not, at least in China, the attention it has received from winning the award will definitely exceed that of Parasite.

This is also a good thing for Wu Yuan.

After all, the domestic film industry will be completely shut down in the next two years or so. If he can become the last director to "stand out" before the film winter, when the film industry recovers in two or three years, Guangying Times and Wu Yuan will be the most anticipated by fans, so that the company's upward momentum will not be interrupted.

You know, in the past two years, I don't know how many film companies have gone bankrupt, and how many film companies have been unable to recover after experiencing this "black swan", and have fallen directly from the original first- and second-tier film companies to the eighteenth line.

Wu Yuan doesn't want Guangying Times to be a part of it!

On December 3, 2019, Wu Yuan arrived in Los Angeles.

Without staying too long, after meeting up with the crew, Wu Yuan took the crew members to another city in the United States, New York.

"Bruce Lee" will hold its first critic preview here, at the famous Film Forum art cinema.

Film Forum is a non-profit art cinema with half new films and half old films, and the new and old film sections are respectively managed by two famous film planners.

Film Forum was established in 1970 and has been focusing on the premiere of new independent films, the re-screening of restored films and the screening of foreign art films for many years.

Art cinemas have a long history in New York. They have developed together with art films. Different cinemas have formed their own styles and reputations and accumulated a considerable number of loyal audiences.

Some are independent, and some are national chains.

Because of the fierce competition, each art cinema is vigorously building its own characteristics.

Of course, the most important feature is to choose which films to show, and it is best to grab exclusive screenings, including exclusive screenings of classic films and exclusive screenings of the latest films.

The number of long queues in front of art cinemas is often more than that of commercial cinemas.

They usually occupy the third or fourth floor of a smaller building, or are located entirely underground, and have multiple screening rooms (usually no more than six), as well as popcorn (several art house theaters are famous for their uniquely flavored popcorn) and a variety of drinks and food.

Most of these art cinemas are independent. They don't show popular commercial films, but they love art films very much. They are a paradise for art film lovers.

Basically, every art cinema in New York has exclusive films.

The screening schedule of art cinemas is very flexible. The scheduler will extend or shorten the screening time according to the popularity of the film.

For example, Godard's "Goodbye Language" was shown in art cinemas in New York for more than half a year.

After being rated as one of the top ten films of the year by various film critics, Jia Zhangke's "A Touch of Sin" was also screened for a long time at Film Forum, which indirectly proves the influence of film critics on art cinemas and audiences.

In fact, many domestic art films are often shown in North America, especially in these art cinemas in New York, including classic old movies.

For example, "Suzhou River" and "Farewell My Concubine" are still frequently shown in many New York art cinemas. Sometimes they don't charge tickets and can be watched for free.

Most of these are the directors of art films cooperating with these cinemas and licensing their films to them for free.

Well, this kind of thing is unthinkable in the field of commercial films, but it is very normal in the field of art films. After all, profit has never been the first requirement of art films. Let more people appreciate the beauty of film art, which is the first requirement of art films.

And this time, Wu Yuan's new work "Bruce Lee" signed an exclusive agreement with Film Forum. It will be exclusively screened in this art cinema for half a month, and then screened on a small scale in about 100 art theaters across the United States. Finally, after the Oscars, it will be screened on a large scale in North America.

This is the normal release route for most award-winning movies, and Wu Yuan naturally has to follow it.

After all, local tycoons like Disney are professionals in this area. Wu Yuan only needs to be a puppet and listen to the command!

So, on December 4, the second day after arriving in New York, the first critic preview of "Bruce Lee" opened in New York in a low-key manner. (End of this chapter)