Millennium director

Whether in the industry or outside, everyone knows that Wu Yuan has a quirk.

That is, although he is a film director, he really doesn't like to go on roadshows.

He has always been responsible for making movies, not promoting them. During the promotion period of a movie, except for attending the premiere ceremony, he rarely participates in the national roadshow activities of the movie.

He never even goes to variety shows that invite crews to participate in recordings.

For example, "Happy Camp" has invited his crew many times, but each time it was the male and female protagonists who led the team, and Wu Yuan has never led the team in person.

In this regard, he is more "shy" than Zhang Yimou. At least Zhang Yimou still occasionally participates in the recording of variety shows, and actively cooperates with the roadshow work for the release of movies.

Wu Yuan is different. The only time he appeared in a variety show, he only appeared with his voice, and it was when his girlfriend Liu Yifei called him on the show.

It can be said that he always keeps the six words "behind-the-scenes staff" firmly in mind. Throughout the year, except for occasionally attending award ceremonies and accepting a few interviews after winning important awards, he will never appear in public again.

In the early years, his fans had almost no channels and ways to learn about his recent situation. Even if it was news about a new movie, they had to wait for the media to announce it.

However, it has been a little better in recent years. He and Liu Yifei have opened Weibo accounts. Wu Yuan's fans can occasionally see a few photos from Liu Yifei's Weibo from his girlfriend's perspective, as well as some news about Wu Yuan's recent situation.

The main reason why Wu Yuan is like this is actually because he is lazy.

In the early years, he knew that the movies he made would definitely be successful and the box office would definitely be good, so he was too lazy to go to roadshows.

Later, it became a habit. After all, if there is one, there will be two. Not only him, but even his fans are used to it and never expect to see Wu Yuan in roadshows.

It's just that Wu Yuan never thought that sooner or later he would not be able to escape from roadshows.

On December 6, 2019, the weather was fine.

At this time, Wu Yuan was sitting in an SUV, heading to Boston along the US National Highway.

It is said that the United States is a country built on wheels.

Wu Yuan did not feel much about this before, but this time he felt it deeply.

There are no high-speed trains, no intercity transportation, and no short-distance public transportation. If you want to go to a neighboring city in the United States, it is the most normal behavior to choose to drive yourself.

No wonder this country gave birth to the "road movie" movie genre!

In the past few days, Wu Yuan has spent all his time in the car, rushing from one city to the next every day, relying solely on cars!

In three days, he has already run four cities on the East Coast!

And this is just the beginning.

Next, he will go all the way west, to the central part, across the central plains, the Mississippi River, and finally take a plane near the Rocky Mountains to Los Angeles on the West Coast.

"Damn it, I hardly ever did a roadshow in China, but I didn't expect to do one in America, and I have to travel by car!" Wu Yuan, who was sitting in the back seat, couldn't help but complain in a low voice.

The producer Jovan, who accompanied him throughout the whole process, had bloodshot eyes, but he was still very excited and said: "Daniel, this is what a director should do!"

"If you want to get an Oscar, you always have to pay something."

"At least you don't have to knock on the door of the producer's hotel at night, or sit on the red sofa, right?"

"Are you still in the mood to joke?" Wu Yuan glanced at him, a little helpless.

"What's wrong? I'm in a good mood~" Jovan smiled, "Didn't the roadshows in four cities all work out great? Bruce Lee has been well received by local fans."

"Now the Internet is full of news about our movie, and many fans are looking forward to the release of Bruce Lee!"

As I said before, Bruce Lee is currently taking the route of small-scale previews, first going on a North American tour, then showing in more than 100 art theaters in North America, and finally releasing it on a large scale.

So, although the Internet is full of news about Bruce Lee, hundreds of critics and senior fans who watched the roadshow are discussing the movie on the Internet, which has attracted considerable attention, but most fans have only heard of it but have never seen it.

This can also be regarded as a kind of hunger marketing.

First, hype up the reputation and fame of the movie, then use this reputation and popularity to publicize the Oscars, and then release it on a large scale under the name of "Oscar" after winning the award.

In this way, even if "Bruce Lee" may not be considered a classic, when it is released on a large scale, movie fans will not have any negative comments on the movie.

Even if some people may feel that the movie is indeed average after watching it, and not as good as they imagined, they will only first doubt whether they did not understand the deep meaning of the movie, whether they missed some connotations and plots, and whether there is something they did not understand.

Instead of questioning whether the movie is really bad.

Because the film critics say that this movie is good, "senior fans" also say it is good, and the Oscars have also given awards certification, it cannot be a bad movie!

Then in turn, the fame and reputation of this movie will make the Oscars successful, making the "gold content" of the Oscars even higher.

This is the core operating principle of the American Academy Awards.

It is undeniable that the Oscars have indeed awarded the Best Picture Award to many classic and excellent films, and these films are worthy of this award, but this does not mean that there will be an excellent film that can stand out from the crowd every year. Most of the time, it is still necessary to pick the tallest among the short ones.

And this year's "Bruce Lee" is the tall one picked by Disney that is currently building momentum.

However, whether it can eventually become the tall one certified by the Oscars remains to be discussed.

"Yowam, how is "Parasite"?" Wu Yuan sighed and said, "To be honest, if it loses to "Parasite", I will also accept it."

"This movie is indeed well made. Any director who dares to criticize and warn his own country's society deserves respect."

In front of Yovan, a foreigner, Wu Yuan naturally couldn't say it too directly, saying that "Parasite" deliberately caters to Europeans and Americans and makes Asian movies that Europeans and Americans want to watch.

But he does take this opponent very seriously.

At present, "Parasite" has won a number of awards including the Korean Film Critics Association Award, the Korean Blue Dragon Film Award, the Cannes International Film Festival, the New York Film Critics Association Award, the American National Review Board Award, and the Atlanta Film Critics Association Award, including the Best Director and Best Picture.

In comparison, "Bruce Lee" was not eligible for the above awards because it was released in December, and it really looked inferior to others.

If you want to talk about worry, Wu Yuan still has a lot.

"Hahaha." At this time, Jovan said easily: "Daniel, believe in Disney." (End of this chapter)