Chapter 294: The Meditations of a National Treasure Director
"Even if Zhang Wuji had a good reason, he shouldn't have abandoned the marriage and followed Zhao Min! This insult to me is worse than being cut into pieces and pierced by thousands of arrows! I, Zhou Zhiruo, will not avenge today's humiliation without such a pearl!"
On TV, Zhou Zhiruo squeezed her hands hard and crushed the pearl into powder on the spot, vowing to end all ties with Zhang Wuji.
"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" has been popular all over the country since it was broadcast at the beginning of the year, especially Gao Yuanyuan's Zhou Zhiruo and Jia Jingwen's Zhao Min, who have become recognized ancient costume goddesses.
At this time, Wu Yuchen was hugging "Zhou Zhiruo" in his arms: "Tsk tsk, our Miss Zhiruo is so pitiful, let your brother Chen comfort you~"
Gao Yuanyuan rolled her beautiful eyes and snorted at Wu Yuchen: "Hmph, pervert, look at my Nine Yin White Bone Claw~"
Wu Yuchen immediately laughed strangely when he heard it: "Hehehe, I have heard of Miss Zhou's reputation for a long time. Today, let me use the unique skills I learned from the Eighteen Touches, Yuchenzi Thirty-Six Free Hands to fight you~"
Soon, the two of them were entangled together, but it was obvious that the Nine Yin White Bone Claw was no match for Wu Yuchen's unique skills. Soon, Miss "Zhou Zhiruo" was out of breath and kept begging for mercy.
After a while, Miss Zhiruo was defeated and fell on Wu Yuchen's chest to rest.
Wu Yuchen gently patted Da Meiyuan's hips: "Yuanyuan, when will you join the crew of "Kung Fu"? "
"It hasn't been decided yet. Now that SARS is going on, I don't know when it will be. I guess the crew can't tell for a while." Gao Yuanyuan said with her feet up.
That's right, Wu Yuchen arranged Gao Yuanyuan to join "Kung Fu". Because of the previous cooperation in "Shaolin Soccer", it was natural for Zhou Xingxing to continue to cooperate with Little White Bear in "Kung Fu". Isn't it natural for the investor to insert a heroine?
And the role of the mute girl is not pure? In terms of purity, Da Meiyuan is no worse than Huang Shengyi, and her popularity is much higher than that of a newcomer. Zhou Xingxing can only give a thumbs up, so how can he refuse?
It's just that because "Kung Fu" was filmed in Shanghai, the prototype of Pig Cage City is Longchang Apartment in Yangpu. Now that SARS is going on, they dare not start work at all, and can only delay it again and again, and I don't know when to wait.
At this time, Gao Yuanyuan asked Wu Yuchen: "Brother Chen, I heard that Zhou Xingxing has a bad temper and is difficult to get along with. Is it true?"
Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Don't worry, no matter how difficult he is to get along with, he dare not bully you~"
Zhou Xingxing in the movie is an extremely funny image, but Zhou Xingxing in reality is recognized as difficult to get along with and has few friends. Even Wu Mengda, the golden partner, is said to have "fallen out" with him and never cooperated again after "Shaolin Soccer".
However, Zhou Xingxing can offend people, but he will never offend money. In this regard, he does better than most people.
Moreover, the roles that Wu Yuchen arranges for the women around him are not threatening or hard-pressing, and they are basically more in line with the characters themselves.
For example, in another movie "New Police Story", Wu Yuchen also asked Fan Bingbing for a role, the female robber Zhou Su, that is, A Zu's girlfriend.
In the past two years, Cheng Long has become increasingly weak in Hollywood and has begun to consider a way out, that is, returning to the Chinese film industry. "New Police Story" is the work he is preparing to shoot for his return to the Chinese film industry. Although this movie is not invested by Little White Bear, if Wu Yuchen asks for a small role, then Cheng Long will naturally give face. He has always been the best at dealing with people.
Although Zhou Su's role is not very large, it is actually quite memorable. Most people who have seen the movie will not forget it. And Fan Bingbing is prettier than the original actress, which will also add a lot of points.
In recent years, with Wu Yuchen's leadership, mainland movies have gained a lot of face, but Hong Kong Island movies are still very popular in the entire market, basically suppressing most mainland movies. The reason is that on the one hand, the audience has a filter for Hong Kong stars, and on the other hand, many mainland directors don't know how to make commercial movies at all, and they want to make art movies from the beginning.
Among these two movies, one "Kung Fu" has Zhou Xingxing, and the other "New Police Story" has Cheng Long. They are the most powerful in the market, and the quality of the two movies themselves is good. It is already the best resource he can pick and choose for the women around him.
As for Wu Yuchen himself, he is really too busy to do anything. After all, he has a lot of energy to shoot Hollywood movies now, and there is not much opportunity for Chinese films to be shared with everyone.
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In a conference room, a red banner was hung in front, with the words "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" commendation and seminar in white font.
In the conference room, there were several representatives from the crew headed by Wu Yuchen. Apart from them, most of them were not strictly insiders.
The one who spoke this time was not Han Sanping. He could only be a spectator and listen carefully, because the one who spoke was his boss's boss...
What surprised Old Han even more was that a higher-level leader came this time, which was completely beyond his imagination. He had never had the opportunity to meet him before, but he didn't expect that he would attend this time.
It was said to be a seminar on "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", but the leaders above unconsciously expanded the topic, first Chinese films, then China's cultural exchanges with the outside world, and talked freely.
"I think what Director Wu Yuchen said in the interview was better. Our China has a cultural history of 5,000 years and is a great civilization. How many cultures and stories are worth exploring? These are inexhaustible treasures for everyone to engage in artistic creation.
In the future, when we engage in literary and artistic creation, we should take this "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" as an example and launch excellent works with ideas, connotations, strength and influence. We must tell our Chinese stories well and shape our Chinese image well..."
After the end, Wu Yuchen was also greatly relieved. The main reason was that in the past few years, he had attended mostly literary and artistic circles. This time, such a formal occasion, the atmosphere was different. Not to mention that as a film director and Oscar winner for Best Director, several leaders had repeatedly asked him to speak.
On the way back, Han Sanping smiled and said to Wu Yuchen: "Brother Wu, I am still grateful to you this time~"
Just now at the meeting, the achievements of Chinese-language films in the past two years were also recognized, and this alone made Han Sanping very happy.
Then he envied: "You are also unique to be able to let that person talk to you alone~"
Wu Yuchen smiled: "It is to encourage me to create well and keep up the good work~"
Han Sanping sighed in his heart, this is because the other party did not pursue a career in politics, otherwise with the support and support of such a noble person, it would be a smooth road.
Wu Yuchen naturally did not think about pursuing a career in politics. Who would take the civil service exam after rebirth?
Although he may not need to take the exam if he wants to go now, he really has no interest in it. There are too many rules and regulations. He does not have such great ability and good determination, so he should continue to shine in the entertainment industry and warm others!
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Because of SARS, this period of the Internet has become extremely active. Many people complained in the film and television section:
"I heard that Director Wu has returned to China. It's a pity that we can't watch movies because of SARS!"
"Yeah, he won the Oscar for Best Director. I really want to see it right away!"
"It's almost there. Pirated copies are on the way!"
"Hey! How can you watch a pirated copy of this movie? Can't you have a conscience and be worthy of Director Wu's efforts!"
"Why are you pretending to be noble? I don't believe you haven't seen pirated movies!"
"Big news! Big news! Turn on the movie channel quickly. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is coming!"
"What do you mean? The movie will be released in the cinema?!"
"Damn! I saw it. It's not in the cinema, but on the movie channel! It's this weekend!"
"Is it true?!"
"Of course it's true. The movie channel is showing the trailer! The time is set!"
"Wow! So happy! I can finally see it!"
"If it's not released publicly, it will be shown on TV. The box office is not bad!" Is it? Wu Dao is really here? "" Is it true! The guidelines are too intimate! "" Wu Dao Gao Yi! "" I love Wu Yao! "" Long live Wu Yuchen! " "Rolling!" "Should be Nima!" ... "Boys in striped pajamas" are going to be broadcast on the movie channel. Once the media spreads, it has aroused a warm welcome of the general public. Now the momentum of Wu Yuchen winning the Oscar for Best Director is still at its peak. In fact, I really want to see what "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" is like.
Now that Wu Yuchen is willing to put it on the movie channel for the whole country to watch for free, it has naturally won unanimous praise from everyone. The people still have a scale in their hearts. Wu Yuchen has won us face internationally and let us watch the movie for free. Isn't this worthy of praise?
On Saturday, the movie channel was also on high alert. Its leader also specifically reminded again: "Come on, Director Wu is willing to broadcast "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" here. It is a trust in us, so don't make any mistakes!"
"Leader, don't worry, we will definitely be 200% alert. And we have never made any mistakes before, so this time it will definitely be fine."
The leader nodded. In fact, the movie channel has rich experience in broadcasting movies, but this time is different. There are too many people waiting to watch this movie. It is better to be safe than sorry, so he can't help but give reminders many times. He has a hunch that the broadcast of "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" will definitely set a new high in the ratings of their movie channel!
On Saturday night, "A Date with a Good Movie" was specially moved up an hour tonight, starting at 8 o'clock. The movie was not played directly at the beginning. The convention of "A Date with a Good Movie" is to introduce all aspects of the movie for half an hour. This time is no exception. First, the audience will be given information about all aspects of the movie, such as the honors it has won and the relevant background.
To be honest, in fact, many viewers have already understood these, but they still listen with relish to hear that so many honors have been introduced again. In addition, among the guests invited this time, there are also Huang Xiaoming and Shu Chang. Through them, they tell the audience about some things that happened during the filming, which also makes everyone interested.
Half an hour later, the introduction session ended, and the audience in front of the TV finally waited for the much-anticipated "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".
An hour and a half later,...
"Wow! How could this happen?! I always thought Xixi would be rescued. I really can't accept this ending! I cried so hard!"
"I also thought that Xixi went to the concentration camp just to let him experience the truth and reveal the cruelty and despair of the concentration camp from his perspective, but I really didn't expect that he would die!"
"Xixi is so cute and so innocent, why did he have such an ending! It shouldn't be like this!"
"When you were sad for Xixi, did you think about Xiaochun? Did you think about the other people who were sent to the gas chamber with them? Did they deserve to die?"
"It's all Xiaozi's fault!"
"My mother and I hugged each other and cried!"
"My father and I, my grandfather, were cursing Xiao Rizi! Xiao Rizi really deserved a bad death! Damn Huang Xiaoming, so hateful!"
"No matter what kind of person you were before, you will become the same person after wearing this striped pajamas. This movie is not only about war, but also metaphors about sex. Director Wu is worthy of it!"
"It is really different from those anti-Japanese movies in the past. Even if the first 80 minutes of preparation are calm, it can still make people fascinated. The heaviness of the last few minutes, against the simple and plain background of the previous ones, is extremely shocking. Director Wu deserves the Oscar for Best Director!"
Not long after the movie ended, the Internet was in full swing. Some cried, some cursed, some praised, and some did film reviews and analysis. It was boiling all night.
The next day, many newspapers and media also published their own comments on the movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas", and the article in "People's Daily" was the most eye-catching:
"National Treasure Director Wu Yuchen's Meditation: The Weight of Life, the Pain of the Nation!"