Chapter 338 It’s Good to Be a Crazy Girl Once in a While

"Do you remember this restaurant?"

After getting off the car, Tu Honggang asked with a smile.

"Is this the place where we ate together when we filmed the MV?" Li Xiaoran said uncertainly.

Tu Honggang gave a thumbs up: "Good memory! The boss bought the restaurant next door two years ago. After the renovation, the restaurant has become much bigger and has more private rooms."

Several people walked in while talking. After sitting down, Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Brother Tu, I still remember what happened that day! You were so powerful at that time. You fought seven or eight people by yourself. I can still remember it clearly!"

Tu Honggang laughed and waved his hand: "I'm old, I can't fight now!"

Li Xiaoran smiled and said: "Brother Tu, I just heard you singing on the stage, you were full of energy and spirit It's really great!"

"Hey, the ability to eat can't be lost!"

Then Tu Honggang shook his head and said:

"Even if I can fight now, I don't dare to fight. My wife is very strict with me now. And now it's different from the past. Now everyone goes out to say their names and talk about this..."

Tu Honggang made a gesture of rubbing money with his right hand: "Who would personally go out to fight? If you lose your identity, you will be called a fool!"

Then Tu Honggang seemed to sigh: "It's been 8 years!"

Wu Yuchen and Li Xiaoran listened to it and sighed in their hearts. It's been 8 years!

Eight years ago, Wu Yuchen was just a talented student director who had just made a name for himself, not even a new director. At that time, Li Xiaoran had just resigned from the Oriental Dance Company not long ago, and went to the crowd to play a small role to experience life.

Now one of them is a world-renowned director, and the other is also a first-line female star in China, and she is also quite famous overseas.

In the past 8 years, not only has society changed a lot, but everyone has also changed.

Then Li Xiaoran stretched out her hand and squeezed Wu Yuchen. Wu Yuchen saw her smiling at him, and understood what she meant, and smiled at her. The two of them got together on the night of dinner with Tu Honggang 8 years ago.

That night, the three of them reminisced about the past and talked a lot. This time, nothing happened. Just like what Old Tu said, they are all people of status now.

A few days later, Wu Yuchen took a few bites of food and saw Wang Baoqiang didn't move. He looked at him with a silly smile, and asked: "Baoqiang, why don't you eat?"

Wang Baoqiang immediately shook his head and said: "I'm not hungry!"

Li Xiaoran laughed and scolded him: "Shagen, we ordered such a big table of dishes. How can we finish it if you don't eat it?"

Wu Yuchen also smiled: "These dishes are ordered for you. If you can't finish it, it will be a waste today~"

Wang Baoqiang smiled, picked up the chopsticks and the bowl and started eating.

Although Wang Baoqiang is not big, he has a big appetite. At least 5 out of 10 dishes were finished by him.

Li Xiaoran smiled and said to Wu Yuchen: "I was in the crew before, and watching him eat made my appetite improve!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded: "Baoqiang has the potential to be a food show."

"Food show?"

"It means to perform eating on TV. There will definitely be a lot of people willing to watch it~"

Wu Yuchen joked for a while, and then said to Wang Baoqiang: "Baoqiang, you treat me to a meal today, and I won't eat your meal for nothing."

Then he fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoran said to Wu Yuchen: "Baoqiang said he practiced martial arts before."

Wang Baoqiang stood up directly after hearing this: "I can box! How about I show you Shaolin boxing!"

Seeing that Wang Baoqiang really wanted to start boxing, Wu Yuchen waved his hand. He couldn't help but think of Feng Yuxiu played by Wang Baoqiang. However, although Feng Yuxiu played well, he was just a villain. To be honest, he didn't support him very much.

Although Wang Baoqiang has become well-known nationwide with the role of Sha Gen in "A World Without Thieves", it is another movie that really made him popular...

Wu Yuchen asked Wang Baoqiang: "Can you endure hardships?"

Wang Baoqiang straightened his chest when he heard this: "I can endure any hardships!"

Wu Yuchen nodded when he heard this. Wang Baoqiang came from the countryside and practiced boxing in Shaolin for many years since he was a child. Enduring hardships is a necessary quality.

"So, recently Director Kang, the director Kang Honglei who directed "The Passionate Years", is preparing a new TV series, "Soldier Assault". I think you are quite suitable for the male lead in it. It depends on whether you can satisfy Director Kang!"

Wang Baoqiang certainly knew "The Passionate Years". It was a big hit in the past few years and was popular for several years. Some local TV stations are still broadcasting it.

When Wang Baoqiang heard the word "male lead", he became excited!

He has been drifting in Beijing for 7 years. The only time he played the leading role was in "Blind Well" two years ago. It was this leading role that changed his fate, which led to the subsequent "A World Without Thieves".

After this experience, Wang Baoqiang certainly understood what the leading role meant to him, and quickly bowed to Wu Yuchen: "Thank you, Director Wu! Thank you, Director Wu! I am definitely the most hardworking!"

Wu Yuchen smiled at Wang Baoqiang's appearance: "Keep this attitude, you still have a long way to go in the future!"

For Wu Yuchen, it was just a matter of convenience to promote Wang Baoqiang, and he estimated that even if he didn't say it, Kang Honglei would invite Wang Baoqiang to audition after seeing Wang Baoqiang in "A World Without Thieves".

Bao Qiang can be regarded as a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry. His wife and manager are like that, but they failed to expose Wang Baobao's dirty stuff. It's not that he has a great background, it's probably because he really doesn't have any dirty stuff. There is no need to be black!

On December 20, Wu Yuchen and Zhao Wenxuan went to Longwang Mountain in Huzhou to finish shooting a set of scenes. The winter scenery of "The Embalmer" has been completed, and only one more shooting is left for next spring.

After filming, he did not return to the capital, but went to the Magic City.

On December 23, "Kung Fu" premiered nationwide and had its mainland premiere in Shanghai. After all, "Kung Fu" itself was filmed in Shanghai.

Wu Yuchen's arrival was also welcomed by Zhou Xingxing personally. It was not because of Wu Yuchen's status as a great director. Zhou Xingxing did not value this. He had always been very polite to the sponsor's father.

The time chosen for "Kung Fu" is actually the Christmas season. Nowadays, it is not only Hong Kong Island that has a strong Christmas atmosphere, but also big cities on the mainland have become popular in celebrating Christmas in recent years. Therefore, the Christmas schedule is also a schedule that many domestic movies strive for these days.

Obviously, the first movie in this year's Christmas season is "Kung Fu", which will be released simultaneously on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and in three places. "Kung Fu" doesn't have any charity activities like "A World Without Thieves". It's just a very traditional group of reporters interviewing, and then everyone goes to watch the movie together.

Many reporters saw Wu Yuchen coming and pointed their questions at him. They asked a lot of questions about his new movie, but Wu Yuchen laughed them off. He didn't want to steal the limelight of "Kung Fu" today.

Then everyone focused on Zhou Xingxing today. There were many questions, not only about "Kung Fu", but also various problems that occurred during the filming. For example, Sammo Hung cursed Zhou Xingxing after he returned. Many people in the Hong Kong film industry People also jumped out to accuse Zhou Xingxing, which put Zhou Xingxing's public opinion in a bad situation.

But Wu Yuchen is not worried at all. Most viewers don't care about Zhou Xingxing's character. They only know that his movies are good-looking. In addition, Miracle Pictures has also invested a lot in promoting "Kung Fu" this time, so there is no need to worry at all.

This time Wu Yuchen came here not to cheer for Zhou Xingxing, but for the heroine Gao Yuanyuan!

Not only Wu Yuchen, but Feng Xiaogang was also invited by Zhou Xingxing. He made a cameo in the movie as the boss of the Crocodile Gang. Not to mention, the effect was really good.

At the premiere, Feng Xiaogang also said a lot of nice things to Zhou Xingxing. It can be seen that Feng Xiaogang really respects Zhou Xingxing now.

After the movie started, Feng Xiaogang sat down and looked at Gao Yuanyuan who was sitting next to Wu Yuchen. He thought to himself, Master Chen, that is so elegant!

After the lights went out, Gao Yuanyuan simply hugged Wu Yuchen and shrank into his arms, feeling comfortable enough to watch the movie.

After the movie ended, everyone in the theater reacted extremely fiercely. Gao Yuanyuan's face was also flushed. This was also her first time watching a complete film. She didn't expect it to be so good!

After returning to the hotel in the evening, Gao Yuanyuan was still chirping:

"Brother Chen, what do you think the box office of "Kung Fu" will be? Will it be higher than "A World Without Thieves"?"

Because Feng Xiaogang was present just now, Gao Yuanyuan was embarrassed to ask, so he asked the question only after he came back.

Within two weeks of its release, "A World Without Thieves" has already exceeded 70 million in box office, setting a new box office record for a Feng Xiaogang movie. At present, it is not a problem to exceed 100 million.

In today's Chinese film industry, it is still a great honor for a film to exceed 100 million yuan, so Feng Xiaogang was also extremely active in newspapers during this period.

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Don't worry, it will definitely be higher than "A World Without Thieves"! I hope to break the 200 million mark if I work hard!"

"Ah? It can really break 200 million!"

Nowadays, there are only a few domestic films that have exceeded 200 million yuan. Except for the foreign language film "Titanic", it is Wu Yuchen and Lao Mouzi, and other directors have not yet gotten involved!

In the previous life, "Kung Fu" had a box office of 173 million in mainland China, 61 million in Hong Kong, and a global box office of over 100 million U.S. dollars, which can be regarded as an incredible achievement for a Chinese-language film.

The reason why Wu Yuchen said that his mainland box office can exceed 200 million this time is that the investor this time is Miracle Film and Television. The promotional resources invested in the mainland are already larger than in the previous life, and it will naturally attract more audiences;

Secondly, the heroine Gao Yuanyuan is not a transparent person. She is now a goddess-level star herself. She has many fans, which will naturally help the movie's box office;

The third is that the special effects of the movie are better than those in previous generations. The flying saucer special effects created by Wu Yuchen were not in vain. They integrated resources from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places and developed for several years. He also followed Wu Yuchen to Hollywood to steal his skills. The level is naturally much higher than in his previous life.

Due to these combined factors, Wu Yuchen felt that the box office of "Kung Fu" was tens of millions higher than in his previous life, and it should not be a big problem if it exceeded 200 million.

Listening to Wu Yuchen's words that the box office exceeded 200 million, Gao Yuanyuan was particularly excited tonight and was unwilling to fall asleep after playing against Wu Yuchen until late at night.

"Yuanyuan, how about the script I asked you to read before? Are you interested?" Wu Yuchen rubbed Gao Yuanyuan's slim waist.

"Huh? I watched it and it was quite interesting, but I'm afraid I won't perform well..." Gao Yuanyuan said a little worried.

Wu Yuchen smiled and pinched her waist and said, "Hey, our Yuanyuan still has the burden of being an idol now?"

Gao Yuanyuan exclaimed: "How can I? I've never played such a funny role before, I'm afraid I won't be able to perform it effectively!"

"What are you afraid of? You are the biggest influence on the entire project! And I am supporting you from behind, so what are you afraid of?"

Then Wu Yuchen's voice changed: "Of course, if you are not interested, forget it. I just think this role is an opportunity for you, allowing you to jump out of your comfort zone and try other types of roles. It's not fun to be a goddess all day long, occasionally It’s good to be a nymphomaniac for once!”

"Fuck you, I'm not a psycho!"

After Gao Yuanyuan said this, he also chuckled:

"But Guo Furong seems to be very nervous!"

Seeing her like this, Wu Yuchen knew that she was interested, so he continued to persuade: "If you are interested, go and try it. And to be funny, you have been on the set of "Kung Fu" for so long, and you have seen this to some extent. What happened to helping others?"

Speaking of this, Gao Yuanyuan nodded: "I found that when they acted, they were actually very serious, and there was no sense of deliberately making people laugh. Just like Jiang Bao, I watched what he said the lines, They all look serious and serious.”

Wu Yuchen also smiled when he heard this: "That's why the audience finds it more funny. This is the effect brought about by the character's personality and contrast. In fact, as long as you enter the character and follow the behavior pattern of that character, Just go and the results will come naturally, don’t make it too difficult.”

"Okay, then I'll try it~"

What Wu Yuchen and Gao Yuanyuan were just talking about was a very classic and extremely popular comedy series from his previous life, "Wulin Gaiden"!

It goes without saying how popular the show "Wulin Gaiden" is, it is the pinnacle of Chinese sitcoms. In the previous life, all the protagonists became popular because of this drama, especially Yao Dazui.

But few people may know that the screenwriter, The God of Wealth, did not want Yao Chen to play Guo Furong at first, because in his setting, Guo Furong was a fair-skinned and beautiful young lady who ran away from home. But Yao Chen didn't fit in with his setting at all. The first thing he said when he saw Yao Chen was "her mouth is too big"!

But later the ferocious God of Wealth succumbed, not because Yao Chen was so powerful, but because she was cheap. Director Shang Jing told him that you have to have money to hire someone more beautiful, and I fully support it! Then the ferocious God of Wealth was speechless.

The entire "Wulin Gaiden" has a total of 81 episodes. It took half a year to shoot, and it only cost less than 10 million. If you think about it, you will know how tight the funds are.

Now, this project has been invested by Miracle Film and Television. Wu Yuchen naturally wants to give the role of Guo Furong to the woman around him first. As for Yao Dazui, just let her go!