Chapter 365 Xiao Zhou Wants to Be a Director

"Okay, okay, thank you, leader, I understand."

After Wu Yuchen hung up the phone, he smiled at Lao Mouzi and said, "Brother Zhang, I just checked and the Olympic Organizing Committee is very satisfied with the plan we proposed. There shouldn't be big problems even in the second round."

As far as what Wu Yuchen just learned, the plans given by other teams are very rough. They are basically a collection of creative ideas and rarely talk about implementation. The team of Wu Yuchen and Lao Mouzi were much ahead, and they came up with a package plan at once, which was outstanding in terms of content creativity, practicality and forward-lookingness.

After all, this was Wu Yuchen's trick and was restored based on the effects shown in his previous life. It is certainly more reliable than those plans that only exist in imagination!

Lao Mouzi smiled when he heard this, then breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Although the advantage is huge, I still want to check and fill in the gaps."

Wu Yuchen smiled and praised: "Brother Zhang, you are stable enough!"

"Haha, facing the Olympics, it's better to be cautious~"

Wu Yuchen shook his head and said no more. It wasn't that he was against Lao Mouzi's actions, but there were some things he hadn't said just now, and he also learned some news while communicating with the leader.

In the end, even if their team becomes the final winner, they still have to discuss the plan again. And those losing teams will not just go home, but will use their winning team as the core and select some people from them to build a larger Olympic executive team.

It stands to reason that Wu Yuchen and Lao Mouzi, as chief directors, must have the power to select team members. But this kind of thing is not that simple. Who doesn’t want to participate in the Olympics? As for the People's Army team, even if it loses, several of its big guys will definitely join the final team.

There are other people with seniority or deep connections who want to join this team. Regardless of whether they want to contribute or just want to take advantage of their seniority, can they refuse?

Therefore, it is not easy to be the general director of the Olympic Games. He has to integrate these forces from all sides into a team. If you really don't have a certain amount of prestige and you really can't control the situation, this will also be one of the factors considered by the above in selecting people.

From this perspective, the team of Wu Yuchen and Lao Mouzi is also the best candidate. Whether it is Wu Yuchen or Lao Mouzi, they can convince most people.

Judging from the current situation, Wu Yuchen is still very confident that his team can make the selection. However, after the selection, when it comes to execution, it will be more difficult than now.

However, Wu Yuchen looked at Lao Mouzi beside him. This time, he and Lao Mouzi were helping each other, checking for leaks and filling in the gaps, which made him feel a lot more relaxed.

Wu Yuchen smiled and asked Lao Mouzi: "Brother Zhang, didn't you say you wanted to film "Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles"? When do you plan to start?"

Lao Mouzi thought for a moment and said, "Let's improve the plan a little more. I've contacted Takakura Ken and he can come over next month. I plan to shoot this movie before the end of the year."

As early as last year, Lao Mouzi wanted to film "Riding Alone, Thousands of Miles", but it didn't work out because of Zhang Weiping, so it has been postponed until now.

Wu Yuchen smiled: "Okay, if you encounter any difficulties, just contact the company directly and Miracle Films will help you deal with it."

Lao Mouzi also smiled and nodded. After this incident, he has chosen to sign a contract with Miracle Film and Television. The various conditions are clearly written in the contract, which is much more standardized than when he first cooperated with Zhang Weiping. Let Lao Mouzi feel the professionalism of Miracle Film and Television.

Of course, choosing Miracle Film and Television was naturally based on his trust in Wu Yuchen. Lao Mouzi also wanted to understand that Wu Yuchen's own achievements in various aspects determined that he would not plot against him like Zhang Weiping. And if Wu Yuchen hadn't been willing to help him in this Olympic campaign, he and his team would have simply abstained.

Lao Mouzi is going to film "Ride Alone, Thousands of Miles", and Wu Yuchen is also busy with his own affairs, such as the post-production of "Batman". He came back unexpectedly this time, and "Batman" is still waiting. Looking at him.

It doesn’t mean that everything will revolve around the Olympics after the chief director is selected. In his previous life, after Lao Mouzi was selected as the chief director, he also filmed "The City of Golden Armor". Now there are two directors, Wu Yuchen and Lao Mouzi, in the team, and they can share the work with each other, so the energy and time consumption is definitely smaller than that of Lao Mouzi alone in his previous life.

So if the two of them want to shoot their own projects, as long as they coordinate their work well, it should be fine. The second round of presentations will be in January next year. Then the two of them can meet again half a month before the second round of presentations and make preparations.

Two days later, Wu Yuchen looked at the happy Cai Yinong in front of him and couldn't help but smile and asked: "Mr. Cai, what makes you so happy?"

Cai Yinong said directly: "Director Wu, if you win the title of chief director of the Olympic Games, it will be the greatest joy for us at Miracle Film and Television!"

After hearing this, Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "This is only the first round, the result has not been determined yet."

"Director Wu, although it's only the first round, with you here, there will definitely be no problem! Now, whether in the industry or online, many people have already concluded that you and Director Zhang will be the chief directors of this Olympics!"

"If you read it online, just take a look. Don't take it seriously."

"It's not just the Internet, it's said that the judges praised your plan so much~" Cai Yinong also said the news she heard.

Although these judges who participated in the scoring did not dare to disclose the specific content, it did not violate the rules to praise who was good. Therefore, some judges also praised Wu Yuchen and his team's plan afterwards, and the news spread.

Wu Yuchen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's better to be cautious about what you say and do now. Let's wait until the results come out after the second round."

When Cai Yinong saw Wu Yuchen's attitude, he could feel his confidence, so he smiled and stopped mentioning it, and instead reported on the company's recent achievements.

""Initial D", which was just released from theaters, took in 71 million at the box office. Jay Chou's appeal is really amazing!"

Hearing this, Wu Yuchen was stunned for a moment. It was not because of the box office results, but he thought of many jokes, such as "Qiu Mingshan Car God", "86 goes up the mountain, Mercedes-Benz climbs the tree", "No matter how fast the AE86 is, it can't catch up. "Natsuki sitting in the Mercedes-Benz" and so on, all of them are from "Initial D".

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Jay Chou is very popular now!"

Cai Yinong immediately also sighed: "Who says it's not the case! Many young people are obsessed with him. Before the movie was released, many people in the industry were quite skeptical about him being the leading actor in a cross-border relationship, and he was not handsome. He was not the same as the previous four. The King of Heaven is simply incomparable, but I didn’t expect that it would take 71 million at the box office and be ranked in the top ten of the year. This appeal is really powerful!”

Jay Chou is indeed different from the original Four Heavenly Kings. Almost all of the Four Heavenly Kings are handsome guys. Not to mention Andy Lau, Leon Lai, and Aaron Kwok. Even the singer Jacky Cheung, who is not known for his looks, can definitely be regarded as one among ordinary people. He deserves to be called a handsome boy. Even so, it has not been smooth sailing for them to star in cross-border movies.

And what about Jay Chou? As for his facial remedies, at most he can be said to be angular, with single eyelids and small eyes. It would be really unattractive to put him on the street. He is really unremarkable. It would be nice to say that this boy is quite refreshing. In the later period, Jay Chou became more and more good at dressing up, and his personality became more and more elegant. In addition, everyone became more and more pleasing to the eye. With the aura of an idol, many people naturally called him handsome.

But Jay Chou, who is "ordinary" in appearance, is now the leading actor in his first movie, and has directly earned more than 70 million in box office in mainland China, 37.86 million in Hong Kong Island, and now other Asian countries and The region is purchasing the copyright, and its box office appeal is really stronger than a large number of professional actors and stars. I have to admit that it is all due to talent! Well, musical talent!

At this moment, Cai Yinong said to Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, Jay Chou seems to be very enthusiastic about movies now. I heard from him that he seems to want to be his own director and make movies, saying that he wants to pay tribute to you."

Wu Yuchen raised his eyebrows and saluted him?

"He pays homage to me by directing himself?"

Cai Yinong nodded: "Yes, that's what he said a while ago."

Wu Yuchen laughed and said: "Interesting~"

He wanted to know how Jay Chou paid tribute to him.

After a while, Cai Yinong told Wu Yuchen another thing: "The selection for the daughter role in "Hurricane Rescue" has also ended..."

He also knew about the selection of his daughter in "Hurricane Rescue". It was he who asked Wu Baige to return to China for the selection. He really didn't pay much attention to the selection of such a small role. Moreover, he was busy with the Olympics some time ago, so how could he devote his energy to this? So this matter was left to Wu Baige and Miracle Film and Television.

"Who did you choose in the end?" Wu Yuchen asked.

"Liu Qianqian. She is just the right age, and has lived and grown up in the United States for several years. She is more suitable in terms of language and local customs."

Wu Yuchen was not surprised when he heard Cai Yinong's explanation. Putting aside the reasons mentioned by Cai Yinong just now, just from the fact that Liu Qianqian is the leading actress of the post-85s generation in Miracle Film and Television, Cai Yinong will definitely help her win.

Wu Yuchen smiled after hearing this: "Yes, she is suitable."

He didn't know that just such a small role that he didn't care about was causing Liu Qianqian and her mother Liu Xiaoli to celebrate, and it also made Liu Mi, Jing Tian and other girls who were unsuccessful feel depressed. After all, this was Wu Yuchen , Cheng Long, and Wu Baige collaborate with three major Chinese filmmakers. This is an opportunity to break into Hollywood!

Later, Cai Yinong mentioned another thing: "Director Wu, many foreign film companies are now seeking to purchase the copyright of "The Encoffiant", especially Neon, which has already offered a price of US$10 million."

The copyright price of 10 million US dollars is not low. This is not a commercial film with great market appeal, but just a literary film. The reason why the offer is so high is also because the director is Wu Yuchen.

After Wu Yuchen thought about it, he said to Cai Yinong: "12 million, if they are willing to buy it, sell it to them. If not, wait until after the Oscars in March next year."

The movie "The Embalmer" will also compete for next year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Wu Yuchen is still confident about this award.

And the price he offered at US$12 million is also very reasonable. In the previous life, the box office of this movie at Neon exceeded 3.8 billion yen, which is about US$33 million based on the exchange rate. And now with the blessing of Wu Yuchen's fame, it may be even higher, and Japanese film producers will definitely make some money.

Wu Yuchen did not plan to wait until after the Oscars next year to sell it because of many considerations. On the one hand, it was because of time and piracy. "Departures" has already been released in China, so naturally pirated copies have already been leaked.

As a movie about Eastern culture, "Departures" is very attractive to Japan and South Korea, which are also East Asian cultures. The Oscars will take another 5 months to come out. With such a long time, the local area will also be greatly affected by piracy. Even if it wins the Oscars, the film company may not be willing to pay a higher price.

In fact, if Wu Yuchen wanted to maximize his profits, he should not release it in China this year, and wait for another half a year, and wait until after the Oscars next year. However, after all, he won the Cannes Palme d'Or. Facing so many hungry fans in China, Wu Yuchen did not consider these impacts. He lost some profits to make the fans happy!

Cai Yinong also understood what Wu Yuchen meant: "Director Wu, I will explain clearly the Oscar-winning situation of "Departures". I believe they are willing to offer a higher price!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded, and talked with Cai Yinong for a while. After the other party left, he took out his mobile phone, found a number and made a call. After the call was connected, he smiled and said:

"Hey, Jay Chou, congratulations on your movie's success!"

"Thank you, Director Wu! I am far behind you!" Jay Chou said modestly.

Wu Yuchen smiled and said, "Haha, everyone has their own specialty. I am a professional filmmaker, and you are a professional musician. Now you have achieved such a good result after crossing over to another field. I can't compare with you! Have you released a new album recently?"

"Yes, my new album "Chopin in November" will be released in November. Director Wu, if you want to listen to it, I will come to you~"

Wu Yuchen was not polite: "Okay, I really have a lot of friends around me who like to listen to your songs~"

"Then I will get you a few sets of my complete signed albums!" Xiao Zhou's mind was also turning quickly at this time, and he was no longer the dull fool that Wu Zongxian had said before.

The two chatted for a while, and Wu Yuchen mentioned his curiosity: "Jay, I heard that you still want to be a director?"

"Yes, Director Wu, I have a movie I want to shoot. In fact, this idea came to me a long time ago. When I watched your "Black Hole Frequency" seven or eight years ago, I had this idea!"