Chapter 370 Finalized

"Director Wu, thank you very much for thinking of me! But..." Yu Feihong said, with a look of hesitation on his face.

When Wu Yuchen saw this, he asked, "Senior Sister Yu, what's wrong?"

Yu Feihong thought for a while and said truthfully: "Director Wu, I have a work that I particularly want to prepare for. It is a short love story "Ginkgo, Ginkgo" that I read about ten years ago. I have just put together all the work and My film dates have all been postponed, and I plan to concentrate on filming a movie of my own. If you ask me to act in something else, I'm afraid that my newly made determination will be shattered again..."

"Ginkgo, Ginkgo"? As soon as Wu Yuchen heard it, he knew that it was the movie "Love Is Afterlife" that cost 40 million and ended up with only 2 million at the box office!

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he did not continue to persuade her, but asked with a smile: "Oh? It has made Senior Sister Yu worry about me for 10 years. It seems that the story is very good?"

When Yu Feihong heard this, he immediately took out a script. When she came to see Wu Yuchen this time, she thought of asking Wu Yuchen to help her take a look: "Director Wu, I was just about to ask you to help me take a look! It took me 4 years to correct it!"

Wu Yuchen looked at the script of "Love Has an Afterlife". It actually revolves around a ginkgo lake and tells a story about a person's unresolved love affair.

A couple who truly loved each other could not get married due to secular disputes and conflicts between families, and eventually died for their love. However, the story ended here and still could not fully show the true love of the hero for the heroine. Therefore, the author asked him to continue to wait for the heroine for 50 years, allowing him to awaken the heroine's memory 50 years later and narrate their past vows of love...

The story is not complicated. The script uses flashbacks and interludes to narrate the story of the past life. It describes the entanglement, helplessness, hatred and forgiveness of the two people in love in the past and present life with great charm, showing the deep story of the two people. Thoughts on love, waiting and fulfillment.

"Senior Sister Yu is indeed a talented woman. This script is very charming and the storyline is poignant and moving. Many people should like it!"

Wu Yuchen is not entirely giving verbal praise. The script is actually quite good. "Ginkgo Ginkgo" is just a short story of a few thousand words. Yu Feihong changed it into a full-length script, and the change is not bad at all. .

"Thank you, Director Wu, for the compliment. I feel much more at ease with your words!"

Although he knew that Wu Yuchen might be a polite compliment, Yu Feihong was still quite happy in his heart. After all, he was the number one Chinese director, and he would never say good things to a particularly bad script. At least it meant that it was passable.

But then Wu Yuchen asked: "Sister Yu, you said you want to film this script. Do you want to play the heroine, or do you want to be the director yourself?"

"I want to be a director myself."

Wu Yuchen asked: "How much do you think it will cost to make this movie?"

Yu Feihong thought for a while and said, "10 million?"

Wu Yuchen looked at Yu Feihong, then asked with a smile: "Did you get the investment?"

Yu Feihong smiled bitterly when he heard this and shook his head.

Wu Yuchen is not surprised at all by this. Although Yu Feihong is now a famous actress, if she wants to transform into a director, then she is a newcomer. It's 2005 now. Unlike 10 years later, anyone who wants to be a director can be a director. Film and television companies and investors still value qualifications and abilities.

In his previous life, Xu Cairen had the support of Wang Shuo, and his first directorial debut, "My Dad and Me," cost 3 million yuan. As a result, if Yu Feihong asked for 10 million, no one would be willing to invest.

Wu Yuchen said: "Senior Sister Yu, to be honest, if you really want to become a director, I still suggest you start a small-budget production to gain experience."

Yu Feihong shook his head when he heard this: "Director Wu, I didn't make this story because I wanted to be a director for a long time, but I wanted to make this story the way I wanted it to be, so I wanted to be this director. If I really can't do it, Once I get the investment, I plan to spend my own money to shoot it.”

This made it clear that she was worried about someone else being the director. To be clear, she already has a strong obsession with this story, and it must be filmed to make it what she wants in order to fulfill her wish.

Wu Yuchen made a definition in his mind, a young and obsessed novice director. No wonder those film and television companies were unwilling to invest in her. If you invest money in such a director, you will most likely lose money. In fact, the choice is not wrong.

Yu Feihong now said it was 10 million, but it ended up being 40 million. This is quite outrageous in terms of risk control, or there is no concept of cost control at all.

If this movie was really made by Wu Yuchen, even 10 million would not be used.

But Sister Yu is not an experienced director. She is a novice and lacks a lot of experience, so she will definitely have to pay tuition. Moreover, she is also a young literary director who is not short of money. She does not want to make do with many scenes. She only needs to capture pictures that she is satisfied with. In addition, she encountered a lot of hardships during the filming of the film. The continuous rainy season, mudslides, etc. slowed down the filming progress. It was delayed again and again, and the crew was even disbanded and stopped working for two months.

A young and novice director who was not short of money had to go through all the ups and downs of filming for seven months. Naturally, the cost of filming went up, more than doubling.

This is not the end. The post-production was kept improving for more than a year. When it was released, there were problems again. Sister Yu was not satisfied with the quality of the copy. The movie, which was originally scheduled for the summer and Qixi Festival, was directly withdrawn. She paid for the reprint of the copy of the movie. The movie was changed to be released in early September. What schedule is there?

Anyone who knows a little bit knows how important the promotion and distribution of movies are to a movie.

This is equivalent to her completely breaking up with the producer and the promotion, and the movie was released at such an awkward time in early September. It is natural that the box office failed in the end.

In fact, it is not really only 2 million in the box office. In the end, the box office of "Love Has a Next Life" was 6.97 million. More than 2 million was the money that the producer got, but it was a huge loss compared to the investment of 40 million.

However, Yu Feihong did not cheat others. A considerable part of the 40 million was paid by herself. She emptied her savings and mortgaged all her assets such as the house. She paid for her own dream.

As for the fact that she lost everything in the end, the goddess herself was very calm:

"The effort in life is never necessarily proportional to the gains. The gains in the eyes of others may be the box office, but I think the spiritual gains are very great."

Thinking of this, Wu Yuchen also knew that he could not persuade Yu Feihong, and she was sure to shoot the movie.

"Sister Yu, let's do this. Miracle Films will invest 3 million in your movie, and you can handle the rest yourself. The crew company will help you build it, and we will be responsible for publicity and promotion. In addition, during the filming of "Sword Rain", you will be the assistant director, how about it?"

"Really? Thank you so much!" Hearing Wu Yuchen's words, Yu Feihong immediately became excited.

She knew that Wu Yuchen was helping her. Although Miracle Films only invested 3 million, "Love Has a Next Life" was equivalent to being certified and endorsed by Miracle Films, which was completely different from her, a new director, going out alone to invest!

After hanging up the sign of Miracle Films, it will be convenient for her to attract investment. Maybe the funds that rejected her before will rush to send it! After all, Miracle Films itself is a golden signboard, which is a guarantee of quality. Need we talk about the past achievements?

Let Yu Feihong be the assistant director. On the one hand, she can learn a lot from Wu Yuchen and gain experience. On the other hand, it is also to increase her resume. Think about who was the assistant and assistant director Wu Yuchen led before? Ning Hao!

Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" was a big hit in this summer. With a cost of less than 5 million, it achieved a box office of over 100 million, which is an explosive achievement!

This time Yu Feihong was gilded by Wu Yuchen. Not only did she accumulate experience, but she could also exchange real money from the outside world. At that time, it would be twice the result with half the effort to attract investment for "Love Has a Next Life"!

Therefore, how could Yu Feihong not be excited and thank Wu Yuchen? This is equivalent to the boss deliberately promoting her!

Wu Yuchen asked with a smile: "Sister Yu, what about the role of Xiyu?"

Yu Feihong immediately said firmly: "Go ahead, I'll do it for free!"

On the way back, Wu Yuchen smiled. The reason why he helped Yu Feihong this time was that on the one hand, she was indeed the most suitable for the role of Xiyu, and on the other hand, he has always had a good reputation for being generous and generous. This time, he just regarded it as a personal favor, just 3 million.

To be honest, Wu Yuchen had seen "Love Has a Next Life" in his previous life, and it was really not a bad movie.

There is nothing wrong with the filming of the movie. The completion of the work is still very high, and the acting skills of the two actors are also very good. The true feelings are revealed, and the charm of the male and female protagonists is also shown. Although the style of the movie is a bit literary, this kind of movie with a main theme of love is not unpopular. In fact, there is a large market. It just depends on whether it can be tapped.

This movie is in the hands of Miracle Films, and the publicity and promotion will definitely be different. This kind of love movie must be released on Valentine's Day, and with the right publicity and promotion strategy, it can still achieve certain results. In the previous life, "Love Has a Future Life" had a poor publicity and no release date, and the box office was 6.97 million. This time it must be much higher.

So investing 3 million is not a big loss.

On this side, Wu Yuchen is in a good mood for getting an important role, and on the other side, someone is also happy for being selected for the final round of interviews for "Sword Rain".

"Yanyan, you made it to the final round? Congratulations! We'll be waiting for your good news in two days!"

"Yanyan, the final round is the interview with Director Wu, right? Maybe he'll pick you at first sight!"

In the dormitory, facing the congratulations of several roommates, Jiang Yiyan was proud in her heart, but she pretended to be calm on the surface and said: "Hey, it's nothing, it hasn't been decided yet. And she's just the second female lead, far inferior to Liu Xixi."

When Liu Xixi was mentioned, the other girls sighed immediately: "What's there to compare with Xixi? She's a little princess, and her family can get whatever she wants!"

They were all classmates of Liu Xixi, and even roommates in the same dormitory, but Liu Xixi basically didn't live on campus and often performed outside, so she spent less time with them at school, and it was inevitable that their relationship faded.

They were all classmates in the same class, and they haven't graduated yet. Liu Xixi is so popular, it's inevitable that some people will feel jealous, just like Jiang Yiyan. She thought that she was no worse than Liu Qianqian, except that she had a lower family background. As long as she could seize an opportunity, she would also be able to soar to success!

And this time, Wu Yuchen's "Sword Rain" is a good opportunity! Although she is only the second female lead, this is Director Wu's movie after all. As long as she performs well, she will be able to appear in front of the country and even the world and leave a good impression. This is definitely a great start!

At this moment, Wu Yuchen just answered the call from Fan Bingbing:

"Brother-in-law, do I have to go to the audition again?"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "Come on, I know you are suitable, but you have to go through the process and show off a little bit."

"Hmph, brother-in-law, you can directly choose the heroine, but I, the second female lead, have to go through the motions and show off!" Fan Bingbing complained.

Wu Yuchen sighed: "Who made you so coquettish? People's words are terrible!"

Fan Bingbing said softly: "Brother-in-law, you are so annoying! I am a young, lively and beautiful girl with a good reputation!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuchen smiled. He had given Fan Bingbing a lot of benefits. The main reason was that she and Jiang Qinqin were still good sisters. They always had to cover up a little, and the superficial process still had to be followed.

As for the other actresses who came to accompany them through the scene, although the first and second female leads are gone, aren't there still the third and fourth female leads?

Two days later, at the interview site, Wu Yuchen looked at the beautiful woman in front of him and asked with a smile: "Danchen, you came to the audition and didn't say hello to me?"

"Teacher Wu, I know you must be very busy, aren't I afraid of disturbing you?" Yan Danchen said softly.

Wu Yuchen smiled and waved his hand: "Why bother? If you had told me earlier, then I would definitely not recommend you to audition for this role. That is to say, you are so beautiful, so the people below can let you into the final interview. "

Yan Danchen's face turned bitter when he heard this: "Teacher Wu, are you rejecting me now?"

"This role is all about glamor and sexiness. Look at how gentle you are. What kind of temperament does it match?"

Yan Danchen blinked pitifully: "Teacher Wu, I just want to challenge myself~"

Wu Yuchen shook his head and smiled, and then said: "Well, the third female lead is Lei Bin's wife, a chivalrous woman, who wants to withdraw from the world because of her pregnancy. How about you try this role?"

Compared to the beautiful second female killer, this character who is similar to a good wife is softer and more suitable for Yan Danchen.

"I listen to Teacher Wu!" Yan Danchen said with a smile.

Wu Yuchen said he would give it a try, but in fact the role was decided, and he was always called Teacher Wu.