Millennium director

"Brother, are you really not going to continue filming the Pirates of the Caribbean series?"

On the plane back home, lying on the reclining chair in the first class cabin, Liu Yifei asked curiously: "Why? This series is your masterpiece in Hollywood."

"Although fans say that Captain Jack Sparrow is the soul of this series, you are also the father of Pirates of the Caribbean."

Wu Yuan smiled and shook his head, stretched out his arms to hold Liu Yifei in his arms, and patiently explained: "Qian Qian, sometimes you have to learn to let go."

"The pinnacle of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is enough that I created it."

"There is no need to rely on this series. The future fourth and fifth films will definitely not have as good a box office performance as the second film."

"Sooner or later, the audience will get tired of this theme and Captain Jack Sparrow, and their tastes will become more and more critical and difficult to maintain."

"Look, when the second part was released, the public opinion was not as good as the first one. One-third of the film critics criticized the second part for being unworthy of its name, being too flashy, the plot being too obscure and complicated, and being too long. .”

"The third part will be longer, because in the third part we need to explain the mysteries left in the second part. All the old characters will appear and give an ending, and new characters will also be introduced."

"When the third part is released, although the box office performance may still be very good, the voice of criticism will definitely be higher, because the third part is the overall conclusion of the first two parts, and there will always be fans who are dissatisfied. .”

"The beginning is easy, the ending is difficult. This is a problem that all series have to face."

"Most of the series of movies don't even have an ending to speak of. The protagonist keeps wandering and participating in new adventures. This is because the ending is difficult to shoot. There are too many foreshadowings and character endings to be collected, and it is difficult to handle them well."

"It is not easy for me to make the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy into a complete story, and it is destined to be dissatisfied by many fans."

"Then why should I take on "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" again?"

"The fourth part will definitely start a new story. The adventures of Captain Jack, Elizabeth and Will have come to an end."

"It is the right thing to let a new director take over and let him build a new Pirates of the Caribbean world."

Liu Yifei nodded in understanding.

She didn't understand the director, she only knew that since her boyfriend made this decision, he must have his reasons.

"Then after you return to China, the next thing you will shoot is the script you stayed up late to write some time ago?"

"That one called "A man named Li Wen decided to die"?"

Wu Yuan nodded: "That's right. Let's focus on the post-production work of "Gravity" first, and then prepare for this movie. Just shoot it in the winter."

Unknowingly, Wu Yuan's energy also caught up with Zhang Yimou's. He could have a movie in post-production, and then prepare another movie at hand, while still thinking about another movie in his head.

In the past, he always felt that Zhang Yimou was really awesome for being able to do this. There was no other director with such energy in the world.

Unexpectedly, he has become such a director now, but his movie scripts do not require too much energy to think about. Looking at it this way, he is still not as energetic as Zhang Yimou.

"How do you think Director Yimou does it? He is almost 60 years old and still has so much energy?"

"He was able to film "Ride Alone for Thousands of Miles" while preparing for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, and even made "The Golden Armor".

"You don't know, I heard from Gong Li that when Zhang Yimou was filming "The City of Golden Armor", after one scene was shot on the front side, the back side would meet with the opening ceremony team on the set to discuss the opening ceremony process. There was no time to rest, and I only slept four hours a day.”

"I can't stand just shooting one movie after another. I have to take at least 2-3 months of rest between filming of each movie. If more, I can take a break of half a year."

There was one sentence that Wu Yuan kept in his heart but did not say.

Under such circumstances, Zhang Yimou still had time to have a baby with his wife, and gave birth to his fourth child in 2006.

And this year he is already 56 years old

Old things will make you stronger, old things will make you stronger!

"Director Yimou is really great." Liu Yifei nodded her little head and said with some longing, "It would be great if I could star in a movie directed by Yimou."

"It's better to make a literary film. His literary films are really great."

Upon hearing this, the sour feeling in Wu Yuan's heart began to disturb him again. He snorted arrogantly, "What, did you feel wronged by filming my movie?"

"Would you like me to contact Director Yimou for you and ask him about his next movie? Is there any role suitable for you?"

Yes, Liu Yifei laughed so hard when she heard her boyfriend's sour words.

Why haven't you noticed before that this guy is so jealous?

When I was on the set of "Your Name", Zhu Yawen was so attentive, but Wu Yuan didn't even see any action.

Why is it that now that he is his, he is getting more and more jealous.

Liu Yifei stretched out her smooth and slender arms and hugged his neck, and said coquettishly: "Oh, in my heart, your senior brother must be the best director in the world. I am very happy to be able to act in your play."

"When you said I could act in your new movie on the school playground, I almost went crazy with joy."

"But, as an actor, I definitely want to work with an excellent director. I can't just make your movies for the rest of my life. How will outsiders view me?"

"Hmph." Wu Yuan grunted a few times, reluctantly accepting her reason, but he still couldn't help pouring cold water on her: "Director Yimou probably won't have time to make new movies in the past two years."

"The preparations for the Olympic opening ceremony have reached the rehearsal stage. He is extremely busy every day. A team of tens of thousands of people has to handle every detail of his work. He also has to pay attention to the rehearsals of each program. How can he have time to make a new movie. "

"At the very least, we have to wait until the Olympics is over before we start preparations."

"And now Zhang Weiping of New Picture is becoming more and more involved in director Yimou's shooting plans. He thinks about making profitable commercial films every day. The next film directed by Yimou probably won't be an art film."

Zhang Weiping, a birdman, will next encourage Zhang Yimou to make the movie "Three Guns" that ruined his reputation.

As soon as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games ended, Zhang Weiping immediately came to Zhang Yimou to complain. "A City of Gold" had not recouped its investment, and the company had not been open for almost two years. It was in urgent need of a blockbuster movie to save the company.

Under the tireless complaints of Zhang Weiping, his "old partner and brother", Zhang Yimou had no choice but to agree to his request and make a movie with low investment, quick shooting and profitable release.

Moreover, we should no longer engage in commercial blockbusters with large investments and large productions, and a large group of actors. The new pictures cannot be used, and there is no money.

He needed a movie that was low-budget enough but very commercial to make a lot of money.

It's similar to the R-rated movies in North America, and it has to be the kind of R-rated movie that is a dark horse at the box office.

So there was the super bad movie "Three Guns", which earned Zhang Yimou a cliff-shaping box office and ridiculed by the whole country.

Let Liu Yifei star in this movie?

Isn't this a joke?

"Don't even think about movies directed by Yimou for the time being." Wu Yuan said mercilessly: "Artistic films are not the focus of your work now."

"The most important thing for you now is to make a name for yourself in Hollywood. Not to mention establishing a firm foothold, but at least to become a familiar face. Whether it's a vase or a girl, you have to convince North American movie fans and Hollywood producers. The company remembers you.”

"Qian Qian, are you interested in singing English songs?" Wu Yuan asked abruptly.

"Ah?" Liu Yifei was surprised: "English song?"

"Singers are more likely to become popular quickly than actors. There are a lot of singers who quickly become popular around the world because of an album, but there are only a few actors who can quickly become popular around the world because of a movie."

"Since you have received professional singing training in Tokyo, it would be too wasteful to only release an album once."

"This is what I think. The company can find a professional music company for you in the United States to make an English album and see if it can boost your popularity in North America."

"Although it is indeed difficult for a singer to become an actor in the United States, it is a matter of competition among capitals. It is difficult for American singers to have the resources and channels of Hollywood. There is a clear distinction between singers and actors. "

"But you are different. You are mine and you will not lack movie resources."

"First earn popularity as a singer. After you gain fame and influence, you can then play an important supporting role in a Hollywood movie. It will be easier for you to be remembered by North American audiences."

"After all, it's not like movie fans don't all watch movies. Fans and movie fans already have a large number of overlapping groups."

Wu Yuan has already thought about Liu Yifei's career plan.

For a "migrant", walking on two legs is more stable.

It is indeed a bit difficult to gain a foothold in North America just by being a singer or actor.

Because she is Chinese, with yellow skin, black eyes, and black hair, she is naturally not accepted by mainstream whites and blacks in North America.

She has to work harder, and a white person might be able to be remembered by North American audiences in one role alone.

But she may need a two-pronged approach, through several memorable characters and a few popular and even global hits, in order to be remembered and recognized by the North American people.

Now that Liu Yifei has signed into the Light and Shadow Era, Wu Yuan will of course start to implement his career arrangements for Liu Yifei.

Although Wu Yuan is not a professional musician, he has never received professional music training in his two lives combined.

But he can play guitar, and he also remembers some of the English songs in Dreams that became global hits.

For example, "see you again", "Rolling In The Deep", "Love Story", and "sugar".

Of course, these songs are not suitable for Liu Yifei.

But what Wu Yuan remembered was that there were a few songs that suited her very well.

The trilogy of "Call Me Maybe", "Good Time" and "I Really Like You" by Crouching Girl is enough!

In 2011, with the single "Call Me Maybe", Quamei went from being an unknown singer to becoming a popular singer in the world.

This song also topped the world's major music charts and became popular all over the world.

Even Chinese people who don’t listen to English songs very much will more or less hear this song in shops on the streets and alleys when they go out.

This kind of sweet song doesn't require much singing skills, and it's not as difficult as Adele's songs.

By letting Liu Yifei release these songs first, she has created a North American sweet song queen!