Millennium director

In the mountains of Southwest Sichuan Province, the crew of "Balzac and the Little Seamstress" are taking a break.

Zhou Xun, who was leaning on the haystack, read the news on his phone for a while, then suddenly raised his head, "Hey, Kun'er, Director Wu is back, did you know?"

Zhou Xun shook the phone in her hand, and a text message inviting her to audition for "The Embalmer" caught the eyes of Chen Kun and Liu Ye, who were in the same group.

"His new play "The Embalmer" is recruiting actors for auditions!"

Chen Kun came over and read the text message. Before he finished reading it, he also received a similar message on his phone, and then Liu Ye's phone also rang.

However, the text messages Chen Kun and Zhou Xun received were sent by Wu Yuan himself, while the ones Liu Ye received were sent by China Film and Television University.

Seeing this news, Chen Kun called Wu Yuan backhand.

"Hey, the great Hollywood director has returned to China?"

"Why didn't you tell your brothers when you came back?"

"You don't like the brothers anymore, do you?"

As soon as the call was connected, Chen Kun made a series of jokes.

Wu Yuan on the other end of the phone didn't panic at all, and replied in the same sinister tone: "Didn't I hear that you went to Sichuan Province to film a movie as soon as you came back?"

"It's different now that he's a big actor. He's filming movies co-produced by China and France."

"How about it, are the films made by the great Chinese-French writer and director better than "Comet"?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Chen Kun cursed with a smile and brought the topic back, "Why did you go back to China to make a movie?"

"You're doing pretty well in Hollywood, right? Your first movie sold hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office.

Although Chen Kun's tone was still frivolous, Wu Yuan could still hear concern from it.

In the eyes of most people working in the mainland film and television industry, how could someone like Wu Yuan, who had made a name for himself in Hollywood, return to the mainland to film for no reason?

The first thought must be whether Wu Yuan offended someone in Hollywood, or did something bad and was kicked back.

But no such news came out internationally, so Chen Kun naturally felt strange and worried for his brother.

"Why, I can't come back to make a movie?" Wu Yuan smiled and explained in a casual tone: ""The Embalmer" is a literary film. I am going for awards. I feel that it is more suitable to film it in China."

Chen Kunsheng has a delicate heart, and he understands many things in a few words.

He immediately asked relaxedly: "That's it, when will the movie start shooting?"

"All the actors will join the cast in September. They will experience life together for two months, and then start shooting in November. If everything goes well, the filming should be completed before the year."

"Then I won't rush." ​​Chen Kun frowned, feeling a little pity: "Xun'er and I will finish filming "Balzac and the Little Seamstress" in more than ten days."

"After the filming is completed, I have a movie to be cast, and Xun has two movies and a TV series waiting for her."

"We are out of schedule."

Since starring in "The Night the Comet Came", Chen Kun's life has been changed. In addition to "Balzac and the Little Seamstress", he has been approached by many movies to star in.

He has also taken on one or two movies as appropriate, and the schedule is scheduled for March and April next year, and he also has a TV series produced by CCTV to be filmed in May next year.

Much busier than before.

Not to mention Zhou Xun, she has been one of the hottest movie actresses in the past two years, and her schedule is very tight.

"Hey, why don't you let Yezi give it a try." Chen Kun suggested on his own initiative.

"Okay, let him come to the capital in two days for an audition." Wu Yuan said he was okay.

But just when he was about to hang up the phone, Wu Yuan suddenly remembered something and smiled: "By the way, has Liu Ye finished filming "Blue Rain"?"

"The filming has been completed a long time ago." Chen Kun said with a smile: "I heard that it will be released in November, but it will be on Hong Kong Island and there is no way to release it in the mainland."

After saying that, both people on the phone laughed in unison, and the laughter made Liu Ye, who had been listening to the conversation next to him, get goosebumps all over his body.

It’s not just Zhou Xun and Chen Kun.

Most of the mainland actors who are well-known and whose acting skills are quite recognized have received audition invitations from China Film.

Director Wu Yuan, who just directed "Juno" in Hollywood, a movie with a box office of over 100 million, is recruiting actors for his new movie "The Embalmer".

This news, like a bomb thrown into a calm river, immediately exploded the entire mainland actor circle.

No matter why Wu Yuan wants to return to China to make movies, at the moment when he has just achieved success in Hollywood, he is one of the directors in the Chinese film circle that actors most want to work with!

Even the international chapter, which was still promoting "Rush Hour 2" in the United States, was quite interested and took the initiative to call China Film to learn more about the situation.

Following Cheng Long's international career in Hollywood, he knows better than any mainland actor how powerful a director with a single film box office of over 100 million in North America is!

Although this year is her most exciting year, the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Rush Hour 2" in North America has made her look down on other mainland directors except Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.

But she will never look down on Wu Yuan’s new movie!

"Juno" and "Rush Hour 2" were released at the same time!

After careful inquiry, she confirmed that the heroine of "The Embalmer" was still to be decided, and International Zhang immediately flew back to China from the United States.

The reason why she attaches so much importance to Wu Yuan's movie is not because she thinks this movie will bring her much fame or honorary awards.

International Zhang has a very clear plan for her acting career. Her goal is to break into Hollywood and become the first Chinese actress in Hollywood!

Especially now that "Rush Hour 2" is a hit, she feels that she has one foot in Hollywood.

As for how to step in with the other foot?

She was quite confused before, but now she has a clear goal.

Catch up with Wu Yuan, a director who has become famous in Hollywood!

From the International Chapter's perspective, Wu Yuan will return to Hollywood sooner or later to continue making movies!

If we can build a good relationship with Wu Yuan through the movie "The Embalmer", then Wu Yuan's future Hollywood movie casting will always favor his own people, right?

If Cheng Long and Wu Yuan, two actors and directors who have made a career in Hollywood, can support her, her path to Hollywood will be sure to be smooth!

With this idea in mind, Jiji Zhang decisively asked for three days' leave from the crew and flew back to the capital that night.

But by the time she arrived, she was among the last to arrive at the audition.

When the International Chapter opened the audition green room on the second floor of China Film Group, dozens of actors were already sitting there, quietly waiting for the audition to begin.

Zhang Fengyi and Hu Jun who are at the peak of their careers, the hot newcomers Ren Quan, Lu Yi, Li Yapeng, movie kings Xia Yu and You Yong...

The male actors are okay.

Because the male lead had already been decided, most of the people who came were artists under Wang Jinhua's banner.

The mainland's number one agent is very shrewd. Even if the male lead in "The Embalmer" is gone, he still actively arranges for his male artists to audition for other roles.

As for the actress, it's really a hundred flowers blooming.

Da Zheng Shuang, Chen Hong, Wang Yan, Jiang Qinqin, Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers double Best Actress Gong Xue, He Qing who has acted in four famous movies, Golden Horse Best Actress Ning Jing, etc., almost all the top actresses who became popular in the mainland in the 1990s are here !

Huang Yi, who just became popular with "Marrying the Right Man in a Wrong Sedan Chair", and Tao Hong, the little dragon girl who became popular in "Spring Scenes with Pigs", could only sit in the corner.

New actresses such as Chen Hao and Sun Li didn't even dare to sit down, and stood nervously at the base of the wall.

Except for Zhou Xun, everyone else in Sidan Shuangbing was also here.

The two Bingbings, who currently only have two masterpieces, "Huan Zhuge Ge" and "Young Bao Qingtian", are also a little nervous. They even subconsciously gathered together to whisper because of their similar names. There was no "ice is not seen" later. appearance.

International Chapter, who finally walked into the rest room, looked around, focused his attention on the actress, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

Very good, in terms of international reputation, no one is higher than her.

Emperor Gong didn't come!

So who else would I choose to be this heroine? !

When the filming of "The Embalmer" is completed, the heroine will appear.