Millennium director

Berlin Film Festival?

Without any hesitation, and even before the other party finished speaking, Wu Yuan immediately interrupted firmly: "Sorry, Mr. Chairman."

"I really can't keep up with the film work on hand. I'm honored that you can think of me, but my film plans for next year and the year after have been finalized."

"Yes, it's not an art film, but a science fiction special effects film, a commercial film."

"No, no, no, I haven't given up on art films, but I really haven't had any inspiration in the past two years. You know, good works of art are not so easy to come by."

"When I have no inspiration, I can only shoot some commercial films to maintain my touch and avoid the director's ability to become rusty."

Listening to the regretful voice on the other end of the phone, Wu Yuan's emotions did not fluctuate at all.

What a joke.

Just adding a tribute film is already a headache for him, how can he add an art film at this time?

The Berlin Film Festival is not an option!

Last year, it was the Cannes Film Festival that called, didn't he refuse it as well?

To be honest, the European Big Three are really not the focus of Chinese filmmakers these days. Now is the golden age of bending down to pick up money. Everyone is busy making commercial films!

After apologizing to the chairman several times, the other party hung up the phone regretfully after confirming that his attitude was very firm.

"Why, Berlin wants to make a film with you?"

Because the conversation was communicated in English, Li Xiaoping also heard it. She hugged her chest and said with interest: "Speaking of which, Director Wu, you really haven't made much effort in the field of art in recent years."

"The company hasn't made any breakthroughs in international honors for a long time."

"Why don't you take the trouble and make another art film?"

Li Xiaoping was of course joking, but she was not wrong.

Although the films of Light and Shadow Era have always won domestic awards.

At the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster Awards, Light and Shadow Era is also a frequent guest. The most recent time was Liu Yifei who won the title, although it was also a double yolk egg.

But in terms of international awards, the films produced by Light and Shadow Era are not good enough.

Of course, what is meant here are large-scale film festivals with extensive international influence, such as the three major European film festivals, Tokyo, Busan, and Toronto.

For international film festivals with limited influence, such as the Vladivostok International Film Festival in Russia and the Locarno International Film Festival, the company's art film directors such as Bi Gan and Li Ruijun have still won some awards.

But these awards are basically useless in increasing the influence of Light and Shadow Times.

After all, few domestic audiences know about these awards.

Let alone them, even director Wu Yuan hardly pays attention to them.

Therefore, Light and Shadow Times is indeed lacking new awards and honors, especially international awards.

At present, the company has the ability to win international awards. The only directors are Wu Yuan and his partner Zhang Yimou.

Unfortunately, these two directors have no plans to shoot art films now.

Li Xiaoping can only sigh and make jokes.

She has no right to ask these two directors what kind of movies to shoot, they are all masters.

"Wait until I'm done with these two years." In front of Li Xiaoping, Wu Yuan didn't use the formulaic approach, but revealed: "After I finish these two commercial films, I'll take a break for a year or so. I do plan to make an art film."

"The biographical film "Bruce Lee" is a film aimed at the North American market, and it may also win an Oscar."

"As the Chinese with the greatest influence in the world, he has even influenced several generations, changed the views of white people in Europe and America on Chinese people, and is still the biggest disseminator of "Kung Fu". He should have a biographical film."

"And only I am the most suitable to shoot it."

"He represents the glory of Chinese actors in the past, and I represent the glory of Chinese directors now, right?"

Although there are many contemporary Chinese directors who are better than Wu Yuan, Wu Yuan has never thought that he is the best contemporary Chinese director in making movies.

Even now, he only thinks that he is barely at the first-tier level, and is still far from the top.

But it has to be admitted that Wu Yuan is already the most influential, well-known, and box office-appealing Chinese director in the world.

This is just like the awards that Bruce Lee has won cannot be compared with Cheng Long, but Bruce Lee is the most influential Chinese actor.

Wu Yuan is the same.

He will make a biographical film of "Bruce Lee" to let North American movie fans remember and miss this Chinese actor who changed the history of world cinema. This is something that Wu Yuan feels is very meaningful.

This idea was born a few years ago, but he has never really included it in the plan.

And now, Wu Yuan thinks it's time.

"2016, this movie will start shooting in 2016."

"First finish "Ready Player One" and "Riding the Wind" in the next two years, take a half-year break in 2015, and do another half-year of preparation work. Shoot in 2016, and it should be able to catch up with the 2017 Oscars."

Wu Yuan said seriously.

Seeing him so serious, Li Xiaoping was also surprised and stunned.

Director Wu really has plans to make art films!

And it's a new field he has never tried before - biographical films!

This is a big melon. Even if Li Xiaoping is the helmsman of Light and Shadow Times, she still needs some time to digest it.

"Then I wish Director Wu all the best." Li Xiaoping replied, not knowing what was wrong with her.

More than half a month later.

In mid-November, Liu Yifei, who had filmed for nearly 50 days in North America, successfully finished filming for the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" crew.

The day after the filming was finished, she immediately boarded a flight back to China.

When she landed at Beijing International Airport, Wu Yuan was already there to greet her.

"Oh, my heroine is finally back, and I've been waiting for you."

Wu Yuan ignored the flashes of the reporters squatting at the airport and warmly hugged his returning fiancée.

"Heroine?" Liu Yifei, wearing a mask, smiled, but she asked relentlessly: "Is it the heroine of your new movie, or the heroine of your life?"

Wu Yuan replied without hesitation: "Of course it's both."

"You are the heroine of my new movie and the heroine of my life. I can't live without you in this life."

"Tsk, so corny." Liu Yifei patted Wu Yuan's shoulder coquettishly, and was obviously happy: "You passed the test."

"Let's go." As she said that, she held Wu Yuan's hand, and left the airport with him with her fingers interlocked, and boarded the car that picked them up.

The paparazzi chasing behind them immediately uploaded the photos taken at the scene to Weibo, and the first-hand snapshots and the latest Reuters were immediately exposed on the Internet.

[Liu Yifei's new Hollywood drama has finished filming! Director Wu personally picked her up at the airport, and the sweetness is still there! ]

[Director Wu picked up his girlfriend at the airport, holding hands and showing off their love! ]

[The relationship is still stable, when will Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei's long-distance love run end? 】

Instantly, the two of them topped the trending searches on Weibo. (End of this chapter)