You don't understand the happiness of the director

"Director, wake up, Director Quan, we're here..."

Wu Jing woke up Wang Quan, who was sleeping soundly in the car, and discovered that the wedding destination had arrived.

After they got off the plane at Lijiang Airport, they drove another three hours to Liangshan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. Many sections of the road were very bumpy. Unexpectedly, Wang Quan fell asleep in this situation.

"I had a dream~" Wang Quan said, "I just heard you talk about silver on the plane. That's what happened in the dream."

"Let's think of something happy," Wu Jing said with relief, "By the way, the outline of "Wolf Warrior 2" has basically been finalized. We need a foreign villain who is better at fighting, and we also need a female mixed-race Chinese and foreigner who can speak fluently. Speaking in Chinese and English, you will have to let Director Quan worry about it when the time comes.”

Wang Quan nodded: "The budget of 300 million yuan granted to you is mainly for this purpose. When the time comes, I will definitely choose the right actor for you."

In line with the principle of not being a bastard if it is popular, the first overseas translation of "Wolf Warrior" is "The Prequel of Cold Front: The Story of Wolf Warrior".

But even so, because it tells the story of our country's soldiers defending the sacred territory and fighting border crimes in modern times, and Wu Jing's reputation cannot be compared with King Quan, and it is a purely Chinese-language movie, so the current overseas box office is only more than 500 Thousands of knives.

Foreign audiences simply cannot get the emotional value of this story, "Anyone who offends China will be punished no matter how far away", and may even feel disgusted. This is a dish that is unique to domestic audiences.

If you include those markets that have not yet been released, including North America, it is estimated that it will eventually reach 20 million U.S. dollars overseas, which is pretty good.

The overseas box office of "Leng Feng" is 400 million + US dollars!

One of the main criticisms of "Wolf Warrior" among movie fans is the bleak overseas market.

Wu Jing was criticized for using his mediocre directing skills to ruin a series that could have had much promise, even surpassing "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

Even after Li Weiran took over, the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series still made more than 100 million US dollars at the overseas box office. Although it was half as much as the first part of King Power, it was not as exaggerated as "Wolf Warrior".

Therefore, in order to increase the overseas box office of "Wolf Warrior 2", Wu Jing also plans to recruit several Hollywood celebrities. By then, the overseas translation of this movie will be more direct "Cold Front 2"!

Wang Quan went through it in his mind and probably had a few good candidates. In addition, "Pacific Rim 2" will have been released by then, Wu Jing's international reputation will be even higher, and it will not be possible to earn over 100 million overseas. Too difficult.

Wang Quan and Wu Jing accompanied the groom back, while Liu Yifei accompanied the bride Li Xian from the United States.

Such a celebrity lineup even alarmed the local lieutenant governor.

Although Wu Jing has a straight temper, he has been immersed in the entertainment industry for decades. This kind of welcoming and sending scene is better than Wang Quan. Wang Quan pushed him out as a shield and found a place to complain to Qian Qian. Heartfelt.

The box office of "The Farewell" in North America has exceeded 5 million dollars in its first week. To be honest, for a movie with mostly Chinese dialogues, this result is already very good, and the reputation of key critics is also quite good. This makes Liu Yifei became more and more confident about the upcoming prize competition.

Next is the global release of "Lucy" in July, and she will be very busy by then.

Then she cared about Yang Mi's hair again.

Wang Quan laughed and said: "Some hair stubble has grown, it's stiff, so I still wear a wig when going out."

Liu Yifei nodded: "I can probably imagine the feeling."

During their relationship, Wang Quan also shaved her hair. It was really prickly when it first grew out, but no one else could see that area.

Three distinguished guests from the entertainment industry who came from afar stayed overnight in Xiao Wei's hometown. After the wedding the next day, Wang Quan gave Xiao Wei a holiday before returning to Beijing with Wu Jing and Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei continues to take care of her children, and Wu Jing wants to promote his new work "Slaying the Wolf 2".

In the first part, he was just a little guy. When filming the second part, he returned with the huge popularity of "Cold Front" and directly became the male lead. The film crew found Tony Jia and Gu Tianle to support him.

And just before the movie was released, Wu Jing's popularity got even higher due to the huge hit of "Wolf Warrior", which made the film crew extremely happy.

After returning to the capital, Wang Quan immediately dialed the number of Lao Zhou who wanted to come from Xiao Wei.

"Hey, Lao Zhou, I heard about your sister..."

If he wanted to shoot that subject, Wang Quan thought it was best to tell the family members of the person involved and try to get their permission.

Of course, if someone doesn't allow it, you have to take the photo yourself. If you take the photo one day earlier, the criminal will be brought to justice the day earlier.

When he first heard the news, Lao Zhou was extremely shocked, and then he became doubtful and worried.

If this story were filmed by director Wang Quan, it would definitely shock the whole country, and even the whole world. It would be like digging out the scars on the families of the victims and stabbing them with a knife.

So he mustered up the courage to ask: "Director Quan, why do you want to film this story?"

Wang Quan: "I want to do a performance art."

"Performance art?" Lao Zhou didn't understand.

"Yes, making a movie is also a performance art. I am thinking, if a well-known director like me or Zhang Yimou goes to Baiyin to shoot this story, and assuming that the murderer is still in Baiyin, do you think he will Want to see how we film and film his story?”

Hearing Wang Quan's words, Lao Zhou's voice trembled with excitement, "You mean, you want to help us catch this murderer?"

"It may be a bit difficult to catch him. If the momentum is bigger, he might reveal his flaws on his own. I have read the relevant files. He has committed crimes twice in a row in the community of the family members of the Power Supply Bureau, and the last time he committed the crime was in the community opposite the police station. It shows that he is very rampant. I want to take a gamble. If the gamble succeeds, this movie will be sublimated and you can get revenge. If the gamble loses, I believe he will also see this movie. I will pass the movie Tell him that as long as you are alive, the relevant departments and the victims’ families will not let you go until death!”

The words "until death do us part" rekindled the hatred hidden deep in Lao Zhou's heart. He choked with sobs: "Director Quan, I support you, and you cannot fail. You must catch this beast. I represent all the families of the victims." Thank you, I will inform them and persuade them to agree to the film."

"Oh, do you have any contact?"

Lao Zhou: "Yes, there is a group. Normally, everyone does not talk. They only make noise when there is progress in the case."

"Then please inform the families of the other ten victims. After making some arrangements, I will go to Baiyin in person to conduct research and write a script."

"It's nine." Lao Zhou sighed. "One of the victims' families no longer had direct relatives. Her younger brother couldn't stand the stimulation. Two years later, he committed suicide due to depression. His parents also died successively. One of the victims had only one family left. Alone, but he didn’t give up.”

Hearing this, Wang Quan could only sigh. This was not only 11 lives, but also a tragedy for 11 families.

Wang Quan searched for information about related cases in the film and television library, dug into the details of the case bit by bit from documentaries, and discovered that there was a TV series involving this case called "Who is He", starring Zhang Yi.

This drama is adapted from two cases: the Baiyin Serial Murder Case and the Nanda Murder Case. The former will be solved next year, but the latter has no sign of being solved until 2025.

Although the quality of this work was average, the later stage was unfinished, and it did not help Wang Quan's creation, but he liked the name.

"who is he".

It has been 27 years, and the police have invested an astonishing amount of police power and financial resources just to know who he is, but they still have found nothing.

Since his last case in 2002, he has completely disappeared.

If it hadn't been for an accident, if it hadn't been for the improvement of police technology, he might not have been arrested.

When Wang Quan returned to the capital, something big or small happened in the film industry.

The box office of "Avengers 2" exceeded 1.3 billion, surpassing the previous annual box office champion "Legend of the Shark Pearl" with 1.275 billion.

Moreover, the recently released "Jurassic World" has a box office of over 100 million on its first day of work, and the momentum is also very fierce.

People in the film and television circles are lamenting that if there are no commercial blockbusters with royal power this year, will the annual box office champion have to give up to Hollywood?

Wang Quan said, "What's the rush? The summer vacation hasn't arrived yet."

A major feature of this year's summer season is that it is basically the stage for domestic blockbusters.

But the film bureau is really not to blame for this. It was indeed introduced at the same time, but the summer season in North America is mainly in May and June, and Jurassic and Avengers 2 are all in this time period.

The summer season in Mainland China is mainly in July and August, and everyone is waiting for "Ghost Blowing Lantern 3" to open its summer season.

"Ghost Blowing the Lantern 3" is still half a month away from release, and Wang Quan has already seen the theatrical version. Chen Zhengdao is a master of suspense, and this version has his personal characteristics. The plot is interlocking and very gripping.

Moreover, the grand scene is also the best among the three films. After all, it is the final film of the period. It is very sincere. King Quan boldly gave an expected box office of 2 billion.

After arriving at the company, Wang Quan first chatted with Chen Zhengdao.

The movie is about to be released, but he has already started preparing for the filming of "The Tuner", and Wang Quan injected capital in advance to help him establish the company.

Wang Quan thought his name was very good, so he simply called it Zhengdao Light and Film Industry.

"The Tuner" will be the first work jointly produced by Wangdao and Zhengdao's Light.

Later, Wang Quan found Huang Jianxin and told him something.

“What, you’re planning on making another movie while you’re preparing for ‘The Getaway’?”

"Yes, it is a short-lived, experimental film. Sister Fei Hong said that this year is the tenth anniversary of my debut, so it is best to make my last film. "Parasite" is out of the question, so I will just make another one. department."

"Are you rushing too much?" Huang Jianxin asked worriedly.

Although the preparation period for "Xiaoyaoyou" is very long, a full year, this is the preparation period for the trilogy. The workload during this period is very heavy, and Wang Quan cannot be the master of every scene and every prop. He needs to be sure.

Wang Quan said: "About a month. I can complete the entire process from script to shooting to post-production in one month."

"Wait, you haven't written the script yet?" Huang Jianxin asked again.

"I have some ideas, but I want to go to the scene of the crime in person to collect information, because this is a major and important case that is well-known throughout the country, so I plan to cooperate with Golden Shield Film and Television and have the official escort throughout the process."

Huang Jianxin did not persuade us anymore, "We are cooperating with Golden Shield on "Operation Mekong River", so there will be no problem in this regard."

After settling the matter, Huang Jianxin talked to Wang Quan about the preparations for "Xiaoyaoyou".

"You don't have to build the Tang Dynasty palace scene you need. I found a good place."

"Ah, I need the scene to be fresh enough. I can't accept the mass merchandise from Hengdian." Wang Quan said.

"Don't worry, it's definitely fresh enough. It hasn't been built yet, but it will be almost ready when we start it." Old Huang chuckled, and then told Wang Quan that this scene is called Xiangyang Tang Palace Film and Television City.

"This film and television city was originally prepared for Chen Kaige to shoot "The Legend of the Demon Cat", and the film studio and the local government jointly funded it."

Wang Quan was somewhat impressed by that film. The promoter claimed that the film cost one billion, but in fact most of it was the cost of this magnificent Tang Dynasty.

Huang Jianxin told Wang Quan, "Chen Kaige is currently filming "The Great Wall" for Hollywood, so the filming date of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" will be postponed. The local government is very dissatisfied because after it is completed, it will have to wait for the film crew to finish filming before it can be opened to the public. It is quite There is still a long window in the middle, so we can take advantage of this window.”

Wang Quan said amusedly: "Then Director Kai Ge will use second-hand scenes from the Tang Palace?"

Huang Jianxin: "There is nothing we can do about it. The local government has the biggest say. They are eager for you to film in their film and television city. Your influence is much greater than that of Chen Kaige. You can even turn a small village in the northwest into a tourist attraction." , let alone Tangcheng, which has invested hundreds of millions.”

Huang Jianxin added another point: "Not only does it cost you nothing to film with them, but the scenes can be modified according to your requirements."

The palace scenes are not very important in the trilogy, only about ten minutes, but they are big scenes, so Wang Quan decided to go to Xiangyang Tang Palace Film and Television City in person to see what needed to be adjusted.

After arriving at the place, the local government took it seriously and held a press conference after confirming cooperation.

Wang Quan clarified the rumor that the production cost was 3 billion for the first time at this press conference, "It's not that much, just over 2 billion, and it's not one movie, it's three movies. Yes, they will be shot at the same time. It will take about one year to prepare and one year to shoot." , in the next year, the cost of each film will be more than 100 million U.S. dollars. The male actor has been determined and is being kept secret for the time being. The other actors have not yet been determined. Everyone is welcome to submit their resume."

Finally, Wang Quan also revealed to the media, "During the preparation of this trilogy, I will shoot an experimental film, which is relatively niche and does not consider the box office. You don't need to pay too much attention to it."

However, the more Wang Quan said this, the more people became curious about what this so-called experimental film was.

Amid people's suspicions, Wang Quan took Lao Wang's bodyguard Dayao Ge and a security team of more than a dozen people to Baiyin.

And found the murderer Gao Chengyong on the first day...

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