Chapter 198: The Latest Development of Light and Shadow Times, Signing of the Sweet Girl Jin

Chapter 198 The latest development of the era of light and shadow, signing the sweet girl Jinsha!

Wu Yuan is not Boss Jia. He said he would return to China in two days, and he really would return to China in two days.

When Hollywood was still competing to report on this year's Oscars, analyzing the winning movies and the winning guests, and constantly stimulating newspaper sales, Wu Yuan had already boarded the flight back to China.

The director is always a behind-the-scenes worker, unlike the stars in front of the stage.

Unlike the best actor, best actress, best supporting actor and best actress who had a lot of announcements and activities after participating in the Oscars, Wu Yuan's life was not greatly affected after winning the Best Foreign Language Film Award, except for being praised in the newspaper.

On March 8, he flew back to China with the three leading actors of the "Love" crew.

Liu Yifei did not go with him.

She and her mother took another flight to Tokyo alone.

Her first personal Chinese/Japanese album has entered the recording stage. In the next few months, she will record songs and shoot MVs at the same time, which will be busy for a while.

It just so happens that the two have been sticking together in Los Angeles for almost a month, and it's time to have some distance to create beauty.

At the early morning of the 9th, Beijing time, the crew of "Love" landed at Beijing International Airport.

You Benchang and Wu Yanshu naturally went home to rest.

But Gong Li had to rush to the crew's hotel to prepare for tomorrow's filming.

"Curse of the Golden Flower" has started shooting in Studio 2 of Beijing Film Studio.

If "Love" had not been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, and only "Memoirs of a Geisha" was nominated, Gong Li would not have asked for leave to participate in the Oscars.

It's true that Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" has a very heavy shooting task.

Studio 2 of Beijing Film Studio is actually the magnificent interior of the palace. Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Liu Ye, and Jay Chou have a lot of rival scenes here, and it's not an exaggeration to even call it a showdown.

"I summarized the play. For my role, it is to play a queen who is sick, cold, doesn't talk well, and doesn't look at people well."

"This is my basic state."

On the way, Gong Li couldn't help but complain to Wu Yuan.

Wu Yuan smiled and didn't respond.

Is "Curse of the Golden Flower" a good movie?

If we look at the box office performance and influence, it is definitely a good movie.

The domestic box office of 290 million yuan has refreshed the box office record of Chinese-language movies.

The foreign box office of more than 40 million US dollars is not bad.

And basically, the mainstream media in Hollywood mainly praises this movie.

American film critics and media people generally praise the film as "epic", "grand drama spectacle", and "visually brilliant".

But in the eyes of mainland audiences, this movie is obviously not a classic good movie. It is based on the plot of "Thunderstorm", which is obviously not understood and accepted by most ordinary movie fans.

Wu Yuan didn't comment much on this, but he was quite curious about another thing.

"How was Jay Chou's performance on the set?" he asked Gong Li curiously.

Wu Yuan had only seen the finished films that Jay Chou had acted in, so he didn't really know much about his performance on the set.

"Uh" Gong Li, who was always straightforward, was also stumped by the question. She was stunned for a moment and said awkwardly, "His songs are still very nice."

Okay, I understand.

Wu Yuan also changed the subject: "Director Zhang called me before and said he wanted to talk to me in person about something related to the Olympics."

"I have been abroad and have no time. Now I am back in China. I will visit the crew of "Curse of the Golden Flower" in a while."

"Then you have to hurry up." Gong Li reminded: "In a few days, the crew will move to Hengdian for filming. Most of the main scenes of this movie are still filmed in Hengdian."

"We are only filming some indoor scenes at the Beijing Film Studio."

"Oh, it's okay." Wu Yuan said indifferently: "It doesn't matter if we go to Hengdian."

He really wanted to see the filming of "Curse of the Golden Flower" on the spot, especially the big scenes filmed in Hengdian.

For example, the scene where the square with an area of ​​more than 10,000 square meters is covered with yellow flowers and tens of thousands of soldiers fight bravely in this dazzling sea of ​​flowers.

He was super curious about how Zhang Yimou arranged this scene, perfectly combining the sea of ​​flowers and the crowd.

It must be said that the lens aesthetics of the fifth-generation directors are indeed worthy of Wu Yuan's learning.

"Okay, I'll go back to the crew first." Gong Li waved outside the airport, and got into the nanny car that came to pick her up with her assistant.

After watching Gong Li leave, Wu Yuan got into the car of his assistant Xiao Zhang and went back to his courtyard to catch up on sleep.

At ten o'clock in the morning on the 9th, Wu Yuan woke up in the master bedroom of his courtyard.

After a good sleep, his work and rest schedule was almost adjusted back.

Looking at the ceiling with some lifeless eyes, Wu Yuan was thinking about what he had to deal with when he returned to China this time.

Well, he had to go to the two new real estate projects he bought in Beijing to see the situation on the spot.

The company's young director support plan is already being promoted, and he has to personally select a few good directors to support.

The preparatory work for "Gravity" should be started, and some props, models of space stations, and more sci-fi space suits need to be customized.

There are not many things, but the last two things are very important.

Rubbing his cheeks, he got up from the bed, washed up briefly, strolled out and bought some breakfast on the street, then Wu Yuan drove himself to the company.

Carrying two meat buns and a tea egg, Wu Yuan walked into a CBD building in Chaoyang District with his hands behind his back, and took the elevator to the 12th floor.

The headquarters of Light and Shadow Times is here. The 12th floor is the film and television company, and the 13th floor is the special effects company.

Compared with the newly established special effects company with only 15 employees, Light and Shadow Times Film and Television Media is much more formal.

There are more than 200 employees in the film and television company now, and the department with the most employees is the TV series department.

The TV series department led by Li Jichang currently has nearly 80 employees, 50 of whom are contracted crew members of the company, and half of the remaining 30 are clerks and administrators, and the other half are screenwriters.

Wu Yuan left the outlines of several TV series to the screenwriter department, including "My Lucky Star" which is already being filmed, "Princess Little Sister" and "Summer of Bubbles".

The company's screenwriter department is perfecting the script based on the outline given by Wu Yuan and some key plot details, and then investing in actual filming.

Walking into the company under the admiring eyes of the company's front desk, Wu Yuan did not go to Li Xiaoping immediately, but strolled to the TV series department and found Li Jichang.

"Director Li, how is the TV series department operating recently? Has "Fated to Love You" been scheduled?"

"Director Wu, are you back to China?" Li Jichang looked at Wu Yuan standing in front of him in surprise, and quickly stood up from his office chair, "Please sit down first, I'll pour you a cup of tea."

While taking out his treasured tea from the cabinet and brewing it for Wu Yuan, he replied: "Mango TV has already scheduled it, "Fated to Love You" will be broadcast after "Golden Branches Desire" in the Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater."

"This year, Mango TV has made a good start, the first The average ratings of the first exclusive drama "Golden Branches Desire" have exceeded 2%, and the highest ratings are close to 4%. "

"The deputy director of Mango TV in charge of TV dramas wants to make another push with "Fated to Love You" to establish the influence of Mango TV's exclusive dramas. "

Wu Yuan nodded: "Don't make tea, I have to go to Mr. Li later."

He waved his hand and asked: "What about "The Star of Sheep", when will it start filming?"

The script of "The Star of Sheep" has been completed, and actor Wu Yuan has also instructed to find Lin Zhiying to shoot it, and Jin Sha was chosen as the heroine.

Before those sweet actresses in China came to prominence, Jin Sha was indeed the most suitable actress to play this kind of idol drama.

She looks sweet, has a sweet voice, and a sweet personality. She is simply a sweet girl chosen by heaven.

She was born in the wrong era, in an era when idol dramas in the mainland have not yet developed.

If she was born ten years later, there might not be such a sweet girl as Zhao Silu.

However, the appearance of Wu Yuan this time changed her acting career. In the era of light and shadow, Jinsha became the most benefited mainland actress in the market of idol dramas and in the competition with Taiwan idol dramas.

Speaking of her, Li Jichang also had something to say.

He first reported to the director: "The crew of Shepherd Star has completed the preparations and will start filming in Ludao before the end of April."

Then, he hesitated for a while and asked carefully: "Director Wu, will our company sign artists?"

"I think Jinsha is still very suitable for idol dramas. After the broadcast of "Fated to Love You", she is likely to become an overnight sensation like Li Xiaolu."

"Should we sign her first?"

"After all, "Fated to Love You" is produced by the company, and she will be the heroine of "Shepherd Star" next. We can't let her act in the company's drama for nothing."

These days, in the mainland entertainment industry, basically all film and television companies make their own TV dramas and promote their own artists.

For example, Tangren, Zhouyi, and Rong Xinda, all of them digest their own projects internally, and the remaining roles will be auditioned publicly, and actors who work alone will be found to fill supporting roles.

Doing so can control the cost of actors' salaries and minimize the cost in this regard, and maximize profits on the other hand.

The company's own TV series has made its own actors famous, and the actors can take on various notices and endorsements, which can make money for the company again.

It may even be possible to earn back the company's paid salary by running notices for one or two months.

This back and forth is equivalent to the company not paying a penny, but finding an actor to shoot a TV series for nothing, and then the actor has to continue to make money for the company.

As an investor, who doesn't like this good thing?

It's no wonder that after 2012, a large number of actors and companies went to court, and even if they lost money, they had to end this cooperative relationship and set up their own studios.

However, it is still early for actors to open personal studios. Now the mainstream of film and television companies in the circle is to produce and sell by themselves.

Wu Yuan pondered for a while and asked in confusion: "Didn't Jinsha sign with an agency?"

"She only signed a record contract with Ocean Butterflies Music, and she didn't sign with any company for the actor agency business." Li Jichang said affirmatively.

"Okay." Wu Yuan nodded: "You can go and talk to her. If she is willing to sign with our company, we will give priority to her to play the heroine in the TV series produced by the company in the future as long as her image is suitable."

"But it is limited to TV series. The movies produced by the company have to be auditioned normally. She can't use the back door."

There is a gap between TV series and movies. Wu Yuan doesn't play the same trick as Huayi, where he just gives roles to people after signing them, regardless of whether their image and acting skills are suitable.

In his eyes, movie casting is very important. He would rather choose suitable actors from other companies than unsuitable actors from his own company.

This is a case of losing the big picture for the small, picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons!

The actor's salary is only a few dollars, is the final box office performance important?

"Okay!" Li Jichang agreed immediately and promised repeatedly: "Director Wu, don't worry. Jinsha took the initiative to tell me before that she wanted to sign with our company and become a contracted actor of Light and Shadow Times."

"It's just that I'm not sure whether the company does artist management business, so I didn't give her an accurate answer."

"With your words, I can sign Jinsha into the company tomorrow!"

"Well, the contract is drafted according to the average level of the industry." Wu Yuan's tone was full of confidence, "As for the agent and the artist team, let Li Xiaoping go to recruit them. There are many agents in China who want to join our Light and Shadow Times."