Chapter 235: Meeting My Family During the Spring Festival and Heading to North America to Start Filming "

Chapter 235: Meeting my family during the Spring Festival, and heading to North America to film "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"

In Liu Yifei's hometown, fine snow was floating in the air.

Taking an Air China flight, Wu Yuan, Liu Yifei, and Liu Xiaoli landed at the international airport in Sanzhen.

Today is February 12, and it's only a few days away from the first day of the Chinese New Year on the 18th.

After the filming of "Those Years" was completed, Wu Yuan returned to Beijing to follow up on the post-production of "Gravity" for a while. At the urging of his girlfriend, he boarded a flight back to his hometown to visit relatives with Liu Yifei and her daughter.

For Wu Yuan, it doesn't matter where you spend the Spring Festival. This lively festival has never had anything to do with him.

But this year is different. This year Wu Yuan will experience a long-lost family gathering.

It's just that this family is not his Wu family, but Liu Yifei's Liu family.

Liu Xiaoli has three brothers and sisters, all of whom have children. In addition, Liu Yifei's grandmother is still alive, and the An family will visit relatives during the Spring Festival.

It can be expected that this Spring Festival will be a big test for Wu Yuan.

Even a handsome son-in-law cannot escape the need to visit his mother's house.

As soon as he got off the plane, Wu Yuan first met Zhou Wenqiong who came to pick up Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli. This was Liu Yifei's aunt, the relative who lived in Los Angeles for a long time. She also came back to visit relatives this time, but arrived earlier than Liu Yifei and her daughter.

"Aunt~" The fully armed Liu Yifei ran to Zhou Wenqiong enthusiastically, hugged her and made a coquettish voice.

Fortunately, she knew that she was a star and was not suitable to stay in public for a long time. After giving Wu Yuan a look, the group got on the car first.

"Aunt, this is my boyfriend Wu Yuan." After getting in the car, Liu Yifei shyly introduced him to her aunt.

Zhou Wenqiong looked at Wu Yuan in surprise. Although Liu Xiaoli had informed her in advance, she still couldn't believe that Wu Yuan, a young and talented director, was Liu Yifei's boyfriend.

It's a bit outrageous, but it's reasonable. After all, in public, Liu Yifei and Wu Yuan have been "tied" together.

Originally thought it was just a simple director's support for the actors, but unexpectedly there was something fishy!

Because she has lived in Los Angeles for a long time, she knows too well how powerful Wu Yuan is in Hollywood. Just the record of "single-film box office breaking one billion US dollars" that only five people have achieved is an unattainable achievement.

It is naturally a good thing for her niece to have such a boyfriend.

When Zhou Wenqiong was observing Wu Yuan, Wu Yuan also looked at her generously, nodded and smiled, and greeted: "Hello, auntie."

Zhou Wenqiong is very beautiful, and she is 80% similar to Liu Xiaoli, and she is also a top beauty.

No wonder Liu Yifei said that she is the ugliest in the family.

The genes of the Liu family are really excellent, and the female members are more beautiful than each other.

In the car, the young girl sitting in the driver's seat had time to turn around and excitedly shouted: "Xixi, Director Wu is really your boyfriend!"

"You actually brought him home for the Spring Festival!"

"Wow, Director Wu, can you sign for me? Many of my colleagues are your fans!"

"Pirates of the Caribbean is really great. Although the second part has not been released in China, we also bought the disc to watch it!"

This noisy girl is Zhou Wenqiong's daughter.

Although Zhou Wenqiong is Liu Xiaoli's sister, because Liu Xiaoli gave birth relatively late, Zhou Wenqiong's daughter is a few years older than Liu Yifei, and Liu Yifei has to call her cousin.

And she did not work in the United States with her mother, but stayed in China to live and work hard.

Wu Yuan looked at her with some amusement. Disney did not release the genuine Pirates of the Caribbean disc in China. All the discs available in China are pirated. Can this matter be mentioned in front of him?

"As long as you like it, after the Chinese New Year, Sissi and I will go to the United States to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" together. The third part will definitely be released in China at that time."

"What?!" My cousin was shocked again and shouted excitedly: "Sissi is going to shoot "Pirates of the Caribbean 3"?"

"That's amazing, Sissi is going to become an international superstar!"

The new actors of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" have not been announced to the public yet. It is still a secret. The news will not be disclosed until the official start of filming.

After getting such a "gossip", my cousin looked at Liu Yifei with envy, saying, "Sissi, it's great to have a big director boyfriend. You are so lucky."

My cousin is also very beautiful. With the genes of the Liu family, she is also a little beauty. Although she has not entered the entertainment industry, she does look forward to the glamorous star industry.

"Hehe." Liu Yifei smiled triumphantly, hugged Wu Yuan's arm in front of the elders, raised her chin and said proudly: "Cousin, this is something you can't envy~"

"There is only one Wu Yuan in the world, he is already mine~"

"Shameless!" Liu Xiaoli, who was sitting next to her, stretched out her hand and tapped her daughter's face with anger and amusement: "Is there anyone who talks to your cousin like this?"

Do you still need to be reserved as a daughter?

Liu Yifei didn't care about this, she made a face at her mother, and her playful smile made everyone in the car laugh.

The car started, and there was laughter all the way. Although Wu Yuan didn't say much, he blended into it very peacefully.

More than an hour later, the car stopped at the door of a small villa in an old neighborhood in Sanzhen.

Although the Liu family is not a wealthy family, it is a well-off family with three generations of intellectuals. The family lives in a small house of some age and enjoys their lives.

At the door, Wu Yuan also saw Liu Yifei's grandmother, a kind and loving wealthy old woman. From her eyebrows and eyes, it can be seen that she must have been a stunning woman when she was young.

It seems that in order to welcome Wu Yuan, the grandmother changed into a bright red wedding dress and wore a red flower accessory on her head.

Against the background of this festive color, she is not tacky at all.

She just stood at the door, still behaved properly, and exuded a noble temperament.

It can be said that the white hair and flowers are not laughed at, and the years never defeat the beauty.

Under the grandmother's repeated "Where is Xixi's boyfriend?"

"Are you Xiaoyuan?"

"The young man is so handsome!", Wu Yuan was warmly welcomed into the house by the grandmother.

The scene of the three-court trial he expected did not appear, but instead there was a warm and enthusiastic welcome and praise.

In this way, Wu Yuan's Spring Festival holiday began.

After being warmly entertained by the Liu family and spending a lively Spring Festival with caring and asking about each other's well-being, Wu Yuan finally realized why the Liu family was so enthusiastic about him.

Other people's families were not polite to their son-in-law, because their daughters were married out after all, and once they were married, they were like water spilled out, and they had to serve their parents-in-law, do housework, and have children for other families.

But Wu Yuan was different. Wu Yuan had no elders above him and was alone.

Liu Yifei and he were together, and after entering the marriage hall, they would live together, and there would be no parents-in-law to serve.

There was no need to worry about whether to spend the New Year at the man's house or the woman's house. They could go back to the Liu family every year to celebrate the New Year together.

Good guy, this is not marrying a daughter, it's not an exaggeration to say it's recruiting a son-in-law.

From the perspective of Grandma Liu, she must be very satisfied with Wu Yuan, her grandson-in-law!

Enthusiastic, must be enthusiastic!

During the entire Spring Festival holiday, Wu Yuan enjoyed meticulous care and considerate care in the Liu family. Except that he could not share a room with Liu Yifei, everything else was fine.

In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival holiday was over for the most part, and the days came to the end of February.

Before the New Year atmosphere in the streets and alleys had dissipated, and before the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month had even begun to be eaten, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei had to say goodbye to their grandmother, aunt and other relatives and friends with regret, and boarded a flight to Los Angeles.

The filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" really can't be delayed any longer.

All the preparatory work of the crew has been completed long ago. The actors, including Cheng Long, who became popular again in Hollywood because of "Rush Hour 3", have arrived in Los Angeles, waiting for him, the director, and Liu Yifei.

No matter how proud Wu Yuan was, he was too embarrassed to celebrate the Lantern Festival in China. He could only fly to Los Angeles on February 28, the tenth day of the Chinese New Year.

"Daniel, you are finally here."

As soon as Jerry met Wu Yuan and his group outside the airport, he couldn't stop complaining: "If you don't come, I will go to China to invite you in person."

"Oh, and Crystal, welcome to join the "Pirates of the Caribbean" crew!"

Jerry smiled and hugged Wu Yuan, shook hands with Liu Yifei, and then said excitedly: "I'm waiting for you two."

"Daniel, this time "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" will be the most important one in this series, everything depends on you."

"Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is the last one in Wu Yuan's contract.

Not only him, but also the intention contracts of the three leading actors, including Depp, Orlando, and Keira, have only signed the third one.

Although this does not mean that there will only be three films in this series, it is not easy to prepare for the fourth film, coordinate the schedules of these actors, and satisfy their appetite for film pay.

Jerry even pessimistically believes that in the next five years, it may not be possible to gather all the actors for the fourth film.

So for him and Disney, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" is very important. It would be best if it could earn more than a billion dollars in box office in one go, so that Disney's financial statements will look better in the next few years.

"Jerry, put your heart in your stomach." Wu Yuan patted his shoulder, "I am a dedicated director. Since I have signed the contract, I will definitely complete the work seriously. Don't worry."

According to the contract signed before, Wu Yuan can get 10 million US dollars as a director for the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3".

Although this money is nothing to Wu Yuan now, the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series is not just as simple as making 30 million US dollars for him. The status of a major commercial film director brought to him by this series and the rising fame around the world are all things that cannot be bought with money.

So he really took the third and last "Pirates of the Caribbean" he directed very seriously, and he has been discussing the script with the screenwriter all the time.

Wu Yuan's version of "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" has many changes compared to the first two, especially the line of Sao Feng, which has been almost re-set, from the costumes and the setting of the pirate village to the character's personality and lines, all of which have been greatly changed.

This time, "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" will at least not be criticized by Chinese movie fans for "vilifying China"!

It's not the pirates of the world, but the stereotyped image of Europeans and Americans with a limp, a black eye patch, a tricorn hat, and a pirate hook in their hands!

What is cultural output?

This is cultural output!

People all over the world, including Asians, have been influenced by countless European and American pirate novels, paintings, movies, and TV dramas for hundreds of years. When it comes to pirates, the first thing that comes to mind is the stereotype of Caribbean pirates.

Even the Japanese "One Piece", most of the pirate images in it also borrowed from the Caribbean pirates, and there is no local style at all.

But now, Wu Yuan wants to bring a different image of Chinese pirates to global fans!

Since Captain Jack is going to travel across the seven seas, if the pirates of the seven seas are exactly the same as those in the Caribbean, wouldn't it be boring?

When Captain Jack drives the Black Pearl to the South China Sea, he will lead the audience to appreciate the Chinese style that is different from the Caribbean!

This is actually what European and American audiences want to see.

When Captain Jack drives the Black Pearl out of the Caribbean and comes to other parts of the world, fans also want to see pirates with a different style from the Caribbean Pirates.

See Captain Jack in different seas and different pirates have various interesting stories and adventures!