Chapter 371 Liu Yifei Returns to China

At the end of December.

Wu Yuan, along with his assistant Xiao Zhang, picked up his girlfriend who had been away filming for several months at the Beijing International Airport in a low-key manner.

"How is it, is everything going well with Kingsman?" As soon as he got in the car, he smiled and put his arm around his girlfriend's shoulders and talked to her about the recent situation.

"Very good, although the director was not satisfied with Cheng Long's literary performance, his martial arts performance is really amazing. There is no one better than him in Hollywood."

"It was more than ten days faster than expected, and the crew finished filming smoothly. Now they have returned to the United States to do post-production editing. John should report to you about the specifics."

Liu Yifei also missed Wu Yuan very much. Since the two of them fell in love, they rarely separated for such a long time. She also coveted Wu Yuan's embrace, locked in Wu Yuan's arms, and her tone was very tender.

"Although Matthew Vaughn is not very famous in Hollywood, he is still quite good in the field of action movies." Wu Yuan smiled and nodded, with some emotion.

Matthew Vaughn is the director recommended by Wu Yuan after discussing with New Line.

He is the director of the Kingsman series. On the original track, he should be thinking about shooting Kick-Ass, but New Line asked him to shoot Kingsman in advance.

Matthew Vaughn admires Jackie Chan very much, or in other words, as long as the directors in Hollywood like action movies, there is no director who doesn't like Jackie Chan and doesn't want to work with Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan is really good at fighting, and his fighting is not the pure violent aesthetics of Stallone and Schwarzenegger. His fighting scenes are full of oriental aesthetics.

The movements are smooth and pleasing to the eye, and they can also bring a funny atmosphere. He is unique in Hollywood.

It's just that after Matthew Vaughn really worked with Jackie Chan this time, it can't be said that his fantasy was shattered, but Jackie Chan's weak literary acting level did give Matthew Vaughn some headaches.

Fortunately, the excellence in martial arts made up for Cheng Long's weakness in literary drama. Even though the literary drama was shot with many bumps and NGs, Cheng Long still managed to finish the film more than ten days earlier than expected by relying on the large number of one-two passes in the martial arts.

"If Brother Cheng Long could make a breakthrough in literary drama, he would really have the potential to become an international actor like Tom Hanks."

Wu Yuan said with emotion: "It's a pity, it's too difficult, Brother Cheng Long probably can't do it."

Cheng Long is nearly 50 years old. If he really had talent in literary drama and it hadn't been discovered, he would have made a breakthrough long ago. It's not so late for him to be a late bloomer.

Cheng Long's upper limit is probably only slightly higher than Stallone and Schwarzenegger. If he wants to win the best actor, even the easiest Oscar, the best actor, the hope is very slim.

However, compared to Wu Yuan's dream, after Cheng Long returned from Hollywood in frustration, his box office appeal and influence became worse and worse every year. His martial arts scenes were not good, and his literary scenes were not outstanding. By 2020, it would be difficult for his new movie to break the 100 million box office. This is still countless times better.

At least Cheng Long can still fight now. He has not thought about his disappointing "Little Big Soldier", and he has no time to personally take the lead in leading Prince Fang.

This is normal. In his previous life, Cheng Long's acting career had reached its peak and was already weakening. Naturally, he could calmly try to promote his son at the cost of losing his own fame and influence.

It's different now. Cheng Long himself is still working hard in Hollywood, hoping to move up to a higher level. How can he have the time to sacrifice himself for his son?

However, Prince Fang has indeed developed steadily in the mainland entertainment circle in the past two years. When Wu Yuan attended the Golden Horse Awards, he saw Prince Fang in the guest seats. He was also an invited guest and came to present the award.

But he was very smart and knew that Wu Yuan was of the same generation as his father. Although he was the same age as Wu Yuan, he didn't dare to breathe in front of Wu Yuan, let alone show any attitude.

"Speaking of which," Wu Yuan touched his chin and thought to himself, "It's not a pity that there is no "Big Soldier", but "Chinese Zodiac" should be made."

The box office of "Big Soldier" was only 160 million yuan, so it doesn't matter whether it is there or not, but the box office of "Chinese Zodiac" is more than 800 million yuan, which is the best reputation and box office among Cheng Long's Chinese-language films in the 21st century.

This movie seems to be a co-production of Huayi and Emperor Entertainment Group, right?

It doesn't make sense that Huayi can do this, but he can't do it in the era of light and shadow.

After making a mental note of this, Wu Yuan came back to his senses and smiled at his girlfriend in his arms: "Xixi, you have to work harder this time. You won't have much time to rest. We have to go to Korea on January 4 to prepare for the filming of "Goblin."

"You insisted on dragging me to shoot this, so I can only coordinate it according to my schedule. We will start shooting in January and try to finish in April, and then we will go to the United States to prepare for the filming of "Interstellar."

"Next year, from January to September-October, we probably won't be idle."

"It's okay." Liu Yifei didn't mind taking a break. She joined the crew without a break and said happily: "I was too lazy in the past few years. It's good to be diligent now."

"Besides, I have dreamed of acting in a TV series with you for a long time."

"Hehe, you can't hold me back."

"You haven't acted in a play for seven or eight years. Your acting skills may not be as good as mine."

Liu Yifei shook her head proudly. In terms of status in the circle, Wu Yuan, an international director, is really incomparable. There is no one more powerful than him in the entire mainland entertainment circle. Only Zhang Yimou, the national teacher, can be compared with him.

However, in terms of acting skills, although Wu Yuan reached the peak as soon as he debuted, he has indeed only acted in one debut movie. For so many years, he has been used to sitting in the director's chair and giving orders, and has never acted as an actor himself.

No matter how talented a person is, it will definitely take time to adapt to picking up acting again.

Liu Yifei has filmed two movies in Hollywood in the past two years, and she has become somewhat confident in her level. She feels that she can "guide" her boyfriend in the field she is proud of.

Although this "guidance" may only last for a few days or even more than ten days, it is already a great thing for Liu Yifei to have the opportunity to teach Wu Yuan.

"Haha, yes, yes, I really need to learn from you, a professional, in terms of acting." Wu Yuan smiled dotingly and said along with her words.

A director who can train actors well is certainly not bad at acting, but Wu Yuan is indeed better at theory than practice. Maybe he really needs to learn some acting tips from his girlfriend, let her show off for a while.

"Oh, that's right." Liu Yifei raised her chin proudly, and suddenly remembered what Wu Yuan said just now, and asked curiously: "Are you going to shoot in Korea this time, not in China?"

"Yes, we're going to shoot in Korea." Wu Yuan nodded: "The whole story is set in Korea, so it's better to shoot directly in Korea. After all, this TV series is mainly for the Korean market."

"If it's a drama exclusively for the mainland, there's no need to invite you, a movie star, to act."

"As for the crew, half of the staff are from Korea and the other half are from the mainland. They have already led the team to find a suitable location near Seoul."

"Ninety-nine percent of Korean TV dramas are shot in Seoul. We will shoot in Jeju Island, a resort at most. With the help of local Korean crew members, the filming location is easy to determine. "

"Go home and rest for a few days. We should go to Korea for filming. The second male lead, Li Dongxu, is ready."

"Who will play the second female lead?" Liu Yifei asked curiously, "Is it a Korean actor or someone from the company?"

When Wu Yuan mentioned this, his face became strange, with an indescribable expression, "The second female lead."

"It's a new actor signed by the company. He jumped from Li Shaohong. You know him too."

"I know him?" Liu Yifei was even more confused.

"Hmm." Wu Yuan scratched his head, "Yang Mi, who played the role of Little Guo Xiang in The Return of the Condor Heroes with you!"

"Her!" Liu Yifei suddenly realized, "Why did the company sign her in?"

"I didn't expect it either." Wu Yuan sighed, "I have long delegated the daily operation of the company and the work of signing artists. This is the second female lead of Goblin that the company's agency department has made great efforts to dig her out, and they also promised her the second female lead of Goblin."

"After all, I had already spread the news in the company and gave the second female lead of Goblin to the company's artists, but I didn't expect the agency department to use this pie to seduce Yang Mi."

"This is also a good thing."

Wu Yuan stopped talking.

It should be said that from the perspective of the artist, Yang Mi's behavior of playing multiple roles and working hard is indeed somewhat criticized in terms of artistic ethics.

But from the perspective of the company, such an artist who can make money is definitely the more the better, and he can't say why he refuses to let her go.

"Okay, let's talk about the details when we get home."

Wu Yuan waved his hand: "Xiao Zhang, drive directly back to the villa in Shunyi. We haven't lived there much since it was built."

"Okay, Director Wu." Xiao Zhang, who was used to being invisible and only spoke when Wu Yuan asked him to, started the car calmly. (End of this chapter)