Chapter 686: "X-Men: Days of Future Past" Is Released

October 2014.

On a beautiful and crisp autumn day, the movie "Riding the Wind" started filming in Shanxi with a high profile.

Yes, very high profile.

This is different from Wu Yuan's usual style in the past, but it is consistent with his status as a "gift film".

As a 70th anniversary gift film that China Film Group has paid close attention to and even co-invested in the production, "Riding the Wind" has been destined to be watched by the industry since its birth. There was even an administrative order from above, and even the official media wanted to give this film a Provide layout.

Under such circumstances, of course Wu Yuan could not start filming in a low-key manner. He had to solemnly hold a launch conference and take the leading actors to accept reporters' barrage of questions and interviews.

Fortunately, although he doesn't like being interviewed, Wu Yuan's career as a director for so many years has allowed Wu Yuan to handle media interviews with ease.

And because it is a gift film, most of the questions asked by the invited media are quite formal, and they will not ask some sharp or irrelevant topics about the movie. The overall atmosphere is quite comfortable.

Throughout the press conference, it was not Wu Yuan who received the most media attention, but Wu Jing, the leading actor in the movie.

Wu Jing, who had just finished filming on the set of "The Great Wall", joined the set of "Riding the Wind" almost seamlessly.

It can be said that the media invited at the scene were the most interested in him.

Although he debuted for almost 20 years, Wu Jing's reputation has always been tepid.

In the 1990s, he mostly played important supporting roles in various martial arts dramas and was a complete star.

Later, after the millennium, Wu Jing went to Hong Kong Island to develop, and most of them were acting in action movies, and he could only play supporting roles.

After more than ten years of acting career, Wu Jing can only barely find a place in the field of stardom, and can barely be regarded as a golden supporting role in action movies.

Later, in 2012, he returned to the mainland for development and starred in a military film "I Am a Special Forces Soldier: Knife Unsheathed". He successfully returned to the field of TV dramas and was a rare leading actor.

Next, he made a desperate move and sold his house to raise money to direct and star in the military-themed movie "Wolf Warrior" which was a huge hit. It grossed nearly 40 million yuan at the box office on its first day of release, setting a first-day box office record for a Chinese military-themed movie. The film's cumulative box office exceeded 500 million yuan. .

At this point, Wu Jing has entered the upper echelon of attention and touched the threshold of a first-line actor. However, because he was an action star in his early years and later worked on military themes, Wu Jing is still not very famous in the public eye and has little influence. There is a huge fan base to speak of.

Logically speaking, an actor like him would not receive much attention from the media, just like no one would report on him getting married and having children.

But this year Wu Jing's fortune turned around, and he was suddenly spotted by two of the country's top directors, Zhang Yimou and Wu Yuan, and became the male lead in their new movies.

Good guy, now Wu Jing, who was no one interested in her, has become very popular right away.

At the press conference for "Riding the Wind", media from all walks of life gathered around him, wanting to know all about his mental journey over the past ten years. They were full of curiosity about this actor who has suddenly become a favorite among major domestic directors.

Wu Yuan will inevitably be asked about related topics.

"The reason why Director Zhang and I chose Wu Jing is naturally because he has the qualities we want."

Wu Yuan spoke eloquently in the face of reporters' questions.

"In today's actor circle, there are fewer and fewer male actors with tough guy images. Unknowingly, the aesthetics of Chinese movie fans have changed. Under the influence of Japanese and Korean idols, they prefer androgynous actors."

"I don't want to comment on this phenomenon, but we have to face the fact that with the changes in public aesthetics, there are indeed very few outstanding tough guy actors in the industry."

"The new movies of Director Zhang and I require a group of tough-guy actors to play heroic soldiers."

"So my film "Riding the Wind" and Director Zhang's "The Great Wall" have a very high degree of overlap in casting."

"Wu Jing, Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Yi, and Duan Yihong all joined my crew immediately after the filming of "The Great Wall" was completed."

"It's not that I don't want to find other actors, but there are only such a group of tough guy actors in China who can play soldiers well, so there's no other way."

"Wu Jing's selection as the leading actor was both accidental and inevitable."

Yes, the final casting of "Riding the Wind" is very similar to that of "The Great Wall". At least the male actors are almost the same team.

There's nothing we can do about it. There are only a few available military actors in the country, so what should we do?

In the era of light and shadow, there was originally a Zhu Yawen who could be used, but after Zhu Yawen finished filming "Ready Player One", he took on the "Xiu Chun Dao 2", replacing Zhang Yi's Zhen Fu Si Qian The role of Wen Zhao Tori.

And Zhang Yi came to the crew of "Riding the Wind".

This is also a change caused by Wu Yuan's butterfly effect. Because Lu Yang became an actor in the second phase of the Light and Shadow Era Young Director Support Program, "Xiu Chun Knife 1" appeared a year earlier.

And because of the sufficient support from the Light and Shadow Era, although "Xiuchundao 1" did not make much money, the company immediately supported Lu Yang in filming "Xiuchundao 2", which made the film appear two years earlier.

Due to schedule conflicts, the current situation emerged.

However, Zhang Yi himself is still very satisfied. Can the supporting actor in "Xiu Chun Dao 2" and the supporting actor in "Chengfeng" be on the same level?

"In short, I hope there will be more actors like Wu Jing in the entertainment industry. Military films, war films, and period films need such tough guys!"

Finally, the launch conference of "Riding the Wind" ended with these words from Wu Yuan.

That day, Wu Yuan's headline calling for more tough-guy actors in the entertainment industry became a front-page report in major mainstream entertainment media.

After seeing relevant reports, some people agree, some are dissatisfied, and some even denounce it angrily.

Now is the time when K-pop idol groups are surging, and it is also the honeymoon period between China and South Korea. Korean oppas have captured tens of millions of girls in the country. These girls don’t care whether Wu Yuan is a great director or not. You are mocking our brother. "Mother", that won't work.

Many idol fans went to Wu Yuan's Weibo to scold him, saying that he bullied his own oppa just because of his high status and had no idea how hardworking and masculine his own oppa was.

Unfortunately, Wu Yuan cannot see these comments at all. He almost never logs into his Weibo account.

After the crew of "Chengfeng" started filming, he had no time to pay attention to these public opinions on the Internet. He never relied on the comments of netizens or even relied on his happiness and anger, and he didn't care about these little ones who had not yet grown up. Those strange views of children.

But there was another thing that forced Wu Yuan, who was immersed in filming, to raise his head and pay attention.

"X-Men: Days of Future Past" is officially released in North America! (End of chapter)