Chapter 308 After the Filming

"I announce that the "Pirate King" series is finished!"

As Wu Yuchen shouted these words, hundreds of people in the entire crew cheered.

"It's finally over! Fuck!"

"Oh my god! I thought I wouldn't be able to go back this year!"

"Oh, God, I'm going to stay at home for a fucking month after I go back this time!"

Some people even yelled in excitement to vent their emotions.

Wu Yuchen was not dissatisfied with this at all, and let these people vent their anger, even if they scolded him, it didn't matter.

After all, the shooting lasted for 8 months, and I had to constantly change places, with almost no time to stop and rest. The intensity was not low. By now, many people are exhausted both physically and mentally, and they are in urgent need of a rest mentally. and catharsis.

Now being able to finish filming in early December so that they can go home for Christmas is the best that Wu Yuchen can do.

That night, the whole crew held a big party.

"Mouse, is the director gone?" Chris asked.

Ning Hao nodded, picked up the wine glass and clinked it with the other person: "He said that if he doesn't leave, we won't be able to let him go!"

Chris breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then said immediately:

"He took us to this inhumane place and squeezed us for eight consecutive months. If he were here, I would kick his ass!"

Seeing Ning Hao's contemptuous look, Chris stared and asked, "Why, don't you believe it?"

Ning Hao said perfunctorily: "Yeah, I believe you!"

He now really understands why Wu Yuchen did not stay on set. Eight months of filming has indeed allowed him to establish a strong prestige among the crew. Prestige is in front and trust is behind. Naturally, many people are attracted to Wu Yuchen when they see him. Will be in awe. His absence allowed these people to vent freely.

After the two drank a glass of wine, Chris asked again:

"Mouse, will you stay in Hollywood? You are a good guy. I hope I can work with you again in the future~"

Ning Hao shook his wine glass and smiled when he heard this: "No, I plan to succeed in my studies and return to China to be a director!"

"Oh, that's such a shame~" Chris sighed after hearing this.

But then he raised his glass and touched it with Ning Hao: "Then I wish our rat will become a great Chinese director in the future!"

Ning Hao laughed loudly and met him.

In fact, to be honest, he doesn't know if he can become a good director. After all, he only made a film with a cost of less than 100,000 yuan before.

But coming here this time has changed a lot of his ideas. In the past, whether Ning Hao received education and concepts in film, whether at Beijing Normal University or after joining Beijing Film Academy, he basically focused on pursuing art, which is the highest pursuit of film creators.

But what about Hollywood? Of course Hollywood also pursues art, but in the final analysis, what Hollywood values ​​most is the market, commercial films, and money!

During this trip to the United States, Ning Hao gained a lot of knowledge. Even in the United States, where the market is very mature, most directors who dive into literary films have no chance of success.

What about China? Whether it is a fifth-generation director or a sixth-generation director, they all follow the path of literary directors. The market in China is still so weak. Can it afford to support such a large number of literary and artistic directors? Not at all.

Today's Chinese literary and artistic films actually make a living by participating in foreign film festivals. For example, his film "Incense" also won several awards at film festivals. It made a lot of money in bonuses, but after returning to China, it didn't work at all. No movie theater is willing to show it!

This gave Ning Hao a doubt. Is he making movies for Chinese people or foreigners?

If the films he makes are not watched at all in China and they only win a few awards internationally, is there any point in that? For him, movies are more than just something for self-pleasure, they are valuable only when people watch them!

What's more, haven't even Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in The Fifth Generation begun to transform into large-scale commercial films, compromising with the market?

And Director Wu, didn’t he rely on a few market-oriented movies with high box office to become bigger and stronger?

This is especially true in Hollywood. Is it because of his ability to shoot literary films that Wu Yuchen can speak for himself on such a big crew as "The Pirate King", and even Depp was convinced by him? Definitely not! He relies on the box office results of past movies in the market!

Then why does he, little Ning Hao, have to be such a stubborn person and go against the general trend?

Therefore, Ning Hao has also made plans for the future. After returning, he must first survive, adapt to the market, and gain a foothold in the industry, so that he can show his talents. Once it has gained a certain level of influence, it won’t be too late to consider making some artistic films.

…

In Los Angeles, the sun was already high in the sky. The sunlight penetrated into the room through a crack in the curtains and fell on the two seductive beauties lying on the bed.

Wu Yuchen also woke up in this beam of light and felt that Anne Hathaway and Jessica Alba were still sleeping beside him.

Not only the employees on the crew needed to vent, but he, the director, was no exception. Otherwise, he would suffer from mental problems. However, he chose to return to Los Angeles to continue the process.

Now, he really feels that his whole body and mind are much smoother, which is conducive to his subsequent work!

That's right, Wu Yuchen didn't plan to return to China immediately, but chose to stay in Hollywood for a while.

At the end of last month, the top ten outstanding young people in China were announced, and Wu Yuchen was among them, and he was already considered very young. But this time it is not that there is someone younger than him. Yao Ming, who was born in September 1980, is 23 years old this year and is the youngest.

Not long after that, the award ceremony was scheduled for January 4th. Therefore, Wu Yuchen is not in a hurry now and plans to use the remaining nearly three weeks to complete all the editing work of "Pirate King 2" first.

In this case, even if he leaves then, the post-production of "Pirate King 2" will not stop here, and some of the work that needs to be done can still be done without much delay.

Then he looked at the two beauties beside him who had played with him last night, and couldn't help but smile. The two films previously promised to them, "Princess Diaries" and "Dance My Life", have now been fulfilled one by one.

"The Princess Diaries" is a co-production between Miracle Pictures and Disney, while "So You Think You Can Dance" is a collaboration with Fox. Since these two films are both youth-themed films, they will be released in the summer of next year.

He, Director Wu, travels all over the world and can establish friendly and close cooperation with so many beauties because he has a good reputation! He wasn't going to do something like Harvey's, which was empty talk but forceful, causing a bunch of women to eventually sue him.

Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway, two beauties in their early twenties, deserve his careful care and attention for a long time!

However, the most attention-grabbing movie from Miracle Pictures recently is not these two, but "Saw"!

During this year's Halloween season, "Saw" became a blockbuster. With a production cost of 1.2 million, the North American box office exceeded 100 million in one fell swoop, making the market exclaim!

In the previous life, "Saw" was not taken seriously when it was first released. Instead, it relied on word-of-mouth to win 55 million box office in North America and over 100 million worldwide. But this time, because of Miracle Pictures' efforts in marketing, "Saw" achieved great box office results upon its release, taking the lead among all Halloween horror films and successfully exceeding 100 million!

Moreover, its reputation is very good. The various weird and terrifying killing methods and the meaningful central theme have broken the bottleneck of horror films becoming more routine and commercialized over the years, and caused a sensation in the horror film circle. It also made James Wan famous in the circle!

The success of "Saw" and James Wan also drew attention to Wu Yuchen's ability to discover and cultivate new directors. Especially among Chinese filmmakers, many people who think they have underappreciated talents hope to become the next generation through Wu Yuchen. A James Wan.

If he is really talented, Wu Yuchen would not mind giving him some training opportunities, but it would probably be very difficult to produce another Wen Ziren.

You must know that the "Saw" series alone has a total box office of up to 1 billion US dollars. If you include discs and various copyright income, the profits created are astonishing. And James Wan created more than just a "Saw"!

…

At DreamWorks, after Wu Yuchen was busy in the editing room for a long time, he was called out by Spielberg to have dinner with him.

“This newly opened shop makes good pasta~”

"Really? Then I'm going to have a taste!"

The two of them were also chatting while eating.

"Wu, can the schedule of "Pirate King 2" be finalized?"

Wu Yuchen thought for a while and gave Spielberg a while: "Let's do it in July, so we have more time."

Spielberg nodded: "Okay, then we will discuss with the theaters and then start publicity work!"

Wu Yuchen made an OK gesture, then took a mouthful of noodles. After swallowing, he said, "Maybe it's because I've been away from home for too long. I think its taste is far worse than the Jingcheng Zhajiang Noodles~"

"It seems you really need to go home and rest for a while. Christmas?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head: "Steven, you know, we in China celebrate the Spring Festival, which will be on January 22nd next year."

Spielberg sighed helplessly. They were resting during the Christmas period, and Wu Yuchen had to take a break during the Spring Festival. If the two parties could not make it together, the post-production of "Pirate King" would undoubtedly be delayed for a while.

However, he also knew that Wu Yuchen would definitely need a rest after being outside for so long with the crew this time. He simply could not say this and deprive Wu Yuchen of his right to go home for the Spring Festival.

Wu Yuchen knew what the other party was thinking, so he smiled and comforted: "Don't worry, when I come back after the Spring Festival, the efficiency will double, and the production of "Pirate King 2" will definitely be completed as scheduled."

Spielberg smiled, and then asked: "Wu, do you have any ideas about the release plan of the second and third parts of "Pirate King"?"

Wu Yuchen glanced at Spielberg: "Didn't we say it before? There will be one film each this year and next."

Spielberg first said yes, and then asked: "Have you paid attention to "The Matrix 3"?"

When Wu Yuchen heard this, he immediately understood that Spielberg was worried that "Pirate King 3" would have the same situation as "The Matrix 3".

The two parts of "The Matrix" and "The Matrix" are shot in two consecutive parts, just like "The Pirate King". It's just that Warner's release strategy for the two sequels of "The Matrix" is to release two sequels within one year.

First, in May this year, "The Matrix 2" was released, with a total global box office of 740 million; then only half a year later, "The Matrix 3" was released in November, with a very poor reputation, and the North American box office has only reached 120 million. US dollars, far worse than the previous game.

Although Wu Yuchen is busy filming "The Pirate King" this time and doesn't pay much attention to "The Matrix 3", he has experience in his previous life and naturally understands the problems of the last two parts of "The Matrix".

He smiled and asked Spielberg: "Steven, do you know why Warner is so anxious to schedule the third film to be released only half a year later?"

Regarding this issue, Hollywood also understood it after the movie was released. Spielberg said:

"Because the Wachowski brothers added more and more humanistic thinking in "The Matrix" II and III, making the movie a bit obscure."

Wu Yuchen nodded: "Yes, compared to the first perfect "The Matrix", although the second one is also very beautiful, it has a lot of profound dialogues and some things that seem to be pretentious. This Compared with the first film, it undoubtedly raises the threshold for viewing, and is not very friendly to some viewers.

This is the reason why Warner is worried. If it takes a year, they are worried that the audience will even forget some of the plots of "The Matrix 2". This will definitely have a negative impact on the third installment. Therefore, they made the decision to release two movies within six months.

However, "The Matrix 3" is more philosophical and theological, and it is obscure and difficult to understand, causing more viewers to abandon it. "

In fact, most movies that have exploded at the box office have one thing in common, that is, the threshold for viewing is low and easy to understand, which makes them more universal and disseminable.

Whether it's "Titanic" or "Avatar" by Truckers, the story and core are actually understandable by children, while Marvel is basically more mindless, but you have to admit that the box office is high. !

Then Wu Yuchen said with a smile: "Don't worry, Steven, I won't make the mistake of "The Matrix". "The Pirate King" is an adventure journey and there won't be anything to test the audience's brains!"

When Spielberg heard this, he was relieved and smiled: "Wu, of course I am very relieved about you. You are the director who knows the market the best I have ever seen!"