Chapter 368: Huang Xiaoming, the God-Defying Man

"Chairman Koslick, thank you for your sincere invitation, but I'm really sorry that I can't attend this Berlin Film Festival. Our country is selecting the chief director of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. I have to prepare for this. I hope you can understand!"

"Oh, that's a pity! But I understand that the Olympics are very important to every country. Wu, I think you will get what you want~"

The person who was talking to Wu Yuchen at this time was Dieter Koslick, the chairman of the organizing committee of the Berlin Film Festival. As soon as I heard it, I knew that he was inviting Wu Yuchen to participate in the Berlin Film Festival in a few months. But this time it's not about inviting him to participate in the exhibition, but to invite Wu Yuchen to be a judge of the jury.

As long as Wu Yuchen is willing to go, he will definitely be the chairman of the jury, and the Berlin Film Festival can also promote it under his name.

To be honest, Wu Yuchen didn't mean to reject the other party. The Berlin Film Festival is where he made his fortune. If possible, he certainly wants to give back to the other party. But it's really unfortunate that he is going to run for the Olympics! The second round of Olympic campaign will be at the end of January. He will definitely focus on the Olympics and does not want to be distracted by it.

Last year, due to time reasons, "Departures" rejected the Berlin Film Festival and participated in the Cannes Film Festival. This year, it was so unfortunate that it was rejected again because of the Olympics. Faced with the chairman's enthusiastic invitations, Wu Yuchen felt a little embarrassed.

However, Wu Yuchen pondered for a moment and said, "Mr. Chairman, if you welcome it, then I will clear my schedule in a year and be a judge for this session. What do you think?"

Koslik was disappointed at first, but after hearing Wu Yuchen's promise, he immediately turned from worry to joy and responded with a smile: "Oh! Wu, of course I am happy to! We will always welcome you to our Berlin Film Festival!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuchen sighed. There is one more thing on the schedule!

However, the favors that should be repaid must be repaid. People are social animals. They rely on others to support each other. It is impossible to take in without giving out. After getting something, you must give something and let others get some benefits. Only in this way can you stand firm. This is true no matter where you are.

Then Wu Yuchen shook his head. Let's talk about it a year later. He smiled again and continued to say to the middle-aged man in front of him: "Director Dong, let's continue. This time I want to create a martial arts world that is more in the style of Gu Long..."

Dong Wei still couldn't hide his excitement at this time. He was also a senior martial arts director from Hong Kong Island. He now has more than 30 years of martial arts experience, but to be honest, his reputation is not as good as the famous Yuan Family, Cheng Family, and Hong Family.

In theory, if Wu Yuchen wants to find a martial arts team, he must be free to choose. Those top teams will not refuse unless they really can't spare the time. But Dong Wei didn't expect that Wu Yuchen would actually find him to be a martial arts director.

How could he not be happy and excited to be able to work with the first Chinese director? Nowadays, even if the wine is good, it will not be well known. Even if you have the ability, you will not be able to show it on the platform. This time, Dong Wei knew that this was the best opportunity for him to cooperate with Wu Yuchen!

Wu Yuchen did not find the Yuan family this time, but found Dong Wei. On the one hand, his ability is not bad. He has experience in many movies such as "Dragon in Shaolin", "One Eyebrow Taoist", "Hero of Heaven and Earth", "Seven Swords", etc. More importantly, he was the martial arts instructor of "Sword Rain" in his previous life.

The most praised point of "Sword Rain" is its action design in the whole movie. The martial arts of each character are very distinctive, and the matching weapons are also very clever. It is very rare to have both the elegance and realism of the fighting in the rivers and lakes. It can be said that even if Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, Cheng Xiaodong and others were replaced, it would be difficult to achieve this!

Moreover, the fighting actions and weapons designed by Dong Wei really make people feel like they are in Gu Long's martial arts.

In Jin Yong's martial arts, the characteristics of his fighting style are clear levels and clear contexts, and the characters in the duel have prominent personalities. Gu Long is different. If Jin Yong is realistic, then Gu Long is freehand. The duel between knights is often between life and death. As soon as the sword is unsheathed, the opponent's throat has been pierced.

It is naturally not possible to shoot like this when filming. What will the audience see if a sword pierces the neck? In this way, we must pursue "strangeness". Everyone's martial arts and moves must have a strong sense of picture, and the fight must be gorgeous and eye-catching at the beginning, so that it can have a "strange" effect.

"The heroine Xiyu's water-repelling sword should be dazzling with silver light and erratic sword moves. Moreover, it is a soft sword, and the sword body can always bend to unexpected positions to attack the enemy 360 degrees. It can also make a ding-dong sound of water drops when it collides with other weapons, which contains beauty in cruelty.

The hero Zhang Renfeng's uneven double swords open and close, and the lengths complement each other, showing the awe-inspiring righteousness of a righteous master. The short sword also becomes the best weapon for Xiyu to break the water-repelling sword move of the Wheel King at the end.

The killer Lei Bin's water-dividing Emei thorn is combined with steel needles of different lengths, small needles, medium needles, The big needle, and finally the two one-foot-long needles on his body, are murderous regardless of the distance, and he will use all his strength when he strikes, which is extremely sharp and cruel.

The sword of the Wheel King is majestic and upright, showing the strength and power of the martial arts overlord. Ye Zhanqing's sword is ordinary, which highlights her status as a junior in the "Black Stone" organization and her status as Xiyu's substitute.

The iron chopsticks of the monk Lu Zhu, on the one hand, reflect the peaceful compassion of the Buddhist disciples, and on the other hand, highlight the superb skills of the great master. He strikes just enough, without any intention of hurting people, but only the intention of saving people.

The colorful playwright..."

At this time, Wu Yuchen introduced the weapons and characteristics used by each character, and Dong Wei also recorded Wu Yuchen's requirements one by one. The unique charm of weapons in martial arts films is also a hint of the character of the sword holder. "Sword Rain" carefully designed various ingenious weapons, and then designed various unique fighting moves based on the characteristics of the weapons, so that the weapons and action scenes wrote an unprecedented brilliant chapter.

However, when talking about the juggler, Wu Yuchen paused. The reason why he put it last was because the weapon of this character was very impressive, and it could be said to be the most talked about in the whole movie:

"The character of the juggler is very evil, so his weapon must be evil, and it must be in line with his identity as a juggler. The fairy rope hanging directly from the sky is extremely fantastic, the double swords can also bring compelling anger, and his cloak can also turn into flames. This must be well designed, and it will definitely please the audience!"

Dong Wei said: "Director Wu, I will go to some folk magicians, acrobatic troupes and magicians to learn from them, and I must design this action well!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and nodded: "I still have confidence in Director Dong."

The world of Jianghu composed of these weapons undoubtedly has a strong martial arts atmosphere, which easily makes the audience intoxicated, applauding every detail of the weapons and fighting, bringing very good visual effects to the movie.

Wu Yuchen plans to prepare for "Sword Rain" while he is still in China, mainly to select the team and important roles.

On the one hand, "Sword Rain" is a martial arts movie, and action scenes are naturally the biggest selling point, occupying an absolutely important position. Therefore, the martial arts team should be selected as soon as possible to give them enough time to design action scenes. And at that time, the crew will also prepare and make corresponding weapons according to the actions designed by the martial arts director.

On the other hand, the selected actors should also have enough time to practice the actions!

Just when Wu Yuchen was discussing martial arts actions and weapons with Dong Wei, the domestic entertainment industry began to surge because of the news of "Sword Rain".

"What? Director Wu is recruiting for his new movie?"

"Director Wu is starting a new movie? A costume martial arts movie?"

"What roles are being recruited for Director Wu's new movie? Do I meet the requirements?"

"What? The leading actress has been decided?"

"Except for the leading actress, all the others are still available?"

This made many actors excited. This time, "Sword Rain" released quite a few roles, unlike Chen Kaizi's "The Promise" and Lao Mouzi's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", which did not release any roles at all. They were all directly invited actors, and they were all Hong Kong Island actors, after all, they have strong market appeal.

But Wu Yuchen is different. In every movie, unlike other directors who focus on Hong Kong and Taiwan actors, he always leaves important roles for mainland actors.

Moreover, in Wu Yuchen's last Chinese martial arts movie "Embroidered Spring Blade", a newcomer Deng Chao, who was still a student, was selected to play an important role. Who knows if one of them will be lucky enough to catch the eye of Director Wu this time?

So "Sword Rain" attracted a lot of people to sign up!

Wu Yuchen also received calls from some people, such as Huang Xiaoming at this moment:

"Teacher Wu, you haven't decided on the male lead for "Sword Rain" yet, right?"

"It's vacant, why, do you want to act?"

"Hey, Teacher Wu, of course I want to act in your play~"

"No, Xiaoming, aren't you filming "Night Banquet" now? Are you still thinking about my "Sword Rain"? "Wu Yuchen asked with a smile.

"Teacher Wu, this is not a conflict at all. "Night Banquet" has been filmed for more than half a month, and it will be finished at the beginning of next year at the latest. Isn't your "Sword Rain" going to be filmed next year? It will definitely be in time, and I have also filmed a lot of costume dramas in the past two years, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Night Banquet". I am familiar with action scenes! I will definitely get started quickly!"

Huang Xiaoming kept talking about his advantages on the phone, trying to increase his weight.

Hearing what Huang Xiaoming said, Wu Yuchen thought for a moment and asked, "You are currently filming, can you leave the crew?"

"I'll ask Director Feng for a leave! He should understand me!"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said, "Okay, if you are willing to come, you can come, but I only agree to let you audition, and the specific performance depends on the audition results."

Huang Xiaoming immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Teacher Wu! I have to try to see if it works, otherwise I will definitely regret it in the future!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Yuchen sighed twice, and Xiaoming is now doing very well.

Huang Xiaoming took over the male lead of Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet". The film just started last month and is currently in the process of filming. In fact, he also starred in "Night Banquet" in his previous life, but the difference is that he played a supporting role in "Night Banquet" in his previous life, or the second male lead.

But now it is different. Huang Xiaoming debuted as a member of F4, has countless fans, and is already extremely popular. He has acted in many idol dramas and costume dramas in recent years, and also played an important supporting role in Wu Yuchen's Oscar-winning movie "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas".

Therefore, no matter from the perspective of status or appeal, he is already unmatched among his peers. This time, he will not play a supporting role for others in "Night Banquet", so he replaced Wu Yanzu in his previous life as the male lead.

If he discussed it with Feng Xiaogang, although Feng Xiaogang might have complaints in his heart, he should still give him leave to let him audition.

In fact, it was not only Huang Xiaoming who wanted to come to the "Night Banquet" crew, but also its leading actress Zhang Ziyi!

Zhang Ziyi called before Huang Xiaoming, just to ask Wu Yuchen if she had a chance to play the leading actress. After learning from him that the leading actress was Zeng Li, she hung up the phone silently, and she probably didn't have any more thoughts.

Wu Yuchen thought of what Huang Xiaoming had just said. He and Liu Qianqian finished filming "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in the first half of this year. This TV series will be broadcast on TV next year and start the journey of dominating the screen. Everyone should know how popular the "Return of the Condor Heroes" is and how popular it is among the people. In the previous life, the two leading actors and actresses became the most popular people in China.

At the same time, he also has the big drama "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on the big screen, which will be released next year.

Although "The Banquet" cannot compare to Zhang Yimou's "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers", and its momentum is not as good as "The Promise", "The Banquet" is still the top resource in China at present, and the final box office is not low, with 130 million yuan, which ranked second in the previous life, second only to "Curse of the Golden Flower"'s 240 million yuan.

Then next year, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "The Banquet" will work together. Huang Xiaoming will dominate the Chinese circle directly, right?

If he gets the leading role in "Sword Rain" and waits for it to be released the year after next, and "Fast and Furious 3" starring him will also be released worldwide next year, he has been too amazing in recent years!

Wu Yuchen didn't know it, thinking about Huang Xiaoming's current resources, he must be too good!

Wu Yuchen smiled and shook his head. He didn't expect that Huang Xiaoming would be promoted to the top brother in the Chinese circle by doing it casually. But now he is an artist under his own company, so it can be said that he didn't waste resources and helped his company make a lot of money!

In the evening, Wu Yuchen opened the door and walked in. He saw Li Xiaoran sitting in front of the computer, operating the mouse with one hand and playing games on the keyboard with the other. She didn't even turn her head or speak, with an unapproachable look on her face. She stared at the computer screen, playing by herself, and didn't pay any attention to Wu Yuchen at all.