A few years ago, Yao Yuan sent Ning Hao, Wu Jing, Wu Ershan, Guo Fan and Han Yan to study in Hollywood.
Since then, it has been held every year without interruption, but Yao Yuan knew that this year was the last one. Due to well-known reasons next year, this film talent exchange event will be stopped.
Historically, Chen Sicheng, Guan Hu, Xu Zheng, Dapeng, etc. all went to Hollywood to study. Now 99 is one of the leaders. The members are very different, including some young creators that Yao Yuan likes.
For example, Xin Yukun.
Yao Yuan considers this director to be a leader among the younger generation. He made his debut film "Heart Labyrinth", his second film "Breaking Silence", his third film he co-directed, and his fourth film "Hot Search" -
—Not yet released.
The production is very small and the quality is extremely high.
Xin Yukun is very similar to Ning Hao. He writes his own screenplay, is very good at telling stories, and the films he makes are quite dramatic. Yao Yuan appointed him and sent him out to study.
There is also Li Hongsi, the director of "College Students Living Together" and "Mao Liar", who later made "Foreign Objects", which was also very good. He just suffered from lack of funds, so he could only build a grassroots team, and then use 50 minutes of resources to make an 80-minute film
Effect.
Rao Xiaozhi, his representative works are "The Unknown", "The Crowd" and "Ten Thousand Miles Home".
Yao Tingting, a rare female director, the web drama "The Year in a Hurry" and the movie "Whose Youth Is Not Confused".
And so on, they are either those who have a strong personal style and are good at a certain type of film, or they are newcomers who lack systematic learning but have great ideas... Yao Yuan will send them out for every one of them.
In his opinion, cultivating these new talents is more valuable than cultivating Dapeng and Guanhu.
The works of these people may be more mature, but they are full of a very "greasy" feeling and serious routines.
The first five-person group is still the benchmark:
Wu Jing produced the record-breaking "Wolf Warrior 2" and has just joined the cast of Guo Fan's "The Wandering Earth", which will last about a month.
Ning Hao's "I'm Not the God of Medicine" is almost finished filming and is scheduled to be released next year.
Han Yan is filming "Cohabitation in Time and Space", starring Lei Jiayin and Tong Liya. Lei Jiayin is in 1999 and Tong Liya is in 2018. Under the influence of quantum mechanics, time and space overlap in their houses.
The original director was Su Lun, who had very good results, taking in nearly 900 million at the box office, but that was mainly due to the fact that it was produced by Xu Zheng. When "Exchange Life" was completely directed by herself, it was a hit.
Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Chen Sicheng and others later often appeared as producers in the works of new directors. They were able to grasp the commercial nature of their works, which is what new directors lack most. It is easy for newcomers to move towards literary and artistic styles.
Now "Cohabitation in Time and Space" has been given to Han Yan, who is very good at this kind of delicate light comedy.
He was originally going to film "Animal World" based on "The Book of Gambling", but now "The Book of Gambling" is in the hands of Tsui Hark and Peter Chan.
As for Wuershan.
After filming "Secret of the Dragon", he originally wanted to talk to Yu Jiajia about "Feng Shen", but Yao Yuan knew about it and personally rejected it.
When Yao Yuan was reborn, "Feng Shen" had not yet been released, but he did not feel that Wu Ershan could control such a majestic and majestic subject matter - even if it were to be filmed, it would be in the future, not now.
Ever since, Wu Ershan was rushed to film "Assassination of Novelists".
The original director was Lu Yang, the one who filmed "Xiu Chun Knife". This guy always gave people a feeling of being short of breath: the first part was very good and very stunning, the middle part went high and low, and the end was unfinished...
The same is true for "Assassination of Novelists". The atmosphere was very good in the beginning and the special effects were also good. However, as the acting progressed, it became confusing and the logic became inconsistent until the end.
Yao Yuan was very disappointed when he saw it in the cinema. This material is actually very good and can be made into a series.
He has now given it to Wu Ershan to rewrite the script, maintain the level of special effects, replace it with more attractive stars, and stop using Yang Mi...
Therefore, for this leadership inspection, Yao Yuan prepared four crews for "The Wandering Earth", "Three-Body Problem", "Cohabitation in Time and Space" and "Assassination of Novelists", plus one "My Motherland and Me".
The film was still in preparation, so Yao Yuan called Huang Jianxin, Ning Hao and others to hold a seminar at Oriental Film Capital - a seminar specially for leaders.
There are also several overseas films including "Asia" and "Annihilation" being filmed.
After talking to the boss, I stopped watching. People of his level would not easily meet with foreign entertainers, especially if Han Ling made a big fuss, let alone contact "Asia" to avoid being exaggerated and interpreted.
Yao Yuan simply stopped production on "Asia" and waited until the boss left before filming.
…………
morning.
Braving the cold winter wind of the Jiaodong Peninsula, a motorcade slowly drove into the Oriental Movie Capital. As soon as the door opened, the sci-fi fan got out.
Several local leaders accompanied us, and surprisingly, one person each was sent from the Radio, Film and Television Bureau and the Film Bureau.
The total box office last year was 45.7 billion, and this year has exceeded 50 billion before it is over. The market is booming. "Wolf Warrior 2", "Fast and Furious 8", "Shameful Iron Fist", "Kung Fu Yoga" and "Transformers 5" are temporarily among the top five.
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There are still "Predecessor 3" and "Youth" that can hit the rankings.
"Youth" was Feng Xiaogang's last influential work. After that, he originally wanted to shoot "Mobile Phone 2", but Xiao Cui exploded and Fan Xiaopang was banned.
Feng Xiaogang made several more street movies, and had to find his old partner Ge You to restart "If You Are the One 3".
People from the radio and television came to watch "The Wandering Earth" secondly, but mainly for "My Motherland and Me". The definition of this film is "The Main Theme of the New Era", eh, this thing is very important to them.
"Comrade Yao Yuan!"
The boss was still smiling, shook hands with Yao Yuan, and said: "I'm troubling you again. It's because I can't stand it anymore and I have to come and take a look."
"It's not too late for us to welcome you to guide the work!"
Yao Yuan turned around and introduced Guo Fan, Gong Geer and others. Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior 2" was so explosive. He was also in the team, and the boss even made a few jokes.
A group of people walked into the studio and began to visit and inspect.
"The Wandering Earth" has four main scenes: dungeons, ice fields, planetary engines, and space stations, all of which are real scenes. Everyone is curious because they have never seen it before!
The boss personally touched the planetary engine and exoskeleton, and wanted to experience it, but was persuaded by everyone to stop him.
Then we went to the viewing room to watch a short film prepared by Yao Yuan.
With Yao Yuan's suggestions and financial support, this version of "The Wandering Earth" is richer than the original.
For example, the dungeon passage was passed over in the original version, but now a lot of content has been added, especially showing a kind of chaos under order, and chaos is returned to a state of order management.