"Star Wars makes me feel excited. In addition to being excited, I also feel excited."
"I often wonder if our Chinese science fiction films can do the same? Can they also become the top ones in the world?"
"We have the world's top special effects team, and there is no shortage of talented screenwriters. So, can we give it a try?"
"Mr. An, I have written a script about the final doomsday of the earth in the future. Do you want to read it?"
"..."
The birth of history is often accompanied by flowers and applause. After that, bursts of exciting noise and madness are inevitable.
The huge success of "Star Wars" has made China's most promising director Xu Qifeng a little restless.
Stimulated by the huge box office figures of exceeding US$1.1 billion, Xu Qifeng knocked on the office of An Wei, the head of Tianyu.
An Wei looked at this passionate young man in surprise and listened to the voice coming from this young man's throat, almost coming from the depths of his soul.
In fact, in the past three years, from the beginning of "The Extraterrestrial" to the box office hit of "Alien", An Wei has been paying close attention to this young man!
He witnessed the growth of this new Chinese director. In fact, this young man is really outstanding!
In fact, if we really have to count the time, Xu Qifeng and Wei Wuji actually debuted at about the same time three years ago.
In fact, 2002 can be called the beginning of a very cruel era.
Since the rise of Lu Yuan, Fatty Wei has also followed Lu Yuan, and in one fell swoop he has become the number one new director in China.
During this period, I don’t know how many new directors emerged. Unfortunately, they were suppressed by Fatty Wei before they could even take a breath. Unfortunately, they were submerged in the vast ocean.
The typical example here is Joaquin's Shen Lianjie.
Although Shen Lianjie has now devoted himself to remote control and has a remake of "Superman", no one can deny how miserable Shen Lianjie was tortured by Fatty Wei and Lu Yuan in the past three years...
There is even reliable news that at the worst time, Shen Lianjie considered changing his career to become a director.
These three years have definitely been very cruel. Well, in other words, Lu Yuan's rise has been extremely cruel to the entire Chinese entertainment industry. The film industry has been counted for three consecutive years!
Isn't this cruel?
However, under such almost hellish difficulty, Xu Qifeng was not influenced by Fatty Wei and Lu Yuan at all. He has been conscientiously filming his own movie step by step, creating a movie of his own in this almost impossible gap.
own story.
This in itself is an extremely difficult thing.
What's even more valuable is that he is also a screenwriter.
The script for "Alien", a movie that earned Tianyu tens of millions, was written by Xu Qifeng.
“How much investment do you need?”
An Wei admires this young man very much.
After taking a look at the script "The End of the Earth" provided by Xu Qifeng, An Wei looked up.
"Mr. An, the investment may be a little big... Moreover, I plan to use this movie to impact the international and Hollywood movies..." Xu Qifeng hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his head and looked away.
"How many?"
"One hundred million yuan!" Under An Wei's gaze, Xu Qifeng finally mustered up the courage to say such a number.
"I will grant you 200 million yuan!" An Wei suddenly said this sentence, "Investors, don't worry, I will help you solve it."
"..." After Xu Qifeng heard this sentence, he looked up at An Wei in shock.
"Remember, you are the first person in Chinese science fiction films! The first authentic person!"
"What about Lu Yuan? He..." After Xu Qifeng heard these words, he felt his heart tremble suddenly, and then, a person suddenly jumped out of his mind.
"Strictly speaking, he has exceeded the scope of human beings. He is a monster, so there is no need to compare with him..." An Wei laughed, and suddenly became humorous after looking at Xu Qifeng.
"Yeah...hehehe, don't compare with monsters!" Xu Qifeng couldn't help but laugh in agreement after seeing his boss An Wei, who had always had a straight face, suddenly become so humorous.
After leaving An Wei's office, Xu Qifeng glanced at the script and his eyes narrowed slightly.
After hesitating for a moment, he continued to knock on the door of An Wei's office.
"Mr. An, tell me, I called and asked Lu Yuan to make a cameo in my movie. Is this okay? Anyway, all our special effects are from his company, right?"
"Um?"
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The subsequent impact of "Star Wars" is terrifying.
At least except for Xu Qifeng, there are at least thirty or forty directors in China, large and small, who are already preparing to shoot movies such as "Human Wars", "Star Wars", and "Skywalker War".
Wang Guanghua felt quite complicated when he saw so many similar film registration applications appearing from November to December.
It seems that China is about to experience a wave of science fiction movies.
Hopefully this is a good thing.
After a cursory look at these film filing projects, Wang Guanghua no longer considered them.
At this moment, what he is more concerned about is the preparations for the 2006 Spring Festival Gala.
yes.
It’s already December in the blink of an eye, and this year’s Chinese New Year is only about two months away.
On the screen, the program "I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala" is already in full swing, but the director of the Spring Festival Gala has not been announced to the public.
Li Mingrui worked on the Spring Festival Gala for two years, retired amid glory, and then this year he chose to retire no matter what.
In fact, it is not that it has not been determined. In fact, after last year's Spring Festival Gala, the relevant departments have basically determined that the director of the next Spring Festival Gala will be Lu Yuan.
and……
It must be Lu Yuan!
The last chorus of the Spring Festival Gala was performed by Lu Yuan.
The person responsible for the opening special effects and opening work of the Spring Festival Gala is also Lu Yuan.
Most of the actors who have participated in the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years were negotiated with Lu Yuan's company and relevant departments. At the same time, the advertisements for the Spring Festival Gala were basically contracted by Lu Yuan...
There are elements of "remote" and Lu Yuan everywhere. Do you think it can be justified without director Lu Yuan for this Spring Festival Gala?
and!
Apart from Lu Yuan, which other director in China dares to touch the Spring Festival Gala?
The year before last, the Spring Festival Gala's peak ratings were 52, and last year's Spring Festival Gala's peak ratings were 55, but what about this year?
You tried your best, even if you hit the peak ratings of fifty-two, some people still said that you had regressed, that you were no longer good, and that you were a lot of badmouthers. This group of seniors in China think about it all day long.
It is undoubtedly a huge pressure and challenge for the director to make his final call in the dazzling scene...
The ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have been so high, how can they still have fun?
How to play or how to die?
They don’t seek merit, but they seek a career without any major stains or public opinion, right?
Right?
The truth is this.
Therefore, it can only be Lu Yuan!
After pondering for a long time, Wang Guanghua finally looked at the time.
Finally he stood up, put on some clothes and left the office.
He felt that he wanted to go to Lu Yuan's house.
He actually hinted at this year's Spring Festival Gala on the phone with Lu Yuan in early November, but Lu Yuan always pretended not to understand.
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The night is very deep.
China in December is beginning to feel cool.
After attending a music club, Wang Long carefully tidied up his somewhat messy clothes, and then got into the car with the help of his assistant.
Three years ago, Wang Long was still a singer with no reputation at all.
But three years later, Wang Long has almost become one of the most popular singers in China.
After the "Sailor" album hit the music scene, Wang Long has been going smoothly. With his good originality, he has successively released many albums such as "The Year of Flowers Blooming" and "That Rain".
Riding a wave of wind, successfully climbed into the
I have joined the ranks of first-line singers. This time, I received an invitation to a program "We Are Singers" planned by Xiangnan TV Station, and sang on the same stage with veteran singers like Chen Feng and Zhou Xiaoxia, and of course, An Xiao.
The new diva singer.
The ratings, no doubt about it, were explosive.
This is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for Wang Long.
And he knew that all of this was due to his luck in meeting his boss, Lu Yuan.
"call!"
"Brother Long, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Xu, the assistant next to him, glanced at Wang Long strangely.
"Nothing...well, this singer sings pretty well." Wang Long looked up at the bustling city. When he saw a few street singers playing guitar not far away, a smile appeared on his face.
With a happy smile, he then walked over there under the surprise of his assistant Xiao Xu.
"Brother Long, your current status is not suitable..."
"Xiao Xu, they may need a chance."
"But……"
"It's nothing, but my boss used to help me like this. Now, I feel like I can help them... This is a kind of inheritance, isn't it?"
"Forehead……"
"I want to discuss it with the boss. If possible, I hope to hold a talent show. Hunan Satellite TV also has this idea..."
"..."
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During this period of time, Lu Yuan felt like he was always enjoying himself while staying in the villa.
What he does every day is either to teach Li Xue some children's songs or to amuse the children.
Although I was often disturbed by the crying children in the middle of the night, my life was very pleasant.
What about making a lot of money, what about being number one in the world? What kind of honor?
None of this meant anything to Lu Yuan.
He feels very happy staying at home.
Anyway, it’s okay if you say he has no ambition...
certainly……
Happy days are very short.
When the child was two and a half months old, Lu Yuan began to receive more and more phone calls.
All kinds of things happened one after another, making Lu Yuan feel a little overwhelmed.
Hollywood was lucky that year, there were a few directors in charge, and the audition was still going on vigorously.
But here in China...
Just on the morning of December 20th.
Three people came to Lu Yuan's villa.
They are Wang Long, Wang Guanghua and Xu Qifeng...
After looking at the fiery expressions in the eyes of the three people...