Chapter 829 Invitation at the wedding (4100+ chapters~)
The Academy Awards are about to begin, but before heading to Los Angeles, Wu Jianye still has one thing to do.
That is to attend the wedding of Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli!
Although the two had known each other before, they were not familiar with each other. However, the filming of "Farewell My Concubine" last year reunited the two. After less than a year of dating, they were already preparing to get married.
This year, Gu Changwei is 36 years old and Jiang Wenli is 24 years old!
Yanjing Hotel.
Gu Changwei is wearing a black suit, but his appearance always makes people feel a little mismatched. Next to him, Jiang Wenli is wearing a white wedding dress, which looks very fashionable in this era.
Chen Kaige sat next to Wu Jianye, looked at the two people who were saluting on the stage, and whispered to Wu Jianye: "When will you go to Cannes?"
Wu Jianye first whistled towards the stage, and then said: "I will go to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow. After attending the Oscars, I will fly directly to Cannes!"
Chen Kaige said with some regret: "Then there is no way I can go there with you!"
Wu Jianye rolled his eyes at Chen Kaige and said, "Do you regret this?"
Zhang Huijun said from the side: "He regrets that he can't sit in the first-class compartment with you!"
Everyone around Wu Jianye knows him. Wu Jianye will never wrong himself when it comes to enjoyment, so following Wu Jianye when traveling must be a very pleasant thing.
Chen Kaige must have thought the same thing when he asked that just now.
However, Comrade Chen Kaige would definitely not admit it, "What nonsense are you talking about? We set off from Xiangjiang, and it is impossible to be with Lao Wu!"
Because of Wu Jianye's appearance, Chen Kaige in this life spent a lot more time with his classmates, so the relationship between them was much better than in another time and space.
Zhang Huijun curled his lips, "We believed it as soon as you said it!"
Wu Jianye ignored them and asked Zhang Yimou, "How is the filming of the movie "Alive" going?"
Zhang Yimou smiled naively and said: "It's okay. I've already filmed part of it, but it will probably take a few months to finish all of it!"
The filming cycle of the movie "Alive" was very long, mainly because the leading actors had just finished filming "Farewell My Concubine" and had not yet improved in terms of condition, so it seemed a bit slow.
Wu Jianye said: "Don't wait until my new movie comes out, you are still working on this movie!"
The film "Alive" has been in preparation since last year by Lao Mouzi, and part of it has just been shot. I heard that Lao Mouzi was very dissatisfied with the previously filmed parts, and might have to reshoot it if it doesn't go well.
Zhang Yimou smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you should take movies seriously?"
Wu Jianye: "..."
"By the way, I heard that you went to the People's Art Theater before. What's the matter? Has the male lead of the new movie been decided?" Zhang Yimou asked curiously.
Wu Jianye shook his head and said, "No, it's a supporting role. Looking at the current situation, the male and female lead won't be finalized until May!"
After finishing the work here, Wu Jianye will go to Los Angeles. After attending the Oscars, he will go to the Cannes Film Festival. After finishing these two things, it is already mid-May!
Zhang Yimou nodded and said, "I'm really curious about what your new movie is like!"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Commercial film, if I have to define this movie, I hope it is a great commercial film. Regardless of whether this movie will be successful in the end, one thing is for sure.
It must be of great significance in the history of domestic film!"
In fact, everyone else heard what Wu Jianye said. If someone else said this, others would definitely sneer at it, but now that Wu Jianye said it, they took it for granted.
They are already used to Wu Jianye's success, and they are used to everything he says coming true!
While they were chatting, Gu Changwei brought Jiang Wenli, who had already changed clothes, to their table to propose a toast.
"Brothers, I won't say any more. Let's eat and drink well!" Gu Changwei looked very happy.
Jiang Wenli next to her also took the initiative to clink glasses with everyone. Everyone at this table is a mainstay in the domestic film industry today.
Needless to say, the three major directors Wu Jianye, Zhang Yimou, and Chen Kaige, as well as people like Tian Zhuangzhuang and Wu Ziniu, can be said to be present at most of the directors in the country.
This can also show what kind of terrifying existence the 78th grade of Yanjing Film Academy is.
After everyone drank the wedding wine, they didn't say much. There wouldn't be much verbal communication on this occasion, it was more of a ceremony.
The wedding process went very smoothly, and nothing came out halfway that I didn't agree with.
After the wedding banquet in the hotel, Wu Jianye took the group of classmates to an empty courtyard to drink tea and chat. Those who stayed in school left with classes, and those who didn't have classes also came to the courtyard.
Everyone drank tea and chatted together, which was quite lively. Some of them drank too much at noon, so they directly found an empty house to sleep.
The next day, Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli found Wu Jianye.
"Old Wu, thank you for what happened before!" Gu Changwei said with a vernal smile on his face.
"Well, you really should thank me!" Wu Jianye said matter-of-factly.
Gu Changwei showed a helpless expression, and Jiang Wenli on the side couldn't help laughing. She had previously played a small role in "The Legend of White Snake" and was no stranger to Wu Jianye.
The reason why Gu Changwei thanked Wu Jianye was because Wu Jianye arranged the motorcade for his wedding, and there was another matter...
"Have you really decided to go to Hollywood?" Wu Jianye put away his smile and asked seriously.
Gu Changwei nodded and said: "Yes, Kaige went to Hollywood to study for two years. After coming back, I can clearly feel the difference between him and before, so I want to go and study this time!"
Seeing that Zhang Yimou, who used to study photography like me, has now become one of the most powerful directors in China, it is impossible to say that Gu Changwei has no idea of becoming a director. This time he is planning to go to Hollywood to study.
"When are you going to go there?" Wu Jianye asked curiously.
"Wait until we finish filming Jiang Xi's "Sunny Days"!" Gu Changwei said.
After finishing the filming of "Farewell My Concubine", Gu Changwei joined Jiang Xian's crew as a photographer for "Sunny Days". This was also his wedding. If it was something else, Jiang Xian would definitely not do it.
For holidays.
"How is the filming of "Sunny Days" going?" Wu Jianye asked curiously. He had always wanted to go to the set to have a look, but he never made time, so Wu Jianye never knew much about "Sunshine".
The filming progress of the movie "Bright Days".
When talking about this movie, Gu Changwei also had a helpless look on his face: "Jiang Xian has too many ideas, even one idea a day. The filming has not officially started yet. I have shot a lot of scenery with him before.
I don’t know if it will be used by then.”
Wu Jianye laughed and didn't say anything. Jiang Xian's movies were notoriously slow, and they all said that they didn't shoot movies fast enough. But compared with Jiang Xian, Wu Jianye felt that he was already fast enough.
The reason why Gu Changwei and his wife came here this time was actually to confirm their decision to go to Hollywood to study. Although there is still a long time before the end of "Sunny Days", the sooner this kind of thing is settled, the better.
But Wu Jianye also had his own ideas.
"Wen Li, there is a role in my new movie that suits you very well. Are you interested?" Wu Jianye formally extended an invitation to Jiang Wenli.
This is Wu Jianye's fifth role in a new movie.
The previous four invited Chen Hao, Chen Daoxuan, Jiang Kui, He Yu, and now Jiang Wenli!
Jiang Wenli immediately smiled. Everyone was staring at Wu Jianye's new movie, and Jiang Wenli was no exception. Moreover, Wu Jianye specially invited her this time, so it would definitely be bigger than the previous one in "The Legend of White Snake."
too much.
You must know that up to now, the most famous movie Jiang Wenli has starred in is "Farewell My Concubine", which has a small role. Now that Wu Jianye has personally invited herself for his new movie, how could she not be excited!
Gu Changwei didn't pay attention, but looked at Wu Jianye curiously and asked: "What role is it?"
"Similar to the role of a brothel boss!" Wu Jianye chuckled.
The idea of finding Jiang Wenli to play this role actually came to Wu Jianye after watching Jiang Wenli's performance in "Farewell My Concubine".
In his new movie, the character played by Jiang Wenli is a bit older than her actual age, but the gap can be made up through makeup.
In fact, in Wu Jianye's mind, the one who is more suitable for this role should be Zhang Manyu, but Wu Jianye planned to use all domestic actors for this movie, and those from Hong Kong and Taiwan would give up, so he had to choose Jiang Wenli
.
Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli did not find any significance because of this role, but they were a little curious about this setting.
"Didn't you say that your new movie is a fairy tale drama? Why is there a character like a brothel owner?" Gu Changwei asked curiously.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "This is different from the traditional fairy tale dramas in China. There won't be too many of the gods we are familiar with. Most of them are original. In my movie, all the gods,
They are all transformed from humans, but their abilities are stronger than ordinary people, so they are called gods!"
Gu Changwei still didn't quite understand what Wu Jianye meant, but he still asked: "Is Wen Li in this movie?"
Wu Jianye knew what Gu Changwei was worried about and said with a smile: "Don't worry, there won't be any excessive scenes."
At this time, the censorship system for domestic movies and TV shows was actually very loose. Except for the ban on some movies and TV shows with political elements, in terms of footage, except for the particularly bold ones, they would be deleted to a certain extent, like Wu Jianye's Rebirth.
Compared with those days, today’s movies are simply too happy in this regard.
The shots in many movies are actually more bold than those in later movies and TV shows.
Think about "The Romance of the Gods" and "Prime Minister Liu Luo Guo". There are countless examples in the movies. Friends who are interested can search for them by themselves.
However, it was precisely this kind of unrestricted creation that caused domestic films to fall into a strange circle in the 1980s and 1990s, which also led to increasingly strict control of scale in the later years.
Gu Changwei breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the scene was not excessive. Now that the two had just gotten married, they were in deep love. If they had waited another two years, Gu Changwei probably wouldn't even ask!
Wu Jianye continued: "If nothing else happens, this will be a two-episode movie, but if you really want to participate in this movie, you have to sign a five-part drama contract with Tangting Culture!"
Gu Changwei and Jiang Wenli were both stunned after hearing this. Neither of them thought that Wu Jianye's new movie would be divided into two parts.
In fact, even Wu Jianye himself did not think of it at the beginning. However, after many revisions to the script, some plots could not be modified anyway. In the end, Wu Jianye decided to divide the new movie into upper and lower parts.
Two parts.
Moreover, Wu Jianye will also plan to shoot two parts in a row.
Jiang Wenli asked curiously: "Since there are only two movies, why did you sign for five movies?"
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "Because there will be a trilogy for your character later!"
This new movie will be Wu Jianye's first movie universe for China. It can also be said to be a test of the waters for the Three Thousand Universe movie.
However, in Wu Jianye's plan, this movie universe is more of a flashback mode, which is more similar to the DC mode.
However, as a reborn person, Wu Jianye naturally knows where the problem with DC lies.
First of all, after seeing the success of Marvel, DC was a little eager for quick success and did not polish the story of the entire movie universe well, resulting in an inconsistent viewing experience for movie audiences.
At the same time, it is also because DC’s movie style is not uniform enough.
They not only want to learn from Marvel's hilarious style, but also because Nolan's "Batman" trilogy was so successful, they want to continue shooting DC series in this slightly darker style.
This is another reason why DC failed.
After knowing the reasons for these failures, it was naturally impossible for Wu Jianye to repeat their mistakes. At this time, Wu Jianye had already asked Tangting Culture to remove some of the screenwriters at Sanqian Universe Studio and officially started this project.
When writing a story about the universe, the first thing to do is to ensure the coherence of the entire story.
As for whether the audience will buy into the story of this series in the end, we can only know after the movie is released. Wu Jianye really doesn’t know what the consequences of doing this will be!
Jiang Wenli didn't have as many worries as Wu Jianye. When she heard that she would star in five Tangting Culture movies one after another, and three of them were series with herself as the protagonist, she was already overjoyed!
It is impossible to refuse!
At this time, Jiang Wenli just wanted to sign the contract quickly!
Wu Jianye smiled, took out the contract he had prepared and handed it to Jiang Wenli!