Actor: My Entertainment Era

Zhang Yuanjun has been working on the local adaptation of "Manchester by the Sea", but some work cannot be completed behind closed doors in a study.

I really need to communicate more with people and brainstorm with people more.

After all, Zhang Yuanjun is not a director. The script he sees from the perspective of an actor and screenwriter may be completely different from the script from the director's perspective.

Zhang Yuanjun sent the script of "Manchester by the Sea" to Zhang Yimou. He liked it very much. Although he didn't have the time to film it himself, he also gave Zhang Yuanjun a lot of advice.

Moreover, Gu Changwei was recommended to Zhang Yuanjun by Zhang Yimou: "Show this book to Chang Wei, he will definitely like it."

Gu Changwei's resume goes without saying. He is China's number one photographer and a transformed director. He won the Berlin Silver Bear for his first film.

Gu Changwei is good at expressing the mental state of characters with handheld and long lenses. As a photographer, his art and composition skills are ranked among the best in Asia. This is also an important reason why his movies are attractive.

Gu Changwei is definitely not as good as Zhang Yimou in shooting big scenes - no domestic director can surpass Zhang Yimou in this aspect - but when it comes to shooting people, Gu Changwei is obviously better than Zhang Yimou.

This is also the reason why Zhang Yimou recommended Gu Changwei to Zhang Yuanjun.

A drama like "Manchester by the Sea", in which the protagonist is obsessed with a painful past and cannot extricate himself from it, is very suitable for Gu Changwei's lens.

However, Zhang Yuanjun was a little unsure of Gu Changwei's pulse.

It's because of that damn "Little Love: Getting Better"!
Apart from being kidnapped and forced to film on the set, Zhang Yuanjun couldn't figure out why Gu Changwei wanted to film this film for Huayi.

It’s understandable that he wants to transition into commercial films, but a director of Gu Changwei’s level wouldn’t be able to get this kind of script!

Therefore, Zhang Yuanjun doesn't know whether Gu Changwei is determined to make money by transitioning into commercial films and will no longer touch literary and artistic films, or whether he is considering literary and artistic films again after suffering the loss of "Little Love: Getting Better".

Another thing that is a bit scary is that Zhang Yuanjun rejected Jiang Wenli's request to participate in "The Invisible Guest" a few years ago.

What if Gu Changwei takes a fancy to the script and Jiang Wenli is not angry about the pillow talk?
"Don't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart." After attending the premiere, Zhang Yuanjun took a plane and left that night. He returned to New York and told his wife about the matter. Liu Yifei felt that he was worrying too much, "You can say that he is also a senior. The reputation within the circle has been pretty good for so many years..."

"Huh?" Zhang Yuanjun smiled meaningfully.

Zhang Jingchu hooked up with Gu Changwei, but Jiang Wenli blocked her on the set and slapped her in the face, and even led the director's wife group to ban her. This was widely known.

The truth of this matter is that no one in the industry knows it clearly.

"Oh, that's all rumored." Liu Yifei said, "Apart from that incident, the reputation of the two teachers is still very good. There is no need to put a damper on you because of the failure of a role."

Sure enough, only 5 days later, Gu Changwei called Zhang Yuanjun back and said that the script was very good and there was nothing wrong with it.

Zhang Yuanjun climbed up the pole and asked him if he liked this book.

Gu Changwei laughed on the phone and said, "I don't necessarily have time. I've been very busy in the past two years."

Directors also have a lot of work to do when they are not filming.

Zhang Yuanjun knew that Gu Changwei was just being polite, so he smiled and said: "You have worked so hard, wouldn't such a good script be ruined by another director?"

Gu Changwei likes this book, but negotiating a film cooperation cannot be done with just a few words on the phone.

Zhang Yuanjun also understood and just said: "You should read the script first. The company has someone dedicated to discuss this kind of thing. I am still filming here and it will take a month before I can go back. Why don't we wait until I finish filming and return to China?"

Gu Changwei agreed to do this for the time being.

There is a huge gap between liking a script and wanting to film one, and Gu Changwei didn't even think about taking over Zhang Yuanjun's script.

Of course Zhang Yuanjun wouldn't have dreamed of Spring and Autumn Dreams. He would cry and beg to be photographed because he thought he liked it.

Zhang Yuanjun temporarily put down "Manchester by the Sea" and devoted himself to the filming of "The Secret of the Dragon".

After a few days of adapting and adjusting, the crew's shooting also picked up speed. "You're going to be in a movie in China, so you're not worried at all." Sun Ye said, looking at Zhang Yuanjun who was sitting on a chair leisurely eating fruit.

Tomorrow, domestic time, "John Wick" will be officially released.

"I want to go back to promote, will you give me a day off?" Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile.

The main reason to blame is the unlucky release date of "John Wick". March 3th was the critical filming period for "The Secret of the Dragon" in New York. Sun Ye and Wu Ershan would not give him a holiday no matter what.

Moreover, it is not convenient to adjust the schedule that Zhang Yuanjun made in advance.

Besides, "John Wick" is a approved film, so a premiere is enough.

Sun Ye said shamelessly: "Then I won't let him go."

"That's it." Zhang Yuanjun said.

"It's been years since I've seen a Hollywood action movie starring a Chinese actor in the cinema. Is your "John Wick" going to do well?"

"Don't let people introduce companies to lose money because of Amitabha." Zhang Yuanjun said modestly.

"How much box office do you estimate?"

"One or two hundred million." Zhang Yuanjun summed it up.

"I can't help but see it," Sun Ye said, "Starting at 3 million, 5 million to 6 million is not impossible."

"It's a lot more." Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile. He really hadn't thought about this number. "It's a approved film and it hasn't been promoted yet. The more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes."

"Back then, "The Expendables" had a buyout of 50 yuan, and there was no publicity or roadshow, so it still got more than million yuan." It is not unprecedented for a approved film to be a hit.

"Then let me lend you some good words." Zhang Yuanjun smiled.

"The shooting has started, the shooting has started." The assistant director shouted, "Teacher Zhang, the shooting has started."

Sun Ye unceremoniously grabbed Zhang Yuanjun's fruit drink: "I'll finish it for you, and you can go to the show."

"Good guy, the fruit is all on me." Zhang Yuanjun smiled and entered the scene to film.

The eight hours of filming every day made the actors very comfortable.

Often after filming during the day, everything will be fine at night.

Being alone overseas also posed challenges to Urshan's crew management.

Many crew members have never been abroad, and New York is a famous gold-selling den in the United States. People will cause trouble if nothing happens.

As long as they just go out for a drink together at night, that's fine. I'm afraid that the public security in New York is not that good. If something happens to the staff there, it will be hard to explain to Urfan when he returns home.

Therefore, the crew's management of personnel will be a bit unkind.

If you are filming during the day and resting at night, you will be asked not to leave the hotel after 9 o'clock. The hotel also has many entertainment facilities. If you want to play, you can play in the hotel.

If they rest during the day and film at night, the crew will be much more relaxed, but employees are also advised not to go to certain neighborhoods.

Of course, none of the above requirements can stop those who insist on causing trouble. After all, they are all adults, and Ur Fan cannot tie up the entire group.

Within two days, Zhang Yuanjun received the first-day domestic box office of "John Wick", which was 4732 million, surpassing Disney's imported blockbuster "Cinderella" and becoming the top Japanese box office.

Perhaps, what Sun Ye said can really come true. (End of chapter)