director of the millennium

Chapter 47 This movie is not easy to make!
"Ha, our Hollywood director is back!"

After getting off the plane, Wu Yuan was embraced by Director Han who came to greet him.

Wu Yuan, who was not used to such warm contact, smiled a little stiffly, and broke free from Dong Han's arms without leaving any traces: "Dong Han made fun of me, how can I be considered a Hollywood director?"

"The North American box office of "Juno" has exceeded [-] million U.S. dollars, right? Isn't that counted?" Han Dong smiled like a Maitreya Buddha and kept patting Wu Yuan's shoulders, his tone was one of relief.

Although "Juno" cannot be introduced to the mainland market, this movie was made by a film school student, and this student was discovered by him personally, so he will be proud of it!

"Han Dong, is there really no way to introduce "Juno" to the mainland?" Wu Yuan picked up the suitcase and asked in a casual tone.

"Hey." Han Dong sighed, "There is no way to introduce it. This subject is too sensitive, and it ends with a happy ending. This value does not conform to the national conditions."

Wu Yuan nodded in understanding.

It is true that the story of "Juno" is too sensitive.

Although "late birth and late childbearing" is not as important as before, teenage pregnancy is still a taboo topic. Let alone pregnancy, the plot of puppy love cannot appear in current movies, or puppy love cannot have a happy ending.

It is impossible for a theme as bold as "Juno" to be screened in China.

Wu Yuan felt a little regretful. After all, the more box office this movie has, the more share he will get. No matter how small the mainland market is, it is still a piece of meat.

But this regret came and went quickly.

In addition to the Mainland, Asian countries such as Japan, South Korea, and New Zealand, Hong Kong and Taiwan are all sure to introduce "Juno". A movie that is scheduled to be in the top ten box office charts in North America this year will be released well in other parts of the world.

"It's okay, it's fine if "Juno" can't be imported, don't we still have "The Undertaker"!" Wu Yuan chuckled, but in turn comforted Director Han.

But Han Dong still shook his head.

"The Embalmer" is indeed a good book, but it doesn't reveal the atmosphere of being a blockbuster from the beginning to the end. At first glance, it seems that it is rushing for awards!

What Director Han wants now is a commercial movie!
However, as a director, Wu Yuan wants to launch an assault on the film awards, which is a reasonable thing, and Director Han is naturally very supportive.

"Yes, we still have "The Undertaker"!" Dong Han laughed, and while leading Wu Yuan out of the airport, he said: "Your script is very good!"

"Take it to Europe, I believe it will definitely achieve good results!"

In fact, after Director Han figured it out, he was also glad that Wu Yuan did not come back with a blockbuster film to find China Film.

Because mainland films have a big project to prepare for in the second half of this year, China's first blockbuster in the true sense, bringing together top actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, the movie "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou!
The "Hero" project is already in the early stages of preparation, and the cost is expected to be as high as 3000 million US dollars!
If Wu Yuan, a cutting-edge director returning from Hollywood, wanted to make a big movie, wouldn't it be a lose-lose situation if the two big movies collided together!
Director Han knew that the current mainland movie market could only support one blockbuster movie a year at most, and if there was one more movie, both sides would suffer!
It's good that Wu Yuan is going to make a literary film now.

Wu Yuan doesn't have much money for the time being, and the account of "Juno" has not been settled so quickly. Even if it is settled, he still needs to invest in "Light Era", where the projects are more profitable.

Fortunately, Wu Yuan has already proved himself through the two films "The Night the Comet Came" and "Juno".

He is going to make a movie now, no matter if it is in China or Hollywood, there are people rushing to give money.

China Film Group has already decided to invest in "The Embalmer", and the cost budget is currently 2000 million.

The main reason is that Zhang Guorong is too expensive, and the discounted friendship price is still expensive compared to mainland actors.

The cost of "Farewell My Concubine" in 1992 was 2000 million!
Ten years later, the cost of "The Undertaker" can still reach 2000 million, which shows how much Zhang Guorong's discount is.

Still the same, Wu Yuan, as screenwriter + director, can get 20% of the profits.

In China, directors generally cannot get a share of the box office, and can only negotiate profit sharing with the producer, and share the money from the producer.

This is because for Hollywood, the box office profit of a movie only accounts for one-third of the total profit, and the majority is still in video distribution and peripheral development.

So they can directly share the box office, but they have to keep other benefits themselves.

Domestic movies have almost no video revenue, and peripheral development is even zero. Box office revenue is everything, and it is impossible to directly share the box office with the director.

In fact, Director Han didn't even expect this movie to make a lot of money. For a literary film with a cost of 2000 million, it would be good if it could pay back its capital.

He only hopes that this movie can bring Wu Yuan some heavyweight awards.

At least in mainland China, the older generation of filmmakers still value artistic achievements more than box office. It is precisely this group of people who have the right to speak in the film industry.

If Wu Yuan wants to enjoy himself in the mainland, he still needs to have several heavyweight awards on his side.

"Zhang Guorong has already been selected as the male lead, what about the other actors?"

On the way, the topic between Han Dong and Wu Yuan was still inseparable from "The Embalmer".

"As for actors, we still need to hold a formal audition." Wu Yuan thought about it carefully and said slowly.

Although only a short year has passed, his current status is completely different.

Perhaps for the general public, 99% of people still have the impression of Wu Yuan in "The Night the Comet Came".

But within the circle, Wu Yuan is not from China, but his fame is already well-known in China.

The first mainland actor to go to Hollywood to direct a movie, the first mainland director to have a box office of over [-] million in North America!

Although not as good as Wu Baige, he is still one of the top guides in the mainland!

The flowers blooming in Hollywood these years are the most fragrant ones!
Wu Yuan wants to recruit actors for his new film, so any actors in the mainland who have a schedule will come here upon hearing the news!

If the news that Zhang Guorong is the leading actor can be revealed, actors from both sides of the strait and three places will flock to it!

Wu Yuan can choose carefully with a mentality of buying vegetables!
Thinking of this, Wu Yuan added, "The main actors should be mainly mainland actors."

"Send a copy of the main actors' character biographies to all major agencies and talented actors, and organize an open audition at China Film Academy in a few days."

Wu Yuan rubbed his brows and said a little tiredly: "Find all the actors as soon as possible. Next, I will take them all over the country to experience the career of an undertaker."

"It will take at least two months of experiencing life before the movie will start shooting."

"This movie is not good!"

(End of this chapter)