director of the millennium

Wu Jing, Zhang Yi, Duan Yihong, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhang Hanyu, plus Miao Pu, Zhong Chuxi and Yu Nan.

The actors selected by Zhang Yimou for "The Great Wall" are a group of domestic entertainment professionals who are serving in the military.

The male actors are all regular actors in mainland China's war films and military dramas, and the female actors are also rare heroic ones. It really fits the saying when they are taken out.

Carry a gun and you are a soldier!
Anyway, when Wu Yuan saw the list of actors, he felt both amused and confused.

But while feeling amused, he was also secretly looking forward to what the final film of this new version of "The Great Wall" would look like.

I have to say that such a cast is indeed exciting enough, just like the "My Captain, My Regiment" back then.

However, after learning about Zhang Yimou's list of actors, Wu Yuan received another piece of news from the company a few days later.

Even when he was flapping his butterfly wings so hard, for some reason, Lu Zheng still came to him, hoping to get Da Tiantian into the crew of "The Great Wall", and the first thing he did was to give her the leading female role.

This really puzzled Wu Yuan.

In the original time and space, Da Tiantian was able to join the crew of "The Great Wall" and become the leading actress, because "The Great Wall" in the original time and space was mainly invested by Wanda Pictures.

Actually.

At that time, it was a hot topic in the circle. Everyone said that Da Tiantian had extensive connections and could even act in Hollywood movies. But in fact, if you dig deeper, you will find that all the Hollywood movies acted in by Da Tiantian were produced by Legendary Pictures.

"Kong: Skull Island" and "Pacific Rim: Uprising" are both films from Legendary Pictures.

Legendary Pictures is also one of the producers of "The Great Wall".

At that time, Legendary Pictures and Wanda were so close that they were almost in the same boat. Then on January 2016, 1, this North American independent film company was simply acquired by Wanda.

In this case, Lu Zheng, a senior executive of Wanda, can of course directly influence the selection of the heroine of "The Great Wall".

It is not surprising that he put Da Tiantian into Legendary Pictures' movies to gild his name.

Da Tiantian really doesn’t have any powerful background, nor is she the legendary princess with a strong family background.

She is just the canary of the road administration.

After she broke up with Lu Zheng, she no longer had any resources, and the films she starred in became less and less good every year.

Wu Yuan knew all of this very well.

But precisely because he understood it clearly, he was somewhat speechless.

The one who made "The Great Wall" in this life is Light and Shadow Era!

Why does Lu Zheng think he can influence the casting of Guangying Times' producers? !

He even had the audacity to say that he wanted to make Da Tiantian the leading female role.

Admittedly, the road administration did not come here to cause trouble without any empty words. In order to achieve this goal, he brought in several projects in cooperation with Wanda.

As long as Guangying Times agrees, it can immediately start multiple collaborations with Wanda from theaters to film production, and the total funds involved in these collaborations will exceed nine figures.

However, this means nothing to Wu Yuan.

Light and Shadow Times is developing very smoothly, and there is no need to cooperate with Wanda.

The two sides are even a bit like competitors now. They both control the cinema and production, and Guangying Times even controls the online broadcasting platform. If we only talk about the film and television entertainment industry, Guangying Times is a giant company that is bigger than Wanda Pictures.

To take a step back, even if Guangying Times wanted to cooperate with Wanda Pictures, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. They could directly start a connection at the company level and conduct normal cooperation negotiations. Why bother to give the leading female role of "The Great Wall" to Lu Zheng?

This time, Wu Yuan is really into black chicken and Spanish mackerel.

There's really something seriously wrong with the road administration's thinking.

No wonder he tried to promote a female star but failed to make her popular even after ten years.

On the contrary, after Da Tiantian left Lu Zheng, she immediately became popular with "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" and "Sito".
I can only say that the road administration's vision for film selection is really problematic and their thinking is quite abnormal.

I guess the fact that the road administration department was interested in "The Great Wall" this time has nothing to do with Da Tiantian. It was just that he wanted to get the project for Da Tiantian.

After thinking everything through, Wu Yuan said to Li Xiaoping speechlessly, "Reject the road administration."

"Tell him that the company will not interfere with director Zhang Yimou's casting. It is up to director Zhang Yimou to decide which actors to use. Although we are the producer, we will not force any actors into the film."

"If Lu Zheng really wants Da Tiantian to join the crew of The Great Wall, I won't stop him. I will let him take Da Tiantian to find director Zhang Yimou for an audition."

"If Director Zhang Yimou really likes it, I would welcome it with open arms."

It’s not that Wu Yuan looks down on Da Tiantian.

Without the pressure of capital, it would be impossible for director Zhang Yimou to take a liking to Da Tiantian.

Although Da Tiantian has filmed many movies so far, and she is also very dedicated and hardworking, she has never relied on her background to act like a big shot on the crew. On the contrary, everyone who has worked with her speaks highly of her character.

But talent really has a ceiling.

In terms of acting talent, Da Tiantian is not as good as Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei can still make a living relying on her talent, but Da Tiantian really lacks talent. At best, she is just a small screen queen, and her acting skills are really not good enough for the big screen.

The actors selected by Zhang Yimou, even if they are newcomers, like Zhou Dongyu and Ni Ni, are natural movie actors.
If director Zhang Yimou really likes Da Tiantian and lets her play the leading female role, then Wu Yuan would have to applaud Da Tiantian and praise her for her hidden talent.

However, the reality is very bleak.

Even after being rejected, Lu Zheng still didn't give up and took Da Tiantian to find Zhang Yimou for an audition. He still had some face.

Zhang Yimou did prepare an audition for Da Tiantian very seriously.

Da Tiantian was just confused, not knowing what had happened or how much money was involved behind the scenes. When she saw Zhang Yimou, she just admired him.

When it came to testing her acting skills, I can only say that the scene was shocking.

After the performance, Zhang Yimou's old face was as wrinkled as a bitter gourd, and he barely uttered a few polite compliments like "not bad" and "pretty".

Even so, Lu Zheng and Da Tiantian didn't understand the meaning, and they happily went back to wait for notification, thinking that Zhang Yimou was impressed by Da Tiantian's acting skills.

Then she waited for the notice until the filming of The Great Wall officially started, but she still didn't get any news about her joining the crew.
Later, Wu Yuan heard some rumors, and Lu Zheng was very angry about it. Then he turned around and mobilized his own connections to get Da Tiantian into the crew of "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" directed by Chen Kaige, directly replacing Sister Zhiling's role.

The world where only Chen Kaige was injured was thus achieved (End of this chapter)