director of the millennium

The Dali International Film Festival was thus confirmed by Wu Yuan.

Pingyao, the ancient city in central Shanxi, has lost an opportunity to host an international film festival.

There is no way. Wu Yuan is not Jia Zhangke. He is not from Shanxi, so he has no special feelings for the ancient city of Shanxi.

His primary considerations are visibility and comfort.

Dali, as one of the most famous tourist cities in China, is of course the most suitable place to hold an international film festival.

Just like Venice, the reason why the Venice International Film Festival has become one of the top three in Europe is largely due to its location.

At least Europeans are happy to experience the Mediterranean style and visit famous European attractions while attending film festivals!

Isn’t Dali much more attractive than Pingyao?
In short, Wu Yuan decided on this matter, and the two things he came to the company to do were completed.

That afternoon, he left the company and continued to devote himself to the filming of "Ready Player One".

This movie was really difficult to make.

He also mocked Huayi's "The Great Ming Ape" for using too many new technologies, and it was normal for an experimental work to fail.

As a result, the movie "Ready Player One" he shot himself directly integrated virtual and reality movie content. A lot of shooting methods that even Hollywood is still in the exploratory stage were brought out by him. It would be a miracle if it could be shot well.

Fortunately, after experiencing some difficulties in the first half month, the crew figured out a way and got things on the right track. Although the pace of filming was slower than expected, fortunately they were able to continue filming.

Wu Yuan could only sleep four or five hours a day on the crew. While other actors could go home after filming, he had to hold meetings with the crew members and even the remote Hollywood special effects team, constantly adjusting the special effects and shooting methods. It was a torture.

This torture lasted from spring to summer. He had no energy or time to pay attention to anything in the outside world. It was not until September, much later than expected, that "Ready Player One" was finally successfully completed in the Foggy City.

On the day of wrapping, both the crew members and the main actors cried.

Peng Yuchang cried the loudest.

Other newbies start out on easy difficulty, but he starts out on hellish difficulty.

Being the leading actor in Wu Yuan's new movie, adopting a completely new filming method, and having a production schedule that even Wu Yuan himself cannot control, all of these put Peng Yuchang under unprecedented pressure.

Fortunately, he withstood the pressure and completed the filming without any problems except that he was 15 pounds thinner than before joining the crew.

As for Wu Yuan, although he didn't cry, his 20-pound weight loss showed how difficult it was for him to shoot this movie.

"From now on, I will never make a movie that tries too many new technologies again." On the night after the wrap party, Wu Yuan swore with lifeless eyes while lying on the bed.

The completion of "Ready Player One" is just a small node in the production of this film, and it is still a long way from being truly completed.

Not to mention anything else, the post-production special effects alone would probably take at least a year to complete. In the middle, the crew might even have to reshoot some special effects shots. Although it wouldn't be as long as "The King of Sunglasses" had to reshoot six or seven times, taking five years to make a movie, but Wu Yuan felt that this movie couldn't be completed without three years.

The most optimistic forecast is that the film will not be released until 2016.
The time and energy spent on making this movie is enough for Wu Yuan to make four or five feature films without special effects.

I can only say that it’s no wonder that no one in the industry is making science fiction movies. This thing is really not something that ordinary directors can handle.

"Okay." Liu Yifei patted Wu Yuan's arm, lay in his arms, and comforted him: "Take a good rest for a few days, and then continue to be busy."

"You still have a year to make your tribute film, so it should be in time."

"It's okay to take a month off first."

She really felt sorry for Wu Yuan. She had never seen Wu Yuan lose so much weight just for a movie shoot. Wu Yuan was not a 200-pound fat man, so losing 20 pounds was nothing.

He has always maintained a good figure. Although he started to gain weight after the age of 30, he just had a little belly and his chin became a little rounder.

As a result, after filming "Ready Player One", Wu Yuan's figure returned to its peak, and he was even thinner than when he was in the best shape. Not to mention the little belly, his stomach is almost sunken.

"For the next month, don't think about anything. Just lie down at home every day, be served with good food and drinks, and gain back the weight you lost first." Liu Yifei ordered without any explanation, her eyes full of heartache.

However, Wu Yuan sighed, "No way!"

"I can't rest."

“I still have to process the footage from Ready Player One as quickly as possible before sending it to the special effects company for the lengthy post-production process.”

"Riding the Wind" will also be put into preparation as soon as possible, and we will strive to finish filming before May next year, leaving enough time for post-production."

"There are also some things piled up at the company that I need to deal with."

"By the way, of the two films in the second phase of the company's Xianxia Cinematic Universe, the post-production of "War of the Demonic Tide" has been completed. It will be released during the National Day this year, which is only a month away."

"This kind of phased big movie like "Avengers" still needs my presence."

"Although the story of Kunlun takes place before The Devil's Tide, this movie will probably be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. I won't have time to participate by then. You have to attend the premiere on my behalf."

"In short, with so many things on hand, there is no time to rest."

"Of course there is." Liu Yifei stretched out her hand to turn Wu Yuan's head over and looked at him straight: "Time is like a sponge. If you squeeze it, there will always be some."

"The company's affairs are not so urgent that you have to deal with them now."

"Isn't there still a month before "War on the Demonic Tide" is released?"

“As for the rough treatment of Ready Player One, since the movie hasn’t set a release date yet, it won’t hurt to postpone it for a few days.”

"The most important thing for you right now is to rest. Unless it's a catastrophic event, you can put it off until later."

"You can't let these two movies ruin your health."

"You really are such a jerk. You clearly promised Mr. Han at the beginning, but you just forgot about it. Now you have to prepare two movies at the same time."

"I should have kept this in mind from the beginning, or arranged the schedule with the company, then we wouldn't be in this situation now."

"No matter what, you must take good care of your body for the next month and stop being busy!"

Liu Yifei rarely shows such a tough attitude in front of Wu Yuan. Faced with such a tough wife, Wu Yuan felt warm in his heart but had to agree.

"Okay, okay, I understand."

"I will take a good rest and put off my work for now."

"My wife has spoken, so I have to obey!"

"That's right." Liu Yifei hummed a few times, and then lay down again with satisfaction, "Okay, sleep!" (End of this chapter)