director of the millennium

Chapter 772 New and Old Monkeys

Chapter 772 New and Old Monkeys
On March 2018, 3, the special day when Liu Yifei celebrated Women's Day for the first time, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei took a plane to the international metropolis of Shanghai.

This time I came to Shanghai to shoot "The Great Sage", Wu Yuan's new Chinese-language film.

After resting for a year and a half and settling his marriage issue, Wu Yuan is now full of energy and high spirits.

Countless film media that have been following him were looking forward to it, and some even found out Wu Yuan's flight number in advance and waited at Shanghai's Hongqiao Airport to chase and intercept him.

"Director Wu Yuan, are you here in Shanghai to shoot your new movie?"

"I heard that you invited Mr. Liu Xiao Ling Tong to star in your new movie. Is the new movie related to Journey to the West?"

"Director Wu Yuan, could you please tell us about your new movie? A lot of fans are paying close attention to it!"

"Ms. Liu Yifei, congratulations on your wedding. How do you feel after marriage? Is there any difference from before marriage?"

"Ms. Liu Yifei, you and Director Wu Yuan came to Shanghai together. Are you going to act in his new movie? Aren't you and Director Wu Yuan planning to have a honeymoon trip?"

"As a newlywed wife, how does Ms. Liu Yifei feel? Has she adapted to this change in identity?"

"Director Wu Yuan..."

"Excuse me……"

As soon as they walked out of the airport pick-up gate, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei were blocked by reporters at the scene, which scared them.

Although they are A-list superstars and top directors, it has been a long time since they were treated like this, being blocked by reporters at the airport.

This is all thanks to Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei's wedding, plus the news that Wu Yuan's new film had started shooting.

Yes, the news of the start of filming of Wu Yuan’s new movie was finally not kept secret. As his “comeback” work after a break of one and a half years, it attracted great attention from both inside and outside the industry.

Apart from anything else, there were no new films by Wu Yuan released in the past year at least, and everyone was still quite uncomfortable with it. There was a feeling that something was missing, just like not seeing Shen Teng during the Spring Festival, and people felt uneasy.

As soon as the news of Wu Yuan's new movie started shooting was revealed, it topped the trending searches on Weibo and attracted countless reporters to wait for first-hand information.

As for how the news of his new movie was revealed, there was the support of Light and Shadow Times behind the scenes, and there were also reasons that were really difficult to conceal. Besides, this is not something that needs to be concealed.

Guangying Times even plans to take the initiative to do some publicity. After all, even movies directed by big directors need publicity these days. This is an era where even good wine needs to be hidden if it is not well known, and an era of entertainment to death.

Faced with these reporters, Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei had to respond to their curiosity. They briefly accepted an interview at the airport and answered several of the questions they were most concerned about.

"My new movie is indeed related to Sun Wukong, but it does not tell the story of Sun Wukong. It is a follow-up work of the company's Xianxia movie universe."

"As for the honeymoon, Sissi and I will consider it after we finish filming the movie. I'm not in a position to reveal where we're going."

"Yes, Mr. Liu Xiao Ling Tong participated in the performance. Although he has encountered some bad reviews on the Internet recently, as an old artist, Mr. Liu Xiao Ling Tong's performance is still worthy of respect." "He is the eternal Monkey King in my heart."

"Okay, thank you everyone. I won't disclose other things."

Holding Liu Yifei's hand, with the efforts of airport security, the two finally squeezed out of the airport after more than half an hour of pulling and pulling, got on the nanny car that came to pick them up, and went to the hotel where the crew was staying, getting rid of the entanglement of reporters.

Just after that, on social platforms such as Weibo, the news that Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei arrived in Shanghai and Wu Yuan's new movie was about to start shooting once again became a hot topic. The airport photos of the two also received a lot of comments and likes, sparking widespread discussion.

In addition to some discussions about the couple's life after marriage, the netizens who were watching the show were mainly discussing Wu Yuan's new movie.

Although the news of the start of filming of his new movie has been made public, not much has been revealed, not even the name of the movie has been leaked. Everyone is curious about what kind of movie this is and why he invited Liu Xiao Ling Tong, an "immoral" actor who is caught up in the "double-blooming" public opinion, to star in it.

Various speculations, conjectures and guesses emerge one after another, making the Internet very lively.

On the other hand, after Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei got rid of the reporters, they took more than an hour to arrive at the hotel where the "Monkey King" crew was staying.

Here, Wu Yuan also met the main actors of the "Monkey King" crew, especially the two "Monkey Kings" Liu Xiao Ling Tong and Zhang Yishan. After gaining weight, Zhang Yishan even looked a bit like Liu Xiao Ling Tong, and after putting on makeup, he indeed had the temperament of the "Monkey King".

During this period, he has also been learning from Liu Xiao Ling Tong how to play a "monkey" well. In order to play the role of Sun Wukong well, Liu Xiao Ling Tong really learned the expression and movements of the monkey for a long time. Now he has carefully taught these tricks to Zhang Yishan.

Although Liu Xiao Ling Tong does have a very bad reputation on the Internet, as an actor who has been working since the 1980s, he still has some of the bearing of a senior and is willing to teach others everything he knows.

The movie "The Monkey King" will be filmed in many places in China, including the urban plots that will be shot in Shanghai. After all, the skyline here is indeed more "international" than that of Beijing, and is very suitable for shooting this kind of modern "superhero" blockbuster.

Just like Marvel movies are basically shot in New York and Los Angeles, instead of in a capital like Washington, which has a stronger administrative flavor.

In addition, the crew of "The Monkey King" will also go to Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis for filming, and "The Great Wall" was filmed here.

Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis plans to build 40 world-leading studios, including the world's largest -square-meter studio and underwater studio to date. It is a very modern film and television base. The most important thing is that there are many large studios, which are very suitable for shooting special effects blockbusters.

After all, most special effects movies need to be shot in green screen or blue screen studios, and they need very large studios. Past and future special effects blockbusters such as "Pacific Rim: Uprising", "The Great Wall", "Fengshen" and "The Wandering Earth" are basically chosen to be shot here.

Wu Yuan is also very satisfied with this place. When he was shooting Chinese-language special effects blockbusters in the past, there were no such good studio conditions. Many times the company had to build a studio on the outskirts of Beijing and then tear it down, which was a waste of money. Now that there is a professional large-scale film capital, Chinese films are not much inferior to Hollywood in terms of hardware.

Currently, half of the set design team of "The Monkey King" are working on the set design for the movie at Oriental Movie Metropolis, including a replica of the Magic City street scene and several "secret realms" that the male protagonist experienced during the inheritance trial. These are all under construction and will be completed before the crew moves on.

After meeting the crew members, Wu Yuan took a short rest for a day. The next day, he led the crew to start filming "The Monkey King" and officially entered work mode.

After a year and a half, the big devil of the Chinese film industry is back again!

(End of this chapter)

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