director of the millennium

“The one standing before us right now is!”

"Two-time winner of the Most Popular Male Singer Award at the Top Ten Golden Songs Awards, winner of the Golden Needle Award, the highest honor at the Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs Awards, winner of the Best Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, winner of the Best Actor Award at the Japan Film Critics Awards for a Foreign Language Film, and winner of the Top 20 Foreign Actor of the th Century by the Japan Film Journal!"

"One of the 25 greatest Asian actors on CNN, the first Cantonese singer to enter the Korean music market, the best actor at the Venice International Film Festival, a jury member at the Berlin International Film Festival, the pride of the Chinese people——"

"Mr. Zhang Guorong!"

"Everyone applaud!"

As Wu Yuan spoke in a funny way, a burst of applause mixed with laughter rang out.

Zhang Guorong, who was standing next to Wu Yuan and had seen a lot of ups and downs, looked so angry at this moment.

Don't get me wrong, this is not some grand award ceremony, it's just the editing center of Light and Shadow Era.

The reason for the above monologue is mainly because Wu Yuan gave Zhang Guorong verbal encouragement after facing his "lack of confidence"!
Well, that’s really encouraging!
"Leslie, be honest, can you find another male celebrity in the country who is better than you?"

"Whether it's movies or music, you are the best of your time. Now you are also doing a good job as a director."

"How can you not have confidence in yourself?"

"You have to believe in yourself. There are few people in the industry who are more awesome than you. You've already made the movie, so why are you worried about not being able to edit it well?"

Yes, the reason why Wu Yuan was "encouraging" Zhang Guorong so much was because Zhang Guorong kept holding on to him, hoping that he could participate in the post-production editing of "Glass Love".

Actually, to put it bluntly, Zhang Guorong still lacked confidence in himself, or was too worried about the success or failure of this movie, so he really needed a "great god" to give him confidence.

He didn't really need Wu Yuan to help him with editing, but he would feel much more at ease if Wu Yuan could stand by his side while he was editing, even if he didn't say anything.

At least there is a "great god" to check on him!

Unfortunately, Wu Yuan had no interest in this at all.

The main reason is that he has never seen the movie "Glass" in his two lifetimes, and he doesn't know how to edit this movie most appropriately.

It’s not that without Wu Yuan’s “foresight”, his directing skills would be bad.

In fact, after these years of practical training, Wu Yuan’s current directing level can be confidently said to have reached the first-class level in the industry. This first-class level is not only domestically first-class, but also internationally first-class.

Maybe he can't compare with the top art film directors, but he is definitely better than most directors. He can also shoot the original "Bruce Lee" with ease.

But "Ashes of Time" is a film with a strong personal style of Zhang Guorong. From the plot to the shooting techniques, they are all derived from Zhang Guorong's personal ideas. It can be said that it is a completely personal film.

Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for Wu Yuan to take over the editing work halfway, and even giving suggestions would not be a good idea.

Because once he gave advice, or "guided" Zhang Guorong, the style of the film would begin to deviate and be mixed with his personal style, which would change the taste of the film.

This is not a good thing for Zhang Guorong's pursuit of awards. Instead, it may be a case of good intentions leading to bad results.

Wu Yuan also told him this, but you can't expect a person who is always worried about gains and losses to listen to the truth. At this time, what Zhang Guorong needed was not the truth, but confidence and encouragement.

This led to the conversation between Wu Yuan and me that was mentioned above.

After listing all the honors that Zhang Guorong had won in his life in a slightly funny way, not to mention Zhang Guorong himself, even Wu Yuan himself was secretly amazed.

I really didn’t understand it if I didn’t take a closer look. Now that these honors are listed one by one, I realize that Zhang Guorong is really amazing.

He is different from Wong Ka Kui, who ascended to the "altar" after his accidental death.

Even if he had not made that leap in 2004, Zhang Guorong's achievements in the Chinese music and film industry would have been enough to be included in the hall of fame of the Chinese entertainment industry.

As a singer, he could be said to be invincible back then. He was one of the first idol singers to become popular in Hong Kong. When the two albums competed for supremacy, he occupied half of the Hong Kong music scene. Later, he even developed to Korea and became the first singer to enter the Korean market.

In terms of film achievements, the movies he starred in are also classics for several generations in Asia.

"A Chinese Ghost Story" not only achieved great box office success in Hong Kong Island, South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, but also made costume ghost films a trend in Hong Kong films again.

"A Better Tomorrow" caused a sensation throughout Asia and is still regarded by South Korea as the enlightenment work of South Korean action and crime films.

"Days of Being Wild" has become one of the representative works of Hong Kong art films, and the clip of Ah Xu dancing alone in front of the mirror is also one of the classic clips in Hong Kong film history.

Not to mention "Farewell My Concubine" and "Happy Together", which are among the BBC's top 100 films in history!

There is no doubt about Zhang Guorong's talent, and after he transformed into a director, he still showed great talent, being able to handle both commercial and artistic films.

It's just that he was too involved in the project, or perhaps he attached too much importance to "Glass Love", so after some setbacks and hardships in the filming, he began to doubt himself.

"Leslie, be more confident." Wu Yuan patted Zhang Guorong on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Look at them, everyone thinks you are the best."

Looking at the pairs of eyes around him looking at him with admiration, Zhang Guorong took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I am the best."

"That's right." Wu Yuan smiled and said cheerfully, "So you just need to edit the film. Feel free to edit it boldly. Edit it according to your thoughts and the shots you want. You don't need to listen to anyone's advice."

"A movie edited this way can best express your artistic ideas."

"I won't get involved. I have to fly to North America in two days to do a road show for my new movie."

Seeing that Zhang Guorong seemed to have regained his confidence, Wu Yuan did not plan to stay in the editing center any longer.

His schedule was indeed very tight. He had just finished the post-production editing of "Bruce Lee" and immediately had to fly to the United States with the finished film. On the one hand, he wanted to show the film to Disney, and on the other hand, he was about to start the film's promotional roadshow.

Because the film is being released as an art film, Wu Yuan cannot completely ignore the promotion of the film this time. At least in the early stages of its release in art theaters, he has to cooperate with the publicity, build relationships with various film critics and academy judges, and launch a series of public relations activities.

Since you are going for an award, you have to show your attitude and shoulder some responsibilities as a director.

There are so many things to do, Wu Yuan has a lot to do! (End of this chapter)