director of the millennium

Spring goes and summer comes, and the hot summer days soon come.

For China, the past six months have been a tormenting time, one in which everyone is united.

Thanks to the country's efforts, the epidemic has finally been brought under control. At least the number of confirmed cases in the country is no longer surging, even though summer is a high-infectivity period.

But for the international community, the test of this sudden black swan event has just begun.

It's like we have entered the second half, with the number of confirmed cases abroad rising rapidly to hundreds of thousands. However, compared with the united China, the response of the people and governments abroad is really poor and chaotic.

It was also at this time that the Chinese people discovered that our country was so powerful. It turned out that in this era of competition, our country has become the most efficient and responsible government in the world.

I can only say that the most feared thing in everything is comparison. When the naked facts are presented to the public, there is no need for any deliberate publicity, and patriotic enthusiasm is full.

Unfortunately, for the film industry, the haze still hangs over everyone’s heads.

Although cinemas have started to resume operations, there are almost no new movies willing to be released, and only a bunch of old movies are being shown repeatedly in cinemas.

Although travel restrictions have been lifted in all provinces and cities, people have tacitly agreed not to stay in public entertainment venues. Almost every large shopping district is deserted, and movie theaters that rely on the ecosystem of large shopping districts naturally have few customers throughout the day.

In comparison, the domestic TV drama industry remains as prosperous as ever.

After all, TV dramas can be watched at home on mobile phones, computers, and TVs. There is no need to go out at all. Instead, they have become the only way for most people to pass the time during this special period.

However, during this difficult period for the entire industry, film and television capitals can no longer afford to burn money. The overheated TV drama production costs and star pay, under the double blow of the salary cap order and the epidemic, have severely cooled down the overheated market.

This is actually a good thing, a very good thing, for the domestic film and television industry.

Anyway, in recent months, Guangying Times has seen the ratings of one online drama after another on Guangying Kuaibo rising steadily, while the production costs have dropped a lot. It's so jealous.

Light and Shadow Times has begun to restart filming, and the fastest crew is expected to start shooting in July, but everyone is still feeling uneasy.

After all, the epidemic is now spreading internationally and is far from being under control. There is no guarantee that it may be transmitted back from abroad at any time, causing a second outbreak.

In addition, everyone is now in a state of being afraid of the ropes after being bitten by a snake once. Even if the domestic situation is under control, no one is willing to go to the cinema and watch a movie in a closed room with a bunch of strangers.

No one knows how long this "cowardly" attitude will last. The more pessimistic people believe that it may take three to five years to recover.

This means that the national film industry may be in a trough period in the next three to five years.

Even the more optimistic people believe that recovery will not be possible within two years at least, and that we will still have to march hard for a long time.

So even if a new project starts filming, no one knows when the movie will be released, so no one is sure.

Wu Yuan, on the other hand, was very calm.

After all, he knows that the domestic film market will be reactivated by "Hello, Li Huanying" and "Detective Chinatown 2021" during the 3 Spring Festival.

Although the market after activation is less than half of that in 2019, it is at least there, which is much better than the current situation where there are few customers. By then, Guangyingshidai, as the leading film production company in China, will still be able to take a large share of the market.

As I said, no matter what industry, when the industry is in the most difficult times, the companies at the top of the pyramid will always do better than the middle and lower levels, and that is enough.

After getting through this period, Wu Yuan believes that the future will still be bright.

After all, China is a huge market with a population of 14 billion. Temporary difficulties will not overwhelm the film industry. It will always recover in three to five years, or even reach a higher level.

By then, even if a large number of middle and lower-level film and television companies cannot survive and go bankrupt, Guangying Times will not go bankrupt. Then it will be their turn to blow the charge.

However, Wu Yuan, who is still watering flowers and taking care of children in his own villa recently, has encountered another interesting thing.

Yes, he recently moved from a large flat in the city center to a large villa in the suburbs.

This big villa was bought together with the large flat, but people have not lived in it much. After all, the villa area has always been far away from the bustling area.

However, under the recent special circumstances, living in a villa area is a good choice. It has its own yard and is not stuffy, and the large space is suitable for having fun. The population density nearby is low, which also reduces the possibility of cross-infection. It has many advantages.

Otherwise, why did the nobles hide in their own castles and manors when the Black Death, plague and other diseases were raging in Europe?

Closer to home.

Wu Yuan, who is enjoying his "retirement" life in his own villa, recently received a long-distance call from the United States.

The global box office of "Bruce Lee" has been released. Due to the impact of the epidemic in China, this movie was not released in China, but it still grossed 2.3 million US dollars worldwide.

"Bruce Lee" also became the last movie in recent months to break the $2 million box office, because in the second half of "Bruce Lee"'s global release, the black swan event had already swept the world.

Many movies currently in theaters, including "Bruce Lee," have been affected.

Although foreign countries do not have such professional prevention and control measures as China, and have required cinemas to suspend operations, foreigners are not all stupid. They also know that it is best not to go to enclosed public places such as cinemas in this situation.

So with this black swan event sweeping the world, the final box office of "Bruce Lee" was much less than the expected $3 million.

But Wu Yuan is quite satisfied with this. After all, he outperformed the epidemic. Before the situation escalated, he at least harvested most of the global market. This is much better than the original "Mulan" which was released during the outbreak period abroad.
Well, the reason why I mentioned this movie with many twists and turns and many disasters is because Disney, which called, not only reported the global box office of "Bruce Lee", also made another request.

Invite Wu Yuan to direct the live-action movie "Mulan".

Yes, after more than two years of hard work, Disney's latest princess movie still hasn't been filmed. Even after spending more than 2 million US dollars, the crew was disbanded and had to start over!

This was a situation that Wu Yuan had never seen in his dream, and it was also the fluctuation caused by the fanning of his butterfly.

This made Wu Yuan very helpless.
After all, we are stuck in this mess! (End of this chapter)