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The filming workload for "Mulan" this time is very heavy, because there are many large-scale war scenes and transitions across the north and south, so it may be a bit difficult to finish it in three months like the previous films.

Wu Yuan set the shooting period for this film to be four months, almost from November to early March, because there is a one-week holiday for the Spring Festival in the middle.

He is not the kind of director who would let the crew continue filming during the Spring Festival. In fact, he almost always bypasses the Spring Festival when filming his movies. The only exception was when he was filming "Doctor Strange". Because it was a Hollywood movie, the crew members did not celebrate the Spring Festival, so he would also film during the Spring Festival.

In this regard, Wu Yuan is still very considerate of the crew members. After all, everyone's work is not easy.

"Will we go back to Jiangcheng during the Spring Festival next year?" Thinking of the Spring Festival, Wu Yuan asked his wife again.

Because of the epidemic this year's Spring Festival, Wu Yuan was not in the country, and Liu Yifei did not run around, so the whole family did not go to Jiangcheng to celebrate the New Year.

According to past habits, the family usually returns to Jiangcheng once a year, mainly because Liu Yifei and her daughter want to go back to see their grandmother, after all, her grandmother is old.

Especially this year we have a great-granddaughter, I must bring her back to meet her grandmother.

"I should be able to go back, right?" Liu Yifei frowned, her tone somewhat uncertain. After all, although the prevention and control measures are very good now and the number of confirmed cases in the country is no longer increasing, who knows what the situation will be like by the end of the year?

"It's okay. We have a private plane. We can take it back to Jiangcheng when the time comes." Wu Yuan became proud at this time. This private plane is really very useful. It avoids the risks of taking public flights. You can go wherever you want and ensure that you will not come into contact with strangers throughout the journey. The safety is excellent.

"Leslie took a private jet to Venice, and brought the leading male and female actors of the crew with him." Wu Yuan said proudly, "If I hadn't lent him the private jet, given the current severe situation in Europe, they might have died of the second or third positive."

"Oh, right. I haven't even ridden in the private jet you bought." Liu Yifei clapped her hands and coaxed her daughter with a smile: "Our lovely Qingqing has never ridden in one either."

One-year-old babies can take flights. All they need to do is give them earplugs to reduce the impact of noise on their ears.

"Okay, then our whole family will go back to Jiangcheng to celebrate the New Year!" Wu Yuan said with finality.

For him, he no longer has any relatives in Beijing, so going back to Jiangcheng with Liu Yifei to celebrate the New Year will actually create more of a Spring Festival atmosphere, after all, the Liu family is a big family.

"But you should finish filming Mulan first. I hope this movie can help you return to the international spotlight."

In recent years, Liu Yifei's international influence has indeed been decreasing year by year. After all, she hasn't filmed any Hollywood movies since "X-Men".

These days, the chances of finding a Hollywood movie with an outstanding female lead, and one with an Asian female lead at that, are simply too low. It is indeed very rare to have a "Mulan". It is reasonable for Wu Yuan to hope that this movie will be a success!

It will definitely succeed!

Ten days later, the script of "Mulan", co-written by four domestic screenwriters and four Disney screenwriters, finally satisfied Wu Yuan after several revisions and was finalized.

Adaptation is not random editing, drama is not nonsense.

Although Mr. Liu's words have become a meme, they do make some sense. It is very difficult to make an adaptation outstanding, and a spoof cannot be written randomly.

"Mulan" itself is an animated film adapted from "The Ballad of Mulan". If Disney had adapted the story completely based on the Chinese historical background, the animated film "Mulan" would not have been a global success.

If you want a story derived from traditional Chinese historical legends to break through cultural barriers and be popular around the world, it must have a weak cultural character.

What is weak culture?
Simply put, don't add too much profound Chinese culture into the story.

Therefore, in Disney's animated film "Mulan", there is no strict examination of who the emperor and the Chanyu are, and Mulan's origin is also vague.

The whole story focuses on Mulan's wonderful adventure after joining the army in place of her father. People who watch this movie do not need to study the background era of the story or learn Chinese culture to understand this story.

If "Mulan" was made into a movie like "Ten Thousand Miles from Chang'an" that was full of the culture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and the poetic life, perhaps the Chinese audiences would be moved to tears and sing along, but 100 out of 99 foreign audiences would be confused and would not understand it at all.

Therefore, Wu Yuan did not intend to add too much profound Chinese culture to the live-action movie "Mulan".

The final version of the script is similar in style to the original animation, both taking a "bottom-level" approach, with the focus focused only on Mulan.

From her carefree country life at the beginning, to the Khan's conscription and the fact that she had to join the army in place of her elderly father, to arriving at an unfamiliar military camp and facing an army full of men, how should she adapt, how should she integrate into it, and how should she grow into a resolute soldier who is no less capable than men.

Of course, she also had her good friend Mushu accompanying her along the way, helping her solve problems and overcome difficulties. At the same time, she also met several comrades-in-arms in the military camp, who helped her conceal her daughter's identity when they discovered it.

The main plot of the story is to defeat the priestess under the command of the grassland leader. In a splendid battle, Mulan, who is her own "prince", with the help of her comrades, works together with Mushu to defeat the witch and the witchcraft monsters she summoned. In the end, they win the war, return to the capital, and accept the emperor's reward.

The whole story is not that great, actually. It is just a typical Hollywood-style personal hero movie, except that the protagonist is changed from a male to a female.

The entire story rhythm and the settings of the main characters are almost all the most classic Hollywood routines. It can be said that familiar shadows can be found in countless Hollywood classic blockbusters.

The only difference is that the story takes place in China, and the protagonist who leads everyone to victory has changed from a male protagonist to a female protagonist.

But that's enough!

Disney's princess films have always been aimed at the female market, and the female market is the main force!

As for the tickets sold to male audiences, they were all watching with their girlfriends or wives!
In the context of various female boxing movements in Europe and the United States, such a movie that advocates "independent women" is the most suitable movie for the current film market. At least it caters to the international female film market and is acceptable to men. After all, no man does not like to watch beautiful girls.
It can be said that "Mulan" is a "John Wick" or "The Bourne Supremacy" made for women!

As long as there is no force majeure, Wu Yuan believes that this movie, under the global operation of Disney, will definitely allow Liu Yifei to regain international top influence! (End of this chapter)