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Chapter 589 [16] Nominated for Oscar!
February 2006, 2, Haidilao private room.

"Where's Yilang? Has he returned to France?"

Seeing Jiang Wen and his wife coming in hand in hand, Chen Yu immediately asked the waiter to pull out a chair for Zhou Yun.

As an actor, observing people's words and expressions is the minimum thing he should know. As soon as Chen Yu saw the way Zhou Yun walked and his slightly bulging belly, he had already guessed most of what was going on.

In fact, Liu Yifei who was standing by also noticed it.

Zhou Yun... is pregnant, although it's not obvious yet.

Jiang Wen couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Chen Yu's gentlemanly demeanor, and then said, "Well, he went back a week ago!"

"Her mother doesn't allow her to stay in the capital for too long. She knew even when she was abroad that Yilang was very popular in China!"

The phenomenal box office success of "Escape Plan" not only raised Chen Yu's fame and status in the entertainment industry to a new level, but also made the leading actress Jiang Yilang famous.

Many people also know that she is Jiang Wen’s daughter. She is very beautiful and sympathetic in the movie.

He has a lot of fans, and commercial endorsements have come to him.

Richard wanted to sign her to CAA, but was rejected by Jiang Wen and Sandrine.

"How did you find this hot pot restaurant?"

Jiang Wen adjusted his glasses and looked at Haidilao's facilities and the enthusiastic waiters in the private room, feeling quite fresh.

Logically speaking, how could a workaholic like Chen Yu know about some newly opened restaurants in the capital? This was the first time Jiang Wen had heard of Haidilao.

"You are old!"

“We young people can just look it up online and find out where to eat!”

Chen Yu joked that of course he was the one who found this store.

In 04, Haidilao opened its first store in Beijing, which was popular for 1-2 months. Today, it is considered a high-end restaurant in Beijing, with good service.

Not to mention the later Haidilao, so Chen Yu simply decided to buy this place.

"Okay, okay, I'm old!"

"You are young..."

Jiang Wen did not argue with Chen Yu. After sitting down, he picked up the teacup on the table and said, "Come on, let's use tea instead of wine to toast the hottest star in China. I wish your new film will break 6 million soon!"

As of yesterday, the box office of "Extraction" has just exceeded 5.6 million.

After the working days, the single-day box office has dropped below 2000 million, but 6 million+ should be a foregone conclusion and it can be achieved this weekend if nothing unexpected happens.

In addition, the box office of "The Two of Us" has exceeded 1 million and earned 1.2 million!
During this Spring Festival, Yuxin Pictures obviously made a lot of money.

So this meal must have been treated to by Chen Yu, even though Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun secretly got their marriage certificate years ago without telling anyone.

But one thing is for sure, I must get back at this place later.

The dishes were served on the table one by one. After the waiter left, Chen Yu suddenly turned to Zhou Yun, who was chatting with Liu Yifei, and said, "Senior, are you two still planning to have a wedding?"

"You ask him, I don't know!"

Zhou Yun smiled gently. This married and pregnant daughter was different. Her mentality and temper seemed to have improved.

Jiang Wen wiped his hands leisurely and laughed, "Forget it, the wedding is too high-profile. It's my second marriage. I've discussed it with my wife. Let's just get a marriage certificate and invite a few familiar people to have a meal together. Then let's just let it go!"

"It has to be my senior sister!"

"Grandiose!"

Chen Yu admired Zhou Yun very much. Which woman didn’t dream of a sacred wedding, especially one who was not married yet?

However, Jiang Wen's identity is indeed special and his personality is eccentric. Zhou Yun admires him, so he will definitely listen to him.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. When we really celebrate, I'll definitely call you!"

"I plan to start filming again after the Lantern Festival. Is that okay with you?"

Jiang Wen changed the subject and asked.

Chen Yu nodded: "Well, I'm available anytime. The next month is all yours!"

"Better Days" will start filming around April or May. Diao Yinan is extremely efficient. The main people are very excited and will start auditioning to confirm the actors in a few days.

The director and actors of Mission: Impossible 4 have confirmed that the director and producers are currently scouting for filming locations.

In addition to the Formosa 101 building mentioned by Chen Yu, negotiations also need to be conducted with several countries in Russia.

So Chen Yu plans to focus on Hollywood first. After all, this movie is going to hit the Spring Festival schedule this year!
Chen Yu wanted to compete head-on with "The Banquet" and "Curse of the Golden Flower" to fully hype up the concept of the Spring Festival period and consolidate his status at the same time.

It feels great to beat Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

It's not that he is afraid of offending anyone. The release of a movie and its box office performance all depend on the individual's ability.

"Better Days" will start filming in a few months and will not be able to catch up with this year's three major film festivals, so there is plenty of time for Diao Yinan to make more preparations, and Chen Yu can also study and film while being the director.

This way, there is no pressure.

This year, he has arranged his schedule in almost the same way.

After filming "Better Days", Li An's "Bruce Lee" should be similar.

During this period, I attended a few film festival award ceremonies and shot some commercials, and a year just passed like that!
……

"Boss, can it be longer? I really don't think one month is enough!"

While eating, Jiang Wen said something to Chen Yucui in dissatisfaction.

Chen Yu smiled and said, "With my limited role, one month is not enough?"

Chen Yu plays the leading male role Li Dongfang in "The Sun Also Rises". Although he is the male lead, his role is actually similar to that of Jiang Wen. Unlike "Escape Plan", Chen Yu's share may be more than 90%.

The camera and vision revolve around him.

If "The Sun" were released, Chen Yu's Li Dongfang would only appear for about half an hour.

This script is mainly divided into four parts.

Chen Yu is the protagonist of the first part "Crazy", and has a lot of interactions with the female lead Crazy Mom played by Zhou Yun.

He did not participate in the second part, which was the part shot by Jiang Wen before.

In the third part, "Gun", Chen Yu filmed with Jiang Wen, but his role was not as large as in the first part.

At this point, Chen Yu’s role was completed.

He was shot dead by Jiang Wen.

"All told, there are more than 60 scenes!"

"One month is enough!"

Chen Yu had been reading the script of "The Sun" these days and already knew how many parts he would have.

As for the announcement, I have to discuss it with Jiang Wen in the next few days, and then ask the producer to arrange it.

Just follow the shooting cycle of one month.

"Let me make it clear in advance that I have very high standards!"

"And filming is different from other people's. Although one month is definitely not enough..."

Jiang Wen gave Chen Yu a shot of prevention. Chen Yu looked at him and said, "Actor, you have to act well to achieve the effect you want. No matter how high your requirements are, you can't escape the category of an actor, right?"

"Are you not confident in my performance, or are you not confident in your own directing skills?"

Chen Yu felt that he had to sort out Jiang Wen's thoughts.

It doesn't mean that the filming is slow, but it will be good if it is polished over and over again.

Winning award-winning films and filming often require a flash of inspiration, and the effect the director wants is achieved by the actors.

When an actor performs well, a flash of inspiration is the best performance.

Chen Yu had heard about Jiang Wen making a movie a long time ago. He liked to reshoot the movie and change the script while filming.

If he is satisfied with the film he shot before, one day he will feel that it is not good enough and will shoot it again... In the final analysis, he is a director with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Therefore, this will result in the time and cost of making a movie increasing.

Do you think this is a good idea?

Of course there are benefits.

But the downside is that many of them are actually unnecessary.

This is also the reason why Jiang Wen often went against directors when she was an actor.

Sometimes he feels that his acting may not be good enough, so he finds the director and asks him to reshoot and revise the script. Which director can stand this?
Even Lao Mouzi can’t bear it!

Even though he thought it was ready, Jiang Wen had to overturn it and reshoot it. This is all about money and time!
So this "problem" became even worse after Jiang Wen became a director.

"Anyway, if you don't have enough time, you can do it yourself!"

Jiang Wen was playing rogue, and Chen Yu also had his own way: "Okay, then wait until I finish filming other scenes, and then we can continue filming!"

See who can outlast whom.

I didn't say I won't shoot unless you change someone.

Chen Yu is not really at the point where he has to film a drama with Jiang Wen.

This was probably the first time that Jiang Wen met an actor like Chen Yu. He couldn't use his director style to overwhelm him. The key point was that Chen Yu was now the investor and the most suitable candidate in China to play Li Dongfang in his script.

No one else can have such acting skills as him.

The two people were arguing while eating.

Both Jiang Wen and Liu Yifei looked interesting.

One is that Jiang Wen had met his match this time. It was obviously the first time that Zhou Yun saw Jiang Wen so defeated.

One is that I feel that for an actor to be able to play the role of Chen Yu, it is really worth it.

Even Jiang Wen couldn't be controlled. You know, he is probably the most "arrogant" director in the country.

Even Zhang Yimou would not buy into his ideas.

Which actor is not eaten alive by him? !
But Chen Yu ate him to death instead.

"Then let's join the crew and talk about it!"

"I'll ask the producer to make your announcement first!"

"If you want to change it at that time, you have to postpone the announcement..."

Jiang Wen finally compromised, and Chen Yu had no objection: "Anyway, if a month of filming is not enough, I can only come back when I am free!"

"..."

Jiang Wen was really convinced.

"Okay, okay, one month!"

What else could he say? If the filming was not finished in a month, when would he be able to find Chen Yu's schedule? !
"Actually!"

"Old Jiang, I have a suggestion for you!"

"After I finish taking the photos, if you are not satisfied, tell me everything at once, and I will come over to retake them when I am free!"

"This is much more efficient than editing while shooting!"

"Nonsense, they pushed it down during the shoot, it was all just something they came up with at the last minute!"

"Then just write it down, and revise it if you have time at the end!"

"No time, wait till next time!"

"The script has been changed, how can we shoot the rest?"

"I'm sure we'll follow the new changes in the script..."

This is Jiang Wen’s shooting habit.

Therefore, in his crew, the actors have no schedules at all. They just shoot as long as they can, which makes it impossible to do anything else.

In the past, all the actors would cooperate for his sake.

But now, Chen Yu would definitely ignore him.

If he wants to use him, he can use him. If he doesn’t want to use him, Chen Yu can get rid of him.

Jiang Wen must be even more dissatisfied with other actors.

And the most important point is that only if Chen Yu is the leading actor can he attract investment. If he replaces someone else, it won’t work.

In Jiang Wen's eyes, Chen Yu now has only one shortcoming - he is short on time.

There are no other problems.

buzzing-

While Chen Yu was arguing with Jiang Wen, the cell phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Answer a phone call!"

Chen Yu looked at the caller ID and hurried aside.

"Chan, Happy Chinese New Year!"

Richard's voice sounded from the other end of the phone, and Chen Yu smiled and said, "Charlie, the Spring Festival has been over for many days!"

"Haha, I heard from a Chinese friend that your Chinese New Year lasts for half a month!"

Although Richard sent him a message of Spring Festival greetings during the Spring Festival.

"That's actually true. It was indeed about half a month!"

"I haven't congratulated you on the success of your movie yet!"

Richard felt more and more that he was forward-looking. He expected Chen Yu to become very popular, but he did not expect that his popularity in Asia had completely stopped.

Even internationally, he is almost catching up with Yao Ming.

During the Spring Festival, "Extraction" earned nearly 8000 million US dollars at the box office in mainland China, and the whole of Asia is about to exceed 2 million!
In Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and other major Asian box office countries, "Escaping the Dark" is the box office champion and has broken the box office records in various regions.

Especially in Japan, it earned 52 billion yen in ten days after its release, and 15 billion in the first two days of its release!
This is enough to show how popular Chen Yu is in Japan.

The industry predicts that the film will eventually gross 150 billion yen in Japan, ranking among the top ten films of the year.

It broke the previous box office record of 109 billion for a domestic film released in Japan, which was set by "Initial D".

Europe and South America have already earned 3000 million US dollars, so it should not be a problem to break the million mark.

In other words, in addition to the North American market, "Extraction" has already earned nearly 2 million US dollars, and it is very likely to reach the level of 3 million US dollars in the end.

This number is quite terrifying, except for North America.

The North American box office currently stands at over 600 million U.S. dollars, and has also begun to take effect.

You should know that the vast majority of this more than 600 million US dollars was contributed by Chinese.

The popularity of this film during the Spring Festival in China has made it known to all overseas Chinese.

So this week, Legendary is preparing to launch a full release in more than 3000 theaters across North America, covering the entire country.

CAA's business in China is also flourishing. In addition to signing Liu Yifei, it is also looking for fast players Liu Xiang and Yao Ming.

Jiang Wen and Zhang Yimou are also among those they are striving for.

All of this, of course, is inseparable from CAA’s Asian business card, Chen Yu.

"Are you calling me just to congratulate me?"

Chen Yu smiled, and Richard waved his hands quickly: "No, no, no, of course not!"

"The nominations for the 78th Academy Awards are out!"

"You're nominated for Best Actor!"

Richard lowered his voice and Chen Yu's eyes lit up: "Oscar... Best Actor?"

"Yes, congratulations, you are nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor!"

“Did CAA do the PR?”

Chen Yu said a little excitedly.

"Well, it's true that we and Legendary have found someone to be nominated. Legendary has invested a lot of money in the release of your new film!"

“Of course it must be worth it for them!”

The Oscar nomination is a very explosive marketing move for the North American release of "Exit 3".

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei looked at Chen Yu who was standing there in a daze after hanging up the phone.

Jiang Wen and Zhou Yun also looked at him.

Chen Yu exhaled and smiled: "Oscar, the 78th Academy Awards, I'm nominated!"

(End of this chapter)