"Star Wars makes me feel excited. Besides being excited, I also feel my blood boiling."
"I often wonder if our Chinese science fiction films can do the same? Can they also become the world's top ones?"
"We have the world's top special effects team and we are not short of talented screenwriters, so can we give it a try?"
"Mr. An, I wrote a script about the final doomsday of the earth in the future. Would you like to take a look?"
“…”
The birth of history is often accompanied by flowers and applause, after which waves of exciting noise and madness are inevitable.
The huge success of "Star Wars" has made Xu Qifeng, China's most promising director, a little restless.
Stimulated by the huge box office data of over 1.1 billion US dollars, Xu Qifeng knocked on the office of An Wei, the head of Tianyu.
An Wei looked at this passionate young man in surprise, and listened to the voice coming from his throat, which almost came from the depths of his soul.
In fact, in the past three years, from his debut in "The Alien" to the box office success of "Alien", An Wei has always been paying close attention to this young man!
He witnessed the growth of this cutting-edge Chinese director. In fact, this young man is really outstanding!
In fact, if we really count the time, three years ago, Xu Qifeng actually debuted at about the same time as Wei Wuji.
In fact, 2002 can be called the beginning of a very cruel era.
Since Lu Yuan's rise, Fatty Wei has also followed Lu Yuan and has earned the title of China's top new director.
During this period, countless new directors emerged, but unfortunately, they were suppressed by Fatty Wei before they could even catch their breath. They were unfortunately drowned in the vast ocean.
The typical example here is Joaquin's Shen Lianjie.
Although Shen Lianjie has now joined Remote TV and made a comeback with a film like Superman, no one can deny how badly Shen Lianjie was tortured by Fatty Wei and Lu Yuan in the past three years...
There are even reliable reports that when things were at their worst, Shen Lianjie considered changing his career and no longer being a director.
These three years were definitely extremely cruel. Well, or it could be said that Lu Yuan’s rise was an extremely cruel thing for the entire Chinese entertainment industry, and it has been counted for three consecutive years in the film industry!
Isn't this cruel?
However, under such almost hellish difficulty, Xu Qifeng was not affected by Fatty Wei and Lu Yuan at all. He kept working diligently on shooting his own movie step by step, and created a story of his own in this almost impossible gap.
This in itself is an extremely difficult thing to do.
What’s even more commendable is that he is also a screenwriter.
The script of the movie "Aliens", which made Tianyu earn tens of millions, was written by Xu Qifeng.
“How much investment do you need?”
An Wei admired the young man very much.
After taking a look at the script "The End of the Earth" provided by Xu Qifeng, An Wei looked up.
"Mr. An, the investment may be a little bit large... Besides, I plan to use this movie to impact the international market, and it will be comparable to Hollywood movies..." Xu Qifeng hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his head and dodged a glance.
"How many?"
"One hundred million RMB!" Under An Wei's gaze, Xu Qifeng finally plucked up the courage to say this number.
"I'll approve 200 million for you!" An Wei suddenly said, "Don't worry about the investors. I'll help you solve it."
"..." After hearing this, Xu Qifeng looked up at An Wei in shock.
"Remember, you are the first person in Chinese science fiction films! The authentic first person!"
"What about Lu Yuan? He..." After hearing this, Xu Qifeng felt his heart tremble suddenly, and then a person suddenly jumped out of his mind.
"Strictly speaking, he has surpassed the range of human beings. He is a monster, so there is no need for you to compete with him..." An Wei laughed and suddenly felt humorous after looking at Xu Qifeng.
"Yes... hehehe, don't compete with monsters!" After seeing the boss An Wei, who always had a stern face, suddenly become so humorous, Xu Qifeng couldn't help but laugh in agreement.
After leaving An Wei's office, Xu Qifeng took a look at the script and his eyes narrowed slightly.
After hesitating for a moment, he continued to knock on An Wei's office door.
"Boss An, tell me, I called Lu Yuan to have a cameo in my movie. Is that okay? Anyway, all our special effects are from his company, right?"
"Um?"
…
The subsequent influence of "Star Wars" is terrifying.
At least in addition to Xu Qifeng, there are at least thirty or forty directors in China, big and small, who are ready to shoot movies such as "Man Wars", "Star Wars", and "Skywalker Wars".
Wang Guanghua felt complicated when he saw so many similar film filing applications that appeared from November to December.
It seems that China is also going to be swept by the wave of science fiction films.
Hopefully this is a good thing.
After briefly looking through the film filing projects, Wang Guanghua no longer considered them.
At this moment, what he is more concerned about is the preparations for the 2006 Spring Festival Gala.
yes.
It’s already December in the blink of an eye, and it’s only about two months away from this year’s Chinese New Year.
On the screen, the program "I Want to Be on the Spring Festival Gala" is already in full swing, but the director of the Spring Festival Gala has not yet been announced to the public.
Li Mingrui worked on the Spring Festival Gala for two years, retired in glory, and then chose to retire this year.
In fact, it is not that it has not been confirmed. In fact, after the end of last year's Spring Festival Gala, relevant departments have basically agreed that Lu Yuan will be the director of the next Spring Festival Gala.
and……
It must be Lu Yuan!
The last chorus of the Spring Festival Gala was sung by Lu Yuan.
The person in charge of the opening special effects of the Spring Festival Gala and the opening work is also from Lu Yuan's side.
Most of the performers who appeared on the Spring Festival Gala in the past two years were selected by Lu Yuan's company after consultation with relevant departments. At the same time, the advertisements for the Spring Festival Gala were basically contracted by Lu Yuan...
There are elements of "remote" and Lu Yuan everywhere. Do you think it is justifiable not to invite Lu Yuan to be the director of the Spring Festival Gala?
and!
Apart from Lu Yuan, is there any other director in China who dares to challenge the Spring Festival Gala?
The year before last, the peak ratings of the Spring Festival Gala were 52, and last year’s peak ratings were 55. What about this year?
You have done your best, even if you have achieved a peak viewership rating of 52, there will still be people who say you have regressed and are no longer good enough, and there will be a lot of people who will criticize you. This is undoubtedly a huge pressure and challenge for the older directors in China who want to make a brilliant farewell all day long...
The ratings of the Spring Festival Gala have been raised so high, how else can they perform?
How to play and how to die, okay?
They don't seek credit, but just want to avoid any major stains or public opinion in their careers, don't you think?
Right?
That's the truth.
So, it can only be Lu Yuan!
After pondering for a long time, Wang Guanghua finally looked at the time.
Finally he stood up, put on some clothes and left the office.
He felt that he should go to Lu Yuan's house.
He actually hinted about this year's Spring Festival Gala to Lu Yuan over the phone in early November, but Lu Yuan pretended not to understand.
…
The night is very deep.
In December, China began to feel a chill.
After attending a fan meeting, Wang Long carefully tidied up his messy clothes, and then got into the car with the help of his assistant.
Three years ago, Wang Long was still an unknown singer.
But three years later, Wang Long has almost become one of the most popular singers in China.
After the album "Sailor" hit the music scene, Wang Long has been on a smooth road. Relying on his good originality, he has successively released many albums such as "The Year of Flowers Blooming" and "That Rain". With the help of this wave of popularity, he has successfully become one of the first-line singers. This time, he has received an invitation from a program planned by Shonan TV called "We Are Singers", to sing on the same stage with veteran singers like Chen Feng and Zhou Xiaoxia, and of course, new queen singers like An Xiao.
The ratings were, without a doubt, explosive.
This is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for Wang Long.
And he knew that all of this was due to his good luck in meeting his boss Lu Yuan.
"call!"
"Brother Long, what's wrong with you?" The assistant Xiao Xu next to him looked at Wang Long strangely.
"Nothing... Well, this singer sings quite well." Wang Long looked up at the bustling city. When he saw the wandering singers playing the guitar not far away, a happy smile appeared on his face. Then, he walked over there to the surprise of his assistant Xiao Xu.
"Brother Long, your current identity is not suitable..."
"Xiao Xu, they may need a chance."
"But……"
"No buts. My boss helped me in this way before. Now, I also feel that I can help them... Isn't this a kind of inheritance?"
"Forehead……"
"I want to discuss it with my boss. If possible, I hope to organize a talent show. Shonan TV also has this idea..."
“…”
…
During this period, Lu Yuan felt quite happy staying in the villa and didn't want to leave.
What I do every day is either to teach Li Xue some nursery rhymes or to play with the children.
Although I was often disturbed by the crying of children in the middle of the night, my life was actually very comfortable.
What is making a lot of money? What is being the best in the world? What is the honor?
None of this means anything to Lu Yuan.
He feels very happy staying at home.
Anyway, there is nothing wrong with you saying that he has no ambitions...
certainly……
Happy days are always short.
When the child was two and a half months old, Lu Yuan started receiving more and more calls.
Various things came one after another, making Lu Yuan feel overwhelmed.
Things were still good in Hollywood that year, as there were a few directors in charge, and the audition was still going on in full swing.
But here in China...
On the morning of December 20th.
Three people came to Lu Yuan's villa.
They are Wang Long, Wang Guanghua and Xu Qifeng...
After seeing the three people's eyes filled with fiery expressions...
Lu Yuan knew that he was in trouble.
Peaceful days...
It is estimated that it will be broken.