Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 119: Was he cursed? All of this is just speculation
Capital, dusk.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines through the gauze curtains and falls on the off-white carpet in the room, casting a warm and soft golden light.

The shadows of the trees outside the window swayed, and occasionally a sparrow flew through the branches and leaves, bringing with it a burst of inaudible chirping.

Liu Yifei's room is just like her, fresh and exquisite like a girl.

The walls are painted in light pink and ivory white, and in the corner there is an old piano with several original French novels neatly placed on the piano lid.

Shu Chang sat on the edge of the bed and listened to Liu Yifei's words. He felt like he was struck by lightning.

Liu Yifei was sitting on the small swivel chair in front of the desk, hugging her knees, staring at the report about "Now You See Me" on the computer screen, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.

"Xixi——" Shu Chang suddenly stood up, took two steps at a time and walked to her, then reached out and touched her forehead, "Did you take the wrong medicine?
Are you sure? You spend two years preparing for a play, do you know what that means?

"Hmm." Liu Yifei responded lazily like a kitten, tilting her head back and blinking. "Yeah, what's the problem?"

"You're crazy, you're absolutely crazy!" Shu Chang was almost going crazy, "Do you know how popular you are now? If your fans knew you hadn't taken on any dramas in two years, they would probably go crazy too."

Shu Chang opened his mouth, then suddenly thought of something and his eyes changed: "Wait, Auntie agreed?!"

"Hmm~" Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, her smile clear and a little proud, "Of course."

Shu Chang sat back on the bed and looked at her with a complicated expression: "You must have been bewitched by your junior brother Wu Chen!

Two years without filming, yet you still want to practice opera? You're all crazy, really crazy.

Don't blame me for taking away your title of one of the Four Little Flowers when the time comes. Just go and cry."

"Then take it." Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, her eyes sparkling like a lake under the moonlight. "I don't think it's a big deal. Besides, I haven't been acting all my life, so I want to challenge myself."

Liu Yifei's voice was not loud, but it revealed a rare seriousness.

Shu Chang stared at her for a while, and finally sighed helplessly, raising his hand to brush away a strand of hair from her forehead: "Okay, I support you, after all, you are my best friend."

Liu Yifei smiled, just like the dusk outside, beautiful and gentle.

"By the way, what did your junior brother spend 50 million US dollars on? Why would he need so much?"

"Filming magic tricks is a crime, didn't he say that?"

"I know, I was asking for something more specific."

"How should I know? I didn't ask."

“I really lost to you.”

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Compared to the relaxed and happy mood of Liu Yifei, the situation of Du Yang, head of Huayi's publicity department, was much more complicated, but with a touch of relief.

Fortunately, the time of Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet" press conference was not made public, otherwise she would have to take all the blame.

It is not difficult to imagine that Feng Xiaogang cursed her propaganda director behind her back, and Feng Xiaogang is definitely capable of doing this.

After collecting the materials, Du Yang quickly stood up and went to report that the press conference time had to be changed;

If it was only a few days away, the $20 million production would definitely be picked out by the media to compete with Wu Chen's $50 million production, and then there would be boos and ridicule from some trouble-making media.

Huayi, the cash cow, is definitely going to explode again.

But when she walked into Wang Zhonglei's office, she found that Wang Jinghua, the head of Huayi Agency, was already sitting there, and her face seemed to be not looking good.

Seeing Du Yang come in, he immediately stood up and said, "Since Mr. Wang is unwilling to help, then forget it."

After that, he turned and left.

Wang Zhonglei's face turned even darker.

He really couldn't stand the fact that Wang Jing spent money, but instead of "exploiting" the artists to maximize profits, he still adhered to "nanny-style" management. What kind of agency is this?
Now she's actually looking for him to use her connections at Huayi to see if she can get a role in Wu Chen's Now You See Me?
At this time, Wu Chen and others were having dinner in the restaurant to celebrate the successful conclusion of the press conference.

"How long will it take a Hollywood screenwriter to perfect this script?" Wu Chen asked during dinner. "We've already found someone. We have the framework and a rough outline. After polishing and refining it, it should be finished within a month. During that time, we can start preparing for other things."

Jason Blum immediately responded, "Like casting, set design, assembling the crew, and rehearsals."

Wu Chen nodded.

For this A-grade production, everyone wanted perfection. It was not like the previous film "Buried", where they just gathered some people, chose a location, and started shooting.

As for the publicity and promotion plan, Michael Burns also said that he will begin preparations. According to Hollywood practice, the publicity and promotion plan of A-level productions must go through three rounds of review, and the publicity and promotion must be as consistent as possible with market characteristics to avoid huge losses.

The next morning, the sky in Beijing was just getting light and the morning mist had not yet dissipated, but the newsstands in the streets and alleys were already bustling with stacks of newspapers.

On the newsstands, the headlines were clashing:

Wu Chen's $50 million A-level production, Now You See Me, is released!

China Film Group joins hands with Lionsgate and Blumhouse to direct the first Hollywood blockbuster directed by a Chinese director!

Who will Wu Chen choose for this Hollywood blockbuster?

A few old men strolling around the roadside breakfast stall and the fried dough stick stall took a look and couldn't help but whisper:
"The newspaper said she was a college student!"

"Fifty million US dollars, how much is that in RMB?"

"It's so expensive to make a movie now, but it was only that much back then!"

Street discussions rose and fell, spreading like morning mist.

The Internet is naturally more lively after a night.

"These days, blockbuster movies are getting more expensive to produce, but I wonder how they turn out."

"Wu Chen didn't choose to make an action movie or a martial arts movie, but instead chose to make a magic crime theme. I want to ask if he understands this genre?"

"Get lost! Didn't you see the performance of 'Buried Alive'? What's wrong with shooting a different genre? Are our directors only capable of shooting action movies?"

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There are both doubts and voices of approval, but these voices are limited to discussions, and there are even more undercurrents within the circle.

All the major actors are eager to get involved. Although they don't know the details of their roles in "Now You See Me", this does not stop them from using their connections to find out.

A Hollywood A-level production, a chance to be seen around the world, who wouldn’t be jealous?

Even actors who had worked with Wu Chen before came to deliver messages to him.

Dong Xuan received the call and smiled helplessly, "Director Wu's new film? How would I know?"

Hu Jing was also asked, sighed, and dealt with one question after another.

After Wu Chen learned about this from the two people, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and could only reply: "Why don't you turn off your phone first?"

However, Wu Chen was also a little confused, because Zu Feng was very calm.

At this time, Zu Feng was in the teacher's office of the Performance Department. He leisurely picked up the thermos cup, blew on it, and took a sip.

At this moment, Cui Xinqin suddenly asked, "Zu Feng, did you leave your phone at home? Why did someone tell me that they couldn't find you?"

"He must have turned off his phone." Wang Jinsong laughed.

Hearing this, Cui Xinqin immediately reacted and shook her head with a smile, "These people are really thinking too far ahead."

Then he couldn't help but sigh: "I don't know what Wu Chen is thinking. Will he use domestic actors?"

"In my opinion, these people are just guessing and can't see through things. It would be better for Wu Chen to use as few domestic actors as possible in this movie." Zu Feng said lightly.

Wang Jinsong and Cui Xinqin looked at each other, then nodded slowly.

After all, this is Wu Chen's first time directing a commercial blockbuster. He hasn't even established his foothold yet. His global recognition is still in its initial stages, and his fan base is not large enough. It would be too risky to hastily insert some domestic actors into the film.
(End of this chapter)