After all, the domestic release arrangement of "Bruce Lee" has nothing to do with Wu Yuan. The main concerns are with Disney and China Film the leading actors must cooperate with the publicity and do some pre-release promotional work and roadshows during the release, these things have never had anything to do with Wu Yuan.
If he had more free time, he might show up, but he is currently filming "Mulan" and has no interest in worrying about the mainland release of "Bruce Lee".
As he said, he is pessimistic about the box office of this movie in mainland China. He does not think he is so shameless. If high-definition resources can be found on the Internet, movie fans will still go to the cinema and spend money to watch it.
That's too good of a salary. Only people who are crazy fans and have very high moral standards would be willing to do that.
Although Wu Yuan feels that his influence in China is indeed top-notch, it is unlikely that movie fans will be willing to spend money to go to the cinema to watch movies when they can watch them for free, so he does not have high expectations for the domestic box office.
Anyway, this movie has already won the Oscar for Best Director. Even if the domestic box office is mediocre in the end, no one will come out and say that the movie is bad. They will only blame the environment and the problem of the film already being released abroad. It will not have any impact on Wu Yuan's reputation, so he is very calm and continues to slowly shoot "Mulan".
As the days go by, the weather on Hulunbuir grassland is getting colder and colder.
This made him fully understand what the white disaster on the grassland was that his history teacher had talked about in history class when he was in school.
In this horrible weather, the whole place is white and clean. Those ancient nomadic people didn't farm and didn't have any food reserves. In this environment, they had no choice but to go south to plunder.
It is no wonder that throughout the thousands of years of ancient Chinese history, China has almost always been fighting against the nomadic peoples in the north. From the perspective of these northern nomadic peoples, if they did not fight against the agricultural dynasties in the south, it would be tantamount to suicide.
It's the 21st century, and even though supply and demand are guaranteed, Wu Yuan still feels unbearable. The entire crew is in great "pain". Even the herdsmen who do animal husbandry on the Hulunbuir grassland do not live here in winter, but return to the city.
It is hard to imagine how those nomadic people lived in this environment hundreds or thousands of years ago.
“Cold, really cold!”
"My impression of the grassland has always been that it is green and endless, but I never thought that the grassland in winter would be so terrible!"
"I feel a little dizzy from the snow. No matter where I look, it's all white."
"Just hold on a little longer, we'll be done with the filming in less than a month!"
Listening to the crew members' complaints during the break, Wu Yuan didn't have the heart to blame them. He himself had never thought that this filming would be so difficult.
This was probably the worst filming environment he had ever experienced in the past 20 years of filmmaking, and he would probably remember it for the rest of his life.
"If we continue shooting like this, I estimate that many people in the crew will suffer work-related injuries."
The nights on the Hulunbuir grassland are even more cruel, but fortunately there are warm modern yurts to drive away the cold for everyone.
Liu Yifei brought the freshly boiled water and soaked Wu Yuan's feet while saying distressedly: "You have frostbite all over your body. If you keep going on, I'm afraid no one will be able to bear it."
To be fair, Wu Yuan should be the one who enjoys the best treatment in the entire crew. After all, he is the director, and he does not need to sleep outdoors when filming. He only needs to sit behind the monitor. Even if he needs to direct and dispatch the staff, most of the time he just talks instead of doing it himself. But the crew members are different from the actors. They have a lot of work every day. The crew members have to do all kinds of labor, while the actors have to be graceful instead of warm during filming.
Under such circumstances, even Wu Yuan, who was the best protected, suffered frostbite, which shows how difficult the situation was for the other crew members.
"You're not young anymore, so you still have to take care of your health." Liu Yifei gently massaged Wu Yuan's calves to relax and warm them, saying with some heartache.
She didn't really care about filming in the cold wind and snow, as that's part of an actor's job. She also liked the role of Mulan very much and was willing to experience Mulan's life, which made her empathize with this strong woman even more.
But she still feels sorry for her husband.
Wu Yuan is five years older than her and is almost 40 years old this year. For any normal human being, the body enters a period of decline after the age of 35, and after the age of 40, various physical indicators are much worse than when they were young.
Even though Wu Yuan took good care of himself and time had only added a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, his physical condition was definitely not as good as when he was young, and even he had to admit that.
Under such circumstances, Liu Yifei didn't want her husband to suffer in this ice and snow anymore.
"Why don't we stop filming for a while and wait until the weather gets warmer before filming again?"
"Anyway, we've almost finished filming the most important scenes, and there's also the winter plot, so there's no need to keep filming at this time, right?"
Wu Yuan fell into deep thought over Liu Yifei's suggestion.
In the script, there is actually no distinction between the four seasons. There is no special requirement as to which plot is in summer and which is in winter.
The crew of "Mulan" decided to shoot here for 2 months, mainly for continuity. Since they have to shoot here anyway, they might as well shoot it for a longer time at one time. After all, going back and forth costs money, and the budget has to be controlled.
But if reality does not allow, it is not impossible to stop filming immediately and move the next scenes to the spring and summer seasons.
You just need to shoot the ending of some scenes that need to be presented coherently.
After all, some scenes have already been filmed. We can’t have the final film be set in winter one second and spring or summer the next.
After thinking about it, Wu Yuan decided: "It is indeed difficult for everyone to hold on any longer."
"How about this, the assistant director and I will sort out the footage that has been shot so far, and shoot the remaining shots in the next few days. Then the crew will stop working and take a break. We will resume shooting next spring when the flowers bloom."
"Just winter and summer are not enough. We can add some spring shots. The grasslands in spring are also very beautiful."
In this way, Wu Yuan adopted Liu Yifei's suggestion, mainly because he also felt sorry for his wife's pain of filming in the snow and ice. After all, she, as the heroine, had the most important role.
So, after another week of filming, before the end of December, the crew of "Mulan" finished work in Hulunbuir, and the filming came to a temporary end. They will return when the spring comes next year. (End of this chapter)
If he had more free time, he might show up, but he is currently filming "Mulan" and has no interest in worrying about the mainland release of "Bruce Lee".
As he said, he is pessimistic about the box office of this movie in mainland China. He does not think he is so shameless. If high-definition resources can be found on the Internet, movie fans will still go to the cinema and spend money to watch it.
That's too good of a salary. Only people who are crazy fans and have very high moral standards would be willing to do that.
Although Wu Yuan feels that his influence in China is indeed top-notch, it is unlikely that movie fans will be willing to spend money to go to the cinema to watch movies when they can watch them for free, so he does not have high expectations for the domestic box office.
Anyway, this movie has already won the Oscar for Best Director. Even if the domestic box office is mediocre in the end, no one will come out and say that the movie is bad. They will only blame the environment and the problem of the film already being released abroad. It will not have any impact on Wu Yuan's reputation, so he is very calm and continues to slowly shoot "Mulan".
As the days go by, the weather on Hulunbuir grassland is getting colder and colder.
This made him fully understand what the white disaster on the grassland was that his history teacher had talked about in history class when he was in school.
In this horrible weather, the whole place is white and clean. Those ancient nomadic people didn't farm and didn't have any food reserves. In this environment, they had no choice but to go south to plunder.
It is no wonder that throughout the thousands of years of ancient Chinese history, China has almost always been fighting against the nomadic peoples in the north. From the perspective of these northern nomadic peoples, if they did not fight against the agricultural dynasties in the south, it would be tantamount to suicide.
It's the 21st century, and even though supply and demand are guaranteed, Wu Yuan still feels unbearable. The entire crew is in great "pain". Even the herdsmen who do animal husbandry on the Hulunbuir grassland do not live here in winter, but return to the city.
It is hard to imagine how those nomadic people lived in this environment hundreds or thousands of years ago.
“Cold, really cold!”
"My impression of the grassland has always been that it is green and endless, but I never thought that the grassland in winter would be so terrible!"
"I feel a little dizzy from the snow. No matter where I look, it's all white."
"Just hold on a little longer, we'll be done with the filming in less than a month!"
Listening to the crew members' complaints during the break, Wu Yuan didn't have the heart to blame them. He himself had never thought that this filming would be so difficult.
This was probably the worst filming environment he had ever experienced in the past 20 years of filmmaking, and he would probably remember it for the rest of his life.
"If we continue shooting like this, I estimate that many people in the crew will suffer work-related injuries."
The nights on the Hulunbuir grassland are even more cruel, but fortunately there are warm modern yurts to drive away the cold for everyone.
Liu Yifei brought the freshly boiled water and soaked Wu Yuan's feet while saying distressedly: "You have frostbite all over your body. If you keep going on, I'm afraid no one will be able to bear it."
To be fair, Wu Yuan should be the one who enjoys the best treatment in the entire crew. After all, he is the director, and he does not need to sleep outdoors when filming. He only needs to sit behind the monitor. Even if he needs to direct and dispatch the staff, most of the time he just talks instead of doing it himself. But the crew members are different from the actors. They have a lot of work every day. The crew members have to do all kinds of labor, while the actors have to be graceful instead of warm during filming.
Under such circumstances, even Wu Yuan, who was the best protected, suffered frostbite, which shows how difficult the situation was for the other crew members.
"You're not young anymore, so you still have to take care of your health." Liu Yifei gently massaged Wu Yuan's calves to relax and warm them, saying with some heartache.
She didn't really care about filming in the cold wind and snow, as that's part of an actor's job. She also liked the role of Mulan very much and was willing to experience Mulan's life, which made her empathize with this strong woman even more.
But she still feels sorry for her husband.
Wu Yuan is five years older than her and is almost 40 years old this year. For any normal human being, the body enters a period of decline after the age of 35, and after the age of 40, various physical indicators are much worse than when they were young.
Even though Wu Yuan took good care of himself and time had only added a few wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, his physical condition was definitely not as good as when he was young, and even he had to admit that.
Under such circumstances, Liu Yifei didn't want her husband to suffer in this ice and snow anymore.
"Why don't we stop filming for a while and wait until the weather gets warmer before filming again?"
"Anyway, we've almost finished filming the most important scenes, and there's also the winter plot, so there's no need to keep filming at this time, right?"
Wu Yuan fell into deep thought over Liu Yifei's suggestion.
In the script, there is actually no distinction between the four seasons. There is no special requirement as to which plot is in summer and which is in winter.
The crew of "Mulan" decided to shoot here for 2 months, mainly for continuity. Since they have to shoot here anyway, they might as well shoot it for a longer time at one time. After all, going back and forth costs money, and the budget has to be controlled.
But if reality does not allow, it is not impossible to stop filming immediately and move the next scenes to the spring and summer seasons.
You just need to shoot the ending of some scenes that need to be presented coherently.
After all, some scenes have already been filmed. We can’t have the final film be set in winter one second and spring or summer the next.
After thinking about it, Wu Yuan decided: "It is indeed difficult for everyone to hold on any longer."
"How about this, the assistant director and I will sort out the footage that has been shot so far, and shoot the remaining shots in the next few days. Then the crew will stop working and take a break. We will resume shooting next spring when the flowers bloom."
"Just winter and summer are not enough. We can add some spring shots. The grasslands in spring are also very beautiful."
In this way, Wu Yuan adopted Liu Yifei's suggestion, mainly because he also felt sorry for his wife's pain of filming in the snow and ice. After all, she, as the heroine, had the most important role.
So, after another week of filming, before the end of December, the crew of "Mulan" finished work in Hulunbuir, and the filming came to a temporary end. They will return when the spring comes next year. (End of this chapter)
