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After Wu Yuchen emphasized what he meant, he sighed inwardly. This is the kind of trouble you will encounter when working with big manufacturers.

I previously collaborated with DreamWorks on "Pirate King" because the director, Spielberg, is a director himself and would not interfere indiscriminately and make the mistakes of an amateur directing an expert.

But these big companies are different. Some senior executives don’t know anything about film production and filming. They may be senior managers who switched jobs from Coca-Cola or Nike, or they may be senior officials who retired from a certain American government. When I think about it, I think it’s Good ideas just point the fingers.

Essentially, this is the same idea as when Internet capital or real estate tycoons enter the film and television industry and use traffic to put together a film and television drama. They just want to use Leonardo DiCaprio, the traffic king, to drive the box office!

It's not a bad idea to let Leonardo DiCaprio play Two-Face, but adding him to the scene and ruining the plot is a big deal. However, this kind of thing is not uncommon in Hollywood. That is to say, Wu Yuchen has completely grasped the say and initiative of the project, so he can push back so hard. Otherwise, someone else might have to implement it obediently.

The role of Two-Face is actually the third male lead, which is completely inferior to Batman and the Joker. Wu Yuchen estimates that with the current mentality and status of Leonardo DiCaprio, he will basically not be willing to play this male lead.

But it doesn’t matter whether DiCaprio plays the two-faced character Wu Yuchen or not. What he has to do now is to nail the role of the clown. This time he didn't play the audition game anymore, but directly sent out an invitation, and of course it was Heath Ledger, the previous Joker actor!

"Director Wu, are you sure you want me to play the clown?"

"What? Is there any problem?" Wu Yuchen looked at Heath Ledger in front of him and asked with a smile.

"Well, in fact, I have always wanted to play Batman. When the "Batman" project was established two years ago, I wanted to recommend myself. Unfortunately, you did not give the outside world this opportunity at that time, and the male lead was already decided. "

Wu Yuchen was a little stunned when he heard Heath Ledger's words, and then laughed loudly: "It seems that you and "Batman" are very destined. How about it? Are you willing to play the role of the Joker?"

Heath Ledger also smiled: "Of course, this is my honor! Since I can't play Batman, then I will play a villain who suppresses Batman!"

"The Joker I want is not a villain in the traditional sense. You can't simply classify him as good or bad, but he wants to show the depth and versatility of the character as much as possible.

This is an anti-hero, a complex, creepy and attractive character who brings an unprecedented level of psychological terror and chaos, challenges the audience's traditional views on heroes and villains, and triggers the audience's Reflections on morality, social order, and human nature..."

Listening to Wu Yuchen's narration, Heath Ledger was constantly constructing the initial image of the Joker in his mind, which was crazy, chaotic, dark, and anarchic...

He thought of some classic villains in his mind, such as Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Man Who Laughs", and he would watch them carefully again when he went back. At the same time, he also thought of some punk rockers, such as Sid Vicious of the Sex Guns, anarchism, extreme violence, questioning everything, hatred of society, drug and sex, dangerous romance, and the art of self-destruction... … There’s definitely some clown quality in them.

Wu Yuchen has no doubt at all whether Heath Ledger can play the Joker well. His Joker is remembered by movie fans around the world, and there is even a saying that "after Heath Ledger, there will be no Joker".

In his previous life, Heath Ledger accidentally died of overdose after the movie was released. Some people said that he suffered from depression because of playing the clown, which also added some legendary color to the movie. However, his family later debunked the rumor, saying that Heath Ledger's tragedy was caused by a mixture of prescription drugs.

John Woo doesn't want to use Heath Ledger's death to add a halo to the movie, it's not necessary at all. You can give this guy a reminder then.

Not only did he work with Heath Ledger, Wu Yuchen also hired makeup artist and costume designer Lindy Heming to specifically explain the characteristics of the Joker.

"You can draw some inspiration from the style of counterculture pop master Pete Doherty and the "father of punk" Iggy Pop, and try to avoid making the "Joker" look like a homeless person, but you have to "Making it shabby and grungy brings out the edgy, neurotic side of the character."

After Wu Yuchen stopped, Bell said to Wu Yuchen: "Director Wu, I now feel that the clown is more like the male protagonist of this movie than me. You always keep talking about what the clown should be. I, the Batman, seem to be completely distracted. You ignored it~"

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: "I'm sorry, Bell, you saw through it! You have to be well prepared, otherwise you will be suppressed by the clown when the time comes. Don't blame me for not warning you!"

Because he had already filmed the first part of "Batman", and because Bale is the kind of actor who is extremely self-disciplined and very strict with himself, Wu Yuchen felt more at ease with him, so he naturally spent more energy on the Joker. above.

Just as Wu Yuchen was planning "Batman" and arranging various tasks, he received a call from Fan Bingbing: "Brother-in-law, I have helped you complete all the tasks you gave me!"

Wu Yuchen was delighted when he heard this: "Really?"

"Of course! I blow wind in Sister Qinqin's ear every day. How do you think you should reward me?"

Wu Yuchen laughed loudly: "Reward, I will reward you hard when the time comes!"

Before he left, he specifically asked Fan Bingbing to accompany Jiang Qinqin and be his little undercover. Unexpectedly, it actually worked now. This really helped him solve a problem!

The next moment Fan Bingbing said: "It won't be late, I will fly to Los Angeles tomorrow~"

Wu Yuchen understood it as soon as he thought about it, and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, your movie "Fast and Furious 3" is about to be released!"

Last year, Wu Yuchen cast two supporting roles for Huang Xiaoming and Fan Bingbing in "Fast and Furious 3". Now that the movie is premiering, the two naturally came to attend the premiere.

To be honest, as far as Fan Bingbing's role is concerned, the producers don't care whether she comes to participate or not, but it is different for Fan Bingbing. She will bring her team to take photos! The news of participating in a big Hollywood production this time must be marketed well!

Two days later, Fan Bingbing, who had been rewarded with a pass, lay in Wu Yuchen's arms: "Brother-in-law, you are so bad. Do I want this reward?"

Wu Yuchen nibbled Fan Bingbing's ear and said with a smile: "Then what do you want?"

Fan Bingbing adjusted his posture and sat up slightly: "I want to make a movie and be your heroine, okay?"

Wu Yuchen's thoughts after hearing this were as expected. Fan Bingbing has always been a very career-minded girl. Although she has already opened up a career in Hollywood, she also wants to take a step further in China and want to have a successful career. ah.

Fan Bingbing thinks very clearly now. With her current situation, domestic actresses only have a few big flowers on her head. When Li Xiaoran becomes pregnant, Jiang Qinqin will have a fire in the backyard and will no longer pursue a career. If these two people are gone, then the next few years will be a good opportunity for her, Fan Bingbing, to come forward!

If we can take this opportunity to have a heroine from a major production take the lead, she will be able to outshine the competition of Zhou Xun and others!

But Wu Yuchen shook his head: "Bingbing, you should know that in the next two years or so, I won't have time, and I won't be able to squeeze it out."

Wu Yuchen's schedule is really full. After returning to China this year, he will shoot "Swordsman" first, and next year there will be "The Dark Knight". At the same time, he also has to take care of the Olympics. It's impossible. Opening one more project will already reach the limit.

Fan Bingbing couldn't help but feel disappointed when he heard this. Just a few months ago, Zhou Xun won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress for "If Love". She was in the limelight for a while, which naturally gave Fan Bingbing a lot of urgency. feel.

Her popularity is actually quite high now. There has been no shortage of good dramas in Miracle Film and Television in recent years, and she is quite popular on the small screen. But when it comes to movies, she's a little less interesting. Although she had won an award for her performance in "Cell Phone" before, she could only be considered a supporting actress after all, and it was not convincing enough.

Even though he entered Hollywood, the roles he played were all minor supporting roles, which still lacked some interest. Fan Bingbing felt that all he needed now was a movie that would be his masterpiece!

After hearing what Wu Yuchen said, Fan Bingbing was naturally disappointed, but she also knew that what Wu Yuchen said was true. The Olympics were here and occupied most of Wu Yuchen's time and energy.

Seeing Fan Bingbing's expression, Wu Yuchen pondered for a while. Whether it was Jiang Qinqin, Li Xiaoran or Zeng Li, he had personally made them the heroines of movies. Gao Yuanyuan and Fan Bingbing were indeed a little inferior in movies. This little girl has helped him solve a problem that was bothering him this time, so she deserves a reward.

Wu Yuchen smiled and hugged the beauty in his arms: "Bingbing, I don't have time myself, but later I will contact a big director to make a movie for you, how about it?"

"Ah? Which great director?" Fan Bingbing asked immediately.

"Haha, for a director who is particularly good at photographing women, as long as you act well, you will shine!" Wu Yuchen said with a smile.

"Who is it?"

While asking, Fan Bingbing grabbed Wu Yuchen's hand and put it on his chest: "Brother-in-law, please stop showing off, it makes me feel itchy~"

Feeling Fan Bingbing's feelings, Wu Yuchen stopped teasing her: "Old Monster Xu, what do you think? Great director!"

Fan Bingbing was overjoyed when he heard about Old Monster Xu.

Mr. Xu is indeed known as one of the directors who is best at shooting women, including Nie Xiaoqian in "A Chinese Ghost Story", Dongfang Bubai in "The Swordsman", White Snake and Green Snake in "Green Snake", "Once Upon a Time in China" In Aunt Thirteen, it can be said that every heroine was shot extremely brilliantly. Even Zhang Baizhi in "The Legend of Shushan", which bombed the box office, was filmed by him in a fairy-like manner.

But then, Fan Bingbing thought of something and asked hesitantly: "Brother-in-law, if you are looking for Old Monster Xu this time, you won't go to the street again..."

Although Mr. Xu is a well-known director in Hong Kong, his movies have hit the market one after another in recent years. Not to mention other less famous movies, let’s just talk about "The Legend of Shushan" and "Seven Swords":

"The Legend of Shushan" invested 80 million, and the box office in Hong Kong was 11.7 million, and the mainland box office was 20 million. It is no exaggeration to say that it was a huge loss.

A few years later, "Seven Swords" invested 140 million, but the box office did not even exceed 100 million, only 83 million. The producer lost hundreds of millions!

The loss of two major productions in a row naturally made some investors suspicious of Mr. Xu. Fan Bingbing also thought of this. If the movie loses money by then, even if Old Monster Xu makes her extremely beautiful, it will be hard to hide the fact that she will not be able to withstand the box office results. This is not what Fan Bingbing wants.

Wu Yuchen smiled when he heard this, rubbed Fan Bingbing and said, "Don't worry, although I won't be a director, I will write the script myself when the time comes and name myself as a producer. I will always guarantee to give you a reliable story. I won't Losing money!”

Fan Bingbing smiled and kissed Wu Yuchen on the cheek: "Brother-in-law, I know you love me~"

The script written by Wu Yuchen, the story is guaranteed. There is nothing to say about Mr. Xu's directorial skills, but the scripts of "The Legend of Shushan" and "Seven Swords" were actually quite problematic. This time with Wu Yuchen's script and two famous directors joining forces, Fan Bingbing felt that this time it was stable!

Then she happily asked: "Brother-in-law, what should I play this time?"

Wu Yuchen chuckled and said: "This time I will tailor it for you, specifically write a role that you can perform in your true colors, and I will ensure that you shine!"

"What?" Fan Bingbing blinked his big eyes and looked at Wu Yuchen expectantly, trying to get the answer from him.

"Vixen!"

"Vixen?"

Fan Bingbing was stunned at first, but when he realized what he was doing, he immediately punched Wu Yuchen with his small fist: "Brother-in-law, you are scolding me! I am not a vixen!"

Wu Yuchen patted her buttocks and said with a smile: "Hey, you know whether she is a vixen or not~"

"Brother-in-law, you are so annoying!" Fan Bingbing rolled his beautiful eyes, and his eyes revealed a bit of charm unconsciously, which made Wu Yuchen think to himself that he was not a vixen.

Although Wu Yuchen does not plan to shoot in person this time, he also plans to prepare a project for Fan Bingbing that is extremely flattering to her, "Painted Skin"!

Fan Bingbing's acting skills are indeed not as good as Zhou Xun's, but the heroine in "Painted Skin" is such a vixen!

Fan Bingbing herself has a charming appearance, so when Qiong Yao called her a foxy girl, it was not unreasonable. Not only Qiong Yao, there were also many people who didn't like Fan Bingbing in her previous life and would scold her for being too coquettish, too enchanting, and having a charming look on her face.

Now Wu Yuchen asked her to play the vixen, which is a true performance that can maximize her appearance advantages and temperament. You may say that she may not be able to play other roles well, but everyone will think she is perfect for the role of vixen!

Although Zhou Xun's performance in her previous life was pretty good, Wu Yuchen didn't have a close relationship with her. In this kind of opportunity, he must praise his own people first!