Chapter 50 How Did I Forget Her?

Wu Yuan did know Zhang Ziyi, but they were not very familiar with each other.

In those days, Wu Yuan, Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming and others went to the drama academy to see Zeng Li. As time went by, they all had some acquaintances with the students of the 96th class of the Central Academy of Drama.

Zhang Ziyi was one of these acquaintances.

If you think about it, the year Wu Yuan was admitted to the Film Academy, Zhang Ziyi had already become famous with "My Father and Mother", won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, and was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress.

Not to mention how snobbish Zhang Ziyi was, but at that time, there was really no room for them to make friends. Although they met many times, they were limited to saying hello.

After that, she was busy filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Rush Hour" and "The Legend of Zu Mountain", and she had less time to go back to school, so Wu Yuan had no chance to communicate with her.

This is why he was so surprised and uncomfortable when he saw Zhang Ziyi calling him "Yuan'er".

Generally, only good friends like Chen Kun, Zeng Li, and Sister Hai Lu call Wu Yuan this way. They have always treated Wu Yuan as their younger brother, so they call him so intimately.

And since Wu Yuan became "Director Wu", fewer people call him this way.

Wu Yuan looked at Zhang Ziyi with some discomfort, and asked, "Sister Ziyi, don't you still have "Hero" to shoot? Do you still have time to join the crew of "Departures"? "

"Hero", a landmark blockbuster in the mainland, has started shooting in Dunhuang. Director Zhang, who is shooting this kind of blockbuster for the first time, has divided the crew into two groups, A/B. I heard that the shooting is still progressing very slowly, and the crew is still running in.

It is because the crew is still running in that Zhang Ziyi has time to take a leave and fly to the United States to promote "Rush Hour 2". I didn't expect that she could still find time to audition for "Departures" in her busy schedule.

It should be said that Zhang Ziyi is still very hardworking in her career and will try her best to seize every opportunity.

"I'm just a minor supporting role in Hero. I can finish the Dunhuang scene in October, and then when the crew moves to Hengdian in late November, I can go there for five days."

"I can discuss it with Director Zhang. It won't delay much. I can do it if I can."

Good guy!

This is going to overlap with other movies!

Even if it's only five days, it's still overlapping!

These days, I haven't heard of any movie actor who can overlap with other movies while filming a movie. I can only say that Zhang Ziyi, who has been to Hollywood, is different. At least other actresses really don't dare to say so.

Wu Yuan frowned slightly, and it was hard to say what to say. He just nodded: "Let's try the role first."

Zhang Ziyi took the audition script confidently and read it through.

She is really inflated now.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon's box office in the United States exceeded 100 million US dollars. It is the first foreign language film in American film history to exceed 100 million US dollars in box office, and the global box office has also exceeded 200 million US dollars!

The North American box office of "Rush Hour 2" has now exceeded 100 million, and it is still growing. It is estimated that it will be another movie with a global box office of over 200 million US dollars.

And she, Zhang Ziyi, is undoubtedly the heroine in these two movies, and the side heroine is also the heroine!

And there is another movie "The Legend of Zu" starring her in Hong Kong Island, and even a movie "The Warrior" starring her in South Korea is also being screened.

At present, even Gong Huang has to temporarily avoid it!

Although Gong Huang's artistic achievements are much higher than those of Zhang Ziyi, the two cannot be compared.

But Zhang Ziyi has a high box office!

And this year she has 4 movies released around the world, and Koreans are looking for her to make movies. She is definitely treated as an Asian superstar!

She doesn't think Wu Yuan will not use her, even if Wu Yuan has also paved a way in Hollywood, but if he wants to make a Chinese-language movie, then she is the best choice besides Gong Huang.

"Director Wu, I'm ready."

After reading the audition script several times, Zhang Ziyi raised her head confidently, ready to show Wu Yuan her strength.

In terms of acting, Zhang Ziyi graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and was trained by two great directors, Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee. Zhang Ziyi is not afraid of anyone!

But she didn't notice that after she started the audition, Wu Yuan shook his head slightly.

As a well-known actress in the world, would Wu Yuan not think of Zhang Ziyi when he set up the project of "Departures"?

Putting aside her private life, Zhang Ziyi is quite dedicated in acting, and her level is indeed good. If there is a chance, Wu Yuan certainly does not reject cooperation with Zhang Ziyi.

But the heroine of "Departures" is not suitable for her at all.

Zhang Ziyi's face is too sharp. It looks good on the big screen, but the aura is too strong, otherwise "The Grandmaster" would not be turned into "The Legend of Gong Er".

Let Zhang Ziyi play a good wife and mother, a virtuous, gentle and considerate wife, is it possible?

Her face is born to play a female fighter!

With a calm expression, Wu Yuan waited for Zhang Ziyi's audition to end, and gave her a faint smile: "Sister Ziyi, your acting skills are beyond reproach, otherwise Director Zhang would not have chosen you so quickly."

"It's just that you may not know that although our "Departures" will start shooting in November, several main actors will join the crew in September and go to funeral homes in various places to experience life for two months."

"This may conflict with your shooting schedule in the "Hero" crew."

"And after our film starts shooting, it will be shot in a small city in the northeast, and we will try to finish it in one go, so it's not easy to ask for leave in the middle."

"Let's work together again if we have a chance next time. I still really want to work with Sister Ziyi."

Wu Yuan's words were very tactful and appropriate. As for the promise of next time, let's talk about it next time.

Empty promises are a must-have skill for every director.

"Okay." Zhang Ziyi smiled stiffly. She never thought that she would be rejected so decisively by Wu Yuan. She is Zhang Ziyi? !

However, her good emotional control prevented her from losing her composure. Instead, she quickly adjusted her mentality and restored her hearty smile: "Then let's work together next time."

"By the way, Brother Cheng Long heard that I was going to audition for your play, and specifically asked me to say hello to him. He said that if there is a chance, we can arrange a party. We are all working hard in Hollywood, and there should be a lot of topics to talk about."

"Is it convenient to exchange contact information? Brother Cheng Long also asked me to ask for it."

Yes, although Zhang Ziyi looked familiar with Wu Yuan as soon as she entered the door, she actually didn't have Wu Yuan's contact information.

He still had to give face to Big Brother Cheng Long. Wu Yuan stood up and exchanged mobile phone numbers with Zhang Ziyi naturally, and then personally sent her out the door.

It was not until then that Director Han said jokingly: "Director Wu, you have a very high standard. You don't even like Zhang Ziyi. What kind of heroine are you going to choose?"

"It's not that I don't like her." Wu Yuan shook his head: "I never choose actors based on their fame. I only choose the most suitable ones."

"Do you think Zhang Ziyi can play a good wife and mother with this sharp face?"

Director Han nodded in understanding.

Most Chinese people now have the impression that Zhang Ziyi is a "fighting girl". After all, except for her debut movie "My Father and Mother", all other movies she has starred in are martial arts movies, and she also has to play a maid with fighting scenes in "Hero".

It is indeed quite inconsistent to let her play a good wife and mother in her thirties who is gentle and homely.

"Then let's look at the next one."

The staff guarding the door immediately went to take the next audition actor, and Wu Yuan also sat back in his seat, took a deep breath, and readjusted his mentality.

"Dongdong."

A dignified and elegant actress with a gentle temperament in every frown and smile walked into the audition room with graceful steps.

Just one glance, Wu Yuan's heart was shocked.

How could I forget this one!

If you want to say which mainland actress can best play this kind of gentle and homely wife and mother image at this stage, this one in front of you is definitely ranked first!

As soon as he saw her, Wu Yuan's tangled emotions immediately became clear. This one is really suitable!

He immediately took the initiative to stand up and greeted with a smile: "Teacher Chen Hong, I didn't expect you to come to the audition too."

"Isn't Director Kai Ge's "Together with You" still being filmed?"