"It was written in impulse, and it's quite funny to think about it now. When I wrote this letter, I just decided to film "Saw". Or, it was a hot brain. Because I was a little injured at that time, the offer was too high when I asked the director. In itself, the Hollywood director directed a horror movie, which was only a few hundred thousand dollars in salary. Why did I ask for millions of dollars when I got to me?"

“What’s the reason?”

"I think it's a kind of contempt. They look down on you, a Chinese script, or the $2 million you invested. They offer a price with the idea that the movie will fail. This is a bit unacceptable to me. I don't accept this contempt, so I said, "I will shoot it myself, and I won't believe it. Without the Hollywood director, can't I make a good movie?"

"This is very good. It is not only Hollywood directors who can make movies. You have thought about it yourself. I mean, I entered Hollywood so early?" Yang Lan asked, "There are not many Chinese directors who make movies in Hollywood now. Wu Yusen and Li An. Is it very difficult for Chinese people to work in Hollywood?"

Wan Xiaohu thought for a while and said, "I didn't think I'm entering Hollywood so early. I'm good at shooting Chinese films and will not discard them. On the other hand, I can only say that I will try it occasionally. When the Chinese market develops, whether to go to Hollywood or not is nothing."

"You actually have this idea? You don't care much about going to Hollywood to develop? Now I feel that whether to go to Hollywood or not seems to be a measure of the achievements of a director, especially after the success of Li An and Wu Yusen."

"Now, filming Hollywood movies is more like North America's market, making a lot of money and investing. Moreover, Hollywood's distribution and influence are very good, which is very convenient for the release of movies. Just like I'm making a movie now, Asia may pay attention to it, but Europe and the United States do not pay attention to you at all, and you naturally don't have the opportunity to release it. If you make less money, you will be even more unlikely to make blockbusters. So as a director always wants to go to Hollywood, make blockbusters, and prove yourself."

"Don't you want to prove yourself?"

"What is it proving?" Wan Xiaohu smiled casually, "You made a domestic film and suddenly got a box office of hundreds of millions of yuan. This is the proof. I admire Zhang Yimou very much and insisted on making Chinese blockbusters. Then I returned to Hollywood. Of course, I am a businessman, I will still go to Hollywood to make movies, and making money there is a shortcut."

"Can I understand this way? Your view of movies is that in terms of artistic value. Hollywood movies and Chinese movies are no different. The only difference is that the US market is very large now, can you make more money?"

Wan Xiaohu nodded: "It can be understood that Hollywood is a very commercial place. Of course, now, the box office is a recognition of the filmmakers, so the director is eager to do this."

"Then talk about your shooting of "Saw" in Hollywood. It also gives you more references to directors who want to go to Hollywood."

"I invested in this movie myself and did not have a deep understanding of Hollywood's industrial system. I would like to give a simple feeling. When I was filming movies in the mainland, I would say that I would shoot "The Sound of the Wind", and I would set up a warning line outside and set up a level, otherwise the reporter would rush over. I was filming in Hollywood and wanted to invite reporters, but no one was willing to come. Logically, I am not an unknown person, but others don't pay attention to you. There are too many big directors there, and more than 1,000 movies are filmed every year. The competition is very fierce, especially in Hollywood. You may take a walk on the road and meet ten passers-by A, B, C, and D. Then when you ask, they are all famous directors everywhere."

"Oh, haha, there is the movie kingdom over there, director Tedo."

"Yes, many directors are gathering there. So my idea is that you can go, but you must be cautious. It's not that if you make a few movies in China, you will definitely succeed when you go to Hollywood. You have to know that you go and represent the image of a region. Take Wu Yusen for example. When "Mission Impossible 2" was successful, Hollywood looked up to the Chinese director at a glance, but his "Wind Whisperer" tricked MGM and almost went bankrupt, which made Hollywood stand on the wait-and-see attitude towards Chinese directors. If the filming of "Memory Rift" is no longer successful now, it will not only be Wu Yusen's failure alone, but also affect the way out of a large number of Chinese directors, so you must be cautious."

"You are very cautious. You have to ask the director to shoot for a small investment of $2 million. You only need to shoot yourself when others ask for a high price."

"Yes, and I'm poor, $2 million is not a small amount."

"Haha, after talking about the feelings of Hollywood, you can find that you still focus on Chinese films. So for now, many movie fans and audiences, and many media controversies about you, what do you think about yourself? Do you still maintain an open letter attitude?"

Wan Xiaohu owed her body and said, "I am making movies in the United States and I don't pay much attention to this controversy. After I came back, they all told me that your image is greatly affected. Then there are a lot of things I want to say, but I don't know how to express it. Three years ago, I might be very sad. Why don't everyone understand me, but now I'm thinking about it. I accept everyone's criticism of me and will devote myself more to the directorial career in the future."

"Did you finish your words? Let's talk. There are many audiences coming today, and they must want to hear you say what you think. Everyone, right?"

"Yes." The audience replied in unison.

Wan Xiaohu smiled and finally said, "I am a person with a very complicated idea. I am not limited to filming movies, I will try many things. Now the media will encircle you and arrange an identity for you. They say that Wan Xiaohu is the sixth generation director carrying the flag bearer. I have never admitted that they say that you are a commercial film director. I like to make commercial films, but it does not mean that I will not make art films. They say that Wan Xiaohu wants to compete with Zhang Yimou, but I have never thought about it. I am not a pure director, I also like fame and fortune, but I prefer freedom of creation and go and do it while I am still young."

"You are only 23 years old now, and the media has asked for too much."

"Only if you make achievements, others will have requirements for you. I am very grateful to everyone for affirming me. The creation of movies is a very sacred thing, you cannot be half-hearted. Now everyone says that Wan Xiaohu is not attentive to film movies, and I accept it humbly. It's just that there are some work that the audience cannot see, and the media will turn a blind eye to you."

“What kind of job?”

"Take "The Sound of the Wind as an example, the suspension of filming for one month does not mean that the crew is no longer operating, but it only increases the original rehearsal time. The remaining scenes are filmed in Bincheng. In a city building called Qiuzhuang. The limitations of its scenes are, you have to make up for it with your acting skills. The longer the rehearsal time, the more rendering the drama will be. The media does not report these, he only pays attention, he is lazy and stops filming. Alas, Wan Xiaohu is not focused on filming "Saw". In fact, a director has several cases in his hands, isn't this normal?"

"So you said in the open letter, 'I won't walk according to the scripts designed by others for me', because everything is going on in an orderly manner. You said you quit the director of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf" because you have arranged a way out for it. So now we see that this cartoon is loved by children, and it is not because Wan Xiaohu quit the director and is not so good that it is not good if it is not focused."

"right."

After saying that, the TV screen switched and made a general narrative.

"Wandering from "Waiting Alone", Wan Xiaohu, who has not been lost in success, still follows his own script... and next he will continue shooting "The Sound of Wind" and complete another puzzle of dreams in his hand."

"In next week's program, we will continue to enter Wan Xiaohu's world, see how he views the creation and formation of a movie, and appreciate what kind of spy movie "The Sound of the Wind" is."

The picture cuts to Wan Xiaohu, and Wan Xiaohu smiled and said, "Moss Code is a very practical spy method. It can hide anywhere you think. Why is the name of the movie called Fengsheng? Because Feng can convey messages, there is Fengsheng where there is Fengsheng..."

"What kind of perceptions and expectations do he have for the future and present?"

The picture cuts to Wan Xiaohu again: "For a while, I wanted to do anything, and then someone asked me, "She said if you work so hard, I'm tired, if you don't feel tired..."

Subtitles scroll down the bottom of the screen.

The camera rotated and rose above the studio. Wan Xiaohu and Yang Lan seemed to be interacting with the audience and laughed loudly.

"How did Wan Xiaohu answer the question that makes people laugh at the audience?"

"Beijing Satellite TV will pay attention to "Yang Lan's Interview" and "The Movie in Wan Xiaohu's Eyes (Part 2)" next Saturday, and share his and his thoughts on the movie."

...

The broadcast of "Yang Lan Interview" brought the unstoppable controversy to an end. It turned many contents that were randomly reported by the media to a reasonable track, and also made the uneasy movie fans gradually understand Wan Xiaohu. This is not a self-inflated director, he is working diligently.

After being interviewed, Wan Xiaohu went to Qiuzhuang in Bincheng without even breathing a sigh of relief.

Qiuzhuang is an exterior building built on a cliff by the sea of ​​Bincheng. It is just an exterior building. The scenes inside Qiuzhuang are still shot in the studio in Bincheng.

In order to capture the magnificent scenery of Qiuzhuang, Wan Xiaohu also specially contacted the Hollywood special effects team through the Dragon Hero Digital Painting Company. He has worked with the teams of "Harry Potter" and "Mission Impossible" to conduct aerial photography of Qiuzhuang. The steep cliffs, the black sea, and the large-scale buildings are all magnificent scenes that domestic movies cannot see.

Not only is it aerial photography in Qiuzhuang, but you will also return to Haijin City in a few days to take aerial photography of the market scenery of 3,000 people, and strive to integrate the era of the film background into the camera. Otherwise, you will not be able to invest 50 million yuan by relying on the scenes in the secret room. In the past, Wan Xiaohu had no money, so he could save as much as he could. Now that he has money, he naturally needs to make excellent production.

Aerial photography is nothing, the key is that the props in Qiuzhuang are all antiques searched from all over the world, creating a sense of age. The air-carried surgical boxes from the United States are unique, and the props and books on the bookshelf are all historical relics of that year. Record machines and vinyl records are private collections... The most expensive antique piano is only rented for hundreds of thousands.

"The Sound of the Wind" is a sincere work!
Chapter completed!