Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 548 The Change Was Too Fast, Dream Stealing (Two updates, I'm unusually irritable today, I feel terrible)
As expected, the start of filming for "Interstellar" in Los Angeles sparked a global wave of attention.

"Wu Chen's 'Interstellar' has started filming, and director Li An has personally visited to learn from the experience, suggesting that a 3D version may also be produced!"

"Native 3D Craze: Following Wu Chen, Li An May Also Join the Fray"

"Li An frankly stated that he came here to learn, and Wu Chen's 'Interstellar' project has given directors around the world the possibility of launching native 3D."

"Liu Yifei is highly favored by the global media, and she was constantly bombarded with questions at the filming start ceremony!"

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Shortly after Wu Chen's "Interstellar" began filming, reports from various Hollywood outlets quickly spread back to China.

Li An's appearance was completely unexpected, and what was even more unexpected was that Li An said he came to learn.

After all, Li An entered the film industry much earlier than Wu Chen, but even he had to learn from Wu Chen, which is somewhat surprising.

"If Director Wu is truly amazing, then I knew this technology wasn't simple, but I didn't expect it to be this difficult."

"No wonder he's the director who dared to set up a $200 million project even before Avatar was released; he's really got the skills."

"I wonder what Wu Chen and Li An discussed afterwards!"

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The media and netizens were clearly very curious about the interaction between the two directors.

However, at this time, many editors and reporters in Taiwan's media circle felt a little uncomfortable.

A few years ago, when reporting on Wu Chen and Li An, they would subconsciously put Li An first, always mentioning how Li An influenced Chinese films. Some reports even showed contempt for Wu Chen, criticizing him for trying to piggyback on Li An's fame.

He never expected that a few years later, even Li An would want to learn from him.
The situation changed too quickly.

Li An's 3D project has already shown promise, and as a renowned director from Taiwan, he naturally needs to receive more coverage and promotion. However, this makes it seem like Wu Chen can't extricate himself from the project.

In the end, the media reluctantly wrote the headline:
"Li An's original 3D project emerges; he appears at the Interstellar media open day."

Compared to the somewhat stifled atmosphere on the island of Taiwan, where they're still nitpicking over wording, domestic actresses are envious of something else entirely: watching Liu Yifei standing beside Wu Chen, facing the global media.
A female lead in a big-budget production costing two hundred million dollars.
Many actresses watched all this and sighed silently.

At that moment, Fan Binbin, who was in Cannes, was the one who could feel the power of this $200 million big-budget production the most.

She works like a workaholic these days, attending every event and frequently giving media interviews in her spare time, leaving her with almost no free time. This has earned her some domestic coverage and a few overseas media outlets' attention.

As a result, Liu Yifei simply stood there, and the global media was buzzing about it.

Even the international media in Cannes knew about "Interstellar" and its stars.
This level of exposure was exactly what she had always dreamed of.

"Cannes, Hollywood!"

Fan Binbin took a deep breath; sooner or later, her day would come too.

On the other hand, Li An arrived full of expectations and left with a sense of awe.

Although the media open day was limited in time, Wu Chen surprised him quite a bit, so much so that he took one last deep look at Universal's photography studio before getting into the car.

If Wu Chen doesn't make any blunders, Interstellar is very likely to exceed the expectations of the media and audiences.

Meanwhile, the massive production crew had already begun work.
The studio was surrounded by sets and a huge green screen.

Matthew McConaughey and Liu Yifei were ready, standing inside a simulated spaceship control cabin.

The exterior of the spaceship is made up of a huge set, with each metal plate meticulously designed to present a futuristic technological sensory experience.

The filming on the first day of shooting was quite simple, consisting of basic scenes on the spaceship, just to give everyone a sense of the atmosphere that the film was about to enter its formal creation phase.

As evening approached, the crew began to wrap up. "Director, Crystal, see you tomorrow."

Before leaving, Matthew McConaughey made sure to say goodbye to Wu Chen.

Wu Chen nodded and smiled in return: "See you tomorrow!"

Standing beside Wu Chen, Liu Yifei watched Matthew McConaughey's figure disappear into the light outside the studio before speaking softly, with a hint of a smile:

Matthew should be quite grateful to you.

Wu Chen turned his head slightly, smiled, and asked, "Oh? He told you?"

"No, but I could tell. Whenever you give him instructions or orders, he's more enthusiastic than anyone else. And he's either reading the script or studying the character. He should be very grateful that you've given him this opportunity."
However, he was quite curious whether you really liked his southern accent; that's what he asked me today!

Liu Yifei told Wu Chen everything she had observed that day.

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Chen couldn't help but laugh, then looked at Liu Yifei and asked, "Actually, it's true. Do you know why?"

He was curious whether Liu Yifei could figure out why he made that choice.

"Down-to-earth?"

Liu Yifei was unsure, but Wu Chen's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but nod.

"That's right, because Cooper is still a farmer, and a southern accent represents rural life, which makes him more down-to-earth and makes the audience feel more connected to him."

Don't underestimate this subtle difference; when he shares an emotional connection with his daughter, the sense of empathy is stronger, and the audience is more easily drawn into the story.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yifei's eyes widened slightly, clearly impressed by the depth and detail Wu Chen had paid to these matters.

She quickly replied, "What about me? What about me? Are there any details I need to pay attention to?"

"You need to balance professionalism and humanity."

Just as Wu Chen was giving Liu Yifei some extra help, Nolan suddenly called.

The main issue is Liu Yifei's schedule.

Inception will be released worldwide in July.

Liu Yifei, the second female lead, will definitely not be absent from the promotional activities in late June and July.

"No problem, I'm working on the scenes that focus on her."

"Okay, by the way, the global promotional campaign for Inception is about to enter its intensive window, and Warner Bros. will use your role as a screenwriter to their advantage!"

Nolan made a point about it, and Wu Chen had no questions about it, since it was agreed upon with Warner Bros. beforehand.

For Warner Bros., Nolan's name is an intangible guarantee of box office success, and coupled with the appeal of Wu Chen's name, this will undoubtedly make the film more attractive.

The combination of the two made them feel lucky.

This will boost the box office by a lot.

"Nolan has replied; Wu has already been notified."

"Then let's start it."

Warner acted swiftly.
(End of this chapter)