Director of Photography Department of Huayu

Chapter 559 A Good Waist, Threat of Release
The air in London was damp in the early morning, and the streets still held a thin layer of moisture from the previous night's rain.

Inside the hotel suite, a corner of the heavy curtains was lifted by a gentle breeze, allowing the first rays of dawn to stream in.

"Beep beep beep beep beep"

The alarm clock on the bedside table broke the tranquility.

Wu Chen reached out almost immediately and fumbled to turn off the alarm.

He specially arranged it.

After all, I didn't fall asleep until 3 a.m.
He sat up, rubbed his throbbing temples, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.

Behind her, a delicate silhouette arched under the blanket.

Liu Yifei turned over, opened her eyes groggily, still feeling drowsy.

She watched Wu Chen walk into the bathroom, and a sly smile involuntarily crept onto her lips as she tiptoed out of bed.

A moment later, Wu Chen was rinsing his mouth in front of the mirror with toothbrush foam in his mouth when he suddenly felt a light poke in his waist.

"what?"

Wu Chen rinsed his mouth, tilted his head and asked a question, the sound of water muffled and indistinct.

Liu Yifei stood behind him, her bathrobe loosely tied, her bright eyes suppressing a smile. After scrutinizing Wu Chen's reaction, she innocently shook her head.
"It's nothing, it's nothing."

That expression clearly had a hidden meaning.

She then leaned closer to the mirror, looked at Wu Chen in the reflection, and suddenly couldn't help but open her mouth, as if she had discovered something new: "Your dark circles are so obvious."

"It's out of the way!"

After rinsing his mouth, Wu Chen wiped his face with a towel, his tone revealing complete indifference.

Staying up all night is just a regular occurrence for directors.

Of course, the main reason is that I've been staying in Iceland for a long time recently, and I've been working non-stop lately.

But a man can't say no.

His back is fine; he's perfectly healthy.

Fortunately, he has to head to the airport now and won't run into Nolan and the others. Otherwise, Leonardo and the others would probably tease him a lot if they met.

Everyone understands it.

Liu Yifei's schedule is far from over; London is just the first stop on her journey to the premiere. The next two weeks are packed with activities.

After Wu Chen returned to the crew, and everyone rested for two days, they began the next phase of filming as planned.

Just then, a phone call came in from China.

The caller ID showed Ding Yanlai, the visual effects supervisor for the "Warring States" project at StarChip Visual Effects.

After StarCity Visual Effects gradually got on track, Zhu Jiaxin also mentioned to Wu Chen that she wanted to gradually return to Hong Kong to take charge of the overall situation in the next two years, and now it is natural to start cultivating a new talent team.

Ding Yanlai was one of the core technical staff that Zhu Jiaxin poached from NAGA FX visual effects company.

As soon as the call connected, Ding Yanlai's voice came through, her tone revealing an indescribable feeling of constipation.

The movie "The Warring States"

Because Starry Sky Visual Effects' process involves sending a special effects team to the set during the filming stage to collect data and pre-set models on-site according to different shot requirements, they have a thorough understanding of the details of the film "The Warring States".

At StarChip Visual Effects, the team members are used to working on projects that are both well-received and of high quality. Now, facing this film, Ding Yanlai is somewhat speechless.

"It makes money, it's not shabby."

Wu Chen naturally understood Ding Yanlai's meaning, and said with a smile, "Starlight Brilliant is also our partner. The quality of the film is their business, but we must give them the best visual effects."

He could imagine that the team must have been struggling to hold back their laughter on set.

"No matter how good the special effects are, I feel they can't save this film." Ding Yanlai sighed helplessly. "Boss, you don't know, Sun Honglei shouted 'Too brutal!' on set."

Our team's sound engineer almost wanted to just mute that line of his.

Wu Chen finally couldn't hold back any longer. He moved the microphone slightly away, covered his mouth, and his shoulders began to tremble silently.

But when facing his subordinates, he quickly composed himself and said into the microphone in a serious tone, "Yes, keep it up!"

After hanging up the phone, Ding Yanlai looked at the group of team members who had gathered around her, and they exchanged bewildered glances.

"Brother Ding, have you told the boss about the movie's progress?" a young special effects artist hurriedly asked.

"He said so," Ding Yanlai shook her head, conveying the instructions, "The boss said we should just do it as usual, do our best to achieve the best results, and we can handle the rest."

He looked at Jing Tian, ​​dressed in white, practicing a move repeatedly while suspended by wires, not far away, and sighed inwardly.

This girl is quite hardworking, but the direction of her efforts seems a bit off.
On July 16, after more than a week of viral word-of-mouth marketing and the buzz generated by its global premiere, Inception finally officially unveiled its mystery worldwide.

North America, Europe, and Asia – countless moviegoers, fueled by curiosity and anticipation after being given "friendly tips," flocked to theaters.

Domestic audiences are even more enthusiastic.

When the two-and-a-half-hour cinematic journey came to an end and the theater lights came on, almost all the audience members wore a similar complex expression, a mixture of shock, confusion, and excitement.

"Damn, what's wrong with Wu Chen and Nolan's brains?"

"Damn, Wu Chen was right! After reading it once, I still feel a bit dizzy; there are so many details I haven't quite figured out."

"I have to watch it again! Just once! If that doesn't work, I'll wait for a pirated copy to come out and then study it slowly!"

As moviegoers left the theater, they excitedly discussed the spinning tops, totems, and dream layers, spontaneously becoming "promoters" of the film.

Liu Yifei's fans were as happy as if it were Chinese New Year.

Many industry professionals went to see it, and they were quite incredulous afterward.

Wang Zhonglei and Feng Xiaogang were two of the audience members. After watching, the former immediately asked:
"Xiao Gang, how are you?"

Their film "Aftershock" is coming out at the end of the month, and if "Inception" gains too much momentum, it will definitely be affected.

Feng Xiaogang's expression was still somewhat grave. He slowly exhaled, "It's exaggerated. Luckily, it was Nolan who directed it. If Wu Chen had directed it himself, it might have been really dangerous."

Although Nolan is very popular in China, his appeal is ultimately weaker than that of Wu Chen, a director who grew up in China.

If Wu Chen were to direct and promote the film, major media outlets and official media would likely launch a massive publicity campaign, which would be fatal for any film released in the same period.

"What about the threat?" That was the only thing Wang Zhonglei cared about.

"There's definitely some impact," Feng Xiaogang concluded, "but we've been apart for two weeks, so it's been alright. And with the assistance of official media, it shouldn't have too much of an effect."

(End of this chapter)