Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Regardless of what movies Wu Yang makes next, and regardless of whether Leonardo DiCaprio is in them or not, they will pay attention. If they find a movie that suits their taste, they will definitely buy tickets to watch it.

Moreover, given Wu Yang's relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio, the new movie can be promoted using DiCaprio's name.

In addition, since last year, a science fiction novel has been published every three months, bringing the total number of published works to four.

Despite its low sales, it has garnered a large and loyal readership among science fiction fans.

Moreover, "The Martian" sold quite well and has already touched the edge of becoming a bestseller.

Once there's some publicity, the adapted film will begin shooting, and the main cast will be announced.

This will likely attract some attention, thereby boosting the sales of the publications.

If one of a book makes it onto the bestseller list, the rest of its books will definitely attract a lot of attention.

This is why many writers and creators only become widely known after they have achieved fame.

Most importantly, many science fiction fans did not experience the resistance and opposition that Wu Yang had imagined when he adapted his science fiction script into a novel and published it with the help of other creators.

Wu Yang was indeed a little worried, but he didn't understand that the people here in America were already used to this kind of nonsense.

As long as the book is good, other readers don't care!

The remaining dozen or so novels have now been proofread and revised, and have undergone four rounds of review, including by Wu Yang.

Therefore, the publisher has decided to publish one science fiction novel every month.

The goal is to finish publishing them within two years. If even one of them appears on the bestseller list, the other novels will benefit.

Then, based on the bestseller rankings, we will compile a list of films to be made later.

Whether it's the loss-making release of "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City" or the high-budget upcoming filming of "The Martian."

Both are business transformations of WMN Company and investments in Wu Yang personally.

Before signing the contract, WMN had already learned a lot about Wu Yang through various channels.

It can be considered a collaborative research project, as well as a pre-investment investigation, given that WMN's publishing channels are located all over the world.

It's quite simple to learn about a celebrity.

The research results, or rather the conclusions of the investigation, all indicate that Wu Yang is a creator worth investing in.

"You liar!"

Liu Yifei sat in the car, looking unhappy and pouting at Wu Yang.

Originally, I accompanied Wu Yang to the United States, and although Wu Yang had work to do, I agreed to go on the trip with her.

As it turns out, Wu Yang was a complete workaholic. For the first half of the month, he spent his days at the publishing house and his nights reviewing the post-production footage.

Having just finished publishing her science fiction novel, and before Liu Yifei could even decide where to travel, she signed a contract with WMN for her next film.

He was responsible for the preparation of the new movie and the post-production of "Journey to the West: The Love Story of a Fallen City," so he had no time to travel with her.

Even though she got the opportunity to work with top Hollywood stars, Liu Yifei was still very unhappy.

"Uh, what makes you say that?"

Wu Yang was taking a nap with his eyes closed when he heard Liu Yifei's words and asked in surprise.

"You said you'd travel with me, do you still have time to go?"

Liu Yifei picked up the three contracts from her seat and protested to Wu Yang with slightly red eyes.

"Oh, my dear wife, you've misunderstood. Although we just signed the contract, the pre-production stage for a sci-fi movie takes a long time, and filming won't actually start until almost the end of the year! That's still more than half a year, enough time for me to travel with you, right? Have you decided where to go?"

When a woman is wronged, tears come easily; when a woman is happy, tears go just as easily.

So when Wu Yang saw that Liu Yifei's eyes were slightly red, he immediately found the core of the conflict and changed the subject.

Sure enough, upon hearing the question about where to travel, Liu Yifei wiped away her tears and tilted her head, starting to rack her brains.

After they started dating, the two often came to the United States for work and leisure. Young people like to seek new experiences and don't like to revisit familiar places.

So after eliminating places that are unsuitable for travel and are also repetitive, there aren't actually that many options left.

"I want to go to Hawaii!"

"Okay, I'll have Peter book the plane tickets and hotel right now."

Wu Yang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said without hesitation.

While filming, Wu Yang felt a little guilty, realizing that he had been too busy lately and had neglected Liu Yifei's feelings.

But the opportunity had come, and Wu Yang didn't want to miss it, especially since what Wu Yang said was true.

Pre-production for science fiction films is very time-consuming. Just choosing a location takes a long time, and with the addition of costume and prop design and actor auditions, it can be at least six months before filming can begin.

Unless everything is filmed using green screens and everything except the actors is computer-generated, unfortunately, with current technology and hardware, a cost of 1 million is simply not enough to meet Wu Yang's requirements.

However, any filming involving real locations requires determining the location before making any modifications, which will definitely take longer.

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Hawaii's weather doesn't change much throughout the year, and locals typically wear T-shirts, beach shorts, and flip-flops, much like the Chaoshan region in China.

In June, the highest temperature in Hawaii will not exceed 30 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature will not be lower than 18 degrees Celsius.

Even without air conditioning, it's not very hot at night, and the sea breeze is quite refreshing!

Peter is very professional and booked a detached villa by the sea for Wu Yang directly.

They avoided being disturbed, and of course, this wasn't in China, so very few tourists knew Wu Yang and Liu Yifei.

Even if they are recognized, they will at most ask for autographs and photos, and Wu Yang and Liu Yifei are very cooperative.

Fortunately, although today's mobile phones can take pictures and access the internet, they do not have the major platforms of later generations.

Without worrying about revealing their whereabouts or relationship, the two experienced all the other recreational activities except for sunbathing and fishing at sea.

They had a great time over the course of two weeks, and Liu Yifei was all smiles every day.

Wu Yang was actually very happy, after all, traveling with the woman he loved was a happy thing in itself.

Of course, he didn't forget about work while traveling. Fortunately, Wu Yang was in charge of directing things, so he didn't have to do the work himself. And every time he called Simon, he chose to call after Liu Yifei had fallen asleep.

This was the time Wu Yang had arranged with Simon, and she used her spare time to watch the movie clips sent by Wang Hui.

If there are any problems, communicate them promptly; if you are not satisfied, ask for timely modifications later. You can balance travel and work without any conflict!

Simon, as the producer of "The Martian," was sent by Wu Yang to the American Space Agency to apply for filming assistance.

As for location scouting, casting, costume and prop setup, and special effects teams, those are minor matters.

Two weeks later, the Americans also ushered in the height of summer, with the highest temperature outside reaching around 35 degrees Celsius.

Wu Yang and Liu Yifei also ended their trip to Hawaii and flew back to Los Angeles together.