Chapter 176 Going to the United States
Qin Hao himself also attaches great importance to being able to get the role of Zhuge Liang.

He knew that this was what Liu Zhou had worked hard to get for him.

Although Liu Zhou has a lot of say in the project of "Red Cliff", it is not easy to directly decide on a male lead.

So after receiving this role, Qin Hao has been preparing for it.

He not only read novels, but also various history books, and then wrote a biography of more than 20,000 words.

After joining the group, Zhang Yimou was also very satisfied with Qin Hao's performance.

Although Qin Hao is a relative of the crew, during the two months he was on the crew, he used his abilities to gain everyone's recognition.

After Liu Zhou joined the crew, the two of them filmed their own parts. Although they were in the same crew, they rarely met each other.

The whole movie has been shot for two months now, and a quarter of the entire plot has been filmed.

The remaining scenes are almost all about the confrontation between the two armies, and the filming location will also be moved to the naval stronghold of Yishui Lake.

The two will also officially have rival scenes.

At this time, Zhang Yimou came to the literary drama group to take charge of the photography, while the martial arts group was handed over to Cheng Xiaodong.

Qin Hao's acting skills are indeed outstanding, as he has been honed through several years of drama training.

Liu Zhou was already very alert, but during the filming, he was still a little overshadowed by him.

Watching him act and acting with him are two completely different feelings.

However, director Zhang Yimou was also very patient and kept giving Liu Zhou guidance, then slowly polishing his work.

Anyway, this is also a literary drama, it just takes a little more time.

In the following month, Liu Zhou's performance got better and better, not sure if it was because his level had improved or he had slowly adapted to Qin Hao's rhythm.

Although he cannot compete with Qin Hao now, he can still hold his own.

But at this time, Liu Zhou also had other things that needed his attention.

The post-production of "New World" has come to an end, and Liu Zhou needs to do the final review.

Then Zhong Lifang wanted to buy land to build a building, and Liu Zhou had to occasionally come out and meet with some of the leaders in charge.

There are also various developments of the company and many documents that need Liu Zhou to handle.

So in the following period of time, Liu Zhou often had to travel between the capital and Fangshan.

Fortunately, Fangshan is not far from Beijing, so it won’t delay the filming.

The two parts of "Red Cliff" were filmed together. The crew started shooting in early May. It is August now and the shooting has been going on for almost four months.

It is expected that the filming will take another three to four months, which is more than half a year, and it is impossible to keep the actors in the crew all the time.

As long as it does not delay the filming of the crew, it is normal to adjust the schedule, leave the crew for a short period of time, and take a long vacation. Almost most of the leading actors have taken leave.

So even though Liu Zhou often went to the capital, it was not a big deal.

On this day, a big scene had just been finished, which was about the self-torture trick used against Huang Gai.

This scene had been shot several times in the past two days, and we shot it for a whole day today to finally finish this part of the "torture tactic".

This time, Liu Zhou couldn't help but walk to the monitor to watch his own performance.

Zhang Yimou watched the playback carefully twice, and said to Liu Zhou with a smile:

"Yes, I passed."

Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile when he heard this and said:

"Finally it's passed. The revised lines are more colloquial than before. The previous lines were a bit obscure."

"It will be better if it is changed like this."

There are many difficult problems in historical TV dramas or movies, one of which is whether a line is biased towards history or modernity.

It is too biased towards historical antiquity, which can easily create a barrier to viewing the film, and many ordinary viewers who don't know much about history find it difficult to watch.

But if it were all in modern vernacular, there would be no threshold for watching the movie, but it would also lack a sense of historical weight.

How to strike the balance and measure here depends a lot on the skills of the screenwriter and director.

If you don't handle it well, you will become a laughing stock.

For example, the later drama "The Wind Rises in Longxi" is a typical example. On the one hand, it tries to follow the political intrigues of the Three Kingdoms, and on the other hand, it introduces various modern spy war terms. Some viewers don't care, while others find it inappropriate.

This is even more so with "The New Three Kingdoms". The lines in this drama were the most criticized and caused countless jokes.

But what is embarrassing is that the ratings of "The New Three Kingdoms" are very good, and it is even sold overseas.

Its lines are too plain, but more people can understand it.

So even though this drama has been criticized, the investors are making a lot of money.

As a big commercial movie, "Red Cliff: Three Kingdoms" must lower the threshold for viewing.

But it would be a waste of resources to abandon all those classical Chinese lines, so we still have to find a balance and try to turn it into "ancient vernacular" that modern people can understand.

When Liu Heping and Lu Wei were writing the script, it was impossible for them to control every aspect of the lines.

Therefore, the crew always follows several screenwriters to revise the script lines repeatedly according to the specific shooting situation.

"Director, now that this scene is over, I have to take some time off."

"No problem, go ahead, I hope you do well in your first Hollywood movie."

That’s right, “Source Code” filmed by Liu Zhou in Hollywood last year is finally about to be released.

As the director of the film, Liu Zhou must be present at the film's release. Liu Zhou had discussed this matter with Zhang Yimou before, and he understood, so he adjusted the filming schedule and has been filming his scenes for more than a week.

In fact, the post-production of "Source Code" was completed long ago and it could have been released at the end of last year.

However, Lionsgate's top executive, Anthony Edwards, the distribution director who was familiar with Liu Zhou, wanted to take advantage of Christian Bale's popularity.

Because Warner's big production "Batman Begins" starring Bale will be released during the summer vacation.

So the release of "Source Code" was postponed to after the summer vacation.

Edwards' vision is still very accurate. Batman is the superhero whose popularity in the United States is second only to Superman, and his movies have always had good box office results.

This time, the new dark version of Batman brought by Christopher Nolan is refreshing to audiences across the United States.

The film grossed over 200 million U.S. dollars in the United States and nearly 400 million U.S. dollars worldwide.

Christian Bale, who created a new Batman, became an instant hit and a popular Hollywood star.

This is indeed very good news for the movie "Source Code".

Although he waited for a long time, Liu Zhou felt it was worth it.

The performance of this movie determines whether Liu Zhou’s path in Hollywood will become wider and wider, or there will be no path ahead.

"Thank you, Director. I'll leave the crew to you for now."

After talking to Zhang Yimou, Liu Zhou said goodbye to several actors and returned to the capital.

After resting for a day in Beijing, I boarded a plane to Los Angeles.

Coming here again after a year, Liu Zhou felt that nothing had changed.

The only thing that changed was the person who came to greet me.

As Liu Zhou Yi walked out of the exit, he saw a beautiful figure standing there fully armed. He recognized her as Anne Hathaway at first glance.

When Liu Zhou walked out of the exit, Anne Hathaway also saw Liu Zhou at a glance and walked towards him quickly.

"Liu, you are finally here?"

"Yes, I'm here."

However, considering that this was a public place, the two did not say much, got into Anne Hathaway's car and left the airport.

To be honest, Liu Zhou and Anne Hathaway haven't seen each other for a year. Although they usually talk on the phone, they are separated by the Pacific Ocean after all.

Liu Zhou originally thought that their relationship would fade, and he would not be surprised even if Anne Hathaway found a new love.

Unexpectedly, Anne Hathaway still has feelings for him.

Although Westerners are more open-minded, it seems that there are also people who are not loyal.

At the same time, this also made Liu Zhou realize that Anne Hathaway was really in love with Liu Zhou, and it was not just a temporary passion generated by their time together during filming.

Anne Hathaway did not send Liu Zhou to the hotel, but directly let him stay in her house in Los Angeles.

There may always be some changes between the two people in a year, but when the two people are in harmony, all the changes are not important.

The two seemed to have gone back to the days when they stayed together in her Big Apple apartment after filming.

Still familiar people, still familiar feeling.

The two took a shower and then lay on the bed chatting about each other's recent situation.

What Liu Zhou didn't expect was that Anne Hathaway didn't take any acting jobs for a whole year and even enrolled in an actor training class to improve her acting skills.

"Liu, now my acting won't give you a headache like before."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"Recently, my agent helped me get a script called The Devil Wears Prada, and I won the leading role in this movie based on my own abilities.

This time I am working with Hollywood's famous actress, Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep."

Looking at Anne Hathaway's proud look, Liu Zhou said with a smile:

"Okay, I believe it. It seems that your acting skills must have improved a lot."

If "The Princess Diaries" made Anne Hathaway famous, then "The Devil Wears Prada" made her a rising star in Hollywood.

But if Liu Zhou remembers correctly, in this movie, Anne Hathaway was still a little overshadowed by Meryl Streep.

"Liu, will you continue to make movies in Hollywood? Actually, I still want to act in your movies."

"I don't know if I'll have another chance in the future. Everything depends on the performance of Source Code."

"I believe Source Code will be a success. Not to mention the excellent plot of the film, and now the male lead Bale is so popular, I feel like God is on our side."

“I hope God can hear your words, haha.”

The next day, Liu Zhou and Anne Hathaway came to Lionsgate.

Because of Bale's popularity this time, Lionsgate paid more attention to Liu Zhou's "Source Code" and invested a lot more resources.

The main creator came here today to arrange the publicity plan.

But this didn't cause much trouble for Liu Zhou. He had no fame in the United States and was of no use in publicity.

The main publicity responsibilities are Bale and Anne Hathaway, with Bale still the focus.

However, unlike Anne Hathaway, Liu Zhou felt that Bale was much more unfamiliar after not seeing him for a year.

(End of this chapter)