Chapter 303: Chen Kaige's Olive Branch

In September, the crew went to St. Vincent Island to shoot scenes of the port and wharf. As the huge crew moved from one place to another, people kept coming in and out.

However, Wu Yuchen was specifically welcoming someone who was coming at this time.

"Husband~~ Mwah, did you miss me?" A woman threw herself into Wu Yuchen's arms and hooked his neck.

Wu Yuchen also hugged her and laughed: "Miss! Miss you every day, miss you every night, miss you every day, miss you every night, miss you so much that I can't sleep!"

The one in his arms was none other than Jiang Qinqin, who came to the crew specifically to see him.

"I missed you to death too!" Jiang Qinqin, who was hugging Wu Yuchen, was reluctant to let go and tried to take a breath in his arms, greedily sucking his scent.

Wu Yuchen stroked Jiang Qinqin's soft hair: "Then stay here for a longer time this time~"

Jiang Qinqin in his arms nodded, only feeling that where he was, was where her heart was at peace.

St. Vincent Island has a temperature of 23-30 degrees all year round, and the scenery is very beautiful. The sea breeze blew past. At this time, Jiang Qinqin was wearing a floral dress and walking on the beach hand in hand with Wu Yuchen.

Usually, even if the day's shooting work is finished, Wu Yuchen, the director, can't be idle. He has to organize the shooting materials for the day, discuss the problems that appeared during the shooting process with various departments, and communicate with the heads of various departments to constantly adjust future shooting plans according to the shooting progress.

However, with Jiang Qinqin's arrival today, he naturally had to take time to accompany the beauty beside him.

Jiang Qinqin was walking barefoot on the beach at this time, letting the shallow seawater wash her little feet: "The sea here is so beautiful!"

"It's not as beautiful as you~" Wu Yuchen said, pinching Jiang Qinqin's hand.

"Just know how to say nice things to coax me~" Jiang Qinqin said so, but the smile couldn't stop climbing onto her face. Afterwards, she couldn't help but ask:

"Husband, you have been shooting for almost 5 months, right? How much longer?"

Wu Yuchen sighed and said: "This is hard to say. If it goes well, it will be by the end of the year; if it doesn't go well, it might drag on until next year."

This time, the second and third parts of *Pirates of the Caribbean* were shot back-to-back. Although there are many scenes that can be shot together to save time, they are ultimately two movies, and there is a lot of content. Coupled with the fact that *Pirates of the Caribbean* is a big production worthy of the name, the production cost of the two combined is over 500 million US dollars, so how can it be fast at will?

And don't forget, there is a large amount of special effects to be produced. Although a part of it has already been started, the completion time of the entire special effects production must be later than the shooting. Calculating this way, to catch up with the release next summer, time really can't be dragged.

Jiang Qinqin threw a somewhat resentful look upon hearing this. Although she could understand that Wu Yuchen was in charge of such a large project, working hard and being unable to help himself, she still wanted Wu Yuchen to accompany her more.

Wu Yuchen smiled and hugged Jiang Qinqin's waist, and then said: "Or, you stay and accompany me until the end of the year?"

Jiang Qinqin snorted proudly: "I'm not that idle!"

Wu Yuchen asked with a smile: "Yo, what is our Miss Qinqin busy with now? Tell me!"

Jiang Qinqin raised her chin and said: "You don't know, right? There are quite a few people begging me to act! Big director!"

"Big director? Is it bigger than me?" Wu Yuchen laughed in a low voice.

Jiang Qinqin patted his hand angrily. Now, how many directors can compare with Wu Yuchen? He is already the undisputed number one director in the Chinese-language film industry!

Afterwards, Jiang Qinqin said slightly proudly: "Chen Kaige! How about it?"

What? Chen Kaige?

Wu Yuchen was really a little surprised when he heard this and turned to look at Jiang Qinqin.

"Chen Kaige is looking for you? To shoot what?"

Seeing that it exceeded Wu Yuchen's expectations, Jiang Qinqin was still quite satisfied and said with a smile:

"He said he is preparing to shoot a brand-new dreamlike action film with romantic love colors, and wants to invite me to be the female lead in it! A stunning beauty who is beautiful enough to topple a country!"

A brand-new dreamlike action film with romantic love colors? A stunning beauty who is beautiful enough to topple a country?

This Nima, wouldn't it be *The Promise*? Let Jiang Qinqin play Qingcheng? What is all this?

"You agreed?" Wu Yuchen asked hurriedly.

Jiang Qinqin saw Wu Yuchen's slightly wrinkled brows and thought he was unhappy, so she shook her head hurriedly: "Not yet. I told him I would consider it. Look, didn't I come to you to talk about this?"

Wu Yuchen saw Jiang Qinqin's appearance and pulled her into his arms, scratching Jiang Qinqin's soft ribs with both hands, and said with a smile: "Good! So it's not specifically to see me!"

Jiang Qinqin immediately pouted: "No! I just mentioned this matter by the way. If you don't like it, I will reject him immediately. Is that okay?"

Seeing Jiang Qinqin's appearance, Wu Yuchen scraped her nose: "Just kidding you, why are you losing your temper?"

"I'm not losing my temper! I just came to see someone, but I was misunderstood..." Jiang Qinqin said and turned her head away.

"Alright, alright, I misunderstood you~" Wu Yuchen coaxed with a smile.

Jiang Qinqin snorted lightly and still turned her face away.

Wu Yuchen saw this, simply went up, held her face, and kissed her directly.

After a long while, the two parted their lips, and Wu Yuchen raised his head and smiled: "Is the misunderstanding resolved?"

Jiang Qinqin panted slightly and didn't speak.

Wu Yuchen didn't get a response, so he continued: "Not resolved? Then let's do it again!"

Jiang Qinqin hurriedly blocked him with her hand: "Resolved, resolved~"

Wu Yuchen smiled upon hearing this, and then continued to hold her hand, continuing to stroll in the slow sea breeze.

Afterwards, he asked while walking: "Qinqin, do you want to take this invitation from Director Chen?"

Jiang Qinqin was silent for a while, and then asked Wu Yuchen back: "You don't want me to take it?"

Hearing her ask this, Wu Yuchen knew that she probably still wanted to take it.

Although netizens often teased Chen Kaige in his past life, Kaige's status in the circle has always been very high. Basically, no actor has ever rejected the invitation he issued.

It's just that Jiang Qinqin also knew that among the several big directors in the country, she definitely belonged to Wu Yuchen's faction. With her relationship with Wu Yuchen, if she wanted to act in Kaige's play, she must first communicate with Wu Yuchen.

However, Wu Yuchen was thinking about Chen Kaige. What does he want to do?

You know Chen Kaige's previous performance, although it was not obvious on the surface, Wu Yuchen could feel that he had been holding his breath with himself.

Since he, Wu Yuchen, rose in the Chinese-language film circle, Chen Kaige had never attended his movie premieres even if he received an invitation, which was quite a posture of "kings not seeing kings." This was completely treating him as a competitor!

But now, Chen Kaige knew the intimate relationship between Jiang Qinqin and him, and still issued an invitation to Jiang Qinqin, letting her be his female lead. What signal does he want to convey?

Is he... convinced?

Wu Yuchen didn't think that with the current situation, Chen Kaige would do anything to disgust him with Jiang Qinqin. Then there is only one point: he is releasing goodwill to Wu Yuchen.

Kaige is a proud person after all. He has always regarded himself as the leader of Chinese-language films. Now let him lower his face and bow to Wu Yuchen directly, he can't do it at all. Because he himself knows that Wu Yuchen knows his previous attitude towards him.

So now Chen Kaige is releasing goodwill to Wu Yuchen through this move. I have already promised the female lead to your woman, isn't it enough to express my attitude?

Thinking of this, Wu Yuchen couldn't help laughing. Kaige, from a certain point of view, is really an old tsundere!

Jiang Qinqin didn't know what Wu Yuchen was laughing at, but only heard him continue to ask the next moment:

"Qinqin, for Director Chen's movie, if you want to take it, you can, but you have to tell me what kind of story this is first? Is there a script? If the quality is good, then I will definitely support you!"

Hearing Wu Yuchen say this, Jiang Qinqin showed joy, but the next moment she was in trouble again: "Director Chen said his script hasn't been perfected yet, he just told me roughly, to be honest, I didn't quite understand!"

Afterwards, Jiang Qinqin told Wu Yuchen about Chen Kaige's description: slaves, generals, goddesses, princes and princesses, little boys and little girls, steamed buns and desires, human nature and greed...

In short, even Jiang Qinqin herself felt that it was a mess when she talked about it, and she couldn't figure out what was going on at all.

Wu Yuchen shook his head with a smile and then said:

"Other things aside, from the perspective of you, the female lead, I guess, um, it's just my guess, Director Chen probably wants to tell a story about a poor child, Qingcheng, who met a goddess and was told that she could get everything in the world, but she had to use her love as the price. Under the choice of love and destiny, Qingcheng went through all kinds of hardships, but finally lost everything.

Through your perspective, show the impermanence of destiny and the greatness of love, let the audience think about the relationship between destiny and choice, and whether people should bravely pursue their true love."

"Ah? You can understand this?!" Jiang Qinqin couldn't help but stare at Wu Yuchen with wide eyes.

Afterwards, she couldn't help but hug Wu Yuchen's arm and look at Wu Yuchen's face admiringly: "Husband, you are really amazing, worthy of being a big director. Like me, I was confused after listening for a long time! It seems that my level is too far behind, or you big directors have a common language!"

Hearing Jiang Qinqin say this, Wu Yuchen couldn't help laughing.

However, afterwards, Wu Yuchen said to Jiang Qinqin: "Don't praise me yet. I tell you, I am not very optimistic about Director Chen's new movie."

"Why?" Jiang Qinqin was a little strange again.

Wu Yuchen shook his head and sighed: "I won't talk about the subsequent shooting and technical problems. Just from the starting point and the theme, Director Chen's heart is too big!"

Seeing that Jiang Qinqin was still very confused, Wu Yuchen continued to explain to her in detail: "I just spoke from your perspective. But in Director Chen's movie, there are slaves, generals, princes, goddesses, and quite a few characters.

Just from what Director Chen told you, he wants to give everyone a certain connotation and express a theme. But until now, he hasn't thought of a very logical story at all, which can connect these characters, so that the themes of each character will not conflict with each other, so you will feel very chaotic and it is difficult to understand what he wants to do."

Hearing Wu Yuchen say this, Jiang Qinqin understood a little: "Your meaning is, Director Chen's script, it is possible to collapse?"

Wu Yuchen showed an appreciative smile to her:

"Other people's movies only have one theme. The three-hour *Titanic* is also based on love, with humanity and freedom as auxiliary. But Director Chen wants to engage in so many at once, his heart is a bit too big...

I don't know if it will collapse, but it is difficult for him to want to get a story to integrate all of these into it!"

Directors are creatures who have many ideas when creating. Ordinary directors can't control it, so they will choose to give up and divide the primary and secondary. But Kaige is such a proud person, right? He will choose to give up? That's definitely impossible!

For Wu Yuchen's judgment, Jiang Qinqin has always been convinced and will not have the slightest doubt. Therefore, she now has a difficult look on her face: "Then, then if this is the case, I still won't act. But, how do I reject Director Chen?"

Wu Yuchen said directly: "What is this? Just reject it as you should, just say you don't want to act."

Jiang Qinqin said angrily: "You think I am your Director Wu! I said I would consider it, and this turn to reject, there must be a suitable reason!"

Wu Yuchen shook his head with a smile. Do you think people value your attitude? You are just a tool person who conveys goodwill. What people really value is my attitude!

I didn't worry about so much, but you are in a dilemma yourself...

At this time, just listening to Jiang Qinqin as if suddenly thinking of something, she smiled at Wu Yuchen and said: "Husband, I thought of a good reason. I will tell him that I want to act in your play, I don't have time, and I can only reject him!"

Afterwards, she hugged Wu Yuchen's arm and stared at Wu Yuchen's face without blinking: "Husband, what do you think of my reason?"

Wu Yuchen leaned down slightly, looked at Jiang Qinqin, and walked forward slowly, shaking his head while walking.

Jiang Qinqin also followed and asked him: "Husband, what do you think?"

Wu Yuchen shook his head and sighed while walking: "Alas, grown up! Playing tricks with me!"

Jiang Qinqin's eyes drifted, and then she asked innocently: "Husband, what tricks are you talking about? I don't understand~"

Wu Yuchen glanced at her with a smile: "Pretend, you continue to pretend. But since you pretend not to understand, then I will pretend not to understand!"

Just now, as soon as Jiang Qinqin's words came out, he finally understood. After a circle, she was pointing at him with Chen Kaige's invitation!

Look at the reason she found to reject Kaige, to be the female lead of his movie, this is already a clear hint! ===== CHAPTER 304 =====