The Millennium's Great Director

Section Chief Jia: “You sell bootleg DVDs. You think you can make movies?”

Wu Yuan: “A gust of wind ruffles the surface of a spring pond.”

Section Chief Jia: “Speak plainly!”

Wu Yuan: “None of your damn business!”

Back in the turn of the millennium, the Fifth Generation directors had already made their mark, while the Sixth Generation were still struggling underground. The golden age of Chinese-language cinema was only just beginning.

Wu Yuan looked up at the world, then dove headfirst into the film industry.

“I’m here for three things: making art films, making commercial films, and making commercial art films!”

(Chinese entertainment industry, director, one female lead.)