Da Mi Mi's birthday is approaching, and she temporarily took a leave from the director of "Gong Lock Heart Jade" to return to the capital to celebrate this birthday.
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Back at home in Nancheng Hutong, Beijing, Da Mi Mi's mother had already prepared a table of dishes to celebrate Da Mi Mi's birthday.
My father, who is a policeman, asked for leave from his employer to have lunch with Da Mi Mi.
"Mi Mi Mi, didn't you have dinner at home?" Da Mi Mi Mi's mother asked.
Although my mother made a lot of delicious food, Da Mi Mi did not eat much to maintain her figure and quickly put down the bowl and chopsticks.
"No, Zhang Zhang and I made an appointment, and he will celebrate my birthday tonight."
Everyone knows that Zhang Hao and Da Mi Mi are in love, and naturally Da Mi Mi's parents also know about it. The two elders are relatively open-minded, and Zhang Hao is an ideal candidate for his talent.
Da Mi Mi's father said: "You two have a good relationship when you are young. When will you take it home and let us see it?"
Da Mi Mi rolled his eyes at his father: "Dad, what are you talking about? It's too early to come to the door now!"
"Good morning, now that we have decided on something important, your dad and I will feel more at ease." Da Mi Mi's mother said.
Da Mi Mi wiped his mouth with a napkin: "Ignore you guys, I'm going to change clothes."
After that, she happily went back to her bedroom to dress up, planning to have a sweet date with Zhang Hao in the evening.
Only Da Mi Mi's parents and his wife were left at the dinner table. Da Mi Mi's mother worriedly said: "The child's father, I think Zhang Hao is too young, and I'm afraid their relationship won't last long."
As the head of the family, the powerful father is obviously very open-minded: "What are you afraid of? It is not a bad thing for young people to experience a few more relationships. Our daughter is so smart, she will definitely not suffer.
It is much better than finding an old man who is more than ten years older. Besides, I think Zhang Hao is good. He is young, handsome and talented. Let Mi Mi bring him home to meet him some other day. We can have a drink and get to know each other."
"Humph!" The powerful mother's eyes rolled like a daughter's: "I just know how to drink, drink, drink, drink you to death."
"Okay, I'm going to work at the station. I'm on duty at night. There's no need to leave food for me." After saying that, Da Mi Mi's father put on his police hat and went to work humming a ditty.
At this time, Zhang Hao was chatting with Mr. Li Xuejian!
In the film, the magician Lao Bai was the earliest confirmed candidate. Zhang Hao once asked Mr. Li Xuejian if he was interested in starring in "The Deadly Magic".
I also went to the crew of "The Founding of the Party" to have a chat with Mr. Li Xuejian, and by the way, he was roped in by Mr. San to make a cameo appearance in this tribute film.
Zhang Hao plays a character named Zhao Fengchang. This role was originally played by Zhang Han, but as soon as Zhang Hao came, he was replaced.
The filming task was not heavy either. Although Zhang Hao was not as good as top actors in terms of acting, his level was still good. The filming was completed in about three days.
"I'm talking about Director Xiao Zhang, is it okay if I call you that?" Li Xuejian asked, looking at the complete script that Zhang Hao handed him.
"Of course it's no problem, you are a senior." Zhang Hao still respected this veteran actor.
"Haha, don't take it seriously. I don't quite understand your script. Can you tell me what kind of story it is?" Li Xuejian asked.
Generally speaking, if you can't understand the script and don't understand the story, Li Xuejian won't accept it.
But firstly, he really admired Zhang Hao, a young director. Secondly, Third Master also strongly recommended Li Xuejian to star in Zhang Hao's movie.
"Oh, here's the story." Zhang Hao simply told the old man the story of "The Deadly Magic": "Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China was one of the most prosperous cities in the East.
Ajie and Ahao are a pair of magic apprentices. They came to Shanghai and were exposed to magic from the West. From then on, they worked hard to become top magicians.
During a performance, Ajie tied a knot that could not be opened, causing the death of Ahao's wife, and the two turned against each other.
In order to defeat each other, both sides constantly research new magic tricks, even sabotaging their opponents.
It even borrowed the power of science for a time, and a series of weird things happened."
Of course, it is impossible to explain the script in detail with more than one hundred pages. Zhang Hao gave a general outline of the development of the story. The old man also raised some questions from time to time, and Zhang Hao also gave detailed answers.
After roughly understanding what kind of story it was, the old man fell into deep thought: "It's quite interesting to hear this story. Who is the leading actor?"
Zhang Hao knew that Mr. Li Xuejian was interested, so he quickly added: "I have invited Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao to star, and Sister Feihong and Sister Xu Qing will also star. Once you come, our crew will live together."
"Okay then, I will accept this drama. Once the filming of "The Founding of the Party" is completed, I will report to you." Li Xuejian made an instant decision and accepted "The Fatal Magic".
"Great, then I'll wait for your arrival." Zhang Hao said happily.
Major matters were agreed upon, and Zhang Hao didn't wait too long. He went to the third master and said goodbye.
"Leaving now? Won't you stay a little longer?" Third Master asked.
"No, no, I have a lot of work backlogged there, and I have to celebrate Da Mi Mi's birthday tonight," Zhang Hao said.
"Go, go," the third master waved his hand, then remembered something and said to Zhang Hao: "I heard that "The Orphan of Zhao" will be released soon, and I wanted to tell you to be careful. But now, alas...
Just do whatever you want to do. Due to my status, I can't interfere. I made peace with you once and now I can't interfere anymore. In this case, I still want to tell you to try not to use some shady means.
You are still young and not worthy of being buried with a person who is half buried."
It is self-evident who the half-buried person is. It is obvious that Chen Gege and his wife have made the third master very dissatisfied with their extravagant efforts.
It's just that with his status, it's really hard for him to interfere in the affairs of Zhang Hao and Chen Gege.
Through this passage, Third Master also implicitly expressed his support for Zhang Hao. At the same time, he also hoped that Zhang Hao could stick to the bottom line and not make mistakes or do things that would cause future troubles.
To put it bluntly, Zhang Hao and Chen Gege are not from the same era.
If Zhang Hao could take a step back and give in, Chen Gege might not continue to argue with Zhang Hao, and the matter between Zhang Yu and Da Mi Mi would be easy to talk about.
But Zhang Hao is a person who has been reborn once, so why should he give in if he is right?
It was not Zhang Hao's original intention to give in, and it was the other party who crossed the line first. If it were in North America or Hollywood, Zhang Hao would have already started hiring killers to solve the problem.
Anyway, no one knows who committed suicide.
Since Third Master told Zhang Hao to abide by the bottom line, he must have also told Chen Gege.
That's fine, let's have a real talk about the movie and see who is better.
"I understand, Uncle Han, don't worry, as long as they don't go too far, I won't cross the line." Zhang Hao promised.
"That's good, go ahead..." Third Master nodded.
After returning from the crew of "The Founding of the Party", Zhang Hao thought about "The Orphan of Zhao".
This movie is also a costume blockbuster and brings together many stars, including Uncle Ge, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Binbing, Zhao Wenzhuo, Hai Qing and others.
It is said that in order to shoot this film, Chen Gege built a Zhao Orphan City at a cost of 30 million.
When filming "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" more than ten years ago, Chen Gege also built a Qin Palace, which is still a commonly used filming location for many film crews.
This is where Chen Gege is not easy to deal with. To say the least, he is just a relatively famous director. Within a few years, Zhang Hao is confident that he can be on par with him.
But Chen Gege’s personal connections and complicated interest relationships that he has managed over the years are the biggest headache.
Apart from anything else, the Qin Palace and the Zhao Orphan City he built brought so much benefit to the local area that Zhang Hao could not compare to these.
Killing someone's job is like killing your parents. If you knock down the money tree, can the people who made a fortune from it not be anxious about you?
Therefore, before launching the final general attack, Chen Gege's wings should be reduced first, so that he loses the ability to unite interest groups, and the final blow is fatal.
Ma Qiang has contacted a private detective to start investigating Mrs. Chen Gege and some things about his son. He has also launched an investigation into whether there was anything fishy about the original construction of the film and television city.
Of course, in order to keep it secret and to prevent Zhang Hao and Ma Qiang from being traced in the future, Ma Qiang turned to several intermediaries. He indirectly entrusted a foreign agency, which then found a domestic private detective to investigate.
Unless the CIA or the security bureau above took action, no one would know that it was Zhang Hao who was investigating Chen Gege.
If something happens to Chen Gege in the future, he may guess that Zhang Hao is responsible, but he will never be able to find any evidence.
Just like what happened at the celebration banquet was handled by Zheng Guohui alone, and no evidence could be found that it was Chen Gege who instigated it.
The story "The Orphan of Zhao" can be considered an ancient story that has been passed down to this day. It was even adapted into a theater in Paris by the famous French writer Voltaire, making it well known to Westerners.
Even before the film is released, the overseas copyright pre-sales of "The Orphan of Zhao" have already made a profit.
These days, costume blockbusters basically take the route of theaters and overseas copyrights, and they work every time.
However, based on the performance of "The Orphan of Zhao" in his memory, and various controversial incidents, Zhang Hao felt that he needed to take action.
After thinking for a while, he called his assistant Tang Qianxi over.