Chapter 42: Business bragging (please recommend, please collect~)
Author: Box and Orange
Chapter 42: Business bragging (please recommend, please collect~)
After Liu Zhenwei finished dealing with the media, he returned to the crew of "The Treasure Box" and suddenly remembered that there were several mainland actors on the crew.
So he went to Sun Li and asked: "There is a director named Zhang Hao in the Mainland, do you know him?"
Sun Li nodded and said: "I know him, but he doesn't know me, the one who filmed "Manslaughter"."
"Have you seen the movie? Is it good?" Liu Zhenwei then asked.
"I went to see it with Deng Chao, and it was quite good." Sun Li replied, then thinking about something, she added: "Ask Guo Tao, he is the leading actor in the film."
"That's right!" Liu Zhenwei patted his head and called Guo Tao over and asked him some information about Zhang Hao.
"Director Zhang, what do you say? He is very mature! He is also very smart, and he is very experienced in running the crew. When we were filming, the crew was a little dissatisfied with his young age and looked down on him." Guo Tao said.
"Why?" Liu Zhenwei was puzzled.
Guo Tao hesitated before saying: "The main reason is that Director Zhang relies on his background to get to the position, so many people are inevitably a little unbalanced in their hearts and will work against the will."
Liu Zhenwei nodded. He also encountered this situation when he directed for the first time, and he also had a headache at the time.
"What happened next? How did he solve these problems?" Liu Zhenwei asked.
"Later... there was no later at all. Director Zhang's goal was very clear from the beginning. He was just here to work, not to engage in personnel struggles or quarrels.
So if you don’t do well, just go to the relevant person in charge and let business be done!” Guo Tao was a little sad when he recalled Zhang Hao’s performance on the set.
On the set, Guo Tao only saw Zhang Hao quarreling with deputy director Cui Lihui, and almost never got jealous with anyone else.
If you don't accept it, don't accept it. If you look down on it, look down on it. He is the director and has the greatest power over the crew. He has a natural advantage. There is no need to get angry with the crew.
Zhang Hao himself said privately: "I am a cheerful person, and I don't want to get involved in the smelly ditch and quarrel with the smelly fish and rotten shrimps.
Whatever they say, as long as I complete the work I set with quality and quantity, everything else doesn't matter."
If it were another novice director, Zhang Hao would still be deceived by the crew if he did this, because the novice has no experience.
But Zhang Hao was different. He could see anything wrong at a glance, as if he had a pair of fiery eyes.
Then I ordered the relevant departments of the production crew to make corrections. It’s okay not to make changes. Do you remember what is written in the contract? Don’t take any money. You can leave.
Over time, the crew no longer dared to do small tricks, because they really couldn't fool Zhang Hao.
The money is in the hands of others, and if the work is not completed, the money will not be given.
Everyone is out to make money, so there is no need to offend the director over trivial matters, except for the unlucky assistant director Cui Lihui.
But Cui Lihui has disappeared from the circle and stayed away from the film and television industry. This is his punishment.
On the contrary, Zhang Hao is now prosperous and has become the focus of the media. This popularity makes even second- and third-rate celebrities envious.
From Guo Tao's words, Liu Zhenwei learned about Zhang Hao. He is a young director with many ideas, mature style and strong control.
It's surprising that such a director came out of the Mainland.
As for the media reports, Liu Zhenwei didn't think it mattered knowing the confrontation between him and Zhang Hao. He could only believe one-third of what the media said, and it was normal for young people to be a little arrogant.
After learning about the incident, he was interviewed by the media again. Liu Zhenwei praised Zhang Hao in public, and his sincerity did not seem to be false.
Zhang Hao was also very sensible. He immediately accepted the interview and had a business exchange with Liu Zhenwei.
The antagonism between the two deliberately created by the media was eliminated in this way. Instead, it created a feeling that the two cherished each other and the senior looked up to the junior.
Although, among them, the two people were ridiculed again by the media who were angry because they failed to create a confrontation because of the domestic science fiction movie.
However, this did not affect Zhang Hao's mood at all. After the press conference of "Genius Gunman" was held, the film entered the preparation period.
Various brokerage companies took notice of the news and quickly contacted China Film and Bona Pictures, hoping to recruit their own artists.
There are also those who have ideas for Zhang Hao. In the past few days, Zhang Hao has 'encountered' many celebrities at China Film and Bona Pictures.
"Hello, Director Zhang, I am the agent of Tianyu Media, and this is my artist Li Sheng. Li Sheng, please say hello to Director Zhang."
At the manager's prompting, a girl with an infectious smile bowed sweetly and said hello: "Hello, Director Zhang, I am Li Sheng."
Zhang nodded and said nothing. The two of them didn't get too entangled. They just said hello and it was over. The scale was right.
In the past few days, there have been many people who tried to get roles in Zhang Hao's crew through connections, but all failed.
China Film and Bona are both big companies, but because of the good performance of the last project, they gave Zhang Hao enough trust.
Haotian Studio itself also participated in the investment of the film and was one of the investors, which gave Zhang Hao the right to say no to actors with connections.
Of course, if the third master and Yu Dongsai were from the east side, Zhang Hao would think about it, and it would be okay to sell favors to some less important characters.
In fact, even the position of the most powerful female lead is still unstable. If she fails the audition, Zhang Hao will not use her.
"Genius" mainly has four leading actors, two academic masters and two rich kids.
It is impossible for Zhang Hao to use a bunch of actors in their 20s and 20s to play the role of a 17 or 18-year-old high school student. The reason why Da Mi Mi can play the role is because she is only 23 years old this year.
Nowadays, the powerful women have a real sense of girliness, unlike later, when they often hyped up their sense of girliness, but in fact they have the look of a young woman.
Walking into the conference room, producer Liu Hao once again collaborated with Zhang Hao, feeling quite like Zhang Hao's royal producer.
Zhang Hao saw that everyone was almost here, so he started the project preparation meeting.
"In the past few days, we have released a lot of roles, and we have also received a lot of audition requests, as well as actors' resumes. Director Zhang, what do you think about the selection of actors?" Liu Hao asked.
Zhang Hao touched his chin and said: "With the exception of the four starring roles, I want to go to school to find the other three."
"Going to high school?"
"No, go to the acting department of the film school and look for new students." Zhang Hao said.
Liu Hao wrote down in his work diary: "I will contact the school and arrange an audition at that time."
No one discussed why Da Mi Mi didn’t audition for the role. This was a backdoor opened by Zhang Hao for Da Mi Mi. Although Zhang Hao himself said that he needed Da Mi Mi to pass the audition, everyone agreed that it had been pre-determined.
As a young person, there is no problem in taking care of the people you like.
Not to mention Zhang Hao, even directors in their 40s and 50s would sometimes arrange for their bedmates to play a role, but the role played by the powerful actor was more important.
But if you want to say that the big power is not suitable for the female lead, you can't say that.
She is one of the four little beauties. The fairy sister is currently starring in Hollywood blockbusters and has no interest in Zhang Hao's project. The other two Zhang Hao are not familiar with each other, so the more popular one can only go to great lengths.
Other female stars are not as popular as Da Mi Mi Niang, and the young ones are not as popular as Da Mi Mi Mi.
The discussion between the four leading actors has been completed for the time being, and Zhang Hao talked about other roles: "Who is suitable for the lead role of Xiaolin's father? He is about forty or fifty years old, has good acting skills and is not expensive."
Liu Hao thought about it and suggested: "How about we find actors from Hong Kong Island? The film is shot on Hong Kong Island, and using actors from Hong Kong Island can solve a lot of troubles."
"I think it's okay, but Hong Kong actors generally don't speak Mandarin well, and I'm afraid they will need to dub by then." Zhang Hao thought.
"How is Qin Pei?"
"Qin Pei? Are you too old? I remember he must be sixty-four years old this year!"
"It doesn't matter, we can solve it through makeup technology.
Qin Pei has extensive connections in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, and his younger brothers Er Dongsheng and Jiang David are both well-known filmmakers in Hong Kong, which can save us a lot of trouble." Liu Hao's reasons are very good and pertinent.
Zhang Hao thought about it and felt that Qin Pei was indeed a good candidate, so he agreed: "Send him an invitation first and see if he is interested."
"Okay, what about the other characters?" Liu Hao asked.
"You and Dong Chunzhi auditioned together, and finally put it all together with me. After I choose the starring role, I will fly to Australia in a few days." Zhang Hao decided on the casting matter.
Dong Chunzhi is the assistant director of the crew and is from China Film Group. After all, Guo Fan has no experience, so Zhang Hao arranged for him to be an assistant director and learn from him first.
Although Guo Fan later achieved remarkable achievements, he was not able to achieve those achievements at the beginning. Guo Fan also needed to learn and grow step by step.
Zhang Hao naturally does not want to undermine the success, but hopes that Guo Fan will make steady progress in his studies.
In this way, Haotian Studio will have two ace directors in the future. Even if Guo Fan becomes independent later, this good relationship will still be a reward.