144 If Liang Chaowei is allowed to do it, can I, Cao Daguan, not do it?
On May 5, 2000, the Cannes Film Festival opened
When the crew of "In the Mood for Love" walked on the red carpet, Tony Leung held hands for a century.
He is holding his real girlfriend Carina Lau in one hand, and his confidante Maggie Cheung in the other.
At that time, the film, which instantly killed countless reporters, caused an even greater sensation when the photos spread to China.
Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung have collaborated many times, and they have a tacit understanding and even created many classic sparks, so they are regarded as a famous on-screen couple by many fans and the media.
Especially the Hong Kong media, which hypes up Carina Lau every day that she is not worthy of Tony Leung.
Anyway, in everyone's minds, Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung are the most compatible, and even the two of them admit to varying degrees that the best partner for filming is each other.
But no matter how the media and movie fans hype "Liang Zhang CP", there is no way around Carina Lau, the main actress.
It is said that Carina Lau attended the Cannes at her own expense and walked on the red carpet as a family member, thus performing this famous scene.
Cao Xuan didn't know how others felt when they saw this photo. He just had the same thought after seeing it.
This is what a man should do!
Liang Chaowei is allowed to have one hand, but we, the official Cao, are not allowed to have two boats...
However, in the eyes of the outside world, although Tony Leung's hand-in-hand is worthy of reporting, the most important thing to mention is that he won the best actor in Cannes.
He is also the third actor in the Chinese film industry to win the three major European film festivals after Mr. Ge and Xia Yu, and the first and only actor in the Hong Kong film industry.
Tony Leung Chiu Wai was officially declared a god, surpassing Fa Ge, Tony Leung Ka Fai and others to become the first actor in Hong Kong in terms of paper data.
Just like Cao Xuan who won the Golden Melody Award before, Liang Chaowei won the award and introduced many viewers to Cannes and the three major European film festivals. Uncle Ge and Xia Yu also followed suit.
In addition to Tony Leung, director Sunglasses King has also successfully ascended to the altar and become the No. 1 literary film in Hong Kong. Big names from all walks of life follow his willful guidance.
Until Wang Chuanjun’s words “I don’t like it” appeared...
The Hong Kong film industry has become active again after a long absence. It is said that someone is already organizing a celebration party for the crew of "In the Mood for Love".
It can be said that the success of "In the Mood for Love" at Cannes gave the sluggish Hong Kong film industry a shot in the arm.
Equally famous is Jiang Wen, whose film "The Devil Is Coming" was well received at Cannes and won two awards.
Lao Jiang hugged his French daughter-in-law and showed off her high spirits in Cannes. When she came back, she was banned by the superiors for five years.
It is said that he was banned directly for five years, but later it was changed to ban him from being a director for five years, so Jiang Wen went to "Looking for a Gun" to torture Lu Chuan...
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Chinese movies frequently dominate the media and attract a lot of celebrities to join the film industry.
During the filming of "The Swordsman", Xu Qing, Li Jie, and even Weizi all expressed their yearning for the film industry.
Nowadays, many actors in the entertainment industry, especially the mainland entertainment industry, have similar concepts. TV dramas are for making money and becoming famous, and making movies is art.
In fact, Cao Xuan also had this idea, but it was not that serious.
Movies are important, but TV series should not be underestimated. Even judging from his current development, TV series are more suitable for him.
Many artists in later generations have emphasized that "nationality" is an important plus point for an actor, but at the moment, the entertainment industry actually doesn't understand this concept very well.
To put it bluntly, many people in the industry don't think much of the public, and only believe in the elites of the small circle. What the public recognizes is "country".
Feng Xiaogang has become very popular in the past two years. The box office of mainland movies easily reaches tens of millions, ranking among the top five or even the top three in the annual box office list.
However, the mainstream film industry doesn't look down on him. When major film critics and directors mention him, they look bad and point their noses at Feng Xiaogang for flattering the public.
Old Feng had been holding in his anger for several years and bowed his head. He originally wanted to squeeze into the mainstream film industry, but ended up with a cold butt. Feng Xiaogang's films received very little in the Golden Rooster Awards for several consecutive years.
Feng Xiaogang was so angry that his true nature was exposed and he transformed into "Feng Da Pao". He questioned and bombarded the Golden Rooster Award many times and even vowed never to participate in the competition and won ".
Of course, he became really sweet afterwards.
He also won the Golden Rooster Award [Best Director] several times. To a certain extent, it can be regarded as a compromise between the Golden Rooster Award and Feng.
But at the moment, the Mainland entertainment industry still has a very high profile.
TV series = vulgar
Commercial movie = vulgar
Literary movies are the way to go!
Box office is not the first factor. The first factor is winning awards. It is best to win the three major European film festivals and Oscars, and make money on the way.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t make money, how can you talk about money when playing art...
On the one hand, this level has not yet adapted to the market economy and the atmosphere is conservative. On the other hand, the public has no right to speak. Commenting on movies is the right of film critics, and reporters cannot interfere blindly.
When did the film industry start to really pay attention to popular actors? It was only after "Hero" hit a box office of over 200 million that everyone realized that movie theaters make so much money.
Box office has become the key to measuring a movie.
And if you want to increase the box office, you have to find those popular stars.
One of the reasons why Hong Kong and Taiwan artists were so popular at that time was that their talent could attract box office, at least according to the paper data.
Many people have also realized the benefits of TV series, which have a great effect on increasing the public fame of artists.
Liu Hua has won the Golden Horse and Golden Rooster awards, and came back to act on TV because no one would recognize him when he was out, and he didn't earn much.
After the TV series became popular, he accumulated a lot of nationality, his salary increased significantly, and he bought a house and a car in the capital.
When Zhao Wei first entered the film industry, he made a lot of films and encountered various accidents. However, relying on the strong foundation of Qiong Yao's trilogy, he continued to get resources and came back to life again and again.
Not to mention Liu Tianxian, after "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Little Dragon Girl, he made one movie after another, but it just wasn't cool.
Since 2000, she has been the number one heroine of Huayu online dramas, and she is still the heroine until 2021.
Based on the national popularity accumulated from several hit TV series, he is widely popular among the public and can be called the most popular in the entertainment industry.
So although Cao Xuan also wants to make movies, he will never give up on TV dramas easily.
Before this group of people could react, Cao Xuan, the King of Pop + the evergreen Spring Festival Gala + many popular TV series, stacked up the national degree buff to the full in one breath, and then the world would be big and he would be allowed to run wild.
In fact, Cao Xuan does not lack film resources. He may not be able to obtain one or two top-level configurations for the time being. It is not a big problem to play the male lead in ordinary movies.
However, these movies did not bring much benefit to Cao Xuan, and they were not as good as acting in those popular TV series. Therefore, Cao Xuan has not acted in a movie since his debut.
Not to mention, the more he stretches his arms, the more valuable he becomes. Many film producers want the gimmick of "Cao Xuan's film debut".
Of course, this is also because Cao Xuan's popularity continues to soar.
The higher his popularity, the more valuable this gimmick becomes, and the conditions given to Cao Xuan become more generous. Someone in Hong Kong and Taiwan has already offered a high price of HK$5 million.
This price is beyond the reach of many first-tier film actors in Hong Kong.
If it weren't for the fact that the script was so bad and there were even suspicions of money laundering, Cao Xuan might have quit.
Cao Daguan was also very curious. Normal movies offered 5 million, but if he was asked to act in a restricted movie, he didn't know how much it would cost.
20000000?
30 million?
Or 50 million, or even more?
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At the end of May, somewhere in Taihu, Xinwu
Zeng Li, dressed in a Miao costume and wearing silver jewelry, came out of the boat, looking at his appearance and shouting cutely.
"Is Master Linghu of the Huashan Sect here? We really want to meet him."
After that, as soon as he stepped on the board of the boat, he jumped up, performed Qinggong and flew to the shore, making a heroic appearance.
"Stuck, passed."
Kang Honglei shouted, and then took the initiative to applaud: "Congratulations on wrapping up."
"Thanks."
Zeng Li nodded to greet the staff. Cao Xuan, who was still in costume, waved to her and waited for her to come over. A bouquet of flowers appeared out of nowhere.
“Happy ending.”
Zeng Li's first reaction was to look around to see if there were any reporters. Xu Qing next to her made her laugh.
"Don't worry, it's normal to send flowers after a deal is finalized. Besides, this isn't the first time you two have written. Are you still afraid of reporters?"
"That's right, you have to be afraid of reporters writing about it. When my love sister is done, I'll get her a big one."
"Good guys, you're just trying to catch me to take the blame for you two. I'll expose it to the crew if push comes to shove."
Xu Qing said angrily. As the roles of the male and female protagonists increased in the later period, Cao Xuan and Xu Qing also became familiar with each other.
The most important thing is that Xu Qing often passively helps Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan cover up in front of reporters. After going back and forth, they have become friends.
Not to mention how good the relationship is, but jokes can still be made, and Xu Qing often uses the excuse of taking the blame to treat Cao Xuan.
Cao Xuan is not a stingy person either. He often goes along with the situation and treats the stars of "The Swordsman" to give him a meal. The crew members also often give out some benefits.
Those who eat are soft-mouthed and those who take advantage of others are short-handed.
After finishing eating, everyone knew what to say about Cao Xuan and Zeng Li.
Of course, there must be some who are not particular about it, but as long as the leading actors keep their mouths shut, other people's revelations will be just that. Even if the leading actors reveal the information, it is harmless. If you are not familiar with it, you can still say it is slanderous.
It's hard to tell what's true and what's false in the entertainment industry. Even if they are photographed in the same room, it can be said that they are in agreement with the script.
Why turn off the lights?
Isn’t it okay to save national resources?!
Cao Xuan really doesn't care whether his relationship is announced or not, and he is not afraid of losing his popularity because of it. However, he is greedy and wants to be the master of Duanshui, so he has no choice but to cover his ears.
As long as I am single, everyone is good friends.
Well, a good friend in a quilt!
Zeng Li, the blue phoenix, doesn't have many scenes. His total appearance time is less than two episodes, but his scenes are a bit fragmented.
Originally, she joined the group early because she wanted to film a movie with Cao Xuan and travel around the mountains and rivers, and then go with Cao Xuan, but now there are reporters following her every day, so it's not fun.
There happened to be a graduation drama at the school, so Zeng Li simply wrapped up the drama and left as usual.
Anyway, Cao Xuan is going back to Beijing to record an album after filming, so he's not worried about not having time to meet.
The crew had a tight shooting schedule, and since it was a supporting role, there wasn't much of a closing party.
However, due to Cao Xuan's face, Zhang Dahu was very humane and gave him a half-day holiday. Cao Xuan and Zhu Jiang drove Zeng off to Jinling to take a flight.
Cao Xuan gets a headache when talking about this. It’s just that Xinwu doesn’t have a civilian airport for the time being, but Su City doesn’t even have an airport.
In this era without high-speed rail, to get to the Xinwu Film and Television Base from Beijing, you either have to take a train or transfer from Jinling Airport, which makes transportation quite inconvenient.
After seeing off Zeng Li and returning to Beijing, Cao Xuan only thought about one thing on the set of "The Swordsman" apart from filming.
How to naturally take the Blue Phoenix costume home and collect it from the costume shop.
Don't get me wrong, Cao Xuan just wants to study the ancient Miao costumes and experience Jin Yong's martial arts culture on a deeper level.
On the set, I was afraid that my clothes would accidentally get dirty and delay the filming progress, so I wanted to take the clothes home and study them carefully...
