my movie years

Chapter 125 Brother Chenglong, you should retire now!

If the boss moves his mouth, the people below will have to guess what the leader is thinking, so Zhang Hao has been engraved in the boss's heart.

So after Zhang Hao returned to China, the filming of "The Magic" resumed, and a certain boss came to inspect the crew, with a reporter behind him.

Zhang Hao warmly received the boss and introduced him in detail about the crew.

"Generally speaking, I hope that what actors have to do is to be in the scene, rather than relying on imagination to perform, so I strive for realism in props and scene construction, so that actors can have a sense of immersion." Zhang Hao took the big The guy visited the set and introduced it like this.

The boss was very satisfied, he looked around, and said to Zhang Hao: "I have also visited other directors' crews before, such a highly specialized crew with a clear division of labor and not messy, your crew is one of the few. "

"Thank you for the compliment from the leader. I'm just doing my job as a director. Come, this way please." Zhang Hao led the boss into the director's tent to rest, and started a meeting by the way.

After this discussion, the reporters who follow will record some important reports, and those who have seen the news of the inspection by the leaders should know what kind of reports it is.

Although the content of the report itself looks boring, such a report reveals an important message, that is, the above attaches great importance to the development of the film industry and also pays attention to the cultivation of film talents.

By the way, the information was also disclosed to the outside world, and Zhang Hao was kept in mind.

Of course, I'm just optimistic about Zhang Hao's potential.In terms of importance and status, the current Zhang Hao is far inferior to Guoshi and Chen Gezi.

"Okay, Reporter Chen, let's stop here today!" After the symposium, the boss said.

Reporter Chen has been following the reporter for so many years, and he immediately understood it. He called Guo Fan and other crew members who participated in the symposium: "I still want to take a few more photos, please take me to have a look."

Guo Fan is a smart person. Knowing that this is something the boss whispered to Zhang Hao, he immediately got up: "Alright reporter Chen, come with me."

Others also exited the tent one after another under the wink of Guo Fan.

Soon only the boss, his secretary, and Zhang Hao were left in the tent.

The boss took a sip of tea slowly, and then said: "I heard people say that the copyright of "Three-Body Problem" is in your hands, right?"

Zhang Hao didn't understand what this meant, but he still nodded and said, "Yes, I contacted Mr. Liu very early and won the film and television adaptation copyright of "Three-Body Problem."

"Oh!" The boss nodded and asked, "I want to hear your thoughts. Now that you are shooting "Three-Body Problem", when do you think it will be made and what will be the effect?"

Is the boss a fan of "The Three-Body Problem"?Zhang Hao had a guess in his heart, and replied cautiously on his face: "Actually, the leader, I think the time to adapt "Three-Body Problem" is not yet ripe."

"Tell me carefully..." The leader seemed very interested in this.

Zhang Hao cleared his throat, and then said: "Science fiction movies are one of our weaknesses, the concept of modern science fiction is actually imported from the West, and many familiar science fiction works are from the West.

The beauty of "Three-Body" is that it showed me the grand concept of science fiction from a perspective different from that of Western science fiction writers.

The greatness of the theme and the grandeur of the scene make it difficult for this sci-fi work to be transformed into film and television.

There is a threshold for science fiction works, especially this kind of science fiction works involving hard core theory, I am afraid that the audience will not be very high.

And a science fiction novel like "The Three-Body Problem" absolutely cannot be made into a commercially cool film like "Transformers".

Therefore, in the actual production process, we usually have to consider the issue of rewards. "

In fact, the example of Marvel movies is more appropriate, but now Marvel movies are not very outstanding, and "Transformers" is most familiar to Chinese audiences.

Seriously speaking, although the two sci-fi IPs of "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" span the world film market, they have become enduring sci-fi movie series.

But in the eyes of Chinese audiences, I am afraid that the "Transformers" series is the most classic science fiction movie series.

After all, who doesn't like a tall, mighty and handsome Autobot!

Zhang Hao told the boss about the actual difficulties encountered in shooting sci-fi films, and the boss suddenly realized: "I asked people before if we could make our own sci-fi movies, and most of them couldn't make them, but they couldn't explain clearly. Why can't we shoot.

Others say that we Chinese are not born to make science fiction films.But I don't believe in this evil. Chinese people are so hardworking and smart, and they have made it to today. There is nothing we can't overcome.

After hearing your insights today, I realized the difficulties filmmakers encountered in the actual process.

You also dare to say that I have talked with other film directors, and they all talked about the art of film, but they have never talked to me about the income of films as straightforwardly as you. "

"Don't dare to act, don't dare to act, in fact, everyone knows what kind of difficulties, maybe I am younger, so I dare to speak up." Zhang Hao laughed.

"It's good to be young. Young people are hope. I hope you can continue to work hard in the future and bring us better film works." After the boss finished speaking, he stood up.

Zhang Hao also stood up quickly, and the boss took the initiative to hold Zhang Hao's hand and said, "I have gained a lot from communicating with young talents like you, and I am here today, Xiao Zhao..."

The boss’s secretary, Xiao Zhao, took out a book from his bag and handed it to the boss, who then gave it to Zhang Hao: “This is the hardcover edition of “Three-Body Problem” that I bought. I bought it as soon as it was published, and now the trilogy will be given to you as a souvenir.”

Zhang Hao was flattered: "How dare I accept this?"

"You accept what the leader gives you," said secretary Xiao Zhao, "The leader of the trilogy has all annotated and written his own reading comprehension."

"This..." Zhang Hao accepted it: "The ancients said that the elders dare not resign. Leader, you are my elder, so I will accept this book."

"You boy," the boss pointed at Zhang Hao's nose and smiled, "You're quite good at making connections."

As he said that, the boss ordered his secretary Xiao Zhao: "Come on, take a photo with us."

The photo taken by the reporter in front is an official report, and it belongs to official business.

This is obviously a private group photo of the boss, and the meaning is immediately different.

"Leader, I'll see you off..." After the group photo ended, Zhang Hao sent the boss out of the tent.

"You stay, hurry up and go to your business!"

"I still want to send you off..."

It was sent to the outside of the studio until Zhang Hao and the producer Liu Hao breathed a sigh of relief until the taillights of the boss's car were no longer visible.

"What are you guys talking about in the tent? May I know something?" Liu Hao asked Zhang Hao as he walked back to the set.

"It's nothing, just discussed the difficulties and difficulties encountered by domestic sci-fi movies, and the boss gave me a book by the way."

"what book?"

"Three-Body Problem."

"Awesome!" Liu Hao exclaimed, "You are about to develop, don't forget about us old people."

"What's underdeveloped? You have to work hard and start working." Zhang Hao laughed and shouted loudly.

"Start work..."

The crew of "Fatal Magic" continued to enter the intense production cycle. Although Huang Xiaoming's injury caused a delay in the construction period, it was harmless.

The expected completion date of the film has been greatly advanced. Maybe all the filming work of the film will be completed before the Chinese New Year next year.

At that time, all the staff of the crew will be able to go home with a generous salary to celebrate the New Year. Wouldn't it be nice to be comfortable.

And the news about the boss inspecting the crew of "The Prestige of Prestige" was quickly reported in an official newspaper, and the news channel also gave dozens of seconds of footage.

Although it wasn't the news at [-] o'clock in the evening, this card was enough.

Zhang Hao and the crew of "The Prestige of Magic" made the news and were envied by many insiders.

Brother Ning Hao made a special phone call and said to Zhang Hao: "My good guy, you made a big noise without saying a word. The boss appreciates you very much."

"Haha, maybe it's because I have made a little contribution to the Chinese film going abroad, so the boss is optimistic about me." Zhang Hao laughed.

"That's true. Among us junior directors, you are currently the one with the best overseas performance. If you win another award at the three major European film festivals, I don't dare to think about it." Ning Hao said.

"By your auspicious words, brother, what have you been up to lately?"

Hearing Zhang Hao's question, Ning Hao sighed and said, "This is not running around. My "No Man's Land" has not yet obtained a screening permit. I want to fish this movie out."

The completion date of "No Man's Land" is very early, but the screening license has not been obtained so far. Ning Hao has revised it many times, and also summoned the actors to re-shoot some shots, just for the release.

From this aspect, Ning Hao is very similar to Zhang Hao, a director of commercial films mainly for theaters.

If it was a sixth-generation director, he would simply leave it alone and go directly to foreign film festivals, and then continue to be blocked.

Ning Hao went on to say: "I'm planning another film recently, which is co-written by my wife Xing Aina and teacher Wang Hongwei. You can help me read the script some other day."

"This?" Zhang Hao questioned, "Can I see it?"

"Is there anything I can't watch? You are also an excellent screenwriter, so it's good to give me some advice." It turned out that Ning Hao had this in mind.

Zhang Hao read the script and made comments, but Ning Hao didn't need to spend money to ask Zhang Hao to write the script, which was perfect for nothing.

Zhang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, okay, I'm free, so I'll help you take a look."

The call with Ning Hao ended here, and the crew soon welcomed another big boss.

Also came to Zhongshan Film and Television City to film "The Revolution of [-]". As the director and starring brother Cheng Long, he came to visit "Fatal Magic".

"We are filming on the next door, and there is no film for me, so I will come to see you." Brother Cheng Long came up and gave Zhang Hao a big hug, and Lao Hu who followed behind also said hello: "Director Zhang good……"

"Brother, you are too polite, come, let me show you around." Zhang Hao smiled, and took Cheng Long and Lao Hu around the set of "Fatal Magic".

There were so many celebrity guests who came to visit the cast from all walks of life, that the crew didn't feel any excitement when they saw Brother Cheng Long, and they were still doing their own work.

"Looking at the scale of your set, it's no smaller than ours." The eldest brother couldn't help but admire after watching the set.

"Brother won the award. Making a movie is such a process, polishing the work bit by bit until it reaches the most perfect state." Zhang Hao said.

"Well, well said, look, Xiao Hu and I are also here, can you arrange for us to play a role?"

Brother Cheng Long can come as a guest star, of course Zhang Hao is willing, and immediately agreed: "Of course, just right, the theater owner who has a few lines, I invite you to play the role. Hu, how about you acting as an audience?"

"Okay!"

So, the three of them happily reached a decision, and Cheng Long and Lao Hu both cameoed in "Fatal Magic".

On the contrary, Zhang Hao also made a guest appearance in "The Revolution of [-]", and the one who replaced Cheng Long's eldest brother's son happened to be the role.

Although Zhang Hao had heard of this movie in his previous life, he hadn't seen it, and obviously it didn't achieve much success.

However, relying on the reputation of Brother Cheng Long, he still assembled an all-star lineup, which is only slightly weaker than "The Founding of the Party".

After the guest appearances on both sides ended, Zhang Hao also chatted with Brother Cheng Long about the movie.

"Brother, have you ever thought about how you can make movies when you can't play anymore one day in the future." Zhang Hao asked.

"I've also thought about it, maybe I can act in a drama, a literary film or something like that." Cheng Long said.

"Many people have a fixed impression of you, and still stay in the impression of the stylized action comedy.

If you can't get rid of this inherent impression, even if you re-transform in the future, big brother, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get any big gains. "Zhang Hao sincerely chatted with his eldest brother about his views.

The eldest brother also understands his own predicament. It is difficult for an actor with a unique style like him to change his style, because fans are not used to it and don't like it.

It is not that the elder brother has not tried transformation before. For example, "Shinjuku Incident" is the transformation work he tried, but after a long time, he still returns to the old way.

With this in mind, the eldest brother also actively asked Zhang Hao: "Do you have any suggestions?"

"Is this topic something I can talk about?" Zhang Hao rubbed his head, a little hesitant.

"It's okay, you and I can speak freely today, here are just you and me, I won't blame you if you say something bad, just speak up, and say what's on your mind." Brother Cheng Long encouraged.

"That's fine, then I'll just say it straight." Zhang Hao couldn't get over his hospitality, so he had to talk about some of his thoughts: "I can't talk about suggestions, but there are two bad ideas."

"Oh?" The eldest brother was even more curious, and made a gesture of invitation: "I listen to you talk about your bad idea."

"Okay, let me talk about it first."

It happened that there were no outsiders, and there were only Zhang Hao and Brother Cheng Long in the tent, so Zhang Hao didn't hide it: "One is very simple, that is, to retire."

"Retire?" Brother Cheng Long was puzzled.

"Yes, it's retirement, taking advantage of my good impression on the audience, perfect, and slowly retiring.

How to say that sentence, meeting is worse than missing.When you retire, you must leave the most perfect back in the history of Chinese films. "Zhang Hao said.

Brother Cheng Long thought about it and shook his head, "No, I'm not old yet, it's too early to retire."

"It doesn't make you retire now, you can slowly reduce the production of films, and slowly withdraw from the position of the protagonist. If you feel itchy, you can also go to guest stars in other movies. This is a good choice."

Zhang Hao's suggestion is very pertinent. It is impossible for people to refuse to accept their old age. After all, the world is dominated by young people.

If the eldest brother can overcome his mentality and stop treating himself like a superstar, he may be able to leave a good image behind.

If you continue to follow the path of your previous life, sooner or later your word of mouth will be exhausted.

When a group of audiences who grew up watching his movies gradually ceased to be the main force of watching movies, the old feelings no longer apply to the new generation of young people.

Even if Brother Cheng Long can be regarded as a milestone figure in the history of Chinese film, these new audiences will not buy it.

At that time, the new audience will not be as tolerant as the current movie fans. If the movie is bad, people will really scold it, and the scolding will be ugly.

But unfortunately, the elder brother obviously didn't want to go this way.

He shook his head and said, "I really can't accept this. After so many years, I just silently become a supporting role..."

Brother Cheng Long hadn't finished speaking, but Zhang Hao understood what he meant.

Superstars don't die, they're just twilight. If you accept the fact that you're getting old, not everyone can accept it.

This can be regarded as a heart-to-heart exchange. Seeing that the eldest brother is not angry because of his bad idea, Zhang Hao's words are much bolder.

"Then go the other way and gradually transition to behind-the-scenes, unless there is a suitable role, or do the behind-the-scenes work." Zhang Hao said.

"Being behind the scenes? Do you want to be a director?" Brother Cheng Long asked.

"Yeah, you are a person who has been nominated for the best director, and your director level is not inferior to us professional directors, maybe even better than me.

Although you can't play anymore, you can find a successor, find someone who can move, and continue to carry forward your kung fu comedy.

In this way, you don't have to change your style, and you don't have to worry about being unable to move. It's the best of both worlds.

Furthermore, if there is a good role and you have room to play, you can naturally act in it.Presumably the audience will be very happy to see you appearing in the show. "

Brother Cheng Long was a little dizzy from Zhang Hao's long speech, and he was actually thinking about the feasibility of Zhang Hao's suggestion.

Transforming from an actor to a director is not without precedent, and many of them have achieved success.

Overseas, there is Clint Eastwood, who won the Oscar for Best Director at the age of 75 with "Million Dollar Baby".

This old man was born in 1930. As early as the 60s, he became an American icon with the famous Western film The Good Guys trilogy, and then became a world-renowned movie star.

It seems that the old man will retire at any time, but he is still tirelessly productive, not only starring in films, but also trying to direct and score.

He seemed ready to work for another 20 years at any time, so energetic that he hardly looked like an 80-year-old man.

This old man can be said to have taught all movie stars a good lesson: how to live a wonderful life, even in the twilight years of life, still never stop and continue to forge ahead.

To be a man, to be able to live like Clint Eastwood, is simply to reach the pinnacle of life.

There are also many examples in China, such as Teacher Hong Fatty, Master Xing, etc., have transitioned to work behind the scenes in recent years, and have made great achievements.

Teacher Hong Fatzi has stopped starring in movies in recent years, but has played a supporting role, and at the same time acted as an action director. He also won the Best Action Design Award at the Golden Horse Awards this year.

Not to mention Master Xing, although the quality of the later comedies was mediocre, they couldn't hold up to a high box office.

These are all typical examples of success, and they are models worth learning from Brother Cheng Long.

With admiration for a generation of kung fu superstars, Zhang Hao said these possibly abrupt words.Afterwards Zhang Hao apologized and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Cheng Long, I was too excited to talk too much at once, please don't mind."

Brother Cheng Long waved his hand and said: "It's okay, I told you to say it, how could you blame you. What you said is very reasonable, and I will seriously consider it when I go back."

After all, Brother Cheng Long bid farewell: "I still have something to do with the crew, so I won't stay any longer, I'll go back first."

"I'll send you off..."

"You stay and don't send it off."

Looking at the back of brother Cheng Long going away, Zhang Hao sighed silently, wondering if his brother would listen to his suggestion.

I hope that the eldest brother can gain something. After all, he is an outsider, and it is not easy for him to take the risk of offending others.

If you talk too much, it doesn't make much sense.

What kind of path to take depends on how the parties themselves choose.

(End of this chapter)