my movie years

Chapter 153 Gratitude and Resentment in the Entertainment Industry

How popular the new Oscar-winning director's new film is, can be seen from the competition for the male lead of "The Butterfly Effect".

Even in terms of heroines, the major actresses are also unwilling to lag behind.

Although there are conclusive rumors that Da Mimi will be the candidate for the heroine, as Zhang Hao's girlfriend, her status is unshakable.

However, actresses who are interested in this still want to give it a try, and plan to grab food with power.

"Boss, Miss Fan Binbing wants to invite you to dinner." Assistant Tang Xiqian said to Zhang Hao who was busy with work.

Zhang Hao was working at his desk, reviewing the preparations in various places, and was taken aback when he heard this: "I don't have much friendship with her, do I?"

Tang Xiqian said, "Maybe it's because of the casting of the heroine."

Zhang Hao shrugged, shook his head and said, "Reject it for me, the heroine has already been decided, and ask her, there is a mother role, and see if she is willing to play."

Fan Binbing fantasized that Zhang Hao could agree to her invitation to have dinner together, and then sleep with him, but he didn't expect to be met with a ruthless refusal.

Fan Binbing couldn't help re-examining himself, is he worse than Da Mi Mi?Or Zhang Hao dislikes him for being older than her.

And Zhang Hao actually wanted her to play the role of mother, my God, she, Fan Ye, was going to be reduced to the point where she played the role of mother in the movie.

As we all know, in commercial movies on the big screen, generally beautiful and popular actresses will basically not take on the role of mother.

Because this means that once she plays the role of mother, she will miss the role of the heroine of the popular lover.

And there is no commercial masterpiece with the role of a mother in the market, and we can't shoot literary films every day!
So Fan Binbing refused, and strongly refused.

Zhang Hao was not very surprised when he received the rejection reply, it would be great if Fan Binbing was willing to act.She also has some box office appeal and can attract many viewers.

It's okay to refuse, you can find someone else!
In fact, many actresses who think they have good conditions and are better than Da Mi Mi want to fight for this opportunity.

Zhang Hao has a great say in the casting of his own project, and it is no longer comparable to new directors.If Zhang Hao can sleep and serve, the probability of winning the heroine will be more than half.

Although many people don't understand the meaning of the title "Butterfly Effect", this is Zhang Hao's new film.

Even if it's a bad movie, there are people rushing to star in it.What's more, Zhang Hao has never made a bad movie since he started filming.

But there is no room for negotiation on the matter of the heroine, and if you give a big power, it is a big power.If you don't praise your girlfriend, why should you praise an outsider who has nothing to do with you?

The heroine has been chosen, and the other investors, Bona Wanda Huayi, have no objections.

Now it is Zhang Hao's project that is in demand, not their company giving Zhang Hao alms to invest in him.Dare to say goodbye to Zhang Hao on the heroine, Zhang Hao doesn't mind changing investors.

Of course, Zhang Hao is not arbitrary, and Da Mimi is not a pure newcomer. His two films "Genius Gunner" and "Shark Beach" have already proved himself.

Except for the powerful heroine, other characters need to be considered.

The roles of several protagonists when they were young are not much less than when they are adults, so the choice of young actors is very important, and even the performance of young actors determines the height of the entire "Butterfly Effect".

Thinking of this, Zhang Hao assigned a task to the director team and the production team: "I plan to conduct a large-scale audition, and send out audition invitations to Chen Kun, Hu Ge, and Lei Jiayin, and audition for the three leading roles."

"What is the big audition?" Assistant Director Song Yunhui asked.

"The main selection of the four protagonists was young, and I need young actors who have passed the acting skills. In addition to other supporting roles, such as the parents of the protagonist, please consider the candidates and recommend them. I will review them at the end."

The last sentence is for other companies that invest in the film. The protagonist decides for himself, and the supporting role is used to sell favors, but in the end it is Zhang Hao who decides whether he is suitable for the role.

Everyone smiled knowingly, of course they understood what the director meant, and went down to make their own arrangements.

The script of "The Butterfly Effect" is highly complex, and such complex films are often unpopular in the market, so Zhang Hao needs a powerful actor.

The stars in Hong Kong Island are too old to play the leading role in the film. Zhang Hao thinks of Chen Kun, a factory girl with good acting skills. This year, "Painted Skin 2" will be released soon, which has a certain box office appeal.

Giving Hu Ge a chance was what Zhang Hao promised Cai Yinong last time, and failed to cooperate several times.

Ex-husband Ge Lei Jiayin played the role of the hero's friend Xiaopang, who happened to be a little fat, which was very suitable.

Moreover, "The Golden Robbery" starring Brother Ning Hao starring Lei Jiayin is about to be released. In my impression, this film has also achieved a good box office.

Zhang Hao has built an all-star lineup, which is much better than the original selection of unknown [-]-line actors.

And compared to the two directors in the original version, Zhang Hao is not an unknown director, but has a strong fan base, which can make up for the shortcoming of the film's plot being too brain-intensive to a certain extent.

Judging from the splendor and completion of the film, "The Butterfly Effect" is no worse than the famous "Inception".

But the failure to achieve good results is due to two reasons. One is that the leading role does not have a little plum, and the other is that there is no big scene of a drag racing explosion and gun battle.

The first point is easy to make up for, but the second point is that Zhang Hao does not intend to make any changes, which is enough.

The goal of this "Butterfly Effect" is that the film can be paid back at the box office, and Zhang Hao is very satisfied if he can realize profits through copyright income.

In Chen Kun's home, Chen Kun is painting, but the messy lines in the painting reveal Chen Kun's messy mood now.

"Akun, Akun, good news." The manager rushed over.

"What good news? It's worth your excitement?" Chen Kun put down his brush, crumpled up his painting, and threw it into the wastebasket.

And in the wastebasket, there are many such waste drawing papers.

The agent explained: "Zhang Hao, Zhang Hao sent you an audition invitation to play the leading role."

Chen Kun was taken aback, and asked, "Really? Isn't there a rumor that Huang Xiaoming will continue to cooperate with Zhang Hao?"

"Where, I received a call from Zhang Hao's assistant, asking you to prepare for the audition. What is this? As long as you don't make any mistakes in the audition, you will basically win the leading male role." The manager was so excited that he couldn't be more excited.

A smile appeared on Chen Kun's bored face: "That's great, agree for me, I will definitely take this role."

It turned out that Chen Kun was bothered by Huang Xiaoming's reappearance in Zhang Hao's movie.

You know, it was Chen Kun who made his debut at the beginning, and Chen Kun took full care of Huang Xiaoming at first.

Because Huang Xiaoming entered the industry later than himself, Chen Kun tried his best to guide and support him in every aspect, took him to be on camera, filmed and planned, and recommended him to accept scripts for filming.

In previous interviews, Chen Kun also clearly expressed his appreciation for Huang Xiaoming, claiming that he has a pair of very simple eyes and a clean and clear smile.

On the other side, Huang Xiaoming also praised Chen Kun very much. In Huang Xiaoming's eyes, Chen Kun was handsome and unruly back then, with quite a personal style. He has always regarded him as his target role model.

The turning point came in 2009, because Huang Xiaoming starred in "The Wind", and then the media broke the news, claiming that Huang Xiaoming insinuated Chen Kun's sissy on the set, which led to the missed acting opportunity.

According to rumors, for this reason, Little Swallow also defended Chen Kun, claiming that Huang Xiaoming's words were inappropriate.

Although afterwards, Huang Xiaoming immediately stood up to clarify his position, claiming that it was all rumors caught by the media.

But it is obvious that the relationship between Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun has indeed entered a period of deterioration since then.

First, there was the problem of opening Weibo. After Chen Kun opened Weibo, the first person who followed him was Little Swallow. After Huang Xiaoming followed Chen Kun, he didn't see Chen Kun returning to the customs for a long time.

In 2010, Chen Kun won the best actor title for his role in "Painted Skin". Huang Xiaoming also took the initiative to post a Weibo to celebrate him and Little Swallow.

But after Chen Kun replied to many friends' news, he never showed up to respond to Huang Xiaoming from the beginning to the end.

Coincidentally, on the day of Huang Xiaoming's birthday, his former friend Chen Kun not only did not send a thoughtful birthday greeting, but instead posted a meaningful post, which was interpreted by many netizens as suspected connotation Huang Xiaoming.

In fact, Chen Kun and Huang Xiaoming have not contacted each other in private for several years.

Although Xiao Yanzi tried her best to bring the two to reconcile, Chen Kun, who has always been sensitive, did not accept it.After Huang Xiaoming took the initiative to demonstrate kindness and follow his Weibo, he didn't even reply.

After that, the two developed independently.

After Huang Xiaoming starred in Zhang Hao's "Fatal Magic", Huang Xiaoming became the number one male star in the Mainland, ranking among the top in popularity, which made Chen Kun even more unbalanced.

Seeing Huang Xiaoming taking off with Zhang Hao's thigh all the way, Chen Kun was still a little envious.

This time, there is news that Huang Xiaoming will appear in Zhang Hao's new work. The pre-Oscar Zhang Hao and the post-Oscar Zhang Hao are completely different levels. Chen Kun is even more envious of this former friend.

But I didn't expect that, in a turn of events, the final opportunity fell on me.

Chen Kun was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, so he got up and sang karaoke. Fortunately, his house is soundproof, otherwise he might be accused of disturbing the people.

In fact, celebrities in the entertainment industry will have a bad relationship in private due to various reasons, competition for resources, and competition for coffee positions.

This is all normal, not many people can really be indifferent to fame and wealth, not to fight or grab.As long as one day is in this circle, there will be competition all the time.

Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao also had a bad relationship in private, because they competed with each other because of Huayi's resources.

Huang Xiaoming snatched Wei Xiaobao from Deng Chao's "The Deer and Ding Tale", and Deng Chao backhandedly snatched Zhang Wuji from "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji", and with the help of Sun Li, he snatched away the male lead of the movie "Painted Wall".

Although the two later starred in Zhang Hao's movie together, there are rumors that Deng Chao was very dissatisfied with being overwhelmed by Huang Xiaoming and became the second fan.

This kind of competitive relationship is actually a healthy competitive relationship in many cases.It's just that how to grasp the mentality depends on the individual's personality and choice.

After Chen Kun agreed to audition, ex-husband Lei Jiayin also received an invitation from Zhang Hao to audition, and he happened to be with Ning Hao.

After Ning Hao saw the audition invitation, he patted Lei Jiayin on the shoulder and said, "Yes, Jiayin, you are going to be popular. Although the role of Zhang Hao's new play is not the leading actor, he just won an Oscar."

Lei Jiayin's simple and honest smile reveals a hint of purity: "Thank you, Director Ning, for the recommendation."

It turned out that it was Ning Hao who recommended Lei Jiayin to Zhang Hao, and Zhang Hao sent Lei Jiayin an audition invitation.

"It's all because you work hard enough, seize the opportunity, keep your feet on the ground, and walk steadily. Your career as an actor will be much smoother." Ning Hao pointed out.

"Thank you Director Ning, I will work hard." Lei Jiayin nodded heavily.

Lao Hu also received an audition invitation, and he was very excited and excited.Although he has always wanted to transform into the film industry, Tang Ren's resources in this area are very weak, so he has to find opportunities by himself.

This year Tangren is preparing a youth film. Originally, Lao Hu was the male lead, but after some internal coordination, Jiang Jinfu was given a supporting role.

Although Lao Hu didn't say anything on the surface, he was still a little unbalanced in his heart.

I acted as a supporting role for Jiang Jinfu in "Xuanyuan Sword: Scars of the Sky", and also acted as a supporting role for him in the movie. Is my old Hu worse than him?Why?
Lao Hu, who was a little confused for a while, didn't want to take the company's project immediately, but when he thought that the company would never leave him during his injury, Lao Hu was a little shaken.

But at this critical moment, an invitation from Zhang Hao was sent to Lao Hu, which made Lao Hu no longer hesitate.

It's also a supporting role, he's going to play a supporting role in Zhang Hao's movie...

Hence, Lao Hu immediately approached Cai Yinong: "Mr. Cai, I have received an audition for Zhang Hao's new play."

Cai Yinong was taken aback for a moment before realizing it, and said pleasantly, "Great, when?"

"Just two or three days later, it just conflicted with our company's project." Lao Hu said.

Cai Yinong signaled that it's okay: "No problem, we don't set up obstacles, the company can still find someone else, but Zhang Hao's drama is very rare, so don't worry!"

Lao Hu was very happy and expressed his gratitude: "Thank you Mr. Cai..."

After Lao Hu left, Cai Yinong regretted a little, not because he regretted letting Lao Hu play in Zhang Hao's movie.

Instead, he regretted that he had no eyesight, and actually wanted to make a movie in his own company, but missed the latest work of an Oscar-winning director.

By the time Cai Yinong reacted, "The Butterfly Effect" had long since had no chance for Tang Ren to intervene.

But that's good too, at least Lao Hu won a role.Starring in Zhang Hao's movie is an opportunity that many actors are eager for now.

On the Arbor Day on March [-]th, news came out from Haotian Studio that Chen Kun, Da Mi, Lei Jiayin and Lao Hu passed the audition and decided to join the latest work "Butterfly Effect" directed by Zhang Hao.

At the same time, Liu Yijun, Wu Yue, Zhang Songwen and other powerful actors joined in, and Zhou Xun made a guest appearance, which made the film project "Butterfly Effect" attract a lot of attention.

But what fans are most interested in is the title of "The Butterfly Effect", which seems to be nagging.

A knowledgeable netizen explained: "The Butterfly Effect, English The Butterfly Effect, refers to a dynamical system where small changes in initial conditions can drive a long-term huge chain reaction of the entire system.

It is a chaotic phenomenon, which shows that there are fixed numbers and variables in the development of any thing. The development track of things in the development process has laws to follow, and at the same time, there are unpredictable variables, which often backfire.

A small change can affect the development of things, which proves the complexity of the development of things. "

A netizen replied: "It's you, Mr. Baidu Encyclopedia."

"His explanation is too complicated. Let me explain it briefly. A butterfly flapping its wings can trigger a hurricane thousands of miles away."

"I'll go. Could it be that director Zhang Hao made a weather film and turned it into a weather forecast?"

"Who knows what story Zhang Dao is telling, he doesn't even have an outline of the story."

Zhang Hao's script is as usual, and it is kept in a state of high secrecy. Only when the actors sign their names on the actor contract can they see the script.

But except for Chen Kun, everyone else read their own scripts and only wrote stories related to themselves.

This made the actors not understand what story the director was filming. They just learned that the hero Gao Qi played by Chen Kun has the seemingly magical ability to change fate.

Therefore, the actors think that this is the same fantasy movie as "A Chinese Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box".

Only Chen Kun, who saw the complete script, expressed his disagreement.

The logic of the script of the whole story is meticulous and the plots fit together seamlessly, without any logical flaws, it is simply impeccable.

After watching it, Chen Kun told Zhang Hao that his brain cells had been burned dry, but there were still many plots that he did not understand.

Zhou Xun made a guest appearance in the video, and said in an interview: "My scenes are very small, only a short page.

What I know is that the hero played by Chen Kun has the ability to change the fate of others, all we have to do is cooperate with him. "

Speculation about the plot is also a hot spot for many netizens. There are all kinds of guesses, but no one guesses about sci-fi movies.

It is estimated that everyone would never have imagined that this kind of brain-burning concept film can also be called a science fiction film.

While everyone was discussing the film's starring lineup and plot, Zhang Hao fell into another distress, which was the choice of young actors.

Watching immature children audition under the comfort of their mothers, the result is predictable, and the performance is not good.

Zhang Hao watched the children's performance with a headache, and at this moment he was thinking, it would be great if the three children in "The Hidden Corner" appeared, they are absolutely qualified.

But after picking and choosing, I still found two suitable young actors.

"Hi director, my name is Hu Xianxu, and I have starred in "Xiaojian's Choir" and "You Are My Concern." Hu Xianxu, who is only 12 years old this year, speaks like an adult.

The producer Liu Hao next to Zhang Hao whispered to each other: "This is not bad, I have acting experience."

"But we still have to see how he does in the audition."

Zhang Hao turned his head and said to Hu Xianxu: "Do you have any girls you like?"

"Uh," Hu Xianxu didn't expect the director's brother to ask such a strange question, it's different from what his mother told him beforehand!

So Hu Xianxu took a sneak peek at his mother who was standing aside, and then replied cautiously: "Yes..."

"Oh?" Everyone who participated in the audition, the protector Zhang Hao and Liu Hao all smiled heartily.

Hu Xianxu's mother is speechless, the child fell in love early at such a young age, this is a big problem!
Zhang Hao continued to ask: "If one day, the girl you like and your good friend are hurt, what will you do?"

Hu Xianxu puffed out his chest and said, "I will protect them."

"Then what if you were the one who was hurt?" Zhang Hao continued to ask.

Hu Xianxu was taken aback, and after thinking carefully for a minute, he replied: "Then...then I won't play with them, so that they won't be hurt."

"It's not bad, the answer is better than the young actors interviewed earlier." Liu Hao looked sideways and made such an evaluation.

Zhang Hao was also very satisfied, and said kindly to Hu Xianxu: "Then you can act out the part you just mentioned, and be more natural."

Hu Xianxu was a little nervous, but still acted according to the imagination in his mind, perhaps because he thought that he would not be able to play with his good friends from now on, so the performance was very real and filled with emotion.

At the end of a performance, Zhang Hao put a tick under Hu Xianxu's name, and said to Hu Xianxu's mother: "That's it for today, go back and wait for the news!"

"Thank you director," Hu Xianxu's mother pulled Hu Xianxu: "Why don't you thank brother director soon?"

"Thank you brother director..."

After the audition, Zhang Hao could still hear Hu Xianxu's scream: "Didn't you tell me to tell the truth?"

"I told you to tell the truth, I didn't let you fall in love early, you brat."

"Oh, it hurts..."

Listening to the sound of going away, the staff present couldn't help laughing.

Another young actor who auditioned was Zhang Zifeng, who was recommended by Feng Dapao from Huayi.Although Feng Dapao is a bit sour about Zhang Hao's Oscar win, he still appreciates Zhang Hao's talent.

Hearing that Zhang Hao had trouble casting young actors, he recommended Zhang Zifeng, who had starred in his movie "Tangshan Earthquake".

Although Zhang Zifeng is young, she won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Newcomer at the age of eight with "The Great Earthquake in Tangshan".

In the audition session, she was the best among all the young actors who participated in the audition for the heroine when she was a child.

So Zhang Hao turned away all human relations, rejected those second-generation stars, and chose Zhang Zifeng to play this role.Although Zhang Zifeng was also recommended by Feng Dapao, his acting skills are not bad.

In addition, there are two roles of young actors, one is Xiao Bin, the younger brother of the heroine Xiaomei, and the other is Xiao Wu, the friend of the heroine.

The young actors for these two roles were all young actors who were not well-known in their previous lives, one named Wen Xianbin, who played the role of Xiaobin.One is Ling Yunhu, a cute little fat man who plays the role of Xiaopang Xiaowu in the play.

Finally, on March 315th, during the [-] anti-counterfeiting party, the lineup of "Butterfly Effect" was confirmed.

The film is written and directed by Zhang Hao, and produced by Haotian Studio.More than a dozen companies including Bona Films, Huayi, Wanda Films, and Galloping Horse Films participated in the investment, and Bona Films and Wanda Films were in charge of distribution.

The film's male lead Gao Qi is played by Chen Kun, the female lead Xiao Mei is played by Da Mimi, Lao Hu plays Xiao Bin, and Lei Jiayin plays Xiao Wu.

And four young actors who have been selected by thousands of people, respectively played their childhood.

Wu Yue plays Gao Qi's mother, Liu Yijun plays Xiaomei and Xiaobin's perverted father, and Zhou Xun plays Xiaomei and Xiaobin's mother.

The starring lineup of the film has been confirmed, and the pre-production speed has also suddenly accelerated.

On March NO.20, Zhang Hao took the entire "Butterfly Effect" crew to Chengdu to officially start filming.

At this time, the nominations for the 2012 Hong Kong Island Awards were announced, and Zhang Hao was nominated for the Hong Kong Island Awards for the first time with "The Undertaker".

(End of this chapter)