my movie years

Chapter 163 Getting Ready
"What is your name?"

"Xin Shuang..."

"What did you do before?"

"The music maker used to be a guitarist in a band, and also worked as a music director for two years."

Cai Runping was taken aback by the visitor's answer: "Music? Why do you want to be in the film and television industry? Your cross-border endeavor is a bit far away!"

Embarrassed, Xin Shuang smoothed her long rock art hair, with a unique heartiness in her smile: "Actually, my dream from the very beginning was to be in the film and television industry. I didn't study music-related majors in college, so I did it. music.

Now, I want to do what I want to do while I am still young and still full of energy. "

Logically speaking, for a person like Xin Shuang who became a monk and thought of the film and television industry halfway, Cai Runping would reject it without even thinking about it.

Perhaps it was Xin Shuang's smile that moved her, Cai Runping asked a few more questions: "Have you made any short films before?"

Xin Shuang was overjoyed, and quickly said: "Of course, I will show it now, please take a look?"

"Take it out, it happens that we have playback equipment here." Cai Runping ordered the assistant to prepare the screening room, and watched a few short films made by Xin Shuang in the screening room.

After watching the story, let’s not comment on the story. Cai Runping, who has worked in the film and television industry with Zhang Hao for several years, has greatly improved her appreciation ability. I can see that these short films have merits.

Especially the use of screen color, almost has a movie-level texture.

When Cai Runping thought that Guo Fan, the company's No. [-] director, was originally a law student, but was also favored by Zhang Hao, and now became one of Tianmi Studio's ace directors, she instantly had no prejudice against these directors who became monks halfway through.

Sometimes, academic directors are not as good as these half-way monks.Of course, directors like Zhang Hao are the best among academic directors.

Moreover, my boss seems to be particularly looking for talents among these half-way monks, so I can count on my own!

After watching the short film, Cai Runping thought it over and said, "Well, I can make the decision about signing the contract, but if you want to join our director Zhang's team, you still need him to make up his mind.

When he comes back from France, I will recommend you to him. "

Xin Shuang was happy this time: "Thank you, Mr. Cai."

"Okay, let's end the interview here!" Cai Runping said: "The company will sign the contract in three days, don't forget the time."

Xin Shuang was very grateful, and then walked out of the gate of Tianmi Film and Television Production Company.

The friend was waiting for Xin Shuang outside the door, and when he saw him come out, he asked, "How is it going? How was the result of the interview?"

Xin Shuang was silent, with a gloomy face. His friend thought he had failed, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. If it doesn't work, go to the next one. There will always be a chance."

It turns out that Xin Shuang has actually been to many film and television companies for interviews, and the interview position is such an important position as an assistant director.

Seeing his background in music, people didn't even bother to watch the short film shot by Xin Shuang, so they directly refused.

I heard that Guo Fan is a director who graduated from law school and became a monk halfway through. Zhang Hao took a fancy to him at first sight, and then became Zhang Hao's deputy.

Now Guo Fan has independently directed two blockbuster films. Last year, he was also nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director's Debut with "Shark Beach", although he lost to Lu Yang's "Cinema for the Blind".

But Guo Fan has become a role model for many people who become monks halfway and want to set foot in the film and television industry.

Ever since, with a glimmer of hope, Xin Shuang submitted his resume, received an invitation for an interview, and now he can still sign a contract.

Seeing the worry on his friend's face, Xin Shuang resumed his hearty smile and said, "I passed the interview, and I can formally sign the contract the day after tomorrow."

When my friend heard the good news, he said happily, "Really? That's great, why don't we have two cups to celebrate?"

"Of course, call them and let's go to the tavern." Xin Shuang said boldly.

"Come on, call them..."

When Xin Shuang and the others went to celebrate, they were far away in Paris, France. Zhang Hao and Da Mimi, who had finished their trip to the Cannes Film Festival, did not return to China immediately. Instead, they came to Paris, the prestigious European city of culture and art.

Standing in front of the famous "Mona Lisa Smile", Zhang Hao was a little pensive.

"What are you thinking about?" Da Mimi saw her boyfriend, and couldn't help asking with concern.

"I'm thinking about how to proceed with Batman." Zhang Hao said.

Da Mi Mi couldn't help but rolled his eyes: "It was agreed yesterday not to talk about work, but this is starting again, are you a workaholic?"

Zhang Hao smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I can't help thinking about these things as soon as my mind is idle."

"Okay," Da Mimi took Zhang Hao's hand and began to tour: "I will let you linger, forget those things, and relax."

After a few days, Zhang Hao and Da Mimi visited various attractions in Paris, took a group photo at the Eiffel Tower, had afternoon tea at a cafe by the Seine River, strolled around the Arc de Triomphe, and went to Notre Dame de Paris to appreciate the collection of artworks.

In my impression, Notre Dame de Paris seems to have encountered a serious fire later, and I don’t know if it has been repaired.

Zhang Hao also saw that there are many precious works of art from China in Notre Dame de Paris, which are majesticly labeled as the national treasure of the Gallic rooster.

Seeing these things, the good mood of instantly appreciating art is destroyed.

After returning to the hotel every day, Da Mi Mi is keen to share those photos taken by Zhang Hao and herself on Weibo.

Although across time zones across the wall, domestic netizens can always appreciate the photos shared by Da Mimi for the first time.

Seeing the two go on a sweet trip, they are very affectionate, and they don't seem to have changed their feelings at all, which instantly shattered the rumors that the two broke up from time to time on the Internet.

Netizens were also so envious, they forwarded and commented on Weibo of Da Mi Mi one after another.

And these photos posted on Weibo changed suddenly and became the first photo again. The news was all based on the resources of the unscrupulous entertainment news media compiled.

"The two look so happy, and Da Mimi smiles so sweetly."

"Director Zhang Hao deserves to be a handsome guy in the director's world, even street photography has the temperament of a celebrity male model."

"Stars all want to curry favor with Zhang Hao. Once a person is confident, he looks handsome, but Director Zhang's appearance is really good."

"Someone told me before that there is no love in the entertainment industry, and I believed it. Now that I see Zhang Hao and Da Mimi, I believe that there is really love in the entertainment industry."

"It's just love, and it can't last long. Zhang Hao and Da Mimi's approach is worth learning from those couples who seem to be in harmony with each other in the entertainment industry."

"I hope they will never be separated and be together forever."

The above are the sighs sent by netizens. Of course, there will be no shortage of remarks from some little blacks.This is normal, even RMB is regarded as dung by some people, and Zhang Hao can't make everyone like him.

It is enough to make most people not hate him and his works.

Having had enough shopping in Paris, Da Mi Mi still wanted to take Zhang Hao to Provence to see when the lavender was in full bloom, but the flowering period of lavender had not yet arrived in early June.

Moreover, there is still a lot of work waiting for them in the country, and the agent is also pressing hard. As a last resort, Zhang Hao and Da Mimi had to end their playing days and go back to work.

It is worth mentioning that, one day after the Cannes Film Festival, Forbes China Celebrity List finally announced this year's list.

In previous years, the Forbes China Celebrity List was announced at the end of February and the beginning of March. Now it is still a few months late, so I don’t know what we are waiting for.

But it doesn't matter, the final list is still announced.

Among them, the one who became the champion of the list is Hua Tsai.Relying on the actor San Lianzhuang from last year to this year, coupled with the blessing of the discussion sparked by the movie "The Undertaker", Andy Lau sits on the throne of the celebrity list.

It's just that Hua Tsai's income seems to be slightly less, ranking tenth on the income list.

And the second place is Jay Chou, the king of Asian pop music, and he is also second on the income list.

The third is Fan Binbing, the topic queen, who is indeed the hottest Chinese actress nowadays, and she is very popular.If something happened later, Fan Binbing might have become a representative actress in the entertainment industry.

The fourth is the queen Wang Fei, the fifth is the tennis player Li Na, and the sixth is Uncle Benshan.

The seventh position is Zhou Xun's turn, and she also entered the top ten position by virtue of "The Undertaker".

The eighth is also an unexpected person, Da Mi Mi, this post-[-] actress, became the first post-[-] star to enter the top ten of the Forbes Celebrity List.

The popularity of "Shark Beach" last summer, coupled with several hit dramas, and the relationship with Zhang Hao, which has attracted much attention, pushed Da Mimi to this position.

Unfortunately, the number nine happened to be Zhang Hao. This is also the first post-[-] director to enter the top ten positions on the list.

Zhang Hao is also the third director to be on the Forbes China Celebrity List after Guoshi and Chen Gezi.

And Zhang Hao's income ranks first. It is estimated that when Forbes ranked, considering that the profits of Haotian Studio, which has not yet transformed into a company, belong to Zhang Hao, so the income of the studio is counted to Zhang Hao. on the head.

Of course, this income list is just to take a look and use it as a reference, so it can't be taken as real.

Among other things, Zhang Hao still holds shares in Meituan, has a lot of virtual currency in his hands, and has successively purchased a lot of stocks in Apple and other Internet companies, which Forbes did not count.

If these shares are counted, Zhang Hao might become the richest man among young people under [-] in the Mainland.

Although the Forbes list only announced the ranking, but the influence of this magazine is huge, being on the list shows that Zhang Hao has done a very good job in the past year, and Zhang Hao can also be a little proud.

Of course Zhang Hao is not complacent, in fact he still has a lot of work and plans to arrange.

After returning to the company, Da Mi Mi went to participate in various business activities and variety shows, while Zhang Hao called team members to hold a meeting.

"I believe you all know that Warner Pictures invited me to direct and be in charge of the reboot of the "Batman Series"." Zhang Hao looked at the people in the conference room and said.

Although the people below had known about some of the rumors, they still couldn't help talking about it when they heard Zhang Hao say it from their own mouths.

"Quiet, quiet, listen to the director." Assistant director Song Yunhui knocked on the table to make everyone quiet.

Zhang Hao continued: "This is a big project, and the estimated investment will not be less than US$[-] million."

Hearing the figure of [-] million U.S. dollars, everyone couldn't help but gasp. It seems that a Chinese-language film director has never directed a film project with such a huge production cost.

What everyone thought was that if Zhang Hao messed up, he would have to come back to filming in despair, just like Wu Baige.

Who knew that Zhang Hao changed the subject: "But this time going to Hollywood, it's not just me, but all of us going together."

"Everyone?" Song Yunhui couldn't believe his ears, pointed at the core team members sitting in the meeting room, and reconfirmed: "Director, you mean, we will all go with you?"

"That's right," Zhang Hao nodded, and added: "Not only you, but I also plan to pull all of you over to study at Tiangong Yicai Studio."

Hearing this news, everyone couldn't sit still anymore, and started talking again, to the point where Song Yunhui couldn't stop the discussion even after shouting "quiet" three times.

It wasn't until the discussion became quieter that Zhang Hao continued: "The matter was discussed between the leader of Scissors and Warner Pictures, we were the first batch, and I took the opportunity of directing "Batman" to send you all there.

The main purpose is to let you watch more and learn more, experience the training of a large-scale film project, and become the backbone of film technical talents after you come back.

From now on, you are not my assistant director, nor a director of photography, nor a lighting artist, makeup artist, stylist, costume designer, you are just students.

There is only one thing to do, write it down and learn it.

Go back and tell your respective subordinates that they will apply for visas uniformly, and when I come back from the United States, we will set off for Hollywood together.

Let's adjourn! "

The brief meeting ended, and when they heard the news all of a sudden, everyone hadn't recovered from the shock, but they were also pleasantly surprised.

This is going to the center of the world's film industry. It is not a kind of visit and study, but working in a foreign country for more than half a year.

Let alone going in the past, I have never even heard of such a thing, but I was able to go with Director Zhang Hao.

Many team members lamented that they followed the right boss.

"Old Wu, while we still have time, let's enroll in an English class?"

"Why did you report that stuff?"

"You are stupid. Do you think foreign devils can understand the Mandarin you speak? You can't even speak English. How will you learn then?"

"Yes, I will also sign up together."

After recovering from the shock, many people with poor English plan to sign up to learn English, preferably related to the basics of the film and television industry.

This kind of positive enthusiasm is undoubtedly brought by Zhang Hao. In the past, Zhang Hao’s team members followed Zhang Hao. One of them was because he hoped that his film would be successful, and the other was that the salary was really generous.

But now, there is still such a good learning opportunity, and many people are planning to follow Zhang Hao wholeheartedly.

But not everyone thinks that way. A few people don't want to go out, so they are willing to stay here.These people think that they are already the best in the industry and do not need to learn anything new.

For these, Zhang Hao does not force him, after all, not everyone can understand the series of grand plans behind him.

Those who can't keep up with his footsteps and rhythm are destined to be eliminated.

After the meeting, Guo Fan found Zhang Hao: "Director, I also want to go to Hollywood. I can be an errand boy, as long as I have this opportunity to learn."

Look, this is a director who is self-motivated, eager to learn, willing to work hard, and willing to put down his figure.

Guo Fan has already made two successful movies, and he would have been flying to the sky for someone else. He still maintains a humble attitude, even willing to be an errand boy for this learning opportunity.

Zhang Hao never treats his own people badly. He patted Guo Fan on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, even if you don't want to go, I will tie you up. Don't try to be lazy."

Guo Fan smiled and said, "That's great, when shall we leave?"

"Warner Pictures is currently doing preliminary research. You and I will go there together the day after tomorrow. You will still be my assistant director and follow me to learn how to manage a crew of more than a thousand people." Zhang Hao said.

A crew of a thousand people is rare in China. In my impression, only when Guoshi was filming "Heroes" did the crew reach the scale of a thousand people.

Although Guoshi is indeed one of the best directors in the country, it was also bumpy to control the crew of "Heroes", which shows how huge a crew of thousands of people will be.

There is no difference between Zhang Hao and Guo Fan in this regard, they are both beginners, and both of them need to learn from scratch.

Zhang Hao's advantage is that he has previous life experience, but the pressure is also very high. If he messes up the Batman project, wouldn't it be a joke for others?

After agreeing with Guo Fan, Zhang Hao met Xin Shuang, who was signed by Cai Runping.

Xin Shuang has cut off his long rock and roll hair, and now he looks like a gangster.

Who would have imagined that such a person with a background in music would produce such good dramas as "The Hidden Corner" and "The Long Season" in the future.

Zhang Hao also wanted to recruit a few outstanding directors who will direct TV dramas to the company in the future. After all, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company not only dabbled in film production, but also took care of the production of TV dramas.

It is impossible for Zhang Hao to direct a TV series now, so it is necessary to find a few reliable directors. Unexpectedly, Xin Shuang will send it to his door.

Of course, just like Guo Fan before, even if Xin Shuang is a genius, he needs to be trained to become a talent.

"Did you make music before?" Zhang Hao said.

Facing this director younger than himself, Xin Shuang seemed a little nervous, nodded nervously and said: "Yes, I also released an album, but not many people listened to it. Later, I became a music director, and now I want to try the music industry."

"Then why don't you apply for film school?"

"Because I couldn't pass the exam, the film academy has very high admissions standards, so I didn't pass the exam."

"Okay," Zhang Hao nodded, and said, "I'm going to Hollywood in a few days. You can apply for a visa and study together."

"Ah?" Xin Shuang looked surprised: "Shall I go too?"

"Otherwise?" Zhang Hao laughed and said, "Don't tell me you want to stay in the company? The company doesn't have any projects for you to study recently, so you can't eat for nothing, right?"

The sudden surprise hit Xin Shuang's head, making him a little dizzy, so he quickly nodded and agreed: "Thank you director, I will definitely study hard."

"Okay, there's no need to say such words, it needs to be demonstrated with practical actions."

"Understood the director..."

"Hurry up and get ready!"

After watching the excited Xin Shuang go to prepare, Zhang Hao thought about it, went to Cai Runping's office, and arranged the company's next work.

　There is another [-]-word update tonight. The two chapters owed to you yesterday will be filled in during my break. Thank you bosses for your support.

　　(PS: I said yesterday that I asked the big brother of the supplier to go for a massage, but his wife came over, but it didn't work out, and I was too embarrassed to go...)
　　
　
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