my movie years

Chapter 299 Chapter Circle, Hao Circle

External interference did not affect Zhang Hao's choice at all. After the short vacation, Tianmi Film and Television Production Company officially held a press conference.

At the press conference, Cai Runping announced that "Foundation Laying" was officially renamed "Inception". The film is expected to cost 6.5 million RMB and will be filmed in multiple countries.

The reporters in the audience were already numb to the figure of 6.5 million production costs, and they might be surprised if they changed it before.

But now that "The Martian" has sold billions of dollars at the box office, nothing should surprise reporters.

Andy Lau and Zhou Xun have been confirmed as the starring roles of Cai Runping. The two are also working together with Zhang Hao for the second time since "The Undertaker".

At the same time, Zhang Hao also invited Uncle Da, who ended his role in "The Wandering Earth", to participate in the movie, playing the role of Hua Tsai's father-in-law.

This is also the second collaboration between Uncle Da and Hua Tsai, and it is also full of highlights.

At the press conference, Hua Tsai and Zhou Xun complained that Zhang Hao's script was too difficult to understand.

"I've watched it many times, but I can't understand what director Zhang Hao wrote in the script. I feel so brain-burning."

Zhou Xun also echoed: "Yes, me too, I've been dazzled by several layers, this script is too wonderful."

Uncle Da said: "I have no idea what the script is about, my script is pitifully small, only one page.

Ke Meng, played by Hua Tsai, plans to conduct a scientific experiment. Our mission is to help him, and that's all I know. "

The reporters were even more curious about what kind of movie it was, and the leading actors shouted that they couldn't understand it.If you change to another director, just not being able to understand the evaluation of these three words is enough to kill the movie.

Especially for commercial films with large production and large investment, it is a flaw to not understand.

After all, there is a popular truth in the movie market that simple movies can sell well at the box office.

But on Zhang Hao, this seems a little inapplicable.Not to mention "The Prestige", even "The Martian" is a movie that can only be understood with a little thought.

The most important thing is that "The Martian" was a big hit. Compared with the investment of 70 million RMB, including the announcement of [-] million RMB, the film's global box office is equivalent to more than [-] billion RMB.

More than 70 billion, enough for Wang Sicong to play 14 times, and he earned so much from a single movie.

Of course, the account is not calculated in this way, after all, it still needs to be paid to the theaters and distributors.

But it is also enough to prove that a complicated movie does not mean that it is not good-looking.Whether it can make a movie exciting and interesting depends on the director's personal level.

Seeing all the reporters looking at him, Zhang Hao explained: "The film actually has a simple theme, and everyone can understand it as a story about a father trying his best to return to his children.

I promise it's a great movie with lots of action, including shootouts and car chases. "

Hearing this, the reporters who were still a little bit worried were relieved.

The excellent action scenes and car chase scenes of "The Dark Knight" are still vivid, and everyone also believes that Zhang Hao can bring a wonderful commercial masterpiece.

At the end of the press conference, the new movie "Inception" once again became the focus of movie fans.

Everyone is enthusiastically discussing various topics about the film in post bars, forums, or in the fan group, looking for all information about the film on the Internet,

Among them, Hua Tsai's fans and Zhou Xun's fans may be the happiest. Now everyone knows that starring in Zhang Hao's movie means a huge increase in fame and social value.

Just look at Zhang Yi and you will know what a dazzling achievement it is to be the first male protagonist to star in a Chinese-language movie with a box office of over one billion US dollars.

The other actors who participated in the film have their social status increased to varying degrees.

The traffic value brought by a hit movie completely surpasses the so-called capital hype, traffic stars who are constantly trending in the headlines.

Even if he can't get into the so-called Chaohua, isn't Zhang Yi's reputation weaker than that of Lu Xiaohan?

Not weak at all, even in terms of professional ability, Zhang Yi has been recognized, and because of "The Martian", Zhang Yi, an original second-line actor, has been appreciated by many directors.

This is the opportunity, a huge opportunity.

After the press conference, "Inception" officially entered the preparatory stage, and the funds of 6.5 million yuan will be credited to the account soon.

Zhang Hao led the set crew and producers, and began scouting locations around the world, traveling all over Tokyo, Paris, Mombasa and other cities.

Zhang Hao and the production team selected the shooting location, and then the producer went to talk to the local government.

Now Zhang Hao's name is very useful, after all, "The Martian" is still in theaters around the world.So the local government is very happy to use their own city as the filming location for Zhang Hao's new movie.

In addition, the mayor of Paris is also a loyal fan of Zhang Hao, and he promised to find a filming location for Zhang Hao at the lowest price.

You must know that Paris has always been a high-consumption area, and it is difficult for the crew who come here to film a movie to get the support of the city government without spending a lot of money.

With the mayor's guarantee, the crew's location selection became much easier.

"From here to the Arc de Triomphe, I have to do a scan. I want to fold the city and create a city street view that violates the laws of physics." Zhang Hao compared with his hands, and said to Su Tong, the art director behind him.

"Director, you're going to do a lot of work!" Su Tong laughed.

"It's not a big job. I plan to present this episode with real scenes and CG. We shot the scene where the cafe exploded in China, and we also used this method." Zhang Hao said.

Not only that, there is a scene in the film where the train rushes into the streets of a bustling city.

The props team went to find that old-fashioned steam train, but only found one locomotive, so they planned to make the next few train carriages by themselves.

They converted it from a wagon and hung it on a locomotive.

What Zhang Hao asked for was real and dynamic, and this locomotive has indeed achieved this, and it can be driven on the road.

At that time, the scene of the locomotive will be completed in Shanghai. A train running rampant on the streets of Shanghai must be very eye-catching.

Da Mi Mi heard Zhang Hao talk about his shooting plan, and bluntly said that Zhang Hao is too crazy, which is simply beyond human ability.

But what Da Mi Mi didn't expect is still behind, the scene of the hotel corridor, Zhang Hao gave up using CG to shoot.

He planned to make a huge rotating steel frame, and the inside of the steel frame was decorated to look like a hotel corridor, and the actors would shoot inside.

In addition, there is a role in the snow mountain castle. In "Batman: Beginning", Zhang Hao played bombing buildings in Iceland, and bombing hospitals in "The Dark Knight".

This time, Zhang Hao planned to blow up the Snow Mountain Castle after it was built.

Most of the remaining scenes were completed in the studio in Qingdao, and then a location was shot to solve the problem satisfactorily.

However, these preparatory work is complicated, and countless documents are gathered to Zhang Hao by fax and email every day, and then Zhang Hao will process them and send them back.

One of the most important tasks is casting.

To be honest, Shu Chang's acting skills are so-so, which may also be related to her lack of acting lessons.But it still passed the test, Zhang Hao also asked her after the audition, and took advantage of the time before the filming started to go to the teacher to learn.

On the contrary, Yan Biwen, the son of a calligrapher, was unexpected, and his performance was remarkable, with a decent appearance.This is no burden, Yan Biwen successfully joined the crew.

Zhang Hao's crew can ignore the fame and social status of the actors. Before Zhang Yi starred in "The Martian", he was just a second-tier TV drama actor.

Although Yan Biwen is a newcomer, there is nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, the role of the male number two Ritu needs to be carefully considered.This character is different from the disheveled face of the hero, but in suits and leather shoes. Suit lovers should like it very much.

The role competition is very fierce, and the competition among male stars from all walks of life is so fierce!
The male lead was given to Hua Tsai, and the second male lead must be a mainland male star, so Hong Kong male stars such as Ting Fung and William Ting withdrew from the competition.

For the rest, as long as you think you can do it, male stars born in the [-]s, [-]s, and even the [-]s with a little bit of fame will come to compete.

However, this role was eventually given to Huang Xiaoming, which is also Zhang Hao's promise.

After all, at the last auction, Huang Xiaoming helped Zhang Hao resolve the embarrassment, and Zhang Hao wanted to consider returning the favor to him.

Moreover, after listening to Zhang Hao's suggestion last time, Huang Xiaoming was much more cautious in accepting plays, and his reputation was much better than that of himself at the same time in his previous life.

The role of pharmacist was not played much, but it also caused many people to fight for it. In the end, this role was also won by the second-generation star Wang Xiao.

Although he is the second-generation star, Wang Xiao got the role entirely because of his excellent performance in the audition.

A good actor is like this. It doesn't depend on what is suitable for one's own temperament, but on what the director needs to be able to perform.

Of course, acting like Uncle Daoming and Jin Dong is also a skill.

Malaysia is always interested in the role of tycoon. In a speech, he announced that he would participate in Zhang Hao's new project.

It's a pity that although he is rich, he even became a national father.But Zhang Hao ignored him at all, and didn't even answer his phone calls.

This kind of behavior that does not give face makes Malaysia always feel ashamed in the circle of Internet bigwigs.

But Mr. Da Ma can't say anything, Zhang Hao's reputation is there, and he is not short of money, so he is not afraid of him, Mr. Ma.

Malaysia is not yet arrogant enough to think that the whole of China is making unimpeded progress.

But what Da Ma didn't expect was that although Zhang Hao rejected his role, Alibaba Pictures got the opportunity to participate in the investment of "Inception".

This opportunity was mainly given by China Film Group. China Film Group has been a bit obsessed with investing in co-productions for the past few years.

I once asked Zhang Hao if he was interested in directing a co-production, but Zhang Hao refused.

As a company with a national name, even if it can spread money, it can't spread it like this.Therefore, like "Gravity", China Film Group withdrew from this investment, but will still serve as one of the film's distributors.

The deeper reason is actually related to the third master.

After the third master retired, although the relationship between Zhang Hao and China Film was still close, it was not as close as before.

The new chairman, Mao Yu, has his own ideas. As for what he is thinking, it is estimated that only he knows clearly.

The China Film Group left the stage and had to find someone to make up for it.

According to Penguin's meaning, don't look for others, I have no problem with Penguin's all-inclusive package.However, Zhang Hao introduced Alibaba Pictures out of the consideration of balancing investors.

Why do you say that?Although Zhang Hao also owns a company, his company has participated in the investment of his own project and has a great say.

But the national teacher also has it. Later, the national teacher was reduced to a labor machine for capital. Could it be that he was incapable?

People can be crazy, but not so crazy, crazy to the limit.Many things need to start from the actual interests and think about how to get the maximum benefits at the minimum cost.

Zhang Hao has always been unimpeded because he has created an interest group centered on himself.

Although some quit, but want to join more.

For their own benefit, this interest group will protect Zhang Hao desperately and prevent him from being harmed by outsiders.

To hurt Zhang Hao is to hurt one's own interests, so to fight Zhang Hao is to fight an interest group.

It is rare to hear of the Beijing and Shanghai circles in the entertainment circle, but a new circle has taken shape, called the Zhang circle, or the Hao circle.

This circle is a new power group in the entertainment industry, and it is more difficult and terrifying than the previous circle.

　The second day of supplementary chapters...

　　
　
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