After being absent for more than half a year, Zhou Bai saw Lao Mouzi again, compared to before, Lao Mouzi was thinner, but his spirit seemed quite vigorous.

"I've been busy with "Happy Times" for most of the year, I can't think of losing weight, from the selection of the heroine to the start of filming, and now the post-production, I'm so busy that it's dark, it's not that you just finished filming the movie, it just so happens that Ziyi is also free, so I'm looking for you to have a meal, and I happen to have something to find you. Zhang Yimou said happily.

"Teacher, the Internet audition you made before was too big, and one of the 40,000 applicants was selected, aren't you busy, you haven't had a stomach problem again recently, right?" Zhou Bai was already very familiar with Lao Mouzi, and he was not restrained when he came to his house, leaning on the sofa and saying.

"That's not true, I eat on time every day, and I specially hired an assistant to take care of this matter, no matter how busy I am, I eat on time, and your recuperation prescription works very well, but I am not tortured by old problems, I am a lot more relaxed. Zhang Yimou said happily, his stomach disease is an old problem, he fell into the root of the disease when he was young, and now he can only rely on slow recuperation, and there is still a risk of recurrence if he is not careful.

"Then I'm relieved, making movies is hard work, and after I became a producer, I realized how difficult it is to maintain the operation of a crew, and a crew of hundreds of people has troubles every day, and there are always things to worry about. Zhou Bai said with emotion.

"It seems that you have grown a lot during this time, your "Blue Love" is very good, and your performance has become more and more proficient, but you still have a lot of room to explore, you can try more different roles, broaden your horizons, actors are your main business, and you can't be delayed because of other things. Zhang Yimou nodded approvingly, Zhou Bai's progress made him very satisfied.

"Teacher, don't you care about me? I'm jealous. Zhang Ziyi said dissatisfiedly beside her.

"Haha, you, your path is more stable than Zhou Bai, Li An filmed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" very well, and I admire the high level, you now have a certain popularity in China, keep going, you will become an international movie star earlier than Zhou Bai. Zhang Yimou said with a smile.

"Thank you, teacher, I will work hard, by the way, teacher, how is the newly selected junior sister doing, when will we meet?" Zhang Ziyi was very happy, and then mentioned the new "Mou Girl".

At the beginning of his debut, he was making Lao Mouzi's movies, and Zhou Bai and Zhang Ziyi were both students of Lao Mouzi, so it was not wrong to call the newcomer selected by Lao Mouzi a junior sister, although there was no formal apprenticeship or other ceremony to determine the identity.

"After more than 40,000 applicants have been selected layer by layer, in fact, there are only a few hundred people left, but I audition them one by one, and I have to conduct life inspections on them, and after determining the candidates, I have to let her do a life test, and I have to teach her to act step by step after the filming starts, she is not from a professional class, and she has to spend a lot of effort to teach her. Zhang Yimou smiled and said.

Of course Zhou Bai knows that this is a troublesome thing, the girls selected are still very beautiful, she was a dancer in Xie Yi before, she has appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and she looks very pure.

Zhou Bai is embarrassed to ask the inside story of the selection of people, anyway, this matter is operated by New Picture Pictures, if there is no consideration at all Zhou Bai doesn't believe it, often sometimes people can't help themselves, if the same conditions will definitely choose a relation, it will be the same for him.

"The teacher's eye for picking people has never been missed, and now the media has hyped up the term 'Mou Girl', and they all feel that as long as the teacher picks out the person, becoming famous is just around the corner, mainly because the teacher's influence is too great. Zhou Bai said with a smile, with a hint of ridicule.

"Haha, those media can say anything when they see the wind and rain, especially in recent years, they have become more and more fond of hyping up various topics, so there is no need to take it seriously. It's not easy to survive in the entertainment industry, it's easy to become famous, but it's hard to become a corner, and it's even more difficult to become a big actor, so don't be slack. Zhang Yimou said helplessly.

"By the way, teacher, you said that you came to us to talk about something, what is the specific matter?" Zhou Bai and Zhang Ziyi both nodded and were taught, they also have a certain understanding of the entertainment industry, of course, they will not be so naïve to think that the entertainment industry is so simple.

"That's the case.,I've written a book.,I'm going to start shooting next year.,The investment is huge.,This is a work I've been preparing for a few years.,I wanted to shoot before but I haven't found a suitable book.,Now I've got one.,This time it's estimated that a lot of money will be used.,Don't miss it.。 Zhang Yimou pondered for a moment and said slowly.

"Teacher, now that "Happy Times" has not been released, are you in too much of a hurry to prepare a new script so early?" Zhang Ziyi was taken aback and hurriedly asked.

Zhou Bai was also shocked in his heart, the script that Lao Mouzi is mentioning now should be the martial arts masterpiece "Hero" that will start filming next year, but this movie should be filmed at the end of next year, right?

"It's okay, of course I'm not in a hurry to start filming, I'll show you the truth, the preparation period for this movie will be very long, and it will take a long time for Wei Ping to call for borrowing funds, now I just want to mention to you, don't take any drama appointments in the second half of next year, the investment in this film should be unprecedented in China." Zhang Yimou waved his hand and said.

"Is the teacher going to make a martial arts movie that you have been thinking about before?" Zhou Bai suddenly asked.

"Yes, I don't want to make martial arts movies for a day or two, and the cost of making martial arts movies is low, so the investment will be very large, and I will be honest with you, the roles reserved for you are not male and female, in order to recover the cost, you must invite superstars to participate, which you still need to understand. Zhang Yimou nodded and said, now Zhou Bai and Zhang Ziyi have a certain influence in China, but the influence abroad is too small, and there is definitely no way to serve as the hero and heroine.

"I can understand, I am also an investor, the larger the film investment, the more difficult it is to recover the cost, in addition to considering the artistry of the film, but also to consider the commerciality of the film, there is nothing wrong with this, the teacher can take into account me, it is already a great care for me. Zhou Bai said in agreement.

Making movies is not charity, Zhou Bai's current coffee position is no problem as the male number one in literary films, but he can't afford to be the male number one in commercial films with big investment, with an investment of 100 million yuan like "Hero", even if Zhou Bai is confident, he doesn't dare to say that he can match it, this is not his final say, but the film market.

Zhang Ziyi also nodded yes, although she has starred in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but if she is like Zhang Yimou said that the unprecedented domestic investment, she will not be able to afford the female number one, because the appeal of the box office is doubtful.

Zhang Yimou was very relieved in his heart, although this matter was just an idea of his now, but he was able to promote his own disciples, why not do it.