Zhao Zhenghao was worried that because of his qualifications and age, it would be difficult to recruit actors for "Infernal Affairs", but in fact, he was a bit arrogant.

The crew composition of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Journey to the West" is public, and the "directors" in the crew are suspended, except for Zhao Zhenghao, who is a crossover, that is, Wang Yulan and Ren Lan, although they are from professional classes, but they are also fledgling, and they have no previous works.

In addition, Li Huize (Yan Chixia), Yang Dexiang (second master), Qi Yuan (Tang Seng), Cao Junqiang (Bodhi ancestor) and other veteran actors who have had a pleasant cooperation experience with Zhao Zhenghao have deep qualifications in the Dragon Kingdom film circle and have a wide network of contacts for him, and the industry has reached a consensus on Zhao Zhenghao's directing and screenwriting skills.

Therefore, when Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai received Zhao Zhenghao's invitation, they did not refuse, but replied, "I will talk about it after reading the script."

Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, in the Dragon Kingdom film industry, are both known for their unique vision and accurate scripts, otherwise there are so many powerful actors in the Dragon Kingdom, it is impossible for them to win many actor laurels alone.

The script of the first part of "Infernal Affairs", which has been polished and adjusted by Zhao Zhenghao, is more compact and suspenseful than the original book, although the theme and content are more commercial, but it is different from ordinary popcorn police movies, with a certain ideological connotation, and it is a rare good script.

Zhao Zhenghao's selection of actors is based on the characteristics of the characters, Wang Bangmin's Huang Zhicheng, Wu Hai's Han Chen, can be said to be tailor-made for them, although there are duplicates with the roles they have played before, but there is no lack of brilliance.

Moreover, "Infernal Affairs" is not a pure art film, in essence, it is still a commercial film, and it is not easy to have characters like Huang Zhicheng and Han Chen in commercial films.

Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, although they are both real actors with extremely high requirements for performance, they are not excluded from starring in some commercial films when conditions permit and the timing is right.

Wu Hai has previously starred in the Chinese New Year film "Going Home for the New Year" directed by Hu Zhenlong.

In the Dragon Kingdom Film Market, although there is now a special art theater, which can be used for too niche art films, so that those directors who are obsessed with art films will not be watched by no one, and the films made will not be screened.

However, to be honest, over the years, there have not been many really excellent art films in the Dragon Country film market, and the vast majority of art films are just YY of the director, in order to pursue individuality, the movies are made in a foggy way, and the audience can't understand them, and they still shout "My movies are not made for people who can't understand them!"

Movies are not made for people, is it for ghosts?

In the Dragon Country Film Market, many film awards led by the Golden Dragon Award, the Golden Goblet Award, and the Golden Goblet Award, the criteria for awarding basically follow the principles of the market.

Throughout the past five years, the films that have won the "Best Film" at the three major awards ceremonies of Dragon Country Film have indeed reflected some social problems, exposed some weaknesses of human nature, and are quite artistic and ideological, but on the whole, the films still meet the aesthetic needs of the public.

Although the box office is not as high as those big-budget popcorn movies, there is no problem in breaking 100 million in public theaters, coupled with long-term screenings in art theaters, there is no pressure to return to the cost of such films where the investment cost is generally not too much, and even a small profit.

Among these award-winning films, there are really none of those that are too obscure.

In terms of story alone, the ideological connotation of "Infernal Affairs" is not much worse than those award-winning films, but in terms of expression, the difference is greater.

The form of the police film of "Infernal Affairs" is still too commercial, which makes it not very likable to old-school filmmakers, which makes it more difficult to win awards.

However, for Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, the first priority to consider when making a movie now is not to win awards, not to box office, not to mention salary, but whether this movie is a good movie!

"Infernal Affairs", there is no doubt that in any way, it is worthy of the words "good movie"!

Therefore, after carefully reading the script of "Infernal Affairs", Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai have already decided to participate in this film.

However, before signing the contract, the two senior actors both asked to have an interview with Zhao Zhenghao once and try his success in person.

Zhao Zhenghao received the invitation to meet with them at a similar time, and knew that they were old acquaintances and had a good relationship, so with their consent, a meeting of the three was arranged in the box of a century-old restaurant in Beijing.

This restaurant operates a copper oven hot pot with local characteristics in Beijing, and the main ingredient is mutton.

In mid-December, it was the winter of the capital, Zhao Zhenghao, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai agreed to meet on the day, and the sky was not very beautiful, and there were snowflakes, which was the third snow in the capital since the beginning of winter.

The snowflakes are fluttering and the north wind is cold, but it is a good time to eat hot pot.

Zhao Zhenghao has traveled over the past few years, has been busy with work, running around the world, that is, the days of staying in the capital, and due to such and such reasons, it is not convenient to appear in the hot pot restaurant This crowded occasion, this time-honored hot pot restaurant has been famous for a long time, but he has never been here.

This time, if it weren't for Wang Bangmin's appointment here as the place to meet, Zhao Zhenghao wouldn't know when he would have come here to taste the pure mutton hot pot in the old capital.

Zhao Zhenghao, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai have no friendship, in order to avoid too embarrassing scenes in the process of this meeting, he specially invited Cui Ran and Yan Yu to participate in this meeting together.

Cui Ran, as the godfather of the rock circle of the Dragon Kingdom, is not only in the music circle, he has a wide range of acquaintances, but also has deep connections in the entire Dragon Kingdom entertainment circle.

Although he and Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai are not in the same circle, they have met countless times on various occasions before, and they are old acquaintances.

As the top producer in the music industry of the Dragon Kingdom, Yan Yu has always cooperated with top figures at the level of kings and queens, including Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai.

Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai are not people in the music industry, but before they were crowned as the best actor and became the top figures in the entire Dragon Kingdom entertainment circle, they also released several singles in accordance with the conventions of the Dragon Kingdom entertainment industry, among which the producer of their masterpiece is Yan Yu.

After they became famous, although they no longer sang, their friendship with Yan Yu was formed, and their relationship with each other has been maintained well.

It is an excellent choice to invite Cui Ran and Yan Yu to come and be the middlemen between Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai.

In order to show respect for Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, Zhao Zhenghao and Yan Yu came to the agreed place an hour earlier than the agreed time.

Of course, there is another reason for doing this, which is to avoid the exposure of Zhao Zhenghao's whereabouts as much as possible.

Cui Ran and Yan Yu are both heavyweights in the music circle of the Dragon Kingdom, and in the eyes of industry insiders, their weight is higher than that of Liu Runze and An Shuyi, but their recognition among ordinary people is far inferior to Liu Runze and An Shuyi's big stars.

Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, as the most famous actor-level actors in the Dragon Kingdom film industry, have much higher national recognition than Cui Ran and Yan Yu, but after they were crowned the actor laurels, they acted much more low-key than before, coupled with their superb acting skills, changing clothes and wearing a hat, they can easily play another person, and the probability of being recognized by other customers of the hot pot restaurant is not very high.

Only Zhao Zhenghao is not only the most popular and widely recognized star in the entertainment circle of Longguo in recent years, but recently, there has been continuous news, connected to hot searches, and the momentum is positive, even if he goes out, he will dress up according to the convention, but for his die-hard fans, in an inappropriate sentence, it is "recognizable even if it turns into ashes"!

Zhao Zhenghao, Wang Bangmin, and Wu Hai agreed to meet at seven o'clock in the evening, at this time, it was the most lively time for the hot pot restaurant, and if Zhao Zhenghao appeared rashly, it was very likely to be recognized.

Even if you come an hour early, you can't be sure that you won't be recognized, because this hot pot restaurant is so good that it starts at 11 a.m. and closes at 11 p.m., and the customers are almost constant.

However, when it is not a meal, there are always fewer people than there are people who eat it.

Moreover, those fans of Zhao Zhenghao never thought that Zhao Zhenghao would appear on such an occasion as a hot pot restaurant, when Zhao Zhenghao came, he went through a careful dress-up, and in the process of entering the store to the box, he deliberately changed his walking habits, plus Yan Yu was covering on the side, and finally succeeded in hiding the other customers who had already been seated in the hot pot restaurant, and successfully entered the box that had been booked a long time ago.

After entering the box, Zhao Zhenghao no longer needed to hide his identity, so he asked the box waiter to invite the store manager over, told the manager the nature of the meeting, and asked the manager to help cover it up.

A similar situation is not uncommon in this prestigious hot pot restaurant, and the store has a mature plan for this, as long as there is the cooperation of the store manager and the box waiter, there will be basically no accidents.

Zhao Zhenghao and Yan Yu came relatively early, but they would not waste their time when they waited for Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai, and they took advantage of this time to have some discussions on the second phase of the "legendary" World Tour that was about to start.

Yan Yu is the music director of the "legendary" world tour, and he and Zhao Zhenghao have already collaborated on the "Dangerous Journey" world tour, and this is the second time they have collaborated.

As he was talking, the door of the box was pushed open from the outside, Zhao Zhenghao had been paying attention to the movement here, and immediately got up from the chair when he saw this, and got up to welcome the people.

The first to arrive was Wang Bangmin, on his body, wearing this gray down coat, wearing a peaked cap on his head, the brim of the hat was not deliberately lowered, his tall body, slightly rickety, with his chest and back, if you don't look carefully, you will never recognize him, he is a powerful actor with equal honor.

After entering the box, his rickety body straightened and stretched, and the temperament of the whole person changed when he came, returning to a style that fans are more familiar with, which made Zhao Zhenghao, who came up, amazed!

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a double actor with excellent acting skills, and his skills are fully displayed in his gestures.

"Brother Wang is good!" Zhao Zhenghao and him met a few times and chatted a few words at various award ceremonies a few days ago, not a complete stranger, Wang Bangmin did not despise him because of Zhao Zhenghao's idol background, and took the initiative to let Zhao Zhenghao call him "Brother Wang".

"Xiao Zhao, I'm sorry, I'm late!" Wang Bangmin stretched out his hand to shake Zhao Zhenghao and replied.

Zhao Zhenghao hurriedly waved his hand, "It's not late! It's not late! It's us early! This is Brother Yu, you are old acquaintances, you don't need me to introduce you." ”

When Wang Bangmin and Yan Yu greeted each other, Zhao Zhenghao looked at the time, it was only half past six, and there was still half an hour before the agreed time.

Fortunately, he arrived early, if he really pinched a little, with Wang Bangmin and Wu Hai's cultivation, although he wouldn't say anything about him on the surface, his impression of him in his heart would definitely be discounted.

Not long after Wang Bangmin arrived, the box door was pushed open again, and it was Cui Ran who came back.

Now is the recuperation period of "Rock Paradise", but Cui Ran is not idle, because in a few days, led by Cui Ran and strongly supported by Zhao Zhenghao, it has become the most authoritative rock music award ceremony in the rock circle of the Dragon Kingdom, which is about to be held.

The relationship between Cui Ran and Zhao Zhenghao has absolutely nothing to say, although Zhao Zhenghao's style has returned to the mainstream in terms of personal music in the past two years, but the "heroic" band in which he participated has carried the banner of rock music in the Dragon Kingdom.

Moreover, in Zhao Zhenghao's third solo album, although the rock component has been cut again, it has not been completely erased, "Blooming Life", "Beautiful Day", and "Imagine" are all classic rock songs.

Cho Jung-ho is also the only rock musician in the world to be recognized so far, and earlier at the 44th American Music Awards, he won the "Most Popular Pop/Rock Singer" and "Most Popular Alternative Rock Singer" two rock music related awards.

In the 59th Grammy Awards, where the list of nominees has been announced, Zhao Zhenghao was also shortlisted for the "Best Rock Singer" and "Best Rock Song", as well as the "Best Metal Performance" three rock awards.