In the middle of 85th Street on the West Side of Manhattan Island, there is an old apartment that has been covered with a construction shelter for months, which is not uncommon in New York, and even the oldest house will be renovated as soon as it has a new owner. www.biquge.info The reason why the owners of these apartments change so frequently is that the mortgage bubble is so big and everyone is keen to invest, but now it is because smart people see that the momentum is not good and want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

Two blocks to the northwest is Broadway, and two blocks to the southeast is the Museum of Natural Science, and in such a good location, people are expecting a new high-end apartment that will enhance the taste of the Upper West Side, but when the shelves are removed, they are surprised to find that the apartment inside is no longer an apartment, and at least there is no "CyanBird" sign hanging on the door of a normal apartment.

"I have to say that it's good to have money, the price of an apartment in this area is definitely not cheap, and you actually renovated it into a film company." The house is an old house, but after being renovated, it has a youthful atmosphere everywhere, and the Loft style adopted by Liang Baoguang is spacious, bright and comfortable, which is very much in line with Ian McKellen's heart, "The hardware facilities are quite good, but your naming skills are really not flattering, is it to cooperate with Twitter?" ”

Because I asked celebrities I knew everywhere to open Twitter accounts to brush up on followers, most of the people around me knew that the current boss of this company was him, but Liang Baoguang named his film studio Blue Bird, but in fact, it didn't have much to do with the blue bird, his Blue Bird was the Blue Bird who came out of the country and died in "The Great Wilderness of the West", "No, it's just because I like it." ”

"Well, it's your own company anyway." Ian McKellen saw the appearance of Liang Baoguang Film Studio and put his heart down, he has seen too many talented young people who are lost in Vanity Fair, and he is afraid that this young director will also be a meteor in the sky over Hollywood, but the person who can spend eight figures to buy an apartment and renovate a studio must really want to make a name for himself in the film industry, and people's investment is always proportional to determination, "I hope that the actor I introduced will come later, and you can say you like it." ”

Giving the casting of the actor to Ian McKellen is Leung's gesture of goodwill, and under the rules of the Hollywood industry, it is almost unimaginable for the director to hand over the casting rights to the second male lead, but this just reflects Leung Baoguang's wisdom. In terms of connections, he is just a rookie director, but he may not be able to invite people that Ian McKellen can invite, and with the other party's professional ethics and pickiness about acting skills, he will only appoint people on the basis of merit, not cronyism, so why not sell the benefits and get the benefits?

"Sir, Mr. Helmer is here, saying that Mr. McLean introduced him, do you want to take him up?" Most of the staff of Jade Bird Studio were recruited by Yun Jingyi, adhering to the consistent style of taking the elite route, and the front desk she recruited were all graduates of the top 20 universities in the United States, and her appearance was quite good.

"Bring him up." Liang Baoguang's eyebrows raised, and when he heard the surname Haimer, the words "so cute must be a boy" immediately appeared in his heart, considering the other party's nationality and experience in Hollywood, the reason why Ian McLean recommended the other party was clear.

When Freddie Hammer appeared in front of him, Liang Baoguang secretly said that sure enough, this British child star who was affectionately called "Heimer's little angel" by the rotten girls was born in London, and he is half a fellow countryman with Ian McLean. Freddie Heimer's image undoubtedly meets Liang Baoguang's requirements, but his age is far from what he wants in his heart, and his positioning for Andrew's role is a young man of eighteen or nineteen.

If you only consider acting skills and image, Liang Baoguang's ideal actor is Haili Joe Osment, born in 1988, he is four years older than Freddie Heimer, and he is more qualified than Hemmer in terms of image to play the role of "weak and weak", but unfortunately he has taken the wrong path like other child star friends who became famous too early.

The child stars who are active in Hollywood seem to be cursed, or their luck is sucked out by the woman named Shirley Temple, and they will begin to degenerate as soon as they become famous, Drew Barrymore, Macaulay Culkin, Edward Fran, Corey Heim...... The problems of Hairi Joe Osmont and Lindsay Lohan are similar: drunk driving, drug driving, and a hit-and-run stupidity, although he was not heavily punished because he admitted his mistake and had a good attitude, but he was sentenced to death here by Liang Baoguang, and he would never pull a person with this kind of stain into his crew.

"Hello, Mr. Hemmer." Liang Baoguang took the initiative to stretch out his hand, and the reason why he wanted to call Mr. was mainly because they were not familiar with it.

"Hello, Mr. Leon." Freddy Hemmer also reached out and shook Liang Baoguang's hand, but he looked very reserved, and he called the wrong name because of his nervousness.

"My last name is Liang instead of Leon, but that's okay, you can just call me Paul." Because of the relationship that has lived in the United States for many years, Liang Baoguang does not attach much importance to etiquette, and he speaks very directly, "Since Ian introduced you, he must have introduced you to the role, do you have any ideas?" ”

"Hey, are you going to interview the actor I recommend?" Ian McKellen seemed to be dissatisfied on his face, but he silently nodded in his heart, if Liang Baoguang ignored and stuffed people into the crew directly because of his recommendation, he would definitely have to question his professionalism as a director, this move seems to have swept his face, but in fact it is a reflection of his responsibility for the film and the actors.

Liang Baoguang shrugged his shoulders, "It's just to exchange ideas in advance, don't take it to heart." ”

Freddie Hemmer has already read the script, and he has read it very carefully, it just so happens that he acted in a "Sound Dream" not long ago, which is also a music-related feature film, but Liang Baoguang's "Burst Drummer" is completely different from that movie, one is warm warm water, and the other is biting ice. Although I can't say why, but when I compare the two, he just thinks that the script of "Burst Drummer" is better than "Sound of Dreams", "I can't say the specific thoughts, but I always feel that the word Whiplash makes me feel like I have been whipped." ”

"Very good, you managed to catch the hint I gave, and I'm sure we'll have a great time working together in the next few months." The script is not much different from the novel in nature, both are telling one or more stories, and the person who weaves these stories must know the story itself better than the reader, and Liang Baoguang named it "Whiplash" to reveal his own thoughts, "But your age is a little different from what I expected, do you have the confidence to play Andrew well?" ”

"Of course." When it comes to acting, Freddie Heimer's waist seems to be straightened.

"Actually, I chose Freddy because I was inspired by you, and the little girl in "Miryang" is not twelve years old, right?" Ian McKellen took over "Burst Drummer" not because Natalie Portman had a big face, but because he recognized Liang Baoguang's directing ability, and "Miryang" caused him a great shock.

Liang Baoguang couldn't find a suitable actor when filming "Miryang", and it was not until the last moment that he boldly decided to use Cui Xueli and let her play the role of 12-year-old at the age of 14 at the time. Young actors are different from old actors, and the way they express the character attribute of "age" is often passive, Liang Baoguang has to take a considerable risk in doing so, but fortunately, Cui Xueli did not live up to his expectations, and her spiritual performance added a lot to "Miryang".

"That's different, Shirley can play a twelve-year-old girl, that's because she has passed the age of twelve and remembers the experience and state of mind at that time; And Hemmer is only seventeen years old, can he understand it so well if he plays a twenty-year-old role? "Liang Baoguang has great expectations for "Burst Drummer", so he demands perfection in every detail.

Most Europeans and Americans look old, and when watching football games, Liang Baoguang often has the urge to call the sixteen-year-old players on the green field uncle, such as Beibei, Duarte, Carvalho and so on. Freddy Hemmer is an exception, he has a very rare childlike appearance among his compatriots, and it is a little impossible to see that he is seventeen years old in "Sound Dreams". This is where Liang Baoguang's scruples lie, the image gap is too big, no matter how good the acting skills are, it will make the audience feel a sense of disobedience.

"It's good to be mature and decadent in makeup, and I'll give him guidance on how to understand the role." Ian McKellen is a professor of drama at Cambridge University, and he is a professional in reading scripts and looking at actors, and he thought it through before contacting Freddie Heimer.

"There's no problem on my side, let's sign the contract directly in the afternoon." Since everything has been said about this point, Liang Baoguang naturally has no objections. From beginning to end, he didn't mention the salary, and directly asked Freddie Heimer to sign the contract, he believed that the other party would not open his mouth, and even if the price was a little more expensive, he would not take it too seriously, purely to make up for Ian McKellen's part, the white-robed wizard originally quoted him a friendship price, "Your mother is here." ”

Freddie Hemer's mother, Hugh Heimer, is his agent, and unlike other parents who specialize in pit their children, the couple does not use their son as a tool to make money, and is quite serious and responsible. This time he got the right to cast, Ian McKellen was very happy and also thought about Liang Baoguang, and had already negotiated with Hugh Hemmer before coming, "We talked about the salary before, what do you think of a million pounds?" ”

"Very reasonable." One million pounds is equivalent to $1.3 million, which is only half of Freddie Hammer's salary when he starred in "Sound Dreams", and Liang Baoguang has no reason to refuse, "Now I owe you a favor." ”