Chapter 460: Finalizing the Candidates

For a time, the relevant reports and news about the film "Connecting the Future" occupied a large page of entertainment newspapers, and Huayu's publicity made the film famous before filming started

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The director of the film "Connecting to the Future" must be, and the next step is to determine the leading role. This film is produced by Li Haitao, and it basically has nothing to do with Chen Feng in terms of shooting, but Li Haitao and Christopher Nolan still asked Chen Feng out when discussing the choice of the protagonist.

Li Haitao is thinking from the company's point of view, after all, Chen Feng is the chairman of the board of directors of Huayu, although he usually doesn't take care of things, but if such a thing can pull him in, he can't be idle. And Christopher Nolan is more for the sake of the filming, and he also wants to hear the opinion of Chen Feng, an authoritative figure.

Christopher Nolan put forward several candidates one after another, and Li Haitao was not very satisfied, in his opinion, these actors are not big enough and have limited box office appeal. When the two of them were discussing, Chen Feng had been paying close attention to Nolan's expression in addition to listening carefully to their opinions.

He noticed that Christopher Nolan's favorite actors were all British actors. Although Christopher Nolan has the dual internationals of the United States and the United Kingdom, and his youth can be divided into two stages, Chicago and London, judging from his usual unsmiling expression, the River Thames should nourish him far more than the power of Lake Michigan.

It is not difficult to explain why Christopher Nolan has a soft spot for British actors, which Chen Feng understands. But from the standpoint of Aix Li Haitao, he is more concerned about the commercial benefits of this film, and for this kind of film that wins with plot, the role of big-name stars is particularly important.

Although the two are personal friends, they have their own opinions on this issue and do not give an inch. The two argued, and finally looked at Chen Feng, who was watching the excitement.

Chen Feng, who was holding a coffee cup and preparing to put it to his mouth, was stared at by the two. The movements of the hands couldn't help but pause. The coffee couldn't be drunk, but he wasn't ready to speak, until the two of them looked a little embarrassed. He coughed dryly twice: "Actually, I think your respective insistence is justified..."

This is obviously the beginning of the mud that caused Li Haitao and Christopher Nolan to be dissatisfied at the same time, and finding that the two of them were not good-looking, Chen Feng smiled hesitantly. "I have a compromise to choose from..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Haitao and Nolan asked in unison, "Who?" ”

"Leonardo DiCaprio."

Li Haitao and Nolan glanced at each other, and neither of them spoke.

Chen Feng looked at Nolan: "First of all, I know that although Leonardo is not a British actor, he was born in the United States, but he is of EU origin. At DreamWorks, he is one of the few movie stars who can also be popular in the UK. ”

Then he turned his gaze to Li Haitao: "And he should also meet the requirements of the company's big-name movie stars." ”

"The most important thing..."Chen Feng said, "Leonardo is one of the few smart people in DreamWorks. ”

"Leonardo is a good candidate, but I've heard that he has a lot of requirements for the script." Nolan's worry was right in Li Haitao's arms, and he nodded in agreement.

Leonardo is one of the few DreamWorks movie stars who knows how to make good use of his resources. He made a lot of famous movies in the 90s, but it was "Romantic Ocean" that really made him soar. After that film, he could have made a lot of scenes. When many times superheroes. But his dedication to the quality of his films has put his generation to shame.

Of course, it took Leonardo a few years to realize that he had assets, probably because after acting in "Romantic Ocean", the sequelae lasted for a long time. Before "Ocean of Romance", Leonardo was mainly balancing between two identities: a handsome guy on the cover of a teen magazine, and a darling of film critics. But after the silence of that big ship. The balance between actors and idols has also been broken. …,

To this day, Leonardo still regrets that he took over the filming of "Ocean of Romance" because this movie made him an international superstar, but it was also because of this movie that he could not do what he wanted to do and play the role he wanted to play. Leonardo wants to be a powerhouse like Jack Nicholson. is not an idol Xiaosheng who eats with his face, but the fame of "Romantic Ocean" once imprisoned his dream.

Leonardo didn't want his strength to always be unrecognized because of his appearance, so after "Romantic Ocean", he refused to play the role of a big hero in the girl's mind, and took over the small-budget production of the literary film "The Beach", just like that, after a short period of slump, Leonardo finally got the recognition of the public and successfully transformed from an idol to a superstar.

Now, after learning a lot, Leonardo has finally learned: no matter how slight his complaints about fame may be, they can be interpreted as capricious. He no longer talks about his private life and has learned to cover his face when the paparazzi approach and not let the paparazzi get their hands on anything. This makes him a very boring celebrity, a very cautious person, and an almost insanely focused movie star.

The filming of "Connecting to the Future" has basically been confirmed, and Chen Feng has not paid attention to this movie anymore, as for his own plans, as early as a few months ago, he was ready to hold an unplugged concert, which can be regarded as making up for those who support him and fulfilling one of their wishes. As soon as this news was released by Huayu, it immediately received a warm response from Chen Feng's fans, and the 20,000 tickets pre-sold for the concert on the Internet were sold out in just six hours.

The 5,000 tickets were sold out after only half an hour, so Li Haitao also made a joke of Chen Feng, claiming that he had known that there was such a sales, and it would be better to change it to a bigger venue. However, Chen Feng can only smile bitterly at this, to be honest, even Chen Feng himself didn't expect that the tickets would be sold so exaggeratedly, after all, he hasn't released a record for a long time, and he hasn't held a concert.

25,000 tickets were sold online, plus 5,000 tickets reserved for the day of the concert, this 'unplugged' concert of 30,000 people was already half successful before it started, for which Chen Feng was also excited for a long time, this is also Chen Feng's first concert, and even every guest, Chen Feng has to confirm it in person, which can also show how much Chen Feng attaches importance to this concert.

The closer to the start of the concert, the more Chen Feng locked himself at home, while looking for new music, while also reviewing old songs, unplugged performances, the most test of singing skills and a singer's physical strength, after all, the scene is a real orchestra, there is no pre-recorded background music, and you can't be lazy at any time, for this Chen Feng can be said to have put a lot of hard work, in addition to the daily morning run, and even have to stay in the gym for a long time.

Chen Feng himself is happy in hardship, and such an intense workout can also give Chen Feng a great hint to a certain extent, so that he can feel more confident at the concert, so he is tired, but Chen Feng is not a little tired in his heart.

Time passed, and finally came to the night of the concert, this night, the Hangzhou-Hong Kong Art Center can be described as a star. The concert also gathered almost half of the popular artists in the entire Chinese record industry, watching the high-end cars drive towards the special passage, fans who have been waiting outside for a long time will burst into exclamations, speculating which shining star is in the car. …,

And the venue is also busy, the staff is constantly confirming the audio equipment, musical instruments and miscellaneous things, after all, this is Chen Feng's concert, Huayu uses the highest standard layout, and it must be foolproof.

"Music director, go check the instruments, and the piano, why haven't they been moved to the stage yet?"

"Adjust the pitch of the instrument at the speed, pay attention to the sound on the other end, get a small fan for the gaffer upstairs, don't get heat stroke."

"And the person on the other end, the name card of the guest seat is quickly posted according to the one I prepared, the guest is about to enter the venue, what are you still standing stupidly for?"

In the center of the stage, Li Haitao held a microphone, constantly directing the staff to arrange the scene, check whether the equipment of each department is normal, although there is enough air conditioning and cold air in the room, but Li Haitao is still busy with a hot sweat, at this moment he has already taken off the small suit he was still wearing just now, wearing a shirt, but in this more than 20 degrees environment, he still feels very hot.

"Brother Tao, take a break, they're all veterans, no problem." Chen Feng had been taking deep breaths on the side of the stage to relieve pressure, but seeing that Li Haitao was so busy that he was sweating, he immediately invited him down.

"No, Ah Feng, I don't feel at ease when I look at it." Li Haitao wanted to wave his hand to refuse, but he was still pulled down by Chen Feng, so he had to explain helplessly: "This is your first concert, if something goes wrong and affects your state, resulting in an unsuccessful concert, then my sin will be great, so I must carefully do every detail." ”

"Then I have to drink saliva first, and then with Brother Tao by my side, I don't have any pressure in my heart at all." Chen Feng said with a smile, without any worry. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )