On September 6th, Xu Zhen had just returned to the crew of "Battle of Changsha" and did not start filming directly.

After all, after going out and delaying for a few days, he needed a little time to adjust his state and re-enter the role of Gu Qingming.

And Xu Han, the boss of Huanyu, came to Hengzhou at this time, saying that he hadn't seen him for a long time and wanted to visit his old friend.

Cai, an old friend, believes that he is a trick.

This guy said that he wanted to be himself, and he even brought the newly bought book in his hand, and he said that he was visiting old friends......

Your old friend is my Ah Zhenna?

Or do you think my old face can act in your movie?

Of course, Xu Han's careful thinking is well known, and everyone simply did not expose it.

That night, Cai Shiyi was the east, took Xu Zhen with him, and invited Xu Han and his son to a tea restaurant near the film and television city for a light meal.

After a few people sat down in the private room, Xu Han did not talk directly about business, but reminisced with Cai Shijian with a sigh on his face, and briefly chatted about the past of the two when they were young.

Xu Zhen has a certain understanding of the resume of his chairman Cai Shijian.

He knew that Uncle Cai used to work in a TV station in his early years, but he resigned a few years later and went alone, using his previous connections to run around the crew, starting step by step from drama affairs and co-ordination, and gradually became a well-known gold medal producer in the industry.

Xu Han, the boss of Huanyu, was an actor during that period, and the two had cooperated many times, which can be regarded as an old friendship for twenty or thirty years.

Then, Cai Shixian got the investment and co-founded Dongyue Film and Television with a few friends;

And Xu Han took the millions he saved when he was an actor after becoming famous, plus the 100 million sponsored by Xu Haoyu and his grandfather......

Ahem, start all over again.

Xu Han took advantage of his good popularity and strong management ability to turn Universal Entertainment into a giant in the industry step by step.

It is true that the Xu family is an acting family, but Universal Entertainment is indeed run by him, which is undoubtedly a very capable and respectable senior.

As for his son Xu Haoyu......

Xu Zhen subconsciously glanced sideways at the young master beside him.

I still remember that when I first met Xu Haoyu a few years ago, this guy still looked arrogant and proud in front of him.

And now......

"Master, why don't you drink porridge?"

Xu Haoyu diligently picked up a small white porcelain bowl, gave Xu Zhen a bowl of green vegetable porridge, fanned the wind with his hand, and said: "It's not hot when you blow it, hurry up and eat, don't be hungry, it's more than seven o'clock." ”

"I haven't had dinner for the past two days because of the Golden Rooster Award, right? I watched the live broadcast yesterday, and you're still eating candy? Is it low blood sugar or a bad stomach? ”

As he spoke, he sandwiched another shrimp dumpling and a custard bun for Xu Zhen, and helped him get a plate of pickles.

Xu Han on the side caught a glimpse of this scene, looked down at his empty bowls and plates, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

And Xu Zhen couldn't help but hang his head, unable to look directly at the scene in front of him.

Question: My own apprentice is better to me than his own father, how to break it?

The most important thing is that his own father is watching from the side!

……

There is no way to break it, Xu Zhen can only respectfully help the elders to serve the porridge, and barely save a little face for Mr. Xu.

When the elders spoke, it was inconvenient for him to interject, so he had to perfunctory Xu Haoyu while casually flipping through the book that Mr. Xu had just brought: "My First-Class Brother".

Xu Zhen heard Xu Haoyu mention this story before, saying that there is a character in it who is mentally retarded, and Xu always thinks it is very suitable for his stupid son to play, so he wants to buy it and make it into a movie.

Xu Zhen thought that this sentence was probably a joke, maybe this so-called "mentally retarded" refers to Hanhan.

However, when he opened this book, he couldn't help but be surprised.

- It's not a joke, it's a real retardation.

In this story, the second male number Dongjiu, is mentally retarded, and after adulthood, he still only has the IQ of a five-year-old child.

This is a person with a mental disability in the literal sense of the word.

Xu Zhen couldn't help but raise his head and looked at Xu Han who was chatting with Uncle Cai at the dinner table with a relaxed expression.

Seriously?

Let your son, who is not very smart, play a mentally retarded role?

Are you sure that Xu Haoyu will not be nailed to the pillar of shame and ridiculed by the crowd inside and outside the circle? ?

After seeing this setting, Xu Zhen only felt that his outsiders were a little unbearable, afraid that Xu Haoyu would be hurt because of this.

To be honest, this Golden Rooster Awards, Xu Haoyu has suffered a lot of abuse and ridicule.

The gold content of this year's Best Supporting Actor is quite high, and several other nominees are well-known acting schools in the circle, and Xu Haoyu is very abrupt when nominated with these people.

Many people think that his nomination was bought, or rather, operated.

felt that his behavior was shameless, and even damaged the reputation of the Golden Rooster Award.

And every time Xu Zhen saw this assertion, he felt both angry and helpless.

People who say this kind of thing have undoubtedly not seen "The Siege of October".

Xu Haoyu's previous acting skills have pulled his hips, and his performance in this movie is so surprising.

Being able to portray a simple and pure low-level citizen in a few scenes, making this role vivid and touching people's hearts is definitely a very qualified performance.

But the audience is stubborn.

Unless you can have a masterpiece that is out of the circle and refresh the public's cognition, it is difficult for people's inherent evaluation of an actor to change substantially.

Xu Zhen also supported Xu Haoyu to calm down and polish a good role that suits him, but ......

Mentally retarded?

Mr. Xu is sure that this wave of fighting poison with poison can have a positive effect, instead of driving his son crazy??

At this time, Xu Han noticed Xu Zhen's gaze, he looked down at the documents on the table, and said with a smile: "Haha, Xiao Xu has seen "My First-Class Brother"? ”

"I didn't expect that, did you? The male protagonist is a high paraplegic, the second male is mentally retarded, and the story tells the story of a pair of disabled brothers who depend on each other. ”

Xu Han said: "Adapted from real people and real stories, a particularly good healing story, with tears and laughter, I liked it as soon as I saw it." ”

He stretched out his hand to support his chin, his eyes were full of confidence, and said, "Uncle Xu knows that you are very strict with your notebook. ”

"Look at it, it's not really a good story, I'm not going to delay you."

Xu Zhen hesitated for a moment, and hesitated: "Which role does Mr. Xu want me to play?" Shihe? ”

Xu Han smiled and said: "Of course it's Shihe, Xiao Xu, you look so smart, I can still let you play the mentally retarded?" ”

Xu Zhen: "......"

The stupid apprentice is so pitiful, he was told by his own father that he looks like a mentally retarded!

Xu Han said: "Xiao Xu, you take a brief look at the story first, and we will discuss other things later." ”

"If you really don't want to act, of course Uncle Xu won't force it."

Xu Zhen really wants to say that although he is not picky about the type of role, he is a high paraplegic, which is indeed a type that he has not considered before.

Body language is also a part of acting, and simply limiting acting skills to facial expressions and eyes is a very big challenge for an actor.

Xu Zhen is not sure if he can play such a role well now.

"I won't talk about these vain things with you," Xu Han saw that he had a hesitant look on his face, and said sincerely, "I actually just want to ask Xiao Xu to give me good guidance." ”

As he spoke, he reached out and stroked Xu Haoyu's hair next to him, and said, "Teacher, I have invited many times, it feels like itching through the boots, and the stew does not contain salt, this child just doesn't open his mind." ”

"He has played the best two times so far, one is "Yang Jiajiang", and the other is "October Siege", all of which were taught by Xiao Xu."

"Maybe Xiao Xu still understands what he thinks in his heart, and the rest of us can't understand him."

Xu Zhen smiled awkwardly, not daring to admit this credit.

wants him to teach Xu Haoyu to understand, this is 10 times more difficult than playing the mentally retarded himself, he is really ......

At this time, I only heard Xu Han continue: "Xiao Xu, if you are willing to act, you can jointly shoot the two companies." ”

"Universal Entertainment is guaranteed to be issued, and if you lose it, you will take the lion's share."

"Let's discuss the specific terms in detail, you have the final say, Uncle will never let you suffer a little loss."

Xu Zhen: ...... It's not that you can't try to teach.

The other party had already talked about this, and he had nothing else to say, so he had to bite the bullet and look at the story in his hand first.

However, this look made Xu Zhen's surprise even higher.

No wonder, Mr. Xu looked so confident just now......

As a matter of common sense, the story of a pair of disabled brothers who support each other and share hardships sounds like a very heavy subject.

But in fact, the way this story opens is completely different from what Xu Zhen imagined.

The "Home of Responsibility" in the background of the story is an orphanage founded by social donations, and the children who live here are parents who have died or been abandoned by their families.

Later, the funder died, the orphanage was on the verge of closure, in order to prevent the children here from falling apart, the high paraplegic but smart brain Shihe started to use his crooked brain and began to "touch porcelain" everywhere to make money......

bargaining, providing paid volunteer service certificates, lying on the ground and pretending to be sick at every turn, crying that the staff bullied the disabled......

The high-level paraplegic-level touching porcelain, coupled with the perfect cooperation of the real intellectual retardation, the effect of this pit money is simply amazing.

I can't bear to look at it directly.

Xu Zhen thought that he would see a heart-piercing story, but he didn't expect to be smiling all the time when he turned a few pages.

That's probably a ...... Comedy?

I don't know why, why does this disabled person's attachment to money feel so kind??

And then, although life has given the brothers a lot of hardships, the friendship between the two for each other's sake is touching.

In order to find a job for Dongjiu, Shihe tried his best to get him to participate in an amateur swimming competition in the city;

However, it was this competition that made Dongjiu's mother see this mentally handicapped son who was abandoned by herself, and her conscience found that she wanted to take her son home.

When he saw Dong Jiu's mother come to claim Dong Jiu, Xu Zhen only felt a pang in his heart;

Hearing what his mother said, "He went with me, I took care of him; He follows you, and he takes care of you", he instantly felt Shihe's state of mind at this moment.

There are laughter and tears, not deliberate, not miserable.

The integrity of the story is also very good, and the brothers went through a series of trials before finally choosing to continue living together.

Xu Zhen dared to say that this story could at least rank in the top three of all the books he had read about brotherhood.

Merely......

"Uncle Xu, I only have one question," Xu Zhen hesitated, but still said to Xu Han, "Aren't you afraid that this movie will affect Brother Haoyu's future acting career?" ”

Xu Han looked at him calmly, and then said in an indifferent tone: "He still has a 'drama road'?" ”

Xu Zhen: "......"

"Hahaha," Xu Han waved his hand and said, "Just kidding." ”

As he spoke, he lowered his head and rummaged through his backpack and said, "Actually, a friend of mine found me." ”

"He now runs a welfare agency that provides jobs for many people with disabilities."

Xu Han took out a few photos from his backpack, pressed them on the table, handed them to Xu Zhen, and said, "This child, look at it, is it familiar?" ”

Xu Zhen picked up the photo from the table and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw that the photo was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, his eyes were slightly dull, hunched over, his head was lowered, he looked dodgy, and it was obvious that he was a child with intellectual problems.

But that's not the point.

The point is......

This child's facial features are seven or eight points similar to Xu Haoyu.

Xu Zhen raised his head in surprise and looked at Xu Han.

"Pretty similar, right?"

Xu Han restrained the smile on his face, and said, "I also think it's very similar." ”

"I met this kid by chance when I went to that friend's place to do an activity before, and I felt very close to him."

"My friend is also a person in the entertainment industry, and the book "My First-Class Brother" was actually found by him at the earliest, and he wanted to shoot it for the children in his welfare home."

"He found me very solemnly, hoping to let Haoyu play this child as an adult."

Xu Han put away the photo on the table and said, "Haoyu is not a good actor, he is likely to only play garbage for the rest of his life." ”

"Since I have this opportunity, I want him to give it a try."

"The audience never laughs at an actor for playing a mentally retarded role, they just laugh at the actor for acting like an intellectual retard."

Saying that, Xu Han couldn't help laughing and said, "Give it a try." ”

"If it can be done, it means that he can continue to eat the bowl of rice as an actor; If you can't, go learn something else as soon as possible. ”

"If he doesn't change careers after 30, he is 27 years old this year, and it's time to make a decision."

Opposite Xu Han, Xu Zhen listened to these words silently and was speechless for a long time.

He secretly glanced at Xu Haoyu on the side with his spare eyes, only to feel a little envious inexplicably.

This is my father......

Plan far-reaching for the child, plan the future path for him, clearly see his shortcomings, and do everything to escort him.

"Uncle Xu......" Xu Zhen lowered his eyes, smiled lightly, and said, "I accepted this book." ”

"You give me two days, discuss it with my team, and get back to you soon."