Chapter 40: Living for Your Dreams
"Click."
The door to the upscale apartment was opened.
Mr. Tang, who was watching TV on the sofa, raised his head and just met Zhang Guorong's gaze when he entered the door.
"Coming back? So fast? ”
"Hmm."
Zhang Guorong changed into slippers, put the script of "The Undertaker" on the table, and rubbed his nose with some distress.
"Tang Sheng, what do you think of me going to the mainland for development?"
"How?" Tang Hede frowned and looked at the script on the table: "This book is very good?" ”
"Yes, that's good." Zhang Guorong handed the script to Tang Hede, "Although this director is very young, he is really powerful. ”
"At least in terms of writing scripts, it's not worse than Wong Kar."
Wong Kar, also known as the king of sunglasses, is recognized as the most script-writing director in the Hong Kong Island circle.
Wu Yuan can get this evaluation, at least in the eyes of people in Hong Kong circles, it is already the highest praise.
Tang Hede curiously took the script and read it.
Sure enough, Tang Hede quickly immersed himself in the script.
After a while, he raised his head and said solemnly: "It is indeed very well written, and it has the potential to win an award." ”
"You want to shoot?"
Zhang Guorong nodded, "But if you want to take over this drama, you must suspend your work for half a year, and go to the mainland to experience life and follow the group every day, just like filming "Farewell My Concubine" before. ”
"I'm very willing to take this drama, but I'm afraid that fans won't accept it."
Zhang Guorong is a person who loves fans very much, he is afraid that he will go to the mainland for half a year to a year, and he will not be able to show up on Hong Kong Island, which will make fans unhappy or dissatisfied.
It is precisely because he pays so much attention to his fans and puts them on an equal footing that has made him a well-known Asian superstar.
But Tang Hede could see that Zhang Guorong liked this movie very much and wanted to make it in his heart.
Sure enough, he immediately said: "Also, this Director Wu said that he was willing to help me connect with the China Film Group in the mainland and make my "Stealing the Heart" together." ”
"You know, there is no film company on Hong Kong Island that is willing to take the investment in this film, and my biggest dream is to be a director and make a film of my own."
Zhang Guorong also knew that he might be too moved after hearing Wu Yuan's promise, and he was already a little impulsive and not calm.
So his eyes were fixed on Tang Hede, hoping to hear the words of persuasion from his mouth.
Tang Hede has always been the "virtuous helper" behind Zhang Guorong, giving him full support in both career and life, and giving correct advice at many critical moments.
Unlike Zhang Guorong, who is emotionally supreme and easy to be impulsive and enthusiastic when encountering problems, Tang Hede is an extremely rational and stable person.
Regarding Zhang Guorong's emotions that are often easy to overheat, he knows how to use calm and rational words and behaviors to calm Zhang Guorong and re-examine his mentality.
But this time, Tang Hede didn't do that.
He looked at Zhang Guorong with a smile, and said in a calm tone: "Leslie, if you want to shoot, go and shoot." ”
"You have left so many popular songs in the music industry, and there are countless masterpieces in the film industry, you are worthy of the fans."
"Now, you should live for your dreams, too."
"People sometimes have to be selfish, you just can't learn to be selfish, and treat everything and everything, whether you love you or not, you are full of tolerance."
"Since you have this opportunity, you can not only make a good movie, but also pave the way for your dream of directing, so why not do it?"
Zhang Guorong looked at Tang Hede stunned, "Then I'll take it?" ”
"Why not?" Tang Hede responded with a gentle smile.
He didn't say anything to refuse the movie, and then went to contact China Film to pull the investment himself.
Born in the financial industry, he knows very well that if he wants to obtain benefits, there are exchange conditions.
If Zhang Guorong wants to get the support of China Film, he can't get around Wu Yuan.
When Wu Yuantuo contacted Zhang Guorong, Tang Hede investigated this cutting-edge director in the mainland.
To introduce it in one sentence, Wu Yuan's status in China Film is like Xie Tingfeng's status in the Emperor, he is the crown prince.
Wu Yuan, who was born in the Beijing Film Academy, is now so talented and director-like, although he is not enough to say that he is left and right in China Film, but the opinions and suggestions he put forward will be seriously considered by China Film.
If Zhang Guorong really did the act of eating the sugar coating and hitting the cannonballs back, then he didn't want to go north, and the entire Beijing circle would support Wu Yuan.
And there is no need for this, the script of "The Undertaker" is really good, and it is worth Zhang Guorong half a year to temper.
With the support and affirmation of his beloved, Zhang Guorong was visibly excited.
He clapped his hands excitedly: "This is really a good movie, I have a hunch, if I act well, maybe I really have a chance to win the three major European actors!" ”
"In this way, I have no regrets in my career as an actor, and I can chase my dream of directing with all my might!"
Zhang Guorong's achievements as an actor are indeed very high, and many of his movies are popular throughout Asia, especially in Japan and South Korea, and he has won a lot of various awards.
The only thing he regrets is that he has only won one Academy Award for the heavyweight actor award.
Although he has won many actor awards in RB, those are not heavyweight enough and cannot be used as representative awards.
It would be great if there was a trophy for the three major European actors as the curtain call for the actor's career.
Tang Hede is also happy to see Zhang Guorong so happy, the two have been together day and night for nearly 20 years, and it can be said that they understand each other best, he clearly knows how long Zhang Guorong's dream of directing has been underway, how much effort has been made for this dream, and how much sadness there is.
Now that he sees that his beloved finally has a chance to realize his dream, the joy in his heart is not much less than that of Zhang Guorong.
"Dispose of the work at hand as soon as possible, stop everything that can be stopped for the time being, and the notices that can't be pushed off will be completed in the next month or two."
"After that, I'll leave the time to this director Wu Yuan."
Tang Hede calmly suggested on the side, and at the same time thought in his heart, how to deal with Zhang Guorong's work next, which ones can be directly given up, and which ones have to pay some benefits.
For Zhang Guorong, money and profit are no longer the first goal to chase, and there is nothing to regret about giving up some things.
Zhang Guorong on the side took the script and read it back and forth repeatedly, sketching in his heart what the shooting scene was like.
In professional terms, he is imagining the storyboard composition, which is also one of the necessary qualities of a good director.
The more he thought about it, the more Zhang Guorong felt that this script was good and suitable for him.
"Hey, Tang Sheng, did you say that Director Wu was sure of the heroine?" Thinking about it, Zhang Guorong suddenly said excitedly: "I think this heroine is very suitable for Amei to play!" ”
"Ah Mei doesn't have any work now, right, and only sent a selection disc this year?"
For Zhang Guorong's character of thinking that one play is one play, Tang Hede has long been surprised.
He pursed his lips helplessly, "Let's invite this Director Wu to come to the house to talk about the book first, maybe people have already decided on other actors?" ”
"Come to the house, please?" Zhang Guorong was a little surprised.
"Yes." Tang Hede nodded, with a light smile on his face: "I also want to meet this talented director from the mainland." ”
"I heard that he is still directing in Hollywood, and there is only one Wu Baige on Hong Kong Island who can compare!"
"I'll have to deal with him a lot in the future, so let's meet and have a deep chat first."