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Chapter 229 I can’t

“Do you have a specific address?”

"Yes!" Wang Zhiwen nodded, but he did not say the specific address.

There are a lot of people here, what if it affects Huang Ze's affairs?

Huang Ze is his mentor.

Without Huang Ze, he wouldn't be where he is today.

Until now, he still remembers the day when Huang Ze walked into the theater and said he was looking for an actor, and then he went to have his head shaved.

It directly changed his life, not only his status in the entertainment industry, but also money. The film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" earned him a lot of money, enough to buy a courtyard house in Beijing.

"Yeah!" Huang Ze nodded without asking him for the specific address.

I shook my head in front of the teachers at Beijing Film Academy and said that I had not found any satisfactory actors or that none of them were suitable. I would return to my alma mater to find actors to work with when I have the chance in the future.

Huang Ze then called Wang Zhiwen to a place with few people and handed him his notebook and pen, "The specific address."

Wang Zhiwen lowered his head, finished writing, and handed it back to Huang Ze.

Huang Ze looked down and said, "Yes! Thank you very much."

"Yes!" Wang Zhiwen smiled. "It's totally unnecessary for you to thank me. If you need anything in the future, just tell me. I promise to do it quickly!"

"Your Beijing dialect is becoming more and more...authentic!" Huang Ze teased Wang Zhiwen, "To be honest, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, no one would be able to tell that you are from Shanghai based on your accent. They would all think you are a genuine Beijing native."

"Really?" Wang Zhiwen laughed, "That shows that I have strong dialogue skills!"

"By the way, Brother Huang, are you still going to make a martial arts film?"

"Yes!"

"I'm going smoothly with the filming of Once Upon a Time in China." Huang Ze smiled. "Actually, there's a second male lead role that hasn't been decided yet, but you're not really suitable. If it's a modern drama, I'll just cast you. But for an ancient drama, to be honest, you're not really suitable."

"Besides, this character is a bandit, your face isn't wild enough!"

"Forcing you in is not a good choice for you or for me."

"Oh, I see."

"Don't worry, how could I forget you if I find the right one?" Huang Ze patted Wang Zhiwen's shoulder, "My fellow villager, it's been so many years, I won't treat you unfairly."

"correct!"

Speaking of wildness, Huang Ze immediately thought of an actor who was suitable to play the second male lead Luo Xiaohu in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

In his previous life, he played Qiao Feng, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Han Dong. If he added a beard to that face, he would be as manly as possible.

I’m a graduate of the Central Academy of Drama, class of 87. I’ve been studying for two years now, which is enough!

I'll go to the Central Academy of Drama again tomorrow.

As for today, he couldn't get through the day without having a meal with the teachers from his alma mater and Wang Zhiwen who had just finished doing something for him.

……

The next day, people from Hong Kong Island came over.

After Huang Ze told them the address and the title of the novel "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", he went to the Central Academy of Drama.

As for purchasing the copyright, Huang Ze didn't want to worry about it.

It will definitely be done. Who can resist the temptation of foreign exchange these days?
On the contrary, it would not be a good idea to go there.

You are too famous, and when the other party sees that it is you who wants it, they might ask for an exorbitant amount of money.

Huang Ze doesn't mind being generous, but he can't be a sucker!

What I give you is yours.

If I don't give it to you, you can't take it away.

Huang Ze had called in advance before coming to the Central Academy of Drama this time, so when he arrived, the director he had met yesterday was standing at the door, and a man about 1.85 meters tall was standing next to him.

But those legs were so long that Huang Ze believed it if someone said they were the legs of a person who was 1.95 meters tall.

The face is a little younger, but it doesn't matter if it's younger, at least the appearance is pretty much the same. "Director Huang!"

"Director." Huang Ze shook hands with the director of the acting department, then turned his attention to the young man next to him and asked knowingly, "Are you Hu Jun?"

"Well, hello, Director Huang!" Hu Jun held the hand that Huang Ze extended with both hands.

"I really like watching your movies! I've seen every one of them."

When saying this, Hu Jun's voice trembled.

He was really excited.

Acting in Huang Ze's plays is definitely the best shortcut for young actors today to become famous and make money.

His father is quite well-known in the singing industry, but that doesn't stop him from ever making a movie.

As a result, the first person to appear was the second male lead in Huang Ze's new film. He really wanted to calm down, but he really couldn't do it.

"Yeah." Huang Ze held his hand and nodded, "Xiao Hu..."

No, how can you call me that? Just based on her last name, you can't call her that!
Huang Ze's mind worked quickly, "Brother Hu, you look great! You're very suitable for the second male lead in my new film."

"How about it, do you know martial arts?"

“Well, no.”

"It doesn't matter. You'll learn it when you join the crew."

"Can you ride a horse?"

"I don't know how either." Hu Jun was embarrassed. He felt that he was squandering the opportunity he had finally gotten. Why have I never learned horse riding or martial arts?

No one could have expected this, I’m a literary actor!
"It's okay, you'll be able to do it when you get to the crew." Huang Ze was always tolerant of the people he liked, but thinking that this guy couldn't do this or that, he couldn't help but decide to tease Hu Jun, "Can you act?"

"I don't know how to do that yet."

"Huh?" The Dean of the Performance Department raised his eyebrows, snorted, turned his head and stared at Hu Jun.

"Ah, I can do this. I really can do this, Director Huang."

"Hahaha!" Huang Ze laughed three times and patted Hu Jun on the shoulder.

"Well, since you can't ride a horse or practice martial arts, you'd better be prepared to suffer in the next six months."

"In no more than a month, there will be a special martial arts and horse riding teacher to teach you. Study hard. If you don't, you won't be able to play this role."

"I can definitely learn it."

"Well, it's settled then. Someone will naturally come to you to supplement the contract when the time comes." He was just a newbie, so Huang Ze was not afraid that he would go back on his word.

"Then it's settled. I'm leaving now. Director, you're busy."

"No meal?"

"I have other things to do." Huang Ze nodded, got back in the car, and drove to the address of Wang Dulu's wife mentioned by Wang Zhiwen. Just halfway through the drive, Huang Ze's mobile phone rang, "Mr. Huang, it's done. I bought the film adaptation rights for 10,000 Hong Kong dollars."

"Okay!" Huang Ze asked the driver to drive to the destination, and after confirming the contract, he was completely relieved.

That's it!

After this matter was done, Huang Ze prepared to go to Hong Kong Island, set up the crew, and let them audition the heroine in the mainland first.

But after returning to Shanghai, he turned around and went to Shanghai Film Studio to visit director Xie Jin alone.

As for the purpose, of course it was to accidentally tell him that I had invested in a Taiwanese film "A City of Sadness".

Because if Huang Ze remembers correctly, Director Xie Jin is a judge at this year's Venice Film Festival.

Let him reveal it so that he can firmly choose "A City of Sadness".

This is to prevent those foreign directors from feeling that there are too many Chinese directors winning the three major awards and to suppress them.

After all, if this movie wins a big prize, I'll be the one who benefits the most!

(End of this chapter)