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Cao Xuan worked half-time at home for nearly two months, and finally returned in March to attend the launch ceremony of "The Hunt".

The filming location of "Hunting" was in the Northeast, and a town with a 1990s style was specifically chosen. Since the end of last year, Lao Mouzi has come here several times to personally direct the setting, and it was not until after the Spring Festival that he was barely satisfied.

The power-on ceremony was held outdoors. It was still a bit cold in the Northeast in March. Cao Xuan was wearing a down jacket, rubbed his hands, and looked at the little girl Ai Ai next to him.

"Is it cold?"

"not cold."

The little girl shook her head. She still had some baby fat on her face, and her eyebrows were crooked when she smiled. She looked very cute and lovable. She was none other than Zhang Zifeng, the later representative of 00 Flower.

Zhang Zifeng was born in August 2001. He is now 11 years old. Although he is not very old, he has been an experienced actor for several years. He started filming commercials at the age of 5 and officially appeared in a TV series at the age of 7.

Later, he accumulated a certain amount of fame with "Tangshan Earthquake", became a child star, and won the Baihua Best Newcomer Award.

In the filming of "Hunting" this time, apart from the male protagonist Cao Xuan, the most important character is a little girl about 10 years old who is in elementary school named Wu Zhenzhen.

In order to find a suitable actor for this girl, the crew searched all over the world and interviewed at least hundreds of little girls. Finally, at Cao Xuan's suggestion, Zhang Zifeng was chosen.

In fact, Lao Mouzi's original expectation was that he wanted to be younger, probably around 8 years old.

However, Cao Xuan felt that an 8-year-old child was too young. Even a vague favorable impression of such a child would be far-fetched if he or she matured prematurely. It would be better to change it to about 10 years old, which would be more realistic.

Of course, the more important reason is that there are really no suitable actors.

There may be some children who are good at acting. Many children have been artistic since they were young, especially children from first- and second-tier cities. Some parents will deliberately cultivate their interest in this area and then conduct some systematic learning so that their children can act well even when facing strangers.

It was also a generous performance.

Many child stars are like this. They have some desire to perform since childhood, and their parents support them. Through various channels, they are exposed to some advertisements and variety shows, waiting for the call of the crew.

It is difficult for most film and television crews to have the energy and funds to find needles in a haystack, so in addition to using famous child stars, they basically rely on advertisements and variety shows.

Since they can see some children's performances, under normal circumstances, parents will not object to their children performing.

Of course, with the development of the Internet, some "little internet celebrities" have become child stars, but the main channels still come from advertising, models, variety shows and other channels.

After all, most internet celebrities may be filmed at home, which is completely different from performing in public.

And there are even fewer children who can coordinate with the camera and script for filming, otherwise in many cases those child actors would not be used repeatedly.

It is because those child actors are accustomed to the filming life of the crew, will not go on strike easily, know how to cooperate, and their acting talents and spirituality are stronger than some children, the crew will definitely give them priority.

Of course, it is not ruled out that sometimes we may come across undiscovered gems in the rough, or tailor-made actors who are particularly suitable for the roles, but the chances are too small.

"Hunting" is a literary film, and the performance requirements for children are not comparable to those of TV series or children's dramas, not to mention that the scenes are extremely important.

So after interviewing many amateur kids, Lao Mouzi and Cao Xuan decided to focus on interviewing child actors.

To put it bluntly, Cao Xuan + Lao Mouzi, even if it is a literary film, is definitely the ceiling of Chinese-language films.

Cao Xuan did not participate in many interviews, but he saw many familiar figures in the profile photos.

In addition to Zhang Zifeng, there are also Guan Xiaotong, Song Zuer, Zhao Jinmai, Jiang Yiyi, Zhang Xueying, Li Landi...

Almost all the famous child stars in later generations who fit the approximate age have signed up, but unfortunately there are no Wen Qi and Ren Min, whom Cao Xuan admires the most.

As far as Cao Xuan is concerned, among the girls born in the 2000s, his favorites in terms of acting skills are Ren and Wen, followed by the popular Zhao Jinmai and Zhang Zifeng.

But it is a pity that Ren Min is not a child star. She later made her debut in 2014 when she acted in Lu Han's "Medal" MV. Two years later, she was admitted to the Chinese Theater Academy, and after systematic study, she officially joined the acting industry.

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Moreover, this girl was born in 1999, so she is a bit old and does not fit the role.

Although Wen Qi is a child star, he is still relatively young. He only debuted a year later, so it is difficult for him to play such a big role.

Similarly, other child stars who were not selected also have their own shortcomings. Guan Xiaotong, Zhang Xueying, and Song Zuer are all older, and are all 13 to 14 years old this year. Li Landi's appearance does not fit the mentality of an old man, and Zhao Jinmai is older.

Small, too childish.

"Above Heaven"

Lao Mouzi wanted a person who had the childishness of a child but also revealed a precocious feeling.

Being older, he was dissatisfied. He looked completely like a child, and he didn't approve of it either.

So there are only two people on the final list, Zhang Zifeng and Jiang Yiyi.

In the end, Zhang Zifeng was able to win because, on the one hand, this little girl acted a lot and her professional skills were considered top-notch among this group of colleagues.

Also, because she has a baby face that looks harmless to humans and animals, and has a relatively friendly temperament, Lao Mouzi and Cao Xuan felt that the contrast was stronger, so they finally decided on it.

Looking at Zhang Zifeng wearing a plush hat, Cao Xuan was quite emotional.

He is really old enough to be Zhang Zifeng's father. The difference between this girl and his daughter is only six years. If you include a certain child in Korea, the difference is only two or three years.

It’s not like Boss Cao has never played a father before, but in most cases before he played the role of an old man. Today he intuitively feels that he is no longer the young man he was back then.

Maybe in a few years, those who play his children will have to be in high school, and the conservative age for the characters will have to be thirty years or older, otherwise they will have to be forced to play young.

Boss Cao is a little embarrassed, but he accepts it well. If it were replaced by the East and West Palace, he might not be so calm.

Even though both of them are mothers, if they play mothers of teenage children in movies and TV shows, the psychological impact will be extraordinary.

He had talked with Zeng Li before. If she wanted to act in a few years, she would have to be the mother-in-law of the leading actor. As a result, she was almost kicked out of bed.

Isn't it, so it's no wonder that some female stars keep "pretending to be girls". For them, age is indeed a sensitive topic, and it also means that they have fewer opportunities and their business attributes have declined.

Therefore, anyone who still has capital will not easily play the role of a parent-child mother. Just ridicule, because money is good anyway...

………

The weather was relatively cold, so the crew didn't waste any time. Lao Mouzi and Cao Xuan took turns to go up and say a few words. Everyone cut the ribbon and offered incense, and the filming was over.

However, after the opening ceremony, there was a small press conference.

After all, the outside world is still paying close attention to this movie. It is impossible to just take some photos and be done. The necessary interviews cannot be omitted.

Of course, it is said to be a small press conference, but if you think about it, Lao Mouzi and Cao Xuan put it together, it is not small.

In fact, more than thirty media came to this press conference alone, including fifty or sixty people from overseas, reporters, and photographers. In addition, the main creators and staff on the team had to devote all their time to

The small auditorium of the school where the press conference was held was packed.

Cao Xuan and Lao Mouzi are in the middle, and the rest are the main creators. Except for Zhang Zifeng, they are all powerful actors.

Yuan Quan, Xin Baiqing, Yu Nan, Tan Zhuo, Wang Jingchun, Du Yulu, Yang Xinming, Liu Jia, etc.

In addition to Yuan Quan, who is more famous, there is also Du Yulu, who has acted in "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Miracle Doctor Xilaile", who is more familiar. Others may have some achievements, but their overall reputation is not great.

The reason why we found such a lineup is very simple. "Hunting" is a literary film and will not pursue box office. The investment is only 35 to 50 million, so it will not pursue whether the lineup is luxurious or not.

So except for Cao Xuan, everyone else is based on cost-effectiveness, and they are all good actors who can live with less money.

The same is true even for Yuan Quan. In recent years, she has mainly focused on dramas and is well-known, but her salary is not high. She can easily get 1 million.

Others only have a few million or so, leaving most of their funds on production.

Cao Xuan, whose Hollywood salary has reached 20 million US dollars, will receive "zero salary" for his role in "Hunting" this time, but he will receive 50% of the profit dividend.

Lao Mouzi also chose to share the dividends, and received a symbolic 2 million yuan in director's fees.

Although this is a literary film, with Cao Xuan at the helm, Fanxing still feels that the hope of returning to the original is high.

Of course, if the competition for prizes goes well, it is likely that the box office will be increased, and overseas copyrights will be sold at a higher price.

Cao Xuan's remuneration is so large that no matter how he chooses, he will inevitably "lose money", but he doesn't care. However, Lao Mouzi's director's fee is not outrageous. If he is lucky, he might be able to make a small profit.

Compared to Cao Xuan's previous film crews, "Hunting" has a lackluster cast, but its overall acting ability is definitely at the forefront.

So when faced with reporters' questions, Cao Xuan spoke highly of the main creator.

"Almost all the leading actors in the movie were selected by Director Zhang and I together. Some of them have worked with me and some have not, but I have seen their works and they are all very good actors.

In my mind, fame is never the criterion for measuring an actor. I believe that all the actors in our group will work together with Director Zhang to complete an excellent movie."

Lao Mouzi was also full of praise, even more disgusting than Cao Xuan.

When "The Thirteen Beauties" was released last year, he publicly praised Ni Ni for her bright future and believed that she had the potential to go global. It's hard to tell whether he was sincere or because Ni Ni was an artist under his banner.

In fact, these directors are all like this. When they praise people, they often use shocking words, and their words often have a strong sense of exaggeration.

If you study carefully, you will find that many recognized vases and flows are quite complimentary in the mouths of many great directors, so most of the time just listen to them, they are just scene talk.

Cao Xuan, on the other hand, although his comments about his friends and colleagues are full of praise and praise, his words are more rigorous. Except for some top actors of the older generation, he rarely makes any particularly outrageous comments.

Including Hu Ge, Damimi, Liu Tianxian and other top stars, in his mouth, they all have slightly ordinary positive comments such as being pretty good, making progress, and working hard.

Since his debut, it seems that only a few newcomers and juniors such as Xiao Zhou and Justin Bieber have received much praise from him.

As a result, the outside world thinks that Cao Xuan has strict requirements and is "stingy" in his praise and appreciation for his younger generations. It is difficult for ordinary people to impress him.

But similarly, the less Cao Xuan praises, the more valuable his praise is. Newcomers who can get his high praise are even talked about by fans and regarded as important resumes.

This is no exaggeration. Just because Cao Xuan praised Da Mi Mi for her good performance in "33 Days of Love", Liu Tianxian was ridiculed by bees for several months.

Everyone carried the sedan chair, and other main creators also expressed their excitement about being able to collaborate with Cao Xuan and Lao Mouzi this time.

This is not necessarily a scene talk. For most actors, it is a rare opportunity to work with these two.

Even Yuan Quan is like this. Although she and Cao Xuan are so familiar, they have only filmed together very few times, let alone Lao Mouzi's movies.
To be continued...