Director’s Legend

As a movie about the emotions between teenagers, most of the characters in the play are children. The protagonist and the heroine are only twelve or three years old. It is not that simple to let the children perform well. Therefore, the target of the casting will be focused on the child stars.

Fortunately, Shao Shuaijun has reduced the workload of casting director Louis Leinard a little. For the twelve or thirteen-year-old hero and heroine, Shao Shuaijun has already given a candidate. The two of the original version, the child star Madeleine Carroll who plays Julie Baker, and the Australian child star Karan McOliffe who plays Bryce Roskie.

Madeleine Carroll was born in 1996 and is a well-known advertising star in the United States. She has appeared in many TV series and has also performed well in the movies "Critical Voting", "Resident Evil 3: Extinction" and "Cry on Call" . Karan McOliffe was born in 95. He made his debut in the Australian TV series "Comedy-Inc." and "Blue-Water-High" and immediately caused a huge response and became a noticeable child star.

It's just a year ahead of time, so these two child stars are still suitable for movies, and the connection is very smooth. Hearing that it was a movie directed by the great director Shao Shuaijun, Madeleine and Karan’s parents quickly agreed to perform. The salary of the two child stars is not low, especially for Julie, the salary of one person is as high as 500,000 US dollars, and Karan also has 200,000 US dollars.

When the two people's contract was signed, Feng Entertainment and Dreaming Jiahe announced the latest news in the United States and China respectively. Shao Shuaijun’s ninth film, "Unbelievable", announced the establishment of the project. It is still taking a small cost and fresh route. The temporarily scheduled investment is 10 million US dollars, which is equivalent to "500 Days with Summer".

As soon as the news was announced, there was a wave of waves. As China's richest man and international director, Shao Shuaijun's every move has received unlimited attention. The just-concluded "500 Days of Harmony with Summer" has become the most successful literary film of the year with US$320 million worldwide. The limelight has not yet passed, and it happens to be connected to "Heartbeat", which directly increases the attention of "Heartbeat". Dozens of percentage points.

"Shao Shuaijun's pure love is coming, and after "500 Days with Summer", "Pumping"."-"Hollywood Film Report".

"Samo's great success has allowed the young director to know his heart and taste, and team up with Wendelin to create a new round of small refreshing storms."-film film website.

"It is reported that Shao Shuaijun, the director of the Chinese People's Congress, has decided to start filming the latest movie, "Unfolding". "Unfolding" is adapted from the novel of the same name. It tells the love story of two children growing up. It is the purest love story. The actor is an Australian child star..."——Hong Kong "Sing Pao".

"Today, Dream Entertainment released Shao Shuaijun’s newest work plan, "Stunned", which is still a low-cost film that tells a love story. After "Inception" proved that he can manage the big production, Shao Shuaijun’s succession Both films have embarked on a low-cost route."

"Beijing Entertainment News" dedicated an entire page to "Puzzling", to introduce Shao Shuaijun's film path and interpretation of new movies: "If we discuss from the two aspects of cost and subject matter, we will suddenly discover Shao Shuaijun is a magical director who is good at making big gains with small costs and winning big box office at a small cost. "Buried alive", which is less than 100,000 yuan, won 20 million yuan in the mainland box office, and North America is 20 million US dollars in the box office. It is a miracle. "Crazy Stone" has an investment of less than 6 million yuan, 120 million yuan in the mainland. The cost of "Source Code" is less than 15 million US dollars, and the global cost is more than 1 billion US dollars. "Painted Skin" is less than 50 million US dollars, and more than 2 worldwide 100 million US dollars. "33 Days of Broken Relationship" has a cost of less than 8 million yuan (actually, including the placement of ads, I made a profit without shooting), 300 million yuan in the mainland, plus 500 million yuan in the box office overseas The most exaggerated thing is this time "500 Days with Summer", with a cost of less than 10 million dollars, a global $320 million, and dozens of times the profit..."

"This time, "Fantastic" is also claimed to have a cost of 10 million U.S. dollars. We don't know how much the box office is, but we can look forward to it. After talking about the cost, we must also talk about the subject matter. Shao Shuaijun can say It’s the changing situation and there is no trace of it. The one-man show of "Buried Alive" and the big production of "Inception" are not difficult for him. But from another perspective, Shao Shuaijun's interpretation of female subjects is definitely the best An outstanding aspect."

"The screenwriter "Du Lala's Promotion", the director "33 Days of Broken Love", "Painted Skin", "500 Days with Summer", all portray the emotions of female characters in three points. "Twilight" is Shao Shuaijun Acquired the copyright and prepared to shoot, female author and female protagonist, it is reported that Shao Shuaijun originally planned to direct "The Hunger Games" and is also a female author and female protagonist, and this "Pumped Heart" is also a female author, in which a large amount of girl confessions. There are many female-oriented works. Is there a woman in Shao Shuaijun's body? We can't guess, but Shao Shuaijun's understanding of women is definitely better than you and me."

"At the same time, we are also very confused. Shao Shuaijun has repeatedly declared that he is a commercial director. For now, his commercial talent is unparalleled. When we try to understand him as a commercial director, we will find that under the cover of business, Shao Shuaijun has been trying to integrate commerce with literature and art. His works are neither based on the pure business model of "Star Wars" and "Pirates of the Caribbean", nor the pure literary model of "Old Nowhere" and "Brokeback Mountain". He always In the movie, use a story to tell a truth, or describe a philosophy of life."

"Just like in "500 Days with Summer", Shao Shuaijun expresses the essence of love. There is no right or wrong, but it's not appropriate. You didn't find the one who belongs to you. If you say that this movie is not a literary film, Many people must be protesting, because it has cured too many people who are broken in love, telling them that broken love is not terrible, summer is gone, and a more suitable autumn is waiting for you. If you say this is not a commercial film, it has a global box office of 320 million US dollars, I tell you very clearly that this is business."

"No matter how we interpret it, Shao Shuaijun is always the most unique one... I hope that in "Sounding Heart", we can find more traces and interpret Shao Shuaijun more completely."

Hollywood is the center of world cinema. Shao Shuaijun's actions here were immediately shared all over the world.

The crew is preparing, the script is conceived, and the actors are looking for one by one.

Time is hurried, and December has arrived.

On December 10th, Pacific Time, the 34th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (LAFC) was announced. The award began in 1975, and is called the three major American film critic awards together with the New York Film Critics Association Award and the Chicago Film Critics Association Award.

The association has 53 members, including well-known film critics from local newspapers, magazines, radio and TV channels in Los Angeles, and is the most extensive of all film critic associations. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award is not afraid to choose the blockbuster movies, and at the same time, it is willing to affirm those low-cost movies with high artistic quality.

"500 Days with Summer" won the second place for best director and second place for best screenwriter. It is worth mentioning that Chinese director Jia Zhangke's "The Good Man in Three Gorges" won the best foreign language film.

At 5 am on December 11th, the 66th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards were announced in Beverly Hills, New York. "500 Days with Summer" won four nominations for Best Musical/Comedy, Best Director, Best Actor in a Musical Comedy and Best Screenplay. After gaining reputation and box office, it seems that even the awards are in the harvest season.

On the same day, the 75th New York Online Film Critics Association Awards (NYFCC) was announced. The award began in 1935 and has the longest history and the highest status among all the Film Critics Association Awards in North America. In recent years, it has mainly praised the literary and artistic sketches of independent filmmakers, and its consistency with Xiaojinren has gradually decreased.

The members are mainly composed of professional film critics from major print media such as "Times Weekly", "Entertainment Weekly", "Rolling Stone", "People" and "New York Times". The Association Award is known for being "daring" and prefers avant-garde movies. "500 Days with Summer" won the best screenplay award.

On December 14, the 22nd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (CFCC) was announced. The award began in 1988, and the awards began in 1990. The scale is comparable to the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award. Although it has not been established for a long time, its influence is not inferior to the former. The award-giving style of the association prefers low-cost art films and independent productions, and is a relatively rare group of film critics in Hollywood that pays attention to African-American filmmakers.

"500 Days with Summer" won the best director and best original screenplay.

Whether it is the Golden Globes or the three major film critics association awards, it is an Oscar appetizer. After Shao Shuaijun’s repeated sculpting, "500 Days with Shamo", while sweeping the box office, was also widely praised by film critics. Originally, "Inception" missed the three major Film Critics Association Awards and the Golden Globe Award due to schedule reasons. Now an unexpected movie has received good reviews, which made Shao Shuaijun a pleasant surprise.

Now, more eyes are beginning to pay attention to whether "500 Days with Summer" can make a difference at the Oscars. The best director is hard to predict, but the best screenplay has been unanimously affirmed by the three major awards and the Golden Globe, which seems worth looking forward to.

Followed by the National Critics Association Award (NBR), the Boston Film Critics Association Award (BCFC), and "500 Days with Summer" once again won the best screenplay award. The influence of these two association awards is slightly weaker than that of the three majors. Together with the three majors, they are called the five majors. Of course, the three majors disdain to call them this way, they still only call themselves the three majors.

As early as the 13th Golden Satellite Awards, which was nominated on December 1, "500 Days with Summer" won the best musical/comedy, best director, and best actress in a musical comedy (Scar Lee Johnson), Best Actor in a Musical Comedy (Joseph Gordon Levitt), Best Original Screenplay, Six Nominations for Best Editing, and selected as one of the top ten films of 2008.

The award was selected by a non-American journalist organization in the Hollywood Foreign Reporters Association. It was founded in 1996. It is called the "Little Golden Globe Award" and is also one of the famous "Oscars".

On December 16, the Golden Satellite Award was officially announced. "500 Days with Summer" won three awards for best music/comedy, best original screenplay, and best editing. On the journey to Oscars, the next step city.

The entire mid-December is the harvest season.

In such a hustle and bustle, the preparations for the crew of "Punching Heart" were completed, and all the cast and crew were in place. Most of the staff are the staff of "500 Days with Summer", and the actors, except for the two child stars. There are also several main actors, including the main parents and two older brothers, Bryce's parents, sister and grandfather, Bryce's friends, and several classmates.

Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller, two familiar faces on American TV, will play Julie Baker's parents Richard and Tina. The other two familiar faces, Anthony Edwards and Rebecca de Moni, will play Bryce Roski’s parents Stephen and Percy. John Mahane will play Bryce's grandfather Carter Duncan.

The actors are done, everything is ready.

Shao Shuaijun finally appeared in Hollywood. His movie will be shot in Banner, a small town between Santa Monica and Hollywood. After the rich list, Time Magazine, and many awards, reporters finally blocked Shao Shuaijun and crowded into the small town of Banner.

Seeing that there was no way to hide, Shao Shuaijun walked out of the studio and came to the side of the road in the town to be interviewed.

"Director Shao, he was named the richest man in China, and he earned both fame and fortune. Why did he choose the hard work of filming?"

Shao Shuaijun said blankly: "If you have money, it doesn't mean you have to eat and die. Besides, Hurun and Forbes said that I have money. I really didn't see how much money I have in my pocket. Those are companies. Market value, not cash."

"Recently, I heard that Summit Entertainment is preparing to go public. Can Shao Dong talk about the overall strategic steps of Chase Dream Entertainment?"

"The overall steps can be to look through the public statements of our dream company. You have to ask me strategically. My only answer is to go public. Now there is only one goal, which is to ensure that Summit Entertainment goes public.

""500 Days with Summer" has been favored by the three major film critics association awards and Golden Globe Awards. Does Director Shao have any expectations for the Oscars?"

"if I get it I am lucky, but if not, it is fate."

"Mr. Shao, Forbes has revealed that once Summit Entertainment is listed, Mr. Shao is very likely to become one of the 50 richest people on the planet, even surpassing Li Chaoren to become the richest man in Asia. Do you think you are ready to welcome the richest man in Asia? ?"

"You are too exaggerated. I just hold slightly more shares in Summit Entertainment. After apportionment, I don't have as much money as you think. Besides, my interest in wealth will always be secondary. on."

"What is the important position of Mr. Shao?"

"Family is the most important, director career is the second most important, enjoying life is the third most important."

"Is Li Xiuxiu your family member or a business partner?"

"She will be my wife soon, do you mean family?"

"You are getting married?"

"No plan yet, but it should be coming soon."

"Can you tell me the specific time?"

"Sorry, can we change the subject? Stop asking me about the richest man, my private life, my company, etc. Let's talk about movies... Madeleine Carroll and Karan McOliffe, will They will be the heroes and heroines of "Fantastic". Although they are young, they have great acting. We will make a good movie." (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)