Rebirth: My dad is a coal boss

At noon, Lin Hao brought Tianxian and her daughter to a restaurant. Lao Mouzi was already waiting at the door. A few days ago, he suddenly received a call from Lin Hao, saying that he was invited to dinner. This made him overjoyed and he quickly said that he would invite Lin Hao.

I met Lin Hao in Los Angeles last year, but I thought Lin Hao was a rich man. I didn't expect that in just half a year, Lin Hao actually spent 20 billion US dollars to acquire Universal Pictures, Universal Music and Blizzard Entertainment.

When he saw the news at that time, he was shocked. He really didn't expect it. At first, he only regarded Lin Hao as a second-generation in China who wanted to raise some money to invest in his own movies. Unexpectedly, Lin Hao directly acquired the Hollywood giant Universal Pictures.

In 2000, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee had a global box office of 213 million US dollars, becoming the first foreign language film in the history of American films to exceed 100 million US dollars in box office. It also has many award-winning records, including winning 4 awards such as the 73rd Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It is also the first film in the history of Chinese-language films to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

This stimulated him. He had been shooting art films before. Although he had won many awards, he had not been satisfied with the box office, and he had never won a heavyweight award like the Oscar.

So last year, he shot his first commercial film "Hero" with great ambition. After the release, all kinds of good news came. First, it broke the box office record of domestic films, and then it was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. He originally thought that he could win the award like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but it was a blow to him and he was not selected.

Moreover, it was difficult for "Hero" to be released in North America. The conditions of the distributor were too harsh. It could only be bought out, and could not enjoy the share, and the price was very low.

After hearing that Lin Hao acquired Universal Pictures, his mind became active and he was ready to find a time to invite Lin Hao to dinner. What he didn't expect was that before he found Lin Hao, Lin Hao came to him first.

"Mr. Lin, long time no see." Lao Mouzi greeted him with a smile on his face, his eyes flashing with surprise and holding Lin Hao's hand tightly, as if he had met an old friend who had been lost for many years.

"Director Zhang, long time no see, you are still as charming as ever." Lin Hao showed a kind smile.

"Haha, I can't compare with Mr. Lin, you are the real young and promising, elegant, please come in." Lao Mouzi laughed heartily.

In the box, everyone sat down and ordered good dishes and started chatting. Lin Hao introduced Liu Xiaoli and Tianxian to the bearded man.

Lao Mouzi naturally knew Tianxian. She played the second female lead in "The Story of a Noble Family". She acted well and was amazing, but her acting skills still needed to be adjusted. I don't know why Lin Hao wanted to introduce her specially.

"My sister admires Director Zhang very much and loves movies very much. She insisted that I bring her to meet Director Zhang. I had no choice but to bring her along. Director Zhang's "House of Flying Daggers" is about to start filming, and I want her to play a role in it. What do you think?"

Lao Mouzi didn't expect Lin Hao to be so direct. Usually, at a dinner like this, people would drink more than thirty glasses of wine before talking about business. Now the dishes haven't been served yet, but Lin Hao said that it seems that the discussion has not been completed, so there is no need to eat this meal.

There are only two female roles in "House of Flying Daggers", a little sister and a brothel owner. He looked at Tianxian and estimated that she was only in her teens. The brothel owner could definitely not play the role, so it had to be the little sister.

If it hadn't been decided before, Lin Hao would have given her a role, but now the little sister has been given to Zhang Ziyi, the contract has been signed, and the movie is about to start filming, and he has a good relationship with Zhang Ziyi. Zhang Ziyi was also the female lead in last year's "Hero".

It's too late to change the script now. This movie is about three people. It's not easy to add more. Moreover, Lin Hao may not be willing to add a supporting role. It's really embarrassing for him.

"Mr. Lin, the roles of this movie have all been confirmed. The male lead is Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau, the female lead is Zhang Ziyi, and the female supporting role is Song Dandan. It really can't be changed. How about the next movie?"

Hearing this, the smile on Lin Hao's face slowly disappeared and became cold. As soon as Lao Mouzi saw Lin Hao's look, he knew that he was in trouble.

Liu Xiaoli and Tianxian were full of expectations when they heard Lao Mouzi's words, and they looked at Lin Hao. It was the first time for them to see Lin Hao's cold face.

Lin Hao always looked happy in front of them, and this was the first time.

"Mr. Lin, you chose Zhang Ziyi as the female lead yourself." Seeing that Lin Hao looked unfriendly, Lao Mouzi directly pushed the question to Lin Hao.

"Is there?" Lin Hao heard Lao Mouzi's words."Of course when you invested, Zhang Ziyi was right beside you, and you said in person that you wanted her to star in it." "I don't remember." Hearing Lin Hao's words, Lao Mouzi was speechless. At the beginning, Lin Hao held Zhang Ziyi's hand and refused to let go. If there were no other people present at the time, Lao Mouzi estimated that the two would have fought on the spot. Now Lin Hao actually said that he didn't remember. "Let Xixi play the female lead. Of course, I am not an unreasonable person. I will bear all the losses. Moreover, Xixi is very suitable for this role. Xixi has been learning dance since she was a child and has a very good foundation. In the dance scene in the movie, Xixi will not be worse than Zhang Ziyi, and she may even be more amazing. Moreover, this movie has many martial arts scenes, and Xixi is a female warrior." Lao Mouzi didn't believe Lin Hao's words. You know, there are so many female stars in the entire entertainment industry, but when it comes to female warriors, there are only two female warriors, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi, and there are no others. He looked at Liu Xixi's delicate face, and she didn't look like a female role. He believed that she could dance, but he didn't believe that she was a female role. If it was true, it wouldn't be a bad idea to let Liu Xixi play the role. This drama is a male lead drama. Although the female lead has some fighting scenes, she is just a vase in general. She mainly relies on her looks, which is very suitable for her appearance.

Lin Hao was actually a little guilty. Liu Xixi was indeed a female role in the future, but not at this time. She became a female role in "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Later, she participated in "The Forbidden Kingdom", "The Four Famous Detectives", etc. She did all the fighting moves by herself without a double, and gradually became a female role.

But now she can ride a horse and dance, and she is very hardworking, so it's okay to practice.

"If Director Zhang doesn't believe it, we can try acting." Lin Hao then said to Lao Mouzi.