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Time flies, time flies, and the once innocent mixed-race little guy has now grown into a vibrant and sunny boy.
His once-immature face gradually became mature, and his eyebrows revealed a youthful atmosphere, filled with endless vitality. When the sun shone on his delicate cheeks, those big bright eyes shimmered, as if they contained endless yearning for the future life.
Matthew is an avid outdoorsman, often meeting up with friends to picnic and play football in the nearby park, releasing the passion and vitality of youth. Sometimes, he would wander the streets of the town alone, enjoying the warmth of the sun and the comfort of the breeze on his cheeks.
When night falls, Matthew always returns to his home to accompany his elderly parents, sharing with them the experiences of school and daily life, and doing his best to honor these two parents who once had dreams and emigrated to a foreign country alone.
Looking to the future, Matthew has a clear and firm plan for his life path. He is looking forward to one day stepping into the door of the top universities in Australia and the world, receiving a quality education, broadening his horizons and laying a solid foundation for his dream career.
From this point of view, Matthew, who was a baby in his infancy, has now grown into a positive and ambitious young man.
Rewind the clock to 17 years ago, in the cold winter of 2005. An amazing and wonderful encounter quietly came into the life of Matthew's family.
At that time, Matthew had just celebrated his birthday for four months, and his lively and cute baby face was always full of innocent smiles. On that day, Matthew's parents took him for a walk near a metro station in Australia.
Whenever a pedestrian passes by, Matthew will always observe curiously with those big bright eyes, and his face always blooms with a smile as bright as the sun, attracting passers-by to look back involuntarily.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in casual clothes accidentally noticed the Matthew family. This man is the internationally renowned director Chen Musheng, who was worried about preparing for the new film "Baby Project", because he could not find a suitable baby actor.
At that time, Matthew, who was only five years old, was as innocent as if he had fallen from heaven, and instantly grabbed the attention of director Chen Musheng. He couldn't help but step forward, and after a moment of silent observation, he became more and more obsessed with Matthew's delightful appearance and his elven demeanor.
Therefore, Chen Musheng did not hesitate, but took the initiative to go to Matthew's mother, expressed his enthusiasm to her, and sincerely invited them to go to the studio together to audition for Matthew, hoping that he could play the leading role in the film.
Initially, Matthew's mother was wary of the sudden appearance of the stranger. However, under Chen Musheng's patient explanation and the inducement of promising that Jackie Chan would be present in person, she finally let down her guard and agreed with a half-believing attitude.
As expected, in the following three rounds of casting, Matthew successfully surpassed thousands of competitors with his innocent and lovely nature and lively and honest demeanor, and finally won the leading role in this high-profile film in one fell swoop.
Nature seems to have a special affection for Matthew, a half-breed. It gave him a pitiful face: white and flawless skin, bright eyes, delicate red lips, and a round, plump, sturdy and petite body, he was simply a lovely baby that people couldn't put down.
Whenever Matthew blooms with an innocent smile, it is like a warm beam of sunshine, radiating an intoxicating light. Just stare at his smile and you'll feel the whole world brighten up and the gloom in your heart dissipate.
It is this unique innocence that makes Matthew far more cute than people imagine, and even the mighty and majestic Jackie Chan can hardly resist his charm.
Jackie Chan once sighed that anyone who has witnessed Matthew's demeanor is deeply moved by the innocence and cuteness of this little guy. It is conceivable that when director Chen Musheng met Matthew by chance, he must have been deeply attracted by Matthew's angelic appearance deep down, which strengthened his determination to include him in the cast of "Baby Project".
Although the filming of "Baby Project" finally started as scheduled, in the process of working with Matthew, a "big-name" baby actor, the crew repeatedly encountered various interesting episodes.
As a talented director, Chen Musheng knew from the beginning of the preparation of the film that the biggest challenge in making this challenging film was how to deal with the core actor Matthew.
Due to the unpredictable and elusive mood of the baby, the speed at which the entire filmmaking plan proceeds is entirely dependent on Matthew's current emotional state.
Every time Matthew cried out like babble, the entire crew had to immediately pause filming and wait until Matthew's parents calmed him down before restarting the filming process.
This happened many times during filming, so that the rhythm of life of the entire crew was often interrupted.
Once upon a time, director Chen Musheng announced the order to "start filming" with great anticipation, only to see Matthew crying bitterly without warning. Just as the next shot was switching, the director shouted "stop" again, but Matthew suddenly burst into tears and laughed, causing everyone present to laugh.
In order to avoid the waste of resources caused by frequent filming and reshooting, the crew had to deliberately arrange special personnel to shoot Matthew continuously around the clock, hoping to capture his every subtle expression so that he could make fine editing in the post-production stage.
In addition to Matthew's emotional problems, the crew also needs to pay special attention to his sleep needs. After all, as a young child, Matthew's daily need of adequate sleep is essential to maintaining his physical and mental health.
However, whenever Matthew took a break on the set, the staff did not dare to disturb his sweet dreams easily, lest they disturb his sleep and cause new crying in the face of this situation, they could only wait patiently for Matthew to wake up naturally.
The most headache for director Chen Musheng is undoubtedly the cooperation scene between Matthew and Jackie Chan. Due to Matthew's crybaby personality traits and Jackie Chan's over-spoiling of children, the cooperation between the two often turns into a fierce battle.
Once, Matthew suddenly turned on the crying mode in a rivalry with Jackie Chan, and the child's cry instantly alarmed everyone present, but Jackie Chan seemed helpless, and finally had to pick up Matthew and shake it at will, trying to coax him to stop crying in this way.
The staff present said that Jackie Chan's embarrassed appearance at that time was like a young novice father trying to appease his child. However, the result was that Matthew did not stop crying because of this, but made Jackie Chan can't help but shed two lines of tears.
This scene made the other staff members in the audience fall into laughter again.
After stormy years and time flies, Mr. Jackie Chan still can't forget that scene and has mixed feelings in his heart. He confessed that in the face of such a challenging baby actor, he could be said to be powerless and struggling.
In light of this, Mr. Jackie Chan vowed never to get involved in filmmaking on such themes again in the future.
In addition to the arduousness of the performance, Matthew's mother was also reluctant to give up for a while. As a mother, she was first worried about whether Matthew's long hours of filming would affect her healthy lifestyle, secondly, she was deeply afraid that some of the dangerous actions in the film might endanger her safety, and secondly, she felt even more guilty about the frequent downtime of filming caused by Matthew, lest she delay the progress of the entire crew.
However, with the patient persuasion and sincere care of director Chen Musheng and all the staff, Matthew's mother finally chose to stick to her post and continue to devote herself to filming.
It was with the concerted efforts of everyone that this film, which had gone through many twists and turns, was finally successfully completed. Looking back on the past five months, every participant was full of emotion: "It's so hard! I don't want to shoot with babies again!" However, there is no doubt that they have paid off with their hard work, and Matthew's innocent and lovely image has deeply touched and touched the audience.