The press conference in the morning ended in a hubbub. Many of the other filmmakers showed up one after another. Then, a group of people sat down and talked for a while about their expectations for the movie. By 11 o 'clock in the morning, most of the people had left.
Ren Chong and Zhao Yueling ran especially fast. On one hand, they had other jobs to catch up on, and on the other hand, they were forced to stay for Chen Guang's "big news." In their eyes, no matter who invested, it would not change the final outcome of the film.
Jiang Yage and Jin Shiyue were actually busier than Ren Chong and Zhao Yueling. It was just that the two women had been sacrificing their own time for Chen Guang's time.
Now that the matter was settled, the two had to fly back to London in the afternoon to record songs. The recording of the new album had just begun, and the company in London had already complained a lot about stopping for two days.
No matter how noisy it was on the Internet, since things had been settled, they had to do it well.
Chen Guang was too lazy to care about the rumors on the Internet. No matter what they said, it would be more useful to shoot a set of trailer scenes.
In a sense, other people's doubts about him were not wrong. They were not slandering him for no reason. What they said was well-founded and reasonable.
Big Beard Deng still had a casting meeting in the afternoon, which was held at the Chinese Academy of Drama. Chen Guang had nothing to do, so he followed Big Beard Deng to watch the fun.
The poor assistant, Yang Xi, was thrown to Chen Guang by Big Beard Deng again. His task was to become Chen Guang's shadow. To put it nicely, he was to explain the new script to Chen Guang, but in fact, it was just to give him special training before the movie officially started.
Acting depended 70% on talent and 30% on hard work.
It seemed profound, but in fact, there was a systematic training method. Ordinary people would not know where to start and would only feel that it was like a cow eating a pumpkin. But in fact, domestic film and television colleges had their own set of methods. A first-line director like Big Beard Deng had a unique way of training actors.
Big Beard Deng thought that since things had already turned out this way, he would save as many people as he could.
Let's practice his acting skills first. If it really doesn't work, I'll just change the script and change Chen Guang's male lead into a man with facial paralysis. If he doesn't have acting skills and doesn't know how to make expressions, then he'll have facial paralysis the entire time, right?
"Sigh, Uncle, I've been scolded like a fool since yesterday. Why does everyone insist that I can't do it? A man can't say no! In short, thank you for supporting me this time, Uncle. Fortunately, you believe in me! Thanks! "
Walking side by side with Deng Xiaogang on the campus of the Chinese Opera, which was, in a sense, the holy land for boys, Chen Guang said excitedly, "No matter how the world looks down on me, I'm lucky that Uncle believes in me."
Chen Guang was still touched. Even Jiang Yage and Jin Shiyue don't believe in me. Up until now, only Uncle hasn't said anything to make me sad.
Yes, that's right, Uncle, you're so determined to push me to the top. I understand. You're the one who thinks the most of me in the world.
You're indeed a famous director. You must have a pair of eyes that can see through the minutest details and see the essence of things. You must have discovered long ago that I'm actually a genius, right?
Big Beard Deng silently pondered over the script in his heart. I don't believe you, I'm the one who regrets it the most, okay?
I, Deng Xiaogang, have been making movies all my life, and it's not like I've never been scolded as a lousy movie before. But so far, even if it's a failed movie, maybe it's because the consciousness was too advanced, or maybe it's because the story was too profound, or maybe it's because of funding problems during the shooting period, the only thing that has never been a failure was because the actors weren't good enough.
For example, "Black Chicken", which is now recognized as a prophecy of God. "Dinner" is even more shocking after being scrutinized by a large number of film critics.
At that time, I was also scolded, but after being scolded, people could still find some of the things I wanted to express from the movies I made, and it also gave me a sense of superiority in terms of intelligence.
But this time … sigh …
Why did I change the script like that?
Deng Xiaogang wanted to chop off his own hand.
"Little Chen, have you read the new script?"
"I haven't had the time. Is there a problem?"
"Oh, then you'd better wait until I'm done. I want to make another change. I should make your character look colder. That is, no matter if you're happy, sad, or angry, you should always be able to maintain a calm and unflinching state. It'll be especially cool."
"Uncle, you're talking about facial paralysis, right?"
"No, no, how can that be, hahahaha."
Chen Guang silently removed Deng Xiaogang from the list of "people on our side". So this guy doesn't trust me either!
If it wasn't for the fact that he had trained in the acting world, he actually didn't even want to play the supporting role. But now was different from the past, and he was no longer the ignorant person he used to be. He was also eager to prove himself in the field of acting. After all, what if he was lucky enough to earn a statue of the Best Actor?
That was a statue of the One-Line Sky level. Although he didn't know how much stronger it was compared to the statue of Jianling Tian, it was still worth looking forward to.
Perhaps this wasn't something that could be achieved overnight, but at least you guys have to let me take the first solid step.
Therefore, this "Women" not only had to be acted, but it had to be acted well. It had to be performed with grace and charm. It had to be so good that people would be sincerely convinced and not have any doubts.
Well, in a sense, Uncle Big Beard's friendship with me is really good. With his reputation on the Internet, he can easily catch an A-list celebrity and scold him for half an hour. He's so harsh. He obviously looks down on me, but he still stubbornly supports me. It's basically like burning the golden signboard that he built for so many years to send me to a hot air balloon. Uncle, I really thank you for your stubbornness!
You're really great!
"No, no, no, I won't play the role of facial paralysis. I won't do it even if you beat me to death!" Although Big Beard understood Chen Guang's feelings, Chen Guang was aiming for the Best Actor Throne. So how could he become paralyzed before he could even become an emperor? If that happened, it wouldn't be easy for him to make a comeback in the entertainment industry. Hence, he couldn't agree to it.
Seeing that Big Beard Deng still wanted to persuade him, Chen Guang said again, "Actually, Uncle, how can I not see which version of the script you're most satisfied with? You don't want to film a half-baked character that you're not satisfied with, right? Why don't you try? Have some confidence! "
"Ai …" Big Beard Deng sighed. He thought to himself, forget it. When the time comes, the boat will cross the bridge. I'll prepare two sets of scripts first. When the time comes, I can't say anything if he messes up a few more times. I'll just change the character's personality, but it won't affect the overall shooting plan.
"Yang Xi, come over and tell Chen Guang about the new script first. I'll go and choose the actors first." Big Beard said and left Chen Guang and Yang Xi outside the venue.
Chen Guang actually wanted to go in and watch the excitement, but he was also curious about what the new script was like. After some hesitation, he dragged Yang Xi to the water bar near the venue.
Unlike normal schools, Chinese Opera students rarely went home even during the summer. Most of them stayed in school to wait for opportunities, go to Hengdian for filming, or study on their own.
The acting industry looked glamorous, but it was full of sweat and tears.
One had to have real skills. Even the queen of bad movies, who was always criticized like a vase, actually had acting skills.
But acting skills alone weren't enough. There were some rules in this industry that couldn't be avoided. Didn't a genius actress like Zhao Yueling also have some dirt on her in H disk?
Did she really like that kind of thing?
Not necessarily. Walking in the pugilistic world, people couldn't help themselves. People like Jin and Jiang, who had strong backings, who were fearless and could control their own fate, were few and far between.
The decorated water bar was located in a curved hall with floor-to-ceiling glass, covering an area of about two to three hundred square meters. The afternoon sun shone through the light brown glass into the hall, bringing a warmth that couldn't be dispersed.
White bookshelves, white wind chimes, white piano. The entire water bar reverberated with Rang Hisaishi's piano piece for "Castle in the Sky." Beautiful boys and girls gathered in groups of twos and threes, whispering to each other in the water bar. Sometimes they would make high-pitched sounds, as if they were rehearsing for a play.
Yang Xi sat on a chair, spread out the script and placed it in front of Chen Guang. "I really miss it."
"Brother Yang, did you graduate from this school?" Chen Guang asked as he marked down a latte on the waiter's list.
Yang Xi nodded. "Yeah, I used to be like them. I would bring a few classmates here to rehearse and discuss plays and stuff."
"Brother Yang used to be a successful person!"
Chen Guang could hear the pride in his words and teased.
Yang Xi sighed again. "Yeah, I really didn't encounter any setbacks in the past."
Before I met you, there was no stain in my life.
However, he quickly reacted to the dispiritedness in his voice and pulled himself together. "But Director Deng is right. How can everything go smoothly for a person? Without experiencing some setbacks, how can you understand the beauty of seeing the rainbow after the storm? Alright, let's look at the script. "
Chen Guang had already memorized the old script, but it was the first time he saw the new version.
The movie told the story of a retired boxer from the perspective of the female lead, Jiang Yage.
This boxer used to fight desperately to cure his ex-girlfriend (Jin Shiyue) until he won the championship and stood on top of the world. However, his ex-girlfriend, who was terminally ill, eventually passed away.
After that, the disheartened boxer chose to retire, took over his ex-girlfriend's craft shop, and lived an ordinary life.
The female lead played by Jiang Yage, the boxer's former fan, suddenly broke in and broke the boxer's peaceful life.
This girl next door who had just grown up melted the retired boxer's withered heart little by little with her fiery passion and sunshine that seemed to never dissipate.
Through a series of events that made people not know whether to laugh or cry, the retired boxer went from being extremely resistant to this little fan at first to slowly accepting her. Finally, under her encouragement, he put down his craft knife, put on his boxing gloves, and once again stood in the ring to prove himself.
The whole story was based on the retired boxer played by Chen Guang, and Jiang Yage's struggle and never giving up. On the surface, it was about the story of the boxer played by Chen Guang, but in fact, it was to promote the lively, strong, and independent temperament of modern girls.
The movie was temporarily named "Women," but it was not about ancient wars. Instead, it was to tell people that girls born in the 90s were not the lost generation.
They might be willful, stubborn, or even rebellious enough to run away from home to chase stars, even if the things they liked seemed so strange. As a girl, she was infatuated with boxing, and even more infatuated with a retired boxer.
But hidden behind all the shortcomings of this girl born in the 90s was a burning heart of innocence.
In the movie, Ren Chong played another successful boxer. When Chen Guang dominated the boxing world with the name of a genius, he had just made his debut, although he was older and had nothing. He felt that he was living in the shadow of Chen Guang and was treated coldly. He crazily wanted to take away everything that Chen Guang had as a boxer, including the lovely and charming Jiang Yage, who could make people feel happy just by being close to her.
While Jiang Yage encouraged Chen Guang, the down-and-out retired boxer, Ren Chong launched a crazy pursuit of Jiang Yage from another angle, so that the girl, Jiang Yage, had to face more realistic things, such as money, status, family pressure, etc., forcing her to make a cruel choice between dreams and reality.
At first, in order to highlight Jiang Yage's role, Chen Guang's role was diluted, and Ren Chong's role was more important, as the male lead.
But after a few major changes to the script, Ren Chong had to step back.
As for Zhou Ya, he played a high-ranking official in the boxing association, and Zhao Yueling played Zhou Ya's girlfriend, who was also an influential secretary and president of the boxing association. Their roles were also set to be the antagonists in the movie, suppressing Chen Guang in various ways.
Especially Zhao Yueling's role, she and Jiang Yage's role were polar opposites.
One was young and impetuous, seemingly immature and immature, but had a pure heart. The other was slightly older, but had long been in a high position. On the surface, she was a strong woman that everyone feared. She wore a lot of name tags on her, and her words carried weight. She did things swiftly and decisively, but behind the glamor was an ugly soul.
"How is it? This script is not bad, right? It's more impactful than before, right? " Yang Xi was also part of the main creative team that made the major changes to the script. Although he did not have much confidence in Chen Guang's acting, people always liked to be praised.
Chen Guang said strangely, "It is more impactful, but this theme seems to involve some unspoken rules in the sports world. Can it pass the review? Won't they be pinched? "
Yang Xi smiled proudly. "Isn't our director Director Deng? Isn't the female lead Jiang Yage? We're promoting positive energy in general, so how can it not pass the review? "
Chen Guang said, "But then again, just looking at the script, I think this movie is quite artistic. Why is the investment so high? I can't figure it out. "
Yang Xi rolled his eyes at him and stretched out a finger. "Do you think we want to? Just the salary of the few of you lead actors added together is already more than this amount. "
Chen Guang felt particularly annoyed. "After all this time, I've already taken out more than half of my money, and it turns out that I've taken back more than half of it!"
Yang Xi shrugged. "What else can we do? Nowadays, the salaries of domestic artists are shooting up like a rocket. There's nothing we can do about it. There's a crazy influx of capital from all over the country, and there's nowhere to spend the money. This is the market trend, and even a famous director like Director Deng has to follow the market trend. A few days ago, that bunch of idiots, Guang Zhuang Ju, actually made a public opinion statement saying that they wanted to regulate the artists' salaries. That was nonsense. The eyes of the masses were as clear as snow. Why would they need laymen who only know how to slap their heads to pester them endlessly? This situation can only last for a year or two. Before long, the market will naturally make a choice. The ones who can last until the end are the ones with real money and real ability. Brother Chen Guang, we really need to think about it. Don't get a bad idea. We can't be a little fresh meat! "
Chen Guang said, "First of all, the director of the General Administration will not take the blame. We don't care about this.
Also, the Old Man must be that person with real ability. You really don't have to worry about him. "
As he was complaining in his heart, Yang Xi magically took out a book from his bag. That's right. It was the book Chen Guang had already read. "Let's start with this book? Let me tell you about the basic concepts of performing arts first? "
Chen Guang rolled his eyes again. I've learned this book in the World of Cups. I can recite it from the last word to the first word without a problem. "Come on. The front is all nonsense. Turn to the fifth page, the second paragraph, the third line. The original words are like this: 'What is performing arts? Actors play characters. Through organized actions, they create living, flesh and blood, full of personality, and have artistic appeal.' 'The basic principles of performing arts are …'"
Yang Xi turned to the page Chen Guang mentioned in bewilderment. He glanced at it and was stunned. F * ck!
Can you not be such an animal? Can you not be so professional?
Young man, when did you memorize it?
Did we all misjudge you? Did you really come prepared?
This is not scientific!
"Turn to the fifteenth page. I think there's a sentence in it that makes sense …"
Chen Guang felt that showing off once was not enough. He decided to beat Yang Xi to death. If he wanted to relax and not be pestered by this young man all day, he had to make him kneel first.
The two chatted for an hour or two. Yang Xi took out a few books from his bag, such as Stani's "Actor's Self-Cultivation", Method's "Four Systems of Self-Training", etc.
As a result, Chen Guang could recite all of them fluently. Not only could he recite them, the key was that his understanding of these works had completely exceeded Yang Xi's imagination and realm.
Yang Xi could not understand what was going on. The last time he met Chen Guang, he was still a complete novice. Only a few months had passed since then. Even if he had not proven himself in front of the camera, just based on his theoretical knowledge alone, he seemed to have completely surpassed Yang Xi, who had seven or eight years of experience in the industry and had already made a name for himself in the industry!
The two of them were so engrossed in their conversation that they did not notice that the other student groups in the water bar had quietly gathered around the tables near them. They pricked up their ears and listened to their conversation in a daze.
Yang Xi closed the last book he carried with him with a blank expression. After listening to Chen Guang's analysis, he was so ashamed that he wanted to erase all the notes he had written and drawn in the book with correction fluid. "Chen Guang, I really … f * cking give up … Damn it, your life is practically a cheat!"
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