Actors have no vacation

Chapter 60
The invitation of the director of "Black Flood Dragon 2" was sudden, but Guan Chen didn't mess up.

"How is it? Are you interested?" Xie Jinzhu asked Guan Chen.

Guan Chen pondered for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pointed at the coffee table: "Here."

"What?" Xie Jinzhu didn't understand.

"The script of "Black Flood Dragon 2", if you show it to me, I will categorize it here." Where Guan Chen pointed, there were stacks of scripts he had just read.

Xie Jinzhu thought to himself, if he remembered correctly, the stack of scripts belonged to the third type of [old-fashioned story, but with bright spots] and [old-fashioned story, but no bright spots]——[storage is old, and there are no bright spots] , the plot logic is unreasonable, the characters are flat, the behavior is inexplicable, the lines are twisted and do not speak human words...].

In short, it's a script that Guan Chen doesn't like.

"It's all said that fans want the movie." Xie Jinzhu, as an important supporting role in the movie, was inevitably a little ashamed, "Let's go, let's go and have a look first."

The two went downstairs and got into the car.

The actors of "Black Flood Dragon 2" did their best, and they were all safe and sound for the time being. No scandal was involved, and no one was seen in a car accident. Therefore, the role promised to Guan Chen would not belong to anyone else.

"It's not possible to add a character on a temporary basis, then the entire script will have to be revised, so it can only be a small character, with at most a few lines and scenes." Xie Jinzhu analyzed Guan Chen in the car. Popularity, until he proves his acting skills, he can't make the film party rashly add an important role to him.If it's a TV series, if you meet an eccentric screenwriter, there's still a chance, the more you write the character, the more important it is.

"Then what's the point of them doing this?" Guan Chen asked.

"Maybe when I wanted to show it, it happened to coincide with the second scene of [Wanted in the City]. Let you go on the show to promote it." After talking about the very realistic guess, Xie Jinzhu worried that Guan Chen would feel that he was being denied, and added: " It may also be paving the way for "Black Flood Dragon 3". Maybe in the third part, you will be arranged to be the villain."

Guan Chen felt that the latter situation was unlikely: "Can you make a third film like this?"

"You kid, this is a movie you participated in anyway!" Xie Jinzhu shouted.

"Just a few thousand dollars can't buy my conscience." Guan Chen was talking about the salary of a part-time martial artist.

Xie Jinzhu thought that Guan Chen was complaining about the low salary of an assistant and wanted to raise his salary, so he recalled Guan Chen's performance in the past two months, and felt that compared with the previous juniors, Guan Chen was too good, and he should have Salary increase.The assistant's work is beyond reproach. Guan Chen accompanies him to run trips, urges him to exercise at the gym, goes to concerts with him, respects his shallow views on literature, and listens to his advice on fashion. The most important thing is that Guan Chen also listened to him gushing nonsense and never complained. Such an assistant can say that he is a psychological masseuse. Pay by the hour.

"Do you have any gifts you want for the New Year?" Xie Jinzhu asked Guan Chen.

Guan Chen thought about it and said, "I want the script."

Xie Jinzhu almost cried.

What a simple actor, with a pure heart.

Xie Jinzhu swears in his heart that in the new year, he must work hard to win a good role for Guan Chen.

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Guan Chen and Xie Jinzhu are now going to the production company that produced the "Black Flood Dragon" series of films.

There, the script reading will be held soon.

This is Guan Chen's first visit to a film production company.

From the outside to the inside, there are movie posters posted in the corridor. Those posters represent the confidence of the company and deter everyone who comes in to talk about business.

It's a pity that Guan Chen judged from the average age of the starring actors on these posters that the box office and word of mouth of these films may not be able to deter most people.

Really powerful film production companies are gathered in Changping District of Beijing. The production company of "Black Flood Dragon 2" is just a film company that came into being because of the fan economy of pop culture in the magic capital.

The company's area is not large, so Guan Chen followed Xie Jinzhu around a few corners and entered a conference room.

If we say that the Caijiaban training center is a martial arts training center for actors.Then this conference room is to examine the literary drama of the actors.

Guan Chen saw several actors who did not appear in the training ground, including an old man who Mr. Xing auditioned for but was not selected.

The news spread quickly among the crew.Everyone in the conference room obviously heard what happened in the Caijiaban training center, plus Guan Chen's professionalism in "Extreme Man" two days ago, so that when Guan Chen walked into the conference room , None of the people present let their eyes meet Guan Chen.It's like a classroom teacher whose students are avoiding classroom questions.

Obviously everyone cherishes the opportunity to perform and does not want to miss work without an arm or a leg.

Guan Chen felt that everyone was very professional, staring at the script one by one, reciting something in his mouth, unmoved by the outside world, and very focused.worth his study.

After Guan Chen watched it for a while, he stared straight at the individual present, his gaze was like a blade gently scraping on a person's skin.

Those actors who were stared at by Guan Chen felt that something was wrong, and the chills came from nowhere, and built a layer on the back of their necks.When he turned his head and saw Guan Chen's eyes, his hair stood on end in fright.

Everyone present felt Guan Chen's real sight, and even the sound of breathing became quieter.Some even quietly called security.

The scene froze for a few seconds, until Guan Chen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, I haven't gotten fat, it seems that I'm still training."

It turned out that he was watching those actors who had martial arts. Has his body been relaxed and out of shape because of the Spring Festival?

Everyone was scared to death by him.

Those actors who have martial arts are also lucky to have the rest of their lives.

"Old Xie!" The director walked over with a fluttering pace, with dark circles under his eyes, greeted Xie Jinzhu warmly, and then handed Xie Jinzhu two scripts.

"Just give it to Xiao Guan, why do you want me to pass it on?" Xie Jinzhu walked over and handed the script to Guan Chen under the direction of the director's eyes.

Guan Chen found a seat and read the script.

It was exactly what Xie Jinzhu said.In fact, it is to add a few lines and scenes to a trick that was originally passed by.

The character setting is the boss of a new gang in the city, coveting the status and power possessed by Xie Jinzhu, intending to replace him.But being suppressed all the year round, there is no chance at all.The male protagonist makes a lot of trouble in various underworld clubs, so that the gang boss realizes that this is an opportunity, so he provides the male protagonist with information and weapons, and uses the male protagonist to charge into battle, revitalizing the situation that has been unchanged for ten years.It seems that it is a character hidden behind the scenes, and it is also a rare character with normal IQ in the whole film.To a certain extent, it is a reasonable supplement on the scientific level for the outrageous act of the male protagonist to destroy a gang by himself.

I don't know if it's because the character's IQ is too normal and too scientific, it will destroy the so-called balance and let people play, so this role didn't have many scenes originally.

Even if it's in Guan Chen's hands now, it's just two extra shots and only a few more lines.

If it weren't for the new addition of [Aaron rushes to Chen, but was subdued], it would be like an extra fight. Otherwise, playing this kind of role would be a cameo, maybe even when [Vine Movie] introduced the movie. I can't even get into the cast list.

The boss of the small gang was temporarily given a name called [Chen]. At first glance, it really seemed like a character tailored for Guan Chen, but Guan Chen knew that most of the filmmakers were interested in him and Xie Jinzhu and "Extreme Man" The friendship between them, I want to wait for the promotion time, I can borrow this friendship and go on the show to promote the movie.Otherwise, with the lineup and relationship of "Black Flood Dragon", there is no such weight to participate in "Extreme Man".

Guan Chen has not yet decided whether to accept this extra money.After all, he has nothing to do with "Extreme Man", but if he agrees to participate in the show, Xie Jinzhu must be moved to cry, saying, "Senior brothers are going to run the propaganda together!" In the future, he will be dragged and run around.bother.

When Xie Jinzhu and Guan Chen arrived, the whole team was already there.Production executives, actors, screenwriters, directors, cameras, lighting... The meeting room was filled with hustle and bustle.

The purpose of the script reading is to let the participants put forward professional opinions on their own fields, so as to make reasonable adjustments to the script.Each read around is based on the previous script read, developed and enriched.

For actors, they need to determine their understanding of the character and resolve some doubts about the script.

Xie Jinzhu sat in front of the conference table, while Guan Chen moved a chair and sat in the back row.

Although Guan Chen is a member of the martial arts instructor, he cannot participate in today's script reading.Because it is not necessary.When describing the fight scene in the script, there is usually only a simple sentence: [XXX was knocked down. ], [XXX fought with XX, XX won. 】Sometimes it's more concise, with only one word: 【Play. ] Usually, Master Cai and the others discuss with the photographers and lighting engineers together, and they don’t have much to do with the literary and drama part.

So Guan Chen is sitting here today as an actor.

Guan Chen is still curious about the script reading.

The director's voice is very vague, making it difficult to hear, so the narration part is read by the screenwriter.When the actors read their lines, they occasionally moved their expressions, but the movements were not large. When they were in the scene, they just turned their faces toward each other and read the script thoroughly.

However, in Guan Chen's view, those so-called literary and drama parts are only used to find excuses to fight and make the male protagonist look handsome.There is obviously a better way to talk, but I don't have to. We must tell the plan to the protagonist in an upright manner.

Guan Chen saw the level of Xie Jinzhu's lines there.

All I can say is that in the underworld workplace Guan Chen knew, there was no underworld elder brother who pretended to be so low-hearted, and said with a twisted mouth that he couldn't do anything about the law.In particular, he even told the truth and told the actor the truth about why his best friend died, trying to anger him.Simply stupid.

I don't know how such a stupid underworld boss can be a glove for those powerful people.

It's a pity that when the script is read around, you can give professional advice, but you can't give advice that overturns the entire script, because there is no time to change it, and you can only make mistakes. For the producer, as long as they can firmly grasp the fans' opinions Wallet is enough.

But some of the actors' suggestions are still very interesting.

Guan Chen listened in the back, and quietly read "Police Story" in his heart.

Guan Chen didn't have any other scripts to play with - although he remembered the script of "Black Flood Dragon 2" after reading it, he would rather forget it all.

Although the version of the audition script that he memorized was long ago, according to Xie Jinzhu, when the filming officially started, only half of it might be the original, and that part has also been slightly adjusted.

Guan Chen never knew what to do with the last crying scene, so he imitated the crying scene of Azu in his previous life.The predecessor's talent is extremely strong, and he sheds tears when he says he sheds tears, and every muscle on his face is used by him at will.But Guan Chen looked at the words in the mirror and knew that it was just tears, not tears.Tears flowed and blood vessels appeared ferocious, but Guan Chen's heart was calm, which caused the imitated crying scene to be like a cloud floating in the sky, without roots.

It's like blocking a door and missing a key to open it.

Now Guan Chen listened to the actors' questions and the director's answers in front of him, reflecting their conversations in his heart, examining the script of "Police Story" and looking for the key.

From Wu Ze's point of view, Guan Chen began to think about the relationship between the character and the entire script, and even the relationship between Wu Ze and other characters.

Zhang Jiaju lost his comrades in pain, and after being beaten to pieces, he was completely devastated, and he also chose to [escape], escaping to alcohol, and to a closed heart.At this time, a male No. [-] named Duan Xiaofeng appeared and brought Zhang Jiaju back to his original world.

Duan Xiaofeng lost his father when he was a child, but his father died accidentally during the crime in order to keep him alive.Although Duan Xiaofeng is alone, he grew up with love and did not go astray. He yearned to become a policeman like Zhang Jiaju.

Teacher Xing said that Wu Ze is the opposite of Zhang Jiaju.

Now it seems that Wu Ze is still the opposite of Duan Xiaofeng.

It's just the [love] that Wu Ze lacks, what is it?
What was he thinking when he cried at the end?
Guan Chen was a little confused.

When it was Guan Chen's turn for the lines of "Black Flood Dragon 2", Guan Chen simply finished speaking, and then continued to think about Wu Ze.

When the male protagonist was reading his lines, he saw that he was going to fight Guan Chen alone, and his expression was a little sad and angry.When I saw Guan Chen's thoughtful look, it was even more sad.I thought Guan Chen couldn't wait to think of a fight.

Some other actors who have undergone action training have shown the joy of "fortunately it's not me".

In the previous training, Guan Chen, as a martial arts instructor, should have interacted with the actors and guided them in specific movements.However, both the actors and Cai's family made an appointment not to use large-scale weapons of destruction unless there were special circumstances.The reason was that some actors couldn't remember their movements, so Guan Chen was speechless. He said, "If you get beaten up too much, your body will hide yourself", and at the same time, he had to take special care of the actor.In the end, it was not easy for everyone to join forces to persuade them, and those actors who couldn't remember the movements immediately remembered the movements, and the others also multiplied their efficiency, and resolutely did not practice with Guan Chen alone.

Now that the male protagonist is fortunate enough to play one-on-one with Guan Chen, he just wants to die.

When the script reading in the morning was over, everyone went out of the conference room door, took back their mobile phones, and prepared to go to lunch - to prevent the script from leaking, everyone would give their phones to the assistant outside the door before entering the conference room.

The director walked in front of Xie Jinzhu and Guan Chen and asked Guan Chen how he felt and if he wanted to play that role.

Guan Chen felt that there was no problem, and was about to agree.Suddenly, Xie Jinzhu, who was on the side, hugged his neck fiercely, covered his mouth, and said to the director, "Excuse me," and was about to take Guan Chen aside.

Guan Chen thought that Xie Jinzhu thought he wanted to refuse, so he came to talk to him in advance.

In the end, Xie Jinzhu said that this is not what he said at all.

"Why did you turn off your phone!" Xie Jinzhu asked Guan Chen.

Guan Chen frowned, feeling that this problem happened this morning.Why did the senior brother in front of him ask again?Was it taken away, or was it Alzheimer's?Either way, it's not good.

"Director Chen called you but didn't get through, and called Huang Jin!" Xie Jinzhu asked Guan Chen to change his original number quickly to see.

"Director Chen? Which Director Chen?"

""Police Story" Director Chen!"

(End of this chapter)