I really can't act

Chapter 349 A Brief Note on the Capital City
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, several Sun Wukongs became one of the memories of the times. Contemporary people are more familiar with the Zhang Jinlai version of "Journey to the West" (version 86). Later children may remember the animation "Journey to the West" produced in 98. .

There is another image of Monkey King that has been widely spread, that is, the Monkey King in traditional arts such as Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera.

Before the 86 version of "Journey to the West", Zhang Jinlai was already well-known as a monkey play actor, otherwise the director would not have found him to play in the first place.

Zhang Jinlai's family is known as the Monkey King's family. When he was a child, he had a photo with Zhou, one of the four most beautiful men in the Republic of China. The monkey show was already very famous at that time.The works at that time had obvious criticisms and current disadvantages. Although the source scripts of those works often dated back to the Qing and Ming Dynasties or even the Song Dynasty, they were not outdated at that time.

When the theater troupe performs, it often attracts applause.

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was no spare money to support literary and art workers, so if the common people didn't like it, you had to withdraw.

If there are those who are not willing, what about forcibly using external tactics to deny it?

The sharp comment of "the people like to hear it, and if you don't like it, who are you?" stems from this.

"Dragon Palace" is a Peking Opera film released in 1990 by News Film Studio.It tells the story that Monkey King went to the Dragon Palace to ask for weapons and borrowed the Dinghai Shenzhen Needle from the Dragon King.

The monkey made a big fuss in the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea, returned to his Huaguo Mountain, and has been the monkey king since then.

We know the ending after the monkey, but let's pretend to let the story stop at the scene of Huaguo Mountain, so that the Great Sage can keep his free soul.

Maybe many middle-aged people with big bellies still hide a boy who always accepts adventures in their hearts.

Fang Yi wanted to take a recording of this movie and put it at the end of "Return", and add some recorded action clips, using the great sage as a metaphor for people.With the help of related friends, Fang Yi quickly visited the current successor of monkey opera.

Secretary Jiao, the representative of China Film Group, took him to a theater troupe in the capital, and introduced him:

"Sun Wukong in Peking Opera belongs to Wusheng, divided into Northern School and Southern School. Northern School has Yang Xiaolou, Hao Zhenji, Li Wanchun... Southern School has Zheng Faxiang, Gai Jiaotian... I think you have heard of it more or less, especially Yang Xiaolou , nicknamed "Yang Monkey King", the teachers we saw today are all from famous families."

A bunch of actors, big or small, stood in the theater, and they looked at Fang Yi curiously.

The head of the troupe clapped his hands and said, "Show the director the kung fu you have in your hands. After ten or twenty years of hard training, you are not a showman."

Immediately, the actors jumped up on the flat ground like dexterous apes. Their body movements were powerful and beautiful, and they could still maintain their balance in the air, and they could do several flips in a row, from one end of the stage to the other. .

Although these people have never learned "acting without objects" and do not follow the contemporary theatrical performance route, they are not only similar in action, but also similar in expression to the animal. On the empty stage, the actors cooperate with each other and perform a few simple actions , but it looks like people see flowing water and mountains.

The group leader also wanted the actors to do some serious work, such as vacating for two and a half weeks, but Fang Yi felt that it was almost enough.

He said surprisingly, "I kind of regret coming here to watch your performance."

The actors looked disappointed, and some of them looked at Fang Yi slightly angrily.Secretary Jiao was taken aback, and was planning to make up for Fang Yi.

But I heard him continue to say, "I originally wanted to record a video and insert it into the movie...but this is just an idea. I may edit it in or not. I didn't know you were so enthusiastic. Unreasonable demands and hard work, I heard that some people came from Shanghai on purpose, but I still want to put the film first... Maybe I shot a good scene, but I couldn’t stay in the end.”

"If I can't keep it at that time, I feel very sorry for you."

The atmosphere was relieved, and the head of the group laughed and said, "We are all well-established monkey show actors. Of course, Director Fang, you are a great director and famous all over the world, but don't pity us, we also have our own persistence."

Secretary Jiao patted his chest, "Director Fang was really out of breath when he spoke."

The actors came up with two representatives, one big and one young. I don't know if it was a coincidence, but there happened to be one from Shanghai and one from Beijing, a 40-year-old Master Yan and a 30-year-old Master Wei.

In the end, only one of the two masters can show their faces, and they still have to wear heavy stage makeup, and they can't see the real person's appearance clearly at all. Maybe there are only four or five seconds of shots in the movie.

Fang Yi made up his mind that no matter what, these two people will be written on the subtitles of the movie at the same time.

Then, he began to explain the filming and positioning of the film to the two actors in as simple a language as possible.

Master Yan and Master Wei learned quickly, and they competed to see who could understand faster, and began to rush to answer Fang Yi's questions.Fang Yi still talked about what he had said in a slow manner. As a seasoned actor, he was also half an expert in micro-expression. He didn't stop until he confirmed that the two masters didn't show any doubts in their eyes.

Secretary Jiao reminded the two masters, "Pack up your things and go to Jinling. Director Fang's crew is there."

Fang Yi asked them to stay in the capital, "I'm about to change venues."

Secretary Jiao was surprised, "So fast?"

"Quick?"

"Let director Chen Kaige come and shoot, I haven't left school yet."

"Each has its own style. I am still young and full of energy, so I shoot quickly."

According to the short board effect, generally speaking, directors who are not energetic enough are the short board of the crew.

Secretary Jiao rubbed her old legs that were weak due to too many steps, "Yes, I can feel it, you are really strong."

China Film Group invested 2000 million yuan in this movie, accounting for 17%. After the book of "Returning to 11" was reviewed, it was passed to Han Sanping for some reason. Billion first film.

It is necessary to focus on supervision and escort, to be ruthless to the enemy like autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, and to be as warm as spring to comrades.A talented director must never be wronged so that he cannot continue his directorial career.

Therefore, Secretary Jiao is also the representative of China Film Group in "Return to 17", responsible for helping Fang Yi solve the troubles encountered in filming.

He received the first mission given to him by Fang Yi:
Rent New York's Times Square for six hours.

The New York City government may not even bother to pay attention to Fang Yi's studio, but China Film Group, which is solely responsible for the import of Hollywood movies, is different. The prefix "China" is well-known overseas, and it is an absolutely high-quality partner.

"It seems that you really want to make a big scene, Director Fang, I will try my best to help you get in touch."

Secretary Jiao added, "At present, there is no production crew in China that went to Times Square to shoot scenes. This is also the first time I do it. You'd better be mentally prepared for the possibility that things won't go well, and we don't know how much it will cost."

On the other side, Lao Ke, a foreign expert who also flew back to the base, is drawing lucky candidates who voluntarily work overtime. This is really "voluntary", because Fang Yi does not allow his own projects to be exploited.

In order to attract people, Lao Ke chose to give a speech on the low second floor of the base.

His manuscript was received from the ground all the way to the underworld:

"How fast and cheap, start the battle to defend the special effects production of "Returning to 17"; people who work overtime for a long time can sleep peacefully after death; open up the pattern, the belief in victory, the will of steel, and the uniform pace!"

"The life of our special effects people is a life of devotion and no regrets. Only by working overtime and dedicating can we be worthy of our youth... When we look back on our life, we can proudly say..."

Lao Ke shook his fist and swore, his voice was so hoarse that he broke his voice, "I am an honorable special effects man!"

After the speech, Lao Ke asked his staff to collect the team members who "voluntarily" signed up to participate in the special effects production of "Returning to 17".

"One, two, three..." With saliva on his fingers, he flipped through the resumes of the employees familiarly, and the numbers in his mouth became slower and slower.

The situation is not optimistic, and his mobilization efforts are not yet at home.

There were originally 28 people in the two groups, but there were only eleven people.

(End of this chapter)