This star is wrong

Chapter 283 The Old Artist of the National Theater
Friday afternoon.

Fang Xing and Yan Lan made an appointment to visit the National Theater in Guang'anmen.

Two days ago, Lin Yingxue was chosen as the hostess who was originally optimistic, but was signed away by Red Film and Television at a premium.

The crew has been busy looking for a female lead these two days.

Fang Xing, however, was not in a hurry with the leading actress. Instead, he gave priority to going to the National Theater, wanting to secure the important elderly roles first.

Today, actors in the repertory theater are rehearsing a play about poverty alleviation.

Fang Xing and Yan Lan watched the rehearsal in the theater before going to the backstage to say hello to these veteran artists of the national team.

When filming "Wulin Biography", Fang Xing worked with two veteran actors from the National Theater of China.

They all got to know each other through Yan Lan's relationship.

Fang Xing was not an outsider when he visited the National Theater this time.

When we got backstage, we first greeted the old actors we knew.

Then, Yan Lan took the lead to get to know the rest of the old artists one by one.

In fact, before Fang woke up, he had already got to know the veteran actors of the National Theater in advance, and even looked for clips of their performances to watch.

Therefore, I have already watched several old actors in my heart.

It depends on whether these veteran actors are interested in acting.

If these old actors are willing to play, even the shooting schedule can be adjusted according to their requirements.

"Fang Xing, come here, this is the one I told you about, Teacher Liu Lanying."

Along the way, Fang Xing warmly shook hands with every actor, and then took hot drinks from the assistant and brought them up.

"Teacher Liu Lanying, hello, hello, I have watched Ni's "Lights of Ten Thousand Houses", and I like it very much."

"Hello, hello, I also watched the "Wulin Biography" you filmed, and my youngest daughter likes it very much." Liu Lanying chatted about this very cordially.

Liu Lanying is tall and thin. She is 53 years old this year and was very beautiful when she was young.

After getting older, most of the roles played are elder roles such as mothers.

The current screen images are mostly older characters with a little silver hair.

I have experienced a lot in life, and I have all aspects of experience and acting skills, so the characters I play are very vivid.

Liu Lanying's main job is the work of the National Theater, occasionally appearing in some TV series, but this depends on fate.

Actors in the system sometimes value scripts more than money.

Because the actors in the system, if they want to accept the play, they need to report to the leader of the theater.

Moreover, in terms of the roles played, there are also some restrictions.

This is not the first time Fang Xing has invited actors from the National Theater to act, so in this regard, it will be a little smoother.

Yan Lan helped explain: "Mr. Liu, Fang Xing is preparing for a new play recently. He said that he has taken a fancy to you and wants to invite you to participate in the performance. He begged me to bring him to visit the set."

Liu Lanying usually doesn't pay attention to online comments, let alone entertainment news, so she doesn't know about it.

Hearing that it was an invitation to film, and there was "Wulin Biography" in front of the show, Liu Lanying was still very interested, but she was a little worried: "But I have never acted in a comedy before."

Most of the dramas and TV dramas that Liu Lanying starred in before were mainly dramas, and she has never acted in comedies.

The genre of comedy is a little special, and it depends on the performance of the actors themselves.

Some actors are natural comedians, but others just have a hard time making audiences laugh.

Liu Lanying has almost never acted in comedies, and at this age, she doesn't really want to try genres that she is not good at.

Fang Xing quickly explained: "This time it's not a sitcom, it's a suspense drama."

Liu Lanying heard that it was not a comedy, so she nodded and said, "I have to read the script first."

"Of course, of course." Fang Xing quickly nodded in agreement.

For the actors of the National Theater, some roles are absolutely not allowed to play, so it is impossible to accept the invitation before seeing the script.

Liu Lanying is more rigorous in her work, and said: "Choosing an actor still has to audition, whether it is suitable or not, I can't be sure before the audition. After I have read the script, if it is suitable, it is better to make an appointment for an audition."

Fang Xing suddenly had an idea and asked, "How about a short break now?"

An old artist like Liu Lanying was also unambiguous, so he came as soon as he said it, and promised: "Yes, let's try it now."

For veteran actors, acting does not necessarily require lines, just explain the characters and scenes, and they can come right away.

Fang Xing began to explain the role: "Ms. Liu, the role you are going to play now is an old mother whose daughter died in a car accident.

"Now standing in front of you is the driver who caused the accident, but he was not sentenced, but was acquitted.

"You firmly believe that the truth of this car accident has not been revealed, you are just such a daughter, in order to find out the truth, you are willing to sacrifice your life.

"Now you are grabbing the driver who caused the accident and asking you about the cause of your daughter's death."

The conflict in this scene is very intense, and most of the scenes that Fang Xing explains are inner scenes, so it can be said that it is very difficult.

In the whole scene, Fang Xing didn't explain a single line, but the requirements for acting skills were ridiculously high.

After hearing this, Yan Lan felt that it was true.

Here, there are several difficulties that are very critical.

First of all, this old mother only had one daughter, and her daughter died in a car accident, which simply killed her.

And standing on the side of the old mother was the driver who caused the accident. The conflict was very intense.

To play such a role well, it is necessary to perform the despair, grief and persistence of this old mother.

After listening to this scene, Liu Lanying also felt the difficulty of this scene.

As a veteran actor of the National Theater, I am more interested in such difficult plays.

She thought for a while and asked a few questions: "This old mother, how emotional is she? Is there any mental problem?"

Fang Xing thought about it, and replied: "I hope it's the kind of madness hidden under the calm surface, the kind of madness that hurts so much that you don't want to live, but calm as a stone."

After hearing this answer, Yan Lan couldn't help but gasp.

She felt that if she was allowed to act in this scene, it would not be impossible to perform it at all, but it was very difficult. If such a scene came on the scene, there was a high probability that she would not be able to do it.

Liu Lanying thought about it for a while, and said, "Wait for me."

After she finished speaking, she turned around, lowered her head and bit her thumbnail, and began to brew emotions.

As her mood slowly rose, she bit her nails harder and harder.

Fang Xing stood there waiting.

3 minutes passed, 5 minutes passed...

It was not until more than ten minutes later that Liu Lanying turned around, her eyes filled with tears.

The grief, despair, and hatred in his eyes were all shown.

She suddenly exploded, rushed up and grabbed Fang Xing's collar, pulling at Fang Xing's collar, "You give me back my daughter! You give me back my daughter! You murderer!"

Fang Xing also reacted very quickly. He tried his best to break free from her palm, took a step back and said loudly, "Let go! Your daughter's death has nothing to do with me. The police say I'm innocent, so it's useless for you to pester me!"

Liu Lanying continued to pester her: "You are a murderer! The law can't punish you! I won't let you go even if I die!"

Watching TV is completely different from playing live.

Fang Xing was shocked by the explosive power of Liu Lanying's performance. He knew that Liu Lanying could play this role just for this part.

"Crack! That's great, Teacher Liu, this role belongs to you." Fang Xing gave a thumbs up.

When Liu Lanying heard that the audition was over, she exhaled slowly, came out of the play slowly, covered her face with her hands for a while, and then recovered, and asked with a smile:

"The dramatic tension of this role is really strong, but I have to see the script first before deciding whether to act or not."

"Of course."

Fang Xing quickly took out an A4-bound script from his bag and handed it over: "This is the script, Mr. Liu will read it first, I believe you will like this character."

At Liu Lanying's age, her eyes are starting to get a little blurry, and sometimes she needs to wear reading glasses when reading, so she is not used to reading scripts with her mobile phone, and is more used to paper scripts.

Fang Xing thought early in the morning that these old actors would definitely prefer paper scripts, so he printed a few copies in advance.

After meeting Liu Lanying and several other actors, after sending out the script, today's affairs are basically over.

……

After eight o'clock in the evening, Fang Xing returned to Donghai Tianlan Wenyuan.

Fang Xing came home and found that the lights in the house were on.

Lu Xiang'er was sitting at the dining table, holding her cheeks in a daze with her hands, and even the daze look was pretty.

There were several dishes on the dining table, and they were covered with plates. He probably wanted to wait for him to come back to eat, but it turned out that he waited until eight o'clock.

Seeing that Fang woke up, Lu Xianger was about to stand up listlessly: "You're back? I'll put the dishes in the microwave to warm them up."

"You did it?" Fang Xing asked as he put on his slippers.

"Of course... I made it with a mobile app." Lu Xianger joked with a smile.

As she spoke, she brought the dishes into the kitchen and heated them in the microwave.

While heating up, he asked: "Is your work going well today?"

"It went very well. I went to the National Theater, met a few old artists, and tried a few scenes on the spot. I have to say that an old artist is an old artist, and the performance is speechless." Fang Xing's tone was filled with excitement. .

"Then these old artists, have you agreed to play?" Lu Xianger is very concerned about the preparation of this new drama, after all, it is related to the fate of her company.

"Not so fast, at least you have to read the script before you can make a decision." Fang Xing replied.

"That's right. Hey... It's really not easy to prepare a movie. Has the heroine been found yet?" Lu Xianger had already seen the news that Lin Yingxue was snatched away by Red Film and Television, so she was a little worried.

"Not yet." Fang Xing replied.

"Then is there anyone selected now? Lin Yingxue's refusal to play the role is a bit too much. After all, "Wulin Biography" is also popular." Lu Xianger pursed her lips and complained.

"You can't say that. Even if Lin Yingxue wants to act, her agency won't agree. Red Film and Television paid 1800 million yuan, which is three times our salary." Fang Xing shrugged and didn't care much.

"Then what should I do? I can't find a leading actress, this is too important." Lu Xianger turned around and asked.

"Well...Actually, older actors are more important." Fang Xing wasn't worried at all.

Standing at the door of the kitchen, watching her tinkering with the microwave oven, a thought suddenly occurred to her, she pointed to the pressure cooker next to her and said, "Damn it! The soup in the pressure cooker, have you turned off the power? It started cooking in the morning, won't it explode? "

"Ah?!" Lu Xianger immediately jumped up, her face was full of horror, her face was pale with fright, she turned around and rushed out of the kitchen, hiding behind Fang Xing.

After hiding, she poked her head out to look at the pressure cooker, and asked, "How is it? Is it still cooking?"

Fang Xing suppressed a smile and asked, "How long have you been at home? Haven't you noticed that the pressure cooker is cooking soup?"

"No...no." Lu Xiang'er stared at her watery eyes with panic all over her face.

Fang Xing grabbed her next door and pushed towards the kitchen: "Go and check, if the power is still on, you should pull out the plug quickly."

"I...I don't want to..."

Lu Xiang'er quickly shrank back: "Go!"

"I won't go, you go." Fang Xing continued to push her.

"Why don't we call the fire department?" Lu Xiang'er made a decisive decision and thought of the safest way.

Fang Xing finally couldn't hold back any longer, and laughed out loud while holding his belly.

Lu Xiang'er was a little dazed, and didn't understand what was going on at once. Seeing Fang Xing laughing, she slowly came back to her senses, and her brows stood erect: "You're bluffing me again!"

"Nothing. There's nothing in the pressure cooker, but what's in your microwave is about to burn. Hurry up and turn off the electricity." Fang Xing urged.

Lu Xianger had lingering fears in her heart, and said with a flat mouth, "I don't! You go to lock!"

She was obviously still a little scared.

Fang Xing looked at her with a smirk on his face, and asked, "Are you still scared? Like I said, there is really nothing in the pressure cooker."

"I don't care, you go and open the lid first." Lu Xiang'er hid behind.

Fang Xing found it very interesting to see her like this.

If she can act so naturally in front of the camera, she might be able to act.

"Okay, I was joking with you. I just wanted to see if you have the talent for acting." Fang Xing held her hands to calm her nervousness.

Lu Xiang'er frowned angrily and waved her fists: "You do this every time, so you know how to scare me!"

Fang Xing took her hand, walked into the kitchen, first turned off the switch of the microwave oven, then pointed to the electric pressure cooker next to him: "Actually, there is a bomb inside."

"what?"

Lu Xianger froze for a moment, then smiled easily: "This is ridiculous, how could there be a bomb."

"I brought back one of the props from the crew," Fang Xing said.

"It's starting to talk nonsense again." Lu Xiang'er still didn't believe it.

"This is the plot in the play, do you want to try it? If you can act, the heroine can get 3% more dividends." Fang Xing began to seduce her.

When Lu Xiang'er heard that there was a dividend, she was really moved.

Now the situation of my father's company is very difficult. If I can make more money, I can share more.

Therefore, she was indeed a little moved, but worried: "But... can I act?"

"Give it a try. With me personally training, maybe it will work?" Fang Xing encouraged her to give it a try.

"What if my acting skills suck?" Lu Xianger was still worried.

"Then you just failed the audition, only I know that your acting skills are bad, and no one else knows." Fang Xing persuaded.

When Lu Xiang'er heard that she and Fang Xing were just auditioning alone, if it didn't work, she wouldn't be seen by others, so she immediately felt relieved: "Okay. Then I'll give it a try."

(End of this chapter)