China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 230 IQ is not low, not many people in this world are fools

"Zhang Mo, come with me and test the acting skills of this new actress for me. Director Zhang, I have to trouble you to take a look here." He Fang turned his head and said to Zhang Yimou.

"Huh? This film will use new domestic actresses?" Zhang Yimou asked in surprise.

"It's not this movie, it's another movie. They flew tens of thousands of kilometers to get my approval, alas..." He Fang also shook his head.

Others shrugged and frowned, Zhang Yimou also smiled.

"In your opinion, this is a trivial matter, but in the eyes of new actors, it is a big matter. If she can get the approval of you, the youngest international director in China, her career will be considered a good step forward."

"No, it's not a big deal in her eyes. Anyway, I don't need her. Later, she can let you use her and let Director Chen Kaige use her." He Fang said helplessly.

"Hey, what is her origin?" Zhang Yimou was taken aback.

"The people behind her don't want to disclose it, so it's hard for me to say it. Anyway, the background is not small. If you can convince the top domestic directors to let her film, what do you think?"

He Fang's words immediately made Zhang Yimou helpless, "Then you should train for everyone first, in case you find me sometime, this person must have acting skills, you help everyone to improve this person's acting skills."

"Alas..." He Fang sighed, and took Zhang Mo away.

Human society is like this, but what can be done?But not in the West?West is more serious.

What is the favor of the West?That is, you need a letter of recommendation for everything. If you go to a good school without a letter of recommendation, it is impossible to accept you.

You need a letter of recommendation to find a job, you need a letter of recommendation to evaluate a title, you need a letter of recommendation to ask for a bonus...

In their social structure, human interest is more important, but this kind of human interest is only reflected in the middle and high-level people, while the bottom-level people are educated to be independent and individualistic.What they want is the unity of the elite and the formation of a chain of interests. The bottom layer must be a mess, so that it is easy to be ruled, and the poor cannot easily organize to oppose the elite.After all, there are so many people at the bottom, if they organize against the elites, the few elites will not be able to resist.

So testimonials became a way for them to bind the elite together, thus keeping the poor out.

Far away, He Fang and Zhang Mo rushed to the hotel, and Zhang Mo asked He Fang in the car.

"Director He, what do you mean by pulling me on?" Zhang Mo was puzzled.

"You will be a director sooner or later. How to choose actors is an important hurdle you have to pass. So, how to choose the actors that suit you through auditions, today is the test."

"Huh? I don't know what your requirements are for the role."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you." He Fang said as he took out a cigarette and lit it.

"The character I want is a mermaid. She was originally pure, kind, and carefree, but because of her beauty, she was sent out by the clan to carry out a mission, which is to go to human society to assassinate someone who destroys their homeland. Bad guy."

"However, this mermaid has never been in human society, so this mermaid is very curious about everything, and the man she is going to assassinate falls madly in love with her during the mission."

"It's roughly like this plot. The actor for this mermaid now needs to have a side that doesn't know the world, but also has anxiety about being in a difficult situation for the ethnic group."

"So, do you know what you need as an actor?" He Fang deliberately didn't say the specific requirements, he wanted to test Zhang Mo's understanding of the role.

Zhang Mo nodded, "I probably understand, I just want a silly white sweet."

"Pfft," He Fang almost laughed.

"Am I not right?" Zhang Mo asked suspiciously.

"No, what you said is very accurate, because only a silly Baitian can make a man fall in love with madly, and the sentence hits the point. Then, how do you test the image and acting skills of an actor?" He Fang asked.

"Well... First of all, she must be sweet and clean, with a pure heart. Secondly, she must be able to laugh and cry. Whether she laughs or cries, she must be very cute and charming. Thirdly, she must act out the confusion and confusion of love. Intuition. In the end, she has to have the best basic physical skills, because she is a fish."

After Zhang Mo finished speaking, He Fang immediately gave a thumbs up, "Awesome, you are indeed the daughter who was taught by Director Zhang himself. Your casting ability has basically been achieved. That's why I asked you to come here together. You go and evaluate it." Her acting skills depend on your audition ability."

"Oh, okay." Zhang Mo nodded, then raised his head and said, "Actually, you will use her whether her ability is up to or not? It's just that you are afraid that if you go to the audition, you will brush her off because the other party's acting skills are not good enough." ? That's why you let me come?"

"In addition to testing this new actress, you also exist to test my thoughts, or you want to use me to attack this new actress's thoughts? At that time, the actress will only be the one who is stimulated and hates me, you It will save the embarrassment to the forces behind her."

"..." He Fang's eyes widened, why should women be so smart?
"Hey, don't talk nonsense, I don't have the ideas you said."

"Hey, okay, I understand. However, if my dad had your slick mind, he probably wouldn't be played by Zhang Weiping. I didn't expose your intention to belittle you."

"..." He Fang was speechless. This woman usually looks like Zhang Yimou and doesn't talk much. She is quite honest, but she is quite capable.

……

"Hello, Director He."

"Hello, Jing Tian. Here, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Mo, the daughter of director Zhang Yimou, and my executive assistant director. Therefore, she will test you for this test. If you can meet her If you ask me, I will give you a role in a movie, and it will be one of the heroines."

He Fang introduced Zhang Mo to Jing Tian, ​​Jing Tian was stunned for a moment, and she immediately shook hands with Zhang Mo obediently.

"Director Zhang, hello."

"You can call me Miss Mo, don't be nervous, I won't make it difficult for you, because Director He didn't let me make it difficult for you." Zhang Mo is also a smart person, and when he said this, he basically broke half of He Fang's plan.

And she is still telling Jing Tian who ordered her behavior in a roundabout way, so if she is wronged, she can only blame her, not her.

He Fang immediately looked at Zhang Mogao more than once, several times, this little girl is really thinking.

"Ah, then please ask Miss Mo for guidance." Jing Tian smiled.

He Fang spread his hands, then pulled a chair in the conference room and sat down, took out a cigarette and lit it, then took a sip of water, watching the two women's rivalry.

"Okay, then I'll start. Jing Tian, ​​you are a little girl who came to the capital from a small mountain village now, come on, show me how to enter a big city."

Zhang Mo doesn't talk nonsense, he is very capable.

"Ah? Oh..." Jing Tian thought for a while, closed her eyes and began to use the performance knowledge she had learned in the past year to find this novel emotion and performance method for a strange and beautiful environment.

Nervous, scared and novel, she pretended to be standing on the road, then was startled by the car, ran into someone to apologize, and stared at the tall buildings in a daze...

I have to say that Jing Tian has learned something this year, at least she no longer has an expressionless face, her eyes are brighter, and she has movements, which is one of the biggest improvements.

Although her performance looks a bit fake, at least there is a performance.

Zhang Mo looked a little silly, this... this... really can only be regarded as a student level, and it is far behind the acting school she sees every day in the crew.However, she didn't say anything, and after Jing Tian finished her performance, she clapped her hands to encourage her.

"Wow, that's pretty good. The basic skills are still very good. What do you think, Director He?"

"..." He Fang was as speechless as if he had eaten a fly. Zhang Mo didn't want to be a bad person, he didn't want to say bad things.So, He Fang had no choice but to forcefully smile and nod.

"Well, it's basically qualified, you continue."

Jing Tian seemed to be encouraged, so when Zhang Mo asked her to perform a crying scene, she used three or four crying performances, very serious, and also performed three or four laughing scenes.

Not to mention the shape, she has practiced dancing, so when she was asked to walk like a mermaid, she really swayed and swayed, and He Fang's eyes were shining brightly. Small, flickering, it looks very hard, as if it has not been squeezed and ravaged by others...

"Heh, Director He, I think Jing Tian is excellent in all aspects and is very suitable for the role in our new film. What do you think?" Zhang Mo asked.

"..." He Fang glanced at the serious Zhang Mo, very speechless, then looked at Jing Tian who was full of expectation and nodded seriously.

"Okay, since Zhang Mo said that you can do it, then there is no problem. Jing Tian, ​​our next play will start in September. After I go back, I will ask people from Tuanhuo Culture to find you to sign a contract, and someone will find you to specialize in it." training."

It's all up to this point, and there's no tricks to play, so just order it.

"Ah? Really? That's great." Jing Tian happily waved her small fists, really excited.

"However, you still have to keep working hard, don't be dazzled by temporary success." He Fang taught.

"Don't worry, director, I will definitely work hard." Jing Tian said excitedly, "By the way, what kind of role will I play in the new film?"

"Oh, didn't I ask you to act just now? A fish, a mermaid, your beautiful appearance is very suitable for playing a mermaid." He Fang explained.

"Huh? A mermaid?" Jing Tian was surprised.

"Why? Don't you like the mermaid role?"

"No, no, I just think... Director, is this a science fiction movie?"

"Of course it's a sci-fi movie, a sci-fi blockbuster, and it's a comedy sci-fi movie."

"Oh, that's great."

"Well, okay, that's it for today's audition. Are you going to take a rest here for a day, or go back to China directly?" He Fang asked.

"Hey, um, director, can I study on the set for a few days? Just a week, I just want to see how Hollywood filming works and gain some experience." Jing Tian is not completely stupid.

"Want to see it? Just watch it if you want to. But there is a principle, watch more and ask less, and then pay attention to your own safety. It's very chaotic here. If you have nothing to do, just follow your last sister, at least there is a care. Also, Ask your parents for permission."

He Fang said.

"Oh, my mother came with me, and my uncle, they will take care of me." Jing Tian said.

"..., that's good, at least your own family members know the safety."

……

Afterwards, they left Jing Tian in the hotel and went back to the set to audition to the end.

"Student Zhang Mo, your simple and honest appearance is quite deceiving." He Fang smiled on the way back.

"That's right, I can't be sold like my father and count the money. It's thanks to you. Don't try to use me, I'm not my father." Zhang Mo raised his head and said.

"Well, yes, yes, then I think Director Zhang can safely hand you over to me, and you won't be deceived."

"Hey, I found that you are much more powerful than Zhang Weiping. You constantly use words to trap others to do things. Zhang Weiping only uses threats. You are more terrifying than Zhang Weiping. I really don't know if my dad should cooperate with you. Bad." Zhang Mo shook his head worriedly.

"Hey, Zhang Weiping is hurting people. I have never hurt anyone. No, why am I scarier than Zhang Weiping? What do you mean..."

……

On May 5, "Violent Street" officially launched.

The crew started the show very low-key, with almost no publicity.Because there is no need to promote it, this is not a blockbuster movie, just a cult movie.

Another space-time "violent neighborhood" shows that justice defeats evil, and undercover policemen defeat big drug lords.

He Fang's version of "Violent Neighborhood" reflects the chaotic state of Detroit's manufacturing industry after the Great Depression. However, the US government not only ignores it, but also various interest groups use this force to seek their own interests.

People who yearned to go from this dark world to a civilized world paid a huge price for getting out of here. Violence and blood are the eternal themes here.

The content of this theme is very exciting and connotative. At least it looks better than the simple victory of justice over evil. I believe that after the release, the audience will only have a sense of fear for the American community and a sense of disgust for the American society.

This is He Fang's real purpose.

Besides, he's not making up, he's just filming the facts.Therefore, no one can accuse him of slandering the United States with film and television works, including Americans themselves.

……

It didn't go that well actually, they had real trouble during filming because the local gangsters came and demanded 'royalty fees'.

"Boss, don't worry, I'll take care of it. At this time, I would rather hand over the protection money to the police than to the gangsters." Du Chunsheng assured He Fang.

"Well, you are right, then you can deal with it." He Fang nodded.

It's just... the problem doesn't seem to be that simple, because the gangsters know that this is a crew invested by the Chinese...

They had only paid the protection fee to the police for three days before their local filming equipment was smashed.

"Old Du, what's the matter?" He Fang frowned and asked Du Chunsheng.

Du Chunsheng spread his hands, "their local residents said that we not only did not pay copyright fees for filming their stories, but also disrupted their lives. The light made them uncomfortable. So they smashed one of our 2.5KW dysprosium lamps, The loss is more than 3000 US dollars."

He Fang twitched the corner of his mouth, then walked over to the police officer who was mediating.

"Officer, why can't our filming here go smoothly? It was guaranteed earlier." He Fang asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Director He Fang. This is a very chaotic community. We have tried our best to maintain it. However, our community police force is not enough." The policeman said.

"How much police force is enough?" He Fang asked.

"About ten more," said the officer.

"Okay, we will give you another [-] dollars to increase the number of people to ten. I don't want to have a next time. If there is a next time, I have no choice but to disclose it in the media. I believe that with our influence, it will have a certain effect. In addition, I will find your governor to report this through my relationship, understand?" He Fang pointed to himself.

"Don't worry, He, as long as there are ten more people, everything will be fine." The police officer assured.

After He Fang shook hands with the police officer, he nodded towards Du Chunsheng.

"Are they in the same group?" Wu Jing asked.

In fact, everyone can see that everyone is a gangster, so how can we not understand the situation?
"Of course, what else?"

(End of this chapter)