Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 192 Casting
Li Tang sent Cheng Er downstairs to his house, and said to Cheng Er who was still dazed and undigested: "Okay, go home and get rid of the jet lag. If there is anything else, we can talk about it when we wake up."

Cheng Er swallowed, and didn't know what to say for a moment, and it took a long time before he burst out: "Uh, brother Li, do you want to go up and sit down?"

When he first started working the year before last, he bought this 70-square-meter house near the subway entrance in Xinzhuang.At first, he thought that if he really had no money to make a movie, he would sell the house, but now with Li Tang saying "I invested in this money", all problems have been solved easily.

He didn't know what to say at all. Only at this moment did he truly understand the meaning of the so-called "thank you for your kindness". It seemed that any words were empty and could not express his gratitude to Li Tang at this moment. Affection.

"Forget it, don't disturb your rest, I have to return the car." Li Tang shook his head and declined his invitation.

If it was an invitation from a beautiful girl, maybe he would gladly accept it. What is there for the two old men to sit on, is it bayonet fighting?
Leaving Cheng Er's community, I found a car wash booth to wash the car, and then went to fill up the gas.Since you have borrowed someone's car, no matter how good the relationship is, you must have a basic attitude.

He drove back to work and returned the car to Baldy Xu.

"Yo, Gazao, I thought Nong Mingchao would be able to return it."

"Boss, what are your plans recently?"

Xu Guangtou was very clever, and said with a smile: "How can I, what good things can I take care of?"

"Nong said you have time to cut?"

"Are you free or not, what do you want to see?" This guy is still putting on airs.

Not enough, he immediately said: "The courtyard plans to re-arrange "Shang Yang", and the performance will start in June. Don't you think I have a bright future?"

The Drama Center was formed by the merger of the Shanghai People's Art Theater and the Youth Drama Troupe. People like Xu Guangtou, who are born in arts and crafts, are used to calling the center the courtyard to show its orthodoxy.

"Shang Yang" is a classic traditional drama of the drama center, which is similar in nature to "Teahouse" by Beijing People's Art. It will be rescheduled for performance every few years, and it is very popular.

Xu Guangtou is currently the best candidate for Zhu Huan, the second male lead in "Shang Yang", and he has already participated in the second rehearsal performance before.

"That's not a big problem. I've made a movie here, and there's a male number two role. Please help me out."

Hearing that it was a movie, Xu Guangtou's eyes lit up immediately. Although he had participated in the shooting of several movies before, they were all extras.Even though he has already acted in two hit TV dramas with the male lead, but for actors, the big screen is the biggest yearning.

"What movie? What about the script... Hey, what about movies?"

In addition to being excited, Xu Guangtou was a little slow-witted.

Li Tang explained: "Cheng Er got a script, and this time he got funding from the HBF Fund of the Rotterdam International Film Festival. If he didn't make it, the funding from the fund would be wasted, so I invested a little, which is considered to bring money into the group." Bar."

Don't look at what he said lightly, but Xu Guangtou is very aware of the risks involved, so he couldn't help saying: "You are so bold, how much did you vote for?"

"Hundreds of thousands, Cheng Eryi also has some cash, so let's pool it together."

As he said that, Li Tang laughed and said, "So now we can save as much as we can, please help me, big brother, for the salary, let me show you a little bit, so it's easy to cut?"

"It's a big family after all, it's hot hand!"

Baldy Xu gave a thumbs up, nodded and said, "It's okay to help, but I need to read the script first."

"Okay, I'll make arrangements in two days, and I just happen to meet with director Cheng Er."

"Well, call at Chenguang."

Watching Li Tang's leaving back, Xu Guangtou felt a little bit mixed, with both envy and jealousy in his eyes.He always thought that his little junior brother was lucky, but he didn't expect that such a red guy would be so courageous that he would dare to invest in a movie.

It is said that being an actor is a passive profession, and whether you can meet a good role depends on luck. I didn't expect my junior to take this step bravely and learn to make decisions on my own.

After standing there for a while, he smiled self-deprecatingly. After a long time, he was only envious, but not jealous.I have neither the financial resources nor the courage.

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The old apartment on Wuyuan Road was thoroughly cleaned inside and out with a group of old aunts from the store before the Chinese New Year. It was still very clean after more than half a month.

The main reason is that during the Spring Festival until now, the weather has been bad, and the rain has been falling continuously. The advantage of the rain is that there is less dust in the air, and it is not easy to accumulate dust at home.

Li Tang sat at the desk in front of the window, opened his notebook and recorded various preparations. As the largest investor, he didn't want to rely on others for everything. None of the directions.

But he couldn't continue writing halfway through, because it was too complicated. If he really had to care about everything, he might as well stop acting and just focus on being a producer.

At this time, Li Tang was very envious of Lou Ye. As a director, he was a hands-off shopkeeper. Except for filming, he left all other things to Naian.It is also because of Naian, the great housekeeper, that he can create without distractions.

And what about his Naian?
In desperation, Li Tang could only call Zeng Jia.

Zeng Jia was very happy here, saying that she would come over tomorrow, and Naian had already greeted her before.

The problem with the photographer Wang Yu is not a big problem, because when Li Tang went to his place to pay New Year's greetings years ago, Wang Yu was still worried that he would not have a big job in the first half of this year. Timely spring rains.

As for the actors, Xu Guangtou's side is basically fine, and now there are only two roles left, the heroine Xiao Ke and sister Xiao Feng.Xiao Feng's scenes are very few, they are guest appearances, and the filming can be completed in at most three or four days.

Jiang Qinqin is also easy to discuss with. They are close friends who have been talking on the phone for a long time. When they learned that this movie was actually invested by Li Tang, Jiang Qinqin was surprised and generously said that he would not pay for the film, but that he would be a guest star and let him treat him to dinner. Just a meal.

On the contrary, Li Tang was somewhat hesitant in choosing Xiao Ke's candidate. Originally, Fan Xiaopang was the right age, and given the relationship between the two, he might be able to prostitute for nothing, but...

Xiao Ke, a brain tumor patient with psychological contradictions, is suspicious, sensitive, and paranoid.What this kind of role needs is an indifferent expression, cold dialogue, and at the same time extremely explosive.It is precisely because of this that the acting is too exaggerated, and the lack of acting is facial paralysis.

He worried that with Xiaopang's current acting skills, he might not be able to handle such a role.

In fact, there are many candidates. For example, Zhang Ziyi, whose stern expression in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is undoubtedly the best candidate in Li Tang's mind.It's a pity that I can only think about it. It's not realistic at all. He has already left China and joined Hollywood. It is said that he is currently filming "Rush Hour 2" with Cheng Long

There is also Yuan Quan, this girl has nothing to say about her acting skills, but it is a pity that since she won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actress, there have been many film appointments.Before the Spring Festival, he also heard from Xia Yu that this girl took on three more TV dramas in one go this year, and there must be no schedule, and it is estimated that the salary will not be low.

After thinking about it, Li Tang still called Xiaopang, hey, but no one answered.

Li Tang sketched on the paper and wrote about the actresses he knew. It stands to reason that he has worked with many actresses, such as Wang Yan, Miao Yiyi, Chen Lifeng, Ma Xiaoqin and so on.In contrast, Ma Xiaoqin, who is nervous, is a good candidate, but when she thinks about the one behind her, she should forget it.

At this time, Xiaopang called.

"Why, miss me?"

"Well, I need to find you."

"What's the matter? I was talking to someone with Sister Hong just now, and the phone was muted." Xiaopang explained by the way.

Although Li Tang didn't ask, Xiaopang's explanation made him feel much more at ease.And it was this kind of mentality that made him throw away the last trace of hesitation in his heart, and said, "Well, I have a movie here, and there is a lack of a heroine..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Xiaopang exclaiming on the other end of the phone: "Movie! The heroine! Is it true or not?"

　The second update, the number of words is a little less, I will make it up tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)