Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 324 I hate surprises the most

"Snapped!"

When the lights came on in the screening room 798, which was opened in advance, Li Tang breathed a sigh of relief.Zhang Baibai, who was sitting next to him, asked eagerly with a nervous and excited expression: "Teacher Li, what do you think?"

This is a rough cut version of "Subway to Spring", which is two and a half hours long. Because there is no soundtrack and narration, it seems a bit lengthy and laborious.

But overall it's pretty good, with multiple character perspectives and a lot of flashbacks.Li Tang didn't know if this was Zhang Baibai's editing technique borrowed from Cheng Er's "The Third Man", but in terms of narrative style, it was not as exaggerated as Cheng Er's, and seemed unique, out-of-the-box and not rigid.

Li Tang nodded and said: "It's good, but the editing should be tighter. Uh... we also need to hurry up on the progress. The film must be sent out before late July."

The studio has already contacted MK2. Late July is the last deadline for Venice Film Festival registration. As long as the registration is submitted and the copy is sent, all MK2 can do is send the film to the review as quickly as possible. In front of the team, give the best possible green light in terms of shortlisting.

In fact, thousands of films are registered for the Venice Film Festival every year, but there are always hidden gems. After all, it is impossible for the film festival review team to watch every film carefully, and there is no time to carefully watch every film. Unless a so-called new director has a professional Recommended, otherwise it will be difficult to get ahead.

For example, Director Jia's first feature film "Xiao Wu" was sent directly to the forum section of the Berlin Film Festival to encourage new directors in the form of a videotape.There was a gap of about three months, and there was still no reply.Later, according to the recollection of Gregor, the chairman of the forum unit, he and his film selection team watched several films and were preparing to go home. When packing their things, they suddenly found an unopened email with the sending address: Beijing Film Academy.

I have to mention here that Nortel, oh, not counting the acting department, was definitely the top university in Asia for cultivating film talents at that time.

Because the mailing address is Beijing Film Academy, Mr. Gregor estimates that it is a student work and he plans to take a look at it, maybe just the beginning. If it doesn't work, he will just pass it.But after 107 minutes, Mr. Gregor decided to invite the film.

This sounds a bit like a fairy tale, and no one knows the details, but it also illustrates the difficulty of being shortlisted for the three major European film festivals.

Zhang Baiweimao held Teacher Li in his arms, and insisted on dragging him in shamelessly. It was just because he didn't have the skills to do so. Watching Li Tang hold Cheng Er up, he felt itchy in his heart.After all, fame and fortune are extremely tempting to anyone.

After Li Tang came back this time, he told Zhang Baibai and Liu Fendou and the others about the verbal agreement reached with MK2, which made them extremely excited. They worked overtime to cut out the rough cut before Li Tang returned to Shanghai.

When he heard Li Tang's words, Zhang Bai nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said repeatedly: "I understand, I understand."

Then he said cautiously: "Teacher Li, and this narration, when do you think you have time to help record it?"

Another feature of this film is that there are a lot of narrations. Because the shooting method is from the perspective of the characters, almost every actor has a narration.This kind of narration where the characters are out of touch with the artistic conception is a typical artistic technique of Peking Opera, and it should be said that it is also relatively novel.

Li Tang pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's do it tomorrow, okay?"

"No problem, no problem at all."

Although it is only the end of May and there are still nearly two months before the final registration deadline for the Venice Film Festival, this post-process has not yet been completed, including the review and approval process. In fact, time is very tight.

Fortunately, "Subway to Spring" is a pure love film, so it probably won't be difficult to pass the censorship.Otherwise, we have to open up relationships in all aspects, and the time and financial costs are very high, and sometimes it is even a bottomless pit.

In addition to the main creators of the crew, two producers and supervisors sent by Qingying Film Studio were also present at today's viewing party. After the show, a meal and a drink were indispensable.

Everyone saw the scale of Li Tang Studio in the 798 factory area, and inevitably there was another discussion at the wine table around the topic of whether to demolish it.Some people don't understand and feel that Li Tang's actions are a little outweighed by the gains and losses; some people seem to be very enthusiastic on the surface, but in their hearts they may want to watch a good show.

Li Tang didn't bother to argue. Whether it was true or false, let time prove everything.

It took two days to dub the narration, so Li Tang returned to Shanghai two days later than planned, and had to explain it to Xiaopang on the phone.

Maybe it’s due to the accumulation of this period of time. Maybe it’s because I got some insights from the character while playing the role of Li Wei’s wife Yue Siying in “Li Wei’s Official 2”. In short, Xiaopang has become well-behaved and sensible during this period. Young, unlike before, I would lose my temper with him from time to time and play tricks on him on the phone.

After coming out of the airport, I hailed a taxi and returned to my old apartment on Wuyuan Road in the city.

In fact, it really doesn't matter to Li Tang whether he is picked up at the airport or not. There are always a line of taxis parked at the entrance of the airport to pick up passengers, which saves worry, effort and money.The so-called pick-up at the airport is more of a formality, or a way to show one's superiority to others.

Besides, he doesn't have much luggage. He has been living in both ends of the city and Shanghai in the past few years. Basically, he only needs a backpack to go back and forth, so he doesn't need to carry a bulky suitcase.

When he walked up the stairs with brisk steps and was about to take out the key to open the door, his door opened from the inside.

He was startled, but when he looked up, he saw Fan Xiaopang wearing a short-sleeved lotus-colored pajamas and a bare face!

"You're back! Hehe, aren't you surprised?"

"Uh... why are you here? The filming is over?" Li Tang looked surprised.

In fact, he was more surprised that Xiaopang entered his house without saying a word.Although Xiaopang has lived here for more than a day or two, as long as they live here, the two of them go in and out together.Xiaopang never asked for it, and Li Tang ignored it intentionally or unintentionally. In short, Xiaopang didn't have the key here.Except for his ex-girlfriend and his father, no one else has a key here, including the spare key that was previously placed on the door frame. He had already taken it away.

Of course, it’s not easy to say this directly.

"Come in and talk!"

As soon as Li Tang entered the door, he smelled the aroma of chicken soup. The aroma was very strong. Needless to say, it was definitely a local free-range hen that was at least two years old.

Xiaopang pulled Li Tang in, helped him take off his backpack, and said, "Wash your hands first!" Then he hurried to the kitchen to look at the fire.

Li Tang walked into the bathroom and washed his hands, took a towel and washed his face again. He looked at himself in the mirror. To be honest, he hated surprises like this the most.I had planned well, I wanted to go home to recuperate for two days, and then go back home by the way. After all, Xiao Xiao was about to take the college entrance examination, and as an older brother, he always had to give some instructions to encourage his sister.Finally, I went to Suzhou to visit the class.

The reason? It's very simple. During this period in the capital, he met his ex-girlfriend from time to time. Especially last night, his lean ex-girlfriend suddenly went crazy and almost squeezed him dry. Even now, his legs are still a little weak.

I'm really afraid of what's coming!
"What are you doing?"

Xiaopang suddenly appeared at the bathroom door.

Li Tang could only force a smile and said: "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

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Xiaopang saw that his expression was really not good, so he couldn't help but said: "Did you work overtime last night?"

"Yes, the matching effect was not very good on the first day, so I did it again and was busy all night."

Li Tang climbed up the pole naturally. The implication was that he worked hard in order to come back early and was very tired now.

Xiaopang hurriedly said with concern: "Then you have a good rest, the chicken soup will be ready after simmering for a while."

As she said that, she didn't care about showing off. She pulled Li Tang to sit on the sofa in the living room and said, "I've almost finished shooting the scene in Suzhou. I'll go to Hengdian next month to shoot again in about a week and it will be completed." Come here if you have time. It will save you running around."

As he spoke, he smiled and said, "Why didn't you ask me how I got in?"

"Oh, by the way, I forgot..."

Li Tang patted his head and pretended to be suddenly enlightened. He stood up and walked to the entrance hall, opened the small drawer and took a look: "It is indeed here."

As he spoke, he took out a bunch of four keys, three large and one small, and waved them towards Xiaopang: "These are the keys prepared for you. I forgot to give them to you. By the way, how did you get in today?" ?”

This is called turning passive into active. Xiaopang couldn't have broken in by prying the door in. He must have gotten the key.As for where you got the key from, it's obvious.

He even secretly complained in his heart that his father was unreliable and gave the key to Xiaopang but didn't talk to him afterwards.Maybe it's because I've been with Aunt Xiao for a long time, and I've forgotten what men need to be most careful about.I remember when old Li was dealing with several aunts, the young Li Tang did not protect him or wipe his butt.

Now that Dad has given the key to Xiaopang, he can no longer pretend to be confused and hide it, so he might as well take the initiative.

Sure enough, Xiaopang said with a proud look on his face: "I stopped by to see my uncle when I came back. I said I wanted to give you a surprise, so my uncle gave me the key."

In fact, there was another reason she didn't say, and that was that Jiang Qinqin had been filming in Chedun Film and Television City during this period. She was afraid that the two of them would cause trouble behind her back because they were so close, so she came over in advance to occupy him first. Lest anyone take advantage of it.

As she spoke, she took out a bunch of identical keys from her bag and showed them off.

There are three big keys, one is the key to the downstairs door, one is the garage key, and one is the house key; the smaller one is the key to the mailbox.

Because the keys in the father's hand were original, simple and patinated, Xiaopang put the keys away and said, "I still like the keys that my uncle gave me, so please return this new set of keys to your uncle. "

The key given by Lao Li also represents recognition and status in a sense.

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