Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 326 The qualities of a good man

In Fushun, there are only two concepts in Li Tang's original memory: the coal mine and Uncle Leifeng.

Fushun is very close to Shenyang, the capital of Leoning. It is only about an hour's drive from Shenyang's Taoxian Airport to the FS city.This is a typical old industrial city. With the reform of state-owned enterprises in recent years, the whole city looks very depressed.

Occasionally, I see pedestrians walking in a hurry on the roadside. Most of them don’t seem to see any smiles or hope on their faces, but more of numbness, helplessness and melancholy.

And as long as there are coal mines, there are two industries that are inseparable: steel and power generation. From a distance, you can see the towering chimneys spewing thick smoke.The sky above the entire city is gray, and the concentration of PM10 is estimated to be quite high.

But in a sense, these factories that are still smoking are lucky. At least they are still operating and producing.Unlike most of the dilapidated factories seen on the roadside, they have long been empty and desolate.And this kind of picture is exactly in line with the consistent gray elements in Lou Ye's movies.

Although the city looks very shabby, the hotels here are quite good, magnificent and with luxurious facilities.Li Tang checked into a nice suite as soon as he arrived.

"Ziyi needs no introduction, this is Mr. Hiroshi Nakamura from Japan, and this is Li Tang, he plays Situ."

In the private room of the hotel restaurant, the three leading actors were present, and producer Nai An gave a brief introduction.

"Hello, Mr. Nakamura!"

"Mr. Li, hello!"

Nakamura Heng bowed to Li Tang and greeted Li Tang with a blunt Chinese saying like "There is an old saying in China..." His attitude seemed very sincere and enthusiastic, followed by a series of jabbering Japanese.

Li Tang learned Japanese from his Japanese girlfriend in his previous life, which was almost level [-], and he could basically understand it. It was nothing more than admiration and praise for Li Tang's achievement of winning the Best Actor Award in the Against the Current category at the Venice Film Festival last year.As for the Golden Rooster Award and the like, they didn't mention it at all.

This is normal, what is recognized internationally is international awards.Just like we don't care much about Bangzi's Blue Dragon Award, Benzi's Film Academy Award, etc. We only recognize awards from the Busan Film Festival and Tokyo International Film Festival.

Seeing that the other party was so polite, Li Tang didn't want to be too cold and responded with a bow, while also showing off a few words in Japanese.The result was yet another wave of praise.

In fact, East Asian countries have similar cultures. Because they were backward in modern times, they all have a history of humiliation, and they are somewhat unconfident in their bones.Just like when you see a foreigner in China who can speak Chinese, you always feel very friendly and have a lot of face. Japanese people also have this mentality.In particular, Li Tang spoke with a pure Tokyo accent, which made Toru Nakamura, a native of Tokyo, feel particularly at ease.

As an idol, Nakamura Hiroshi is definitely a handsome guy. His eyes are bright and clear in black and white, his nose is high, his face is slightly long but his bones are clear, his lines are smooth, and his overall appearance is tough and melancholy.

If you have no impression of Toru Nakamura, you can refer to Takeshi Kaneshiro. They are considered the same type of handsome Japanese guys.

After dealing with Zhong Cunheng, Li Tang took some time and said to Zhang Ziyi: "Miss Zhang, I'm sorry, long time no see!"

His first meeting with Zhang Ziyi dates back to the opening ceremony of the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Festival in Changchun. At that time, Xiao Zhang, who had just debuted, followed director Zhang Yimou to promote her debut film "My Father and Mother".

Oh, I almost forgot, Li Tang remembered that there was another male mistress in the publicity team at that time who was Gong Li, who was also a newcomer at the time.I have to say that the entertainment industry is really small. The mistress of Director Zhang Yimou’s ex-girlfriend made his debut in a movie directed by Zhang Yimou. In other words, the actor who made his debut in a movie directed by Zhang Yimou became the married ex-girlfriend of Director Zhang Yimou. The male mistress.

Going around in circles always makes sense.

I digressed again and came back to Zhang Ziyi.

It was precisely because of Director Zhang Yimou's courtesy to Li Tang that classmate Zhang was impressed by Li Tang from the beginning.Human relationships are so wonderful, and the first impression often determines the depth and breadth of the relationship.

So now, even though Xiao Zhang is very popular and has become a leading figure in the country's first-tier florets, he is still very enthusiastic when he sees Li Tang and says with a smile: "Teacher Li, you are fine!"

As he said that, he even opened his arms and hugged Li Tang.

Li Tang was somewhat flattered. After all, classmate Xiao Zhang had now moved to Hollywood. More importantly, in his previous life, he had also heard about classmate Xiao Zhang's deeds in Hollywood, such as his love affair with an old Jew.

People often say that Li Tang, a time-traveler, doesn't know anything, so he might as well not have time-travelled.To be honest, these are all issues viewed from one’s own perspective. In his previous life, Li Tang was a Chinese-American born in the United States, and he was also the kind of banana person that everyone often calls him.

It's just that Li Tang's family situation is different. His parents are from Kochi and have not relaxed their education on traditional Chinese culture.But the mainstream education Li Tang received in school since childhood was still American education, which is no different from Americans. In other words, he was an American in his previous life.The entertainment industry in the United States is extremely developed, whether it is music or film and television works.As a result, the so-called Chinese music or movies have naturally become insignificant, and they will not pay attention to them at all. Unless there are Chinese stars who appear in Hollywood movies to make them look familiar, they may have an impression.

Some people may complain, but that's the truth.Because he has lived in the United States since he was a child, received an American education, can speak fluent Chinese, is proficient in Chinese writing and reading comprehension, and understands some Chinese history. For a Chinese, this is the limit.

As for those Chinese movies and Chinese stars that have insufficient international influence, I can only say sorry.Unless it's someone like Director Zhang Yimou who enjoys international reputation, or someone like Xiao Zhang who has been in Hollywood.Including the little girl from the United States who stole the role of chubby Wang Yuyan. When he saw the photo, he felt familiar at first. After thinking about it carefully, wow, isn't this Hua Mulan!
In fact, Chinese people like them still have an advantage. With China's rapid rise in the next 20 years, both the economic level and the international voice will occupy an increasing proportion.Many Chinese Americans choose to return to their home country for development, or earn money from China and spend it in the United States, enjoying national treatment from both countries at the same time.

Many will also create various characters, such as graduating from an Ivy League school, being outstanding in a certain field, and then returning to China to make money under the banner of patriotism.Some are pure Chinese, and there are also half-Chinese and half-Ansa mixed-race children. In fact, in the final analysis, they are all for making money.

Li Tang was the same in his previous life. He couldn't survive in the United States. Considering the weakness of his domestic acting career, he also wanted to return to China to make a lot of money. As a result, he died before he left for the war, and finally fell at the gunpoint of Nico Zero Yuan Gou. Down.

"No, no, no, no, I don't dare to be a teacher in front of you, please call me by name." Li Tang said quickly.

"Then I'll call you Brother Li! Brother Li, I wanted to meet you last time on the set of "Hero", but unfortunately I never had the chance. Now, we can finally work together."

Classmate Xiao Zhang is very good at talking. She is still very young at this time, and she is unscrupulous with her bare face.

She is not a traditional Chinese beauty. Her skin is not white but rather yellowish, with a lot of small freckles dotted here and there. The background color may be different, so she does not look as exaggerated as a Westerner.

But her face is very small, a typical slap face. Her bones look very smooth. She is beautiful in her bones but not in her skin. The most important thing is that her eyes are very clear. Especially when she looks at you, she gives people a sense of confusion. The feeling of concentration.

Ignorance is innocence, concentration is seriousness, these two are the two essential things for a good actor.Therefore, Xiao Zhang’s ability to reach today is not only due to luck, but also due to her own conditions and abilities.

Still the same sentence: Opportunities come to the prepared mind!

are you ready?If you are worthless, no matter how many great opportunities fall to you, it will probably be in vain.

Li Tang was also looking forward to it: "Well, it's a pleasure to cooperate!"

In fact, Xiao Zhang’s enthusiastic attitude towards Li Tang is not only the courtesy shown by Director Zhang Yimou in his first impression, but also Li Tang’s own strength.

In addition to a handsome appearance, an excellent man must also have a profound background, the ability to stand out from the crowd, and the ability to make money.

Except for Li Tang's background, which is weak, everything else seems to be basically satisfactory.A perfect representative of potential stocks and high-quality men.

Of course, it can't be said that Li Tang has no background at all. Xiao Zhang knew his classmate before, and the newly minted Golden Horse Award winner Liu Ye was also vying for the role of Situ, and even hoped that she could act as a lobbyist for her old classmates.

Li Tang was able to get this role not only because he had cooperated with Lou Ye before, but more importantly because the two families are said to be family friends.After learning the inside story, Xiao Zhang decisively rejected the request of his old classmate to act as a lobbyist.

As for ability, in addition to the most basic acting skills, it is no longer news in the industry that Li Tang can speak fluent English. Many people also associate him with his biological mother in the United States; and this time he participated in the Cannes Film Festival, although No matter what award he won, the video of him being interviewed by the French media in French was quickly circulated.

At this time, Chinese people are still very enthusiastic and yearning for mastering a foreign language, especially celebrities, who are even rarer.It actually attracted a wave of moderate popularity to Li Tang.At this time, classmate Xiao Zhang witnessed that Li Tang could actually communicate with Zhong Cunheng in Japanese, and his curiosity and envy became even more intense.After all, as someone who claims to have "successfully entered Hollywood", she knows the importance of being proficient in a foreign language.

For this alone, in her mind Li Tang was a very good man.

Of course, classmate Xiao Zhang may not necessarily be able to like Li Tang at this time, because at this time she is harboring the ambition to conquer the other side of the ocean.But this does not conflict with her admiration for the excellent man in front of her, or does not exclude the possibility of something happening with this excellent man during the cooperation.

This meal is not only a feast, but also a process of communication.

As long as he talks about movies, Lou Ye will break the social fear persona and can even be described as eloquent.

But the process is slow. The reason is that although Hyung Nakamura has acted in several Hong Kong movies, his Chinese skills are very poor. He can only say some simple greetings, no matter how complicated it is.The scene was equipped with a translator, but when it came to some movie-specific vocabulary, the translator was confused, so Li Tang had to take on the role of translator again.

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