Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 398 Preparation for the performance

"Auntie Sha, the black film inside needs to be removed, otherwise it will be very fishy!"

"Put a little salt on it and add a little pepper to marinate the wedding bells."

"The pot must be heated first, and then add oil... For frying, add a little more oil."

When the second brother illegally immigrated to the United States, he worked in a restaurant owned by his hometown. He was deported back to his hometown. The eldest brother was a restaurant owner at home.It shows the origin of family education. His father is probably a master chef, and he helps with weddings and weddings in the village.This is very common in rural areas, and basically every village will have such a master.

Li Tang was wearing a meal bill from a canteen master chef and stood in front of the stove, operating it gracefully.He doesn't know how to cook, but he owns a restaurant after all and has seen a lot. As long as he is determined to learn, he can learn it pretty quickly.And he was not satisfied with just learning how to cook, but he had to learn everything from killing fish to washing vegetables to chopping and cooking.

At the same time, he not only learned to cook, but also learned the local accent from the local chef.

The movie "Wandering" does not require all dialogues to be in dialect, but it must have that flavor.

A dish of braised fish was quickly cooked and put on the plate. Li Tang took it out personally and placed it on the table: "Auntie braised fish, please seven for everyone!"

"Hey, Teacher Li, you Hu Jianpong learns things very quickly."

The speaker was a girl who looked to be about 20 years old. After getting to know Li Tang in the past two days, she seemed to be relying on a small business.

Li Tang didn't mind. This girl played the role of the second brother's girlfriend in the play. She was considered the leading female lead. However, her role mainly served the second brother. She didn't have much of a role. It was just a touch of beauty in the second brother's gloomy life. Bright colors.

"Yanzi, please change seven times and don't make too many hairs." Li Tang deliberately said with a straight face.

This sentence made everyone at the table laugh, and someone said: "Teacher Li, this sentence is the most similar to what you said. I can't tell that you are a foreigner at all."

"Wandering" is just like Wang Xiaoshuai's previous small-budget style, with only four main characters, the second brother played by Li Tang, the eldest brother played by Zhao Yiwei, an actor from the Beijing Film Studio Actors Troupe, and the second brother played by Yan Zi in front of him. The girlfriend, the younger girl, and the sister-in-law played by the actress Hu Jianrenyi.Some other scattered characters, such as the second brother's father-in-law, friends, mayor, etc., are all actors from Wang Xiaoshuai's old unit-Hu Jian Film Studio.

Wang Xiaoshuai picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the plate of braised fish that was just served. He nodded and said, "It tastes great. Li Tang, do you know how to cook side dishes?"

"It doesn't cost anything. You just watch a lot and you learn quickly. Of course, my master teaches it well. The braised braised auntie in the department is to take care of your taste, director. We usually make soy sauce."

Although Wang Xiaoshuai left Shanghai when he was very young with his parents who supported the third-line construction, after all, the surrounding environment where he grew up was Shanghainese who supported the third-line construction, so not only did he speak with a Shanghai accent, but he also liked the taste of Shanghai cuisine. Thick oily red sauce.

As Li Tang spoke, he pulled out a stool and sat down. The people next to him hurriedly poured him a glass of beer, and someone else offered him a cigarette.He nodded and took the cigarette, raised his butt slightly, reached for the lighter that was handed over, held the fire with his hands, lit it and patted the back of the other person's hand to express his gratitude, then took a deep breath and exhaled a long stream of smoke. A set of movements flows smoothly.

Apart from drinking and eating, I almost always hold a cigarette in my mouth, squinting my eyes and tilting my head slightly. Occasionally, I take it out and flick the ashes.

Why do you keep holding a cigarette in your mouth? It seems that the villagers here often smoke with a cigarette in their mouth instead of holding a cigarette in their mouth?In fact, this area is full of fishermen. When fishing or mending fishing nets, fishermen always work with both hands. Over time, they have developed the habit of holding cigarettes in their mouths.

Wang Xiaoshuai has been watching Li Tang's state, and he can't help but nod secretly in his heart. Some people's success is not accidental.Although Li Tang was the last to report to the crew, he had obviously done his homework, including his accent, which he picked up very quickly.

It's just that he is in this state now. For example, he has been chatting and laughing with several young actors from Hu Jian Film Studio on the table with Hu Jian's ordinary hair. He also makes fun of Yanzi from time to time, and is silent and silent with his originally designed second brother. Introversion is the complete opposite.

The two had argued about this before. Li Tang believed that the second brother had a cheerful and unrestrained personality from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have a bunch of buddies around him.As for the reticence shown in the script, it is just a kind of depression after his suffering experience.It can also be understood as a sign that he has been to the United States and seen the world and is no longer able to chat with those around him, and simply does not want to talk.

In fact, Wang Xiaoshuai is also a stubborn person, otherwise he would not have been included and still refused to compromise, so he jumped out of the system to work alone again.The result was that no one convinced the other, and Li Tang completely went his own way, which gave him a headache.But every time he saw the lively interactions between Li Tang and the actors who played the role of the second brother's companions, he couldn't help but waver in his previous persistence.

At this time, someone happened to ask: "Mr. Li, I heard that "Hero" was nominated for the Oscar. Do you think there is hope this time?" Oscar is undoubtedly the pinnacle of film awards in the minds of Chinese people. Maybe this time The success of Beijing's bid for the Olympics gave the Chinese people great confidence, and for a while some people even shouted the slogan "Run for the Olympics".

This "win" is to win the Oscar. For Chinese-language films, the greatest honor is the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

These days, the Chinese people who have not experienced the changes in the international situation and have not been severely beaten by reality are still relatively simple. Although many unpleasant things have happened in the past, most Chinese people, especially the elite, still regard the United States as a beacon. It seems that as long as our movies can win At the Oscars, being recognized by the United States means that Chinese films will go global.

But actually...

In Li Tang's impression, the nominated "Hero" did not win the Oscar as the Chinese people expected. Even in the long history of the future, except for Cheng Long who won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award once, there will be no Chinese People and Chinese films won any awards in this "American Golden Rooster Awards".

There are a total of five films shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film this time. In addition to "Heroes", there are also the Mexican film "The Crime of Padre Amaro", the Finnish film "The Man Without a Past", the German film "Homeless", and the Dutch film "Hotel Paradis".

Among the four shortlisted films, the only one that Li Tang has an impression of is the German film "No Home".The reason is simple, because this movie is the winner in the end.

This film is adapted from the autobiographical novel by Stephanie Zellweger and tells the story of the Redrich family who fled to Africa in 1938 to escape the Nazi persecution of the Jews.In fact, as soon as the nominations were announced, anyone familiar with the rules of the Hollywood game knew very well that this film would be the best choice for the Best Foreign Language Film Award at this year's Oscars.

On the one hand, biographical themes have always been very popular in Oscar selections, but more importantly, this is a Jewish theme, a Jewish theme that describes the persecution of the Nazis during World War II.

After the end of World War II, Jews have been tirelessly telling their sufferings using the media they control and literary and artistic works including movies.It has become a kind of political correctness now, not to mention that many of the Hollywood bosses behind the scenes are Jewish themselves.

The results are obvious.

Faced with this question at this time, Li Tang just glanced at the person who asked the question, then lowered his head and took a puff of cigarette.He didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that "Hero" was destined not to win the award and ruin everyone's interest, but he didn't want to lie.

When the atmosphere at the dinner table became a little awkward, someone immediately helped to smooth things over: "Hey, isn't "Heroes" also shortlisted for the Golden Globe Awards? It is said that the Golden Globe Awards are the benchmark for the Oscars. The Golden Globe Awards will be held in a few days. It’s time to award awards, and if “Hero” wins, I think there’s a good chance it will win an Oscar!”

"Hey, besides "Heroes", what other movies are shortlisted for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film?"

The topic was immediately changed.

Although the people present here are all unknown young actors, it does not prevent them from being insiders who talk about those unattainable international awards and discuss them one after another.

Li Tang turned his head and glanced at the excited faces. He couldn't help but sigh secretly and turned back to look at the door.

They were in a small town by the Hu Jianlian River. It was built on the mountain. There was an S-shaped concrete road from high to low at the door. The road was not wide, only four or five meters, and could only accommodate one car. Passage.

The room where they were eating was the most important scene in the movie.This is a two-story house. The main room on the ground floor is where the eldest brother's family operates a restaurant. There is a door panel at the door, but there is nothing there yet.When it comes time to shoot, yellow enamel basins will be placed on the door panel, containing various side dishes, both meat and vegetable.There will be a small blackboard hanging next to it with the words "Guest meal, two meat and two vegetables, five yuan per guest."

The cement road at the door is a small street, and there is a two-story residential house opposite. But through the gap between the houses, you can vaguely see the gray sea in the distance.

Li Tang's eyes at this time were erratic, empty and unfocused, and his only movement was to take a puff of cigarette from time to time.

This scene made Wang Xiaoshuai's eyes light up. At this moment, he finally found what his second brother looked like. Yes, the second brother he imagined when he wrote the script should look like this.There was a lot of excitement nearby, but he just sat there smoking silently.

As a graduate of Nortel's directing department, he certainly knows that the cheerful personality Li Tang showed before seems to be just a prelude to performance.

At the same time, he had to admit that Li Tang had a more accurate understanding of the characters. Only in this lively atmosphere could the second brother's incompatible silence be reflected.How could a person who is silent and introverted be exposed to such lively scenes all the time?
　I had something to do today, so I came back late. I hurriedly caught up and rushed through a chapter.Two updates tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)