Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 46
"Finished?"

When Li Tang dragged his suitcase and knocked on the door of his ex-girlfriend's house, Li Binbin was surprised.

Today is December [-]th, and Li Tang finished half a month earlier than the original schedule.

"Well, after filming the last scene tonight, it's over."

Li Tang changed his shoes and sat comfortably on the sofa.

"Then you won't call ahead, I'll pick you up!"

"Forget it, there are many reporters on the production team, so as not to be photographed, it's troublesome." Li Tang shook his head.

After "Returning the Pearl" became popular, it not only attracted countless movie fans, but also attracted a lot of media. There were often reporters squatting over the crew, and even a strange face like him was stopped by reporters several times.

Li Binbin opened the suitcase and was packing it. His movements suddenly froze, but then he packed it up quickly, skipping the topic just now, and asked, "Are you hungry, what do you want to eat?"

"What's in the house?"

Because he was going to be filming at night, he didn't eat much for dinner, so he was indeed a bit hungry at the moment.

"Dumplings, noodles, how about I fry two dishes and have a drink?"

"Have a drink."

Li Tang was a little moved, and it was finished, as if a burden had been unloaded. He was feeling physically and mentally exhausted at the moment, and drinking some wine just relieved his fatigue.

"Go and take out the package of shrimps in the refrigerator and soak them in water to thaw."

Li Binbin picked up a pile of dirty clothes and walked to the bathroom.

"Oh."

Li Tang lazily responded.

As soon as he lifted his butt, he saw a typed manuscript on the coffee table with four big characters "Going Home for the New Year" written on it. It was obviously a script, but in a line of small characters next to the four big characters, he saw "Yu Hua" The name immediately caught his attention.

Yu Hua's original memory tells him that he has never read most of them, but because of the film "To Live" directed by Zhang Yimou adapted from Hua's work, the original memory has a deep impression on him. twice.

Li Tang picked it up and looked at it, but he couldn't find the director's name. Besides Yu Hua's name, there were two other names in the screenwriter column, but they were all unfamiliar and I hadn't heard of them.

It's just that he was a little unsure if this "Yu Hua" was really the "Yu Hua" who wrote "To Live", so he opened it to see what was written.

At the beginning, it was written about a reorganized family. The parents each brought a daughter. The two daughters did not like each other, and the family relationship was very tense.Immediately afterwards, a fierce conflict broke out surrounding the loss of five yuan at home, and the eldest daughter accidentally killed the younger daughter.

Seeing this, Li Tang couldn't help but take a deep breath. In just the beginning, the dramatic conflict is very big. First, it is a conflict of family conflicts, and then it develops into a conflict of beating someone to death and tearing a family apart.

At this time, Li Binbin came out of the bathroom and saw Li Tang still sitting on the sofa, so he asked, "Have you soaked the shrimp?"

"Ouch!"

So distracted, I forgot about it.

Li Tang got up quickly.

"Forget it, forget it, let me do it."

Li Binbin rolled his eyes and hurriedly walked into the kitchen.

The reason why Li Tang broke up with his ex-girlfriend and is still inseparable until now, apart from the fact that his first love is unforgettable, a big reason is because of his ex-girlfriend's ability.

For example, as soon as he walked in, needless to say, his ex-girlfriend quickly helped him pack his suitcase, hang up his coat, put away his clean clothes, and take out his dirty clothes for washing.

He usually cleans the house, cooks, manages money, and has taken good care of him for three years together.If it weren't for the career-minded ex-girlfriend, she would really be a very good wife candidate.

Well, since his ex-girlfriend went to work, Li Tang sat down and continued to read the script.

The eldest daughter named Tao Lan was taken away by the police, and then the story jumped to 17 years later.Li Tang wrenched his fingers and did some calculations. The beginning of the story should have happened in the early 80s, when five yuan was really a lot of money.

On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve 17 years later, Tao Lan, who had served 17 years in prison, was allowed to go home for the New Year because of his good behavior.This is her first time going home, and she will be released after serving her sentence in one year.

A female police officer in the prison is also very happy today, because this is the first time she has the opportunity to celebrate the New Year with her family after serving as a prison guard for three years.

At the station, many family members of the prisoners were waiting here when they were notified by the prison. Only Tao Lan had no one to pick her up. She felt that her family might not welcome her.A policewoman happened to pass by, and she decided to send Tao Lan home first, and then return to her own home.

The story in the middle section tells the journey home of the policewoman and Tao Lan.Tao Lan, who has been in prison for 17 years, is completely out of tune with the current urban feeling, and the female policeman plays an important role in her journey home.

During their short journey home, what they felt was a long indifference, which existed in the information gap with their families and beside the demolished ruins.When the family is nowhere to be found, the feeling of helplessness creeps into the hearts of two young women, one a cop and one a prisoner, and it's not a happy return.

"Hey, don't look, let's eat!"

Before the script is finished, the ex-girlfriend has already prepared the dishes.

A plate of freshly cut red sausage, cold cucumber, fried shrimp, and a pot of five-year-old flower carvings.

When filming Xiao Jian's appearance last time, Li Tang felt that Xiao Jian's line "Chen Shao is good" was very compelling, so he bought a box of flower carvings and put them in his ex-girlfriend's house on a whim. have a drink.

The warm rice wine warmed his stomach, but it was hard to relieve the chill in his heart—the story in the script was too cold.

"Hey, what about the script?"

The ex-girlfriend accompanied him for a drink, but he just picked cucumbers to eat.

"It's not over yet."

Li Tang shook his head, he couldn't say it well, or he didn't want to say it.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't like this script at all, it was too cold, too heavy, and too cruel.

It is also a fringe theme, Lou Ye's "Suzhou River" at least has love, at least there are good things, but he can't see a glimmer of hope in this script.He even regretted reading this script a bit, and it turned off his appetite. The Q bomb shrimp chewed like wax in his mouth.

"What are they looking for, Tao Lan?" Li Tang hesitated and asked.

"No, it's a policewoman."

Li Binbin hesitated for a moment, then said: "If it's Tao Lan, I might take this role."

"Hey, don't you want to pick it up?" Li Tang was taken aback.

Although he doesn't like the script, it cannot be denied that it is a good script, with female themes, dramatic conflicts, and profound social problems revealed.For actors, this kind of script is rare.

Li Binbin shook his head and said distressedly: "The schedule is not right. If I accept this scene, I will report to the crew immediately, and I will go to the prison to experience life for a period of time, and then I will have to shoot until the end of February next year. Not only will I go to Hong Kong No way, I can’t even go home for the Chinese New Year. This year, my parents, Xiuxiu and I have agreed to go back to my hometown for the Chinese New Year..."

She Balabala said a lot, and then added: "Not to mention that there is not much money!"

Li Tang finally understands, the bottom line is that the money is not in place.

Although he felt a little regretful, he didn't want to say much, so he asked casually, "Who is the director of this play?"

"Zhang Yuan!"

"Who?"

"Zhang Yuan, that's the director who was banned five years ago and was just lifted this year."

"You don't even take his plays?" Li Tang looked in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)