Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 476 Fit

On June 20, Li Tang, who was pushing his suitcase, felt a heat wave as soon as he walked out of the airport lobby.

Compared with the cool climate of Ningxia, Beijing is too hot. According to the weather forecast, the highest temperature in Beijing these days has been above 35 degrees.

In early summer, the capital in the north is often hotter than Shanghai in the south. At this time of year, Shanghai is generally in the plum rain season, so although it is humid, it is still cool. Beijing is different. During this period, the sun is shining brightly and the weather is dry and hot. If you are not careful, your nose will bleed easily.

"Teacher Li, thank you for your hard work!"

The driver Shen Lin had already been waiting at the door to greet him.

"Master Shen, I'm sorry."

Li Tang handed the suitcase in his hand to Shen Lin and quickly got into the car. The cool temperature inside the car finally made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Not long after, Zhao Luoyao also sat in the passenger seat, turned around and asked, "Teacher Li, shall we go back to the company first?"

"Correct."

Li Tang nodded, and then said, "You don't have to go. I'll let Master Shen take you home directly later."

The little assistant has also been working hard during this period. He has been working with him day and night. It is not easy to stay up like this for more than 20 days in a row.

Zhao Luoyao didn't show any pretense and said, "Then I'll go back to the courtyard to put your luggage before going home."

"Well, you have worked hard during this period. Take a good rest at home for two days. I have nothing to do here."

"Okay, thank you, Teacher Li."

From the end of May to yesterday, he had been busy filming for more than 20 days, and finally completed the filming tasks at various scenic spots in Ningxia ahead of schedule, five days ahead of schedule.

In fact, the filming was not smooth at the beginning. The problem was mainly due to Gao Yuanyuan. But ever since the scene in the Gobi Desert where Yun Lei showed off her showdown to Zhang Danfeng, Gao Yuanyuan seemed to be enlightened all of a sudden, and her progress was so fast that it only took less than half a month to complete the second part of the plan. Ten days of filming.

But strangely enough, Gao Yuanyuan used to like to come to her room to talk about scripts with her when she had nothing to do, but she hasn't been seen since filming the scene in the Gobi Desert.

And the current relationship between the two...

how to say?

In the past, Li Tang knew that Gao Yuanyuan liked him, so he confessed to her. And she doesn't shy away from her love for herself, always trying every possible means to get close, and always being frank. But since that scene, she seems to have changed her style. She no longer takes the initiative to approach, but has a feeling of being distant. This feeling is very similar to Yun Lei's feelings for Zhang Danfeng in the play. She doesn't take the initiative to get closer, but keeps a distance while always having an ambiguous feeling.

Could it be that you are too deep into the drama?

This is always a good thing for filming, as both parties can be more engaged. The only thing Li Tang could do was not to take the initiative to tease others.

Gao Yuanyuan's change in style is like a combination of Xiaopang and Teacher Jiang. It is very lethal to him. If he is not careful, he may fall into it. At that time, he will just grab a handful of dry flour with wet hands. Can't even shake it off.

Currently, the crew still has a few final scenes to shoot in Yinchuan. Today, he took the lead and left the crew early. Because he received a call from director Zhang Yimou, the script of "Man in Jianghu" was finally finalized. On June 21, which is tomorrow, the crew and creators made an appointment to meet at the director's studio and officially entered into the pre-shooting process. Preparations are underway.

Fortunately, he is currently filming two out of three episodes of "The Shadow of a Heroine". The remaining scenes are all shot in Huairou Film and Television City in Beijing and Shidu near Beijing. It is estimated that it will be released in a month at most. Being able to complete it will not affect the preparation of the new play.

Speaking of which, director Zhang Yimou changed the draft of this new drama several times, and it also had many twists and turns. As early as when filming "Hero", the director discussed the script with screenwriters Li Feng and Wang Bing. The original name was "Ming Yue. Flying Knife".

But the director was never satisfied with this script, especially after the success of "Hero", the director requested that the script be completely different from "Hero". For example, the characters in the film don’t use swords, they all use knives. Thus, the storyline with "Flying Knife Gate" as the core was born, and the name of the script was subsequently changed to "People in the Jianghu", which was the version that Li Tang had read.

But it was just the skeleton of a story. When the flesh and blood was filled in, the name was changed to the poetic "Wind, Leaves, Sword, Knife". This name is mainly based on the plot.

Later, while "Hero" was successful, it also attracted a lot of criticism. The main point was that the director could not tell a story just because of the gorgeous pictures. Especially after failing to win at the Berlin Film Festival and then failing to win the Olympics, the director decided to change the way he talked about movies. He no longer worked behind closed doors with screenwriters Li Feng and Wang Bing, but instead invited more than a dozen young writers, directors, and critics. The family came to his studio to participate in the discussion and asked them to give their opinions on the script of the new film as a reference.

What the director never expected was that this discussion almost turned into a "criticism meeting" for the new script. Many industry insiders who participated in the discussion bluntly put forward their own criticisms. The most pointed one was the hit drama "Kangxi's Private Interview" Zou Jingzhi, the famous screenwriter of the "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth" series, almost completely rejected the script and said something particularly unpleasant: "Every character looks too serious, but in fact they are nothing. !" It is said that this sentence greatly stimulated the director, who has been improving the script throughout the epidemic, and after it was finalized, the name was changed to the current "House of Flying Daggers".

Of course, the above are rumors circulating in the industry, but it is true that the director invited writers, directors, and critics to participate in the discussion of the new script, and it is also true that the final version of the script was named "House of Flying Daggers."

Especially after the new script was invited to discuss, the news that the director was going to start a new play spread all of a sudden in the circle. For a while, big names from all walks of life were ready to make a move. There were many people seeking friendship, relying on connections, and even self-recommendations.

This made Li Tang worried about whether his role would be exploited. Sometimes even if the director is interested, he eventually encounters various helpless things during the actual casting process, such as various interests involved by investors, distributors, including superior authorities, etc., and has to compromise.

It wasn't until he received a call from the director that he completely let go of his worries, so he rushed back as soon as he finished filming his scene.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work!"

As soon as Li Tang arrived at the company, he didn't have time to take a sip of water or even sit down when he saw Zeng Jia walking in with a smile and holding a large stack of documents.

"You have to let me take a breath first, right?" Li Tang couldn't help but complain.

Zeng Jia put the documents into categories on his desk one by one: "These are for signing and waiting to be entered into the account, so as not to postpone them to next month; these are for filing and need to be signed; and this, how many signatures does the company plan to sign recently?" A new employee needs the boss’s signature and approval…”

"Okay, okay, you'd better make me a cup of coffee first. You can introduce it to me later when I sign." Li Tang sat down on the sofa, put his feet on the coffee table, and waved his hands in an imageless way. .

Zeng Jia didn't rush him. She smiled and went out to the tea room downstairs to make him a cup of hand-ground coffee. Every time Li Tang told her something, she would never rely on others and always do it herself.

When she handed the coffee to Li Tang, Li Tang put his feet down from the coffee table, sat up straight, and said with a smile: "Take a rest first, take it easy."

Smelling the aroma of coffee, Li Tang knew that these were French Maron Ou coffee beans he brought back from his last trip to Cannes. Fallon Ou is a famous brand of French coffee. Malon Ou's coffee beans are made from the finest Arabica beans and roasted using its unique traditional slow fire process.

Of course, this kind of coffee beans is very expensive and it is impossible to open the supply in the company. Zeng Jia must have ground and brewed it for himself.

"Ning Hao just came back two days ago and has already found a shooting location." Zeng Jia sat down on the sofa next to him and chatted with him.

"Where?"

By the way, after Li Tang and Ning Hao reached an agreement last time, he asked professional screenwriters Zhang Cheng and Yue Xiaojun to help him improve the script, while taking his classmate and good friend Du Jie from the Nortel Photography Department to search for suitable filming locations across the country.

When Li Tang talked to him on the phone some time ago, this guy and Du Jie were still inspecting Wuhan.

"Chongqing!"

"Chongqing?"

Chongqing is Teacher Jiang’s hometown. Li Tang had been to Chongqing twice during the previous road show promotion, but he only passed by in a hurry. The only thing that impressed me most was the two nicknames from Chongqing: "Mountain City" and "Fog City".

Because this is a city built on a mountain, the most common thing is all kinds of stairs, and the roads in the city are all high and low, one after another. At that time, he was thinking that the drivers who could drive in this city must have high driving skills, because the car would slip away if not careful. After all, at that time, most cars had manual transmissions.

Another thing is that the weather there is always foggy, especially in the morning when the road is very wet. When he sees the weather in Chongqing, he always thinks of Teacher Jiang’s snow-white and tender skin.

From the perspective of geographical determinism, it may be the humid and foggy weather here that contributes to Teacher Jiang’s good skin. This is the same as hatching bean sprouts. Only in an environment where water vapor is evaporating can watery bean sprouts be hatched, and water will come out with just a pinch.

Chongqing is located at the intersection of two rivers. It is built on a hilly land along the river. It feels like the city is on the mountain and the mountain is in the city. Due to the narrow roads in the city, I always feel that this city is very lively, and the air seems to be filled with the lingering smell of hot pot.

Reminiscent of his impression of Chongqing, a city full of magic, he suddenly found a natural fit with the storyline in the script of "Big Diamond".

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