Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 479 The fox’s tail is exposed

"Of course there's nothing wrong with him, Lao Bao!"

Ning Hao first said something rude, and then said with a sad face: "It's rare that Teacher Xu Zheng thinks so highly of this drama, but Teacher Li, the role of Security Section Chief has already been selected."

"Who?"

"The Mandarin actor Guo Tao is the one who played Chunsheng in "Alive", and he played the previous "Diamond Commandment", and the effect was quite good. I discussed it with Zhang Cheng and Xiaojun, and decided It's up to him." Ning Hao explained hurriedly.

Guo Tao and Li Tang not only knew but also knew each other. He was the leading actor in the first version of Meng Jinhui's "Rhinoceros in Love", and his acting skills were absolutely impeccable. In addition to "Alive" directed by Zhang Yimou, he also starred with Wang Tong in Wang Xiaoshuai's "Pole Girl". The film was also shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section of the 99 Cannes Film Festival.

In fact, Li Tang also just received a call from Xu Guangtou yesterday. It turned out that Ning Hao had sent an email to Xiao Taohong not long ago. In the email, he praised Xiao Taohong a lot and said that he was hers. Movie fans and loyal admirers made disgusting remarks, and then invited her to play the role of the female lead in "Big Diamond", and also attached a script.

But what he didn't know was that Bald Xu and Xiao Taohong shared the same mailbox. The emails that Xiao Taohong didn't see were seen by Bald Xu first.

Ning Hao, he just won the Special Attention Award in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival. It's a hot time. When Baldy Xu saw the invitation from Ning Hao, he immediately became interested and read the script carefully. He was instantly attracted.

Although Baldy Xu has always regarded himself as a serious drama actor, since "Zhu Bajie" became popular, all the TV series he has acted in are costume light comedies.

From the perspective of a serious drama actor, these roles are very unpopular. But there is no other way, you have to make money.

Now that he has a house, a car, and a wife, he wants to try some different roles. He performed very hard in the previous film "The Surprise" which was postponed. Because he is also the producer of "Surprise", Ning Hao just misunderstood that he was the supervisor sent by the company to the crew.

Of course Baldy Xu knew that Ning Hao was the director contracted by Shengtang Film and Television. Because he was not familiar with Ning Hao, he simply called Li Tang and tried to get the role of the male lead security section chief in "Big Diamond" through the back door.

To be honest, Li Tang really wanted to play this role at first. After all, it was a role he had never tried before. But the current situation is that he has taken on the role of "House of Flying Daggers" directed by Zhang Yimou, and he is still the male lead. Just kidding, this is a big production with an investment of up to 100 million!

At this time, Li Tang finally understood why Matt Damon would give up "Manchester by the Sea" in the future and instead go fight monsters on the Great Wall.

This is no joke at all. One is a Category A blockbuster made by a big director and a big investment, and the other is a work by a new director with a small budget. It is clear how to choose.

That's why he agreed to Baldy Xu to help him match up with Ning Hao, and he also made it clear to Baldy Xu on the phone that the company would not interfere in this drama, and that the director Ning Hao would have the final say. This sentence aroused Xu Guangtou's great envy and jealousy at that time.

This guy has always dreamed of being a director. If someone invests in it and wastes the opportunity without any interference, he can only dream of it.

Li Tang dismissed him with one sentence: "If you can come up with a reliable script like "Big Diamond", no problem, Shengtang Film and Television will still invest in you and won't interfere, but the prerequisite is that you can sign the contract. .”

But now comparing Guo Tao and Xu Guangtou, the role of the security section chief in the script who has little ambition but is very persistent and upright is indeed more suitable for the role of Guo Tao, who looks honest and honest. As for Xu Guangtou, actually It has nothing to do with the word "integrity", and it's almost as good as playing a profiteer.

Li Tang couldn't help but nodded, and joked at the same time: "Originally, I also wanted to play the role of the security section chief, but luckily I didn't mention it, otherwise it would be quite embarrassing, oh?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Ning Hao came over and said, "Mr. Li, are you testing me? You said that for someone as big as you, to be able to star in my movie is of course a dream. Originally, I created a role specially for you. Although the role is not much, it is absolutely brilliant. I don’t know how to tell you!"

When Li Tang heard this, he immediately sneered and said, "After talking for a long time, you still don't agree to let me play the role of security section chief!"

"No no no!"

Ning Hao quickly explained: "Mr. Li, listen to me, I think about it this way. I think it's not worth it for you to spend two or three months on my drama. Besides, haven't you already accepted Zhang Yimou?" The director’s new movie is out, so there will definitely be conflicts during this schedule. That’s why I specially prepared a role for you that won’t take up too much time during the schedule, but is guaranteed to be absolutely brilliant.”

Hearing that this guy was absolutely brilliant, Li Tang was interested, and he couldn't help but said: "Oh, which character? Isn't it the real estate boss?"

Because he felt that apart from the security section chief, he was suitable for the villain role of the real estate boss. He couldn't let himself play a petty thief.

Ning Hao blinked his eyes and said, "Teacher Li, what do you think of the role of the international thief?"

"International thief?" Li Tang couldn't help but be stunned and said in surprise: "Isn't this the character of a foreigner?"

"Originally, I wanted to find a foreigner to play this role, but then I thought about it, and I was afraid that the foreigner wouldn't be able to achieve the effect I wanted. Think about it, why does the international thief have to be a foreigner? Can't we Chinese do the same? , or they are overseas Chinese, uh... similar to the French Foreign Legion or mercenaries. Anyway, they are better at skills and look very professional at first glance. Look at you, you are already good at martial arts, and action scenes are good for you. There is no problem at all, and your foreign languages ​​are very good. You can play a character who is very skilled and professional, and speaks fluent foreign languages, but your Chinese is very stiff. In this case, the comedy effect will be better The child came out..."

Out of habitual thinking and the fact that the international thief was not mentioned much in the original script, Li Tang instinctively thought that this was a foreigner character.

At this time, after listening to Ning Hao's long speech, I felt that it made sense. He just described a character similar to "ABC". If you think about it carefully, it does have a comedic effect.

At the end, Ning Hao pointed to the script in Li Tang's hand and emphasized: "The current script has strengthened the role of the international thief Mike. I think you will be interested in this character after reading it."

Originally, Li Tang was just joking when he said that he wanted to play the role of the Security Section Chief. Now that he heard that Ning Hao really planned to let him play a role in this drama, he inevitably hesitated. The only reason was that he was worried about the relationship with director Zhang Yimou. The new movie has a schedule conflict.

"So when do you plan to start filming this drama?"

"The filming location has been decided. Now I am working on the filming plan with Lao Bao, including preliminary preparations and finding actors. Well, if everything goes well, we may start shooting in September." Ning Hao said thoughtfully.

It's already the end of June. If the production starts in September, there will only be a little over two months left to complete the calculation. If you really want to calculate the time, it will be quite tight.

Li Tang also thought about it secretly in his mind and said: "I can't answer you right now. First, I have to read the script. The other thing is that as you just said, if the new movie directed by Zhang Yimou is on schedule, If there is a conflict, then I can only say sorry."

When Ning Hao heard this, he immediately became anxious and said hurriedly: "Teacher Li, don't bother me! This is our own company's movie, so there must be a big shot to support it. Besides, you are the boss of the company, so you have to help us no matter what!"

Oh, the fox's tail is finally exposed. Ganqing just wants to use his name to attract attention. No wonder he will exaggerate the role of the international thief Mike.

With Ning Hao's usual thief style, this guy will definitely make use of all available resources. But what he said is correct. After all, it is a movie invested by his company. As a boss, he has to find ways to contribute both emotionally and rationally. If the movie in the future is popular and does well at the box office, it will be a win-win result.

However, he hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said: "I really want to help, but if there is a conflict with the schedule, I really can't help. But don't worry, if the movie can be released smoothly in the future, then I will definitely cooperate with the promotion in the name of the producer."

He has thought about this kind of thing very clearly. After filming "The Shadow", his focus will shift to director Zhang Yimou's new drama "House of Flying Daggers".

Being able to play the role of the male lead in a film directed by Zhang Yimou is believed to be the highest goal for all Chinese actors, and this may be the only opportunity in his life. He would never do anything like losing watermelons and picking sesame seeds, even if it was a concession to a movie invested by his company.

Ning Hao looked disappointed. He was about to open his mouth to persuade, but then he thought that everything had not been settled yet. Even Li Tang himself was not sure, and everything he said was in vain.

Zeng Jia happened to walk in at this time and said: "Brother, the seats at the Diyuan Restaurant of the 21st Century Hotel have been reserved, and I have also informed Brother Zheng and Sister Taohong that they will arrive on time."

Li Tang raised his wrist and looked at the time. It was almost half past five in the afternoon. He stood up and said, "Okay, then we should leave now."

After saying that, he looked at Zeng Jia specifically and asked, "Jia Jia, are you really not going?"

Zeng Jia still shook his head, pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Brother, please spare me, I still have to work!"

On the other hand, Ning Hao, who was on the side, immediately regained his composure and once again showed his iconic and at the same time very confusing and honest smile.

Speaking of which, today was the first time that he was lucky enough to meet his goddess Xiao Taohong face to face and sit at the same table to eat. In addition to looking forward to it, he felt a little nervous.

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