Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 5

Lou Ye has been troubled recently. Last year, he planned to produce the first domestic digital film project "Super City" joined by young Chinese directors, but it could not be completed due to various reasons.

I had nothing to shoot, so I wrote a script and wanted to shoot something I wanted to shoot.During this time, he often wandered along the Suzhou Creek with his old [-]mm camera, looking for inspiration.

Making a movie requires money, and his good friend Nai’an was willing to invest, but he didn’t want the other party to bear all the risks, so he approached the Shanghai Film Studio through his relationship, contacted and bought the factory bid, and hoped to get a part of the investment.

But Shanghai Film Studio's response was flat, and it took a long time without an accurate answer. Today he plans to come to talk with him in person. If it doesn't work, he can only think of other ways.

On Monday morning, the roads in the downtown area were very congested, and he drove the Santana stop and go.When he was waiting for a red light at an intersection, his aimless gaze suddenly froze.

There was a motorcycle parked not far in front of him, with a familiar figure and model, he recognized at a glance that it was Li Tang who had just met yesterday.A girl was sitting in the back seat, with her arms around her waist, very intimate.

A smile appeared on the corner of Lou Ye's mouth. All along, his impression of Li Tang was that of a kid next door. In a blink of an eye, the kid has grown up and has a girlfriend.

After a while, the motorcycle started, the girl lay on the boy's back, and the motorcycle shuttled through the traffic.

Looking at the distant figure, Lou Ye suddenly felt that this scene was very familiar, especially like a scene described in the script.

"Beep beep..."

Lou Ye suddenly woke up when the horn of the car behind him sounded. Only then did he realize that the green light had already been turned on.

……

"I'll be back tomorrow morning, go straight to the set, don't pick me up, bye!"

After sending his ex-girlfriend to the gate of the station, Li Tang turned around and rode to the Shanghai Film Studio next door.

The audition location was in a small building in the Shanghai Film Studio. Someone registered at the door, received the resume, issued a number plate, and then waited for the number to be called.

There were already a dozen people sitting in the lounge, and as soon as he poked his head, he heard someone calling, "Li Tang, here it is."

He looked up, hey, old classmate!
"Boss Ren, you're here too!"

In addition to old classmates, there were several familiar faces present, and he greeted them one by one.

"It's just the two of us in our class, where are Lao Liu and Da Lao Wang?"

After sitting down, Li Tang muttered.

The old Liu is Liu Xiaofeng, and the big old Wang is Wang Yanan. They are both their classmates. After graduation, they were assigned to the Actors Troupe of Shanghai Film Studio.

"They get the moon first if they are close to the water."

Ren Zhenquan looked left and right, leaned over and said in a low voice, "I heard that the old man has been pre-decided to be the number one male in this drama."

"Oh."

Li Tang was not surprised. Wang Yanan was the first to come out of their class of 93 to film. He played the male lead in the first film. Last year, he starred in the movie "My Love, My Blood" with Wanwan idol singer Yi Nengjing, and won the Hundred Flowers Award. Nominated for Best Actor.

To be honest, when Ren Zhenquan heard the news at first, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Seeing Li Tang's indifferent look, he froze for a moment, and then laughed at himself, "I'm just here to try my luck."

Li Tang took a look at him, and changed the subject, "Hey, how is your restaurant business?"

Regardless of how thin he is, he is very delicious. After graduation, he opened a small restaurant specializing in Sichuan cuisine, which is also the origin of the nickname "Boss Ren".

When it came to business, Ren Zhenquan's eyes lit up immediately, but he still said modestly: "So-so, it's okay. There are a few more private rooms upstairs."

"Sure! Boss Ren, the boss has grown up now." Li Tang laughed.

He visited that Sichuan restaurant a few times when it first opened, and it seemed that the business was doing well.It's just that he can't eat spicy food, and the distance is far away, so he hasn't been there for a long time.

His family also runs a restaurant, so he is well aware of the hardships involved.My father had connections and capital back then to build the restaurant to its current scale.It is really not easy for Ren Zhenquan, a foreigner, to run a small restaurant in just half a year.

"Normal, average. I'm looking forward to clearing up my foreign debts soon..."

Ren Zhenquan paused in the middle of his speech, because when it comes to foreign debts, one person will inevitably be involved.

He looked at Li Tang, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Binbin is coming over these two days, uh, shoot an advertisement with me."

Li Tang smiled without hiding anything, and said, "I came here yesterday, and I just sent her to the station to go to Hangzhou."

"Really? What's the situation? You got back together?"

Ren Zhenquan was surprised, three question marks in a row, and then showed a complicated expression.

"No, how is it possible." Li Tang shook his head.

Ren Zhenquan secretly heaved a sigh of relief, clicked his tongue twice, and pretended to regret: "It's not realistic for you two to be in Shanghai and the other in Beijing."

In fact, Li Tang knew his reaction well.He and Li Binbin are from the same hometown, and the relationship has always been very close.Li Binbin had pursued many people back then. Although he never confessed his love, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this guy was actually one of his admirers.

People who try out the show come in and out, ranging from three to four minutes to ten minutes or so. Those who come out are either disappointed or uncontrollably excited.

Ren Zhenquan went in, and it took about seven or eight minutes before he came out.

"How is it?" Li Tang asked hurriedly.

His expression was a little dull, and he shook his head after a moment of silence: "No."

Hearing this, Li Tang could only sigh, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "If you can't do it, then I'm even more hopeless."

Ren Zhenquan has better academic performance than him, and he also filmed earlier than him. There are several film and television dramas listed on his resume. Although they are not the main roles, they are also supporting roles with names.

As for him, he was either a passer-by or a bandit soldier B. When writing his resume, he was embarrassed to fill in the top. He only solemnly filled in "proficient in English" in terms of specialties.

It's the only thing he can get right now.But this is not recruitment by a foreign company, it is the selection of actors, and there is a high probability that it will be useless.

Ren Zhenquan was clearly in a depressed mood. Running a restaurant was his side job, and acting was his main job. This time he couldn't even get a supporting role, which was a big blow.

He forced an ugly smile and said, "I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first. Well, I'll treat you and Binbin to dinner later."

"Row."

Li Tang came late and was last in line.After Ren Zhenquan left, two more buddies went in and came out in a hurry. It seemed that the situation was not ideal.

Peng Xiaolian sat behind the big desk and flipped through her resume.

She went to the United States to study in 89, and returned to China in 96. She did not return to the Shanghai Film Studio system, and the Shanghai Film Studio was only a contractual cooperative relationship.

"Shanghai Chronicle" is the most important film of Shanghai Film Studio this year. Knowing that the responsibility is heavy, I specially asked my old classmates to help.

The preparatory period for the film started very early. Some of the main roles have already been confirmed, while others have been selected as alternate actors, and they are still hesitating whether they are suitable or not.

For example, for the male lead, the factory recommended the young actor Wang Yanan.It stands to reason that Wang Yanan's image and acting skills are good. The two films he has starred in are all co-operated with big stars. The response is very good, and he has a certain audience base. He is currently the focus of young actors trained by the factory.

But the character of the actor is a Chinese-American, and there are a lot of English dialogues in the play.However, Wang Yanan's ability in English is very lacking.

Of course, this is not a problem of Wang Yanan alone, it is common.Young mainland actors are rarely able to speak fluent English, unless they are Hong Kong and Taiwan actors or returned from studying abroad.

She paid special attention to this aspect in today's interview, but the result was disappointing.

The last one left was an actor from the drama center, a newcomer who just graduated last year, and he didn't have any impressive acting resume.Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she saw "Proficient in English" written in the column of specialties, and she was a little bit more expectant than pleasantly surprised.

Li Tang opened the door and came in, and saw two middle-aged men, a man and a woman, sitting in the room.The female has short hair, is slightly fat, and has kind eyes; the male is thin and has a worrying hairline.

No need to ask the woman, it must be the director Peng Xiaolian.He knew the man, who was also the director of Shanghai Film Studio, Zhang Jianya.When he was a freshman, he played the bandit soldier B in the anti-Japanese comedy "Adversity" directed by Director Zhang.

"Hello, Director Peng! Hello, Director Zhang!" He bowed slightly.

"Oh, Li Tang, an actor in the drama center, please sit down."

Looking at the resume, Zhang Jianya greeted him with a very kind tone.

Although Li Tang acted in his play, but it was a trick, and after many years, I have no impression at all, just for the sake of the drama center.

(End of this chapter)