Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 9 Assemble
New Year's Day.

The father and father went out early, Li Tang rode a motorcycle, and Lao Li drove his own grocery shopping minivan, which was half full of things.

Before leaving, Lao Li told him as usual: "Be careful, don't ride too fast."

During the Spring Festival, there were few cars on the road, and the road was smooth. It took less than an hour, and the father and father arrived at the downstairs of the old apartment on Taiyuan Road almost at the same time.

Li Tang parked the car and went to help carry things upstairs, there were a lot of big and small bags.

"Look at the mess here, and you don't know how to clean it up during the Chinese New Year." Lao Li began to pick his nose and eyes as soon as he entered the door.

Last time, the results of my ex-girlfriend's labor did not last for a few days, clothes were thrown randomly on the sofa, scripts, manuscripts, etc. were spread out in a mess on the table.

Li Tang chuckled, quickly gathered his clothes and threw them into the closet. When he came out and saw his father was about to help clean up the table, he hurriedly stopped him and said, "Dad, don't move! These are work materials. I know it well, don't I can't find it anymore."

During this period of time, he was busy familiarizing himself with the script and doing various desk work.When an actor gets the script to prepare, it is not as simple as memorizing the lines. First, he has to sort out the plot, figure out the relationship between the characters, and write biographies of the characters, etc.

Lao Li hummed twice, turned around and put the things he brought into the refrigerator.

His son does not rest during the Spring Festival. He is worried that his son will not eat well. Milk and fruit, homemade duck with beef sauce, chicken drunk with bad fish, rice dumplings, glutinous rice cakes, and meat buns are all stuffed to the brim.

"Don't be lazy when eating, don't turn it on in the microwave, it's delicious when it's steamed in water."

After Lao Li was busy, he had to go upstairs and downstairs to the neighbors, and each family gave a glutinous rice cake.Here are all old residents, most of them have social status and status. When Li Tang's grandmother lived here in the early years, Lao Li used to come and go frequently, and everyone is very familiar with it.

Li Tang's grandmother came from a rich family and was a lady, so she looked down on this country son-in-law at first.But Lao Li did a good job. Even after divorce, he still treated the old lady as his own mother, until the old lady passed away.

These neighbors can see it, and they have a very good impression of Lao Li.

Lao Li has a good side, but he also has a chicken thief from the bottom of the city, who flatters horses and watches people order dishes, and the one who plays is called Yiliu.

Shanghainese like to eat sweet glutinous rice cakes, which are a must-have food for Chinese New Year.Although it is sold outside, it is definitely not as good as grinding fresh glutinous rice at home, and the quality of steaming in a large pot is good.A small portion of glutinous rice cake is delicious, has a good meaning, and is light in etiquette and affectionate. This is all human favor!
After finishing the matter, the father and son hurried to Lou's house by car.

"Teacher Lou, Mrs. Lou, Happy New Year!"

"Yo, Xiaoye is back too!"

For the Lou family, Lao Li is really grateful. They have helped Li Tang to study and find a job.

"National Day, come as soon as you come, don't take so many things every time... Take these cigarettes back later, Lao Lou has quit smoking now." Mrs. Lou was as polite as ever.

That's right, Old Li's name is Li Guoqing, he was born in [-], and his birthday coincides with the first anniversary of the National Day. His name fits the characteristics of that era very well.

"Teacher Lou quit smoking, okay, take care of yourself, and give the cigarettes to Xiaoye."

Lao Li took two Chinese cigarettes and stuffed them into Lou Ye's arms.

Lou Ye was not good at evading, so he could only continue: "Thank you, Uncle Guoqing."

"Thank you, thank you, it's all my own."

Lou Jicheng glanced at the cigarette in his son's hand reluctantly, and greeted the Li family father and son to sit down.

"National Day, is business good this year?"

"It's so-so, it's passable. Teacher Lou, the little guy has troubled you this time, right?" Lao Li had a simple and honest smile on his face.

"Hey, it's him fighting for himself." Lou Jicheng waved his hand.

Speaking of which this time Li Tang was chosen by Peng Xiaolian to star in the gift film "Shanghai Chronicle", he was really surprised.

As he spoke, he cast his eyes on Li Tang and said, "Li Tang, this opportunity is rare, you should listen more, watch more and learn more."

Lou Jicheng is also an actor, so he knows how rare it is for an actor to get a leading role.Many actors never get the chance to play a leading role in their lifetime.

There is an old saying in the industry that acting pays attention to first fate, second luck, third Feng Shui, fourth accumulation of Yin virtues and fifth reading.It is about the development of an actor, first of all is luck, and then the so-called personal efforts such as reading.

Li Tang's luck has arrived this time, and the next step is to see his real material.

It is said that performances should be heard, watched, and felt. If you don’t understand anything, you don’t have enough knowledge, you can’t feel the tension behind the character and the personality characteristics of the character through the script, and you can’t create a character that the audience will recognize. , even if you have a chance, it is likely to be short-lived.

Li Tang understood what Lou Jicheng meant, and said earnestly, "Uncle Lou, I will remember, and I will work hard to seize the opportunity."

Lou Ye sat beside him, blinking his small eyes, and looked at Li Tang curiously. The growth of this little brother seemed to have seriously exceeded his expectations.

When Li Tang looked over, he smiled and stretched out his hand, "Li Tang, congratulations!"

"Thank you brother Ye."

People like to recall the past when they get old. Every time I come to Lou’s house with my father to pay New Year’s greetings, I can always hear my father chatting with Uncle Lou and Mrs. Lou about their hard times on the Jiangxi farm.

Li Tang's ears were callused a long time ago, but he still politely showed a look of relish, asked a question or sighed just right at the critical moment, and was very conscious of admiration.

Suddenly I heard someone beside me whisper: "Hey, I saw you riding a motorcycle on the street last time, and there was a girl behind you."

"what?"

Li Tang turned his head to look at Lou Ye, with a surprised expression on his face, as if to say: Are you talking to me?Don't you always act as a silent listener?

He was very flattered and said: "Oh, that's my classmate, from the capital, and came to shoot commercials a while ago."

classmate?How can there be a classmate who hugs so tightly.

Lou Ye is not a gossip person, he just wants to know what he cares about.

"Your classmate is also an actor?"

"Well, her name is Li Binbin, and she is from the Beijing Experimental Repertory Theater. She played Feng Kangmei in "No Regret Tracking"."

Lou Ye recalled it carefully, nodded and said, "So it was her, and she acted well."

He seldom watches TV dramas, but he still has an impression of the hit spy war drama two years ago. He and Wang Zhiwen are good friends, so he naturally recognizes Feng Kangmei, who plays Wang Zhiwen's daughter in the drama.

Since Lou Ye took the initiative to talk to him for the first time, Li Tang chatted with him: "Brother Ye, have you been busy recently? Do you have any plans for a new film?"

"There are plans for a new movie, but..."

Lou Ye sighed, not knowing where to start.

He really wanted to shoot his new book "Suzhou Creek", but the last time he kept up with the film studio, there was no result.Shanghai Film Studio has three gift films planned for this year and next, so it is temporarily unable to cooperate with him.

Li Tang was always looking for something to say, so he didn't continue to ask when he saw this, but changed the subject wisely and talked about the two movies the other party had made before.

In his memory, he had seen Lou Ye's works before, and he still had discs of these two movies at home.After meeting Lou Ye last time, he revisited it again.

With his current cognition, after seeing it, he naturally has a deeper understanding than his predecessor.

Lou Ye was very surprised. He didn't expect Li Tang to have such a deep understanding of his films. Not only did he have something to say, but most of them coincided with his original intention.

Unknowingly, the scene he saw last time appeared in his mind - Li Tang in a leather jacket was riding a motorcycle with a thin girl, shuttling through the traffic...

……

The morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year.

A Happiness 90 roared into the Shanghai Film Studio. The car stopped in front of a small building. Li Tang, who was wearing a leather jacket and jeans, kicked the stand, flung his long legs back, got out of the car, and took off his helmet. Hang it on the reflector, and the whole set of movements is done in one go.

Today is the day when the crew of "Shanghai Chronicle" gathers.

(End of this chapter)