Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 97
In the past two months, it can be said that Mr. Jin Yong and Zhang Jizhong have been in the limelight. First, the news that Mr. Jin Yong sold the copyright of "Swordsman" to CCTV for a symbolic fee of one dollar filled the headlines of the entertainment sections of major media.Immediately afterwards, Mr. Jin Yong was hired by Zhejiang University as the dean of the School of Humanities, and the titles of doctoral supervisor of ancient history, etc., and another wave.

As a producer, Lao Zhang also frequently appeared in the media after he got the copyright. First, he expressed his respect for the original work, and he would definitely make the most classic "Swordsman"; Picking the best actors and more.

Apparently this old man is very good at hype. "Swordsman" has become a big hit before the filming started, and everyone is full of expectations for this martial arts drama that is said to have an investment of 4000 million.

At this time, when Naian said that he had invited Xinman and her husband to have dinner together, Li Tang's heart suddenly moved, but because there were other people in the car, he immediately said calmly: "Got it, I will rush back to the city in a while." , we will talk later."

As soon as Naian heard it, he knew that it might be inconvenient for Li Tang to speak, so he said, "Well, I see, I'll wait for your call."

When the crew returned to the resort next to the Ming Tombs Reservoir where they stayed, Li Tang asked Senior Lu for leave.

At this time, Li Tang's scenes were almost finished, and considering that he was injured today, he generously gave him two days off.

Li Tang returned to the room and quickly dialed Naian.

"Sister An, do you have any clues about the characters in "Swordsman"?"

After all, this is a CCTV project. Although what Zhang Jizhong said about auditions and the like is actually a gimmick, the actual selection of actors is inseparable from various aspects.Naian and Zhang Jizhong's cohabiting girlfriend, Fan Xinman, are good friends, and she has asked Fan Xinman to help blow the pillow wind.Now that old Zhang is willing to come out for dinner, it is estimated that there should be some clues about the character.

But Naian said on the phone: "The script of "Swordsman" is just now, and the casting is still early. Today I mainly ask Lao Zhang to come out to meet with you. Let's get acquainted first. Lao Zhang is very busy. Now everyone is queuing up to invite him to dinner, and it’s rare to have time today, so I rushed over from Hebei early in the morning. I was so anxious that I couldn’t get through to your phone before.”

Although Li Tang doesn't like this kind of entertainment very much, he understands that if you want to be in this circle, you have to accept the unspoken rules of this circle. When you are awesome and have capital, then you can ignore this. Kind of unspoken rules.And he also knew that Naian had put in a lot of effort in order to give him a chance to appear in this drama in the future.

"I see. Thank you, Sister An. I'll pack up and come over right away."

It is nearly 40 kilometers from the Ming Tombs to the city, and it is already past [-]:[-] in the afternoon. When I arrived in the city in a short time, it was just in time for the rush hour, so it was easy to get stuck in traffic.

He took the time to take a shower, but his left arm was injured again and he couldn't get wet, which was very inconvenient.After a lot of tossing, he hurried downstairs and got into the taxi he had ordered in advance.

I hurried all the way, and finally arrived at a private restaurant near Zizhu Forest before six o'clock.

This private restaurant specializes in Lu cuisine. When Li Tang first came to the capital, he came to Naian once, and was deeply impressed by one of the dishes.

As soon as he followed the waiter into the private room, he found that there were already three people sitting in it. Besides Naian, there was also a man and a woman. Li Tang knew the woman, and Naian's best friend, Fan Xinman, was a beautiful and coquettish woman.

The man sitting on her side had half-white long hair, gray beard, and a serious face with Chinese characters. At first glance, he looked like he saw a ferocious lion, and he was not angry and majestic.

Especially when he was sitting with Fan Xinman, who is like a bird, a strong sense of sight of beauty and beast came to his face.

Li Tang took a quick glance and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late."

"We have just arrived, Li Tang, come, come, sit down!"

Fan Xinman was very enthusiastic. Seeing the gauze tied on Li Tang's arm, he hurriedly said, "Hey, are you injured?"

"It's okay, Sister Xinman. I accidentally fell while filming in the afternoon, and just scratched my skin."

Li Tang replied, he didn't dare to speak loudly, so he sat down, and before he was introduced, he bent over to the bearded old man: "Mr. Zhang, hello!"

The old man has been examining Li Tang since he entered the door, and now he smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Li Tang, hello, please sit down."

Although it was the first time that both parties met, they knew each other well.Li Tang became popular in "Returning the Pearl II", and the rumors about Fan Xiaopang's affair with Fan Xiaopang were raging. In addition, the lawsuit between Fan Xiaopang and Aunt Qiong Yao has attracted widespread public attention. This is also from the side. increased his popularity.After all, as long as people mention Fan Xiaopang, they will think of her rumored boyfriend Li Tang.

As for Zhang Big Beard, let alone, he is the hottest entertainment news in the past two months.In fact, Li Tang was a little puzzled. This old man is neither an actor nor a director, but as a producer, he has been able to grab the headlines repeatedly. The only thing that is certain is that this old man is strong and pretends to be aggressive.

"Yes, yes, everyone is on their own today, so don't be polite. Li Tang, don't be restrained. My old man is actually very easy to deal with. You can toast him with two more glasses of wine later." Fan Xinman smiled. road.

Li Tang had heard about the two of them from Nai'an very early on. When Nai'an was studying in the director department of Chinese opera, Zhang Jizhong was also studying in the directing department, and they were still classmates.Then, through Lao Zhang, I met Fan Xinman, who was still a writer at the time, because everyone was from Hangzhou, and they were very similar in personality and temper, and soon became best friends.

It is said that Lao Zhang was definitely considered good-looking back then, otherwise the young and beautiful Fan Xinman would not have liked him.The two have been living together for ten years, and although they haven't officially married yet, they are already considered husband and wife.

Because Naian said before, today is for everyone to get acquainted and try to make a good impression on Lao Zhang.Li Tang didn't dare to be negligent, poured a full glass and toasted Lao Zhang: "Mr. Zhang, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me in the future."

Today was a gathering of friends, Lao Zhang didn't deliberately put on airs, and had a drink with Li Tang cheerfully.

Of course, it is already a great honor for Lao Zhang to have a toast with Li Tang.

"Nai'an, I really didn't expect you to be a manager." The old man turned his head and smiled at Nai'an.

As we all know, brokers are a business of begging for help these days.Naian came from a famous family and was known for being noble back then, which made the old man feel a little unbelievable.

Naian glanced at Li Tang and said with a smile: "Who told me to touch Li Tang? This is a potential stock, I have to hurry up."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. Li Tang won the Huabiao Film Newcomer Award within two years of his debut, which is a very high starting point.

Fan Xinman also said at this time: "Then there is hope for the Golden Rooster Award this time?"

As the theme gift film "Shanghai Chronicle" has already been selected for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, it is said that the nominations for this year's Golden Rooster Awards will be announced next month.

The Golden Rooster Award is different from other awards. Nomination is also an honor. The organizer will also issue certificates to the nominated ones as encouragement.

"Winning depends on luck, it shouldn't be a big problem to be nominated for Best Actor," Nai'an said confidently.

Hey, Li Tang was startled when he heard Naian's words.To be honest, even if he won the Huabiao Film Newcomer Award, he has no hope for the Golden Rooster Award. After all, the scope of the Golden Rooster Award is much larger than the Huabiao Award, and the competition this year is much more intense than previous years.

The scope of selection includes not only Zhang Yimou's "Not One Less", but also Chen Dao's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", Feng Xiaogang's "Be There or Be Square", Feng Xiaoning's "Yellow River Love", Teng Wenji's "Spring Rhapsody", Huo Keyed "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" and so on.

Li Tang has watched these movies, think of Mr. Li Xuejian in "Jingke Assassinates the King of Qin", Ge You in "See You or Be There", etc., especially Mr. Teng Rujun who played the old postman in "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog", give him I was deeply impressed, and he is really a teacher of the acting department of Chinese opera.

Facing so many opponents, let alone winning an award, he dare not even hope to be nominated.

Zhang Jizhong was also very surprised, and said with a smile, "It seems that you have great confidence in Li Tang!"

"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be his agent."

Naian smiled and clinked a glass with Lao Zhang, and said, "Come on, we haven't met for a long time, everyone can order as you like."

The opening few sentences revolve around Li Tang, undoubtedly pointing out the theme.Naian is very smart, he can finish what he wants, and he doesn't want Lao Zhang to express his opinion or anything like ordinary salesmen.

Lao Zhang knew it well, and was happy to pretend to be confused. After all, the script had just started, and it was too early to leave the filming.What's more important is that in selecting actors, he should not only choose the most suitable one, but also how to maximize the benefits by choosing the actors.

Afterwards, everyone was very casual. Lao Zhang was very talkative, especially when he talked about the details of his visit to Hong Kong to meet Mr. Jin Yong. For example, Mr. Jin Yong attached great importance to his trip. The elevator entrance is so cloudy, showing off and pretending to be full of force.

Until the end of the dinner, when Li Tang and Naian sent them to the door of the restaurant to say goodbye, Lao Zhang finally showed a trace of sincerity, he held Li Tang's hand and said with a smile, "I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

There are many kinds of cooperation, the male number one is cooperation, and the male N number is also cooperation.Of course, with Li Tang's current status, it is unlikely that he will play a role like "Four Talents of Qingcheng", so everything is still ambiguous.

Lao Zhang and Fan Xinman live near Zizhu Forest, which is not far from CCTV.Li Tang and Nai'an watched their backs as they left, and Nai'an suddenly let out a long breath of relief.

Li Tang turned his head to look at her, and said regretfully, "Sister An, thank you!"

Leaving the film crew behind early in the morning and rushing over from Hebei, and helping him organize the dinner, Naian really had a hard day today.

Naian waved his hands and smiled, "We are a cooperative relationship, why are you so polite to me?"

As she said that, she said with some anxiety: "But you don't have to think about the leading role in this drama. Lao Zhang plans to use a big star... Unless you can win the Best Actor of the Golden Rooster Award this time, maybe there is still hope."

Having said that, she smiled wryly and shook her head again, maybe she felt that her statement was unreliable.The winner of the Golden Rooster Award is not only judged on acting skills, but also considers all aspects of connections, qualifications, and even the subject matter of the work.

Li Tang is just a rookie who has just debuted, no matter how good his acting is, it is impossible to award him the honor of best actor.What's more, there are so many strong players this year, any one of them is a famous name.

In fact, they just said at the dinner table that it is no problem to get a nomination, just to help Li Tang to maintain his appearance.

(End of this chapter)