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Chapter 526 The Young King and the Sweet Princess (Earth)

After combining the opinions of all production companies and Chen Ye, the final version of "Suspect X" will be completed in one month, and Zeng Yi still needs to stay in Japan to complete some reshoots.

Once these reshoots are completed, the film will be officially completed.

This is Zeng Yi's second film. She still has a heroine, but it is also the film with the least sense of presence. She is in a foreign country, does not understand the language, and is not familiar with the environment. In the process of completing this film, I can't help but recall those experiences during the filming of "Lust, Caution" that cannot be said to be happy, but very lively, and I feel lonely.

The loneliness of the heroine was finally presented in the movie.

In the entire movie "Suspect Rather, it is Shi Shen's own fragility and dedication that accomplishes all of this. The heroine is just the introduction that promotes everything to happen. She appears at the right place at the right time for the right reason, thus completing the change in Shi Shen's life.

In the original movie, everything in the novel was faithfully repeated, leaving the heroine with no sense of existence. However, Chen Ye changed everything in this version of the plot setting. He used a lot of plot rendering and detailed outlines to make the heroine have no sense of existence. The quietness and softness of "Shizuko Hanaoka" are expressed in her body. She is weak and dangerous, and has multiple plot identities. In the end, after the male protagonist "dedicates his life" to him, the plot vaguely points to "Shizuko Hanaoka" as the mastermind. all of these.

This makes the character of "Shizuko Hanaoka" more three-dimensional and complex, and naturally attracts more attention.

And this setting completely subverts the novel itself.

It was also the biggest focus of controversy between the original authors Higashino Keigo and Chen Ye.

Keigo Higashino has never tried such a female character in his novels, and he is very hesitant. In addition, he believes that this will destroy the integrity of the novel itself and will also disappoint his loyal readers. In the end, Chen Ye said: "If movies and novels both write the same Will the story satisfy readers?" This reason convinced Keigo Higashino.

But there is no doubt that all Chen Ye's modifications to the script were for Zeng Yi's role.

This was also why he sent Zeng Yi to Japan in February, allowing her to spend the extremely lonely filming process in a strange environment in a foreign country.

The environment can change the actor's mood, and all the loneliness in life will be expressed through the interpretation of the character. Zeng Yi did an excellent job in this. When reviewing the finished film, even Zeng Yi himself was fascinated by the loneliness in the heroine of the movie. I was attracted by the mystery. They were like black and white posters, interspersed throughout the plot. Every time they appeared, it was a scenery. The limelight of the whole film even surpassed that of Shinichi Tsutsumi, who played the male protagonist.

Both the director and the producer were full of praise for Zeng Yi, and hoped to invite Zeng Yi to star in other films, because this film is of super high quality visible to the naked eye. Once it is proved by the corresponding box office revenue and awards, Zeng Yi will be in the Japanese market. The road to film has been opened, and he is a rising star artist.

It’s the same udon shop.

It’s just that the last time I ate it was winter, but now spring is already blooming.

It was the afternoon, the time for students to get out of school. Even in the winter in Japan, there were still female students wearing short skirts with their thighs exposed. Now that spring and summer are coming together, naturally the streets are full of white legs.

It's a pity that the leg shape is not very good, and many girls walk with a limp, and their feet must be buckled inward, as if this is cute. For Chen Ye, it is difficult to appreciate, in Japan The same is true for the entertainment industry. It's okay if you don't slap your legs, but it's disappointing if you slap your legs. In Europe and the United States, sexy beauties are popular, which are not Chen Ye's cup of tea...

As far as the entertainment industry is concerned, Chinese female artists have a better view, and the results are bright...

"Does it look good?" Zeng Yi asked.

"It's not good-looking." Chen Ye answered honestly, "But it's better than nothing. Japanese men are even worse."

Zeng Yi said "Huh", already used to his dead character, and asked the doubts in his heart: "Did you plan this?"

"Plan? What?" Chen Ye was confused.

"I threw myself in Japan to make this movie. You wrote the script and you are the most familiar with the characters. So you want me to feel like this before you throw yourself in Japan?" Zeng Yi asked.

"Of course." Chen Ye said, and asked, "I do things with deep meaning. You are the most suitable actor for this role."

"Because I was banned from the mainland, and my mood was right. I was thrown into Japan alone, and my situation was right. I happened to be the helpless woman in the play..." Zeng Yi lowered his head and stirred the soup twice, and nodded, "That's right. , the quality of the final film also proves that you chose the right person.”

"That's right~" Chen Ye smiled proudly, "Although the original novel determines that the upper limit of this movie will definitely not reach Oscar, Venice and Berlin levels, because the human nature described in the novel is difficult for Westerners to understand, that kind of The subtle feeling can only be felt in Asia, especially East Asian cultural circles, but even in this circle, this movie will be hard to beat!"

Chen Ye said as he picked up the white radish on the plate. This dish is called "Ume pickled daikon" in Japan. He picked up a piece and said "Hong Kong Film Awards", then picked up another piece and said "Japan Academy Film Award". The third film is the "Asian Film Awards".

"Next March will be our harvest season, and these awards will definitely be within reach! Then you will return to Hong Kong in glory, and let's see who dares to make irresponsible remarks to you!"

Zeng Yi looked at the beaming Chen Ye, her eyes changing, and finally she smiled and said, "Thank you."

"Between brothers, saying thank you is too intrusive. If it's convenient, just let the brothers feel better hahaha~"

"Don't make me slap you in this atmosphere."

……

Chen Ye and Zeng Yi hurried for a while, then left Japan and returned to the mainland.

Movie production in Hollywood has just begun, and there are many problems. Technical problems are the biggest problem. Apart from technology, the actors are a trivial matter. There is only one absolute male protagonist in the whole movie, and the rest are supporting roles with not many roles. , this absolute male protagonist, Ang Lee hopes to find an Asian actor to play, and preferably unknown, because familiar faces will divert the audience's attention from the scene and plot, which goes against the original intention of the film.

Chen Ye agreed with Ang Lee's idea, which was also the common opinion when they initially discussed the plot, so they did not put the male protagonist on the "shelf" for investment. As for who to choose, the male protagonist Chen Ye wanted to have the most was, Of course it is "Truman" who has not yet become famous in another time dimension. Unfortunately, he does not exist in this era.

So, who can you choose as the protagonist?
Ang Lee believes that it is best for amateurs, so he has launched a casting campaign in Hollywood, and the mainland side has left it to Chen Yelai to recommend candidates.

Chen Ye didn't want to take the audition route. He already had a preliminary candidate in mind.

Therefore, when he returned to the mainland this time, he made a special trip to BJ University of Chemical Technology, where he met Weng Feiran, a junior.

Weng Feiran, 20 years old, is an amateur, but not so amateur, because 10 years ago he played the role of Qin Shihuang in his youth in a TV series called "Qin Shi Huang". This was the only work in his life, and he has since been famous in the mainland film and television circles. I never forget that some people commented that he "has the face of an emperor who could unify the six kingdoms" and "he came to this world just to overthrow the six kingdoms."But Weng Feiran is a bit introverted in real life. He considers himself "very lively" and his philosophy in life is "to be a civil servant."

Chen Ye found Weng Fei through the school, and then the two sat down face to face.

Chen Ye looked at this big boy. Probably because he stopped acting, he didn't pay much attention to his image. He was a little fatter, but his basic temperament and spirituality were still there. After a little polishing, he fit the image of the "young CHUMEN" in Chen Ye's imagination. .

But before Chen Ye opened the film, Weng Feiran said first: "I heard that you are a director. I don't want to act anymore. I have no interest."

"Acting is indeed troublesome, and being a star is also troublesome." Chen Ye nodded, "Is that so?"

oh?Weng Feiran looked at Chen Ye. This was indeed his true thought. The TV series "Qin Shi Huang" was filmed in 01, but it was only put on the screen last year. However, it was not just in the past two years that a director came to Weng Feiran. Since the filming in 01 After "Qin Shihuang" was completed, directors began to hope that Weng Feiran would play some teenage roles, because Weng Feiran's young Ying Zheng was so amazing.

At that time, Weng Feiran was just working a part-time job during the summer. Neither his family nor himself wanted to delay his studies for acting, so he refused all these invitations without exception. After refusing many times, no one cared about him. However, because of the release of "Qin Shi Huang" last year, some people began to have ideas about him, which made Weng Feiran a little annoyed.

Because Weng Feiran knew very well that with so many star actors in mainland China, he, a semi-amateur, must not be a well-known director to care about him. He didn't want to get involved in the bad things in the entertainment industry, which was very annoying.

"But how do you know if you don't try it?" Chen Ye asked, "Do you know Ang Lee? Do you know "Lust, Caution"? Do you know Chen Ye? Do you know "Young Chumen's Fantasy Adventure"?"

Weng Feiran shook his head at the last two questions. Ang Lee knew about it, as did the international director "Lust, Caution", last year's hit, but who is Chen Ye?
"Chen Ye is...?"

Chen Ye pointed at himself.

oh.Weng Feiran asked again: "What is that young man...?"

"It was a giant production with an investment of 20 billion yuan, and it was also a landmark work that was destined to divide the history of world cinema. It was like the Qin Shihuang you played, destined to rule the world, and you were the only king in the movie. There are countless scenery in life. , but most people can only walk to death on one road, and may not reach the top of the mountain. Now you have a choice, which is to experience the stunning scenery on another road. If it were me, I would consider it before rejecting it."

Chen Ye patted Weng Feiran on the shoulder, left a few pieces of paper with the script and movie introduction, and then left.

A few days later, Chen Ye received a call from Weng Feiran.

He was willing to try out for the role.

……

After Chen Ye arranged for Weng Feiran to go to Hollywood for an audition, he began to continue his journey of "promoting his position" in the eyes of outsiders. He continued to participate in various interviews and columns, and sometimes gave lectures at universities. Chen Ye was very I like college. Simple college students are easy to fool, especially those who have just entered school in 08. A speech can often gain hundreds or thousands of "approvals".

Among all the universities, Chen Ye also dislikes them, which are professional film and drama universities, such as Yangzhou Opera and Nortel. Not to mention the small number of students, all of them are very smart and smart, so they will not be fooled easily. Very annoying.

But sometimes you can't refuse an invitation when it comes.

Today, Chen Ye was invited to Nortel to give a class to the 07 performance department students. The course content was about "the ideal character type in the director's mind."

Nortel often invites some well-known directors to teach students. Of course, the well-known directors such as Zhang Guoshi and Jiang Wen cannot be hired. The mavericks Jia Zhangke and Guan Hu are difficult to serve. Although Chen Ye has only directed and released one film The film received a very good response. Recently, social activities have been extensive, which has led to a relatively high reputation, so it was also on the invitation list.

At this moment, standing on the podium, looking at the dozens of students below the stage, although there were a few future stars and topical figures, Chen Ye really couldn't get interested.

At this time, a boy asked in the audience: "Director Chen, you haven't had any works since "The Journey". Instead, you are busy publishing books, giving speeches, accepting interviews, writing songs, and dating female stars. Is it because you don't have any?" Inspired?"

One sentence of the question aroused Chen Ye's interest a lot.

"This classmate looks unfamiliar. I don't know his name?"

"Hello, Director Chen, my name is..."

"It's not important." Chen Ye said, "I took a look at this classmate's face, and there are no signs of being popular. He will be unemployed after graduation, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to survive in this circle, so it is not important."

The male classmate's face immediately turned red. He asked the question to attract Chen Ye's attention, but when the attention came, the good impression was gone.

"Director Chen, you're going a little too far!" Xiao Shuang felt a little chivalrous at the moment, "Liu Shu didn't say anything to you, so why did you say that to him!"

"I'm telling the truth~" Chen Ye said with a smile, "Among all of you, only you, you and you are popular. The others are not suitable to be in the entertainment industry. If you listen to the director brother, hurry up Learn a second job skill, such as an excavator or something, so that you don’t have to go home and grow old in the future.”

The students in the audience were in an uproar. Only Xiaoshuang, Tianzhu and Kanba, who were nodded by Chen Ye, felt a little overjoyed. Although Chen Ye was young, he did already own a movie that could be said to be... A very successful film and television work, and currently working on another international masterpiece with Ang Lee. It caused a lot of commotion in China at the end of last year. For actors, being favored by a director is tantamount to truly stepping into the industry. They As a student, of course I crave this and be recognized.

Chen Ye watched as the number of "approvals" he received increased by dozens, approaching hundreds. Although he still said "better than nothing", it was not in vain after all.

Among the students in front of me, only the three of them can stand out in the future. The amount of "recognition" they can give Chen Ye is far greater than that of other students who are destined to be unknown, so harvesting these is enough for today. .

……

"Director Chen~Director Chen~"

Chen Ye was walking on the Nortel campus when he heard someone calling him from behind and turned around to see Princess Tian.

(End of this chapter)