The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 232 Hesitation
The morning sun shines its rays on the water surface, the breeze picks up, the small waves jump, stirring up the river full of broken gold.

The place where the river bisects has not yet frozen because of the backflow.

A few old men in floral swimming trunks were patrolling along the river bank. Suddenly they shouted and jumped into the river, where white flowers surged up.

The loud shouting startled the crows that flew all over the trees. These crows disappeared in the summer. In winter, they all returned to the city and filled the trees with darkness.

Mainly because the city is warm, and birds flock to live in warmer weather, like the Nordic people.

The trees were covered with bird droppings and were covered with white flowers.

Early in the morning, when crows are about to take flight, they poop and defecate.

Be extra careful when passing under a tree, regardless of whether it is a person or a vehicle. If you are not careful, you will win a prize.

"Handsome man, would you like to wash your car?" A woman wearing a thick down jacket with a fur collar stood on the roadside waving a towel to the passing cars.

Lu Yuan frowned and looked at the sticky substance on the windshield, stopped the car and said, "Well, that's troublesome."

"You're welcome," the woman replied.

The car followed her for a while, and a middle-aged man, probably her husband, wearing rain boots and brown leather gloves, stood in the cross-flowing sewage.

He bent down to wipe down a taxi, a thin layer of ice forming on the ground around it.

The driver squatted on the side of the road to smoke, and threw the sparkling cigarette butt into the river, creating a ripple.

Lu Yuan got out of the car, rolled up his sleeves and looked at his watch.

I received a call from Huang Bo at about ten o'clock last night, informing me that I would come to audition outside the Fourth Ring Road today.

He didn't mention anything about the content of the script or the audition role, and he didn't ask much. Since Brother Bo said that, he was sure of it.

He got up in a hurry and didn't have time to eat breakfast. After talking to the woman, he walked forward along the road.

First, we passed a green leather newsstand. The walls of the booth were covered with dots of rust, decayed and old, as if they were a product of the past.

The boss is a gray-haired man who is carrying various magazines in and out.

He threw two rag dolls on the bench, one leaning to the left and the other as if they were about to freeze.

Few pedestrians pass by. After the popularity of mobile phones, the number of customers at the newsstand is obviously not as good as before.

"Boss, please give me the latest magazine."

"Okay, put it away."

Not far from the newsstand is a breakfast stall, with diners sitting in groups of twos and threes, chewing slowly, and full of human atmosphere.

He sat down, greeted his boss, and opened the magazine to read.

It opens with a huge headline: Ni Zhen announces his marriage, and the bride is Zhou Huimin.

He smacked his lips, remembering that there was a poster of Miss Zhou on the wall of his bedroom back home.

She was a beautiful Hong Kong star in her early years. I loved her so much when I was a kid.

At that time, I always had difficulties in marrying Zhou Huimin or Wang Zuxian, and I was often laughed at by old women. It was also childish.

The goddess is old and is now married to a woman.

The Hong Kong scene is also strange. The older generations are leaving the scene one after another, but no newcomers are taking over.

Oh, the newcomers are all in trouble, Teacher Chen is so powerful.

The mainland market has suddenly emerged, and the era of Hong Kong films will probably become a thing of the past.

After breakfast, I got my car back and arrived at Ning Hao's studio at exactly nine o'clock in the morning.

The studio is located in the Dongfeng Art District in Beijing. It is not a prosperous place, but it is home to many creative arts and film and television companies.

Ning Hao's studio is located in a two-story white building.

"Lu Yuan, you're here. Let me introduce you." Huang Bo pulled him inside.He pointed at a middle-aged man with fair skin and a slightly chubby figure: "This is Teacher Yang Xinming."

"Mr. Yang, hello."

Yang Xinming wears glasses and has a very charitable smile. He is probably playing a decent character in the play.

Lu Yuan greeted everyone one by one, including Xu Guangtou, who was wearing a wig, Duobujie, who had a serious face, and his senior sister Yu Nan.

He is now used to meeting several senior brothers and sisters in any crew.

Yu Nan's appearance is not outstanding, with broad shoulders, a big frame, a deep voice, and big eyes, which when paired with her full lips, makes her look inexplicably sexy.

Ning Hao is probably caused by an inferiority complex and likes men who look secure.

Looking around the room, only Xu Baldou looks slightly better, while the others look uglier than the other.

A few people gathered around and chatted. After a while, Director Ning came out with a yawn: "Everyone is here. Come, let's read the script first."

After saying this, he handed out a document to one person. When it was Lu Yuan's turn, he said something extra: "Do you want to challenge yourself?"

Why do these words sound so much like the opening remarks of a deceptive person?
Seeing Huang Bo blinking desperately at the side, he hurriedly said: "Of course, I can do both clowns and villains."

Ning Hao smiled: "Whether it's ugly or not is another matter. You should read the script first."

He also didn't expect that the young man who looked down on him back then would quietly become a leader in the past three years.

The police report about spreading rumors a few days ago made him even more impressed. He is a man with a good temper.

Now that we meet again, I always feel that the other person is more suitable to me. Although he is still handsome, he is full of masculinity.

He originally just wanted to give Huang Bo face, so he agreed to let him come over to try out a play, but now he really wants him to star in it.

"Okay, take your time and watch, I'll go back to sleep."

Lu Yuan sat down next to Huang Bo and flipped through the script. It was not too thick and the opening chapter was about the endless Gobi Desert.

The story takes place in a desolate and majestic Western world, where only the weak can prey on the strong, where they can kill people and steal goods, extort money, go unpunished, and do whatever they want.

In short, there are no heroes in the traditional sense. Everyone is a bad guy with a bad conscience, and everyone is a villain.

After reading the entire story, his subconscious thought was that he couldn't take on this drama.

The simple truth is that Ning Hao is provoking the review mechanism.

The censorship system for domestic films these days is unpredictable.

Take works with crime themes or detective themes as an example. Before filming begins, not only must the script be sent to the radio and television for approval, but it must also be submitted to the police for approval.

As long as one of the departments fails to approve the script, it will be over.

The positive image of the police must be highlighted in crime-themed movies, and the task of solving crimes in crime-themed movies must be given to the police.

Unofficial figures can help the police solve the case, but you can't just do it yourself. The last step must be left to the police.

Therefore, at the end of many movies and TV dramas, a group of policemen suddenly appeared from nowhere and closed the case.

A script review for a crime-solving drama can bring about a lot of shackles, as you can imagine when Ning Hao's drama was released.

The no-man’s land, also known as the legal vacuum zone, shows the naked dark side of human nature.

He can even think of the reasons given by the old men - the film has too many negative characters and a negative story, which goes against the reality of life and art.

Huang Bo seemed to see his worry, rubbed his shoulder, pointed upward with his index finger, and said: "This movie is invested by China Film and Television, don't worry, there won't be any problems with a good background."

"Well, I'm just thinking about it." Lu Yuan smiled.

PS: According to the timeline, the border incident has not happened yet at this point. With China Film's ability, "No Man's Land" was originally released without any problems. It can only be said that Ning Hao was unlucky.

(End of this chapter)