I am a director, but I have the skills of an actor

Chapter 149 Script, Zhao Liying
A week after the press conference for the launch of "The Golden Armor", Wanqing Mountain and the severe winter, Fan Bayi and her assistant flew from the capital to Hengdian - the starting point of tens of thousands of actors' dreams of becoming a star. .

When he reached the airport pick-up gate, Wan Qingshan glanced at him and walked towards the man holding the 'Severe Winter' sign.

Then, Wan Qingshan and his group followed the man out of the airport and got in the car to Hengdian.

Arrive at the hotel where the cast of "A City of Gold" stayed.

As soon as Wan Qingshan and others put down their things, they were invited by the staff to go to the conference room to meet Zhang Yimou.

"Director Zhang, Senior Brother Zhao, seniors."

"Director Zhang, hello. Senior Brother Zhao, hello fellow seniors." Yan Dong, who was following Wanqing Mountain, greeted him respectfully.

"Director Zhang, seniors." Fan Bayi, dressed in plain white, bowed slightly and said.

Taking advantage of the trivial time, Zhang Yimou and Zhao Xiaoding, who were still discussing the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, looked at Wanqingshan and Yandong. Fan Bayi nodded with a smile and began to pack the things on the table.

Seeing this, Yan Dong shamelessly ran to Zhao Xiaoding and affectionately called him "Senior Brother Zhao" and helped pack things together.

After Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi sat down, Zhang Yimou said, "Director Wan, Miss Fan, I asked you to come here because I want to ask you what you think of the character."

Wan Qingshan's eyes flashed and he said quickly, "Director Zhang, I am a soldier under you now. You can just call me by my name to avoid misunderstanding during filming."

"Haha, then I will call you by your name directly. Then Wan Qingshan, what do you think of the character Yuan Xiang?"

"Director Zhang, my understanding of the character Yuan Xiang is that he represents people who are oppressed by rules.

On the surface he was submissive, but in his heart he always wanted to resist his father's control over him, so he did that with the queen.

But after that, he felt guilty again, coupled with his fear of his father, which caused him to have a very torturous life.

That's why he wanted to break off the relationship with the queen, so he got involved with Jiang Chan, and he also asked to resign as a prince and stay away from the palace.

And after knowing that Jiang Chan was his half-sister, he went from one relationship that he shouldn't have to another relationship that he shouldn't have, which brought his already suffering heart to the edge of collapse.

On the verge of collapse, the queen forced him to take a stand with the accusation of treason.

Regardless of whether the rebellion is successful or not, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame. He is oppressed by the rules and does not dare to resist, so he cannot accept such a thing.

That's why he was so broken that he stabbed himself in the chest and wanted to die.

As for later telling his father that the queen was planning to rebel, this meant that he had gone from being oppressed by the rules and somewhat resisting in his inner thoughts, to being completely assimilated by the rules, and, well, becoming a part of the rules.

The meaning of stabbing himself in the chest is that the resistance in his heart is gone. "

When Wan Qingshan talked about the latter part, he felt very strange in his heart.

Because he said that after Yuan Xiang was assimilated by the rules, Zhang Yimou looked at him closely with a hint of excitement on his face, which caused him to say "uh" in surprise just now.

Being stared at closely by Zhang Yimou, Wan Qingshan felt uncomfortable and thought about what he had just said.

Then I found that there was no problem, which made Wanqingshan feel even more strange!

"Director Zhang, my understanding of the character Jiang Chan is that she represents the oppressed people under the ruling class.

She longed for love, and even risked everything for love, but her tragedy was determined from the moment the queen knew that she was Yuan Xiang's half-sister. "

Fan Bayi took a breath and was about to continue, "You all understand the characters very thoroughly!"

Fan Bayi was stunned for a moment, and then - he swallowed the rest of the words.

"Why do you think that Yuan Xiang's whistleblowing means that he has been assimilated by the rules?" asked Zhang Yimou, who had been looking closely at Wanqingshan.

Zhang Yimou was very curious as to why Wan Qingshan felt this way.

He is also one of the screenwriters of "A City Full of Golden Armor". When they wrote the plot of Yuanxiang's whistleblower, they didn't mean anything special. It was just a simple expression that after Yuanxiang went through hell, the family relationship between father and son took over, and then the family relationship between father and son took over. Will inform the king.

Zhang Yimou's inquiry made Wan Qingshan understand why Zhang Yimou stared at him closely after he finished speaking. It turned out that it was because what he understood about the plot of Yuanxiang's whistleblower was different from what Zhang Yimou wanted to express. Same.

Wan Qingshan thought quickly and said, "Director Zhang, I don't know what you want to express through Yuan Xiang's whistleblowing. Maybe you are thinking about the overall situation.

But I am just an actor now, so my understanding of Yuan Xiang is purely based on this role, without considering other roles and the overall situation.If there are any mistakes, please forgive me. "

"Haha, it's okay. Please tell me in detail how you started from the role of Yuan Xiang and understood that whistleblowing means that he has been assimilated by rules or class." Zhang Yimou asked.

Seeing Zhang Yimou, Wan Qingshan was still staring at him with curious eyes. Wan Qingshan couldn't help but sigh in his heart and said, "Director Zhang, although the script is adapted from "Thunderstorm", it is adapted after all, and There will definitely be discrepancies in "Thunderstorm".

So when I understood the role of Yuan Xiang, I didn’t use the prototype Zhou Ping in “Thunderstorm” as a reference.

I started to understand the character Yuan Xiang from the perspective of his heart and environment, as well as the background of the times.

The background of "A City Full of Golden Armor" is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. At this time, Confucian thought had long been castrated and had developed into the idea that if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die; if the father wants his son to die, the son has to die.At this time, royal power and father's power are supreme!
Director Zhang, in the scene in the script where the king, the queen and several princes ascend the high platform, the king's line is that the king and his ministers, father and son, must be loyal, filial and righteous, and the rules must not be messed up.

My understanding of this scene is that besides the king hinting at the queen and Yuan Xiang, I also have some other understandings.That is to say, the king has also received Confucian ideological education, otherwise he would not be able to talk about the principles of loyalty, filial piety and etiquette between king and minister, father and son.

Then I deduced that as Yuanxiang was the eldest son of the king, he must have been influenced by Confucianism since childhood.

He grew up under the influence of Confucianism. No matter how much he struggled in the middle, in the end, he would not dare to resist when he faced the king who was both king and father to him.

Then the final result is that he completely surrenders to the king who combines royal power and paternal power.

I think snitching represents his assimilation into the class, and that’s why he came about.

Director Zhang, I have also considered it from the perspective of historical continuation, and have come to the understanding that Yuan Xiang’s whistleblower was assimilated.

Yuanxiang is the eldest prince. If he is assimilated, the character will be more fleshed out and the concept will be expanded a lot.

Because the assimilation of Yuanxiang can also represent the thousands of years of feudal dynasty, which has been continued step by step! "

Zhang Yimou, who had already looked away from Wan Qingshan, frowned and remained silent.

When talking about the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms from Wanqing Mountain, Zhang Yimou frowned.

But the way Wan Qingshan understood it was much better than the way he thought when he wrote the script. Especially in the end, the idea that the feudal dynasty was continued step by step like this simply shocked him!
Wan Qingshan puts in the Confucianism of the era background, then Yuan Xiang's obedience is normal.

Later, Yuanxiang was full of guilt because of his relationship with the queen, and wanted to break off the relationship and leave the palace, which makes everything more convincing.

Wan Qingshan's understanding of the idea is really good, comprehensive, broad, and profound - but the problem is that it is so good that Zhang Yimou discovered that Wan Qingshan's understanding was completely divorced from "Thunderstorm" and also broke away from it. script.

At the same time, Zhang Yimou also discovered that there was a big problem with the script of "A City Full of Golden Armor".

Zhang Yimou was silent, which made Fan Bayi feel very strange. He only understood one role, right? Just say a word. Why did Zhang Yimou keep silent?

At this time, Zhao Xiaoding and the others finally cleared away the messy drawings on the table.

Then, Zhao Xiaoding said, "Director Zhang, let's go out first."

This voice brought Zhang Yimou back to his senses, "Okay, you go out first, and we will continue the discussion in the evening."

Yan Dong winked at Wan Qingshan and followed Zhao Xiaoding and the others out.

As soon as they left, Zhang Yimou said in a shocking voice, "Director Wan, do you think there is a big problem with the script?"

Zhang Yimou had some contempt for Wan Qingshan before. After all, the awards he won and the box office of his movies far exceeded Wan Qingshan.

In addition, Wan Qingshan said at the launch conference of "The Golden Armor" that he came to learn.

Therefore, when Wan Qingshan said there was no need to call him Wan Dao, Zhang Yimou called Wan Qingshan his full name without being polite.

However, Wan Qingshan's understanding of the role of Yuan Xiang shocked Zhang Yimou, so he placed Wan Qingshan on an equal footing and began to call Wan Qingshan Director Wan.

Moreover, this time the word 'Wan Dao' was not called 'Wan Dao' because of politeness.But Zhang Yimou felt that Wan Qingshan had the strength to bear the title of "Wan Dao".

Fan Bayi was shocked and quickly signaled Wan Qingshan not to admit it.

No director wants others to say there is something wrong with his work.

Wan Qingshan smiled inwardly when he saw Fan Bayi's crazy blinking and his hands combing his hair.

He understood what Fan Bayi meant. He didn't even need Fan Bayi to signal, and he wouldn't say there was a problem with the script.

When Zhang Yimou asked him to elaborate on his understanding of the role of Yuan Xiang, he regretted it.

Before regretting it, based on his comprehensive and deep understanding of Yuan Xiang in the dream, coupled with his understanding of Yuan Xiang's role from a historical perspective, he said that Yuan Xiang's informing represented his assimilation by class.

He should use Zhou Ping's character and class in "Thunderstorm" to deal with Zhang Yimou.

Based on Zhang Yimou's experience, if he detailed his understanding of Yuan Xiang's character, he would definitely notice that there was something wrong with the script.

But at that time, he couldn't think of any understanding to deal with Zhang Yimou, so he could only tell the truth.

"Director Zhang, why do you say that?

I don't think there's anything wrong with the script. If I really think there's something wrong with the script.When I received the script, I would have mentioned it to you.

I'm not the kind of person who has a lot of worries and doesn't dare to speak out. "Wan Qingshan lied and replied without blinking.

Fan Bayi on the side, when he heard the last sentence, couldn't help but thought in his heart, "Bah, you are the only one who is full of selfishness. How can you be a person who can speak outright." '

Wan Qingshan's words made Zhang Yimou frown again. After looking at Wan Qingshan closely for a few times, he said, "Since you think it's okay, Director Wan, then forget it."

Then, Zhang Yimou stood up and said, "Okay, I've listened to your understanding of the characters, and I'm going to do other things here."

"Director Zhang, you are busy."

"Director Zhang, you are busy, let's leave first."

Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi said in unison, got up and left the conference room.

In the corridor, Fan Bayi looked back and whispered, "Director Wan, you just..."

Fan Bayi gestured with his hands.

Wan Qingshan was a little confused about what Fan Bayi meant by his random gestures, but he guessed that Fan Bayi was probably talking about what happened just now.

So, he looked very helpless and said, "I didn't expect that my understanding of the character would make Director Zhang react so much, and I suddenly felt that there was something wrong with the script. I will pay attention to the appropriateness later!"

"No, Director Wan, that's not what I said."

Fan Bayi turned around and looked around, and then said in a voice as loud as a mosquito, "I want to ask, do you really think there is a problem with the script? If there is a problem, where is the problem?"

Wan Qingshan nodded slightly awkwardly.For Fan Bayi, there is no need to hide this kind of thing.

"In my opinion, there are problems with the script, and there are many problems. The most important one is that the script is adapted from "Thunderstorm".

The background of "Thunderstorm" is modern times, but the background of "City Full of Golden Armor" is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Take, do you think it’s appropriate to place a modern story about class oppression and class struggle in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms? "

Fan Bayi suddenly stopped, his big eyes as wide as copper bells in surprise!
After Fan Bayi received the script last year, in order to play the role of Jiang Chan well, she kept the script in hand. Even when she went to participate in commercial activities in other places, she would bring the script with her so that she could read it at night.

After reading it for so long, the script was almost rotten, and she didn't even notice there was anything wrong with it.

So Zhang Yimou asked Wan Qingshan before if there were any big problems with the script?

While she was shocked, she couldn't help but review the script to see if there was really a problem, but she didn't find it.

No matter what she thought, she didn't see anything wrong with the script.But Zhang Yimou's expression told her that there was really something wrong with the script.

Now that Wan Qingshan said it, she instantly understood what was wrong with the script.

In the ancient feudal society of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, any normal person would think that class oppression is a normal thing. Otherwise, why is it called a feudal society?
In the context of ancient feudal society, when talking about class oppression, it is not the oppression of ordinary people by the royal power, but from the perspective of the king's family.

In the eyes of normal people, the king's family is the highest class in ancient feudal society.Use a family from the highest class to tell the story of class oppression.Normal people would not understand it, they would just think that the story has no beginning and no end, and is a mess.

"Director Wan, what about you?"

Fan Bayi was very curious about how Wan Qingshan would change the script if Wan Qingshan directed it.

But when someone came out of the room before the meeting, she immediately shut up and stopped asking.

After returning to the room, Wan Qingshan packed up his things, put on a mask, and prepared to go out for a walk.

When Wan Qingshan walked to the elevator, a voice suddenly came from behind, "Director Wan!"

Wan Qingshan looked back and saw Fan Bayi and her assistant, who were also wearing masks, walking towards this direction.

Seeing that Wan Qingshan was wearing a mask like himself, Fan Bayi's eyes slightly curved, and his voice was full of joy.

"Director Wan, are you planning to go out for a walk now?"

"Yes, you too?"

"Hmm, Director Wan, how about we come together?" Fan Bayi asked with expectant eyes.

"Okay!" Wan Qingshan replied casually without caring.

Compared with two years ago, when Wan Qingshan came to Hengdian to invite Li Yancheng to be the producer of "Selection", there are more people in Hengdian now.

Although the box office of "A World Without Thieves" was suppressed by "The True Meaning of Love", it was not as popular as Wang Baoqiang.

Because he came from group performances, he is very topical.So even though the box office of "A World Without Thieves" was lower than that of "The True Meaning of Love," there was still a lot of news reporting on Wang Baoqiang.

Wang Baoqiang became famous, which led to more and more people dreaming of becoming stars.In the past two years, the number of group performances in Hengdian has increased dramatically every year.

It's almost noon now, and most of the extras are working in Hengdian Film and Television City, but at a glance, they are still full of moving figures.

Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi walked around and found a restaurant for lunch.

When he came out after lunch, in Wan Qingshan's sight, among the people walking on the street - suddenly there was a person who caught his eye!
Wan Qingshan looked at it carefully without being sure. Among the crowd, there was a somewhat rustic person dragging a suitcase - Zhao Liying.

Wan Qingshan stared closely at Zhao Liying for a few seconds before Fan Bayi noticed something strange, and she followed Wan Qingshan's gaze.

"What is it about this little girl that stands out so much that Director Wan, who is used to seeing female celebrities in the industry, can stare at her intently?"

Hearing Fan Bayi's somewhat disgusted tone, Wan Qingshan's heart trembled, and then he smiled and said,
"Ms. Fan, didn't you say that the company wants to develop new people? What do you think of her?"

Fan Bayi was stunned for a moment and looked carefully at Zhao Liying, who was about to walk away.

Then, Fan Bayi exclaimed, "Director Wan, are you kidding me?
Director Wan and Wang Baoqiang were able to step out from the group stage. That was a special case, and it does not mean that others can too.

Even if others can, it won't be this little girl's turn. She wants a figure but not a figure, and a face but not a face. "

Although Fan Fan Company wanted to develop new talents, Fan Bayi had never thought of finding people from group performers.

She had already thought about it, and she would find new recruits from the junior and senior acting departments of the three major drama schools.

The performance department, appearance, and posture of the three major dramas are basically the same.After several years of study, he also has some skills in acting. Such newcomers are the best to lead.

As early as last month, she asked Yang Siwei to observe the three major drama academies, hoping to select a few good talents.

"Haha, Miss Fan, you and she were the same way back then. It didn't matter what you wanted. Now, you haven't become a popular star."

After Wan Qingshan finished speaking, he walked away.

He didn't care much about Fanfan Company, and Qingshan Film and Television Company didn't develop artists, so he didn't necessarily want to sign Zhao Liying.

It was only when he happened to see it that he spoke to Fan Bayi.Fan Bayi doesn't like it, so he won't persuade him much.

Well, Fan Bayi looks down on Zhao Liying, and Wan Qingshan thinks it's normal.

Zhao Liying now and Zhao Liying in the future are almost completely different. If it weren't for Wan Qingshan seeing the shadow of Zhao Liying in the future from between her eyebrows.

In addition, Zhao Liying worked as an extra in Hengdian, so Wan Qingshan was not sure that she was Zhao Liying.

Looking at Wan Qingshan's back, Fan Bayi gritted his silver teeth and whispered, "Although I didn't have a good figure back then, my face is not that bad. She is nothing like this yellow-haired girl, who is shriveled and rustic."

After muttering, Fan Bayi thought for a while. Since Wan Qingshan wanted to sign the yellow-haired girl, he should just sign it.

If the yellow-haired girl is not popular by then, Wanqingshan might praise the yellow-haired girl in order to prove that he did not make a mistake.

Even if Wan Qingshan doesn't praise him hard, Fanfan Company just has one more person who doesn't praise him.

Even people from the three major drama academies may not be able to praise her. If there is one more person who doesn't praise her, the contract will be terminated when the time comes.

Anyway, no matter how you calculate it as a Panfan company, you won’t lose much.

So, she asked her assistant to chase Zhao Liying and take her to the hotel.

The assistant chased Zhao Liying, while Fan Bayi walked quickly towards Wanqing Mountain.

After walking around and eating, Wan Qingshan and Fan Bayi returned to the hotel.

As soon as he entered the hotel, Wan Qingshan was stunned for a moment, turned around and said with a smile, "Miss Fan, didn't you just say you didn't like her? Why are you still planning to sign her?"

"Haha, even if I don't like the person you like, Director Wan, I still have to sign him."

As soon as Fan Bayi finished speaking, Zhao Liying and Fan Bayi's assistant came over from the sofa in the hall.

Zhao Liying, who looked delighted, bent down and shouted, "Director Wan, Miss Fan, hello! My name is Zhao Liying."

"Hello." After Wan Qingshan replied, he smiled at Fan Bayi and said, "Miss Fan, I will leave the future film and television flower to you, the film and television flower!"

Fan Bayi smiled, turned to Zhao Liying, and said angrily, "Why don't you thank Director Wan? Didn't you hear that Director Wan said he wanted to treat you like a flower?"

Zhao Liying really took it seriously and said immediately, "Thank you, Director Wan!"

Wan Qingshan smiled awkwardly and said, "Haha, wait until you become a little flower and thank me again!"

Zhao Liying was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Fan Bayi at a loss.

When Fan Bayi saw this, he shook his head repeatedly in his mind. If he had a figure but not a figure, it would be fine if he had a face but no cheeks.Actually, you can't even speak, how can you become famous like this!
Seeing this, Wan Qingshan smiled and said, "Miss Fan, I'll leave her to you. I'll go up first."

After Wan Qingshan left, Zhao Liying realized that her performance just now was too poor. She lowered her head in frustration and pinched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands.

Fan Bayi felt even more disappointed when he saw this, and even lacked the courage and confidence.

She sighed in her heart. After all, it was Wan Qingshan who liked her, so she couldn't let Zhao Liying go back.

"I'm going to be filming for a while, so I can't take you back to the capital to sign a contract. How about this, you follow me first and be my assistant for a while.

When I finish filming, you come back to the capital with me and then sign the contract. "

Zhao Liying, who was ready to be given up by Fan Bayi, nodded her head in ecstasy.

"Thank you, Miss Fan!"

"Well, that's it. You live with her. She's my assistant. If you don't understand anything, just ask her!" Fan Bayi motioned to her assistant.

"Yes, Miss Fan."

After Zhao Liying finished speaking, she hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Miss Fan, can I not be your assistant? Can I be an extra on your set?"

Seeing Fan Bayi frowning, Zhao Liying quickly explained,

"Ms. Fan, I don't mean anything else. It's just that I haven't gone to an acting school, so I want to take advantage of this period of time to continue to gain more experience as a group performer."

Fan Bayi's eyes changed immediately. While looking at Zhao Liying, he murmured in his heart, "There are still bright spots. I am willing to endure hardship."

"Okay, if you want to gain experience, of course I won't stop you. I'll find someone to get you a contract as a group performer later."

"Miss Fan, thank you, you are such a good person!"

Once the good guy card was released, Fan Bayi couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

“Although you can gain experience as a group performer, it is only the experience of a group performer. No matter how much you accumulate, you will only be able to be a special guest performer with ease.

But if you have too many roles in a play, that set of experience will be useless, so it’s better to learn systematically.

If you have any ideas, after you return to the capital and sign the post-contract, I will send you to study at the Xie Jin Academy of Film and Television Arts for a period of time, which is where I graduated. "

Zhao Liying nodded repeatedly, "I do, I do, Miss Fan, thank you for sending me to study."

Seeing that Zhao Liying was like a little white rabbit who had just emerged from society, Fan Bayi's good teacher mentality that had long been wiped out by society suddenly appeared again.

"Don't say thank you to the left or thank you to the right now. I'm going to tell you something very important."

Seeing Zhao Liying pricking up her ears and staring at her closely, Fan Bayi continued,

"The film and television industry is not about emotions, only about profits. I signed you and sent you to study because I hope you will become popular, and if you become popular, you can help me make money.

Of course, if you become popular and help me make money, you can also make a lot of money.

So we are mutually beneficial, you don’t have to keep saying thank you to me.

Similarly, when you encounter other people giving you resources in the future, you should also think more about what the other person wants from you. There is no free lunch in the world.

Then, you have to weigh whether this resource is worth what you pay for.

If you think it's worth it, then don't be afraid of worries or the impact, just pay it forward.

If you feel it's not worth it, then don't worry about it, don't be half-hearted and reject it decisively.

You must be decisive in doing things and never hesitate.That's how I got to where I am now. "

Seeing Zhao Liying's confused look, Fan Bayi smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't understand now. Just keep this in mind. You will naturally understand it in the future."

Zhao Liying recalled what Fan Bayi said in her heart and nodded, "Miss Fan, I will definitely remember it. Thank you for your teaching."

"Well, I just taught you and you said thank you again."

Zhao Liying smiled shyly, "Miss Fan, I couldn't help but say it just now."

"Okay, you can change it yourself slowly! You can move the things to her room, and I'll find someone to get you a combination contract."

"Yes, thank you——"

Fan Bayi stopped as soon as he stepped out and turned to look at Zhao Liying.

Seeing this, Zhao Liying changed her words and said, "Miss Fan, please walk slowly."

"Ok!"

Fan Bayi responded calmly, turned his head, twisted his waist, and walked forward.

In the evening, Wan Qingshan, who had just finished talking to Chen Yumo on the phone, was about to go out for dinner when his cell phone rang suddenly.

I got on the phone, said a few words, and then hung up.

Then, Wan Qingshan frowned and thought for a moment before walking out of the room.

(End of this chapter)