When Chen Chong wrote the script "Buried Live", the actor he initially considered was Zeng Jiang. However, after Zhang Aijia talked about the stage play, he immediately thought of Jin Shijie.

The first time I learned about Jin Shijie was watching "Black Gold".

In "Black Gold", Tony Leung was overwhelmed by the audience, and King Liu was overshadowed. However, there were two supporting roles, but they were unique and Tony Leung.

One is Li Liqun's minister and the other is Jin Shijie's boss of the Investigation Bureau.

Li Liqun has many roles, and with his acting skills, it is natural to be outstanding.

Jin Shijie showed his face for only one or two minutes, then left after a soy sauce, but he performed a workplace veteran who lost his ethics under the pressure of money and power, especially when he recited the lines, his tone and expression were very rich and impactful.

Then Chen Chong watched movies such as "The Chess King", "The Heaven and Earth". Jin Shijie played supporting roles with a glimpse, but they were unique and charming, with a variety of temperaments, and they were unforgettable.

When the Internet became more developed, Chen Chong realized that this thin and lean actor had a very big background.

Jin Shijie graduated from the Pingtung Agricultural Department of Taiwan. After serving in the military, he raised pigs on the ranch for one and a half years. At the age of 27, he felt that he should do something he liked in life, "tell a story or write a story", so he ran to Taipei, doing hard work while participating in various sporadic small theater activities.

During the day, he moved goods in the sultry warehouse and slept in the crowded dormitory at night. After get off work, others played cards, drank, and watched TV. He buried his head in writing scripts.

Then, Jin Shijie became a pioneer and representative figure in Taiwan's modern theater.

He has an ordinary appearance and an ordinary figure, but he has stood in the theater for more than 30 years without falling down. He is highly respected and can be regarded as a master of the performance industry.

Moreover, Jin Shijie is unique and has a very legendary color. For example, he doesn't wear new clothes and likes to take old clothes from friends, and then wear them after making changes. He thinks that old clothes have a taste. His furniture and electrical appliances are also old goods that others don't want. What's especially strange is that he often goes to his friends' house for leftovers - it's not free meals, but really leftovers. After a friend has eaten, there are leftovers, and he calls him before he goes to eat them. He has very low material requirements, and he can pick up the lunch box thrown in the trash can and eat them. (Note 1)

So when it comes to the stage play, Chen Chong immediately thought of him.

Zeng Jiang plays an arrogant and domineering role, which is praised by everyone. However, compared to Jin Shijie, he is a little more arrogant, but less restrained. He is not suitable for a drama like "Buried Live" that requires exploring inner emotions. More importantly, the whole movie is a one-man show, and the line skills are very high. In this regard, stage drama actors have unique advantages.

I just don’t know how skill Jin Shijie, who was just starting out at this time, has attained a peak?

The theater at Gengxin Cultural and Education Center is not big, and it is estimated that it can accommodate up to 300 audiences. There are several actors on the stage who are practicing movements one-on-one to prepare for the evening performance.

Several people found a seat at the end of the theater, sat down, and chatted softly while watching the actors do exercises.

"Mr. Chen, your script is very innovative." Wu Jingji is a doctor of psychology. He speaks slowly and feels calm. "It's very suitable for adapting into a stage play. I wonder if we can give us the right to adapt it?"

"Please change whatever you want." Chen Chong said quickly: "It's a messy writing. It's my honor to be taken by you. By the way, what do Teacher Jin thinks of my script?"

"Creative is good." Jin Shijie's voice was not loud, his pronunciation was very clear and his strength was just right. "But I think many dialogues lack tension and are not humorous enough."

"Humor?" Chen Chong was stunned. He was extremely disgusted with the ubiquitous spoof plots of later Hong Kong movies, so he deliberately controlled it in the script. Unexpectedly, Jin Shijie actually said that he lacked humor.

"People are dying, and humor in desperate situations is the greatest irony." Jin Shijie said slowly: "The script contains too many thoughts and emotions, so they need to be wrapped with a humorous icing shell, otherwise it will be too heavy, and the audience does not like heavy things, and the preaching tastes too strong."

"It makes sense!" Chen Chong suddenly realized that funny is not the same as humor. There is no joke at all, so he was a little overcorrected. He excitedly patted the backrest of the front seats and made a "bang" sound, "Teacher Jin woke up the dreamer, he said it was too right."

"Shh..." Zhang Aijia, who was watching the actor training, turned around and made a gesture to silence him.

Chen Chong looked up and saw that everyone on the stage was looking at him, and quickly raised his hand to apologize.

"But humor is hard to write, right?" Hu Yinmeng said from the side: "It is difficult to grasp the degree of humor. It is too elegant and the audience cannot understand it. It is too vulgar and destroys the atmosphere."

"This is really difficult," Wu Jingji said: "Freud said that not everyone has a humorous attitude, it is a rare talent."

"Dr. Wu said he wanted to adapt it." Chen Chong asked, "I don't know how to modify it?"

"We have not yet concluded how to change it. Next year, the China Drama Art Center will hold the first experimental drama exhibition. We originally considered adapting the famous Peking Opera "Hezhu Paired" into a stage play." Wu Jingji said: "But after reading Mr. Chen's script two days ago, I felt that it was also suitable for adaptation, and each has its own advantages, so I am very hesitant now."

"The Hezhu Pairing" is a classic Peking Opera, with a lot of popularity, many characters, and strong drama tension, which can easily attract audiences." Jin Shijie explained: "The "Buried Live" is innovative and enjoyable to perform, but it is not well-known, and the audience currently does not seem to know how to appreciate the one-man show."

Chen Chong touched his chin, and was also embarrassed.

He had checked Jin Shijie's information in his previous life and naturally knew that the stage play adapted from "The Legend of the Pearl" was the famous "The Legend of the Pearl" - this play was Jin Shijie's famous work. After the performance, it caused a sensation in Taipei and triggered the turbulent small theater movement in the 1980s. Later performance workshops, Guotuo Theater and other well-known theater troupes all came from this. This play is a milestone in the history of modern Taiwanese drama.

Can "Buried Live" have such an effect? ​​If not, wouldn't the butterfly wings be shaky...

"When will this experimental drama show be held?"

"Next July."

"It's still early." Chen Chong thought about it and invited him directly: "I'm going to start filming the movie version of "Buried Live" recently. Why not be as good as Teacher Jin as the starring actor. Let's adapt while filming and use movies to experiment to see if the effect is good."

Chen Chong's suggestions surprised everyone except Zhang Aijia, and Hu Yinmeng's surprised expression was particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Making movies is not a joke." Wu Jingji pushed her glasses and said, "It is too risky for Mr. Chen to do this."

"I've never made a movie." Jin Shijie still looked slow and said: "Movies and stage plays are not the same type of performance, and I'm afraid the effect is not good."

"Jinbao, don't worry." Zhang Aijia and Jin Shijie were very familiar with each other. She smiled and said, "A Chong is a rich man and doesn't care about money. He just wants to try how to make a movie. You two get together and study each other, and it just matches us."

"Yes, Teacher Jin." Chen Chong said with a signature smile: "I am very interested in stage plays. Why don't we run a professional theater troupe while filming movies?"

Movies are a virtual performance. Because actors can perform repeatedly, they can also make up for it afterwards by editing, music and other technical means. In the theater, everything is live interpretation, and there is no chance to make up for it again and afterwards. Therefore, the theater is the highest form of performance and is very suitable for cultivating and honing top film performance talents. Chen Chong is interested in this, not a false statement.

...

That night, the program performed by Gengxin Experimental Theatre was the first script written by Jin Shijie in the warehouse - "Performance".

Chen Chong enjoyed this kind of performance on the spot for the first time, and he was relished. After watching it, he was very satisfied with Jin Shijie's free and easy performance, and he became more determined to use him as a movie starring actor.

After the performance, Chen Chong invited all the staff of the troupe to get along well with the members of the troupe.

"You are really interested in movies, music, and stage plays." After the banquet, Zhang Aijia drove Shen back to the hotel and asked on the way: "What are you going to invest in next time when you come to Taipei? Tell me, I'll buy it first, and sell it to you directly, and earn some money from rouge and water powder."

"Invest in beauty." Chen Chong pointed to Hu Yinmeng's car in front and smiled: "For example, the one in front, please buy it for me. Next time I come to Taipei, I will pick up the goods directly."

"It's indeed a pervert!" Zhang Aijia glanced at him and said, "They like a talented man, she doesn't like a philandering businessman like you."

"I have written scripts, but I am also a talented man."

"Come on, I wrote a script, and it was full of loopholes. I asked people to change it everywhere." Zhang Aijia scolded: "Sister Yunwen changed it, Brother Qiu changed it, Jinbao changed it again, how many things are left, it is yours?"

Chen Chong touched his head, smiled and said, "I plan to gather the spiritual energy of human thoughts, gather the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon, and make a classic script. It is also a skill to integrate it."

"It also gathers the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon." Zhang Aijia laughed and said, "Are you writing a script or preparing to be a monster?"

After chatting and laughing for a while, at the door of the hotel where Shen Chong was staying, Zhang Aijia stopped the car, bit her lip, and asked, "Will you go back to Hong Kong tomorrow?"

"Yes, the plane will be at noon tomorrow." Chen Chong looked at her side and said, "I have been in Taipei for more than ten days and it's time to go back. There are still a lot of things waiting to be handled in Hong Kong."

"oh……"

After a while of silence, Chen Chong said, "By the way, I want to ask you something."

"What?"

"Why are you not married?"

Zhang Aijia glanced at him and said, "Why should I get married?"

"You said you are old and want to get married."

"Do you want me to get married?"

"In no mood!"

"I'll ask you something, too."

"Um?"

"I heard you prepared a wedding gift for me, what is it?"

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Chapter completed!