Various social engagements are indispensable during the Chinese New Year, and Lin Zixuan met Ge You who returned from Shandong Province.

This time we met, although Ge You still looked the same, everyone who is familiar can feel it is a little different.

Ge You was originally quiet and didn't talk much, but his mind was flexible. It was just right to interject a sentence occasionally. Now his reaction is a bit slow, or he is always distracted and his mind is not at the table.

Sometimes when I asked him a question, it took me a long time to react, which made everyone quite worried.

Moreover, his eyes changed. His eyes were lively and clever before. He was a little dull at this time. He always stared at a place and didn't know what he was looking at.

"I'm sorry, I just came back and haven't recovered yet." Seeing everyone staring at him, Ge You explained.

"How is that place?" Lin Zixuan said curiously.

Lin Zixuan only saw the place called Zhoucun from the photos of Zhang Yimou, which was originally an ancient town.

The place is quite remote and famous before. When it was the most prosperous, there were more than 30 old streets and alleys. Most of them were demolished in the 1980s. It is said that the reason why the ancient buildings were preserved was because the local government had no demolition fees.

Ge You stayed in that small town this winter for more than two months.

"That place is different from the capital. It is very quiet. When it snows, everyone stays in the house and can't hear anything outside. At that time, I was very quiet and could figure out a lot of things." Ge You recalled, "But the lives of the locals are also hard, and they don't have much money to make a living, they are all mingling."

He went to experience life, lived in the homes of locals, ate and chatted with them, walked in the ancient streets and alleys, and felt the living conditions of locals.

Zhoucun's life is slow, especially in winter, where everyone has nothing to do, either wandering around or squatting down to bask in the sun.

The tide of reform is in full swing in the big cities in the south, but it is still the same in small towns in the north. The conservative and closed state cannot be changed overnight.

After two months of this, Ge You was naturally not used to returning to the capital.

What's more, he was thinking about the role, but before he knew it, he was involved in it, with a trace of wealth on his body.

This is called getting into the play.

"It's a good thing for you to go filming. It can change the current situation there. Locals can make some money even if they are extras. The place may become a tourist attraction in the future. You have saved the economy of a town." Lin Zixuan joked.

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Zhang Yimou invests in a drama so much that he can cost more than five yuan for an extra actor a day.

According to the shooting plan, this movie "Alive" will take at least half a year to film in Zhoucun. The daily expenses of hundreds of people in the crew alone can bring considerable economic benefits to the town.

After "To Live" becomes famous, the town will be well-known and tourists will surely be in a constant stream.

But this is a matter of the future. Ge You will have to wait for the Golden Bull Awards to be presented before returning to Zhoucun Ancient Town when "Alive" will start filming.

Zhang Yimou's drama is scheduled to start filming in mid-April, with a shooting cycle of about seven or eight months. In addition, it takes a year to go through the later stages. He has always pursued excellence.

He wanted Lin Zixuan to go to Zhoucun and take a look at the shooting site on the spot, so Lin Zixuan could only promise to have time to go there.

"Youzi's condition is wrong, it's a bit too much." Feng Xiaogang worried while Ge You went to the toilet.

"Isn't this a good thing?" Lin Zixuan said in confusion.

He is a producer and doesn't know much about the actor's psychological state. Being involved in the role is conducive to the filming of the film and will also bring side effects.

"This depends on the situation. He is always thinking about the role in his mind now, and he is almost fascinated. He probably will be exhausted before the official filming. It is too much to think about another person every day, and if it is serious, there will be mental problems." Feng Xiaogang explained, "It is easy to be an actor, but it is difficult to act. Youzi is really attentive this time."

"What should I do?" Lin Zixuan said with concern.

"Simple, let's get him drunk, let him empty his mind, think about nothing, and adjust it by himself after a night's sleep. This is my unique secret recipe." Feng Xiaogang said with a wicked smile.

Lin Zixuan didn't know whether Feng Xiaogang was saying true or not, or whether Feng Xiaogang just simply wanted to get Ge Youtu drunk for fun.

Next, the two of them persuaded Ge You to drink with one glass on the left and one glass on the right, congratulating him on winning the Golden Bull Award, congratulations on making a fortune this year, and congratulations on winning the Oscar next year.

Don't worry about what you say, just drink alcohol anyway.

Ge You has a good alcohol tolerance, but he can't resist drinking so hard. He is all friends and is not easy to cheat and can only dry it in one sip.

Unlike the quietness on weekdays, Ge You was very excited after getting drunk. He talked to whom he met, and he was quite speculative.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang sent Ge You home, but they clapped their hands and left, leaving no matter what.

The next afternoon, Lin Zixuan received a call from Ge You.

"You two did it on purpose last night. My head hurts until now. You are too damaged. You throw me away and ignore me. They also said that I was drunk by myself, and it has nothing to do with you, because I was scolded by your sister-in-law for a whole morning. I have to suffer this time." Ge You complained.

Listening to the familiar tone, Lin Zixuan knew that Ge You had adjusted, but he didn't expect that Feng Xiaogang's unique secret recipe was effective.

The holiday passes very quickly, and all units in Beijing start working normally. In the new year and a new beginning, all work must be carried out.

At the Art Center, Lin Zixuan made arrangements a few years ago.

Zhao Baogang is good at filming dramas on urban emotional themes. He asked him to direct "Eating the End" as an indoor drama, which mainly watches the actors' performances, and there is little investment.

Zhang Guoli asked to direct and act in "Kang Xi's Private Visit". He had been an assistant director before. Seeing Feng Xiaogang's success in "The People in Beijing in New York" directed by Feng Xiaogang, he also wanted to try to be a director.

This is the first costume drama from the Art Center, and the investment is quite large.

Lin Zixuan attached great importance to it. He arranged for Zhang Guoli a very capable assistant director to ensure the smooth shooting of this series.

With the current staff of the center, we can only shoot three TV series at the same time. If we want to expand the scale, we have to recruit soldiers, but the current funds of the center are not enough to expand on a large scale.

This is the dilemma of state-owned units, and they have no money to develop.

This year, after repeated discussions, the General Administration issued documents allowing private film and television companies to be established. Private capital finally entered the film and television industry, rather than investing in various forms as before.

This indicates that there will be fierce competition between private film and television companies and state-owned film and television units.

For the film and television industry in China, this is the beginning of a new era. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!