In China, professional actors prefer to star in art films. The education they receive in art schools, and they learn and ponder classic art films from all over the world every day.

The idea of ​​literature and art supremacy has been rooted in their hearts.

Both Director Chen and Wang Zhiwen are from professional schools, one is the Academy of Drama and the other is the Academy of Film.

The two have a deep feeling about this script, not only the emotional entanglement of the characters in the play, but also the feelings that linger in it.

For them, "Spring in a Small Town" is more like a remembrance of past times. The era of traditional intellectuals has disappeared from history and will never return.

The story is set at the end of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the country is destroyed, and everything is in ruins.

However, war destroyed not only small cities, but also people's hearts.

In this closed small town, old things were destroyed, but they were reluctant to throw them away. They also thought they could repair them and had aspirations and hope for new things, but they couldn't make up their minds, and they were uncertain and worried.

This is probably the idea of ​​some traditional intellectuals in that era.

In terms of character setting, Dai Liyan is an old-style literati who never forgets the family and traditions and lives in memories.

The servant Lao Huang is the defender and executor of traditional morality, and he is committed to the duties of his servants.

Young doctor Zhang Zhichen has visited big cities, studied Western medicine, and yearned for Western culture.

Zhou Yuwen is a woman who has received a new culture education, and is also bound by traditional ideas, and is confused and depressed, and cannot find a way out.

My sister Dai Xiu came from a traditional family but actively accepted Western ideas and was an optimistic and progressive young man.

Through a simple story, connecting five people together, showing the life choices of traditional intellectuals of that era.

The dead small town represents traditional culture, and the outside world represents modern civilization. The two collide in this calm story. There is no excitement of the great era, only the quiet and unrestrained story.

Each story has different interpretations from a different perspective.

As for "Spring in a Small Town", some people think it is an elegy for traditional culture, some people think it is a love that is full of affection and etiquette, and some people think it is an ordinary love triangle.

Literary and artistic films are often open and can provide a variety of possibilities, and the audience can interpret them based on their own understanding.

Director Chen read the script several times and after careful consideration, he thought it was a book comparable to "Living".

"Living" describes the life of the protagonist Fugui, with a huge time span and running through many historical events.

"Spring in a Small Town" only captures a piece of life, and the story that happened in a certain spring is extremely short.

If "Living" is a serious historical drama, then "Spring in a Small Town" is an elegant sketch.

It is hard to say which one is better between the two, and there is no unified measurement standard for art.

From the perspective of an actor, "Living" is more like Ge You's one-man show. There are three main characters in "Spring in Small Town", and the emotional interactions of these three characters are the most exciting part of the script.

Especially the heroine, if she plays well, she is likely to create a classic image.

The first thing that comes to mind about is Gong Li. Whether it is fame or acting, Gong Li is the best candidate.

Gong Li has experienced emotional ups and downs. She has life experience in playing the role of young woman Zhou Yuwen. The only inappropriate thing is that Gong Li is from the north, with the grandeur of a northern woman and lacks the gentleness of a southern woman.

But for the actors, this is not a problem.

Just as the fifth-generation directors have a preference for Gong Li, male actors of the same era also hope to play with Gong Li, and a good opponent will be more likely to inspire the actors' performance emotions.

Director Chen called Lin Zixuan and recommended Gong Li to him.

"Gong Li? Her pay is too high, I can't afford to hire her." Lin Zixuan explained, "Brother Ming, our show is low, the budget is only three million, so I can't afford to hire Gong Li. Even if she is willing to reduce the pay, we can't afford to hire her for 500,000."

As an international movie star, Gong Li's salary for filming in Xiangjiang is about 1.5 million yuan, while for the mainland, it is between 800,000 and 1 million yuan, which doubles the salary for Ge You.

Therefore, she could only take on big productions with an investment of more than 20 million yuan. Ordinary crews didn't have the money to invite them, and they didn't dare to invite them.

If Gong Li is willing to reduce her salary to 300,000, as a producer, Lin Zixuan can consider it. After all, the European group of filmmakers have recognized Gong Li. As long as Gong Li appears, the film will not be sold.

But this possibility is not great, and the two do not have that friendship, so Lin Zixuan doesn't think he has such a great influence.

"Who is Zhou Yuwen?" Director Chen asked.

"Xiao Yu, I gave her the script, she agreed yesterday." Lin Zixuan responded, "Xiao Yu is from the south and it is easier to grasp this role. I have confidence in her."

"She is too young, her acting skills are good, and she is not very good at mastering her feelings." Director Chen said worriedly, "Then let's do it first. I will take over this role of Dai Liyan, and I will ask for the actors and sue me."

"It's almost done, five roles, Wang Zhiwen plays Zhang Zhichen, Xu Jinglei plays Dai Xiu, servant Lao Huang has not yet confirmed it. Brother Zhang said he is interested two days ago, but he hasn't answered me yet." Lin Zixuan introduced.

"I understand. You are moving the character from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to "Spring of Small Towns". "Director Chen suddenly said, "It's a pity to play Lao Huang in Guoli. There's not much room for performance. That's OK, this is quite interesting. Take some time to talk together."

In "Spring in Small Town", Dai Xiu and his servant Lao Huang are supporting roles, and they don't have many roles.

Dai Xiu is in school and is an optimistic and cheerful girl. She has a completely opposite personality to her brother Dai Liyan. She is full of longing for the outside world and falls in love with Zhang Zhichen, a young doctor who has returned from a big city.

Dai Liyan originally wanted to marry her sister to Zhang Zhichen, and asked Zhou Yuwen to tell Zhang Zhichen about this, but Zhou Yuwen refused.

Later, Dai Liyan learned about the past between Zhou Yuwen and Zhang Zhichen and gave up.

Dai Xiu's character has a simple personality, and the only inner drama is her love for Zhang Zhichen, which is not difficult to grasp.

Lin Zixuan asked Xu Jinglei to play this role mainly to let her learn. Only by acting with a group of high-level actors can an actor grow up quickly.

Besides, showing her face in this film will be helpful to her future acting career.

Zhang Guoli watched "Spring in a Small Town" and originally wanted to play the role of Dai Liyan. After knowing that Director Chen had obtained the script, he had to choose his servant Lao Huang, but he was still considering it.

As Director Chen said, Lin Zixuan wanted to use the actors of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" to interpret the story of "Spring in a Small Town".

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