Chapter 98 Opponent Play
Feng Xiaogang's good life only lasted two days. Two days later, Jiang Wen came over and discussed the script with him.︾
In the past two days, Jiang Wen has studied the script of "The People in Beijing in New York" at home and also made reading notes. The notes are all places he thinks there are doubts, which means he thinks it needs to be revised.
He came to Friendship Hotel and thought the conditions here were good, it was quite warm and had food, so he didn't plan to leave.
Jiang Wen discussed with Feng Xiaogang one by one according to the records in his reading notes. If you can convince him, it will be fine. If you can't convince him, then you must do it according to his wishes.
He also brought up the screenwriter Lin Zixuan and studied it together.
After all, this is a serious and responsible attitude, which helps the actors' performance. Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang cooperated.
Two days later, Jiang Wen saw that the interview actor was interesting, so he took the initiative to participate and put forward his own opinions as an actor. As a front-line male actor in China, he naturally has a say in acting.
He even proposed two actors.
One is Wang Qiming's daughter in the play. He thinks a young actress in "The Stubborn Lord" is good, named Ma Qingqing.
Another one is David, an American in the play. He knows an American who works in cultural exchanges between the two countries at the US Embassy in Beijing. He thinks that American is good.
It’s easy to say that it’s normal to recommend actors, as long as it’s appropriate.
Two more days later, Jiang Wen began to discuss the topic of filming with Feng Xiaogang, how can we shoot this scene...
"I'm so stupid. I used to hear that he likes to be serious and it's difficult to communicate. I didn't expect it to be true. I have felt the taste of cooperating with big stars." Feng Xiaogang complained to Lin Zixuan.
"Stand on, it's all for work." Lin Zixuan said sympathetically.
Feng Xiaogang put in more effort than Lin Zixuan for this movie "The People in Beijing" and the opportunity is rare.
As he said, Lin Zixuan is still young and has a chance in the future. He is in his thirties, and it would be too late to not fight. Jiang Wen is the actor he chose and is also suitable for this role.
Then what else is there to say? Let’s accompany you to the end, who is afraid of whom?
Therefore, in the room of the Friendship Hotel, they often heard the quarrel between them. Fortunately, they just talked about the matter and let it go after the argument. No conflicts arise, and Lin Zixuan will also mediate it.
Good works are all quarrels, so Lin Zixuan had to comfort himself like this.
This also shows that the actors at this time are not perfunctory, careful in details, and want to act well. Only with such a serious attitude can the characters be portrayed alive, without exaggeration or pretentiousness.
This is the basic qualities of being an actor.
During this period before the Chinese New Year, a major event happened in China. A leader who retreated to the second line set off from the capital and headed south to Huacheng, and delivered a series of speeches on reform and opening up in Huacheng.
The people of China are not very clear about it, but it has caused shock in the officialdom.
On the New Year’s Eve, Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan returned to Mu Shanshan’s house and had dinner with Mu Zhiyuan and Li Hong. This was agreed upon by the two. They had dinner at Lin Zixuan’s house on Laba Festival, and on the New Year’s Eve, they had to have dinner at Mu Shanshan’s house.
If you rotate next year, you can't favor one or the other.
As for the Chinese New Year this year, both families are unwilling to go to the Spring Festival Gala, and it is still comfortable to watch TV at home.
At that time, Lin Zixuan will take Lin Xiaoling to watch the Spring Festival Gala and send her sister home the next day.
"This time I finally felt at ease." Mu Zhiyuan sighed while having dinner and chatting.
There is no large report on the Southern Talk, but it has already spread in the officialdom, and the media knows it, especially within the Chinese TV station, everyone knows it well.
Just waiting for the instructions from above to start vigorously promoting.
Mu Zhiyuan is a reformist, so he is naturally happy to see this situation. With this conversation, his future work will be much easier.
"Shangcheng is the next pilot, and the areas around Shanghai will develop in the future." Lin Zixuan echoed.
"It's true. After a few days, you will submit the novel "Living" to "Hundred Flowers" magazine in Shanghai. I have met the president of that magazine several times and are a responsible person." Mu Zhiyuan commented.
Lin Zixuan nodded, he knew about "Hundred Flowers" magazine.
"Hundred Flowers" is a pure literary magazine with extremely high influence in China. It mainly publishes medium and long novels. It was founded by Mr. Li, a master of the Chinese literary world in 1957. The current president is Li Linlin, the daughter of Mr. Li.
Due to Mr. Li's transcendent status in the literary world, this literary magazine often publishes some novels with bold ideas.
Even if there are any problems in the censorship, it is let go for Mr. Li's sake. Many avant-garde novelists regard "Hundred Flowers" as their base for publishing novels.
Since Mu Zhiyuan said this, it means that "Living" is fine to publish it in "Hundred Flowers" magazine.
On the way back, Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan chatted casually.
"Brother Feng and Brother Jiang are still arguing?" Mu Shanshan said curiously, "When I watched movies, I thought Brother Jiang didn't look like an intellectual. He was a bit bandit-like. He had such a stubborn temper."
"He is too strong in control, and always thinks that everything will follow his wishes." Lin Zixuan concluded, "You wait and see. He will definitely be a director in the future, otherwise he will suffocate him to death."
"Neither of them is a good deal. Your crew is annoyed." Mu Shanshan shook her head and said.
"I want to find an actress who can play opposite him, otherwise I won't be able to suppress him." Lin Zixuan decided.
This is his consensus between him and Feng Xiaogang. You must find an actress with the same strong aura, otherwise the whole drama will become Jiang Wen's performance alone and will lose balance.
A good performance is the inspiration of two actors by each other, rather than the crushing of one on the other.
"All famous actresses in our country go abroad, and you can only look for them abroad." Mu Shanshan joked.
This is the current situation in the Chinese film industry. Driven by the trend of going abroad, actresses have become one of the army of going abroad. As long as they become famous in China, they want to venture internationally.
Just when Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang were worried about the actress, someone knocked on the door and walked in with a pretty and charming young woman.
"My name is Wang Ji. I really want to play Achun. I think I have the ability to play her well." The young woman said confidently.
Wang Ji graduated from the Beijing Drama Academy and was assigned to the Beijing Drama Theater after graduation, becoming a drama actor.
Driven by the trend of going abroad, she went to the United States in 1987 and first studied English at a language training center affiliated to the University of Kentucky. After some twists and turns, she entered the UCLA World Arts and Culture major.
During this period, she was once in a difficult situation and could only rely on working to make a living.
This time she went back to Beijing for the New Year, and she heard a TV series in the circle that she was going to film in the United States. It tells the story of living abroad. She felt that she could act well with her own experience.
Chapter completed!