Li Shi added directly.
Looking at the name of her trumpet, I thought to myself that she seems to be particularly afraid that she will go crazy.
The friend passed through instantly, and Zhang Jingyi took the initiative and said: "In order to prevent my mother and sister from worrying, I often use the trumpet to send some things, and also use the trumpet to chat with strangers to relieve my emotions."
Li Shi was curious: "You can also chat with friends. Why do you need to use a trumpet account to chat with strangers?"
Zhang Jingyi: "Because sometimes I'm not in a good state and I talk like a lunatic, just like last time."
Last time?
Li Shi thought of the message that was withdrawn in the middle of the night, and suddenly understood why she used the trumpet.
It's just that you and I are not strangers.
Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Jingyi sent another message on the large account: "Senior, can you not regard the messages sent by my small account as being sent by me in the future? Just treat that small account as a person in your real life. Anyone you don’t know, okay? (Please) (Please)”
Li Shi's eyes widened.
Can you still play like this?
But it seemed quite interesting. He smiled and replied with one word: "Okay."
Unexpectedly, the other party used the trumpet to send something that surprised him: "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Liang Youan. What's yours?"
Li Shi raised his eyebrows instantly.
Why didn't I realize before that this top student is such an interesting person?
He typed back: "My name is Li Shi, nice to meet you too."
Along the way, Li Shi searched for classical dance videos on the Internet and chatted with Zhang Jingyi, no, I should say Liang Youan.
Liang Youan, female, 30 years old, suffered school violence in middle school, but she bravely fought against it and tactfully reported it to her teachers and parents, successfully saving herself from school violence. Later, she studied abroad and entered the country after returning to China. I work for "Yisu Sports", a large sporting goods company, and now I am the special assistant to the director of the marketing department of Yisu Sports, or "special assistant" for short.
The G6098 Fuxing train can go directly from Yangcheng to Zhaoyang County. The whole journey has four stations and only takes two hours and fifty-five minutes.
Along the way, the two of them introduced themselves to each other like friends who had just met but got along well, and then chatted about various topics sentence after sentence.
At ten o'clock, when the train passed Hengshi Station, Li Shi couldn't help but turn off the video, took off his Bluetooth headset, and flipped through the chat history of the past two and a half hours.
"The more we talk about it, the more I feel that Liang Youan is real. This Zhang Jingyi, doesn't she... have a second personality?"
Li Shi remembered that she had told him that she had experienced school violence in the last movie she acted in, which was too deep.
"But she also said that the character in it was violated twice, and finally killed the person who hurt her. This is different from what Liang Youan said..."
He thought for a while, then went down to find Zhang Jingyi's large number, typed and asked: "Senior sister, are you sure your condition is okay?"
Her message came back quickly: "Wait for ten minutes and I'll switch."
Li Shi reached out and touched his chin, switch? Role switching?
Then he thought about it, if the characters can switch actively, it shouldn't be the kind of mental illness with a second personality.
About seven or eight minutes later, Zhang Jingyi sent another message on the large phone: "Okay, senior, you are not scared by me, are you? Liang Youan is the next role I will play. I have enriched her." Recently, I have taken on her identity and found someone to chat with."
It turned out to be acting.
Li Shi suddenly felt emotional, this school girl is really crazy.
He typed: "I am much braver than you think. How could you scare me? But you have worked really hard for acting. No wonder you said that you are so deeply involved in acting. From now on, my schoolmate, your works will... I have to support it.”
Zhang Jingyi: "Thank you. Although I became an actor out of necessity, I unexpectedly discovered that I actually like acting. Compared with staying in the laboratory and doing experiments, acting makes me feel more happy. I don’t think much of the effort I put into taking on different roles. On the contrary, I enjoy it... Of course, it seems crazy to others.”
Zhang Jingyi: "The only thing I worry about is that one day I won't be able to perform, and then I will really become a madman."
Li Shi smiled and typed: "So you gave yourself the online name 'I don't want to be crazy' just to remind yourself that no matter how deep you get into the drama, you still have to get out of it?"
Zhang Jingyi: "Yes, but I still want to ask you, senior, for a painting. I will hang it in my bedroom."
…
At 10:40 a.m., the train entered Zhaoyang County High-speed Railway Station.
After Li Shi got off the bus, he went with Zhang Huijing, the assistant who came to pick him up, to meet with people from the county's Culture and Tourism Bureau. Then he went to Zhenhua Middle School next to his high school alma mater, No. 1 Middle School, and had a meal with one of their vice principals. , finalized the matter of borrowing part of their school’s venue for filming during the summer vacation.
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, after seeing off the guests, the group came out of the hotel.
Li Shi said to Zhao Lingfang, Wang Zhi, and Zhang Huijing's schoolmate Wang Yao: "You go back to the hotel in the county to rest first, and then go to the city tomorrow."
After that, he and Zhang Huijing got in the car.
"Let's go back to Qiaoyang Village."
The car left the county town and drove along the provincial road in the direction of Yuanyi Town.
It takes half an hour to drive from the county seat to the town. Li Shi looked at the houses on the roadside and the rice fields in the distance. He was in a daze for a while, and then remembered the shooting of the short film.
The filming location has been basically finalized today, and now only the issue of actors remains.
"I hope we can finalize the most important male lead tomorrow."
Li Shi stayed in Qiaoyang Village for just one day. The next morning, he rushed to the city with his studio staff. He first visited several locations and then met with the male protagonists chosen by Zhang Huijing and Zhao Lingfang. .
The appearance of this sophomore named Peng Chang really matched the male protagonist. Li Shi asked him to try out a scene. His performance was poor, but he felt that he was not incapable of being trained.
Li Shi immediately decided on the candidate.
After signing the contract, Li Shi gave Zhang Huijing the script and asked him to go back and memorize the script first, and then wait for notification.
No, he called again half an hour later to ask the hero, who was playing the role of first love, if he could let his girlfriend give it a try.
At that time, Li Shi was discussing with everyone how to continue to find this character with the second most roles.
Immediately ask him to bring his girlfriend over to see him.
What was very surprising was that his girlfriend was not only pretty and girly in appearance, but also performed very well in the audition. She was not afraid of the camera and spoke her lines very naturally.
This was such a surprise that Li Shi immediately signed Peng Chang's girlfriend Zhang Feng.
Now the two main actors are confirmed, and the other minor actors don't have many roles, so they are easy to find.
"You two must read the script over and over again during this period and memorize the lines as much as possible. If you perform well during filming in the future, when the filming is completed, you will not only receive the performance fee in the contract, but also an extra big red envelope."
Xianglin Wyndham Grand Hotel, one of the few luxury hotels in Baoqing City, Li Shi looked at the two amateur actors he chose and warned.
This time, he paid Peng Chang 8,000 yuan and Zhang Feng 4,000 yuan.
For an amateur actor who is acting for the first time, this kind of remuneration is already considered very good.
Peng Chang valued this job very much, and he quickly said: "Director Li, don't worry, Afeng and I will definitely memorize our lines, but we just don't know when the filming will start?"
In the past, Li Shi would feel a little uncomfortable when people called him "Teacher", but now he has become much thicker-skinned, and he can respond with "peace of mind" when people call him "Director Li".
"The specific time will be notified to you in a few days. Just take the time to familiarize yourself with the script."
After Peng Chang and the others left, Li Shi thought that now that the two leading actors were settled, it was time to prepare for official filming.
He went over everything again.
"We can officially start filming at any time, but the only thing that remains unfinished is...the actors are amateur actors after all. Although I have experience in training models, there is still a difference between acting and taking pictures and painting. If I just bite the bullet, there should be no difference. The problem is, after all, he has a good idea of the effect the film is going to present, and it’s just a matter of spending more time on it, but..."
He thought for a while, then picked up his phone, found Zhang Jingyi's WeChat account, and sent a message: "School girl, do you have time now to chat?"
If there are people who are experienced in actors and acting to help, it will undoubtedly improve efficiency and save a lot of time and energy.
And Zhang Jingyi said that she wanted to come and watch while she was filming.
In this case, why not put her talents and experience to use.
I sent the message, but no reply came after a long time.
Li Shi was not in a hurry, and first invited the studio employees to taste the local delicacies in Baoqing City to reward them for their hard work during the business trip.
After dinner, he called everyone to his room for a small meeting to arrange the next work.
"Tomorrow we will go back to Tanzhou, take a day off, and then make final preparations before shooting."
After everyone left, Li Shi organized his thoughts again and made sure that nothing was missing.
"In addition to asking Zhang Jingyi for help, there are only two most important things left in the whole process - the calligraphy works to be displayed. There is no preparation."
This meal of dumplings was made for this vinegar.
The short film is dumplings, and the calligraphy works shown in the short film are vinegar.
Vinegar is the core, and Li Shi will naturally not forget his original intention.
This will be the first time his calligraphy works are shown to the world!
"First prepare at least one masterpiece."
In his first appearance, in his plan, the ideal state is to produce a wonderful work, a high-quality work.
If not, at least come up with a Noh product.
"With my current level of calligraphy, there is a high probability that I will create something good, but I also need to be inspired."
When creating a calligraphy work, the first step is to determine the content and font.
Writing your own content is the best option, just like a singer writing lyrics and music. If that’s not possible, you can also write other people’s articles and poems.
"According to the plot, this calligraphy is the pinnacle of the male protagonist's calligraphy. The content is a poem in memory of his first love. The content was actually created by me when I revised the script."
Li Shi picked up the script on the desk and turned to the place where the poem was:
I can't help but miss you, and I can't help but think about you.
We often see each other in dreams, but when we wake up, we still have tears in our eyes.
When the bright moon shines in front of the window, the love in the cup is ruthless.
I hope that the old friends will always be with you, and that the firewood, rice, oil, and salt will last you through this life.
…
"The content is just this seven-character rhymed poem. The font is..."
Li Shi cleaned up his desk, took out the Four Treasures of the Study that he carried with him from his backpack, spread them out, and studied ink.
I spread out a stack of paper, dipped my pen in ink, and wrote the seven-character poem in regular script.
After writing, put down the pen.
Li Shi stared at the words on the paper, pondered for a moment, pondered for a while, and wrote it again in a new line - he was just looking at what font to use for creation.
In fact, the best state is like Wang Xizhi writing "Preface to the Lanting Collection", where articles and calligraphy works are completed in one go after the mood and inspiration arrive.
But if there is divine help like that, it is really something you can only meet but cannot ask for.
Li Shi can only determine the content and font layout first, then look for feeling and status, or inspiration, and then write the best calligraphy work inspired by the inspiration.
The emphasis here is on calligraphy work rather than writing the best article, since the article is prepared in advance.
"This poem is about missing my first love and having a lot of emotional ups and downs. Well, I'd better choose running script."
After determining the content and font, Li Shi began to think about how to find inspiration and creative status.
"The script says that the protagonist wrote this poem after meeting his first love by chance. The poem is about missing his first love. Can't I also find my first love?"
Li Shi immediately rejected this idea.
His first love was the girlfriend he had in college. After so many years of separation, there was really nothing to find.
It is better to find your first love to seek creative status than...
At this moment, the mobile phone that was used to be placed on the desk as a paperweight rang.
Li Shi picked it up and saw that it was Zhang Jingyi who finally replied to the message: "Senior, I'm sorry, I have been working and I just saw the message now. I am on my way back to the hotel after work. What do you want to talk about, senior? That friend of yours can chat with you all night long! (Hehe)"
The "friend" she mentioned refers to "Liang Youan".
Li Shi shook his head and smiled, typing quickly: "I have something to talk to my friend Zhang Jingyi now. As for the friend you mentioned, I won't be able to chat with her until a while."
Zhang Jingyi's reasoning ability is very strong and she immediately asked: "Senior, are you talking to me about your filming?"
Li Shi: "Yes, I'm almost done with the preparations here. It's estimated that the official shooting will start soon. Didn't you say you want to come and watch? Do you have time?"
Zhang Jingyi immediately said:
"have!"
"My current job is to participate in the filming of several commercials. It will end the day after tomorrow. After that, I will not work for a while. I will wait until September to join the set and shoot the next drama. I can rest for more than a month."
After Li Shi was sure that she would really come, he immediately said: "At that time, I would like to ask you to help me, mainly with the acting skills..."
After hearing what he said, Zhang Jingyi, who had been sending messages and chatting before, directly made a voice call.
As soon as Li Shi got through, he immediately heard a low-pitched but pleasant voice coming from the other side: "Senior, how about I become your assistant director?"
(End of chapter)
