Wangji BBQ is a very ordinary-looking barbecue restaurant with ordinary decoration. It is just a two-storey shop located in the community. It has a rough style - that is, there is no decoration, and even the signboard is the simplest light box.
In this place, if you just look at the environment, boys who are more concerned about face may not be embarrassed to bring members of the opposite sex in.
However, when Li Shi brought a young lady who would most likely become a movie queen in the future to eat at a place like this, he didn’t think anything of it at all. He introduced it naturally: “It’s my first time to come to this restaurant, and a friend recommended it to me. , said the barbecue and crayfish taste good, let’s try them today.”
Zhang Jingyi smiled and said: "Then I'll order some butter first. Barbecue butter is my favorite."
Li Shi first ordered from the proprietress who came over: three hands of butter, two hands of beef skewers, two hands of mutton skewers, one hand of beef tendons... plus a portion of your signature flavor shrimp.
After the chubby proprietress left, she smiled and said to Zhang Jingyi: "I also like to eat roast butter during barbecue. I didn't expect you to like it too, but aren't you afraid of getting fat?"
"Haha, don't be afraid. I'm the kind of person who doesn't gain weight by eating, and I don't eat much barbecue."
After we became familiar with the conversation, we became more lively, and our emotions became much richer when we spoke.
She is different from Chen Qiuye. Chen Qiuye's coldness is engraved in his bones. He will only open his heart in front of Li Shi and Wang Yuelan.
And Zhang Jingyi's aloofness seems to be more of her protective color.
The two chatted for a while, and the topic turned to the film they were going to shoot.
"Senior, the name of your short film is "Calligraphy: Rebirth of Youth". Are you planning to make a calligraphy series?"
Li Shi gave a thumbs up: "Smart, I do have this idea, but we have to see the effect of the first part."
Zhang Jingyi was the assistant director he invited, so Li Shi naturally had to communicate with him what he wanted to express in making this short film.
"The core of my film is twofold. The first is to tell the story of a famous calligrapher who is reborn as a boy and makes up for all his regrets. The second is to popularize some calligraphy knowledge and show my personal works in this film. .”
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Not to mention, it makes sense that Wang Yanni would recommend this barbecue restaurant in the group. The environment of this restaurant does not look good, but the owner’s cooking skills are indeed good, and the taste of the shrimp is above the standard. The key is the barbecue. The ingredients are fresh and the heat is very precise. Whether it is meat skewers or ingredients, they are all very delicious.
The communication between Li Shi and Zhang Jingyi was also very pleasant.
Before she finished her supper, Zhang Jingyi couldn't wait to say: "Senior, after hearing what you said, I want to read the script even more. Let's go to your house quickly."
Li Shi took his phone and checked the time. It was almost twelve o'clock.
"It's so late. I'll take you to the hotel after dinner. It won't be too late to read the script on the way back tomorrow."
Since Zhang Jingyi arrived early, she naturally went to Zhaoyang with the studio people. She had agreed with Zhang Huijing before that she would meet at the studio at nine o'clock tomorrow morning.
Reading the script so late, even if she only stayed in Phoenix Bay for half an hour, going back and forth plus the time lost on the road, it would be at least two or three in the morning for her to go to the hotel to rest. Li Shi was worried that she wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow morning. Something went wrong.
Zhang Jingyi looked at the time and realized it was too late, and said, "That's okay."
After finishing the supper, Li Shi sent her to the five-star hotel closest to Phoenix Bay. When she got home, it was already twelve forty.
He took a shower and immediately went to the study room to start copying the "Preface to the Lanting Collection".
First sit quietly and meditate.
Then put the ultra-high-definition picture of Shenlong on the screen in front of you and read it silently from beginning to end.
Close your eyes and take deep breaths for seven or eight times, then open your eyes and pick up a pen, dip in ink and write: "In the ninth year of Yonghe, I lived in Kuichou..."
This time, he imagined himself as a famous scholar in the Wei and Jin Dynasties who was proficient in calligraphy and swordsmanship. He was holding a sword as a pen by a mountain stream, expressing his emotions and wielding the power of his sword with the meaning of the words.
But in reality, the pen is used as a sword, and the sword energy falls on the white paper and turns into a myriad of ink marks.
"Therefore, I listed what people at that time recorded and recorded what they said. Although the circumstances are different in different times, I am interested in them and they are consistent. Those who read them later will also be impressed by the elegance of the text."
Li Shi did not immediately put down his writing to read this copying work. Instead, he stood there in a daze for several minutes. Then he felt as if he had climbed up the bank from the muddy river of time. He took a long breath and felt that Extremely sad and infinitely memorable.
After five or six minutes, put the pen down.
Look again at the article on the desk that I memorized in one breath.
"The physical resemblance is not 99%, only about 95%, but the spiritual resemblance this time is 50% to 60%... It's already the limit."
"After all, I am not Wang Xizhi, and I don't need to be Wang Xizhi, and this is just a copy - to this extent, the craftsmanship of copying is almost gone. As far as this calligraphy is concerned, even if it is a copy, it has a higher level of artistry. It’s valuable.”
Li Shi stared at the work on the table for a long time, then gently picked it up and put it on the coffee table in the middle of the study.
Back again, ready to write again.
"This time, don't worry about other unnecessary things, I will come!"
Ten minutes later.
Li Shi looked at the "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection" that he wrote with a relaxed mind. Only about 60 to 70% of the shape was similar, and the composition and techniques were more his own, but the overall style was still peaceful and natural, and the writing style was subtle and subtle, beautiful and strong. .
Look at the specific handwriting again.
"The fat and thin lines are also different, and various differences also bring about changes in charm. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is like famous celebrities reciting poems, dancing swords, drinking and singing in the mountains. And my calligraphy is more like one by one. The romantic beauties were dancing in the mountains, some were dancing Han and Tang dances, some were dancing Feitian dance, some were dancing opera dances, some were dancing boudoir... some were dignified, some were graceful, some were sassy, some were seductive."
For a moment, Li Shi seemed to have a sense of enlightenment.
"This is my style, but it's just a bud at this time. I need to broaden my horizons (?) and do more creations to develop and take shape!"
After half a day, Li Shi took out his notebook, opened a new page, and wrote: Watching dance and writing are endless joys.
After finishing writing, I put it together in my backpack, stood up happily, washed my hands, and went back to the master bedroom to rest.
At half past five the next day, Li Shi woke up refreshed.
As usual, I started with morning lessons and carefully copied Ouyang Xun's "Zhang Han Tie" and "Zhong Ni Meng Dian Tie".
With his current level of calligraphy and the monster's ability to control pen and ink, just half an hour of copying and reading is worth the previous hour and a half.
After that, I wrote the "Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1" several times to finish.
After packing up the things he was going to take back to Zhaoyang County, Li Shi looked at the time. It was two minutes to seven o'clock, so he took his mobile phone and sent a message to Zhang Jingyi: "School girl, are you up?"
At 7:50, Li Shi drove to the hotel to pick up Zhang Jingyi, checked out of the room, and found a nearby Changde rice noodle shop for breakfast.
While I was making powder, I saw the girl looked sleepy and asked, "Why, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Zhang Jingyi ate beef stew. She took a sip of the hot soup and felt much better. She replied: "It's normal. Ever since the explosion... I changed my career and became an actor. I haven't slept in hotels anymore." I’m not stable anymore, especially when I’m alone, I always suffer from insomnia.”
Hearing this, Li Shi was instinctively curious and wanted to ask her about the experiment that caused the laboratory to explode, but thinking that it was a sad thing for her, he resisted asking and said with a smile: "Then you can go home that night. If you stay, you will definitely have a good sleep today."
Zhang Jingyi stopped eating rice noodles with her chopsticks and looked up at him: "Speaking of this, senior, I have something to discuss with you. I haven't told my family about my return this time, and I don't plan to tell them either. Say, can I stay in the hotel with you?"
Li Shi was a little surprised, but still didn't ask any more questions and replied: "Of course."
After breakfast, the two came to the studio. Li Shi first introduced Zhang Jingyi to everyone, then checked his things and set off for Zhaoyang County.
This time, six people drove three cars. In addition to the one assigned to Zhang Huijing, they also brought back Bentleys and Volvos.
Zhao Lingfang drove Zhang Huijing's car, and Wang Zhi drove a Volvo. They drove alone, carrying full of equipment, props and luggage.
Zhang Huijing drives a Bentley. The school girl she hired as a tour guide last time has now become a non-staff member of the studio. This time she invited her to come back to help and sit in the passenger seat.
Li Shi and Zhang Jingyi sat in the back.
After getting in the car, we chatted for a while, but before we got on the highway, Zhang Jingyi took the storyboard script hand-drawn by Li Shi and started reading.
Li Shi was using his mobile phone, and occasionally looked sideways at the girl next to him, and found that she was not only reading the content of the script, but occasionally touching the paintings on it, or changing directions, as if she was imagining the camera perspective in the script.
Half an hour later, Zhang Jingyi began to discuss the script with Li Shi from time to time.
Not to mention, Li Shi felt that he gained a lot from discussing with her. Through her perspective, many things that he had not considered before, or not considered deeply enough, emerged.
Li Shi wrote them down one by one and prepared to revise a version of the script at night.
The journey of more than two hours was actually very fast. We set off at nine o'clock and came out of the Zhaoyang Expressway exit at about eleven o'clock. Wang Zhi and Zhao Lingfang went directly to the Vienna Hotel where they stayed last time. Zhang Huijing set up The navigation is directly to Tianjiao Washington Mansion.
After the assistant parked the car, Li Shi said to Zhang Jingyi, who was still immersed in the storyboard: "Let's go, school girl, this is the house I bought in the county. Everyone, go up and identify the door first. I'll put the luggage Put it away and meet them at the hotel later."
Zhang Jingyi then looked away from the script and said with emotion: "Apart from the fact that the content of the script is quite good, just looking at your calligraphy and paintings is a great enjoyment... When did you Write that word for me? I'm looking forward to it more and more now."
"There's no rush. Creation requires inspiration. Take your time. Anyway, we have to shoot this film together for a while."
Get off the car and go upstairs with your luggage.
After opening the door, just as he was inviting everyone into the house, Li Shi's cell phone rang. When he saw that it was Chen Qiuye, he motioned for everyone to sit wherever they wanted and then answered the call.
"Shitou, didn't you say last time that you planned to buy some gold funds for fun? Now the price of gold has dropped to 322. If you want to buy it, you can buy it today. I estimate that this investment will take about two months to half a year. You If you buy a fund, you don’t have to worry too much about it. I’ll tell you when to sell it.”
Li Shi opened all the windows for ventilation and said with a smile: "Well, okay, I just arrived in the county."
The two chatted for a while. Chen Qiuye was busier than him at work. While working on corporate group projects, he secretly led a small investment team.
After chatting for a while, we hung up the phone.
Li Shi opened the window of the second bedroom and opened Alipay on his mobile phone, preparing to use the large-value transfer function to operate funds.
At this time, Zhang Jingyi walked into the second bedroom.
"Senior, do you live here alone at night?"
Li Shi turned back to look at her. The sunlight just shined through the window on her fair and delicate face, which was quite eye-catching.
"Yes, I live here, what's wrong?"
Zhang Jingyi pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Then can I live here too? You know, I can't sleep well in a hotel. Besides, after reading your script, I think maybe We can make a high-quality micro-movie. As an assistant director, it will feel good to have my name on the creative team, so I have to take it seriously. If we live close to each other, will there be any creative problems? , can be discussed at any time.”
Li Shi was very surprised when he heard she said she wanted to live here and gave a reason that sounded reasonable.
He hesitated a little: "Are you sure? I don't have a problem. It's just that you are a girl, so I'm afraid you will find it inconvenient."
Zhang Jingyi smiled and said: "How can such a big room be inconvenient?"
Li Shi thought about it and thought that he might as well put the shooting base here. The houses here are bigger and it would be safer to place some valuable equipment here than in a hotel.
He came to the living room, talked to his assistant Zhang Huijing, and ordered: "Ask Wang Zhi and the others to open the room and come here first with their things. Also, we will clear out the smallest second bedroom later." Place equipment and props.”
"Then I'll call him right now."
Li Shi thought for a while, looked at the young and pretty, but stable and capable assistant, and said, "There is another room here, why don't you stay here too, and our assistant director will be with you."
"ah?"
Zhang Huijing followed his gaze and looked at Zhang Jingyi who was smiling at her not far away. She immediately understood what the boss meant and said with a smile: "Okay, boss."
She has been with Li Shi for so long and often runs around alone with him. Living under the same roof with him does not cause any psychological pressure.
It’s not like sleeping in the same room or bed anyway.
The two discussed the arrangements for this afternoon: first, they would clean up the place, put away the equipment and props, have lunch, wait for the main actors to arrive in the afternoon, hold a meeting first, and then Li Shi would be replaced by Zhang Jingyi. With everyone reading the script and researching the roles, Zhang Huijing went to recruit makeup artists and drivers.
Zhang Jingyi over there couldn't help but blinked when she saw the two of them arranging the work very quickly and in tacit understanding.
Li Shi made the arrangements, took his mobile phone and sat on the sofa with the dust cover open, opened Alipay again, enabled Yu'e Bao's large-amount fund transfer function, and began to enter the amount: 1000000... (End of this chapter)
