After getting off the expressway, we have to pass through the HZ city. Today's Hangzhou is not the HZ that it was more than 20 years ago. The urban roads are narrow, the traffic is chaotic, and the vehicle speed has inevitably slowed down.
Nai'an held the steering wheel with one hand, followed the car in front slowly, and said casually: "Have you read the script?"
"Looked at it."
Li Tang not only read the script, but also the original novel.
It’s just that this script has been heavily adapted and is not the same as the original work.
Compared with the off-beat text in Gu Long's novels, he still prefers Jin Yong's works, such as "The Swordsman" and "The Deer and the Cauldron". Once you get started, you can't put it down.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether he reads the script or not. The character he plays is a marginal character. He can't do anything to connect the past with the future. At most, he just adds luster to the protagonist.
Perhaps because he felt that Li Tang's tone was a bit perfunctory, Nai'an comforted him: "Don't worry now, just keep filming quietly. When the work comes out and everyone sees your strength, you will have better opportunities."
Li Tang heard that Nai An had misunderstood, and smiled and said: "Sister An, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry, I just don't feel that this role is challenging."
"Don't underestimate whether there are challenges or not. Now is the time when you need to accumulate popularity. If you become familiar with it, you can still make money, so why not do it!"
Li Tang knew that Nai'an's words were meant to teach, so he suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I understand, Sister An."
Seeing his serious look, Nai'an smiled and said, "That's what I'm saying. Just make sure you know what's going on. As an actor, in the end, your acting skills speak for themselves. I'm not worried about you in this regard."
After saying that, Nai An naturally jumped away from the topic and said, "By the way, when will the movie "Shanghai Chronicle" you filmed be released?"
"Nineth next month."
"That's only a few days away. Then I'll find a few reporters to help you carry the sedan."
It was now the end of March, less than two weeks before April 9th.
These days, the production system of major state-owned studios still follows the planned economy model. When a new movie is released, there is little promotion other than printing a few movie posters. Moreover, box office statistics are very imperfect. Most of them still sell copies. Only copies are sold. Some large cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou have just begun to implement pilot projects for theater system reform.
However, Nai'an's thinking is still quite advanced. The so-called carrying a sedan chair is, to put it bluntly, hype and flattery.
Li Tang was a little embarrassed, and after a moment's hesitation he said, "If Sister An needs to spend money then, just ask."
According to his thinking in his previous life, asking reporters to write soft articles, hype and flattery all cost money.
In the end, Nai'an shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter how much money you spend. We are all friends. As long as your performance in the movie doesn't stretch your hips, everything will be fine."
Well, reporters these days still need to save face, at least they won’t brag.
Then Nai An smiled again and said: "I want to believe that there will be no problem with your performance, and you becoming famous will also be a good thing for "Suzhou River"."
Speaking of "Suzhou River", Li Tang couldn't help but ask: "Sister An, how is the production of "Suzhou River" going?"
Ever since Lou Ye took the initiative to contact him to introduce Cheng Er last time, the two of them had never been in contact again. As for asking Li Tang to take the initiative to call Lou Ye, unless something happened, it would be embarrassing for him and Lou Ye would be embarrassed as well.
The two of them each held the phone and had nothing to say, and Lou Ye was very polite. If you didn't hang up, he would never hang up first. He could hold on for an hour.
"All the material that needs to be shot has been shot. All that's left is to edit the film and do post-production. I think it will be almost done by the second half of the year." Nai'an said.
"Can it be released?" Li Tang asked expectantly.
After all, Lou Ye's previous two films could only be screened at midnight.
"It should work."
When Nai'an said this, there was a look of confusion on her face. As an investor, she certainly hoped that the movie could be released normally, but when she thought of Lou Ye, she really didn't feel confident.
But she immediately added: "It's okay. There are several film festivals in Europe at the end of the year that I can participate in."
In fact, although Lou Ye's two previous films could not be released normally in China, due to their small investment, they won awards abroad and sold several overseas copyrights. It cannot be said that they made a lot of money, at least they made a slight surplus.
This is why Naian dares to invest.
For example, Director Jia's "Xiao Wu", which won the award at the Berlin Film Festival last year, only had an investment of several hundred thousand, but the overseas copyright was sold for several million. That's when it really made a lot of money.
Of course, it would be even better if it could be released domestically. In addition to earning more box office revenue and making the investment more secure, it would also be able to establish a director's reputation domestically and give actors more exposure opportunities.
When passing by Dongyang at noon, I stopped for a quick lunch. Li Tang had a dark look at this place. He had been to Hangzhou in his previous life.
Twenty years later, Hangzhou is very prosperous, with tall buildings everywhere. Unlike now, Zhijiang Road is still on the edge of the city. Across the Qiantang River, the other side is even more deserted.
The fried noodles here in Dongyang are quite good, and the green tofu dish he has never seen before is also delicious.
"We go directly to the set."
It takes about 20 minutes to drive from Dongyang to Hengdian. When they were about to arrive, Nai'an called Director Lu.
Director Lu is the director of the Beijing Television Art Center. His representative works include the famous "Desire". Nai'an has a deep relationship with the Beijing Television Art Center, and it was through Director Lu's relationship that he helped Li Tang get this job.
The filming scene of "Little Li Flying Knives".
"If I don't like this person, I can kill him!" Fan Xiaopang said domineeringly.
She and Yu Feihong sat side by side at a table. Compared to Yu Feihong, who had a calm face, she made many small movements. She shook her head and played with her braids, which made Lu Xiaowei frown.
"stop!"
"Bingbing, don't move so much."
"I understand, director, I'm sorry!"
Xiaopang had a very good attitude and hurriedly raised his hands to apologize, and then apologized to the actor Jiao Enjun: "Brother Jun, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Jiao Enjun waved his hand magnanimously, indicating that he didn't mind.
The two of them belong to the same company, with Jiao Enjun as the leading male lead, and Fan Xiaopang got a supporting role, which is to say the ugly side. The little girl is young and has inexperienced acting skills. As the eldest brother in the company, Jiao Enjun naturally has to take care of the little sister, not to mention that the two of them are fellow Shandong residents.
Jiao Enjun was generous, but Yu Feihong, who was sitting next to her, had a flash of ridicule on his face. As the second female lead in the play, she was dissatisfied with Fan Xiaopang, who played her maid.
On the one hand, as a teacher in the Nortel Acting Department, she looked down on the acting skills of Fan Xiaopang, who was born in Yeluzi. In other words, Fan Xiaopang's acting skills were not considered acting at all. He shook his head all day long to steal the camera.
But the most important point, and what she felt most unhappy about, was that Fan Xiaopang was too beautiful! Although she didn't want to admit it, the facts were obvious. Fan Xiaopang's delicate facial features were especially white. When the two stood together, the difference was obvious.
Yu Feihong felt that the only thing that could defeat him was probably his temperament.
"Again!"
Lu Xiaowei didn't waste much time and waved his hand to signal everyone to get ready.
At this time, a staff member walked in and whispered a few words in Lu Xiaowei's ear. Lu Xiaowei hesitated for a moment, then stood up, clapped his hands and said, "This way, everyone will rest for twenty minutes."
After saying that, he and the staff member walked out of the studio.
