In the past two months, Mr. Jin Yong and Zhang Jizhong have been in the limelight. First, the news that Mr. Jin Yong sold the copyright of "The Swordsman" to CCTV for a symbolic one yuan filled the headlines of the entertainment pages of major media. Immediately afterwards, Mr. Jin Yong was hired by Zhejiang University as the dean of the School of Humanities and the doctoral supervisor of ancient history, and he was promoted to another title.
As a producer, after Lao Zhang obtained the copyright, he frequently appeared in the media. First, he expressed respect for the original work and would definitely produce the most classic "Swordsman"; then he publicly stated that he would conduct nationwide auditions. Picking the most suitable actors and so on.
Obviously this old man is very good at hype. The Swordsman has not even started filming yet, but it has already become public knowledge. Everyone is full of expectations for this martial arts drama, which is said to require an investment of 40 million.
At this time, when he heard that Nai'an said that he had made an appointment with Xinman and her husband to have dinner together, Li Tang's heart suddenly moved. However, because there were other people in the car, he immediately said calmly: "I know, I will rush back to the city in a while." , we’ll talk about it then.”
Upon hearing this, Nai'an knew that it might be inconvenient for Li Tang to speak, so he said: "Yes, I understand. I'll wait for your call."
When the crew returned to the resort next to the Ming Tombs Reservoir where they were staying, Li Tang asked for leave from Senior Lu.
Li Tang had almost finished filming the scene at this time, and considering that he was injured today, he was generously given two days off.
Li Tang returned to the room and quickly dialed Nai'an.
"Sister An, do you have any clues about the characters in "The Swordsman"?"
After all, this is a CCTV project. Although Zhang Jizhong talks about auditions and the like, they are actually all gimmicks. The actual selection of actors is inseparable from all aspects of the relationship. Nai'an and Zhang Jizhong's live-in girlfriend Fan Xinman are close friends and have long asked Fan Xinman to help with pillow blowing. Now that Lao Zhang is willing to go out for dinner, I guess there should be some clues about the character.
But Nai'an said on the phone: "The script of "The Swordsman" is just now being written, and the casting is still early. Today, I mainly invite Lao Zhang to meet you, so that we can get familiar with each other first. Lao Zhang is very busy. Now everyone is queuing up to treat him to dinner. It’s rare that I have time today, so I rushed over from Hebei early in the morning. I was so anxious that I couldn’t get through your phone call before. "
Although Li Tang dislikes this kind of social interaction, he understands that if you want to mix in this circle, you have to accept the unspoken rules of this circle. When one day you become awesome and have capital, then you can ignore this. A hidden rule. And he also knew that Nai An had put in a lot of effort to give himself a chance to be in this drama in the future.
"I understand. Thank you, Sister An. I'll pack up and come over right away."
It’s nearly 40 kilometers from the Ming Tombs to the city, and it’s already past four in the afternoon. It’s easy to get stuck in traffic when we arrive in the city during the rush hour.
He took the time to take a shower, but his left arm was injured and could not get wet, which was very inconvenient. After a lot of trouble, he hurried downstairs and got into the taxi he had ordered in advance.
I hurriedly hurriedly and slowly arrived at a private restaurant near Zizhulin before six o'clock.
This private restaurant specializes in Shandong cuisine. Li Tanggang and Nai An came here once when they came to the capital, and they were deeply impressed by one of the fried double crispy dishes.
As soon as I followed the waiter into the private room, I found that there were already three people sitting inside. In addition to Nai'an, there was also a man and a woman. The woman, Li Tang, knew Nai'an's best friend Fan Xinman, a beautiful and charming woman.
The man sitting next to her has long, semi-white hair, gray beard, and a serious face with Chinese characters. At first glance, he looks like a ferocious lion, calm and powerful.
Especially when he sat next to Fan Xinman, who was in love with the little bird, he felt a strong sense of déjà vu of Beauty and the Beast.
Li Tang took a quick glance and apologized quickly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm late."
"We just arrived, Li Tang, come on, come on, sit down!"
Fan Xinman was very enthusiastic. He saw the gauze tied on Li Tang's arm and said hurriedly: "Hey, are you injured?"
"It's okay, Sister Xinman. I accidentally fell down while filming in the afternoon and scratched my skin."
Li Tang replied, he didn't dare to sit down immediately, and without waiting for the introduction, he bent towards the bearded old man: "Hello, Teacher Zhang!"
The old waiter had been looking at Li Tang since he came in. Only then did he smile slightly, nod his head and said: "Hello, Li Tang, please sit down."
Although both parties met for the first time, they both knew each other. Li Tang became a little popular in "Returning the Pearl II", and his scandal with Fan Xiaopang was also aroused. In addition, the lawsuit between Fan Xiaopang and Aunt Qiong Yao has attracted widespread public attention. This is also from the side increased his popularity. After all, when people mention Fan Xiaopang, they will think of her rumored boyfriend Li Tang.
Not to mention Zhang Beard, he has been the most popular in entertainment news in the past two months. In fact, Li Tang was a little puzzled. This old man was neither an actor nor a director, but as a producer, he could always make headlines. The only thing that was certain was that this old man was strong and liked to show off.
"Yes, yes, everyone is our own people today, so don't be polite. Li Tang, don't be restrained. My old man is actually very easy to deal with. You can toast him with two more glasses of wine later." Fan Xinman laughed. road.
Li Tang had heard about them from Nai An a long time ago. When Nai An was studying in the directing department of China National Theater, Zhang Jizhong was also studying in the directing department, and they were still classmates. Then I met Fan Xinman, who was a writer at the time, through Lao Zhang. Because we were both from Hangzhou and had similar personalities and temperaments, we quickly became best friends.
It is said that Lao Zhang was definitely good-looking back then, otherwise the young and beautiful Fan Xinman would not have been able to fall in love with him. The two have been living together for ten years. Although they have not officially married yet, they have already become husband and wife.
Because Nai'an said before, today is just for everyone to get familiar with each other and try to leave a good impression on Lao Zhang. Li Tang did not dare to neglect, filled a glass and toasted to Lao Zhang: "Teacher Zhang, it's a pleasure to meet you. Please take care of me in the future."
Today was a gathering of friends. Lao Zhang did not show any airs and had a drink with Li Tang happily.
Of course, it would be a great honor for Lao Zhang to have a drink with Li Tang.
"Nai'an, I really didn't expect you to be an agent." The old man turned to Nai'an and said with a smile.
As we all know, agents are a job seeker these days. Nai'an came from a well-known family and was known to be a noble man, which made the old man feel a little incredible.
Nai'an glanced at Li Tang and said with a smile: "Who let me touch Li Tang? This is a potential stock, I have to hurry up."
There is nothing wrong with this. Li Tang just won the Huabiao Film Newcomer Award within two years of his debut. He has a very high starting point.
Fan Xinman also followed at this time: "Then there is hope for the Golden Rooster Award this time, right?"
As the main theme gift film "Shanghai Chronicle" has already been selected for this year's Golden Rooster Awards, it is said that the nominations for this year's Golden Rooster Awards will be announced next month.
The Golden Rooster Award is different from other awards. Nomination is also an honor. The organizer will also issue certificates to the nominees as encouragement.
"Winning awards depends on luck. It shouldn't be a big problem to get nominated for Best Actor." Nai An confidently said.
Oh, Li Tang was shocked when he heard Nai'an's words. To be honest, even if he won the Huabiao Film Newcomer Award, he didn't have much hope for the Golden Rooster Award. After all, the selection scope of the Golden Rooster Award is much larger than that of the Huabiao Award, and the competition this year is much more intense than in previous years.
The selection includes not only Zhang Yimou's "No One Less", but also director Chen's "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", Feng Xiaogang's "See You or Be Parted", Feng Xiaoning's "Yellow River Love", Teng Wenji's "Spring Rhapsody", Huo Huo "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" by Jian Qi and so on.
Li Tang has watched these movies. Think of Teacher Li Xuejian in "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin", Ge You in "See You or Be Parted", etc., especially Teacher Teng Rujun who played the old postman in "That Man and That Dog in the Mountain", gave him I was deeply impressed, and he was really a teacher of the Chinese Opera Performance Department.
Facing so many opponents, he didn't even dare to hope for a nomination, let alone winning an award.
Zhang Jizhong was also surprised and said with a smile: "It seems you have great confidence in Li Tang!"
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be his agent."
Nai'an smiled and clinked a drink with Lao Zhang and said, "Come on, come on, it's been a long time since we got together, everyone please feel free to do it."
The opening few sentences revolve around Li Tang, which undoubtedly highlights the theme. Nai'an is very smart, he just clicks on the button, unlike ordinary salesmen who insist on making a statement or something.
Lao Zhang knew it well and was happy to pretend to be confused. After all, the script had just started and it was still early to leave the filming. What's more important is that when it comes to selecting actors, he not only has to select the most suitable ones, but also uses the opportunity of selecting actors to maximize benefits.
Everyone became very casual after that. Lao Zhang was very talkative, especially when he talked about the details of his trip to Hong Kong to contact Mr. Jin Yong. For example, Mr. Jin Yong attached great importance to his trip and made a special trip to the elevator to greet them. After that, he personally sent them there. The entrance to the elevator is full of show off and show off.
Until the end of the meal, when Li Tang and Nai'an walked them to the door of the hotel to say goodbye, Lao Zhang finally showed a trace of sincerity. He held Li Tang's hand and said with a smile: "I hope we can cooperate in the future."
There are many types of cooperation. The male number one is cooperation, and the male number N is also cooperation. Of course, with Li Tang's current celebrity status, it is unlikely that he will play a minor role like "The Four Shows of Qingcheng", so everything is still ambiguous.
Lao Zhang and Fan Xinman live near Zizhulin, not far from CCTV. Li Tang and Nai'an watched the two people leave, and Nai'an suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.
Li Tang turned to look at her and said regretfully: "Sister An, thank you!"
Leaving the crew behind and rushing over from Hebei early in the morning, Nai An even helped himself with the dinner party. Nai An was indeed having a hard day today.
Nai'an waved his hand and said with a smile: "We are in a cooperative relationship, what do you have to be polite to me about."
As she said that, she said with some worry: "But you don't have to think about the role of the leading actor in this drama. Lao Zhang plans to use a big star... Unless you can win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor this time, there may be hope."
At this point, she smiled bitterly and shook her head. Maybe she even felt that her statement was unreliable. The Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor is not just based on acting skills, but also on connections, qualifications, and even the subject matter of the work. All aspects are taken into consideration.
Li Tang is just a newcomer. No matter how good his acting is, it is impossible to award him the best actor award. What's more, there are so many strong players in this class, and every one of them is a well-known name.
In fact, what I just said at the dinner table is that it is okay to get a nomination, and it is just to help Li Tangqiang to support his appearance.
(End of chapter)
