Even though Xiaopang was a hundred reluctant to give up and ten thousand worried, he still obediently boarded the flight to Yunnan early the next morning.
As for young people, the country has always called on young people to have ideals and strive for them. Xiaopang's biggest dream now is to become a big star, and one day be like Nicole Kidman, shining on the red carpet of international film festivals, and everyone cheers for her. Therefore, career always comes first.
After sending Xiaopang away, Li Tang and Jiang Qinqin also boarded the ferry to Peach Blossom Island. Although they had to change cars along the way, they talked and laughed, and the journey was not boring or lonely. Both of them tacitly avoided the topic of chubby, chatting about the movies that were being released, the upcoming filming of "The Condor", and even the classic Hollywood movie "Sleepless in Seattle".
But while they were chatting, the two of them fell silent.
Jiang Qinqin seems to have found her own shadow in this movie. The radio waves convey feelings, which is very similar to the first time she thinks about calling Li Tang when she is feeling lost and lonely.
Li Tang, on the other hand, couldn't continue the conversation. He had never believed in love in his whole life, and he always believed that from a man's perspective, love was nothing more than lust at the beginning, and then after being together for a long time, what kept the two together was Family affection is more of a responsibility.
Jiang Qinqin is a nice girl. If she was acting on occasion, he would not hesitate at all. Unfortunately, she was not acting, and her demands put him off. It's the kind of thing that you really want, but you're afraid that you can't afford it. In short, you feel very conflicted.
Finally, we set foot on Peach Blossom Island, which we had been away for almost half a month. The hotel on the island was already available for check-in. Although Li Tang was not the leading male, he was still assigned a suite with a parlor due to his coffee status.
But he found that there were many unfamiliar faces on the crew. To be exact, everyone brought by the chief director Wang Rui was missing, including Wang Rui himself.
Zhang Beard is not on the island either, because Mr. Jin Yong arrived in Hangzhou yesterday. As a promotional program for Jin Yong's drama, the old man will definitely come to visit the cast and make comments about the actors.
It's probably just that the silly Li Yapeng looks a lot like Guo Jing, the spirited Zhou Xun is the Huang Rong in his mind, and so on.
This kind of drama becomes stale after too many scenes, and Li Tang also lost the excitement he felt when he heard that the old man came to visit the team during the filming of "Swordsman". To put it bluntly, it was all business.
Just as Li Tang was considering whether to call Wang Rui and inquire about the situation, there was a knock on the door of the room.
Opening the door, a little girl with twin ponytails stood at the door.
He raised his wrist and looked at the time, and was inevitably surprised: "Are you so free? You have already finished work at this time?"
Zhou Xun swung his ponytail and said, "What can we do? The director has changed, and the new director still needs to get familiar with it. I have only done five scenes in the past two days, so of course it's early to call it a day!"
"Really changed?"
Although Li Tang had already guessed it, at this juncture when Mr. Jin Yong came to visit the class, was Lao Zhang so careless?
Of course, it is not ruled out that Wang Rui will use this time to blackmail Lao Zhang.
If this is the case, it only shows that Wang Rui is too immature. And based on Li Tang's understanding of Zhang Dabeard, Wang Rui's move will definitely anger the white-haired lion king.
"Isn't it only a matter of time?"
Zhou Xun looked calm, obviously she was also dissatisfied with Wang Rui.
Li Tang had already seen the signs when he first came to the island, but in just half a month, even Zhou Xun's attitude had changed. It seemed that Teacher Wang was indeed unpopular!
Just as Li Tang was pondering, he heard Zhou Xun say dissatisfiedly: "Hey, what do you mean? You don't want me to come in, or is there a beautiful girl hiding in the house?"
Only then did Li Tang react. He quickly moved away and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, please come in, please come in quickly!"
Zhou Xun walked in and took a look. The rooms of the leading actors all had the same layout. She sat down on the sofa and smiled at Li Tang who was pouring water: "I haven't congratulated you yet. I heard that the movie's box office was good!"
Li Tang handed her the water and said modestly: "It's just over five million, and "The Mummy 2" was released yesterday, so the situation is probably not going to be optimistic going forward."
"How about the overseas box office?" Zhou Xun has been to Venice and is obviously knowledgeable.
"MK2 hasn't reported it in detail yet. It just said that it sold the copyrights of several small countries."
"That's not bad. At least preserving capital won't be a problem, right?"
"It should be about the same."
Li Tang nodded, sat down opposite her, and asked, "Why did Director Wang leave so suddenly?"
"We were quarreling. We had such a quarrel with Director Ma that we couldn't even film it. In fact, everyone was in it for the filming. Director Wang... Tsk, how should I put it, he was just too stubborn. Even Teacher Zhang was very fond of him. Opinion. And the departure was quite sudden, so Teacher Zhang had no choice but to temporarily hire Director Ju from TVB."
"Director Ju?"
Li Tang frowned instinctively when he heard that it was the director of TVB.
"It's director Ju Jueliang. He is a senior director at TVB. He has filmed the 1983 version of The Condor Heroes, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Book and Sword". Maybe Mr. Zhang thinks he has a lot of experience in Jin Yong dramas. ." Zhou Xun said.
"Isn't the 1983 version of "The Condor" filmed by Wang Tianlin?"
In order to prepare for "The Condor", Li Tang also watched the 1983 version of "The Condor". Of course he knew who the director was. Wang Tianlin, Wang Jing’s father.
"Yes, he was an executive director at the beginning, and he was a serious director for the next two films."
Li Tang understood. It seemed that Lao Zhang was cunning enough. He must have contacted him in advance. Otherwise, how could the connection be seamless? And without Lao Zhang's support, as an action director, would Ma Yucheng dare to quarrel with the chief director?
If Wang Rui was really using retreat as a threat to come in, he might have made the wrong calculation.
"So how do you feel about taking pictures during this time?" Li Tang asked, changing the subject.
Zhou Xun shook his head: "That's it, the progress is not fast..."
He hesitated for a moment and then said: "I feel that the level of the two directors is quite average. Director Wang is too rigid, and Director Ju feels too casual and has no focus."
As an actor, especially Zhou Xun who is filming a martial arts drama for the first time, he needs the help and guidance of the director a lot of the time. If you don't focus on the key points, it will be very difficult for the actor.
"Hey, don't spread what I'm telling you, otherwise I'll offend the director."
"How can a big star like you offend the director?" Li Tang joked with a smile.
"No, I don't dare. Forget it, let's talk business to you. Director Ju will treat you to dinner tonight so that you and Jiang Qinqin can catch up."
"Director Ju is so polite."
"People heard that you have a good relationship with Director Wang. They are afraid that you will get emotional and uncooperative because of Director Wang. You want to have a good relationship with a big star."
"So, you are asked to deliver the message?"
Li Tang felt a little incredible that Director Ju called Zhou Xun to invite him.
Zhou Xun curled his lips in displeasure and said, "It's not because someone is troublesome. Director Ju originally planned to come over to invite you in person, but our leading male said, "I have a good relationship with you, so let me come over to invite you." In front of everyone I can’t help but agree to it.”
Li Tang understood. During the last opening ceremony, Li Yapeng apologized to the media on behalf of Zhou Xun. He thought this guy was trying to deliberately create a topic, but he did it again today. It seemed like that guy had always been good at being a good person. To put it bluntly, it is hypocrisy. He always looks like he is thinking about others to show his so-called "high integrity".
"Okay, the message has arrived. Please rest for now while I take my leave. Oh, by the way, the car is at the door at six o'clock."
After saying that, Zhou Xun stood up, patted his butt and walked away casually.
At five minutes to six o'clock, Li Tang, who had changed into casual clothes, went out. As soon as he entered the elevator, he met Jiang Qinqin, because they lived in suites on different floors.
"Oh, that's quite on time!"
Although there was a brief period of embarrassment before going to the island, both of them had adjusted their mentality.
Beauty Jiang in the elevator changed into a white shirt and a pea green skirt, lightly applied makeup, and looked fresh and natural. Especially the shy smile with lowered head, adding a gentle and reserved tone.
But Li Tang immediately remembered it and couldn't help but said: "Why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big thing as changing the director?"
Jiang Qinqin raised her head and stared at her big eyes with long eyelashes, and said disapprovingly: "Our movie hasn't been filmed yet. Does it make any difference whether we change the director or not?"
"Uh..." Li Tang was speechless for a moment.
Jiang Qinqin continued: "I don't know Director Wang, but I know the current Director Ju. He should be a good director."
"Have you ever worked with him?"
"No, but I have cooperated with our company several times and the response has been good."
One said that the filming was casual and not important, and the other said that the response was good. Li Tang was a little confused when he heard it. But no matter what, they meant to show their kindness, which means that their attitude is good. At least they did not come to the mainland like other Hong Kong people. When begging for food, you still have to put on a high and mighty air.
As for the director's level, benevolent people have different opinions. As an actor, you just need to fulfill your role conscientiously.
The three of them came downstairs. A white SUV had already parked at the door. When the driver saw Li Tang and Jiang Qinqin coming out, he quickly got out of the car and opened the door diligently: "Teacher Li, Teacher Jiang, please!"
As for Xiao Tang, he naturally sat in the passenger seat.
After getting in the car, Li Tang asked: "Where should we eat?"
The driver hurriedly said: "Haichao Hotel!"
Li Tang couldn't help but smile knowingly. He remembered that the last time Sun Haiying treated him to that restaurant, the food was indeed quite good.
The driver was still worried that Li Tang wouldn't know, so he hurriedly said: "Teacher Li, it's very close. It takes five minutes to drive."
In less than five minutes, the car stopped at the entrance of Haichao Hotel. When the driver had just parked the car and wanted to get out of the car and open the door in a hurry, Li Tang patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Forget it, buddy, don't Busy work."
He didn't have that bad habit of asking the driver to open the door for him, so he just opened the door and got out of the car.
"Hello Li Sheng, I am Director Ju's assistant."
A guy with glasses who was waiting at the door came up to me speaking broken Mandarin.
"Oh, Hello."
Li Tang shook hands with him.
Immediately afterwards, the little brother called Jiang Qinqin affectionately behind him: "Sister Qinqin!"
Sure enough, beauties are welcome wherever they go.
Jiang Qinqin also smiled at him: "Hello, Peter!"
Oh, I almost forgot, Hong Kong has English names.
"Li Sheng, Sister Qinqin, please!"
Coincidentally, it's still the same private room as last time.
Ju Jueliang is a middle-aged man in his forties, with long hair, tall height, burly build, and an upright appearance. At first glance, he does not look like a Hong Konger, but looks like a burly man from the north.
Generally speaking, people with this kind of appearance are usually hard to put off at first sight, especially when they were very polite and personally introduced several unfamiliar faces to Li Tang.
Thinking about it, the assistant director, lighting engineer, and photographer team of the crew were all brought by Wang Rui. Now that this person left, there was naturally a big change. Now, the lighting engineer including the assistant director Pete who was just greeted at the door , and the photographer team were also brought by Ju Jueliang from Hong Kong.
In fact, when Li Tang and Jiang Qinqin didn't arrive, they were all communicating in Cantonese in the private room. Zhou Xun had lived in Hong Kong before when he was filming "Hong Kong Hollywood" and could speak half-baked Cantonese, while Li Yapeng was completely He looked like he was trying his best to fit in. Regardless of whether he understood or not, he always had a naive silly smile on his face.
Soon after Li Tang and Jiang Qinqin sat down, they naturally began to speak Cantonese again.
Hong Kong dialect is no obstacle for Li Tang. He can not only listen but also speak. The master who taught him Cai Li Fuquan was from Hong Kong. Moreover, in the previous life, the majority of the Chinese in the community where their family lived were originally Hong Kong immigrants. It was not until two thousand years later that the number of Chinese from mainland China gradually increased.
"Li Sheng, I respect you and have a pleasant cooperation!"
An assistant director raised a cup and toasted to Li Tang.
As a result, Li Tang didn't move at all, just looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
The assistant director looked embarrassed, then immediately remembered it, and then repeated it in Bao Zhun's Mandarin.
Li Tang then picked up the cup and stood up, touching him lightly: "Happy cooperation!"
The assistant director laughed and tried to ease the embarrassment: "It turns out that Li Sheng doesn't understand Cantonese."
"Um."
Li Tang nodded, then smiled slightly and said, "I can understand you if you speak Shanghainese."
The assistant director's face stiffened again and he quickly said, "I'm sorry." He raised his head and drank.
Cantonese songs have become popular in mainland China, giving people the illusion that speaking Cantonese is fashionable and even high-end.
Today, most of the dinner table is filled with Hong Kong people. They speak their own dialect. Li Tang has no objection at all, but if you want to speak Cantonese with me, then I'm sorry, even if I can understand, I will pretend that I don't, because this It is the most basic courtesy to people.
Moreover, this was their first meeting before they cooperated. Li Tang just wanted to make a mark and was not used to their bad habits. To learn Mandarin well, it starts with me.
As for what Li Tang mentioned about being able to understand Shanghainese, that is because a large number of Shanghainese people have come to Hong Kong since the 1920s. At that time, Hong Kong could not be compared with Shanghai, the largest city in the Far East. So at that time, Hong Kong The streets are full of Shanghai colors. Cheongsam shops, Shanghai hotels, and Shanghai barber shops are still everywhere.
Later, with the Japanese invasion and liberation, a large number of Shanghainese came to Hong Kong. At that time, most of the people who came to Hong Kong were capitalists or cultural and artistic people. For example, the first Chief Executive Mr. Dong, Mr. Shipping King Bao, Mr. TVB Mr. Shao, including Mr. Jin Yong, the author of "The Condor", all came from Shanghai. Therefore, those who speak Shanghainese in Hong Kong are generally of a higher level.
This is especially true for staff members like them from TVB, because their sixth uncle speaks Shanghainese.
I went out during the day, took care of some trivial matters, and then started coding at night. Starting from tomorrow, the normal two updates will be restored. If the condition is good, the third update will occur occasionally.
(End of chapter)
