When his ex-girlfriend, who had just arrived in Hengdian for two days, received a call from Li Tang, she almost jumped up with joy. After asking for leave from the crew after filming that day's scene, she rushed back overnight.
"You two sisters will sleep in my room. Don't worry, the sheets are new. I'll go to the study and make up for the night."
In the middle of the night, the two sisters came to the door, so Li Tang had to give up his master bedroom. There is a small bed in the study room, which is used as a guest room, but it has not been occupied for a long time.
As a result, the ex-girlfriend said: "No, Xiuxiu, you go to the study and sleep. I have something to discuss."
With that said, he urged Li Tang: "Show me the script."
Li Tang did not pick up the script but took a few pieces of paper from the desk and handed them to her: "You should read this first."
"what?"
The ex-girlfriend took it over and took a quick look and said with surprise, "Is this a biography of the second female lead?"
"Well, I communicated with Brother Ye this morning, and he agreed."
Regarding Yi Ling's biography, he also reasoned through the background of the story and the character of the character.
The ex-girlfriend looked at it quickly and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why is it just so little?"
"The role of Yi Ling only has about ten scenes in total. How many do you want? I advise you to take a closer look. As long as you understand this character biography, I guess it's almost done." Li Tang said.
According to the script of Purple Butterfly, it is estimated that there will be more than 200 scenes. Of course, the 120-minute movie finally presented on the big screen may only have 70 or 80 scenes.
Unless it is something with a particularly large number of scenes, such as an action movie, a multi-line narrative, or an overlapping time and space, then it will take at least a hundred or even two hundred scenes.
"Only a dozen scenes, so few?" The ex-girlfriend clearly looked unsatisfied with her desire.
More than a dozen scenes, if it were a TV series, it would only be half an episode at most. If it was quick, it could be shot in one day. But the movie is different. When Li Tang was filming "Hero", he played Chang Kong in only two scenes, but the filming took almost a month.
"Don't be too little. If your acting is not good, you may only appear in two or three scenes in the finished film. Of course, if your acting is good, there may be more."
Through the experience of filming "Suzhou River", Li Tang had a comprehensive understanding of Lou Ye's style. He doesn't like to tell you to stop. You have to be able to keep acting. But his big pair of scissors is also very powerful. The final film of "Suzhou River" that year only had less than one-fifth of the content they shot.
So despite the fact that the current script of "Purple Butterfly" only has about 200 scenes, when the actual filming comes, he might have a lot of fantastic ideas.
Meeting such a director may not be very friendly to stars with tight schedules. After all, as the number of shooting scenes increases, the workload increases and the shooting cycle will also lengthen.
But for actors who love acting, this is definitely a very enjoyable journey. There are no restrictions on your performance. You can act however you want. It's very enjoyable. This is why popular stars like Wang Zhiwen and Ma Xiaoqin were willing to film with Lou Ye, who was still unknown at the time.
Li Xiuxiu might be tired, so she took clean sheets and quilt covers to the study room to make the bed. After taking a shower, she went into the room to rest. When she was studying in Hangzhou, she would always sleep alone in the study room like this every time she came to Shanghai. Even though it had been almost five years, she was still familiar with the people and even had a long-lost sense of intimacy.
The ex-girlfriend obviously had enough energy to sharpen her sword before the battle. She read the characters written by Li Tang carefully twice, and then picked up the script to study it. It was almost early in the morning, and after repeated urging from Li Tang, I took a shower, and then went to bed with the script in my arms.
Although the two had just dated two days ago, with a real person lying next to him and exuding the pleasant fragrance of shower gel, Li Tang couldn't help but feel itchy, and he started to pick at the ropes with his hands and feet and became dishonest.
"Oh, don't make trouble, let me see again."
But the ex-girlfriend was not in the mood to hold the script.
"We're just going to meet and chat tomorrow. Can't you be so nervous?" Li Tang said with a smile as he leaned against his ex-girlfriend's neck.
"We have to have something meaningful to talk about. How can we talk about it if I haven't fully read the script?" his ex-girlfriend pushed him away.
"Tsk..."
Li Tangton felt that it was boring, so he moved to the side angrily, got into the quilt and slept. At the same time, he did not forget to say: "Don't be too late, otherwise you will lose your energy tomorrow."
"knew."
His ex-girlfriend touched his head soothingly, then leaned over and kissed him on the face: "Be good, sleep!"
No matter what time he goes to bed, Li Tang will wake up on time at six o'clock in the morning. His biological clock is very accurate, unless he drinks too much. When I woke up, I saw my ex-girlfriend sleeping soundly, with the script still in her hands.
Li Tang looked at it for a few seconds, gave up the idea of writing, took the script away from her, then got dressed and got up.
At six o'clock in late February, it was still dark outside. When Li Tang came out of the bathroom after washing, he saw the study door open and Li Xiuxiu coming out, rubbing her groggy eyes.
"Xiuxiu, why are you so early? Go back and sleep for a while. I'll bring you breakfast when I come back, including soy milk, fried dough sticks, and pot stickers."
Li Xiuxiu shook her head and said, "My sister wants to stay in shape, so I will make her a nutritious breakfast."
Li Tang was a little speechless. How could he maintain a figure with his ex-girlfriend's bones? However, he understood that thinness would look good on camera after all.
"There are milk and eggs in the refrigerator, as well as soy sauce beef, soy sauce duck and so on... Oh, I guess your sister can't eat these. There are no fresh vegetables. If you want something, I will buy it for you later."
"No, brother, you can go and exercise early. You don't need to bring breakfast. I'll just buy it."
"good!"
Li Tang went out to exercise early. As usual, he walked along Wuyuan Road to Wukang Road and then to Huashan Road, passing by the entrance of Shangxi Theater, and then circled back from Changshu Road, a circle of almost four kilometers and less than five kilometers. After fully warming up, I played a few sets of boxing in the small park next to my old apartment, then called it a day and went home.
When I got home, my ex-girlfriend had just woken up and yawned profusely, so she went into the bathroom to wash up. Li Xiuxiu came back earlier than him and bought all the soy milk, fried dough sticks and pot stickers.
"Brother, it's time to have breakfast. It's all hot. I've heated the soy milk. Do you want to add sugar?"
"No, I'll do it myself."
Li Tang washed his hands and took out a small bag of quick-frozen seasoning from the refrigerator, which contained seaweed, dried shrimps, minced mustard, chopped green onion, lard, salt and chicken essence. This is the seasoning for the wontons that Dad helped him mix. There are small packages and small packages. One package matches the twenty small wontons or ten large wontons that he makes at home.
Li Tang put the seasoning into the bowl, then tore the fried dough sticks into small pieces, added a few drops of very fresh soy sauce, and then added the heated soy milk. The aroma immediately overflowed, and a bowl of salty soy milk was ready.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
Li Xiuxiu has studied and lived in Hangzhou for several years, and even her registered permanent residence is in Hangzhou, so of course she can understand that this is salty soy milk.
"Would you like a bowl?"
"Okay!" Li Xiuxiu said happily.
Li Tang followed suit and brewed another bowl.
The two of them each had a bowl of salty soy milk, and the beef pot stickers were delicious.
After washing up, his ex-girlfriend wiped away the sleepiness she felt when she just got up. She walked out of the bathroom full of energy and sniffed. She couldn't help but swallow when she saw the two of them feasting.
"Are you two trying to seduce me?"
Li Tang pushed the beef pot stickers in front of her: "You can eat it too, it's not like I won't let you eat it."
"cut!"
My ex-girlfriend's self-control ability is still very strong. She drank half a cup of warm water first, then a small cup of skim milk, a large cup of freshly squeezed cucumber juice, only the whites of hard-boiled eggs but not the yolks, a few slices of tomatoes, and a Just have breakfast and that's it.
"When shall we set off?"
The ex-girlfriend wiped her mouth and asked.
Li Tang looked at the time and said, "It doesn't have to be too early, it's ten o'clock."
"If I had known I could have slept more."
The ex-girlfriend walked into the bedroom while complaining, took out the script and sat on the sofa to study it.
Li Tang found it quite strange. His ex-girlfriend's so-called nutritious breakfast consisted of warm water, milk and cucumber juice. Wasn't he worried about frequent urination?
When actors are filming, especially costume dramas, because of the cumbersome costumes, they rarely drink water to avoid inconvenience in going to the toilet.
Sure enough, after a while, I saw my ex-girlfriend and hurried to the bathroom with the script under her arm. No need to ask, it must be big. The mixture of water, milk and cucumber juice will definitely cleanse the intestines!
Li Xiuxiu finished cleaning up in the kitchen and went to the study to make the bed.
"Brother, the weather is bad, so I can't wash the sheets and quilt covers. However, I took them off and put them on the bed."
"it's okay no problem."
Both sisters love to be clean. In fact, it’s okay to just sleep for one night without washing.
After the ex-girlfriend cleaned up in the bathroom, she walked out with a relaxed look and looked at the time.
"Xiuxiu, help me tidy up."
"Okay!"
Li Xiuxiu came out carrying a makeup bag and helped her sister put on makeup.
When Li Tang saw this, he did not forget to pay attention and said: "Don't put on too much makeup. A plain makeup is enough. The director mainly looks at you as a person. Also, your clothes should be simpler for a while."
"knew!"
The ex-girlfriend waved her hand. She had been in the industry for almost ten years, so of course she understood this. Wearing light makeup not only highlights your appearance, but also expresses respect.
The car belongs to the crew. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Xiuxiu drove her ex-girlfriend there by herself, a journey of more than four hours from Hengdian to Shanghai yesterday. No wonder I fell asleep last night, it was really hard.
There were almost twenty traffic lights from the old apartment on Wuyuan Road to the Shanghai Film Studio. Cars couldn't go very fast. It took half an hour on the road, which was enough time to drive back on a motorcycle.
"Brother Ye, Sister An, sister-in-law, this is Li Binbin, and this is Bingbing's sister and executive agent Li Xiuxiu."
Today there are three of them, and there is an additional young man wearing black-rimmed glasses and a crew cut.
Li Tang introduced his ex-girlfriend and ex-sister-in-law.
In fact, ex-girlfriends often appear on the small screen and everyone knows them. Although Lou Ye doesn't watch TV series, he has watched Zhang Yuan's "Going Home for the New Year", and he also remembered that this was the girl he saw sitting behind Li Tang's motorcycle in the car. The impression was quite profound.
After the introduction, some pleasantries are indispensable.
At this time, Li Tang also learned from Lou Ye's introduction that the bespectacled boy in front of him was called Zeng Jian. The situation is similar to that of Zhang Rong. He graduated from Nortel Photography Department and filmed the unfinished documentary "Digital City" with Lou Ye when he was a student. He also didn't do well after graduation, but Lou Ye recognized his ability and called him to be the deputy of photographer Wang Yu this time.
"Xiao Li, have you read the script?"
Lou Ye asked first, and at the same time looked at Li Tang. According to his original intention, the actor was not prepared best, so there was a process of understanding. But Li Tang had the script, and he recommended it.
Sure enough, the ex-girlfriend nodded hurriedly and said: "Director, I have read the script. Well, I also read the biography he wrote about Yi Ling. I particularly like the character Yi Ling, and the love between her and Situ is particularly beautiful... "
Of course, the ex-girlfriend came prepared. When facing Lou Ye, who was meeting for the first time, she did not show any stage fright and talked with a confident smile.
Although Lou Ye also had a polite and gentle smile, his eyes would glance at Li Tang sitting beside him from time to time, with a look of helplessness in his eyes.
The preparation work has been done so fully that today's dialogue is no longer necessary.
Until his ex-girlfriend finished speaking, Lou Ye didn't comment. Just when his ex-girlfriend was feeling anxious, he heard Lou Ye ask, "Can you dance?"
"Yes, I can do Chinese classical dance, Western dance, and a little ballet." The ex-girlfriend said hurriedly.
For her, who graduated from the theater performance department, these are basic skills and compulsory subjects in the physical education course.
"In this case, you can dance for us live."
"good!"
The ex-girlfriend quickly stood up and took off her down jacket to facilitate dancing, revealing the off-white turtleneck sweater underneath.
In fact, Li Tang has always said that it is a bit too much to say that she is certain. At least under the outline of the sweater, his ex-girlfriend's figure is still a bit undulating.
The ex-girlfriend stood on the open space in the room and suddenly asked: "Director, what are you dancing for?"
"Oh, sorry!"
Lou Ye showed a shy smile and hurriedly told Zeng Jiandao: "Xiao Zeng, please play some music, just the CD I brought over yesterday."
Zeng Jian found the CD from the table and stuffed it into the CD player.
In fact, when Lou Ye mentioned dancing just now, Li Tang thought of it. There is a passage in the script that comes from Situ's memories. Before Situ went on a business trip, his ex-girlfriend came to his apartment. At night, a man and a woman alone danced to the music, and then something happened. Something indescribable.
The 1930s were all Shanghai, and dancing was a very fashionable thing.
The CD rotates and there is a slight rustling sound. The sound quality may not be very good.
Then came the prelude of saxophone and trombone. Those who are familiar with music will know that it is typical retro music of the 1930s and 1940s, a rumba tune.
The ex-girlfriend began to slowly twist her body to the music. She couldn't let go at first. The twisting movement was a bit stiff. The two raised arms moved back and forth, like a clumsy penguin. Of course, it was a penguin. Very thin penguin.
Li Tang, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, suddenly felt something in his heart. He stood up and walked towards his ex-girlfriend. However, he did not immediately jump up with his ex-girlfriend. Instead, he stood there as if acting as a support, but his eyes never left. Ex-girlfriend.
In the script, Situ is a very passive person. Although the script does not specifically describe the two dancing so gracefully, Li Tang feels that Yi Ling should take the initiative, and music and dancing are the prelude to courtship.
Fortunately, her ex-girlfriend also remembered this paragraph in the script. Maybe her understanding was not as profound as Li Tang's, but Li Tang always looked at her with affectionate eyes, which made her a little dazed, but she immediately understood Li Tang's intention.
This kind of emotional communication through eyes requires tacit understanding. If it were two completely stranger actors, this kind of scene would definitely not be possible to film from the beginning. It would take a period of cooperation to slowly develop a tacit understanding.
But Li Tang and his ex-girlfriend were getting along very well, and the song of Yao Li, one of the seven top singers in Shanghai in the 1930s, came from the loudspeaker: "I can't get your love, just like there is no light on a winter night..."
The ex-girlfriend's body twisted more and more naturally, circling around Li Tang. Li Tang put his hands on the back of the chair and beat time, looking at his ex-girlfriend with a slight smile.
The ex-girlfriend lowered her head at first. When she got close to Li Tang, she twisted her body and raised her head. Her eyes met and she immediately showed a shy smile. She quickly lowered her head, but couldn't help but peek out of the corner of her eyes. To Li Tang.
Finally, Li Tang reached out to her while dancing...
(End of chapter)
