After the filming of "Die Hard" was completed, Xiang Nan went back to the mainland to visit his parents and meet Cong Shan again.
He hadn't seen her for seven months, so he naturally missed her dearly.
But unexpectedly, it was only after I went to school that I found out that Cong Shan had not returned from filming "Wrangler".
"Who are you?" Several girls looked at Xiang Nan with suspicion.
"I'm her classmate, come here to see her." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Oh." The girls said nothing more and turned to leave.
However, Xiang Nan still heard a few people muttering.
"What classmate? I think he's your boyfriend?"
"It looks like it to me."
"Humph, it's really outrageous. You fall in love in your first year of college, what's it like?"
"No wonder she always dresses up in a fancy way. It turns out she just goes to seduce men."
"I already thought there was something wrong with her, but Director Xie was so blind that he chose her as the heroine."
"Yes, none of us is more suitable than her. She just doesn't know how to seduce men."
A few people chatted while walking. Although the sound was very low and Xiang Nan had a good ear, they still listened closely.
Hearing how many of them slandered Cong Shan, Xiang Nan couldn't help but worry about her secretly.
The so-called worry is not about scarcity but about inequality. We are all students of Chinese Opera, and most people can’t act until they are at least their junior or senior year. Even in this life, whether I can make movies is still a question.
Cong Shan has been filming since she was a freshman, and she is still cooperating with director Xie Jin. How can she not make people jealous. Jealousy can make people vicious. Cong Shan still has two years of college life, and the days ahead may be difficult.
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Xiang Nan then flew to Ganzhou, reversed trains and cars, and traveled all the way to the Shandan Army Horse Farm, where "The Wrangler" was shot on location.
Shandan Army Horse Farm covers an area of more than 3 million acres and is the second largest horse farm in the world. It has flat terrain and rich water and grass. It was rated as one of the six most beautiful grasslands in China by China National Geographic magazine.
Xiang Nan was filled with emotions along the way.
The sky is high and the clouds are clear, the air is fresh, and there are herds of cattle and sheep... As the saying goes, the sky is clear, the fields are vast, and the wind blows and the grass is low, and cattle and sheep can be seen, this is such a magnificent scene.
After Xiang Nan arrived at the set, he first went to the crew to meet Cong Shan.
After not seeing each other for more than half a year, I saw that Cong Shan had changed drastically from before. Her face was darkened, her body was thickened, and especially her clothes were almost the same as those of the local herdsmen. She was almost unrecognizable.
"Ning Wei?! How did you come?" Cong Shan asked excitedly, surprised and excited when she saw Xiang Nan.
When everyone in the crew saw this, they all came over.
"Cong Shan, who is this young man?"
"Shanshan, is he your date? He looks really energetic."
"Hey, I've seen this young man's photo. It's placed beside Shanshan's bedside."
Everyone said curiously, chatting so much that Cong Shan felt shy.
"I miss you so much. I just have time to come and see you." Xiang Nan smiled, then looked at everyone, "Everyone, please introduce yourselves. I am Shanshan's boyfriend Ning Wei."
"Hey, you're a good young man. You come to visit us from so far away."
"Shanshan, your boyfriend really loves you, so he came all the way here."
"His accent sounds like he's from Yanjing. Where did the young man go to college?"
Everyone was talking again.
"I just graduated from Peking University this year." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It's really an honor to meet you all for the first time. I brought some snacks. Let's share some."
As he spoke, he opened the box, which was full of preserved fruits, plums, chocolate, pistachios and the like. Many of them have foreign characters printed on them, which shows that they were imported from abroad.
In 1981, the reform and opening up had just begun, and foreign gadgets were still relatively rare, so everyone was very excited to see them.
Xiang Nan gave them the suitcase directly, then took Cong Shan to the side, and kissed her passionately while no one was around.
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"I really miss you so much, what about you?" Xiang Nan said emotionally.
"Me too." Cong Shan gasped, feeling like her body was on fire.
"Ask for leave from the director and let's go to the city." Xiang Nan said.
Cong Shan nodded, and then took Xiang Nan to see Xie Jin.
"Are you Ning Wei?!" Director Xie Jin looked Xiang Nan up and down and said in wonder, "I have heard of your name. It is said that you are also an actor, filming in Xiangjiang?"
In the 1980s, although the country had just opened, the news was still not smooth for ordinary people, but Xie Jin was not an ordinary person after all.
As a domestic first-line director, he has the opportunity and need to be exposed to front-line information from the international film industry. This also helps him learn, learn from and imitate.
Especially after the opening up, the Hong Kong film industry has become increasingly close to the mainland.
In 1979, the Great Wall Film Studio shot "The Legend of the White-haired Witch" in Huangshan, mainland China; in 1981, Yindu Agency shot "Shaolin Temple" in Songshan... Therefore, the circulation of information is more convenient, and Xiang Nan's name is also Then it spread.
"Yes, we will make martial arts films." Xiang Nan nodded, "They are all low-grade, purely entertainment works. They are so artistic than the films directed by you."
"Don't say that. Whether it's entertainment or art, they all serve the audience." Xie Jin waved his hand and said with a smile.
"You are absolutely right. I particularly like your films "Youth" and "Ah, Cradle". They are both entertaining and artistic. I really want to learn more from you." Xiang Nan said with a smile, " I feel honored for Shanshan to be able to cooperate with you this time, it’s really a blessing she gained in her previous life.”
"It goes without saying." Xie Jin waved his hand, "She can be chosen because she has her advantages."
"Yes, you should cultivate more." Xiang Nan smiled.
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Xiang Nan knows that Xie Jin is the number one director in mainland China today.
If he can reuse Cong Shan, Cong Shan's future will be bright, so he flatters Xie Jin.
Otherwise, there will be no mutual agreement if the paths are different. He and Xie Jin are on completely different paths, and there is no need for them to have any contact with each other.
After a serious talk with Director Xie, Xiang Nan then asked him for leave, hoping to take Cong Shan to the city.
Xie Jin also understood that it was not easy for young people to fall in love, so he approved it immediately, but he only approved a one-day holiday.
Xiang Nan immediately took Cong Shan into the city and spent a wonderful night together.
Suddenly, the two returned to the set.
Xiang Nan met Zhu Shimao again.
At this time, he was not the nationally famous Lao Mao'er. He was now an employee of Beijing Film Studio. This "Wrangler" was his second film.
"Hello Comrade Zhu, I am Shanshan's boyfriend Ning Wei." Xiang Nan smiled.
"Hello, Comrade Ning." Zhu Shimao smiled quickly, still a little embarrassed.
"I heard from Shanshan that you taught her a lot during this filming, and I really appreciate you." Xiang Nan smiled again.
"You're welcome, it's all what I should do." Zhu Shimao waved his hand and smiled.
"Yes, I hope we can have opportunities to cooperate in the future." Xiang Nan added.
Zhu Shimao blinked, not quite understanding what he meant.
Because he didn't know Xiang Nan's identity, he wondered what opportunities they would have for cooperation?
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