Chapter 283 The Old Artist of the National Theater
Chapter 283 Veteran Artists of the National Theater
Friday afternoon.
Fang Xing made an appointment with Yan Lan to visit the National Theater in Guang'anmen.
Two days ago, Lin Yingxue, who was originally optimistic about the choice of hostess, was signed by Red Film and Television at a premium price.
The crew has been busy looking for a female lead these past two days.
Fang Xing, however, was not in a hurry about the female lead. Instead, he prioritized going to the National Theater to decide on those important elderly roles.
Today, actors from the theater are rehearsing a drama about poverty alleviation.
Fang Xing and Yan Lan watched the rehearsal in the theater, and then went backstage to greet the veteran artists of the national team.
When filming "Wulin Gaiden", Fang Xing worked with two veteran actors from the National Theater.
They were introduced to each other through Yan Lan's relationship.
This time when I visited the National Theater, Fang Xing was not considered an outsider.
When I got backstage, I first said hello to the old actors I knew.
Then, Yan Lan got to know the remaining old artists one by one.
In fact, before Fang Xing woke up, he had already gotten to know the veteran actors working at the National Theater in advance, and even found clips of their performances to watch.
Therefore, I already have my eye on several veteran actors.
It just depends on whether these veteran actors are interested in starring.
If these veteran actors are willing to appear, even the filming schedule can be adjusted according to their requirements.
"Fang Xing, come on, come on, this is the teacher I told you, Teacher Liu Lanying."
After introductions along the way, Fang Xing shook hands with each actor enthusiastically, and then took hot drinks from the assistant's hands.
"Teacher Liu Lanying, hello, hello, I've watched You's "Lights of a Thousand Houses" and I like it very much."
"Hello, hello, I also watched your film "Wulin Gaiden", and my little daughter really liked it." Liu Lanying was very cordial when talking about it.
Liu Lanying is tall and thin. She is fifty-three years old this year. She was very beautiful when she was young.
When I got older, most of the roles I played were elder roles such as mothers.
Today's screen images mostly feature older characters with a little silver in their hair.
I have experienced a lot in life, and have all kinds of experience and acting skills, so the roles I play are very vivid.
Liu Lanying's main job is at the National Theater, and she occasionally appears in some TV series, but this depends on fate.
Actors within the system sometimes value scripts more than money.
Because actors within the system need to report to the theater leadership if they want to take on a role.
Moreover, there are some restrictions on the roles that can be played.
This is not the first time that Fang Xing has invited actors from the National Theater to act, so this will be a little smoother.
Yan Lan helped explain: "Teacher Liu, Fang Xing has been preparing for a new play recently. He said that he has taken a liking to you and wants to invite you to participate in the show. He begged me to bring him to visit the class."
Liu Lanying usually doesn't pay attention to online comments, let alone entertainment industry news, so she didn't know about this.
I heard that they were invited to film, and there was a drama called "Wulin Gaiden" in front of them. Liu Lanying was still very interested, but she was a little worried and said: "But I have never acted in a comedy."
Liu Lanying's previous dramas and TV series were mostly dramas and she had never acted in comedies.
The genre of comedy is a bit special and depends very much on the performance of the actors themselves.
Some actors are born comedians, but some actors have difficulty making audiences laugh.
Liu Lanying has almost never acted in comedies, and at this age, she doesn’t really want to try genres that she is not good at.
Fang Xing quickly explained: "This is not a sitcom, but a suspense drama."
Liu Lanying heard that it was not a comedy, so she nodded and said, "I have to read the script first."
"Of course, of course." Fang Xing nodded quickly in agreement.
For National Theater actors, there are certain roles that they absolutely cannot play, so it is impossible to accept the invitation before seeing the script.
Liu Lanying is more rigorous in her work and said: "When choosing an actor, you still have to audition. Whether they are suitable or not cannot be determined before the audition. After I read the script, if it is suitable, it will be better to make an appointment to audition."
Fang Xing suddenly had an idea and asked, "How about a short paragraph now?"
An old artist like Liu Lanying is also unambiguous. She comes as she says and agrees: "Okay, let's give it a try now."
For veteran actors, acting does not necessarily require lines. They only need to explain the characters and scenes, and they can start immediately.
Fang Xing began to explain the role: "Teacher Liu, the role you are going to play now is an old mother whose daughter died in a car accident.
"The driver standing in front of you now is the driver who caused the accident, but instead of being sentenced, he was acquitted.
"You firmly believe that the truth of this car accident has not been revealed. You are just a daughter. In order to find out the truth, you are willing to risk your life.
"Now you are holding on to the driver who caused the accident and want to know the cause of your daughter's death."
The conflict in this scene is very intense, and many of the scenes explained by Fang Xing are inner scenes, which can be said to be very difficult.
In the entire scene, Fang Xing did not explain a single line, but the requirements for acting skills were extremely high.
After hearing this, Yan Lan, who was standing next to her, felt that this was true.
Here, there are several difficulties that are very critical.
First of all, this old mother only had one daughter. Her daughter died in a car accident, which simply killed her.
The person standing next to the old mother was the driver who caused the accident. The conflict was very fierce.
To play such a role well, one must portray the despair, grief and persistence of this old mother.
After listening to this scene, Liu Lanying also felt the difficulty of this scene.
As a veteran actor at the National Theater, I am even more interested in this kind of difficult drama.
She thought for a while and asked a few questions: "How excited is this old mother? Is there any mental problem?"
Fang Xing thought about it and replied: "I hope it's the kind of madness hidden under the calm surface, the kind of madness that hurts so much that you don't want to live, but is calm as a stone."
After hearing this answer, Yan Lan couldn't help but take a breath.
She felt that if she were asked to act in this scene, it would not be impossible for her to perform, but it would be very difficult. If this scene were to be performed live, there would be a high probability that she would not be able to perform it.
Liu Lanying thought about it for a while and said, "Wait for me."
After she finished speaking, she turned around, lowered her head and bit her thumb nail, and began to brew her emotions.
As her mood gradually increased, she bit her nails harder and harder.
Fang Xing stood waiting.
Three minutes passed, five minutes passed...
It wasn't until more than ten minutes passed that Liu Lanying turned around, her eyes already filled with tears.
The grief, despair, and hatred were all reflected in his eyes.
She burst out suddenly, rushed forward, grabbed Fang Xing's collar, and pulled: "Give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter! You murderer!"
Fang Xing reacted very quickly. He broke free from her hand, took a step back and shouted loudly: "Let go! Your daughter's death has nothing to do with me. The police said I am not guilty, so there is no point in pestering me!"
Liu Lanying continued to pounce on her and pester her: "You are a murderer! The law cannot punish you! I will never let you go even if I die!"
Watching TV and playing live are completely different feelings.
Fang Xing was shocked by the explosive power of Liu Lanying's performance. Just from this scene, he knew Liu Lanying could play this role.
"Ka! That's great, Teacher Liu, this role belongs to you." Fang Xing gave a thumbs up.
When Liu Lanying heard that the audition was over, she slowly exhaled and came out of the play slowly. She covered her face with her hands for a while before she recovered and asked with a smile:
"The dramatic tension of this role is indeed very strong, but I have to read the script before I can decide whether to act or not."
"Of course."
Fang Xing quickly took out a script bound on A4 paper from his bag and handed it over: "This is the script. Teacher Liu will read it first. I believe you will like this character."
At Liu Lanying's age, her eyes are starting to get a little blurry, and she sometimes needs to wear reading glasses when reading, so she is not used to reading scripts on her mobile phone. She is more accustomed to reading scripts on paper.
Fang Xing thought early on that these old actors would definitely prefer paper scripts, so he printed out a few copies in advance.
After meeting Liu Lanying, I met several other actors, and after sending the script out, today's affairs were basically over.
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It was around eight o'clock in the evening when I woke up and returned to Donghai Tianlan Wenyuan.
Fang Xing returned home and found that the lights in his home were on.
Lu Xiang'er was sitting at the dining table, holding her cheeks with her hands in a daze. Even the dazed look looked very good.
There were several dishes placed on the dining table, and they were covered with plates. He probably wanted to wait for me to come back to eat, but as a result, he waited until eight o'clock.
When Lu Xiang'er saw that Fang Xing was back, she was a little listless and prepared to stand up: "Are you back? I'll put the food in the microwave to heat it up."
"Did you do this?" Fang Xing asked, putting on his slippers.
"Of course...it was made using a mobile app." Lu Xiang'er joked with a smile.
As she spoke, she took the food into the kitchen and heated it in the microwave.
While heating, he asked: "Did your work go well today?"
"It went very smoothly. I went to the National Theater, met a few old artists, and tried out a few plays on the spot. I have to say that the old artists are old artists, and the performance was speechless." Fang Xing's tone was full of excitement.
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"Have these old artists agreed to appear?" Lu Xiang'er was very concerned about the preparation of this new drama, after all, it was related to the fate of her company.
"Not that fast, at least I have to read the script before I can make a decision." Fang Xing replied.
"That's true. Hey... It's not easy to prepare a movie. Have you found the heroine yet?" Lu Xiang'er had already seen the news that Lin Yingxue was snatched away by Ruide Film and Television, so she was a little worried.
"Not yet." Fang Xing replied.
"Is there anyone chosen now? Lin Yingxue refuses to star. It's a bit too much. After all, "Wulin Gaiden" is famous." Lu Xiang'er pursed her lips and complained.
"You can't say that. Even if Lin Yingxue wanted to act, her agency couldn't agree. Ruide Film and Television offered a salary of 18 million, which is three times our amount." Fang Xing shrugged and didn't care.
"What should we do? We can't even find the female lead. This is too important." Lu Xiang'er turned around and asked.
"Well...actually, veteran actors are more important." Fang Xing was not worried at all.
Standing at the door of the kitchen, watching her tinkering with the microwave, an idea suddenly occurred to her. She pointed at the pressure cooker next to her and said, "Damn it! Did you turn off the power to the soup in the pressure cooker? You started cooking it in the morning. Isn't it going to explode?"
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"Ah?!" Lu Xiang'er suddenly jumped up, her face full of horror, her face turned pale with fear, she turned around and rushed out of the kitchen, hiding behind Fang Xingxing.
After she hid, she poked her head out to look at the pressure cooker and asked, "How is it? Are you still cooking?"
Fang Xing suppressed his laughter and asked, "How long have you been at home? Haven't you ever noticed that the pressure cooker is making soup?"
"No...no." Lu Xiang'er stared at her watery eyes with panic on her face.
Fang Xing grabbed her neighbor and pushed it towards the kitchen: "Go and take a look. If the power is not cut off yet, unplug it quickly."
"I...I don't want..."
Lu Xiang'er quickly shrank back: "Go!"
"I'm not going, you go." Fang Xing continued to push her.
"How about we call the fire department?" Lu Xiang'er made a quick decision and thought of the safest way.
Fang Xing finally couldn't hold it in any longer and started laughing while holding his belly.
Lu Xiang'er was a little confused and didn't understand what was going on. Seeing Fang Xing laughing so hard, he slowly came back to his senses and raised his eyebrows: "You're bluffing me again!"
"No. There's nothing in the pressure cooker, but the stuff in your microwave is getting burnt. Turn off the power quickly," Fang Xing urged.
Lu Xiang'er was still frightened, and she flattened her lips and said angrily: "I won't! You go and lock me up!"
She was obviously still a little scared.
Fang Xing looked at her with a wicked smile on his face and asked, "Are you still scared? I told you that there is really nothing in the pressure cooker."
"I don't care, you go over and open the lid of the pot first." Lu Xiang'er hid behind.
Fang Xing felt very interesting when he saw her like this.
If she could act so naturally in front of the camera, maybe she could act.
"Okay, I'm just kidding you. I just want to try to see if you have acting talent." Fang Xing held her hands to calm her nervousness.
Lu Xiang'er frowned and waved his fist in anger: "You do this every time, you know how to scare me!"
Fang Xing took her hand and walked into the kitchen. He first turned off the microwave oven and pointed to the electric pressure cooker next to him: "Actually, there is a bomb in here."
"ah?"
Lu Xiang'er's expression was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled easily: "This is too ridiculous, how could there be a bomb?"
"I brought back one of the props from the crew." Fang Xing said.
"That's nonsense again." Lu Xiang'er still didn't believe it.
"This is the plot of the play. Do you want to try it? If you can act, the heroine can get an extra 3% bonus." Fang Xing began to seduce her.
Lu Xiang'er was really excited when she heard about the bonus.
The situation of my father's company is very difficult now. If I can make a little more money, I can share more.
Therefore, she was indeed a little excited, but she was also worried: "But... can I act?"
"Let's give it a try. With my personal training, maybe it can really work?" Fang Xing encouraged her to give it a try.
"What if my acting skills are terrible?" Lu Xiang'er was still worried.
"Then you just failed the audition. Only I know that your acting skills are terrible, and no one else knows." Fang Xing persuaded.
When Lu Xiang'er heard that she was just trying out the scene alone with Fang Xing, and if it didn't work, no one else would see her, she felt relieved: "Okay. Then I'll give it a try."
