"The roast duck in Quanjude is not good. If you want to try authentic and affordable Beijing roast duck, go to Bianyifang. The newly opened one called Siji Minfu is also good..."
"The most recommended time-honored restaurant in the capital is Fengzeyuan. Hongbin Tower is also good, but other restaurants are a matter of opinion..."
"Hey, you are late. You came here a month earlier. The streets are full of foreign friends. You can't speak a few words in English and you are embarrassed to talk to them..."
"..."
I've long heard that taxi drivers in Sijiucheng are good at chatting, and Wei Yang finally saw it today. During the more than an hour from the airport to the city, he never stopped talking.
If Wei Yang asked casually, he would be able to talk about a lot, ranging from local customs and customs, to historical allusions, to the changes of the times, and finally to some international events.
Good guy, if these people were to write online articles, they would be like Poseidon.
"Okay, we're here."
Wei Yang paid the money, took the suitcase down, and the driver stepped on the accelerator coolly.
"I wish you a pleasant stay in the capital, and farewell to you."
Standing on the streets of Beijing with his suitcase in hand, Wei Yang looked at the street signs around him and grinned.
"It's the rising sun again, this place is not auspicious."
Looking at the address sent in the text message, Wei Yang put on a hat and sunglasses, walked into the gate of the community not far away, asked two passers-by, and finally found the unit building, took the elevator and went straight to the 12th floor.
"1204, that's it."
Wei Yang rang the doorbell. After a minute or two, the door opened. Zhao Liying, who had not seen him for a long time, saw him and jumped directly onto Wei Yang happily.
After a quick glance around, Wei Yang held Xiao Zhao in one hand and pulled the suitcase into the house with the other.
He closed the door with his foot, and before Wei Yang could take a look at Xiao Zhao's residence, his mouth was immediately blocked by Xiao Zhao.
After a while, taking advantage of the opportunity to breathe, Xiao Zhao's eyes were wet, and his slightly red lips were pursed, and he whispered in Wei Yang's ear.
"I bought that bellyband."
What else could Wei Yang say, he held Xiao Zhao in his arms and walked to the bedroom. The door opened and closed, leaving only the suitcase alone at the entrance to the living room.
…
When the smoke cleared, Wei Yang lay on the bed, regretting that he didn't have a pack of cigarettes with him.
Although he doesn't have much of a craving for cigarettes, he always feels that something is wrong if he doesn't smoke one at this time.
There was no air conditioning in the room. Xiao Zhao was sweating all over and got up to take a shower. When he came out again, Wei Yang was walking around the house in shorts and observing the layout of the house.
"This place is not bad."
The place where Xiao Zhao lives is a small apartment, with an area of about 40 to 50 square meters. However, although it is small, it is fully equipped with living room/dining room + bedroom + bathroom + kitchen. There is even a semi-balcony where you can dry clothes.
“The company contacted us and offered us rent reduction and exemption, and we will take care of our own water and electricity, so we don’t have to rent a shared apartment or a basement.”
Xiao Zhao felt a little sad. The Huayi family has a big business, and small artists have little sense of existence, but after all, they still have some guaranteed benefits.
Of course, more than half of the money Xiao Zhao pays every year is given to Huayi. In essence, the wool comes from the sheep.
After walking around for a while, Wei Yang felt a little hungry.
He is easily prone to airsickness, so he didn't dare to eat too much while on a plane. He went straight to this place after getting off the airport. He didn't even take a sip of water. He also worked hard and the small amount of food he had made up for the flight in the morning had long been used up.
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Xiao Zhao knew that Wei Yang was coming today, so he had already prepared it. He stewed the beef in advance, heated it up, steamed the fish, quickly cooked two small stir-fries, and started eating in half an hour.
"Is it tasty?"
When Wei Yang took a bite of beef, Xiao Zhao looked at him expectantly, and the latter nodded.
"tasty."
I have said before that Xiao Zhao is good at housework, but his talent in cooking is not high, at least not as good as Wei Yang's.
The four dishes were not bad, but they were not particularly delicious. The beef was slightly salty, the fish was not marinated well, and the two stir-fry dishes were a bit too hot.
But just think about it in your mind. If you really say it, you won't have a good life, so Wei Yang decisively encouraged and praised him.
"It's much better than when we were in Shanghai. It won't be long before I have to step aside as our chef."
The word "our family" made Xiao Zhao very happy. He kept picking up vegetables and serving rice for Wei Yang, almost holding Wei Yang up.
After eating, Wei Yang wanted to wash the dishes and show off, but Xiao Zhao didn't let him do it.
Wei Yang could only sit on the sofa to eat, and then he saw a script on the coffee table. He picked it up and saw that it was Xiao Zhao's script from the crew of "Interpol".
It can be seen that Xiao Zhao read it frequently and wrote down a lot of things in the script.
Wei Yang couldn't help but smile, this was the method he taught Xiao Zhao.
Read the script several times, try to figure out and analyze the psychological environment of the character's situation, and you will always get different results. Then organize and record it in the script, so as to facilitate understanding of the performance details related to the character and design during filming.
Later in "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "Twinkle Twinkle Star", Liu Shishi also followed his lead.
However, "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" was fine, but "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle Star" did not work well.
Especially in the later stage, Liu Shishi's filming was basically like cheating. There was no need to figure out the design for most of the scenes, as long as she was involved in the emotions and acted directly.
But Wei Yang didn't think his method was useless.
After all, there are always few cheating moments, and a good memory is not as good as a bad writing. The experience accumulated step by step through this stupid method can often become a valuable foundation for an actor.
When Xiao Zhao came out of the kitchen, he saw Wei Yang reading the script she had memorized, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Don't read, I'm just writing nonsense."
"Don't belittle yourself, your writing is pretty good, but sometimes you don't just study your own character, you can also enrich the details of the situation of your opponent's character, so that you can feel the scene and the character's psychological process more intuitively."
Wei Yang encouraged Xiao Zhao's efforts and introduced his own experience.
After all, one-man shows are in the minority. Good shows are made possible by each other. Mature actors cannot patronize themselves, they must also understand the play of their partner.
Xiao Zhao nodded thoughtfully. In terms of acting, Wei Yang was really half of her teacher.
She has benefited a lot from Wei Yang, so she is very willing to listen to Wei Yang's professional advice.
Wei Yang is not a fool, as he has said before that although his actual acting experience is not strong, he is a screenwriter and is very good at analyzing scripts and designing scene details.
In addition, he also came from a major, and not only was he an acting student, he was also a slightly famous film critic in his previous life.
Therefore, he is extremely rich in theoretical knowledge, well-informed, and somewhat unique in his thinking and vision. At least he can give Xiao Zhao some guidance from time to time. It is not a big problem for someone like Liu Shishi to become a monk halfway.
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After chatting for a while, Wei Yang stopped on his own. Maybe it was because he was already middle-aged before he was reborn. He always had a habit of being a teacher.
In fact, this is not a shortcoming. On the contrary, both Xiao Zhao and Liu Shishi like to listen to his long speeches and feel that he is mature and meaningful.
However, Wei Yang felt that that was enough when facing people close to him. He should be more cautious in his words and deeds when dealing with outsiders, and there was no need to talk so much, so he consciously restrained this habit.
Instead of talking about the script, you can talk about your current life, especially Xiao Zhao. I really like to inquire about his daily life.
"I will take classes after the filming is completed. I will practice vocal music when I have time. I have recently met with a few screenwriters and I have spotted two good talents and plan to provide apprenticeships."
"Have you taken on a disciple?"
Xiao Zhao is very interested in this. If Wei Yang becomes the master, wouldn't she be the master's wife?
Seeing her curiosity, Wei Yang chatted about his two potential disciples.
As mentioned earlier, it is very common in the screenwriting industry to introduce old people to new ones.
In terms of experience, channels, connections, etc., it is difficult for new screenwriters to get in touch with them. Having an experienced screenwriter to lead them will avoid making some detours.
The veteran screenwriter is busy with work and sometimes needs to form a team and recruit some people to assist him. Newcomers are cheap, hardworking and obedient, which is a very cost-effective choice.
Both parties are mutually beneficial, and it has gradually become a common practice in the industry.
The specific relationships are diverse, some are bosses and employees, some are eldest brother and younger brother, there are also masters and apprentices, lovers/lovers, and even a few are godfathers.
Wei Yang had mostly experienced boss-employee and master-apprentice relationships in his previous life, so he was more familiar with these two models.
The screenwriters Wei Yang found this time were all acquaintances from his previous life.
One is named Ma Jin, who dropped out of high school and came from a purely wild background. He is characterized by solid writing and extremely fast coding speed, but his disadvantage is that he is not very smart and has poor talent in creativity and plot structure, so he can only help others.
In his previous life, Wei Yang worked with him as a gunman and apprentice screenwriter. Later, when Wei Yang became an independent screenwriter, he was still a gunman.
However, Wei Yang knows Ma Jin's strength. Although he cannot act as a screenwriter independently, as long as he is given an outline, setting and strict plot direction, he can produce a script of sufficient quality.
In his previous life, Wei Yang sometimes took on private work, and he always liked to ask Ma Jin for help. He rarely talked about good things, and he never delayed the delivery of manuscripts.
The other one is Zuo Le, a freshman in the drama and literature department of Shanghai Opera. He had been with Wei Yang in his previous life and was considered a half-disciple.
Unlike Ma Jin, Zuo Le is a hexagonal talent with good standards in all aspects. But precisely because of this, although he is well-balanced across the board, he has no particularly outstanding advantages.
Such a person has a high lower limit but not a high upper limit, so he cannot be the leader. The best position is to play support.
Zuo Le was Wei Yang's right-hand man in his previous life. Wei Yang began to miss his old partner from the moment he was reborn.
When looking for an intern screenwriter this time, Wei Yang first found Zuo Le, but the latter was just a freshman and had not yet started, so he went through memories and pulled out Ma Jin, who was still working as a gunman.
The two of them were still unknown people, so they were naturally overjoyed to be recruited by Wei Yang, who was already somewhat famous.
Zuo Le was smart enough to call him Master directly, and even Ma Jin followed suit, so Wei Yang accepted these two old friends and partners from his previous life as his apprentices.
In fact, Ma Jin is several years older than Wei Yang, and Zuo Le is only two years younger than him.
However, in the field of screenwriting, those who are wise come first. It is not uncommon for people in their forties or fifties to call their teachers who are in their 20s or 30s. Master and disciple are just titles. Wei Yang did not point to these two people and give him the old ritual of three festivals and two birthdays.
