Li Tang carried a black leather backpack, which was the gift from his ex-girlfriend who came to him last time. He hummed the tune of "Meeting 98" that became popular this year's Spring Festival Gala.
A quarter of an hour early, the building quietly opened the conference room door and felt a warm feeling. The air conditioner in the room was on, and someone was earlier than him.
A woman writing at her desk raised her head when she heard the sound. At this moment, Li Tang also saw the woman's appearance clearly. She was very young, with big and bright eyes, deep eye sockets, straight and slender nose bridge, looking like a mixed-race child
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"Hello, I am Li Tang from the Drama Center." Li Tang didn't know him and introduced himself.
"Hello, Teacher Li! My name is Yuan Quan, playing Li Huirong." The other party hurriedly stood up.
It turned out to be the female lead in the play, playing a pair with me.
"Don't, don't call me teacher, just call me Li Tang." Li Tang hurriedly waved his hand.
Nowadays, the title of "teacher" is not too big, and only truly talented predecessors and artists can afford this title.
"Li...uh, Brother Li, please sit down."
The little girl looked restrained and said that she wanted to help make tea.
"Don't be polite, I'll do it myself."
Li Tang rushed forward, made a cup of tea for himself, and brought the thermos bottle to add some water to Yuan Quan's cup.
"Thank you, Brother Li."
Yuan Quan wanted to stand up again with fear and fear.
"Sit down, you came early enough." Li Tang smiled and signaled.
Considering that the two of them played a couple in the play, they wanted to eliminate the strangeness between them as soon as possible. He glanced at the script on the table and saw that there were many things on the script. So he laughed again
"You have done enough preparations."
Yuan Quan smiled shyly: "This is my first time filming and I don't know anything."
"Coincidentally, it's my first time in a strict sense."
Seeing Yuan Quan's puzzled eyes, the guy pretended to be exaggerated and explained: "I used to be a supporting actor, but in strict terms it was not considered a real filming."
Yuan Quan let out a "pop" sound, and was amused by him, and her restrained mentality suddenly felt relaxed. She traveled all the way from Beijing to Shanghai, and everything around her was strange, nervous, and worried about gains and losses.
Li Tang walked to the opposite side of her with a teacup and sat down, keeping a certain distance, but could communicate face to face.
"I heard that you are from the Central Academy of Drama, how did you get selected?"
"Well, I'm in the 1996th class, and this year's sophomore. Last year, I took a street interview and happened to be seen by Director Peng, so I found me. Brother Li, where are you?"
"I? Be lucky!"
"Hehehe, Brother Li, you are so funny!"
After letting go, the chat will be much smoother. Yuan Quan is a girl who loves to laugh, with a smile like a flower, and her whole body is full of youth and agility. It is a very pleasant thing to chat with such a beautiful girl.
Soon, the main creators of the crew came to the conference room one after another, and finally Peng Xiaolian and Zhang Jianya walked in with an old man in their 80s.
Perhaps except for Yuan Quan, everyone present stood up.
Li Tang was also shocked when he saw the old man and thought to himself: Why is this old man here?
The old man is Liu Qiong, who is over 80 years old and is an old man who is in his 90s. He is a film actor who entered the silent film era and is a true ancestor. He was very popular in Shanghai in the 1930s and 1940s. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he also served as a director and made many excellent movies.
For example, "The Female Prince Consort", "Mr. Qiao Gets into the Seal", "Soldier No. 51", "Ashima", etc.
After director Peng Xiaolian introduced it, everyone realized that the old man played Guo Shaobai fifty years later. There was no such character in the original script, but it was added by Peng Xiaolian. Through the memories of the elderly Guo Shaobai fifty years later, it was slowly developed.
The magnificent history before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The script reading is not just about matching lines between actors, but the entire creative team, including the director behind the scenes, screenwriter photography, lighting, art and other majors, participated in the collective discussion, and everyone proposed the script based on actual shooting.
Various revisions.
To a certain extent, reading the script is equivalent to the final script. After the meeting, the final script will no longer be allowed to be changed at will, and will become the crystallization of wisdom and creative consensus jointly maintained by all members of the crew.
Before the meeting started, everyone briefly introduced themselves. In addition to the two male and female protagonists Li Tang and Yuan Quan and the special actor who played President Chen, the other actors, including the behind-the-scenes creative team, all came from Shanghai Film Studio. This is also considered Peng
The guide made some compromises and exchanges with the factory.
After the meeting began, Peng Xiaolian asked everyone to give their opinions on the script.
This script was first provided by Shanghai Film Studio, but Peng Xiaolian was not satisfied with the original script, so Zhang Jianya created the script again. Today, the original screenwriter did not come, probably because he was unhappy, so everyone threw away their own problems.
Give it to both directors.
There is little difference between reading a movie script and reading a stage play. There is an additional photography link, and the lighting effect and the role of art are more highlighted.
The team behind the scenes emphasizes technical details adjustments, while the actors should put forward their own views based on the characteristics of the characters. When Li Tang was about to go through the notebook he was recording, his preparations were made during this period.
I have done a lot of work and listed a lot of problems.
This guy first greeted him: "Director, sorry, I may have many problems?"
"It doesn't matter, many problems are good things. Only by clarifying all the problems can we create a good role. Xiao Li, please ask boldly." Director Peng waved his hand and encouraged.
"Thank you, director. First of all, I want to ask is how accurate the character Guo Shaobai is. The script only says that he is in his twenties, which is quite vague. What is he? What is his zodiac sign? He has brothers and sisters in his family.
Or is it an only child? How old is his parents? What is his personality? What is the relationship between parents…”
Peng Xiaolian was confused when he heard Li Tang Balabala's problems, and raised her hand to interrupt, "Xiao Li, please slow down first. It is understandable if you ask Guo Shaobai's age and family background, but why did you ask.
So what about it? Even the zodiac signs, parents' personalities and relationships come out."
As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of laughter appeared in the venue, and the mockery accounted for the majority. Obviously, many people were resistant to the foreign male lead candidate Li Tang. Only Mr. Liu Qiong looked at Li Tang who asked the question.
He looked thoughtful.
Li Tang was not in a hurry and smiled and said, "Director, sorry, the sign may be a joke, this is a bit metaphysical. But the parents' situation includes personality and relationships. This must be asked, because the parents' words and deeds will affect the role in their growth process.
Some personality traits.
The character of Guo Shaobai is very complicated. His personality has a strong side and a cowardly side. If Li Huirong has faith as an underground party, then Guo Shaobai's faith is blank, or simply said that his belief is Li Huirong.
As the story progresses, this character is shaking, and I want to grasp the most basic point in his character.”
His words made the venue quiet. Everyone knew what they knew. After careful consideration, they had to admit that what he said made sense, but they didn't think so carefully or were caused by inertial thinking.
"Uh, Xiao Li, you keep going."
"I want to know when he went to the United States? How did he become a naturalized person? How did he become a reporter in the American media... And whether he and Li Huirong are married or freely in love? Their love experience..."
Li Tang asked again, then looked at Peng Xiaolian with a desire for knowledge.
Peng Xiaolian could only smile bitterly and said, "I don't know what you asked. I believe that the original screenwriter might not have thought so much when writing about this character, and probably wouldn't be able to give you an accurate answer. So I still suggest you pass
The plot and lines are used to infer the character of Guo Shaobai.”
"I got it, director."
Peng Xiaolian's answer was exactly the result Li Tang wanted.
This is his experience summed up on Broadway. Broadway's stage plays are often written in the center of the screenwriter. The plot and lines are often not easily changed, and the actors' performances are inevitably limited.
In this case, there will be a two-sided game between the actor and the screenwriter. When the actor asks a question, the screenwriter needs to answer it. If you can answer it, I will act according to your way. On the contrary, if you can't answer it, then
There is a lot of room for performance as an actor.
After all, there is no actor in this world who doesn’t want to be famous. Every supporting role has a heart to be the protagonist. Even a very small character wants to show himself. With a lot of room for performance, there are naturally more opportunities to show.