Li Tang, who was sweating profusely from his busy work, went to take a shower again. Perhaps part of the alcohol in his body was discharged with the sweat, and he felt much better.
"Hey, are you really planning not to take on any roles for half a year?"
Xiaopang is currently on the rise. For a female star, the most precious thing is time. Half a year is enough for her to film two movies. What she loses here is not only the salary, but also the exposure. If a female star has no works in one or two years
It is easy to be forgotten by the audience. If you come back again, you will be out of date and everything will have to start from scratch.
Xiaopang frowned and said: "It still depends on the casting situation. If I am selected this time, I have already made preparations not to take roles for half a year. If I am not selected..."
Xiaopang didn't say anything further. It would be really embarrassing if he failed to compete with several newcomers.
However, Li Tang still agrees with Xiaopang's decision. As an actor with a long-term vision, he should focus on quality rather than quantity when accepting a movie. Just like those big stars in the 20 million club in Hollywood, they basically take one movie in one or two years.
, if there is no good script, it is possible to play one drama after another in two or three years. On the one hand, they are picky about the script, and on the other hand, they often need more than half a year to prepare for a drama, gain weight and lose weight, and become familiar with it.
Everything about the characters, exploring the characters’ souls, etc.
Xiaopang didn't want to talk about her own affairs, which was annoying. She had spent a lot of energy preparing for the Haiyan drama, which was originally famous for attracting people, but it ended up being a misfire. This was due to force majeure, and no one was worried about it.
It feels good, but I have to accept it.
She then changed the topic and asked: "How was your meeting today? Have you chosen the leading actor?"
Although Li Tang knew that the list that Zhang Beard threw out today was probably the final candidate, he still shook his head and said: "Today is just for everyone to get to know each other and get familiar with each other. The list of actors has to be discussed between Lao Zhang and the chief director."
"Hey, if Teacher Zhang asks you to play Yang Kang, you can play Yang Kang. Why don't you try to win the male lead?" Xiaopang said again.
"Uh... this is not easy to fight for. Besides, I don't like Guo Jing either." Li Tang said.
To be honest, Li Tang feels that he is far inferior to Xiaopang in terms of career ambition. For example, if it were him this time, he might have given up. Why should he compete with a bunch of newcomers? It’s not like he has no dramas.
If you really don’t have a good script, just take your time and look for it, you won’t make a mistake.
But Xiaopang said: "You are stupid, why don't you fight for it if you don't like it? This is a Jin Yong drama!"
As she spoke, she picked up her script and said, "Actually, I don't like An Xin in it either, but Sister Hong said that this script is better than the one I filmed last year, so I must fight for it."
"What peace of mind?"
"Oh, it's the character in this book, a girl named An Xin. Oh, take a look, she just happened to give me some advice."
"Leave it alone, I'll watch it tomorrow before I go to sleep."
Haiyan dramas are very popular, but Li Tang doesn't like Haiyan's works very much. Except for the earliest one "Plain Clothes Police", even the popular "Never Rest" in the past few years, including "Your Life is So Passionate" played by Xiaopang
”, he felt extremely pretentious, sticky, unhappy, and tired of looking at it.
The next morning, Xiaopang went out early. Maybe she was stimulated by Li Tang always complaining about her lines during the filming of "The Third Man". After returning to the capital this time, she specifically asked the company to help her find a starring role.
The teacher gives two half-day dialogue classes every week.
Li Tang got up in the morning and ran around and practiced his gun for a while. The climate in Beijing in May was very good, unlike Shanghai which was always wet. And there was a yard where he could practice his gun as he pleased. In Shanghai there was no such thing.
Under this condition, when he lived in the city, he could only go to a nearby park to practice, where there were often onlookers. As his popularity grew, it was no longer possible for him to practice shooting in a park, and he could only find a closed one.
The location is very troublesome.
After sending Xiaopang away, he made a pot of tea, and when he was bored, he picked up the script of "Jade Guanyin" and read it. Unexpectedly, he actually got into it after reading it.
At first, he thought it was an urban love story with multiple angles, but as An Xin recalled the past, Li Tang suddenly discovered that it was a flashback and interlude writing technique, centered around the life-and-death feud between a policewoman named An Xin and three men.
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An Xin in the story is a very contradictory character. She is a law enforcement officer, but she is also a passionate woman who longs for love. The men around her cannot grasp her, but they are willing to fight for her.
To be honest, Hai Yan's novels often have a strong sense of authenticity when describing the police profession. This has something to do with the fact that he himself was once a policeman. However, when he describes the relationship between men and women, he is always too pretentious and clingy. This is Li Tang
Least favorite place.
However, Li Tang could not see anything he disliked in this script. On the contrary, he portrayed the character of An Xin in an extremely real, vivid and flesh-and-blood way.
The whole morning, he sat there without moving, reading the nearly 300,000-word script in one breath, taking a sip of the already cold tea, and looking out the window at the jujube tree that had already produced small fruits.
, pictures of his imagination kept flashing through his mind, and An Xin was replaced by Xiaopang's face.
But gradually he frowned, because the woman described in the script who was calm on the outside but turbulent on the inside (commonly known as "mensao"), who accepted fate but lived a strong life, could not be compared with the woman he knew in real life.
The little fat guy got in touch.
He could instinctively imagine An Xin to be like Yuan Quan, or he could barely get the image of his ex-girlfriend, but he just couldn't imagine An Xin to be like Chubby.
At this time, he could probably understand that Hairun Company did not include Xiaopang as a safe candidate from the beginning. The so-called casting may be just a formality to appease Chang Jihong.
But he had to admit that the character of An Xin was so well written. She was the absolute heroine and had emotional entanglements with three men. To put it bluntly, these three male characters all served the character of An Xin.
At this time, he finally understood why Xiaopang wanted to compete for this role even if he didn't take the role for half a year. If he were Xiaopang, he would definitely do the same, just like he competed for the role of Linghu Chong last year.
The previous recognition was based on an actor's attitude, but now the understanding is based on the pursuit and ambition of an actor.
"I'm back!"
The door of the small courtyard was pushed open with a bang, and Xiaopang walked in with steps that he didn't recognize.
"I'm here."
Li Tang, who was sitting in the east wing restaurant, responded.
Xiaopang walked in and saw him sitting at the long dining table with straight eyes. The ashtray on the table was full of cigarette butts. He couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
When she saw the script next to her, she immediately smiled and said, "Hey, I'm reading the script. How do you feel?"
"very good!"
Li Tang looked serious, and then asked curiously: "Why don't you like the character An Xin?"
Xiaopang sat down, picked up Li Tang's teapot and poured himself a cup of tea. As soon as he drank it, he frowned and said, "What kind of tea are you drinking? It's too bitter!"
The tea I brewed in the morning was cold and bitter after being brewed all morning without refilling the water.
"An Xin is just like this tea. It's too bitter. I don't want to be like An Xin."
Li Tang nodded, and of course he understood why Xiaopang didn't like this role and insisted on playing it. Before, he thought Xiaopang was just taking a gamble, but after reading the script, he knew that An Xin was a very good character. Even if he didn't like it, he still wanted to play it.
play.
At this time, he hesitated and said: "But... I don't think you can play the role of An Xin."
"Why?"
Xiaopang was surprised at first, but then he said very unhappy: "Why do you say I can't act? Am I not as good as those fledgling girls?"
In terms of age, Xiaopang may be younger than the newcomers she mentioned, but there is no way she debuted early. Those who are more junior than her have to call her: "Sister Bingbing!"
Li Tang looked at the unconvinced little fat girl, looked her up and down, and said, "If you really want to play this role, you have to work hard..."
"Why don't I try harder?"
Xiaopang defended: "I'm taking dialogue classes now, and I plan not to take any roles for half a year, just to fight for this role, and I also plan to learn taekwondo."
An Anxin in the script is a Taekwondo master and won the provincial Taekwondo championship when he was in middle school.
Li Tang shook his head and said: "This is not enough. If you really want to win this role, you must first change your image. To lose weight, you must first lose weight."
"Ah? I have lost weight now, only 105 pounds."
Compared to her peak weight of 138 pounds, she is indeed thin enough now.
Li Tang still shook his head and said: "It's not enough, at least I have to lose ten pounds."
Definitely not enough. An Xin is a girl from the southwest border. Being thin was Li Tang's first impression of this character. Xiao Pang's biggest disadvantage now is that she is a typical northern girl with a big frame, and she is 1.65 meters tall.
He is tall among the average height of Chinese women, who are 1.58 meters tall.
Her height cannot be changed, so in order to fit the character's image, she must be thinner.
If I still have to lose ten pounds, wouldn’t I become a piece of paper?
Before Xiaopang could speak with shock on his face, Li Tang continued: "Not only do you have to lose weight, but you also have to learn Taekwondo. You also have to learn to cook and do housework and clean. An Anxin is a very strong and capable person who endures hardships.
Patience is something that is engraved in your bones, and you are not good enough yet."
In one sentence, all Xiaopang's rebuttals were blocked in her mouth. She had read the script several times and naturally understood what Li Tang meant. Before, her mind was full of thinking about how to play this character well. As for what Li Tang said
Details were all ignored by her, or in other words, limited to her cultural level, she was unable to understand the characters more deeply from the script.