"You should be happy. Like me, I am very happy every day!"
"I feel that there is no reason to be so happy all day long."
"You are just worried too much, and you always put pressure on yourself. Hey, if you do this, it will make everyone around you feel uncomfortable."
Li Tang and Wang Li sat face to face, asking and answering each other's lines. At this time, Li Tang paused for a moment, and then said uncertainly: "Really?"
Wang Li smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story."
So he smiled, waved his hands and said, "Let's not talk about the lines now. I want to ask you what your understanding of the character Lichuan is?"
Although Jia Jingwen was just a supporting role when she worked with Li Tang in "Little Li Fei Dao", she has risen in the mainland after starring in several popular dramas such as "Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth Ji Xiaolan" and "Emperor of the Han Dynasty"
Very quickly. Of course, I have a backer and no shortage of resources.
Sure enough, before she could finish telling the story according to the script, Zhang Baibai couldn't help it anymore: "Stop, stop, stop!"
"Who is it?"
"How many scenes do I have? Besides, the director arranged all the scenes between me and Hu Qiang for half a month, so there is enough preparation time."
At the beginning of the conversation between the two, Wang Li's charming tone was just passable, but when it came to the story-telling session, Li Tang subconsciously frowned while listening.
"Didn't you take a refresher course at Nortel? Didn't the teacher teach you to write biographies when preparing for homework?" Li Tang couldn't help but feel a little impatient.
Generally speaking, you can tell an actor's line skills by just listening to them. To be honest, Wang Li's line skills are very poor at first glance. She looks like a newcomer without professional training. But after all, she also graduated from Nortel's advanced training class.
Li Tang's expression suddenly changed.
Speaking of Wang Li, Li Tang was speechless. The last time he assigned her to write a biography, she handed it in the next day. It basically focused on the whys he asked, but it could only be said that it was at the level of a primary school student, and he didn't know what she could do.
I can't empathize with her, so I can only continue to provide heuristic education, hoping that she can make progress slowly.
"Okay, that's all I can do."
What is this?
Well, now he has not only become an actor and investor, but also has an additional job as a performance director.
Wang Li thought for a while and said: "Her profession is a kindergarten teacher, she should be a local."
"Ah? Uh... Okay, Teacher Li." Wang Li looked obviously embarrassed, but still reluctantly agreed.
Li Tang was also speechless. If he hadn't seen that the little girl was a fan of his movie and had always had a good attitude, he would have turned against him long ago. But being an actor, especially playing the second female lead in a play, is not just about having a good attitude.
Yes, she must have basic acting skills. Now she can't even speak her lines well. Do you still want more from her?
"No, Director Zhang, you are the director, and you also found the person. You ask me?"
"You can try it, but you have to hurry up,"
Li Tang has read the original novel, which contains many female characters, such as Yin Li, Xiao Zhao, Ji Xiaofu, etc. He feels that Gao Yuanyuan is quite suitable to play the role of a vase in it.
Sure enough, after setting up his own business, his perspective on problems changed. The first thing he cared about was investors.
Li Tang really wanted to shout: "I won't shoot anymore!"
Hearing Li Tang's series of whys, Wang Li was dumbfounded and said weakly: "Teacher Li, do you need to understand all of this?"
Oh, Li Tang, who acted in two Jin Yong martial arts TV series, was immediately surprised and asked quickly: "Which company invested in it?"
…
It was almost like reading a text, and she was still clinging to the script at this time. I don’t know how she did her homework.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I attended Nortel's advanced training class, but within a few days, something happened at home, so I stopped attending it..."
Wow, you actually dare to threaten!
As he spoke, he started to tell a story with the script in hand: "Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Mary. When she was four years old, an angel flew to her home to see her one day..."
No need to ask, Gao Yuanyuan is here again.
Let’s not talk about the things that coaxed him into investing before, but now he actually asked himself to teach a newcomer how to act. Li Tang was really dumbfounded.
"What kind of show is this?"
"Brother Li, our company is helping me take on a drama recently."
After saying that, he walked through the door as if there was no one around.
"How do you think we can do this?" Zhang Baibai said with a depressed look on his face while he was smoking in the corridor.
This time, directing "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword" again can be regarded as the second time after ten years.
"It starts tomorrow, can't you just stop for a while?" He could only complain.
"Brother Li!"
Upon seeing this, Li Tang quickly waved his hand. Maybe they had something to hide, but he was interested in inquiring into other people's privacy. He continued to say patiently: "These questions I just mentioned are all elements that constitute a character's biography. If you want to play the role of Haoli,
If you have the character Chuan, then you must make this character come alive in your heart. A person is not born as such a person, but has to go through a process from scratch, from childhood to adulthood, from birth to maturity, such as
Why is her character so cheerful, why did she come to the capital, why did she choose to date the Chef King..."
I have to say that Wang Li's attitude has always been very good. She seemed to have brewed her emotions for a while, and then started to tell the story vividly again, but the effect can be imagined.
Li Tang decided to force her, and then said: "You can write it when you get back today. No matter whether it is good or not, bring it over to me tomorrow for a look."
The script reading in the past two days was actually almost done. After all, Xu Jinglei had gone through four years of professional training and had no words to say. As for Gao Yuanyuan, Lao Fan, Ke Lan and others, Gao Yuanyuan had some acting experience and didn't have many lines.
It's passable; as for the other two who are already open-mouthed, it's no problem. As for the adolescent boy who plays Daming, he is mute.
This kind of narration in which the characters are separated from the story situation seems to have borrowed the artistic expression form of Peking Opera, which is very novel, but it also inevitably makes the pace of the story development slow and somewhat delayed. Of course, it is only a script at the moment, and you will have to read it when filming
Let’s see if director Zhang Baibai can effectively overcome these problems.
Zhang Baibai nodded, and at the same time he was secretly making up his mind to see if he could change the role of the second female lead to be smaller. On the one hand, it was to appease Li Tang, but more importantly, as a capable woman
He really couldn't bear to see the first film he directed being held back by a newcomer.
When it comes to acting, you first have to understand the characters.
Gao Yuanyuan walked into the kitchen familiarly. She put the vegetables in the bags away and then started to select and wash them. Li Tang wanted to step forward to help, but she refused and was too embarrassed to leave her to work alone.
, I had no choice but to chat with her while holding a cup of tea.
"Hey, how was your training with Wang Li these two days?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.
"anything else?"
She looked at Li Tang's sincere eyes, bit her lip, and said as if she had made up her mind, "Teacher Li, let me give it a try."
Gao Yuanyuan saw that he smiled bitterly and remained silent, and couldn't help but laugh with schadenfreude, but she didn't go too far and immediately told Li Tang another piece of good news.
Zhang Baibai could only say: "Well, Mr. Li, I'm really sorry. I know we might have had some misunderstandings before, but there's really nothing we can do about it. After all, we all want to make this movie a success, don't you think so?"
Wang Li said coquettishly: "Listen up..."
Today is already the third day of script reading. In fact, "Subway to Spring" does not have many lines, but more about the characters' psychological activities expressed in narration.
I guess I saw that CCTV's previous film "The Swordsman" made a lot of money, and last year's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was still very popular, so I wanted to take advantage of this wave of Jin Yong's martial arts trend.
soup.
Dubbing is a helpless act, and any aspiring actor will definitely not accept it, because dubbing means that he cannot be judged for awards. But the reality is that in Wang Li's situation, it is definitely impossible to be judged for awards.
Seeing Li Tang walking in, he timidly shouted: "Teacher Li, is my line..."
"Ah? Oh, I'm sorry, director. I'm sorry, Teacher Li. Then I'll do it again."
"You ask me, and I also want to ask you, why did you agree to such a top-notch product in the first place?"
Zhang Baibai said with a constipated face: "Xiao Wang, you are slurred in speech and have no emotions at all. This is not acceptable."
"I think she came out of Nortel's advanced training class after all, so she has some basic acting skills. Who knew this would be the case! Hey, Teacher Li, can you tell me if there is any way to help her? Otherwise, it will definitely not work."
Wang Li's voice became lower and lower at the end, and her eyes became red.
Li Tang continued: "We assume that she is a Beidiao from other places, so where is she from? What was her previous life like? Does she have any other family members at home? Why didn't she notify her family when such a big thing happened?
What is her personality like? Why is she so optimistic..."
Li Tang looked at her, with a look of pity on her face. How can I put it? She looks really stupid. Maybe finding a rich husband is her only way out.
After all, the filming starts in two days, so even if her role is pushed back, there won't be much time.
Today, Li Tang mainly accompanied the second female lead to read it again to see if there was any opportunity for improvement. As a result, he could only use dubbing, and Li Tang had to work hard on the performance.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Baibai said quickly: "Mr. Li, I have no other intention, I just want to finish filming. You see that things have reached this point, so you can't give up."
"She particularly likes children, and, uh... I think she is in love with Jianbin." As she said this, she actually glanced at Li Tang shyly.
"If she is a local, why didn't her family come to see her after she was hospitalized for so long? This is enough to show that she should be a foreigner or an orphan."
Wang Li nodded in understanding, but she had a good habit of keeping notes in her notebook when Li Tang was talking just now.
"It was jointly invested by Wanwan Central Television and our Media Asia Audiovisual Company, and it was directed by Hong Kong director Lai Shuiqing." Gao Yuanyuan said.
"Then what role are you planning to play?"
He could only ask heuristically: "Do you think Lichuan is a local or an outsider?"
Li Tang suddenly turned around and looked at the honest and honest face in front of him. If it wasn't an illusion, he really couldn't understand that a person could be so thick-skinned.
“The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer adapted from Jin Yong’s martial arts novel!”
Gao Yuanyuan then added: "You should know both the male lead and the female lead."
Li Tang said lazily: "Can you make me happy?"
When she returned to the room, Wang Li looked obviously anxious. She knew that her performance could not satisfy the director and Li Tang.
Zhang Baibai is now clearly a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water. Li Tang can only take a deep breath, suppress the discomfort in his heart, try to calm himself down, and muttered: "There is nothing you can do about the lines. You can discuss it with Lao Liu later.
, see if it can be changed. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll have to find someone to dub it. As for the acting... I’ll think of a way.”
However, he is still a little soft-hearted, of course, more for the sake of the two million. Since a beautiful girl has a dream of being an actress, how can he kill the dream? He should try his best to help her realize her dream.
That's it.
Li Tang looked disappointed. This girl really had a pretty face but a stupid heart. Her so-called understanding was very superficial. She only saw superficial things and did not explore the characters in depth at all.
Li Tang followed her with a look of pain on his face. Although he knew that the girl had bad intentions, it was hard to drive them out when they were already buying groceries.
Although Wang Li is beautiful, she is the woman of the financial sponsor, so she is not worried at all.
When Wang Li heard what Li Tang said, she suddenly realized: "Hey, it's true! Why didn't I think of that?"
Li Tang talked about why for a long time, and finally said: "You can only read the script carefully and use the information told in the script to explore the characteristics of the character. You have to believe in the character, so that you can play the character well. Understand
What?"
Although Li Tang was rich, he was not so impulsive. After all, it was two million, not two hundred thousand. These days, two million can buy a large flat in prime locations in Beijing and Shanghai.
But this million of real money has already been taken out. If you want it again, you probably won't get it back, and you will have to bear the liability for breach of contract. As for replacing people, that is even more unrealistic. That is an investment of two million.
You can’t just say that if you change the person, I’ll pay for the two million!
Su Youpeng became famous after starring in the "Huan Zhu Ge Ge" series, and now he can be regarded as an A-list niche actor in the Mainland.
Although Lai Shui-ching is a Hong Kong director, most of the time he cooperates with Wanwan film and television companies. He has remade several Jin Yong dramas before, such as the earliest version of "The Heaven and the Dragon Sword" by Ma Jingtao, Yip Tong and Zhou Haimei, and the version by Ren Xianqi and Wu Qianlian.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and so on.
As a result, Wang Li looked confused and looked at Li Tang blankly. It took a while to realize it and said: "I understand, I just think this character... uh, is quite cheerful. Even if he can't see, he still maintains an optimistic attitude.
."
"Is that all?"
Li Tang ran over to open the door and saw her carrying a plastic bag. She smiled and smiled at him: "I'm good at making braised chicken today."
"Su Youpeng and Jia Jingwen."
"It hasn't been decided yet, but the company is doing its best to help me win the role of Zhou Zhiruo, the second female lead."
"Oh, that's okay!"
Li Tang couldn't help but be speechless.
Perhaps when most people read the original novel, they usually like the affectionate and righteous Zhao Min and hate the capricious and ruthless Zhou Zhiruo. But the more so, the greater the room for this character to develop.
It’s 300 chapters, I’m so shameless in asking for a vote!