Walk about a hundred meters along Changshu Road and turn left to Wuyuan Road.
Cheng Er is very familiar with this road and has been here several times last year. I remember that the weather was still hot at that time, and the air was filled with a quiet and lazy atmosphere, and even his steps became lighter. Cicadas shouted at summer.
The dense French sycamore trees on both sides arched the green dome, making the road look far and deep, and it was endless to see at a glance.
Now that the leaves have already fallen in this season, the bare branches have added a bit of bleakness, but you can see British-style buildings on both sides of the road, double slope roofs, tiger windows, towering brick chimneys, and clear red brick exterior walls
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There are many shops scattered on both sides of the road, including cafes, clothing stores, boutiques, barber shops, restaurants, etc., which are full of fireworks.
According to the agreed address, Cheng Er came to a snack bar. There were sales of Shengjian and Xiaolong in the window at the door. There were more than a dozen people on the sidewalk outside, and he could tell at a glance that the business was good.
When he walked into the store, Cheng Er found that it was not so much a breakfast shop as a place to drink morning tea. The store was very clean, with the dark dining table covered with white tablecloths, and people were leisurely drinking tea, chatting, and tasting snacks.
There is no noise of the breakfast shop here. When you speak, you usually whisper and occasionally you can hear a few sounds of bowls colliding.
Cheng Er glanced around and found the person he was looking for at a table against the wall. It was just a little different from the image he had in his impression. There was no smooth separation, no suit and lace, but instead
It has neat short hair and a black half-high neck sweater, which looks young and more energetic.
"Li...Mr. Li Tang!"
Cheng Er walked over. He was not very good at speaking and wanted to call Teacher Li, but the other party was obviously young, so he had to call Mr.
Li Tang quickly stood up and looked at the young man in front of him who was wearing a pair of wind-catching ears, suit and ties, wearing black-framed glasses, but was slightly cramped. He stretched out his hand with a smile: "You are Director Cheng Er, are you?
OK, Director Cheng!”
Cheng Er nodded shyly, shook hands with Li Tang and said, "Just call me Cheng Er."
"Okay, Cheng Er! I'm really sorry to have a date so early." Li Tang greeted warmly.
The two of them went on the phone last night, maybe they had been waiting for the call for too long. It had been two months since he saw the script of "The Criminal" to receiving Cheng Er's call. Then he had a sudden idea and made an appointment with each other the next day.
Have morning tea together.
"It doesn't matter."
Cheng Er sat down in restraint.
"I'll take this book." Li Tang poured him a cup of tea and told him straight to the point.
"Thank you, Lee...uh, Mr. Lee."
After just a few greetings, Li Tang could see that Cheng Er was not very good at speaking, or was not very good at speaking. No wonder he could "talk very well" with Lou Ye.
He smiled and waved his hand, "Just like you, just call me Li Tang, don't be polite."
"Okay, Li...Brother Li."
Cheng Er finally became a little more flexible.
At this time, the waiter brought the menu over.
Li Tang signaled to Cheng Er, who was sitting opposite him: "Order what you want to eat yourself."
He ordered the waiter without looking at the menu and said, "I want a bowl of wontons, and a guest fried steamed bun... Oh, let's steamed ribs again."
Cheng Er looked at the menu a little strange, because it not only contains local breakfast varieties from Shanghai, but also has many Cantonese-style snacks, such as the steamed ribs that Li Tang just ordered. The menu reads "steamed pork ribs from fermented black beans", a classic dish
Cantonese side dish.
But when he saw Li Tang finish ordering, he hurriedly pointed to the menu and said, "I want a piece of salty soy milk and a small cage."
"That's all?" asked the waiter.
"Yeah, enough."
Li Tang was surprised to see Cheng Er ordering a bowl of salty soy milk. Salty soy milk is a product of the Yangtze River Delta area, and people from other places rarely drink salty soy milk.
I remember the first time I took my ex-girlfriend to drink salty soy milk. When my ex-girlfriend saw that she wanted to add soy sauce, rice vinegar, chopped green onion, seaweed, pickled cabbage and fried dough sticks, I was surprised at the time because in her perception, soy milk is sweet
, Tofu brain is salty.
"Cheng Er, how long have you been to Shanghai?"
"It's been half a year. I came to Shanghai Film Studio for an internship in July last year."
Oh, it's been half a year, I must be used to it.
"That's really a coincidence. If it were half a year earlier, we might have had the opportunity to cooperate." Li Tang said with a smile.
Cheng Er nodded and said, "I have read the Shanghai Chronicle."
"The film has come out, how do you feel?" Li Tang asked hurriedly.
He has always been looking forward to his first work.
Cheng Er pushed his glasses and said seriously: "The movie was very good, both the photography and the composition were excellent, the lens was very modern, Brother Li, you and the actress named Yuan Quan were both very wonderful, but
…”
Speaking of this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that I personally think that the movie covers too many events, which leads to the lack of core emotional power reflected in the characters by the events."
"Well……"
Li Tang didn't expect Cheng Er to be so blunt.
You should know that the director of this movie is a senior in the Director Department of Nortel and a top student at the New York Film Academy. Generally speaking, everyone is carrying a flower sedan chair. Even if there are obvious flaws, they can ignore them selectively or try to be gentle.
He, a fledgling fourth-grade student in the director department, dares to criticize his predecessors so bluntly. Does director Peng Xiaolian know?
At the same time, Li Tang was a little disappointed. After all, it was his first work so criticized. Although this problem may not necessarily be caused by the actors, he always felt uncomfortable.
"Let's talk about the script. The story is very well written and it feels very real. I really like it, and the character Hu Tian..."
Listen, Li Tang's words sound so nice, three special in a row. But before he finished speaking, he saw Cheng Er take out a manuscript from his bag and handed it over and said, "Brother Li, take a look first."
"Uh, OK."
Li Tang took it.
The first picture is a relationship diagram of the character. There are not many characters in the script, including the gangsters and policemen who play supporting roles, and there are only more than a dozen. However, in this character relationship diagram, all characters, including the connection between the characters, are marked.
Clearly.
The second picture is the structure of the movie. Although this is just a short film, it still strictly follows the plot structure of the three-act ceremonies.
The last dozen pictures are the relationships and plot details of each scene. They have both text descriptions and graphical displays, which make people see clearly and have a very picture-like feeling.
Finally, there are storyboard drawings for some important scenes.
Li Tang just briefly flipped over it and was shocked. He didn't expect Cheng Er's preparations to be done so well.
When working with director Peng Xiaolian, Director Peng emphasized brainstorming more. Technically and performance details were emphasized, and strictly implemented it after the final decision.
Lou Ye is the other extreme, mysterious and imaginative, and "flying paper" is common, not allowing actors to be too prepared and seek inspiration during the shooting.
As for "Returning the Pearl 2", the TV series is not about creation, it is simply an industrial turnover.
But Cheng Er's preparations are so meticulous, obviously emphasizing the art of directors and controlling actors in specific situations. At the same time, he does not regard actors as marionettes to realize his directorial arts, but in specific situations
Give actors enough room to play.
The reason why Li Tang came to the conclusion so quickly is that it is very simple, just looking at the charts.
He was originally going to talk to the director about the script, but now it seems that there is no need for this. He has already done the preparations ahead.
At this time, the things ordered were on the table one after another. Li Tang flipped through the storyboard while eating. Of course, the painter was far worse than Lou Ye, and it was not as wild as Lou Ye and had no rules. Composition from the storyboard
Looking at the medium scene, there are many close-up scenes, most of the pictures adopt a symmetrical pattern, and the colors are also heavily used for warm colors, and some are darker, which is roughly due to the plot.
Overall, it reflects the level of an extremely honest academic director.
Of course, these are the sincerity that Cheng Er showed to Li Tang, and he needed Li Tang to give back to his trust in the director.