Chapter 374 First arrived in Guiyang to make up for yesterday
It was drizzling, and the plane landed slowly on the wet runway.
As soon as he stepped out of the cabin, He Xin could clearly feel a chill coming towards his face. When he set off, he checked the weather forecast. The weather here in Guizhou was roughly around zero degrees. Why did it feel colder than in Beijing? The wind wasn't strong.
, but the chill penetrates people, just like trying to dig into the cracks of the bones.
He quickly trotted onto the shuttle bus. Lu Xiao, who was beside him, couldn't help but shudder and complained: "I didn't expect there to be such a cold place in the south?"
He is from Xi'an, and can be considered a northerner in the traditional sense. He is particularly unsuited to the rainy and cold climate in the south.
"Xiao He!"
"Hey, Brother Tong, why are you here in person?"
As soon as I got out of the gate, I met Li Huatong who came to pick me up.
Wang Xiaoshuai has always been accustomed to using his old team. Production director Li Huatong and assistant director Niu Le are all old people who worked on "Bicycle" five years ago.
Especially Li Huatong, who recommended him to Guan Jinpeng back then. He Xin still remembers this relationship.
"Haha, you are a big star, of course I have to do it myself!"
Li Huatong laughed and spread his arms towards him, and the two hugged.
Speaking of which, everyone is busy and we haven’t seen each other for two years.
After chatting for a while, we got into a new and not old van driven by Li Huatong, and headed all the way to the city along Airport Road.
Maybe it's because the weather is always foggy. Looking through the car window and looking at the street scene outside, I always feel that this city is not only old, but the whole city feels full of gray and blue tones.
Maybe it’s because of the vicissitudes of life here that the artistic director Xiaoshuai can’t forget it?
After driving for about half an hour, the car stopped in front of a small hotel in the southern part of the city, which is almost at the urban-rural fringe.
The rooms assigned to He Xin and his assistant Lu Xiao were not big, just ordinary standard rooms, and the decoration looked rather old. This was probably the worst hotel that He Xin had stayed in during filming in the past two years.
"The conditions are limited. I have wronged you, a big star." Li Huatong, who accompanied them to the room, said with an apology.
"What can I say? Compared with the guest house in the New Film Studio where we lived when we were filming "Bicycle", it was much better. To tell you the truth, when I rented a large courtyard next to Sijiqing, I felt like
The guest house in Xinying Studio is in very good condition, with heating and hot showers, but I just refuse to leave," He Xin said with a smile.
Although it is said that it is easy to move from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to move from luxury to frugality. But when it comes to housing, he really does not have high requirements, as long as it is clean.
Talking about the scene when they were filming "Bicycle", the two of them had a lot of emotions, and it was a coincidence that most of the people they worked with, whether it was the behind-the-scenes team or the actors, were the same people who were filming "Bicycle".
The heroine Qing Hong is played by Gao Yuanyuan, and the male lead Xiao Gen is played by Li Bing.
The two chatted about the past, and Li Huatong said goodbye cheerfully: "Then you guys have a rest first. I have to go back to the set to have a look. The director said that we will finish work early today and I will catch you up tonight."
Lu Xiao had packed his luggage at this time, but the young man frowned and was very dissatisfied with the accommodation conditions here, and said: "Brother, the quilts are all damp. I will go out and buy some dehumidifier and lime, otherwise I will live here."
The place where you farm must be sick."
He is no stranger to the humid environment. In his previous life, he lived in a small county town by the sea. Every year when the plum rain season comes in early summer, everything is wet and extremely humid. Obviously, as a northerner, Xiao Luzi must not be used to this kind of weather in the south.
Humid environment.
"Okay, then you buy more, look back, and give some to anyone if they need it." He Xin took out a few hundred-dollar bills from his pocket and handed them over.
After Lu Xiao went out, he opened the window to ventilate the air for a while, turned on the air conditioner, turned it to warm air, and then closed the window after blowing for a while, then got into the bathroom and took a shower.
Fortunately, the hot water in the small hotel was quite hot. It took a while until the skin turned a little red, and then the fatigue of the journey was washed away and the body relaxed.
Xiao Luzi had been out for a while, so he changed his clothes, made himself some tea, and sat by the window, drinking tea and reading the script.
The window of the room faces the street outside, and the window is not very soundproof. The honking of cars, noise, and even the faint sounds of vendors can be heard.
Maybe it was because he had stayed in the lonely Gobi desert in the northwest for a long time. Instead of being bored, he felt like there was a smoky atmosphere.
The script of "I'm 19" was given to him by Wang Xiaoshuai early in the morning. The character Li Jun he wanted to play as a guest star is a young technician in the 1980s. He is the boyfriend of Qinghong's best friend Xiaozhen played by Gao Yuanyuan. The two of them fight for love.
They even eloped at one point. In the film, most of the era marks of the 1980s are shown through the character Li Jun, such as bell-bottom pants, floral shirts, toad mirrors without labels, underground dances, etc.
In Wang Xiaoshuai's words, the character Li Jun is a representative of resistance to old ideas in that old social background.
He had already read the script thoroughly, and before he knew it, his mind wandered and he remembered a conversation he had with Hu Mei, the director of "Qiao's Courtyard" the day before yesterday.
The impression left on him by this female director was that she was quite powerful and headstrong. Her style was very similar to that of Director Chen. Perhaps they, children from a large family, had similar directing styles.
Although He Xin only briefly read the script, his understanding of the character Qiao Zhiyong is generally based on the pancake version of Qiao Zhiyong. His over-the-top, out-of-control performance puts forward some of his own views on the character, mainly Qiao Zhiyong as a Shanxi merchant in the late Qing Dynasty.
A banner figure, as the founder of a truly modern bank in modern Chinese history, he should be a wise, restrained, and of course domineering figure.
But Director Hu Mei seems to be more concerned about the domineering characters. It’s right to think about it. Looking at her previous films "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Han Wu Emperor", they are all domineering characters. But don’t forget about Yongzheng and Hanwu.
But they are all emperors. How can you, Qiao Zhiyong, a businessman, be more powerful than an emperor? What's more, the script says that just a head of the Criminal Department can crush a businessman to death like an ant.
Of course, domineering is also essential. After all, a cowardly male protagonist cannot attract the audience. The audience likes to watch the protagonist if he is awesome, but this awesomeness must have a degree. In contrast, Chen Baoguo, who is also a businessman, plays
The character of Bai Jingqi is much better than the pancake version of Qiao Zhiyong.
Domineering is just superficial. In business wars, wisdom and cunning are the essence of a successful businessman. Instead of being impulsive like a young man like a pancake.
He Xin didn't want to argue with Hu Mei about this, but the female director was too strong and aggressive in her speech. He Xin had to argue with her, which made Sister Hong, who was sitting next to her, look very confused.
Ugly.
how to say?
Although the producer has a greater say in casting, when the director is determined, the producer will inevitably have to give in. After all, when faced with the choice of a director and a leading male actor, many times the producer
Everyone will side with the director, unless you, the male lead, can handle the ratings alone, to the point where you are the only one.
To put it simply: He Xin, you haven’t reached this level yet.
He seemed to realize this during the argument with Hu Mei. Since he had offended the director, he simply let himself go. When the conversation changed, his words were no longer as tactful as before. According to his understanding of the character Qiao Zhiyong
, began to refute each point put forward by Hu Mei point by point, and finally even said that the other party was speechless.
Of course, the final farewell was still polite. Director Hu Mei could not tell him face to face that you would not be able to play this role. He just said that he would discuss it with the crew and the creator and give him an answer as soon as possible.
After coming out, compared to Sister Hong's disappointment and regret, the addicted guy actually still had some unfinished thoughts.
Although on the surface, to use a nice word, this is just a debate about art, in fact they all know that there is a high probability that He Xin will not be involved in this drama.
Sister Hong didn't even bother to say anything about this thing. After delivering it all the way to the downstairs of his house, she just waved her hand and told the thing to leave.
"elder brother!"
After sitting alone in the room in a daze for a while, Xiao Luzi finally came back.
This guy was carrying two big bags and a paper bag in his hand.
"I bought dehumidifier and lime and put them in the lobby. I asked the front desk and the crew has almost covered this place. Anyone who needs it can just go and get it."
This guy put down two big bags, then took the paper bag in his hand to offer the treasure and said: "Brother, try it, it tastes great!"
"What is this?"
He Xin took it over and took a look, and saw that the paper bag contained the kind wrapped in dough. There seemed to be shredded carrots, shredded kelp, shredded cucumber, vermicelli, fried soybeans and other messy things.
Xiao Luzi said with a smile: "This is a local snack called silk doll. Brother, do you think it looks like a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes? Hey, brother, there is some sauce here, add some when you eat it.
Spoon the sauce in, it’s absolutely delicious!”
He Xin was a little hungry, so he took one out and added a spoonful of the store's secret sauce according to Xiao Luzi's words. He took a bite and immediately felt the sour, spicy and refreshing feeling. He couldn't help but nodded fiercely and said: