The sky is sunny, the breeze is gentle, and there are some clouds passing by.
There is a straight highway with mountains on both sides. A dark blue Buick commercial vehicle is speeding in the overtaking lane.
Since the beginning of the new century, with the continuous construction of infrastructure by the country, expressways have basically extended in all directions. The distance from Beijing to Qixian is nearly 600 kilometers, and almost the entire journey is expressway.
Lu Xiao was concentrating on driving the car. He Xin was sitting in the middle row, wearing his seat belt obediently and taking a nap while leaning on the back of the chair.
Sitting in the passenger seat was a young man with single eyelids, small eyes, slightly protruding cheekbones, slightly buck teeth, and looked a bit like a squirrel.
His back was very straight, and he looked like he had been in the military... Oh, he was originally an active soldier. However, his face seemed a little reserved at this time, and he glanced at the napping passenger in the back seat from time to time.
Although we are fellow villagers, it was just a one-time acquaintance. He never expected that he would receive a call from the other party's agent yesterday asking him if he wanted to go together?
In the drama, he is the leading male, and he is just a minor supporting role; in real life, he is a big star, the best actor, and he is just an ordinary clerk who rehearses plays in the art troupe, writes lyrics, and occasionally guest-stars as host.
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Why is it called a rehearsal drama? Because he is only there during rehearsals, but not when he goes on stage.
Their art troupe has a drama called "The Erna Assault", in which he plays multiple roles, as a "living prop", an extra, responsible for voice-over, scene notes, and also plays the stand-in B role of "Yuan Lang".
What is the concept of this B role? If the A role is not dead, you will basically not be able to perform on stage. After three years of acting in a play, he just couldn't play Yuan Lang.
On the contrary, he appeared on stage as an extra and played the role of a policeman. But he only said one sentence: "5498, it's time."
He loved performing, so he put his mind to it and delayed it until he came to two sentences, "5498, the time is up; the time is up, 5498!" In this way, he was able to show his face on the stage for one more second.
During this period, he acted in several TV series, basically just a supporting role with a few lines, that is, he had a slightly larger role in the TV series "Migrant Workers" directed by Kang Honglei.
That acting experience made him very happy, and he was very reluctant to leave the crew, because when he returned to the group, he was still the unlucky B character.
This time he was selected by the assistant director of "Qiao's Courtyard" to play the role of a follower next to the protagonist. He cherished this opportunity very much. Before this, he went to the Beijing Film Studio to meet director Hu Mei once, and it was not an audition.
Yes, I just glanced at him and he looked familiar.
Coincidentally, just once, he met the leading actor in the play, He Xin, who had the most scenes with him in the play.
He was very excited at the time. Although the other person was two years younger than him, he was already a double gold medal winner and had even won awards at three major European film festivals. Being able to star opposite the best actor was both exciting and extremely stressful for him.
It's just that this actor He is quite strange. He stared at his legs as soon as he came on. But he is very enthusiastic and doesn't have the airs of a star at all. He also joked that it might be better if the character he plays is a lame.
Fortunately, Director Hu Mei said that the lackey of a wealthy family could be lame, but his image could be changed. So when he was trying on makeup, he added buck teeth based on his original appearance. At first glance, he looked more like him.
Like a squirrel.
However, he also thought a little bit carefully. Since the director has positioned him as a buffoon, if he stutters a little more when he speaks, it may be more impressive.
During this period of time, he had been thinking about the role of Chang Shun. At this moment, when he saw the man in the back who looked like an uncle, leaning on the back of the chair and taking a nap, he was sitting next to the driver, which really seemed like a follower.
Hey, it seems that his body should not be so straight, but should be bent a little. He subconsciously relaxed his body, and his originally straight waist suddenly became rickety.
After all, external things are just the surface. If you want to play a role well, the inner part is more important. The most important thing for a follower is loyalty. At the same time, as a qualified follower, you must also understand the master's thoughts anytime and anywhere, just like today's stars
Assistant is almost the same.
He couldn't help but glance at Lu Xiao who was driving, and then made up his mind to ask him for advice on how to be a good assistant if he had the opportunity.
The expressway built along Jingxing Tomato, one of the Eight Trails in Taihang, needs to cross ravines and streams in many places. Many places are viaducts. It may be that there is a gap between the settlement of the roadbed and the bridge gap at one place, causing the car to shake violently.
, suddenly woke up He Xin who was taking a nap.
This filming period is very long, and I don’t know if I will have time to return to the capital. Before leaving last night, my girlfriend seemed particularly enthusiastic. He also performed to an unprecedented level and had a big wedding.
Facts once again proved that there is no damaged land, only exhausted cows! So much so that he and Zhang Yi started to doze off without even talking to Zhang Yi for a few words on the way.
He opened his eyes in a daze, looked at the mountains on both sides, and couldn't help but ask: "Where are you?"
Before Lu Xiao could open his mouth, Zhang Yi, who was in the passenger seat, turned his head with a smile on his face and said, "I just looked at the road sign. We are still ten kilometers away from Yangquan."
"oh!"
Having said that, he had already arrived at the border of Shanxi. He raised his wrist and looked at the time, only to realize that he had just slept for two full hours and was neglecting others.
He then greeted Zhang Yi apologetically: "I'm sorry, Brother Zhang!"
"Look what you said, it's okay! It's okay!" Zhang Yi waved his hands quickly.
The face was a little younger than he remembered, and the figure seemed to be a little thinner, but what remained unchanged was the friendly smile on his face and those small, bony eyes.
Zhang Yi was an actor he liked very much in his previous life. The first time he was deeply impressed by his performance was not his famous work "Soldier Assault", but the character Meng Fan in "Leader" who needed a beating.
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Looking back now, the reason why my impression of his role as squad leader Shi Jin in "Soldiers Assault" was average is because compared to the natural performances of other actors, his role as Shi Jin was a bit too hard, which was counterproductive.
However, after "The Leader", whether it is "The Age of Steel", "Beijing Love Story", "Hot Mom", "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", "Glory Age" and "Rebirth" and other popular TV series, to big screen works
"Dear", "Operation Red Sea", "My Motherland and Me".
He Xin discovered that he was an actor with a wide range of acting skills. He basically acted like anything. Except for his lameness, there was almost no standardized performance in him.
Especially the Han Dezhong he played in "Dear", there was a drinking scene, and his performance was absolutely amazing. It is not an exaggeration to say that Huang Bo sat down and meditated next to him.
"On this day last year, in this door, the human face and the peach blossoms reflected each other's red color. I don't know where the human face went, but the peach blossoms still smiled in the spring breeze!"
Every time I think of the last part of the Qin opera he hummed, it was so touching and heart-breaking that it made my heart tremble!
There are also seven short stories in "My Motherland and Me". He originally skipped "Day Meteor" and only watched six of them. Probably except for the little boy in "Win the Championship" and Zhang Yizhi in "Encounter"
In addition, including Huang Bo and Uncle Ge, he always felt that the actors in it did not perform at their true level and seemed more like fooling around.
Especially for the two flag-raisers in "Return", it's okay to find two short actors (don't talk about Du Jiang being 1.8 meters tall). The one named Yi Long can't even carry his back.
I can't stand up, I feel like a shrimp, it's painful to look at.
When he watched it in his previous life, the only one that really moved him was "Encounter" played by Zhang Yi.
Even if I think about it now and analyze it carefully, it is still the same.
But what he never expected was to see Zhang Yi in director Hu Mei's office at Beijing Film Studio, and he actually played one of the two lackeys next to Qiao Zhiyong in the film.
I really don’t have any impression at all, maybe it’s just because Zhang Yi’s acting skills are not up to par yet.
It's already noon now. Maybe I consumed too much last night and felt hungry when I woke up.
"Xiao Lu, let's find a place to eat first."
"Okay! The service area of Yangquan is just ahead." Lu Xiao responded hurriedly.
"Are you tired after driving for a long time? Why don't I change with you after dinner?" He Xin patted Xiao Luzi on the shoulder and said.
This time again, before Xiao Luzi had time to speak, Zhang Yi got ahead of him and said, "I'll do it, I'll do it, let me change it!"
As he said this, he was afraid that they wouldn't believe it, so he took out his driver's license from his pocket and said, "I can drive. I learned it in the army. My skills are absolutely fine!"
"It's better to say goodbye. I'm not tired at all! Brother, and this Brother Zhang, please sit still."
Only then did I hear Xiao Luzi's slightly resentful voice.