Qinling Mountains, the old county seat of Zhouzhi.
It was the first time He Xin heard the name "Old County" from Diao Yinan, and he thought it was an old city, an ancient town or something similar to the ancient city of Pingyao.
But in fact, the so-called old county seat of Zhouzhi is located in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, with an altitude of more than 1,800 meters, which is more than 100 kilometers away from the current Zhouzhi county seat.
This is the only fortress city on the thousand-year-old Tangluo Road. It was once the location of Foping Hall in the Qing Dynasty. It is surrounded by mountains and has a flowing water. It is known as the "Shangri-La" of northern China.
It is said that the old county once had over 10,000 residents in its heyday. Later, due to the relocation of soldiers, bandits and government offices, it gradually became deserted and depopulated, with a population of less than 100 households. As a result, the old county has become the current old county village, and now it has become a protected area.
I heard from the elders in the village that there used to be tigers, iron-eating beasts, leopards, takin and other large animals here, but now probably except for the leopards, they have not been seen for decades.
The only traces of the ancient county town left in this seemingly desolate mountain village are probably a tall stone city wall outside the village and three city gates in the east, west and south, indicating that our ancestors once lived here.
He Xin has been here for more than a week. At first, he wanted to show off and live in the village directly. As the saying goes, to experience life is to eat, live and work together.
But after wandering around, I found that I really couldn't do it. Although the original ecology of the village is well protected, and there are still relics from the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty in many places, there are too few people in the village. Most of the young people have gone out to work, and those who are left behind are
They are old people and children. Not only do they have no mobile phone signal, they can't even use electricity normally. They come here for 1-2 hours a day, and sometimes the voltage is unstable, and all the electrical appliances at home are idle.
He had no choice but to live in the ancient town of Houzhenzi, eighteen kilometers away from the old county village with the location team that came with him in the early stage. Although the place is also rundown, at least basic living facilities such as water, electricity, and mobile phone signals are still available.
All facilities are available, and the accommodation conditions at Taibai Villa where the crew stayed are also good.
"Are you so early today too?"
"Today's drama schedule is very tight. I got up at five o'clock to put on makeup. I really want to sleep for a while now." My girlfriend yawned on the phone.
As usual, He Xin got up before six o'clock in the morning and jogged around the town. It was September, the most beautiful time of the year in the Qinling Mountains, with wild flowers blooming all over the mountains and fields, and even the air was filled with flowers.
The fragrance and sweetness make people feel relaxed and happy.
Today he had just finished his run, returned to his room and took a shower. He was about to go out and have breakfast when he received a call from his girlfriend.
"Double-Sided Tape" has already started shooting in Shanghai in early September, and his girlfriend left the capital a few days early because of him. Although his girlfriend was well prepared beforehand, she was always under pressure after the movie started.
Without him, this drama is not the same as when she was filming "New Shanghai Beach". In that crew, apart from the transcendent presence of teacher Li Xuejian, she could handle Xiao Mingge, Sha Yi, Huang Haibo, and even Sun Li with ease.
, to put it a bit exaggerated, it was simply crushing.
But the crew of "Double-sided Tape" is different. Pan Hong, Wang Huaying, and Rongma, who play opposite her every day, are all veteran actors. Especially the two teachers, Pan Hong and Wang Huaying, are Shanghainese themselves. They play a couple
The Shanghai parents are so vivid. Zhang Yi and Grandma Rong, a Northeastern mother and son, are also very good at it. Cheng Hao is mixed in the middle. If you are not careful, the shortcomings will be magnified and appear very abrupt.
My girlfriend is a strong person. She grits her teeth and refuses to admit defeat. It is said that she works very hard. The fixed time for calling her every night has become unstable. Sometimes she only calls when she thinks of it, such as this morning.
"Did you shoot another night scene last night?"
"No, Teacher Liuliu came yesterday. I never felt very accurate about Lijuan, so I just chatted with her. I didn't pay attention to the time, and accidentally chatted until midnight."
"Hey, it's not that exaggerated. How can you and that Singaporean woman have so many things in common?"
"Teacher Liuliu is a very nice person, and she also said that I look very much like Anna in her other novel "Anna and Wang Gui". Oh, by the way, the film and television rights of her novel were also bought by your company
Yes, when do you plan to shoot?"
"This project is scheduled to start in the first half of next year. Why, are you interested in this role?"
"I was told by Teacher Liuliu that I was very moved..."
"That's no problem. When the time comes, you can completely participate in the creation of the entire project, such as serving as a producer or something." He Xin said with a smile.
"No, I'm just an actor, I can't do anything else."
"What's wrong with the actors? Look at Mr. Chen Hong. The crew of "The Promise" is as big as it is, and it's still well organized. He's also an actor."
"I don't have such big ambitions as she does, and besides, you're not Director Chen!"
"Don't be so full of words now. When you give me two sons later, you won't think so."
"Tch, I don't want to be a producer. I have already thought about it. When the day comes, I will go back to school to be a teacher. I still like campus, simpler and simpler. The environment of the crew is so exciting.
It’s so complicated...”
"What are you afraid of when it's complicated? I don't believe you can handle it!"
"Don't you think it will be very tiring? ...Forget it, I won't tell you anymore, Xiaoqing is calling me, I should go down, bye!"
"See you!"
It's no wonder that my girlfriend is attracted to "Anna and Wang Gui". In terms of artistic value, "Double-sided Tape" is just a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law drama, while "Anna and Wang Gui" describes an era, a span of thirty years.
An era of 1999 covers the epitome of the joys and sorrows of countless little people from the early days of reform and opening up to the present. Whether it is from the perspective of the actors' performance or the tension of the work itself, it should be said that it is quite attractive.
This type of period drama "Anna and Wang Gui" is frankly the same as the popular TV dramas of later generations such as "Golden Wedding", "Golden Wedding Romance", "Parental Love", "Love in the Courtyard" and other excellent TV dramas.
In fact, my girlfriend has always been obsessed with developing into movies, which is not easy. After all, movie resources are very scarce these days, and it is difficult for someone like her who is not embarrassed to get good resources.
For example, director John Woo, who "returned with accolades" from Hollywood some time ago, is currently preparing for the big-budget movie "The Battle of Red Cliff". It is said that the total investment is as high as 800 million. Even if the two movies are shot consecutively, it has greatly refreshed the reputation of "The Promise"
A domestic film investment record of 350 million.
In addition to China Film and Poly Huayi, it is said that Lao Wu's Chengtian also accounts for a large proportion of the investment. There is no way, what is currently popular is the Hollywood model of large investment and large production. Although Director Wu has been
Hollywood has been kicked out, but it is still popular in China. With his status as a great director, mainland companies that have spent a lot of money on casting can hardly get involved. What's more, it is also an era of superstition on big stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.
There were many choices for the leading role from the beginning, including Chow Yun-fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, and Ken Watanabe. Anyway, there were no mainland stars involved. It is said that Chengtian, as a big investor, Wang Jinghua has been actively operating, and its affiliates, such as Hu Jun, You Yong, etc.
At most, he could only get a supporting role, and he originally wanted to win the role of the female lead "Xiao Qiao" for Cheng Hao, the first sister of Chengtian, but there was no chance at all. Director Wu didn't even know who Cheng Hao was.
It should be said that this time it was a big blow to my girlfriend. Although the filming date of "Battle of Red Cliff" has been delayed again and again due to various complicated relationships, it was originally planned to be launched in September, but now it is said that it has been postponed to next year, and
The role hasn't been finalized yet, but my girlfriend has obviously given up. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said she was interested in "Anna and Wang Gui".
Think about it, since there are few film resources and you can't get good resources, it's better to make some excellent TV series, which can also serve the people. As an artist of the people, you should do this.
"Good morning, new brother!"
As soon as He Xin went out, he saw Tong Yali also just coming out of the room, wearing a pink sportswear and a high ponytail, swaying and greeting him energetically.
"Oh, Xiao Tong, it's early for you too!"
In fact, she doesn't have to come over so early to experience life with He Xin. She doesn't have many roles. She can just come over half a month in advance with the crew. However, it may be the first time for this girl to play such an important role, so she is very motivated.
Gao, took the initiative to ask to come with He Xin.
The character Caifeng is described in the novel: she looks very generous, does not look like a rural girl, her skin is very white, and her facial features are also very thin...
This is also the reason why He Xin initially fell in love with Li Bailian. Unfortunately, one Li Bailian was too old and the other was too expensive, so he had to give up. Later, he discussed with Diao Yinan that if he really followed the description in the original work, he would find a fair-skinned one.
The beautiful girl looks unreal on the screen.
After looking at it, I finally felt that Tong Yali, who has a bit of dark skin, a large forehead, an oval face, and a slightly rustic temperament, is the most suitable.
Although she is smiling brightly with her cute little tiger teeth in front of He Xin, and she looks soft and frail on the outside, she is actually very strong inside.
Just two days after I arrived here, one day while having dinner, a young artist from the set-up team probably thought that she was a pretty little girl who was easy to bully.
The big bowl of vegetables was thrown all over my face.
At that time, Tong Yali was standing there with her willow eyebrows raised and her almond-shaped eyes widened in anger. She was so frightened that no one dared to say a word. The final result was that the young artist was fired, and from then on, no one dared to follow this tough guy.
And the tough little girl in the background is joking.