Chapter 707 If you can't comfort each other, you will hurt each other
Coincidentally, the next day He Xin received a call from Xue Xiaolu, associate professor of the Department of Literature at Nortel, and the first draft of the movie script "Du Lala's Promotion" came out.
This is the script that Cheng Hao has been thinking about for a long time, so he used this excuse to leave the crew. Otherwise, it would be difficult to spend nearly eight or nine days of free time on the crew.
A beam of cold light shines into the classroom through the window. The kettle on the stove in the center of the classroom is steaming. A little girl with two crooked braids and a crimson ingot needle sweater is playing the piano. Above the piano
Light a red candle so that she can see the score clearly.
It is still a horizontal mid-shot shot, sweeping over the little girl playing the piano, the stove with the kettle busy steaming, the desks and chairs stacked in the corner, and the beam of the flashlight at the glass-lined doorway.
With a "squeak", the classroom door was pushed open, and a male teacher followed by three female teachers filed in. They stood at the door and stretched their necks to look at the back of the little girl who was playing the piano.
After the song ended, the little girl turned around and looked at the person coming in at the door, blinking her eyes with an innocent look on her face...
"Ka! Okay, passed!"
Zhang Meng shouted, took off his earphones, stood up, raised his thumbs at the little girl, smiled and praised: "Zizi, beautiful!"
The little girl smiled shyly, but still politely shouted: "Thank you, director."
At this time, the mother of the little girl who was waiting next to her quickly ran over and helped her put on her clothes.
"It's time to transition, everyone, please work hard and prepare for the next scene!" Lao Zhang shouted loudly with a loudspeaker.
Everyone was busy hurriedly cleaning up, and the teachers just now were also busy taking the time to familiarize themselves with the lines.
This is a school with a piano. Chen Guilin’s buddy Wang Kangmei worked as a security guard at this school after he was laid off. Chen Guilin had to take his daughter secretly at night because his daughter Xiao Yuan was learning piano and his family couldn’t afford it.
I came to school to practice piano. Because I was afraid of being discovered by the teacher, I didn't even dare to turn on the light, so I could only light a candle.
While his daughter was practicing piano in the classroom, Chen Guilin ran to the duty room to have a drink with his buddy Wang Kangmei.
"The Piano" did not have a studio set-up, and was all shot in real locations. The reason why Zhang Meng chose Anshan, an industrial town, as the filming location was because it is not only a heavy industrial city, but also has all the features of the 1990s.
element.
The duty room is the duty room of the school. It has mottled walls and yellowing rules and regulations. There is an ancient desk next to the window of the door and a wooden frame bed. There is no heating and only a stove for heating.
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He Xinhe, who plays Wang Kang, and Mei Tianyu, finished putting on makeup and changing clothes, and didn't bother to move, so they just sat in the duty room and reciprocated the lyrics. For the two of them, it was just a piece of cake to handle such a not-so-difficult scene, and they could get over it in two attempts.
, and then we smoked and chatted.
The two first chatted for a while about interesting things about filming "Before Dawn". For example, the one who was originally selected to play Tan Zhongshu's wife was an older actress, but after Tan Zhongshu finally chose Lin Yongjian, the older actress
The actor was obviously unsuitable, so Liu Jiang simply pulled out his wife Wang Tong, who had just given birth and was still breastfeeding. Then his wife, nanny and the child followed him to Hengdian. Director Liu works as a director during the day, but he has to be a nurse when he returns home.
dad.
Mainly Tian Yu was talking and He Xin was listening, laughing from time to time, and the atmosphere was very cheerful.
After chatting for a while, He Xin changed the topic and said with rare gossip: "Brother, how is the progress?"
In fact, he rarely gossips about other people's private lives, but recently he found that Brother Tian in front of him was too blatant, making the girl feel very embarrassed.
Tian Yu, who had always been very thick-skinned, was actually quite shy now. He chuckled and said, "We're still in the contact stage just now. There's no progress to be made."
"Brother, are you serious?" He Xin asked again.
"Of course I'm serious."
When Tian Yu heard this, he immediately put on the look of Teacher Wang and said seriously: "I have always been very serious about relationships and never do those messy things."
"Then just go ahead and get it straight. Why are you waiting so long? Besides, you're not young at all. You'll probably have four pictures soon. Don't you think your family is urging you to..."
"Hey, what are you talking about? It's almost four, who's almost four? I was born in 1977, and I'm just in my early thirties this year!" Tian Yu interrupted quickly.
He Xin also looked surprised and said hurriedly: "Aren't you from the class of 1995? Are you in the same class as Fang Fang Bing and others?"
Fang Fang Bing had worked with him in "Beauty Grass" and was a full seven or eight years older than him. Moreover, Tian Yu's bitter and resentful face made him feel older than him no matter how he looked at him.
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"It's true that I was born in the class of 1995, but I went to school a year earlier than others. Besides, when I was admitted to the Chinese Theater Academy, I was still a fresh graduate and had been working in the military for several years."
"Hey, I'm sorry, senior brother, I really didn't see it."
"No, I'm too embarrassed to say it. With your appearance, if you say you are born in the 1980s, who will believe you?" Tian Yu also took the opportunity to counterattack.
"Although I am a bit old-fashioned, this is my advantage. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to play the role of Chen Guilin today... Hey, let's not discuss this for now. As for you, I think you should be straightforward.
, sticky, this girl thought she just wanted to take advantage."
"Really? Is it so serious?" Tian Yu was suddenly shocked.
"What do you think?"
Tian Yu said coyly: "No, this is just a new contact, I'm afraid of scaring others..."
"Nowadays, dating is all about simplicity and directness. Since you like someone and are serious about it, then go ahead and show it off with them!" He Xin looked like an experienced person.
"Show, show... cards? What cards should I show?" Tian Yu said blankly.
He Xin twisted his fingers and said to him: "Brother, you are a native of the capital, right?"
"of course."
"Do you have a house at home?"
"Well, yes, there is. It's just a small house with an area of just over 100 square meters, just three bedrooms. It was prepared by my family for my wedding. The location is a little better, within the second ring road."
Seeing his Versailles look, He Xin rolled his eyes and continued: "What do you care about in terms of Chinese language and serious career establishment?"
"Of course, I passed the exam back then." Tian Yu couldn't help but feel a little proud when talking about this.
To be precise, when he graduated that year, he was admitted to Qingyi before the founding of Guohua, which was second only to the Humanities. Jiang Wen, King Yan, etc. were all in Qingyi at that time, but later Jiang Wen felt that
I was always filming outside and was embarrassed to not act in plays, so I applied to be transferred to the Drama Research Institute affiliated to China National Theater.
"That's all right. You have a registered residence in the capital, a house, a car, and a business establishment. Once these conditions are set, even though you look a little older, Senior Brother, you can still be considered a jade tree and a talented person. You will definitely be a hot commodity.
As long as the girl is not blind, nine out of ten girls will definitely be happy."
"Well……"
Tian Yu's eyes widened, and he murmured after a while: "This is too realistic, doesn't emotion need to be cultivated?"
"Tsk!"
He Xin smashed the bar and looked down upon it.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to help him enlighten him, there was a burst of noise outside. A man wrapped in a gray down jacket pushed open the door and ran in. He said with a show of merit: "Dad, I finished filming. The director said that I will act today."
Very good!”
"Well, our Xiao Yuan is very promising. There will be another shot soon. Are you ready?" He Xin held her little hand and said with a smile.
"Well, you're ready." The little girl nodded heavily.
At this time, Zizi's mother who was following behind also pushed the door in and said with a smile: "Teacher He, this girl is very close to you. Fortunately, her father didn't come, otherwise she would be jealous."
"Well, our Xiao Yuan has talent and will definitely become a big star in the future." He Xin hugged the little girl and sat next to him and smiled.
The child star in front of me, whose nickname is Zizi and whose nickname is Zhang Zifeng, is indeed quite cute. Of course, she has no acting skills at such a young age, but the key point is that the girl is very talented. What is commendable is that she does not have any restraint or restraint when facing the camera.
If you feel unfamiliar, even if the performance is wrong, you can quickly adjust it once you talk about it.
He Xin really liked her. Thinking about it, if he and Cheng Hao had been more diligent, maybe their child would be almost that old now.
Moreover, he had a daughter in his previous life, but at that time one was young and the other was busy with making a living. After the daughter was weaned, she wanted to save time and let her grandparents take care of her. It was not until the two elders were in poor health that they took her daughter to him.
At this time, his daughter was already in junior high school. Later, when he was lying on the hospital bed and thinking about the past, he would often regret that he had missed his daughter's childhood growth.
Now I see this sensible and obedient son playing a father and daughter in a play. Sometimes he really isn't acting, but he really shows his true feelings. Maybe the little girl is also keenly aware of it. Don't look at her usual
He seems to be quite shy and introverted, but when you are with him, you tend to talk a lot, talking about your dad every time, which makes him feel warm in his heart.
After a while, a large team of people arrived, and everyone stood up to clear the ground. The staff arranged lights and set up camera positions, and everything was quickly ready.
Zhang Meng was very confident about the two of them, so he didn’t need to prepare anything and just started shooting.
The record was blown up.
"A!"
This is a fixed medium long shot. In the picture, Tian Yu is sitting on a wooden frame bed, and He Xin is sitting on a chair next to the stove. There is a chimney in the middle, dividing the picture into two, forming a very clever
Symmetrical composition.
One of them was holding an enamel jar, and the other was holding a white porcelain conference cup covered with tea stains. On the square stool in the middle were a bottle of Laobaigan and a bag of peanuts. They were drinking and chatting first.
Tian Yu held a cigarette in his mouth, picked up a disposable lighter, lit it twice, and said, "I heard that Xiaoju is back?"
He Xin's movement of eating peanuts froze: "Did you hear what Da Liu said?"
Tian Yu exhaled a puff of smoke: "Ah!"
"What a bastard!" He Xin cursed.
His wife had been running away with a counterfeit medicine seller for several years. When she came back this time, she not only wanted to divorce him, but also wanted to take her daughter away. He was upset, his face was full of anger, but he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.
awkward.
Tian Yu smiled and said: "She said that she invited all the female workers in their workshop to dinner. It was quite a grand occasion and she was quite successful!"
He Xin drooped his eyelids and ate the peanuts in his hand without saying a word.
Tian Yu was still nagging at the opposite side: "Just get through it if you can, the child is already so old."
"Take care of yourself. What the hell are you doing?" He Xin didn't like hearing this the most. He raised his eyelids and said impatiently.
There are some things that he is embarrassed to say out loud, but if others try to persuade him, it feels like they are poking his own lungs.
Yuan Hexin had seen this kind of thing a lot in his hometown. They were all laid off, and their wives ran away with others. It was not uncommon for a man who looked upright to the sky to suddenly become depressed.
Although Chen Guilin didn't care on the surface, he himself had Shuxian, but as a man, it would always be very frustrating to have such a green head, not to mention that she wanted to take away his daughter.
He Xin continued to lower his head and eat peanuts in silence. He knew his own pain. The emotions here need to be restrained. You don't care on the surface, but at the same time, you want the audience to feel the pain in your heart. This kind of inner drama can only be understood.
Whether it can be expressed in words or not, it is shown through the action of eating peanuts.
Tian Yu, who was sitting opposite and smoking a cigarette, felt the same way and said, "It's hard to live alone!"
He pursed his lips and reached out to take his white porcelain cup covered with tea stains, and joked to himself with a wry smile: "If you really divorce, we two brothers will be the same."
The words are very sad, and I can only comfort myself through self-ridicule.
"..."
Zhang Meng did not sit at the monitor this time, but stood behind the camera and stared at the two people without even saying stop.
He Xin also picked up his enamel jar, smashed it in frustration, motioned to touch it, took a sip, and continued to lower his head and silently eat the peanuts in his hand.
In fact, the script ended after Tian Yu finished speaking his lines. The two of them thought that the director was going to deliberately shoot a blank space, but at this time, they suddenly heard a "Stop!"
The two of them looked up at him in unison.
"Teacher He, do you think it's awkward?"
"Uh, okay." He Xin was a little confused.
Men are always reserved, and they can't express some things. They can't talk to each other, cry and laugh like women.
"No, I think so. It feels a little worse here..."
Zhang Meng frowned and scratched his scalp, and said thoughtfully: "When Tian Yu comforted you just now, did you feel comfortable?"
"I can't express my pain, of course I feel uncomfortable." He Xin said, spreading his hands.
"Yes, so I think you should express something."
"Uh, how do you express it? We can't hurt each other!" He Xin said blankly.
Although Tian Yu's uninformed comfort hurt his lungs, in his understanding, his friends meant well and he had to endure the discomfort.
As a result, Zhang Meng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he patted his thigh and said: "Yes, they are hurting each other! Chen Guilin is always out of tune. He always thinks that he is more educated and tasteful than these poor guys.
, his mentality is always condescending, and to put it bluntly, he just likes to pretend. So he must fight back. Friends, since we can't comfort each other, we can only hurt each other!"
"..."
He Xin and Tian Yu stared at each other with big eyes.
Zhang Meng added nervously: "In this way, the comedy effect will also come out."
After thinking about it carefully, the two of them really felt that what the director said made sense. As actors, they just want to realize the director's intention.
He Xin pondered and said: "Okay, oh by the way, Wang Kangmei's character is a widower, right?"
"That's right!"
"Okay, I understand, then come directly."
"Ah? Uh... Okay, let's start again!"
Zhang Meng originally wanted to say that everyone should stop and have a chat to see how the counterattack would be designed. But He Xin said to come directly, and he could only say nothing else.
Tian Yu was confused, looked at He Xin and said: "How to do it?"
"Normal reaction." He Xin winked at him and said.
"oh."
What is a normal reaction? It is to act on the spot based on the other party's performance. This should not be difficult for Tian Yu, who has been active on the drama stage for a long time.
"A!"
"If you really break up, we two brothers will be the same." Tian Yu sighed with a wry smile, picked up the cup and gestured to him.
He Xin also picked up the cup, but he felt uncomfortable and said: "How can we be the same?"
Tian Yu was stunned.
Immediately afterwards, He Xin stared at him and said firmly: "We are different! I am divorced and you are widowed, right?"
This was a stab in Tian Yu's lungs. He felt that he was bored, and he knew who the other person was after being friends with him for so many years. He felt that he was bored, so he lowered his head and drank.
Seeing that the situation between the two had reversed, He Xin took the initiative and resumed his usual condescending attitude toward Tian Yu. He stretched out his cup and said, "Come on, let's do it!"
Tian Yu had no choice but to touch him, and the two drank up the boiled water in the cup.