Deng Chao thought about it for a long time, but he didn't understand why.
"Yes." Li Qian said truthfully.
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Deng Chao didn't know how to refute. He couldn't praise himself for being handsome, so he could only say one sentence.
"What's that look in your eyes? If you want to say ordinary, there are many people. Liu Ye has almost become an ordinary middle-aged man in the past two years."
"Back then, my face and figure made the Chinese opera teacher fall in love with her at a glance."
However, speaking of the variety show "The Birth of an Actor" that just launched, Liu Ye was ridiculed by the crowd.
Li Qian warned, "Brother Chao, you should also pay attention. It is very important at this age. Don't make yourself greasy. The show "Running Man" pretends to be crazy and stupid all the time. Comparison is not a good thing."
Variety shows have become popular in the past two years, and Running Man is very popular, otherwise he wouldn't be making big movies.
However, for the sake of program effectiveness, you give yourself a funny persona and pretend to be crazy and act stupid in the program. This is okay for a while, but if the program lasts for a long time, it will definitely affect you.
"It's tiring to pretend to be crazy and act stupid. I don't want to. It's not just for the sake of comedy." Deng Chao was also a little helpless. Since he wanted to focus on the field of comedy, he has been deliberately biased in this direction.
The effect was pretty good in the variety show, but it completely fell apart in the movie.
"But from now on I won't participate in this show, and I don't have much time. Star Master's "The Truman Show 2" is about to be filmed, and director Zhang Yimou asked me to act in a film about the Three Kingdoms." Deng Chao added.
"Zhang Yimou's "Shadow", right?" Li Qian asked.
"how do you know?"
Deng Chao was a little surprised, "The script is still called "Three Kingdoms·Jingzhou". Zhang Yimou just told me about the name change before."
"Isn't this the film that Gao Xixi prepared seven years ago? It was invested by the Jingzhou government at the time. Director Gao mentioned it to me a few days ago," Li Qian said.
"What do you think of this film? Should I accept it?" Deng Chao asked Li Qian for his opinion.
"Brother Chao, you are really crazy. Are you still picky about the films of the National Master?" Li Qian smiled casually. The world has really changed. Ten years ago, let alone actors, it was Zhang Yimou who said he would consider it. First-line actors
I can't sleep all night.
"Aren't these three movies all squeezed in at once? I'm afraid I won't have enough time." Deng Chao has not reached that point yet. Even if "The Great Wall" is released, Zhang Yimou is not the national teacher he was back then, but he has not yet fallen.
To the point where he can be picky, I don’t know how many people are begging to be fucked.
As far as he knew, the capital behind some young actors was desperately trying to push their actors into Zhang Yimou's crew, even if they were just supporting roles with a few lines.
However, young actors, such as Xiaoxianrou, have made a name for themselves by starring in movies by big directors, so this routine seems a bit familiar.
The three films were a bit rushed. Li Qian thought for a while and said, "The filming of "The Truman Show 2" is about to start. After filming, I will be ready to come to my place for a while. If you can take over Zhang Yimou's "Shadow", in fact, this
Of the three movies, apart from the box office, "Shadow" is the most beneficial to you. You have made these funny movies in the past two years, and pretended to be crazy and stupid on TV, so Zhang Yimou trained and trained you just right."
When it comes to training actors, Zhang Yimou is much better than Li Qian.
As for Zhou Xingchi, it is not about training actors, but more about letting actors imitate himself.
Li Qian, the crew member of "The Mermaid", went to see it once. I actually watched them filming live for a whole day, and almost all of them were performed by Deng Chao several times. Then Zhou Xingchi was dissatisfied and yelled, so he went up to demonstrate.
As small as a movement, a look, or an expression, Zhou Xingchi demonstrates it personally. It is not acting, it is not much different from imitating Zhou Xingchi.
Not only Deng Chao, but also the heroine and other supporting roles were acted according to Zhou Xingchi's example.
If you follow this kind of director's path, you will really benefit a lot.
Zhang Yimou is different. He can train most actors, and the results are very good.
Deng Chao was also a fellow countryman, one of his own, and Li Qian said as much.
Moreover, an actor with a wide range of acting skills is so important.
Although his acting skills are not as good as those of Huang Bo, Chen Kun and others, he has a wide range of acting options and can basically be cast in most dramas.
This is also where Li Qian worries about another role, that is, the role of the hero's wife.
She is in her early 30s and is a wife and mother. Just these two attributes are hard to find among well-known actresses born in the 1980s.
Most of the actresses at this age are still playing girls in their early 20s, and they can play wives well. For example, actress Jiang Shuying is famous for her previous collaboration with Sun Honglei in the TV series "Mr. Good".
She is relatively older among actors of her age. She has no problem playing a wife, but she can't play a mother either.
There are many actors who are close to 40 years old, and there are many supporting roles in urban emotional dramas.
But this mother and wife must first be attractive, otherwise after the husband's accident, someone will keep thinking about him and have been willing to pay for it for five years without getting anything in return.
TV dramas with this kind of character don’t have such high requirements. TV dramas have enough space to portray this character, but movies don’t have time to foreshadow it. The characteristics must be prominent enough so that they don’t look obtrusive.
In her early 30s, to play a gentle, filial, and capable wife and mother, she must also have the charm of a young woman.
There are a lot of such actors in Hollywood, but there is a shortage in China, especially among well-known actresses.
Not to mention the thirty-year-old, even the forty-year-old wants to play an 18-year-old girl.
In recent years, actresses born in the 1980s have risen to prominence, and the field of TV dramas has been completely transformed. Actresses born in the 1970s often complain that they can no longer get roles.
Tiantian Neihan’s current TV series are of poor quality, the actors are not dedicated to their work, and they all suffer miserably.
It's not like I can't get roles, it's just that I can't get the roles I like, and I don't want to play the roles I can get.
Just like falling in love, what you like will be looked down upon by others, and what you like by others will be looked down upon by others.
If we wait for the post-90s generation to fully rise, and actresses in the 70s, 80s, and 90s compete together, it will be really good to watch.
The post-70s and post-90s play best friends, and the post-70s play parents to the post-70s
After much deliberation, Li Qian finally found Wang Ou, who had worked with him in "The Truman Show".
It's been several years since the last time we collaborated. I haven't seen anyone for a few years, but I've become more mature. After all, I'm getting older.
However, the only thing that hasn't changed is the sexy, mature woman's scent, which is also a little charming.
"Director Li."
Wang Ou sat on the sofa in an orderly manner, wearing only light makeup and unconsciously restraining his charming look.
After all, they were acquaintances, and Li Qian exchanged pleasantries with them.
Although he starred in the heroine of "The Truman Show", Wang Ou did not have much success except for accepting a lot of commercials during that period.
This type of actress is not in the mainstream of the market, and there are no suitable roles for her.
Even though she appeared in the two TV series "The Pretender" and "Nirvana in Fire" co-produced by the company and Shanying, and she became popular, it was of no use.
Of course, there are definitely some heroines in TV dramas, and there is also no shortage of heroines in movies like three-day tours in theaters.
In addition, the paparazzi broke the big news about a glow-in-the-dark script some time ago, and he was scolded even more.
Of course, Li Qian doesn't care whether this kind of thing is true or false.
It doesn't make sense whether it's true or not. After all, Wang Ou has a charming look, and the public has a fixed impression that she is a woman who is easy to seduce.
For example, at Bao Baoer's wedding last year, Liu Yan, the bridesmaid, was pranked by a group of groomsmen and was carried and thrown into the swimming pool. Such a farce attracted criticism from netizens.
As a victim, many netizens actually criticized Liu Yan for maliciously hyping up the incident, sensationalizing and disrupting other people's weddings.
Even female netizens criticized Liu Yan at that time.
To a large extent, it is people's inherent impression. Liu Yan is famous for her figure, and several of her movies have sexy scenes. Everyone will think that this woman is slutty, which is actually the public's general impression of her.
A woman considered slutty by the public is treated differently from a pure girl in the eyes of the public.
Although the trend has changed slightly now, it has been so long and no one is paying attention anymore.
The incident between Ji Jie and Pan Yueming was a typical example. If Ji Jie had the appearance of Wang Ou, Pan Yueming would not have been scolded overwhelmingly.
It's not just that He Jie has a pure appearance and is very deceptive, so she subconsciously thinks it's Pan Yueming's fault.
No matter how developed the Internet is, most of the time the public is deceived by the media and capital.
After chatting for a few words, we went straight to the topic. Li Qian handed over Wang Ou's script.
"Let's take a look first."
"Director Li, please wait a moment."
Wang Ou took the script with both hands, said one sentence, and began to read it seriously.
But if you look closely, Wang Ou's expression is a little strange.
I thought to myself, why is he this kind of character again?
Last time in "The Truman Show", she played a hypocritical wife, but this time she is still a wife, who is also not a responsible person. Her husband came back from the dead five years later and became entangled in the entanglement between two men.
However, Wang Ou soon felt relieved. No matter how many people tried to watch Li Qian's movie, they still couldn't get it.
After a long time, Wang Ou closed the script with both hands.
"Director Li, I've finished reading."
"Tell me what you understand." Li Qian tapped his fingers on the table.
After organizing his words, Wang Ou roughly expressed his thoughts and waited for Li Qian's comments.
"Not quite right."
Li Qian shook his head and did not say what was wrong. Instead, he asked her, "From a woman's perspective, what do you think is wrong with what she did?"
"She shouldn't be entangled with that man after her husband comes back." Wang Ou, who has read countless scripts, quickly gave the answer.
"No." Li Qian still shook his head, "I have been caring for you for five years and helped you without asking for anything in return. After that, you go and say thank you. Is this called entanglement?"
The so-called entanglement means that after the male protagonist came home, he found a photo of the man taking him out to play with his daughter and him in his daughter's bedroom, and he learned that there was such a person.
Then a few days later, the man came to deliver something and bumped into him again. The wife was afraid that her husband would misunderstand him, so she hurriedly saw him off. After sending him out, she said thank you downstairs.
Just when I was saying thank you, the actor upstairs saw him from the window.
From God's perspective, there is nothing wrong with it. The only thing wrong is that the wife accepted help from another man.
Wang Ou did not refute, and understood Li Qian's working methods, so he asked directly, "What does Director Li mean?"
"To understand the character, let's first talk about the contradictions."
Li Qian took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and began to speak.
"From a man's perspective, it is unacceptable for his wife to have had contact with another man during the five years he was away, regardless of whether it was innocent or not. From a God's perspective, his wife knows that that man has always liked him.
It's also wrong to accept his help.
But from the perspective of objective facts, the male protagonist's family is not rich. Although his son with leukemia has disappeared and he has not had to pay for his son's medical expenses in the past five years, the family has little savings. The husband who is the main income is gone, and a single mother takes care of him
My child, life must be difficult.
But after the plane accident, my mother-in-law fell ill and passed away after being overly sad. This also has a process. If she doesn't die right away, she will have to spend money for medical treatment.
With a daughter who is studying, a sick mother-in-law, and an elderly father-in-law, the three of them have to be raised by one woman, and there are also mortgage payments, so the pressure can be imagined."
Wang Ou understands that the pressure of reality forces his wife to accept help from other men, even though she knows that the other man likes her.
"In addition, there is also the reason for my daughter. In the past five years, the man has been taking care of her, taking her to eat delicious food and play fun games. Children who treat you well will always think about the kindness of others. At first, it is difficult for children to
make a choice.
The daughter was ignorant. When her father pressed him about the man, she said he was good. After her parents quarreled, she complained that her mother had forgotten her father after only five years. She didn't know who to choose, and she didn't want to make a choice. And it was the right time.
"Rebellious Period"
Li Qian analyzed the characters and all the causes of family conflicts to Wang Ou in detail.
Wang Ou also probably understood that, in short, no one was wrong, but the wrong one was the plane that had disappeared for five years.
At the end, Wang Ou asked the same question as Deng Chao with some hesitation.
"Director Li, can I ask why you asked me to play this role?"
"Why do you ask?"
What's strange is that just after Deng Chao finished asking, another one asked.
"It's nothing. It's just that in the past few years, I feel that there are no main roles suitable for me." Wang Ou said with some distress. As the heroine of a movie like "The Truman Show", she has gotten to this point. It is definitely a failure.
Already.
"This."
Li Qian smiled and said, "A good wife and mother in her early 30s, mature and charming, not a middle-aged woman, she is still at the end of a woman's most golden age. Among first- and second-tier actors, I can't find anyone more suitable than you."
, Liu Tao is a little less flattering than you, which is also a key factor in this conflict between husband and wife."
It's that simple?
Wang Ou was a little surprised. He didn't expect that his characteristics, which made him unable to get female lead roles in other crews, turned out to be his advantage.