Chapter 42: Balzac and the Petty Tailor

According to Sister Hong, the director of this play, Dai Sijie, has lived in France for many years and is also a famous writer. Balzac and the Little Tailor is based on his novel of the same name, which is said to have become one of the best-selling novels in France that year when it appeared last year.

The producer of the movie is also from France, and belongs to the most authentic French literary bloodline, so from the very beginning, the heroine of the movie aimed at taking advantage of the tailwind of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", and now she is red and purple, boldly entering Hollywood, and has become an international coffee Xiao Zhang's classmates.

Xiao Zhang's classmates are also direct, I don't know if someone asked for help or really appreciated it, and designated one of the male protagonists must be Xie Tingfeng. As a result, the filmmaker was busy contacting Xie Tingfeng, but Xiao Zhang, who was on the other end, took "Rush Hour 2", and Ziyi was gone!

The filmmaker was properly wiped out, and in desperation, he had to re-aim at the mainland. Chang Jihong was well-informed, and he got the script as soon as possible, and after careful tasting, he found that the two male protagonists in it were very suitable for He Xin.

Sister Hong muttered the general plot to him, and solemnly reminded him that this kind of international cast co-production is hard to find, so he must study the script carefully. Because the director may come over to interview actors in the near future and strive to win one of the roles.

Dai Sijie's arrival came faster than expected, and in less than a week, Chang Jihong called and said that he had made an appointment to meet in the café on the second floor of the hotel the next afternoon.

The first impression is very important, He Xin specially cleaned up, changed into the suit that Cheng Hao sent, and when he arrived at the agreed place in the afternoon, Chang Jihong was already waiting at the gate of the hotel.

Looking at his mix and match style of wearing a suit and leather shoes, but riding a silver mountain bike, Sister Hong was very speechless, she didn't bother to talk about him, just urged him: "Hurry up, the producer, the director are already waiting for it." ”

He Xin followed Sister Hong, and walked up the revolving escalator in the hotel lobby to the café on the second floor with a little apprehension.

There were not many guests in the café, and at a glance, He Xin could roughly determine that the two middle-aged men and an old foreign lady sitting by the glass window might be the ones he wanted to see today.

Sure enough, the thin-faced man facing the door saw Chang Jihong and He Xin walking in, and immediately stood up and greeted, "Sister Hong, where is it." ”

The two hurriedly walked over, and the other two also stood up to greet them.

"This is Ms. Lisa, a producer at the French company Film, and this is director Desjie. The lanky man introduced the two companions first.

"This is Ms. Chang Jihong, this is ......"

Before the introduction of the slender face was finished, he was interrupted by Dai Sijie, and enthusiastically stretched out his hand to He Xin and said, "You don't need to introduce this one, I just watched his movie." ”

This director, who is very short, wears glasses, and has a sven face, startled He Xin when he opened his mouth, and a thick Trump seems to be difficult to connect with France.

"Hello, director!" He Xin hurriedly stepped forward to shake hands and say hello.

The slender face is called Zhao Chunlin, and he is the assistant director in charge of co-filming on the Chinese side, judging from his familiarity with Chang Jihong, Sister Hong was able to get the script for the first time, probably because of the relationship between Director Zhao.

The old French lady named Lisa had long shoulders and a round waist, which was very much in line with the image of a white woman when she was old. The old lady did not speak Chinese, and Dai Sijie acted as a translator.

When shaking hands with He Xin, the old lady said very enthusiastically: "I watched "Beijing Bicycle" in Berlin, and at the same time, I witnessed you win the award at the scene, congratulations, young man, you played a great role." ”

He Xin was very surprised, and hurriedly bent over, flattered and said, "Thank you, thank you very much." ”

After each of them sat down, Dai Sijie asked straight to the point: "Have you read the script, how do you feel?"

"It's romantic, it's deep, but the ending seems a bit brutal. He Xin thought for a while.

In fact, after listening to Sister Hong talk about the general plot that day, the first feeling was that the egg hurts, but I didn't expect that the two dramas are love stories of one woman and two men. And the stories are all romantic and beautiful, but the endings are all cruel.

If the two stories are compared together, "Jade Guanyin" is obviously stronger than "Balzac and the Little Tailor" in terms of the portrayal of the female protagonist, and the latter is obviously better than the description of the two male protagonists.

Dai Sijie didn't seem to be satisfied with his short answer, and then asked, "Then what do you think of Luo Ming and Ma Jianling?"

He Xin pondered for a moment, and still said concisely: "Luo Ming is wine, and Ma Jianling is Ganquan." ”

Hey, Dai Sijie's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "What do you say?"

The two of them fell in love with the little tailor at the same time, but they loved her in different ways, Luo Ming was straightforward and brave, and his love was warm, while Ma Jianling was introverted and reserved, and his love was deep. ”

As soon as He Xin's words fell, Dai Sijie clapped his hands with a smile and said, "If you want it, you want it, you have to get it!"

Then, he specially translated the conversation between the two to the old lady with a confused face, and the old lady spat out a series of French with a smile on her face.

Lisa said that she was very touched when you spoke the true meaning of love in the script. Dai Sijie translated the old lady's words to He Xin.

It could be seen that the old lady had a good impression of him.

"If you were to be put in the middle of two characters, who would you think you would fit in better?" Desgery then asked.

"Ma Jianling!" This time He Xin did not hesitate at all.

In fact, when he read the script, he was very envious of Luo Ming, bold and direct. If you love, you will love, dare to confess, and act on it. And Ma Jianling is the other extreme, he can only bury his love deep in his heart, but he can still do anything for the person he loves.

Just like He Xin himself, he and Cheng Hao have known each other for so long, and the relationship between the two seems to be at the level of friends until now, and at most they eat and go shopping.

Several times, he wanted to say to Cheng Hao: "Be my girlfriend!"

But he never spoke.

It may be that he is too impressed by Cheng Hao in his memory, and subconsciously thinks that the gap between the two is too big. And now he desperately wants to film and make money, is it just to buy a house? Or does he want to work hard to shorten this gap in his subconscious? I'm afraid even he can't tell.

"I think so. Desjie nodded with a smile, muttering a few words softly to the French lady beside him from time to time.

"Do you know how to play the violin?"

The problem is more and more related to the character itself, He Xin felt that he had a play, shook his head and hurriedly said: "But I can learn." ”

"This story takes place in ......, Sichuan"

"Dialects are no problem, my language skills are very strong, and I can learn them as soon as I keep them. ”

Before Dai Sijie finished speaking, He Xin had already expressed his position first, and his hot gaze fully showed his desire for the role.

Perhaps because he hit a wall in Hong Kong and was swept around by Xiao Zhang's classmates, Dai Sijie now admires He Xin's attitude towards the role. Desire means hard work, and only hard work can play the role well.

After a conversation, Dai Sijie exchanged a few more words with Lisa, from the old lady's smiling expression, Chang Jihong and He Xin could see that even if they didn't understand French, they could see that this interview was passed.

Then everyone chatted casually, and when Dai Sijie made a gesture of raising his wrist to look at his watch, the two knew that it was time to get up and say goodbye.

Chinese are Chinese, and even Chinese like Dai Sijie, who has lived in France for many years, still maintain the subtlety inherent in this Chinese and inherited from thousands of years of Confucian culture.

What is in the bones often never changes.