400, "I Am Not the God of Medicine" (3/3)
"Is this song called "Later" or "Gardenia"? "Later"? No matter what it's called, it's so decided anyway, this song is the theme song of "Odd Years and Even Moons", it's so well written, that's what I want. ”
After listening to the song, Li Ding excitedly held Li Xiang's hand, and said vigorously that this song was sung to his heart, and it was incomparably appropriate to "Odd Years and Occasional Moon".
He looked at He Haoquan vigilantly, and emphasized: "No one wants to steal it!"
He Haoquan said funny: "Lao Li, look at what you said, can you not look at me when you say this, as if I want to steal your things, don't worry, I don't have that plan, my movies are all out!"
He just casually said that he would leave this "Later" to his new movie, which was met with Li Ding's hostility.
"Don't think I don't know you're working on a new film!"
Li Ding still hasn't relaxed, he is an introverted person, unlike He Haoquan, who can let go, and he is not as strong as him, although he is not strong, but others don't want to snatch things from his arms.
He Haoquan said: "My new film is not in the style of "Later", it doesn't match, can you take it easy, don't believe it, ask Ah Yun, I asked her to star, and she knows the plot." ”
Li Ding looked at Li Bingyun on the side, Li Bingyun nodded, and said that He Haoquan's new film is about a group of terminally ill patients who have nothing to do with love, so Li Ding relaxed and began to ask He Haoquan's new film with interest.
After harvesting the favorite theme song, Li Ding was in a good mood and invited Li Xiang and others to a nearby restaurant for dinner, not to a tall place, but to a mutton restaurant in the alley. The restaurant is not big, with six tables and no private rooms, and it is run by a husband and wife. Four of the six tables were sitting, only one at the door and one in the innermost corner remained, and Li Ding did not hesitate to choose the one at the door to sit down. The small restaurant seems to be full, the steaming lamb on the table is fragrant, and the gurgling mutton soup is bubbling, making people look like they are sitting in the clouds and fog, and their index fingers are moving.
Li Ding: "I won't persuade you to drink, so the four of us will have a bottle and divide it." There is no Moutai here, only the boss's own home-brewed rice wine, the degree is about 30 degrees, eat mutton and drink rice wine, perfect match. ”
The boss brought the mutton soup pot, which was much larger than that of the hot pot restaurant, and the soup was already bubbling, so the proprietress brought a teapot, put it on the table and left. Li Xiang thought it was tea, poured a glass, but smelled a strong aroma of wine, and realized that this was the rice wine brewed by the boss's own family.
Li Ding smiled: "Li Xiang, I didn't persuade you to drink, you poured it yourself, you have to drink it if you pour it, don't waste it." ”
He smiled and poured it for Li Bingyun first, and Li Bingyun saw that Li Xiang had poured it, so he let him pour half a cup.
"Full on full ~ dissatisfied with you, I'm anxious with you. He Haoquan took the initiative to ask for wine and asked Li Ding to fill it for him, he drank a lot. "Today we are the main force, it just so happens that your movie is over, my movie is also over, so you should relax. ”
"Your movie is just over!" Li Ding said angrily, "My movie hasn't been released yet, you can finish speaking, whether you can speak, you will punish yourself for a drink." ”
"One penalty, one penalty. He Haoquan didn't say a word, dried the rice wine he had just poured in one go, and Li Ding filled it up for him again, saying, "It's not that I doubt you, you definitely didn't come to watch the film today, right?
He Haoquan sighed and said: "The boss said that it was too sad, box office poison, whoever votes loses money." ”
Li Ding thought about it, just now he heard He Haoquan talk about the main plot, it is indeed very sad, it makes people desperate, it is the kind of despair that has no hope. This kind of film may be very in-depth and may win awards, but the ghost just went to watch it, isn't it uncomfortable to spend money.
He Haoquan also knew that it was not easy to talk about work at the dinner table, so he changed the topic and said to Li Xiang: "Okay, Li Xiang, when the time comes, I will also write a theme song for my new movie, and strive to surpass the song "Later" just now." ”
Li Xiang said with a smile: "The problem that money can solve is not called a problem." ”
He Haoquan laughed, it's still early, now it's just a hello, it was a half-truth and half-truth last time at the Yuefu Music Festival, but after listening to this song "Later" today, he really moved his mind. He felt that the reason why his movie in the Spring Festival file had just returned to its original cost was that it was missing a theme song, which did not play a promotional role.
Several people ate a happy mutton meal, and when they left, they were sweating on their foreheads. Li Ding went back to work on the movie, and after the editing was completed, he had to submit it for review, which was an important level, and there was no room for sloppiness. He Haoquan went to the café with Li Bingyun and said that they wanted to discuss the plot. The investment was not pulled, but the boss mentioned the shortcomings, and looking back, He Haoquan really felt too sad and depressing.
He acted in a lot of comedies, maybe too much, and suddenly wrote such a gloomy story. He didn't understand himself himself, maybe there was another He Haoquan hidden in his subconscious.
Li Xiang was about to leave, but Li Bingyun called him to come along.
"You are a great writer, and you also give advice to Director He. ”
He Haoquan thought about it, yes, he forgot Li Xiang's other identity, and only thought that he was a singer. It is better to invite such a professional writer to review the manuscript than to be a half-ass, so he warmly invited Li Xiang to come along.
Li Xiang put the script He Haoquan brought over on the table, and read it quickly, how to say it, people are right, He Haoquan's script is depressing and desperate, and ghosts will spend money to read it. He watched it once and didn't want to watch it a second time, regretted watching it, and the good mood that had just been brushed out of the mutton was gone in an instant. However, this shows from another level that He Hao has two thoughts and can convey this desperate emotion to readers, which is worthy of being an old actor and director.
The name is also very literary and artistic, called "Torn Silent", people who don't know still think it's a horror movie, who would have thought that this is a serious feature film. This is quite like a European literary film, with inexplicable dialogues, multi-headed plots, and nonsensical editing, which makes people watch it in a fog and complain that the audience doesn't understand.
He Haoquan has been making commercial films for many years, and those things in Europe know better than anyone else, if he really shoots, the script will definitely not be the way it is now, and he will never follow the old road of Europe, it is a dead end, and he will shoot it for himself, and he will laugh at himself.
It can only be said that the current script is very primitive, and it needs to be changed at least two or three times.
"What do you want to say? You are a great writer, give advice to my brother. He Haoquan asked Li Xiang, took a sip of bitter coffee, and diluted the smell of mutton in his mouth.
Li Xiang didn't directly suggest the script, but said: "I also have a script, and it's about a group of terminally ill patients, do you want to listen to it?"
"Where?" He Haoquan asked with interest. Among the Chinese films, there are not many movies about terminally ill patients, and a limited number of them have emerged in recent years.
Li Xiang saw that Li Bingyun also looked at him curiously, pointed to his head, and said, "In my head, I will dictate to you, the name is "I am not the God of Medicine". ”