Lin Hai is in a hurry to make money, not only because of Xiaomi Oshima.

He wanted to do something for the world.

If you want to ask the deepest impression of Lin Hai in 1998, it is the catastrophic flood that broke out in the Yangtze River basin.

Lin Hai was a first-hand witness to the flood.

At that time, it was summer vacation, Lin Hai and his classmates went to Zhejiang to play, but they were besieged by floods, but thanks to the rescue of flood fighters, they were lucky to escape.

Later, when he returned to Shanghai, Lin Hai used his father's relationship to contact the unit of the soldiers who rescued him, only to learn that these soldiers had unfortunately died in the follow-up flood fighting and rescue.

This experience left Lin Hai with indelible memories, a deep pain in his heart, and now that he was reborn, he could not remain indifferent to the impending disaster.

But there is only so much he can do.

Before leaving Cannes, when Lin Hai called Chen Kaige to say goodbye, he mentioned that "some Japanese meteorological experts have inferred that the Yangtze River will have a catastrophic flood", hoping to attract the attention of relevant people through the other party's mouth, and then take precautions as soon as possible.

Lin Hai didn't know if Chen Kaige would take it to heart, so he had to prepare with both hands.

He needs money, a lot of money, so that he can do his part when the flood hits and in the aftermath of the disaster.

……

Early the next morning, Lin Hai rushed back to Tokyo.

Akimi Oshima did not go with him. She still has a job in Osaka, and she wanted to take the opportunity to take Lin Hai to play in Osaka for two days, but Lin Hai found a reason to refuse.

Lin Hai's reason is that the script creation needs to be hurried, and it is more convenient to check the information in Tokyo, but the first time he returned to Tokyo, he went straight to the football lottery betting point in his memory.

Buying a lottery ticket was the fastest way he could think of to get money.

Lin Hai pounced.

Unbeknownst to Hayashi, TOTO (Japan Sports Promotion Lottery) only appeared in 2001.

The confused Lin Hai called Kenji Kawai, and asked the other party where to buy football lottery tickets, only then did he know that he had made a fuss.

"Do you like football? Me too, do you want to go to the World Cup together next month?"

Kenji Kawai asked casually, and then said sympathetically: "Hahaha, I almost forgot that you still have to film, it seems that you can only watch TV......"

"How do you know I'm going to film?"

"Nanako called me, it sounds like she's interested in you, you need to seize the opportunity......"

Just listening to the voice, you can guess Kawai's obscene appearance with frowning eyebrows.

Lin Hai was in no mood to talk nonsense with him, so he chatted for a few words and hung up the phone.

What's next?

Lin Hai hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth-

Go to Hong Kong!

……

It is very convenient to go to Hong Kong from Japan, Lin Hai's passport is on him, and the formalities are quickly completed at the airport.

chose to go to Hong Kong because Hong Kong is influenced by the United Kingdom and has a strong football atmosphere, but Lin Hai does not know where to buy lottery tickets, so he can only take one step at a time.

Lin Hai didn't have much money, and after deducting the round-trip ticket, it was only about 80,000 yen, equivalent to more than 4,000 Hong Kong dollars, so this trip could only be resolved quickly, and no matter whether he could achieve his wish or not, he could not stay for a long time.

Speaking of which, the Japanese economy suffered another heavy blow in last year's Asian financial crisis, and until now, the yen has not stopped depreciating, and Prime Minister Hashimoto's statement last year that "the economy will pick up in the spring" has completely become a lie, and it is estimated that it is not far from stepping down.

Even so, ordinary people should eat, play, and travel.

Most of the people on board were Japanese tourists, but there were also a few Hong Kong people.

Lin Hai took a medium-sized passenger plane, with a single aisle and three positions on each side.

Lin Hai sat near the passage, and the two seats in the middle were Hong Kong people.

The two Hong Kong people were talking in Cantonese very quickly, and Lin Hai listened hard, and he had no interest in snooping on his privacy, so he opened his laptop and began to conceive the script of "Jing Ke".

Chen Kaige has been planning for this film for many years, and before he got acquainted with Jing Guanyu, he asked Wang Peigong to write a script for him. The script was written for a few years and changed several times, and Chen Kaige even went into battle in person later, which led to the version that Lin Hai had seen before.

Therefore, Chen Kaige's handing over the screenwriting task to Lin Hai is equivalent to ruining many years of hard work with his own hands, and his courage alone is beyond the reach of very people.

The other party made such a big sacrifice, how dare Lin Hai be rash and perfunctory, and started writing the script from the moment he left Cannes.

As for the novel porterage, it can only make way for a big project and enter a state of indefinite shutdown.

……

Halfway through the five-hour flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, the woman next to Lin Hai suddenly asked in Japanese, "Are you writing a script?"

Lin Hai glanced up at her and said, "Yes." ”

The woman said a word to the man sitting in the innermost in Cantonese, and Lin Hai estimated that the woman should just be the translator, and the man who asked the question.

The man wore oversized sunglasses and a mask, and he couldn't see his appearance at all.

After listening to the translation's words, he nodded at Lin Hai, and said to the woman: "Ask him, do you want to show me a look?"

Lin Hai listened, didn't wait for the woman to speak, and said with a smile: "No problem, but please don't know." ”

Lin Hai said, handing the computer to the other party.

The man took the computer, and instead of looking at it immediately, he asked, "Are you from Hong Kong?"

Lin Hai shook his head: "I am from the mainland. He paused and said in English: "I don't speak Hong Kong well, do you know Mandarin? ”

……

The other party's Mandarin is as lame as Lin Hai's Cantonese, and the two eventually choose to communicate in English.

"Is this the script you wrote?" the man asked, pointing to the computer screen.

Chinese characters are not divided into Chinese and Cantonese, and he has no trouble reading them.

"Yes, it's just a plot outline, what do you think?"

"It's interesting. The other party looked at Lin Hai and asked, "Are you a screenwriter?"

Lin Hai knew that the other party had misunderstood, so he explained: "This movie has been confirmed to be filmed." ”

"That's ......" The man was a little disappointed, and then asked curiously, "Is the director confirmed?"

"It's Chen Kaige. ”

"Wow, aren't you going to (lie) to me?" the man was excited, and Cantonese came out again.

Lin Hai shrugged.

The man stared at him for a long time, took off his sunglasses, and stretched out his hand to him: "Hello, I'm Stephen Zhou." ”

This time it was Lin Hai's turn to be surprised.

He never expected that this guy who was suspected of being an artist was actually a star boy!

Stephen is an English name, and his Chinese name is Zhou Xingchi.

About Zhou Xingchi...... Okay, the narrator can roll, otherwise he will be scolded for flooding.

……

Zhou Xingchi finished introducing himself and put on his sunglasses again.

Lin Hai knew that he didn't want to be watched, so he didn't show too much exaggeration.

Zhou Xingchi asked Lin Hai and Chen Kaige about their acquaintance, and was very interested in his participation in the soundtrack.

"I'm going to find and hear about it when I get a chance. ”

"Then you have to be mentally prepared, it is probably completely different from what you think. ”

The two quickly chatted about acting.

Lin Hai admires Zhou Xingchi's acting skills very much, although he has only won the actor once, but that is due to the style of comedy movies. Even if it is a comedy film, even if the style is similar, Zhou Xingchi still creates many images with distinct personalities, which is not easy.

Lin Hai seized the opportunity and earnestly learned from Zhou Xingchi.

The "GTO" he will star in next is also a comedy film - the reason why Kansai TV won the adaptation rights of "GTO" is precisely because of the funny elements in the manga, after all, most of the rakugo (stand-up comedy), mancai (lip-synch) and funny artists in Japan are all from Osaka.

"GTO" is both funny and hot-blooded, but the funny memories left for future generations are mainly the folds on the face of Takashi who laughed at him.

There are both screenwriters' reasons for this - the problem of grasping the scale, and the problem of actors.

Takashi Antimachi has created a classic screen image in this film, but it doesn't mean that his acting skills are not faulty.

In terms of acting skills, the anti-machi Takashi at this time is similar to Liu Dehua when he was young.

The two also have a lot of similarities in performance, and in order to make up for the shortcomings of their acting skills, both of them have adopted a lot of tricks - to be handsome.

This method is beyond reproach, as long as the final effect can fool the audience, most directors will not be serious.

People are handsome, and you can play it if you have the ability!

However, tricks are tricks, and they can hide from the audience, but they can't hide from the professionals, so although "GTO" won the annual ratings championship, it didn't have a chance to win the award.

(Note: The Baidu Encyclopedia award record is wrong, in fact, Takashi Machi's "GTO" was fully beaten by Takeshi Kaneshiro's "God, Please Give Me a Little More Time" at the Japanese Drama Academy Awards, and was abused as a dog.) ）

The starring role is still like this, not to mention the supporting role.

In Lin Hai's view, several young actors in "GTO" are precisely the most unsatisfactory performance of Yosuke Kurotsuka, who has attracted the most attention - this later actor is also handsome in this play, and his acting skills are far inferior to that of Oguri Shun, who has just debuted.

However, Yosuke Kurotsuka has one thing to praise, he is not as passable as Takashi Anti-Machi, but continues to work hard to polish his acting skills like Liu Dehua, so only a few years later, he became the youngest actor in Japanese history.

Having said all this, I just want to make two points clear -

First, starring does not mean that acting skills are good.

Second, the audience doesn't care about acting skills, it's enough to be handsome.

……

Lin Hai didn't want to be an actor who ate with his face.

He hopes to present a good man of Kikuchi who is not at a glance - the good man of Kikuchi in the original book does not only have a cold side, but also a dark belly and a funny side.

Lin Hai and Zhou Xingchi talked about the upcoming roles, Zhou Xingchi himself loves to read comics, is very familiar with "GTO", gave Lin Hai a lot of advice, and shared a lot of his own experience in the way of acting.

Lin Hai combined Zhou Xingchi's analysis and his own understanding of the role, and quickly formed a new character image in his mind, although the script has not yet arrived, but how to act, he already has confidence in his heart.

……

After talking about his own affairs, Lin Hai asked why Zhou Xingchi went to Japan.

Zhou Xingchi said: "I directed a film and went to Japan for the soundtrack. ”

Lin Hai silently calculated and guessed which film it was.