Chapter 3: An Interesting Thing I Heard (Part I)
After washing, I collapsed on the bed, and there was a stack of books at the head of the bed, "Harvest", "Contemporary", "October"...
The original owner is a standard literary and artistic youth, and the poor can't eat, so they still have to wander in the ocean of literature...
In addition, there is a script, the book is very thin, only three pages in total, and the title page is printed with two words "Shocking".
It was his sister who gave him the book, and it is said that a very talented director is about to start filming a new play, and the story is very short:
The second sister of a villager in Shaanxi, surnamed Guan, is to be married, and fills the bucket with water every day and pours it into a container for feeding livestock.
Women are like water, and rural life is the barrel, full of authority and experience, and every edge and corner has been cast.
The family is in debt for Grandpa Guan's funeral, and the second sister must get married.
One of her friends, Mao Mei, who dyed her hair and wore polyester clothes, brought back an audio greeting card and chocolates from the city, and the second sister decided to run away from the marriage and change the days in the bucket.
Mao Mei took her to interview a restaurant, and the boss assigned her a way to kill fish.
The second sister refused her boyfriend's first plea on a single bed covered with towels, and Mao Mei's secret was to swallow some painkillers before that.
On the day that the second sister decided to make a promise, the medicine bottle was stuffed in her trouser pocket, but the man had already put on a bra in his bed.
Disillusionment.
She returned home, got married, and had children.
Two years later, the second sister, who has become a mother, heard the news that Mao Mei went south to work, and the dream of 'far away' that has been buried in her heart has been revived again, and at this time, the second sister, who is numb and obedient to life, can only pin her dream on her son...
If you summarize the central idea, "The Sting" is the story of a woman who wants to step out of her comfort zone and then comes back...
Guan Ermei is a typical representative of modern rural young women, who are not satisfied with the pressure of family or marriage, and hope to finally find a new life of their own in the city.
But in the end, they will not adapt to everything in YC City, some of them continue to live in the city, and some of them return to the countryside, but the heavy labor, boring life, and incomplete marriage in the countryside gradually make them numb...
Very typical story of little people...
From the perspective of the pattern, it is a bit like Jia Zhangke's "Xiao Wu".
Chen Dong doesn't like this kind of story, the main perspective is all focused on women, the most important thing, there is no money to make, if he takes this play, he needs to go back to Shaanxi for a month, and the salary is only 2,000 yuan...
And he took "24-hour Police", playing Qu Tianxiao, the male number three, with a salary of 40,000 yuan!
After a while, Chen Dong still gave up "Shocking".
His goal is to earn enough money for a house in three years!
As for whether the movie can be a blockbuster, it is not in his consideration at all!
……
No. 45, Mao'er Hutong, Dongcheng District, the address of the Experimental Theater.
According to the map, Chen Dong found Feng Yuanzheng who was waiting at the door, and there was a handsome guy who was a little chubby standing next to him...
"Teacher Feng!"
"Chen Dong," after greeting, Feng Yuanzheng pulled the handsome guy over: "Let me introduce you, this is Deng Chao, a graduate of the Drama Academy!"
Chen Dong took a serious look, and sure enough, it was the funny dynasty of later generations, and he was decisive and enthusiastic: "... Hello, my name is Chen Dong, Class of '97 at the Film Academy!"
"Deng Chao, 98th. ”
"How old are you?"
"I'm 79!"
“… I'm also 79 years old, but I was born in February..."
Feng Yuanzheng: "Okay, you two will talk later, go in first!"
Deng Chao is luckier than Chen Dong, his head teacher is called Tian Youliang, a very talented drama director!
Last year, Deng Chao was in the third grade of Chinese opera, and a "Cuihua, Sauerkraut" made him an instant hit in the Beijing drama circle...
Of course, Tian Youliang is even better.
Two years later, Tian Youliang wanted to change to a domineering president TV series, but as a result, SARS hit the city and was forced to interrupt.
The 300,000 yuan invested was nowhere to be used, and Tian Youliang extended Deng Chao's "Cuihua, Sauerkraut" out of the twist series. In order to achieve a hilarious effect, Tian Youliang mixed hot spots, jokes, cross talk and even singing and dancing. Unscrupulous traders pour water on dead beef and sell it as canned food, soccer enters the world and loses bribes, and celebrities' home addresses are headlined.
That's right, it's the one "I Want to Eat Twist and Twist It for You"...
Of course, this is a year later, and now Deng Chao is just a rookie actor who is well-known in the circle, similar to Chen Dong, after all, Chen Dong also has a nickname: drama madman!
The Experimental Repertory Theatre is short of actors.
It's not that the reputation is not enough, in fact, the actors gathered by several major theaters in Beijing are the top!
There are four King Kongs in the arts, and the Experimental Drama Theater also has artists from the town such as Li Xuejian, Tang Guoqiang, Liu Peiqi, and You Benchang.
However, it is about to merge with the Youth Drama Center and change its name to the National Theatre, leaving at least a dozen seats vacant...
Deng Chao and Chen Dongsheng are very good, coupled with Feng Yuanzheng's recommendation, Zhao Youliang is very satisfied with these two...
Zhao Youliang is the vice president of the Experimental Theater and is likely to be promoted to dean.
Leaving the theater, the three of them went to Sanlitun to find a restaurant for a meal...
……
The reason why Deng Chao wanted to find a drama theater to attach was also for the hukou problem!
Chen Dong hit the nail on the head and pointed out: "Hurry up and buy a house..."
Deng Chao: "What does buying a house have to do with household registration?"
Then Deng Chao ripped out how difficult it was to enter the Bei*Beijing hukou, and said by the way: "I was seconded by Renyi, thinking that I would definitely be able to stay, but I didn't expect them to say to me, 'You are not suitable for Renyi'..."
Chen Dong's focus was obviously not here, he glanced at Feng Yuanzheng a little absurdly: "... Even if I buy a house, I'm not from Bei*Beijing?
“… You don't know?"
"it!"
I couldn't help it, and burst into a foul mouth...
Deng Chao explained: "In many cities, you can settle down by buying a house, but buying a house in Beijing will not be a condition for having a Beijing hukou at all. If you want to settle in Beijing, you must first be a regular employee of a state-owned enterprise in Beijing, or become a civil servant in Beijing, and these units will handle the household registration issue in a unified manner. As an artist of Beipiao, it is unlikely that he will settle in Bei*Beijing. ”
"However, we have no problem now, the Experimental Theater or the Bei*Beijing People's Art Theater, the army's song and dance troupe, and the art troupe can solve the Bei*Beijing household registration!"
Chen Dong suddenly thought of why those actors wanted to go back to their hometown when they got married, because they didn't have a Beijing hukou...
Halfway through eating, Feng Yuanzheng left, leaving Chen Dong and Zhang Junsheng...
Pushing the glass and changing the lamp, Deng Chao's alcohol consumption is obviously not Chen Dong's opponent...
After a few glasses of wine, he will not be able to do it.
“… Brother Chen, have you signed a contract?"
"You mean a brokerage company? Not yet, how can an agent look up to a little actor like me!"
"Why don't you come to my company?"
“… You have a company?
"No, I have signed Guangzhou Oriental Pearl Culture Communication Co., Ltd. now, and I will be able to play the male lead immediately!"
“… Congratulations!"
What is there to show off about this Nima?
Ren Jiang Wen's first play is still "Furong Town"!
Damn, I'm still rejoicing for the male number three, everyone is already playing the male number one...
“… What play?"
""Young Son of Heaven", it is Teacher Pan Hong who plays the role!"
A little bitter...
After graduating, there is "Young Son of Heaven", and the actor is Teacher Pan Hong, what about him?
Yan involuntarily raised his glass: "... Congratulations... What's the situation?"
A guy next to him shouted, '3 million!'
Chen Dong turned his head...