Yangshuo, which has not yet been developed for tourism, is a quiet place. The only hotel on the old street has been occupied by the crew of "The Sword of the Third Young Master", and the crew of "North and South Shaolin" had to borrow and live in the homes of local farmers.

Being able to meet the Shaw Brothers Liu Jiaban in Yangshuo is a kind of joy of meeting old acquaintances in a foreign country. Wang Zheng came to East Street under the leadership of Li Lianjie and Huang Qiuyan, and planned to invite Liu Jialiang and his Liu Jiaban to have dinner together on West Street, which can be regarded as a little bit of the friendship of the landlord, after all, the crew of "The Third Young Master" arrived here first.

Walking into a house on East Street, the scene he saw was a bit beyond Wang Zheng's expectations.

I saw that the small courtyard was full of people, including peasants in coarse linen clothes, song and dance troupes wearing Zhuang costumes, and officials wearing Mao suits and national emblems pinned to their necklines.

"What's the situation?" Wang Zheng and his party walked into the courtyard and no one paid attention, so he had to ask Li Lianjie beside him suspiciously.

Seeing these people, the disdain in Li Lianjie's eyes flashed, and then explained: "The mayor of Guishi City and the county magistrate of Yangshuo learned that the famous director of Xiangjiang Liu Jialiang came to Yangshuo to shoot the location, and they personally greeted and accompanied them yesterday, and they went to Yangshuo together today. Those peasant brothers are the background tricks summoned by the crew, and the girls wearing Zhuang costumes are from the Guilin Gui Opera Troupe, which is also used as a background. ”

Wang Zheng smacked his lips for a while after hearing this, this director Liu Da's pomp is really big, the crew of "The Third Young Master" has been in Yangshuo for half a month, and I haven't seen any leaders come to condolence one or two.

No matter how good Wang Zheng is in Xiangjiang, in terms of fame alone, he is still not as good as Li Hanxiang, Liu Jialiang and other big directors, but he doesn't care, instead of enjoying such a big pomp and enjoy a sense of superiority, it is better to spend energy on his works, and only by making good films can he reflect the true value of the director.

Seeing that Director Liu Da is now intoxicated with a sense of superiority, there must be no time for dinner together, since he is here, he should always say hello before leaving, Wang Zheng thought about it, pushed aside the crowd, and walked towards Liu Jialiang, who was sitting in the middle of the crowd.

"Director Liu, you see what are the shortcomings here, if necessary, please feel free to speak, although Yangshuo County is not big, we will definitely meet the requirements of the compatriots in Xiangjiang. ”

As soon as Wang Zheng walked into the middle of the crowd, he saw an official in a Mao suit talking to Liu Jialiang, and his tone was slightly flattering.

After hearing this, Liu Jialiang nodded lightly, touched the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said: "The county magistrate is welcome, it's just that the weather is a little stuffy, it would be nice if there was an air conditioner." ”

"No problem, I can help Director Liu install it tonight. ”

Seeing that the official who was called the county magistrate readily agreed without even blinking his brows, Wang Zheng was speechless for a while, you must know that air conditioning in this era is a luxury, and even Xiangjiang has not been popularized, let alone the mainland today.

couldn't stand this style in the field, Wang Zheng came directly to Liu Jialiang, arched his hand and said: "Director Liu, it's a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet in Yangshuo, and my new play happened to be filmed here." ”

Seeing Wang Zheng, Liu Jialiang was stunned for a moment, and said with a light smile: "It turned out to be director Wang Zheng, which is indeed a coincidence." ”

Liu Jialiang's understated reply was full of coldness, and he didn't even get up from his chair, let alone bow his hand.

Wang Zheng respected him as a senior, and invited with a smile: "Director Liu, it's rare to meet, why don't you have dinner together at night?"

Liu Jialiang smiled and waved his hand, refusing: "I'm sorry Director Wang, I already have an appointment with the mayor and county magistrate in the evening, so it's better to change the day." ”

The other party made it clear that he didn't give face, Wang Zheng no longer had a hot face and a cold buttocks, and arched his hand again: "Then Director Liu is busy first, and we will make an appointment next time." After speaking, Liangkun left the courtyard with an unhappy face, and forgot to say goodbye to Li Lianjie in a hurry. The crowd also failed to figure out what was going on, because the two were talking in Cantonese.

Four years after his debut, Wang Zheng has never been treated coldly in the circle, which is a very angry thing, but his heart is very calm.

"Brother Zheng, if you feel uncomfortable, I'll teach you a lesson. On the way back to North Street, seeing that Wang Zheng didn't speak all the way, Liang Kun proposed.

Wang Zheng smiled faintly and said: "No need, there is a famous saying in the mainland that says it very well, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach." When you think about it this way, it's nothing. ”

Liang Kun nodded in disappointment and said no more.

Seniors, respect him, he is. If it's disrespectful, it's not bullshit. When Shaw Brothers ushered in a big reduction in production, these so-called big directors began to drink the northwest wind.

Back on East Street, Hu Weili, who had been waiting in the music room, walked out rarely, and when he saw Wang Zheng coming back, he hurriedly greeted: "Director Wang, I heard that another Shaw Brothers film crew has also come to Yangshuo?"

Wang Zheng smiled bitterly, not wanting to say more about this embarrassing thing, and finally Liang Kun roughly said what happened.

After hearing this, Hu Weili asked Wang Zheng a question instead: "Director Wang, do you know why I left the mainland for Xiangjiang?"

Isn't it because there are many opportunities for high wages in Xiangjiang, but since Hu Weili asked so, there should be another meaning, and he said at the moment: "I want to hear it in detail!"

Hu Weili stroked the short beard on his chin and said: "In the mainland, I only have 10 percent of my time doing my own professional work, and the remaining 90 percent of my time is spent dealing with political studies and personnel disputes, and trying to open up ways and joints in order to win a little job opportunity. ”

After a pause, he said: "In the past ten days in Yangshuo, it has been the most relaxed period for me, although the computer and music synthesizer have made me dizzy, but it has never been more fulfilling. ”

Hu Weili's words fell, and regardless of whether Wang Zheng understood it or not, he smiled and returned to the music studio.

has lived in another time and space for so many years, how could Wang Zheng not understand this truth, the mainland, to put it nicely, is a humane society. On the contrary, everything is tied to interests. He doesn't care what other people do, and doing his own job is the king.

Not long after returning to the East Street Hotel, Li Lianjie came to visit alone.

"Mr. Li, I'm really sorry, I left in a bit of a hurry just now and forgot to say hello to you. Seeing Li Lianjie again, Wang Zheng hurriedly apologized for the faux pas just now.

Li Lianjie waved his hand and smiled: "Director Wang, you're welcome, I came this time to ask Director Wang for a question!"

"Oh?" Wang Zheng was a little curious, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare to ask for advice, if Mr. Li has something to ask, I will know everything." ”

Li Lianjie looked very solemn, sorted out the language, and then said: "Director Wang should know that I have only made two movies and don't know much about the filming process, so I want to ask Director Wang a very simple question." For example, if a sunrise shot is scheduled to be filmed on the filming schedule, and the staff has already prepared it at 3 o'clock in the morning, but the director does not appear until 10 o'clock, and says that the light is wrong, Director Wang thinks that the director is at fault or is it my fault?"

After a pause, he said: "If Director Wang thinks it's my fault, then maybe I really can't understand this job, maybe I should pack up and go home." ”

Wang Zheng did not directly judge who is right and who is wrong, but said: "As far as I know, there are two kinds of directors, one needs to listen to the command of producers or investors, and they do not have much say on the set, and the quality of the films they shoot is often unsatisfactory." The other is to grasp the right to speak in the entire set, and the exported films have a personal style, some directors like to be tyrants on the set, and some like to be emperors on the set, and it is common to shoot dozens of times in one shot. And in the case of what you said, I can only say that the director's character is problematic, but I can't say who is right and who is wrong, because it is the actor's job to obey the director's command. Of course, a director with an honest character will never make an actor wait for seven or eight hours for no reason. ”

Wang Zheng's words are a bit winding, Li Lianjie only understood it after a few reminiscences, although he didn't judge who was right and who was wrong, but the director's character was problematic, and the truth was already revealed.