247 Love Fire
"Don't worry, my script will definitely make you feel more excited than anything else. Hearing Chi Chi's words, Gong Xingshu answered with a smile on his face.
Ji Chi smiled appropriately and looked up at the other people in the room.
"Although everyone knows each other, I also took her to say hello to everyone. β
The meeting place is a private club private room, the decoration style is quite tough, very metalpunk taste, there is no round table, there are no neat chairs, everyone is sitting on the black lazy chair or black tires as a pouf, drinking wine and chatting about the drama, like a group of worldly and chic people, seeing Chi Chi, they all have rich expressions and bright eyes.
"Chi Chi, the youngest monument of domestic films, right, Lao Yan, what your family said last time they did a show, right?"
The old Yan Chichi mentioned by Gong Xingshu felt a little familiar, especially the combination of a birthmark on his forehead and gray hair, think about it, maybe it was Principal Mu of B Shadow or Du An, who took her to see it at which filmmaker's event.
"You have the old book, play tricks on me in front of the little girl. β
Lao Yan sat up from the "couch" composed of two tires, patted his ass and walked in front of Chi Chi.
"Chi Chi, we've met, remember me. Yan He, I'm an idler in our industry, either I'll be a screenwriter, or I'll find someone who looks pleasing to the eye to cooperate as a director, and I'll make a movie special program on the radio when I'm idle, and I'll have fun with it. β
As soon as he opened his mouth, Chi Chi could tell that this Yan He's age was definitely not more than forty years old.
"If I could spare a copy of "Three Generations of Oil Mills" like Director Yan, I would probably wake up laughing from my dreams, but unfortunately I don't have enough talent, the depth of thought is a little worse, and I don't have such amazing and brilliant writing, so I can only rely on acting to make ends meet. β
The safest way to deal with such idle literati is to praise their work.
Facing Chi Chi's praise, Yan He smiled and said to Gong Xingshu: "I thought you brought a beauty bottle, but I didn't expect it to be a ringing one, and it sounds good." β
"Lao Yan is the assistant director of our film and one of the screenwriters. β
Gong Xingshu ignored Yan He's jokes and continued to introduce others to Chi Chi.
In addition to the actors, these people are in their thirties, and the older ones are in their forties and fifties, and they are the screenwriters, coordinators, and assistant directors of this movie.
They are all well-known new generation figures in the industry, and Duane's royal team is different in that they have no affiliation with Gong Xingshu, everyone in addition to the position in this film, they also have their own careers outside, such as film critics, such as writers, and even an assistant director said happily: "I am still a group leader, the old book and their wave of people have started, I am the assistant director, they prefer to squat at the gate of the film and television city as a trick when they rest." β
"It's a coincidence, I also like to be a trick, but unfortunately now others think I'm expensive, and no one asks me to be a trick, so I can only go all the way abroad. Chi Chi smiled very kindly when he shook hands with the assistant director named Wang Wei.
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment, took Chi Chi's hand and poked Gong Xingshu's shoulder: "I really like this person, it's really rare for you to find one I like, okay, keep it up." β
Gong Xingshu smiled at him fakely, and snatched Chi Chi's hand from him to prevent him from continuing to hold it.
A group of people behind Wang Wei laughed: "She is now the heroine of the old book, don't take advantage of you as an assistant director of the play." β
Such a group of people got together, which made Chi Chi think of a group of young entrepreneurs who were not so much colleagues as friends, all of them full of vigor and anticipation for what was about to be realized - they did have the ability to realize those things, because they had succeeded again and again.
Compared to them behind the scenes, most of the actors are a bit restrained, and it seems that getting together with such a group of filmmakers makes them feel a lot of pressure.
Especially the two young actors who are crowded in the crowd like quails, they are not very old, Gong Xingshu originally didn't look down on this kind of "eating by cheek" offspring, and he didn't know whose favor he had, so he pulled these two people into his crew, and he was only a little polite to them throughout the whole process.
When these two people saw Chi Chi calling themselves teachers, they didn't care at all, they were actually at least five or six years older than Chi Chi.
"Okay, we've got everything we need to do, and we're still going to get down to business. β
Gong Xingshu asked Chi Chi to sit in a position close to him.
"I, the director, the actor, Chi Chi, the heroine, the rest of you are all additive. β
took a sip of Erguotou, and Gong Xingshu didn't forget to owe it before the official start.
"Everyone has read the script, let's string together the context of this play first, you have to understand the background of the story, Chi Chi, have you read the latest script?"
The screenwriter of the script of "Da Liao Village" has Yan He, and Gong Xingshu himself, since it was decided that the heroine is Chi Chi, Gong Xingshu has polished this script over and over again, and if there is a little modification, he will send a copy of the revised entire script to Chi Chi, and there are also annotations of various characters and reasons for modification below.
In the past six months, Chi Chi has received a full 16 copies of this revised draft alone.
"I didn't see it. β
Chi Chi said very honestly.
"I was on vacation before I came to you, and I didn't look at work-related stuff at all. β
When you say this, Chi Chi, you are definitely an iron-blooded man!
The two young actors looked at Chi Chi's expression as if they were looking at a martyr.
To say that Gong Xingshu is terrible or not, in fact, it is really necessary to analyze specific problems, for example, Chi Chi thinks that Gong Xingshu is okay, at least there is no obstacle to communication, but for those "normal" industry juniors who used to be just "only known by his name" to Gong Xingshu, the existence of the name Gong Xingshu is also a legend, as an actor, win the actor award, be a director, win the director award, be both a director and an actor, and his work will win the best film award. Not only awards, but also box office, in the early days of the rapid expansion of the domestic film market, the first domestic film to break the box office of 500 million, and the first domestic film to break the box office of 800 million are his works.
As famous as his talent is his temper, as long as the actor is not to his liking, even if the movie is about to be completed, he will change it, and the scene will be reshot if it is said to be remade.
His last film was filmed three years ago, when an actor provoked him and kicked him out of the crew at 1 a.m.
What happens to such a person, and you say to him, "I haven't read the script you changed"?
There was no expected anger, frowning, or even tantrums, and Gong Xingshu said happily:
"If I didn't see it, I didn't see it, it's not a big deal, who knows if I will change the details on a whim when I go back tonight. β
It was not only the young actors who were surprised, but also the staff who called the ticket and Gong Xingshu brothers.
Everyone looked at Gong Xingshu like an alien, as if they felt that he had been taken away after shaving his beard.
Gong Xingshu was very calm, Chi Chi was also calm, they were both calm, and the others could only pretend that they were very calm and began to discuss the script of the play.
"Da Liao Village", also known as "Love Fire Liao Village".
The story takes place a few decades ago, when the world was chaotic and invaded by foreign enemies.
There is a group of bandits on the communication line in the northwest, one of the bandits is called "Niu Blind", Niu Blind is not surnamed Niu, nor is he blind, nor is he an authentic bandit, they actually live in a place called Da Liao Village in the valley, sowing seeds in spring, harvesting in autumn, and going out to rob in winter and summer if they have nothing to do.
At the beginning of the story, Li Wenlang, a scholar who was captured in the cottage last year, took the opportunity to run away, leaving a group of children in the cottage with no one to read, and the children and mothers-in-law cried every day to read, because the weather was too cold to even rob the "cow blind" Wei Congwu was noisy by them every day.
At this time, the scout picked up a girl from outside the mountain, who looked like a sign and smiled sweetly, not knowing that there were bandits in front of her, the important thing was that she was literate, and more importantly, she had amnesia.
Wei Congwu lied to this girl that she was his fiancΓ©e Xing'er, because the family wanted to break the marriage contract, Xing'er came to find her.
There are several Devil Army harassed by bandits on the communication line in the Great Northwest, and in order to unite them to implement the "Wildfire Plan" to exterminate the bandit guerrillas, the top of the Devil Army sent their senior agent Masako Kawasaki.
Kawasaki Masako, who was dressed up in disguise and rushed with a team of devil soldiers, encountered an avalanche, Kawasaki Masako, who escaped death, fainted in the snow, and when she opened her eyes, she saw the simple smiling face of the mountain people, she pretended to have amnesia, so she had a new name called Xing'er, a new identity, and was the fiancΓ©e of the rough man Wei Congwu.
In each other's temptation and defense, Wei Congwu and "Xing'er" gradually became in love, and the sharp contradictions between the two of them have been hidden under the laughter, anger, and warmth......
"Note that our film is positioned as a comedy movie. β
Gong Xingshu knocked on his second pot cup, and there was a hint of blush on his face full of male pheromones, obviously the wine had come up.
"I ask each of you to deconstruct the model of the relationship between Xing'er and Fang Congwu in this movie, and then find your own role positioning from it. Be honest, be honest and not dull, cunning, and be cunning to make people like...... The most important thing is that the pool is late ......"
Gong Xingshu rubbed his eyes and looked at Chi Chi.
"If there wasn't this avalanche, what would Masako Kawasaki be like?"
"Powerful female spy, iron-blooded and ruthless executioner. Chi Chi felt that he was probably taken by Chef Shen, who loved to change poetry, and he was full of fighting sentences.
"That's not right!"
Gong Xingshu's eyes were slightly red, and Chi Chi didn't know if he was prone to this after drinking, or if he remembered something that made him sad.
"Without this avalanche, Masako Kawasaki would have doubted the meaning of this war after presiding over the 'Wildfire Project', and would have been executed for collaborating with the enemy. In the same way, if there is no avalanche and no Xing'er, Wei Congwu will take his brothers to join the army to fight devils after Da Liao Village is burned down...... The meeting between the two of them was an accident of fate, but the ending was inevitable. It is the fate of an era, one is going to die of persistence in human nature, and the other is going to experience the destruction of the homeland and leave the paradise of Da Liaozhai. β
Before Gong Xingshu finished speaking, Yan He, who was full of white hair, suddenly covered his face and cried.
Chi Chi was a little confused, so she watched Gong Xingshu stand up and hug his old friend, and then the two of them ...... Hug your head and cry.
What happened?
The actors, who were almost all dealing with this group of people for the first time, were shocked.
What is the rhythm of the director and screenwriter hugging and crying?
What surprised them even more was still to come, and suddenly someone among the rest of the people cheered and shouted: "I just said that they still have to cry today, hurry up, hurry up, and each person who loses will pay five yuan to come out!"
"Shame, shame, shame, crying when you're old, oh oh oh!
Some people were begging for money, some people were coaxing, and Chi Chi, who was sitting in his position and didn't move, felt that maybe this group of people had drunk a little too much, but at this time, Wang Wei came over and said to her: "We are like this, when the two of them write the script, they are crying and writing, and crying while writing." β
The great director of the dignified palace is actually such an emotional person, and he is really sorry for his rough beard.
After crying, Gong Xingshu and Yan He continued to meet to discuss the script as if they were fine, and Gong Xingshu, who sat back in his place, did not forget to bring an extra bottle of mineral water to Chi Chi.
"Come on, come on, let's talk about some ideas on character design to help you better understand your characters. β
Chi Chi took a sip of water and gently rubbed his face that was stunned by shock.
"The role of Wei Congwu has a lot of integrated elements of the characters of that era, such as philistine, clever, life-saving, and bullying, but he also has some good things, there must be good ones, otherwise he will become a villain, and we won't be able to set up a project in this play...... He is like a man who guards his lantern in the dark, afraid that the wind will extinguish the flame in the lantern, and he also hopes that it will shine in more places...... Chi Chi, what do you think of the role of Wei Congwu?"
Gong Xingshu asked Chi Chi for the nth time at this meeting.
"I think it's good, it's ...... It's funny. β
"Hehe, if you like it. β
Gong Xingshu smiled very meaningfully.
"It's not enough to just think it's funny, you have to fall in love with him. β
"Hmm. Chi Chi came out in a nasal voice, "Then you are the same for my role." β
Chi Chi lowered his eyebrows and smiled lightly, as if he was the apricot who made him sad and happy in Gong Xingshu's imagination.
is still the Chi Chi who makes him want to stop. 166 Reading Network