Chapter 43 Love Malatang
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Wang Dalun and Zhang Yuan chatted for about ten minutes, the door of the private room was pushed open, and three people walked in, Zhang Jian took the lead, followed by a Chinese and a foreigner. Chinese, in his early thirties, thick eyebrows and big eyes, very black and very rustic, very similar to the youngest son of the second uncle next door to Wang Dalun's hometown. Foreigners, older, very tall and strong, very much like the role of a bodyguard in a blockbuster, but wearing a pair of myopic glasses looks a little nondescript.
Zhang Yuan hurriedly stood up to greet him, and Wang Dalun also stood up.
"Director of Beijing Film Studio, Zhang Yang. ”
"Wang Dalun. ”
Zhang Jian introduced the two.
"Hello, Director Zhang. Wang Dalun hurriedly stepped forward and shook hands.
"Hehe, I've been hearing Brother Jian mention you, and we finally met today. Hello, hello. "Director Zhang doesn't speak at all like the youngest son of the second uncle's family who can't beat a sullen fart with a stick, he is very enthusiastic.
"This is our American friend, Roy. ”
"Director Zhang, Wang Dalun. ”
When Zhang Jian introduced the foreigner, Wang Dalun felt that he was very similar to the scene in the old war movie, where the villain officer introduced the American adviser: This is our American friend......
“Nicetomeetyou。 Wang Dalun dragged the English.
"Hello. Roy said hello in very stiff Chinese.
It's weird, it's like it's in a joke.
Sit down and serve.
The Chinese pay attention to the wine after three rounds and the dishes after the five flavors before they start to talk about serious things, so Zhang Yang did not talk about casting at first, and Wang Dalun was not in a hurry. Anyway, with Zhang Yuan's face there, no matter whether it succeeds or not, Zhang Yang will always have an explanation.
During the banquet, Zhang Yang has been consulting with Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jian about filming. It can be heard that although this guy is wearing the hat of a director of Beijing Film Studio, he is actually a rookie, and this is his first time directing a movie.
Wang Dalun couldn't interject, and foreigner Roy couldn't interject because of his bad Chinese, so the two of them sat on the side and chatted quietly. Because Roy is new to learning Chinese, he is very willing to communicate with people in Chinese, which is similar to Wang Dalun's previous situation of learning English.
But his Chinese was learned by surprise before coming to China, and his level was far from reaching the point of being able to communicate normally, and the meaning of many words and sentences was not well understood, so Wang Dalun explained it to him in English.
During the time when Roy came to China, in addition to the translator, it was rare for someone to talk to him very smoothly, he was very interested, and took the initiative to talk to Wang Dalun about his experience.
When Wang Dalun heard it, this buddy's experience was really legendary. He just graduated from college at the age of 30, and he worked in a band and made documentaries during college. After graduating from college, I spent two years in Hollywood, and I didn't mix up any fame. After studying Japanese at university, he joined a Japanese entertainment company, where he worked on several TV dramas and two movies in Japan, and later worked at the Taiwan Bay branch. At this time, China's fifth-generation directors had just emerged internationally, and after watching several works by Chinese directors, he liked Chinese movies.
In his words to Wang Dalun, don't watch a lot of Hollywood blockbusters, but you can't escape a good guy and a bad guy, either selling drugs or killing the president, it's very good, but if the world is really like this, it will be sad. However, Chinese films are using new perspectives and techniques to express their own history and social humanity, which makes him very interested. What's more, he noticed that Chinese films are just getting started now, and there will be great hope in the future. That's why I came up with the idea of coming to China and making Chinese films.
His idea was supported by the boss of Taiwan Bay Rolling Stone, so he returned to the United States to study Chinese for two months, and then came to China to study language and film at Beijing Normal University and Film Academy under the introduction of American teachers.
After listening to this, Wang Dalun really admired the foreigner in front of him, who was almost forty years old, and was still studying persistently for the movie.
Zhang Yang saw that Wang Dalun and Roy were chatting quite speculatively, and from time to time one or two sentences of very fluent English appeared, he was a little surprised, these years Chinese have learned dumb English, and few people can speak so slippery. I couldn't help but look a little more here.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "This kid didn't win the actor at the Matabrata International Film Festival last time, and he has been holding back his strength in his heart." ”
Zhang Yang was stunned again, and it was not difficult to hear Zhang Yuan's doting and love for Wang Dalun from Zhang Yuan's words. He has known Zhang Yuan for so long, and it is the first time he has heard him speak so highly of a newcomer. has actually reached the level of the twelve major actors.
Last time Zhang Yuan finished reading the script, he mentioned that he had a friend who was very suitable for one of the roles, and today he called Wang Dalun again, and Zhang Yang understood what Zhang Yuan meant. But he is a little embarrassed, this is his first movie, and he is very eager to be a hit, so in terms of choosing actors, both he and the producer prefer to choose some more famous ones, which will be more attractive to the audience and more guaranteed at the box office.
But the Wang Dalun in front of him is just a fledgling newcomer, and he does not fit his original positioning as an actor, and he is thinking about how to refuse, but when he heard Zhang Yuan say this, he was a little moved. It's good that an actor is famous, but as a director, I prefer actors with superb acting skills.
He thought about it secretly, but still took out the script in the bag, handed it to Wang Dalun and said, "Dalun, you take a look first." ”
Wang Dalun took it and took a look, and the title page had his name written on it -- "Photos".
The script is only three thin sheets of paper, read from beginning to end, and the story tells the story of a photographer and a perfume girl from encounter, love, departure, and reunion. There is very little dialogue, and the memories of the two after the reunion are used as narration. The story is novel, and the plot is fascinating, but it's just too short to make a movie.
Fortunately, Roy on the side helped explain that the theme of their film is to show the love life of contemporary urban people, and the whole film is run through several trivial things by a pair of young people who are about to get married, and they are in various excited and joyful moods, and five short stories are used to interpret the emotional experiences of people of different ages. "Photographs" is one of those stories.
Listening to Roy's introduction, Wang Dalun remembered that this movie is often played on TV and watched many times, but every time it is intermittent, and there has never been a movie from beginning to end. I didn't have a deep impression, I just remember that this movie is called "Love Malatang", which has a lot of cameos from Rolling Stone singers, as well as a very pure and naïve Gao Yuanyuan and a pure Lao Xu.
Oh, by the way, I think of it, Lao Xu is the heroine in "Photos". The one who played the photographer, Wang Dalun only remembered that he seemed to be a big black man with five big and three thick, how awkward he looked with the camera, he didn't look like a photographer at all.
A real photographer has to be like Zhang Jian, as long as he picks up the camera, he has the demeanor of a senior photographer. It is said that Zhang Jian took a lot of various poses when he took pictures with his camera......
Wang Dalun tried to recall Zhang Jian's various movements when he took pictures, and at the same time, his eyes involuntarily fell on him.
Zhang Jian inadvertently turned his head and found that Wang Dalun was looking directly at him, startled, and hurriedly said, "What are you doing, what are you looking at?"
"It's not a photographer in the script, I'm thinking about what you look like when you take pictures, otherwise it wouldn't look like you have a camera. ”
Wang Dalun knew that since Zhang Yang could give him the script, he must have considered the role, he wanted to be prepared, and at the same time, he didn't mind taking the opportunity to make a good impression in front of Zhang Yang. Then he said to Zhang Jian: "Brother Jian, why don't I follow you during this time and learn to be a photographer?"
Wang Dalun did it so obviously, everyone knows it. And Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jian also know the temper of this goods, when they first filmed "East Palace and West Palace", he experienced it in the police station for several days in order to learn the behavior and tone of the police.
However, Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, and he felt that Wang Dalun at least expressed his desire for this role, and he really wanted to play this role well. As a director, he just likes such actors.
Until the end of the meal, Zhang Yang didn't say anything positive, he just left the script to Wang Dalun. The meaning of this move is to sue Wang Dalun, the director has already considered it, and whether it can be done depends on yourself.
"Zhang, do you really want to choose this young man?" Roy asked with some hesitation as he came out of the hotel.
"Didn't you talk to him quite speculatively just now?" Zhang Yang said strangely.
"No, no, no. Roy shook his head, looked cautious, and said frankly: "I admit that Wang is a good person, but I don't want to choose him, this is another matter, after all, he is not well-known now, as a producer, I am responsible for the future box office." ”
"That's right. But as a director, I am not only responsible for the box office, but also for the quality of the film. Since I saw in his eyes his desire to perform, why can't we give him a chance?"
Roy looked at Zhang Yang's also serious expression, shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said, "Of course, you are the director, of course you have the right to choose actors." I'm just putting myself in the producer's shoes and giving you my advice. ”
Zhang Yang nodded, and said in a soothing tone: "I just gave him a chance to audition." If not, I certainly wouldn't choose him. Roy, this is the first work we have worked together, and of course we have to choose the most suitable actor when we can, right?"
"Yes, I couldn't agree more. ”
That being said, Zhang Yang knew that Roy was right. This film is invested by Rolling Stone Records, and it is also the first film of Rolling Stone Records to enter the mainland film market, for which they not only cooperated with Western Film to set up a film company, but also will send many of their well-known singers to make cameos in the movie, in the final analysis, in order to be a hit in the mainland film market.
Giving up a very famous actor and choosing a newcomer is still very stressful for Zhang Yang, unless this newcomer can fully prove himself. Of course, in addition to Zhang Yuan's face here, more he felt that Wang Dalun left a very good and deep impression on him today.
As for the very famous actor, although he has already proven his acting skills on the screen, but for the actor's character problems, or self-centered character flaws, in short, Zhang Yang feels very bad, not to mention that the guy's salary is also ridiculously high.
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