When Shen Chong wrote the script of "Buried Alive", the actor he first considered was Zeng Jiang, but after Zhang Aijia talked about the stage play, he immediately thought of Jin Shijie.

The first time I knew Jin Shijie was when I watched "Black Gold".

In "Black Gold", Leung Ka-fai dominates the audience, and Liu Tianwang is overshadowed, but there are two supporting roles that are unique and charming, and Leung Ka-fai is good at winning.

One is Li Liqun's minister, and the other is Jin Shijie's boss in the Investigation Bureau.

Li Liqun has a lot of scenes, and with his acting skills, it is natural for him to be brilliant.

And Jin Shijie, who only showed his face for a minute or two, played soy sauce and left, but he interpreted an old fritter in the workplace who lost his integrity under the pressure of money and power vividly and vividly, especially when he read his lines, his tone and expression matched each other, which was extremely rich and impactful.

Then Shen Chong watched movies such as "The King of Chess", "Heaven and Earth", Jin Shijie played supporting roles at a glance, but he was unique, his temperament changed in a thousand ways, none of them were the same, and he was unforgettable.

When the Internet arrived, Shen Chong knew that this thin and capable actor had a great background.

Jin Shijie is a graduate of the Animal Husbandry Department of Pingtung Agricultural College in Taiwan, after serving in the military, the ranch raised pigs for a year and a half, when he was 27 years old, he felt that he should do something he liked in life, "tell a story or write a story", so he went to Taipei, while doing hard work, while participating in various sporadic small theater activities.

He spent the day moving goods and ordering goods in the stuffy warehouse, sleeping in a crowded dormitory at night, and after work, others played cards, drank, and watched TV, and he buried himself in writing scripts.

Then, Jin Shijie became a pioneer and representative of Taiwan's modern theater.

He has an ordinary appearance and an ordinary figure, but he has stood in the theater for more than 30 years without falling, and is highly respected, and can be described as a generation of grandmasters in the performance industry.

And Jin Shijie is maverick and legendary, for example, he doesn't wear new clothes, he likes to take old clothes back from friends, change them and wear them again, thinking that old clothes have a human smell; His furniture and electrical appliances are also old goods that others don't want, and what is especially strange is that he often goes to his friend's house to eat leftovers - not rubbing rice, but really eating leftovers, friends have eaten, there are leftovers, call him, he goes to eat; He has very low material requirements, and he can pick up and eat the lunch box that he throws in the trash. (Note 1)

So when it came to stage plays, Shen Chong immediately thought of him.

Zeng Jiang plays an arrogant and domineering role, which is commendable, but compared with Jin Shijie, he is a little more arrogant, but a little less restrained, which is not suitable for "Buried Alive", a play that needs to dig out inner emotions, and more importantly, the whole movie is a one-man show, and the line skills are very demanding.

I just don't know how much skill Jin Shijie, who is just starting out at this time, has at his peak?

The theater of the Gengxin Cultural and Educational Center is not large, and it can accommodate up to 300 spectators, and there are several actors on the stage, who are practicing their movements one-on-one in preparation for the evening performance.

At the end of the theater, a few people randomly found a seat and sat down, chatting softly while watching the actors do the exercises.

"Mr. Shen, your script is very innovative." Wu Jingji is a doctor of psychology, speaks slowly, and has a sense of calmness, "It is very suitable for adaptation into a stage play, I don't know if you can give us the right to adapt?" ”

"Please change it as you like." Shen Chong hurriedly said: "It's my honor to be noticed by you in a messy writing." By the way, what does Mr. Jin think of my script? ”

"Creativity is good." Jin Shijie's voice is not loud, his words are extremely clear, and the strength is just right, "But I think that many of the dialogues lack tension and are not humorous enough." ”

"Humor?" Shen Chong was stunned for a moment, he was extremely disgusted with the ubiquitous spoof plots of Hong Kong movies in later generations, so he deliberately controlled it in the script, but he didn't expect Jin Shijie to say that he lacked humor.

"People are dying, and humor in a desperate situation is the greatest irony." Jin Shijie said unhurriedly: "There are too many thoughts and emotions stuffed into the script, and they need to be wrapped in a humorous sugar-coated shell, otherwise it will be too heavy, and the audience doesn't like heavy things, and the didactic taste is too strong." ”

"Makes sense!" Shen Chong suddenly, funny is not the same as humor, there is no joke at all, it is a bit overkill, he excitedly patted the backrest of the front seat, and there was a "pop" sound, "Teacher Jin woke up the dreamer with a word, what he said was too right." ”

"Shh......h

Shen Chong looked up and saw that everyone on the stage was looking at him, and hurriedly raised his hand to apologize.

"But humor, it's hard to write, right?" Hu Yinmeng said on the side: "The humor is difficult to grasp, it is too elegant, the audience can't understand it, it's too vulgar, and it destroys the atmosphere." ”

"It's really hard." "Sigmund Freud said that not everyone has a sense of humor, it's a rare talent. ”

"Just now Dr. Wu said that he wanted to adapt." Shen Chong asked, "I don't know how to change it?" ”

"We haven't decided exactly how to change it. Next year, the China Theatre Art Center will hold the first Shi Yàn Opera Exhibition, and we originally considered adapting the famous Peking Opera "Lotus Bead Match" into a stage play. Wu Jingji said: "But after reading Mr. Shen's script two days ago, I feel that it is also suitable for adaptation, each with its own advantages, so I am hesitant now." ”

""Lotus Bead Match" is a classic of Peking Opera, well-known, with many characters and dramatic tension, it is easy to attract the audience." Jin Shijie explained: ""Buried Alive" is innovative and enjoyable to perform, but it is not well-known, and the audience does not seem to know how to appreciate a one-man show. ”

Shen Chong touched his chin and was also very embarrassed.

In his previous life, he checked Jin Shijie's information, and naturally knew that the stage play adapted from "Lotus Zhu Pei" was the famous "Lotus Zhu New Match" -- this play was Jin Shijie's famous work, and after the performance, it caused a sensation in Taipei, leading to the surging small theater movement in the 80s, and the performance workshops in the future, Guotuo Theater and other well-known theater troupes all came from this, and this play is a milestone in the history of modern theater in Taiwan.

After the adaptation of "Buried Alive", can it have such an effect? If not, wouldn't the butterfly wings be distorted......

"When will this real yàn drama exhibition be held?"

"Next July."

"It's still early." Shen Chong thought about it and invited directly: "I'm going to start filming the movie version of "Buried Alive" recently, why don't you star Teacher Jin, let's adapt while filming, and use the movie to make it real, and see if the effect is good." ”

Shen Chong's construction made everyone except Zhang Aijia very surprised, and Hu Yinmeng's surprised expression was particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Making a movie is not child's play." Wu Jingji pushed his glasses and said, "Mr. Shen is too risky to do this. ”

"I've never made a movie." Jin Shijie still looked unhurried, and said: "Movies and stage plays are not a type of performance, I'm afraid the effect is not good." ”

"Jinbao, don't worry." Zhang Aijia and Jin Shijie are very familiar with each other, she said with a smile: "Ah Chong is a rich man, he doesn't care about money, he just wants to try how to make a movie, the two of you get together, study each other, and it just matches." ”

"Yes, Mr. Kim." Shen Chong said with his signature smile: "I'm very interested in stage plays, why don't we make movies and run a professional theater troupe at the same time?" ”

Film is a kind of virtual performance, because actors can repeat performances, and they can also rely on editing, music and other technical means to make up for it afterwards, while in the theater, every qiē is performed on the spot, and there is no opportunity to come back and make up for it afterwards, so theater is the highest form of performance, which is very suitable for cultivating and honing top film performance talents, Shen Chong is interested in this, and it is not a lie.

……

That night, the program performed by the Yàn Theater Troupe was the first script written by Jin Shijie in the warehouse that year - "Performance".

Shen Chong enjoyed this form of performance for the first time at the scene, and he watched it with relish, and after watching it, he was very satisfied with Jin Shijie's free performance, and he was even more determined to use him as the leading actor in the movie.

After the performance, Shen Chong gave a banquet to all the staff of the troupe, and he was familiar with the members of the troupe.

"You really have a wide range of interests, including movies, music, and stage plays." After the banquet, Zhang Aijia drove Shen Chong back to the hotel, and asked on the way: "What are you going to invest in next time you come to Taipei?" Sue me, I'll buy it first, and then sell it directly to you to make some rouge gouache money. ”

"Invest in beauty." Shen Chong pointed to Hu Yinmeng's car in front of him and said with a smile: "For example, the one in front, you help me buy it, and next time I come to Taipei, I will pick up the goods directly." ”

"Sure enough, it's a pervert!" Zhang Aijia glanced at him and said, "People like great talents, and she can't look down on a philistine businessman like you." ”

"I've written scripts, and I'm also a talent."

"Come on, I wrote a script, it was full of loopholes, and I begged people everywhere to change it." Zhang Aijia said: "Sister Yunwen changed it again, Brother Qiu changed it again, Jinbao changed it again, how many things are left, are you your own?" ”

Shen Chong touched his head, smiled, and said: "I plan to gather the aura of everyone's literary thoughts, collect the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon, and make a classic script. ”

"It also collects the essence of heaven, earth, sun and moon." Zhang Aijia laughed and said, "Are you writing a script, or are you going to be a monster?" ”

After talking and laughing for a while, at the door of the hotel where Shen Chong lived, Zhang Aijia stopped the car, she bit her lip and asked, "You will go back to Hong Kong tomorrow?" ”

"yes, tomorrow's noon plane." Shen Chong looked at her sideways and said, "After staying in Taipei for more than ten days, it's time to go back, there are still a lot of things to deal with in Hong Kong." ”

"Oh......"

After being silent for a while, Shen Chong said, "By the way, I want to ask you something. ”

"What?"

"Why aren't you married?"

Zhang Aijia glanced at him and said, "Why should I get married?" ”

"You yourself said that you are old and want to start a family."

"Do you really want me to get married?"

"I don't want to!"

"I'll ask you something, too."

"Huh?"

"I heard that you prepared a wedding gift for me, what is it?"

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Note 1: See Jin Shijie's own statement in IQI and "Kangxi is Coming".

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