Chapter 236: The so-called Hong Kong dream
"Keep your heels close together and your toes open 90 degrees."
"Hold your chest up, your back straight, don't move your shoulders, move your waist and hips."
"Come, follow me!"
The sexy and hot female teacher is doing a face-to-face demonstration, saying: "Take a step to the side with your left foot, straighten your right foot, center of gravity on the right, and your pelvis to the right, then step over your right foot, and stretch your left foot straight......"
Chu Qing was extremely uncomfortable with her close to her chin, and shrank back as much as possible.
"The music is in 4/4 time, and the rhythm is, two, three, four, one, one for each." The female teacher didn't care, and leaned over again, rubbing her two hands a few times in frenzy.
She had never seen a man with such a punctual figure, straight as he should be, bent as he should be, and with excellent coordination. Especially now, this guy is wrapped in a thin white shirt, tsk, the arc and flexibility of that waist, if it weren't for the crowd, he would have cried a long time ago.
This is a professional-level dance studio, which charges 2,000 yuan per hour, one-on-one guidance, and he paid for five classes first, that is, 10,000 yuan. It's just a matter of spending money, and the special ones have to be sexually harassed by female hooligans, and they are so sad that they are dead.
If it weren't for the sake of making a movie, he wouldn't have been guilty of this, but fortunately the character didn't have many dancing scenes, just to learn the basic steps.
It is said that Liu Dehua is worthy of being the king of heaven, he has a lot of face, and negotiated a contract with Ah Guan, and the bright salary startled Chu Qing.
That's 400,000!
As an outsider, he really has a lot. Hong Kong's current actors, less than one million, are mostly the new generation of idols. Between one million and two million, that's a first-line star; If it exceeds two million, it can't be counted according to popularity, and you must have the halo bonus of actor * god or god of song or box office champion on your body, you are worth the price.
“OK。 OK, let's take a break. ”
Although the female teacher has the attributes of an idiot, she is still very serious in teaching, and when she saw that he had almost mastered it, she slapped her hands and said.
"Okay." Chu Qing nodded, sat on the sofa in the corner, and took another sip of the bottle of water.
He felt that he was improvised, and his movements could ensure that he would not be deformed, and his sense of rhythm would be a little rotten, and he would occasionally disrupt the beat. Of course. At this pace, five lessons are definitely enough.
"Hey!"
Just thinking about it, the female teacher came to him upside down and said with a smile: "Shall we go to the movies at night?" ”
“……”
That's too straightforward, isn't it? She was generous, but Chu Qing was quite uncomfortable, and politely refused: "I'm sorry, I have something to do at night." ”
"It's okay, another day."
Unfazed, she continued, "That's right. Aren't you an actor, how did you learn to dance? ”
"I'm going to make a film, some dance shots."
"Wow, what's the piece?"
"Ugh. I'm not in a position to talk about it. ”
She shrugged her shoulders and stopped asking, biting her fingers like a child, watching the other pair of master and apprentice dance cha cha.
There was silence for a while. Chu Qing felt very embarrassed, and bluntly found the topic, asking, "How long have you been here?" ”
"Four years."
"Didn't think about doing anything else?"
"I don't know anything but dance. What can you do? ”
The girl was also twenty-five or sixteen years old, with delicate eyebrows and firm lips, and said with a smile: "However, sooner or later, one day I will have my own dance studio, which is even more magnificent than here!" ”
She opened her arms and made a big circle, her eyes shining brightly, and she didn't feel like she was YY at all.
Chu Qing smiled, took another sip of water, and suddenly said, "Hey, you give me the phone." ”
"What, I regret that I just refused, and now you want to soak me?" The girl laughed.
"Well, no. When my movie is released, I invite you to watch it. He was embarrassed and said, "Also, I wish your dream to come true as soon as possible." ”
……
In the afternoon, the bookstore.
Chu Qing finished class and didn't want to go home early, so he wandered all the way. Then at the corner of the street, I found this little bookstore, and I happened to have a look in my heart.
He will go to Hong Kong in April and Cannes in May, which will be June.
In the past two months, he has seen so many things, such as advanced shooting techniques, film marketing operations, red carpet rules and traditions, and even metaphysical definitions of acting concepts, all of which have been instilled in his mind little by little.
The more you know, the more confused you become.
Especially Zhan Ruiwen's set of teachings on liberating the dark side, instantly bombarded him into scum, and he was simply enlightened, and he couldn't wait to break into the new world to find out.
This bookstore is very small, and it is simply divided into several categories, Chu Qing swept around, and picked out a few books that could be used: "English Speaking Practice", "Clothing Dressing and Matching Skills", and "Introduction to Psychology".
"Hello, is there a simplified version of these three?" He asked the little girl at the cash register.
"Oh, I'll find it for you."
The little girl said, entered the storeroom inside, and soon came out with a book, and said with a smile: "Are you sure you want to buy it?" ”
"Hmm."
"That's two hundred and eighty dollars." Chu Qing was secretly speechless, so expensive that he was scared to death, and took out three hundred yuan and handed them over.
The girl asked for money to collect money, wrapped her schoolbag, and added a large white paper-like object, and said: "If you spend more than 200 yuan, we will give you a movie poster." ”
"Uh, thank you."
Chu Qing went out with a poster a little funny, he has always disliked this kind of thing, even when he was a child, he never kept it. I wanted to throw it away directly, but after a pause, I still opened it and took a look.
I saw Zhou Xingxing wearing an earthy yellow monk's suit, kicking a side kick that was not standard, and the most conspicuous place was a football with a speed line.
It also reads: "Shaolin Football", world premiere on July 5.
"Heh......"
He pursed his lips, and suddenly there was a strange emotion.
Forget it, keep it.
The sun was dazzling outside, he raised his hand to cover it, the pedestrians around him hurried by, the vehicles were still busy, and he was not interested in shopping again, as if he had lost the vicissitudes of life.
When I got home, I had a simple meal and discussed many things in the studio with my girlfriend. The girl was busy while filming, and the efficiency of the preparation was very slow, so they were not in a hurry anyway.
Before he knew it, it was dark, Chu Qing lay on the bed, studying the script over and over again according to his habits.
"Jingle bell!"
Just as he was about to enter the state, he was suddenly interrupted by a bell.
He frowned, called the phone and looked at it, and couldn't help but be stunned, it was actually Ichikawa Shozo.
"Hey, Mr. Ichikawa."
"Well, I'm still the same, how are you?"
"That's good...... What the...... Uh, it's okay, it's okay, I have time to ......"
A few minutes later, he hung up the phone, confused. Ichikawa actually said that he wanted to come to Hong Kong, and he came to find himself on purpose, which is a bit inexplicable.
Since last year's farewell to Venice, I haven't been in touch for a long time, what can Leng Buding do, get married? Or borrow money?
He scratched his head, too lazy to think about it, leaned his pillow on the head of the bed, leaned comfortably, and continued to ponder the script.
The old clock ticked and walked, and the room was quiet, with only a slight rustle. The faint yellow light, combined with the moon outside the window, blends into a fuzzy coating.
I don't know how long I watched it, but I felt that my eyes were sore, so Chu Qing raised his head and eased his spirit.
He yawned, sat in pain for a moment, and then looked at the poster posted on the opposite wall, feeling rather strange. Because he found that the two films "Love is Like a Dream" and "Shaolin Football" are not much different in essence.
They are all small people at the bottom, and through their diligence, courage, creativity, and determination, they finally succeeded.
There is a unified name for such a story in the world: the United States is called the American dream, the United Kingdom is called the British dream, Hong Kong is called the Hong Kong dream, and China is called ...... Well, let's skip it.
In the ideology of Hong Kong people, they tend to put their posture to the lowest level, and then create a self-reliant, optimistic and positive image.
However, this is contrary to its real, pseudo-Western and pseudo-traditional social state. Therefore, whether it is a movie or a novel, the kind of spiritual opium they try to present will always be unconsciously crazy, pretentious and contradictory.
The only innocent and reliable thing is probably McDull.
"Shaolin Football" doesn't need to be detailed, it has a lot of feelings for Zhou Xingxing in it, so that it can't be evaluated objectively.
And "Love is Like a Dream", dressed in the skin of song and dance elements, is still an inspirational movie that embodies the so-called Hong Kong dream. is mixed with unfunny bridges, as well as the cool points and urine points produced by the assembly line.
It may have been a good box office, but it was by no means a good show.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Chu Qing.
He never looks for meaning in movies, he only pursues the capacity and value of the character, or just likes to do it.
"Love Jun is Like a Dream", there are fresh dances, Fanghua Aunt Mei, Andy's favors, and satisfactory remuneration.
So it's very simple, he likes to make this drama. (To be continued......)