Chapter 148: Youth is like a rushing river
"Really? What are you talking about? ”
Hearing Xu Zhen give such a high evaluation, Shen Tang hurriedly leaned over and watched the script with him.
The name of the micro-film is "Old Boy", and the author's name is Xiao Yang.
The two of them were right, and they found that they didn't know this person, probably a rookie screenwriter.
The time limit for the short film is 30 to 60 minutes, so the script is not very long.
The theme is also very simple, probably about two middle-aged uncles living at the bottom of society, regaining their youthful dreams, and participating in a talent show with a group of young men.
The script is divided into two parts, the first part is about the bohemian student days of the two uncles.
Lao Xiao, one of the protagonists, likes music and practices the guitar every day; The other protagonist, Lao Wang, is obsessed with Michael Jackson and often shows off his dance moves in front of his classmates.
The two of them used their own means in pursuit of the school flower, but they were all right by the school flower again and again, and the two became good friends by mistake.
Lao Xiao and Lao Wang often exchange "artistic experiences" together, and form a pair to participate in the school's theatrical performances, which are highly sought after by the students.
The second part is the adult age of the two "old boys".
Many years have passed in a blink of an eye, and the former campus figures are now ordinary, Lao Xiao is the wedding host, and Lao Wang runs a small barber shop, and the two are not as happy as they should be.
At this time, the news of Jackson's death was released on TV, and Lao Xiao and Lao Wang suddenly felt that their youth memories had come to an end, and they were very depressed and sad.
By chance, Lao Xiao had a whim and took Lao Wang to participate in a talent show.
Two middle-aged and old men rekindled their former enthusiasm, followed a group of young people in their prime to compete on the same stage, and were deeply loved by the audience because of Qingqi's painting style and strong topicality, and they were promoted again and again.
However, the producer of this show is a high school classmate of the two.
Back then, he was cowardly and vegetable, and he was often bullied by Lao Xiao, and he also knew that Lao Wang had chased his current wife, who was the former school girl, and he held a grudge against these two people.
The producer told the judges that the show needed young idols, not grassroots uncles, and hinted that the two should not be allowed to advance.
In the promotion competition, Lao Xiao Wang, who was originally very favored by the judges, was suddenly criticized, and the judges questioned their age and ability in harsh language, and the two middle-aged people stood on the stage, forced to ask at a loss and embarrassed.
On the final stage, Lao Xiao and Lao Wang sang a song "Old Boy", the lyrics are full of the pursuit of dreams and the memory of youth.
The two still failed to make the cut after all, but their song "Old Boy" touched countless audiences from all over the world.
Many of the students saw this scene and cried silently in their ordinary lives.
After reading this script, Xu Zhen and Shen Tang covered the volume with emotion.
Both of them are young people under the age of 20, and they became famous at a young age and have a bright future, and they have not experienced the situation of Lao Xiao and Lao Wang in the story.
But human emotions are universal, and the spiritual core of this kind of life falling silent and dreams never extinguishing is really moving.
Especially the song "Old Boy" at the end of the script, the content of the lyrics corresponds to the life experience of the protagonist of the story, which is simple and bright, and hits people's hearts:
Youth is like a rushing river, and it is too late to say goodbye if you don't come back.
Just looking at the words and not hearing the tune makes people feel very emotional.
"Which one are you two looking at?"
Xu Zhen and Shen Tang were briefly exchanging the "feelings after reading" of "Old Boy", and when they turned around, they found that the head teacher Liu Yucheng had come to the two of them.
Xu Zhen raised the script in his hand and said, "I'm watching "Old Boy". ”
Seeing this, Liu Yucheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "This? I didn't expect you two to like this at a young age? ”
"I see that many of the rest of them are talking about 'My First Love Diary'."
Shen Tang shook his head and sighed: "That's not good, it's too bloody, it's a terminal illness and amnesia, how can "Old Boy" be good." ”
Xu Zhen also agreed: "Good stories are regardless of age or era. Besides, although we may not be the audience, the judges are - the judges of the micro film festival must be middle-aged, right? ”
"Hahaha......" Liu Yucheng was immediately amused by Xu Zhen's witty thinking.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Well, let me ask in advance, will you two participate in the micro-film works of our class?" ”
"The school can't afford to pay for it, the leader said, the production fund is 100,000 yuan, and at most you can manage a meal."
Xu Zhen and Shen Tang glanced at each other, nodded their heads, and expressed their willingness to participate.
After all, this is part of the school's teaching plan, and the shooting cycle of the micro-film is very short, about ten days, which may take up a few weekends.
After receiving the affirmative reply from these two people, Liu Yucheng immediately relieved his heart.
Although the micro film festival adopts the method of expert review, it may not consider the issue of popularity, but the strength of famous artists is also a huge help for film shooting.
My students are only freshmen, and in front of the camera, I'm afraid some people can't even figure out which leg to take first.
If you directly pull such a group of people out to make a movie, the effect will be absolutely miserable.
If there is a "Dinghai Divine Needle" like Xu Zhen in the team, then the shooting will be much smoother.
In the morning of the same day, after the class meeting, the head teacher Liu Yucheng initiated a vote in the class group.
In the end, "Old Boy" narrowly defeated "My First Love Diary" and became the script of Xu Zhen's class.
……
On September 13th, the half-month military training of Chinese opera began.
The instructors don't care if you are a big star in the future or a little fresh meat now, you will all be pulled under the sun to stand in a military posture and kick the right step.
In less than a week, the students had all gone from osmanthus cake to donkey rolling.
Although Xu Zhen also tanned a little, he was much better than others.
Many classmates came to him to learn from him and asked him what kind of sunscreen he was wearing.
Xu Zhen's sunscreen spray was in his pocket, and he was embarrassed to hide it, so he told them.
The gang checked their mobile phones, counted the digits of the price, and gasped one by one.
However, many of the people who study acting have good family backgrounds, although these people are distressed, but after all, face is the capital of the revolution, so they still gritted their teeth and bought it.
However, Xu Zhen actually wanted to tell them......
The reason why I didn't get much darker is because my skin type is special, and it is easy to get sunburned, and it is not easy to get tanned.
This is actually not a good thing, but it can't be said, it's Versailles.
Forget it, you can buy it if you want, anyway, at least it can play a role in preventing sunburn......