Chapter 418: Battle of Changsha
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Seeing the people in the room leaning forward and closing their backs happily, beating their chests and feet, Xu Zhen was stunned, and immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.
He hurriedly flipped through the document in his hand again, and found that the second page read:
Battle of Changsha, the theme of modern revolution.
At the end of the thirties of the last century, Wuhan fell, and Changsha was in danger......
Xu Zhen: "......"
Yes! It turned out to be this "Battle of Changsha"!
The "Battle of Changsha" in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression!
accidentally made a big fuss, and Xu Zhen covered his face in shame.
The subconscious is too harmful, "Guan Gong vs. Changsha" happened during the Battle of Jingzhou, Xu Zhen, as the actor of Zhou Yu in "Three Kingdoms", is too familiar with this allusion, so much so that when he heard "Battle of Changsha", his subconscious reaction was that he lost the Battle of Nanjun, and after the death battle, he was captured by Zhuge Liang Zhao Yun......
Well, it's just that the mind wanders during the meeting.
"Ahem......"
Cai Shijian, who was in the hand position at the conference table, cleared his throat, interrupted everyone's laughter, and said to Xu Zhen: "You can take a look at these books when you have time, if you don't like them, we can continue to pick." β
"This drama is expected to start at the beginning of next year, and the time is still relatively generous, so we can finalize the book plan around the middle of next month."
Xu Zhen nodded when he heard this, and put away the few documents in his hand with an embarrassed smile.
Immediately afterwards, the meeting continued, and Cai Shijian deployed the company's next stage of work one by one.
After all, "Langya Pavilion" is a small company that has just been established, and its volume is limited, and it is not as good as large companies such as Huaying and Huanyu that can launch many projects at the same time.
They only have two works planned this year: one is the modern medical-themed TV series "Benevolent Doctor" starring Song Yu and Xie Yanjun, and the other is the movie "Orphaned" co-produced with Huaying Media.
The cost of the two works is not high, mainly because I want to stabilize my hand after "Langya Bang" to ensure the healthy operation of the company, and wait until the second year to continue to exert force.
This is also the overall work rhythm planned by Cai Shixing in the near future.
In addition, the company has also participated in the investment of some works prepared by other companies, but these operational matters are not something Xu Zhen needs to worry about.
After the meeting ended that day, he took back the documents that Cai Shixian had given him at the meeting, intending to take a good look at them quietly.
The first thing to open is the "Battle of Changsha" mentioned at the meeting.
However, what Xu Zhen didn't expect was that before he could read the content of the document, he was attracted by a line of inscription on the title page:
If the Chinese nation is destroyed, unless the people of Hunan are dead.
- He knew that this sentence came from the "Hunan Youth Song" by Yang Du, a genius of the Republic of China.
The generosity and determination contained in just fourteen words made Xu Zhen couldn't help but be shocked.
Such a poem with the short and powerful title of "Battle of Changsha", before I saw the story, made people full of expectations for this work.
Xu Zhen guessed that this is probably not a story of the Anti-Japanese War in the traditional sense, but more from the perspective of some ordinary people, telling about the displacement of people and their vows to defend the country in the context of the national disaster.
And so it turned out.
- "Battle of Changsha" is a war story from the perspective of small people.
Its protagonist is a family surnamed "Hu" in Changsha City, during which he experienced a series of tragic events such as the Changsha Fire, the Battle of Changsha, and the Battle of Xiangtan, showing the pain and cruelty of the war in a small way.
The simple expression in the document could not satisfy Xu Zhen's curiosity, so he immediately went to Cai Shijian to ask for the original work of "Battle of Changsha", and read it seriously.
Then this look, I saw the head in one breath.
At nine o'clock that night, Xu Zhen closed the scroll and turned his head to look at the calm moonlight outside the window, looking stunned.
To tell you the truth, if you look at the degree of excitement, the technique of this film is not too strong, and the structure is a little scattered.
But after reading this story, Xu Zhen couldn't help but recall what teacher Liang Minying once said to himself:
Third-rate actors play the plot, second-rate actors play emotions, and first-rate actors play feelings.
- And "Battle of Changsha" is a story with feelings.
The grandfather of the Hu family said that the Hu family did not join the army, and when he turned his head, everyone was faced with a spirit card full of ancestral halls, and the men were almost dead;
The brother-in-law was an unscrupulous ruffian, but when disaster really came, he rushed into the fire without hesitation;
The heroine's father is a rotten Confucian who can only listen to dramas and drink, but when he was forced to become a "traitor", he changed into his most decent clothes, smiled and sang a song in "Yangmen Female General" in front of the devil, singing "All the sons and daughters are bravely charging into battle", and was shot dead in a pool of blood......
Wave after wave of feelings, stretching and constantly washing people's souls.
Xu Zhen even felt that in terms of feelings alone, "Battle of Changsha" could probably rank in the top three of all the books he had read.
And, in addition to feelings, "Battle of Changsha" is also very unique in terms of character building.
Many of the main characters are unlikable when they appear, but it is precisely because of their "unlikable" personality that makes their actions even more moving.
The brother-in-law's ruffian and righteous anger, and the father's sourness and persistence, are two in one, harmonious and unified.
For example, Mr. Cai hopes that the actor Gu Qingming, played by Xu Zhenlai, looks like a rather arrogant person when he first appears.
The heroine's family offended him and specially held a family banquet to make amends to him, but Gu Qingming didn't even sit down, and after entering the door, he directly used mean language to count the other party and couldn't come to the stage.
However, the second appearance of this character surprised Xu Zhen:
At the gate of the hospital, the heroine saw a group of wounded soldiers who caused trouble in Gu Qingming's car, saying that she could not get effective treatment, she was not well fed and clothed, and some people even lay directly under his wheels.
The heroine was originally gloating, and gathered around to see his embarrassed appearance.
As a result, Gu Qingming got out of the car directly, bowed deeply to the wounded soldiers who were making trouble, and said sincerely: Brothers have been wronged, I will solve this matter for you.
The huge contrast between the two appearances before and after made Xu Zhen suddenly have a good impression of this character.
There are many vivid characters, which together support a magnificent picture of the times.
Xu Zhen held this document and hesitated for a long time, but finally dialed Qiao Feng's phone and expressed his love for this story to him.
He doesn't necessarily have to make this drama, but if the company wants to shoot it, he must want to take it.
Such a story deserves to be seen by more people.
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At this time, Qiao Feng had just finished reading a few books held by Mr. Cai, and he also felt that "Battle of Changsha" was a good choice.
However, what he considered was not the question of feelings or not, but the role of Gu Qingming was very suitable for Xu Zhen.
After all, this story is a group drama, and the burden of the male protagonist is not very large;
Moreover, Gu Qingming in the original book is a young man in his early twenties, although Xu Zhen's acting skills can challenge roles with a large age span, but the closer to the actual age, the more suitable it is.
"Dingding!"
At this moment, the mobile phone rang suddenly, Qiao Feng picked it up and took a look, but saw that it was someone in the small group where several agents they knew each other to exchange information.
The agent of a second-tier artist asked him: "Master Qiao, what have you been busy with in Langya Pavilion recently?" β
"I heard that Xu Zhen's new play has begun to prepare? What are the characters, take them out for everyone's reference! β
As soon as these words came out, a long list of repeaters suddenly appeared below.
Seeing this, Qiao Feng couldn't help but pout.
These people have noses smarter than dogs!
Ever since his own Ah Zhen won the Emperor Trophy, there have been countless people who have tried every means to hold stinky feet and want to seek cooperation.
- Hehe, think beautifully, is my family's Ah Zhen's luck so easy for you to rub?
Qiao Feng plucked his ears and typed in the group: "Don't worry, don't worry, don't be impatient." β
"I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet, and I'll tell you as soon as there is news."
Someone asked: "It seems that you have too many good books on hand, are you picky?" β
Qiao Feng made a sigh and sighed: "No, how can there be a good book." β
"My Ah Zhen's drama is too difficult to choose."
Qiao Feng said with emotion: "He is only 22 years old this year, and most people are acting in youth idol dramas at his age, but my Ah Zhen has basically taken on big productions in recent years, and if he suddenly goes to act in idol dramas, fans and companies will definitely not be happy." β
"Especially if you get the Emperor this year, you have to be more cautious."
"You said that at his age, the big drama can't hold up, the small drama seems to be cheap, and the supporting role is not suitable, I feel very difficult to ride a tiger now, but what should I do, hey, I'm so worried......"
After he said this, the group that was still lively just now suddenly fell silent.
At this moment, countless people looked at the string of words that Qiao Feng had just posted, and silently let out the same sigh:
Bah!
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For these transactional work, Xu Zhen himself did not participate in it anymore.
"Orphaned" will start filming in August, and his main character now is to adjust his body and mind and devote himself to the filming of the next drama with a full mental state.
After the half-year meeting of "Langya Pavilion" was held, Xu Zhen only stayed in the capital for three days, and then went back to Ganzhou to find his master.
Every year, I recite scriptures, fight boxing, read books, write biographies of Zeng Shuai's characters, and live very comfortably on vacation.
This is not because he has no money to buy a house after his small money is squeezed out by Mr. Cai...... Cough......
Mainly, Zeng Shuai, who he played in "Orphaned", is a rural teenager who needs to find a place to cultivate his "local" atmosphere, and he can't always stay in a big city.
Didn't you see Brother Hao riding a motorcycle for a ride all this time?
- Yes, since Chen Zhenghao ended his duties as a guest of the Magnolia Award, he has asked a few old guys to travel around the country on a motorcycle.
In fact, he wanted to sign up for another rally at first, but considering that the danger factor was too great, he was afraid that if he fell and injured himself, it would affect the filming progress of the movie, so he had to dispel this idea.
At the beginning of August, Xu Zhen ended his short vacation and took a plane back to the motorcycle repair shop at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain.
At this time, the pre-crew of "Orphaned" had already arrived and were negotiating with the local people at a nearby filming location.
Xu Zhen and his car repair "master" Han Chunlai reunited after a long absence, and both of them felt very cordial.
Han Chunlai looked at Xu Zhen with a smile, took off his gloves, pointed to an old motorcycle that was being repaired on the ground, and said, "I haven't seen you for more than two months, let me see if you are rusty with kung fu!" β
Xu Zhen grinned, put on a work uniform with his gloves, picked up tools from the workbench, squatted down and repaired the motorcycle.
A group of crew members looked at his familiar appearance, and couldn't help but be dumbfounded by the tools in Han Chunlai's shop.
ββAlthough I heard someone talk about Xu Zhen's motorcycle that he had been repairing here for more than half a month in the spring, he didn't expect to be able to repair it!
He's not just learning a shelf, he's really repairing cars!
"Hey, Xiao Zeng?"
Several people in the crew were looking at Xu Zhenxiu's motorcycle in amazement, and a middle-aged lady suddenly came in at the door.
The eldest lady looked at the back of Xu Zhen's car, her eyes lit up, and she shouted affectionately: "Ah, Xiao Zeng is back?" β
When Xu Zhen heard this, he subconsciously turned around and saw that the person who came was a regular customer of the motorcycle repair shop - Gao Da Niang, who sold fruits.
He was just about to say hello, when he suddenly remembered that he was not wearing a mask at this time.
Sure enough, the eldest lady saw Xu Zhen's face clearly, and her eyes suddenly widened, and her mouth was so long that she could stuff an egg.
Xu Zhen's face froze, and he just wanted to say a few words, but he saw Gao Da Niang's eyes shining and said: "Ah, Xiao Zeng, why are you so handsome!" β
"Auntie said, why do you wear a mask every day?"
The eldest lady said, walked over to him quickly, and said happily: "Are you coming back from dealing with the affairs of the family?" β
"Are you going to stay here for a long time this time?"
The eldest lady patted Xu Zhen on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Do you have a partner now, do you need to introduce one to you?" β
Xu Zhen: "......"
Well, it seems like I'm overestimating my popularity......
It's floating, I've only acted in a few dramas, and it's still far from being well known!
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Xu Zhen came early and arrived at Qingyuan Mountain more than a week in advance to prepare, while Brother Hao only entered the group on the 10th.
(I didn't finish writing, the following is garbled, I'll change it immediately)