Chapter Seventy-Five: Morandi's Colors
Yuan Quan received Feng Yuanzheng's invitation, and he also attached great importance to this matter, and rushed to Renyi in the afternoon. A conference room was borrowed to meet with a few people.
"Hello Mr. Yuan, I am Chen Li, the director of this drama. They are the screenwriters of this play, Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran. "If you really need to show the director's strength to convince Yuan Quan, then you need to rely on Chen Li's lead.
"Hello Mr. Yuan, I'm Zhou Cheng (Chu Ran)."
With Chen Li's introduction, Zhou Cheng and Chu Ran also greeted Yuan Quan respectively and showed great respect.
"Hello." Yuan Quan nodded slightly, showing her unique elegance.
Yuan Quan is wearing a pink shirt with a very light pink as if it is about to fade today, and the neckline of the blouse is buttoned, revealing a touch of white skin, simple, casual and charming. The lower body is a pair of blue straight-leg pants that are also like fading, and the legs are slightly together in an elegant sitting posture, which perfectly shows the advantages of his long legs.
"Morandi color? Teacher Yuan's outfit is so beautiful. ”
Hearing the praise from the other side, Yuan Quan was surprised, looked at Zhou Cheng who was speaking, and asked, "Screenwriter Zhou, do you also know Morandi's color system?" ”
Looking at Chen Li and Chu Ran, who were also puzzled next to him, Zhou Cheng nodded: "I know a little." This is a painting color often used by the Italian painter Giorgio Morandi, which is mainly unsaturated and not as showy as traditional colors. ”
"Brother Cheng, it's okay." Chu Ran knew that Zhou Chengxue was more miscellaneous, and under Zhou Kezhi's pressure, he knew a little about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he didn't expect that he even knew this unpopular knowledge.
Zhou Cheng smiled, this color has been played by the fashion industry after more than ten years, but at this time, there are really no designers who dare to try it: "Many people will think that the color of this color is close to the feeling of fading, so they are not used to using it to make clothing." The accessories of Sister Yuan's costume are all new, it shouldn't be deliberately old, it seems that she didn't buy it in China. ”
Yuan Quan nodded: "I also traveled to Milan, and I accidentally saw this kind of clothes made of almost faded fabrics, and I fell in love with it at a glance, so I bought a few." ”
"This also requires Mr. Yuan's temperament to wear this intellectual effect, low-key and restrained, but also fresh, but shows a sense of luxury." Chu Ran praised beside him: "If ordinary people dare to wear it like this, I am afraid that they will be thought to be old clothes of more than ten years." ”
"You two are worthy of being screenwriters, erudite and talented." Yuan Quan was secretly happy to be praised, but he was not too good to destroy the elegance he had created, and then changed the topic: "This play was written by the two of you together?" ”
Zhou Cheng nodded: "I wrote the movie script, and Chu Ran wrote the drama script." He's a little better at drama. ”
"Are you going to make this play into a movie?" Hearing Zhou Cheng's words, Yuan Quan's eyes lit up.
"Yes, we have a film project, with an investment of about 10 million, and try to use the original cast of the drama."
Zhou Cheng saw Yuan Quan, who was unusually surprised, and suddenly felt that he and Chen Li seemed to have neglected something.
Although the compulsion of the drama is relatively high, the audience is relatively narrow. Although these artists rely on Renyi to hone their acting skills, they are not well-known among ordinary audiences, which restricts their income in other aspects. After all, it's not a few decades ago, actors' income comes from the salary paid by the unit, and now fame is the fastest way to increase their income, so they can't ignore their yearning for the big screen.
Just like Yuan Quan, I believe she must also want to prove her acting skills on the big screen, especially to Xia Yu.
With a common understanding of the color system as a good start, and a project plan to make a movie as a foreshadowing, Yuan Quan finally put down his shelf and communicated with them on an equal footing about the plot and character characteristics of this play.
Chen Li also began to play to his strengths. Not only did he take out the exploded shots he had drawn, but he also had detailed annotations on the lighting, sound, props and actors' movements during the rehearsal of the play. This also made Yuan Quan believe that these young people are not rhetoric, but have real materials.
"Teacher Yuan~"
"You can call me Sister Yuan." Zhou Cheng's salutation was interrupted by Yuan Quan again, and he asked him to change his title to show that they were already familiar with each other.
"Okay, Sister Yuan!" Zhou Cheng is as kind as a stream, and after calling Sister Yuan, he feels a lot more comfortable: "Regarding the role of Zhang Yiman, we also created a song and asked Zhang Yiman to show it during the filming, which is a hint of Zhang Yiman's identity as a singer." So we hope that Sister Yuan can sing on stage in person. ”
"You've also written songs? Can you show it to me? Yuan Quan is even more curious about the talent of these young people, who are not a few years younger than him, but they are surprising themselves everywhere.
Zhou Cheng took out the song that Feng Chong helped compose from the file bag and handed it to Yuan Quan, he didn't expect Yuan Quan to just hum it after he simply read the score.
"Mi-La-Mi-......"
"Sister Yuan, you are very powerful, you even know the simple score." Chu Ran also stretched out his thumb.
Yuan Quan did not tell them that the positioning given to him by the original company was not only an actor, but also a singer, and the company specially found a music teacher to train him and released an album. Last year, Yuan Quan and Huang Lei collaborated on the theme song "Secret Love" of "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring", which was sung by Yuan Quan himself.
Listening to Chu Ran's compliment, the corners of Yuan Quan's mouth, who looked down at the score, rose slightly, revealing a hint of pride. But when he looked up at a few people, he still said a little modestly: "It still seems to feel a little wrong, and it is better to have a music teacher know." ”
"We've got a sample here, you can listen to it."
Then Zhou Cheng took out the demo recorded by the old wolf, which once again hit Yuan Quan's self-confidence. Well, let's honestly prepare for filming, and strive to complete the rehearsal as soon as possible and get on the big stage.
The communication with Yuan Quan was quite smooth, and Yuan Quan became the first artist to be confirmed in this drama after signing the contract of intent.
Watching Yuan Quan leave with the script, Zhou Cheng had some new ideas about several actors in this play.
Many of the actors who became popular a few years later or even more than ten years later are late bloomers. At this time, most of them still played supporting roles in the crew, or even played tricks.
Zhou Cheng felt that he didn't need to look at them with the attitude of more than ten years later. After all, he is the investor and the holder of the resource. As long as you have the resources in your hands, it is not easy to find actors.
"What do you think of Liu Yijun playing Pei Kuishan?" Zhou Cheng, who wanted to figure it out, also had new ideas for the role of Pei Kuishan, and proposed to Chen Li and the others.
"Liu Yijun?" Chen Li and Chu Ran glanced at each other, and at first glance they felt that this person was relatively unfamiliar when they heard this name, and it took a while for Chen Li to remember: "I remember, our senior brother from Nortel's performance department, I also watched the graduation drama they rehearsed in the school's film room." ”
Seeing that Chu Ran hadn't remembered it yet, Zhou Cheng reminded him: "In "The Great Dyeing Workshop", he played the third child of the Zhao family, a supporting role. ”
Chu Ran finally remembered: "It turned out to be him." looks white and clean, but it is very suitable for the setting of Pei Kuishan's role. ”
Hou Yong's performance in the play "The Great Dyeing Workshop" is too outstanding, and the limelight of the other characters in the play is all covered, but Liu Yijun, who also performs very well, continues to be buried.
Chen Li also agreed: "Why don't you send him an audition notice?" ”
Late bloomer, Zhou Cheng never thought it was a pleasant word.
If you can become famous and famous, who wants to hibernate? Who will understand the bitterness and bitterness of this? Perhaps only a truly late-bloomer thinks about his life in the dead of night and sighs that it is not easy to get.
In another world, Zhou Cheng's first attention to Liu Yijun was when he saw Kong Sheng's "The Pretender", in which Liu Yijun played the role of Wang Tianfeng, a senior military commander.
Although before this play, Liu Yijun also took over Kong Sheng's play, played the ambitious Xiang Luoyang in "Top Secret Escort", and also played the ruthless Xie Yu in "Langya Bang". is a well-known villain professional in the circle.
However, the former has too few scenes to show its characteristics, and the latter has too many scenes in Jiang Zuo, Mei Lang, and Mei Changsu, who are dressed in white, enough to overshadow everyone else.
In the group drama "The Pretender", the role of Wang Tianfeng played by Liu Yijun can no longer be suppressed. Even Zhou Cheng, who doesn't know how to act, can see Liu Yijun's performance, completely covering the Ming sisters and brothers who are the protagonists.
Zhou Cheng remembered that there was a scene where Wang Tianfeng saw Yu Manli, who originally only had one line, and used a few subtle actions to fully interpret Wang Tianfeng's ruthlessness and sense of oppression for the role. Even after the release of this play, these scenes have been commented on by professionals many times and have become the performance benchmark for villains.
Later, Zhou Cheng also watched his interview on the Internet. This is a late-blooming actor, but his starting point is not low.
When he was still in his junior year, he got the opportunity to act as the leading actor in a movie, but because he was too proud of his talents, he offended a actress who was also the heroine. was not only kicked out of the crew by the other party, but also blocked by the other party for ten years through the relationship. It wasn't until the turn of the millennium that a new opportunity was found for him, and he was almost thirty years old by this time.
Zhou Cheng proposed to find Liu Yijun to play Pei Kuishan, and Chen Li and the others did not object, but how to contact him became a problem. Liu Yijun himself did not sign a contract with a film and television company, nor did he have an agent, Zhou Cheng remembered that in a variety show in his previous life, Huang Lei said that he had known him for many years and had a good relationship between brothers and sisters. The two also collaborated on a film and television drama, but Zhou Chenglai crossed over without seeing it.
"Teacher Huang, hello, I'm Chu Ran. ...... "It's right to leave this kind of work to Chu Ran, who is familiar with everyone: "We want to ask you about personal ,...... Liu Yijun, Senior Brother Liu, do you know each other? …… It's a trivial matter to find him,...... Now that you know our play, you need to help,...... Yes, some of these actors need to go to the school to choose, Zhou Cheng and I are going to go to the school with Director Chen Li to find you in the next two days......"
After hanging up the phone, Chu Ran spread his hands to Chen Li and Zhou Cheng: "Yes, this Teacher Huang is really well-informed, I just proposed to find Senior Brother Liu, and I guessed what we were going to do." ”
Chen Li nodded: "Mr. Huang and Renyi have cooperated many times, and they also performed the play "Secret Love in Peach Blossom Spring" last year, so it is normal to be able to get information in advance. ”
"Then go ahead, this is what we have already decided anyway." Zhou Cheng did not object.
The appointment with Liu Yijun went very smoothly, Huang Lei made a phone call and the other party rushed directly to Yanjing Renyi, for Liu Yijun, any opportunity is relatively rare, not to mention the opportunity to be able to appear on the performance stage of Renyi.