Do you want to take "Purple Butterfly"?

What are you kidding, that's Lou Ye!

It's not a question of whether you can get it or not, it's a question of striving for it.

As a frequent visitor to various European film festivals, Lou Ye is second only to Zhang Yimou and Chen Dadao, as for Feng Pants, who has occupied the top spot at the box office of domestic films with Chinese New Year comedies for many years, and claims to be one of the "three major domestic directors", he is known in the international community - there is no such person.

In these years, in the general environment where Chinese people are generally not confident and worship foreign countries, they can make a name for themselves in the world, which is definitely the top existence in China. If you brush up on any of the three major European film festivals, you will definitely be able to eat for a lifetime.

The most obvious example is Xia Yu, don't look at him as a child, just with the signboard of the Venice actor, he has never lacked resources. Under the banner of Sister Hua, it belongs to the first level of movie coffee.

Moreover, there are too few film resources in these years, and there are even fewer film projects with an investment of more than 30 million. Previously, director Xie Jin's investment of 100 million yuan in "Opium War" was called an epic masterpiece, and Jiang Wen's "The Devil is Coming" is said to have invested more than 30 million yuan.

So there's nothing to hesitate about, you have to fight for it!

Zeng Jia came early the next day, and Li Tang had just finished running. Wangzhuang covers a large area, just on the edge of Leifeng Pagoda, with a perfect combination of mountains and lakes. There is also a chairman's building in the village, where legend has it that Grandpa Mao stayed many times. Li Tang asked about the house price very gossips, and it cost 80,000 yuan to stay in the chairman's building for one night.

"It's so early, you wait for me, just have breakfast together."

You can't enter without a room card, and Li Tang received a call from the front desk to confirm that the armed police in charge of guarding the gate let him go.

Zeng Jia's eyebrows and eyes were slightly tired, but he was in good spirits. When Li Tang rushed to the restaurant after changing her clothes and went to the restaurant together, she couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, have you read the script, how is it?" ”

"Very good!"

"Brother, I suggest you better talk to Director Lou Ye quickly."

"What's the matter, what did Sister An say?"

After Li Tang read the script, he felt that the Shanghai Xiaokai Situ who was forced to get involved in the struggle between China and Japan in it was almost tailor-made for himself. Originally, he didn't think it was a big problem, after all, Ney An gave him the script, and Lou Ye's relationship with himself didn't need to be said at all, the most important thing was that he was confident that he could play this role well.

Zeng Jia didn't answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Brother, who do you think is the hottest among the young actors in China recently?" ”

"Uh......"

It's really hard to say, young actors, some people may say that it is Lu Yi, or Zhou Jie, Chen Kun, or Li Tang himself. They all belong to the ones who have been popular by one or two hit dramas, if you really want to say who is the most popular, it's really hard to say.

But Li Tang immediately thought of a name that he had often heard and seen recently.

"It can't be Liu Li, right?"

The new Golden Horse actor, he and Hu Jun starred in "Lan Yu", although it could not be released in China because of the subject matter, but at the end of last month, he won the Golden Horse actor in one fell swoop with this film, which caused a sensation in the media in recent times.

In the final analysis, it is because the Chinese people are not confident, the Hong Kong Film Awards, the Wanwan Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards in the mainland are known as the three major awards for Chinese films.

The emperors and queens of the Academy Awards and Golden Horse Awards have been monopolized by Hong Kong and Taiwan actors for a long time, and mainland actors have won almost no awards. However, his own Golden Rooster Award is not angry, and he sits in a row to divide the fruits, and from time to time there are double yolk eggs or something, which is criticized by the media every time.

In fact, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and it is difficult to say that it is absolutely fair. Even if it's the Oscars, there will always be controversy, and the unique lobbying culture in the United States is high-sounding about bribery and opening the back door, of course, provided that you can't pull your crotch too much.

There is a saying that roughly means that several parties are under the same conditions, so it depends on who bids higher and who can get this priority condition.

Do you want to say that Hong Kong's Academy Awards and Wanwan's Golden Horse Awards are more just than the Golden Rooster Awards? First of all, the registration conditions are restricted, not all mainland films can participate in the selection of these two awards, and they must have funds from both places or the participation of the main creators of the two places to register for the selection.

Although based on the principle of equality, the Golden Rooster Award also has restrictions in this regard. However, the media hyped the Golden Horse Awards or the Academy Awards, to put it bluntly, are caused by the filter of the developed society of Hong Kong and Taiwan and their own lack of confidence.

Sure enough, Zeng Jia nodded and said: "Sister An said that Liu Li's agent is in contact with the Shanghai Film Studio, hoping to win the role of the male number one." However, Sister An also said that the casting is still based on Director Lou Ye's opinion. ”

Thinking about it, Lou Ye, who is a producer, screenwriter, and director, will definitely not allow others to participate in the casting candidates, even if it is the father of the gold owner.

Liu Li's agent is not an outsider, it is Xiaopang's agent Chang Jihong. Li Tang knew that this seemingly low-key agent actually had a deep connection in the circle.

"Okay, let's leave after breakfast."

Li Tang once had a relationship with Liu Li, and in his memory he was a sunny boy with very self-familiar attributes, and he was nominated for the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor early. This time, he was able to break out of the encirclement in the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles and win the Golden Horse actor, Li Tang did not dare to underestimate this opponent.

Because he knows very well that Lou Ye's choice of actors will not be interfered with by human feelings, just to see if you match the image of the character in his mind. Of course, such a large investment this time is bound to consider the future box office, and the star attributes and box office appeal of the actors must also be considered.

Although the domestic box office of "The Third Man" is good, it surpasses "Gua Sha" starring Liang Jiahui and Jiang Wenli, which was released in the summer, and is currently ranked 19th in the annual box office list. But with the current trend of Liu Li coercing the new Golden Horse actor, Li Tang does not dare to say what advantage he can have.

Therefore, it is necessary to communicate in advance, lest Lou Ye like the new and hate the old.

After having breakfast in a hurry, I checked out and went to Shanghai. Originally, Li Tang planned to go back to his hometown first, and after contacting Lou Ye by phone, he rushed directly to the city.

really met Lou Ye, in fact, there was nothing to talk about, Li Tang just passed a message to him, Ne An gave him the script, he liked it very much, and wanted to play the role of Situ, if not, it was okay to play the role of the Japanese male number two.

Lou Ye told him that it would definitely not work to play a Japanese. After all, if you have money, you have to find a real Japanese to play the role of a real Japanese. As for the role of Situ, in order to balance all aspects of the relationship, he still needs to audition, so that he can prepare well.

In fact, directors, to use an inappropriate metaphor, are scumbags, they always pursue novelty and like to try all kinds of possibilities. The so-called queen actor, unless Wang Ba sees the mung bean in the right eye, or the kind with good acting skills, cheap enough and obedient.

In the communication with Lou Ye, he also saw that Lou Ye really didn't think about the choice of the male number one Situ for the role.

After all, this book was originally created by Lou Ye more than ten years ago, and for a director who writes and directs himself, when creating a script, especially the most important characters, there is usually a template in mind. It was easy for Li Tang to guess who this template was, but now this template is no longer suitable.

Therefore, it is very likely that the audition that Lou Ye said this time was not a formality, but that he really wanted to find the most suitable candidate for Situ in his mind through the audition.

……

New Year's Day 2002 passed quickly.

The business of the hometown hotel is still booming, Li Xiaoxiao's grades are very stable, and there is no big problem in being admitted to university in the future, the difference is whether he can be admitted to his favorite key universities.

After Li Tang spent New Year's Day in his hometown, he returned to his old apartment in the city very familiarly. After all, Dad and Aunt Xiao are now mixing oil in honey, Xiao Xiao usually lives in school, and although everyone lives upstairs and downstairs at home, he is still worried that because of himself, the second elder will not be able to let go, which will affect their sexual well-being.

Of course, the main reason is that Jiang Qinqin's role was also completed after New Year's Day, and it is also honey and oil, so it is indispensable to keep it warm. In view of the good experience of staying in Hangzhou Wangzhuang last time, Li Tang chose the Xijiao Hotel in Shanghai this time, the grade is the same as Wangzhuang, there are also armed police standing guard, and there is nothing to say about privacy.

There are many people in Wuyuan Road Apartment, and he still pays attention to his image.

However, this time it also reminded him that the house in Xujiahui Garden should be renovated, and the three caves of the cunning rabbit are very necessary for him.

Zeng Jia has already returned to the capital, and after discussing the location of the studio, it is more suitable to be placed in the capital, looking for office locations and personnel recruitment, this series of preparations is enough for her to be busy.

Xiaopang is still busy filming "Jade Guanyin", and the scenes in Beijing will continue until the Chinese New Year, and when the spring flowers bloom, they will be transferred to Yunnan again for filming.

Although Li Tang hasn't had time to visit the class, he can tell from the daily phone calls that this filming experience is likely to be a nirvana rebirth in her acting career.

After Jiang Qinqin left, Li Tang was not idle during this time, except for the necessary relationship to move around, he began to study the script of "Purple Butterfly" when he had nothing to do. Lou Ye asked him to prepare well, and he didn't dare to be careless at all. At the same time, he also wanted to use this audition as one of his exams.

Now he has his own place among the new generation of domestic actors, to paraphrase a popular phrase in later generations, he is still a top-notch student with good looks and acting skills.

As an actor, the more you are on the top, the more room you have to be selected. And the bigger the director, the less likely he is to be disturbed by the outside world when he inspects the actors, which means that there may be more and more opportunities for such real auditions in the future. If you want to appear in front of people, in addition to enduring hardships behind your back, you must also be mentally prepared.

……

"You're in Shanghai?"

"That's right, I just arrived today, and I'm going to be filming here during this time. It's inconvenient, come out to see each other? ”

I was still saying that my ex-girlfriend had been busy filming a TV series and hadn't appeared for a long time, this person really couldn't stand the chatter, and Li Tang received a call from his ex-girlfriend that day.

"Okay, you say the place."

"I'm staying at the Huating Hotel, so I'll see you at the café on the second floor."

"Okay, I'll be there in half an hour."

hung up the phone, although I haven't been in touch with my ex-girlfriend for almost half a year, but how to say it, there seems to be a trace of ties. Each other's first love, each other's first time, and the relationship between more than three years together, these bits and pieces will always be the best memories.

Li Tang cleaned up a little, and drove the old Happy 90 to the Huating Hotel where his ex-girlfriend stayed.

Huating Hotel is diagonally opposite the Shanghai Film Studio, driving a motorcycle without traffic jams, after twelve traffic lights, it is only ten minutes, seven or eight minutes earlier than the scheduled time to the café on the second floor of the Huating Hotel.

On weekdays, there are not many people in the café, and the ex-girlfriend has already arrived early, sitting in a relatively hidden card seat, and when she saw Li Tang coming in, she quickly stood up and waved to him.

"Drink something?"

"Whatever."

Li Tang rarely talks casually to others, but in the face of his ex-girlfriend's laziness and casualness, he blurts out.

The ex-girlfriend is also quite accustomed to it, and she won't say anything like nothing, so she asked for the siphon coffee, which is very popular at the moment, a fruit bowl, and a cream cube.

"Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"

Hearing that his ex-girlfriend asked for a cream cube, Li Tang was inevitably a little surprised.

"Hehe, it's rare once, it just so happens that Xiuxiu is not here, and I just happen to satisfy my cravings."

It has been nearly nine years since the two met on the Shanghai Opera campus in the fall of '93. At this time, seeing his ex-girlfriend's rare innocent smirk reminded him of the rustic, dark and thin country girl scene when the two met for the first time.

Trance is a momentary thing, when he saw his ex-girlfriend looking at him with a smile, he hurriedly covered up: "What about Xiuxiu, she didn't come with you?" ”

"We came together, but this time we came early. First, I wanted to visit Mr. Li, and secondly, I wanted to take the opportunity to rest for two days. It was not a rare opportunity to rest, and she also happened to go to Hangzhou to meet her former friends. ”

"Teacher Li Zhiyu is very good, when I went to see him two days ago, he asked me about your situation." Li Tang said.

In contrast, the ex-girlfriend is the real protégé of Mr. Li Zhiyu, including the ex-girlfriend who was able to play Li Bao'er when he filmed "Daming Palace Ci", and the support of Mr. Li Zhiyu, who played Li Zhi.

Of course, Li Tang is now famous, and has won the Huabiao Award for Newcomer in Film, the Golden Rooster Award for Best Supporting Actor, and the Best Actor Award in the Venice Film Festival Upstream Unit, becoming the most accomplished student in the 93rd class of the Shanghai Opera Performance Department, and will naturally be valued and proud by the school and teachers. It is said that when Mr. Li Zhiyu is now leading the 99-level acting class, he often takes Li Tang out as an example to encourage students.

"yes, I knew I was going with you." Ex-girlfriend laughed.

"If we go together, Mr. Li will think that the two of us will get back together." Li Tang couldn't help laughing.

"Compound?"

The ex-girlfriend looked at him with a smile and said, "If you really want to get back together, will you agree?" ”

(End of chapter)