"Smack!"

Li Tang lit a cigarette, closed the script and put it aside, poured a cup of warm chrysanthemum tea, and took a sip. The electric heater in the house is certainly very warm, but the winter in the capital is too dry, plus the heating baking, dry and dry, if you are not careful, it is easy to bleed from the nose, drink some chrysanthemum tea that disperses wind and heat, reduces fire and moistens the lungs.

It took me a morning to read the script, and it didn't make people's eyes light up when I read the script of Cheng Er's "The Third Man", but it can't be considered bad, it's above average.

It is about a young couple who came to the capital with hope to break into the world, and after seven years, the man was unemployed and had nothing to do, perhaps out of the desire to save face or not want his wife to worry, he pretended to go to work and wandered in the subway without his wife. And his wife, Xiaohui, who works in the design studio, encounters the pursuit of the coffee shop owner, and is caught in a dilemma.

The frustrated man also met a kindergarten music teacher who was hospitalized with an eye injury, maybe out of revenge, maybe attracted by the unique temperament of the other party, so he was willing to be a licking dog, ran to the hospital every day to take care of it, and then naturally developed a relationship.

The kindergarten music teacher was injured in the eye by a gas explosion while dating her chef boyfriend, and the kind chef chose to quit, and later got together with a promoter who was also kind, sincere in his feelings, had been betrayed and hurt by his boyfriend, and sold nutritious breakfast in the subway every day.

Interspersed in the middle is the love story of a beautiful photo studio clerk and a mute boy.

The whole story is very delicately written, both realistic and beautiful, including the small depression, small inferiority, small escape, small jealousy, small empathy and small emotional torment encountered by ordinary people in ordinary life. And it is precisely these subtle contradictions that can eventually accumulate and cause great psychological conflicts.

Of course, movie scripts always have their idealistic side, such as the man and the kindergarten music teacher, the wife Xiaohui and the coffee shop owner, and their beautiful relationship builds the overall warm and romantic tone.

In addition, the whole script is unique in terms of narration, and the text is more inclined to a prose, which is somewhat suspicious of showing off skills, so it's no wonder that Chubby can't stand it.

In contemplation, the ash fell, and he quickly extinguished the cigarette butt, stood up and patted it, and picked up a broom to sweep the ground clean. At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

During this time, I learned that he was in the capital, and there were many people who contacted him, but only some close friends could come to the door, such as Jia Yuling before, Li Jie, who had a good relationship in the crew of "Xiaoao", including Cheng Er's sworn friend, Sun Li, the art designer of "Criminals" and "The Third Man", etc.

After filming "The Third Man", he was photographed by director Sun Zhou and became the art director of the literary film "Zhou Yu's Train" starring Liang Jiahui and Gong Li, and now he has gained a firm foothold in the circle.

"Who?"

Li Tang was a little puzzled, seeing that the Chinese New Year was approaching, everyone who should have come had come, who could it be?

As a result, an unexpected voice came from outside: "Me! ”

Li Tangton was pleasantly surprised, and when he opened the door, it was indeed the familiar baby face.

"Didn't your dad say you wouldn't be home for the New Year this year?"

A few days ago, he just went to Wu's house to visit the New Year, and Wu Jing is said to be still filming and can't spare time, so he doesn't have time to go home for the New Year.

"It's done early. Hey, help pick it up. ”

This guy is still carrying a large bag and a small bag.

Li Tang hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a smile: "You said that you would come, why are you polite?" ”

"You go to my house every year, and if I don't come once, it will seem like I'm rude." As he spoke, he opened the back door of the tattered Santana and took out a large gift box with the words "Cordon Bleu Martell" printed on the outer packaging.

"Hey, don't take this, you know I don't drink foreign wine."

Although he was an American in his previous life, as long as he drank Moutai, it is estimated that most of them are not very interested in foreign wine, unless it is to pretend to be forced.

The Chinese stomach is of course best suited to Chinese liquor.

"I still have it there, change the taste, or give it away!"

After the white flag, one of the three flags, there is no reason to take back what is taken out.

"Come in, come in. You said you didn't make a phone call in advance, and the family didn't prepare. ”

"It's okay, don't be so particular, what to eat. I came to look for you today, in addition to New Year's greetings, mainly to ask you for a drink. You said that we haven't been together for more than a year. ”

"It's not because you're busy!"

In the past two years, costume martial arts dramas have been very popular, and actors like Wu Jing, who are well-known and have real kung fu, are particularly sought-after, and it is rare to shoot three or four TV series a year.

Putting down the things, Wu Jing looked around the small courtyard again, and said with a little emotion: "Well, it's still the same, it hasn't changed." ”

When I looked up, I saw the three-meter-long ash pole hanging horizontally under the eaves of the main house, and said, "How are you practicing marksmanship now, haven't you put it down?" ”

"How can you put it aside to eat on this? Let me tell you, when I was filming "Hero", Brother Jie said that my marksmanship was good. ”

Looking at Li Tang's expression, Wu Jing was envious and jealous, for these people who came out of Shichahai Sports School, Li Lian is not only an idol but also a god, especially the path he took when he first debuted is almost exactly the same as Li Lianlian, both filmed "Shaolin Temple" and played Jueyuan. At one time, it was called "the successor of Li Lian", but unfortunately now......

Thinking that he was still spinning in the TV circle, and the gap between him and Li was getting wider and wider, Wu Jing felt ashamed and panicked. The key is that he, the "successor of Li Lian", has not only never cooperated with Li Lianlian, but has never even had the opportunity to run a trick. Now that I hear Li Tang relish about the situation of filming with Li Lian, I can't help but have mixed feelings of envy and jealousy.

Li Tang didn't deliberately want to stimulate him, if the relationship was good, he would show off, seeing that the other party's expression was wrong, he quickly stopped talking and pulled Wu Jing into the house.

"Come on, drink tea first, I'll order a few dishes with Lao Cai in a while, let's have a good drink at noon, Moutai is enough!"

I changed the chrysanthemum tea that cleared the fire and moistened the lungs before, and brewed a pot of Pu'er tea sent back to Li Yashan, which is said to be an old tea picked from an ancient tea tree and fermented for several years, which sounds very high-end, but I don't feel anything special when I drink it.

Of course, love still has to be received. In fact, among the many actors he has worked with, Li Yapeng is the one who is the most proficient in life, but it looks a little empty and feels unreal.

Since Xiaopang knows how to cook, Li Tang has rarely ordered food from Lao Cai's restaurant, and there have been many dinners recently, so this is the first time he has come to the capital to order food.

Because I ordered a few hard dishes, it took a little longer, and after waiting for about half an hour, I saw a black and thin young man coming to deliver the dishes.

"Xiao Yue didn't come to work today?"

When he was paying, Li Tang asked more, because Xiao Yue, who was fat and fat-brained with a Henan accent, came to deliver the food.

The black and thin guy with a mouth full of big ballast said: "Oh, you said Xiaoyue, people left early, I heard that they went to the big bowl house in Fangzhuang." ”

"Oh, it's two hundred, don't look for it."

Li Tang didn't care, after all, people go to high places and water flows to low places, even if they are waiters, they have to pursue. As he spoke, he took out two sheets and handed them over to Grandpa Mao.

A few dishes add up to about 170 yuan, and the remaining 20 yuan is considered a tip.

At the beginning, I also looked at Xiaoyue pitifully, but over time I got used to it.

The black thin guy's eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed again and again: "Thank you!" Thank you! ”

Just kidding, more than 20 yuan can cover his day's salary.

On the dishes, Wu Jing had already opened a bottle of Moutai and poured two glasses of wine, one was a small two taels.

"Here, a toast first!"

Maybe I was stimulated just now, and I actually had to toast to this thing.

Li Tang hurriedly said: "You can take it easy......"

Before he could finish speaking, I heard the thing touch the cup in his hand, and then it really dried up.

"Cool!"

took a bite of his stomach, and slammed his mouth and raised his head and roared.

Li Tang had no choice but to accompany him to make this cup, and immediately said, "Don't do it next, drink it slowly." ”

The two of them know the roots, and the amount of wine is also half a catty, if they really want to drink like this, it is estimated that there will be a few glasses, and both of them have to lie down.

Seeing Li Tang toast with him, Wu Jing's depressed mood was inexplicably much more relaxed, men are sometimes so simple.

Then the two of them began to drink slowly.

"Are you coming back for a few days to rest this time?" Li Tang asked while picking peanuts from the Kung Pao chicken to eat.

"It's almost half a month, and I have to join the group after the seventh day of the first month."

"What's going on this time?"

"It's the same way, the play directed by Liu Jiaping, "Shaolin Martial King", Old Man Yu Chenghui, and Teacher Ji Chunhua and Teacher Ji all starred, and I played the male lead."

Director Liu Jiaping may sound strange to the outside world, but he is well-known in the circle. As early as the early nineties, the first film and television stunt performance team in China at that time was formed, the Beijing Shenlong Film and Television Stunt Team, and participated in the filming of many film and television dramas. Later, he changed careers and became a director again, and he directed last year's hit "Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Copper Teeth".

When Li Tang heard this, Wang Renze and the vulture were all here, and it was still a Shaolin theme, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "So you want to play Jueyuan again?" ”

"No, Shaolin Temple is a matter of the Tang Dynasty, and this time it is the story of the Ming Dynasty. Oh yes, you know both heroines this time. ”

"Who?"

"The female No. 1 Yaqi, the female No. 2 is called Huang Yi, I am a fellow countryman with you, and I said that I have worked with you."

"Yes, we made a short film together, which was their graduation work of Nortel directed by Cheng Er. Although this girl is not from a professional class, her acting skills are good. ”

He is very familiar with Huang Yi, as for Yaqi, she is the one who collaborated with his ex-girlfriend and Xiaopang to shoot "Youth Dispatch", and he only has one side, which is not good to evaluate. However, this girl is also signed under Sister Hua's banner, and her development has been good in recent years, and she can often be seen on TV.

After three rounds of drinking, because he was in a hurry, Wu Jing was a little more drunk than Li Tang, shook his head and said: "Actually, I envy you, not only can you be in the play directed by Zhang Yimou and cooperate with Brother Jie, but now you are also standing on your own and becoming the boss." You said it's only been a few years, and you're ......."

Halfway through, he sighed deeply: "In the past two years, I have also wanted to transform into films, but I have never had the opportunity. ”

He developed in Hong Kong as soon as he debuted, but he was also unlucky, and encountered the decline of Hong Kong films, coupled with his identity as a mainland boy, it is even more difficult to get ahead in the film field.

However, Li Tang is not worried about his future at all, after all, he is Lieutenant Colonel Liu Peiqiang!

At this time, he could only smile and comfort: "Take your time, don't rush, there will always be a chance in the future." ”

Wu Jing suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth hesitantly, and finally said: "You are now your own boss, if you have any good opportunities in the future, don't forget me!" ”

"What do you say, we're our own people. But then again, I think you're still good at action movies, so hone yourself in this industry, even if you can't become 'Li Lian No. 2' in the future, then you have to be 'Wu Jing No. 1'! ”

Li Tang really regarded Wu Jing as his own person, he himself has the specialty of martial arts, and his image is not bad. The reason why today's so-called martial arts movies and action movies are sluggish is nothing more than the result of the bad filming in the past few years and the backlash. But martial arts films are the characteristics of Chinese films, and action movies will always be the main theme of commercial films, and there will always be a day when they will shine.

As for letting him continue to work hard in the field of action movies, to put it bluntly, it is difficult for him to reach the level of elegance at all in his current acting skills, if he is thrown a book of literary films now, can he act?

All right?

Wu Jing bowed his head and didn't say a word, although Li Tang's words were a little unpleasant, but what he said was the truth, when it came to acting skills, he had also worked hard to hone his skills, but in the end, his talent was still limited, and he had not undergone systematic basic training, if he didn't say anything else, he would be very difficult to pass the line when he said it.

After a while, he raised his head, picked up the cup and said, "Anyway, don't forget, come, have a drink!" ”

This time it wasn't much, just about one or two, and Li Tang simply toasted with him.

Then he couldn't help but care: "After drinking so much, don't drive for a while." By the way, you've made a lot of money filming TV series in the past two years, why do you still drive this broken car? ”

The goods waved their hands and said: "It's not what you said, the car is half the price of the landing." Besides, I am filming outside all year round, and I don't really have much time, so I just make up my life. ”

Wu Jing was still drunk in the end, and Li Tang could only help him to sleep in the guest room of the West Chamber. I brewed a pot of Pu'er again, and sat in the main room and slowly sobered up.

Lying on the sofa and squinting for a while, Zeng Jia came.

Zeng Jia was busy with the decoration design of the office during this time, and when the workers came up after the Chinese New Year, he began to decorate. As for personnel recruitment, the accountant hired an old accountant who had just retired from a state-owned enterprise, who was very experienced, and according to the age of 50 retirement for female employees of state-owned enterprises, it was not too old to shine for a few more years.

As for publicity planning, she actually poached her master when she entered the industry from Rongxinda. It's nothing more than that Rong Xinda's salary is not high, and there are two female bosses who have always been known for being powerful and are entering menopause, which is really difficult to serve.

"Brother, how much did you drink at noon?" As soon as Zeng Jia entered the door, he was smoked by the smell of wine in the house.

As he spoke, he also looked into the house and said, "I see Brother Jing's car parked outside, what about the people?" ”

"I drank too much and fell asleep in my room."

Li Tang pointed to the script on the coffee table and said, "You take a look at this book first." ”

Zeng Jia picked it up and looked at the cover, and read it in a low voice: ""The Subway to Spring", Liu Struggle! The name is quite literary. ”

After smiling, he sat down and looked at it.

Li Tang poured her a cup of tea and continued to squint and doze.

(End of chapter)