muscle actor

Chapter 239 The Winning Machine
"I like this book very much, I originally wanted to act by myself!"

Liu Tianwang explained: "It's a pity that I met you, and I feel that my age is more suitable for the role, so..."

Ding Cheng nodded and began to read the book. There is definitely something unique about a work that can make both the mother of literary and artistic films and the king of heaven like it at the same time.

The story is unexpectedly simple, even plain, telling the story of an old servant sister Tao accompanying the young master to grow up.

"According to a real story, Sister Tao's name is Zhong Chuntao. She was originally from Taishan. Because her family was too poor, she was adopted shortly after she was born. Later, her adoptive father was killed, and she was arranged to work as a servant in Liang's family."

Tianwang introduced: "Since I was 13 years old, I have taken care of four generations of the Liang family for more than 60 years in total."

Seeing Ding Cheng raise his head, he said earnestly: "Xu Anhua is best at warm and flat lines, without any climactic plots, and all the details of life such as daily necessities, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea."

"The more it is like this, the more it depends on the acting skills of the actors!"

Ding Cheng nodded. It may seem like a daily chore, but in fact the most important thing is the actor's control. It can be said that the highest state of acting is life.

Not sensational, not deliberate, not pretentious, not pretentious, many problems are pointed to the end, but they can touch the seven inches of human emotion everywhere, and the director has extremely high requirements for details, especially the skills of observing, accumulating, sorting out and sketching life.

Liu Tianwang looked at Ding Cheng's excited expression and snickered secretly. After working together twice, he already knew that money was not attractive to this kid at all, but a good book would definitely make him unable to get away with it.

"I invested money to be the producer, and let Fatty Yu, Bona, distribute it domestically." Liu Tianwang said to himself, "Although it is a literary film, it is absolutely high quality. Huang Qiusheng has already agreed, and Fatty Yu also hired Qin Hailu and other supporting roles. They're all old dramas, now the only thing missing is the hero and heroine..."

"Look for you first, if you nod, then the director and I will go to Ye Dexian!"

"It's her?" Ding Cheng asked, "It seems like you haven't acted in more than ten years?"

"What I want is the real effect." Tian Wang explained: "Needless to say acting skills, she is just over 60 years old, is there a more suitable candidate than her?"

Ding Cheng nodded, having seen Ye Dexian's works, they are not inferior to Hui Yinghong's masters!
"You have already got the golden horse and golden rooster, is there still a golden statue missing?" Liu Kaihua said with a sly smile, "Do you want to become a grand slam actor?"

What else to say now, Ding Cheng chuckled and said, "Then what are you waiting for?"

I called Sister Hua, and the next day I flew to sign the contract in person. They were all old acquaintances, and it was settled after chatting.

Accommodation will be arranged for the next two days, at least two months will be in Hong Kong Island, the director will invite Ye Dexian, and Liu Tianwang will prepare the team intensively.

Seeing Xu Huaan, wearing black round-rim glasses, kind-hearted, always smiling innocently, very kind.

"I like your bullfight the most." Xu Anhua said to Ding Cheng, "It's very real and comfortable."

Ding Cheng smiled and nodded. In fact, that work is also a literary film in a certain sense, but it is wrapped in black humor.

"I'm very grateful to Andy!"

Xu Anhua touched the script and said emotionally: "For this book, I went to all the investors, and no one was willing to pay."

"In the end, I had no other choice. I found Hua Tsai and only said one sentence..."

"I haven't had enough money for a long time, can you help me?"

Looking at the old man who is almost seventy in front of him, Ding Cheng feels the same way. If Liu Tianwang didn't invest money, maybe...

The market has always been unfriendly to her. For example, when filming "When Will the Moon Come" in 16, when the production cost was unprecedentedly claimed to exceed [-] million, she only said one sentence: I hope this film will not let the boss lose money.

Fortunately, it was Fatty Yu who invested at the time, and Xu Anhua, the mother of literary and artistic films, had a golden signboard. Many big names basically came for free.

For the three words Xu Anhua, Mr. Xun, Huo Jianhua, Peng Yuyan, Guo Tao...

It can be said that the stars are shining, but after the movie was released, the box office was still dismal.

Over the past 40 years, he has made more than 30 films, most of which were sluggish at the box office, but won awards.

In Ding Cheng's view, she is always doing what she likes to do, always with a plain face, mushroom hair, black-rimmed glasses, and neutral dress.

I don’t know how to match the public’s imagination. I want to create an image of bitterness and hatred because of artistic ideals. I’m always smiling. I once said: “As long as I can film, I’ll be happy. I don’t need money, as long as the boss doesn’t lose money. .”

I still rent a house with my mother in North Point. Many people laughed at me for being so poor that I couldn't even afford a house. Dou Wentao once asked why he didn't buy a house?
Why do you have to buy a house?The same is true for renting a house, since they live in anyway.

I have long been accustomed to living at the bottom, so I haven't found a reason to buy a house so far.

Even Wang Jing, who has always advertised that making movies must make money, looked at her with admiration. After the first film in Tianshuiwei, knowing that she would lose money, she voted for two more films in one go.

This is her personality charm!
"Because I am also old, 66 years old, single, and start to worry about being lonely, afraid that I will be too old."

Xu Anhua became more and more excited as he talked and laughed without hesitation: "When I first saw this script, it was just a stage script. The screenwriter was my old friend Li Enlin. Sister Tao was an old servant in his family, and he was the young master. "

"I fell in love with it at the first sight. Not only do I want to shoot, I also want to find the best actors with the most box office appeal to shoot!"

"In the story of Sister Tao, I felt that I was both Li Enlin and Sister Tao. Many times when I was filming, I didn't have time to spend with my mother. She was always dependent on me, so I felt very guilty,"

"Not to mention, I am a woman who is about to grow old alone. Sister Tao is actually experiencing all the fears in my heart!"

Ding Cheng suddenly realized that it was so.

"Neither De Xian, nor Huang Qiusheng, Qin Hailu, Qin Pei..."

"especially you!"

Xu Anhua looked at Ding Cheng and said sincerely, "You are the most suitable young master in my heart!"

In Ding Cheng's view, the director was still humble and could see the meaning behind it.

It can be said that it is a film with a sense of mission. It is based on the background of an aging society. It cuts into the personal situation and explores the big issue of how to live well in old age.

I heard that there are a lot of nursing homes on Hong Kong Island, and the operating conditions are very good, but most of them are located in remote places, and only accept the elderly who are seriously ill and unable to take care of themselves.

Nursing homes run by private or private organizations often have average conditions but simple admission procedures.Not only Hong Kong Island, but also the mainland is aging more seriously. How to provide for the elderly has become a problem that everyone must face.

Continuing to chat, Ding Cheng looked at the other person's expression, that face was almost changing rapidly, his eyes were always flickering slightly, his head was always shaking slightly, his words always stopped suddenly, the corners of his mouth twitched, and then suddenly start again...

There is always a sudden burst of giggles at the end, and at the same time all the above expressions will reappear collectively, blinking, shaking the head, and twitching the corners of the mouth.

If you don't understand, you will definitely feel that this is the artist's nervousness, but Ding Cheng understands that the reason for this expression is because of her nervousness, embarrassment, and discomfort.

"I can't help it, that's how I am!" Xu Anhua sensed Ding Cheng's emotions, and said helplessly, "I'm nervous when I go out to meet people, and I'm also nervous when I'm filming. Especially in the first half month, I couldn't sleep almost every night."

"The mood is too high, I can only rely on sleeping pills, otherwise I won't be able to start work the next day."

"That's because you care too much about other people's opinions." Ding Cheng said with a smile, "I'm used to picking up many burdens and hiding many things, so..."

Xu Anhua's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the young man he met for the first time knew him so well.
(End of this chapter)