Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 79 79. Venice will be very lively next year

There were a few white clouds floating in the blue sky, and a plane flying from the north slowly landed in the deep city.

Chen Li'an took off his sweater, wearing only a white T-shirt, and took out a black jacket from his bag.

The weather in Shencheng is very nice, and the temperature is only in the early twenties, which is much more comfortable than the cold in the capital.

Chen Li'an wore sunglasses and turned to look at Zhang Guorong, who had already changed his clothes, and asked: "Go through the customs directly? Or stay in Shenzhen for one more day?"

"Pass the test directly." Zhang Guorong also put on sunglasses and said coolly.

Pass!

The difference between Xiangjiang and the mainland is really not small, especially in 1994, I can clearly feel the gap in economic development, and I can also clearly feel the cultural differences.

During the decades under the management of the British Empire, most people in Xiangjiang have developed a sense of arrogance that emanates from their bones.

It is not friendly to people from the mainland at all. When crossing the border from Shenzhen, Chen Li'an saw that many tourists from the mainland were looked down upon by drivers from the Xiangjiang side.

Muttering a lot of unpleasant things, Chen Li'an didn't look very good. He really wanted to drag them to the capital to see the electronic board for the countdown to the return that had just been erected.

Zhang Guorong saw that Chen Li'an was not in a good mood, put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Don't worry, there are bad people everywhere. Most people in Xiangjiang still hope to return to the motherland."

Chen Li'an curled his lips. Zhang Guorong probably didn't believe this.

"Okay, don't think so much, I'll take you to eat delicious food." Zhang Guorong smiled and put his arm around Chen Li'an's shoulders and walked out of the passage.

After coming out, Chen Li'an met Zhang Guorong's manager Cheng Shufen again, and also met his old acquaintance "Mr. Calf".

"Li'an, long time no see." Cheng Shufen greeted Chen Li'an with a smile. She always respected Zhang Guorong's friends.

Chen Li'an stretched out his hand to shake Cheng Shufen's hand and said, "Long time no see. I'm sorry for you coming here this time."

"Stop being so polite." Shu Qi came from the side and hit Chen Li'an on the shoulder.

Chen Li'an and Shu Qi haven't seen each other for a long time. Shu Qi left after staying on the set of Huayue for more than ten days. This is the first time they have met since then.

"Long time no see, I feel a little fatter." Chen Li'an looked at Shu Qi and said with a smile.

Shu Qi patted her belly and said with a smile: "A little bit, a little bit."

After a few words of greeting, they got in the car. Shu Qi was still driving, just like when they first met.

Chen Li'an sat in the passenger seat and looked at the scenery outside the car window. Many scenes matched the movie scenes in his mind. It was quite an interesting experience.

Shu Qi drove the car, glanced sideways at Chen Li'an and said, "The extremely cold post-production is done, and Wang Xiaoshuai is going to take it to Europe to participate in film festivals."

"Is it done?" Chen Li'an turned his head and looked at Shu Qi in surprise, and asked curiously: "Don't you have no money? Have you found someone to invest?"

Shu Qi glanced at Chen Li'an, smiled and said, "Thanks to you, Xu Feng invested a sum of money, otherwise there would be no money for the later stage."

It turned out to be Xu Feng. Chen Li'an nodded suddenly. At that time, Xu Feng said that he wanted to convince her, but he didn't agree.

Leslie Cheung became interested in the back seat, patted Shu Qi on the shoulder and said, "Where is the film? I want to see it."

"If you want to see it at Tomson, I'll go find Xu Feng to get it." Shu Qi glanced at the excited Zhang Guorong through the rearview mirror and said.

Zhang Guorong patted the seat and said, "Okay, now turn to Tomson."

Shu Qi: "." Should we be so anxious?

However, seeing that Leslie Cheung and Chen Li'an both looked impatient, Shu Qi turned around and went to Tomson Movies.

With Leslie Cheung and Shu Qi coming forward, it was easy to get the film.

However, people don't care at all whether the extremely cold film source will leak out, and no one will want a literary film that is in the fog.

Piracy is not enough of a loss.

After taking the film, they returned to Zhang Guorong's home.

After arriving at Leslie Cheung's home in Xiangjiang, Chen Li'an once again felt the gap between celebrities and young actors.

However, Chen Li'an didn't care much about the house. He was just curious about why he didn't see Mr. Tang. At first, Chen Li'an didn't see Mr. Tang coming to pick up Zhang Guorong, which was a bit strange.

Now that I have returned to Zhang Guorong's house, I still haven't seen him, which is very intriguing.

Could it be that they broke up after a quarrel? Chen Li'an thought for a while, and it seemed that he had never heard Zhang Guorong mention the matter between him and Mr. Tang when he was on the Huayue crew.

Zhang Guorong, who was serving wine in the living room, looked at Chen Li'an who was thinking and shouted: "Come here and help get the cup."

"Here we come." Chen Li'an came to his senses and walked over without taking the initiative to ask about Mr. Tang. It was difficult to ask about such things.

More than ten minutes later, on the second floor of Zhang Guorong's villa, in a private theater dedicated to watching movies, several people were drinking and waiting for the movie to start.

The post-production of this extremely cold version is much better than the version Chen Li'an has seen. It is not so rough, and the narration is not Wang Xiaoshuai's bad pronunciation.

Chen Li'an put down the cup in his hand, adjusted his sitting posture and looked seriously.

In the darkness, Zhang Guorong turned his head and glanced at Chen Li'an's profile, somewhat admiring Chen Li'an's performances at the beginning of the movie.

The several simulated deaths at the beginning of the movie made Zhang Guorong a little moved. Through the screen, he clearly felt the extremely oppressive power of Qi Lei in the movie.

Very touching images. This kind of movie is rare in Hong Kong. To be precise, it is rare in many places.

Cheng Shufen held the wine glass with one hand and looked at Chen Li'an's performance on the screen. She had a very strange feeling, as if she was seeing a combination of Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chaowei.

Zhang Guorong is the kind of person who is emotional and truly integrates into the role, regardless of the person or the actor. Tony Leung's characters all have their own style and shadow, and they can perfectly display each character through their own characteristics.

But Chen Li'an's performance in the extreme cold made Cheng Shufen feel very conflicted. Chen Li'an absolutely blended into the role of Qi Lei, and it felt like he was indistinguishable from the play, but it also made her feel that this character had unique characteristics that belonged to Chen Li'an.

Especially the feeling of loneliness and depression in my body has a strong personal color.

Shu Qi was very excited. He had watched the movie twice, but every time he watched it, he would discover the hidden details in Chen Li'an's performance.

For example, in the scene of making out with Ma Xiaoqing in the taxi, Shu Qi felt that Chen Li'an played a very lonely person who longed for warmth when watching it for the first time. However, this time, I saw the resistance and uneasiness in Chen Li'an's eyes, which seemed to be in his eyes. I am afraid that I will be intoxicated in tenderness and unable to make the final simulated ice burial, and will not be able to complete my artistic pursuit.

The more Shu Qi watched it, the more she liked it. She felt that Chen Li'an was really a treasured actor who could perform such layered inner activities with micro-expressions and eyes without any lines or actions.

Soon after more than an hour, the movie ended. When the lights came on, Chen Li'an was still immersed in the movie. To be precise, he substituted himself into Qi Lei again.

Zhang Guorong looked at Chen Li'an, who had a slight frown on his face and a deep look in his eyes, and felt the change in him. He paused for a moment before hitting him with a smile and said: "You kid, your acting skills are so good, why are you so careless when you act with me!"

Leslie Cheung's slap brought Chen Li'an back to his senses, he relaxed his brows and put away all the emotions in his heart, and said with a smile: "Because this movie gives me more space."

Zhang Guorong nodded. Director Cheng did not give the actors much room to perform. It is really difficult to perform well.

"This movie is very good. If it goes to the Venice Film Festival, it is likely to win an award. Especially for Li An's performance, I think there is a chance that it will win a Silver Lion Award!" Shu Qi couldn't help but interrupt, she really didn't want to hear the name Director Cheng. .

Wang Xiaoshuai is also going to Venice? Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment. Next year he will participate in the Venice Biennale. Plus the Venice Film Festival, it will be really lively.

Maybe I have a connection with Venice?

Chen Li'an thought for a moment, turned to look at Shu Qi and said: "There is not much hope for the main competition section. The limitations of the film itself are destined to prevent it from participating in the main competition section. It would be good if it can be shortlisted at most."

"It's not enough to be nominated!" Leslie Cheung smiled and held up the wine glass and handed it to Chen Li'an and said, "I hope you can win the best actor!"

Chen Li'an took the cup and touched it with Zhang Guorong, and said with a smile: "I hope so!"