Literary Master 1978

May in Yanjing is the best season of the year as long as there is no wind and sand.

But in such a good season, Xie Jin, who lives here, is full of troubles.

Since he decided to shoot the movie "Wreaths under the Mountain" in February, this news has become the hottest topic in the Chinese film industry.

It has been three months now, the script has been released, and the crew is almost ready, but the main actors have not been found.

In order to select actors, he stayed in Yanjing for more than a month. In addition to participating in activities and meetings, most of his time was spent on selecting actors.

He went to all the major drama troupes, song and dance troupes and art schools in Yanjing, but he still couldn't find the actors he liked.

Some famous Chinese male actors were almost combed in his mind like combing his hair.

But where are Zhao Mengsheng, Liang Sanxi, Jin Kailai and others?

The Chinese film industry is full of talents. It is not a problem to select a few actors who meet the requirements according to general standards.

It's just that Xie Jin had too high expectations and requirements for the movie "High Mountain". He read the novel and script of "High Mountain" countless times, had his own imagination about the protagonists, and refused to relax the requirements for casting.

On the one hand, hundreds of actors tried their best to play in Xie Jin's movie, while on the other hand, he was worried because he couldn't find the right actor.

The reason why such a paradoxical situation happened is not explained by high standards and strict requirements, but by Xie Jin's idealism caused by his excessive emphasis on movies.

So although it is spring in Yanjing recently, Xie Jin's face looks like winter, cold and hard.

In the second half of the month, he has to go to Shaanxi to participate in this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards. This delay is more than a week. He is so anxious that his mouth is full of bubbles. He doesn't even touch wine these days.

The person in charge of casting in the crew is the deputy director Wu Zhennian. She has been angry with Xie Jin for this matter these days.

That evening, Wu Zhennian had just returned to the guesthouse after a day of running around outside, and Xie Jin called her over.

Xie Jin thought that the efficiency of selecting actors was too slow, and since both of them were in Yanjing, it was a waste of resources. He decided to let Wu Zhennian go to other cities to have a look.

The first city Xie Jin chose was Changchun, where there was Changchun Film Studio and many theater troupes, and it was one of the important cities in the Chinese film industry.

After Wu Zhennian left, Xie Jin was not in a hurry to select actors again.

He was in a bad mood these days and planned to find a place to relax. At first, he wanted to go to Yanying Studio to find those fox friends, but when he thought of these people working together to cheat him, he felt angry.

Instead of looking for those old foxes, it would be better to look for the little foxes.

On Sunday, Xie Jin ran to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, but found nothing, and found Xiaoliubukou Hutong according to the address provided by the security guard.

As soon as he saw Lin Chaoyang, he complained: "Why didn't you tell me you moved?"

After walking around the house, he felt unbalanced again when he saw Lin Chaoyang living in such a big yard.

"I contributed a lot to your living in this yard!"

"Come on, you keep complaining about that little bit of royalties. No one would be willing to write a script for someone like you."

Lin Chaoyang's words made him behave himself, and then he arranged to have some drinks.

Lin Chaoyang looked at his mouth full of blisters and asked, "You still want to drink?"

"I got these because I didn't drink."

Lin Chaoyang joked, "I don't think you got these blisters because you didn't drink. You got them because you were bragging, right?"

"What did I brag about?"

"'If I can't make "High Mountain" well, I'll quit the film industry.', you said that, didn't you?"

Xie Jin's face was a little hot when Lin Chaoyang stared at him, "Hey, didn't you just say that during the meeting!"

"You just said it out of your mouth, didn't you?"

Seeing that Lin Chaoyang was not giving in, Xie Jin stiffened his neck and said, "How do you know I can't make a good film?"

"Don't change the subject, let's talk about Is it the same thing? "

"Okay, okay, don't talk about this trivial matter, it's annoying!"

Xie Jin was like a rebellious teenager, waving his hands impatiently, interrupting Lin Chaoyang's words, and then said: "I have been worried for more than half a month, and even my lips don't feel fragrant when they touch the wine."

The old comrade ran to Lin Chaoyang to complain, and he couldn't refuse to entertain him. He made some wine and food and said to Xie Jin: "I don't drink!"

"Just sit with me."

Xie Jin pulled Lin Chaoyang to sit down, poured himself a cup of wine, picked it up, looked at each other for two seconds, then tilted his neck to drink it, and let out a happy cry.

Then he looked at Lin Chaoyang again, "Don't just stand there, pour the wine!"

"You really treat me like a waiter!"

While saying this, Lin Chaoyang still poured him a cup of wine, and Xie Jin drank it happily, and then said: "Since you are so sensible, I won't bother you about the previous things."

"Do you have any business with me?"

After drinking some wine, Xie Jin's mood was relaxed, and he told Lin Chaoyang about his recent suffering.

He came to Yanjing to select actors for "High Mountain", but after he came, he spent one-third of his time in meetings and participating in various cultural and artistic activities.

The reason why there are so many meetings and activities has a lot to do with the popularity of "The Shepherd" at the beginning of the year.

This movie has been popular since its release, and it can be said to have set a record in history, whether it is box office or number of viewers, it has reached a new high.

Even the male and female protagonists Zhu Shimao and Cong Shan, who were originally just transparent actors in the film industry, quickly became famous during this period and were surrounded by thousands of movie fans and became movie stars.

It is said that in February, "Popular Cinema" featured Cong Shan as the cover star, and the sales volume was over a million copies. This kind of appeal was no worse than when Liu Xiaoqing finished her performance in "Little Flower" and Zhang Yu finished her performance in "Lushan Love".

In late May, this year's Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards will be held in Shaanxi. If nothing else happens, "Wrangler" will definitely win the award.

Now this film has become another masterpiece of Xie Jin, increasingly highlighting his age-old and ever-increasing artistic creativity.

Listening to Xie Jin complaining about wasting time by participating in many unnecessary activities because of the popularity of "Wrangler", Lin Chaoyang chuckled and said: "Many people want to participate but can't."

"Those are just idle people who like to join in the fun. I have so much work on my hands."

"Yes, you are so busy!"

Sensing the strangeness in Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jin glared at him fiercely.

"Everyone is willing to flatter me and invite me to a meeting, and I agree. Just say a few words to show off.

But this group of people refused to do it. When they heard that I was going to shoot "Mountain", every one of them was like a chicken blood, and one or two of them wanted to give me advice.

Hum! Do you really think I don’t know what they are thinking? "

"What are you thinking?" Lin Chaoyang asked.

Xie Jin put down the wine cup in his hand, "It's better to take credit and sell it!"

The novel "High Mountain" was approved by senior leaders. Nowadays, if you want to shoot a movie, as long as it can be involved, many leaders of the cultural department are willing to come and intervene to increase their presence. This is normal.

Lin Chaoyang joked: "I will remember this for you. I met some old comrades later and talked to them."

Xie Jin knew it was all a joke and turned a blind eye to his threat.

After chatting for a while, Xie Jin's topic turned to the casting of "High Mountain", which was also the root cause of his recent depression.

Hearing what Xie Jin said, Lin Chaoyang immediately thought of Tang Guoqiang who came to ask for his help a few days ago. He got up and went to the study. When he came back, he had a letter in his hand, which he put on the table and handed to Xie Jin.

"What is this?"

"An actor came to me and said he wanted to play Zhao Mengsheng."

"What's your name?"

"Tang Guoqiang."

"He!"

A delicate face flashed in Xie Jin's mind, and before he read the letter, he said, "Young lady is not good at playing a soldier!"

Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "Stereotypes are unacceptable."

Xie Jin glanced at him unexpectedly, "What? Do you think he is suitable for "High Mountain"?"

"It's up to you, the director, to decide whether it's suitable or not. I'm just making a suggestion."

Xie Jin glanced at him sideways when he heard this, "You also know that I am the director!"

Lin Chaoyang knew that he was seeking revenge for the phone call that day, "Look at you, you are also an old artist after all, and your mind is as big as a pin."

After a few sarcastic remarks to each other, Xie Jin grabbed the letter on the table and asked, "What did you write?"

"How dare I read the letter someone wrote to you!"

Xie Jin heard the words and read the letter silently.

Lin Chaoyang stared at his face, his brows furrowed at first, then relaxed, and finally the muscles between his brows and the corners of his eyes began to beat. It was obviously the flattery in Tang Guoqiang's letter that touched Comrade Xie's heart.

After reading for a few minutes, Xie Jin put the letter on the table, and Lin Chaoyang's eyes caught a glimpse of a line of text in it:

I would very much like to have an experienced gardener like you pruning my overgrown little tree.

"The actor Tang Guoqiang..." Xie Jin was about to speak when he saw Lin Chaoyang's eyes fixed on the letter and pushed the letter over. "If you want to read it, read it openly."

Lin Chaoyang pretended to be indifferent, "Hey, there's nothing to see."

With that said, he still picked up the letter and glanced at it.

Tsk tsk tsk, the young man’s level of flattery is quite good!

After he put down the letter, Xie Jin asked: "What do you think of the actor Tang Guoqiang?"

"OK!"

He has played great men and prime ministers. Can you say something bad about actor Lin Chaoyang?

Xie Jin looked at Lin Chaoyang in surprise. He didn't expect that he would speak so highly of Tang Guoqiang, "What a good idea?"

Lin Chaoyang pondered and said: "The image is not bad. Although it is a bit rosy, it is also upright and has a certain degree of plasticity, and it is also in line with the changes of the character Zhao Mengsheng. In terms of acting, he played a part for me that day, which was also remarkable. point."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's evaluation of Tang Guoqiang, Xie Jin asked: "Didn't you get some benefits from others?"

"I kindly recommended actors to you, but you still slandered me. This good man really doesn't deserve it." Lin Chaoyang exclaimed.

"Come on. Are you recommending actors to me? I'm afraid you don't want me to be the master of the house!"

Lin Chaoyang suddenly became anxious, "Lao Xie, you can drink freely, but you can't talk nonsense. As a screenwriter, I, Lin Chaoyang, have professional ethics and will never interfere with the director's creative freedom."

Xie Jin looked at Lin Chaoyang's performance, and only four words came to mind: guilty conscience.

"Okay, okay, you sit down first, I didn't say anything else to you." Xie Jin waved his hands and said.

Lin Chaoyang was furious, "You are blaming someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"Okay, okay, I've soiled your innocence, and I'm sorry for you."

Seeing that his posture was so low, Lin Chaoyang calmed down and said, "I am doing this for the sake of our movie. I have absolutely no intention of forcing you to use this actor."

Xie Jin inexplicably remembered that when he was casting for "Wrangler", before he, the director, said anything, Lin Chaoyang fell in love with Zhu Shimao at a glance and had to cast him.

Xie Jin didn't think anything was wrong at that time, but it was like this again. Although the boy said one thing, his actions were another.

Especially his guilty look, which makes him deserve a beating.

"Okay, okay, I know you are doing it for the good of the movie. This actor has a good image and attitude. You can let him try out a role later."

Xie Jin was too lazy to expose his little thoughts and said so.

Lin Chaoyang looked happy and complimented, "You really have a keen eye for recognizing people."

Xie Jin felt extremely disgusted and said sarcastically: "How can I know people with my sharp eyes? It's obviously you, screenwriter Lin, who has a good vision."

Hearing this, Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but feel ashamed, and repeatedly promised: "We as screenwriters have professional ethics and will never interfere with the director's casting. I do this all for the good of the movie."

Xie Jin just said that he still recognized Lin Chaoyang's vision in his heart. After all, he was both the original author and the screenwriter, and his vision was also verified during the casting of "Wrangler".

He is only curious about one thing now. If this boy is not working with a famous and experienced director like himself, but a young director with a hairless mouth, what kind of character will he have?

Do you also have such "professional ethics"?