Literary Master 1978

In August, Lin Chaoyang stirred up the literary world with a comment, but these things have nothing to do with him.

During this period of time, domestic public opinion has been discussing the "Zhang Hua drowned while saving people" incident. In an era without the Internet and television media communication is not so developed, the vitality of a hot news event that everyone pays attention to is very long-lasting.

Tao Yushu said a few days ago that it is a good idea to use "life value" or "life meaning" as the core of creation. After a few days of thinking, Lin Chaoyang also felt that he could indeed try to write about it.

Therefore, these days, he has been conceiving such a new work.

After thinking for a few days, when the idea matured and he was about to start writing, he was pulled to Chengde Mountain Resort by Li Hanxiang.

After more than a year of preparation, the two films "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Behind the Curtain" are finally ready.

According to Li Hanxiang's status in the film industry and the investment scale of the two films "Burning" and "Behind the Curtain", it is reasonable to hold a grand press conference.

However, the relationship between the mainland and Taiwan is still tense, and Taiwan is the largest ticket base for Hong Kong films, so Li Hanxiang has been keeping the preparations for "Fire" and "Dropping" highly confidential.

During this period, many Hong Kong and Taiwan reporters heard that Li Hanxiang had plans to go to the mainland to shoot films, and they have been using various methods to spy on him.

Moreover, there are now ZY factions in the Hong Kong film industry. The Z faction naturally tends to be in favor of the mainland, while the Y faction is close to Taiwan. Those filmmakers who are close to Taiwan have also sabotaged it.

As the saying goes, good things come hard. The preparations for "Fire" and "Dropping" have gone through untold hardships. Now that the scripts are confirmed and the funds are sufficient, the support from above for Li Hanxiang is unprecedented, and a large crew of hundreds of people from more than 60 units across the country has been assembled.

When he saw Li Hanxiang again, Lin Chaoyang saw the high-spirited look on his face, like a young man who had passed the imperial examination.

The two met at the Chengde Mountain Resort. Today is the opening ceremony of the movie, and the first scene will soon be filmed here.

Li Hanxiang held a worship ceremony before the filming started according to Hong Kong rules. He finished worshipping the gods in a mysterious way and asked many cast and crew members to come and worship together.

He was the director, so he had the final say. Many mainland staff members could only go through the motions even if they didn't want to participate.

But when it was Lin Chaoyang's turn, he didn't give Li Hanxiang face. Instead, he said to Li Hanxiang: "Forget about your feudal superstitions, but don't drag me into it. I'm an atheist."

Li Hanxiang's face was immediately unhappy when he heard this, but he couldn't do anything about Lin Chaoyang, so he could only say: "I should have known that I shouldn't have called you today!"

"I didn't ask you to call me!"

Today is the first day of filming. Li Hanxiang, based on the principle of harmony and wealth, didn't argue with Lin Chaoyang.

He threw Lin Chaoyang aside, sat in front of the monitor with a big horse and a golden sword, and shouted the first "Ready, ready, start!" in the filming of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" with an infinitely excited tone.

Today's filming is the beginning of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", which mainly tells the experience of Cixi before entering the palace.

At this time, she was not the evil queen who dominated the Qing Dynasty, but a beautiful daughter of an official family, Yulan, who was troubled by the selection of concubines.

Liu Xiaoqing in front of the camera was dressed simply and had a braid. According to the aesthetic standards of later generations, her appearance was not considered a great beauty, but she was natural, especially after being dressed up by a makeup artist, her eyes were quite charming, and she looked a bit charming enough to fascinate the emperor.

"Why are the dragons on top and the phoenixes on the bottom?"

Yulan, played by Liu Xiaoqing, sat next to the stonemason who carved the stone sculptures for the palace, and asked as she looked at the patterns he carved out bit by bit, with a shrill voice, which was completely different from her usual voice.

Liu Xiaoqing was already 32 years old at this time. To play a young girl, she had to use some acting skills.

Lin Chaoyang sighed as he watched from the side. Who could have thought that Comrade Xiaoqing would still play a young girl thirty years later?

"Of course, the dragon is the emperor and the phoenix is ​​the queen..."

The stonemason answered, but before he could finish the next line, he heard Li Hanxiang shout "cut" and asked Liu Xiaoqing to hold back her voice. It sounded a bit too deliberate.

Filmmaking is a delicate job. You may not be able to shoot two scenes in a day, especially at the beginning of the filming. All departments are running in, and all kinds of unexpected situations will occur.

At noon, the crew had lunch. Lin Chaoyang sat with Li Hanxiang. The food was brought by the stagehands on a dining cart. There were fish, meat, and a combination of meat and vegetables.

There were also many staff members brought by Li Hanxiang from Hong Kong in the crew, and the food standards were the same.

As most of the mainland staff in the crew, the leading actors including Liu Xiaoqing only had a vegetarian dish and steamed buns.

"Why do the Hong Kong people have fish and meat? Ours are all vegetarian?" Liu Xiaoqing looked at the Hong Kong staff not far away and felt a little indignant.

Zhou Jie, who played the role of Concubine Li, whispered to her: "They are from Hong Kong, and their food and accommodation are different from ours."

It would have been better if she didn't say it. Liu Xiaoqing was even more angry when she said it. The room she lived in the guesthouse was not as good as the Hong Kong actress who played the maid next to her in the movie.

"They are bullying us!"

"Okay, stop talking. The people who have the final say in the crew are from Hong Kong, be careful that they will make things difficult for you."

Zhou Jie's persuasion made Liu Xiaoqing feel wary. She finally became the heroine, and she didn't want to cause conflicts as soon as the filming started, so she had no choice but to endure it for the time being.

In fact, it was not only the two of them who felt unconvinced as the leading actors, but most of the crew members also felt the same way. Unfortunately, everyone dared to be angry and dare not speak out.

As a director, Li Hanxiang had a special awning. After dinner, he sat with several key crew members to eat. Seeing Lin Chaoyang standing there looking around but not eating, Li Hanxiang couldn't help but ask him.

"Why don't you eat?"

Lin Chaoyang turned around and asked Li Hanxiang: "Why are the staff on both sides not eating the same food?"

Li Hanxiang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. At this time, the deputy director Xu Tongjun said hurriedly: "Mr. Lin, our film is a co-production between Hong Kong and the Mainland. Both parties are responsible for the treatment of their own employees."

Teng Hongsheng of the co-production company, who is a producer of the film and therefore here, also said: "That's true."

Lin Chaoyang asked again: "Does this treatment also include food?"

Xu Tongjun was stunned when he heard this and said, "Both parties are responsible for themselves."

Lin Chaoyang looked at Teng Hongsheng, "Is the studio responsible for the mainland staff?"

"yes."

"Then who will be responsible for the food for the staff in Xiangjiang?"

"It's the crew's side."

Lin Chaoyang's expression was slightly surprised, and he seemed a little more deliberate, "It turns out that the crew paid for it!"

He smiled at Li Hanxiang and said, "Doesn't Director Li regard the mainland staff as your soldiers?"

His tone was gentle and there was a smile on his face, but there was an edge in his tone.

Normally when Lin Chaoyang and Li Hanxiang get along, they always call him Lao Li, but today there are staff from Xiangjiang present, so they naturally have to maintain Li Hanxiang's authority.

Seeing him asking this question, Li Hanxiang couldn't help but remain silent, and replied: "The treatment of staff in the two places is indeed different. The staff in the mainland are all studio employees, and they do not receive wages or remuneration on the crew. They are all studio employees." Pay them wages, even the leading actors.”

“Since the crew doesn’t have to pay for the salary, shouldn’t the treatment be better? It’s reasonable?

After all, they do no less work than their compatriots in Xiangjiang. "

"This..." Lin Chaoyang's words were well-founded, leaving Li Hanxiang at a loss as to how to answer.

At this time, deputy director Xu Tongjun squeezed out a bit of a fake smile on his face.

"Mr. Lin, if the food standards for the hundreds of crew members on the crew were to be raised at once, it would be a huge expense.

Director Li finally managed to attract investment from Mr. He. For such a large-scale film, there are many places to spend money, so you must save where you can. "

Lin Chaoyang glanced at Xu Tongjun without showing any emotion. He turned back to Li Hanxiang and said harmoniously:

"Saving costs is of course a good thing. But I think what Director Li wants is a masterpiece in film history that strives for excellence, rather than a shoddy work that has been released but has not been fully spent, right?"

Lin Chaoyang's words were somewhat alarmist, but they could not be said to be completely unreasonable. His words also touched Li Hanxiang's heart.

Li Hanxiang worked hard and spent several years on the movies "Fire" and "Hanging". No one values ​​these two movies more than him. Naturally, he does not want to reduce the quality of the movie due to any external factors.

Lin Chaoyang's implication is that the harsh treatment of mainland staff is likely to make these people unable to work hard. If things go on like this, it will inevitably affect the filming and even the final effect of the film.

Li Hanxiang has been working together on the set for many years. Although he knows that what Lin Chaoyang said is a bit exaggerated, it is not unreasonable.

While thinking about it, a look of hesitation appeared on his face. Seeing this, Lin Chaoyang started playing the emotional card again.

"Director Li, you have been in Xiangjiang for decades, but when it comes to talking about it, I am still a fellow villager. I just chatted with the staff, and there were also many Northeasterners among them.

Now that you have returned to the mainland to film, you can be considered a return home in fine clothes. You don’t want the fellow countrymen to stab you in the back and say you, Li Hanxiang, are a miser, right? "

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Li Hanxiang's brows jumped twice. He usually prides himself on emphasizing affection and loyalty, and he doesn't like others being criticized in this regard.

He looked at Lin Chaoyang with a bit of displeasure in his eyes, "If you don't worship God when you turn on the phone today, I knew something would happen sooner or later, but I didn't expect you would respond so quickly."

Lin Chaoyang ignored the displeasure in Li Hanxiang's tone, and instead chuckled: "What you said is wrong. So many staff members have worshiped God today, and it is God who is blessing them through my words."

After saying this, several main members of the crew in the awning couldn't help but admire Lin Chaoyang. This man is truly a writer, and his words are full of excitement.

Li Hanxiang looked at Lin Chaoyang with slightly surprised eyes, and then couldn't help laughing.

"Okay, okay! Since it is blessed by the gods, then you should do what is right!"

After that, he called the production director over and asked him to calculate how much it would cost to improve the food standards for the internal staff.

After some calculations, a figure of "53,000" was derived.

Li Hanxiang felt a little distressed when he looked at this number, and said to Lin Chaoyang: "You are talking about tens of thousands of yuan, which is really a golden word."

Lin Chaoyang said with a smile: "These are not my words. Director Li, you must have awe of the gods!"

Li Hanxiang couldn't help but said sarcastically when he saw how he was taking advantage of him and acting like a good boy, "Aren't you an atheist? Now you're talking about gods but you're silent about gods?"

Lin Chaoyang said calmly: "You have said that I am an atheist, so it doesn't matter if the gods use it. The adults don't care about the faults of the villains. If the prime minister can support a boat, the gods will definitely not blame me!"

Hearing this, Li Hanxiang couldn't help but smile and shook his head, "You have such a mouth, you can tell the dead!"

Once a word is spoken, it is hard to follow.

Since Li Hanxiang said that he would improve the food standards for mainland workers, he naturally couldn't break his promise. Tens of thousands of yuan is indeed not a small amount of money, but after investing millions in "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain", it will never be short of this amount. Tens of thousands of dollars.

Lin Chaoyang stayed on the set for more than a day and left the next morning. When Li Hanxiang saw him off, it was like sending off a plague.

Lin Chaoyang had only been here for one day and it cost him tens of thousands of dollars more, which was more than hiring a movie star.

The matter of improving the food standards was discussed at noon yesterday. The production department did not have time to improve the food during the evening meal. It was not until noon on the day that Lin Chaoyang left that the food standards for the mainland staff were raised.