Exploring the Entertainment Circle [Ancient and Modern]

Compared with Xia Xinghen, the legendary but problematic "Ziwei star in the entertainment industry", the rest of the actors in "Returning East to Westward" seem to be much more satisfactory on the basis of being qualified.

The actor who plays the male second is called Zhu Huaguo, an actor who exudes a reliable temperament from the beginning of his name. He is 35 years old this year and comes from a major.He has been very popular, acting in youth idol dramas and movie male leads, and is mainly positioned on the line of "rooted red seedlings", "neighborhood boy", "righteous and awe-inspiring", and "decent hero".The idols also follow traditional conservative lines such as "Mr. Good", "Veteran Cadres" and "Abstinence".Although he is at the level of a first-line actor, his acting skills have also been tempered, and he has won one or two awards.However, because the most popular representative of the work is still the idol role in the early years, so he is still a little short of "absolute strength".In the hearts of the audience, he was promoted from "the handsome guy who chased after those years" to "the handsome uncle who chased after those years", rather than the level of "male god".

This time, Zhu Huaguo was invited to play the male number two. He is a typical "underground party member" with a "political commissar temperament". Qu - and the standard ending of honorable sacrifice.

This role is the male protagonist's "Teacher and Friend", "Life Mentor", "Spiritual Leader" and "Guidelines for Joining the Party".Although his character sacrificed halfway and went offline, he also repeatedly appeared in the hero's memories of killing in the second half, and his spirit shines through the whole play.

Tao Qingfeng once felt that when it came to casting roles, the leading male lead and the leading male lead had obviously been carefully considered, and they chose roles that were closer to the actor's own temperament.After learning about the average age of several leading actors, Tao Qingfeng felt honored and walked on thin ice.

Xia Xinghen is 31 years old, Zhu Huaguo is 35 years old, Chen Lan who plays the leading role is 29 years old, and Tao Qingfeng is fourth in the cast, making him the youngest actor among the leading actors.It also fits well with the character of the "progressive youth" in the script.

Tao Qingfeng was not too worried about Su Xun's previous record of "Xia Xinghen has a bad temper and beat the supporting actor".Will not take the initiative to cause trouble.Moreover, since the producer with such a big background has the courage to ask Xia Xinghen to be the leading actor, he is probably willing to bear the possible impact of his previous convictions.

What's more, modern is a "rule of law society".If something goes wrong, you can call the police.

However, Tao Qingfeng did not relax his mind, after all, he might encounter many challenges.In fact, when he came to participate in the opening ceremony, he felt a turbulent undercurrent.

The opening ceremony of "Returning East to West Crossing" was grandly held, and many media reporters came to the scene.When Tao Qingfeng rushed to the scene, he noticed that there was a central point surrounded by many reporters.Guess it was the location of the male lead actor Xia Xinghen. Although it was completely hidden by media reporters, he could feel the fiery atmosphere of "attracting attention" and "digging news".

Tao Qingfeng first went to greet the director, screenwriter, and other leading actors.

The director is a man in his thirties, full of energy and piercing eyes, named Ni Ting.His first independent film "Sin Town", even with all the showy skills and ungrounded faults of a newcomer director, can break through the siege among thousands of independent films every year, and won the best newcomer Director Award, so as to become the lucky one who can go down this path, without having to leave the stage sadly like countless colleagues, or to sell iron to raise money.The box office success of the second film "Uncommon Prosecutor" later, or the achievements of the Republic of China TV series "The Wind and Rain" won the Best Cinematography Award and Director Award for TV Series, also shows that this director is balancing artistry and entertainment. , Grasp the rules of creation and the preferences of the audience, and have the ability to eat this bowl of rice.

Ni Ting and Tao Qingfeng shook hands, looked up and down for a while, said nothing, then nodded and folded their arms silently, thoughtfully.

Tao Qingfeng went to meet the screenwriter Tian Zhongtian again. This is the oldest film and television practitioner Tao Qingfeng has ever met. His hair is all white. He is about 60 years old. He wears a blue-gray Tang suit and holds a walking stick. .When Tao Qingfeng shook hands, he was worried that he would fall, so he didn't dare to use force.

Tian Zhongtian was smiling all the time. At this time, a reporter came over to make some troubles. He raised the microphone and asked the old screenwriter: "Mr. Tian, ​​is it your appointment to choose Xia Xinghen as the male lead? Or is it the producer's decision?"

Tan Zhongtian exaggeratedly pointed at his ear and said loudly, "I can't hear what you are talking about."

The reporter foolishly asked again. Tanaka took Tao Qingfeng by the hand, and said loudly with a smile: "What? Oh? The choice of Xiaotao, Xiaotao is decided by the producer, young man, has potential, wow."

Tan Zhongtian also ignored the reporter's question, and warmly held Tao Qingfeng's hand and started talking.In order to take care of his deafness, Tao Qingfeng spoke loudly, almost as if shouting.Seeing that there was nothing to take advantage of, the entertainment reporter had no choice but to leave angrily.

Tian Zhongtian slowly stopped exchanging pleasantries, waved his hands to Tao Qingfeng and said, "Hold down, your ears are going to be deaf."

Tao Qingfeng: ...

At this time, Ni Ting, who was silent next to him, was also entangled by an entertainment reporter, who seemed to be the reporter who was squeezed out from the central area, and asked him persistently with a microphone: "Director Ni, what do you think about Xia Xinghen beating people?" , Are there any safety measures during the directing process?"

Ni Ting immediately came over and patted Tao Qingfeng on the back as if he were a close old friend, and he led the way without any trace, while vaguely hinting at the entertainment reporter, saying: "I shouldn't worry about this kind of problem."

The entertainment reporter immediately turned to Tao Qingfeng as if he had caught a big fish: "Excuse me, do you know that Xia Xinghen plays supporting actors? Will you worry about cooperating with him?"

Tao Qingfeng thought to himself: Anyone who dares to love this one or two will use him as a shield.

Tao Qingfeng was then polite, and said to the reporter: "A gentleman should not compare himself, and a villain should not compare himself."

The reporter was stunned for a few seconds, Tao Qingfeng saw this, and kindly explained: "This sentence comes from Kong Sheng's "The Analects of Confucius·Weizheng", which means that a gentleman treats everyone in the world with a fair heart, does not favor one's own interests, and has no predetermined prejudices And selfishness. The villain is the opposite. I have no opinion on Xia Xinghen, and I will not comment on the past, and I am not qualified to judge his character. After all, we haven't met yet. I think it is better for you to ask others .”

The entertainment reporter looked disappointed, and also understood that if he continued to ask, he would become a "comparable" villain, so he put away the microphone and turned away.

Both Ni Ting and Tian Zhongtian heard Tao Qingfeng's words, and after the reporter left, their expressions of looking at Tao Qingfeng became more subtle.Tian Zhongtian smiled again and said: "You can teach a child." Then he walked slowly on crutches.

Ni Ting frowned, and said to Tao Qingfeng nonchalantly, "Come on." He also walked away.

Tao Qingfeng looked at their backs and thought: The screenwriter and director both have unfinished business, why?

At this time, Tao Qingfeng saw another main actor next to him: Zhu Huaguo, who played the second male lead, with a handsome suit and a righteous appearance with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he was indeed the handsome Uncle Fan.He was surrounded by four or five reporters.I could hear him speaking righteously amidst the noise: "Xiao Xia is my junior brother, and I have a very good relationship with him. He is not as rumored... He is very nice... I don't know..."

Tao Qingfeng squinted at a few reporters who were wandering around as if they were coming to arrest him, and quickly took the opportunity to slip away.

Tao Qingfeng came to the dressing room the next day, waiting for the makeup for the first scene.

The filming location of "Returning East to West" is another old film and television base called Taohuawu.There are more independent sceneries here.There are many conventional scenes in Republican dramas.However, this crew has built a lot of new scenes on this basis.The dressing room is also very large, and the group performances are in a wide room like a large corridor on the outside.Starring three compartments inside.I don't know if Xia Xinghen brought a make-up artist himself or for other reasons, but he used a room by himself.

Tao Qingfeng saw that the door of the dressing room marked "Male Lead" was closed, so he opened the door and entered the room next door where the other main actors were doing their makeup.Tao Qingfeng came a quarter of an hour earlier than the appointed time, and there is no makeup artist in there yet.Tao Qingfeng has already memorized all of today's lines (in fact, he has already memorized 70.00% of this script and is working hard to finish memorizing it), and he is going to think again about how to act in the future.Tao Qingfeng suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the next door.

I can't really hear it, because there is no window between the two dressing rooms. It is estimated that the walls are relatively thin so that the sound can pass through, and it will not be transmitted to the outside, but it can be heard from the next door.

Since the male protagonist's dressing room is next door, one of them should be the male protagonist Xia Xinghen, and the other Tao Qingfeng sounds like the second male actor Zhu Huaguo whom he met on the set yesterday.Didn't he defend this "junior brother" during the interview?Why did they quarrel in private?

Tao Qingfeng pricked up his ears, listening intermittently.It wasn't that he eavesdropped on purpose. Since the incident happened under his nose, it would be too ignorant for him to close his ears and listen.

"If it wasn't for you... how could the male second character..." This was Zhu Huaguo's accusing voice.

"I don't know... There is a way to find..." This was Xia Xinghen's justifying and angry voice.

"Come in..." This was Zhu Huaguo's complaining voice.

"It won't come true..." This was Xia Xinghen's ruthless voice, "...Tao Qingfeng..."

Tao Qingfeng suddenly heard his name, but the context was unclear again.Although judging from that tone, it won't be a friendly discussion.

Suddenly, Zhu Huaguo's voice amplified a lot, as if because he had walked to the close door, Tao Qingfeng was able to hear his voice clearly scolding Xia Xinghen with anger in his tone.

"One day I will kill myself, monster!"

Then there was a slam on the door next door, and Zhu Huaguo left the male protagonist's dressing room.Tao Qingfeng heard that the voice over there was silent, and there was no movement for a long time.Tao Qingfeng cautiously opened and closed the door without a sound, left the dressing room next door, and wandered around in a quiet place outside, as far away as possible from the place where they had a secret conversation just now.Tao Qingfeng didn't step over until it was time for normal makeup.

Tao Qingfeng had just finished putting on her make-up, and when she walked to the large corridor outside the preparation room, she saw Xia Xinghen, who had also put on her make-up, coming out of the dressing room of the male protagonist next door.This was Tao Qingfeng's first time seeing a real person up close.Of course handsome guys in the entertainment industry are not lacking in good looks. In fact, compared with those wind and rain rumors, or compared with the hostile voice heard during the quarrel just now, Tao Qingfeng even felt that this "legendary" actor, his appearance Lacking the aggressiveness as imagined, combined with the appearance of the "upper class young master" who has not yet fallen, there is a bit of innocence and harmlessness.

Regardless of whether it was a makeup effect or a temperament specially adjusted for the performance, Tao Qingfeng felt at that moment: The rumors in the industry that Xia Xinghen's acting skills are good are naturally not unfounded. There are more than 30 people, and Yun Xianglei, the carefree 17-year-old "Vase Young Marshal", fits so well.At least on the surface, it is impeccable.

Xia Xinghen also saw him, and came over to shake hands cordially, with warmth in his eyes: "I finally see you, are you afraid of me?"

The moment Xia Xinghen looked over, Tao Qingfeng realized keenly that the other party had already regarded him as Yu Song, the "progressive youth" Yu Song, the son of a capitalist who was young but highly enlightened.In the concentration camp in Zhazidong, Yun Xianglei, who had been tortured in a human form, met his "righteous brother" Yu Song who came to rescue him, and his lines were: "I'm sorry for letting you see me like this, are you afraid?"

Here Xia Xinghen changed the word a little bit, it sounded like he was asking if Tao Qingfeng was afraid of the rumors that he was beating the male supporting role in reality.But Tao Qingfeng knew after hearing the "corner" just now, that Xia Xinghen obviously had reservations about Tao Qingfeng's views in reality.Probably won't show such warm and friendly eyes.Tao Qingfeng thought: The other party is just entering into the drama and treating him as a eulogy.

So Tao Qingfeng also followed the lines in that scene, holding Xia Xinghen's hand, according to the script, when Yu Song saw his eldest brother's miserable appearance, he said firmly: "The Bolsheviks are not even afraid of death. I am afraid that there will be no successors after the revolution."

A look of surprise flashed in Xia Xinghen's eyes. This was already a line at the back of the script, and it wasn't a recent scene.He didn't expect Tao Qingfeng to be able to hear it, so he also memorized the lines.Xia Xinghen suddenly laughed in surprise, which seemed to be a somewhat sincere reaction, but he stopped abruptly halfway through the laugh, pulled his hand back, and said flatly: "This time...it's better than the previous ones." People are strong."

Tao Qingfeng didn't understand this sentence, but felt Xia Xinghen's undisguised indifference after the "show", which was very different from his warmth when he played Yun Xianglei.

Then Xia Xinghen threw two sentences to Tao Qingfeng without thinking:

The first sentence is: "Fortunately, we are brothers in arms in the play,"

The second sentence is: "Privately, stay away from me."

Then Xia Xinghen left alone.

Tao Qingfeng looked at the bustling preparation corridor, frowned in thought, only felt that the water of this crew was deeper than he imagined.

Tao Qingfeng looked at his back, squinted at Zhu Huaguo leaning on the chair on the other side, stared at Xia Xinghen's back with a complicated expression, noticed Tao Qingfeng's gaze, and smiled friendly and generous.Zhu Huaguo came over and shook Tao Qingfeng's hand, and said, "Don't take it to heart, my junior brother has that kind of temper, so take it easy."

Most of Huaguo's entertainment industry graduated from majors, so many artists in the industry have college connections, but judging from the ages of Zhu Huaguo and Xia Xinghen, they will not have been in the same school for more than a year.In fact, among the unwritten rules in the industry, apart from occasional ridicule, few people always talk about the title of "Keban Senior Brother" because many people have such a relationship.Unless Zhu Huaguo and Xia Xinghen's personal relationship is very good.

Tao Qingfeng thought to himself: Are you a good friend?You won't call someone a "monster".

These inappropriate behaviors in the entertainment industry really disgusted him.But Tao Qingfeng didn't show it on the surface. After greeting him politely and politely, he quietly returned to the preparation shed for his first scene.

No matter what others are like, Tao Qingfeng must first do his own job well, and don't get involved in right and wrong.Although he will soon understand: such an idea is really ideal and naive.Once you get involved, there is no reason to stay out of it.