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Vacations are always extremely short.

Especially when the holidays are relatively relaxing and enjoyable.

Within two days of the Chinese New Year, people who returned home from years ago returned here one after another, and Beicheng, which had been empty for a period of time, gradually began to restore the bustle and bustle of the past.Although the atmosphere of the Spring Festival has not yet passed, many people have returned to their busy study and work.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I received my first job this year.

——Together with Director Zhang's team, the first script reading of the movie "The Story of an Ordinary Man" was conducted.

Screenplay reading is a mandatory requirement for Director Zhang Ming to make a movie. Before signing the contract, he has already greeted all the actors who played the roles, and made it clear that as long as reading is required, every actor will cooperate unconditionally.Through this form of collective study of the script by the entire crew, the actors are allowed to participate in the early discussions, explore the plot and concept in depth, and clarify their respective character images, emotions, and motivations.

Director Zhang has extremely high requirements for the film, even if it is just reading, he is also serious and meticulous.

The location where the script is read is the shooting location in the middle of the movie, and the scene is the office where the actor works.In order to facilitate the shooting, Director Zhang did not choose to rent an office building for shooting, but built a real scene in the studio.

According to the plan, the whole day today, from [-] am to [-] pm, the main actors will communicate the script in the studio.In the evening, we will have dinner together and get to know each other.

I told Mr. Wei about today's arrangement in advance, which has never happened before.

Mr. Wei inquired about many details carefully. After knowing that I might not be able to go home before ten o'clock tonight, he was quietly lost for a moment.

Speaking of which, for almost a week recently, I have been stuck with Mr. Wei day and night, almost never separated.Suddenly we are busy with work like today, and we can only see each other late at night, which makes me feel a little unreal.

In the morning, Mr. Wei drove me to the studio. Before I was about to get out of the car, he suddenly grabbed my hand.

"He Zhi." He looked at me and asked, "You said you don't favor calm people, remember?"

I nodded: "Of course I remember."

When Mr. Wei heard this, he showed a relieved expression, and at the same time let go of my hand.

At that time, I did not understand why he asked this question.

However, when I met Director Zhang and chatted for a while, when I turned on the phone to check the information, I looked at the message received in the phone, and suddenly I understood what he meant.

In the past, the chat interface between me and Mr. Wei was always exceptionally clean, and it was always a pattern of "good morning, lunch, and evening" and "have you eaten".There are no more intimate words, no long statements about something.

I think it is the necessary alienation between the benefactor and the lover.

Unexpectedly, this is also a symbol of Mr. Wei's "calmness".

Calculating the time, Mr. Wei should have just arrived at the company not long ago, but he has already sent me several messages, the content of which is full of pictures and texts, lifelike.

——He Zhi, have you started reading the script?

——Look, I haven't seen you for a few days, and the green plants on my office desk have grown taller again.

——Pictures of past green plants.jpg

——Picture of green plants now.jpg

——Is it great?

——Although I am not usually watering.

……

It's all news like broken thoughts.

The speed at which Mr. Wei sent me messages was too frequent, and it did not conform to the prudent style represented by the name "Wei Shengli".But because we've been together day and night for the past week, I've accepted it well.

As if he was supposed to be.

I seem to be able to see Mr. Wei holding his mobile phone, trying to find an angle for the plants on the table, and taking pictures seriously.And another thing that surprised me is that since he has a photo of the green plant, it means that he didn't pay attention to the potted plant on a whim.

He stared at it for a long time.

It made me think that photo was even cuter.

The people taking pictures are also cute.

I responded to his message.

——The reading has not started yet, and we are still waiting for other actors to arrive.The growth of this green plant is very good, very gratifying.

——Hasn't Mr. Wei started working?

Mr. Wei replied quickly, as if he was in front of his mobile phone.

--working.

——I just separated from you, so I want to tell you everything I see.But it seems that they are all insignificant things, boring, right?

——No, it's very interesting, Mr. Wei's filming is very good.

We chatted for a few more words, until Mr. Wei was in a hurry to attend a meeting, and then the chat was terminated.

——Mr. Wei is busy first, we will talk later.

——Let’s talk later.

Just as I turned off the phone, Director Zhang walked over.

"Who are you chatting with?" He asked, "I saw you smiling a few steps away."

"Are you laughing?"

I subconsciously reached out and touched the corner of my mouth.

"Don't touch it." Director Zhang smiled, "I'm just kidding you."

I put down my hand: "Director Zhang always makes fun of me."

Director Zhang walked around me twice with the script in his hand, his sharp eyes scanned up and down, and suddenly asked me: "Has anything happened recently?"

I was a little puzzled: "Which aspect does it refer to specifically?"

"Your eyes and the feeling you give people are a little different from before." Director Zhang tucked the script under his arm and pulled his beard thoughtfully, "It's not so stagnant water anymore, it should be It's a good thing."

I shook my head helplessly: "Director Zhang, stagnant water doesn't sound like a boastful word."

"It's not a compliment." Director Zhang said with a smile, "Ordinary people can't reach the state of your old monk's meditation."

At this time, the staff came over and reminded: "Director Zhang, the last actor teacher has arrived, we can start."

"Okay." Director Zhang rolled up the script, "He Zhi, let's go, meet your comrades in arms."

This time, besides me, there are five people who came to read the script. They are the three teachers who played the male lead’s parents and the male lead teacher in the early stage, the actor Mu Weixue who played the male lead’s girlfriend in the middle stage, and the single mother who played the late stage. Teacher Yang Xin.

Except for me and Mu Weixue, the other four are all experienced actors in the industry, and their acting skills are beyond doubt.You can learn a lot from them in just one script reading.

Mu Weixue is an actor who should have just joined the industry. She is a bit unfamiliar and seems to have never acted in any dramas.

Director Zhang Ming briefly introduced everyone.

As expected, Mu Weixue is a newcomer. She was a drama student, and she was chosen by Director Zhang.

The reading of the script went very smoothly. All the people present were serious and responsible people. They did not let go of any small doubts, and carefully explored the behavioral logic of each character.Thanks to the communication between Director Zhang and several other actors, I have a different level of understanding of the male protagonist's psychology. After I go home, I will digest it carefully. When the official shooting, there will be a better presentation.

During the intermission, the room was very quiet, and everyone lowered their heads.

I looked at the densely packed, old and new annotations on my script, and suddenly I was blessed to understand the feelings that Mr. Wei said in the morning.

Because of this moment, I suddenly wanted to tell Mr. Wei——

I only bring two pens of different colors today, so I have no way to clearly mark the old and new, and my views on each other, and I can distinguish them at a glance. I should be more rigorous in the future.

It turns out that people will want to share boring and trivial things with the people they want to meet.