Chapter 102 Script
Standing on the top of the slope and looking down, the ancient town extends along both sides of the stone steps downhill to a green river below. There is a small stone bridge crossing the small river. The house extends along another stone road beside the creek.
“So beautiful!” Everyone was admiring.
Only Zhang Xinyi said: "Too bad, I didn't ask where Ye Xin's family is."
Jiang Shuyi also remembered this incident: "Really, Xinxin has never She said she only wanted to find her in town. Zhou Zhi, did she tell you?"
"No."
Feng Xueshan glared at Zhou Zhi: "Let's see you do something!"
Zhou Zhi didn't take it seriously: "Their family is a wealthy family, and the town is only so big. You can find out just by asking.”
"No need to ask?" Yan Xiao suddenly became playful again: "How about we just stand here and call her together?"
"This is fun!" Zhou Zhi immediately responded: "Come on, come on, Everyone, one, two, three!”
"Ye——Xin——"
A girl ran out of the newly built, golden wooden building next to the big willow tree next to the stone bridge, jumping up the slope and waving.
Following that, an old man in a short-sleeved vest emerged from nowhere, holding a loudspeaker in his hand, and shouted in Mandarin: "People above, please be quiet, we are working. Please keep it down, thank you.”
Uh, oops. Everyone's first reaction was that this must be the crew, which left a bad impression.
The old man disappeared again. The people on the slope looked at each other and did not dare to take a step, as if they would be beaten if they went down and passed the place where the old man had just appeared.
"It doesn't matter, let's go. Anyway, we have to go through every scene of the movie many times." Zhou Zhi took the lead and walked towards Ye Xin who was already running up the slope.
"Ah, you are finally here!" As soon as Ye Xin arrived, she hugged Jiang Shuyi and Zhang Xinyi and jumped happily.
Zhou Zhi also opened his arms, seeming to be expecting Ye Xin to fall into his arms.
“Damn elbow!” Ye Xin knocked Zhou Zhi’s arm off: “Introduce it to me quickly.”
“Introduce me as you walk. Besides, you basically know everyone, except Xueshan. . Just think of her as my mother.”
"I noticed you got off the car and started to peel your elbow, right?" Feng Xueshan looked sideways at Zhou Zhi and sneered: "If you do this, then I have to ask someone to serve tea..."
"No, no, no!" Surrender!" Zhou Zhi quickly raised his hand: "This This is my junior high school classmate and good friend, Miss Feng Xueshan. This is my high school classmate, Miss Ye Xin, the daughter of the chairman of the largest private enterprise in Fubao Town, Green Willow Villa, Guxi Hotel, and Linjiang Tea House." br> "Break one into three, and they are all freshly made!" Ye Xin gave her a thoughtful look again, and stretched out her hand to Feng Xueshan: "Hello, Xueshan, you are so white."
Feng Xueshan stretched out her hand to shake He grabbed Ye Xin's extended hand and took advantage of it Her arm: "You are also very good-looking. I heard that there is a big star living in your house?"
"Yes, sister Xu Qing is so beautiful! Even if they arrive very late every day, they may not meet each other. Get.”
The two of them had a cheerful and quick-witted temperament, so that's what they were talking about. They held hands and walked down the stone staircase, with the rest of the people following behind.
Jiang Shuyi followed Zhou Zhi closely, walking at the end of the team, as if he was not quite used to such a crowded situation.
Zhang Xinyi also accompanied her. In fact, apart from Zhou Zhi and Jiang Shuyi, and now Ye Xin, she was not particularly familiar with the rest of them.
Walking past the place where the old man disappeared just now, Zhou Zhi discovered that there was no movie filming inside, but a script review.
The strange thing is that the expressions of the people holding the script inside are all depressed. The future female star raised her head and said to the white-haired old man in short-sleeves and waistcoat with her back to Zhou Zhi and the others: "Director, this script is too difficult. Read.”
Zhou Zhi whispered to Jiang Shuyi and the others: "You should go first. My godfather told me something. I guess this is it. Let's solve it for them first."
What about studying novels? It was deceived by Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Du. This novel profoundly exposes the darkness of society and the distortion of human nature, and is not suitable for young girls at all.
Jiang Shuyi was ready to obey, but Zhang Xinyi held her back and refused to let her go, with an excited and curious look in his eyes.
I heard the old man say: "Xiao Xu, for this drama to be authentic, it must be in Sichuan dialect. The original work "Dead Water Waves" was written based on the dialect."
“I brought you into this environment in advance so that you can experience the environment when the story takes place. In this book, I also specially asked the screenwriter to retain the characteristics of the original work.”
"Although we still filmed in Mandarin in the end, you have to integrate the environment here and bring out the special taste in the original work."
"Sichuan food! Isn't everyone enjoying Sichuan food these days? Is that what you want? A special taste!”
“If Boss Ye serves everyone grilled sea cucumbers, dumplings, and pancakes rolled with green onions, is that still the taste of this small town?”
< br>"You have to let the audience experience You see, this is a story that takes place in an extremely old-style, closed-off, feudal, ignorant, repressed, and distorted world, but is about to be impacted by external forces and replaced by another new style, mania, ignorance, depression, and distortion. ...I said where are you looking? ? Did you listen to me..."
When he turned around, the old man saw Zhou Zhi standing at the door: "Let's go, young man, there's nothing to see, and remember not to yell like you just did, we are having a show here... …”
"Director Ling Zhifeng, right? Hello, I am the expert sent by Comrade Wu Lingjun from the county to assist you." "Huh? Expert?" The old man was the director Ling Zhifeng, and he was stunned: "Are you a local? Why? You still speak with a Tianjin accent? And how old are you?"
Zhou Zhi took out his membership card: "This is my ID, my godfather said You needed someone who could understand the work, be proficient in dialect, and help the actors deeply understand the story environment, so you found me."
Ling Zhifeng took the certificate, opened it and took a look: "Is he really a writer? Are you from Sichuan?”
“Unlike you, the director, you are from Sichuan, but your parents have already left Jiachuan.”
Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "I am a native of Jiachuan. My name is Zhou Zhi. I am a freshman in Jiachuan County Middle School... ah no, I am about to be a sophomore in senior high school."
"Member of the Provincial Writers Association for sophomores in high school?" Ling Zhifeng was a little unconvinced: "What works have you published? What journals have you appeared in?"
"Due to my heavy academic load, I only had one semester to create. I have two essays and one short story. Respectively. He has appeared in two issues of "Bashu Magazine" and one issue of "People's Literature". "So awesome?" Someone was already talking in the room, and it was a man who was almost thirty years old. He has become a big star and a professional hardcore character named You Yong: "I am also reading "People's Literature". Please tell me the name of your work and I will see if you have any impressions."
""Wangcong Temple" Travel Notes"
"Did you write "Travel Notes of Wangcong Temple"? I thought people must be at least sixty years old or above to have that accumulation!" You Yong was shocked: "Did you really write it? You are too young! They all say Bashu It’s an eye-opener today for a weirdo!”
After that, he said: “Director! If he is the author of “Wangcong Temple Travel Notes”, then Director Wu has found the right person for us!”
Ling Zhifeng exchanged the membership card to Zhou Zhi: "Who are the two at the back?"
"Oh, those are my classmates. I think the problem you encountered is not that difficult. It should be solved in one day. Solved, so... we are actually here for a trip.”
“Are you here to help us solve the problem?”
Ling Zhifeng was speechless at Zhou Zhi's understatement. Is this little guy reliable? "Then... let's try it first, come in."
"What about my two classmates?"< br>
“Come in, come in, come in, Xiao Xu brought a stool to the classmates. "
Xu Qing is still a fledgling actor. There are no stars in this era, only actors. He is just twenty-two years old and has only made one movie. The starting point is pretty high.
Xu Qing brought a stool over and said with a smile: "Little writer, please sit down. I really can't tell."
"I just saw you guys comparing the script. I heard that Director Ling wanted Sister Qing and Uncle Yong to deeply understand the artistic conception of the story, right?"
Zhou Zhi sat in the middle of the bench, Zhang Xinyi and Jiang Shu Yi carefully sat on both sides of him, and the three of them crowded on a long bench.
“You also know that we are competing against each other?” Ling Zhifeng never thought of serving tea to the three of them: “My name is Brother Yong. They are of the same generation in the play, and... In that kind of relationship, it’s more appropriate to call her brother or sister.”
You Yong just called Zhou Zhi uncle. Depressed: "Yes, my name is Brother Yong. This is what we call entering the play in advance and getting familiar with the role. The two female classmates are very elegant. Do you have any ideas about taking the film school in the future?"
Zhang Xinyi and Jiang Shuyi had never experienced such a direct conversation, and she suddenly felt embarrassed.
But You Yong actually didn't mean to tease the little girl. He really felt that the two of them had a good foundation.
Zhou Zhi coughed lightly: "Uh, Brother Yong, after you finish what you said just now, just tilt your mouth a few times and you'll be good to go."
You Yong laughed loudly. Get up: "You have read the original work! How old were you when you read that book?! Your parents agreed?!"
The role of You Yong is the first male protagonist in the book, Luo Sheng, who has a nickname: Luo Crooked mouth. Luo Waizui actually doesn't have a crooked mouth, but he has this habit after teasing girls, so he got the nickname.
"They don't care about me." Zhou Zhi smiled, thinking that even if Xiaoxiao made my father let me read it, "Dead Water Waves" would be nothing like that.
Xu Qing is young, and she is also very interested in the little writer who is much younger than her. She also has a mentality of comparing: "Zhou... Xiaozhi, look at this paragraph, how do you understand this 'meaning'?"
Zhou Zhi looked at the paragraph that Xu Qing was pointing at and found that this notebook was different from ordinary ones. Although it was already in the form of a script, it was all passages cut out from the original version.
It should be said that the production of this film was quite serious at the time, and it should be accurately positioned as an ethical film. Because of this, the film was banned in mainland China after it was made, and was taken to Hong Kong. Released to the public.
Even so, this movie was quite influential, and it defended and consolidated Ling Zhifeng's reputation as China's top director at the time.
This was also the last film he directed. Three years later, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of world cinema and the 90th anniversary of Chinese cinema, he won the Best Director Award at the China Film Century Awards.
This year, he is seventy-four years old.
Just from this "original book", you can see the director's attitude towards movies.
(End of this chapter)