Chapter 228 Fixed angle! How about taking you to the three major universities or the Oscars to win a cup? !
On June 7, You Sihan, who was working at CCTV Movie Channel, suddenly received a call.
“Hello, I’m Guan Ling.”
When Guan Ling’s call came to You Sihan’s mobile phone, You Sihan’s hands were trembling slightly.
Of course she knows who Guan Ling is.
And very clear!
As a screenwriter behind the movie channel, she has been producing the children's drama "The New Farmer and the Snake".
At the same time, he is also writing a short drama "Aftershock" for the psychological reconstruction of the Wenchuan Earthquake, which was invited to be presented at the National Center for the Performing Arts.
She has an organization, but in terms of the entertainment industry, her organization status cannot give her too many bonuses.
And precisely because of her compilation status, she knew very well how unexpected Guan Ling was to her.
This is obviously not a level exchange!
At CCTV, you are not a host on stage, so the pressure you need to bear is naturally not very great.
In terms of natural treatment and other aspects, she is worse than Tu Jingwei and others in front of the stage.
As for Tu Jingwei, perhaps he still needs to be careful about what he says in front of Director Guan.
This is someone who can joke and talk with Director Han.
If it weren’t for her father, maybe she would never find such a person in the entertainment industry.
The reason Guan Ling contacted You Sihan on the phone was naturally because of her father.
First of all, Guan Ling could not contact her father himself.
Secondly, You Sihan is her father’s agent.
These two points forced Guan Ling's call to go to her mobile phone.
And the reason why she couldn't contact her father was not because he was playing a big role.
But because he has been preparing to become a monk, he has been observing the rules and regulations in the past few months and has not left any contact channels for the outside world to contact him.
"Hello, Director Guan!"
The moment You Sihan received the call, she was indistinguishable from a downtime.
"I have a role in a play here that may require your father to play. This is a small supporting role, but the movie will be released simultaneously around the world. Do you want to ask your father if he is willing to try it? ?”
“Yes, of course!
But I need to contact my father first. I’ll call you back later, okay?”
You Sihan nodded like crazy on the other end of the phone, wishing she could immediately become her father and accept the request in person.
Guan Ling is capable of everything.
After you hung up the phone, You Sihan took a leave and went home in person to find her father.
When You Benchang heard the call from Guan Ling himself at the house his father rented, he almost burst into tears for a moment.
His wife Yang Huihua is by his side.
"Is this Guan Ling the one who won the Palme d'Or?"
"Yes."
You Sihan and You Benchang said in unison.
"Then do you want this role? Don't you want to become a monk?" Yang Huihua looked at You Benchang and asked with some confusion.
She and her daughter both knew that if You Benchang didn’t want this role, others wouldn’t be able to persuade him.
The whole family knows You Benchang’s attitude very well.
After "Jigong" and "Jigong Living Buddha", You Benchang became very popular.
Then his wife was suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and You Benchang chose to accompany and take care of his wife without hesitation.
For many years after that, I accompanied her everywhere to see doctors.
In the end, my wife gained health.
After experiencing this life disaster, You Benchang began to think about the artistic value of drama.
He was not busy making money, but wanted to make some contribution to art.
Because my original profession is mime, I decided to pass on and carry forward this profession.
As a result, this is a niche art with no market, so no one is willing to invest in it.
You Benchang had no choice but to film the long pantomime "Mr. You Smiles Dumbly" at his own expense.
As a result, I couldn’t sell it and lost a lot of money.
At the age of 73, unwilling You Benchang filmed the pantomime "Liaofan" again.
As a result, there is still no market, and we can still only lose money.
After all this trouble, You Benchang's life savings were almost lost.
At the beginning of this year, he had just sold his only house, just because he fell in love with a drama script about Li Shutong, and because he had longed for Master Hongyi.
So he really wanted to dig out the wonderful stories of Master Hongyi in the last five years.
And I hope to go all out to create this drama.
And in order to purify his six senses, he has even decided to become a monk again.
When he was young, he spent ten years as a monk and became a secular monk when he was 15 years old.
But now, he wants to experience it, because when he was young, he entered the temple in a daze and hurriedly said goodbye, and he always felt regretful about this in the changing times.
So I took advantage of the fate of Master Hongyi to shave my head and became a monk for a short period of time.
But I didn’t expect that it would be at the very moment of this plan.
The news about Guan Ling disrupted almost all his plans.
If the name was not Guan Ling, perhaps You Benchang would refuse without hesitation.
But this is Guan Ling after all, Guan Ling who just won the Palme d'Or.
How could You Benchang not be moved?
……
When the other party hasn’t called back yet.
Guan Ling was also thinking about why he thought of You Benchang's scene.
At that time, Wu Ershan's "Sword Laughter" script came to Guan Ling's eyes. In order to keep Wu Ershan Good, Lingyun Media invested in this script.
One of the characters, Wu Ershan’s favorite actor, is You Benchang!
When choosing the role of Ken Watanabe, the energy boss, Guan Ling first thought it was Wang Xueqi, followed by Wang Zhiwen. In fact, You Benchang could only be regarded as the third.
Originally, Li Xuejian was also among Guan Ling's considerations.
After all, he is still a fellow from Lu Province.
But his appearance is really not fierce enough. Perhaps because of his small eyes, Guan Ling feels that the character does not match the character.
And Guan Ling also has a second literary film that he wants to prepare.
When he won the Palme d'Or double yolk egg in Cannes, Guan Ling said in his acceptance speech on stage that he would consider standing up to win the award.
These words come from the heart.
At that time, two movies appeared in Guan Ling's mind, one was "Parasite", but Guan Ling had already registered the script of this movie.
But in Guan Ling’s view, every time stage has its own story. The movie "Parasite" can probably only be filmed in Hong Kong now, but Guan Ling has never researched Hong Kong. situation. So there was some hesitation.
The second part, like "Shoplifters", is about family love. Guan Ling thinks this movie is in the same vein. And the shooting cycle won’t be very long.
When I was thinking about this movie, You Benchang, who I had seen in "Sword Laughter" before, instantly appeared in Guan Ling's vision.
The first impression of You Benchang in Guan Ling's mind was of course Jigong.
The second is the eye scene in "The Adventures of Li Xianji", which he collaborated with Guo Fan in his previous life. This movie can be called the dark history of Guo Fan before his debut. It was precisely because of the acting skills of You Benchang that it became completely popular.
I have to admit that You Benchang is the face of the drama.
And "Ji Gong" did somewhat limit his acting options.
After all, he comes from a mime background, so even though he has no lines, his acting skills are still superb!
Whether it is Lenin who was successfully played in "The Bells of the Kremlin" on the drama stage, or Taibai Jinxing who was played in the mythological love TV series "Nine-tailed Fox and the Crane", or working with Jiao Enjun in " The Taishang Laojun in "The Lotus Lantern", let alone Lao Li Xianji in the romance film "The Adventures of Li Xianji", every character is a character that has been carefully created.
And these characters have left behind classic scenes. His acting skills are almost unparalleled. His performance of "half of the face is crying, half of the face is smiling; half of the face is drunk, and the other half is awake" is simply breathtaking and he is regarded as a "national treasure performing artist".
The reason why the uncle played by You Benchang in "Flowers" in his previous life can stay in the discussion is not a temporary achievement, but the reputation accumulated over many years of acting.
He was able to make Jigong a classic in all versions and conquer countless Chinese audiences.
It is closely related to his acting skills.
But it is such a person who has been unknown for more than 30 years since his debut. Finally, "Ji Gong" became popular and he is already over 50 years old.
After that, my life went up and down, and I decided to return to my family. The other party’s sense of responsibility was also embarrassing.
And now he is 76 years old.
Guan Ling remembers that in his previous life, You Benchang once again became popular because of the TV series "Flowers" at the age of ninety, but his age has limited his development. .
I have to say that this is a pity for China Entertainment Film Industry, and even more a pity for the world film industry.
Such an actor who works hard in China and pursues art is not famous in the world.
So Guan Ling felt that he could choose You Benchang to film a movie.
Furthermore, the second literary film Guan Ling wants to make requires very high acting skills from the male protagonist, and You Benchang, who plays the leading role in the pantomime, can definitely do a good job!
Although he is old!
But his age happens to be his advantage for Guan Ling’s second literary film!
Moreover, he is physically strong, he has the ability, and he deserves to create a more classic role for himself, China Entertainment Film Industry, and the world film industry than "Ji Gong"!
What TV series can’t do, movies can do!
Guan Ling can do what others can’t do!
This is the meaning of Guan Ling choosing him, and "Inception" can be the foreshadowing for his next movie, and can let movie fans around the world know that there is such a hard-working actor in China!
In his previous life, Guan Ling did not have this ability.
Now, Guan Ling can not only promote many good Chinese-language films to the world, but also allow many good Chinese-language filmmakers to show their acting skills in front of global fans.
This is one of Guan Ling’s goals!
Guan Ling has always kept his goal in mind.
He always talks from the heart and sticks to the end!
One is to strive for the development of Chinese-language films throughout his life,
The second is to fight for the female star of Chinese Entertainment for a lifetime.
Guan Ling must grasp these two points with both hands, and both hands must be hard!
Liu Yifei is a box office star, Zhou Xun is a movie queen star, Zhu Yawen is now a familiar star, and You Benchang and Guan Ling are confident that each other will win the best actor award for China again!
……
When You Benchang’s call came back.
As expected.
The other party was very grateful to Guan Ling for the audition invitation.
When he learned that this was a box office movie with an investment of 200 million U.S. dollars, You Benchang was not very surprised. When he learned that Guan Ling required that all communication during the filming of this movie be in English, You Benchang was also quite surprised. calm.
But when I knew that Guan Ling was confident that this movie would gain global reputation and achieve double success at the box office.
You Benchang was slightly moved.
When Guan Ling said that You Benchang's role in this movie was equivalent to a villain, You Benchang's eyes lit up.
In order to avoid being imprisoned in Jigong’s shadow, You Benchang is willing to play any other role!
When Guan Ling, the director of the Palme d'Or, and the double buff of being a villain, were placed in front of You Benchang, he was completely impressed!
"Director Guan, I am willing to accept your invitation."
You Benchang agreed solemnly.
On the other end of the phone, Guan Ling continued.
"Mr. You, I believe that this will be the best decision you have ever made in your life.
This movie is just an opportunity for you to appear in front of fans around the world, and the next I need you to fully integrate into my movie.
Because the protagonist of that movie is specially prepared for you.
I believe that if you can. If he interprets it well, whether it is Cannes or Oscar, I will take you there
Mr. You, are you listening? "
"I was..."
"When I was young, your Jigong had already become a classic in the minds of people across the country.
And I think that being Jigong may not be enough for Chinese audiences to remember you, because many young people no longer like to watch this TV series.
But it doesn't matter,
I'll help you do it.
Your character and acting skills are a model for the entertainment industry, not just for the Chinese entertainment industry, but also for the global entertainment industry.
So, let me take you to do it.
Of course, these words may not be that important to you.
Then let me express it differently.
Whether it is the top three in Europe or the Oscar for best foreign language film. How about I take you back with a cup?
Are you interested? "
Quiet.
There was silence on both ends of the phone.
"Director Guan, where are you now? Can I bring my father to you for an interview? "
Before You Benchang could say anything, You Sihan's voice came out.
"I 100% believe in your words, Director Guan, and I also 100% believe in your ability to do it, Director Guan. But my father is seventy-six years old. I thought of Guan Dao, and discussed with you personally to finalize this contract, is that okay? ”
“Of course! ”
Guan Ling sent her the address.
The call ended completely.
……
BJ City.
In a rental house.
You Sihan, You Benchang and Yang Huihua, a family of three, looked at each other.
"I'm going to ask for leave. Director Guan is in the United States. This time I go to the United States with my father, and I will go with him personally." You Sihan looked at the two elders, thought for a while and said.
"Then what do your father say about his becoming a monk?"
"Why do you still want to become a monk at this time? Master Hongyi's plays can be rehearsed and acted. But the opportunity for director Guan's movie, If you miss it, you will never have another chance.”
You Sihan’s voice had a trembling tone when he spoke.
"Did you hear what Director Guan said just now? Three major movies in Europe, Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Director Guan wants to give it a try."
"If there is really someone in China who can If it does, it must be him.”
"And my dad may be the only one."
When he said this, You Sihan was trembling all over!
You Benchang looked at his daughter and then at his wife.
"I know what you mean, I'm not confused yet. It was a kind of fate, a blessing, and an enlightenment that I was able to play Jigong before."
" So I want to become a monk because I really want to convert to Buddhism, and I want to explore the feeling of becoming a monk for the first time.
I want to understand, digest, and convey it.
But this time, Guan Dao. Inviting someone in person is not a kind of fate for me.
I have experienced too many things in my life, and like 'Jigong', I live an open and sincere life. Some people say that when I am laughing and scolding, I am wise and stupid, not ordinary, not extraordinary, not immortal.
But I know very well that I am just a common person.
I will give up the chance to guide now. In front of me, why should I give up?
I will go.
It’s not about being someone’s role model.
But I know that I am willing to fight for my whole life for the profession of actor. ”
(End of this chapter)