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Chapter 43: Debut Filming Begins

It’s amazing to think that such a rough guy is going to play Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine", and then think that Cheng Dieyi is going to play the peerless beauty Yu Ji.

Huang Ze didn't think Jiang Wen was joking.

The other party might even find this challenging.

Therefore, this kind of thinking must be strangled at the source. "Unless you are willing to give yourself a blow, it is better not to have this kind of thinking."

"Then forget it."

Jiang Wen laughed, "Let's stop talking now. I'm going to ask for leave."

"Well, let's go back to Shanghai together after we take our leave." Huang Ze nodded, "Your role is not as important as the protagonist's, but it is extremely important. In terms of the protagonist's spiritual transformation, your role is second only to the psychologist. It is even more important than the psychologist."

……

"Besides, besides..."

On the train heading south, Jiang Wen held the script and read the lines quietly, trying to figure out the role. "If you're still here 20 years later, hanging out with me on the street all day, and setting up a stall to repair bicycles when you're short of money, I'll beat you to death!"

"I'm not kidding you, I'm really going to beat you to death!"

"You have a gift that many people, including me, don't have."

"Why do you all say that? I haven't done anything wrong to myself." Wang Zhiwen, who was sleeping on the upper bunk, spoke up.

"You are not sorry for yourself, you are sorry for me!"

"I will be 60 years old when I wake up tomorrow and still be here selling things. It doesn't matter. When I see those words, it's like seeing a book written in heaven. I can't understand them. I don't have the ability to study."

"But you are different, Ma Yuan. You have such a great talent, but you are too cowardly to realize it. What are you afraid of?"

"You know what? If it could be changed, I, and everyone walking on the street, remember, everyone, would be willing to trade everything for your talent."

"You are a natural mathematician."

"You staying here for another twenty years is an insult to all of us!"

"We two walk around here and play basketball there every day, and it's really fun."

"But do you know when the happiest moment of my day is? It's when I go to your house and push the door. You don't know how much I wish you weren't there in those few seconds. You didn't have to say goodbye to me, you didn't have to say anything, you just left like that."

"Ha!" Jiang Wen put down the script with satisfaction and took a deep breath. "This line and this character are really well designed. The friendship between friends is elevated instantly."

"Director Huang, thank you for letting me play this role. I won't let you down."

"Uh." Huang Ze responded, then changed the subject, "But if you don't want to disappoint me, you should change your Beijing accent first. You can speak standard Mandarin now, but you can still hear the Beijing accent."

"For example?" Jiang Wen was puzzled.

"Please translate what does f*cking f*cking mean."

“Is that word in my line?”

"You are adding unnecessary details to my words by changing them at will!"

"Haha!" Jiang Wen laughed embarrassedly, "I think adding a swear word would make it more powerful. Forget about it. What do you think I should add? Damn it."

"Forget it." The word was about to be tainted by someone, Huang Ze rolled his eyes, "You can chat more with Wang Zhiwen when you have nothing to do, just change the Beijing accent, it doesn't quite fit the role."

"I see."

"Yeah." Huang Ze nodded slightly and felt relieved. It seemed that the current Jiang Wen was not that difficult to deal with. He was not the Jiang Wen who quarreled with Xie Jin during the filming of "Furong Town" and quarreled with Zhang Yimou during the filming of "Red Sorghum".

But he didn't know that Jiang Wen was also very nervous at this moment.

He considers himself a very talented person.

But no matter how talented you are, you can't stand facing setbacks again and again! Because of my poor appearance, I applied for the Beijing Film Academy and could only apply for the Central Academy of Drama the following year.

As for the actor I always wanted to be, I haven’t found the chance yet.

"Good Will Hunting" can be said to be his first relatively good opportunity. How could he not be humble?
Of course, he still felt a little bit unwilling in his heart. Director Huang was so young and could be a director. After I’ve been an actor for a few years, I want to be a director too! I want to be the boss of the crew!

If Jiang Wen was nervous, Wang Zhiwen was just excited!

He once accidentally heard the teacher talking about himself, saying that his appearance was not good enough and he would not have much future prospects, and that he was accepted because of his good academic performance, good Mandarin, and good handwriting, and that he could stay in school to teach in the future.

At that time, he had already played a role in "The Spring of the Underachievers". He liked that feeling and wanted to be an excellent actor.

But when he thought of what the teacher said, he couldn't control the worry in his heart.

Until a few days ago, Huang Ze's finger was like a ray of sunshine breaking through the dark clouds, bringing him hope!
Yes!

I am about to star in a movie, so who can say that I am suitable for teaching?

I can definitely be the best actor!
……

After returning to Shanghai with two young people who had basically never acted in a movie and an actor who had acted in one movie, Huang Ze arranged things for them and then handed over other less important tasks to Zhang Jianya.

He led all the actors to read the script.

Huang Ze spent a full seven days reading the lines.

Several main actors went through all their lines several times.

Jiang Wen didn't know whether he had a good memory or had memorized them secretly, but he memorized about 90% of his lines, which really surprised Huang Ze.

After finishing all this, Huang Ze took some time to visit the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

All the other young actors were chosen here.

The heroine still needed acting skills, so Huang Ze directly skipped the freshmen and auditioned someone from the other three grades. Her name was Song Jia. In her previous life, because there was another actress named Song Jia at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, she was usually called Big Song Jia.

In addition, because I met two familiar faces, out of a collecting habit, I simply invited them both.

Wang Luoyong, let him play the professor's assistant, he looks quite realistic with glasses on.

The other one is called Li Youbin.

Hey, you know what, when our Old Li was young, his looks were indeed so good that he could be called a famous handsome guy in the surrounding villages.

Huang Ze almost didn't recognize that this was Li Yunlong.

I even confirmed the name.

As for his role, he was asked to play the college student who was slapped in the face by the protagonist. Although he is handsome, he is not as attractive to the heroine as the protagonist's talent.

This is the only way, his frequent appearances easily make the audience realize that the male lead is not good-looking enough.

When everything was ready, it was already mid-November!
The shooting schedule has arrived.

Huang Ze woke up before 4:30. At this time, Huang Ze was not sleepy at all. His brain was extremely clear, even a little excited.

Holding the mirror, looking at my energetic self, I couldn't help but complain, "I didn't get this excited even after taking 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to go around Hong Kong Island!"

“It seems that movies are my true love!”

Since he couldn't sleep, Huang Ze simply gave up and went out on his motorcycle to the Shanghai Film Studio.

At six o'clock, everyone finally arrived and rushed to a nearby alley together.

Preparing to take advantage of the magic light time to shoot the beginning of the film, Zhang Mu, played by Jiang Wen, rides his bicycle through the alley to find the protagonist Ma Yuan at his home.

(End of this chapter)