Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 385 384. A bunch of drama appointments

The early morning sun shines into the bedroom with a hint of warmth. It is already very cold in Beijing in early November, but I don't know when the first snow will fall.

Chen Li'an woke up very early, and the cancer of laziness seemed to have disappeared from his body, and he rarely slept in late.

Maybe there are too many things on my mind and I am not in the mood to sleep in.

But I had to get up early to make breakfast for Liu Xiaoli. Liu Xiaoli had a late night snack last night, which seemed a bit unsatisfactory. However, there were some things that were difficult to do during the confinement period, so I could only make her a breakfast to satisfy her craving.

Liu Xiaoli, who was hiding in bed and eating breakfast, was sniffing happily when the bedroom door suddenly opened from the outside.

Sissi, who was wearing pajamas and brushing her teeth, walked in and mumbled: "Dad is so lazy that he can't get up even after he wakes up. He's going to see Little Swallow today."

Liu Xiaoli in bed froze for a moment, but Chen Li'an patted her head calmly, and then said to Sissi: "Sissi, go and brush your teeth. I'll get up soon. Mom hasn't woken up yet, don't make any noise." It’s her turn.”

"Oh, hurry up then." Sissi took the toothbrush and ran away again.

After Sissi brushed her teeth and finished breakfast, Chen Li'an came out of the bedroom, had something to eat and then went to the company.

On the way to the company, Li Xue reported today's itinerary to Chen Li'an.

"I made an appointment with directors Zhang Yimo and Jiang Wen in the morning. Directors Jia Zhangke and Huo Jianqi made an appointment with you in the afternoon. In the evening, teacher Gong Li told me to wait for you at home."

"Brother Zhang Guorong has been promoting a movie in the mainland recently and is now in the capital. I called before and said he wanted to make an appointment with you."

"This year's Golden Rooster Awards invites you to attend the award ceremony, which will be in four days."

"And the Miss Universe competition will be the global finals next month. Sister Shufen wants to ask you."

Li Xue reported one by one. Some were things that had been decided, and some were things that had not yet been finalized. It was really a lot to accumulate together.

Chen Li'an closed his eyes and listened to these big and small things, tapping his fingers on his knees. Sissi, who was sitting next to him, turned to look at Chen Li'an and then at Li Xue, obediently without saying a word.

After arriving at the company, Chen Li'an opened his eyes, looked at Li Xue and said, "Is the second part of Return of the Pearl being filmed? You are taking Qian Qian to get to know Fan Bingbing and Chen Zihan."

"Isn't Dad going?" Sissi asked, blinking.

Chen Li'an's stern face softened again and he said with a smile: "Dad has to go to work. Sissi and auntie can go play. Dad will take you back in the evening."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Dad." Sissi took out a candy from her pocket and put it into Chen Li'an's hand and said, "If you're not happy, just eat the candy."

Chen Li'an smiled and rubbed Qian Qian's head, then opened the door and got out of the car.

The moment the car door closed, the tenderness on Chen Li'an's face disappeared again. It seemed that he only became gentle when he was in front of his children.

Chen Meiren was not in the company, and even Li Dabai was not there. She didn't know what she was busy with. Chen Li'an ignored them and went directly to the office. Before finishing a cup of coffee, Zhang Yimo came.

It stands to reason that when directors interview actors, actors should take the initiative, but when faced with an actor like Chen Li'an, no director would sit at home and wait for him to come to his door.

This is not the first time that Zhang Yimou and Chen Li'an have met. Zhang Yimou came to support the singer's opening ceremony before.

It's just that Zhang Yimou feels that Chen Li'an has changed quite a lot from before. Instead of being easy-going like a scholar, he is as fierce as a businessman.

Chen Li'an's gaze was very stressful, and he didn't know how to say a few polite words.

However, Zhang Yimo's personality is not that humorous. On the contrary, he is a bit taciturn.

Chen Li'an was currently reading the original novel about My Father and Mother. When he saw Zhang Yimou, he just extended his hand to invite him to sit down and serve him a cup of tea.

"Why did Director Zhang think of acting with me?" Chen Li'an asked curiously.

Zhang Yimo hummed before speaking: "Your acting skills are very good, and you are very popular."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

Chen Li'an looked at Zhang Yimo for a while and then said: "I am very interested, but how long Director Zhang is planning to shoot, I am very busy and may not have that much time."

Zhang Yimo pondered for a moment and said: "At least for a month, if you join the team now, I can give priority to filming your scenes."

Zhang Yimou actually has an alternative. If Chen Li'an comes back a little later or refuses directly, he will just start filming.

Chen Li'an thought for a while and said: "No problem, but I hope it can be done faster. By the way, who is the heroine?"

"A student from China National Theater, Zhang Ziyi." Zhang Yimo talked a little more when talking about making a movie, and continued: "Originally, I was planning to find someone named Zeng Li, but later I felt that Zhang Ziyi was more suitable. She More photogenic.”

Chen Li'an nodded and said, "I've seen them both. Zeng Li is better looking, but it's true that she's not very photogenic."

"It would be best if you know each other. This can also save time on getting used to it." Zhang Yimou breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "The filming is going to Bashang. The conditions are quite difficult. Are you sure you can do it?"

"No problem, I just hope that Director Zhang won't be like Director Cheng and it will take three years to film a movie."

"Of course not. I don't like to change the script myself."

Chen Li'an couldn't help but smile, looked at him and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate. When will you join the team?"

Zhang Yimou immediately said: "The day after tomorrow, the sooner the better."

"No problem." Chen Li'an agreed immediately. He hoped that he could win a top three best actor, so that his career as an actor would not be in vain.

There are only so many films in China that are most promising to win awards. Many of them are not suitable for Chen Li'an, and some of them cannot win the Best Actor. This has nothing to do with your acting skills, but to do with the script itself.

The movie My Father and Mother is quite good and has a chance to win the Best Actor Award. Chen Li'an also hopes to push his career as an actor to a new level.

As for some conflicts between himself and Zhang Yimo, those are not important. In fact, they are not conflicts.

Chen Li'an is not a poacher, and there is no psychological pressure on him morally.

Even if it was pried, so what?

Zhang Yimo left, and he had no intention of sitting for a while longer. Now that the actor was done, he had to make preparations to start filming immediately.

After Zhang Yimo left, Chen Li'an picked up the book and continued reading. Mei Chen and Li Dabai in the company did a good job, and he had nothing to worry about.

Not long after, this kid Jiang Wen came. As soon as he saw Chen Li'an, he started crying, saying that the crew was almost unable to uncover the truth.

Chen Li'an looked at him calmly, and after he finished crying about poverty, he said, "Three million dollars invested in you is not enough. It only means that you have wasted your money."

"Am I that kind of person? Art creation requires costs. This is not painting. A canvas only costs a few dollars." Jiang Wen couldn't help but pat his thigh and explained.

However, he felt that Chen Li'an was a little weird. He originally thought that he would get money just by crying.

Chen Li'an looked at him and said: "I understand you from the perspective of a creator, but investment is a commercial behavior, and the considerations are naturally different."

"It's boring to talk about our relationship. When you called me in Tokyo, I came over." Jiang Wen started to play the emotional card again.

He was very familiar with this kind of thing. When he was photographing the sunny day, he shamelessly wrote letters to all the rich friends he knew to solicit investment.

Chen Li'an thought for a while and said: "Actually, from an investment perspective, I'm not very optimistic about your movie. It may not pass the review. But since we are friends, I will still invest in you, but I can only add another one million. No more."

Jiang Wen said a little unwillingly: "If we don't add more, one million is really not enough."

"You can't do it alone. I'm not the only investor."

"You are the only one who is willing to give me money."

"You still have the nerve to say that you were shooting a movie? You don't have as much film to shoot a TV series as you do."

Chen Li'an saw that Jiang Wen, a tall and powerful man, had said this. He thought for a moment and said, "I can give you another million, but you agree to one condition."

"What conditions?" Jiang Wen immediately asked curiously.

Chen Li'an said seriously: "You can go back and cut a domestic version to pass the review."

Jiang Wen hesitated and said, "Okay! I promise you."

"Okay, let's go to the finance department to get the money." Chen Li'an waved his hand domineeringly and said.

Jiang Wen was not in a hurry now. The money couldn't escape anyway. He looked at Chen Li'an and said, "I'll ask Er Yong to get it later. How about we go have a meal together? I haven't seen foreign food on the set for a long time."

"Okay, let's go. You see, you are a fool. After all, he is also the director with the highest box office in the country."

"Do you want to play a role? With you here, I feel that I have a good chance of passing the trial."

"What to play?"

"How about the Japs' officers?"

"Ma Liugun, I won't treat you to lunch."

"Okay, why don't I ask you to do it? I'll go back to the crew to reimburse you later."

Had a meal with Jiang Wen at noon, and in the afternoon Chen Li'an met Huo Jianqi and Jia Zhangke.

Huo Jianqi had nothing to do, he just came over to meet old friends and share about winning awards abroad.

Although I didn't win an award when I was in Berlin, I went to several small film festivals and still won awards. Huo Jianqi was very happy. After winning awards abroad, the treatment was different after returning to China.

"Li'an, I have recently prepared a movie, but I don't have a concrete idea yet. I will prepare the script for you to read. Your eyes are very poisonous."

Chen Li'an glanced at him, coughed and said, "It's not that my eyes are poisonous, it's that your wife's first edition is always bad."

Huo Jianqi immediately became unhappy. He looked at Chen Li'an and said, "You can say it to me, but you can't say anything to my wife."

He is still a wife-protecting maniac, and it is not the time to kneel on the washboard.

Chen Li'an was too lazy to discuss this issue with him. He looked at Jia Zhangke and asked, "Are you going to make a movie again?"

Jia Zhangke nodded and said, "Well, this script is my first script. I filmed Xiao Wu because I had no money. Now that I have money, I want to film it."

Chen Li'an has watched the movie Platform and is actually very interested in it, and investing in Lao Jia is much better than investing in Jiang Wen, the scammer.

"You don't have enough money, do you want to invest?"

Jia Zhangke nodded, but he was no longer as embarrassed as when he first met Chen Li'an. He said directly: "It needs a million looks. Many scenes need to be rebuilt, and I want you to act."

When he heard that Jia Zhangke wanted to make a movie with Chen Li'an, Huo Jianqi immediately said: "Junior, you are not kind. I told Li'an first that the filming was for me first!"

Jia Zhangke: "." Are you childish? It's not like you're trying to steal your girlfriend.

Chen Li'an felt a little headache. Why were so many people coming to him to act and ask for money today?

Looking at the noisy Huo Jianqi and Jia Zhangke, Chen Li'an immediately said: "Stop arguing. Whether I act or not is not the same thing. Let's wait until you finish the script."

Chen Li'an doesn't want to shoot too many movies in a year. It would be a waste of time. Unless he encounters a movie he particularly likes, he won't shoot so many movies.

Always making literary films will make you tired. Chen Li'an also wants to play a slightly different role.