Literary Master 1978

Tang Guoqiang was an actor in Qingdao Drama Troupe in his early years. In 1975, he was seconded to Bayi Film Studio to play the leading role in the movie "South China Sea Storm" by chance.

Because of this opportunity, Tang Guoqiang officially broke into the film industry, and was transferred to Bayi Film Studio in 1978 and became a formal film actor.

In 1979, "Little Flower" was released, and he became a hit and became a hot actor in the domestic film industry, and his status in the studio also improved a lot.

Originally, according to this momentum, his acting career should have been smooth sailing, but no one expected that his career would suffer a major blow because of Chen Chong's joke.

"Cream boy", a term specially created to describe him, became Tang Guoqiang's nightmare.

The biased news in the newspaper caused the industry's evaluation of him to take a sharp turn for the worse, and also made him controversial among the fan group.

Tang Guoqiang has also been wronged, complained, and angry, but what can he do?

Some hats are what others want to put on you. It is not worn on your head, but worn in their hearts, and you can't take it off.

But this does not mean that Tang Guoqiang has accepted his fate. As the saying goes, people fight for a breath, and Buddha fights for a stick of incense.

He was 18 years old when he joined the Qingdao Repertory Theatre. He had no literary and artistic foundation. It was just because the troupe was rehearsing "South and North War" at that time and needed some actors to play soldiers, in other words, they were just extras.

It took Tang Guoqiang five years to complete the counterattack from extras to leading actors.

In 1974, the Qingdao Repertory Theatre represented Shandong to Yanjing to participate in a national survey. A screenwriter from the Bayi Film Studio was optimistic about the play and wanted to adapt it into a movie. He also liked Tang Guoqiang, who played the leading role in the play, and wanted to use him in future movies.

But at this time, Tang Guoqiang was already the pillar of the drama troupe. The troupe was unwilling to let him go, so they could only second him first. Finally, after several twists and turns, he was transferred to the Bayi Film Studio.

The experience of going from a minor role to a leading actor has filled Tang Guoqiang with tenacity and a spirit of not admitting defeat. He is not a softie who only knows how to "eat cream" as portrayed by the media.

A few months ago, the studio was informed that it was going to adapt "The Wreath under the Mountain", and Tang Guoqiang set his sights on this piece of cake.

Bayi Film Studio is the only studio in China that mainly shoots military-themed films, so it is reasonable for it to shoot "The Mountain".

He is the actor with the best reputation and mass base among the younger generation of Bayi Film Studio, and it is reasonable to boast of his professional ability. If the studio really wants to shoot the movie "The Mountain", he has a high probability of playing the leading role.

After all, this is a novel that has sold millions of copies since its publication, has a national influence, and has been affirmed by the leaders. With such a deep mass base, it almost means that the movie adaptation of "The Mountain" is invincible to some extent.

Unexpectedly, the adaptation rights of "The Mountain" were taken away by Shanghai Film Studio, and the director is Xie Jin, who is well-known in the domestic film industry.

At first, Tang Guoqiang was a little disappointed, thinking that he could not play in "High Mountain".

Later, he heard that Xie Jin had arrived in Yanjing and started to prepare for the casting of "High Mountain", and his mind became active again. No one said that actors from Bayi Film Studio could not play in Shanghai Film Studio's movies. The "Peacock Princess" he played at the time was also a movie of Yanjing Film Studio.

He thought about recommending himself to Xie Jin, but he also knew that Xie Jin was a famous director and there were many actors who asked for cooperation through various channels every day.

So Tang Guoqiang thought of writing a letter to express his sincerity, and he put his attitude very low in the letter.

Unexpectedly, before he took the initiative to go to Xie Jin's house to ask for a meeting, he was moved by Liu Xiaoqing's idea and went to see Lin Chaoyang, the screenwriter, to ask for help.

After returning from Peking University that day, Tang Guoqiang was full of regret, his heart was up and down, and his mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts.

He felt that he should not listen to Liu Xiaoqing and go to Lin Chaoyang for help, but should go directly to Xie Jin;

Then he felt that if he asked for help, why couldn't he lower his attitude a little, but seeing that the other person was young, he unconsciously felt contempt in his heart;

Then he felt that he shouldn't have taken out the letter in the end, maybe he would have offended Lin Chaoyang...

Tang Guoqiang was overwhelmed by the chaotic thoughts. In the few days after meeting Lin Chaoyang, he had almost no mind to do anything else. All he thought about were these things. He had regarded "The Wreath under the Mountain" as a life-saving straw.

That morning, he was lying on the bed in the dormitory of the Bayi Factory. He didn't sleep well last night because of the messy thoughts in his mind. He was confused.

When it was almost noon, the colleague in the next room asked him to go to the cafeteria for dinner. Tang Guoqiang refused his colleague's kindness and just wanted to lie down.

"Tang Guoqiang! There's a phone call!"

The dormitory corridor suddenly heard the sound of Master Jin from the communication room. Tang Guoqiang jumped up immediately when he heard the sound. For some reason, he felt a confidence that he had never felt before. It must be Director Xie Jin who called.

Then he lost his temper again and attributed his thoughts to beautiful imagination.

"Tang Guoqiang! Phone call!"

In the corridor, Master Jin urged him with a hoarse voice. Tang Guoqiang stood up and went to the communication room to answer the phone.

"Hello!"

"Is that Tang Guoqiang?"

The voice on the phone was a little distorted. Tang Guoqiang clearly felt a little familiar. He remembered it after a little thought. It was Lin Chaoyang.

It was not Director Xie Jin who called. He was disappointed.

Tang Guoqiang said hello politely, and then he listened to Lin Chaoyang say: "Director Xie Jin asked you to go to the Xizhimen Guest House tomorrow."

"Do you know the address?"

Lin Chaoyang on the other end of the phone listened to Tang Guoqiang's silence and said, "It's on Xizhimen Inner Street, not far from Xinjiekou. Don't know yet? Oh, how can I tell you this."

Lin Chaoyang thought that Tang Guoqiang didn't know the address of the guest house, and was worried about how to give him some advice. Tang Guoqiang, who had been stunned for a long time, finally came to his senses.

"Xizhimen Guest House! I know, I know."

Tang Guoqiang spoke extremely loudly into the microphone.

"It's good to know. Let's go there early tomorrow morning and make some preparations."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's advice, Tang Guoqiang felt like a cannonball filled with joy exploded in his heart. He was so stunned that he even forgot how to hang up the phone.

When he thought about it again, he was filled with annoyance. He hadn't even had time to express his gratitude to Lin Chaoyang.

He just came to ask Lin Chaoyang for help two days ago, but today they called the factory and asked him to meet the director.

How efficient this was, he hung up the phone before he could say thank you.

When he thought about the decadent thoughts he had been filled with in the past two days and how he looked down on others, Tang Guoqiang felt even more ashamed.

Tang Guoqiang left the communication room with complicated emotions lingering in his heart. Just as he was thinking about how to repay Lin Chaoyang's kindness, he ran into an acquaintance.

The person who came here is plump, but unfortunately his hair has the intention of "strategic retreat" at such a young age, and his forehead is even more rounded.

When he saw Tang Guoqiang, he smiled, obviously expressing goodwill, but he seemed to have done something bad.

"Guoqiang, haven't you eaten?"

"No, you haven't eaten yet?" Tang Guoqiang saw that the other party didn't have a lunch box in his hand, so he probably hadn't eaten yet.

"No, the filming of "Pipa Soul" has just finished, so I can take two days off." The visitor said cheerfully.

Tang Guoqiang couldn't help but admire the other party's optimistic state.

"Pipa Soul" is a film produced by Bayi Film Studio. The director is Yan Jizhou, who filmed "Wild Fire, Spring Breeze and Ancient City", but he only plays an inconspicuous supporting role in it.

Don't think that someone who plays a supporting role is really a supporting role. In fact, the unassuming young man in front of him not only comes from the entertainment world, but his father is a well-known actor. In the past few years, he has also relied on his superb acting skills in "Look at This Family" and " Films such as "Inside and Out of the Courtroom" are emerging in the film industry.

However, due to image issues, he has never been able to play the leading role. He is basically a green leaf in the factory. Whenever a movie is short of someone, he will fill it without picking a role.

This kind of development seems to have a low starting point, but it is actually a real opportunity to hone acting skills.

Unlike myself, with such a face, I can only play the leading role.

"Hey, I heard that the factory is going to film "Four Crosses of Chishui" and wants you to play the male lead." The other party suddenly asked.

"Ah!" The unsuspecting Tang Guoqiang let out a short sound of surprise when he heard the news, "Who did you hear that from?"

"I heard Director Yan just now. Didn't anyone talk to you?"

Tang Guoqiang shook his head, upset.

"Oh, I really envy you. Just sitting in the dormitory, the male lead fell from the sky."

The other party was sighing when he saw Tang Guoqiang rushing back to the dormitory. He was scratching his head when he saw Tang Guoqiang dressed neatly, rushed out of the dormitory again, and rushed straight out of the dormitory.

"Why are you going?"

When this question was asked, Tang Guoqiang had already ran out, and he could only listen from a distance as he replied: "Go meet a director!"

"Meet the director?"

The young man touched his shiny forehead and said, "Isn't the director in the factory?"

But Tang Guoqiang heard that the factory wanted him to play "Four Crosses of Chishui", which meant that even if he could get the role of "High Mountain", he would not be able to participate due to a collision during the filming time. After all, he is from the Bayi Factory actor.

For the current plan, he can only try to win the role of "High Mountain" as quickly as possible, cook the raw rice into cooked rice, and then let director Xie Jin come forward, so that he can promote the movie in the factory.

Tang Guoqiang went all the way to the Xizhimen Guest House, took out his work ID and reported his name.

Xie Jin was a little surprised by Tang Guoqiang's arrival. He had made an appointment with Lin Chaoyang to call Tang Guoqiang over tomorrow, but he didn't expect that he would come today.

However, he didn't say anything. Instead, his eyes lit up after seeing Tang Guoqiang.

Tang Guoqiang had been dejected in his dormitory for several days. After talking to his colleagues just now, he couldn't wait for tomorrow and ran to the Xizhimen Guest House.

At this time, he had a stubble on his face, which made him look haggard and slovenly. He looked completely unable to remind anyone of the handsome Dai prince in "The Peacock Princess".

Originally, Xie Jin felt that Tang Guoqiang's image was too handsome and lacked a tough temperament, and he could not perform the heroic spirit of Zhao Mengsheng in the later period.

Now when I look at it, I see that this is the chosen one, Zhao Mengsheng!

"Thank you, Director..."

Tang Guoqiang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xie Jin.

"Come on, come on, let's try the show first." Xie Jin pulled Tang Guoqiang with burning eyes and said.

After the audition, Xie Jin was completely convinced.

Lin Chaoyang is really a fool. If he doesn't become an assistant director in casting, he would be underestimating his talent!