The Road to Rebirth of the Movie King

After finishing the words, he hung up the phone over there, and the busy tone of "beep—" came. Ye Changshi clicked his tongue annoyedly, and put the phone in his pocket.

Xie Zaixu probably sensed that the mood of the people around him was not very good, so he silently closed his mouth, not forcing him to listen to his rambling.

It's late at night, the continuous flow of vehicles during the day is gradually decreasing, the people passing by are in a hurry, and the dead leaves of the plane trees on both sides are gone. Only the flickering street lamps make the night not so lonely and quiet.

Ye Changshi came to N City not only to watch the concert with Xie Zaixu, but more importantly, he will join Director Xu's "Lending Curtain" crew tomorrow, playing the role of Shen Boqing, a young master whose family has fallen.

It was Koyanagi who came to pick them up back to the crew hotel. Perhaps it was an order from Lan Diyuan, or maybe it was a coincidence. After trying to talk at night, he turned on the stereo and played an ancient opera in the car. The bright voice sounded slowly, and the delicate and elegant libretto came to mind. After a noisy concert, the impetuous heart gradually calmed down with the melody. , for a long time...

In the early morning, the warm sunshine enveloped the film and television base in N City, and the eaves tiles washed clean and translucent by the raindrops glistened. On the street with a strong Republican style, the extras who played various professions were ready, and the leading and supporting roles were in place. Xu Liangyou took With the sound of the horn, the staff quickly got busy...

At the end of the corridor on the second floor of a western-style building in the surrounding area, in the lounge where the house number is pasted with "Ye Changshi", the curtains with retro and prosperous patterns are left wide open, only a layer of tulle is left in front, and there are several people beside the bed. An honest leather sofa, the sunlight pours into the room from the white gauze curtains, the light is bright and has a bit of aesthetic feeling, Xiao Liu and Xiao Huang are sitting on it and playing with their mobile phones boredly, the stereo on the small table is playing The babbling opera, the tune recorded a long time ago, the sound quality is a bit fuzzy and old, making everyone in the room feel as if they have traveled through time.

In front of the mirror, a professional make-up artist was applying makeup to Ye Changshi. Allen was watching quietly by the side. The makeup of the show was beyond the scope of his knowledge. , Applying rouge, setting makeup, eyeliner, eyebrows, lips, each step has the essentials to pay attention to, which is very different from the usual makeup steps, and it is difficult to master without experience, so Xu Liangyou specially found a makeup artist who is proficient in this field Come on, Allen is also secretly learning from curiosity.

After pressing the setting powder from light to deep, the greasy face just now becomes pink and tender. The makeup artist's skillful hands adjust the color just right, [-]% bright red is mixed with [-]% lotus color, and lightly brush with the setting powder with a brush , dark at the top and shallow at the bottom, and then use eyeliner to draw out the end of the eye, lift the end of the eyebrow with one hand, and outline the sharp phoenix eye with the other hand. It is difficult to see his original appearance on his face, but there is a bit of that indistinguishable beauty, and when he smiles, he exudes an elegant and fragrant charm and style.

He had put on this kind of makeup countless times when he was making movies in his previous life, and now watching the people in the mirror gradually change, he felt unreal as if he had passed away.

To be honest, Ye Changshi couldn't understand why Xu Liangyou temporarily invited him to play this role. This spy film is a semi-fictional film, which means that some of the characters and content are in line with historical facts. Shen Boqing is a real character in the history of Hua Kingdom There are not many ordinary people who know this person, but most of them talk about it in a positive way. This young master Shen lived only a short period of thirty years, so there are few specific stories about him. What was written down by a friend in detail was how he had been an undercover agent for ten years but was framed for treason until his death proved his innocence.

This kind of subject matter is actually a bit sensitive. Ye Changshi heard from Lan Diyuan that Director Xu planned to erase this character at first. Anyway, it is irrelevant and does not affect the plot. After some hesitation in the middle of filming, Shen Boqing was added to the script, perhaps to make this era more full and complete, or perhaps because he couldn’t let go of this role. All in all, there are obviously many more suitable opera-born actors who are also cheap. Choice, Xu Liangyou finally invited himself to play.

After coming to the set in the morning, Ye Changshi directly asked Xu Liangyou this question.

He said: "I'm a little puzzled, Director Xu, why you let me play Shen Boqing. To be honest, our personalities are very different, and what if I can't learn how to sing?"

Xu Liangyou frowned, took a puff of cigarette, and replied: "Why are there so many problems? The director's intuition has not made any mistakes in decades of filming. If the role is yours, it is yours. Among the actors I have been with, you are the most Like the ancients."

In the TV series "End of the Curtain", Shen Boqing is a supporting role with only a few episodes. Having lived here does not prevent Ye Changshi from searching his information on the Internet to learn more about his life.

Shen Boqing lived in a deep house since he was a child. Apart from his fondness for watching and singing operas, he was no different from ordinary people. His father, Shen Yelin, was a weirdo. , worked in a local school, unexpectedly taught a lot of Jinshi students, the reputation is very high, and he earned a lot of money just by accepting the teacher's thank you gift. The family is rich, and his father dotes on this young son. Unlike ordinary pedantic poets scolding and teaching their sons, they hired a special person to teach them without saying a word.

Shen Boqing was well protected. The people he came into contact with since childhood were pure, innocent and straightforward. To put it bluntly, he was easy to deceive. Every time he went to the streets, his father would send him several entourages to prevent him from being abducted. Of course, it cannot be said that he is stupid, he is smart, just like Cui Pu, who often has to go through a lot of hardships before he can show his brilliance.

Carefree life until Shen Boqing was 16 years old when unexpected events happened. The imperial examination was abolished, his family fell into ruin, his father died of illness, and his brothers separated... The young master who was originally ignorant of the world first came into contact with the other side of human nature. Gradually realized the difficulty and hardship of life, and finally had to integrate into the lives of the people at the bottom.

In order to survive, he entered the most popular local theater under the persuasion of his teacher who taught him opera at the beginning. The song belongs to Zhengdan, which is called Tsing Yi in the north, and it should be more suitable for women to perform. There is no sense of disobedience, on the stage, with a slight smile and lowered eyebrows, lightly moving lotus steps, trembling sleeves, flowing charm, I don’t know how many men and women have been fascinated in the dream, and how many years have been intoxicated!

At that time, he was half-coaxed and half-deceived to join the new faction. Shen Boqing was a man, so he naturally wanted to contribute to the country. Besides, he knew exactly why he had become what he is now. He almost didn't think about it when he made this decision, so Not long after, he received his first mission after joining the new faction, and it was also the only mission in his life - to get acquainted with General Lou of the old faction at that time, to work as an undercover agent, and to deliver information...

It was already nine o'clock after the make-up was finished, and today was Ye Changshi's first day of filming on the set of "End of the Curtain". Director Xu was quite reasonable and gave him time to adapt, and didn't ask him to sing on stage as soon as he arrived. Although Shen Boqing did appear in the play by singing.

What is going to be filmed is a calm communication scene between the main and supporting roles. In the studio, the retro props are placed, the lights are on, and the camera is turned on. Xu Liangyou, wearing a big padded jacket, sits in front of the monitor with a serious expression, waiting Everyone was almost ready, he took the loudspeaker and shouted as usual: "All units are ready, the actors are in place, "Falling Curtain" No.80 has four scenes, three takes, one, three, two, one, Action."

[The room in the camera is not big, and the decoration is a combination of Chinese and Western styles. There is an oil painting hanging on the snow-white wall, which adds a lot of color to it. A few rays of warm sunlight shine through the hollowed-out tallow window, but it is not enough to illuminate the place. Fortunately, a glazed lamp hung from the ceiling, and when it was lit, a dim yellow light enveloped the entire room.

In front of the bronze mirror, Shen Boqing stared blankly at the person in the mirror for a while, and then quietly began to remove the vermilion lip makeup. His movements were neither light nor slow, but he looked at it with an unspeakable elegance. , It was pleasing to the eye, halfway through the unloading, the door was knocked, he paused, and quickly resumed what he was doing, saying without emotion: "Come in."

The person who came was Zhang Xuanlin. After he entered, he closed the door lightly, walked to stand behind Shen Boqing, and his blue clothes appeared in the bronze mirror.

"What's the matter?" Shen Boqing asked.

Zhang Xuanlin was one of the supporters behind the new school, because the other party often came to the theater, so he was an acquaintance. This friend would not come to him for no reason, so when he appeared here, Shen Boqing guessed that there might be a mission.

Zhang Xuanlin looked at him straight in the eyes, and answered irrelevant questions: "You sang very well in the morning."

Shen Boqing raised the corners of his mouth, he only took off the makeup on his lips, and when he smiled like this, the phoenix eyes were slightly raised, adding a bit of coquettishness.

"If I can't sing well, how can I earn a living." His tone was very flat, and his voice, which had been maintained for many years, was gentle and clear, and it was very comfortable to listen to.

Zhang Xuanlin also bent the corners of his mouth, as if agreeing with his words, but looking carefully, his smile did not have the slightest sincere emotion, but his expression seemed to be preoccupied. After a while, he said: "General Lou likes to listen to your singing. Almost every day."

These words were supposed to be a compliment, but they came so suddenly that Shen Boqing's body stiffened slightly. After thinking deeply, the smile on the corner of his mouth gradually disappeared.

"He probably wants to buy you into his mansion," Zhang Xuanlin continued to look at him in the mirror, and sighed after a while of silence, "You know what the above means."

Shen Boqing lowered his gaze: "Yes."

Zhang Xuanlin couldn't bear it. After all, he was a friend who had been with him for a while. Who knows what will happen to him after he enters the Lou Mansion. If Lou Yu finds out that he is a spy, he can imagine what will happen to him, but the opportunity is rare. He has few hobbies, rigorous and stubborn personality, so it is difficult to put eyeliner around him. The only breakthrough is that he likes to listen to the people in front of him singing. When he received the news, he immediately sent someone over to observe Shen Boqing. He has included him in the new sect without hesitation, and now he has waited to the extreme for sending an envoy after two years, and it is selfish for him to come here in person. He still doesn't really want Shen Boqing to take over this person, so he frowns He frowned and said, "If you don't want to, you can refuse, we won't force ourselves."

Shen Boqing didn't seem to be dissatisfied with this. In fact, he already knew why the higher-ups had to send someone over to negotiate with him, and what role his identity could play in the new sect. That's all, he laughed at himself She smiled: "It's just singing, where is it not singing, what do you want or not?"

Zhang Xuanlin was silent for a while, and then let out a breath. He didn't know whether he was happy that he agreed or felt sorry for his choice. He just said: "They will send someone again, you, take care."

Not long after, the door of the room was opened and closed again, and there was only one person left in the room. The sunlight outside was covered by thick clouds, and the light in the room became even dimmer. Shen Boqing stared at the person in the mirror for a while, then stood up abruptly, He stroked the top of the bronze mirror with his hand, and immediately covered it heavily on the table. 】