Blooming on the ground

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A week after the meeting with Xuan Nian, we made an appointment at the other party's studio.

Fang Mufeng was not familiar with Xuan Nian in the past, but met him on Peng Wenye's set, when Xuan Nian was the screenwriter of that film.When the two met, they shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Xuan Nian looks handsome and kind, fair and clean, wearing a peaked cap, some people may believe that he is a college student, no matter how he looks, he doesn't look like he is over thirty.

"We've met before, and I'm quite impressed with your performance." He smiled more youthfully, and his tone was sincere and unassuming, "It's pretty good."

Fang Mufeng's attitude is humble: "Thank you for the promotion. I had a lot of guidance from Director Peng before, and there is still a lot to learn."

After chatting, he signed a non-disclosure agreement and took over the script outline from Xuan Nian.

He knows the plot of the story, after all, he has seen the whole film, but now that he is acting, the viewers and the people in the play can't help feeling a little nervous and looking forward to it.

"The script will be changed again before the filming," Xuan Nian waited for him to browse for a while, and then continued, "The subject matter involves homosexuality, and there is a high probability that it will not be released in China, and based on my shooting progress, it will take half a year. At the same time, I hope you will be mentally prepared for other dramas.”

Fang Mufeng had heard of Xuannian's strict requirements on high standards and slow filming progress before.

Fang Mufeng nodded, quickly flipped through the outline, and asked, "Is the other leading actor confirmed?"

Hearing Yan Huanchao's name from Xuan Nian's mouth, Fang Mufeng was a little surprised.It was indeed heard before that Yan Huanchao was the original starring role. At that time, the two almost succeeded in cooperating. However, after Fang Mufeng's agent rejected the film, Yan Huanchao temporarily resigned for some reason.

Luo Tian was waiting for Fang Mufeng in the tea room. The staff in the studio were very enthusiastic, pouring tea and eating for him.He had a nice chat with a young girl when he saw Fang Mufeng come out of the conference room.

"How's the chat going?" Luo Tian kept his words in his mind, and only asked eagerly when he drove some distance away from the studio.

Fang Mufeng took off his sunglasses and mask, and exhaled: "Yes, I guess it will start up next month."

Luo Tian couldn't help frowning: "But the subject matter and scale...Mu Feng, have you thought about it? Although the other party is quite famous, let's discuss it in the long run..."

He had heard about this movie for a long time, and thinking of Fang Mufeng being drugged and almost being played with by men before, he began to worry whether he would particularly reject such things.

"Now it's not me who chooses the opportunity, but the opportunity chooses me," Fang Mufeng interrupted, saying every word, "I'm determined to act in this movie."

There is one thing to say, there are a lot of starlets with his qualifications and social status in the circle, and he doesn't have many choices.

Luo Tian was slightly stunned, and did not speak for a long time.He always felt that after what happened the day before yesterday, Fang Mufeng became different from before, but he couldn't tell what had changed.

The car stopped at the next red light, and he sighed: "Just think about it clearly."

Of course Fang Mufeng thought it through, even though he didn't want to have anything to do with Yan, but he felt that he shouldn't be arrogant and block his way with stones.It doesn't matter who is playing opposite him, the important thing is that he is eager to get this opportunity to return to the actor's path, so go grab it.

Two weeks later, Fang Mufeng got the script and began to seriously figure out the characters and the story.

The title of the film was initially set at Zero Celsius, and Xuan Nian, as always, took over the work of director and screenwriter, and would also participate in the editing of the film in the later stage, so it can be said that he has a lot of say in the film.

Fang Mufeng looked through the script in the past few days and found that in terms of character setting and plot arrangement, the two protagonists have different personalities but are equally difficult to perform.

The character of Guan Minghang played by him is loud and loud, and most of the conflicts in the story fall on him. Such an exposed character is easy to shine, but it may also be played "shallow", which is superficial and lacks evocative connotation.

In contrast, Fu Bai, played by Yan Huanchao, hides his joys, anger, sorrows and joys in his heart most of the time, and has few lines. The actor needs to keep his emotions inward and let the audience know what kind of emotion is going inward. It is more difficult to express. big.

When they met, Fang Mufeng asked Xuan Nian why he was chosen to play the outgoing Guan Minghang.

"The story is based on an old friend of mine," Xuan Nian looked at him. "Your experience and eyes are similar to his. I think you should empathize with him and understand what Guan Minghang is thinking."

Xuan Nian looked at him with distant eyes, he was clearly looking at him but it didn't seem like he was looking at him, it was more like looking at someone through him.Fang Mufeng was very familiar, and Yan Jingshan stared at him with this kind of gaze from time to time, as if immersed in past events or emotions.

It was only later that he realized what Yan Jingshan was thinking during the countless moments when he saw him lose his mind.

Fang Mufeng intuited that Xuan Nian and this movie had another story, but he didn't ask, it was not something he should care about.

Xuan Nian moved quickly, and not long after, he notified Fang Mufeng to join the group early.

Time was running out, Sheng Lan seemed to attach great importance to this opportunity, and directly helped Fang Mufeng push down all irrelevant announcements, so that he could concentrate on preparing for the movie.During the period, apart from a few phone calls to inquire about the progress, she didn't even see a single person, and she completely implemented a free-range policy for him.

Sheng Lan is so busy that she doesn't touch the ground every day, she has no time to take care of Fang Mufeng's affairs.Good resources in this circle are extremely scarce, and it is not bad if one or two excellent films emerge from among countless shoddy film and television works every year. An accomplished ace agent like Sheng Lan still insists on going to the crew every day, and keeps in touch with the director and producers, for The most important thing is to get the latest trends in film and television resources, help their artists seize the opportunity as soon as possible, and get the best piece of cake in this circle.

This is her consistent approach, discovering and retaining capable and pursuing artists, finding suitable plays for them, and achieving the path they want to take, instead of forcing them to cater to market ideas.

In a sense, such a style is very appetizing to Fang Mufeng, but whether he has the ability to reach a long-term cooperation with such a manager depends on his ability.

Another week later, Fang Mufeng officially joined the group.

Luo Tian wanted to join the group with him, but Fang Mufeng refused.He hasn't studied acting systematically, and he relies on personal experience and self-substitution to eat roles.Guan Minghang, who is going to play this time, is a Bei Piao who embraces the dream of being an actor and goes to the big city to see the world. Fang Mufeng wants to regain the feeling of the days when he was playing tricks, especially the feeling of loneliness, so he joined the crew alone. suitable.

On the day he arrived at the shooting location, he immediately tried on the looks in the play, and Xuan Nian looked at them silently for a while, with no sign of satisfaction on his face.

In fact, he tried makeup a month ago. At that time, Xuan Nian looked at him in the mirror like this, and said after a long time: "Supplementary makeup is not bad. You don't need to put on powder, and if you have a thinner body, you will have better facial features." will be more prominent."

The first half of this sentence is for the makeup artist, and the second half is for Fang Mufeng.

So in order to get close to the character, he went on a diet and exercised and lost almost ten pounds before joining the crew, and stayed at home if he didn't have to.After more than a month, Fang Mufeng became thinner and fairer. He obviously fell down when the wind blows, but his beautiful facial features are particularly sharp and compelling. A pair of dark eyes are deep and bright, and his whole person is mixed with a fragile and sharp beauty.

Guan Minghang should be like this, boasting that he has a good skin and a heart that can't be broken, so he dared to jump on the train to Beicheng with a few hundred dollars and the dream of an actor who was worthless.

Fang Mufeng looked at himself in the mirror, and immediately found the feeling of the character from the image.

Xuan Nian recovered from the momentary distraction, then stepped forward and supported Fang Mufeng's shoulder from behind, and smiled at him in the mirror: "Hello, Guan Minghang."

There is still more than a month before the official launch, and the crew is rushing to complete the preliminary work.

Fang Mufeng, who entered the group early, also did not have the slightest leisure time. In addition to insisting on exercising to maintain a thin body, he would squat outside the film and television city for half a day every day, enjoy the cold wind with other group performers and eat boxed lunches, or quietly stay in the corner to observe. The experience and emotions of coming to Beicheng to play tricks were fully mobilized from the corner of memory, and I was infinitely close to the character from body to heart.

When it was late at night, he rode his bicycle back to the rented house in the village in the city.When he first came to the film crew, he refused to live in a hotel near the filming location, and proposed to Xuan Nian to find an old building in an urban village to live in, in order to completely immerse himself in Guan Minghang's life and live like the character himself. .

Xuan Nian is not the kind of director who likes to interfere with the actor's way of comprehending the play. Even when he is narrating the play, he will be wary of speaking too carefully, which will hinder the actor's performance.He let Fang Mufeng experience life and figure out the characters at his own pace, and was also willing to talk to him about the play and discuss the script, find fresh ideas from the dialogue, and constantly tinker with the script.

Before the filming, Xuan Nian did enough homework. He not only read Fang Mufeng's past works, but also chatted with his teacher Peng Wen.Peng Wen also worked with Fang Mufeng and helped him find a way out in acting. It can be said that he is the director who knows Fang Mufeng's characteristics best.

Peng Wen also told him that Fang Mu was born in Fengye Luzi, but he has the sensibility and sincerity that many actors who have graduated from a professional class lack.Either he doesn't act, or he doesn't just "act", but really integrates himself into the role.

Some actors have the freshest and best performances for the first time. They belong to the very few talented players. Although Fang Mufeng is talented, he does not belong to this category.

This is also one of the reasons why Xuannian notified him to join the crew in advance.

As time passed and the coldness of the deep winter became stronger, Fang Mufeng was completely immersed in the characters and the story, without even noticing that the crew had already prepared the scene layout.

Xuannian is very strict with movies, and he is extremely concerned about scripts, casting, photography, lighting, and scenes. He seems to have inexhaustible enthusiasm and energy.And this time the core team and him have worked together in several movies, and they cooperated with each other tacitly, and responded quickly to his needs.

Being able to work with such a director and such a professional team, Fang Mufeng felt the tension and excitement of finally returning.