Chapter 912 The Protagonist

It was already past seven in the evening when Ma Guoliang packed up his things and came out of the hotel. He got into the car specially prepared by the crew with his agent and assistant and was about to go to the airport.

In the car, Ma Guoliang sat by the window and enjoyed the night view of this place for the first time.

After joining the crew, he spent most of his time on the set.

Ma Guoliang stretched and yawned, saying, "Call me when we get to the airport. I'll take a nap first."

"Okay."

Ma Guoliang put on an eye mask, closed his eyes, and fell asleep soon.

Although the filming process went smoothly, because the schedule was very full, he didn't have a good rest for a day during this period.

It was easy for Ma Guoliang to get into the role, but it was difficult to get out of the role. Only by resting more could he get out of the role as soon as possible.

More than an hour later, the car had arrived at the airport.

Ma Guoliang got out of the car in a daze and had not yet fully woken up.

"Teacher Ma, hat, mask." The agent who was unloading the luggage saw Ma Guoliang walk directly out of the car without covering his face, and hurriedly reminded him.

Ma Guoliang immediately returned to the car, put on a mask and a hat, and hid himself tightly.

He didn't want to be recognized in public, especially in a place like the airport. Maybe he would be on the headlines tomorrow and scolded by some black fans the day after tomorrow.

Then the group boarded the plane back to Beijing through the VIP channel. Ma Guoliang fell asleep soon as he was in the car.

He was really tired.

Ma Guoliang vaguely heard the captain's voice in his sleep, and used all his strength to open his eyes a little, only to notice that the plane had landed safely.

Ma Guoliang, his agent, and his assistant came out of the exit and saw the people who were waiting for him in front.

It was late at night when he finally got home.

Yesterday, the agent specially hired a cleaner to clean the house.

So the scene in front of him was not much different from when he just left.

"Be careful when you go back."

The agent and assistant brought Ma Guoliang's things up.

"It's getting late, you should go to bed early." The agent yawned and said, "I'll call you tomorrow morning."

He knew that Ma Guoliang would go to see Tan Yue tomorrow.

Ma Guoliang took out his mobile phone, shook it, and said, "No, you should rest at home tomorrow. Your work is not easy during this period. I set the alarm. Don't worry, you can get up tomorrow."

The agent nodded and said, "Okay, then we will go back first."

After the agent and assistant left, Ma Guoliang ignored the suitcase, sat on the sofa, took out his mobile phone, and looked for Tan Yue's mobile phone number.

"Isn't it a bit inappropriate to call at this time?" Ma Guoliang looked at the time on his mobile phone-00:34.

After thinking about it, Ma Guoliang turned off his mobile phone and threw it on the sofa. It was too late.

He was afraid of disturbing Tan Yue's rest, so he planned to meet tomorrow.

Ma Guoliang got up, pushed the suitcase into the bedroom, took out the clothes inside and hung them on the hanger.

Originally, this was the assistant's job, but Ma Guoliang thought it was better to do these small jobs by himself.

He had been sleeping all the way, and he had survived the most sleepy time, but now he was not sleepy.

Ma Guoliang packed his suitcase, washed up, and lay in bed at one o'clock in the morning.

After looking at his phone for a while, Ma Guoliang fell asleep soon. He dreamed that Tan Yue was about to shoot a new movie, and he was auditioning for the second male lead in the movie.

The next day, early in the morning.

Ma Guoliang was awakened by the alarm clock, washed up, had breakfast, and then drove to the company.

After arriving at the company, he walked all the way from the parking lot and met many people saying hello.

"Teacher Ma, long time no see!"

"Long time no see, I was out of town some time ago, and just came back last night."

"Hello, Teacher Ma!"

"Hello!"

Ma Guoliang just arrived at the door of the company, and a familiar voice came from behind him. He stopped, turned around and saw a flexible fat man jumped off the bus, waving his hand and running towards him.

This person was Xu Nuo.

When the bus arrived at the station, Xu Nuo, who was sitting by the window, saw a familiar silhouette and thought he had seen it wrong. He remembered that Ma Guoliang should still be filming in the south at this time. But the more he looked, the more familiar he became. So when the door of the public bus opened, he couldn't help but shout it out loud. Unexpectedly, he was right.

Ma Guoliang's mouth corners slightly raised, with a smile on his face, waving and greeting.

"Mama, it's really you, when did you come back?" Xu Nuo was a little out of breath when he spoke: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

The two people's eyes met, and they laughed and hugged warmly at the door of the company. The two are "good drinking buddies".

"I got home in the early morning yesterday."

"Let me see you." Xu Nuo turned around and looked carefully, and smiled: "Ms. Ma, I haven't seen you for such a short time, and I see that you have gained a lot of weight!"

"This is not what the role requires." Ma Guoliang is now very reluctant to recall this painful time of weight gain.

In order to gain weight, he would eat a lot every day, and he also had hemorrhoids.

Xu Nuo gave a thumbs up and said, "Great! I hope I can lose the weight I gained."

"It's no big deal. I can lose it soon." The scenes in "The Storm" have been finished, and Ma Guoliang needs to get back to his original body shape as soon as possible.

Xu Nuo remained silent. He envied those actors who could gain weight or lose weight quickly. He sighed and changed the subject: "I remember when I asked you last time, you said that you would be back for at least a month. It hasn't been a month yet, right? How come you came back so early?"

Ma Guoliang smiled and replied: "The filming progress over there is a little faster than expected. I came back after the filming was finished yesterday."

Xu Nuo nodded thoughtfully and asked: "Didn't you stay a few more days?"

When an actor finishes a scene, the company usually gives him a few days off. Even if he is in a hurry, Ma Guoliang doesn't have to come back immediately after the scene is finished. He is a little confused.

"Mr. Tan said he has something to ask me. Do you know what happened recently?" The relationship between Xu Nuo and Tan Yue is no secret. Ma Guoliang wants to get some information from Xu Nuo so that he can be mentally prepared.

Xu Nuo shook his head: "I don't know either. You know I haven't asked about this kind of thing, and Mr. Tan won't tell anyone else."

"That's right."

The two got on the elevator, and Xu Nuo said: "Mr. Tan must have something good to say to you."

He suddenly remembered that the film department held an audition some time ago, and thought that maybe Ma Guoliang was related to this matter.

But after all, it was just his own guess, and Xu Nuo didn't say it.

The elevator arrived at the program department, and Xu Nuo said: "Do you want to sit in my office for a while?"

"Let's talk about it later, I'll go to Mr. Tan to report first."

CEO's Office.

Tan Yue came to the company early and started processing documents.

Outside the door, Ma Guoliang got off the elevator and went to Chen Ye's office first, asking, "Is Mr. Tan in the office?"

"Yes." Chen Ye looked up, a little surprised, and asked, "Teacher Ma, when did you come back?"

"Just arrived yesterday." Ma Guoliang said, "I'll go find Mr. Tan first."

Chen Ye said "hmm" and looked at Ma Guoliang's back. He hadn't seen him for a while and felt that he had gained a lot of weight.

Ma Guoliang knocked on the door, and after getting permission, he pushed the door open and said, "Mr. Tan."

"Teacher Ma." Tan Yue stood up and pointed to the sofa and said, "Sit down."

The two sat on the sofa, and Tan Yue made tea and said, "Director Lin told me about your filming in the crew during this period. Not only Director Lin, but also many people on the set are praising your acting skills, which are perfect."

"It's still because everyone cooperates well, otherwise I wouldn't be able to shoot so fast alone."

"Don't be modest." Tan Yue continued to praise, "In terms of acting, you are already the face of our company."

Tan Yue didn't mean to exaggerate at all.

In the whole of China, except for one or two actors of the older generation who are well-known in the world, Ma Guoliang is the only Chinese artist who has been going global in the past 20 years. "The Truman Show" was a big hit abroad, and Ma Guoliang gained a lot of foreign fans.

"It's all thanks to Mr. Tan's cultivation." Ma Guoliang knew that he could rise to prominence in the entertainment industry, and he couldn't do without Tan Yue.

Tan Yue smiled and said, "Let's not brag about business here, let's drink tea."

"Thank you."

Tan Yue took a sip of tea carefully, and saw from his eyebrows that Ma Guoliang was still a little tired, and said, "My work here is not very urgent, otherwise you can go back and rest for two days."

Ma Guoliang put down the cup and shook his head and said, "The shooting time this time is relatively short, there is no need to rest, it's more important to do business."

"Okay." Tan Yue talked about business.

"I have written a new movie recently, and the actors have basically been confirmed. Now there is still a protagonist missing. I decided that you should take up this burden."

Ma Guoliang opened his mouth slightly, with a look of surprise on his face, and his heart was even more turbulent.

Ever since the phone call that day, he has been guessing what it was. He never thought it would be a new movie, and he would be the protagonist in the movie.

Last night's dream still didn't open up the pattern.

Everything came too suddenly, so suddenly that Ma Guoliang was not prepared at all.

"No problem, right?" Tan Yue knew that after Ma Guoliang finished a play, he would need some time to adjust before he could get out of the role.

Ma Guoliang said excitedly: "Of course there is no problem."

With more and more roles played, the situation of difficulty in getting out of the role has improved a lot.

When people are happy, they are refreshed. Ma Guoliang's fatigue was swept away. When he finished the play of "The Storm", he thought he would have to rest for a while before he could recover, but now it seems that taking on a new drama is the best way to relieve fatigue.

He has not experienced such a seamless transition to take on the next drama, and this experience may bring him a different feeling.

But it mainly has to be Tan Yue's movie. There have been such situations before, but Ma Guoliang was not interested in the new drama because he did not get out of the role.

Tan Yue said, "Wait for me."

"Okay." Ma Guoliang nodded, feeling emotional. It really fulfilled the promise. This is a great thing!

For him, being able to play a role in Tan Yue's work is more important than anything else.

Tan Yue stood up and walked to the shelf where the files were placed. He took out a file and said, "The movie is still in the preparation stage. You can take a few days off."

Then he walked over with the file: "This is the character's biography. Take a look first."

Ma Guoliang took the file, took a deep breath, calmed his excitement, and flipped through the character's biography with trembling fingers: "Forrest Gump?"

"Well, this is the name of the protagonist."

Ma Guoliang flipped through the biography. Tan Yue sipped his tea and did not interrupt him. He thought about telling him the general plot later.

Ma Guoliang read it very carefully, almost word by word, for fear of missing a word.

Every time he read the biography, he would read it dozens of times, and sometimes he would add some content to it.

The biography is very important information for understanding a character.

More than 20 minutes passed in a blink of an eye. Seeing that Ma Guoliang had finished reading the biography, Tan Yue said, "Let me tell you the general plot of the movie first."

Ma Guoliang put down the biography in his hand and sat upright.

"Forrest Gump is a moron with an IQ of only 75. In order to avoid being bullied by other children in school"

Tan Yue could not write the original "Forrest Gump" intact. In order to be more in line with the situation in China, many plots were modified, but the essence is still the same.

During the period, Ma Guoliang did not say a word. He listened carefully to the content of the script. Sometimes he would recall the biography of the characters he had just read according to the plot, so as to better grasp the role.

"The above is a general plot. How do you feel?" Tan Yue talked for more than ten minutes, a little dry in the mouth, and took a sip of tea from the cup.

"This script is great." Ma Guoliang felt that he had not finished it, and praised: "This is a very inspirational movie, and the character setting is very creative. The protagonist is set as a moron, which is very bold and thoughtful."

The protagonists of other works are either very intelligent or have extraordinary combat power. For other screenwriters, it is difficult to develop the subsequent plot of such a protagonist, but the plot of "Forrest Gump" portrays such a character vividly.

Although he has not read the complete script, just after listening to the outline of the script, Ma Guoliang has a hunch that this movie will definitely be a big hit.

Ma Guoliang has never played a role like "Forrest Gump". For him, a drama fanatic, he is looking forward to this challenge.

Tan Yue took out another piece of paper and said, "This is a part of the plot. Take a look at it first. We will try it out later."

He never doubted Ma Guoliang's acting skills, but he still wanted to see it.

After all, this protagonist is different from other roles, which is quite difficult for the actor.

'Forrest Gump' is a moron. If the actor does not control the strength well, it is very likely that this character will be played as a mentally retarded person.

Tan Yue is looking forward to how well Ma Guoliang will play this role in such a short time?