Chapter 1109: There Is No ‘Warmth’

Directors, like writers, have fixed attitudes, which refers to the style of their works.

Some directors and writers are warm-hearted, so no matter how tragic the war or how cold and bloody their works are, you can feel the power of warmth in them, and you will feel a little warmth when you watch the whole work.

Some are critical.

Some are magical and full of beautiful imagination.

There is also cold realism, which can be divided into cold reality and cruel reality. The pen is fierce. Xiao Gangpao advocates that the story is a warm story. He also admits that even today, he has seen many cold and cruel movies and novels. Chen Hao's "Departures" can be ranked in the top three purely from the script. If it is really filmed, with his temper, it will only be more cruel. The text can reflect it. When it is converted into a picture, he believes that with Chen Hao's acting skills, it will only make you fall into an endless abyss. The state of the two protagonists in this movie seems bland and tasteless. If it really gets cold, it will be cold to the heart in an instant.

Before he finished drinking, Xiao Gangpao was sure that he probably couldn't watch this movie. Just the scene of him putting makeup on his wife on the bed in the bedroom, he talked to Chen Hao. When he heard from the other party that there would not be a cold shot to scare the audience, he knew that the overall feeling of this movie would make you sit in the cinema and watch it. The dark side of your heart will be ignited little by little, like a saw, creaking and sawing you apart little by little, instead of the cruelty of the sharp blade cutting you apart all at once.

"It seems that you are ready to be scolded." Although Xiao Gangpao doesn't like the feeling of being too cold, he thinks that this movie was shot by Chen Hao, and it was performed by him, Xu Jinglei and several acting veterans. At that time, even if the colors are too bright, there will only be black and white tones in your eyes.

"Maybe." Chen Hao didn't think so much. He just wanted to tell an interesting dark story with the medium of film, within the scope of what it can present, without talking about the so-called art. As for the shooting technique, he also didn't mind being called a cold-blooded animal. This story, only with strong energy density and gripping details, can give everyone a real ending in constant reversals. You don't need to think about life, you don't need to feel life, and I don't want to teach you anything. This is a story, a movie that doesn't actually deliberately reveal the despicable side of human nature. In the end, what Chen Hao gave everyone was a group of seemingly extraordinary people who did not subvert the original behavior of good and evil in a special environment.

After eating and drinking, drinking a lot, and talking a lot, Xiao Gangpao finally gave a comment: "Your film, just that one scene, is worth a movie actor and a movie actress."

Is it wine talk, or polite words, or words of encouragement between friends?

It doesn't matter. Chen Hao set out early the next morning to find an actress. He hoped that the other party could play the role of his mother in the play. There are many people to choose from, and some people have given suggestions. The entire crew has been established for so long, Xu Jinglei has been in the crew for several days, and so much preliminary work has been done, but the most important female supporting role has not been finalized.

A few days ago, he mentioned it during the live broadcast, and received a warm response in the fan group. There are administrators, and some purely fun ones are directly blocked, and some more reliable suggestions are filtered to Chen Hao. Not to mention, he really found a more suitable one. The key is that he likes this person's eyes, the kind that can suddenly change from calm to cold, and it's not the same change as everyone else. She doesn't change, but in different environments, you will find that after you look into her eyes, you will feel different things with the same eyes.

From the end of the crew of "Forrest Gump", to agreeing to the Spring Festival Gala, and then to the establishment of the crew of "Departures", Chen Hao has always maintained a relatively relaxed work attitude. I feel something today, so I will work for a while longer. I feel lazy today, so I will go on vacation for a few days. He actually delayed such an important matter as finding a supporting actress until the crew was about to start filming. It was also a strange thing. Even the person he came to find was a little incredible. Didn't the news outside say it? "Departures" is about to start filming. Isn't it a supporting role, just looking for me to make a cameo?

"Teacher Xi."

Visiting at home instead of at the office, the other party has some official status. Among Jing Tianlin's group, there are people in the family who work in this department, so it is easy to find a guide. In addition, Chen Hao's personal image is almost known to everyone, so visiting at home is not very abrupt.

Xi Meijuan, an old drama bone, is a very remarkable figure in the circle. Her achievements in all aspects are very good. She is far from an actor who can be measured by the size of celebrity popularity in everyone's cognition.

Even Xi Meijuan, an old actress who no longer needs fame and fortune, was very happy to be personally invited by Chen Hao. She didn't care how the media would report it. In the industry, she was proud of it.

After the host and the guest sat down, Chen Hao didn't say too much politeness. He chatted for a few words and got straight to the point: "Teacher Xi, here is the script. I'm too lazy to come to visit you until today. Please take a look at the script first and then decide whether to take this role. Thank you for your hard work. You must give me a reply within three days at most."

A simple fruit basket, no flattery or relationship building, a straightforward but sincere attitude. Although they only sat in her house for less than half an hour and had not finished a cup of tea, after Chen Hao left, Xi Meijuan had a very good personal impression of him. This was the first time the two met, but Chen Hao was no stranger in the eyes of the people of the country. Even if you don't pay attention to entertainment news, you will inevitably see and hear news about him in some environments. His growth experience is well known to people in the circle. Who doesn't have a little curiosity? Such a young man who suddenly appeared in a few years and became the first superstar in China, anyone will learn about Tian's information through various channels more than once.

Passionate, sincere, and unpretentious.

A pair of eyes revealed calmness, not hiding shrewdness and domineering, nor covering up the youthful frivolity. The chat was not long, and Xi Meijuan felt quite comfortable. Before reading the script, she had basically agreed to act in it.

Chen Hao's works, no matter how much you don't care about fame and fortune, no one will find any reason to push away this opportunity that is delivered to your doorstep, and even if there are difficulties, they will not be treated as difficulties. It has spread outside, and Xi Meijuan knows that it is not a rumor at all. Every year, people in the industry who want to know Chen Hao and recommend newcomers to him can really form a long queue of several stations. His works, just the four words "Chen Hao's production", for the younger generation, that is 100% to sharpen their heads to get it. At Xi Meijuan's age and state, when she heard that it was his work, she couldn't help but be tempted early. What she was afraid of was that the other party was really young and frivolous, and she would have to suffer some anger when she was in his crew at her age. Now that they met, she no longer had any reason to think about it. After seeing the guests off, she couldn't wait to open the script, put on her reading glasses, and read the script word by word carefully, and look at her role carefully.

"The mother of the middle-aged couple played by Chen Hao and Xu Jinglei, the mother of the protagonist in the play, is an important supporting role..."

"Is it the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, or the relationship between the mother and the son?"

"Hiss!!!!"

While watching, she muttered to herself, until the little steel cannon felt that one scene was enough to win the best actor and actress. She took a breath of cold air, although she had not finished reading the script, the story had just begun the first event. It was in this scene that Xi Meijuan was first shocked by Chen Hao's coldness.

She did not reject such a role, and she also knew that there were some very unpopular and niche directors in the world who had also made very good films of this type, and she herself had admired them.

Reading the script made her feel a cool breeze on the back of her neck, which showed how cruel the script was. Although her role seemed to be an insignificant role, Xi Meijuan had "smelled" the different smells of this role with her years of experience.

The daughter-in-law never entered her room or cleaned it. Was it really because she pretended to be a good wife and mother? Was it this reason? No, at least according to the current script style, no, if it is just that reason, then the energy density of this script will collapse a little bit. Although people may not pay much attention to supporting roles in the cinema, as an actor, she knows that in a truly good work, every supporting role cannot leave loopholes for everyone to catch. Once there is, it is a manifestation of immaturity of the script. If the script is not filmed, it is a manifestation of unqualified director.

Does the son know about the tacit understanding between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law? If he knew, would he ignore it because he was cowardly? Seeing the plot in the bedroom later, she is very sure that her son Chen Bin is not cowardly. Is it because of ignoring? Or is there another reason?

It was just the first event at the beginning. Xi Meijuan couldn't hold back her excitement. She adjusted her sitting position. The brewed green tea had already cooled down. But she didn't move. She was concentrating on the script. She guessed the direction of the script and the story. The more she read, the colder she felt. She unconsciously walked to the sofa and covered herself with a blanket. She felt dry and wanted to drink some hot tea. The green tea that had already cooled down was sending her a message that time was long.

She didn't check the time or feel hungry until she turned to the last page. When the last big ending was empty, she already knew the purpose of Chen Hao's empty part. This must be a big reversal part. How to do it will be another highlight of this play. However, in the closing stage before the finale, the plot was already quite enjoyable. It was not judged by the number of parts. Xi Meijuan couldn't suppress the urge to join the group to shoot immediately.

"This play will not be shown in the mainland!"

On the last page of the script, in a blank space, a sentence like this was written in carbon pen. Xi Meijuan nodded subconsciously. If this play is to be filmed well, it will not pass the review system here.