Chapter 1024 Great!
"Autumn Fairy Tale" tells a beautiful but realistic love story.
But it didn't even say "I love you" from beginning to end.
Chuan Touchi, a "bad man" who loves gambling and righteousness, and Li Qi, a girl who saved money and went to the United States to follow in the footsteps of her boyfriend. She wanted to study with him, but faced a broken relationship after arriving , from the two people's acquaintance, to getting along with each other bit by bit in life, to the emergence of a faint love, in the original movie, all the emotions and intentions in this movie are controlled by the director extremely restrained.
Until the end, Chuan Touchi had given up his gambling habit, realized his dream and opened a restaurant he wanted, and Li Qi happened to come here again, saw this restaurant, and the two met again . The male protagonist saw off a guest, turned his head and saw the girl he loved so much, and the girl was standing a dozen steps away looking at him, and only the male protagonist ended with a plain and volcanic excited sentence— — "Table-for-two?"
two?
Chuan Touchi said this sentence still restrained and restrained.
Likes and loves are there for sure.
But will the two end up together?
Most likely not.
But will it matter.
After all, there was such a beautiful companionship and love in life.
But now, Li Qian stood at the entrance of the restaurant, and the American actor who played the role of the diner had also chosen a seat, and then the camera was buried. Talk to the customer, send him away and welcome him back, then, when he turned around, he saw Li Qi not far away.
His expression was sluggish for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth grinned, as if he wanted to laugh, but he restrained himself, as if he was surprised, but he was not sure whether the matter in front of him was true or not.
Behind the monitor, Lu Lingxi looked at Li Qian's expression, and couldn't help but "tsk tsk" in his heart.
how to say? In fact, Lu Lingxi didn't think that Li Qian was a good actor with explosive acting skills - as a director, as a screenwriter, of course he was so good that he could rise from the ground, but as an actor...
In "Red Sorghum", instead of saying that Li Qian's acting skills are overwhelming, it is better to say that the powerful male hormones he showed in the movie fly soaring to drown everything, it is really too strong. That fleshy body, that undisguised majestic aura, almost made many women wet their stockings instantly.
Of course, the acting skills must be there, and it is very good. The winner of the Berlin Film Festival is not randomly given.
However, as a director with certain aspirations, Lu Lingxi obviously has her own set of standards for judging and selecting good actors, and according to her set of standards, well, Li Qian is a good actor, but Not top notch good actors.
However, in this shoot, I have to admit that Li Qian's interpretation of the characters almost hit her heart in many cases - no more, no less, just scratching the itch.
For example, at this moment, in the close-up shots, the joy, surprise, bewilderment, and slight inferiority complex on his face are fully revealed in a few micro-expressions.
If his acting skills in "Red Sorghum" were B+ or A-, then the performance in just a few seconds now, in Lu Lingxi's eyes, is absolutely A+!
So in fact, this thing about movies and performances is a paradox - big themes and grand things are often not necessarily good things for actors' performances, but rather delicate and gentle little things. The subject matter is the touchstone of whether an actor's acting skills are good enough.
But it happens that the former can make it easier for actors to become famous.
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Sighing contentedly in his heart, Lu Lingxi shouted loudly, "Crack, it's over! Next one!"
The actors don't move, none of the actors move, only the camera pulls back, giving a telescopic shot.
In the sea breeze under the setting sun, the camera shot from behind the heroine Li Qi. Li Qian was standing in front of the restaurant in formal attire. Lu Lingxi shouted, "Get ready...start!"
Play the board.
Chuan Touchi still had a smile on his face, and suddenly saw Li Qi.
He was obviously stunned for a moment, and the muscles on his face trembled slightly. Then, he subconsciously looked back at his restaurant, then turned to look at Li Qi again. Some smiles appeared, and he seemed a little at a loss. He looked back again. Looking at his own restaurant, he turned around, rubbed his hands together, and finally felt relieved. With a little smile on his face, he said, "Table-for-two?"
When Lu Lingxi got the script, when she turned to the last page, in this paragraph, Li Qian wrote like this - Chuan Tou Chi sees off the guests, then turned around, and suddenly found Li Qi at the bridge head, slightly stunned, dazed, for a moment The back said: "Table-for-two?"
That night, Lu Lingxi nestled on the sofa in the living room and read the script, and couldn't help thinking: What kind of relationship is this! There is no confession and love, no vigor and tragedy, and the huge disparity between the two people's identities, ages, education backgrounds, and identities makes the two people who love each other show unusual restraint. So in such a love, love is like a clear spring, flowing slowly and gurgling.
Not secular, not wrong, not utilitarian.
And at the end of the story, almost everyone who reads this story probably expects a perfect ending that breaks common sense between the two—after all, many people believe that love, especially on the big screen If the love story on the Internet can't break something, why is it called love?
However, no.
This is where the story ends.
It is simply endless aftertaste.
There is a touch of beauty, and there is a little helplessness in reality, but there is absolutely no blood in the usual romance movies.
This is what happens in reality almost every moment, you, or me, we may meet such a beautiful person and such a beautiful relationship at any time.
It doesn't even have to have a result, the process is good enough.
So, at that time, Lu Lingxi was already thinking - Li Qian is really a very special person who understands feelings. His heart is so delicate and appropriate.
He has already seen through the love in this world, but he still expresses his attitude towards love in such an indifferent way and in such indifferent stories.
It was so warm that it almost melted the heart.
This is true romance.
Then let him do it himself. For a person like Chuantouchi, the relationship between him and Li Qi was written by him, so let him finish it.
Then, Li Qian really agreed.
From that moment on, Lu Lingxi was looking forward to this moment.
And the arrival of this moment made her not disappointed at all, but full of joy and admiration.
very nice!
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The scenes in the script have already been performed, but the director has not spoken out for a long time.
Everyone was a little taken aback.
The director didn't say it was over, so the camera continued to spin, but the problem was, Li Qian had already finished his lines, so he could only stand there stupidly.
After more than ten seconds, the staff standing behind Lu Lingxi reminded in a low voice, "Director...director..."
Lu Lingxi suddenly came back to his senses, a blush flashed across his face, and he hurriedly said: "Crack! It's over!"
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One morning, with few NG shootings, was enough for the crew of "Autumn Fairy Tale" to end the filming at the seaside, and then move to downtown New York again.
This time, we are going to shoot a few street scenes in the urban area, most of which are scenes of Chuan Touchi and Li Qi talking while walking. For Qin Jingjing who is currently entering the state, it is no longer a problem-playing cards is a It's an amazing thing, because it uses a game method that hardly involves real interests, which makes people feel winning or losing. With the determination to win or lose, there will be calculations. And in this kind of calculation, unconsciously, there is both struggle and cooperation with the people around and the poker players, and there is also ridicule.
Unknowingly, the personality bloomed, and the proficiency also came out.
Then, that afternoon, after a group of domestic actors landed in Los Angeles, they quickly changed planes and flew to New York - for the next scene, other actors will join the crew.
Including the two cronies of the hero Chuan Touchi, as well as the de facto male number two of the film - the ex-boyfriend of the heroine Li Qi.
In the original movie, although the two friends of Chuangtouchi don't have many scenes, they are not only bad friends, but also a life-threatening friendship, which plays a great role in shaping the image of Chuangtouchi. But in this version, Li Qian has already stated in the script that these two people, one is fat and the other is thin.
The roles of the characters are not too difficult, and the candidates are also very easy to choose.
Minghu Culture has Zhong Yuanfu, the "most flexible fat man" in the Chinese entertainment industry. Of course, he just pulled him over if he wanted to. Of course, Zhong Yuanfu would never refuse to play for his own boss.
As for the thin man, originally Lu Lingxi wanted Yu Bojun to play the role. After all, he is Li Qian’s buddy in reality, so it’s easier for him to play brother scenes, but after careful consideration, she herself overturned this idea—for no other reason. , Young Master Yu is also quite handsome, although he is not as handsome as Li Qian, but in theory, even if he is just handsome, it is easy to distract a certain amount of attention. What's more, Young Master Yu is not a professional actor, and he shouldn't have high expectations for his acting skills. However, he is a flamboyant young man in real life, so let him play an ordinary retired sailor who lives in New York. The Chinese, I'm afraid it's because of his playboy atmosphere that he can't act it out.
So in the end, Lu Lingxi chose Zhou Ye as a cameo.
Well, it was Zhou Ye who sang.
Although he is not a professional actor, but for so many years, he has always regarded himself as the younger brother of Li Qian and Liao Liao, and his relationship with Li Qian is still very familiar. If he continues to play his younger brother in the play, he can be regarded as acting in his true colors—and he is now Now in the Chinese music scene, it can be regarded as the level of the king of singers, and a guest appearance in friendship can be regarded as a publicity point.
Of course, Zhou Ye also gave face properly.
As for the male number two, Li Qi's ex-boyfriend, the request is simple, handsome!
The second point is to consider being more polite and elegant.
Just imagine, the boy who can make the girl Huaichun like all the time, and also loves to read, shouldn't that be the case?
In the original version of "Autumn Fairy Tale" directed by Maggie Cheung, the famous weak and handsome boy, Chen Baiqiang, played this role at that time.
Now, Lu Lingxi has invited the handsome guy who is "the third handsome man of Minghu culture" to play this role.
Yes, Zhu Qiang.
Well, in Minghu culture, Li Qian is recognized as the most handsome. Although there is suspicion of flattering, no one doubts Li Qian's handsomeness, and the second handsome is controversial, and it is a bit ridiculous Meaning——Because Cao Zhan’s character design of Uncle Mengchao has been really popular in recent years, everyone jokingly called him "the second most handsome man in Minghu Culture". Of course, Zhu Qiang would automatically fall to third place.
When he was studying at the Film Academy, although Zhu Qiang was in the Department of Acting, there were only a hundred or so students in all the classes of the Film Academy. In fact, Lu Lingxi had known Lu Lingxi when he was still in school. Yes, and later he recognized Zhu Qiang's acting skills, so this time, without hesitation, he invited him to play the role of the frail and handsome second male lead.
And this is already the most important movie contract that Zhu Qiang has received in the past one or two years.
The driver was arranged in advance to pick up the plane, and when the crew finished today's filming and returned to the hotel, Zhu Qiang, Zhong Yuanfu and Zhou Ye had already arrived.
Li Qian had his own mansion in New York, but this time, he didn't move in. He was still working with the big team, so shortly after returning to the hotel, he met the three newcomers.
Simple greetings, everyone went downstairs to eat together.
Zhou Ye knew that Liao Liao was running around the United States preparing for his concert, so he told Li Qian during the meal that after the guest appearance was over, he wanted to meet his sister Liao Liao, so he could visit the preparations for the concert next year. In March, his third global tour will also start.
Li Qian made an appointment with him at that time, and we will go together when the time comes.
It was just that during the meal, Zhou Ye asked curiously and interestedly when he heard the table next door talking about playing cards at night, and Li Qian also answered casually, talking about playing cards together at night recently.
Zhou Ye was also blunt, but he just said, I will come that night, and I will not be able to sleep if I happen to be jet-lagged.
Of course Li Qian said yes.
Zhu Qiang didn't like this, so he didn't intend to get involved, but Zhong Yuanfu also looked like he was eating with his head down—Zhou Ye was a little surprised, and invited him to play together, saying: "Playing cards, it's only lively when there are many people. , can be divided into two or even three games!"
Zhong Yuanfu looked silly, "Quit, quit, hehe, stop playing..."
Zhou Ye was extremely surprised.
After dinner, Zhu Qiang chatted with Li Qian about the recent tour of his drama, and soon left, but Zhou Ye didn't leave, and pulled Li Qian to give him a new song, saying that he was going to get it for singing It was a surprise at the meeting, but before Li Qian agreed, someone knocked on the door over there, and he went to open the door, dumbfounded.
He immediately understood why Zhong Yuanfu suddenly quit gambling.