1980 My literary era

This year’s National Day is unusual.

After May Day became Golden Week, National Day also became seven days of fun, and the broad masses of the people celebrated together.

Before the great word "rest rest" was invented, seven days of fun could really fill up seven days of fun.

Everyone in the Chinese Literature Society is on vacation, but Yu Dong, who has just been transferred to Wenhua Film and Television, faces his first test.

On the first day of National Day, the crew of "Speak Well" will hold a casting meeting, and the location will be at the Mandarin Film and Television office.

The usually deserted office suddenly became lively today. Clerk Xiao Gong was busy serving tea and water. Cashier Sister Xu was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. Her two generals, Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan, looked like they were still awake.

Looking at these people, Yu Dong couldn't help but fall into an uneasy situation.

Even if you have a small number of soldiers, why do you feel like there is no one who can do the job?

He looked at Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan emphatically. Are famous writers like this?

Yu Dong was hesitating in his heart, when Haiyan from next door came, they were brothers from the same company, and they had given him a hand yesterday, so Yu Dong naturally greeted him with a smile.

As a result, Haiyan chatted for a few words and then changed the topic to the movie heroine. He took out an artistic photo. The girl in the photo had two braids, her shoulders were half exposed, and her features were delicate.

"Brother, look, this is a newly signed actor from our company. She is a student from Shanghai. She is young and beautiful and has good acting skills. She will have no problem being the heroine of this movie."

Yu Dong had just come to Wenhua Film and Television, and he hadn't figured out the company's situation yet. Haiyan asked him to arrange roles for actors, or to assign heroines to Zhang Yimou's crew, but he didn't dare to borrow his courage!

Haiyan saw the embarrassment on his face and said, "Brother, don't be embarrassed. Just help and talk to him when you have the chance."

Seeing him saying this, Yu Dong said: "I will try my best."

After Haiyan left, Sister Xu ran over and whispered to Dong: "Mr. Yu, don't listen to Mr. Hai. Don't mention the heroine."

"What's the meaning?"

"You can't just let people arrange the heroine in Zhang Yimou's film! He mentioned it to others before and was rejected. I guess this time he wanted to try his luck because you just came here."

When Yu Dong heard this, he was filled with resentment. Thanks to Sister Xu's reminder, otherwise he would have almost fallen into Haiyan's trap.

This little four-eyed guy is very bad. You should pay more attention to him in the future.

"Thank you, Sister Xu!" Yu Dong said to Sister Xu with some gratitude.

Sister Xu smiled at Dong, then brushed off her clothes.

At nine o'clock, the crew of "Let's Speak Well" arrived.

Director Zhang Yimou, screenwriter Liu Heng, artist Cao Jiuping, cinematographer Lu Le...

A group of professionals, all well-known in the domestic film industry, plus Wenhua's Tong Zhonggui and Mo Yan, sat in the conference room, and Yu Dong suddenly felt a sense of panic in his heart.

The feeling was similar to the feeling of a newly created trumpet among a group of max-level trumpets in the game. Yu Dong felt a little confused unconsciously.

What’s the point of attending this meeting by yourself?

He was uneasy, but he still managed to say hello to everyone.

I heard that this was the new general manager of Wenhua Film and Television, and everyone looked a little surprised.

Firstly, I was surprised by his youth, and secondly, I was also surprised that Wenhua Film and Television suddenly had an extra person at the helm.

After everyone chatted for a while and all sat down, Yu Dong became increasingly uneasy.

He, Yan Ying, had just graduated more than a year ago. The people sitting in the conference room were all famous people in the film industry. It was really a bit stressful for him to hold a meeting for these people.

While he was hesitating, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open, and Lin Weimin Shiran walked into the office.

Seeing him, everyone stood up unconsciously. Lin Weimin waved his hand, "Sit down, everyone, I'm just here to take a look."

He said this, but who would dare to think that he was really just here to sit around.

Yu Dong gave up his seat to Lin Weimin. He patted Yu Dong's shoulder and asked him to sit down, while he took the seat below Yu Dong.

After he sat down, the conference room fell into a brief silence. Yu Dong hesitated and was about to ask Lin Weimin to preside over the meeting, but he heard Lin Weimin say: "Less than, you will preside over the meeting."

As soon as these words came out, I don't know why. Although Lin Weimin didn't say anything, Yu Dong felt confident in his heart. Looking at the people in the conference room, the feeling of looking up to him also faded.

Not only himself, but everyone present also understood clearly that Lin Weimin came today to support the young and excessive general manager of Wenhua Film and Television.

Yu Dong cleared his throat, "Okay, now that everyone is here, let's not talk nonsense. Today is the casting discussion meeting for "If You Have Something to Say", let's keep it simple. Everyone has read the script and what are the characters? Everyone should be aware of the appearance. The existing candidates are put out first, and we discuss whether they are suitable. Keep those who are suitable, pass on those who are not suitable, and then find another actor. A show of hands will vote, and if more than half of them agree, they will pass. The one with the most hands raised wins, and the director decides who has the same number of hands raised.”

As soon as Yu Dong came up, he didn't go through any procedures and directly asked the crew to reveal the candidate actors. Zhang Yimou was a little surprised and signaled to the deputy director Shen Xuebing. He was the deputy director of actors. He stood up and directly listed the names of the actors who had been contacted by the crew during this period. The information was spread out on the table.

Zhang Yimou introduced him as the director.

"The scene in "If You Have Something to Say" is quite special. The two men, Zhang Qiusheng and Zhao Xiaoshuai, one is hot and the other is hot, they are two extremes. This story is also interesting because of their completely opposite personalities and ways of doing things.

Zhang Qiusheng is a cultural person. In Teacher Lin's novel, he is set as a civil servant. In the movie, we blurred his identity and he is just an ordinary cultural person. The characteristics of this character are that he is timid, somewhat cowardly, and likes to reason when things go wrong... I used Li Baotian in my last film. He acted well, and his body shape and temperament are more suitable for the character Zhang Qiusheng. "

At this point in Zhang Yimou's introduction, everyone understood that this was an actor that the director supported.

Li Baotian started acting very early. He was an actor in the Bangzi Theater Company in the 1960s. In the 1970s, he was admitted to a professional school to study acting. After graduation, he acted first in plays and then in movies. He won several Golden Rooster Awards for Best Supporting Actor. In 1993, he won the His wonderful performance in the movie "Phoenix" won three Best Actor Awards including the Government Award, the Hundred Flowers Award, and the Golden Rooster Award, and he became famous for a while.

On the 4th of last month, Zhang Yimou's "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge" was released in China. The film did not win any awards, and its reputation after its release was average. However, everyone has seen Li Baotian's performance, and his image and acting skills are indeed quite consistent. The character Zhang Qiusheng.

After Zhang Yimou finished his introduction, no one said anything. When Yu Dong saw this, he said: "I think it's just a show of hands. If you think the actor fits the character, just raise your hands."

After speaking, he raised his hand first.

Li Baotian was Zhang Yimou's favorite actor, and he immediately raised his hand.

Others also raised their hands. Yu Dong counted them and said, "Okay, unanimously approved. The actor Zhang Qiusheng belongs to Li Baotian. Director Zhang, please introduce the next actor."

Act vigorously and resolutely!

Yu Dong looks very young, but his words and deeds just now gave everyone a completely different experience. It was completely different from the usual harmonious relationship between colleagues, or the smile hidden in the back, straightforward and business-like, Naturally it brings a sense of majesty.

"There are currently two more suitable actors for the role of Zhao Xiaoshuai, one is Jiang Wen and the other is Han Zhuangzhuang..."

When Zhang Yimou said this, he glanced at Lin Weimin.

"Jiang Wen recommended himself and wrote a 20,000-word biography for me."

It seemed that he was explaining it specially. After Zhang Yimou finished speaking, everyone's expressions were amused.

Yu Dong glanced at Lin Weimin and saw that he had no reaction, so he said: "Let's vote, vote for Jiang first..."

When he said this, Lin Weimin suddenly asked: "What preparations has Han Zhuangzhuang made?"

Zhang Yimou hesitated for a moment, "I'm not prepared, he hasn't seen the script yet..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lin Weimin waved his hand, "Okay, let's vote!"

Everyone looked at each other. Jiang Wen was very sincere. Such a big actor and director had prepared a 20,000-word biography for Zhang Yimou. It would be unreasonable not to give him a chance. Moreover, his image and acting skills matched well with Zhao Xiaoshuai.

As for the relationship between Lin Weimin and Han Zhuangzhuang, everyone present knows that the role of Zhao Xiaoshuai fits Han Zhuangzhuang's image very well, so there is nothing wrong with giving it to him directly.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but be in a dilemma.

Everyone can understand what Lin Weimin asked just now. Jiang Wen had prepared something for the role, so he asked Han Zhuangzhuang if he was prepared. It was obvious that he was expressing his fair position.

But at this time, who wants to offend someone!

While everyone was hesitating, Yu Dong was the first to raise his hand.

From just now to now, everyone has been deeply impressed by the young general manager of Wenhua Film and Television. He is really reckless!

Seeing him raise his hand, everyone was still hesitant. At this moment, Zhang Yimou also raised his hand.

The general manager and director all expressed their opinions. If there was anything else to say, everyone raised their hands and unanimously approved.

At the same time, someone turned their attention to Lin Weimin, but saw that his expression was as usual.

When it was Han Zhuangzhuang's turn to vote, everyone raised their hands in unison, and Zhang Yimou also raised his hands hesitantly.

Only Yu Dong was so stubborn that he didn't raise his hand.

This time, even Zhang Yimou was impressed. The young man was indeed very energetic, but this was good, as it just avoided the embarrassing situation of letting him make the decision.

"With one more vote for Jiang Wen, the role of Zhao Xiaoliang will go to Jiang Wen." Yu Dong said loudly.

Seeing that he was full of energy, everyone present could not help but admire him.

Teacher Lin is here to cheer you on. You use Teacher Lin's nephew to show your authority. The young man is a cruel person!

It's the turn of the heroine An Hong. This time there are three candidates, Faye Wong, Hou Junjie and Qu Ying.

Faye Wong is from Yanjing. She debuted as a singer in Hong Kong in the late 1980s. Over the past few years, her record sales have been good and she has won many awards. Last year, she even held 18 concerts at the Hung Hom Stadium. She is already a new generation in the Hong Kong music scene. The Queen of Heaven is extremely popular on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and is now very well-known in the Mainland.

While she was developing her singing career, she also did not forget to develop film and television. This is the usual routine of Hong Kong stars. If she develops in multiple places, she may blossom in one direction. In the past few years, she has acted in "Yuan Zhenxia" and "Emperor No. 1 II".

The main reason why Zhang Yimou and the creators wanted to contact her was that her temperament was very consistent with An Hong in the novel, and she was well-known, which would be helpful for film promotion.

Compared with Faye Wong, Hou Junjie and Qu Ying are not famous.

Hou Junjie, like Xu Cairen, was a student in Yanying's 93 acting class. His most famous role in later generations was Concubine Yang in "The Biography of Concubine Yang", and the other was the illegitimate daughter incident with Huang Ama.

In later generations, Xu Cairen was the most famous member of Yanying's 93-level acting class, but when he was in school, Hou Junjie was the class star of the 93-level class, surpassing all the beauties in the 93-level class.

Qu Ying, on the other hand, was recommended by Jiang Wen. In the late 1980s, Qu Ying went to Yanjing to pursue a career as a model. With her outstanding looks and figure, she made a big name in the domestic modeling industry, and even worked with Zhou Xun is collectively known as "Qu Ying in the north and Zhou Xun in the south" in the calendar world.

When selecting actors for "Speak Well", Qu Ying got a chance to audition. Zhang Yimou didn't notice her at first. He auditioned, chatted with her for a few words and let her leave.

It happened that Jiang Wen came to send biographies to Zhang Yimou, and Qu Ying saw Jiang Wen and called him uncle.

After Qu Ying left, Zhang Yimou chatted with Jiang Wen and found out that Qu Ying's father was an actor in the Hunan Art Troupe. In 1986, Jiang Wen went to Hunan to film "Furong Town" and met Qu Ying's father, Qu Jizhi. That's when Qu Ying called him uncle scene.

Qu Ying is the daughter of a friend, so Jiang Wen recommended her to Zhang Yimou. Zhang Yimou carefully looked at Qu Ying's photos and information and found that this girl really had a bit of An Hong in mind, so he put her on the candidate list.

Zhang Yimou finished introducing the candidate actors, and everyone was preparing to vote.

Lin Weimin stood up and said, "You guys can discuss it first, I have something else to do."

The purpose of his coming today has been achieved, and there is no point in staying any longer.

After he left, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

With a great writer like him sitting here, everyone is under great pressure.

At this point in the casting meeting, Yu Dong's authority had been established. He spoke again, his voice full of confidence.

"Next, let's vote for the heroine!"