1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 9 Second audition, confirmed to participate in Jiang Wen’s new film!

10pm.

After they had eaten and drank enough, Jiang Xiaofeng and Xiao Li took the bus back to the courtyard, and then went back to their respective residences.

The house Jiang Xiaofeng lives in is quite large, about 30 square meters. Of course, only 15 square meters are usable. The roof of the other 15 square meters is full of holes, large and small, with the largest diameter half a meter long.

Therefore, on a clear night, when Jiang Xiaofeng raised his head, he could always see the stars in the sky.

When it rains, as Guo Degang said, when it rains lightly outside, it rains moderately inside; when it rains moderately outside, it rains heavily inside; when it rains heavily outside, it’s time to go out and take shelter.

When it starts to snow in Yanjing, this house will definitely no longer be habitable. Therefore, it will only be a matter of time for Jiang Xiaofeng to leave here sooner or later.

Jiang Xiaofeng was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He kept thinking in his mind about which song he should choose for his next song.

Moreover, Huang Xiaomao had already told Jiang Xiaofeng that he wanted to produce an album called "Campus Folk Songs", so Jiang Xiaofeng could only choose one folk song from the folk songs he had listened to.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's memory of his previous life, he heard many folk songs, including "Miss Dong", "Nanshan Nan", "Southern Girl", "Ideal Thirty", at least twenty or thirty.

Of course, in Jiang Xiaofeng's mind, the ceiling of mainland folk songs is definitely "My Deskmate" written and composed by Gao Xiaosong and sung by Lao Lang, because it is a folk classic that is popular all over the country.

There are other folk songs and good works, but most of them are niche folk songs. It is difficult to break out of the circle in the true sense and become a household name like "My Deskmate".

On the other hand, Jiang Xiaofeng was not sure whether "My Deskmate of You" had been created, and he did not dare to plagiarize the song rashly.

However, it is not an easy task to select a song among so many folk songs that can be compared with the song "My Deskmate".

Just when Jiang Xiaofeng was worrying about what song to write next, he suddenly received a notice from the crew of "Sunny Days" asking him to report to the crew.

When Jiang Xiaofeng arrived on the set, not to mention people, there wasn't even a ghost.

It was noon and everyone had gone to eat.

Jiang Xiaofeng was bored and the sun was shining brightly, so he felt drowsy after a while.

After an unknown amount of time, the sound of slippers being kicked came closer and closer.

As soon as Jiang Xiaofeng opened his eyes, Jiang Wen appeared in front of him.

Short sleeves, big pants, slippers, still chewing unsalted rice.

Compared with the last time when he was bald, Jiang Xiaofeng's hair has grown out and has a refreshing short hair. He looks chic and comfortable, but Jiang Wen still calls him "monk".

Jiang Wen suddenly remembered something and asked, "Monk, do you have abdominal muscles?"

Jiang Xiaofeng asked doubtfully: "Yes, director, what's wrong?"

Jiang Wen said without any doubt: "Take off your clothes and let me see!"

Hearing Jiang Wen's words, Jiang Xiaofeng felt his anus tighten, but he just hesitated for a moment and then obediently took off his black short sleeves.

Jiang Wen couldn't help but his eyes lit up, and he praised with a smile: "Hey, you really have abdominal muscles, six-pack abs! It seems that you have been practicing a lot!"

Jiang Xiaofeng has always been very confident about his figure. His figure is of the type that makes you look thin when you are wearing clothes, but looks more muscular when you are undressed. Most girls simply cannot bear it. Only older sisters or aunts can handle it.

In front of Jiang Xiaofeng's perfect six-pack abs, a "rough guy" like Jiang Wen couldn't restrain himself anymore and reached out to touch his abs.

Jiang Wen couldn't help but admired: "Oh, go ahead, it's very sexy! Very sexy!"

Very sexy, these three words are enough to describe Jiang Wen's admiration for Jiang Xiaofeng.

However, Jiang Xiaofeng felt very awkward and strange being teased like this by a big man, and he even had goosebumps.

Logically speaking, a man like Jiang Wen, who is full of hormones all over his body, should be a proper pure man and should not be as good as Long Yang.

Female writer Ye San once described Jiang Wen as a man with lifelong excess hormones. She could not even imagine the latter not playing a straight man, because Jiang Wen looked so majestic that there was no way he could castrate him.

Jiang Wen was very satisfied with Jiang Xiaofeng's figure, and then asked: "Have you ever had a fight?"

Jiang Xiaofeng didn't hide anything and told the truth: "I beat him!"

Jiang Wen nodded and said: "Come on, it's yours, you can stay!"

Jiang Wen has decided to let Jiang Xiaofeng play a child king named Liu Yiku in the movie "Sunny Days", which can be regarded as the second male lead in the movie.

It’s okay if Jiang Xiaofeng doesn’t know how to act. Jiang Wen likes raw melon and eggs the most, but for the role of Liu Yiku, he must be able to fight.

In Jiang Wen's opinion, Jiang Xiaofeng is tall, has a fierce face, and has not only practiced martial arts but also fought, so it is perfect for him to play Liu Yiku.

Being able to play the second male lead in his first movie, and in "Sunny Days", a classic that will go down in history, what else could Jiang Xiaofeng be dissatisfied with.

The only thing Jiang Xiaofeng wanted to know now was how much he was paid for acting in this movie, so he asked Jiang Wen directly: "Director, I would like to ask, how much is my salary?"

Jiang Wen didn't mince words and told Jiang Xiaofeng directly: "Monk, if you are willing to take this movie, I will give you a salary of 5,000 yuan."

Jiang Xiaofeng felt that "Drum Tower", which he had spent so much time tinkering with, only sold for 1,000 yuan. Now, acting in a play, as the second male lead, for 5,000 yuan, is quite a bargain.

You know, in 1992, the average annual salary of employees in urban units across the country was only 2,711 yuan. Jiang Xiaofeng could get a salary of 5,000 yuan for a movie, which was already more than most ordinary employees in units.

After finding this place, Jiang Xiaofeng was obviously a little moved, and then asked: "How long will this movie take to be filmed?"

Jiang Wen thought for a moment and said, "Under normal circumstances, it should be about 3 months."

Jiang Xiaofeng thought to himself that if he filmed a movie in three months, the average monthly salary would be about 1,700 yuan. He had no reason to refuse such a good deal.

"Okay, I'll take the photo!"

Jiang Wen was not surprised by Jiang Xiaofeng's decision. He casually handed the script of "Sunny Days" to Jiang Xiaofeng and said, "Go back and take a good look!"

Jiang Xiaofeng then asked: "Director, when can we start shooting this movie?"

This really confused Jiang Wen, because Jiang Wen didn't know when the filming of this movie would start. He could only say to Jiang Xiaofeng: "We have to wait a little longer. It should be soon. We will notify you then."

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"Okay, then I'm going back!"

After returning to the courtyard, Jiang Xiaofeng stopped practicing the piano and locked himself in the room to read the script of "Sunny Days".

It is worth mentioning that the script of the movie "Sunny Days" was adapted from Wang Shuo's novel "The Ferocious Animals", and the screenwriter is Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen didn't want to be a screenwriter at first. At that time, he had just finished filming "Ben Ming Nian" and said to Liu Xiaoqing: "I want to go to the United States to study directing."

Liu Xiaoqing also told him frankly: "Directing is not something you learn, it's something you do. If you want to be a director early, it will be easier to produce works when you are passionate."

Xie Fei, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Zhang Yimou all encouraged him, so Jiang Wen began to look for good novels everywhere. He fell in love with "You Are a River" by Chi Li and "Red Pink" by Su Tong, but neither of them got the copyright.

Wang Shuo gave "The Fierce Animals" to Jiang Wen at the end of 1991. He didn't care, as if he was talking about something else, and he gave it to Jiang Wen by the way. He said, "That's it, just take it back and read it."

Jiang Wen also took it over nonchalantly and continued talking to Wang Shuo about other things. It was already very late when he got home, about one o'clock in the morning.

That night, in a building in Xibahe, North Third Ring Road East, Jiang Wen always wanted to read something before going to bed, so he picked up his copy of "The Ferocious Animals" given by Wang Shuo and read it in one sitting. He was so excited that he almost didn't sleep.

Pictures, sounds and even smells all flooded into his mind.

Jiang Wen felt at that time that it should be made into a movie, so he asked himself: "Why didn't Wang Shuo just say it? Are you going to make a movie out of this?"

In fact, Wang Shuo regarded "The Ferocious Animals" as a low-profile job at the time and was unwilling to accept it easily.

Wang Shuo saw Jiang Wen's talent and his background in the compound, so he gave "The Ferocious Animals" to Jiang Wen.

At first Jiang Wen wanted Wang Shuo to change it into a movie script, but Wang Shuo refused to do it.

At that time, he was sick of writing scripts, which greatly harmed his desire to create: "I was especially afraid of writing scripts for ambitious directors. I couldn't bear to look back on the painful experience."

After a while, Wang Shuo simply told him: "It is said that one should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. I don't want to recommend others. I will recommend you. It is best for you to write this thing yourself and grow from your own heart."

In May 1992, in the 6-square-meter hut in Xibahe, Jiang Wen was listening to "Country Cavalier" while putting his mind back to the 1970s. He was completely isolated from the world. Apart from eating and sleeping, he was writing scripts.

One and a half months later, the 60,000-word "Animals Are Fierce" was written into a first draft of 70,000 words, and the second draft was 90,000 words.

Wang Shuo took the script and read it, and couldn't help but admired: "It's a pity that I have been around for so long, and sometimes I really cheat the world and steal my reputation."

This is the famous monologue in the history of Chinese film: "It was always summer at that time, and the sun was always free to accompany us. There was enough sunshine, but it was too bright, making the eyes go dark..."

(End of chapter)