Chapter 13: Bus rain talk

Zhang Yiyi laughed, "You guys just tease me. Yang Zi, you are also art director, what did you guide?"

"Hey, Director Zhang, you are unfair saying that. The hoe Yaba used, was it picked by me, when we came back, did everyone say it was picked well, the appearance is unique, and the little doll Miss Ni Ni held at the beginning, was it good-looking, was it borrowed from someone's little wife? If it wasn't for my guidance, could they agree?"

"Little Yang Zi, according to you, then I A-Mei am the script supervisor and clothing/makeup/props, also tea water."

"Then I am too, producer and script supervisor and deputy director and executive director and lighting." Li Xiaotian also joined the fun with a smile.

The rain blocked the mountain, more than ten people trapped in the medium-sized bus had nowhere to go, and everyone chatted lively.

"Director Zhang, I heard that this play was invested by you and Brother Li with your own money, really or fake?" Someone suddenly asked a sensitive question. The bus, which was originally hot, became quiet instantly, and everyone looked at Zhang Yiyi and Li Xiaotian.

Zhang Yiyi looked at Li Xiaotian, who had no expression, smiled, and said: "True."

For a while, everyone looked at each other, no one picked up the words, only photographer Xu Jun squeezed out two words: "Awesome."

Zhang Yiyi chuckled and said: "Awesome a hammer."

Chen Nuo wanted to laugh, this Sichuan dialect Zhang Yiyi said was taught by him, but it radiated a unique Beijing flavor.

"All are doing movies, only fools press all their family wealth into a movie. Movies, originally the risk is big, you think it's good, I think it's not good, one hundred people have one hundred ears, one hundred mouths, but how many audiences does a movie have? Ten thousand, million? Who dares to pat their chest and say my film definitely has a good reputation, big sale. And who dares to press their family wealth inside."

Zhang Yiyi started a long speech: "But you don't know, how bitter we who study directing are, just say our Film Academy, more than 20 people in a grade study directing, how many really directed?"

"All say that the fifth generation of directors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are the pillars of Chinese cinema, but they have carried this for how many years, where is the sixth generation? Which person's movie can be seen in the cinema?"

"After them, it's our turn, that's even more miserable. Don't say anything else, just say the batch of my undergraduate classmates, shooting mv shooting mv, shooting commercials shooting commercials, wanting to be a deputy director for someone is picked and chosen, wanting to independently shoot a short film is difficult. Many have changed careers, I know one, now selling insurance for people."

"And me? Heart higher than heaven, life thinner than paper. Before, I also begged grandpa and grandma to pull some money, shot two films, but one was thrown to the film festival, didn't even make a splash, the other wasn't shot at all, the boss said don't invest."

"Actually, for the second film, we also had mistakes," Li Xiaotian interjected.

Zhang Yiyi said: "Tian'er, not us, actually it was me. But it wasn't all my fault. Taking a few hundred thousand yuan, couldn't invite good actors, could only find them myself. At that time, luck was a bit bad, found an unreliable one, how to shoot how it didn't feel right, finally the investor had opinions, actually I couldn't shoot anymore."

Saying that, he looked at Chen Nuo, suddenly smiled, "You all say our film has God's blessing, to tell the truth, I also feel so. The plan expected to shoot for 2 months, only a month and a bit, it killed, the shooting plan is constantly moving forward, also tired Tian'er and the others enough. But I dare to pat my chest and say, the final film will definitely not be bad."

Xu Jun said: "Mainly Little Chen, I haven't seen many actors like Little Chen in the circle for a long time. Acted really well."

"Hey, Little Chen, you should be quite young, when did you start acting?" Lighting and art director He Yang asked.

Chen Nuo opened his mouth, but felt a stone stuck in his throat, no sound came out.

Zhang Yiyi said: "He is still in the play, don't bother him. I know his affairs, this is his first play, originally came to Beijing to attend a wild training class, wanted to take the Film Academy exam, as a result was cheated by me to come."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yiyi chuckled, "I said I invited some old drama bones in this movie, could teach him how to act, so he came. Haha." Everyone laughed when they heard it.

"Little Chen, listen to me, you don't need to learn this level, who can teach you?" Someone said.

"Can't say that." Zhang Yiyi shook his head, "He is completely wild now, still needs to learn systematically, even study. Throughout history, which acting master doesn't understand theory? None. Pure wild or talent-type actors can't reach the peak. But having said that, without talent, no matter how hard you work, it won't work, good appearance, passing appearance, at most a tool man."

"...... Director, do you think Chen Nuo's appearance only counts as passing?" Someone asked faintly.

"Hahahahaha......"

This sentence suddenly caused a burst of laughter from everyone.

"Little Li, are you jealous?" Someone called out loudly.

"Brother Li, I think you are also not bad, just more wrinkles on your face, eyes smaller, nose flatter, go to Korea to pull skin and fix it, come back and can compete with Chen Nuo, really."

Hearing the makeup artist young lady's teasing, everyone's laughter was even louder.

Zhang Yiyi also laughed for a while, and said: "This is the reason why I say Chen Nuo's future is limitless. Look at him acting, you think he must be able to become an excellent strength-type actor, but look at his face, you will think he is wasting his talent if he doesn't go shoot 'Meteor Garden'. Such an actor, really can't find the same one in the world. So I say, if the Film Academy doesn't accept him, then it's really unreasonable. But you all don't praise him too much, mixing in our circle, whether you are popular or not depends on fate."

"Just like our movie, everyone said it was good when shooting, but... finally what the result is, who knows? Maybe finally can't even sell it, can only burn it."

Zhang Yiyi smiled reluctantly.

Everyone in the car also stopped talking. Yes, the investment is only a few hundred thousand, everyone talked lively, as if there was really some hope. But in reality? Finally, it is estimated that it can only accumulate dust in some film merchant's warehouse. Never see the sun in a lifetime.

This is reality.

The dream woke up, the rain also gradually became smaller, the original spicy raindrops turned into light fine silk, gently stroking the texture skin of this world.

The car could finally hit the road.

A group of people first returned to the county to check out, and then returned to Beijing.

After entering the urban area, people kept getting off the car along the way. Everyone walked very freely, waved their hands, said bye, and said goodbye.

All looked very casual, because this is the norm in this circle, everyone is constantly rushing from one journey to another, from one end point to another starting point.

Chen Nuo didn't accompany Zhang Yiyi to the end either, and got off the car at a subway station halfway.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 14 =====