Rebirth of Rural Literary Life

Chapter 220 Change the script

The next day, He Ping woke up from the bed clutching his head, looking at the strange room, he didn't react for a while.

It took me a while to realize that I should be at Li Tuo's house.

After all, he was just acquainted with each other. He Ping felt a little embarrassed when he got drunk and hung over for the first time when he came here, but he was also forced to get dressed.

In the early morning of early spring, Zhang Nuanxin was writing at a desk in a corner of the living room, when she heard footsteps, she turned her head.

"He Ping, are you awake?"

A smile appeared on He Ping's face, and he said with some embarrassment: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, I have caused you trouble by drinking so much for the first time."

"Whatever you say, whether there is any trouble or not, we are all friends."

Zhang Nuanxin's words reveal sincerity, she and Li Tuo are indeed a couple with very similar values.

"Hungry, there is porridge in the pot, drink some first." After Zhang Nuanxin finished speaking, she got up to serve He Ping.

"Don't bother you, sister-in-law, I can do it myself."

"It's okay." Zhang Nuanxin quickly put all the food on the table for He Ping, "Li Tuo helped me change the script last night. I slept late and haven't woken up yet. You eat first."

This made He Ping even more embarrassed, and he thought he should finish his meal and leave.

While He Ping was eating, Zhang Nuanxin continued to bury herself in revising her script. She once worked as an assistant to director Xie Jin, and has been working as a screenwriter since then. Now she is a lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy.

Otherwise, the relationship between the current literary and art circles is inextricably linked, and even a little relationship can be justified.

Li Tuo scratched his head and walked out of the bedroom, "He Ping is awake?"

"Brother Li!"

Li Tuo served a bowl of porridge by himself, "I drank a little too much last night, and I changed the script for your sister-in-law in the evening, and my stomach growled when I woke up in the morning."

With Li Tuo here, the atmosphere in the living room was fairly normal. The two chatted while eating, and talked about Zhang Nuanxin's script.

The script is called "Sand Ou". This time, Zhang Nuanxin planned to write and direct it by herself, and recruited a group of colleagues from the Beijing Film Academy. Many of them helped out for Li Tuo's sake.

Li Tuo also spared no effort to help his wife realize a director's dream, not only helping to pull the team, but also helping to write the script.

"Didn't you help Director Xie Jin get the script before? You will read the script written by me and your sister-in-law later, and give us some suggestions." Li Tuo said.

"I just gave a few ideas, and the main work was done by Mr. Li Zhun."

Li Tuo persuaded: "Don't be modest, one person counts the short and the other two count the long, help us as a staff officer, your sister-in-law must be more cautious when directing for the first time."

Seeing that Li Tuo spoke so sincerely, He Ping could only nod his head, "Okay, I'll see later."

Zhang Nuanxin and Li Tuo have actually written several editions of the script of "Sand Gull", but it may be because it is the first time she is directing independently, she is always a little worried, and wants to revise it every time she rereads the script.

After dinner, He Ping read the script of "Sand Gull".

In a nutshell, the plot tells the story of the Chinese women's volleyball player Sha Ou who, after experiencing various blows from injuries, failures, and the death of his lover, still reinvigorates his spirit and dedicates his entire life to the volleyball cause.

In terms of scripts, He Ping doesn't have much to say. Whether it's Li Tuo or Zhang Nuanxin, both of them are experts with much more experience than him.

He thought for a while and said, "Brother, sister-in-law. I don't know much about script creation, but after reading your script, I think I have a few ideas that I can share with you."

Li Tuo regained his energy when he heard it, "Tell me, what do you think is inappropriate?"

He Ping said: "It's not inappropriate, I just want to share my thoughts as a reader after reading the script."

Li Tuo said: "What I want is such an idea, please talk about it."

"Okay, then I'll tell." He Ping sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "In the script, there is a scene where the heroine Sha Ou came to the Temple of Heaven after suffering a huge setback. I haven't been to the Temple of Heaven, but I have been to the Temple of Earth. I feel that The scenery of the Temple of Earth is especially suitable for the state of mind of Sha Ou in the script, it is dilapidated and desolate but has a different kind of vitality."

Zhang Nuanxin interjected: "Actually, this scene was inspired by the paintings depicting the ruins of the ancient city in the Gobi Desert when I visited the exhibition of mud bomber Kaii Higashiyama in 78. We haven't actually visited the Temple of Heaven yet." As for the scenery, if the Earth Altar is more suitable, you can go and see it."

"I'm just a suggestion, the decision is still for you to make."

Li Tuo encouraged: "It's okay, if you have any ideas, just say it."

Seeing the sincerity of the couple, He Ping could only continue to say: "Isn't the narration at the beginning and end of our script a bit inconsistent? I think it would be better if the heroine's inner monologue was used. "

Zhang Nuanxin repeatedly turned over the beginning and end of the script twice, "He Ping is right, these two monologues really don't match the style of the whole film."

"Also, I think it's inappropriate for women's volleyball girls to cry in front of their opponents? Athletes love honor more than their lives. It's normal to cry when they lose a gold medal, but crying in front of their opponents is undoubtedly showing their weakness to their opponents." , I don’t think a team that values ​​honor over life would do such a thing.”

He Ping's words made Zhang Nuanxin fall into deep thought.

Seeing that He Ping had finished speaking, Li Tuo said in a grateful tone, "He Ping, thank you for your valuable advice today."

He Ping said modestly: "I'm just playing tricks, I'm just looking at it from the perspective of the observer, I hope to give you and my sister-in-law some inspiration."

Li Tuo said: "Creating this kind of thing is blinding your eyes to Mount Tai. Your suggestion is very useful. I will discuss it with your sister-in-law later to see how to change it better."

Zhang Nuanxin also came back to her senses at this time, she said with a smile: "Thank you so much, He Ping. This movie is the first time I have directed independently, so sometimes I always worry about gains and losses, and I will lose my judgment when I am in it , your suggestion is very important to us."

"As long as you can help."

Zhang Nuanxin added: "Actually, I think you are very talented as a screenwriter, and your novels are so good. In fact, you can try to develop in the direction of screenwriting."

He Ping waved his hand and said, "Being entangled in mundane affairs, writing can only be regarded as a hobby now."

Li Tuo persuaded: "Whether it's a hobby or a job, you can spare time to try it out. In fact, movies are just a carrier of literature, and the core is what we have in our hearts. But what distinguishes movies from serious literature is that his Mass communication is much better than serious literature."

To be able to become the "big brother" of many writers in this era, Li Tuo's vision and thinking are not inflexible.

(End of this chapter)