fringe artist

Chapter 137 135. Why is it playing big?
In a small bar in Venice, the melodious blues makes the time quiet, and the dark beer in the draft beer mug exudes a strong and bitter malt aroma.

Chen Li'an took a big sip and felt that the more he drank, the more refreshing he became.Almost as good as black coffee.

"Your speech today was great." Ji Fa took a sip of beer before saying emotionally: "You are now a mature artist, and you have learned how to package yourself."

Chen Li'an: "." Mature artists just know how to package themselves?Wouldn't it be too hasty?

"Do you know why many art critics have no works, but still have a place in the art world?" Ji Fa asked pointedly.

"Mouthpiece? A spokesperson introduced by an art dealer?" Chen Li'an asked with a frown.

Ji Fa shook his head and said: "Of course, this is the main reason, but there is another reason, that is, art is never just a work, ideas and cognition are also part of art, without the appreciation and analysis of these art critics , How can the meaning represented by the artwork be communicated to the public.”

Chen Li'an suddenly thought of his experience before he came into contact with art. When he was young, he couldn't understand the so-called artworks, and he couldn't understand the so-called Fauvism, but the history books said that Picasso was very powerful, so he naturally thought those paintings were very good. Great, but where is the greatness?
I didn’t see the meaning of the words written in the book, but I subconsciously thought that the painting had that meaning, and I thought it was a very powerful painting, and this painter is a very powerful artist.

Combining such experiences, it is easy to understand the significance of the existence of art critics.

Ji Fa looked at Chen Li'an and said, "An artist should not only create, but also show his artistic accomplishment to others, so that people will think that your paintings are very powerful and thoughtful."

Chen Li'an rolled Ji Fa's eyes, and said displeasedly: "It's meaningful, it's as if my paintings are all bragging."

"But how many people can really understand your painting?" Jifa asked for another glass of beer before saying, "So someone needs to tell them the meaning of the painting, what is its value, and its creator has What an artistic concept."

Chen Li'an drank the beer in his glass and said, "It's very troublesome, I hope I can skip this stage quickly."

"Soon, this biennial art exhibition has spread your ideas." After Ji Fa explained, he turned his head and glanced at the door of the bar and said, "Why hasn't Bai Qing come back?"

"Maybe I'll be lingering in some handicraft store." Chen Li'an said casually. Bai Qing has a soft spot for Venice masks, and he has bought no less than ten masks in the past few days.

Ji Fa smiled and said, "Every time she buys a new mask, you are very excited. Your hobbies are very unique. Maybe I should buy a mask too."

"This topic is not suitable for us, so let's stop here." Chen Li'an said quickly.

Looking into Chen Li'an's eyes, Ji Fa suddenly moved forward and said, "Why are you so resistant to me?"

Chen Li'an looked at Ji Fa's beautiful blue eyes and said, "I just want to maintain a pure relationship, which is good for our cooperation."

"Perhaps it would be better to go deeper?" Ji Fa couldn't help but said.

Chen Li'an shook his head and said, "In that case, I won't be able to bargain with you."

"Haha, a very realistic answer." Ji Fa couldn't help laughing, and then said: "This is your shortcoming. You are too gentle and considerate to women, and you are very generous."

Chen Li'an retorted angrily: "Shouldn't this be an advantage?"

"It's an advantage if you're only with one woman, but obviously you're not." Ji Fa said while drinking beer, "You will definitely be unlucky because of women in the future."

Chen Li'an pouted, he didn't think he would fall into the hands of a woman, unless someone could capture his heart!
It's just that this person doesn't know when he will appear. Chen Li'an sometimes wonders if he will fall in love with a woman madly, and if so, where is she?What kind of person will it be?
After a while, Ji Fa suddenly asked, "After you return to China tomorrow, how long will it take you to come back? I'm going back to France in a few days."

"In August, when the film festival started, I have to go back to work tomorrow. I don't know why I'm so busy." Chen Li'an said with a sigh.

"You are really busy. You have gone abroad twice this year to shoot two movies. Compared with you, I feel like a waste."

At Beijing International Airport, Mr. Zhou who came to pick him up looked at Chen Li'an and said enviously.

Chen Li'an got into the car, looked at the newly bought Audi A6 and said, "The car is not bad. How was your audition result?"

"It's not good, I don't even have a supporting role." Mr. Zhou started the car skillfully, adjusted the air conditioner, and then said with some disappointment: "Am I not suitable for acting? Why is no one using me?"

Chen Li'an enjoyed the cold air from the air conditioner, and said lightly: "It's not necessary because you are not famous, and your acting skills are not good enough to make the director ignore the bonus brought by fame. You should take this opportunity to enroll in a class to learn acting systematically." .”

"Let me think about it." Mr. Zhou said with some confusion.

Chen Li'an wasn't worried about Mr. Zhou's future at first, but he was just afraid that his appearance would stir up the wings of a butterfly and cause a big deviation in her future life.

According to the normal trajectory, Mr. Zhou will have to wait until the movie Suzhou Creek to make his mark, and now he doesn't know if he still has a chance.

Chen Li'an propped his head up and looked at the scenery outside the car window, and suddenly said: "If you don't want to learn acting, you can find a home to teach English. In short, don't let yourself be wasted."

"It's deserted, at worst I'll let you support me." Mr. Zhou suddenly said playfully.

"I can afford you, but can you be a canary?" Chen Li'an took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it, and said slowly, "How about a song, you are a free bird."

Mr. Zhou had never heard this song, but Chen Li'an's words reached her heart, how could she be a canary in a cage.

Ten minutes later, Chen Li'an opened the car door at the entrance of the Beijing Film Studio and paused for a moment, then looked back at Mr. Zhou and said, "You go back first, you don't need to pick me up tonight, I have a gift for you in my box, go back and unpack it yourself." have a look."

"If you don't open it, I'll give it to me when you come back." Mr. Zhou tilted his head and said, "It's too boring to open the gift by yourself. Come back early at night."

Chen Li'an smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go back when I'm done."

As for when Chen Li'an would be able to finish his work, he didn't know. Gong Li contacted him before he came back, saying that it was rumored that Chen Li'an forced Huo Jian to change the script.

Chen Li'an was dumbfounded when he found out, he was just offering an opinion, how could it become persecution, he hasn't become a high-ranking boss yet, how could he become persecution after just offering an opinion?

In a conference room of the Beijing Film Studio, Huo Jianqi looked at his wrist watch. He was a little anxious that Chen Li'an hadn't come back yet. Today was the first meeting of the main creative team of the film crew. He was very serious and nervous.

I was nervous because he really changed the script. After reading it, everyone reacted differently. There is still no conclusion as to which version of the script to use.

Huo Jianqi needed to hear what Chen Li'an's opinion was. Chen Li'an was the one who first proposed to change the script. He must have his own opinion, which might help him make up his mind.

While Huo Jianqi was smoking a cigarette in annoyance, Chen Li'an opened the door and went in.

"Sorry everyone, I'm late." Chen Li'an apologized when he came in, then glanced at Ning Jing and Jin Qiaoqiao, then looked at Huo Jianqi and said, "Director, I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time."

"It's okay, here we come, just sit down." Huo Jianqi shouted quickly, and then handed the new script to Chen Li'an and said: "This is a new script, please read it and give me some advice."

Chen Li'an took the script, glanced at the only empty seat next to Jin Qiaoqiao, sat down and smiled at her, then opened the script and read it carefully.

Jin Qiaoqiao didn't respond to Chen Li'an just now, not to mention how upset she was with the late male lead.

In the original script, she had quite a lot of roles, and she was still the second female lead, but in the new script, her roles have been cut a lot, and the instigator of all this will naturally make people hate.

Ning Jing also turned her head and glanced at Chen Li'an, feeling a little upset that he asked the director to change the script, but after seeing the new script today, she felt that the new script was much better than the original one, but her character was not as brilliant as before. .

Not all the actors in the conference room had any objections to changing the script, at least the long-faced Wang Qianyuan felt that changing the script was great.

My own role in the movie has been increased a lot, and I have changed from the third male lead to the second male lead.

The most important thing is that his character is also a disabled athlete. The script changes made the character a lot more three-dimensional and plump, and it is no longer a green leaf foil.

Chen Li'an didn't pay attention to other people's reactions, and he didn't know who spread the news. To put it bluntly, the actor asked the director to change the script, but what would people who don't know the situation think?

Playing big names?Bullying a new director?Bully?Add drama to yourself?
Chen Li'an didn't need to think about what others would say about him, but he didn't care, the entertainment industry was just like that, he lived purely on gossip.

But it's very interesting to spread the news, not many people know about it, Huo Jianqi, Gong Li, Han Shanping and even Chen Li'an.

Chen Li'an must have never said it himself, Gong Li would not deceive Chen Li'an like this, and Han Shanping would not say it, otherwise people would think that he was supporting Chen Li'an.

So the answer is very simple. Our dear director Huo said it himself. Maybe it was because he was really angry, or maybe he was worried that the word of mouth would collapse after the script was changed, and he wanted to pull Chen Li'an as a backstop.

No matter what the reason was, Chen Li'an didn't really care about it. He only cared about how the script was changed now. If he didn't improve it and took the blame, it would be a big loss.

If the script is changed well, it doesn't matter if you take the blame yourself, and it doesn't matter if you have a good reputation in the entertainment circle.

Chen Li'an watched the script intently. The script has been changed a lot. A lot of love details have been deleted, and the hero's persistence in the face of various difficulties has been increased.

At the same time, the relationship between the hero and the heroine has been adjusted. It is no longer the hero intervening in other people's feelings, but it is still a love triangle, and the two men like the heroine at the same time.

One is a disabled athlete and the other is a rich boss. There is a certain gap between the two, but the inner quality and kindness of the male protagonist deeply attracted the female protagonist.

Although the male protagonist has a handicap physically, he is more sound than anyone else internally, kind, persistent, hardworking, optimistic, humorous, etc.
Even in the face of a rich and healthy rival in love, the male protagonist still did not back down, did not develop an inferiority complex, even though the comments of the people around him frustrated him, he still pursued bravely.

In contrast, the male protagonist is braver than those able-bodied people. He can still become a sport even if he is disabled, and he can still live an active life even if he is disabled. In the face of setbacks and the strange sympathy of the people around him, the male protagonist did not flinch and accept.

In his heart, he is a complete and sound person, and like everyone else, the soundness of personality is the real soundness.

In the revised script, the sentence that moved Chen Li'an the most was, I don't need sympathy, sympathy is a kind of discrimination, I just hope you can treat me equally.

This sentence is very good. Most people will sympathize with the disabled when they see them, but most people's sympathy is sympathetic, and they put the disabled in a weak position psychologically.

Treating them equally from the bottom of their hearts is what they really want.

After reading the script, Chen Li'an looked up at Huo Jianqi and said, "Director, after reading it, the changes this time are very good and worthwhile."

worth it?Huo Jianqi was stunned for a while, and it took him a long time to think about it. He took a look at Chen Li'an and said, "That's good. Now that the script has been finalized, let's discuss it together and try to start it up as soon as possible."

Director Huo spoke, and the others naturally wouldn't object. Not everyone is Chen Li'an, who would boldly raise opinions with the director. The only one in the entire crew who is famous and capable of challenging the director is Ning Jing.

But Ning Jing doesn't know how to do this kind of thing. The revised script is indeed very good. Although her role is much smaller, it is also much more exciting. At least the character is more lovable.

Huo Jianqi saw that everyone had no objections, so he picked up the script and said: "Then let's go through the script together, and if you find any problems, you can correct them in time."

"No problem, let's go through it again." Chen Li'an opened the script and responded.

Everyone else obediently opened the script and began to read.

During the reading process, Chen Li'an also pointed out a few unreasonable parts of the lines. The problem with the lines is actually not big, and it has no effect on the plot, but Chen Li'an still pointed it out. In the eyes of everyone, it seems to be nitpicking. , as if deliberately making trouble for the director.

Everyone who watched was envious for a while, the artist really has a bad brain!I don't know if it is emboldened, or simply ignorant of the world.

Ning Jing also looked sideways at Chen Li'an, who was digging words with Huo Jian, and her impression of him was much better in her heart. People who are more serious are better than those who are timid and dare not say anything.

"Director, if this sentence is changed, I'll be fine." Chen Li'an looked at Huo Jianqi, his eyes flickered slightly, and finally closed the script and stopped talking.

Although Huo Jianqi's actions are not very authentic, but a little embarrassment is enough. Everyone knows that they understand each other, and they can't go too far.

Chen Li'an was upset that Huo Jianqi let him take the blame, deliberately picking pricks was to show his attitude.If you overdo it, everyone's face will be really ugly.

Director Huo is also really interesting, he obviously wanted to change the script, but deliberately revealed the news because of Chen Li'an, if he didn't see that the script was changed, he would have to make things difficult for him!Let him know that Teacher Chen is not so easy to bully.

After the reading, Chen Li'an rejected Huo Jianqi's invitation to have dinner together, saying that he just got off the plane today and wanted to go back and have an early rest.

Huo Jianqi only thought that Chen Li'an was still angry, and after a few words of persuasion, he didn't say anything else.

Chen Li'an lit a cigarette at the entrance of the Beijing Film Studio, and was a little worried about whether he could get a taxi home so late. If he couldn't get a taxi within 5 minutes, he called Mr. Zhou and asked her to pick him up.

In a car not far away, Jiang Wen glanced at Chen Li'an who was smoking at the door, turned his head and asked, "This kid is the hero of your movie, right? Did Lao Huo change the script?"

Ning Jing hummed, raised her eyebrows and asked, "What? Are you going to stand up for your friend?"

"I have nothing to do in my spare time. I read the script, and there is nothing wrong with changing it." Jiang Wen started the car, and then said to Ning Jing: "But I really want to know him. It's really rare for an artist to come to act."

Jiang Wen's car quickly stopped in front of Chen Li'an, rolled down the window and shouted to him, "Where are you going? Take my car and I will give you a ride."

Chen Li'an turned his head to look at the rough Jiang Wen and Ning Jing who was sitting in the co-pilot, feeling a little puzzled, but he still smiled and said, "Thanks then."

After speaking, Chen Li'an opened the door of the back seat and got in the car. It's better not to take a bastard if you have a car, than to ask Mr. Zhou to make another trip.

(The normal update time will resume today, and there are still [-] words tonight.)
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