Full-time actor

Chapter 115 [114] Just wait and see, isn’t this what you’re going to do?
  "Chen... Yu?"

Li Yang, whose hair had not yet begun to turn gray, was standing at the exit of Tianjin Bus Station, somewhat hesitant to recognize Chen Yu.

He had a rough hairstyle like a golden lion, a beard, and a round face, which was completely different from the emaciated appearance of later generations; in one year in the imperial capital, he gained at least 50 pounds.

"Yes, it's me, Director Li!"

Chen Yu stretched out his hand towards Li Yang, and Li Yang chuckled: "The top scorer in this year's art exam from Nortel and China Theater!"

Obviously, the director had done his own homework before coming to see Chen Yu.

"You are awesome too!"

"I quit my job and went to Germany to study alone. Now I'm back after completing my studies!"

"Oh?"

Li Yang was obviously very surprised that Chen Yu directly revealed his background; because of this matter, many of his friends, let alone people in the circle, didn't know about it. How did he know about this young man in front of him?
  "Where...where did you know these things?"

After Li Yang got into Chen Yu's car, he directly asked his doubts; Chen Yu's information can be found everywhere on the Internet, but he, Li Yang, has no reputation at all in China.

"Not only do I know that you resigned, but I also know that you were originally a drama actor at Qingyi!"

"right?"

Qingyi, the Huaxia Youth Art Theater, was one of the top ten theaters in China before 2000 and was quite famous in the imperial capital; drama actors in the 80s were definitely iron rice bowls and literary and artistic backbones.

Last year, Qingyi officially merged with China National Theater to form the National Theater, which is also the leader of Chinese theaters - Guohua!
  "Are you asking someone who speaks Mandarin?"

Li Yang was shocked. The identity of the boy next to him was not simple!

I know the person in Guohua, and his files are actually confidential, because his resignation embarrassed Qingyi, so we are not very familiar with him. Who would go through the files and tell you these things?

This happened in 87, and it was also the personnel file of Qingyi, the predecessor of Guohua. It is not easy to find it.

"Why not the Imperial Broadcasting College?"

Li Yang first studied in Diguang's directing department, and also studied for two years as an undergraduate.

But his family background is very complicated, so he plans to go abroad and study abroad at his own expense.

"You are checking me to the bottom!"

Li Yang smiled a little.

His experiences in the first half of his life have allowed him to develop a very open-minded temper. Ordinary people might be angry, but he would not.

"Let's be each other!"

Chen Yu drove the car and handed the copyright contract for the "Shenmu" film shooting that he had always carried with him to Li Yang.

"selling?"

Li Yang said very directly.

"Not for sale, but we can cooperate!"

"Cooperation?"

Li Yang actually frowned a little when he heard that he wouldn't sell it.

"You're going to make a movie, right?"

"Yes, I want to shoot this "Shenmu"!"

"I can invest!"

"Really?"

Li Yang's expression really relaxed a little.

He is an outsider with no connections in the country. In his previous life, "Blind Shaft" was made by selling money. In fact, if you look at Li Yang's experience in the first half of his life, you know that this person will definitely succeed.

In 96, he formulated a four-year plan for himself.

When he returned to China, he knew that there was a market for Chinese movies; but for a person with a complicated background like him, no one invested in making movies, and he couldn't make any money from making movies if he did other things.

So he returned to Germany and started doing various things to save money, doing whatever he wanted to make money.

He worked as a painter, a bricklayer, ran a restaurant, worked as a driver, and worked as a cameraman on a television station.

Four years later, Li Yang returned to China again and had a deposit of more than 100 million yuan.

He thought he would be able to make a movie with so much money; but who knows, while filming, the coal mine collapsed and he lost a lot of money. This is not the most unlucky thing. Halfway through the filming, the production director and the life producer took the money with them. He ran away and took away many people and the crew's equipment, paralyzing the crew.

Anyone else would probably collapse.

But Li Yang did not. From childhood to adulthood, his experience was much richer than landslides and money making.

He was born into a family of military officers in Sichuan Province, and his family background was very good; his father was a lawyer before liberation.

After the college entrance examination, I was persecuted again and my employer refused to issue a letter of introduction.

2 years, exactly 2 years later, he was admitted to Diguang.

I met a girlfriend in college and they were going to Germany, so he went with her. Qing Yi angrily sent her back to her place of origin in terms of human relations and files.

Germany was going green again, and he even participated in the parade.

Chen Yu thought that he was complicated in his previous life, but compared to the person next to him, he felt that he was nothing at all.

"Really, I can invest!"

"But there is a premise——"

"Say it!"

Anything you can invest in is easy to discuss.

Li Yang lacks this. Although he has more than 100 million, it would be best if he could not spend his own money.

Which director would spend his own money foolishly?

Isn’t it just a last resort?

In his previous life, he couldn't get investment at all. People ran away halfway, so he mortgaged his ancestral home. Finally, when he ran out of money for the post-production period, he asked his brother for a loan.

He couldn't even raise the travel expenses to attend the Berlin Film Festival, so his friend swiped a credit card to help him.

It is estimated that he is one of the worst directors in China during this period.

"I have a role to play!"

Chen Yu said to Li Yang while waiting for the red light.

Li Yang felt that Chen Yu must be joking with him.

"You? Play a role?"

Li Yang said cheerfully: "Have you read the original work of "The Divine Tree"?"

"Of course I have seen it, and I want to play the male lead - Song Jinming!"

"..."

Li Yang was really happy. "Little brother, don't be ridiculous, really, you can't act!"

Li Yang refused directly.

"Well, why can't you act?"

Chen Yu spoke in the Shanxi accent of Song Jinming in "The Blind Shaft". Li Yang next to him was a little unresponsive: "What did you say?"

"Well, why can't you act?"

"..."

Li Yang looked at him blankly and said in disbelief: "Do you know Shanxi dialect?"

"I know all the dialects from all over the country; that's not the point, the point is the performance. Do you want me to act it out for you?"

Chen Yu simply shrank his head and tilted his head slightly. Li Yang quickly stopped him and said, "Performance is not the point. You are too young. Song Jinming needs to be at least 30 years old to act!"

"It's okay. I'll put makeup on you when you get to the set, and you'll know!"

Aren't you just pretending to be the youngest?

I can give you the whole of your 80s, let alone your 30s.

Just kidding, Chen Yu was in his 40s in his previous life, so he looks younger now, hehe.

In fact, the actor who played this role in his previous life was also a handsome guy. He was 27 years old when he participated in the role, and he also wore old makeup!

"You...really want to act?"

Li Yang looked at Chen Yu now and felt that it was not impossible.

It is indeed a good way to put on makeup, add some beard, and do some skin care. Li Yang looked at Chen Yu and felt more and more that this suggestion... seems to be really feasible!
  In his mind, Song Jinming was actually quite handsome.

"It's true, I won't lie to you!"

"That's not okay..."

Li Yang suddenly thought of why he rejected Chen Yu in his first thought.

"You...you can't bear that hardship!"

"It's very dangerous and painful to shoot underground in a mine!"

"You can't even imagine..."

When he saw that Chen Yu was the kind of young master from an aristocratic family, maybe he was the second generation H, otherwise why could he find his resume, which was as detailed as the household register?

"Hard work?"

"Ha ha……"

Chen Yu was really happy. You have no idea how much hardship I suffered in my previous life, right?
  Will the next mine be considered a hardship?

"Director Li, you may not know that I have done group acting!"

Chen Yu said suddenly.

"Ensemble?"

"Yes, corpses killed in battle, mud pits, jumping off buildings, heads drenched with plasma..."

"real or fake?"

Li Yang was stunned by Chen Yu.

"real!"

Chen Yu said it very seriously, not like he was joking at all.

Li Yang was immediately silenced.

Good guy, what on earth did this rich young man go through to do this?
  Isn’t it good to be alive? Do this job?
  Is it the annihilation of humanity or the distortion of character?
  "So, I want to try it!"

"Is that okay, Director Li?"

"You are the investor, you have the final say!"

"but--"

Li Yang's speech changed: "If it's really inappropriate in the end, I will kick them out. Let me tell you clearly, I am different from domestic directors. This is my first time to direct a film independently. I will definitely be serious about it." Do!"

"That's right, I'm also very serious, I really want to play this role!"

"After I finished reading the novel "The Divine Tree", you know how I felt. It was like I was put into the role of Song Jinming..."

As he spoke, Chen Yu actually imitated Song Jinming's tone in the novel and cursed a few curse words.

Everyone in Li Yang was dumbfounded.

Damn, this feels right!
  you can!

"There's something wrong!"

"That's it..."

Li Yang also discovered that Chen Yu seemed to have really good acting skills, and he had a good command of lines anyway.

Moreover, he actually felt like a confidant.

I read the same novel and they both like it so much.

"Moreover, I have also found a candidate for you, Yuan Fengming, who is absolutely suitable!"

"Really?"

Li Yang was so surprised.

He originally just wanted to buy a copyright this time, but he didn't expect that not only did he get the investment, but he also found two main characters in the play?
  This is because God saw that my first half of life was so miserable, did you give me comfort?
  Although Li Yang couldn't believe it, he was really touched by Chen Yu's sincerity.

"It's rare for someone to fall in love with the same novel as me, and they are both involved in film and television. What a wonderful fate!"

Li Yang smiled there, and Chen Yu also smiled: "Yes, I really didn't expect that both of us would like such an unpopular novel at the same time!"

Bah, Chen Yu cursed in his heart that he was so shameless for saying this.

"So, this is fate!"

"Really...real investment?"

Li Yang really felt that this trip went too smoothly, so he couldn't help but ask again.

“What an investment!”

"I want to act in this play, and you want to direct it. Isn't that just right?"

"Haha, indeed, we hit it off immediately!"

Li Yang was so happy.

Is filming in China so simple?
  To put it simply, he had some doubts about life.

He had no idea that Chen Yu was just sitting back and waiting!
  (End of this chapter)