Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 108 Bah! shameless!

In the evening, several tourists were welcomed at the entrance of Qiao's courtyard.

A foreigner among the tourists looked at the Qiao Family Courtyard and said with emotion: "This place is very beautiful and has oriental characteristics. Is this a former aristocratic manor?"

The translator learned about the situation here and explained to him with a smile that the Qiao Family Courtyard was a former merchant's residence.

The visitors were none other than Gong Li, German producer Karl and their translator.

Karl nodded and asked curiously: "Is Chen going to film the businessman's story?"

The translation was unclear on this point, so I turned to Gong Li and translated again.

Gong Li said with a smile: "It's not a story about a businessman, but a story about an aristocratic gentleman and several ladies, adapted from a novel."

After hearing this, Karl smiled and said: "This sounds like a love story. Is it a novel he wrote himself?"

"It's not love."

Chen Shiping came to the door at some point, looked at Karl and said, "This is a story about feudalism and human nature."

"Hello Chen, nice to see you again." Karl smiled and extended his hand to Chen Shiping.

"I'm glad you came to visit too."

Chen Shiping didn't remember meeting Karl. It was most likely that they had a drink together in Cannes last year.

After saying hello to Karl, Chen Shiping turned to look at Gong Li and said, "We meet again. I didn't expect to be here."

"Yes, I didn't expect it either." Gong Li said with a smile.

"Let's go in and chat." Chen Shiping welcomed them in with a smile.

It was now five o'clock, and the hot weather was gradually cooling down. Chen Shiping took them around the compound to visit.

Karl was very interested in this kind of oriental courtyard. When he saw the stone and brick carvings, he couldn't help but admire them.

After walking around for a while, Chen Shiping took them to the yard where he was filming.

Tao Huimin was sitting on the big carved bed memorizing lines. Jiang Shan sat not far from her with her chin propped up and said nothing.

She didn't have any lines in her scene later, she just had to look unconvinced and reluctant.

When seeing a love rival with a higher status than himself, it is impossible to keep a low profile, but he does not dare to speak sarcastically, so he can only express his resistance in silence.

Jiang Shan was sitting in the room when she saw Chen Shiping coming in. She glanced at Tao Huimin secretly and immediately ran to the yard.

Jiang Shan shouted crisply: "Brother Shi Ping, please tell me about the drama."

"Call the director or producer on the set." Chen Shiping raised his hand to knock her on the forehead, but he put it down halfway.

"A friend is coming to visit. I'll tell you later. This scene is not difficult."

Chen Shiping made an excuse to chat with Karl about the scenes to be filmed later and the meaning of the red lanterns in the yard.

Jiang Shan was not unhappy after being rejected by Chen Shiping. On the contrary, she was even more sure of her guess.

He must still like himself!

Just now I wanted to touch my head, just like before, but because of the current relationship, I didn't dare to show it!

Jiang Shan kept cheering herself up in her heart, and then jumped back to the house with her hands behind her back.

Tao Huimin felt something was wrong when he saw Jiang Shan so happy. He ran to the door and saw that Chen Shiping was back.

Thinking of Jiang Shan's appearance just now, Tao Huimin couldn't help but hum.

Chen Shiping happened to turn his head at this moment and saw the flash of displeasure on Tao Huimin's face, and his heart suddenly thumped. He was going to be whipped again at night.

Zhao Fei came over at this time and said: "Director, everything is ready. Do you want to shoot now? Otherwise, the light will not be enough later and you will have to fill in the light."

"Then let's start shooting and finish it early."

Shooting soon started, and only the lighting, photography and actors were left in the room.

Chen Shiping, Carl and Gong Li stood behind the camera.

When he heard it started, the hunched old servant carried Yan'er and walked to Songlian.

"Fourth wife, this is Yan'er, the maid arranged by the master for the fourth wife." The old servant said, pulling Yan'er and said: "Yan'er, please call the fourth wife."

Yan'er lowered her head and didn't look at Songlian. She didn't want to call her fourth wife. In her heart, this wife should have been hers!

She hated Songlian's appearance, and she was jealous of the fourth wife who was sitting there aloof!

Songlian sat on the edge of the bed and glanced at Yan'er with a mocking expression on her face: "I've seen him before, he has a bad temper."

"No way, Fourth Madam, Yan'er has been here for three years. She is hardworking and obedient."

Seeing that Yan'er was still silent, the old servant tried to pull her down to please her, but Yan'er still didn't speak.

Songlian knew Yan'er's thoughts and said calmly: "No lice, right? I hate lice the most."

"Definitely not." The old servant grabbed Yan'er and approached Songlian and said, "Fourth Madam, look at it, Yan'er loves to be clean."

Songlian lowered her head and glanced at the top of Yan'er's head, then covered her nose and said, "What does it smell like? I haven't washed my hair in a few days!"

Hearing Songlian say that she was unclean, Yan'er couldn't help but look up at her and said, "I just washed my hair yesterday!"

When the old servant saw it, he immediately pulled Yan'er and said to Songlian: "I will take her to wash her hair now."

After saying that, she pulled Yan'er away. Songlian looked at Yan'er's leaving figure, with a sneer on her face and a kind of condescending disdain in her eyes.

Chen Shiping also shouted "Ka" to end the filming. Now there is no need to worry too much about the scenes between Tao Huimin and Jiang Shan.

That little competitive mood is so right.

Gong Li, who had been watching from behind, had a hint of surprise in her eyes. She didn't expect that the scene between Tao Huimin and the little girl was so good.

Karl, who was joining in the fun, understood what the plot was after the translator explained it in a low voice.

Karl felt that their performance just now was very delicate, every expression and look in their eyes was very natural, and their emotions were well expressed without being exaggerated.

Tao Huimin didn't even come to ask Chen Shiping how his performance was after filming this scene. He was obviously very confident in his performance just now.

The scenes she filmed in the past two days were not so smooth. As an actor, she can naturally feel her performance.

However, Jiang Shan took the initiative to run up to Chen Shiping and asked her about her performance just now, eagerly waiting for Chen Shiping to praise her.

"Very good, keep it up." Chen Shiping praised with a smile.

Jiang Shan immediately laughed and moved closer to Chen Shiping with her head lowered, as if waiting for Chen Shiping to touch her head.

Chen Shiping: "."You think I won't be able to see the sun tomorrow!

Before Chen Shiping could touch her head, Jiang Shan puffed out her mouth slightly and snorted secretly at Tao Huimin when she went to take off her makeup and change clothes.

Tao Huimin saw everything just now and was so angry that his teeth itched.

Good luck, you wild goose! You’re not betraying anyone anymore, are you?

Just wait for me!

On the way back to the county town after finishing work in the evening, Tao Huimin didn't pay much attention to Chen Shiping. He was planning to move back to the capital after filming! We can no longer live in the same building as Jiang Shan, lest she plot evil!

After returning to the guest house, Chen Shiping invited Carl and Gong Li to dinner, and several actors and creators from the crew were also there.

There was a lot of fun during the meal. It was quite funny that Karl, a foreigner, couldn't use chopsticks.

After dinner, Chen Shiping arranged the scenes for the next day and sent the script to Tao Huimin and He Saifei.

The actors all went to familiarize themselves with the script, while Chen Shiping chatted with Gong Li and Karl during this break.

Karl was very interested in Chen Shiping and asked him with a smile which film festival he would attend after filming Wives and Concubines.

Chen Shiping looked at him with a smile and guessed that he was more concerned about whether he would compete with Cheng Kaige.

"Venice." Chen Shiping said with a smile: "Leave it to Director Cheng to compete for the Palme d'Or."

After hearing what Chen Shiping said, Karl couldn't help but smile and said: "Venice is a good choice. I wish you success."

"I hope I can, and I hope I can win the Palme d'Or while walking and singing."

Chen Shiping replied with a smile that his dream is to win the top three, and then he can be the director with peace of mind.

When the topic reaches this point, it is natural and inevitable to talk about Cheng Kaige.

"What do you think of Cheng Kaige? Do you have any conflicts?" Karl asked curiously.

This morning on the train, he noticed that Cheng Kaige didn't like Chen Shiping very much.

"It's very good, the shot is very poetic." Chen Shiping paused and said, "He just likes to be mysterious. This time he chose to sing the script while walking. I didn't see his confidence, only a kind of weakness."

Gong Li interrupted at this time: "Why do you say that?"

Chen Shiping took a sip of tea, shrugged and said: "Yellow Earth started his career as a director and received a lot of praise and honors, which had a great influence on him.

But there was no progress in the subsequent Kid King, especially in the military parade. This time, walking and singing is a combination of the Yellow Earth, the King of Children and the military parade. "

After hearing Chen Shiping's words, Gong Li was silent for a while. When she read the script before, she felt it was a bit familiar, but now that Chen Shiping said it, it seemed that it was indeed the case.

Chen Shiping sighed and said: "Taking the scenery of the Loess Plateau, the neurosis of the King of Children, and the love-hate entanglement of the military parade, the movie is not an addition, so I am not optimistic about it."

Karl also felt a little like this at this time, and couldn't help but said: "But why isn't it a mature expression? He has integrated previous successful attempts."

Chen Shiping looked at Karl with a smile. It has been said that movies are not about addition, and success is not achieved by putting all the good things together.

Even if Chen Shiping knew the award-winning formula, he would not put all the elements into it. This is not the politically correct Hollywood of thirty years later.

Chen Shiping really felt that Cheng Kaige liked to be mysterious, walking and singing the opening lines and scenes that were neurotic, like a ghost movie.

The protagonist played by Huang Lei is an abnormal character, deliberately doing some inexplicable actions and saying some inexplicable lines.

The same goes for his later Fengyue, with demonized characters, neurotic lines, and ugly and dirty characters.

In Chen Shiping's view, everything is art for art's sake, pursuing the so-called poetry and art.

The characters in Cheng Kaige's films all look like mentally disturbed artists, but the film depicts an extremely ordinary character and story.

The final feeling created is like a pseudo-artistic young man wearing fancy clothes.

Looks like a mage from the movie industry! The god of Chinese movies!

Cheng Kaige's best movie is Farewell My Concubine, and Farewell My Concubine does not have those things.

I have to say that as long as Cheng Kaige abandons his poetic art, he can still produce good things.

The private room was silent at this time, both Gong Li and Karl were thinking about what Chen Shiping said.

Gong Li felt that Chen Shiping was right. Cheng Kaige's movies were indeed a bit neurotic compared to Zhang Yimo's.

Karl felt that what Chen Shiping said was too absolute. It was Cheng Kaige's style and film aesthetics. Without these things, it wouldn't be Cheng Kaige.

Gong Li looked at Chen Shiping thoughtfully and asked, "I took over and walked and sang at the same time. How do you think I should act?"

She has only been acting for three or four years, and has only made a few movies. She has not yet reached maturity and is easily influenced by others.

"Be obedient. If you can't defeat him, he will brainwash you later." Chen Shiping said calmly.

Gong Li: "."You look down on people, don't you?

Seeing Gong Li's unconvinced look, Chen Shiping said with a smile: "If you look back and see how he talks to Huang Lei, you will understand that he is a very good brainwasher."

Gong Li kept Chen Shiping's words in mind, and she would understand them when she joined the set and saw the first scene shot by Cheng Kaige.

"It's getting late. I have to tell the actors about tomorrow's shooting. You two should go to bed early."

Chen Shiping took the initiative to end the conversation and went to find He Saifei to tell her about the play.

He Saifei has been waiting for Chen Shiping in the room. She was really nervous after seeing several other actors' scenes in the past two days.

What if you can’t play someone else’s role? She couldn't wait to know how Chen Shiping improved Tao Huimin's acting skills to such an extent.

When Chen Shiping met He Saifei, he didn't say anything about the script. He just smiled and asked her why she didn't want to be transferred to the film studio.

"I prefer Shaoxing opera." He Saifei looked at Chen Shiping and asked, "Why are you so concerned about this issue?"

Chen Shiping deliberately said in an ambiguous tone: "I think you are very talented and will definitely become a good actor, so I came to you this time. Don't you really want to be famous? You can make a lot of money."

Listening to Chen Shiping's words, He Saifei silently stayed away from him, scolding him from beginning to end in her heart.

Sure enough, he is not a good person! When we were in the Red Mansion, we could see that he was still interested in Chen Hong!

Still want to seduce yourself now?

Who do you think you are! Being rich is amazing!

Pooh! Tao Huimin is really blind!

Chen Shiping saw that she was slowly feeling her emotions, so he deliberately leaned towards her and looked at her with ambiguous eyes.

He Saifei immediately stood up and looked at Chen Shiping angrily and cursed: "What do you want to do! I won't act in this play! The director is amazing!"

Seeing He Saifei getting angry, Chen Shiping was not surprised. He pretended to be embarrassed and said with a smile: "This feeling is right. Remember this feeling, don't say anything angrily about not acting. We have a contract."

After saying that, Chen Shiping stood up and said, "You are too nervous and too cautious. You need to be braver. Mei Shan dares to scold Mr. Chen for eighteen generations of his ancestors."

He Saifei looked at Chen Shiping in surprise, wondering whether he was deliberately pretending to stimulate her, or whether he was exposed by her and kicked off.

I hope it's the former, otherwise she'll really curse!

He Saifei looked at Chen Shiping angrily, her anger still not gone.

Chen Shiping didn't explain anything anymore. He explained more, just in case she lost her temper and felt guilty and acted like shit.

He Saifei watched Chen Shiping leave with a guilty look on his face. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what he just said was to make up for her.

Pooh! shameless! Scum!

　Today, my mother was busy cleaning. I was so busy that I just finished writing one chapter. There will be another chapter later. The first day of vacation is always the busiest.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)