Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 96 Hey, isn’t this Director Xiao Cheng?

In the speeding jeep, Chen Shiping watched the yellow sand in the sky and the howling west wind retreating in the rearview mirror, feeling a little reluctant in his heart.

Although the conditions here are poor, the scenery is really beautiful.

Sitting next to Chen Shiping, Lin Qingxia couldn't help but keep looking sideways at him. Suddenly she remembered something and took out a lipstick from her pocket.

"Your lips are chapped, put on some lipstick." Lin Qingxia thought of the rough touch when she was kissed last night, and couldn't help biting her lips in recollection.

Chen Shiping took the lipstick and unscrewed it and applied it randomly on his mouth a few times. He didn't like wearing lipstick before because it felt sticky and uncomfortable.

But he liked the sticky feeling after last night.

Very moist!

Lin Qingxia watched Chen Shiping paint her lips in a mess, and couldn't help but reach out to help him smooth out the excess lipstick on his lips.

Chen Shiping subconsciously glanced at the driver in the front seat and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that he wasn't paying attention.

Seeing Chen Shiping like this, Lin Qingxia seemed to have found some fun.

She smiled and waved her lipstick-covered finger in front of Chen Shiping's eyes, then applied it bit by bit on her red lips, and winked at Chen Shiping charmingly.

Chen Shiping: "." It's over. Did you open Lin Qingxia's Ren and Du's second vein yesterday? How come it really turned into gold inlaid with jade?

Who can bear this!

The northwest wind howling outside quickly calmed down Chen Shiping, but Lin Qingxia became addicted to playing and deliberately rubbed her legs against Chen Shiping.

Lin Qingxia secretly teased her with her feet and asked seriously on the surface: "Director Chen, how did you hold back Zhou Huaian when he was seduced by Jin Xiangyu?"

"Chivalrous, have the world in your heart." Chen Shiping said while pressing Lin Qingxia's feet with his legs.

Seeing that Lin Qingxia was going to continue, Chen Shiping said quickly: "It's still a while before we go to the city. I'll take a nap first and call me when we get there."

As he spoke, Chen Shiping covered himself with a military coat and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep.

Lin Qingxia hummed lightly, but the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and her little hand on the seat got into her coat at some point.

This feeling of being a bad woman is a bit addictive. Only now did Lin Qingxia understand the joy of gold inlaid with jade. Living like Qiu Moyan was too tiring, but gold inlaid with jade was the most enviable.

Lin Qingxia held her chin with one hand and looked at the scenery outside the car window, humming inaudibly.

"Red candles are red, white candles are white~ I can't hold my little sister~"

Chen Shiping, who was pretending to be asleep, now wanted to kill someone and felt like he was about to explode. He never expected that Lin Qingxia would suddenly become so courageous.

Have you been completely liberated after being suppressed for too long?

Chen Shiping couldn't help but think about whether he could try Lin Qingxia's liberation next time.

Fortunately, this little episode ended quickly. Chen Shiping and Lin Qingxia had different destinations. One went back to the capital, and the other went to Changchun to see her sister.

After leaving the small county town, the two separated.

Chen Shiping, who rushed back to the capital, went straight to the printing and developing workshop of the factory without going home.

But before developing the prints, he had to check the tape. He had left the camera on that day, so he didn't know if he had captured anything he shouldn't have.

If there is, it must be cut out and destroyed, otherwise the rich lady will fight against Chen Shiping if something happens in the future.

Chen Shiping checked the printing room alone and breathed a sigh of relief when he found nothing that shouldn't be there. He handed all the materials to the photofinishers in the workshop for printing before heading home.

When passing by the main building after coming out of the printing and developing workshop, Chen Shiping bumped into Jiang Huayan and was immediately asked when Chen Shiping's next movie would start filming.

"Teacher Jiang, why are you more anxious than me?" Chen Shiping looked at him helplessly.

Jiang Huayan said matter-of-factly: "You will know when you have a daughter in the future. I am worried for Shanshan."

"Okay, I understand how your old father feels. Filming will start next month, so don't rush it."

Chen Shiping said a perfunctory sentence and then wanted to run away. Jiang Huaiyan grabbed Chen Shiping and said, "Where is the script? Write it and give me a copy. I will send it to Shanshan later so that she can get familiar with it in advance. There are a lot of scenes."

Chen Shiping: "." I am convinced.

"I'll send it to you later."

After Chen Shiping shouted, he ran away quickly. If he didn't run again, it was too late. He saw Song Zhu coming out of the main building after get off work.

When Chen Shiping returned home, only the dog was chewing on his slippers and Xiao Baicai had not returned from get off work.

Chen Shiping had no choice but to take a shower first. After taking a shower, Xiao Baicai hadn't come back yet. Chen Shiping, who was bored, lay on the bed and flipped through recent issues of magazines.

Chen Shiping looked at the latest issue of Harvest magazine and was surprised to see Yu Hua's name, and it was in the novel column.

This guy's novel was finally published, and Chen Shiping couldn't help but read it.

Yu Hua's first novel, "Shouting in the Drizzle," is a novel about memory. It is very interesting, but it is not as famous as Alive and Xu Sanguan.

At this time, Yu Hua was still deeply influenced by avant-garde literature and showed off his writing skills in novels, which was far less mature than he would later be.

click!

Suddenly there was the sound of a key opening the door outside. Chen Shiping immediately threw aside the magazine in his hand and ran to greet Xiao Baicai.

"You're back? Why didn't you tell me?"

Tao Huimin's surprised voice sounded in the living room, and then the two hugged each other happily.

When eating in the evening, because he didn't buy vegetables in advance, there was only a plate of green vegetables and shredded potatoes on the table, but Chen Shiping ate it very deliciously.

After quickly sweeping away a bowl of rice, Chen Shiping filled another bowl, poured all the remaining shredded potatoes into the bowl, stirred it together, and ate it.

"Eat slowly, and no one will compete with you. The crew will have no food to eat."

Tao Huimin reached out and pinched the rice grains from Chen Shiping's mouth. He looked at Chen Shiping with a funny look, thinking he was eating delicacies.

Chen Shiping quickly stripped off the soup-filled rice in the bowl, patted his belly with satisfaction and said, "The food at home is still delicious, but the set lunch boxes are terrible."

Tao Huimin stood up, put away the dishes, and said with a smile: "You are a producer yourself, so you can't replace yourself with a chef who can cook delicious food."

Chen Shiping chuckled and said, "Chefs who know how to cook have high wages. I can save some money."

"A million-dollar star is willing to hire one, but a chef worth hundreds of dollars is reluctant to hire one. I really don't know what to say about you." Tao Huimin complained while wiping Chen Shiping's mouth with a wet towel.

Chen Shiping reached out and pulled off the towel and said, "I wiped it myself, and it made me look like a child."

"You're just a kid. You don't know how to take care of yourself at all. Look how your face has been blown by the wind." Tao Huimin said and came closer, looking at the dead skin on the corners of Chen Shiping's mouth, pinched it with his hands and gently pulled it away. Pull off a piece.

Chen Shiping grinned in pain, but still sat there honestly.

"Wash your face and I'll put something on you."

Tao Huimin took Chen Shiping's hand and went to the bathroom to wash his face. He just looked at it for a while and then said helplessly: "You don't know how to wash your face. You haven't even washed the edges. Just stand still and I'll wash it for you." Chen Shiping: "." He has really become a child.

Ten minutes later, Chen Shiping's shameless voice sounded in the room.

"Xiao Baicai, I've finished rubbing it and it smells delicious. Come and give me a kiss!"

"No! You have lipstick all over your mouth!"

Chen Shiping: "." It's a metaphor, right? Xiao Baicai should become a director, he is definitely a talent!

In the next few days, Chen Shiping was not busy with editing. He left everything to the editors in the factory and would just go back to check and make requests.

Chen Shiping had to be busy with other things. Although the script for "Honey and Concubines" had been written long ago, the preparation work had not been done at all.

There is no need to choose a location, the Qiao Family Courtyard in Shanxi will do.

The large courtyard with blue bricks and tiles, high gates, long corridors and arches couldn't be more suitable.

I have to say that Zhang Yimo has a very good eye for selecting scenes. Chen Shiping can just copy the answers directly.

You don’t have to worry about the filming location, but you still have to choose the actors. Chen Shiping has not decided on any other actors except Tao Huimin and Jiang Shan.

The eldest wife, the second wife, and the third wife have not yet been decided. This is a female film, and these actors must be carefully selected.

The third wife, Chen Shiping, still planned to find He Saifei. She had previously talked to He Saifei about transferring her to the factory, but it didn't work out in the end. First, He Saifei was unwilling, and second, the Yue Opera Troupe wouldn't let her go.

He Saifei is one of the five golden flowers of the Yue Opera Troupe. How could she be willing to let her go to a movie studio?

Although the person could not be transferred to the factory, it did not delay Chen Shiping's transfer to film.

I sent a notice to the Yue Opera Troupe in the name of the factory and received a reply quickly.

Chen Shiping sat in the office and looked at the reply, then put it aside casually. Now the eldest wife and the second wife still had no choice.

There are many veteran actors in the factory, and Chen Shiping has no intention of selecting them according to the standards of the original version. The eldest lady is a symbol. It would be better if she is older and her acting skills are more stable.

As for the second wife, the smiling tiger, it was not easy to choose. Her acting skills must be good and she must be good-looking.

The second wife in the original version was not very good-looking. I guess Zhang Yimo chose that actor because he considered that the second wife could not be prettier than the third wife and Songlian.

Chen Shiping didn't have that worry. With Xiao Baicai's appearance, it would be strange to find someone ugly.

The master is not stupid. If you don’t want a beautiful one, why do you still have to find an ugly second wife?

That's the thing about movies. Once the key actors are changed, many places will change accordingly.

Chen Shiping was thinking about which actor in the factory would be suitable, one who was more than ten years older than Xiao Baicai and also more beautiful.

However, the older actor Chen Shiping is not very familiar with him. If I have to say that the one who impressed me most is definitely the king, he is the right age and looks.

It's just that the king is not from the factory. This idea came to Chen Shiping's mind and he gave up. Let's find someone from the factory first.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Shiping called the theater troupe in the factory and asked them to send information about actors, both male and female.

Soon Tao Huimin appeared in the office of the co-production department, holding the troupe's actor information in his hand.

"Why did you send me here?" Chen Shiping stood up and said, "Come and sit here."

There are only four people in the co-production department, all of whom are college students who just came to the factory. When Tao Huimin came over, they greeted her with a smile and even jokingly called her sister-in-law.

Tao Huimin had long been accustomed to being addressed like this. He walked into the office with a smile and said, "The team leader asked me to give it to him."

"He's pretty good at arranging things," Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Tao Huimin sat across from Chen Shiping, gave him the information and curiously asked which actors were chosen for the roles.

After Chen Shiping briefly talked to Tao Huimin, he opened the information and started reading.

There are many actresses in the factory who have been active on the screen from the 1950s to the present, but there are not many who meet Chen Shiping's requirements for a second wife.

Tao Huimin looked at the expression on Chen Shiping's face and asked, "Isn't there a suitable one?"

Chen Shiping nodded and shook his head and said, "Yes, Teacher Yu Ping is very suitable for the role of the eldest wife. Teacher Zhang Liwei is also good for the role of the second wife, but she has just received a movie and has no time."

"There are so many seniors in the troupe who can't do it?" Tao Huimin asked doubtfully.

Chen Shiping smiled and said: "Who makes you so good-looking? It's so difficult to find someone who is as good as you."

"Fuck you, you're not afraid of being laughed at." Tao Huimin stood up with a red face and said, "You can choose slowly. I'm going back to the troupe."

Chen Shiping smiled and said, "Okay, let's talk to your group leader later and help me ask Teacher Yu Ping if she is willing to take it."

"I know." Tao Huimin said and left the office to go back to the troupe.

Chen Shiping looked at the list of actors in his hand and felt a little worried for a while, who should the second wife choose?

Is it possible to really find the king?

Chen Shiping was hesitant. The king was so beautiful. He was worried that Tao Huimin and He Saifei wouldn't be able to suppress her, which would be self-defeating.

After thinking for a while, Chen Shiping simply put aside this idea for the time being and chose the other actors first.

After working for more than an hour, Chen Shiping picked out all the remaining character actors and packed up to get off work.

But before he reached the door, someone came running to ask him to go to the factory director's office.

Chen Shiping is really annoyed by these leaders, why do they always show up after get off work?

After running to the factory director's office, Chen Shiping found out what was going on.

Zhang Yimo's "Ju Dou" won an award at Cannes, and Xi Film Studio once again made a splash, but the studio still has no harvest this year.

Chen Shiping said amusingly: "It's just a small award, and it's not the Palme d'Or. Do you have to compete with Xiying for everything?"

"Why not!" Song Zhu said unhappily: "Now the reputation of Xiying Film Studio in the world far exceeds that of ours. This is a very serious problem!"

Chen Shiping shrugged helplessly and said: "Then what do you mean by looking for me? Cannes is over. Even if I want to win the award, I have to wait until next year."

"I'm just asking you when will your next movie be shot? There is Venice this year. Is it too late?"

"It's too late. The film selection in Venice is almost over, and I haven't filmed it yet."

Boom, boom, boom, someone suddenly appeared at the door of the office, interrupting the conversation between Chen Shiping and Song Tao.

Chen Shiping turned around and saw that it was Comrade Poet. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Did Comrade Poet find a first-class novel to apply for the project?

The poet comrade also didn't expect Chen Shiping to be here, and the smile on his face lost a bit.

"Director Xiao Cheng, come on, come in and sit down." Chen Shiping smiled and said to the poet comrade: "The director is counting on you to go to Cannes to win an award."

Director Xiao Cheng? You still call me Director Xiao Cheng? ! Let’s challenge! Fuck you to death!

　The last chapter was blocked, and I failed to unblock it twice, so I have to wait until tomorrow.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)