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Chapter 223 Teacher Fang, this piece of Tang Monk meat

"Clap clap."

"That's all for this morning's rehearsal."

Seeing Wan Jiabao clapping his hands and calling for a stop, Zhu Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

After the entire rehearsal, there were no mistakes and no previous errors were made.

Just as he was about to leave the stage with great joy, Yu Guangli noticed that Li Chengru and Fang Yan met and started chatting.

"Teacher Fang, do you still remember me?"

"You are……"

Fangyan looked him up and down, pretending to be confused, "You are Master Dong Xingji's apprentice, right?"

"Hehe, thank you Teacher Dong for your appreciation."

Li Chengru nodded: "It is thanks to him that I can play a supporting role in the play Shang Yang."

Fang Yan said: "Then you must act well and don't let Teacher Dong down."

"sure."

Li Chengru said: "To be honest, in addition to running around in this play, I also played a guard in "Exorcising the Black Chicken Country"."

"You also acted in Journey to the West?"

Dialects are not without surprises.

“Just one shot.”

Li Chengru said: "I'm not afraid of being laughed at. I originally went to the crew to audition for the role of Tang Monk."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Lin, Song Dandan and others who were walking in front couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"If you can play Tang Monk, then I can play Sun Wukong!"

Jiang Wen smiled.

Fangyan imagined Jiang Wen’s version of Sun Wukong.

I came to heaven to do three things: fairness, fairness, and damn fairness!
Stick in hand, follow me, kill the Jade Emperor, make trouble in the Heavenly Palace...

Haha, that would make him the Black Myth Monkey King.

"It's a pity that you don't have this opportunity, and neither do we."

Li Chengru was not angry and said that although Yang Jue did not like him, she was willing to keep him in the crew.

"Why didn't you tell us about this?"

Zhu Lin uttered a light "hmm" and looked at Zhang Guangbei.

Li Chengru said guiltily: "I was so busy filming "Exorcist of the Black Chicken Kingdom" that I forgot about this."

Fang Yan asked, "So, you are now working as a crew member on the set of Journey to the West?"

"That's what happened."

Li Chengru said: "I think that if I stay in the crew, I can learn and exercise, and I can have the opportunity to play other roles."

His tone was full of satisfaction as he said, "The guard in "Exorcising the Black Chicken Kingdom" was an opportunity I seized."

"That's really great, Chengru."

Zhu Lin was sincerely happy for his old classmate.

Li Chengru was too busy being happy. Seeing Fang Yan was about to leave, he said anxiously, "Teacher Fang, Director Yang asked me to bring you a message."

Fangyan was very surprised when Yang Ju asked him how the filming of "Exorcising Demons from the Black Chicken Kingdom" went.

"As soon as the pilot was over, Director Yang asked us to collect opinions from experts, scholars and audiences."

Li Chengru said: "It was you who proposed the concept of 'the four great classical Chinese literatures'. Director Yang has spoken. No matter what method I use, I will ask you what you think of 'Exorcising the Black Chicken Kingdom'."

Fangyan hesitated for a moment and said, "To be honest, my suggestion is to reshoot it."

Remake?!
When Zhu Lin, Zhang Guangbei and others heard this, they all stood at the door of the dressing room in a daze, looking incredulous.

Li Chengru finally came back to his senses from the shock and felt his throat was dry, "You..."

He made a sound, his voice was dry and hoarse, and he immediately cleared his throat. "You...you said you want to retake it?"

“The filming of “Exorcist of the Black Chicken Kingdom” was too crude.”

Fang Yan said: "The actors' acting skills are not up to par, and the costumes, makeup, and props are not up to par. Even so, shouldn't they reshoot the film?"

Li Chengru said awkwardly: "What you criticized is that many teachers also said that the makeup and body shapes of the four masters and apprentices were not up to standard."

Fangyan said: "Especially Sun Wukong, he is dressed like a hunter, not to mention he looks like the Monkey King, he doesn't even look like him."

Li Chengru, with sweat on his forehead, explained a few things on behalf of the Six Little Spiritual Boys. Since it was their first time acting, their movements were inevitably rough and not flexible enough.

"These are not big problems. The key is the eyes."

Fang Yan said: "The eyes are sharp and piercing, but his eyes are blurry and lack the spirit of Sun Wukong."

"allow!"

Jiang Wen gave a thumbs up and said, "Teacher Fang, you are so accurate. I think so too! That actor's eyes are dull!"

"the same as you!"

Fang Yan rolled his eyes, "Don't laugh at me, Big Brother. Teacher Lan taught you how to train your eyes, so you have to keep practicing!"

Seeing Jiang Wen's frustrated look, Zhu Lin smiled sweetly with curved eyebrows.

The group walked into the dressing room to remove their makeup and change their clothes, and Li Chengru politely invited Fangyan in.

As he walked, he said, "There's nothing we can do about this. Teacher Liu is extremely nearsighted and can't even tell the difference between a male and female demon in front of him. Considering these reasons, many teachers have suggested that Director Yang change the role and choose a new actor. I wonder what your opinion is..."

"Change? Why do you want to change?"

Fangyan raised his eyebrows.

Li Chengru was stunned. He was the one who criticized the most harshly, and now he was still the one who did not support the role change. He was completely confused and stuck in two directions.

"It's not like acting skills can't be improved."

Fang Yan said, "Let's talk about the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils. You can try the method that Teacher Lan taught Jiang Wen to train his eyes." "You're right. I'll tell Teacher Liu about this method of staring at a ping-pong ball someday."

Li Chengru's eyes lit up, and he then allowed Zhu Lin and others to speak freely and give more suggestions.

Although Zhang Guangbei, Liang Guanhua and others raised some criticisms, their overall opinion was that the film was well shot and the effect exceeded expectations.

"Not very good, in my opinion."

Jiang Wen smiled and said, "Why don't you let me watch the last few episodes of Journey to the West and I can give you some advice."

"Your wishful thinking is about to fall on my face."

Li Chengru said unhappily that the crew had been busy for half a year and only managed to shoot one episode of "Exorcising Demons in the Black Chicken Kingdom".

The conditions were difficult, not only because the crew was poor and had few equipments, but also because it was difficult to scout locations across the country and even more difficult to find suitable actors.

"What role do you think I should play?"

Zhang Guangbei recommended himself.

Li Chengru touched his chin and said, "As for you, I think it's not impossible to give Erlang Shen a try."

Let Lu Bu play Erlang Shen?

A real man was born between heaven and earth, how can he live under others for long? He might as well follow the Monkey King and make trouble in the Heavenly Palace!

The picture was so beautiful that Fangyan couldn't bear to look at it and had to hold back his smile.

Li Chengru studied Fang Yan and said, "In your opinion, I think it's suitable for me to play Tang Monk."

Fangyan was amused, "Do you think I can play the role of Tang Monk?"

"Can you let everyone comment on it?"

Li Chengru cheered, Jiang Wen, Liang Guanhua and others all agreed, and they all felt that his image was not inferior to Wang Yue's!

Song Dandan said in amazement, "I think only an image of Tang Monk like Teacher Fang can explain why so many fairies, demons, queens, and princesses are greedy for this piece of Tang Monk's meat and insist on marrying him. I would be the same if it were me."

Then he looked at Zhu Lin and asked, "Do you think I'm right?"

"Well, Mr. Fang is suitable to play Tang Monk."

Zhu Lin glanced at Fang Yan and spoke softly.

"You guys."

Fang Yan shook his head and laughed, feeling elated, "Instead of making fun of me, you should talk about something more practical."

Zhu Lin felt his intriguing gaze and heard him say, "Why don't you recommend your classmates?"

"Teacher Fang, I would like Zhu Lin to play the role."

Li Chengru clapped her hands helplessly and said that she had been selected by director Yang Gaisen to play the leading female role in "Legend of Liyuan".

Fang Yan raised his eyebrows: "I remember your company only transfers but does not lend, how come they suddenly agree to let you perform?"

Zhu Lin felt very guilty and explained that the leaders of Emei Factory decided to transfer him to the factory and the transfer procedures were already being processed.

"Really? Congratulations."

Fang Yan smiled and said, "But it's a pity for Guixi Factory. It's too late. Director Guo and his team actually wanted to transfer you here."

"Teacher Fang, I'm sorry, I..."

Zhu Lin felt regretful and apologetic when he thought about not being able to make a guest appearance in "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog".

"Don't say 'sorry'. The problem is not with you."

Fang Yan raised his hand, "But it's good now. You will be an actor of Emei Film Studio in the future, and this won't happen again."

Li Chengru stood up and grinned:

"Yes, yes, for example, I could be seconded to Journey to the West and play Chang'e, Princess Wansheng, or the Jade-faced Fox..."

"I think the most suitable person for her should be the King of the Kingdom of Women."

Fangyan said something out of the blue.

Everyone was startled at first, and then all turned their eyes to Zhu Lin, who was wearing "Ying Yingyu" makeup. They looked exactly like her!

Under the gazes and praises of everyone, Zhu Lin's face turned red with embarrassment, and the movement of removing makeup with her hands became faster.

When thinking of the drama between the Queen of the Kingdom of Women and Monk Tang, he paused, thinking, "Are they really that similar?"

"Teacher Fang is right. It is indeed the most suitable one!"

The more Li Chengru looked at her, the more he liked her. "When Director Yang asks me to recommend a king for the Kingdom of Women, I will recommend you. At that time, old classmate, you must not refuse."

"You've already called me 'old classmate', how can I not agree?"

Zhu Lin avoided Fang Yan's gaze, twirled his fingers, and agreed.

Fang Yan said: "This is called, recommending the virtuous without avoiding relatives."

The two chatted for a while, and when Li Chengru saw Teacher Fang was about to leave, he hurriedly called out:

"Director Yang actually has another unwelcome request. I hope you can be a consultant for our Journey to the West crew."

"Become a consultant for Journey to the West?"

Fangyan frowned, he was very busy.

Although the publication of this issue of "October" has been completed and the first draft of "The Grandmaster Huang Feihong" has been sent to the editorial department of "Huacheng", I am still very busy. This month I have to go to Shanghai to attend the National Redology Conference.

“I know you’re busy with work and you still have to write.”

Li Chengru said: "But who has made you so accomplished in this performing arts? Our actors really need your guidance."

Then he bent down and pleaded again and again: "Besides, you have a solid foundation in literature and scriptwriting, and you can also provide the crew with good suggestions on the handling of the plot. Teacher Fang, for the sake of Journey to the West, please help us overcome these eighty-one difficulties!"

"........."

Fangyan remained silent and fell into thought.

If nothing unexpected happens, I will probably serve as a consultant for the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions".

And now, "Journey to the West" has asked him to be a consultant again.

If in the future, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" also ask him to be a consultant, wow, could it be that he will be able to unlock the achievement of being a consultant for the TV series of the four great classics?
(End of this chapter)