Huayu: Director started with art films

Chapter 211 Chapter 221 [If I don’t shoot again, I will get old. The great poet Chen has fallen]

In a cafe near the crew.

"Boss, can CCTV really agree to your proposal?"

After listening to the winning bidder's proposal, Huo Wenxi thought it was very good. Having been in the mainland for so long, she naturally knew how great the influence of CCTV was.

However, no matter how good the plan is, the most important thing is whether CCTV can agree to it.

That's the news broadcast every hour. If their VCD can be the sponsor for a year, it will be instantly popular all over the country!
"Don't worry, they will definitely agree to this plan. This is a plan to generate revenue for CCTV. How could they not agree?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "Find someone to plan the plan, and then you can personally take people to discuss it, and bring Yongmei along, and get in touch with the leaders of CCTV. After we finish filming the TV series, we have to find a way to sell it to CCTV."

In the next decade or so, CCTV's annual dramas have always been anticipated by the audience, and as long as the TV series are broadcast on CCTV, the ratings and popularity will basically rise instantly.

The main reason is that not all TV channels can be broadcast via satellite, but CCTV can be said to cover all cities large and small across the country. Even remote border areas can receive CCTV channels.

If a TV series can be broadcast on CCTV, basically both the actors and the director will become famous. In the future, Zhang Da Huzi implemented this concept very well. Many of his martial arts dramas have been broadcast on CCTV, and he made a large number of actors who were still the new generation at that time famous.

The TV series currently broadcast by CCTV are mainly serious dramas, such as "Dream of Red Mansions", "Desire", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Empress Wu Zetian", etc.

However, in the future, CCTV will gradually move from serious dramas to more entertaining dramas, such as "The Secret Visits of Kangxi" and "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo".

What Li Yishu needs to do now is to establish good relations with CCTV as soon as possible. Only after the private TV drama market rises completely in the future can they occupy the big cake of CCTV.

After chatting for a while, Li Yishu brought Huo Wenxi out of the cafe and went to the crew to watch the filming.

As soon as she arrived at the crew, Li Yishu saw the graceful Qingxia, chatting with Zhang Aijia, Liang Jiahui and others with a smile on her face.

She was wearing a bright red long-sleeved dress, her long black hair was curled into slight curls, her delicate makeup was matched with fiery red lips, and her V-neck was just right, revealing her beautiful collarbone and a touch of snow-white.

The flavor of pure Hong Kong beauty is evident at a glance.

"Sister Qingxia is still beautiful!"

Looking at Qingxia's outfit and charming smile, Huo Wenxi felt that beauty is indeed beauty. When she debuted as a model, her agency gave her the nickname "Little Qingxia" in order to make her famous.

It was only after meeting Qingxia in person that Huo Wenxi realized how beautiful this "beauty that is hard to come by in fifty years" was.

Even though she is already in her thirties, her temperament is far beyond what Huo Wenxi can compare to.

"You're not bad either, my little Qingxia." Li Yishu looked at Huo Wenxi with a smile.

Huo Wenxi's face flushed immediately: "Boss, how can my little Qingxia compare with the real Qingxia?"

"Haha, take your time." Li Yishu smiled. Judging from the facial features alone, Huo Wenxi is a bit like Qingxia, but overall, Qingxia's facial features are more iconic.

Hong Kong actresses in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s were basically all beautiful in their own ways. But thirty years later, it’s hard to tell them apart with their makeup and face shape.

Qingxia also noticed Li Yishu coming over and walked over with a smile: "Director Li, I'm going to shoot an old age scene tomorrow, can you please not make me look so old?"

Just now when she was chatting with Sylvia Chang and others, she found out that she would be filming a prison scene tomorrow, which meant that she would have to put on old-age makeup, spanning 20 years, directly from her thirties to her fifties.

"Haha, no problem." Li Yishu said with a smile: "But speaking of which, Sister Qingxia, you are so beautiful, even if you put on old-age makeup, you will still be the most beautiful. You must know that time never defeats beauty."

Hearing this, Qingxia's eyes lit up. Time can never defeat beauty. It can never defeat beauty?

Zhang Aijia, who came over, also heard this and immediately asked with great interest: "Director Li, where did this sentence come from? Why have I never heard of it?"

If it is ancient poetry, I should have some impression of it.

"I just said it out of inspiration. Didn't Sister Qingxia just say that she didn't want to look old when she was wearing old-age makeup?"

Li Yishu smiled and said, "In fact, in my opinion, you should make yourself look older. This way you can demonstrate what it means that no matter how much time passes, it cannot defeat the beauty of a beauty. Sister Qingxia, believe me, even if you put on old-age makeup, you will still be the most beautiful."

"Okay! I'll do it!"

Qingxia was itching to see what she would look like after putting on old-age makeup.

For a woman, the most intolerable thing may be aging, and female stars are even less happy about it.

Beauty has been like a famous general since ancient times, and the world is not allowed to see gray hair.

This is also why so many older female stars have gradually embarked on the path of medical beauty.

Many of them have already achieved financial freedom and can grow old peacefully and gracefully, just like White Snake Zhao Yazhi.

But again, it is really difficult for some people to accept their natural aging, so they try medical beauty and plastic surgery, and in the end they make their faces into pieces, and still want to play a girl.

Among them, Liu Xiaoqing is the most typical one. She is over 60 years old, but she still plays an 18-year-old girl who falls in love with a young man.

That cosmetic face is disgusting. I really don't know how much determination and perseverance the male actor had to act opposite her with such affection.

night.

Li Yishu and the crew had a big meal at a nearby restaurant, and then he took Huo Wenxi back to the hotel.

Originally, Li Yishu was thinking about how to have a romantic moment with Huo Wenxi that evening. After all, it was this girl who took the initiative last time. This time, she had to teach her a lesson no matter what, and not try to reverse the situation.

But who knew that after receiving a call from Li Jiaxin, the most beautiful Hong Kong sister has not returned to Hong Kong yet. She slept all day today and is not only hungry but also full of energy.

After seeing the text message, Li Yishu looked at Huo Wenxi and said, "Well... Wenxi, are you going back to the mainland tomorrow?"

"Yeah." Huo Wenxi nodded: "I bought a plane ticket for tomorrow at noon."

She had just come to Taiwan temporarily this time. After learning about the publicity plan from Li Yishu, she had to go back as soon as possible to find someone to improve the plan, and then go to Yanjing to contact CCTV.

"Okay, then you should have a good rest tonight."

"Boss, you...I..."

Huo Wenxi hesitated. She drank a little wine during dinner, just thinking about what she could do that night.

"Okay, what are you thinking about every day, little girl?"

Li Yishu ruffled her hair.

"Oh~" Huo Wenxi was a little disappointed, but she was still in a good mood. It seemed that the boss still liked her very much and not just wanted to keep her.

After sending her back to her room to rest, Li Yishu immediately returned to her room, took out Liuwei Dihuang Pills from her suitcase, and went straight upstairs.

Huo Wenxi is quite pretty and has a good figure, but in Li Yishu's opinion, Miss Hong Kong is more fun.

I took some wolfberry and Liuwei Dihuang Pills today, so of course I have to continue to whip Li Jiaxin harshly.

Since I have already paid for a heroine, I must make my money back.

In the guest room on the upper floor.

A few minutes later, Li Jiaxin came out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. She looked at Li Yishu who was sitting there with a big knife and said shyly, "Director Li."

Li Yishu smiled and waved, patting her thigh. Li Jiaxin immediately understood what she meant and walked over, kneeling down obediently.

"Yes, that's it, pose more seductively and open your eyes wider!" "Oh, Director Li! Why didn't you tell me in advance? You made a mess on my face."

"..."

Looking at Li Jiaxin who ran to the bathroom in embarrassment, Li Yishu felt that she should have brought a camera earlier.

Li Jiaxin is really beautiful now. In a few years, we won’t see such a beautiful and charming Miss Hong Kong anymore.

Well, when I go back to shoot "Rumble in the Bronx", I'll prepare a set of new Canon digital cameras in advance.

Early the next morning.

Li Yishu took Huo Wenxi to the crew.

When they got there, he directly threw a small bag to Huo Wenxi: "Go and make me a cup."

"Okay, boss." Huo Wenxi thought it was tea, so he took the bag and the cup and left.

When she opened the bag, she found that it contained wolfberries, and her face immediately looked strange.

Where did the boss go to play last night? Who did he play with?
There are many beauties in the crew of "The Reader". Some time ago, the boss had a scandal with someone, and there were also reports in the mainland.

But Huo Wenxi knew that Chen Hong’s scene with the boss had not started yet, and Xiao Qiang had already finished filming, so could it be... Sister Qingxia?

Li Yishu blew on the boiling water and took a sip. The taste of the wolfberry water with a slight sweetness made him feel a lot better.

Seeing Lai Shengchuan coming over, Li Yishu asked, "Have all the actors arrived?"

"They are all here. Qingxia is putting on makeup and Liang Jiahui is changing his clothes."

"Well, don't worry, finish filming this scene today."

Today's scene mainly focuses on the adult "male protagonist" meeting the elderly Qingxia in prison.

The plot of "The Reader" is quite simple. The young male protagonist falls in love with a mature older sister. Later, due to the environment at the time, the traitors began to be cleared out, and the heroine played by Qingxia was slandered as a traitor's running dog.

The illiterate heroine could have easily refuted the charge, but for the sake of her pitiful dignity, she had to admit it and was eventually sentenced to thirty years in prison.

The heroine stubbornly exchanged her freedom for pitiful dignity, just to avoid admitting that she was illiterate in front of so many people.

In fact, this kind of behavior is incomprehensible to many people.

But Qingxia could understand it because she had experienced it deeply. As a highly praised big star, Qingxia had never told anyone that she had dyslexia.

Qingxia's image gives people the impression of an intellectual and cultural beauty, so in her opinion, saying that she has dyslexia is a very shameful thing.

To put it bluntly, it's a matter of face.

The word "face" has a somewhat derogatory meaning, but if it is elevated to dignity, it will be a different story.

Some people may think that dignity is unimportant, but there are always people who think that even if their heads are cut off and blood is shed, their dignity cannot be lost.

Just like Ma Jiaqi in "The Unknown", who was paralyzed to the point of urinary incontinence at any time and would rather commit suicide than live in humiliation. In the end, he was redeemed by Hu Guangsheng.

And "Sister Xia", played by Qingxia in "The Reader", was essentially also eager to be redeemed by the male protagonist after being imprisoned at the beginning.

But the male protagonist was still young at that time, and he did not dare to face this "relationship" which was controversial to outsiders. This also led to "Sister Xia" living a painful life after being imprisoned, and he also began to study on his own.

Just as Li Yishu was waiting for Qingxia to finish her makeup and teaching Liang Jiahui how to shoot the next scene, Huo Wenxi suddenly came over with a newspaper and said, "Boss, Brother Chen Kai won the award!"

"Won a prize?"

Li Yishu was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "He won a prize. What prize did he win?"

What award can Chen Kai win? The Venice Film Festival has passed, and he has not attended any of the major European film festivals. Where else can he win an award?

Could it be that Brother Chen Kai has filmed a new movie during this period? But he hasn't heard anyone mention it!
“Bogota International Film Festival!”

"Big Potter?"

Li Yishu was confused. She took the local newspaper from Huo Wenxi and read it. Only then did she realize that the Bogota International Film Festival was a film festival held in the South American country of Colombia, and Bogota is their capital.

"The Tree" successfully won the Best Film Award and Best Director Award at the Bogota International Film Festival.

Tsk tsk, it seems Director Chen has fallen.

Li Yishu shook his head. He had never even heard of the Bogota International Film Festival, let alone ordinary people. It was just another fake award.

I guess Director Chen felt that it would be unfair to his movie if he didn't win an award, so he took the film to participate in this unknown film festival that no one had even heard of.

To put it bluntly, it is bullying ordinary people because they cannot understand foreign countries.

Huo Wenxi asked curiously: "Boss, is there something wrong with this film festival?"

Li Yishu glanced at Liang Jiahui and smiled: "No problem, I just think Director Chen deserves the award. I've seen his movie "Tree", it was really well shot."

"Tree" is a very good film, at least it is much better than "Walking and Singing" filmed two years ago.

"Director Li, Director Zhang wants you to come over."

Suddenly, a field attendant ran over, panting.

Li Yishu raised her eyebrows, and without thinking much, she returned the newspaper to Huo Wenxi, and then walked straight to the dressing room.

As soon as I pushed the door open and walked in, I saw Qingxia sitting in front of the makeup mirror. Her originally jet-black hair had turned into mottled white hair.

Zhang Aijia smiled and said, "Director Li, what do you think of Qingxia's look? Qingxia, turn around and show it to Director Li."

Qingxia hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted her teeth and turned around.

Looking at Qingxia with her old-age makeup on, her face was covered with wrinkles and faint age spots, coupled with her mottled white hair, she looked very old and it was hard to associate her with the beautiful mature woman from yesterday.

"How about it?"

Zhang Aijia laughed and said, "Do you feel very old and ugly?"

Hearing this, Qingxia rolled her eyes at her, regretting that she had agreed to her promise yesterday. She didn't look like a woman in her sixties at all. She could be in her seventies or eighties.

"It's pretty good, but it has a few more wrinkles."

Li Yishu shook her head: "Old people don't necessarily have many wrinkles. Reducing wrinkles is mainly about improving the skin and appearance."

"Okay Director Li."

The makeup artist next to her nodded and started changing Qingxia's hairstyle again.

This time, Li Yishu was there to give personal instructions.

(End of this chapter)