Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 282 The Road to Ascension
Before the formal reading, Chen Linfeng briefly explained some basic settings of the play to everyone present.

Especially the producer (Fang Hua) who had hardly read the script, and the few actors who only had personal scripts.

“The title of our drama is “Reply 1990”, and its historical background does not refer specifically to the year 1990, but to the entire 90s.

Some friends may have discovered that what happens in the play does not strictly follow the timeline of historical events.

A very obvious example is that the first event reflects the 90 Asian Games, and the next thing immediately comes with the plot of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong, which only appeared after 92.

Similarly, the location is uncertain. In the Asian Games event, only Yenching talents will be selected as sign-holding volunteers.

Whether it is the structure of the room or the living habits of the characters in the play, it is obvious that this place should not be Yanjing."

"Why is it set up like this? I think with your ability, Xiao Chen, you should be able to write a perfect story, with no logical errors in time and place." Fang Hua asked directly.

This was also the doubt of most people present.

Chen Linfeng explained, “Our show is mainly designed to inspire the audience’s youthful nostalgia.

If you want to resonate with the broadest audience, you should base your work on the state of life of the entire northern people and families in that era, rather than being limited to a specific time and place."

At this point, he smiled helplessly and said, "In fact, if China's territory was not so vast and the living habits between the north and the south were not so different, I would have discarded the concept of the north. The script has already tried to cover it up as much as possible."

When Chen Linfeng reached this point, his voice became a little higher.

“I specifically emphasized these points before the reading because I hope everyone can have a clear understanding of the goal of the whole play.

Our vision is that when the audience watches this drama, they will feel as if this is the era they have experienced before.

It is their childhood, youth, or a past that is somewhat happy or even somewhat regretful.

If such expectations can be achieved, then I think the ratings don't need to be mentioned, and film and television classics are what we expect.

As long as this can be achieved, you as actors will definitely have a higher position in the hearts of the audience.

Because you, to some extent, have become their emotional sustenance.”

Having said this, Chen Linfeng paused, looked at the people in front of him with expectation, and said earnestly:

“To achieve this goal, we need the wonderful performance of all the creators. I hope everyone will devote all their energy to the creation of this drama.

I would like to thank everyone in advance for their support. Let us encourage each other with this.”

These words, along with promises, encouragement and motivation, excited the younger actors in the audience, and even some veteran actors were tempted.

Who doesn’t want to have a classic role and a classic drama that can touch the hearts of the audience?

Qin Hao and other recent joiners clenched their fists, as if they saw a bright future beckoning to them.

Shi Xiaolong, as the nominal protagonist, was even more restless.

This is my path to ascension!

After the excitement is over, everyone sits together as a whole. It doesn't matter what posture or attitude they take, as long as they can express their emotions while reading the lines vividly and emotionally.

After the screenwriter finishes writing the script for the first time, there is actually a process of re-creation.

Every actor has his or her own language habits, and they often make certain adjustments to the lines based on their own habits.

In some classic scenes in movies and TV shows, the actors’ brilliant performances are sometimes just a flash of inspiration, when they change the lines on the spot.

This situation is even more common during script readings.

Especially after Chen Linfeng gave some encouragement, everyone's enthusiasm was high and they paid more attention to the lines in the play.

It had just begun and some people felt that the lines were not right and wanted to request changes.

It’s Guo Da.

He has mixed opinions about the funny aspects of his character.

"Director Chen, what kind of performance was Chen Dafeng doing at the beginning? The script says it involves dancing and it's also marked as rhythmic. I can't imagine it."

Chen Linfeng pondered and said, "Well, this is indeed a problem."

He tried to dance according to the funny appearance of the protagonist's father in the original work of his previous life, and added the translated and modified jokes in his own script.

"Excuse me, bother me, bother me~
Stretch, stretch, stretch your head and look,
So this is my home.”

Chen Linfeng sang in a strange tune and made the funny movements in the original work.

With a "puchi" sound, someone (referring to Liu Qianqian) couldn't help but laughed out loud.

"Haha, what's this?" Shi Xiaolong laughed without giving any face.

"Indeed, it's a bit strange for Director Chen to do this."

The whole place was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Guo Da tried to learn it himself, but he was disgusted.

"Xiao Chen, this won't do. It's not funny at all. I'll try to change it myself later."

Indeed, the reason why some people laughed when Chen Linfeng did his actions was because the contrast with his appearance was too great.

This kind of awkward situation happened suddenly again, and several people were a little overwhelmed.

But to be honest, the funny effect is not very obvious.

At least Guo Da, a Spring Festival Gala performer, didn't like him, so he decided to do it himself.

Chen Linfeng had no objection to this. This was the purpose of script reading, and as long as the request was reasonable, he would make the changes.

It started with Guo Da, and later when it came to other people's lines or plot parts, some people also raised objections.

There were some reasonable ones, so Chen Linfeng made changes on the spot.

Almost all the actors present were excellent actors with a lot of experience, and they all had their own understanding of the lines and plots. They didn't necessarily know the entire script, but they had been thinking about their own content before.

This is the first time we got together, and knowing other people’s stories, a lot of inspiration suddenly popped up.

The situation is good now.

Because several big-name veteran actors, as well as Liu Qianqian, Shi Xiaolong and others, dared to express different opinions.

This prompted others to brainstorm and the team atmosphere became very good.

The screenwriter’s work is not limited to the early stages. It is also common for the screenwriter to change the script during the crew process.

However, in recent years, the status of screenwriters has continued to decline, while the status of actors, directors, and investors has risen sharply.

The job of a screenwriter on the set is no longer just to change unreasonable plots, but to participate in the brainstorming and re-creation of the main creators.

More often than not, they become tools for various forces to temporarily add to the drama or compete for rankings.

Chen Linfeng certainly would not encounter this kind of problem. He and his father had originally decided on a play-writing priority system that did not include the script reading session.

If anyone else were to come, it would be basically impossible to organize a script reading.

When you focus, time passes quickly.

Before I knew it, a day had passed.

As the event was coming to an end, Lei Jiayin and Zhang Luyi came over and expressed their gratitude to Chen Linfeng.

The two of them were chosen to be Shi Xiaolong's eldest brother (Lei Jiayin) in the play, who is the person who looks very much like Uzi in the original work of the previous life.

and the actor who plays Liu Qianqian and Shu Chang’s third brother (Zhang Luyi), the older-looking younger brother in the original work.

This was of course a pleasant surprise for both of them, so today, as they were meeting for the first time, they came over to meet the boss as usual.

Chen Linfeng nodded and said, "You two have quite a few roles to play, so perform well."

"Hey, of course. We will definitely work harder." Lei Jiayin grinned.

Zhang Luyi also nodded repeatedly.

Chen Linfeng waved his hand and left first.

As small-time stars in the crew, these two people were actually similar to Qin Hao. They all felt a little at a loss at the beginning.

In order not to disturb others too much, we had to stick together.

Just at this moment, Lei Jiayin saw that Qin Hao was also alone. His eyes lit up and he greeted him.

"Hi, Liu Donglong, I'm Chen Zhengfeng (in the play)."

"Ah, hello." Qin Hao felt relieved when he saw someone taking the initiative to talk to him.

"Hello, I'm Zhang Luyi, playing the role of Li Hui."

"Didn't we agree that we should call the characters' names when we're on the set?" Lei Jiayin corrected.

"Oh, yes," Zhang Luyi corrected himself, "I am the younger brother of Li Hui, Li Jingshu and Li Wenzhu."

"Haha," the three of them laughed inexplicably.

There was something inexplicable about the friendship between the men, and they soon found themselves chatting to each other.

Li Xuejian saw this scene and couldn't help but admire it in his heart.

"This scene today has straightened out the atmosphere in the crew. Xiao Chen is really good at this."

This skill was not available last time when we were on Whiplash.

Zhang Guoli and Jiang Wenli are old friends, and they were also talking about their experiences in the new crew.

"Xiao Chen is indeed a director who has achieved so many successes. His methods are incredible. He is more skilled than some of the most successful directors with many years of experience."

"Yes," Zhang Guoli, who is also a director, has a deep understanding of this.

"Anyway, the atmosphere on the set is good, everyone is comfortable, and there's still a big director keeping things under control, so there aren't that many problems."

Chen Linfeng himself did not expect that this would be the development path.

He was just spreading some chicken soup as usual, but he didn't expect that he would immediately bring out the emotions of the main creators present.

He couldn't understand what was happening later.

How come it went so smoothly?

Chen Linfeng was still thinking about this question while eating dinner.

Isn’t it? When it comes to spreading chicken soup, there are probably many directors who can do it better than Chen Linfeng.

But essentially, how effective chicken soup is depends on who is saying it.

Since entering the film and television industry, Xiao Chen has never lost a single game and every one of his films has been a huge hit.

He directly stated his plans and expectations, and even if they were a little dry, they were able to arouse everyone's endless imagination.

Because he has enough experience in the past to make people believe that his script is so strong and Xiao Chen can do it.

What’s more, as a professional, I can really appreciate the quality when I see the script in my hands.

The prospect is there, how can we not work hard?

The key among the keys is that the big pie you draw will most likely be realized.

This is a level that even those directors who are better at speaking can never reach.

(End of this chapter)