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Chapter 46
Leslie Cheung, Farewell My Concubine... Chen Kaige's eyes faltered for a while, and he moved back from his steps towards the room.

If it was someone else, he would probably laugh it off.

But Leslie Cheung is different.

"Farewell My Concubine" is hailed as Chen Kaige's best work, in fact, it carries many things.

Cannes Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Oscar nominations, even without mentioning these, this film is Chen Kaige's most unforgettable.

The first time he met Leslie Cheung was in Hong Kong, that kind of demeanor, that kind of natural truth, that kind of extraordinary, is still fresh in his memory.

Hong Kong is a colorful world, but Leslie Cheung still maintains a clean temperament, which is rare.

Chu Nian on the sofa saw that Chen Kaige was distracted, but he was not in a hurry, just waiting patiently.

"What did you say his name was?" Chen Kaige came back to his senses and asked.

"Gan Jing." Chu Nian added, "A very talented young man, a rookie."

"What kind of image?" Chen Kaige was silent for a while, then asked.

Chu Nian thought about how he felt during the audition that day, and also about the brief contact, and slowly considered: "The appearance is not resembling, Leslie Cheung's demeanor is rare, so it can only be regarded as standard. But it should be better after makeup. "

"It's mainly his eyes, the eyes when singing Peking Opera, yes, it shouldn't be said that way, it should be said that he looks like Cheng Dieyi."

Cheng Dieyi is the protagonist in Farewell My Concubine, that is, the role played by Leslie Cheung. In order to star in this role, he studied opera in the capital for half a year, and he worked hard day and night to perform this character.

Chen Kaige made an appointment with Leslie Cheung before he passed away for the next movie, but it was a pity that they couldn't make it.

When this "Mei Lanfang" just got the script, the first person who jumped out of his mind was the deceased Leslie Cheung, unfortunately...

The conversation between the two did not continue, Chen Kaige was silent for a long time, until the phone rang, he frowned and said to the assistant director on the sofa: "Bring it to me and have a look."

Chu Nian nodded with joy in his heart.

……

the next day.

"I said, don't lose the chain! When you meet Director Chen this time, you must show 100% status. This is the only thing I can win." Chu Nian was very disturbed. The results are actually somewhat pessimistic.

Sometimes filming is not just a matter of suitability, but also a series of off-site factors, and the management's request is one of the most important.

"Director, I know. Don't be nervous, relax, relax. If it's yours, others can't take it; if it's not yours, you can't grab it." Gan Jing was in a natural state, and comforted Chu Nian instead.

Chu Nian was a little annoyed, and stood still and said, "Gan Jing! You want to snatch this time! Not only do you want to snatch it! You also want to snatch it from the superstar!"

Gan Jing was stunned for a moment, and after a while he asked with some doubts: "Director, why are you helping me like this?"

"I'm not helping you. I just think it's great for 'Cheng Dieyi' to play this role. Also, don't call me the director later. Director Chen is the director." Chu Nian warned.

Gan Jing shrugged and nodded again.

Chu Nian was a little worried, but after thinking about it, there was nothing he could do, just let fate.

The two walked towards Chen Kaige's home.

Dong dong, just knocked twice, and the door was opened.

Chen Kaige stood inside the door, Chu Nian was outside, and Gan Jing was behind him.

Gan Jing stood obediently behind, with a straight body, feeling a little disappointed when he felt the director's eyes sweeping back and forth on him.

He was not unconvinced, nor did he flatter him forward, he just smiled and said, "Hello, director."

Chen Kaige didn't answer, just nodded and let the two come in.

When the three entered the door, Chen Kaige went straight to the sofa and sat down, motioned for Chu Nian to sit down, then turned his head and said to Gan Jing: "Have you read the script? Show me a part."

No pleasantries at all, the test came directly.

It is almost impossible to replace the king with a newcomer. If you can't be moved, then it's better not to waste time.

Gan Jing's heart trembled slightly, he knew that the end was coming soon after the beginning.

He concentrated for a while, and quickly ran through the script that he had memorized by heart.

The room was very quiet, Chen Kaige half-closed his eyes and waited for the performance of the newcomer that Chu Nian was talking about—this was an audition, an audition conducted by the chief director himself.

In fact, there are not many actors who can make Chen Kaige, who is in his 50s, audition in person, not to mention that he is still a rookie.

The room was still quiet, and the summer sun shone through the curtains with an unclear light.

Gan Jing quietly changed.

He didn't speak, but the two directors on the sofa were keenly aware that this person had entered the scene.

Gan Jing turned around and walked slowly and upright step by step.

He turned around and put on the white clothes in the script.

Many admirers seemed to be in front of him, and they stopped as he turned around.

Gan Jing bowed slightly, and said softly, "Thank you everyone, don't follow me anymore, I'm about to act."

At this point, it came to an abrupt end, and the electric shock feeling of the two directors also came to an abrupt end.

Gan Jing seemed to have returned to the mortal world in an instant, and the expression on his face became himself.

Acting means acting like someone else, acting like someone else.

Chen Kaige was silent, and it was a coincidence that the part of Li Ming's audition happened to be this part.

Chu Nian looked over with questioning eyes, and after getting no response, he waved to Gan Jing to signal to sit down, and then poured tea himself, first to Director Chen and then to Gan Jing.

After a long time, Chen Kaige first nodded to Chu Nian, and then sighed, "It's a bit of a smell."

How much is a little taste?
Gan Jing blinked, feeling a little nervous up until now.

"By the way, Director Chen, Gan Jing is still a student of Peking Opera, and his master is Tan Yuan from the Tan family." Chu Nian threw out another factor at this time - this is his cleverness, and the weight must be added to the key when.

"I'll think about it, I'll think about it." Chen Kaige muttered to himself, leaning on the sofa, looking at Gan Jing in a daze.

The room fell silent again, and the lead director seemed to be in a tangle.

Gan Jing swallowed, and suddenly saw Chu Nian taking out a cigarette and handing it over.

Is it really good to smoke here?Director Chu, are you too relaxed...

Gan Jing complained in his heart, but got a hint from Chu Nian's eyes.

It's not bad to smoke a cigarette when you're nervous, he thought about it, took Chu Nian's lighter and lit it in his hand.

It's just that Gan Jing's finger holding the cigarette trembled a little because of increasing nervousness.

When Chen Kaige saw this detail, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses.

"Are you new?"

"Yes." Gan Jing nodded.

"I'll let you compete with Liming, do you dare?"

"dare."

Upon hearing this answer, Chen Kaige turned expressionless again, and said, "Then let's compare. Let's see the result."

Is this a chance?

The tension in Gan Jing's heart turned into joy, he took a puff of the cigarette, and spit out a heart shape, which immediately made the two directors beside him dumbfounded.

Ok?
Did you go to the wrong set?

(End of this chapter)