The Salted Fish Invading the Entertainment Circle

Chapter 108 Persuasion
"Mr. Chen, hello!" Liu Ma greeted with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, hello!" Yang Zhu bent down respectfully, and shook hands with the elegant-faced man in front of him.

Then I took a little look at this antique house, well, this senior really knows how to enjoy...

"Director Yang, no, I'll call you Director of Six Thousand Future Lives. I like your name better. Sit down!" Chen Daomin showed a well-placed smile and casually pointed to the sofa, easily covering the two of them. Under the aura, but inexplicably narrowed the relationship between each other.

"Awesome!" Yang Zhu looked at Chen Daomin, who was relaxed all over his body, but with a faint coercion between his brows, and secretly admired him.

"I watched Director Liuqian's recent movie. It's not bad. It really gave Huaxia a sigh of relief." Chen Daomin brought two glass cups over and gently placed them in front of them.

"Teacher Chen, thank you for the award. It was just a random shot, just for the sake of novelty for the audience." Yang Zhu said with a simple and honest face.

"Hehe, director Liuqian is self-effacing, and the audience is not stupid. If it was a blind shoot, how could it be possible to have such a good result?"

Chen Daomin smiled: "And I really like what you told in the first half of the movie. In our country, too many people think that the outside world is paradise..."

Yang Zhu smiled, seeing that Chen Daomin wanted to make this meeting a routine, so he didn't continue.

Picking up the cup, looking at the plump and tender green leaves standing upright in the cup, he took a sip:
"Tea Product?"

Immediately, he frowned slightly, and said with some regret: "The craftsmanship of grinding swords, unfortunately, should be the material of the python hole."

Chen Daomin gasped in surprise: "Can you drink it?"

The corner of Yang Zhu's mouth showed a little teasing, and he glanced at Chen Daomin slightly, but said nothing.

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Liu (lu) Angua Pian is produced in the Dabie Mountains. Although it is known as one of the top ten famous teas in China, it has become a royal tribute since the middle of the Braid Dynasty. After the establishment of New China, it has become a special tea for the Military Commission and a national One of the tea gifts;

A few years ago, the three villages of Lengshuichong, Mojianchong, and Liushuchong in Dushan Town started to restore the traditional craftsmanship of Lu'an Guapian. It is a little more fresh and tender than before;

But... even with the same craftsmanship, this tea is also divided into high and low,
Generally speaking, the batches from the southernmost "Bat Cave" tea farm are considered to have the strongest flavor, while those from other tea farms will be lighter;
The "Python Cave" mentioned by Yang Zhu is located in the easternmost part of the entire tea area. Although the tea produced cannot be said to be bad, in the mouth of experienced tea drinkers, it can only be regarded as the most common "entertainment". Just tea”.

As Chen Daomin was a well-known tea drinker in the entertainment industry, Yang Zhu firmly refused to believe that he didn't have good tea or didn't know the difference. The only explanation was that Chen Daomin didn't pay much attention to their visit. , the polite refusal attitude in it is obvious.

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Being spotted by Yang Zhu, an old tea drinker, Chen Daomin didn't look embarrassed, he laughed:
"Unexpectedly, director Liuqian is also a member of this way. What kind of tea do you like to drink? Let me see if there is any here, and I will change it for you!"

Yang Zhu pursed his lips: "I like to drink Shengpu, the bitter base kind is the best, such as Laoman'e or Banpen, and that card is also fine."

Chen Daomin looked at the young man with some surprise: "I don't have these three kinds here, um... how about Xigui?"

Yang Zhu nodded: "Success, it's okay."

Chen Daomin directly asked the two of them to move to a big tea table, while he searched for tea leaves on the tea stand behind him, and boiled water to make it.

"Unexpectedly, director Liuqian is not very old, but the taste of drinking tea is very strong, but young people still have to pay attention, otherwise they are prone to stomach problems and insomnia." Chen Daomin said casually while making tea, but seemed to have With a trace of precepts.

Yang Zhu raised the freshly dispensed tea soup with both hands, took a sip lightly, and said with a hint of satisfaction and a hint of regret:

"I'm a vulgar person, and I always think that tea is better if it's bitter, at least it can refresh you;"

"After all, in my opinion, the spiritual attributes of this thing are greater than the material attributes,"

"If all the tea in the world is soft and sweet, wouldn't it lose its original meaning?"

Chen Daomin looked at him with a half-smile, and swallowed the tea soup in his cup in three gulps: "So the content of director Liuqian's works is so intense?"

Yang Zhu smiled: "Whether it's intentional or not, anyway, I don't want a second [Pacifier Project] to appear in China. I'll just mess around with it while I'm young and can be a little crazy."

When Chen Daomin heard this, his pupils shrank, and he began to look at the young man in front of him seriously.

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The so-called pacifier plan is a strategic plan formulated by the United States in 1995 by convening 500 economic and political elites from all over the world;
The general content of the plan is to vigorously promote all kinds of relaxing and enjoyable entertainment content to alleviate the dissatisfaction of the domestic people, and to find a channel for them to anesthetize their spirit and vent their negative emotions; thus stabilizing the rule of the elite;

Apart from other aspects, there are three vicious aspects in this plan;

First, as the people at the bottom spend more and more time on entertainment programs that seem to please them, they spend less and less time learning and improving their abilities. The gap between them is becoming more and more obvious, and in the end, under the existing rules of the world, it is completely impossible to stand up; thus making the class more and more solidified;

It can be said that if it continues to develop, the actual survival ability of the people at the bottom will degenerate to an unbelievable level; in the end, there is no other way out except to be attached to those elites like slaves.

Second, as the trend of entertainment to death sweeps the world, young people from various countries who do not have "elite inheritance" have become more and more superficial in their understanding of their own history and culture because they have been robbed of too much mental space, and even began to forget it directly. The national cohesion of various countries around the world has been greatly diluted.

Third, with the penetration of entertainment programs with the United States as the center of the storm, more and more young people are "Americanized", and countless Muyang dogs appear. They are proud of learning European and American "culture" and have no respect for their country's traditions. The cultural abandonment has set off a wave of "American slaves" from the bottom up, and the United States can easily place its own chess pieces in these countries. At that time, whether this country will be united or divided, dead or alive, depends entirely on A word from the emperor.

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After a slight hesitation, Chen Daomin looked at Yang Zhu: "But I read your script. It seems that this drama has nothing to do with what you just said, right?"

Seeing that he finally turned the topic to the main topic, Yang Zhu breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at him with a somewhat disappointed expression;
"Well...Mr. Chen, to be honest, if you look at this show that way, I'm a little disappointed."

Chen Daomin raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Oh? I would like to hear more about it."

Yang Zhu sorted out his thoughts, and said word by word:

"Teacher Chen, let's not talk about too big a topic. Let's just talk about film and television culture. How do you think we can reverse the current unhealthy trend of young people admiring European style?"

Chen Daomin has obviously thought about this topic a long time ago: "It is nothing more than promoting our country's brilliant history and culture, promoting China's positive energy, and awakening the national cohesion of Chinese people through the history of modern humiliation."

Yang Zhu smiled: "In the past few years, there have been many film and television works of these types, including many large-scale productions that you participated in. Do you think the attitudes of young people have changed?"

Chen Daomin's face was a little ugly, and he shook his head slightly heavily.

Yang Zhu looked at him with a slightly mocking tone: "That's because, although the way you said just now is generally not bad, the method of expression and the focus of the work are wrong."

"Young people today play with their individuality and like cool culture. How many young people will really watch such dull and serious film and television works you shoot?"

"You know, what they are willing to spread and delve into are those things that make them stand out from the crowd"

“So, if we really want to reverse this situation, we must either greatly relax the content scale and make them doubt their lives and make them feel heartbroken.”

“Either, we can turn these cultural elements into a super cool concept and picture, and let them find a topic to show off.”

"And my film is to make some of China's cultural connotations concrete and cool, so as to achieve the purpose of arousing young people's interest in traditional culture;"

"I believe that with our thousands of years of cultural heritage, those young people will really see it, and then compare our Chinese culture with those of European and American cultures, and they will find that those foreign things are scum!"

"You know, the biggest problem in China now is that these young people are too lazy to get in touch with traditional culture, rather than lacking the ability to discover bright spots."

Chen Daomin thought about it carefully, and raised his head: "Director Yang, I admit that the questions you said are very reasonable, but I want to know, how do you plan to do what you just said?"

When Yang Zhu heard him call himself Director Yang, he was overjoyed, knowing that the old man finally started to face himself seriously.

Immediately waved his arms unceremoniously.

"First, true!"

"I plan to spend a huge sum of 1 million yuan to provide all actors, including those supporting actors, with relevant etiquette training for more than half a year, and strive to achieve, restore and beautify the image of the ancients with every eye movement. It is absolutely not allowed to appear on the screen. It feels like a costume cosplayer!"

"Three different factions have three different etiquette systems, which will definitely make people feel refreshed."

"Similarly, the situation that you are worried about a young leading actor ruining a drama will never happen with me!"

"Second, deep!"

"This movie is actually a philosophical movie in the cloak of Xianxia. We don't pursue the implicit image metaphors of traditional movies, but strive to convey the core philosophical views of each faction to everyone through a series of detailed actions and dialogues. bring a deep enough sense of substitution;”

"Just like the [Six Paths] of Buddhism, everyone will always find a shadow of their own heart more or less in the characters of this movie;"

"Third, compelling"

"In addition to the beautified physical etiquette; this movie uses a lot of dialogues similar to the ancient [Warning Essays], which can be relatively straightforward for the audience to understand, but also have enough artistic conception to leave blank;"

"For young people, these compelling lines will instantly give them the urge to show off and spread!"

"Fourth, cool"

"We have invested 1.5 million special effects budget; and the action system and fighting scenes are neither those old-fashioned flying with swords, nor the fists and kicks of those in the world; let alone the fantasy pose that is neither Chinese nor Western; "

"In every fighting scene, the action is not only cool, but also can embody the corresponding cultural symbols!"

"Of course, this system is only half completed, and we need to convene everyone to brainstorm the rest."

"I believe that with enough cultural connotation as support, these cool moves that are most likely to be followed and shared by young people will arouse more people's interest;"

"Compared to these cool and mysterious movements, those silly European and American fighting scenes are just scum!"

"Fifth, Music and Poetry"

"I'm not talented, but I barely have a small reputation in the field of ancient music;"

"The work... At least not too many people have spat at it so far;"

"I also composed a piece of music and a poem for this movie, which should be okay."

"It is estimated that it can add some color to this movie."

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"To sum up, I have reason to believe that as long as I can solve the problem of actors,"

"This movie will definitely become a Chinese fairy;"

"It should be said to be a new benchmark in the history of Chinese cultural films!"

When Yang Zhu said this, he looked full of confidence;

And Chen Daomin was also shocked when he heard it. It seems that this young man has done a lot of homework. Thinking about what he knew about him before, it seems that this movie with an investment of up to 5 million should surprise him.

On the other hand, Mama Liu, who was unable to intervene, had her eyes glowing. It seems that this master really cares about her daughter. As long as he can really do what he just said, no, as long as he can do half of it, he will The daughter is properly a classic role.

Seeing that the corners of Chen Daomin's slightly drooping eyes kept beating, Yang Zhu knew that today's goal could probably be achieved, but...

He sighed slightly: "It's a pity..."

Chen Daomin raised his head: "Director Yang, what's the pity?"

Yang Zhu said with some regret: "It's a pity that Mr. Wang Zhiwen can't participate in the role, and one of the three extremely important roles is missing;"

"And... in terms of character image matching, I can only settle for the next best thing, let you play the role of [Ghost King];"

"But... to be honest, I'm a little worried."

Chen Daomin raised his eyebrows: "Director Yang is worried that I won't perform well?"

Yang Zhu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "I'm not afraid of offending you, I do have this concern."

"To put it a little presumptuously, your personal color is too strong, and some habits are too solidified. The main body of all images is [Chen Daomin];"

"So, no matter what role you play, everyone's first impression will be Chen Daomin, not the character that should appear in this script;"

"It's okay in TV series, you can gradually add some details to gradually give the audience a relatively new feeling;"

"But this is a movie after all, the pace is fast, and you are not the protagonist, so there is not enough time to add details to you;"

"so……"

Chen Daomin laughed angrily, it was the first time in all these years that someone doubted his acting skills in front of him;

"Director Yang, I admit that you have your own way of understanding movies;"

"But I want to say that as an actor who has been in the industry for decades, I still have some confidence in my acting skills;"

"Let's do this, no matter whether we succeed or fail today, we have a very happy conversation,"

"The two of us will come to the scene for a segment, firstly to add to the fun, and secondly, to let me enjoy the show!"

Yang Zhu showed a hesitant expression, and finally gritted his teeth: "Success!"

"Then I took the liberty,"

"How about this, let's come to a section of [First Meeting at the Tea Stall], which is the section where the ghost king and the male protagonist just met, and it is also the first time that the ghost king appeared on the screen, how about it?"

Chen Daomin picked up the script and took a look at it, a little unhappy: "Are you afraid that I will fail in the performance and lose my old face, so you gave me such a simple play?"

Yang Zhu smiled and said nothing,

Chen Daomin looked at him and sighed: "It will be done!"

Stand up, close your eyes and be silent for a few seconds, then move;

He lowered his head slightly, walked two steps with a slow and unhurried pace, glanced at Mama Liu next to him with the corner of his squinted eyes, and then picked out an inexplicable smile at the corner of his mouth;

Pretending to take out a penny from his sleeve, he threw it in front of Yang Zhu: "Boss, don't put anything in a bowl of wontons and clear soup."

Yang Zhu, who looked so busy, responded casually;
Chen Daomin ignored him, glanced around casually, raised his eyebrows slightly, then swept with his sleeve, and sat down on the chair slowly;

Yang Zhu picked up a teacup and put it in front of him,

Chen Daomin seemed to have a bowl of wontons in front of him, and started to eat slowly, but from the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Mama Liu from time to time, and then he showed a playful smile as if he found something interesting;

After a while, Chen Daomin stood up, never looked at Liu's mother again, walked away with a slightly lazy step and tilted his head;
Yang Zhu stopped him: "Hey, guest, you haven't paid yet!"

Chen Daomin turned around, tilted his head, and stared at Yang Zhu with a funny expression. Seeing that Yang Zhu was still staring at him, he nodded and said in a teasing tone: "Okay, okay, a piece of paper, right? Here, here you are."

He pretended to take out a penny from his cuff and handed it over, then turned and left.

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After the performance, Yang Zhu frowned, and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking;
Seeing his expression, Chen Daomin, who was originally quite confident, was a little uncertain, and asked softly, "Director Yang, what's wrong?"

The tone is a little lighter;

Yang Zhu raised his head, hesitated to speak, and finally sighed: "Mr. Chen, the problem is serious!"

Chen Daomin's face was a bit serious: "How do you say it? Director Yang, can you give me pointers?" There was a hint of doubt in his tone.

Yang Zhu scratched his cheek: "Mr. Chen, let's not talk about your habitual movements, after all, this can be corrected on the spot;"

"The real trouble is...you haven't grasped the charm of this character, that is to say, you haven't really understood what this character wants to express."

Chen Daomin raised his eyebrows. For an old actor, this kind of evaluation can be said to be fatal. It is equivalent to the director giving you a failing grade.

Yang Zhu looked at the expression on his face, and smacked his lips: "Mr. Chen, let's stroke it;"

"First of all, although this character is the co-lord of the Devil's Cult, his identity is high and high, and he has the [Tao] in his heart;"

"However, it is also stated in the script and the biographies of the characters that the essence of the people of the Devil's Cult is [Witch], an instinctive faction that combines knowledge and power into one;"

"They, like the other two factions, regard mortals as ants;"

"So, you think, when such a person with a high status and a proud heart, how can he care about a tea stall owner?"

"So, your last teasing tone and those two extra sentences have infinitely lowered the character's compulsion;"

"Just imagine, how can a lion who cares about ants and ants become the king of beasts?"

Chen Daomin suddenly realized, and turned to humbly ask for advice: "Then Director Yang, if you think about it, how should the character's movements be designed?"

Yang Zhu smiled: "If I were to give an order, I would make you show a hint of interest from the moment you enter the tea stand;"

"Whether it's the people sweeping the tea stand, the hero, or even the bowl of wontons, after all, for a high-ranking person, this low-lying place where mortals gather is a brand new playground;"

"Including the fact that the boss forgot that you had paid the fee before, when he asked you for money, you should only pause for a while, then show a more obvious [interested] expression on your face, and then hand it over again without saying a word. The money passed, as if enjoying a good show;”

"After all, the ultimate pride is not being too lazy to argue with you;"

"The most extreme disdain is to treat you as if you are nothing!"

"In this way, a [Witch] who is extremely proud and ruthless can be regarded as having a perfect origin of development!"

Chen Daomin and Liu Ma stared at Yang Zhu, with extremely strange expressions on their faces, as if there was an old monster living in this young man's body;

Then, Chen Daomin sighed: "I really admire Director Yang's insight into the characters' traits;"

"This play;"

"I took it..."

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After leaving the door, Liu Ma still looked at Yang Zhu with strange eyes;

Yang Zhu frowned: "Ms. Liu, what are you doing looking at me like this?"

Mother Liu asked with some suspicion: "Are you really only 27 years old?"

Yang Zhu was expressionless: "I'm 72 years old!"

Mama Liu looked away in embarrassment: "Then what should I do next? There is still an important role to play."

"And Teacher Chen also said just now that Teacher Wang is really unable to pick up because of physical reasons,"

"Hey...you have too high requirements for actors, otherwise it would be easier."

Yang Zhu closed his eyes and ignored her. If she hadn't sworn that there was no problem, why would he have written the script so early?

As a result, out of the three people she invited by name, she only got one done, and it cost her a whole afternoon and countless lip colors to get through with senior Chen Daomin;
But the matter has come to this point, he can only keep thinking in his mind, who can fill this vacancy, and countless familiar or unfamiliar faces appear, but he denies them one by one.

After more than ten minutes, he opened his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows helplessly: "There is no suitable candidate for the time being."

"How about this, you send audition invitations to major agencies, but any male actor over the age of 30 can audition for this role,"

"Let's be clear, this role is super brilliant, and with such a big production, I don't believe they won't be tempted!"

"It's a big deal, I spent a whole week to choose people, just like this, the progress of the filming will be delayed again..."

Liu Ma was on the side, listening to Yang Zhu's vaguely resentful tone, she didn't dare to argue, she nodded and agreed;

Then he took out his cell phone and made a call in a hurry...

PS: The inspiration for this scene comes from Wang Zhiwen's "The Way of Heaven". I absolutely love his performance in it. He really tells you what a truly proud person should look like in it; it's really amazing !
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