Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 208 206. Come on! artist!

The scenery of the Qinhuai River is very beautiful, but there are no flower boats on the river. The lights on the shore are imprinted on the water, turning into ripples under the waves, which seem to tell the story of the past here.

Chen Li'an walked along the Qinhuai River and thought of the news he had seen. During the Anti-Japanese War, the women of the flower houses in the Qinhuai River also contributed money and effort, but few people mentioned them.

The evening breeze gently blew through the drooping willow branches on the shore and swayed gently, seeming to be waving to pedestrians on the shore. Maybe there are many poor souls buried here.

Yasuko Tomita stretched out her hand and broke off a willow branch that had just sprouted new buds. She held it in her hand. The delicate willow branches resembled her soft figure.

"Will coming here give you a sense of belonging?" Chen Li'an asked, looking at Tomita Yasuko.

Yasuko Tomita turned the willow branch in her hand, looked at the ripples on the river, and said softly: "I can feel the rich history here, but I can't find that feeling."

If Yasuko Tomita was not a girl, Chen Li'an would like to say that the most important things here are the innocent souls, but this is not appropriate. You can't just force a Japanese to apologize when you see him.

It was not Chen Li'an's original intention to come to Qinhuai River for a stroll at night, but it was specially arranged by Ou Dingping so that he and Tomita Yasuko could find a feeling and develop a tacit understanding.

After all, we have to film so many large-scale passionate scenes together in the future, as well as take a bath and scratch the soles of our feet together.

The two walked by the river for a while, and Chen Li'an suddenly asked: "Why did you take this movie? There are a lot of passionate scenes in it, which is very different from your previous route."

Yasuko Tomita turned her head and looked at Chen Li'an and asked happily: "Has Mr. Li'an seen my movie?"

Chen Li'an felt a little strange being called sir, but in Japanese address etiquette, writers and artists are all called this way.

Chen Li'an looked at Tomita Yasuko and nodded: "I have read most of your works."

After Chen Li'an found out that the heroine was Tomita Yasuko, he went to check it out. After all, if we wanted to film together, we had to understand each other's level.

After Yasuko Tomita smiled, she said with some melancholy: "I debuted at the age of sixteen and became famous for a while, but becoming famous too early means that everything will go downhill from now on. Many newcomers in the firm have surpassed me now, too. It’s time to make a change.”

This may be the tragedy of celebrities. It is not difficult to become popular, but it is difficult to remain popular. It is difficult to maintain popularity. This is also the reason why later traffic stars publish press releases every day.

Even if I don’t have any works, I can’t let everyone forget me, otherwise there will really be no more works.

Fortunately, Chen Li'an doesn't have this problem. He doesn't want to be the King of Heaven, so whether he is hot or not will not have a big impact.

"I hope this movie can make you famous again." Chen Li'an looked at Tomita Yasuko and gave him a blessing, and then considered: "There will be many intimate scenes later. If you have any concerns, you can tell me now."

Yasuko Tomita looked at Chen Li'an with a cheerful smile and said, "Why do you have any scruples? Since I decided to take on this drama, I was well prepared, and I am honored to be filming with an artist like Mr. Li'an. "

Typical of small-life thinking and a willingness to be generous, Chen Li'an couldn't help but praise Yasuko Tomita, and by the way wanted to ask if her colleagues in Japan also had this kind of consciousness.

"Does Mr. Li'an have any scruples? Do you have a girlfriend?" Yasuko Tomita looked at Chen Li'an's handsome face and thought that many people would pursue such a person.

Chen Li'an lightly shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't have a girlfriend, so I don't have any scruples."

"That's great! Then I won't have any scruples." Yasuko Tomita's eyes lit up, and she felt a little excited. She looked very cute.

"But don't get too involved." Chen Li'an said jokingly.

Yasuko Tomita tilted her head and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "It's hard not to be devoted when facing Mr. Li'an."

Chen Li'an was amused by Yasuko Tomita's words and said with a smile: "In that case, I will devote myself 100%!"

Yasuko Tomita stretched out her hand and said with a bright smile: "Then let's work hard together!"

"Come on together!" Chen Li'an said, holding Yasuko Tomita's hand.

Many Japanese people have extremely extreme attitudes, either decadent to death or positive and optimistic, but Yasuko Tomita’s cheerful optimism is really contagious.

After walking around the Qinhuai River, Chen Li'an and Tomita Yasuko got to know each other a lot. At least Tomita Yasuko would no longer call Chen Li'an "sir".

After returning to the hotel, the two said good night to each other in the corridor and went back to their rooms.

When Yasuko Tomita returned to the room, she was in a very happy mood. It was natural that she wasn't nervous when filming a large-scale scene for the first time. But if she was filming with a person with a good personality and good looks, then why would she be nervous? She was even looking forward to it. Woolen cloth.

Chen Li'an took a quick shower in the bathroom and went to bed. He would continue the discussion meeting tomorrow.

In the following days, the creative team discussed various opinions together every day, and wandered around the city of Nanjing in their spare time. None of the main crew members were locals, and they did not understand the Hualou culture of Nanjing and the Qinhuai River. If you want to make a good movie, you have to understand it on the spot.

In fact, the filming of the movie will not be in Nanjing, the filming location has been set in Huangshan.

During the past few days in Nanjing, Chen Li'an and Yasuko Tomita would go out every night to cultivate their relationship. Otherwise, it would be difficult to express the feeling of two people being together.

At night, after Chen Li'an and Tomita Yasuko came back from outside talking and laughing, they met Cheng Shufen in the corridor of the room.

"Sister Shufen, are you still up so late?"

Cheng Shufen said with a smile: "I'm waiting for you to come back. I'm leaving early tomorrow morning and want to chat with you."

"Then let's go in and talk." Chen Li'an opened the door and invited Cheng Shufen in. After pouring her a glass of water, he asked, "What does Sister Shufen want to talk to me about?"

Cheng Shufen took a sip of water and said, "There are new changes in the company recently, which may affect subsequent plans. Let me tell you in advance."

Chen Li'an raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Can you tell me in detail?"

"The company intends to create a musical for snow lovers, and the planned investment is likely to exceed HK$50 million. If such a large investment is used, the company's capital chain will also be tight."

After Cheng Shufen explained in detail, she looked at Chen Li'an's frown and added: "But I promise that we will not stop the project we agreed on, but the initial investment may have to wait for a while."

According to the plan, after the filming of this movie is completed, Chen Li'an will go to Hong Kong to start the subsequent art space plan, turning art into a trend for civilians.

Now that Cheng Shufen suddenly said this, it immediately killed the subsequent plan. Only then did Chen Li'an understand why Cheng Shufen suddenly came over. She came to talk to him about this matter.

Moreover, according to Chen Li'an's understanding, Zhang Xueyou's musical has invested a total of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars and will last for several years. Chen Li'an cannot wait that long.

Chen Li'an's fingers unconsciously curled up the armrests of the chair, and he looked at Cheng Shufen and said, "Sister Shufen, when we signed the contract, it was clearly stipulated. Now the company has breached the contract."

Cheng Shufen immediately comforted her: "Li'an, don't get excited. This matter is still under discussion. We don't know what the specific outcome will be."

Chen Li'an shook his head slightly and said: "The company must have seen how successful Zhang Xueyou's global tour is, so it wants to replicate this miracle. There is a high probability that this plan will be approved, and my plan will probably be shelved."

Cheng Shufen nodded and thought so, but she still said: "Li'an, don't worry, I will definitely fight for you. My idea is to try a smaller one first, so that the company's capital chain can be improved." You won’t be so nervous, the superiors will agree to continue.”

"Sister Shufen, it's not a big or small problem. The main thing is, can you ensure that the company will not temporarily shelve my plan?" Chen Li'an sat up slightly and said, "Maybe the company itself wants to wait for my plan. Be more fiery and more confident.”

Cheng Shufen was silent. The company did have ideas in this regard. If Zhang Xueyou's musical project didn't start so soon, the company wouldn't have so many worries, and it wouldn't be short of money.

But now that we are short of money, we naturally need to consider it comprehensively.

Chen Li'an looked at Cheng Shufen who was silent and said: "Sister Shufen, let's do this. I'll wait for your news. Zhang Xueyou's tour will be over soon. The company should also make a decision in the near future. If it is really shelved by then, My plan, then I can only choose to terminate the contract."

The room was very quiet. The dark clouds that had accumulated all night outside were also surging at this moment. Suddenly there was a thunder. Cheng Shufen raised her head and looked at Chen Li'an and said: "Li'an, I promise to fight for you. You can film with peace of mind. The rest." Leave it to me."

"Okay." Chen Li'an said with a smile.

After sending Cheng Shufen away, Chen Li'an closed the door and couldn't help but rub his temples. If he didn't have that much, he would have left them alone and done it himself.

It doesn't cost much to build an art space by yourself, but Chen Li'an can spend some money to do it. But if you want to commercialize and industrialize art, you need a lot of funds and professional people.

"If I had known, I would have deceived Bernard Arnault." Chen Li'an sighed.

In fact, Ji Fa is also a good choice. The little rich woman is still very rich. However, Chen Li'an couldn't guarantee that he would succeed. Once he invested so much money and couldn't make it back, Ji Fa would probably cry to death, and then lock Chen Li'an in a small dark room and paint hard.

For such risky matters, it is better to find others and spend other people's money to do your own things. How can you spend your own money to realize your own dreams?

Chen Li'an took a shower irritably and stopped thinking about these things. It was useless to think about it. If it didn't work, he would just do it, or he would find someone rich to take advantage of.

After another day of brainstorming the next day, Chen Li'an was about to say goodbye to the crew temporarily and go to Cannes.

The crew is also going to Huangshan to make preparations. When Chen Li'an comes back from Cannes, they can start shooting immediately.

At night, under the city wall of Nanjing, Yasuko Tomita touched the bluestone of the city wall with her fingers, followed behind Chen Li'an, and stepped on his swaying shadow with light footsteps.

In these few days of getting along, Tomita Yasuko found a feeling of love. She was not sure whether she was assuming the role of Jinhua or whether she really felt the sweetness of love in Chen Li'an.

This is a very attractive man that makes people want to get close to him.

Yasuko Tomita thought that Chen Li'an was leaving, and suddenly raised her head and patted his shoulder behind him.

The moment Chen Li'an turned around, Yasuko Tomita jumped out from behind, hugged his arm naturally and said, "I hope you win the grand prize in Cannes!"

Chen Li'an wondered whether Tomita Yasuko was connoting herself. The reviews of the movie "Feng Yue" had already spread, and almost no one thought that this movie would win an award.

That is to say, Director Cheng's girlfriend on CCTV is relatively powerful, so the domestic media did not criticize her, but only discussed it on a small scale in the circle.

The movie itself is not that bad, but the domestic media has always liked to follow the West's lead, and since Director Cheng has been famous for several years, there will always be jealous people who want to take advantage of it.

"Have you not paid attention to the news in Cannes recently?" Chen Li'an asked, looking at Yasuko Tomita.

Yasuko Tomita shook his head and asked, "Did something happen?"

"No, it's just that the movie I participated in received mixed reviews, so I probably won't have a chance to win the award." Chen Li'an explained casually.

Tomita Yasuko said with some surprise: "If Director Cheng is so good, will he be criticized?"

In the eyes of the Japanese, Director Cheng is a very powerful director, and not too many people admire him. This is why Director Cheng was able to make so many movies later and still get Japanese investment.

This is all the halo brought by Farewell My Concubine. Perhaps in Japan, the director is considered the god of movies. Aren’t they just popular with all kinds of gods?

Facing Yasuko Tomita's surprise, Chen Li'an shook his head and said, "This is nothing strange. Gods will be blamed, let alone humans."

Yasuko Tomita sighed and explained: "In the hearts of many Japanese filmmakers, Director Cheng is a very powerful director."

"Maybe the movie Feng Yue will be popular in Japan. There are differences between Eastern and Western aesthetics." Chen Li'an said simply, and then said to Yasuko Tomita: "It's getting late, go back and rest."

"Okay, shall I see you off tomorrow? I want to experience Jinhua's feeling of saying goodbye to Okazawa."

"Of course you can, but you have to get up earlier."

"No problem! I'll be up on time!"

After returning to the hotel, Chen Li'an was lying on the bed thinking about all kinds of messy questions, and more importantly, thinking about the meaning of the film festival.

The Western Film Festival also started this year. I began to get tired of the works of the fifth generation of domestic directors, and then I fell in love with the works of the sixth generation of directors.

I fell in love with those movies that told about the sufferings of modern domestic society, and became repelled by things related to feudal society.

The root cause is simply the need for public opinion. When they discovered that China was rising rapidly, they began to use various means to influence China's international image.

And movies are the best way. If you keep giving awards to those movies, more filmmakers will shoot such movies, and then people in Western society will see more problems in China and have a worse impression. .

Of course, this is not to disparage the works of the sixth generation directors. Their works are all very good and meaningful. Chen Li'an also likes those movies.

Suffering should be recorded and pointed out, but who you want to show it to is the most important. If you show China's suffering to foreigners, they will only laugh at it from a high place.

So something very strange happened. People who should have seen it didn't see it, and people who shouldn't have seen it all saw it.

Just like Hollywood movies, they have been taking advantage of their status as the world's film hegemon to constantly export their own cultural values ​​and establish their free and beautiful image. Some people who are dark and critical of society and the government will not export them and watch them secretly at home. .

Even if it is exported, it will be overwhelmed by countless heroic movies, and people will not care about the criticism of one or two movies.

But the situation in China is different. What you want to show people can't be released. For example, isn't the movie "Sheng Kong Birth" bad? Isn’t it good to have a wreath at the foot of the mountain? But they don’t want it.

I don’t want to show it to others. For example, some of the works of sixth-generation directors, films that profoundly depict people on the margins of society, people are rushing to get.

Do we all like suffering and tragedy? Or do you simply like to watch other people's tragedies become your own comedy in the end?

After Chen Li'an thought about it for a long time, he suddenly felt that compared with movies, art is relatively pure and does not have so many restrictions.

Looking at the dark ceiling, Chen Li'an turned over and covered himself with a quilt and went to sleep. Why did he think so much? What should he do after he got some sleep?

If you feel bad, go back and try your best! Start with your own art space!

come on! artist!