1980 My Literary Era

Chapter 71
A few days later, Lin Weimin received a call from Yuzhi again, but this time he did not go to Yuzhi's office, but went directly to the rehearsal field.

So Zhi was standing on the stage surrounded by a group of people. Seeing Lin Weimin coming, he dragged him and introduced him to everyone: "This is the screenwriter of "Untouchable", Mr. Lin Weimin, the closed disciple of Lord Jiabao."

Lin Weimin hurriedly said: "Teacher Yu, please don't say that. If the master knows that I am playing his banner outside, he will probably kick me out of the teacher on the spot. Everyone can call me Weimin."

The people present were amused by his humor, so he introduced to him the people on the stage, not only the actors, but also the behind-the-scenes staff.

The director is Ouyang Shanzun, the son of Ouyang Yuqian, the founder of drama and master of Peking Opera. He has directed famous dramas such as "Spring Flowers and Autumn Fruits", "Sunrise" and "Man with a Gun" in Renyi.

Ouyang Shanzun is very special, he looks like a smug person, he is wearing a leather jacket that is rarely worn by young people in this era, and a French-style beret on his head, which makes people unforgettable at a glance .

Others such as screenwriter Lan Yinhai, sound engineer Feng Qin, art designer Wang Wenchong...

When it was the actor's turn, the group of people looked a little nervous.

The behind-the-scenes staff had already been decided by the academy, and Lin Weimin, the screenwriter of the original work, would not comment on anything.

So I called him here today, the main purpose is to choose actors.

"Today, Mr. Lin came here mainly to see our theater's casting of the play "Untouchable". In this way, let's go through the play and show Mr. Lin."

So Zhizhi arranged tasks for the actors, and he accompanied Lin Weimin and the behind-the-scenes team to the audience.

Ouyang Shanzun sat in the middle of the first row, and Lin Weimin and Shi Zhi were on his left and right, fully embodying the tradition of the human-art director-centered system.

Ouyang Shanzun waited for the actors on the stage for a while. Everyone had just received the script not long ago and hadn't rehearsed it. They just got familiar with the script. However, Lin Weimin found that almost no one among these people prepared the script, and the lines came as soon as they opened their mouths. .

The actor who plays Qin Yun is very familiar with Lin Weimin. He has seen this old gentleman perform on stage more than once. He is Qin Erye Lan Tianye in "Tea House".

The actor Lin Weimin who plays Lin Xiaoding looks familiar, his surname is Tan, and Lin Weimin probably has acted in film and television dramas in later generations.

On the stage, the actors recited their lines passionately, accompanied by some body movements and facial expressions habitually. Lin Weimin could see clearly in the first row.

As the absolute protagonists of "Untouchable", Qin Yun and Lin Xiaoding played the most roles. Lan Tianye's acting skills and lines are all right, and his image seems to fit Qin Yun's temperament very well.

This is Lin Xiaoding...

Lin Weimin rubbed his chin, feeling almost mean.

Because of the fact that Chen Xiaoer wanted Lin Xiaoding before, Lin Weimin would involuntarily substitute the role of Lin Xiaoding into Chen Xiaoer.

The actor who played Lin Xiaoding on stage had good acting skills, but the image was a bit different from Lin Weimin's.

Ouyang Shanzun caught a glimpse of Lin Weimin's expression. There was a small bell on the table in front of him, seat type, with a small button on the top. He tapped it lightly, and the sound of "ding" resounded throughout the rehearsal field.

The bell that Ouyang Shanzun rang represented the absolute authority of the director in the rehearsal field. Hearing the ringing of the bell, the actors performing on the stage immediately stopped their movements and focused their eyes on the first row.

"Mr. Lin, do you have any questions?"

Lin Weimin hesitated for a moment, leaned into Ouyang Shanzun's ear and said, "Is there any candidate for the role of Lin Xiaoding?"

"There is an alternative."

"Let him come on stage and let me see."

Ouyang Shanzun nodded and shouted, "Li Guangfu, come on stage!"

A nimble figure in the background quickly stood in front of the stage, and the actor who originally played Lin Xiaoding walked backstage with a face full of disappointment.

Li Guangfu was a little excited when he came to the stage, and bowed deeply in Lin Weimin's direction. Ouyang Shanzun said, "Don't dawdle, keep acting!"

After the director said a word, the actors on the stage moved again, and Li Guangfu continued to perform the role of the actor just now.

Just now Ouyang Shanzun introduced the new actor as Li Guangfu. Lin Weimin had no impression of the name. He heard him read a few lines, and Lin Weimin remembered it.

Isn't this the third master in "Love in a Courtyard"?
Compared with Lin Weimin's impression of an old man, Li Guangfu at this time is much more tender, and his temperament is closer to Lin Xiaoding's image than the actor just now.

Lin Weimin was thinking about Li Guangfu's performance while he was comparing Chen Xiaoer and Li Guangfu.

Chen Xiaoer's image is indeed suitable for Lin Xiaoding, but there is a problem, his image is too oily and cheap.

It is true that Lin Xiaoding is a thief with a criminal record, but he is more forced to make ends meet.Chen Xiaoer looked like a habitual offender at first glance, but from this point of view, Li Guangfu was closer to Lin Xiaoding.

With the comparison results in mind, Lin Weimin concentrated his attention on the performance on the stage.

Ouyang Shanzun looked at Lin Weimin's reaction, seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he knew that there should be no problem.

"Ding!" Another crisp bell rang, and the actors on the stage stopped moving.

Ouyang Shanzun said: "Mr. Lin, I have seen the images and performances of the actors, what do you think?"

So he also looked at Lin Weimin.

"I think it's pretty good, so let's decide."

"Okay, then it's settled." So he said.

The actors on the stage seemed to be relieved, their roles were settled, and today's task was completed.

Ouyang Shanzun communicated with Lin Weimin about the follow-up rehearsal. Even if the crew of "Untouchable" is finished today, the next step is rehearsal.

For a drama script, the screenwriter does not change every word after writing it.

The script must be rehearsed in the theater, performed by the actors, and the screenwriter will then determine the final presentation of the script by the performance of the actors.

As great as Mr. Lao She's script is, the actors walked, talked, and improvised in the rehearsal field, and finally the master edited the final script. From this perspective, the drama actors have their own contributions to the script.

Lin Weimin is not an employee of Renyi, so he can only come here in the evenings and weekends. Usually, the screenwriter Lan Yinhai can only communicate with the actors. When Lin Weimin comes, the two will discuss it.

After talking about the rehearsal, he called Lin Weimin away and talked about the manuscript fee.

"Untouchable" has about 300 words, and Renyi gave [-] yuan for the manuscript.

This figure is not bad if compared with the novel manuscript fee, ten yuan per thousand words.

But the problem is that the energy consumed is not the same. The brand of Renyi is big enough, but the input-output ratio is a little lower than the truth.

(End of this chapter)