fringe artist

Chapter 135 133. Why Do You Have Two Faces?
In a dumpling restaurant, Bai Qing picked up a dumpling, dipped it in a dish full of vinegar before putting it in his mouth, enjoying the taste brought by the sour taste of vinegar.

Chen Li'an doesn't like dipping in vinegar, he just likes to eat dumplings for nothing.

"The Biennale will be held for several months. Let's go to England for a while." Bai Qing asked, swallowing the dumplings.

Chen Li'an, who had just returned from answering the phone, said helplessly: "It depends on the situation. I just received an audition. If I succeed, I may come back halfway and go again in August."

"What's the situation? Aren't you going to stay until the film festival starts?" Bai Qing looked at Chen Li'an and asked.

Chen Li'an added a little more vinegar to Bai Qing's vinegar dish before saying: "A friend introduced a movie audition before, but there has been no news. I thought it would take a long time. I didn't expect that I just called and said that the movie is going to start in July. Now Going to audition."

Bai Qing frowned when he heard the words, and said with some lack of interest: "Forget it, I will go next time when I have a chance. Are you going to audition now?"

"Tomorrow." Chen Li'an was also a little depressed. This time, he planned to spend more than a month in Venice and wait until the film festival was over before returning to China. Now he had to adjust his plan.

After eating two more dumplings, Bai Qing pushed the rest to Chen Li'an and said, "I can't eat any more, you can eat it."

Chen Li'an looked at the more than ten dumplings left and his untouched dumplings, feeling a lot of pressure.
There were more than 30 dumplings on the two plates, and Chen Li'an felt his abdominal muscles were flattened after eating.

Bai Qing looked at Chen Li'an, who was rubbing his belly and looked uncomfortable, and said with a smile: "Next time, don't talk about spoiling the topic when you are eating."

Chen Li'an: "." Didn't you start it first?

People are really troublesome creatures, needing more emotional value than physical value.

Don't care if you are hungry or not, as long as you are unhappy, you will not be able to eat no matter how hungry you are.

Chen Li'an patted his somewhat round belly and said, "I need to exercise when I go back, or I should gain weight."

"Then let's go, I want to exercise too, I haven't run for a long time." Bai Qing stretched his arms and said.

In the park in the evening, Chen Li'an and Bai Qing were jogging side by side. Within 10 minutes, Bai Qing stopped, looked at Chen Li'an panting and said, "No, I can't run anymore."

Chen Li'an looked like he knew it a long time ago, stopped and said: "Then go back, you still need to exercise in the future, you have gained a lot of muscle during this time."

Bai Qing supported his waist and glared at Chen Li'an, touched his belly and said, "You dog, didn't you say you like meat!"

Chen Li'an, who was wronged, immediately shut up and didn't speak. Why did he talk about baldness? Let's go back and coax him, otherwise he will remember this matter when he arrives in Baiqing, Venice.

Early the next morning, Chen Li'an was woken up by the alarm clock, got up and turned off the alarm clock, covered Bai Qing's snow-white belly with a blanket, put on his clothes and went out.

Today I have to buy a plane ticket and go to an audition. There are many things to do.

Chen Li'an glanced at the time, and went to the Beijing Film Studio first. The audition was in the morning, and the audition was done first.

The uncle in the communication room at the entrance of the North Film Studio was already very familiar with Chen Li'an, and when he saw him come over and put down the newspaper in his hand, he said hello, "Come over to make up the shoot, didn't you say it's finished?"

Chen Li'an stopped in his tracks and lit a cigarette for the uncle before saying, "Come to audition, the filming of the previous film is over."

The old man took the cigarette and said with a snort: "You take this one after another, and you will definitely become popular in the future."

"Thank you for your kind words." Chen Li'an lit a cigarette, nodded to the uncle and said, "Then I'll go in first, see you later."

"See you later." The uncle replied with a smile, his fingers were still on the cigarette rod, and then he pinned it to his ears.

As soon as he entered the office building of Beijing Film Studio, Chen Li'an saw Gong Li standing in the lobby on the first floor chatting with others.

Chen Li'an walked over to take a look, and found that it was Han Shanping, who took the initiative to say hello.

"Li'an is here." Han Shanping looked at Chen Li'an and nodded, and then said, "I heard from Gong Li that you are going to Venice tomorrow. How long will you go this time? Will it affect the shooting?"

Gong Li also looked at Chen Li'an and joked, "Director Han is the producer of this movie. Whether you can pass the audition or not depends entirely on Director Han."

Chen Li'an nodded suddenly, looked at Han Shanping and said, "There will be no delay. This art biennale will last until November, and I don't need to be there all the time."

"That's good. I'll recommend you to Director Huo later." Han Shanping said tactfully, but his tone was firm.

Chen Li'an smiled and said thank you, and went to the audition room with them.

In the room, Chen Li'an saw Huo Jianqi, the director of this movie. He seemed a little nervous and smoked all the time, but it was understandable. After all, it was his first time as a director, so it was normal for him to be unsure.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Not all directors are geniuses, and they can easily master the first film.

The audition process was very simple, Huo Jianqi just asked Chen Li'an to run for a few steps, then looked at Chen Li'an's figure, and immediately decided on it.

The story of the movie Winner is very simple. It is a love story of a disabled athlete. The requirements for the male protagonist are to have a good figure, run fast, and be handsome.

Chen Li'an naturally met these requirements, and Huo Jianqi was relieved. He almost couldn't decide on the leading actor in his first film, so he felt aggrieved, but fortunately, Chen Li'an was better than he thought. many.

It's just that Chen Li'an looked at Huo Jianqi's expression, and always felt that he was just following a formality and didn't make himself, the director, seem too indecisive.

Huo Jianqi handed the script to Chen Li'an, then took the initiative to smoke a cigarette and said, "This is my first movie, and to be honest, I'm quite nervous."

"There's always a first time. We all work together to make a good movie." Chen Li'an comforted with a smile.

After sitting in a corner and flipping through the script, Chen Li'an said to Huo Jianqi: "Director Huo's script is very good. There are very few films focusing on disabled athletes."

"I've been preparing this script for several years." Huo Jianqi said with some complacency.

Chen Li'an put away the script and said, "Although it's different from what I thought, the script is not bad."

To be honest, the script of this movie is a bit boring. If it weren’t for a movie focusing on disabled athletes, Chen Li’an would not have wanted to take on this movie. Disabled athletes will still be discriminated against in society. Such a movie can give them some comfort. and encouragement.

Chen Li'an didn't understand the world of these athletes, and he didn't know what kind of mentality they had when they became athletes, but they should all be unwilling to bow their heads to life.

Compared with normal athletes, Chen Li'an admires them more. It is hard to imagine the hard work behind them to overcome their own shortcomings and compete on the field.

But the movie Winner puts most of its pen and ink on love. The focus of the whole movie is that disabled athletes can also reap beautiful love.

The key point of this love is the bloody involvement and love triangle. The hard work and sadness behind the disabled athletes are not written at all. This pattern is really a little smaller.
Huo Jianqi heard the meaning of Chen Li'an's words. Although he was not very happy, the tension and attention brought by the first filming made him ask humbly: "What do you think is wrong with the script?"

Hearing Huo Jianqi's words, Chen Li'an pulled up a chair and sat down and said, "I'm just feeling casually, Director Huo really wants to hear? I usually speak more directly."

Huo Jianqi nodded heavily and said: "Of course, no matter what you say is right or not, I still need to hear the actor's opinion."

Seeing Huo Jianqi's serious expression, Chen Li'an didn't know if he was sincerely asking, or just being polite, but he didn't look like a narrow-minded person.

Chen Li'an thought for a while and said: "Amplify prejudice, magnify efforts, and treat love as a sideline and embellishment. The focus of the current script is a little biased, and it fails to let everyone really understand what a disabled athlete looks like."

Chen Li'an patted his leg and said, "We are all normal people, and it is difficult to become athletes, let alone them. Has Director Huo imagined how many difficulties and dissuasion a disabled person would encounter if he wanted to become an athlete?"

These words are relatively tactful, Chen Li'an still has a lot of things to say, even if the hero in the script is changed to a normal athlete, it will not have a big impact on the entire script, only a few changes are needed.

A movie that talks about disabled athletes, but ignores the most important things, is really confusing. I can't figure out where the highlights of such a movie are, or it's just for adding buffs and halos.

Huo Jianqi was silent for a while and said: "I know what you said, but will anyone watch the filming like this?"

"Of course some people will watch it, at least I will." Li'an Chen lit a cigarette and said, "What is the purpose of making this movie? Where is the meaning?"

In the stuffy room, Huo Jianqi wiped the sweat from his forehead, took out a cigarette from his pocket and did not speak for a long time.

"There are many love movies, but there are very few movies that focus on disabled athletes." Chen Li'an stamped out his cigarette butts and said, "Since we want to pay attention to these people, we should show their true side instead of trying to sell them as dog meat."

The last sentence was too much, Huo Jianqi shook his hand holding the cigarette, and the dusty cigarette ash fell on his pants.

"I said it directly. If the director feels uncomfortable, he can replace me." Chen Li'an stood up and put the script on the table and said: "If Director Huo is still willing to use me, I will work hard to complete this role." , As for the issue of the script, you should think about it carefully."

Huo Jianqi glanced at Chen Li'an and smiled wryly, "I'm not that stingy, and what you said is right, but I have to think about it."

"Okay, I hope Director Huo can think about it carefully." After Chen Li'an finished speaking, he didn't say any more, and he mentioned all the opinions that should be raised. No matter what Huo Jian decides after starting the rent, he can be regarded as having fought for it.

Even if Huo Jianqi is really angry with him, it doesn't matter if he doesn't need to be the hero, he just wants to have a clear conscience.

As for whether it will affect his reputation in the circle, or whether he will be approached by directors to act in the future, Chen Li'an doesn't care too much. Acting is originally a hobby and a job to earn a living.

Who would make compromises for the sake of hobbies? At worst, I will work hard on art in the future, and when I am bored, I will set up a small theater by myself and perform dramas.

At the gate of the Beijing Film Studio, Gong Li and Chen Li'an came out together. The noon sun was a bit dazzling, making it hard to keep your eyes open.

Gong Li looked at Chen Li'an's profile and sighed, "Director Huo's complexion was not pretty just now, and you don't know how to control your temper. Wasn't it nice to be with Director Cheng before?"

"Think I'm bullying? Two faces?" Chen Li'an asked indifferently, and then said: "I also made a lot of suggestions for Director Cheng's movie, but he ignored them all, and the winner's movie is different. I can't bear to see such a good subject being wasted."

Gong Li turned her head and gave Chen Li'an a blank look, and said angrily: "You just want to say that Director Cheng's movie theme is not good, and there is no point of persistence, right?"

Chen Li'an froze for a moment and nodded, "It's not wrong to understand that."

Gong Li twisted the soft flesh on Chen Li'an's waist and said, "It's obvious to you, I've discovered that you are the same as those artists, always wanting to criticize this and that."

"What about an artist is not a criticism, it's an appeal!" Chen Li'an groaned.

Gong Li let go and Chen Li'an patted him angrily and said, "You are the one who should be criticized the most."

"It's not like you haven't criticized before."

"I'm going to criticize again today, so you can remember it long!"

"No time, I have to go to the airport to buy a ticket."

"I can't book tickets by phone, come with me!"

It was inevitable that he would be severely criticized by Gong Li for this move, but Chen Li'an was never a good-natured person who naturally asked you to come and go to resist.

In Gong Li's apartment, she sat on the bed with her legs crossed, with a bunch of props next to her for criticism.

"Where did you get these gadgets?" Chen Li'an picked up a black blindfold casually, and asked with another look at the furry handcuffs and a pile of sparse clothes.

Gong Li's white toe slid on Chen Li'an's calf and said, "I bought it when I went to Europe to participate in the film festival last month. How do you like it?"

"Not artistic enough." Chen Li'an casually dropped the blindfold in his hand and said, "I don't have the joy of doing it myself, where is the rope I used last time?"

"Damn pervert, where did you go with your sense of justice in the morning?! A man with two faces!" Gong Li cursed in embarrassment, then took it out of the bedside drawer and threw it on the bed, saying: " Here it is."

Chen Li'an picked up the rope and said: "Work and life must be separated. This is life. I am full of inspiration now."

Gong Li snatched it over and said, "Today I'm criticizing you, so you'll be honestly punished first!"

"It's hard for me to feel like you are like this." Chen Li'an smiled, then raised Gong Li's chin and said: "Black boots, leather clothes, you can't play the investigator, you can also play the female spy!"

Gong Li blushed at what Chen Li'an said, and she muttered after a long time: "You still know how to play, how about you play the role of a male spy first?"

Snapped!
Chen Li'an immediately waved the small leather whip and said viciously: "Say! Where is the information hidden?!"

"You lackey! I wouldn't even say it if I was killed!" Gong Li looked at Chen Li'an resolutely, and scolded: "You are a villain, use whatever means you can! I will never give in of!"

"I just like hard bones!" Chen Li'an smiled grimly and raised the small leather whip in his hand.

Snapped!
(First make up a chapter from yesterday.)
(End of this chapter)