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At home, Ge You was sitting on the sofa. After reading the script, he did not hide the bitter smile on his face. He sighed and asked the famous director sitting opposite:

Can I not act? I really don't want to act like this again!

After finishing speaking, Ge You rubbed his face again and collapsed directly on the sofa. It can be seen that he really doesn't want to act in the script in his hand again.

Yuko, I know you are tired of acting. Not to mention you, even I am tired of filming, but isn't there nothing we can do? The higher-ups have designated us to make another film to form a Lunar New Year trilogy. Then We still have to do it!

The person who said this was none other than Feng Xiaogang, who had worked with Ge You many times.

See You or Separate released in December last year achieved a box office of more than 40 million. It has achieved such good box office results again after Party A and Party B. Today, Feng Xiaogang is really considered the number one among directors. . If it weren't for Wu Yuchen's existence, Feng Xiaogang would have been the most dazzling director to emerge in the past two years.

Although he dare not compare with Wu Yuchen, Feng Xiaogang has become truly proud in the past few months. However, while achieving box office results, Feng Xiaogang also saw many people's comments about him in public opinion, which can be summed up in one word, vulgar.

Feng Xiaogang also has pursuits and wants to make progress, so in this case, he wants to make some serious movies with connotations to compete for awards, rather than blockbusters like Party A and Party B and See You or Be Parted Jing's jokes are so funny that people laugh at him as a joke director.

He excitedly took the script of A Sigh, which was adapted from Wang Shuo's Helter Skelter. After submitting the script, he received the opinion that the Lunar New Year film should be a trilogy. Since he had already filmed the first two films, he should make another one. Only then can I shoot the A Sigh I want to shoot. In fact, I just saw that Feng Xiaogang's style of movies could make money and wanted him to continue making them.

So with a sigh, Feng Xiaogang could only find someone to create Endless, and then came to visit his golden partner Ge You with the script.

To be honest, Ge You really doesn't want to continue playing this role now, because he knows that if he continues to act like this, his image in the audience's mind will be stereotyped as a comedian, and it may be difficult to accept other types of roles in the future. Movie.

In fact, Ge You has tried many other attempts in his previous life, such as Butterfly Smile, Kara is a Dog, and Suffocation. They are all subjects he has never filmed or roles he has never played. But these The attempt was not considered successful. A typical example is The Night Banquet. The audience just wanted to laugh as soon as he appeared. You must know that The Night Banquet is not a comedy movie, and his role is not a comedy role. This is actually a failure.

But now Feng Xiaogang has chased him to his father's house. He also said that he was the male lead in the first two movies Party A, Party B and See You or Be Parted. If the male lead was changed, the audience would not recognize him, which also put Ge You in a dilemma.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang saw Ge Cunzhuang, Ge You's father, walking out of the house and immediately greeted with a smile: Hello, Uncle Ge! Are you going fishing?

Ge Cunzhuang also nodded to him: Xiaogang, talk slowly about what you have to say, don't be in a hurry.

Then he turned to Ge You and said, Be modest and prudent, and guard against arrogance and impetuosity.

Ge You immediately explained: Dad, I'm not trying to be a big star!

Feng Xiaogang also supported him: Uncle Ge, Yuzi is not that kind of person~

Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Ge You immediately jumped up and ran over to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Ge You was stunned and saw Wu Yuchen standing outside.

Wu Yuchen is the most famous director in this field recently. He also went to see Ge You in The Donkey Gets Water. I must say that it was well shot and worthy of winning the Golden Bear.

Ge You immediately showed a bright smile: Hey, Director Wu, some gust of wind brought you here! Please come in and sit inside!

Wu Yuchen couldn't help but smile after seeing Ge You: Teacher Ge, I'm sorry to bother you!

At this time, Feng Xiaogang and Ge Cunzhuang inside also saw Wu Yuchen. Feng Xiaogang felt his heart skip a beat. What could Wu Yuchen do here? That's not necessarily the same purpose as him, to come to Ge You to act!

Ge You didn't really want to play his role in Endless in the first place, but now that Wu Yuchen came to ask for it, he would have no chance. Wu Yuchen is now at the peak of his powers. His achievements in the past two years cannot be compared with others in all aspects. As for his attraction to actors, it cannot be compared with his temporary Endless.

Not only Feng Xiaogang thought so, Ge You was also extremely happy at this time. Wu Yuchen chased him to his father's house in person, so he must be very sincere to him.

At the same time, Ge You also cast an apologetic look at Feng Xiaogang, Xiaogang, it's not that I don't want to play your role, but Director Wu has already come here, so I can't refuse it! I'm sorry!

After Wu Yuchen entered the room, he cupped his fists at Ge Cunzhuang and said with a smile: Hello, Mr. Ge! You have a strong body!

Ge Cunzhuang was also happy to see Wu Yuchen coming from home: I'm in good health! Director Wu, sit down and I'll let Yuko make tea for you~

Ge You was already moving quickly, holding teacups and fruits. He was very enthusiastic. He also wanted to cooperate with Wu Yuchen.

Feng Xiaogang sighed in his heart, but he still walked over and said with a smile: Hello, Director Wu! What a coincidence this time, I didn't expect to meet you here!

It's quite a coincidence, Director Feng, are you looking for Teacher Ge to film? Wu Yuchen looked at Feng Xiaogang and Ge You.

Feng Xiaogang nodded: No, I didn't want to have a collision with you, Director Wu. It just so happened that I went back to polish the script and wait until you finish filming.

Feng Xiaogang directly spoke softly, and did not intend to fight pointlessly with Wu Yuchen. He himself could not compete!

But Wu Yuchen waved his hand, and then asked:

Don't worry, Director Feng, which Mr. Ge are you looking for to film?

Feng Xiaogang was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: Of course it's Ge You!

Wu Yuchen laughed and said: Then we didn't crash, I'll find another Teacher Ge!

As soon as Wu Yuchen said these words, everyone in the room was stunned. Ge You, who was serving tea and pouring water, suddenly raised his head: Ah? Director Wu, you are not looking for me, but my dad?

Feng Xiaogang also looked at Ge Cunzhuang who was holding a fishing rod. He really ignored it. The old man was also an experienced actor!

Ge Cunzhuang just realized what he was doing and asked: Director Wu, are you looking for me to film?

Wu Yuchen smiled and said: Yes, Mr. Ge, I am currently preparing a movie to compete for the Olympics. The male lead in the film needs a candidate with superb acting skills and a suitable image like you. I wonder if you are willing?

Several people heard one word keenly, go to Austria!

When Feng Xiaogang heard the word Award for Olympics, he felt envious in his heart. He thought that he had worked hard to be recognized by some domestic awards, but now he had no autonomy to make a serious movie, and Wu Yuchen not only won so many awards, They are already heading towards the Oscars!

The gap between this person and others is so great that it is difficult for Feng Xiaogang to even think about comparing himself with Wu Yuchen.

Ge You only felt that he was overjoyed. He originally thought he was looking for him, but he didn't expect that the target was his father! Now I heard that Wu Yuchen was going to shoot an Oscar-winning film, which made me even more envious of my old father.

Ge Cunzhuang laughed from ear to ear: Director Wu, you think highly of me if you cast me for the role! The roles I played before were all villains. I didn't expect you to like me! I don't know if you can. He’s competent!”

Ge Cunzhuang had a nickname decades ago, one of the five evil people on the Chinese screen, because he has created many hateful screen images, such as the bully landlord in Red Flag, the turtle in Xiao Bing Zhang Ga Tian Shaozuo and others can be said to be professional villains. Nowadays, the little devils, Flower Girl, Dead Dead Land and Missi Missi in film and television dramas that everyone hears about were all created by Ge Cunzhuang and have continued for decades.

Wu Yuchen gave Ge Cunzhuang a thumbs up and said: Teacher Ge, I have seen all the plays you have performed. You can act in any way. The recent portrayal of Qi Baishi is also very good! If you are willing, let's take a look at the script first. Let me explain it to you~

Okay, let's go, Director Wu, let's go into the study! Ge Cunzhuang pulled Wu Yuchen inside with a smile on his face, not caring about his son Ge You at all.

Ge You looked at his father's excited tone and was so happy that he couldn't help but want to say something back to him: Be modest and prudent, and guard against arrogance and impetuosity!

But he only dared to think about it in his mind, fearing that the old man would whip him with a fishing rod if he spoke out.

Ge You suddenly felt that Endless was okay, at least now he wanted to make a comedy to heal his wounded heart.

At this time, Feng Xiaogang came over, patted Ge You on the shoulder and said: You are still your father!

Ge You looked at Feng Xiaogang, and he didn't want to take pictures anymore...

In the study, Ge Cunzhuang put on his reading glasses and read the script in his hand seriously. This story is about a couple who are over eighty years old. After the wife suddenly suffered a stroke and became unable to support her, their love over the years also began to face tests...

Ge Cunzhuang secretly thought that no wonder he was chosen instead of Ge You. The protagonist in this movie is an 80-year-old man, and his son couldn't play the role.

While Ge Cunzhuang was reading the script, Wu Yuchen was also thinking about this movie. In my previous life, a very famous literary film appeared in 2012, Hunting. In China, the movie Hunting is often seen in both video accounts and online novels.

But in fact, the movie The Hunt has been suppressed by another movie at the Cannes Film Festival. It only won the Cannes Best Actor and the Oscars stopped at nominations. The film that suppressed it not only won the Palme d'Or, but also won the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars the following year. It also won the European Film Awards, the British Academy Film Awards, and the French César Awards. The grand prize, basically the unrivaled winner of European and American literary film awards at that time, was Love, which Wu Yuchen was planning to shoot.

In this movie, the male and female protagonists are both well-educated retired music teachers. After the wife lost her ability to live due to a stroke, and her daughter worked abroad, the husband had no choice but to hire caregivers to take care of his wife and maintain a clean and noble life. In daily life, maintain dignity when visiting musician students, and maintain dignity when her daughter cares about her. However, illness often wears away a person gradually. The wife does not want to continue to suffer from the pain and self-esteem. In the end, the husband suffocates his wife with a pillow to help his wife.

There is actually nothing strange or special about the story, except for this ending. It can even be said to be very common, and it is a situation that many families will face. The focus is on the director and actors, who show the originally warm couple, the husband's fatigue, disputes, and regrets due to long-term illness, and the wife, who was originally elegant and proud all her life, gradually loses her dignity under the illness and becomes a walking zombie. a process of

There are three reasons why Wu Yuchen chose Love to compete in the Olympics.

First of all, since you want to compete for the Olympics, you must be as sure as possible. Public relations are definitely needed for competing for the Olympics, but of course the quality of your own film is also important. There must be something that can impress these judges.

The Oscar judges, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, have thousands of members, most of whom have one characteristic: they are old. Therefore, people in Hollywood often say that the Academy is controlled by a group of old men. If you want to win Oscars, you must conform to the aesthetics of these old men from the golden age.

And what is the movie Love about? It is a process of how an 80-year-old man chooses to face serious illness and death. Aging, disease, death, fear, dignity, love...

What other movies do you think can touch these old guys more than this one? They themselves feel the same way now!

Secondly, it is easy to localize.

For other movies, for example, if you want to make The Hunt, you have to consider the cultural background and modify the details for localization. But the movie Love can be said to be regardless of culture and background. The problem of the elderly is faced by every country and region in the world. Aging, disease, and death are all equal to all living beings. When everyone faces these things, Emotions are shared.

Therefore, when Wu Yuchen came to shoot Love, he only had to choose the actors and shoot directly according to the script, and there was basically no need to modify it.

The third issue is content and review.

Some films, such as Lao Jia's, choose to film some domestic social problems, and then win international awards. In this case, not only will you be stuck in the review process, but you will also be accused of exposing the dark side of China or vilifying Chinese people to gain sympathy from foreigners.

But Love doesn't have this problem either. It's impossible to cut even a single bit during review, and the content isn't allowed to be criticized.

As for this movie, it was actually not difficult to shoot. The real focus lies in the actors!

The first is age. To show true aging, Wu Yuchen must be at least 70 years old. Because many 60-year-old old men and women actually look in good shape!

Then there is the temperament and image. This couple is both an educated music teacher, and their past lives were also relatively particular. Therefore, if you are looking for one, you must have requirements for appearance and temperament.

The last thing is the acting. It can be said that this movie revolves around two old people, a husband and wife, and their performance is very important.

Based on the above points, when Wu Yuchen was choosing the actor, several candidates appeared in his mind for the leading role. For example, Mr. Lan Tianye is Jiang Ziya in the old version of The Romance of the Gods. He is 72 years old. He has profound attainments in painting. He has held calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and his temperament and image are very consistent. It's a pity that now he is obsessed with calligraphy and painting and doesn't perform much anymore.

Then Wu Yuchen thought of the old man Ge Cunzhuang in front of him. Although he always played villains when he was young, as he got older, his old face gradually became mellower and his temperament also changed accordingly. In recent years, he has played Wen Yiduo and Qi Baishi, both of whom are big names in the literary and art world.

Moreover, the old man is really versatile. He has played the huqin and violin for decades, so it is not an exaggeration to let him play the role of a music teacher.

After Ge Cunzhuang finished reading the script, he took a long breath, adjusted his mood, and joked to Wu Yuchen: Director Wu, in the end, I have to suffocate my wife to death with my own hands. I still can't escape from doing evil. Damn it!

Wu Yuchen also smiled, and then asked: Teacher Ge, do you think your behavior is right?

Ge Cunzhuang shook his head and said: It's hard to judge! This indeed helped my wife to escape, but according to our Chinese moral standards, this is murder. After all, there is a saying, it is better to die than live...

Then Ge Cunzhuang sighed again:

After reading your book, I also feel very sad. At my age, I can't help but think of illness and death. If a sudden illness really comes out, it would be happy, but paralysis like this is really torture, not only Myself, and my loved ones.

There is no filial son in front of the bed for a long time. When you can't take care of yourself, you have to live completely based on other people's faces. Even your lover and children will be impatient sometimes, and your dignity will disappear little by little. How sad!

Wu Yuchen nodded and said: Teacher Ge, you are right. Disease and aging are problems that everyone has to face. No one can blame others from a high moral point, so I just wanted to capture the emotional changes in the middle. In this kind of thing, no one is right or wrong, it just depends on your choice.

Then Wu Yuchen asked again: Teacher Ge, are you willing to play the role of the male protagonist?

I'm willing to make such a meaningful movie, even if it's zero pay! Ge Cunzhuang said loudly.

Before, he had agreed because of Wu Yuchen's personal reputation and his reputation as a candidate for the Olympics. However, after reading the script, Ge Cunzhuang felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Now, even if Wu Yuchen is not a great director, this is not a competition for the Olympics. Film, just for the film itself, he is also willing!