webnovelvip Chapter 94
Chapter 94
The rules in the circle are not too much, and too little is not too little.
The main center of many film works is not necessarily the director or the producer. Sometimes a strong director will say the same thing in the crew. For example, Stephen, the main role of the producer is to check the other party's willfulness; but some producers are filmmakers. The real real core, for example, Smith’s gold medal partner Sang Li, he is very good at choosing a movie theme, finding a suitable investor, suitable actors, and a perfect director. It can be said that the whole movie is centered on Sang Li; Responsible for filming Sangli's story.
Once the two of them collaborated, they almost swept away the entire entertainment circle. Sometimes Sangley would also invest in some small productions, but if he had a big event, Smith would always be his first choice, and he could even delay his own plan for Smith.
Unlike Smith, who loves literary films, Sanli is more like a profit-seeking businessman. All his films are quite popular and extremely popular. Now he is a well-known trump card in the film industry, a famous money-making machine, and the miss rate is extremely low. , and without exception, all of his works are commercial blockbusters.
If Sangli and Smith came together this time, then Gu Yunkai might be more comfortable, imagining whether the pies in the sky are starting to fall, and then make a call to call Gu Jianyue back, but since Smith is alone... …
Let's be a guest first.
"Do you want to eat something?" Gu Yun began to come to the snack plate that Gu Jianyue had prepared at home. The plate was in the shape of Tai Chi, with a lot of sweet and sour snacks on one side and fruit on the other, and said yes Hospitality, in fact, is just taking care of Sharp's taste who always comes to visit.Smith just took a sip of water, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the water stains around his mouth, shook his head and declined Gu Yunkai's kindness.
Gu Yunkai didn't force it, the guests couldn't stuff things in if they didn't have an appetite, so he took a small tomato and stuffed it into his mouth.Smith looked very serious and reticent, and the atmosphere was slightly heavy. Gu Yunkai wanted to open the topic, but before he could open his mouth, Smith, who seemed to have just thought about it, went straight to the point and said, "Congratulations, you recently won the " The role of "Union of Agents" and "Light Like Day" are also big productions, are you free in the next schedule?"
He is quite clear about the rules of communication. First, he said a few words of flattery and politeness, but the third sentence was so blatantly asked. This kind of impact was not much better because of the previous two sentences. Straightforward.
"The publicity work is not over yet, and I have just finished filming, and I don't want to join a new job too soon. After all, the filming is finished now, and it takes a while to buffer, so that I can better devote myself to the next role and have enough energy Follow the time to deal with the new job." Gu Yunkai's words were polite, but he refused in an extremely tactful manner. Everyone could hear that it was an excuse, but no one could find fault.
After all, an actor who is willing to ponder and study the role sounds very dedicated. It cannot be said that he should not be so serious, but "Why did you directly take over the filming of "Union of Secret Agents" after filming "Light Like Day"? Put yourself in the role of Death in "League of Agents"?" Although this question is a powerful counterattack, it will only be asked if Smith is crazy and wants to feud with Gu Yun, and there are media reporters who especially want to sensationalize.
And Smith is neither crazy, nor does he want to have a feud with Gu Yun, and he doesn't intend to sensationalize, so naturally he will not ask such a question.
"Actually, you don't have to rush to refuse. I just approved the project and haven't started anything yet. Even if it takes time to prepare." Smith waved his hand and said, "You can read the script first to see if you like it. If you agree If you want to play the role, you don’t need to audition at all, I can decide to let you be the leading actor directly. But to be honest, there are really no other roles in this movie.”
After saying this, it sounded like self-deprecating words, Smith directly took out a USB flash drive from his trouser pocket and handed it to Gu Yunkai, and said calmly, "You can have a look first before making a decision."
If it's a commercial film, then Gu Yunkai is probably trying to serve the great director in front of him, but he really doesn't want the opportunity to cooperate with Smith on a literary film.But there is no need to refuse directly, so as not to offend others, so Gu Yunkai didn't say anything to death, but took out the computer with a smile and roughly read the script.
As expected, it is a literary and artistic love movie, and there are very few people appearing on the stage. The main characters are only male and female protagonists, and a few of them are guest stars. A love story between a blind genius musician with savant syndrome and his lover.
When Smith shoots commercial films, his style is often passionate, but Gu Yunkai has watched several of his independent films, and the atmosphere is quite dull and depressing, and sometimes he doesn’t even know what kind of story he wants to tell; Looking at the script, it seems to be a rather depressing love tragedy.
The heroine is not a good person in the traditional sense, she is ordinary, vulgar and playful, neither good nor bad among all living beings, she is a hopeless bastard, but she is also the only one in the hero's life shine.In the beginning, she danced for this talented musician and enjoyed his music, but her heart was hard to satisfy. She gradually began to want to completely control this lonely and poor man, but she hated his incomprehensible style and his incompetence.
She has no way to abandon this poor man, because in this world, only this blind and autistic musician loves her wholeheartedly, accepts and comforts her who is abandoned and ridiculed by men without complaint; But because she is the only one in the musician's world, blind people can't bring the heroine the stability and necessary sense of security that a normal man can give a woman. She also hates this man's uselessness.
The heroine is complex, mean and realistic, yet still can't help but be greedy for more.
In this script, the male protagonist is a completely depressive character, different from the innocent and ignorant heroine, he clearly knows what kind of woman the heroine is, and also knows that the other party has been imprisoned in the name of love. And restrain yourself.
Knowing that everything is carefully prepared for the silence, the hug after being vulnerable is just right, the applause at the end of the song is just right, they are dancing in the hut is just right, everything is just right is not a coincidence, all the things that make him tempted Carefully arranged and calculated by that woman, conquering a blind man's heart is so simple and easy that she doesn't need to spend any extra thoughts, not even roses, red wine, flattery and admiration, just a few fluffy sweet words.
He knew very well that his fragile life was just a wild flower that occasionally swayed in the woman's life. After her gold, silver and jewelry disappeared, he used it to decorate her long hair casually when she was looking for a new partner. His life is not because of a love that is almost pathologically possessive, but just to keep his beauty from fading.
This woman took the trouble to make him think she was important, just to ensure that she had a safe place to belong when she was not loved by others.
But so what, he loves this shallow and terrible woman, like sinking in a quagmire, he would rather sink himself.
Love is so absurd, fate arranged for you to meet this person, and you decided to keep him.
Even if the sword is added to the body.
There is a monologue of the male lead in the script, which is very moving: "I can't see her, but I know she must have beautiful eyes, as if the wine that has been sealed for a hundred years is brewed in her eyes, and it is so beautiful. The container polished by the stars is packed, and it will be very bright in the blink of an eye. If she doesn't have such a pair of eyes, why should I be fascinated before I can see them? A charming woman will always have a pair of eyes. More beautiful eyes."
"I have seen the stars before, and the dark night is the lover who has accompanied me for the longest time. I always think of those silver stars, with faint light emerging. As long as I imagine that, it seems that my world is not completely dark, it just enters the darkness. It's night, and the dawn has not yet been seen, but she entered my life like a full moon revealing her figure."
Gu Yunkai flipped through several pages again and found that the hero's monologue is always interspersed with important plot points.
"Her embrace completely separates me from the world. It makes me feel safe and suffocated. I almost feel like she is like a closed sack, and I am tightly tied in it. I am determined to let it go like this." I died slowly; but whenever I was almost out of breath, she turned into a dagger brutally and cut the sack to pieces, so I finally got the right to breathe freely and freely, but also, I was terrified She felt herself merged with this world again. She domesticated me, drowned me with suffocating love, and whipped me with cruel placement."
Gu Yunkai's reading speed is very fast, and his learning ability is quite strong, otherwise he would not have integrated into this world so quickly and learned a lot of basic common sense. In addition, the script is not very long, and it took him about ten minutes to write it down. Read the entire document.
This story can’t be called good or bad. If it’s used as a literary novel alone to discuss love, Gu Yunkai will label this story with an interesting and deformed emotional label. He is old and doesn’t like this kind of morbid and complicated emotional love. Subject matter, I prefer to eat something silly and sweet.
As a movie, this is probably the kind of independent work used to prepare for awards and acting skills.
The problem is that the director of this independent film is Smith.
Gu Yunkai frowned, and had already made a draft of rejection in his stomach, and Smith also looked Gu Yunkai up and down while he was reading the script.
There are no particularly strict secrets in the circle. A talented actor like Gu Yunkai, who is lucky and good-tempered, can climb fast, but there is no competition for resources with directors like them. His peers are enemies, but the director The actors are the objects of mutual cooperation.Especially among some superstitious directors and producers, lucky stars are sometimes even more important than good acting skills. After all, luck is also a part of strength. That is sweet pastry.
And Gu Yunkai is undoubtedly a special and rare treasure with good luck and outstanding abilities.
Gu Yunkai's experience seems in the circle to be unexplainable except for the four words "lucky", but when you talk to this man up close and get to know him briefly, you will feel that his ability is a perfect match. his works.His progress is too fast, like a glass of water flowing into a stream, which flows into a river, and the river flows into the sea. Every time it brings people completely different surprises.
But what really made Smith pay attention to Gu Yunkai as an actor was not because of the director circle, nor was it because of Gu Yunkai's recent experience.
It was because of Jian Yuan.
Smith can't remember when he met the young man. There was a kind of pure enthusiasm in the other party, glowing with nerves that seemed to become more numb and dull the longer he stayed in the industry.He knew that he was sick, mentally ill, the doctor prescribed medicine for him, prepared a schedule for him, related to life, and there were some special things that needed to be paid attention to, but Smith always couldn't get up .
He is fine, he can talk, smile, and socialize normally. Every day when he returns home, he feels calmer than ever. Only the hot enthusiasm in his chest is slowly extinguished, and nothing else is damaged.He couldn't collapse anymore, and it was hard to condemn himself for losing hope in his dreams, just like a slowly dying vegetative, lying on the floor, as if that was the end of his life.
Smith once raised a flower. He took care of the flower eagerly, watered it, fertilized it, talked to it regularly, and took it to bask in the sun. For a while, when he was shooting a work, he couldn’t go home because his feet didn’t stick to the ground. I even took this potted flower with me to the set so that it would not wither and wither when I got home.
He once loved his dream as much as he loved this flower, and worked hard to realize it.
However, just like a flower blooms, it will fail. After being sick, Smith can no longer take any energy to water the flowers. He knows that the action will only take a few seconds, and he knows that he will continue to take care of it. It will be opened again next year, but just like his own dream, he has slowly lost this positive attitude.
Anyway, it will fail, and in the end it will not die.
Smith was starting to get bored with his own life, and he was an unquestionable loser.
But Jian Yuan is a very interesting person. His life is gentle and stable. He never condemns any failures, and never questions any useless efforts. What you can do: Wipe the mouth of the ignorant child, admire his painting, comfort Smith who is in a bad mood, play music happily...
No matter how long the dream is, he will cut it into a simple and complete immediate task. He never forces himself to do something, and he doesn't mind Smith's criticism.Every time the progress is frighteningly fast, it seems that the vitality in Jian Yuan's body will never disappear.
An eager and bright soul like Jian Yuan will also show a hotter light because of another person.
Gu Yunkai.
That's how Smith became interested in the actor.
Instead of responding to other people's expectations, try to only respond to your own expectations.The young man playing the guitar was smiling brightly. He played the guitar in the sun and looked at Smith happily and warmly: This is what another person told me, do what you love and walk the way you want to go , you can't control everyone to recognize you and like you, but what does that matter.
But what does that matter.
Smith sometimes wonders why this young man is still so naive and romantic in such a family, hiding such unrealistic ideas in his mind, until he sees the screen of Jian Yuan's mobile phone, and the mysterious figure has up the source.He never thought that with Jian Yuan's identity and status, he would still chase stars, especially since this star is not really a superstar, but to him, he is a newcomer in the entertainment industry.
In fact, it is not surprising, even the emperor has favorite actors, but among the aristocrats that Smith has come into contact with, there are very few people who love stars as passionately and gently as Jian Yuan. To be able to meet each other, not like Jian Yuan, who seemed to straddle the distance between heaven and earth, just like the relationship between ordinary fans and long-established superstars.
It shows that he not only loves Gu Yunkai, but also respects this man.
But according to Smith's understanding, and his comments on Gu Yunkai's style in the circle, Gu Yunkai is definitely not a warm man who would say that kind of heart-warming words to anyone casually. It is enough to see that this man is by no means an ordinary person.
Really gentle and polite people can’t get along in the circle. It’s not just a matter of a day or two that the atmosphere in the circle is bad. People who are kind are bullied, horses are ridden by others, climbing high and stepping down, afraid of being strong and tempered, Stars who ignore their good temper intentionally or unintentionally, and who can finish the job with an apology afterward, often have no dignity.Most of them have no achievements, submissive, meek and docile too far, just a single person can step on their heads with arrogance, thinking that they have a good temper, but they don't know that they are making people laugh behind their backs.
Even if he is arrogant and willful like Alder, naughty and nonsensical like Sharp, he abides by the rules in the circle, Gu Yunkai can make most of the crews he has worked with think he is polite and gentle, but he will not be weak and bully , is enough to prove that this man is not as "herbivorous" as he appears on the surface.
But people are everywhere, and Gu Yunkai is not the only one with outstanding ability and good looks. No one has seen Jian Yuan's family background, so Smith is curious about this man.
Otherwise, even if it was such a literary film that was destined to hit the market, Gu Yunkai would not be up to par with Smith's reputation, let alone inviting him personally, which would be considered high-profile.
The two of them had no cooperation before.
"Excuse me, do you mind if I understand the purpose of your choosing me?" Gu Yunkai glanced roughly at the ending, the heroine was killed, and the hero wrote the first tragic song in his life, he put the computer aside On the face, at the moment it seemed to be business-like, with his hands on his lap, his face remained calm, and he greeted him with a smile as if he was talking in harmony as usual, "I want to know why you chose me in the end."
When chatting with Lancer, Lancer can say that Smith's independent films are bad, and many big-name actors can also say that Smith's independent films are bad behind their backs, but this does not prevent every actor who wants to make money at the box office. Choose them as protagonists.But Smith always has his eyes above the top. He must choose the best actors, the best team, and make the worst movie, so he is always ridiculed by the crowd.
But even so, there are countless quasi-first-line and first-line actors who want to cooperate with Smith. It is impossible for Gu Yunkai to come to him because he does not need to owe favors. Not to mention that Smith always wanted the best.
Moreover, his status and connections in the industry are not covered. Even if he always shoots bad independent films, he can't stand up to the high gold content of commercial blockbusters. Even if Smith wants to find the best actors, there are enough rewards to impress people.
Gu Yunkai didn't really want to take over this work, but it didn't mean he wasn't interested in Smith's network or even the possible network behind it.
"Actually, it was a coincidence. Before I knew how to create this story, I met a very thoughtful young man. I became friends with him. He is a very good musician. "Smith showed an expression of appreciation on his face, every wrinkle was almost stretched, and he smiled, obviously he had a good impression of that year-end friend.
Gu Yunkai looked at Smith's expression, and couldn't help but soften his heart. Knowing that the great director was talking about his boyfriend, he had to try his best not to show a proud expression, so as not to show his feet.
I don't know if Smith misunderstood Gu Yunkai's expression, or he didn't intend to say so much, and after a little emotion, he simply said: "My little friend is a very interesting person, I like him very much, you can almost say The hero of this movie is based on him, and it is he who gave me endless inspiration, and encouraged and supported me to perfect this idea. I think he is the real core of this story. And he happens to be the favorite actor It's you, so I want to give it a try. I'm not afraid of your jokes, I'm a superstitious person, he said you once encouraged him, and he used your words to encourage me, so I'm also a little curious about you. "
In fact, there is only a 50.00% chance of success and failure. No matter which one it is, don't be too surprised. Life is a gamble.
But Smith's independent film is doomed to 100% failure, and changing actors will not help. Smith knows how to make a good commercial blockbuster, but he doesn't know how to make an independent film with an artistic sense.This is the director's problem, not the actor's problem. Gu Yunkai knows that his luck and timing have always been good, but he is not so lawless that he thinks that he can change the success or failure of the entire movie by himself.
The possibility of this movie failing is very high, and according to Smith's reputation in the circle before, there is no need to even have a little fluke expectation, it is a waste of time.
Moreover, the level gap between Gu Yunkai and Smith is very large. Even if this job is accepted, the other party may not think that it is to sell face and give opportunities for related commercial films. Naturally, this is just an ordinary cooperation. In debt to Smith.And when the movie airs, even with "Light Like Day" and "Alliance of Agents" supporting it, the media will definitely ridicule it, it's just a matter of more or less.
If the material selection fails, it is understandable and powerless to act in a bad movie in life, but there is a big gap between this situation and choosing a bad movie by yourself.
If Smith's independent film is really a serious failure, it will almost destroy Gu Yunkai's efforts on "Light Like Day" and "Union of Secret Agents". It will be mushy, but it's not much better when it falls to the point where it doesn't catch up.
If he is unlucky enough to pick up a few movies in the future and hit the street, then Gu Yunkai can finish his talk, and he will probably be kicked out of the circle to sit on the bench.
Not to mention that "Light Like Day" and "League of Secret Agents" actually have commercial risks. No one knows what the outcome will be before it is broadcast. We can only think that the possibility of them being confused is very small from the combination of various aspects.
But Gu Yunkai still felt his heart beating, an uncontrollable heart beating.
The prototype of this blind musician is Jian Yuan, and the name alone is enough for Gu Yunkai to agree desperately.
That man is his most intimate and inseparable other half of the soul in this world, and no one else is qualified to play this role except him.Recalling the monologues of the male lead that he had just seen, Gu Yunkai couldn't help but feel a shudder. If Smith is based on Jian Yuan as the prototype, then are those monologues also unconsciously revealed by Jian Yuan? perceived emotion.
Happiness is always the product of the combination of happiness and pain. Missing that person makes Gu Yunkai feel warm and a little stinging at the same time.
"I see." Gu Yunkai's voice sounded so calm and peaceful, as if his heart had never been stirred up by Smith's few words, and he said sincerely, "If I take this movie, I have a chance Do you want to know more about the prototype? After all, I don’t know anything about music. If I can get to know myself better and ask him about music, I think it will be of great help to this character.”
It doesn't have to be very clear, Smith probably already understood what Gu Yunkai meant, either the young actor was tactfully rejecting him, or he was indeed a good actor who loves his work, after all Gu Yunkai probably didn't know his own What kind of background does the little fan have, otherwise he would not be just a second-tier actor until now.
It took him three years to go from nothing to a second-tier celebrity in the circle, which is indeed remarkable in terms of one person's strength; but if you add the Jian family, it will undoubtedly be too useless.
You must know that if Jian Mo wants to cultivate a spokesperson for the empire, the moment he steps into the stardom, he will have top-level resources that others can only dream of.
According to Gu Yunkai's ability, he will never be limited to his current appearance.
Smith didn't think Gu Yunkai was refusing, after all, he didn't know Jian Yuan's identity, and it was not difficult for the circle to invite a musician to instruct the actors, so he was indeed interested in this script. And I want to be fully prepared for this role...
In any case, it is undoubtedly a pleasant thing for one's own works to be appreciated and recognized by others.
This undoubtedly increased Smith's favorability towards Gu Yunkai a lot.
"It seems that my question has already been answered." Smith raised his top hat and put it back on his head, then picked up his cane and smiled, "I believe you will not spread the script casually, and someone will come later Sign a non-disclosure agreement with you, as for that friend, I can't guarantee whether it can be done, but I will try my best to fight for this right for you."
Gu Yunkai stood up to see him off, and said with a smile, "It's not about trying my best, it's about necessity. If you can't win, I don't have the confidence to take this job. I rarely joke about my career."
In the past, after falling in love with Jian Yuan, Gu Yunkai felt that his IQ was plummeting. Now it's better. In order to meet his boyfriend reasonably, he even gambled on his career.He knew very well that he didn't want to sell Smith's face, nor did he want to use Smith to hype him up. From the beginning to the end of this conversation, the only person who attracted Gu Yun's heart was Jian Yuan.
Only Jian Yuan.
"Interesting." Smith became more and more fond of Gu Yunkai, and he suddenly understood why Jian Yuan liked this little star, and simply joked, "I thought you were still thinking seriously after receiving this invitation, and you are already taking yourself Just kidding about my career, I don't intend to invite you to participate in my commercial film."
It was a bit difficult when I first said it, but admitting my failure is actually not as difficult as I imagined. When I didn’t dare to say it, I felt it was as difficult as heaven, but after I blurted it out unconsciously, Smith just froze a little. Then he easily rounded up this joke-style self-deprecating sentence.
He feels much more relaxed now, not so tired both mentally and physically.
"I'm an actor, and my career is to be only responsible for my own role." Gu Yunkai blinked, showing an almost playful smile, "Any job is the same for me, every job opportunity It’s only when I’m unprepared for that role that I really joke about my career, and I’ll look forward to the next opportunity to work together, it’s just work, there’s no humanity.”
It's really interesting, compared to himself who just likes to make independent movies, Gu Yunkai should be included in the list of the most difficult men in the entertainment industry.
Compared with this man, he can be called harmless.
"Then look forward to this opportunity for cooperation, and the next opportunity for cooperation."
Smith nodded while pressing his top hat, laughed and left, not paying too much attention to the fact that he agreed to a great opportunity for Gu Yunkai. A good actor who loves his work, and Gu Yunkai is both. He really likes this young man now.
If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine with you, you will end up like a young man traveling.
The eagerness to try when he was young is suddenly pouring back into this body. Smith has not experienced this feeling for a long time. Even if he knows that the ending will definitely not be satisfactory, there is still a person who is willing He takes his own works seriously, rather than purely chasing interests.
It doesn't matter whether Jian Yuan is free or not, and whether Gu Yunkai can finally participate in his movie.
Smith felt that this trip was not in vain.
This is probably a surprise. Smith's promise has undoubtedly insured Gu Yunkai's career. Regardless of whether his job opportunities will be reduced after the movie hits the street, at least his box office will definitely not be. It has become less, and there is still a great possibility to go up, and expand your network by the way.
Sometimes Gu Yunkai wondered if his current connections would look like a spider's web.
Smith didn't leave for a long time, and Sharp, who looked like a mouse, slipped down and knocked on the door, ready to eat and drink. Gu Yunkai had to open the door for this good friend before even clearing the snack tray, which just saved time.He was holding Smith's remaining glass in his hand, intending to wash it up and let it go.Sharp took the initiative to close the door, shook hands at him and said, "Go do your own work, I will treat myself well."
Gu Yunkai couldn't laugh or cry at his attitude, so he went straight to the kitchen and continued to wash his cups, Sharp also followed him into the kitchen, went straight to the refrigerator, searched up and down, and finally took out the iced one He poured himself a full glass of green tea, blinked and said, "Did that old man Smith come to cheat you?"
"Why do you have such a high opinion?" Gu Yunkai turned on the faucet and asked in confusion, "Couldn't he have come to talk to me about something good?"
Sharp looked disgusted: "You just save it, what kind of advice is needed for this, if it's a good thing, you can afford him a few steps with your current worth, and he can visit you in person? Do you think people come out when they are free? Take a few steps to relax and see you chatting? How can there be such a good thing in the world."
"There is no absolute, but I think no matter what the outcome is this time, it's a good thing."
Gu Yunkai smiled slightly, and said in a rather inscrutable manner.