Chapter 401 Come, take off your clothes first
Lin Weimin called the National Theatre of China and Han Zhuangzhuang came very quickly.
As soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Uncle, why didn't you tell me you were back?"
Zhang Yimou looked at Han Zhuangzhuang who walked into the yard with his eyes shining. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him and the more excited he became, which made Han Zhuangzhuang feel creepy.
Zhang Yimou and Han Zhuangzhuang were both students of Yanying Film Studio, and they had met each other in school. However, they had not seen Han Zhuangzhuang for several years. At the beginning, when he discussed the male lead with Mo Yan and other main creators of the crew, he expressed his requirements.
Mo Yan said at the time: "Teacher Lin's nephew fits this character very well!"
The image of Han Zhuangzhuang flashed through Zhang Yimou's mind, and he was indeed quite suitable.
Later, when they were going to Beijing to select roles, they called Yanying and the Central Academy of Drama in advance. The Central Academy of Drama recommended Jiang Wen, but when Zhang Yimou heard that it would take several months for him to join the crew, he immediately eliminated this option in his mind.
After getting off the train, I went straight to Lin Weimin.
Now that he saw Han Zhuangzhuang in person again, the more he looked at him, the more suitable he felt, and he couldn't help but reveal an expression of joy.
Han Zhuangzhuang deliberately avoided Zhang Yimou, came to Lin Weimin, and whispered: "Uncle, I haven't seen this guy for a few years. Why does he look so wretched?"
Mo Yan's eyes flickered at the side, and he dared to speak ill of the director to his face. This male protagonist has quite the personality!
"Shut up!"
This is your great fortune.
"Director Zhang is going to make a movie and wants you to play the leading male role. He wants you to come over for an audition today."
Han Zhuangzhuang looked at Mo Yan. At a party before Lin Weimin went to the United States, he also mentioned that Mo Yan's novel was going to be adapted into a movie.
"Mo Yan, it's not your movie, right?"
Mo Yankaba closed his small eyes as big as green beans and nodded.
Han Zhuangzhuang has performed in sketches, TV dramas, and dramas, but has never been in a movie. When Mo Yan mentioned that it was his movie, he became interested.
"What kind of trial trick is this?" he asked directly.
Zhang Yimou patted the sofa in the living room and said, "Come on, take off your clothes first!"
???
Did I meet a pervert?
Resisting the urge to beat up Zhang Yimou, Han Zhuangzhuang looked at Lin Weimin.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard Lin Weimin urging her, "Why are you looking at me? Take it off!"
"I……"
Han Zhuangzhuang felt like he had entered a den of wolves.
But since his uncle had spoken, he didn't dare to resist and just took off his shirt obediently.
Zhang Yimou looked at his upper body muscles carefully, and he couldn't hide the greed in his eyes. Han Zhuangzhuang couldn't help but cover his key parts with both hands.
Lin Weimin said impatiently: "What are you blocking? Who do you think has nothing?"
Han Zhuangzhuang reluctantly put down his hand.
In addition to Mo Yan, the other three big men surrounded Han Zhuangzhuang, and the scene was extremely brutal.
After looking at each other for a long time, Zhang Yimou and the other two were finally satisfied.
Han Zhuangzhuang then put on his shirt, he felt like he was getting dirty.
He had never acted in a movie or tried a role before, so he was deeply shocked today and it was an eye-opener for him.
So this is what movie auditions are like!
"Okay! It's you!"
Zhang Yimou feels that the filming of this movie is inseparable from the help of Lin Weimin, and Han Zhuangzhuang is very suitable for the role of "Yu Zhan'ao", so he is the only one who can play the leading actor!
Han Zhuangzhuang was stunned for a moment, "Don't you need to try acting again?"
"No need! Zhuangzhuang, you are an actor from the People's Art Theatre, there will be no problem for you to act in our movie!"
Han Zhuangzhuang smiled happily when he was praised by Zhang Yimou, and the relationship between the two quickly became closer.
Zhang Yimou and his friends were very happy to have the male lead confirmed. They had lunch at Lin Weimin's house at noon and invited him, "Teacher Lin, we plan to go to the Central Academy of Drama to select the female lead this afternoon. If you are free, can you go with us?"
Lin Weimin had nothing to do today, so he agreed.
Zhang Yimou and his companions came to Lin Weimin's house by bus. Lin Weimin drove to the Central Academy of Drama. Han Zhuangzhuang also wanted to join in the fun, but was left behind by Lin Weimin in disgust.
"Don't you have any idea of your body shape?" Lin Weimin said with disdain.
Han Zhuangzhuang stood there watching Huang Guan's receding figure, feeling depressed.
When I have money, I must get a Crown!
There are generally only two ways for a film crew to look for actors in Yanjing: either a recommendation from a friend, or going to the performance department of an art school to look for them themselves.
In Yenching, there are two universities that have close ties with the film industry: the National Academy of Drama and Yanjing Film Academy.
When we arrived at the Central Academy of Drama located in Mianhua Hutong, DC, everyone was familiar with the place. Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei were both graduates of Yanying Film Academy, and they often came to the Central Academy of Drama when they were in school.
In 1986, the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama was very strong, especially the wave of beautiful young actresses who entered the school last year, making all the male students of the school salivate.
Some people with bad intentions gave these girls a nickname, "Five Golden Flowers".
The five golden flowers represent five girls from the 1985 acting class of the Central Academy of Drama, Shi Ke, Gong Li, Wu Yujuan, Jin Lili and Chen Wei.
The most beautiful one among them is Shi Ke.
In 1981, the Italian film "The Cassandra Bridge" was released in the country, leaving a deep impression on countless Chinese people.
Especially the stunningly beautiful protagonist Sophia Loren in the movie, who became the dream lover of countless young men at that time.
Shi Ke has a gorgeous and elegant appearance, resembling Sophia Loren, but younger and sexier than Sophia Loren. Not only the boys from the Central Academy of Drama, but also boys from many other universities in Yenching come to admire this goddess. She is the true school belle of the Central Academy of Drama.
As for the powerful Gong Huang in later generations, although she was also among the "Five Golden Flowers" at that time, compared with the sexy and charming Shi Ke, she was at most a sweet girl, barely considered a class flower.
Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others almost drooled when they saw Shi Ke's photo, and their eyes widened when they saw the real person.
"Or, let's choose her!" Gu Changwei suggested.
Zhang Yimou hesitated a little and asked Lin Weimin: "Teacher Lin, what do you think?"
"Do you want to choose Shi Ke?" Lin Weimin asked him.
Zhang Yimou felt a little embarrassed by his gaze, "Shi Ke is quite suitable for the role of Jiuer."
Lin Weimin bluntly said: "She looks so European, how can she fit the role of 'Jiu Er'?"
Like a student caught cheating by his teacher, Zhang Yimou showed a bit of embarrassment on his face and Gu Changwei also shut his mouth.
"Teacher Lin..."
Zhang Yimou was about to speak when Lin Weimin interrupted him, "What is the background of Red Sorghum? It's set during the Anti-Japanese War. Why did you give me such a fashionable heroine?"
Zhang Yimou was emo, he secretly glared at Gu Changwei, the culprit, who looked up to the sky, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him.
"So what do you mean, Mr. Yilin..." Mo Yan was very tactful and found a way for Zhang Yimou to save face.
Lin Weimin picked out a picture of a sweet girl from a pile of photos and said, "Let's pick her. A girl from Ludong, she has a simple temperament and with proper makeup, she should fit the image of 'Jiuer'."
Zhang Yimou took a look at the photos picked out by Lin Weimin. In fact, he was hesitating between this girl and Shi Ke, but was interrupted by Gu Changwei and chose Shi Ke for some reason.
"Gong Li is indeed very suitable for the role of 'Jiu Er'!"
Zhang Yimou looked at Gu Changwei with disdain and said, "You asked me to choose Shi Ke just now?"
Lin Weimin's opinion played a decisive role for Zhang Yimou, and he decided to use Gong Li as the heroine.
The young version of Gong Li did not have the same strong aura as her later counterparts, and had a pure appearance. After chatting for a while, Zhang Yimou told her that she was chosen to be the heroine, but she was still confused.
“I’m the heroine?”
The crew of Red Sorghum contacted the Central Academy of Drama in advance. It was summer vacation at that time, and the school deliberately retained several students from their acting class who met the requirements of the female lead.
The teacher asked Gong Li to stay in school and leave a few days later, and she was quite happy.
The school is on vacation and I don’t have to go home, so I can have a few days of fun in Yanjing.
With such a lazy mentality, Gong Li never thought that she would be chosen as the heroine of "Red Sorghum".
After the male and female protagonists of "Red Sorghum" were confirmed, Lin Weimin's mission was completed.
That evening, Han Zhuangzhuang brought his wife Yin Geli to Lin Weimin's house for dinner.
When the foreign girl heard that her husband was going to star in a movie, she was very excited and said that she would definitely let relatives and friends in her hometown see the movie after it was finished.
After marrying in China for a year, the foreign girl has become more and more accustomed to the local customs. How can this be considered a disguised return home in glory?
While eating, Han Zhuangzhuang told Lin Weimin that "The Ming Dynasty 1566: Jiajing and Hai Rui" would premiere in the middle of this month, in just a few days.
"How's the lineup going?"
"Anyway, my colleagues in the academy all say it's good. The form of this drama is very novel, and the audiences who have watched it have given it very good reviews."
Lin Weimin nodded and said, "I'll go take a look when I have time."
After dinner, Tong Zhonggui came on his bicycle to tell Lin Weimin that Niu Han had gone to the Literary Association to help.
The next morning, Lin Weimin returned to Guowenshe to work.
When we arrived at the editorial office, my colleagues talked about the scene when Comrade Lao Niu came to cause trouble that day. It was really brutal.
"The old comrades have low awareness and no screw-in spirit. How can this work?"
Editor-in-Chief Lin severely criticized Comrade Lao Niu's behavior.
Everyone sneered and said, if you had the ability, you shouldn’t have run away that day!
Near noon, someone from the front building came and asked Lin Weimin to answer the phone, saying that someone was calling from Hong Kong.
Lin Weimin ran to Cheng Zaochun's office and answered the phone. It was Fang Yihua from TVB. She first praised Lin Weimin on the phone.
Before 1992, TVB did not use the later "indexation" statistical method to calculate ratings. Instead, it followed the tradition of that era and commissioned market research companies to use statistical principles to call sample subjects and ask them whether they watched a certain TV program, thereby inferring the number of viewers and ratings of the TV series or program.
"The Female Doctor" has been broadcast on TVB for more than 20 days now, and the plot has entered the second half.
As of yesterday, the TV series had aired up to episode 46, with an average viewership rating of an astonishing 64%.
Before "The Female Doctress", the historical ratings record of TVB was created by the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", with a 62% rating, creating a viewership myth of 3 million people.
Now, "The Female Doctor" is still more than ten episodes away from the finale, and the ratings are likely to continue to rise. It is destined to create a ratings record for TVB, and it will also be a record in the history of Hong Kong television.
The boss Shao Yifu was naturally overjoyed and specially assigned Fang Yihua to call Lin Weimin.
There will only be two updates today, so I'll take a day off.
(End of this chapter)
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