Chapter 290 "Hanging B" in spy dramas
In 1935, at the Harbin Railway Station under the rule of the puppet Manchukuo, Chen Jiaying, an underground member of the Communist Party of China, came here to meet with the liaison officer of the Soviet representative. Wang Dading, the second in command of Heixiaziling, who was preparing to rob the stolen goods of the opium dealers, was also watching here. Dou Shixiao, the puppet Manchukuo police chief, led a team to round up the "fugitives" carrying the evidence film of 731.
The three parties collided with each other by mistake and finally arrived at the most luxurious international hotel in Northeast China at the same time-Peace Hotel.
For a time, the Communist Party of China, bandits, the puppet Manchukuo Kwantung Army, Jinling, the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France gathered together, each with their own concerns, and spent ten days together in the blocked hotel.
This is the main plot of "Peace Hotel".
Spy dramas like this "escape room" are rare on the market. The last one of similar nature was the movie "The Sound of the Wind".
Because the main plot takes place in the rooms of the hotel, the shooting is basically based on interior scenes.
The biggest advantage of indoor shooting is that it does not need to consider the influence of time and weather. Anyway
, no matter what scene you want, the lighting engineer can just adjust the lighting.
Because of this, after discussing with Yang Lei, Meng Bai added a lot of night scenes, exchanging workload for progress.
Among Arc Light's projects, the last one with so many night scenes was "Soul Ferry".
But let's be honest, this way the overall shooting speed is indeed a lot faster, but the actors will be more tired.
Especially the two leading actors Qin Hao and Qin Lan, who have the most scenes, and naturally the pressure is greater.
Several times at night, Meng Bai went to Qin Lan's room to "discuss the script", but the other party was so tired that he fell asleep before the discussion began.
Looking at the sister sleeping soundly, Meng Bai could only shake his head and sigh.
Is this considered to be digging his own grave?
However, he did not adjust the crew's shooting plan for this matter. Except for occasionally finding opportunities to kiss and hug his sister on the set to quench his thirst, he began to observe the performance of the leading actors with his extra energy.
Needless to say, the two male and female protagonists, Qin Hao's acting skills are very strong, and he grasps the characteristics of the characters just right;
although Qin Lan is a little worse, this kind of "mature female elite" role is also her comfort zone, so they can interact with each other in the play. What
really surprised people was the performance of several supporting roles.
For example, Gao Weiguang, who plays "Police Chief Dou Shixiao", was a little skeptical of him at the beginning because he was born in Jiaxing. Unexpectedly, although this buddy played a little greasy as a domineering president, he was unexpectedly suitable for playing such a rough role.
There is also Jiang Yan. Meng Bai's most impressive role before was the red-haired, sometimes cold and sometimes cute "Western Factory Agent Liu Ruoxin" in "The Legend of the Medical Clinic" co-operated with Chen He.
I thought she would be a mature queen like Wang Ou, but I didn't expect her to be unexpectedly down-to-earth. Especially when she put on a fancy cheongsam cotton jacket, there was no sense of disobedience with the image of a "Northeast woman" in her impression.
But what surprised Meng Bai the most was Wang Yang, who played "Tang Ling".
The character "Tang Ling" is a cheat added to the heroine in the plot.
He is invincible in fighting, has accurate marksmanship, and can fly over eaves and walls like walking on flat ground. He can pick locks, disguise himself, decipher codes, and speak multiple languages...
In short, he is almost an all-round warrior.
But it cannot be said that this is "forced cheating". After all, when Comrade Wu Hao led the Central Special Branch Red Team to dominate Shanghai, he had many such talents under his command.
If it weren't for Gu Shunzhang's betrayal, he would have sent intelligence and secrets to the Kuomintang. The so-called "Central Bureau" and "Military Bureau" would not be enough.
However, reality is reality. In the plot, this kind of role is indeed easy for the audience to think that it is a "deus ex machina".
This situation tests the actor's understanding and control of the role.
Obviously, Wang Yang has a good control on this point.
His image is mature and introverted, low-key and steady, coupled with meticulous acting skills, it is easy to convince people.
Although the role is not much, as long as he appears, he can firmly grasp the scene, and he is not inferior to Qin Hao.
Meng Bai couldn't help but be tempted, thinking about whether he could sign him.
After all, there are indeed many actresses in Arc Light, but there are only three or two male actors, and the Mesozoic Era is only Wang Longzheng himself.
Moreover, Wang Longzheng's image is a bit ruffian, while Wang Yang is closer to the type of "gentlemanly villain".
To be honest, he is very similar to Liu Yijun, who played "Wang Tianfeng" in "The Pretender".
He is the type that makes people feel that this character is definitely not simple even if he only appears in one shot.
"Teacher Wang Yang."
On the set, Meng Bai greeted him while a segment of filming was finished.
"Producer Meng." Wang Yang responded politely.
Speaking of which, this guy is a local of Harbin, and he is also a rich second-generation. During the filming period, he often "guest-starred" as a tour guide for the other leading actors who went out to play in his spare time.
Meng Bai didn't waste too much time. After a few pleasantries, he got straight to the point: "Your current agency is Qianyi Times, right?"
Qianyi Times is also a well-known agency in the circle. The boss Chang Jihong was the agent of Sun Li and Jiang Wenli in the past, and his status is similar to Wang Jinghua and Li Shaohong.
Wang Yang signed with Qianyi when he graduated from university. At the beginning, Chang Jihong was very optimistic about him. After all, his image and acting skills were good. He
even took him to have dinner with director Zhao Baogang and helped him get resources.
Unfortunately, the guy was still young at that time. In addition, he was a second-generation rich man since he was a child, and he was a little "aloof and dull", which led to him missing many opportunities.
In the end, he was slowly abandoned. It was not
until he was over 30 that he finally changed his temper. And because of years of wasting time, he has become more mature and introverted.
So, some actors may be born to be late bloomers.
Hearing Meng Bai's direct question, Wang Yang couldn't help but be stunned. But then he had an idea and vaguely understood what the other party meant.
"Yes." Wang Yang nodded, and added, "However, the contract will expire at the end of this year."
"That's very soon." Meng Bai smiled, knowing that the other party had heard his subtext, "Have you considered changing to a new company after that?"
After that, he continued: "Our Arc Light is mainly suspense-type themes, and we will need more middle-aged actors. If you are interested, Mr. Wang Yang, you can learn about it."
This statement is already a very straightforward recruitment.
Of course, Meng Bai also has this straightforward confidence.
As an emerging force in the film and television industry today, Arc Light is one of the first-line production teams, and its influence and status are also growing year by year.
So Meng Bai now often no longer needs some of the routines of the past.
For mid-level actors like Wang Yang, just invite them directly. If he can do it, it's fine, and if he can't, forget it.
Facing Meng Bai's invitation, Wang Yang was really tempted.
It has been a month since he joined the group. He is familiar with this young producer and has a lot of understanding of Arc Light Film and Television.
As far as he knows, what Meng Bai said is indeed very real.
Suspense themes offer more opportunities for male actors of his age, but there aren't many male actors in Arclight.
So if he can really sign Arclight, at least in terms of film and television resources, it will definitely be much better than it is now.
However, he didn't agree to it just like that, saying that he needed to think about it.
Meng Bai didn't ask him to agree directly, anyway, he still had more than half a year of contract with his current company, so he had to wait.
(End of this chapter)
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