Chapter 414: Fate brings us together, but no fate brings us together.
The crew was more or less affected by the outside world, but several big guys, including director and male lead Lin Fan, assistant director Liang Wen, female lead Xia Yan, and second male lead Cheng Guohua, were not affected by external affairs and continued to do what was expected.
He neither avoided nor cared about the various voices from outside. This frank attitude soothed the psychology of other actors and staff in the entire crew.
Of course, people are still worried about what they should worry about. It is also a fact that Lin Fan is just a complete newbie.
However, this worry was under control to some extent and did not become out of control. In other words, this worry turned into invisible pressure, all of which was placed on Lin Fan.
Cheng Guohua was once very worried that Lin Fan would not be able to bear the huge pressure and would vent his anger on the crew and the actors.
But according to Cheng Guohua's observation, Lin Fan does sometimes lose his temper on the set, but there are reasons for it, not because of incompetent rage or transferring emotions. Most of the time, Lin Fan is no different from before, but there are still some small changes.
For example, when Lin Fan was free, he suddenly started singing Huangmei Opera.
No, it's not entirely Huangmei Opera. It should be a new tune based on the rhythm of Huangmei Opera, blending Peking Opera singing and Buddhist music elements. It sounds very similar to Huangmei Opera at first glance, but it has its own unique charm and is very comfortable to listen to.
"It is fate that brings us together.
It is hard to hold hands if you are not destined to be together. It takes ten years to get on the same boat, and a hundred years to sleep on the same pillow—"
It sounds great! The lyrics are also very much to Cheng Guohua's liking. People of Cheng Guohua's age like lyrics that are more subtle and have a bit of life philosophy. The love and affection in modern pop music is a bit frivolous to Cheng Guohua.
It’s not that being straightforward is bad, but the ideas that Cheng Guohua accepted when he was young formed an inherent perception of implicit beauty. The same goes for his personal appreciation style. Once a perception is formed, it is generally difficult to change unless there is a major ideological conflict.
Cheng Guohua didn't think that there was anything he needed to change about the type of songs he liked. Some people liked pop music, some liked classical music, so why couldn't someone like him who liked folk songs and opera singing styles change his style? Well, I'm getting off topic.
Cheng Guohua really liked the tune that Lin Fan hummed casually. He couldn't help but find Lin Fan after a shoot and said, "Director Lin, can I ask you something?"
Lin Fan didn't understand what Cheng Guohua wanted to talk to him about: "Tell me. Is there anything wrong with the recent filming? You have filmed many dramas and been in many crews. If you find anything wrong on my part, you must point it out to me.
As you know, this is my first time directing, and I have to learn by trial and error. I really need seniors like you to give me some pointers.”
Cheng Guohua waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, Director Lin, you are belittling yourself. Your progress during this period is obvious to everyone. Although you may not be familiar with the crew work at the beginning, you can feel your ability during this period without me telling you.
I can’t say anything else, but I believe that when this movie is finally made, it will definitely impress those people!”
"Then thank you, Mr. Cheng, for your kind words!"
After a few pleasantries, Cheng Guohua got to the point: "Director Lin, when I was resting these two days, I kept hearing you singing as I passed by you. Can I ask, is that your new song? If so, when will it be released online? I want to download it and listen to it as soon as possible."
Lin Fan recalled: "That, that is considered a new song, but I may disappoint Teacher Cheng, I don't plan to release these songs online for the time being."
Cheng Guohua was very disappointed: "Can I ask why? Director Lin, you don't know, I like to listen to opera, and of course I also like to listen to local folk songs. But in recent years, there are fewer and fewer songs of this type on music platforms."
It doesn't mean that no one wants to make drama or local songs anymore. On the contrary, with the diversification of music types, more and more people are paying attention to folk drama and local songs, trying to combine these music that have been deposited in people's lives with modern pop music to revitalize them.
Unfortunately, the idea is good, but it is difficult to implement in practice. Just like Lin Fan knew, Jiang Yuhe had been trying to compose music for ancient poems. The wish was good, but the road was bumpy.
There are also those that forcibly stitch together pop music and theatrical singing styles. Young people may find this type of music quite novel, but Cheng Guohua himself finds it difficult to accept it.
In Cheng Guohua's opinion, the music form that combines folk and pop music should be like the tune that Lin Fan hummed on the set a few days ago, which thoroughly combines opera and pop elements, rather than simply adding a dramatic singing style to a pop song.
Lin Fan had to explain to Cheng Guohua: "These songs are the theme songs I prepared for the new, um, comic stories. Before these comics are adapted into film and television dramas, I may not release the songs separately. Because without the support of the plot, only the songs themselves, its charm will be greatly reduced. So..."
Lin Fan originally thought that if he explained it this way, Cheng Guohua would feel very sorry, and even think that he was wasting his talent by not doing his job and working on comics.
But unexpectedly, after hearing Lin Fan's explanation, Cheng Guohua's eyes sparkled: "Oh, Director Lin, you have a new comic coming online? Then I have to go and take a good look at it!"
Lin Fan was surprised: "Teacher Cheng, are you still reading comics?"
"Haha, just a little personal hobby."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Anyway, it is impossible for him to admit that he received an invitation from Liang Wen and asked his children to find the comics out of distrust of Lin Fan. He wanted to understand Lin Fan's creative ability through other channels and started reading comics.
Cheng Guohua skillfully took out his mobile phone, logged into Penguin Comics, and then clicked on the only cartoonist he followed, Earthling, and saw the new comic that Lin Fan had just released, The Legend of White Snake.
This name immediately caught Cheng Guohua's interest. Lin Fan's naming of his comic works has a strong opera style, whether it is "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Butterfly Lovers", or the current "Legend of White Snake". It is completely different from the modern true love series and those melodramatic dramas.
If he hadn't seen with his own eyes that Lin Fan was a young man, Cheng Guohua would have even thought that someone who could come up with such a name must be at least forty or older.
But these are not the main points, the main point is to read the comics first! Cheng Guohua was holding his phone and immersed in the plot of the comics, even Lin Fan was forgotten by him. This made Lin Fan stand aside and it was awkward to leave, but it would be awkward to stay and not leave.
Lin Fan: Grandpa, you can't just throw it away after using it. Weren't we just talking about the song? You don't need to be a screenwriter because you have a comic!
PS: "Duqing", Zuo Hongyuan, Zhang Huiqing Happy Mid-Autumn Festival everyone~Have you eaten mooncakes? Have you eaten delicious food? Do you have rice to bring me?
(End of this chapter)