After Yang Yizhou finished speaking, Director Xie was also stunned.
Yang Yizhou is one of the top screenwriters in China. He is good at both TV dramas and movies. The scripts he has written and the awards he has won can fill several pages. He has written less in recent years. He took on the previous "Red Actress" because Director Xie was the director.
How come he recommended himself when he saw Pei Ran?
Pei Ran's reaction was relatively calm. Although he didn't know Yang Yizhou, after seeing the reactions of Director Xie and Tang Tang, he roughly guessed that the other party had a high status in the circle. What's more, Yang Yizhou was the screenwriter of "Red Actress". Pei Ran had seen the script when he was acting with the actors before, so he naturally saw that Yang Yizhou had a solid foundation and was very powerful.
Pei Ran was not self-deprecating, but he also did not think that he was such a nobody. Just based on that short paragraph, he could attract an industry leader like Yang Yizhou to recommend him. There must be other reasons.
However, Pei Ran knew clearly in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he sincerely thanked Yang Yizhou and was not too surprised. He did not rush to pull Yang Yizhou to settle the matter, but he did not appear arrogant and make people uncomfortable.
Yang Yizhou saw his response, nodded secretly, chatted for a few words, and then left with Director Xie.
Director Xie took them to the lounge. Yang Yizhou looked around and said something else: "Director Xie, your lounge is well decorated! It's very elegant!" Director
Xie rolled his eyes at him and said: "Don't play tricks on me. Tell me, what are you doing?"
Yang Yizhou said "Hi" and sat down on the sofa: "I'm not going to hide it from you. Didn't the Film Association get a new president some time ago? The new official has three things to do when he takes office. The first one is very exciting. He said he wants to train new people. This training They just wanted to train us, and they even pulled us old guys out, saying they wanted to do some kind of old-timer-new-training
thing, and they came to talk to us one by one. I had been hiding abroad, but they still caught me, so I couldn't not give them face, so I had to agree. "Director Xie had heard about this before, but he was filming "Red Actress" at the time, so he just asked someone to send gifts to congratulate him. Later, he heard from several old friends that this new president was a man of courage.
Director Xie said, "So you're attracted to Pei Ran?"
Yang Yizhou sighed, "Didn't you keep bragging to me that a particularly talented kid came to the crew, and I came over out of curiosity to take a look."
Director Xie: "..."
He glared at Pei Ran unhappily, "So it's my fault?"
Yang Yizhou smiled, "No, no, I did have some ideas when I listened to him talk about drama. And he actually wanted to film the martial arts of the Hong Kong film and television industry in the last century. This subject is quite interesting." Director Xie knew
from Yang Yizhou's expression that the old guy was really tempted. However, this subject is not easy to shoot. It is difficult to restore the prosperity of the Hong Kong film and television industry at that time. Director Xie had witnessed it with his own eyes, but he did not dare to tackle this subject casually, not to mention that Pei Ran is still so young. Even if he has talent, there are many things that talent cannot make up for.
Director Xie finally returned to his friend and couldn't help but say: "You should take it easy, don't lose your reputation in the end."
Yang Yizhou: "... As a literary and artistic worker, can you not use such fierce words?"
Director Xie: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Yang Yizhou finally stopped being angry and became serious: "Actually, I understand your worries, but you have also seen the domestic film and television circles in recent years. They are impetuous, materialistic, and dare to put anything on the screen. Anyone dares to enter the film and television circle. I won't talk about actors and so on. , let's just talk about the script, what is it made of? ! They don't even eat dogs, and saying shit is an insult to shit! ! "
Director Xie: "Ahem, literary and artistic workers, watch your words."
Yang Yizhou was outmaneuvered by him, but he didn't get angry, and continued: "People outside look at us with all the flowers and clusters, but you and I both know that the glamorous ones are the ones floating on the surface, and the bottom is a pool of stagnant water. There are only a few people who really make good movies and TV series. How much can they do? If this continues, the market will be over."
Director Xie was silent.
The reason why "Red Actress" is called the most anticipated Chinese-language film is just because the film market has been smoky in recent years and the audience has complained. So they hope that he can make a good movie to save everyone's eyes that have been hurt by all kinds of bad movies.
Director Xie has always been willing to train newcomers. In his opinion, this circle will only develop in a healthy way if more and more people with strength and ideals come in.
And now he also understands what Yang Yizhou means.
Yang Yizhou may not be worried about Pei Ran's ability. After all, as the core of the crew, the director is not only good at filming. If you want to manage such a large crew, you need experience and skills. Moreover, at Pei Ran's age, if he really joins the crew, I am afraid he will not be able to convince everyone. The old hands in the crew are not so easy to deal with.
Yang Yizhou must have considered all these, but he still did it. He is ready to use the reputation he has accumulated over the years to protect Pei Ran.
Director Xie has known Yang Yizhou for so many years. He knows that Yang Yizhou is lazy and afraid of trouble. But he never thought that he has such a deep love for Chinese movies in his heart.
When Yang Yizhou saw Director Xie's expression, he immediately cried out, "Please don't look at me like that. I'm not that great!"
He touched his forehead and said, "Actually, I am a little selfish. Isn't this kid's boss Shen Huai? In terms of assets, he is rich and an insider in the industry. He probably won't interfere. It is said that he is also planning to train a new director recently. Isn't this a perfect match? In terms of connections, you don't know. He looks quiet, but he was brought into the industry by Yi Mian. He is a big shot in the circle. Everyone admires him very much, and when the time comes, it will be no problem to pass the review and publish it! "
Director Xie was stunned: "I just met him once, and you are already thinking so far?"
Yang Yizhou coughed lightly: "Ahem, it's all for food..."
Director Xie: "..."
Director Xie was also full of admiration for him, and sighed: "Yizhou, I think I need to get to know you again."
Yang Yizhou was still a little embarrassed: "Director Xie, we are so familiar with each other, it's embarrassing for you to praise me in person."
"You still feel embarrassed?" Director Xie snorted, "With your shameless personality, you even snatched the work of your own nephew, how can you do it?"
Yang Yizhou: "Uh..."
But this embarrassed expression stayed on his face for only a second, and he quickly said nonchalantly, "This kind of thing, everyone relies on their ability, fair competition, fair competition!"
Director Xie sneered, "Yes, fair competition! They may not choose you!"
Yang Yizhou's expression froze, and then he said bluntly: "How is it possible?! Can't I compete with a little girl?"
Director Xie: "What if he likes little girls? From what I've observed these days, Pei Ran looks gentle, but he's actually very opinionated. If you want to work with him, he may not want to be suppressed by a Bodhisattva. Wouldn't it be better to find an obedient little girl? Besides, it's comfortable to watch him discussing the script. It's better than having to deal with an old cabbage like you."
Yang Yizhou: "..."
Director Xie looked at his face with a smile gradually disappearing, and couldn't help laughing in his heart, but pretended to be indifferent on the surface, stretched and said: "Okay, I'm going to go to film first, we'll get together again in the evening." As
he said that, he stood up and walked out.
Yang Yizhou hurriedly followed him: "No, please say something good for me, Director Xie...Brother...Uncle!!"
——After
Yang Yizhou and Director Xie left, Pei Ran looked at Tang Tang and said with a smile: "Let's find a place to talk."
Tang Tang was still immersed in the shock of her uncle trying to snatch someone from her. She nodded dumbfoundedly and followed Pei Ran to a coffee shop outside the studio.
After ordering drinks, Pei Ran did not rush to speak.
Tang Tang gradually calmed down at this moment. If she was a little picky about Pei Ran's age and ability before, she didn't think about anything since the overly powerful competitor appeared, and turned to worry that Pei Ran would choose Yang Yizhou.
Thinking of this, Tang Tang became a little anxious. She took out her old works from her bag, put them on the table, and said nervously: "This is my old work, you can take a look."
Pei Ran was still considering how to slowly get into the topic, but he didn't expect Tang Tang to give him a straight answer. He took it without changing his expression and opened it to browse. Pei Ran
read the script very quickly, and the "swish" sound made Tang Tang very nervous.
She pursed her lips and said, "Although I used to make this kind of campus romance sweet cake, I have always been very interested in Hong Kong in the last century. Oh, this is some information I collected before." As
she spoke, she took out an iPad from her bag, opened it in a hurry, and handed it to Pei Ran.
Pei Ran raised his eyebrows. This was something he had not thought about. There was a lot of content on the iPad, and it could be seen that it was all carefully prepared.
Pei Ran put down the script and iPad and started chatting with Tang Tang.
He spoke skillfully, and Tang Tang relaxed unconsciously and said everything unconsciously, but even so, she was unaware of it, and even felt that she and Pei Ran were very congenial.
Through this chat, Pei Ran also roughly understood Tang Tang's ability.
Just looking at the script, Tang Tang is far inferior to Yang Yizhou in writing ability. Of course, Tang Tang also has her advantages. She is serious and very good at communication.
For Pei Ran, the movie he wants to shoot is more of a memoir than a feature film. In this case, there is no difference between Tang Tang and Yang Yizhou to him.
Another point is that Yang Yizhou is already the top in the industry, while Tang Tang is just a newcomer. Pei Ran has developed the habit of leading newcomers over the years, and he unconsciously favors Tang Tang a little more.
Tang Tang clenched her hands tightly, staring at Pei Ran who was in deep thought, her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
Pei Ran came back to his senses and smiled, "I understand. Then, please give me more advice in the future."
Tang Tang was stunned. She never thought that Pei Ran would give up Yang Yizhou and choose her.
She was so excited that her eyes were red. She stood up and bowed deeply to Pei Ran: "Thank you for believing in me! I will definitely work hard!" She
completely forgot that she was already a screenwriter who had already produced two popular dramas, while Pei Ran, who was facing her, was still a nobody who hadn't even entered the door.
The author has something to say:
Yang Yizhou: I heard that the reason I was rejected was because I was not new enough? ! !
Director Xie: Haha.