Chapter 296: That’s really unkind!
"Who is that woman? She looks so familiar."
"It must look familiar! It's Du Shiniang!"
"Hey, really, what is she doing here?"
"Haven't you heard about the script research? The Shanghai Film Studio is also going to shoot "Homesick Lonely Soldier". You know what, Pan Hong is very beautiful when she plays an ancient woman."
"Du Shiniang was from the Ming Dynasty. She is not the same style as Chu Ying in "Homesickness". Chu Ying is a heroine who wields a sword and rides a horse, while Du Shiniang is..."
"Seventh Brother, why do you care about that? Is that something you should care about?"
"Well, I'm also a member of the literature club! Is it okay for me to show some concern?"
Lao Qi felt a little aggrieved and a little weak. After all, they came to find Li Ye, not him, Lao Qi.
A brother nearby patted Lao Qi on the shoulder and whispered, "Lao Qi, you misunderstood. Lao Si meant that you should be concerned about Pan Hong coming to our literature club. Is Zhang Yu coming? Is Gong Xing coming?"
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“Your special brew makes a lot of sense.”
I have to say that the star effect in 1983 was no weaker than that in later generations.
Just now, Li Ye's heavy armor attracted everyone's attention, but in just a moment, Pan Hong overshadowed him.
Almost everyone present focused their attention on "Du Shiniang", which made Xiao Nie, who was in high spirits just now, very disappointed.
[Alas, when can I become the protagonist? Is there no future for minor supporting roles? ]
Pan Hong, who was less than 30 years old at this time, was at the most beautiful moment when flowers were in full bloom. Judging from the aesthetic standards of the 1980s, it was no exaggeration to say that she was extremely beautiful. Compared with her, the immature little Nie really had no sense of existence.
On the other side, Director Xiong and several colleagues from Changan Film Studio were gritting their teeth.
[How ungentlemanly! You actually resorted to this trick? ]
Director Xiong came here with armor today because he couldn't meet Pei Wencong, and wanted to convey their serious attitude towards this cooperation through Li Ye.
I didn't expect Li Ye to be a fan of ancient martial arts. His eyes lit up when he saw the armor, and then what happened just now happened.
And it only took a few minutes? And they were defeated?
However, Li Ye just greeted Pan Hong and then turned to warmly welcome director Lao Xie.
"Hello Director Xie, I didn't expect to see you here. I thought it would be great if a screenwriter could come to discuss the script with us, but I didn't expect that even the director would come."
Li Ye really didn't expect that Old Xie would come, because according to his memory timeline, Xie Jin should be filming or preparing for the filming of "The Garland under the Mountain" at this time.
"Oh, I heard from Director Zheng that you guys have collaborated with Hong Kong Island on comics before, and you have done some research on the armor and costumes in the novels, so I came here to learn more about it and make some preparations for the upcoming filming."
Old Xie was a little surprised at Li Ye's "different view", but it was just a surprise. He was not as enthusiastic as Li Ye, but very calm and indifferent.
At this time, Lao Xie's status is not comparable to that of a "traffic star" like Pan Hong. He is already a well-known domestic director who has won many awards overseas and has a very high status in the mainland film and television industry.
Even though everyone is paying attention to Pan Hong at the moment, Director Xie is the biggest star at the scene. It's just that there was no Internet back then, so no one knew who this round-faced middle-aged man was.
Li Ye understood what Director Xie meant and realized that he, a "little kid", was not taken seriously. He probably came to Beijing for Pei Wencong. He was lucky enough to get people to raise their eyelids over a small seven-inch blade.
"Oh, we did learn some details from the relevant personnel. There are several drawings that clearly show the characteristics of several types of Tang Dynasty armor. I'll have someone show them to Director Xie."
Li Ye's enthusiasm quickly subsided. He said a few words to Sun Xianjin and asked him to get the draft drawing.
But someone nearby laughed heartily and said, "Isn't the armor right here? Why do we need a drawing for it?"
Director Xiong from Changan squeezed over and pointed at the armor that Li Ye had just taken off and said, "Here, this is the authentic Tang Dynasty Ming Guang armor, the treasure of the museum that we borrowed from the museum. Brothers, you are lucky to see it."
Director Zheng also gritted his teeth when facing Director Xiong, because he had just met the two Northwestern men standing behind Director Xiong not long ago.
It’s only because the old woman is not here at the moment, otherwise Director Zheng would be so angry that he would be fuming.
However, the great director Lao Xie said calmly: "The style of Ming Guang armor has always been a legend, and there is no definite conclusion. The one in Chang'an Museum is also a replica imagined based on historical records, and it is not necessarily the standard style."
Director Xiong gave a thumbs up and said, "Director Xie is indeed knowledgeable. Although this Ming Guang armor is a replica, it has been recognized by several historians, especially Professor Yang Hong, who likes it very much."
In the 1970s, scholar Yang Hong researched the origin and history of the Ming Guang Armor. Although it was not fully confirmed in the end, he made a great contribution to the research of the Ming Guang Armor.
Old Xie smiled slightly and said, "What's the use if he likes it? We have to make sure the audience likes it."
"That's hard to say," the bear owner said pointedly, "Some audiences like armor, some like pretty actors. It's hard to satisfy everyone."
Old Xie rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Those who can't take care of both must be mediocre."
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“Hehe~”
Director Xiong smiled to hide his displeasure.
If Old Xie hadn't been here today, he would have definitely said something to Director Zheng. What kind of unfair competition is this? If we have the guts, let's solve it the manly way and see who is the coward.
But Old Xie, who is almost fifty years old, cannot match Old Zheng in terms of influence in the circle or level of status.
Today, Director Zheng pulled Old Xie over to avoid any adverse effects, but coincidentally, the confrontation between the two sides was balanced.
At this time, Sun Xianjin brought a drawing book, which was a collection of illustrations of "The Lone Soldier Looking Back to Hometown", but they were all in color, and there were many character images that reflected the personalities of the characters in the novel.
But after Sun Xianjin brought it over, he hesitated and asked Li Ye: "Brother, the drawing is here, who do you think we should show it to first?"
The people from Chang'an arrived first, and the melon seeds and peanuts snacks had already been taken away. Sun Xianjin, a kind-hearted child, felt a little embarrassed.
Li Ye took the album, exerted force with both hands, and tore it into two halves with a "hiss". He handed one to Director Xie and Director Xiong respectively, then turned around to help the two Changan workers pack up the armor.
Director Xie’s status is indeed quite high, but it is not so high that Li Ye needs to admire and serve him.
Besides, Li Ye is the Party A hiding behind Pei Wencong, right?
Keep the right attitude.
"Old Lou, come and take a look and see how it differs from our armor."
Director Xiong took half of the album and handed it to a colleague next to him, then walked over to Li Ye and said, "Student Li Ye, if you really like this set of armor, I'll give it to you."
Li Ye was stunned and said quickly, "No, no, I just wanted to take a few photos to hang as background paintings in our literature club. These are cultural relics borrowed from the museum, so you can't just give them away."
"What cultural relics?" Director Xiong said, "Didn't they say that they are all imitations? They have several sets. What's the big deal if one is missing?"
"You...why don't I buy it?"
Li Ye looked at the full metal armor in front of him and really liked it, so he decided to spend money to buy it.
"Oh, you're still buying something worth three or two hundred. How unrealistic of us would that make us look? I'll make the decision. I'll give it to you."
Director Xiong patted his chest and said generously that he was a person who "can make the decisions".
"Three hundred and two hundred? So cheap?"
Li Ye looked carefully at the various parts of the armor, as well as the fine armor plates and silk threads, and felt that this was not just a set of protective armor, but a work of art.
Can the imitations in museums be the same as the imitations made by small workshops?
Director Xiong was very careful and realized what was going on. He quickly said, "We were originally going to sell this in US dollars, but I told you not to talk about money. Can you stop being so fussy?"
The cost of the armor is included in the detailed quotation list. If we say it is too low now, and if Li Ye tells Pei Wencong, it will be difficult to discuss the matter later.
But how could Li Ye take advantage of this?
He pulled Li Huaisheng, Sun Xianjin and several others aside, and after whispering for a while, he gathered a handful of banknotes.
"Director Xiong, we may be friends, but we can't joke about state property. Here's three hundred dollars. You can take it back and make an account."
Director Xiong looked at the US dollars in Li Ye's hand in surprise, with a lot of thoughts in his mind.
Three hundred dollars! It's not that three hundred dollars is a lot of money, but who can easily take out three hundred dollars at this moment?
If anyone has some US dollars, wouldn’t they try to stash them away?
Director Xiong asked hesitantly, "You all have US dollars?"
Li Ye smiled and said, "It doesn't happen often. If our comics sell well overseas, we'll get some copyright fees. The school will give us some, but we're all reluctant to spend it. Now it all belongs to me."
"That's incredible," Director Xiong said. "When I was your age, I was still fooling around all day long. Now you guys have already started earning dollars."
"We only make a few bucks, don't we?" Li Ye said with a smile, "Once your movie becomes famous, similar historical movies will have a market overseas, and you will make a lot of dollars, right?"
"after?"
Director Xiong hadn't reacted yet, but Director Zheng from Shanghai asked, "Student Li Ye, do you have plans to shoot your film "North Wind Flying"?"
Li Ye shook his head and said, "I don't know about that! But didn't I hear that Mr. Pei is interested in cooperating with you to build an ancient architecture city? The city has already been built, it's impossible to abandon it just to shoot a movie, right?"
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Director Zheng finally understood why they had quoted 5 million US dollars and said it was a preliminary budget.
It turns out that this is not a one-time deal, but a plan to build a film and television city, where many costume historical dramas will be filmed over a long period of time!
It's such a big deal, and no one sees through it?
Director Xiong understood it clearly.
He immediately took a few US dollar bills from Li Ye, counted them, and returned one to Li Ye.
"This armor, $150, is enough."
Director Zheng was so angry that he almost yelled, because he knew that Director Xiong was not asking Li Ye for money for the armor, but was indirectly making an offer to Pei Wencong.
[How are you bargaining? They've already offered 300, and you're just cutting your own kidney in half? You can even bargain for 250? ]
But before Director Zheng could say anything, Director Xie said, "Student Li Ye, I see that many of the illustrations in this album match the spearmanship you just demonstrated. Did you create this based on yourself?"
Li Ye said: "Almost the same! My grandfather learned to use the spear when he was young. The spear at that time actually originated from the tactics used by infantry against cavalry during the cold weapon period. It's just that it's getting more and more fancy now, and I haven't learned much real skills."
"You've done very well."
Director Xie closed the album and said to Li Ye solemnly, "I think your image is very suitable for the first supporting actor in "Homesickness". Are you interested in acting?"
Director Xiong almost gasped. He had never seen anyone trying to win people over like this. He gave away armor first, and now you’re giving away characters?
(End of this chapter)
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