Exciting 1979!

Chapter 224 The heroine of the new film of the four handsome men
They walked into the literature department office, and Jiang Huaiyan happened to be there.

"Xiao Wei, welcome, welcome, what's this person's name?" He recognized Zhu Lin as the person in the poster yesterday at a glance. Unexpectedly, she was even more beautiful than in the painting. However, she should be slightly older than Xiao Wei.

"Hello, Director Jiang, my name is Zhu Lin." Sister Lin introduced herself. I heard that she had previously starred in "Traitor" at the Xi'an Film Studio and was very satisfied with it.

Later I heard that she was not a professional actor and was currently working in drug testing at a research institute. I was very surprised.

Noticing Jiang Huaiyan's expression, Wei Ming quickly added: "Although Comrade Zhu Lin is not a professional actor, she is preparing to apply for the amateur acting class of the Film Academy. She is also very talented and previously worked as a dancer in the art troupe."

"Oh, I don't have any objection to non-professional actors," Jiang Huaiyan said, "it just so happens that our director wants to find a non-professional actor."

"Ah!" The couple looked at each other, what a coincidence!
Jiang Huaiyan added: "Can you please tell me Comrade Zhu Lin's age?"

Zhu Lin glanced at Wei Ming and said, "Twenty-eight years old."

Although Wei Ming knew it, it still hurt for her to say it in front of her lover. You were not yet born when I was born, and I was old when you were born.

If it weren't for the age difference, she would have taken the initiative to invite Xiaohong and Yunyun to dinner and asked them to call her sister-in-law.

Jiang Huaiyan sighed: "The age is also suitable."

Wei Ming asked hurriedly: "Director Jiang, which director and what work is this?"

"It's a new work by Director Shui Hua."

When Zhu Lin heard that it was director Shui Hua, his expression became very excited. That was the famous director Shui Hua who had directed "The White-Haired Girl", "The Lin Family Shop" and "Forever in Flames", and was one of the four handsome men in Beijing Film Studio!
Zhu Lin, his parents and his sister have no idea how many times they have watched these classic works.

However, those were all director Shui Hua's works from the 1950s and 1960s. He had no output for more than ten years in between. He finally filmed a film called "Children of the Paracel Islands" a few years ago, which was basically finished. However, due to policy changes, it was completely shelved. That was also Comrade Zhu Shimao's big screen debut.

When Wei Ming heard Jiang Huaiyan say that this was a new work by director Shui Hua, he knew what it was about. This can be regarded as a representative work in the second half of director Shui Hua's artistic career.

Jiang Huaiyan told them: "We are filming Mr. Lu Xun's novel "Sorrows of Passing Away", and it is also to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mr. Lu Xun's birth next year."

Wei Ming nodded. Mr. Wei was born in 1881. At the same time, Shanghai Film Studio chose "The True Story of Ah Q" for adaptation. The director was Aunt Xia Meng's ex-boyfriend Cen Fan, and the male lead was Yan Shunkai.

"The male lead Junsheng in "The Death of a Poet" has been temporarily confirmed to be Wang Xingang from the Bayi Film Studio, while the female lead Zijun has not yet been decided."

Wang Xingang is also one of the 22 major movie stars of New China. He also collaborated with director Shui Hua in "Forever in Flames". He is almost years old, which is a bit old.

Jiang Huaiyan asked Zhu Lin: "Have you seen "The Death of a Poet"? "

Zhu Lin nodded. Although this was not one of Lu Xun's most famous works, she had read it. After all, it was his only love novel and it was very short, with only a little over 10,000 words.

However, the Junsheng that Wang Xingang had in mind when he read the novel was completely different from her and was too old.

Jiang Huaiyan added: "In fact, Director Shuihua also had a favorite female lead candidate at that time, but the factory leaders including Director Wang felt that she was not suitable. She was Lin Ying, who had previously worked with him on "Forever in Flames."

Lin Ying is not actually a professional actor. She graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music and was previously a skater. Both of her parents were teachers at Yenching University.

Born into a scholarly family and being a college student herself, she has the bookish air of an intellectual, which was an important reason why Director Shui Hua chose Lin Ying.

But the problem is that Ms. Lin Ying is 9 years older than Zhu Lin and is almost 40 years old now.

The heroine Zijun is a college student with a liberated personality and progressive ideas. Her initial age was no more than 20 years old, and she was no more than 30 years old when she died.

The ages of these two protagonists are really out of place for such a story, and it was also a big point of controversy after the film was released.

Wei Ming asked again: "Are there any other competitors for this female lead?"

Jiang Huaiyan said: "Many people in the factory prefer Fang Shu. She is only 23 years old, and her age is more suitable for Zijun. However, the age difference between her and Wang Xingang is too big. They look more like father and daughter than lovers."

So when Jiang Huaiyan saw Zhu Lin's photo on the street, he came up with the idea of trying to find her.

Maybe this is also the reason why director Shuihua wanted Lin Ying to play the leading female role. Both the male and female protagonists are middle-aged, so it would not be so awkward to act together.

But that is not what Wei Ming should care about. Although this work is not considered very successful in Wei Ming's opinion, it is still relatively recognized in the industry and has won many awards. What is there to complain about for a newcomer to get the opportunity to perform?

The key now is whether we can get the heroine.

Wei Ming asked: "I want to know when Comrade Zhu Lin can meet Director Shui Hua."

Jiang Huaiyan: "Not today, he's not in the factory. So, Xiao Wei, don't you have a phone installed at home? When the time is right, I'll call you and meet with the director. You can also take this time to prepare well."

Wei Ming asked again: "Has the script been published?"

Jiang Huaiyan took out a copy of Film Creation and said, "You can take a look at it first, but Director Shuihua's style is that he often changes the scene or the script or reshoots it as soon as he gets a flash of inspiration."

Wei Ming also knew this, and this was also an important reason why Shui Hua produced so few works. He was criticized for this at the time and was considered a waste of national resources.

After leaving the Beijing Film Studio, Wei Ming brought Sister Lin directly to the Overseas Chinese Apartment, helped her analyze the script and role, and acted with her.

Both of them have read the novel, which tells the story of a failed love relationship in the first-person monologue of the protagonist Junsheng, who broke through the obstacles of feudal forces, pursued freedom of marriage, and formed a family, but ultimately ended up with one of them getting hurt and the other dying.

The script's adaptation of the original work can be said to be very faithful, expanding the content of the 10,000-word novel with some life details, as well as a large number of the protagonist's inner monologues. It is a very informal story.

Because of his family background, Zhu Lin has a similar temperament to the heroine Zijun, and can better understand Zijun's choice.

In Zijun's view, Junsheng was her forerunner in emancipating her mind, so she often visited Junsheng and listened to him talk about new culture, new morals, and new concepts. Her admiration turned into love for him, and she was willing to live with him despite her parents' opposition.

After all, we share the same interests.

So after she decided on Wei Ming, she gave herself completely to him without getting married or even getting his promise. She didn't regret it at all, because she liked this little man.

But rereading this story now, Zijun's failure and death gave Zhu Lin a lot of inspiration.

When Junsheng was fired from his job, the two of them completely lost their source of income and had no way to make a living. Junsheng began to dislike Zijun, and eventually Zijun ate the chickens she had worked so hard to raise, let go of her beloved pet dog, and was pushed to his parents by Junsheng, where she died of depression.

A big reason for this tragedy is that she regarded Junsheng as her only one, tied her body and mind to one person, did not have enough career and ability to support herself, and was not strong enough inside.

She looked at the script and then glanced at Wei Ming. Although the man was good, she couldn't fall too deeply into it like Zijun.

But don’t get too deep, it will be uncomfortable!

Wei Ming: "How do you see it? Why don't we pick one and try it out?"

"Okay, come on." Zhu Lin has been learning acting from Wei Ming for such a long time and is still very confident.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Wei Ming stopped her.

"You don't sound right when you speak. You don't sound like a Yenching University student in the 20s. You're too casual. Think of similar characters in works of similar eras that you've seen."

"I feel like students of that era all loved wearing scarves." Zhu Lin thought for a moment.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "It seems that you are thinking of "Song of Youth"."

So Wei Ming took out his winter scarf, and Zhu Lin immediately felt that he was possessed by Lin Daojing and had the flavor of the May Fourth Youth.

Wei Ming had seen the film version of "The Death of a Poet" and knew what kind of feeling director Shui Hua wanted, so he directly trained Zhu Lin in that direction.

Moreover, Zhu Lin is younger and more beautiful than the original heroine Lin Ying, so she still has a chance of winning.

Zhu Lin himself felt better and better, and was more grateful to Wei Ming.

"Junsheng~"

Sister Lin would also take advantage of the opportunity of acting to give Wei Ming some affectionate benefits, and when Wei Ming wanted to go a step further, she would withdraw on the pretext of "filming".

Just like that, when it was time for dinner, Wei Ming said, "Let's go out to eat. After dinner, I'll take you home."

Zhu Lin: "Can we continue practicing tomorrow?"

"Okay, your performance is not good enough. You need to race against time."

Zhu Lin had just put down his scarf and the two were about to go out when the door opened.

Wei Hong was turning the key and Yunyun was carrying the vegetable basket. They looked at each other and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Wei Ming spoke first, looking calm: "Why did you two come back so early today?"

Wei Hong stammered, "Yes, that's right."

Yunyun also said, "We want to come back and make dinner for Big Brother."

Wei Ming opened the door: "That's great, you guys cook, Sister Lin and I don't have to go out to eat."

Wei Ming looked at Zhu Lin and invited her to stay.

Zhu Lin understood and said with a smile: "I'm sorry."

Wei Hong really wanted to ask what her elder brother and beautiful sister did at home during working hours.

Wei Ming explained directly through a conversation with Zhu Lin: "The two of them are cooking, so let's rehearse the lines, hurry up."

Zhu Lin: "Okay."

"What's the line?" Wei Hong asked hurriedly.

"Oh," Wei Ming said, "Beijing Film Studio found Sister Lin through me and wanted to invite her to play the leading role in a movie, but she needs to compete with other actresses. We are working hard to win this role.

"Ah!" Wei Hong said in surprise, "So Sister Lin, you are really an actress!"

"I'm not much of an actor. I'm just an amateur. I was lucky enough to play a supporting role before," Zhu Lin said with a smile, "They found me after seeing the poster outside your store. I have to thank your brother for that."

Wei Hong: "My brother has a good eye. The two sisters he chose for the poster are both beautiful!"

Zhu Lin looked at Wei Ming: "Oh, two sisters, who else is on the posters in your store?"

Rather than being exposed by Wei Hong, Wei Ming would rather reveal it himself: "Oh, the other one is Gong Xian. She helped to get all the women's clothing styles in the store from the Shanghai Film Studio. This matter is all thanks to her. It would have been too late if we had waited until "Lush Mountain Love" started to be released." Wei Ming was so frank that Zhu Lin had nothing to say, and Gong Xian really helped.

But they are so eager to help, what kind of relationship do they have?
She knew that Gong Xing had made great efforts to get Wei Ming, the heroine of "The Shepherd".

Is it just a simple Bole and a thousand-mile horse?
Two young girls were cooking in the kitchen, and from time to time they looked at the two people acting in the living room.

Xiao Hong said to Yun Yun: "You think our brother is qualified to be an actor since he looks like this?"

Yunyun: "It's good enough, it looks better than the Tang Dynasty Wall."

Xiao Hong: "And the sound is nice too."

Yunyun: “Yeah.”

~
And Zhou Huimin, a little girl far away in Hong Kong, also agreed that Ah Ming’s voice was indeed nice.

She received a package from Amin when she went out in the morning, but she did not open it due to time constraints.

After school, I ran to the "Holiland" near the University of Hong Kong to help, and came back with my mother and Uncle Gui after dark.

Business is so good, as a princess, I must pay attention to it.

But Zhou's mother couldn't bear to do so. She felt that this would affect her daughter's academic performance, so she has discussed with Gui Bo about hiring someone.

Gui Bo also agreed. With their profits, even if they hired someone to help, they would still earn more than before. The children's study was the most important.

When she got home, Amin, who had already had dinner in the store, went into the room and opened the package. Sure enough, she saw the tape of Amin's reply. Then she turned down the volume and listened secretly.

"Wow, so this is standard Mandarin!" Most of the Mandarin-speaking people she met in Hong Kong had accents, especially Shandong accent and Shanghai accent.

In addition, in this tape Wei Ming clarified that he was not a teacher at Peking University.

"You may have misunderstood. I am just an employee of Peking University, and maybe in the near future I will become a student of Peking University, but my main job is still writing. I can write serious literature, fairy tales, and popular literature. Besides that, I also have hobbies such as art, music, photography, and sports."

Amin's eyes were full of stars: He is so omnipotent!
Ming: "In addition, I recently opened a clothing store with my friend. Recently, the mainland has been carrying out reform and opening up, taking economic construction as the main line, and encouraging people to make money."

Amin was shocked when she heard this. She originally thought that anyone doing private business in mainland China would be arrested. Many people who fled to Hong Kong said so.

However, she does not think there is anything wrong for a great talent to do business. Among all the talented people in Hong Kong, who does not envy Jin Yong, who owns a media empire like Ming Pao, the other three cannot be lumped together unless they are grouped together as the "Four Talents of Hong Kong".

Amin not only did not think there was a problem, but he also wanted to contribute to Amin's future business empire. Since he was in the clothing business, he would buy some Hong Kong fashion magazines and send them to him tomorrow.

Thinking of this, Amin was in a good mood, but remembering that he had not finished his homework for the day, he quickly picked up his pen and got busy.

The next morning, when Amin went to school, his mother had already left. The snack bar's morning turnover is the key to the day, so his mother and Uncle Gui usually get up very early.

Amin no longer wants her mother to prepare breakfast for her. She just buys it from the stall outside.

When Amin went downstairs, he suddenly saw a middle-aged man stopping the old lady downstairs and asking her about "Ghost Uncle".

Amin immediately went over and asked, "What do you want to see Uncle Gui for?"

The middle-aged man said, "I am an old friend of Uncle Gui. He left me this address and told me to find him if I have any problems."

The man also spoke Cantonese, looked gentle and refined, and wore glasses: "Oh, he went to work, you should go to the store to find him."

Then she gave the other party an address, and the other party thanked her repeatedly.

When the middle-aged man found Holiland, the snack bar had passed its busiest time in the morning and there were not many customers now. Lao Gui and Mother Zhou were drafting a recruitment notice to post at the door of the store.

Nowadays, many people from mainland China or Southeast Asia come to Hong Kong, and the wages are very cheap.

"Welcome." Seeing someone coming in, Mother Zhou hurried forward to greet them.

The old ghost looked up and said with a smile: "Oh, it's out."

Dragon's father Liu Bin nodded and walked closer: "I have been out for a while, and I came here to thank Uncle Gui. I was often bullied and excluded in there, but after you went there, this phenomenon has disappeared."

So he knew that Gui Bo should not be an ordinary person, so he came to seek refuge, hoping that everyone could start a new group.

It seems that Liu Bin is still obsessed with the community business.

Gui Bo smiled and said, "You came at the right time. We are hiring people. Would you like to work in our store?"

"Ah?" Liu Bin glanced at the small shop of dozens of square meters. Is it selling fish ball noodles or rice noodles?

Seeing his doubtful look, Ah Gui frowned slightly, and Liu Bin immediately said: "I am willing, as long as I follow you, I am willing to do anything!"

Ah Gui immediately threw him a rag and said, "Can't you see that the guests at that table have already left? Hurry up and clean up."

"Ah? Oh oh." Liu Bin hurried to work. Before he had time to complete the employment procedures, he became the third-in-command of Holiland.

~
Liu Bin had been in jail for more than half a year. His original small society had long been absorbed by a larger society. He immediately wrote a letter to his wife to report his safety. After observing the situation clearly, he felt that the society had no future, so he decisively chose to join Gui Bo.

After receiving the good news, his wife immediately called the Shanghai Animation Film Studio and told their son.

Liu Rulong, who was studying hard at the Shanghai Animation Film Studio, was so excited that he cried when he heard the news.

He knew that Ah Ming was also concerned about his father and had visited his father through friends in Hong Kong before, so he also wanted to call Wei Ming.

During the lunch break, Aaron immediately called Wei Ming's home.

~
"Who is it? Hateful!" Wei Ming and Sister Lin had just finished their work and were savoring the moment when they heard the phone ringing in the living room.

Zhu Lin: "Could it be the Beijing Film Studio?"

"Oh, that's possible!" Wei Ming quickly wrapped himself in a blanket and went to answer the phone. It turned out to be Aaron.

But it was good news, and Wei Ming didn't bother with it. He even planned to write a letter to Lao Gui to see if he could guide Uncle Liu onto the right path. There was no future in joining a society.

After hanging up the phone, Wei Ming threw himself on the bed and hugged Sister Lin: "My buddy called, Sister Lin, let's continue practicing after you recover. Don't dare to seduce me again this time, I have poor self-control."

Zhu Lin bit his shoulder and said, "Humph, I figured it out."

In the afternoon, the two of them didn't dare to go beyond the limit. After all, Xiaohong and the others might come back at any time.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Huaiyan called before Xiaohong and the others came back.

He told Wei Ming: "The time has been set. The day after tomorrow morning, several candidates will meet with the director together."

"Ah, the day after tomorrow."

"Why, Comrade Zhu Lin doesn't have time?"

"Have time."

Wei Ming didn't have time because he had to take the driving test that day.

Zhu Lin also knew about this. After hanging up the phone, she advised, "I can just take the bus by myself. Besides, it's such an important role, the director can't change his mind just because of you."

"That's true. I really don't have that much face." Wei Ming stroked Zhu Lin's cheek gently. "Then the rest of the journey will depend on you, sister."

Zhu Lin was eager to try, but she also didn't want to rely too much on Xiao Wei, just like Zijun. If she hadn't relied too much on Junsheng, she wouldn't have ended up depressed.

But she will have to rely on him again tomorrow. Xiao Wei's way of explaining the play in a detailed way is very suitable for a student with average talent like her. Recently, she feels that she is about to become one with Zijun.

"Crack!"

Hearing the sound of the door lock, Wei Ming and Zhu Lin quickly separated, and the two young cooks came back.

~
The audition time soon arrived. Wei Ming came to the school and was driven to the examination room by Master Liu.

This date was set by someone else, and there were candidates from several units taking the exam together. Upon asking around, I found out that many of them were from government agencies.

At the same time, Zhu Lin came to the Beijing Film Studio alone. She was accompanied by Lin Ying, who was favored by director Shui Hua, and Fang Shu, who was favored by other leaders of the Beijing Film Studio.

Last year, Fang Shu filmed a CCTV TV series "There is a Young Man" with Zhang Tielin, and participated in the Beijing Film Studio's "Look at This Family". In addition, she played the role of Little Radish Head when she was a child, so she was almost internally selected by the Beijing Film Studio and will definitely join the Beijing Film Studio after graduation. In addition, there are also Beijing Film Studio's own employees, such as Cai Ming.

Although Lin Ying is old, he also has a glorious history.

However, in front of such a competitor, Zhu Lin was not at all afraid. Instead, she was full of fighting spirit, just like the women of the May Fourth Movement.

Wei Ming had been waiting, but it was never his turn, while Zhu Lin became the first among the candidates to meet the director.

It was not until noon that it was finally Wei Ming's turn, and he passed the test without any surprise.

Master Liu patted Wei Ming's shoulder excitedly and said that he would apply for a road test for him immediately.

After passing the exam, Wei Ming couldn't bear to leave Master Liu, so he treated the hardworking old Liu to a good meal and asked for a bottle of Xifeng wine for him.

So when Wei Ming returned to Peking University, he took the opportunity to drive all the way, and he didn't drink.

After sending Master Liu back, Wei Ming immediately rode his motorcycle to the Beijing Film Studio and handed a Daqianmen cigarette to the old security guard at the gate.

"Have the auditions for Director Shuihua's play ended today?"

"No, I'll continue trying after lunch."

After hearing this, Wei Ming did not go in, fearing that if he went in rashly, it would affect Sister Lin's state, so he turned the car around to check whether the procedures for his courtyard house had been completed.

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