Chapter 284 Hidden dangers
Grassland Guest House, 5pm.

After taking a short nap in the room and checking the time, Li Changhe got up and walked to the window.

From a distance, Li Changhe saw a van and two minibuses slowly approaching, and he knew that Zhu Lin and the others had returned.

Afterwards, Li Changhe went out and walked downstairs.

In the car, Zhu Lin and the others got out. At this moment, she had a thick headscarf wrapped on her head, covering her face and leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

However, after getting off the car, she did not go directly into the house, but came to the front of the minibus and directed the people on it to move the equipment down.

Then he braved the cold wind and entered the guesthouse.

"Phew, it's too cold!"

"Xiaoxue, help me."

Zhu Lin was halfway through her words when she heard no response. She looked up and saw many people looking forward.

And on the stairs in front, a familiar figure slowly walked down.

"How did you come?"

When Li Changhe walked up to her, Zhu Lin did not throw herself into his arms excitedly. After all, they were in the lobby of the guesthouse, surrounded by many of her colleagues from the crew.

So, Zhu Lin just asked Li Changhe softly.

"I have nothing to do at home, so I came to watch your filming."

"Everyone, please go inside first!"

Li Changhe said with a smile at this time.

Then he took a look at Zhu Lin. Wow, this is his beautiful wife, but she is dressed like a country girl.

"Let's go upstairs and pack up. By the way, which room are you staying in?"

"302"

"Then I'll come find you later!"

She lives in the same room with Gong Xue on the second floor!
"I think, why don't we ask the kitchen to cook a few dishes tonight and have a drink together!"

Chen Kaige suggested loudly at this time.

"That's fine. It's so cold, drink something to warm yourself up."

Zhang Yimou nodded and said.

He is from the northwest and loves drinking and smoking.

"Drinking tonight? You guys aren't filming tomorrow?"

Li Changhe looked at their eager expressions and asked curiously.

"No more filming tomorrow, let's take a break."

"Originally, the winter scenes you wrote weren't that many, and they were mainly about the daily lives of the male and female protagonists."

"Another thing is to take a picture of the snow scene. We are waiting for snow. According to the old herdsmen, it will probably snow in a few days."

At this time, Chen Kaige quickly explained to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe nodded: "Yes!"

He wrote the script, so he naturally knew the plot of Winter.

In fact, I was considering that winter was coming, so I shot some parts according to the weather.

But now it seems that we thought too simply and the crew suffered a lot.

It's all his fault as the screenwriter!
"Okay then, everyone, go upstairs and pack up, tell the waiter, and let's book a table."

Zhu Lin said with a smile.

Afterwards, the group went upstairs one after another, and Zhu Lin followed Li Changhe into his room.

As soon as she entered the room, Li Changhe hugged her in his arms.

"Okay, I'll take off my coat first!"

After letting Li Changhe hug her gently for a while, Zhu Lin pushed him and said in a low voice.

"Then go get your stuff up and stay at my place tonight!"

Li Changhe said in a low voice at this time.

"So I'm leaving Xiaoxue alone?"

Although Zhu Lin was tempted, she was still a little hesitant.

"What's the big deal? Let Xiaoxue live in her own room. That would be great!"

Li Changhe said nonchalantly.

"Here, I'll go get it later!"

Zhu Lin finally nodded and said.

The two of them were affectionate for a while, and then Zhu Lin stood up.

"I'll go down and get something!"

"Shall I accompany you?"

"Forget it. Xiaoxue is still in the room. It would be so inconvenient if she's changing clothes or something."

"I can do it myself."

Zhu Lin waved her hand, then went downstairs and returned to the house.

Gong Xue was sitting on the bed reading a script. Seeing Zhu Lin come in, Gong Xue put down the script and said, "Sister Linlin."

"Xiaoxue, I."

"Sister Linlin, are you planning to move in with your brother-in-law?"

Gong Xue asked intelligently at this time.

"Yes, mainly because your brother-in-law wants to drink tonight, and I'm afraid no one will take care of him if he drinks too much."

At this moment, Zhu Lin suddenly had an idea and thought of a suitable reason.

It wasn't that she had to explain to Gong Xue, it was mainly because Zhu Lin felt that she was putting love before friendship and felt embarrassed.

"Well, then Sister Linlin, please hurry up. I will have a big house all to myself tonight."

Gong Xue said with a smile at this time.

"it is good!"

Afterwards, Zhu Lin simply packed her suitcase and carried it upstairs.

"By the way, I still don't know who you guys are going to cast as the male lead?"

After Zhu Lin went into the house to clean up, Li Changhe asked her curiously.

"He is a young actor from the Fuzhou Theater Troupe, his name is Zhu Shimao."

Zhu Lin folded the clothes at this time, and then said to Li Changhe with a chuckle.

"Huh? How did you find him?"

Li Changhe was a little surprised.

After many twists and turns, the male protagonist returned to Zhu Shimao, which surprised Li Changhe.

So this is the inertia of history?
"We didn't find him. He was recommended by the director of Shanghai Film Studio."

Zhu Lin then explained to Li Changhe with a smile.

Li Changhe was slightly surprised: "A director from Shanghai Film Studio?"

"Yes, Director Xie Jin from Shanghai Film Studio recommended it to me."

"After the Writers' Congress, Director Xie has stayed in Beijing and has not left. It seems that he has joined forces with Director Wang and others to put pressure on China Film Group."

"Then during this period, he saw the script of The Shepherd. After reading it, Director Xie liked it very much and said that this was a rare movie that dared to write a Lao You film. He took the initiative to offer to direct it."

"But Director Wang will definitely reject him. After all, the directing rights of this movie are in our hands."

"Although Director Xie felt very sorry, after chatting with us, he knew that we were still selecting the male lead, so he recommended Zhu Shimao from the Fuzhou Repertory Theatre, saying that this actor absolutely met our requirements."

"At that time, Lao Tian and Lao Chen went to several film studios and theater troupes in Beijing, but they couldn't find a male actor who met the requirements."

"Since Director Xie recommended it, I discussed it with Lao Tian and Lao Chen, and we agreed. I sent a telegram to Zhu Shimao to invite him to audition."

"You know what, he really fits your description of Xu Lingjun. He has a dignified appearance and a righteous spirit. He also looks very old and has a weathered face. I think he fits your portrayal of Xu Lingjun very well."

"Director Xie has a keen eye and helped us find the right male lead right away."

Zhu Lin said praisingly at this time.

Li Changhe was speechless.

How could it not be consistent? His Xu Lingjun borrowed a lot from the original version, and the original version was played by Zhu Shimao.

Now, after many twists and turns, this role has finally returned to him. It can only be said that this is fate.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Lao Li, let's go and have a drink!"

Outside the door, Chen Kaige shouted at the top of his lungs.

"coming!"

Li Changhe then opened the door and walked out with Zhu Lin.

The three of them came to the restaurant of the guesthouse, a separate private room where a lot of hot dishes had already been served.

"There are a lot of materials in this guesthouse, right?"

Li Changhe looked at the dishes on the table and asked in surprise.

"You are so rich, just pay with foreign exchange coupons!"

"Now our crew is the key supply and support unit of their county, because we use foreign exchange coupons for food, drink and accommodation."

"When I first arrived, I even alarmed the county magistrate."

"Otherwise, in this cold winter, it would be good enough to have some boiled cabbage."

"Okay!"

Li Changhe understood, it turned out that the root was here.

But it is also true that the Hong Kong film teams that can be given foreign exchange coupons should be given priority.

"By the way, are the teachers and students from your school here?"

At this time, Li Changhe thought of the original requirements of Beijing Film Academy and continued to ask.

"No, it's so cold, what are they doing here?"

"We are just doing trial shooting now. Most of the scenes have to wait until the grass grows in the spring."

"I think when the time comes, let them watch the drama at the Jingcheng Hotel."

A large part of the plot of The Horse Wrangler is driven by the communication between Xu Lingjun and his wealthy father.

Although Li Changhe changed part of the plot, the idea of ​​presentation was retained.

After all, at the opening, there were displays of airports and foreign-related hotels, which was quite novel for audiences of this era.

"By the way, Changhe, we talked about it the other day, and I was just planning to tell you and Zhu Lin."

“We think we can’t just shoot in the grasslands west of Beijing. Although this is also a grassland with a large area, the effect of the Yuanjing is very ordinary and not spectacular enough.”

"We think we can go to Inner Mongolia to get some distant views. What do you think?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang spoke seriously to Li Changhe at this time.

"Sure, I have no objection to that."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

Indeed, the grasslands in the west of Beijing are close, but in terms of vastness and distant mountains, there is still some gap compared with other places.

Li Changhe remembers that the original version of The Wrangler was filmed in the Qilian Mountains.

"I said, he will definitely agree. After all, this guy is not short of money."

Chen Kaige said with a laugh at this time.

Compared to Tian Zhuangzhuang's restraint, Lao Chen seems more willing to show his strong relationship with Li Changhe, so when he speaks, he is often unbridled and without scruples.

Especially when he saw Zhang Yimou and others being cautious, he would be even more proud.

"Old Chen is right about this. Money is not a problem. What I hope is that everyone works together to make this movie a good one."

Li Changhe said with a smile.

Money is not really a problem for him now. He is in a situation where he has so much money that he doesn't even know where to spend it.

It doesn’t cost much to take photos of the Wrangler, even if you go to Inner Mongolia.

Li Changhe really doesn't mind the cost if it can make the movie better.

"I heard that the Hundred Flowers Awards will be restored this year. If our film is well shot, it may be able to catch up with the Hundred Flowers Awards next year."

Chen Kaige continued excitedly at this time.

"Hundred Flowers Award, do you really dare to think about it?"

Tian Zhuangzhuang glanced at him and shook his head.

"Old Tian, ​​you are belittling yourself. Why would you be so afraid of this?"

"I think the script of Chang He is very well written. Several directors from Beijing Film Studio and Director Xie from Shanghai Film Studio all like it very much."

"That's our confidence. Plus, our filming is always striving for perfection. If we win the Hundred Flowers Award, I think we have a chance!"

Chen Kaige said unconvinced at this time.

"It's really hard to say about this matter!"

Zhang Yimou finally spoke at this time.

"Hmm? Lao Zhang, what do you mean?"

Seeing Zhang Yimou speak, Chen Kaige was somewhat dissatisfied and stared at him and questioned.

Zhang Yimou shook his head: "I think this movie might cause some twists and turns."

"I was chatting with a few old employees of Beijing Film Studio the other day, and they all said that our students are the most daring."

"The theme of this film is the love of the old rightists."

“By then, it’s hard to say whether it can be released.”

"I thought about it later and felt that what they said was right."

"Our subject matter is a bold new breakthrough. The script is good, but it is hard to say what the impact will be after the filming."

Zhang Yimou said in a low voice.

After hearing his words, everyone present was slightly stunned. Even Chen Kaige had to admit at this moment that what Zhang Yimou said made some sense.

The scale of this film, in a sense, is very large nowadays.

One problem is that the protagonist is an old rightist, which is different from the previous glorious and dignified protagonists from the working class and peasant class, so it is hard to say whether this protagonist can be recognized by the higher-ups.

Secondly, this drama focuses on the emotional line.

To put it bluntly, the theme of this play is a bit distorted.

In that era, the love life of an old rightist sounded very incorrect.
"Our script has been reviewed, so there should be no problem!"

At this time, Chen Kaige looked at Li Changhe hesitantly, trying to find an answer from Li Changhe.

Li Changhe looked at their mentality, smiled, and said confidently: "Don't worry, shoot boldly, this movie will definitely be released."

Li Changhe didn't know whether "The Shepherd" had encountered such twists and turns in the previous life, but since he was there in this life, Li Changhe didn't care about such a small matter at all.

The review by the Film Bureau may be a hassle for others, but for Li Changhe today, it is really nothing.

"I told you, with Lao Li here, this matter won't be a big deal."

When Chen Kaige heard what Li Changhe said, he immediately smiled and said.

He had discovered a long time ago that even though Li Changhe was playing with them, in fact, the level Li Changhe was now exposed to was far beyond theirs.

"If that's the case, I'll be relieved. To be honest, I might be the person here who most hopes that The Horse Herder will win the award."

Zhang Yimou also hurriedly said sincerely at this time.

He didn't want Li Changhe and Zhu Lin to have any opinion of him because of this matter.

And everything he said was from his heart.

If "The Horse Shepherd" really becomes a hit, or even wins the Hundred Flowers Award, it would be of great benefit to him.

It's not just a matter of qualifications, the most important thing is that he can apply to stay in school.

You should know that after the new year, school starts, it will be Zhang Yimou's last semester at Beijing Film Academy.

He is currently a transfer student at the Beijing Film Academy and can only study for two years, and there is no guarantee of a job after graduation.

You can't just study for two years and then go back to Xianyang Cotton Mill No. 2 to work as a worker?

"Yes, if Lao Zhang can take a good picture of this, the problem of transfer students after the New Year will probably be solved."

Tian Zhuangzhuang nodded and said thoughtfully at this time.

"Director, director!"

"It's snowing, it's snowing outside"

At this moment, someone hurried into the private room and shouted loudly at Zhu Lin.

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(End of this chapter)