Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 361 Chapter 362 [All good things are taken by you]

   "Garland under the Mountain" officially started shooting in November.

  Xiang Nan's performance amazed everyone.

   Originally, Tang Guoqiang and others thought that Xiang Nan, a writer, must not have enough acting skills. There may be another reason why he can act as the leading actor.

   But as soon as they turned on the phone, they found that Xiang Nan's acting skills were really good, even better than their professional actors.

   This makes them a little depressed.

  They were not as talented as Xiang Nan. If someone writes something casually, they can get back hundreds or thousands of manuscript fees, which is more than they have earned in ten years.

   Now even my own family's ability to eat is not as good as others', which is too shocking.

   "Liu Feng, have you studied drama before?" Tang Guoqiang asked curiously.

   "I have learned it. I learned somersaults in the Bangzi Theater Troupe when I was a child." Xiang Nan laughed.

   "No, I mean drama, drama, performance." Tang Guoqiang waved his hand.

   "I did a play in the art troupe, does that count?" Xiang Nan laughed.

   Tang Guoqiang smiled wryly.

  Although drama is quite good for honing acting skills, the requirements for dialogue dramas of art troupes should not be too high. Furthermore, acting in a drama is very different from acting in a movie.

   Acting in a movie, a very important point is the sense of the lens. Actors must pay attention to the position of the camera, otherwise it is easy to go out of the camera. In drama, this problem does not exist.

  Xiang Nan hardly made a single mistake. Or he has filmed before, but deliberately lied to everyone. Or Xiang Nan is self-taught without a teacher, born to eat this bowl of rice.

  Considering Xiang Nan's identity, status, reputation, and his style of doing things, the second reason is more reliable. Thinking about this, Tang Guoqiang and the others were naturally even more depressed.

  …

  Filmmaking is similar to other jobs. There are boring and fun, relaxing and hard work. Because it was Xiang Nan's first time filming in person, it still felt novel and interesting.

  In January, after Xiaoping’s winter vacation, she specially came to visit the crew to accompany him.

  Seeing that Xiang Nan's daughter-in-law is so beautiful, many men in the crew are envious.

Then I learned that the top students of Xiaoping's military art are "Song of Peony", "Camel Bell", "Ding Dong of Spring Water", "I Love You, China", "Our Life is Full of Sunshine", "Song and Smile" and so on. After the author of the song, they sighed even more.

  What a good thing, let Xiang Nan get it!

  …

  Xiaoping stayed with Xiang Nan on the set for half a month, and brought him the latest information by the way.

  Xiao Suizi's debut novel "Seven Warriors and One Zero" has been published in the magazine "Youth Literature". According to her own statement, she has received letters from readers from many magazines. Many readers praised her for her good writing, which gave her confidence in her creation.

  Xiang Nan's "Latent" began to be serialized in "Novel Monthly". Because of the tight plot and suspense, readers responded very well, and they sent letters to inquire about the following plot. Because there were too many letters, Xiaoping didn't know how to deal with them.

   And Xiaoping herself wrote "On the Field of Hope", "In the Place where the Peach Blossoms Bloom" and "A Plum Blossom" in 1980. After these three songs were released, they all sang well.

  However, although the song is very popular, Xiaoping's income is not high. The current salary is 50 yuan per month. At most, I can get a little subsidy, which is only a few dozen yuan.

  Compared to American songwriters who spend their entire lives on one popular song, she earns too little. Xiang Nan also knew that writing songs alone would not make money.

For example, Mr. Chen Xiaoqi, who wrote songs such as "The Sound of the Waves Are Still", "How Are You, Big Brother", "Nine Nine Daughters Red", "Cheers for Our Today", the annual income of song royalties is less than 10,000 yuan . This is still the situation in 2010.

  Mr. Xu Jingqing, who composed the music for the TV series "Journey to the West", had a lifelong dream to hold a concert, and he had no money to hold it until he was old. It was through crowdfunding by netizens that they finally got the money together.

  So Xiang Nan asked Xiaoping to write less songs in the future, and it would be better to write more novels.

  …

  In February, the winter vacation ended, and after Xiaoping went back, Xiang Nan and others continued filming.

  Between filming, Xiang Nan wrote the novella "Red Sorghum" and the novel "Detective Di Renjie".

  The novel "Red Sorghum" is the masterpiece of Mo Yan, a well-known writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. After it was published, it was turned into a movie by director Zhang Yimou, starring Jiang Wen and Gong Li, and became an immortal masterpiece in the Chinese film industry.

   "Detective Di Renjie" is adapted from the TV series of the same name written and directed by Qian Yanqiu. This TV series was quite popular back then, and it even became popular with a line "Yuan Fang, what do you think?"

  Xiang Nan is also a loyal viewer of this TV series, and was very impressed by it, so I am going to write it now.

   In this way, I wrote novels and filmed movies at the same time. I thought that the filming should be finished by March.

  However, Director Xie has very high requirements for the film, and many scenes were shot repeatedly, so it was delayed until May before the filming was finally completed.

  After the finale, Xiang Nan and the others returned to Yanjing and parted with tears.

  It took a total of seven months to shoot "Garland Under the Mountain", which is neither too long nor too hard. Sun and wind every day, to be honest, Xiang Nan was tanned several times. However, it also looks much stronger.

   In addition, filming with a director like Xie Jin, to be honest, I can really learn a lot. Camera work, composition, overall planning, directing... Director Xie is definitely a master in this aspect.

  Stealing a little superficial learning from others is enough for Xiang Nan to use for a long time.

   Sure enough, all this knowledge came in handy when he made movies in the future. Of course, this is all for later.

  …

  After returning to Beijing, Xiang Nan rested for two days, and then made an appointment to have a meal with Xiaoping and Suizi.

   "Hey, Liu Feng, why have you become so black, you're almost like a piece of black charcoal." Xiao Suizi couldn't help laughing when she saw Xiang Nan.

   "Black is good, black looks healthy." Xiang Nan smiled, "See if I look a bit tough now?" He immediately put on a few fit poses.

   These days, I live with a bunch of rough guys every day. I have nothing to do, so I only play with them. Among other things, at least the muscles are really much stronger.

   When Xiao Suizi saw the bulging muscles on his dark arms, he suddenly felt a little thirsty.

   "It is indeed much harder." Xiaoping stretched out her hand and pressed it, "Suizi, try it."

   "No, no need." Xiao Suizi blushed, and quickly waved his hands, "By the way, Liu Feng, when will your movie be released?"

   "Probably have to wait a few more months. Editing, dubbing, and soundtrack will take a lot of time." Xiang Nan thought for a while.

  Suiko nodded, "After it's released, be sure to take us to see it."

   "Definitely, definitely." Xiang Nan laughed.

  (end of this chapter)