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Chapter 64 The New Neighbor

"Yo, Teacher Ning, please wait."

Ning Dai was swaying with a big belly that had been more than six months old and was swaying from the kitchen with a large pot of pickled fish. Wang Dalun quickly got up and took it.

"Brother Zhang, you are really good. If you want to eat, we will go out to eat. Why do you still keep Teacher Ning busy?"

Zhang Yuan just came back yesterday and called him to come and gather. Ning Dai worked hard all morning and prepared a large table of good dishes.

"Oh, I've been wandering outside for a few months, and there's nothing else, it's just a dish made by my greedy wife. It's not interesting to eat it out."

Zhang Yuan shook his head and as soon as the pickled fish was served, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of white and tender fish meat and stuff it into his mouth, making the guy grinning.

"Slow down, there is a layer of oil on it, it's hot! Don't be like a starving ghost reincarnated."

Ning Dai looked at her husband who was five years younger than her, especially with her big belly, her face full of maternal brilliance, and she was like a kind mother teaching her naughty son a lesson.

By the way, Ning Dai is already forty this year, but after getting pregnant, she looks much younger.

"Teacher Ning, sit down and have something together." Wang Dalun greeted.

"I can't eat it. Let's go back to the room and have a rest. You brothers and brothers drink slowly."

After Ning Dai entered the room and closed the door, Zhang Yuan quickly took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"It doesn't matter?"

Wang Dalun has actually been holding it in for a long time, but he just worried about the fact that there was a pregnant woman in the house.

"It's okay, just ventilate later."

Zhang Yuan lit a cigarette, ran to the kitchen and brought an ashtray.

"Do you have a clear idea of ​​the new script?" Wang Dalun asked.

"The basic story summary is almost done. Lao Yu is catching up with the script and it is estimated that it will be released by the end of the year." Zhang Yuandao.

Lao Yu is a friend of Yu Hua, a writer. Three years ago, Director Zhang Dazhao won the jury award at the 47th Cannes Film Festival. The movie "Living" was adapted from his novel of the same name. This movie also made Ge Da Ye the first Chinese actor in Cannes history.

"What to say?"

"A story of going home during the New Year."

"Hey, isn't it a topic about women's prison?" Wang Dalun said in surprise.

Zhang Yuan picked up the cup and touched him, took a sip, squinted his eyes, and asked irresponsibly: "Dalun, do you believe that a person will kill someone for five dollars?"

"Believe." Wang Dalun nodded without hesitation.

In his previous life, he had heard a lot of news about murder and robbery for hundreds or even dozens of dollars. Although five dollars is a bit exaggerated, it is still quite valuable these days.

"Tsk!" Zhang Yuan smashed his mouth, looking like you couldn't cooperate.

"I interviewed a story in Women's Prison. An older sister accidentally killed her sister for five dollars and was sentenced to twenty years. Because of her good performance in prison, she was 17 years later and was elected to reunite with her relatives with her relatives after New Year's Eve. But she could not face her family and did not even have the courage to get out of the prison."

As he said that, Zhang Yuan sighed with emotion and said, "This time I interviewed more than 20 female prisoners who killed people, among which I was like this sister who killed their relatives inadvertently. I was shocked by the regret, confusion and even lifeless expressions when they told me. This was clearly the kind of sincere tremor of the soul that art was difficult to capture."

Zhang Yuan was excited and knocked his index finger on the table and said, "There are too much romance on the screen in China now, and there are too many false and vulgarity. The reality needs to be faced with us, and there are too many things to answer. I must shoot this reality."

Wang Dalun has seen Zhang Yuan's filming "Mom", "Son", "Beijing Mangrove", and "East Palace" starring himself. It can be seen that Zhang Yuan deliberately pursues the relationship between images and reality in every movie. But reality sometimes needs to be covered up, which is why he was banned for a long time.

However, Wang Dalun has become accustomed to Zhang Yuan's style of sending him abroad if he is not allowed to be released in China. He is still thinking about recommending Liu Ling and asked, "Then when are you going to start filming?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head unexpectedly and said, "I don't know. I have to submit it for review when the script comes out. I can only film it after it has been reviewed."

"What! Will you still be submitted for trial?" Wang Dalun widened his eyes and looked strange, saying, "Has your directorship qualification been revoked long ago? Why do you still need to be submitted for trial?"

Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, since the last time I didn't deduct my passport, I have been in contact with relevant departments. Maybe I am quite famous abroad now, and they have the meaning of recruiting others. But the premise is to be obedient, and the script must be submitted for review before filming."

"So, you have lifted the ban now?" Wang Dalun said hurriedly.

"That's right, but it will take some time to issue the official post."

"That's great, congratulations! Brother Zhang."

This is all good news! Wang Dalun quickly picked up the wine glass and happily toasted him.

After drinking a glass of wine, he was worried again: "But, can the scripts on this subject be reviewed now?"

"Lao Yu and I discussed it and planned to add the image of a female policeman in the script. The female policeman sent the prisoner home for the New Year. After the female policeman did his work, the female prisoner got out of the psychological shadow and finally got tolerance from his family. This can be regarded as promoting the main theme, and I think it should be no big problem." Zhang Yuan said confidently.

"That's good. Brother Zhang, will I recommend an actress to you then?" Wang Dalun asked tentatively.

"Who? Zhao Wei? Zhao Wei is not good. She is too young and does not match the plot characters."

Zhang Yuan knew that this guy was usually very close to Zhao Wei.

"No, it's Liu Ling. The 93rd performing class of the Film Academy, a student of Teacher Ning, who just graduated this year and played the role of Lan Butterfly in "Midnight Song"." Wang Dalun quickly introduced.

"Oh, it's her!"

Zhang Yuan thought about it and really had an impression. The character Lan Die is considered the second female lead in "Singing in the Middle of the Night". Although he is far less outstanding than the female lead Wu Qianlian, his acting skills are quite reasonable.

"Okay, then you can let her come over and try the show."

While Zhang Yuan agreed, he also smiled and joked: "Are you kid with her now..."

Before he could finish his words, Wang Dalun quickly interrupted and clarified: "No, no, it's just an ordinary friend, he has a boyfriend."

Zhang Yuan smiled, after all, the big men are no more gossip than women.

After eating two bites of food, Zhang Yuan asked, "By the way, how was the movie you shot last time?"

Wang Dalun knew that Zhang Yuan was referring to "Xiao Wu" and replied: "You really made it clear that you didn't pass the review. I planned to follow your old path and take it abroad to participate in the exhibition."

This model has now become the only way out for underground movies. Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "Do you go to Europe?"

Wang Dalun was a little excited and said, "Well, I have signed up for the Berlin Film Festival next year."

"Oh, so you have to go to Berlin next year? Congratulations!" Zhang Yuan was a little surprised, but he still had a drink with him happily.

...

As December begins, the weather gets colder day by day. The crew of Huanzhu is still in full swing. Wang Dalun and Zhao Wei have a phone call twice, but he is told that he has been very busy, so he never visits the set. Instead, "Jiang Love" was finished in early December. Lao Xu returned to the capital and took the initiative to invite him to have a meal. When she was filming, she abused the male lead very much.

The contract extension contract for the endorsement has been signed. Peter Chen and He Cong finally accepted the conditions he proposed, renewing the contract for two years and shooting an advertisement for free. During the contract period, their group's annual meeting must be attended as a spokesperson.

Originally, Wang Dalun had nothing to do by the end of the year, but because he still had to apply for a visa to participate in the Berlin Film Festival, he still couldn't leave it for a while. He usually either stayed at home to read books, or had dinner with Lao Jia or Cheng Chuang and other friends, and lived a very happy life.

At noon that day, he just came back from buying vegetables on a little flying pigeon. Although he had a car, he usually bought vegetables and changed gas tanks. Whenever he was in the surrounding area, he still chose to ride a bicycle to save money!

I parked the car at the carport, bought a pack of cigarettes from the store, and walked towards the unit door of my house. It was cold these two days ago, and today he bought a piece of mutton. The newly arrived mutton outside his mouth was very fresh and the soup was excellent.

There was a car parked at the entrance of the stairs, and the driver was unloading things down, two large suitcases and several cardboard boxes, and it seemed that new tenants had moved in.

Wang Dalun was about to go upstairs, but saw a girl with a ponytail rushing down the stairs and almost hitting her arms.

"Look at it...uh, Fan Ziyi!"

This is the first time Wang Dalun has seen Fan Ziyi, who is not dressed as a golden lock, with willow eyebrows, almond eyes, red face, and wearing a goose yellow down jacket. She looks younger and more immature than before.

"Ah... Wang Dalun! Why are you here?" Fan Ziyi was also startled, staring at her big eyes, looking incredible.

"I'm living here, huh, are you going to move here?" Wang Dalun pointed to the pile of luggage on the ground, but he was secretly complaining in his heart: It's a coincidence that he's a book!

"Oh, it's a coincidence. I didn't expect that we became neighbors. The house I rented is on the fifth floor, 501, which floor do you live in?" Fan Ziyi said in surprise.

The newly moved neighbor was an acquaintance, and Wang Dalun was also very happy. He pointed his index finger up and smiled and said, "It's right above your head, I live on the top floor."
Chapter completed!
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