I can’t hide it anymore

Author: Sitting at Jingting

I can’t hide it anymore

Lin Weimin looked at the photos picked out by Bertolucci and felt relieved that he had lived up to Comrade Lao Teng's expectations.

Bertolucci held the photo in his hand and said to Zunlong: "John, I'm sorry, you may have to work hard!"

Zunlong smiled. Looking at the photo, he completely understood what Bertolucci meant.

Gong Li was chosen to play the role of Wanrong. This girl's sour Ludong-accented English was very painful for the male actor opposite her.

After determining the final candidate for the heroine, Bertolucci asked the staff to announce the result to the many actresses waiting outside on the spot.

Except for Gong Li, the heroine who stood stunned on the spot, the disappointment of everyone else was palpable.

Chen Chong was very disappointed. She flew thousands of miles from the United States back to China to audition, but she didn't expect such a result.

Fortunately, when she came back for the audition this time, she told the crew of "The Kite Runner" that she would take time off to visit relatives, and she could continue acting in the play when she returned.

Liu Xiaoqing never dreamed that he had always regarded Chen Chong as his biggest competitor, but he would be defeated by Gong Li, a little girl who was just starting out and had never even had a movie released.

She glanced at Gong Li unconvinced, and really couldn't figure out where she had lost.

Similar to Liu Xiaoqing's thoughts, all the actresses present had only one thought in their minds.

Why can Gong Li be this heroine?

Gong Li stood there in confusion for a while, then recovered and asked: "Am I the heroine?"

When Zhang Yimou told her that the crew of "The Last Emperor" asked her to audition for the leading role, Gong Li was terrified, but she didn't think she would get the role. She thought she was only invited to accompany "A Dream of Red Mansions" because of its recent popularity.

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When she thought about it, no matter what happened, such a movie with a big investment, an international background, and the blessing of a famous director would never be her turn!

But the fact was beyond her and everyone's expectation, the heroine really fell on her head.

Many actresses left Fangqinglou in disappointment, only Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong stood there unwillingly.

At this time, Bertolucci, Thomas, Lin Weimin and other three people came out of the audition room, and the three of them congratulated Gong Li, who was in a state of confusion.

Liu Xiaoqing on the side hesitated to speak. After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "Teacher Lin!"

Among the three, Liu Xiaoqing knew Lin Weimin and could only call him.

Lin Weimin glanced at Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong, and said to Bertolucci and Thomas: "Let me say a few words to them."

After saying that, he took Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong to the corner of the corridor. Looking at the slightly unhappy expressions of the two, Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Are you not convinced?"

Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong glanced at Lin Weimin and nodded.

It's fine if she loses to other actresses, but Gong Li is still a student of China National Opera and she acted in a movie before it was even released, so why should she lose to her?

Lin Weimin nodded slightly and said: "Compared with you two, Gong Li does have many shortcomings. But..."

He paused for a moment as he spoke, and the two of them looked at his face.

"Gong Li has an advantage that neither of you have."

"What advantages?" Chen Chong couldn't help but ask.

"She is holding a copy of "Red Sorghum" in her hands!"

Hearing this sentence, Liu Xiaoqing was surprised. What does this mean? No one has masterpieces. When it comes to masterpieces, she, Liu Xiaoqing, can beat Gong Li by a dozen.

"Little Flower", "The Mysterious Giant Buddha", "Xu Mao and His Daughters", "Listening to Government Behind the Curtain", "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace"...

Which work is not both well-received and well-received?

Let alone her, even Chen Chong is better than Gong Li, a student!

Seeing the expressions on Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong's faces, Lin Weimin had guessed what they were thinking and shook his head.

"You two didn't understand what I said. "Red Sorghum" just won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In the next year, "Red Sorghum" will participate in any international film festival it can participate in. You know this is

What concept?"

No heavy hammer is needed to play the drum. Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong immediately understood what Lin Weimin meant.

"In the next year, the name Gong Li will appear in many film festivals around the world. Each film festival is equivalent to Gong Li, an actress, being featured in the news in many countries and regions around the world.

One year is enough for Gong Li to become an internationally renowned actress.

At the same time, if Gong Li becomes the heroine of "The Last Emperor", then "The Last Emperor" will inevitably be mentioned and promoted as Gong Li's next movie at every film festival.

This kind of exposure, if calculated as publicity expenses, would be calculated in millions of dollars."

At this point, Lin Weimin stopped talking.

The birth of "Red Sorghum" was a bit groundbreaking for the Chinese film industry.

It not only gave birth to Zhang Yimou, a talented and talented director, but also made the actress Gong Li famous, making her the number one among domestic film actresses since the 1980s.

This record was not broken until Ah Mou once again became popular with Mou girl Zhang Ziyi.

Two thousand years later, Zhang, Zhou, Zhao, Xu and Shuang Bing all tried to win the prize.

But except for Zhang Ziyi, who was highly praised by the famous director, and Zhou Xun, who was extremely spiritual, all the others failed without exception.

Winning an award requires not only talent, but also timing and luck. It is not just a matter of winning one or two leading actress awards that will be recognized by the public.

Later "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1988. At that time, "The Last Emperor" had already been filmed and had even started its journey to compete in film festivals. Naturally, there was nothing going on without Gong Li.

But now, because of Lin Weimin, the Golden Bear Award for "Red Sorghum" was won in 1987.

With the strong blessing of this movie, Gong Li almost became the perfect choice for "The Last Emperor".

Lin Weimin glanced at Chen Chong, and four words came to his mind inexplicably.

Luck was taken away!

After slipping for a while, Lin Weimin came back to his senses and looked at Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong who were silent, "Do you understand now?"

The two nodded hard.

No matter how hard they thought, they never imagined that this would be the result.

While Liu Xiaoqing was upset, she even thought about how great it would be if the Berlin Film Festival was held one month later!

Unfortunately, there is no if in this world.

Who makes them not the heroines of "Red Sorghum"?

Liu Xiaoqing smiled bitterly and said: "I didn't expect that after more than ten years of acting in movies and being a heroine for more than ten years, I would be inferior to a student who only acted in one movie."

Lin Weimin consoled him: "You can't say that. Gong Li's situation has a lot of luck, and no one can predict it!"

Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong couldn't help but nodded. It was impossible for them to admit that Gong Li got this role based on her strength.

Saying it was luck, the two of them could just accept it.

After sending Liu Xiaoqing and Chen Chong away, Lin Weimin returned to the room.

Bertolucci and Thomas were asking about Gong Li's appearance in the movie. Although the girl had recovered from the huge surprise, she still looked confused.

She had only made one movie, and all she had contact with were new recruits like Zhang Yimou and others.

Leng Buding worked with Bertolucci and other foreigners and had no clue at all.

Seeing Lin Weimin's return, Gong Li was like a drowning man grasping at straws.

"Teacher Lin!"

Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, the heroine has been decided on for you. For the rest, just listen to the director and producer."

After hearing his words, Gong Li's face showed some relief.

After the audition was settled, Lin Weimin left Yanying.

At work the next day, Wang Shuo came to the editorial department.

The script in his hand was thrown on Lin Weimin's table, showing wanton debauchery, what stood out was a free and uninhibited character.

"Look!"

Lin Weimin glanced at the script without turning over it, "What are you showing me? This is not written for me!"

Wang Shuo, who had planned to take revenge, almost suffered internal injuries from these words.

The script was written for Zheng Xiaolong and his center. What should you show Lin Weimin to read?

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not right!

"You are the chief writer of our TV series!"

Lin Weimin said "Oh", "Do I still have this title?"

Wang Shuo's casual tone made Wang Shuo angry for a moment, and he pretended to be cool with us!

Lin Weimin then opened the script, glanced at it briefly, and then said: "It's well written!"

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To be continued...