Chapter 406 Common Things

Author: I'm Red

Chapter 406 Common Things

"Director, I heard that after the New Year, the crew of "Jiaziyuan" will be formed?"

He asked about this drama that caused him to lose tens of millions of dollars in vain as if he had chatted.

Zhang Heping looked at Xu Rong skillfully pouring a cup of tea and said with a smile: "Xiao Xu, although you don't drink tea, your skills in making tea have increased."

This is his habit. Before understanding the true purpose of others, he should temporarily shift the topic and leave time for himself to think.

Although Xu Rong's tone of speaking was careless, he didn't think he was asking casually. This guy didn't work hard for a big deal of marriage, so he would never come to him to chat with him.

"Actually, it's all learned from you."

"Haha, if you say that, you'll have been using my tea a lot." Zhang Heping laughed, and several speculations flashed through his mind, but he was unsure. He could feel Xu Rong's enthusiasm for the drama, but he would never care about "Jiaziyuan" because this was not the script he was interested in.

He was clear about the "big revenge of life and death" between Xu Rong and Liang Guanhua. Not only him, but anyone who has some vision in the courtyard understands that Xu Rong wants to play Wang Lifa.

However, Xu Rong has already taken on "Thunderstorm", and judging from the annual performances, "Thunderstorm" has the possibility of becoming a new and often performed play.

As soon as the conversation changed, Zhang Heping picked up the water cup, pecked it lightly, and said, "Why do you think of asking about this? I will first agree to you. If you want to stuff someone and go to Ren Ming and tell me, the director will be him."

Xu Rong never expected that Zhang Heping would feel that he wanted to mess with people, and said, "Director, how could I mess with people casually in such an important drama? That's right? I don't have a saying in our institute that 'A good actor must be a good director'. Recently, I always feel that I have encountered a bottleneck in my creation, so."

Seeing that Zhang Heping handed the water cup to his mouth again, Xu Rong paused for a moment to prevent him from choking.

"So I want to be the deputy director of "Jiaziyuan" and learn from all the seniors and teachers."

Zhang Heping's slightly smiling eyebrows were quiet for a moment, and he stopped at the junction of Xu Rong's forehead and hairline, who had already lowered his head to pour tea, and said, "Yes, there is such a saying, it is indeed commendable to have such ambition. In fact, in my opinion, the reason why domestic drama development is not as good as foreign countries is because of the high ticket price. A front row ticket costs several hundred, and the cheapest one costs sixty or seventy. Who can watch it?"

Zhang Heping once again pulled the topic apart, and Xu Rong caught him off guard. The elderly actors in the academy did have the case of changing careers and becoming directors, such as Teacher Lan Tianye. Although he is famous as an actor, he is a real director in the academy.

But he believed that Xu Rong did not have such ideas. There was a strange phenomenon in the actor industry.

The overall performance of an actor's entire career is not always rising. At a certain stage of his career, he usually goes through a special period around forty years, with a period of as short as one year and two or three years. This is the peak period of the actor's creation. Generally, once an actor enters this stage, his peers often say that someone has "acted very well" in the past two years.

At this stage, physically, he is in the late stage of being young and strong, and his energy is still strong, and his experience is rich to a certain extent. He has taken on the role of children, parents, husbands or wives, experienced life and death separation, and experienced the bitterness and sourness of life. He has his own thoughts and insights about life. In terms of skills, after twenty years of polishing, he has reached a very high level.

For example, in the two years when Lin Liankun was at its peak, he was leading the theater almost all the plays. Others may spend a week not knowing what the script was talking about. He often finds the status of the character when he enters the rehearsal hall for the first time, which will make his peers, especially young actors, confused: Is this really time able to make up for?

After experiencing this stage, actors often start to change careers and become directors due to their sharp decline in energy and are tired of family trivial matters.

But Xu Rong obviously is not the reason. Zhang Heping is very familiar with the film and television industry and is also clear about Xu Rong's value. He does not believe that Xu Rong will waste several months of being a director.

Xu Rong has an art practitioner's paranoid and even crazy side. This kind of madness is quite rare. However, when he takes the title of actor, he is also a complete ordinary person. He may not seek short-term benefits, but if the timeline is extended, this guy will never do meaningless things, nor will he lose money.

It seems quite contradictory. How can an artist who is engaged in art behave like a philandering person, but if you think about it carefully, it is very reasonable. How can an actor who cannot even understand human nature expect to play all kinds of people well?

"But, people have a problem. The cheaper you sell tickets, the less they pay attention to them. But drama is not a movie. If you miss a piece, it will not affect the whole. Drama is the kind of thing you miss a sentence. Maybe you will never understand this scene again." Zhang Heping slapped his hands and said with a smile, "But then, in the past two years, there have been more and more young audiences, and most of them are not new audiences. This proves that drama is not outdated and not outdated. However, most ordinary people have never been in contact with it and instinctively think it is not good-looking. Just like the interview after the last "Home", many young audiences said, "In the past, I always thought that drama is no different from traditional operas with Yiyaya. I didn't expect that after watching it, I found that it is so exciting than I imagined. In addition, judging from the development trends abroad, dramas will not be outdated within at least fifty years."

Zhang Heping thought of another possibility, and Xu Rong was planning for the future.

After Mr. Lan Tianye was mediated by the mediation, although the Central Academy of Drama had agreed to release him, the time for Xu Rong to be transferred was too short after all. Both parties planned to be transferred back one year later, but only to take any position after the transfer. Except for him, he himself had a clear understanding of this, the others, including the person involved, Xu Rong himself.

Now Xu Rong proposed to change careers and become a director, which is a very creative idea, but after careful consideration, Zhang Heping had to admit that although his idea was bold, it was indeed a feasible idea.

The People's Arts is an art group. Under normal circumstances, the older you are, the higher your level, so there is no saying that you will retreat to the second line. The captain of the actor team, Yang Lixin, is still a few years away from retirement. Xu Rong only squatted in the yard as an actor. Then he must first retire Yang Lixin, and wait for Feng Yuanzheng to go up after he finishes.

The current management idea about the future is that Ren Ming and Feng Yuan are in charge of the team. As for who Xu Rong is in charge of the team, there is no suitable candidate yet, and that is too far away and it is no longer something he should ask about.

However, according to the proposal just now, Xu Rong obviously wants to overtake. Once his identity has been transferred from an actor to the four major departments of the director, actor team, stage design department, creative studio, and art department, besides stage design, he can make up for it immediately. With this guy's mindset, he might be able to run to Feng Yuanzheng to work with Ren Ming.

But this was inconsistent with his plan. He arranged for Xu Rong to take charge of the office.

This was his well-thought-out decision.

First of all, this guy Xu Rong is not only not good at drinking, but is simply born with office materials. In Chinese wine culture, how much he drinks is not a decisive factor in a person's public relations ability, but the attitude of drinking is.

Secondly, Xu Rong is not fond of money. Specifically, Xu Rong looks down on the 100,000 yuan in the yard. At least he doesn't have to emphasize the ruthlessness of practice.

Furthermore, compared with the director of the Central Academy of Drama Department, the office director who was transferred to the People's Art Theater was a half-level appointment. However, the special feature of the People's Art Theater is that to give a simple example, if one of the senior leaders who come to the Academy to watch the show every year will kill the country immediately become paralyzed. As for the middle-level leaders, they can't count them. In short, if it is done well, there are infinite possibilities.

Of course, if you don’t do it well, it may be gone at all, but he believes Xu Rong will definitely do it well.

After understanding Xu Rong's thoughts, Zhang Heping poured him a cup of tea and said, "Xiao Xu, I agree with you who can have a motivated idea, but don't force yourself too much. You are still young and have a full plan. You are only twenty-five years old. You must be able to calm down."

Xu Rong didn't expect Zhang Heping to reject his request and quickly explained: "Dean, I've been waiting, but so many old men and ladies can't wait."

"Hmm?" Zhang Heping looked at Xu Rong blankly. He realized that he had guessed the wrong direction, but he was not panicked at all. "Tell me what you think."

After Xu Rong told the reason in a slight way, Zhang Heping was stunned for a while, and scratched his sparse hair with a silence, saying, "So that's the case, but is your thought too, too?"

"Does the Dean want to say that it's too crazy?"

Zhang Heping smiled and nodded, and at the same time he couldn't help but wonder whether his decision to let him take charge of the office was correct.

About three years ago, when Xu Rong was not admitted to the hospital, he heard Wu Gang say that Xu Rong wanted to play Wang Lifa. At that time, his first impression was that he was a very crazy young man, but not crazy, was he still a young man?

But afterwards, he changed this concept. Xu Rong could not see any frivolity that belonged to his age. He didn't think it was too strange. No matter how many edges and corners were, they should be wiped out in the entertainment industry, the fame and fortune market.

But today, he finally realized that the person sitting in front of him was not the middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, but a young man with a strong spirit in his twenties. Although he had always concealed it well, the arrogance in his bones, who wanted to compete with God's test in his bones, always existed. After being suppressed for a long time, it would eventually emerge.

He had some doubts for the first time. Can Xu Rong really work in an office?

Xu Rong smiled and said, "Actually, a hundred years ago, the ancestors who affected the fate of the times were not much older than me. Of course, I definitely couldn't compare to them, but if I didn't even have this arrogance in the field I was best at, I would probably be so young."

Zhang Heping laughed and said, "No problem. I'll take this for Ren Ming, but I'll agree first. "Jiaziyuan" is your senior. You can be crazy about me, but when you get there, you have to restrain yourself."

"Thank you, the dean for cultivation!"

Regarding Zhang Heping's support, Xu Rong naturally reciprocates and said, "Director, in addition, I have another request. You can criticize me, but I still have to say it."

Zhang Heping's expression was very relaxed because he knew that Xu Rong's expression and saying such words must be a good thing he would like to listen to.

"That's right. If you have time, can you cooperate with the staff in my studio to describe your life in detail?"

Zhang Heping was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean?"

"I'll give you a message!" Xu Rong said for granted, "Your contribution to our college is obvious to all. You have reestablished the art committee and presented the "Watou Club" and "Thunderstorm" to carry out the top ten projects. Although you haven't been in charge for a long time, I think your contribution to our college in the history of our college can almost be on par with the old president. The old president has established the People's Art Theater, and you have brought the art back to life."

"It's been passed, it's passed." Zhang Heping waved his hand quickly, hesitated for a while, and then continued, "Xiao Xu, I'm very grateful for your kindness. This proves that my hard work over the past few years has not been in vain. However, I still have to criticize you. You can pass on me, what do you let others think and see us?"

Xu Rong felt his inner enthusiasm and yearning from Zhang Heping's hesitation. From the heart, among the leaders of the past, Zhang Heping's contribution to the People's Art Theater was indeed second only to the old dean. This was the decision of the resources that the two could mobilize. The old dean had old ones. The Capital Theater used materials exactly the same as the Great Hall of the People. Zhang Heping was airborne, so he could not only get money, but also dared to make drastic reforms. The rest, one could not get resources, and the other was also restricted when doing things, and he was afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back. It would be strange if he could do things.

"We didn't do anything wrong, so what do others think about it?" Xu Rong was immediately indignant, "Besides, we are not making up random things, but just writing out the facts. There are so many practical things, new things, big things, and meaningful things that have had a significant impact on the development of the People's Arts. In the future, we can't even mention the name of the general manager. It's too unreasonable for you to say this!"

"No, no, no."

The ancient three requests and three gratitudes suddenly appeared in Xu Rong's mind. Before the new emperor ascended the throne, the ministers had to advise him three times: the country would not be able to do without you, you must ascend the throne to preside over the overall situation.

Although the new emperor was so anxious that he had to refuse three times, he finally accepted the request to ascend the throne for the sake of the whole country and the people.

Zhang Heping probably had a similar mentality at this time.

Sure enough, after the two of them re-explained the red tape of making a few words, Zhang Heping finally reluctantly agreed to Xu Rong's request to pass on him, but he still said: "I have never thought about doing things, and I have never thought about fame. Although you said that so many achievements cannot be born out of thin air, this is not my own credit, but the result of everyone's joint efforts. Pay special attention to this in the process of writing."

"Yeah, understand, understand."

Before Xu Rong went out, Zhang Heping patted his shoulder heavily and said, "Xiao Xu, do it well, your burden is very heavy."

When Xu Rong walked away, Zhang Heping slowly closed the office door and sighed silently. He knew very well in his heart that Xu Rong was particularly good at hunting. He was a screenwriter and often participated in projects of private film and television companies. In fact, he was not short of money and had considerable resistance to all kinds of temptations. However, he could not refuse the gift given by Xu Rong.

A person cannot escape the word fame and fortune in his whole life.

After sighing again, he quickly walked back to his desk, took out paper and pen, and listed his memories of childhood and youth in his book.

(End of this chapter)
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