Li Xingye walked into a courtyard tremblingly.
There is no difference between the buildings outside the yard and the surrounding buildings, but when you walk in, you will find that the decoration and furnishings inside are pure Japanese style. Some of the furniture inside was brought directly from my grandfather's house by my mother.
For mother, the country where he and father were born is not her country. No, maybe this place used to be her destination, but when her father was implicated and died, and this country couldn't even bring her back, she completely abandoned this place.
When Li Xingye and Zuo Jun got along in private, they always spoke Japanese. For this reason, both Mei Zihan and Zuo Jun had a special Japanese teacher to help them.
At the moment, they are naturally speaking Japanese as well.
"Mother, I'm back." Li Xingye knelt in front of his mother, with cold sweat breaking out on his head. He didn't dare to look into his mother's eyes, only dared to stare at the corner of her clothes.
"Your grandpa sent a telegram, saying that he needs a batch of medicine. When will you send it to him?" The woman opened her eyes, her posture was extremely elegant, but coupled with her mechanically cold expression at the moment, it was It can only make people feel scared.
"A few days ago, some students took to the streets to demonstrate, and the police searched them very strictly. The medicinal materials have been prepared and are all in the cellar, but I'm afraid there will be no chance to get them out in a while." Li Xingye said honestly Said.
"Trash!" the woman shouted, "your uncle's army has been attacked, and now is the time when you are short of medicine. If you can send the things over now, the empire will never forget your glory. By that time , even if you still have half of China's blood in your body, the empire will recognize you."
Li Xingye hesitated when he heard his mother's words, "Master, I don't need to admit it, I..."
Snapped.
Li Xingye didn't say anything, but was slapped severely by the woman, "Without your grandfather's help, you would have died at the hands of those warlords long ago. You have let me down, Hoshino! Your father is just as incompetent, get the hell out of here."
"Mother, don't be angry." Li Xingye didn't care to touch his face, but quickly crawled to the woman's side, very worried, "Mother, I will send the medicinal materials as soon as possible, don't be angry .”
"You are my son, and I will never harm you." The woman's eyes softened slightly, "You are not welcomed by them in the first place, only more meritorious deeds can make you recognized. At that time, I will invite your grandfather again." Marry an officer's daughter for you, and you will be able to live a life of wealth and stability."
Li Xingye didn't dare to move, but he didn't dare to speak back either.
After leaving from his mother, Li Xingye found an alley and dropped a small cloth bag at the end of the alley. A look of crying and laughter appeared on his face, and then he hid it secretly.
Not long after Li Xingye hid, the house at the end of the alley quietly opened the door, looked around for a while, saw no one found it, and then secretly picked up the cloth bag.
"Father, dad, someone has brought you medicine again."
"Ahem, is it my boss?"
"How could it be that white-eyed wolf?" A person raised his voice, "Father, you went through life and death for their Li family, and even broke your hand for them. They ignored you and kicked you out directly. What is there to think about?"
"My boss...he is just gentle and won't refuse. He is very nice."
"Father, don't get up, wait, I'll make you some medicine first."
Only then did Li Xingye come out from the corner.
He looked down at his hands, as if he saw something dirty, and wiped them nervously over and over again, until both hands were rubbed red, he was relieved, and put his scarf, hat, gloves, etc. Throwing everything away, he walked out of the alley step by step.
"Pass!" Director Zhou Guojian shouted, quite satisfied with Mei Zihan's performance.
In the script, Mei Zihan did not ask Mei Zihan to throw away his clothes, but Mei Zihan's throwing just now reflected the inner pain and entanglement of Li Xingye even more.
From the perspective of modern people, Li Xingye's troubles are pure mediocrity. As long as he firmly chooses one side, he doesn't need to worry so much. But for Li Xingye, the choice between the two countries is tantamount to letting him choose between his mother and his father. In the education Li Xingye received, there were also traditional etiquette of loyalty and filial piety, as well as Western freedom and democracy. Two methods and two choices separated him. He was pushed by the times ignorantly, and finally walked into a dead end.
It is difficult for young actors to express such delicate thoughts and entanglements. But if you don't use young actors, you can't make people feel so sad. It was precisely because Li Xingye was young enough that he committed suicide at an age that should have been bright, which made people feel even more regrettable.
Li Ruo and Rick watched Mei Zihan's performance the whole time, and Zuo Jun watched Mei Zihan's performance after his camera ended.
During the performance, they did not make any noise, so as not to disturb Mei Zihan's behavior.
Laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway.
As professional actors, they could all tell that Mei Zihan had entered the play, and his current actions were completely "Li Xingye", so it was normal for Li Xingye to do some actions that did not conform to the script.
Mei Zihan's immaturity that didn't match his age added a bit of color to his portrayal of Li Xingye. This youthful feeling is very obvious in Li Xingye.
Faced with the attachment to his mother, the ignorance and confusion in his heart, and the little smile that spread from the corner of his mouth when he heard the old man defending him, the onlookers almost forgot that Mei Zihan was thirty years old. Look like a teenager.
The cowardice and incompetence of an adult will be hated by people, but if it is replaced by a teenager, it will be forgiven a lot.
With such a combination of qualities, Li Xingye finally appeared, which Zhou Guojian did not expect. He didn't expect that after being popular in the entertainment circle for so many years, Mei Zihan's youthful feeling would be so strong? When he was watching the unedited version of "In and Out", he didn't see the youthful feeling in Mei Zihan.
"Li, is he really thirty years old?" Rick couldn't help asking Li Ruodao, "If you don't say it, I think he's even underage." In Europe and America, many underage boys can look like uncles , but Mei Zihan, a 30-year-old actor, feels like a child
There are many foreign actors who have the trait of juvenile feeling. However, due to differences in race, actors with such traits can only maintain their "juvenile sense" through the management of body and appearance. Occasionally, a few talents are particularly outstanding, and all of them are Hollywood smash hits superstar! But soon, such actors will disappear in the entertainment circle, because it is impossible to maintain innocence in the entertainment circle. Unless you are in a semi-retired state, take on a play in a few years to avoid all the troubles.
"He's really thirty." Li Ruo couldn't help but envy in his tone, "He's a single-minded person, and he knows what he wants. Compared with us, his family life is very different. happiness."
If this kind of youthful feeling wants to be maintained, it is definitely not something Mei Zihan can do alone.
Beside him is Liu Tianyi who looks like an old hen although his mouth is poisonous, and Jiang Ying who is constantly correcting his behavior by his side, and there is even a Jiang family behind him who is helping, the dark side that Mei Zihan sees It's just the tip of the iceberg in the entertainment industry.
Mei Zihan didn't need to go to dinner with investors, nor did he need to rely on any banquets and banquets to win a small role for himself. He doesn't have much ambition, but he is concentrating on playing each of his roles well.
Similarly, Mei Zihan also encountered the best and worst era in the entertainment industry. Among the many stars who have been accumulated by capital, Mei Zihan is particularly conspicuous. The top-level resources vacated due to the succession of the old and the new, Mei Zihan only needs to perform seven or eight points to beat the actors of the same period and get the resources. Because apart from him, you can't find anyone more suitable than him.
If a person is talented, lucky, capable, and has god-like teammates around him, if he can't be popular, then it's really unreasonable.
"This is a very annoying character, but maybe, after the whole movie, he will also make people feel pitiful." Rick sighed, "But this is also very good. I like his Phoenix , It’s a pity, it would be even better if some effort can be used in it.”
Li Ruo couldn't laugh or cry, but agreed with Rick's statement.
Mei Zihan's own characteristics would cast a more cruel color on Li Xingye's death, but it would also make people feel that this person was pitiful and pathetic. The sympathy of the audience is actually very unreasonable. Many classic TV dramas and movies used to look back and feel that the three views are not correct, but when watching them, they completely ignore the correct "three views". The image itself is actually inseparable.
A very simple example, it is also an idol drama, when everyone chooses the heroine, they will choose those girls who are as pitiful as white lotus flowers but not so beautiful as the heroines. And those glamorous and sexy women played the role of such a little white flower, even though she actually played better than those women with white lotus looks, the audience still agrees with women with white lotus looks more. In the final analysis, it is because a woman with the appearance of a white lotus is more likely to arouse the sympathy of the audience, and seeing her make mistakes, the audience will criticize less.
"I heard that Mei Zihan's crying scene is good." Zhou Guojian touched his chin, "Do you want to add some scenes?"
"It seems that Mei Zihan hasn't filmed a crying scene for a long time." The assistant director said from the side, "It is said that it is to change the way of the scene. Even if Mei Zihan has a crying scene, it is only one or two short shots."
"Then you can add one now."