1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Not long after Zhang Yimou left, deputy director Gao Jinwen walked into Zhou Yan's dormitory holding a plastic box.

Xiao Zhou, here to receive the goods. Gao Jinwen shouted to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan looked at the box in his hand with a puzzled look on his face, Director Gao, what is in this box?

Gao Jinwen said with a smile, You'll know if you open it.

Seeing that Gao Jinwen was cheating, Zhou Yan went to take the box.

The quality of this box is very poor, and there are burrs on the edges. It's very uncomfortable to touch, and it doesn't look like it's packed with anything.

Opening the zipper and seeing what was inside, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

There were more than a dozen bamboo flutes placed in the box, long and short, with various tunes, but they were all the same as the bamboo flute Zhang Yimou gave to Zhou Yan before.

Each flute is tied with a cassette, and the cassette on the edge is empty. It is estimated that the flute Zhang Yimou gave to Zhou Yan before came from here, and it was placed there with the empty cassette.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but secretly exclaim, Good guy, I didn't realize that this piece of garbage is actually a suit.

Director Gao, this...

Didn't you take the role of Chen Feipu? Director Zhang said that these are all your props. Gao Jinwen said.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, showing an indescribable expression, It doesn't need so much...

Gao Jinwen laughed and said, It's a gift from someone anyway. It doesn't cost any money, so just keep it. If you don't accept it, no one else will use the flute. There are only two flute players on the set who can play the flute in your room.

Zhou Yan smiled to himself. With He Wuming's urine, there was no way he would want this kind of industrial waste.

Okay, I'll take it, and I'll give it back after the filming is over.

Gao Jinwen waved his hand, No need to return it, just keep it yourself. You put the things away first. I have something else to tell you?

okay.

Zhou Yan pulled the box up again and threw it onto the empty bed on his upper bunk.

Gao Jinwen smiled at Zhou Yan's action. It was obvious that Zhou Yan didn't like the gift from the director.

Okay, let's get down to business. I probably know a little bit about your situation. You are a top student at Yangyin and have never been exposed to acting.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Excuse the students, suspend the students.

A top student who dropped out of school. Gao Jinwen laughed, Although the role of Chen Feipu doesn't have many roles, it is still a bit difficult for people who have never been exposed to acting, so Director Zhang asked me to give you some training and guidance so that you can You get to know the character and the performance as quickly as possible before the movie starts shooting.

Zhou Yan secretly sighed, what was supposed to come had to come, this was the right thing. How could Zhang Yimou let him appear on the scene with zero knowledge, so he sent him a personal trainer.

And this personal trainer is still Gao Jinwen, Zhou Yan is really making money.

Gao Jinwen is not only an assistant director, but also the performance director of the crew. He graduated from China National Theater and later stayed at China National Opera to teach. He has been teaching at China National Opera for more than ten years. The heroine of this movie is Gong Li. He was once his student.

Before Zhou Yan traveled through time, he had been a teacher for more than ten years. He had not been a student for a long time. He had always been on leave from school at Yangyin. He was really nervous when this suddenly happened to him.

Teacher Gao, should we start now? Zhou Yan rubbed his hands and said.

Gao Jinwen nodded, If you have time now, we will start.

Have time.

Okay, let me tell you about our course design first... At this point, Gao Jinwen coughed lightly, Ahem, you can't talk about course design now. We don't have much time, so we'll start from the basics. , it’s impossible to do it step by step, so we have to focus on the character Chen Feipu. You should read the book Wives and Concubines.

Zhou Yan said without any shame, It can be said that he knows it from memory.

Gao Jinwen smiled and said, As long as you have read it, you probably know the characteristics of Chen Feipu. Although the movie script is different from the novel, there are still many things in common. I don't have a script on hand right now, so I'll give you a brief summary first. Describe it orally.”

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There are indeed very few scenes involving Chen Feipu in the movie script, and Gao Jinwen finished it in less than three minutes. However, there are still some differences between Chen Feipu's scenes in the script and Zhou Yan's impression of Chen Feipu's scenes in the final film.

Comparatively speaking, there are more scenes in the script than in the movie.

After finishing the script, Gao Jinwen continued, I won't tell you any theoretical knowledge. Let's go directly to the actual scene.

How to enter the real scene? Zhou Yan asked doubtfully.

Gao Jinwen waved, Follow me and bring the flute.

Then Gao Jinwen went out first, followed the stairs to the second floor, turned right from the stairs, walked through a walkway, and then went to an attic. It was empty inside. There were a few windows on the wall, but there were no windows.

Zhou Yan followed all the way over and felt that this room was very familiar to him. Gao Jinwen said, This is where Songlian first met Chen Feipu.

He walked to the second window first, sat half-assed on the window sill, with his back facing the direction of the door, Come on, come on, sit like me, and then pretend to play the flute.

After Zhou Yan heard what he said, he ran over and sat down, pretending to be playing the flute. Gao Jinwen ran to the door again, looked at it, and then said, Go forward and sit on the third window sill.

Zhou Yan then ran to the third window sill and sat down in the same posture.

It's almost done now. Gao Jinwen said with a smile, In the play, Songlian stood at this doorway and watched Chen Feipu play the flute. Chen Feipu is in your current posture.

Then what should I do now? Zhou Yan asked.

What you have to do now is very simple. From now on, come here and play the flute twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, for half an hour each time. First, feel the atmosphere.

Zhou Yan said in surprise, That's it?

Well, that's it. Don't underestimate this. It will help you get into the role. After you play for a few days, we will talk about the next scene where Chen Feipu turns around after playing the flute.

Zhou Yan finally understood. Gao Jinwen wanted him to go through the plot of the play first. There were only a few scenes anyway, and ten days and a half to rehearse each scene was nothing.

Then...should I start now?

Gao Jinwen smiled and nodded, You can start now.

Zhou Yan sat sideways on the window sill and adjusted his posture. He first looked into the distance, thinking about what to play. After a while, he took a deep breath and started playing.

After the flute sounded, Gao Jinwen slowly backed away until he entered the door, and stood there looking at Zhou Yan's back.

Needless to say, this scene is indeed quite interesting, but it’s a pity that it’s cloudy today. If it were sunny, in the evening, with the dim sunlight shining in from the west, it would be great.