Chapter 48 Visiting Team
Although Liu Zhou spoke generously, Qu He did not really choose the most expensive restaurant in Shanghai.

He chose a pretty good restaurant near the headquarters of "Mengya", and the four of them had dinner together.

After dinner, Liu Zhou returned to the hotel. He thought that the crew of "Suzhou River" was in Shanghai, so he planned to stay in Shanghai for two more days to visit the crew.

Liu Zhou just told Nai An that he would come to visit him in the evening, but he didn't expect that she would be waiting for him downstairs in the hotel the next morning.

"Sister, why are you waiting here? If you told me the location, I can go there by myself."

"Actually, I happen to live nearby, and I can take you there so you don't have to look for it."

"That's too much trouble for you."

"It's not a problem, it's just a side trip. Come on, let's get in the car."

There was a bright red Xiali parked in front of the hotel, which I thought must belong to Naian.

After getting in the car, within half an hour, Naian brought Liu Zhou to the filming location.

At this time, Lou Ye had already started filming, and Liu Zhou did not disturb him. He stood aside and talked to Nai An about the situation of the movie.

"Sister, how is the progress of the movie?"

"We have finished half of the filming. Mr. Zhou and Jia Hongsheng are getting better and better. I think we can finish the filming in about a month."

"Is the money enough?"

“It should be enough.”

After chatting with Nai An for a while, Liu Zhou turned his attention to Lou Ye.

The structure of "Suzhou River" is a standard dual-line structure. Zhou Gongzi plays two roles - Meimei and Mudan, and has more scenes, while Jia Hongsheng has relatively fewer scenes.

The film started shooting in mid-June and it has been a month now.

The rivalry between Zhou Gongzi and Jia Hongsheng was being filmed at this time.

It was the first time that Liu Zhou met Master Zhou and Jia Hongsheng.

Mr. Zhou was just in his early twenties at this time, at the peak of his youth. Although he was not tall, his acting skills were very explosive. When he acted opposite Jia Hongsheng, he seemed to be not at all inferior.

Although Jia Hongsheng has not acted in a play for three years since "Eclipse", he was recognized for his excellent acting skills. This skill engraved in his bones is difficult to regress, especially for a drama fanatic like him.

Liu Zhou discovered that Lou Ye’s way of making movies is really different from Jia Zhangke’s.

Jia Zhang knows what he wants in his mind, so he will instruct the actors on how to perform, but this is only limited to the main characters. For other supporting roles and extras, he hopes they can act as realistically as possible.

But Lou Ye seldom directs actors, he values ​​feeling!

If he feels something is not right, he will immediately shout "cut". When Zhou Gongzi and Jia Hongsheng asked him about it, he just said that he relies on his own feeling and will not shout "cut" until he feels it is right.

Ms. Zhou is not from an academic background, she is a self-taught person, but she is full of talent and she values ​​feeling when performing.

Lou Ye's style and methods were very much to her liking.

Although Jia Hongsheng is a professional actor, he has a strong literary and artistic flavor. Coupled with his experiential acting style, he can always give Lou Ye a different feeling.

After observing for a long time, Liu Zhou felt a little envious of Lou Ye.

Two talented actors met a talented director, and they were so suitable for each other.

Liu Zhou has seen the birth of a good movie.

Time slowly came to noon, and Lou Ye also announced a break in filming so that everyone could go eat.

Nai An, who had been standing aside just now, began to busy himself around, while Lou Ye brought Master Zhou and Jia Hongsheng towards Liu Zhou.

He had noticed Liu Zhou's arrival a long time ago, but he was busy filming and ignored it.

Now that they were resting, Lou Ye would of course come over to say hello. He was more artistic, but he was not impolite. Moreover, he still had a good impression of Liu Zhou. He would not interfere with the creation of the film, nor would he interfere with the selection of actors.

"Liu Zhou, let me introduce you to these two, they are the leading actors of the movie, Mr. Zhou and Jia Hongsheng."

Liu Zhou greeted them with a smile, and the two of them simply responded with a greeting, without treating him differently because he was a film investor.

They give people a somewhat cold temperament, but they seem to be warmer when they look at each other.

Liu Zhou probably realized at this time that they were probably immersed in the role and had not yet fully come out of it.

Both of them took the experiential approach, and after the movie was finished, they seemed to get together very quickly.

There is a saying in later generations that there is Zhou Xun in the East and Taylor in the West.

The frequency and number of these two goddesses changing boyfriends are well known to the world. Although Zhou Gongzi cannot compare with Taylor, she is the number one in the country.

But she is not promiscuous or philandering, it's just that her love comes suddenly and goes away suddenly.

She is always pursuing the freshness of love and devotes 100% of herself to every love.

A girl like this is only suitable to live in a fairy tale.

She lives entirely to pursue her own spiritual fulfillment, such as life and love.

Liu Zhou, who originally wanted to get to know Mr. Zhou, no longer had the desire to do so after seeing the current situation. Now, she only had eyes for Mada, played by Jia Hongsheng.

Lou Ye seemed to be used to this. After the two of them said hello to Liu Zhou, he let them go and rest, as if he was afraid that Liu Zhou would interrupt their current state.

The Lou Ye in the crew seemed to be completely different from the one Liu Zhou met in his own courtyard. He was silent then, but now he was talkative.

"Liu Zhou, what was your feeling when you first saw Suzhou River?"

Before Liu Zhou could answer, Lou Ye answered for him:

“It’s dirty, isn’t it?”

The Suzhou River was indeed quite dirty at that time.

The Suzhou River gave birth to most of the ancient Shanghai city, and it took another hundred years to build the entire water framework of the modern Shanghai city.

Today, the Suzhou River has become very narrow within the urban area, but it still has to endure the damage inflicted by most of the Magic City.

The clarity had long since left it, and now it looked as if it had been dead for a long time, and the stench was overwhelming.

Lou Ye then continued to talk to himself:

“I grew up here, in this city, by this river.

This city has a population of eight million and is changing every day. The only thing that remains unchanged is the river. It is the source of lifeblood for the city.

When I look at this river, it's like looking at an old friend from childhood and the changes in the city where I grew up. It's as if the trajectory of my life is flowing in front of me with the river."

"Director Lou, have you eaten?" Liu Zhou interrupted him.

Seeing him shaking his head, Liu Zhou continued:

"I'll go get you a lunch box from my senior sister. You'll have energy for the afternoon if you eat well."

After saying that, Liu Zhou walked towards Naian. Looking at Liu Zhou's back, Lou Ye couldn't help but frown.

Liu Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief after turning around and leaving.

Don’t talk to literary youths, it’s too fucking tiring!
Look how simply Jia Zhangke, this Shanxi man, speaks!

Liu Zhou stayed in Shanghai for two more days. Seeing that the crew was in good order, he left for Guangzhou with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)