Lu Yanhe hit a straight be honest, at this moment, Lu Yanhe was actually surprised and a little bit unbelievable.
Indeed, for "Tropical Rain Season", his joining is a rare opportunity.
Not to mention that Huang Tianlin, as the director of "Tropical Rain Season", needs to give a warm welcome to Lu Yanhe, but he shouldn't be so picky.
With such an attitude, especially since it was their first meeting, Lu Yanhe couldn't help but think too much.
For many directors, especially those who make art films, they may not be so welcoming to big-name actors.
The reason is very simple, because the participation of big-name actors will affect their control over the film as a director.
Lu Yanhe was worried that Huang Tianlin treated him like this for this reason.
If this is true, Lu Yanhe feels that a forced melon is not sweet and there is no need to force it.
For him, "Tropical Rain Season" is just a good play, a role type he has never played before, which is challenging and has room for performance, but not good enough for him to put aside his attitude and take on this play regardless of everything.
Indeed, he has no shortage of movies to act in.
Therefore, Lu Yanhe didn't want to guess, nor did he want to communicate with Huang Tianlin through a middleman, so he asked in person.
Huang Tianlin looked at Lu Yanhe in surprise. He didn't expect that Lu Yanhe would ask him this directly.
The scene was a little awkward for a moment.
After a while, Huang Tianlin said, "I hope this movie can be shot according to my ideas."
really.
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief.
It will be easier to deal with it if you know where the problem and the crux lie.
"Of course, you are the director of this film," Lu Yanhe said, "but I am an actor, and I definitely have my own understanding of the role. I hope you don't regard my different understanding of the role as a challenge to your authority as a director."
"What if you and I still have different opinions and cannot reach an agreement?" Huang Tianlin asked.
Lu Yanhe: "Unless it involves something of principle, if I can't convince you in the end, I will perform a version according to what you want. In the end, you can choose which version you want to use."
“Can you do what you say?”
"Of course." Lu Yanhe nodded. "When I was filming in the past, the running-in with the director was always before the filming started. I am an actor who really needs the director to discuss clearly how to play my role. Of course, there are also directors who like me to give more versions on the set, which is OK. I am not the kind of actor who is stubborn and must act according to my own understanding, but I am also not the kind of actor who acts the way the director says. If you just want a puppet actor, I am definitely not that type."
Huang Tianlin: "When I was filming my last movie, I almost couldn't finish it because I couldn't reach an agreement with the male lead. He left the crew and I had to revise the script in order to finish the movie. Frankly speaking, you are Lu Yanhe. If this happens again, I can't stop you."
"I am a responsible actor. If I decide to participate in the filming of a movie, I will not give up halfway unless it is a matter of principle, and I will not leave the crew just because of a disagreement." Lu Yanhe said to Huang Tianlin, "I am no longer an actor who has just debuted. Director, my attitude towards acting and directing has been tested in the past ten dramas."
Huang Tianlin was silent for a moment and nodded.
"Director, since your script can impress me, it will definitely impress other so-called big-name actors. What happened in the past has left you with a shadow in your heart about big-name actors, and you dare not cooperate with them easily. You can't always avoid cooperating with big-name actors. I don't know what I should say to make you let go of your guard and grudges - I won't promise that I will never argue with you, nor will I promise that there will be no disagreements between us, but I will definitely discuss the matter with you. In fact, it is your responsibility as a director to convince me, and it is also my responsibility as an actor to convince you. As long as the starting point of both of us is to make this play better, I think we can definitely reach a consensus."
Huang Tianlin's expression eased a lot after hearing what Lu Yanhe said.
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Actors are not static, they also have the potential to grow.
When I first started acting, I mainly listened to the director, but as I acted more and more, I had a deeper understanding of the scripts and performances, and I began to come up with my own ideas.
Although it is said that the director is the one who is responsible for a play and is the one at the helm, when actors have a certain say, they can easily come into conflict with the director in order to protect their roles or realize their own ideas. This is not uncommon.
For a young director like Huang Tianlin who has only made one film, this is actually the most difficult period.
He has already made a movie and is no longer a new director. The experience of directing a movie gives him a certain confidence.
However, he does not have enough knowledge and experience to give him enough self-confidence and courage to face big-name actors like Lu Yanhe, so he is bound to feel inferior, even panicky and uneasy.
It was precisely because Lu Yanhe knew this that he did not immediately choose to "forget it", but chose to speak frankly and clearly.
In short, he hopes that many collaborations will not end in failure due to some emotional friction between each other.
Lu Yanhe also knew that his current situation was rather embarrassing.
He is young, a big name, and capable, which is certainly the reason why many people are scrambling to work with him, but it is also the reason why some people are afraid to work with him.
Especially directors like Huang Tianlin who make art films.
The film he chose was not intended for box office success from the beginning.
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After Lu Yanhe had made things clear with Huang Tianlin, he ended their meeting at another gate of the Ecological Park.
He was a little tired from walking, so he looked up and saw a cafe in front of him.
Lu Yanhe said to Zou Dong, "Brother Dong, let's go sit there for a while."
Zou Dong nodded.
After entering the cafe, Zou Dong ordered two cups of coffee and brought them over.
Lu Yanhe was looking at his phone and chatting with someone.
"Thank you, Brother Dong." Lu Yanhe picked up the coffee that Zou Dong placed in front of him and took a sip. "Hmm? It tastes a bit special."
Upon hearing this, Zou Dong picked up the glass and took a sip.
“I don’t taste anything special. All coffee tastes the same.” Zou Dong smiled.
Lu Yanhe is a heavy coffee lover and drinks a lot, so he can taste the difference in taste and flavor. Zou Dong usually drinks more tea.
"Have you tried the box of tea they sent me?" Lu Yanhe asked.
The film festival officials gave him some local specialty gifts. Since Lu Yanhe didn't drink tea, he immediately gave the tea to Zou Dong. Zou Dong was the only one who drank tea around him.
Zou Dong shook his head and said, "Not yet."
"I feel that the tea in Southeast Asia all has a spicy flavor. I don't think you can get used to it." Lu Yanhe said.
The flavor of that tea is completely different from the fragrance of Chinese tea.
The two of them sat in the cafe, chatting and resting.
Suddenly, at this moment, Lu Yanhe's phone buzzed. "Hmm?"
It was Li Zhibai who sent the message in the group of three.
Li Zhibai was complaining that he had an argument with Liu Manbo on the set today.
Lu Yanhe was a little surprised and immediately made a group voice call.
"What's going on?" Lu Yanhe asked as soon as Li Zhibai came in.
Li Zhibai gave a brief explanation.
"I couldn't act out the effect he wanted. It was not something I could handle technically, but he insisted on me acting that way." Li Zhibai was speechless and said, "We spent the whole afternoon shooting that one scene, but in the end, we still didn't succeed."
Lu Yanhe hesitated for a moment and said, "How could this happen? Did it delay the normal filming progress?"
"That's not the case. A few NGs in one or two scenes didn't affect the overall progress. Besides, this scene is really important. I was just annoyed. I felt that I couldn't act it out from the beginning. I told him and he insisted that I try. It's not that I didn't try, but I couldn't do it after more than ten attempts. Shouldn't I give up and try another way of acting?"
Li Zhibai was a little annoyed.
"The entire crew watched me do NGs again and again, like they were watching a joke."
Lu Yanhe reacted immediately and realized that Li Zhibai was too thin-skinned and felt embarrassed.
"What's the big deal? It's normal for actors to make NGs when performing. Besides, you're not good at acting." Lu Yanhe said, "Don't rely too much on your talent. It's not easy to meet a director who makes you NG dozens of times. In the past, when you were acting, I guess the director would praise you no matter how you acted, right?"
Li Zhibai: "Of course, I do have a natural talent for acting."
Lu Yanhe: "...Although actors need to be confident, they should not be too blindly confident."
Li Zhibai: "Just kidding, I'm telling you, I just haven't acted in an art film yet. When I act in an art film, I'll win an award and surprise you."
"Okay, okay." Lu Yanhe smiled, "Talk to Liu Manbo and tell him whether you are unwilling to cooperate with him to challenge yourself or you feel embarrassed after too many NGs in front of so many people. Tell him clearly and let him think of a solution for you."
"Should I tell him this? Forget it. Do I still have any shame?" Li Zhibai refused immediately.
Lu Yanhe: "What are you going to do? Will you continue to make mistakes later?"
"N, who's afraid of who." Li Zhibai said, "Anyway, I've tried my best. He asked me to act in such a difficult way, but I can't do it. That's his problem. He deliberately gave me a difficult role."
"You really don't have any internal friction at all."
"Internal friction? How could this word appear to me?" Li Zhibai said.
When Lu Yanhe heard him say this, he knew that his emotions were coming out.
It seems that the mood that Li Zhibai was complaining about just now has passed.
At this time, Yan Liang belatedly joined the voice call.
"What's going on? Aren't you and Liu Manbo getting along well?" Yan Liang asked as soon as he came in.
Li Zhibai: "You are so slow."
At this moment, Zou Dong suddenly made a gesture to Lu Yanhe from behind his phone.
Lu Yanhe looked back and found that Huang Tianlin, who had just left, had come back again without him noticing.
He was standing outside the café, ready to come in.
Lu Yanhe quickly said to Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, "I have something else to do here, so I'll leave first. You guys can chat."
He exited the voice call and looked back.
Huang Tianlin pushed open the door, walked in from outside, and came straight to Lu Yanhe.
"Yan He, I just thought seriously about what you said to me, and I think I need to apologize to you." Huang Tianlin said seriously, "I shouldn't have been so wary of you because of what happened in the first play."
Lu Yanhe stood up in surprise and looked at Huang Tianlin.
"Director, why are you here so suddenly?" He was a little surprised.
Huang Tianlin: "I'm afraid that because of my irrational behavior just now, I will miss the opportunity to cooperate with you."
Lu Yanhe was even more confused.
Huang Tianlin's behavior really made Lu Yanhe unable to figure out what Huang Tianlin was thinking.
Why all this back and forth?
"Are you still willing to film 'Tropical Rains'?"
Lu Yanhe said: "Of course I am still willing to work with you on this movie."
Huang Tianlin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I will seriously consider your opinion when I go back."
Lu Yanhe said, "Don't force it. I told you that I only have my own interpretation of the role based on my identity as an actor, but you are the director. If you decide that the movie should be shot that way in the end, I will cooperate with you as much as possible."
Huang Tianlin was somewhat surprised, but there was also a hint of unbelievable surprise in his eyes. He obviously did not expect Lu Yanhe to say this to him at this time.
"I'm really sorry for what I said before," said Huang Tianlin.
Lu Yanhe shook his head and smiled, "See you on the set later, Director."
Huang Tianlin smiled, nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief.
After Huang Tianlin left, Lu Yanhe sat down again.
Zou Dong looked at him in confusion and asked, "Yan He, why did you say so readily that you would continue to make this movie? His attitude today is very strange. He treated you like that at the beginning."
Lu Yanhe groaned for a moment and said, "Although I also feel strange, it is actually a feeling. I have never felt that he has any ill will towards me. So, I can understand why he is wary of me and thinks that I will usurp his authority as a director. Any creator would be wary of this. After I told him my attitude very clearly, he probably came to his senses and thinks that I am actually quite suitable for cooperation?"
Zou Dong: "I just think his previous behavior was too rude. Let alone your current status and reputation in the film industry, even if you are an ordinary actor, his attitude is rude."
Lu Yanhe: "It's a bit rude, but I don't feel any ill will, so it's okay. I'm quite accepting." (End of this chapter)
