"Thank you, Minister Qi." Xiang Nan nodded, "I came here today to see how the preparations for "Garland Under the Mountain" and "Wrangler" are going, and if there is anything else I can help with.

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"Oh, thank you in advance." Qi Bin cupped his hands and smiled, and then sighed, "The preparations for "Garland Under the Mountain" are pretty good. The script has been drawn and the location is being selected. The actors are also in the process of being selected.

The selection is about to begin. Only the funds have not yet been fully received, and it is estimated that it will take another one or two months."

Xiang Nan was quite surprised when he heard this.

According to this preparation method, it will be good for "Garland Under the Mountain" to be launched next year.

In comparison, in the entertainment industry forty years later, a movie basically takes half a year from preparation to completion. If it is done by the Xiangjiang team, it will not even take a month.

However, when making movies in later generations, they pay more attention to profits. The sooner the filming is completed, the sooner it is released, and the sooner the money is recovered, so the sooner the better.

Nowadays, when making movies, we pay more attention to quality. From script to script, from interior to exterior, from costumes to props, from front to backstage, everything is extremely demanding.

For example, before the filming of the movie "Wrangler" started, the heroine Cong Shan was too beautiful and her skin was too tender to look like a rural person. Director Xie Jin specially sent her to a brick factory to take off her adobe clothes for a month until her skin was tanned.

He returned to the set with a dark complexion and rough fingers.

In comparison, some artists of later generations were not happy even with a slightly ugly make-up, not to mention putting so much effort into experiencing life.

Therefore, despite being surprised, Xiang Nan still admires these current filmmakers.

"So how are the preparations for "Wrangler" going?" he asked curiously.

"This movie is in big trouble because the content is relatively sensitive, so the opinions above are not unanimous," Qi Bin explained.

Xiang Nan was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

As an online writer, I am really familiar with this reason.

However, he knew that "Wrangler" would be filmed sooner or later, so he was not worried at all. Instead, he smiled and joked, "So that's it. But I have already spent the royalties. Even if the movie is not made, I will not refund your money."

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"Don't worry, we won't want it." Qi Bin also smiled.

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In the next period of time, Xiang Nan visited cultural relics shops, Liulichang, and Panjiayuan during the day, and started writing "Latent" at night.

He loved watching this TV series back then.

First of all, the story is meticulous, both the good guys and the bad guys are all intelligent, and there is no deliberate attempt to make the bad guys idiots in order to highlight the protagonist.

Secondly, the acting skills are outstanding. No matter the protagonists Sun Honglei and Yao Chen, or the supporting actors Zu Feng and Wu Gang, they all performed very well, and no one stretched their hips.

So Xiang Nan was deeply impressed by this drama, so he wanted to change it into a novel and publish it.

…

In September, Xiang Nan suddenly received a notice from Beijing Film Studio, asking him to audition.

Xiang Nan went happily, arrived at the Beijing Film Studio, and entered the office.

"Liu Feng, let me introduce to you, this is the director of our film, Mr. Xie Jin." Xiao Ma helped introduce.

He is now a member of the creative team and is responsible for revising scripts, changing lines, writing scripts, etc. on the set.

"Hello, Director Xie, I have long admired your name!" Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan quickly went over to shake hands.

"Comrade Liu Feng, I have admired your name for a long time." Xie Jin also smiled enthusiastically, "Your novels, songs, and scripts are all very well written. It's really amazing."

"You're honored." Xiang Nan said with a smile. Being praised so much by Director Xie Jin made him feel even more proud. After all, he is the number one director in the Mainland.

"It's not an award, I always like to tell the truth." Xie Jin said with a smile, "To be honest, I am currently following the movie "The Passion Burning Years" written by you. It is so well written.

Shi Guangrong and Chu Qin are exactly the same as several of my friends. It shows that Comrade Liu Feng, you still have a lot of life!

But Shi Jing and Hu Dakai have been written so well by you, will there be any twists and turns later? You will definitely not let them be together like this, right?"

"Director Xie, please forgive me for being pretentious and not telling you any spoilers, so as not to dampen your interest in reading the book." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Haha, interesting." Xie Jin clapped his hands and laughed.

If anyone else knew that he liked to read his own novels, in order to please him, he would probably tell the ending directly. But Xiang Nan refused to spoil it for him, and what he said was quite interesting, which made him immediately become interested in this young man.

For a change.

…

After chatting for a while, Xie Jin smiled at Xiang Nan and said, "Comrade Liu Feng, you want to participate in the audition, which role do you want to play?"

"I am still very interested in the role of Liang Sanxi." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Liang Sanxi is the male protagonist of "Wreaths Under the Mountain". He comes from a family of martyrs. He is selfless and loyal to the country. He is deeply loved by the soldiers and is an almost perfect positive character.

Xiang Nan thinks that he is very suitable for this role. On the one hand, Liu Feng comes from the poor province of Qilu and was born in a poor family. His family background is similar to that of Liang Sanxi, so he has a deep resonance with this role.

On the one hand, his external conditions are similar to those of Liang Sanxi. Liang Sanxi is a boy from a peasant family, not handsome, and even a bit rustic. Liu Feng, on the other hand, is also very simple in appearance, not the kind of handsome boy, not a handsome boy.

"There are many people who want to play this role. How confident are you that you will be chosen?" Xie Jin said with a smile, "After all, you have not received professional training, so you may be short on acting skills."

"Director Xie, to be honest, I think this role is none other than mine." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "You said my acting skills are poor, but I don't agree. It's a mule or a horse, let's pull it out for a walk. You haven't seen it yet.

What about my performance? How do you know that my acting skills are poor?"

"Okay, since you are so confident, let's give it a try." Xie Jin nodded, "Do you remember the ninth scene in the eighth act? Can you play it?"

Xiang Nan nodded. This scene was about a quarrel between Liang Sanxi and Zhao Mengsheng. When Zhao Mengsheng heard that the company was going to the battlefield, he felt timid and wanted to transfer back. Liang Sanxi called him a deserter, which aroused Zhao Mengsheng's anger.

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This drama is quite a test of the actor's acting skills. It not only tests the control of emotions, but also the skills of lines. After all, when people are in a hurry, it is easy to speak. If the line skills are not deep, then it will really be a toad's trap.

Xiang Nan worked up his emotions for a while, and then started to perform, "Comrade Zhao Mengsheng, you don't know that you are wearing a military uniform! Now in front of you, we are on a hurdle. It's okay to take a step forward, but it's okay to take a step back.

You are still nothing!!!"

Xiang Nan has inherited Fang Yifan's acting skills for many years. In terms of lines, expressions, eyes, body movements, movements, etc., he can be said to be quite excellent and definitely not inferior to professional actors.
Chapter completed!