Can't fly

- This is the "One Night Genius" that swept various fiction awards a few years ago?

- The original text has a total of 2 words, and it is a very short novel. How can this be turned into a [-]-hour movie?Huaying should have only bought the copyright of a name, otherwise it would be impossible to shoot...

-Industry insiders broke the news that the project of this film was approved last year, and basically all the male actors of the right age had interviewed the protagonist, and the first screening had been screened for three days.Besides the director, the ones waiting to be selected are definitely the first-class ones in recent years with strong ideas. Huaying is very serious about this movie [praise]

-So after interviewing all of them, Fang Fei was chosen...?

- Fang Fei again?He doesn't want too many good cakes in the past two years, what background [thinking]

-Who would have a background written on his face?Now that Shuotian has finished pushing Huaying, I absolutely do not believe that he is as pure as his fans say.And I've never seen someone like this kind of feeding cakes to become a movie king. He's very ordinary, right? ? ?

- Laughing dead, this face is ordinary [Picture]

-Should I say "Suddenly It's Too Late" I really cried, but Fang Fei has acted in two TV series ("Time Like Fire" is still a small supporting role) and two movies, it's really a bit forced... …

- Not to mention the movie, the role of "Time" is no less discussed than the protagonist, with highlights and memories. Many people said that the Magnolia Award owed him a supporting actor nomination.Let's talk about "Fresher", the quality of this series and Fang Fei's acting skills can be seen by anyone with eyes, he just has few resources and no opportunities.

- Hmm, no chance but every time the male lead [surprised]

-Because Fang Fei is really good at picking books, I think he belongs to the kind of acting with his brain.You can wait and see "One Night Genius", in fact, there is no overlap between him and the male protagonist in it who "get rich overnight".

-He will pick the book, and the book will pick him?Don't obscure the main point, the discussion is clearly about why Huaying has a bunch of young actors not selected, and insists on him playing the male lead.

-Anyway, I don't want to watch Fang Fei.

- Ah yes yes yes, Fang Fei can't live without your money [laughing]

……

In addition to the hot comments on the Internet, there are also many people asking Fang Fei side-by-side on WeChat.Among them even Zhao Dali who had also auditioned, he didn't feel angry, he just asked out of curiosity: "Have you passed the second round of audition?"

Fang Fei didn't reply, because he didn't know what to say to Zhao Dali.

It just happened so suddenly.

He was caught off guard by the beating, so he went to ask Yang Yuanyi if it was because he lost the Magnolia Award, and what kind of compensatory intention did this boyfriend with a background have? Fang Fei didn't want him to do this.

Yang Yuanyi said that he did not.

"I don't have the energy to influence Huaying's decision." Yang Yuanyi laughed dumbly, "Half of them are 'insiders', they are not short of money, let alone resources, there is no need to exchange interests with anyone - but I can help Ask Mr. Kim."

Fang Fei nodded, and Yang Yuanyi seriously contacted Jin Tao, and then handed Fang Fei the phone.

"Unprepared? Very good." Jin Tao replied with a smile on the other end of the phone, "We investigated the six candidates for nearly half a year before making this decision. The actors who can be included in the list can be called 'overnight success'. , some exploded suddenly, some got the highest achievement so far. Some people went up, some disappeared, and some struggled to turn over. But only Fang Fei, he climbed up step by step from the bottom .”

"In other words, they think you fit the setting of 'One Night Genius' best." Jin Tao finally told Fang Fei, "If you've read the original, you should understand."

The last page of that short novel reads:

"He woke up from the dream, took out the pen under the pillow, the ink was dry, the lottery ticket was blank, and the miracle had disappeared.

"Fantasies that are beautiful, ugly, intoxicating or frightening eventually dissipate into reality.

"This ordinary genius finally woke up."

Fang Fei is an ordinary genius.

He didn't become the darling of the screen after a flash of inspiration from the first "electric shock", nor did he seize the initial opportunity to gain fame and fortune smoothly.

His ups and downs seem to be always related to being unkind and bad luck, and they seem to be inseparable from his personality.

Fang Fei is a bit cowardly, easily soft-hearted and sentimental, can dream, and will be temporarily depressed due to disillusionment.

The resume is wonderful, dramatic, darkness and light go hand in hand and never let Fang Fei go.He won awards, lost the election, and chose to return to the comfort zone to continue working when he could have expanded the new track.

He has the ordinaryness and perseverance of ordinary people, but he has a little more pride of genius than them.

"This is not someone's own decision. After watching the Magnolia Award, several directors felt that Fang Fei was competent, and his sense of experience should be the best."

Jin Tao also gave Fang Fei a special privilege: "As the leading actor recognized by the project team as being the most capable of interpreting characters, Ah Fei, we also want to entrust you with an important task - the proposals of several candidate directors have been sent to you."

"You choose a partner."

Fang Fei didn't read the scripts of Yin Muyuan and Lan Zhihua, he thought, there is someone who understands himself better than anyone else.

Hearing this sentence, he looked at Yang Yuanyi who was close at hand.

Fang Fei's tone was a little teasing:

"Director Yang, are you willing?"

In any case, the cooperation of "One Night Genius" will be something later.

A movie adapted from a novel has only a prototype, and the audition is still a provisional outline.After the director is selected, the first thing to do is to rewrite the script according to the requirements of Party A. During this process, it is necessary to discuss and dig out the story with the original author.After a while, scouting, casting, forming a shooting team...

The preparations before starting the film will likely take several years, and before that, the most important thing for Yang Yuanyi is to finish editing "Falling into the Water".

Yang Yuanyi once owned the Xincheng mansion alone. He didn't have to worry about disturbing anyone, and he could hold his equipment and work upside down in the most comfortable place.He edited films in the study room, went to the projection room to see the effects, and could criticize himself while lying on the bed.

But not anymore.

Although no one said anything, Fang Fei didn't move out after his family returned to Yeyang, and continued to live here silently.Before the breakup, he left a lot of clothes in the closet, Yang Yuanyi packed up half of it for him to keep, and I don't know when, those clothes returned to their respective places, mixed in Yang Yuanyi's shirt.

Fang Fei is very busy. The achievements he has made in the field of film and television in the past two years are not the most impressive, but they are enough to make invitations and business cooperation come like snowflakes.He is not in a hurry to prepare for the next one, and he will never rush.

Tang Ao will arrange corresponding itineraries, film festivals and charity activities for him every week.Fang Fei is very cooperative, but he will not leave Pingjing for more than five days in a row. When he stays in this city, he does not spend the night outside. On rest days, he uses Yang Yuanyi's screening room to watch movies that have been cherished for a long time.

Occasionally, Yang Yuanyi would accompany him, but most of the time, he chose to go to the new studio with his equipment.

Just a small house just rented, 10 minutes walk from Xincheng Mansion.There is no place to rest, a curtain, a projector, sound and a complete set of editing equipment, together constitute Yang Yuanyi's workshop.

In April, he completed reshoots on "Overboard," and then worked here until the editing was complete.

The short summer in Pingjing has long since ended, and the autumn wind has also faded its golden color.

After watching the whole film again, Yang Yuanyi stood up from the small sofa, took out his mobile phone and wrote down the time.

August 11th at 17:0 am.

After dialing a series of well-known numbers and three waiting busy signals, Fang Fei's sticky and sleepy voice rang in his ears, wrapping him like a cloud without warning.

"...far intention?"

"have you slept?"

"Not yet, I just finished watching Persona."

"Happy birthday, even though it's a few minutes late." This sentence was so out of place that it was funny, Yang Yuanyi heard that Fang Fei laughed too, and asked him, where is the gift?

"The gift has just been made, and I can't wait for you to see it."

Yang Yuanyi looked at the curtain.

The last second of 108 minutes was frozen in the turbulent sea, with clouds floating in the sky.

"Are you free now? Go here, I'll go that way too, we'll meet halfway."

Fang Fei paused for a few seconds, then said, "Okay."

Half a year later, on March 3, "Falling Water" was released.

An open-air screen was set up on the beach in Rong County, and the sea breeze blew by. The simple outdoor chairs are very comfortable to sit on, and the LOGO of "Falling into the Water" is embroidered on the canvas supporting the back.Once the hundreds of tickets for the seaside premiere were released, they were sold out in just one minute. Now everyone is gathering in Rong County, enjoying the sun, sand, and waves. It's not like watching a movie, but like a party.

On that day, it was clear after the rain, and the brilliant sunset covered the entire sky. The orange-red and orange-yellow light gradually faded, turned pink, and turned purple, converging in the pale blue sky in the east, and the stars were also eclipsed.

At eight o'clock, the movie is shown on time.

Fang Fei sneaked from the first row to the empty seat in the last corner. The distance was too far, and the light and shadow effects were not so good, but the lines could be heard clearly.He retreated into a corner, kicked his leather shoes aside and hugged his knees.

"Whoa-"

With the loud sound of water, a figure crashed into the waves and struggled repeatedly, blood floated up, and the light dimmed.Flashbacks make up the first part of the movie. The order is hidden in the chaos of the picture, and occasionally it freezes and then cuts into another plot line. After a few minutes of rhythm, two names appear in the lower left and right corners at the same time.

Shen Jue, Fang Fei.

Once again someone plunged headfirst into deep water.

The title appears.

Fang Fei lowered his legs and stepped into the soft sand with his bare feet, which was slightly damp with the temperature of the sun.He clearly knows every line of his lines and every look on his face. Before the release, Fang Fei has watched it several times.

This movie is very not "Yang Yuanyi", at least subverting his past style.

The rhythm is fast, the camera is sharp, every transition is full of sense of design, the lines are full of metaphors worthy of scrutiny, including the language of the camera, which reveals key information intentionally or unintentionally.

The story told in the film is only one day and two nights, which is so fast that people can't breathe. You can miss the next suspenseful clue by looking down at your phone.The screen is filled with dampness and blood. The high contrast of the picture and various bright lights are like a blurred dream, which makes people sink into it unconsciously.

In the last 20 minutes, the plot took a turn for the worse, with explosions, chases, and changes in the positions of the characters. A Jiang supported the underworld boss, raised his gun, and suddenly pointed it at himself.

Immediately, the muzzle of the gun was deflected, and he hit the gasoline can.

In an instant, a sea of ​​flames spread out of the dark and humid estuary.

When the truth of human trafficking cases came to light in the past, the police undercover "dumb" finally arrested the mafia boss and obtained the key hard drive containing the files of the year.The police rushed into the transaction site, and then were dumbfounded in the face of the raging flames.

As an accomplice in the case, A Jiang knew that once he was arrested, the mute would not be able to return to the police force without guilt—he made an unforgivable mistake in order to find clues. up.Between lightning and fire.Ajiang made a decision, and he never said a word.

So he avoided the motion of the mute grabbing him, turned around, and rushed into the light without hesitation.

The explosion was deafening.

The fire burned hotter and hotter, and the night sky was red with the color of blood.

It was dawn again, half a month after the operation closed the net, the mute stood by the beach, remembering the first time he and A Jiang met.He jumped into the water to save A Jiang, and the absurd life intertwined until the end, A Jiang finally repaid his favor.

In my heart, the sound of falling into the water was deafening.

The camera is zoomed out, the Venus is bright and quiet, and only the sea remains.

A line of words appeared in the gradually blurred sky.

——The works of Yang Yuanyi.

Fang Fei half-closed his eyes, he suddenly remembered that Yang Yuanyi was lying with him on the carpet in front of the French window late at night the night before.The moon came out of the clouds in the middle of the night, and he used the moonlight to identify the burns on Yang Yuanyi's back.

Yang Yuanyi's skin color is pale, and the dark red contrasts sharply, which is shocking.

But he said it was a hickey of fire, and he didn't intend to repair the scar when it was healed.

"At that time, I thought of your character going into the sea of ​​flames in the ending, so I chased you. Look, does the outline seem to be flying, and only afterimages are left."

"fly?"

"Fly to the end of the sky."

Yang Yuanyi turned over and interlocked his fingers.