Tang Guoqiang was an actor at the Qingdao Repertory Theater in his early years. In 1975, by chance, he was seconded to the Bayi Film Studio to play the leading role in the movie "The Storm in the South China Sea."

Because of this opportunity, Tang Guoqiang officially broke into the film industry. In 1978, he was transferred to the Bayi Film Studio and became an official film actor.

When "Little Flower" was released in 1979, he became an instant hit and became a popular actor in the domestic film industry, and his status in the studio also improved a lot.

Originally, according to this momentum, his acting career should be going smoothly, but no one expected that his career would suffer a major blow because of a joke made by Chen Chong.

"Butterboy", a term specially coined to describe him, became Tang Guoqiang's nightmare.

The biased news rendering in newspapers caused the industry's evaluation of him to plummet and made him controversial among movie fans.

Tang Guoqiang has also been wronged, complained, and angry, but what can he do?

There are some hats that others want to put on you. They are not put on your head, but in their hearts, and you cannot take them off.

But this does not mean that Tang Guoqiang has accepted his fate. As the saying goes, people compete for a breath, and Buddhas compete for a stick of incense.

When he joined the Qingdao Repertory Theater, he was 18 years old and had no literary foundation. It was just because the troupe was rehearsing "War in the South" and needed some actors to act as soldiers. To put it bluntly, they were just walk-ons.

It took Tang Guoqiang five years to complete his counterattack from a supporting role to a starring role.

In 1974, the Qingdao Repertory Theater went to Yanjing to participate in a national survey on behalf of Shandong. A screenwriter from the Bayi Studio took a fancy to the play and wanted to adapt it into a movie. He also fell in love with Tang Guoqiang, who played a leading role in the play, and wanted to work in it in the future.

Use him in the movie.

But at this time, Tang Guoqiang was already the backbone of the drama troupe. The troupe was unwilling to let him go, so they had to second him first. Finally, after many twists and turns, he was transferred to the Bayi Film Studio.

Tang Guoqiang's experience from a supporting role to a starring role has made him full of tenacity and unwillingness to admit defeat. He is not a weakling who can only "eat butter" as the media renders him.

A few months ago, news spread in the factory that "Garland Under the Mountain" would be adapted, and Tang Guoqiang set his sights on this cake.

Bayi Film Studio is the only studio in China that mainly shoots military-themed movies, so it is reasonable and reasonable to shoot "Mountain".

He is the actor with the best reputation and mass base among the younger generation of the Bayi Film Studio, and his self-proclaimed professional ability is reasonable. If the studio really wants to make a movie "Mountain", there is a high probability that he can play the male lead.

After all, this is a novel that has sold millions of copies since its publication, has national influence, and has been recognized by many leaders. It has such a deep mass base, which almost means that the film adaptation of "High Mountain" has already established itself to some extent.

The place of defeat.

As a result, surprisingly, the adaptation rights of "High Mountain" were taken away by Shanghai Film Studio, and the director was Xie Jin, who is well-known in the domestic film industry.

At the beginning, Tang Guoqiang was a little disappointed and felt that he would not be able to perform in "High Mountain".

Later, he heard that Xie Jin had arrived in Yanjing and was starting to prepare for casting for "High Mountain". His thoughts became vivid again. No one said that actors from Bayi Film Studio could not act in Shanghai Film Studio's movies. He had starred in "Peacock"

"Princess" is also a film produced by Yan Film Studio.

He thought about recommending himself to Xie Jin Maosui, but he also knew that Xie Jin was a famous director and there were many actors seeking cooperation through various channels every day.

So Tang Guoqiang thought of a way to express his sincerity by writing a letter, and he kept his attitude very low in the letter.

Unexpectedly, before he took the initiative to come to see Xie Jin, he was moved by Liu Xiaoqing's idea and went to see screenwriter Lin Chaoyang to ask for help.

After returning from Peking University that day, Tang Guoqiang was full of annoyance, his heart was in a state of confusion, and his mind was filled with all kinds of thoughts.

He suddenly felt that he should not listen to Liu Xiaoqing and run to Lin Chaoyang for help, but should go directly to Xie Jin;

After a while, I felt that I was asking for help, why couldn't I lower my attitude a little lower? I just looked at people who were young, and I unconsciously felt contempt in my heart;

After a while, I felt that I shouldn't have taken out the letter in the end. It might have been self-defeating and offended Lin Chaoyang...

Tang Guoqiang was overwhelmed by his chaotic and complicated thoughts. In the few days after seeing Lin Chaoyang, he had almost no thoughts to do anything else. All he could think about was these things. He had already regarded "Garland Under the Mountain" as a novel.

Life-saving straw.

This morning, he was lying on the bed in the Bayi Factory dormitory. Last night, he couldn't sleep well because of the messy thoughts in his mind. He was completely confused.

When it was almost noon, his colleague in the next room asked him to go to the cafeteria to eat. Tang Guoqiang reluctantly refused the colleague's kindness and just wanted to lie down.

"Tang Guoqiang! There's a phone number!"

Suddenly, there was a movement from Master Jin in the communication room in the corridor of the dormitory. Tang Guoqiang immediately jumped up when he heard the movement. For some reason, he felt a sense of confidence that he had never had before. This must be Director Xie Jin calling.

Then he became discouraged and reduced his thoughts to beautiful imagination.

"Tang Guoqiang! Call!"

In the corridor, Master Jin urged at the top of his voice, and Tang Guoqiang got up and went to the reception room to answer the phone.

"Hello!"

"Is it Tang Guoqiang?"

The voice on the phone was a little distorted, and Tang Guoqiang clearly felt that it was familiar. After thinking about it for a moment, he remembered that it was Lin Chaoyang.

The call was not from Director Xie Jin, so he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Tang Guoqiang said hello politely, and then he listened to Lin Chaoyang say: "Director Xie Jin asked you to go to the Xizhimen Guest House tomorrow."

"Do you know the address?"

Lin Chaoyang on the other end of the phone listened to Tang Guoqiang's silence, and then said: "It's on Xizhimen Inner Street, not far from Xinjiekou. Don't know yet? Oops, how can I tell you this."

Lin Chaoyang thought that Tang Guoqiang didn't know the address of the guest house, and was worried about how to give him some advice. Tang Guoqiang, who had been stunned for a long time, finally came to his senses.

"Xizhimen Guest House! I know, I know."

Tang Guoqiang spoke into the microphone in an extremely loud voice.

"It's good to know. Let's go there early tomorrow morning and prepare a little bit."

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's advice, Tang Guoqiang felt as if a cannonball filled with joy exploded in his heart. He was so stunned that he even forgot how to hang up the phone.

When he thought about it again, he was filled with annoyance. He hadn't even had time to express his gratitude to Lin Chaoyang.

He just came to ask Lin Chaoyang for help two days ago, but today they called the factory and asked him to meet the director.

What an efficiency! He hung up the phone before he could even say thank you.

When he thought about the decadent thoughts he had been filled with in the past two days and how he looked down on others, Tang Guoqiang felt even more ashamed.

Tang Guoqiang left the communication room with complicated emotions lingering in his heart. Just as he was thinking about how to repay Lin Chaoyang's kindness, he bumped into an acquaintance.

He is full and plump in heaven, but unfortunately his hair has the intention of "strategic retreat" at such a young age, and his forehead has become more rounded.

When he saw Tang Guoqiang, he smiled, obviously expressing goodwill, but he seemed to have done something bad.

"Guoqiang, haven't you eaten yet?"

"No, you haven't eaten yet?" Tang Guoqiang saw that the other party didn't have a lunch box in his hand, so he probably hadn't eaten yet.

"No, the filming of "The Spirit of Pipa" has just finished, so I can take two days off." The visitor said cheerfully.

Tang Guoqiang looked at the other party's optimistic state and couldn't help but feel a little admiration in his heart.

"Pipa Soul" is a movie produced by Bayi Film Studio. The director is very famous. Yan Jizhou, who filmed "Wild Fire, Spring Wind and Ancient City", but the director only plays an inconspicuous supporting role in it.

Don't think that someone who plays a supporting role is really a supporting role. In fact, the unassuming young man in front of him not only comes from the entertainment world, but his father is a well-known actor. In the past few years, he has also used his superb acting skills in "Look at This Family" and "

Films such as "Inside and Out of the Courtroom" have emerged in the film industry.

However, due to image issues, he has never been able to play the leading role. He is basically a green leaf in the factory. Whenever a movie is short of someone, he will fill it without picking a role.

This kind of development may seem like a low starting point, but it is actually a real opportunity to hone your acting skills.

Unlike myself, with such a face, I can only play the leading role.

"Hey, I heard that the factory is going to film "Four Crosses of Chishui" and wants you to play the male lead." The other party suddenly asked.

"Ah!" When the unsuspecting Tang Guoqiang heard the news, he let out a short sound of surprise, "Who did you hear that from?"

"I just heard what Director Yan said, no one wants to talk to you?"

Tang Guoqiang shook his head, upset.

"Oh, I really envy you. Just sitting in the dormitory, the male lead fell from the sky."

Just as the other party was sighing, he saw Tang Guoqiang rushing back to the dormitory. He was scratching his head when he saw Tang Guoqiang dressed neatly, rushed out of the dormitory again, and rushed straight out of the dormitory.

"Why are you going?"

When this question was asked, Tang Guoqiang had already ran out, and he could only listen from a distance as he replied: "Go meet a director!"

"Meet the director?"

The young man touched his shiny forehead and said, "Isn't the director in the factory?"

But he said that Tang Guoqiang heard that the factory wanted him to play "Four Crosses of Chishui", which meant that even if he could get the role of "High Mountain", he would not be able to participate due to a collision during the filming time. After all, he is from the Bayi Factory

actor.

For the current plan, he can only try to win the role of "High Mountain" as quickly as possible, cook the raw rice into cooked rice, and then let director Xie Jin come forward, so that he can promote the movie in the factory.

Tang Guoqiang went all the way to the Xizhimen Guest House, took out his work ID and reported his name.

Xie Jin was a little surprised by Tang Guoqiang's arrival. He had made an appointment with Lin Chaoyang to call Tang Guoqiang over tomorrow, but he didn't expect that he would come today.

However, he didn't say anything. Instead, his eyes lit up after seeing Tang Guoqiang.

Tang Guoqiang had been dejected in his dormitory for several days. After talking to his colleagues just now, he couldn't wait for tomorrow and ran to the Xizhimen Guest House.

At this time, he had a stubble on his face, which looked haggard and slovenly, and it was impossible to think of the handsome protagonist, the Dai prince, in "The Peacock Princess".

Originally, Xie Jin felt that Tang Guoqiang's image was too handsome and lacked a tough temperament, and he could not portray the heroic spirit of Zhao Mengsheng in the later period.

Now when I look at it, I see that this is the chosen Zhao Mengsheng!

"Thank you, Director..."

Tang Guoqiang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xie Jin.

"Come on, come on, let's try the show first." Xie Jin pulled Tang Guoqiang with burning eyes and said.

After the audition, Xie Jin was completely convinced.

Lin Chaoyang is really a fool. If he doesn't become the assistant director of casting, he would be remiss in his talent!
Chapter completed!