True Star
《巨星
》 Ju Xing
True Star Chapter 129, Volume 2 the Budding Talent, Chapter 1: Devil's Trail
With his legs resting on the couch, Tang Feng flipped open the script and the first line of entry – Satan’s Alley, the name of Director Li Wei's film this time around, translated in Chinese as "Devil's Trail." When a man falls in love with a man, does he question himself, am I just born this way? Then, perhaps, would it be a sin to shake one's head slightly, just by accident, to fall in love with a 'he'?"
Although he had read the original script when he was Fiennes, he is still deeply touched by the scenery, the characters, and the words that are portrayed in it when he watches it again.
It is a religiously charged and sensitive account of the early nineteenth century, when more and more missionaries began to arrive in the declining lands of the East, and the old priest adopted a Chinese orphan, whom he named "Tang", while he was on his mission. A simple, Chinese name.
Perhaps in the old priest's heart, he also hoped that this child, who had no one to depend on, would eventually become as strong as the ancient Tang Dynasty.
In these times of turmoil and change, only the strong will make it to the end.
But the story does not take place in this mysterious land of the East, where Tang grew up, and then one day the old priest dies.
"His hair is like the midday sun, golden and more beautiful than gold, and his aquamarine eyes are more beautiful than any gemstone he has ever seen, even though Tang hasn't seen any particularly precious gemstone since he grew up, he feels that the eyes and hair of this young friar are truly beautiful..." said Tang Feng slowly reciting a stroke from the script.
He read the script carefully, and this reading, which was surprisingly for a day, he was unexpectedly somewhat attracted to it. The table lamp in the jade banister's study reflected the slightly open window with an orange warmth in the night breeze as Tang Feng read the last page of the script with his head down.
"Hoo-" breathed deeply, somewhat heavily, closing the last page of the script.
The ending of the film is always a sigh of relief, and there are very few happy endings in gay films, let alone religious, East-West cultural collisions one.
For an instant, it gave the calm and gentle man an unquenchable urge to interpret the characters in the story in his own way, in his own mind, no matter what happened, no matter what obstacles he encountered. This idea roared through every vein of the man's body like Qing Teng's seawater, almost causing Tang Feng to jump up and immediately run to the studio.
In the early nineteenth century, when the skin of the island had not yet been completely separated from the darkness of religious domination, it was not easy to show yourself to be different in what was once a modern age.
Being different often leads to death.
Tang and Chris could have spent their lives in the monastery as two ordinary monks, far from the hustle and bustle of the world, with war and change being too far away.
The small monastery is next to a beautiful sea, and the days of hard work are not what anyone would consider hard, even when everything becomes a habit, but it is the demonic temptation from within that really tests them.
Would a stranger who sent an old priest to his homeland, but left his homeland really be at peace when he chanted prayers all day long? The hometown they can't go back to, the relatives they don't have any more even if they do.
Can an empty and lonely mind be soothed by the Lord God in prayer? Or will they be tempted by the handsome monk, step by step, walk into the forbidden abyss that is forbidden by God?
As the story progresses, Tang's long-buried secrets are finally revealed, like the paint on the walls that has fallen off.
Rather, it comes from sins he has committed that are not forgiven by others.
Forced to leave their homes, forced to endure fear, forced to become a monk and block their throats for fifty years.
It is this condemnation that is explored, how the two special people of this age should choose between God and love, between the faith of the self and the desire of the heart.
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With the end of the Superstar training course, the two entertainment companies have joined forces, and a new group of actors and singers have entered the audience.
Some of the trainees are signed to Tian Chen Entertainment, others are signed to The Su Entertainment Co. You can often see on the news that so-and-so newcomers have met and dined with the directors, and so-and-so newcomers have big-name producers to help them record the album.
It was soon discovered that the previously hype-ridden Tang Feng had disappeared.
After the TV matchmaking show “Dream Lover” aired, Tang Feng almost never appeared on TV news again, disappearing like a transparent person.
Some have speculated if the man went off on a love affair with Charles, after all, with a rich partner like Charles, is it still necessary to come out and shoot films hard to make money? What's more, what works does Tang Feng has, he is not even a second-tier star, might as well be someone's bed warmer.
These comments have naturally displeased Tang Feng's fans, and the talent that Tang Feng displayed in his final performance at the training course is obvious to all, but many times than an ordinary person, they do not like a star for things like these.
And just as people other than Tang Feng's fans began to fade away from the man who had suddenly disappeared with so much talk, one day the Central Channel 6 program reported on the big Director Li Wei, who had won the International Rift the Director Award.
"The famous Director Li Wei will be at the launch of Benzene New tomorrow, and the long-secret creators will also be there, this time, Director Li Wei's new film is about religion and sensitive topics, which immediately attracted attention, and the cast is also very secretive, even until the unveiling."
One by one, new inquiries from Director Li Wei began to appear on some TV stations and websites.
"Director Li Wei's original choice for the male lead was the internationally famous Superstar Fiennes Tang, but sadly Fiennes passed away suddenly due to illness, and this was a long time ago, Director Li Wei finally found a replacement for Fiennes after a whole year of selection, but to our surprise, the replacement for Fiennes is not any of the Superstar we already know, but the newcomer Tang Feng who has not done any work before."
"Tang Feng has just won the top prize in a Superstar class held by two major entertainment companies, and was even called 'the next generation of Superstar' by Fiennes' teacher and internationally acclaimed performer, Larry... 'Another acting genius'."
"This is the first Chinese to take on a Hollywood lead role so far this year, and one of the first Chinese newcomers to take on a lead role.
There has been a lot of talk in China about Tang Feng's appearance in the cast of Li Wei new (the Devil’s Trail). There are people who are happy for him and want him to break into Hollywood, and there are also people who suspect that Tang Feng's previous involvement in the show was all for hype.
Most of the viewers are still very much looking forward to Tang Feng's new, and even before he even opened the door, there are media outlets that consider Tang Feng to be a potential first-tier youngster in China.
Regardless, as the discussion began to build up in the country, Tang Feng, who is in the United States, finally officially began his post-birthday acting path, first, first lead.
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The day before shooting began was a press conference where Director Li Wei and a few of the producers made some comments and statements about they had to say about the basic content of the film.
It was then time for media access.
The two lead actors sat to the left of the Director, and since Tang Feng was a newcomer, he was placed next to Mr. Ginno, one seat away from the Director.
After the media started asking questions, most of the reporters still pointed their microphones at the big star Mr. Michael Ginno, who is paid up to $15 million more than a small star who is not known.
"Mr. Ginno, can you tell us why you took Director Li Wei's new? You know, you hadn't acted in any literary films before that." One reporter asked.
Mr. Ginno, still a charismatic man today in a black suit with his blonde hair and blue eyes, smiled slightly at the reporter who asked the question, "Hmmmmm, then you must know that I have not nominated for any acting-related awards before this, and I am grateful to Director Li Wei for giving me a chance to prove myself, or a chance to nominate or even win an award."
The reporter at the bottom laughed.
"I've heard that there will be some passionate images of you in it, Mr. Ginno, would you feel bad about shooting a scene like that with a man?"
"Of course not!" Mr. Ginno exaggeratedly shouted, followed by a showing a handful of Tang Feng next to him, pointing at the man and saying, "Look at him, what a handsome and beautiful man!"
Tang Feng made a timely gesture of rolling his eyes, and there was a roar of laughter underneath.
There were also journalists, especially some from China, who asked Tang Feng questions, but the questions were mostly normal, generally, "What do you think about working with the most famous Director and actor on your first outing, and will it be stressful?" Or something like, "This is a very sensitive starting material, do you have any concerns".
It may be difficult for newcomers to answer, but Tang Feng's answer to this pseudo-newcomer is simple and smooth, so people can't catch a trace of the how to explore more, after today's scene was passed back to China, someone found this immediately.
Facing the media is a course, Lu Tian Chen had asked someone to give Tang Feng a lesson before, but the teacher who taught the lesson was ashamed of himself and left from teaching Tang Feng.
The reason is actually very simple, the teacher who taught the class is 28 years old and has been in the profession for more than five years.
Tang Feng looks young, but he has been in the industry for more than twenty years, with almost twenty more years of experience, who is teaching who?
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The opening night was a private party for the cast and crew, which was attended by friends from the industry, Director Li Wei's friends, and of course, some famous Hollywood stars.
The party was much the same as Tang Feng's impression, that is, the main cast and crew took the stage to give a speech, and Tang Feng was also taken up to the limelight to say a few words at random, and then everyone got together to eat and drink and cheer for the work ahead. A relaxed party is very helpful for people working with each other for the first time to get to know each other, and for the main cast and crew to get to know each other better, often avoiding a lot of awkwardness than a slate of standing up and introducing themselves.
Increasing affection, broadening socialization, that's what the party is all about.
Director Li Wei pulled Tang Feng to chat with a group of editors. It turned out to be the last performance of Tang Feng's Superstar training course in China that was praised by Larry the other day, and the Directing circle also noticed the actor from the East. The Director Li Wei even joked that his vision has always been good, before Tang Feng was discovered by Larry, he pulled this future Superstar into his movie in advance.
"That old guy Larry has an eccentric personality, I heard that he promised Lu Tian Chen to go to the Superstar training course just so he could make some extra money, what a snobbish old thing to talk about money!" An editor who worked with Larry gulped down a cheer beer while laughing and cursing, "He casually said something bluffing the first day and ran off, right?"
"Can you guess where he went?" The editor asked Tang Feng and Tang Feng replied. "Antarctica to feed the penguins."
Director Li Wei had a surprised look on his face, ''Tang Feng, how did you know that? And he literally ran off to the South Pole to feed the penguins!"
Of course I know, these months of the year Larry has a habit of running to the South Pole, and Tang Feng smiled lightly." He's eccentric and though he is eccentric I think it's all a common disease between geniuses, they're all spoiled by the masses, and the masses are willing to spoil him, there aren't many people who can be recognized by him, and there was only one Fiennes before you."
He was the first to hear what the Hollywood staff had to say about Fiennes, but it was probably because Fiennes had just passed away for more than half a year, and the conversation was polite, mostly positive.
"Why don't we see Mr. Ginno?" After chatting for about half an hour, Tang Feng asked because as the lead actor and big star Michael Mr. Ginno has not come over, that guy just said he wants to chat and drink with him, and there is no one at all at this moment.
"There he is!" A staff member was the first to spot Mr. Ginno, a big Hollywood star with blonde hair and flushed breath was standing by the window behind Tang Feng, Tang Feng looked back and quickly spotted Mr. Ginno, who was particularly prominent in the crowd, next to pillar stood a beautiful woman in a red bandage dress, the woman looked extra sexually attractive in the dim light.
Tang Feng knew the girl, he did not chat with her, but he knew that her name was Lilith, belongs to the new generation of Hollywood female star, Lilith looks sexy and charming, belongs to the beautiful type of female star, quite popular with the male audience, seems to have been selected as the most beautiful woman in America ranked 16th.
The handsome Mr. Ginno, the beautiful Lilith, a young man and a woman always stand together in a particularly eye-catching way.
"Lilith is Mr. Ginno's girlfriend, right, Tang Feng, and their relationship has not been made public yet, so this matter is best not revealed to the public." The editor who had just chatted with Tang Feng while drinking said, "Hmmmmm, as you know, young idol stars always pay a little more attention when it comes to relationships." The most important thing is that there is no shortage of girlfriends in Hollywood, just as there is no shortage of rich and handsome people around the female stars, in fact, every newcomer to the entertainment industry is no different from an ordinary person walking on the street, who wants to eat, drink and sleep, but the entertainment industry is filled with all kinds of people, with more contacts, often more opportunities to be tempted.”
There are not many people who are as clean as Fiennes Tang, although Tang Feng feels that this may be because everyone knows that he is sick and is afraid that he will get sick in bed and stay away from him emotionally in order to avoid trouble.
They were talking about Mr. Ginno and Lilith, and the two people who were being talked about happened to come over and introduce themselves to each other, as is customary.
"Lilith, he is the Tang Feng I mentioned, a very forceful Oriental man, and soon we will fall in love, so you must not be jealous." Mr. Ginno is always cheerfully running his mouth full of fire. "Hello, nice to see you, I really enjoyed your performance in 'Which'." As an opener between strangers, Tang Feng's choice is conservative, but even the conservative one will encounter closed-door treatment.
Lilith tsked, not in a good tone: "You like that? That thing is a piece of crap, and I hate it!" She is talking about exactly what she became famous for, and the only one that is now famous.
Tang Feng just laughed, it was not uncommon for a female star like Lilith to be in entertainment difficulties, a common problem among young people, rebellious and immature.
"Lilith." Mr. Ginno shouted his next girlfriend's name.
"Well, I've met your friend, now I'm going to get a drink." Shaking off Mr. Ginno, Lilith ruffled the hair on her shoulder, turned around and stomped on her twelve-pointed heels and headed for the bar, like every capricious little woman in love.
Mr. Ginno sighed, "Hold the number, Tang Feng."
"It's okay, I think you'd better come along and see." He used to be called an "old man" by some of the later generations, although he has since become famous, and those bad boys with no manners have gone on to fail the screen and go work as salesmen.
You can meet a lot of people in this industry, not all of them are happy and gentle, if one gets angry casually, you will die sooner or later.
"I'd love to talk and drink with you." Mr. Ginno has a puppy-like look in his eyes.
"No, you should go take care of your girlfriend, that's what a gentleman should do." Tang Feng patted Ginno's shoulder, Tang Feng pushed the man up, the latter looked at him somewhat reluctantly, vowing to treat Tang Feng to dinner next time before he left to find Lilith.
Tang Feng sat down and the staff laughed and cheered him on: "There are some stars in the new generation who think they can stay popular if they play a popular movie, they are so angry that they ask for more and like to play big cards movie. There will so many people like that you just need to leave them alone and be yourself.” If Lilith was Mr. Ginno's girlfriend, he figured he'd talk about Lilith together when Mr. Ginno invited him to dinner.
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Director Li Wei graduated from the Director's Department at Beijing Institute of Technology, although he has a background in Hollywood. The opening ceremony also followed the Chinese tradition of cutting up suckling pigs head and burning incense for worship, which attracted many foreign staff members to take photos.
Mr. Ginno didn't show up unexpectedly on the first day of the show, and there is no Mr. Ginno scene today, Mr. Ginno has a reason not to come over, but Tang Feng still felt a little unexpected, he thought Mr. Ginno would come over.
"Didn't expect to get a roast suckling pig on the first day of filming, Hahaha, open wide!" As Tang Feng's assistant and the agent, Xiao Yu also arrived on set." Eat less and you should lose weight." Tang Feng didn't forget to tease Xiao Yu.
The first day of shooting was not as successful as Xiao Yu said, as if Tang Feng was very confident in his acting skills and did not expect that he would encounter a lot of obstacles on the first day of shooting.
~ True Star ~
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