Rebirth: My 80s

Wang Fulin couldn't figure out what Li Jiankun was here for. What could he do in a film and television shooting location?

So we did it the same way as we did in the past few times, in the same way as we would receive a leader’s inspection.

He led them to walk around the Grand View Garden, stopping as he went, while introducing the details of the set design, the filming situation of the crew, etc.

Part of Wang Fulin's attention was always on Li Yunmeng.

It's purely a professional illness.

He thought that this girl was really pretty. She would be great in playing the roles of Daiyu and Baochai. All she needed to do was to "polish" her characters a little and highlight the distinctive features of these two top Twelve Beauties of Jinling, such as Daiyu's yandereness and Baochai's open-mindedness.

This girl has both the elegant and clever beauty of Daiyu in temperament.

In terms of appearance, she has the plump and fair skin of Baochai.

You know, a lot of trouble was put into the casting of these two peerless beauties, and I always felt that they were a little short of the "likeness" level.

Finally, after layers of screening, Chen Xiaoxu and Zhang Li were selected from thousands of girls to play Daiyu and Baochai respectively.

It is extremely difficult to seek time.

Everything was settled, and a girl who seemed to be able to play both roles came to my door...

Of course, if he could go back in time and meet this girl, Wang Fulin would not be sure whether she would be willing to participate.

This is obviously a little princess who has everything...

At the same time, Director Liu from the Logistics Department was leading his men to unload goods at the gate of the Grand View Garden. He had just discussed with director Wang Fulin and donor Mr. Li.

I plan to send some to the crew first.

Everyone didn't have a few days off for the Spring Festival and had to rush back to work before the New Year was over. The crew wanted to give everyone some benefits, but they were powerless.

This truckload of supplies is like timely help.

The news that "New Year's gifts are being distributed in the cafeteria" spread throughout the crew at lightning speed. Some people who had not started work and received the notice rushed to the cafeteria.

Unprecedented.

How can I miss it?

Several girls came out of the dormitory together, and the dull white world in winter seemed to become colorful all of a sudden.

Wait until "Red Dream Tower" is broadcast next year.

If these girls appear in public places together like this.

It can attract tens of thousands of people in a matter of minutes.

They are:

Chen Xiaoxu who plays Lin Daiyu.

Zhang Li who plays Xue Baochai.

Zhang Yuping who plays Shi Xiangyun.

Dongfang Wenying who plays Jia Tanchun.

Zhang Mingming who plays You Erjie.

"I thought that when I woke up in the morning and heard the birds chirping, it really was a good omen."

When girls chat, they can't help but use a bit of a literary tone.

It's just because I was too immersed in the play.

In fact, the 1987 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has influenced the lives of many actors who participated in it.

"What do you think will happen?"

"I heard there will be snow in the next few days, so they should be cold-weather supplies."

"That's fine. My feet couldn't even warm up last night."

"Give me a pair of plush gloves and I'll be satisfied."

Dongfang Wenying, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and fixed his eyes on the nine o'clock direction.

A girl was walking towards them, with a blue cloth bag on her left arm and a black object like a tile in both hands, which she was eating with a crunching sound like a hamster.

Dongfang Wenying pointed her finger over:

"Miaoyu, what are you eating?"

Ji Peijie looked up when he heard the voice, raised his hand, and said with a smile: "Chocolate, made in the Soviet Union, very delicious, go and get it quickly."

Deng Deng Deng!

Several girls ran forward.

Upon closer inspection, it really was chocolate, chocolate as big as a tile. It was the first time they had seen such chocolate and they were extremely shocked.

When did the crew become so wealthy and generous?

This is not finished.

Ji Peijie opened the blue cloth bag as if presenting a treasure: "And this, bread, they call it black bread."

Whoosh whoosh!

Can't wait a moment.

Several girls rushed to the cafeteria like they were running a race.

She is plump and slender, with a swaying figure, which is beautiful beyond words.

Soon, a few more "little hamsters" appeared outside the cafeteria.

"Xiaoxu, you still dare to eat high-sugar food like chocolate. Have you forgotten what Director Wang said? Give it to me. I will buy it from you with banknotes."

Zhang Li ate while looking at the pot.

Chen Xiaoxu: "How do you eat?"

Zhang Li patted her small chest and said, "Who am I? I am Baochai, am I afraid of getting fat? Director Wang thinks I'm too thin. Come on, come on, you can't get fat, you look like a sickly person."

Chen Xiaoxu: “…”

Let’s talk about Li Jiankun and his team.

Knowing that Wang Fulin was a very busy man, Li Jiankun felt bad for wasting too much of his time. Moreover, it was a grave sin to delay the broadcast of Dream of the Red Chamber.

So I strongly urged him to get busy.

Wang Fulin confirmed again and again that he really did not need his company, so he left an assistant behind and took the others to start work in a hurry.

There is a big show today.

There was a heavy snowfall a few days ago, and some places haven't melted yet. We specially got a few cars to the shooting location last night so we could shoot quickly.

It is said that there will be snow in the next few days, but it is not certain whether it will snow or not.

He doesn't dare to eat by looking at the sky.

Without Wang Fulin's company, Li Jiankun felt more at ease. He took his younger sister for a walk around the Grand View Garden with a purpose and stopped beside a pavilion-like building.

Inside the pavilion, a group of actors gathered.

They were either discussing the script in whispers, or reading the original version of Dream of the Red Chamber, or two of them were rehearsing a scene.

Everyone was extremely committed.

He didn't notice someone approaching.

Li Jiankun seemed to sigh to the air: "It's not that easy to act well."

Assistant Director Chen, who succeeded Wang Fulin, agreed: "Especially when filming a play like Red Dream Tower, if an actor wants to fully understand the role, he must first read the original work and have a deep understanding of it.

"Even though we have invited some Redologists to provide guidance, we still have very high requirements for the actors' personal cultural literacy or learning ability."

He paused and smiled:

"For example, Chen Xiaoxu was able to play Daiyu. In addition to her appearance, Director Wang valued her cultural accomplishment and her understanding and obsession with Red Dream Tower.

"She signed up on her own initiative, with a photo, a cover letter and two short poems.

“I remember Director Wang said after seeing it: This girl has spirituality.

“I still remember one of them.”

Assistant Director Chen cleared his throat, making his voice clearer, and imitated the girl's tone:

“I am a catkin. Don’t ask where my home is. I hope the spring wind will take me to the ends of the earth. I will bring news of spring to every corner of the sea.”

Li Jiankun turned his head and glanced at Li Yunmeng.

Li Yunmeng blushed: "Not really, not at all. It's too straightforward."

Assistant Director Chen smiled and said, "That was in 1983. Chen Xiaoxu was probably a little younger than you at that time."

In fact, she was not that young, as Chen Xiaoxu was also eighteen years old that year.

However, although Li Yunmeng's small figure is like her father, she still inherited the plumpness of the women in the Li family.

In later generations, it was called "small branches bearing great fruit."

Of course, it could also be because of eating well.

Li Jiankun glanced at her and said, "If I ask you to write, can you write it?"

Li Yunmeng hesitated: "She, she didn't write it impromptu, give me some time, maybe it will work out."

At this time, Deputy Director Chen said:

"At that time, Director Wang also made things difficult for Chen Xiaoxu by giving her a few questions, and she answered them fluently. It was from that moment that Director Wang really paid attention to her."

He looked at Li Yunmeng meaningfully:

"I remember one of the questions was: recite Miaoyu's verdict."

Li Jiankun crossed his arms and pouted at his little sister. He knew that this girl dreamed of playing Lin Daiyu, so she was dissatisfied with Chen Xiaoxu.

Li Yunmeng was suddenly speechless. She thought, is this something someone of my age should know?

Seeing her second brother like this, she felt very uncomfortable: "You know?"

Li Jiankun said without hesitation: "How can one be clean if he wants to be clean? The sky is not always empty. It's a pity that gold and jade will eventually fall into the mud."

Li Yunmeng suddenly looked towards Assistant Director Chen.

The latter smiled warmly: "It is exactly the same. Mr. Li has obviously read "Dream of the Red Chamber" carefully and has memorized it by heart."

Li Yunmeng was shocked. She thought, how could her second brother, who is so busy, still have time to...read "Dream of Red Mansions"?

She couldn't even read it superficially, it was too pedantic and not interesting at all.

Li Jiankun stretched out a finger and poked the little sister's head: "You, you are ignorant and unwilling to admit that others are better than you. If Chen Xiaoxu was you, you would have gone back to where you came from."

Li Yunmeng drooped his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

Deputy Director Chen thought, that may not be the case...

The main reason is that this girl is so pretty. Her eyes and eyebrows have the charm of Daiyu in the novel, and her posture is particularly in line with Baochai's characteristics.

Knowledge can be acquired later, but some things can only be acquired if given by parents.

Available but not available.

The three continued to move forward, and soon, a lot of heads appeared in front of them.

They paused and looked over. Assistant Director Chen said, "It's being filmed. A major scene."

Before Li Jiankun could say anything, Li Yunmeng ran over quickly, afraid of missing out on anything.

However, when he got close enough to see the filming process clearly, Li Yunmeng felt his scalp tingling just by taking a casual glance.

What are you doing?!

In the thick snow that formed the backdrop, there lay a woman with a sullen face. She was only wearing a thin theatrical costume, wrapped in a tattered straw mat, and had bare feet.

You know, the temperature outside is now more than ten degrees below zero!

She was shivering even in her down jacket.

Li Jiankun appeared behind her without her noticing: "Watch carefully."

Li Yunmeng turned around and asked quietly, "Isn't she cold?"

"Try it and see if it's cold."

Li Yunmeng: "..."

Deputy Director Liu appeared behind her and said, "This scene is about 'Feng Jie'er's tragic death in the snow'. Because we have to sing the song 'Smart Tired' afterwards, we can't make it too short. It's really hard for Miss Deng."

Li Yunmeng counted the time silently in his heart, staring at the shooting scene with wide eyes.

As time went on, she became more and more frightened.

This is simply playing with your life!

a long time.

"Crack!"

Following the director Wang Fulin's voice.

The staff hurriedly grabbed their military coats and rushed towards "Sister Feng" who was lying on the ground.

However, "Feng Jieer", who had just been in high spirits and fully engaged in the performance, now closed her eyes and did not move.

"Deng Jie! Deng Jie! Wake up!"

"You can't sleep! Wake up!"

"Hurry, hurry, the person is frozen, lift him up!"

"Build a fire, build a fire!"

There was chaos at the scene.

Assistant Director Chen had no intention of continuing to accompany Li Jiankun and the others, so he rushed over to help.

Li Yunmeng burst into tears: "Brother, someone died!"

Li Jiankun put his arm around her shoulders and said, "No, she probably just fainted from the cold."

Deng Jie later played many classic screen roles.

A bonfire was lit in a corner of the scene.

"Feng Jie'er" was carried over to keep warm. The staff formed a semicircle to protect her from the cold, and their faces looked extremely nervous.

Director Wang Fulin was also among them, his expression was very solemn and revealed a bit of self-blame.

Fortunately, as Li Jiankun said, "Feng Jieer" just fainted from the cold.

As her body became warmer and warmer, "Feng Jieer" slowly opened her eyes.

Everyone was delighted and asked about her health with concern.

After a moment of hesitation, Sister Feng finally understood the situation and asked anxiously:

“Is the photo we just took okay?”

Director Wang Fulin said with red eyes: "Yes!"

"Feng Jieer" was so delighted that she even started to giggle.

Li Yunmeng, who witnessed this scene, was stunned. She wanted to yell: You are still laughing, you almost froze to death!

"You know, this girl was not originally Wang Xifeng's choice."

A voice came from Li Yunmeng's ear:

“She is short and her appearance is not very impressive, which is somewhat different from the impetuous beauty in the book.

"The girl who originally played Wang Xifeng was named Le Yun. She was tall, with willow-shaped eyebrows and a pair of charming phoenix eyes, which was very consistent with the appearance of Wang Xifeng in the book.

"One day, after watching a video of Le Yun playing Wang Xifeng, the girl cried out of shame. She felt that Le Yun in the video was Wang Xifeng herself.

"But even so, she still didn't give up, and redoubled her efforts to make up for her shortcomings in other aspects. She was completely immersed in the crazy state of acting, and even acted opposite a stone.

"Later, Le Yun's family strongly opposed her playing Wang Xifeng, so she backed out. However, the girl still failed to take over smoothly, and another beautiful Peking Opera actress entered the class to compete for the role of Wang Xifeng."

"Although the girl was anxious, she did not behave in a disorderly manner. She watched many movies and novels, and also paid attention to observing people in her life, trying to find the shadow of Sister Feng in many fictional and real characters.

"She discovered Wang Xifeng's boldness and nobleness in Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, and she saw Wang Xifeng's viciousness and cruelty in Empress Dowager Cixi in The ...

"Finally, I defeated my competitors with my excellent test scores and got the role of Sister Feng."

Li Yunmeng raised her head with tears in her eyes and asked in a sobbing voice: "How do you know so much?"

"Why do you think I can walk into the Grand View Garden so openly?"

Li Jiankun touched the tip of his nose and said, "I am quite familiar with the film and television industry."

Li Yunmeng didn't think much about it, staring at the "Feng Jie'er" who seemed to be resurrected with full blood: "I admire her."

"Hey, that's right."

Li Jiankun rubbed his little sister's head and said softly:

“You can see that acting is not as easy as you think, and it is even more difficult to become a star and be loved by the audience.

“It takes a lot of hard work, and constant learning and studying.

“Whether in terms of cultural literacy or professional skills, we must constantly improve ourselves.

"Only then can we achieve what we want."

He paused and asked:

"So, do you still want to choose this path?"

Li Yunmeng clenched her fists: "Yes! I want to take her as my role model!"

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, she is a top student at the Academy of Arts, and after graduation she became the leading actress of the provincial theater."

Li Jiankun stared at his younger sister.

Li Yunmeng also stared at him.

Li Jiankun: "She joined the crew of Dream of Red Mansions with such a starting point. She encountered many obstacles in getting a role she wanted. She made such great efforts. How about you?"

"me……"

Li Yunmeng stammered, "No big deal, I can go back and study hard, learn a lot, and then apply to an art school and become a leading actress!"

Although there is some lack of confidence.

Li Jiankun still smiled knowingly.

It's good to realize the right direction. If you really work hard, the whole family will benefit.

As for the rest, doesn’t he have it?

But I can’t tell my little sister this now.

Li Jiankun reached out his hand and wiped away the tears that were about to freeze on her face:

"As long as you take the right path, my second brother will definitely support you."

Li Yunmeng hummed and threw herself into his arms, her red face pressed against his chest: "Erguo, you are so nice."

Well, I am being coquettish again...