1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 138 Do I have to tell you if I have a cheat? Read more~
The Forbidden City has opened its doors wide for filming.

Li Heizi and his team are filming a palace drama in a real palace!
A group of people dressed in Qing Dynasty official uniforms and costumes performed stories from the past in this palace.

You know what, it really feels different.

In his spare time, Xia Tian and Director Li would take a walk around the Forbidden City. Li Heizi felt emotional about everything he saw, and it felt like he was traveling through history.

At this time, many palaces in the Forbidden City were not open to the public - they had not been repaired and were in a dilapidated state.

The courtyard was locked with a big padlock, and through the mottled wooden door one could see a dilapidated scene of withered grass and dead poplars. It was chilling in broad daylight!
Xia Tian also watched with him a lot of the content that had been filmed in the Mountain Resort before, and pointed out "a few mistakes".

"Your opening is wrong!" Xia Tian said.

"Ah? What's wrong?!"

At the beginning of "The Curtain", the narrator says: The emperor selects beautiful girls every three years, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for organizing it... Only ladies from noble families with a rank of third rank or above have such a privilege.

"In the play, Cixi herself said that her father was a fourth-rank prefectural official, and a candidate for the position. Doesn't this conflict with the requirements for a third-rank official?"

"You have confused the selection of the Eight Banners with the selection of the Imperial Household Department! The former is for selecting concubines, and the latter is for selecting palace maids!"

Xia Tian pointed out the mistake here.

"And here! Why is there a whistle involved in hunting?"

"This is a deer whistle, used to lure deer," Director Li explained.

"That's wrong again! It's right to lure deer, but the deer whistle used to lure deer during hunting, although it's called a whistle, is actually something like a trumpet! Hunters in America also use this trick. They usually peel off the bark of a tree and make it into a trumpet shape, which can make a sound like the cry of a deer..."

"And the next scene you're going to shoot is flipping a sign. According to records, the sign was green, not pink. It's impossible for the emperor to flip a sign in front of his ministers. Are you looking for a girl on Bolan Street? Have you shot too many movies like that~"

Xia Tian makes fun of Li Heizi.

"And the Battle of Baliqiao... there must have been guns and cannons at that time, but you are still using swords, spears, bows and arrows. And this armor, this is not right!"

Summer is here. "This kind of armor is the military uniform worn during military parades in the Qing Dynasty. It is not worn during combat. It is old and brittle. The paint will fall off if worn too much! It is just for show! There are many written records and pictures from the Qing Dynasty to prove it."

This is something Xia Tian had seen in many military books.

Li Heizi was sweating profusely after hearing what he said. Are there so many loopholes?
I immediately asked someone to check, and after repeated inquiries, it turned out to be true!
This is why no matter how much preparation you make, mistakes and omissions are inevitable.

But how do you know so much? You even know about Potlane Street!

"How do you know all this?" Li Heizi couldn't help but ask.

Uh... Xia Tian was a little speechless. He couldn't say that it was obtained by "Apocalypse", right?
"I read it in a book, Director Li, read more books! There is a golden house in books!"

"I heard that one of your elders passed away? Please accept my condolences." Director Li also heard that Old Man Ma had passed away, and advised Xia Tian.

Xia Tian waved his hand: "It's okay..."

To show that nothing was wrong, he told Liu Xiaoqing and Liang Jiahui a "horror story" about the Forbidden City.

Xia Tian: "During this time when you were filming here, it's inevitable that you would hear some mysterious rumors..."

"But don't worry too much, it's all feudal superstition and bullshit. When I was a kid, I wandered around here and asked an old man who was guarding the door. The old man said: I have been here for more than 200 years and have never seen any supernatural events~"

Ah Hui and Liu Xiaoqing were really amused. I don’t know why they have such a low sense of humor!

Speaking of which, it's not easy for Liu Xiaoqing. It takes at least two hours to put on that makeup.

The wig and headdress alone weigh ten kilograms, as if she were balancing a watermelon on her head, and she had to perform for several hours.

Over the past month, she has obviously lost weight.

And because she wore a headdress every day, she started losing her hair!
Accommodation conditions were also tight, so she lived with the one who played Concubine Li, who had her hands and feet chopped off and put into a jar.

Because there was only one bed, Liu Xiaoqing slept on the floor.

At that time, being an actor was indeed a very normal profession, without too much halo or treatment.

Liu Xiaoqing was also very dedicated during the filming, and he took detailed notes of every line, even the movements of turning around and the performances of his hands.

Xia Tian was impressed by this person's success: it was definitely not just by chance or luck. The efforts involved were invisible to outsiders.

Liu Xiaoqing even wrote down his opponent's lines and wrote them all over the script, doing his homework - since there was a language barrier, this would be better.

Liang Jiahui was even startled and shocked.

There are so many film shoots going on in Hong Kong right now, and they are so rushed, it is definitely impossible for the actors to make such detailed preparations and dedication.

If you are shooting three or four dramas at the same time, you’d be lucky if you can remember the lines and not mix them up!
The filming in the inland at this time was really serious.

Speaking of which, the actress who played Concubine Li was also amazing.

Because most of the scenes of Concubine Li were shot in the "jar", and the actress who specialized in dancing curled up her body, clasped her hands together, stepped on her toes, and stayed in the jar motionless.

I admire her in the summer - her body is so soft.
However, Liu Xiaoqing was also dissatisfied and even started crying in front of Xia Tian and Director Li!
Xia Tian was stunned - why are you crying when you see me? ! "What's wrong?" Xia Tian asked.

Director Li on the side was also confused: I haven't cursed yet! Why did you start crying?
Liu Xiaoqing and another concubine named Li began to "cry and complain".

Liu Xiaoqing: "I want to eat meat and rice~~~~"

I realized it was because of greed! It can also be said that I was mentally unbalanced.

Liu Xiaoqing is considered to be one of the most highly paid actors in mainland China, earning only over 50 yuan a month excluding subsidies.

And a meal only consists of steamed buns, vegetables, and pickles...

On the other hand, people in Hong Kong have chicken, duck, fish and meat for every meal, and they even have a special food truck to deliver meals.

When it comes to meal time, people here get greedy—and angry at the same time!

What is worrying is not the scarcity of wealth but the inequality of wealth!
Liu Xiaoqing said to Liang Jiahui who was quite embarrassed: "Thank you for the meal ticket. I know you put it in a conspicuous place on purpose..."

Wow, this lady actually stole Ah Hui's meal ticket to buy food~
Liang Jiahui was even more embarrassed and whispered, "Is it so obvious?"

Xia Tian: Oh, I didn’t realize you’re such a sweet guy?!

The warm man is behind the dog!
Xia Tian has to step up now, otherwise the passionate performances of her two sisters will be in vain.

He is "filled with righteous indignation"!

"No, Li Heizi, you are too stingy! Two steamed buns and pickles, is this the standard for the labor camp?!"

"No wonder Imperial Concubine Yi's eyes are filled with hatred! Apart from anything else, you have to provide food for the main actors, right? It won't cost much~"

Director Li is in his sixties and has seen a lot. How could he not know what was happening?
Helplessly, he said, "Get it done, get it done! I'll bring you up to the same standard as Liang Jiahui at dinner tonight."

Xia Tian: Come on, sisters, stop crying, okay? That’s enough~

The double act of "improving food standards" ended just like that.

However, just as Xia was about to leave, trouble arose.

Xia Tian didn't let Director Li see her off, she left on her own. She was almost leaving the crew when she suddenly heard someone yelling and cursing!

"Fuck! Isn't this a Shiver Man? Is it necessary to treat him differently like this?"

The pronunciation is clear and has a hint of Beijing dialect, it feels like he has learned the lines specially!
Xia Tian couldn't help but go over to watch the fun - hey, the one who was cursing was Xie Yuan!
"Hey, what's going on? What are you arguing about?" The production manager from Hong Kong tried to smooth things over.

But both sides seemed quite angry and unwilling to back down.

Xia Tian listened to a few sentences from the side and roughly understood what was said.

Because Mr. Xie was tired, he sat on a stool and was scolded by people from Hong Kong.

What he said was quite harsh, saying that the stool belonged to someone else, and who do you think you are? How dare you sit on it?!
Even though Dean Xie can't be considered a big star, he's no less confident than anyone else, right?
We have been in charge for a long time, why would we let you scold us like this?
In fact, I was already angry - the difference in treatment between the two sides was too big.

There are people who specialize in cooking in Hong Kong. Not to mention the big fish and meat, there are also meat, vegetables, rice and noodles, and the dishes are rich.

But for the actors here, it's really hard.

Xia Tian has been working like a slave on a construction site all his life and has never seen such bad food!

Two mixed buns with pickles? Damn, what the hell is this... Never mind, don't say anything that would undermine unity.

Well, because the other side had a bit of discrimination and a sense of superiority, and this side was not worried about the scarcity of people but the inequality and had deep resentment, the two sides quarreled fiercely, and the stage manager couldn't control it at all, and even started pushing and shoving!

The one with thick eyebrows and big eyes in the poster was pulling Xie Yuan's clothes from behind, "Hey, Yuan'er. Forget it, don't argue with them."

"Go ahead, this matter has nothing to do with you!" Dean Xie was also very angry with Zhang Tielin.

The two were classmates and got along pretty well, and were in the same circle.

But after arriving at the crew, Zhang Tielin greeted the people there with a smile and asked about their well-being. Even if they did not respond, he did not mind being ignored.

After this incident, Zhang Tielin’s first reaction was to apologize: “We were wrong, we didn’t know about this stool…” He also asked Dean Xie to apologize!
After that, they started to stir things up, fearing that the matter would get out of hand.

Dean Xie was so angry - I knew you were that kind of person a long time ago, I would feel unlucky if I said one more word to you!
But Zhang Tielin still felt wronged: I put the matter before you and you didn't appreciate it. If this gets out of hand, will we suffer the consequences? !

Put on socks first and then shoes, be a grandson first and then a grandfather. Wait until we get into their inner circle, and then we can make a fuss when we get angry!
Who would dare to talk to us like that at that time?

Why don’t you understand!
At this time, a man suddenly jumped out from Xiangjiang. He was not tall, but very strong, short and stocky. He pushed Xie Yuan and made him stagger.

Fortunately, Xia Tian was not far behind him and held on to him, otherwise he would have been pushed down.

Xia Tian smiled: Ouch~ My hands are itchy!

I only wrote half a chapter today. I haven’t been in good shape these two days!

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