1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 152 A Dream in the Red Mansion

When Xia Tian read the report in the newspaper, several images automatically appeared in his mind:

Two curved eyebrows that seem to be frowning but not frowning, a pair of eyes that seem to be happy but not happy...

Her lips are red without makeup, her eyebrows are green without drawing, her face is like a silver basin, her eyes are like water apricots...

A pair of triangular eyes, two curved eyebrows, a slim figure, a coquettish posture, a fair face with a hint of spring, and red lips with a smile that can be heard before it opens...

Granny Liu was short, a little hunchbacked, with a dark face and many deep wrinkles, but her eyes were very bright...

Hey, that's not right?! Why is there Granny Liu?!

In short, some information about the Red Mansion began to appear in my mind.

There is not only the 87 TV series Red Mansions, but also the 89 movie Red Mansions, and the rather disgusting 10th version of A Dream of Ghost Mansions...

"What are you reading?" Milan found that he spent a lot of time reading the newspaper in the summer. In the past, he would just glance at it and sometimes cut out some reports, but he rarely read for so long.

Xia Tian handed her the newspaper and clicked on the news.

"Dream of the Red Chamber? Wow! It's finally started. I thought there was no news!"

Xia Tian heard about this from Director Yang Jie and also told Milan about it.

Milan is also very interested in "Journey to the West" and wants to play a female monster.

But Director Yang has already filmed several episodes, and the crew has been running from north to south. Li Chengru, as the production manager, is doing external affairs work. He always runs to the location in advance and handles the preliminary work as a pioneer, "looking for pretty girls"!
He called Xia Tian last week and complained, "Brother, I'm already dazzled!"

For Director Yang, beautiful girls are a necessary condition for making an excellent "Journey to the West".

Now, I finally heard the news about the Red Mansion.

"What? You want to go take a look?" Milan knew Xia Tian - he wouldn't even take a second look at something he wasn't interested in.

Xia Tian nodded: "It's a rare classic. Journey to the West has participated in it, so don't miss Red Mansions!"

"Then give it a try. You have a lot of acquaintances in CCTV now, so try to find some connections!"

Yeah, good idea~
……

In the summer, I first bought the 82-chapter Dream of the Red Chamber published by People's Art Publishing House in 120...

I was quite moved after reading it, not only because of the original plot, but also because of the 40 chapters of the sequel.

The last 40 chapters written by Gao E, or the anonymous author, are just one of the many sequels to Dream of the Red Chamber. It was only through the efforts of many people that the last chapters were combined with the first chapters, which made them widely circulated.

The last forty chapters currently circulating can only be said to be a continuation of the unfinished original work by a fan author. It is one of the better ones among many fan works, but not the only one.

After the summer, I found a lot of relevant information, and with the "revelation" triggered from time to time, I feel that the more I think about "Redology", the more content I will find~
In the past two days, he has also tried to contact Director Wang Fulin through Director Huang and others to recommend himself.

After asking around for information from two people, someone gave Xia Tian an idea: Go find Comrade Wang Zhifu, she knows Wang Fulin.
Ms. Wang Zhifu is the music editor of the Central Radio Station. It was she who sent those children's songs in the summer to the radio.

We are so familiar with each other. We met a few days ago!

Does she know Wang Fulin?

Xia Tian found Wang Zhifu and said, "Auntie Wang, I saw news about the Red Mansion crew in the newspaper and I'm very interested in it. Someone told me that you know Director Wang Fulin, so I wonder if you can introduce him to me?"

Wang Zhifu laughed happily after hearing this, "Do you know Director Wang Fulin? He is my lover, do you tell me whether I know him?"

Xia Tian: “Ah?!”

No wonder you asked me indirectly whether "Eighteen Years in the Enemy Camp" was good? !
They even highly recommended it to me... Turns out it was just an advertisement!

With this relationship, things will be easy!
At noon, Xia Tian had a meal in the cafeteria of the Central Radio Station, and became a big eater again.

The tables next to them were so crowded that the female comrades were holding empty plates and looking around with their eyes.

Xia Tian: Look at it, look at it openly, don’t squint your eyes! I’m used to it anyway!

In the afternoon, Xia Tian followed Wang Zhifu to their home.

Director Wang Fulin has been staying at home studying "Dream of the Red Chamber" for almost a year.

Wang Zhifu told Xia Tian that Director Wang’s hair had started to fall out due to his research.

I previously thought that it was an indoor costume drama, which would be easier to shoot, but I was shocked by this research.

The spiritual core is too complicated!

Each character is so complex!
If this happened in the future, it wouldn't be a big deal. I don't care what kind of core figure he is. I will just push him hard!
After the first movie became a hit, you will become famous. If it fails, just make the next one.

But it’s different now, everyone is very ambitious. I just can’t get over that hurdle in my heart.

When Wang Zhifu introduced Xia Tian to director Wang Fulin, Xia Tian explained his purpose: I'm here to recommend myself!

Director Wang: Don’t say anything, okay!

After all, Director Wang was the first person in China to shoot a TV series, so his vision and level are extremely high.

The first time he saw Xia Tian, ​​he felt that she had potential as an actor.

Not to mention his looks and temperament, his eyes alone are extremely rare.

Some people's eyes are as pure as a child's, some people's eyes are as deep as the Milky Way, but his eyes contain both at the same time, as if the deep Milky Way is reflected in the pure eyes of a child looking up at the stars.

There is a saying in the opera industry: The drama of a person lies in his face, and the drama of the face lies in his eyes.

Opera actors need to train their eyes specifically, otherwise they will end up with a pair of dead fish eyes!

And summer, as the author later said, had light in its eyes.

This is actually a manifestation of "God", and this kind of light can be hidden in the summer.

Director Wang’s first impression was: this child is good-looking and has a playful look in his eyes!

Director Wang is a slow-moving type, while Director Yang is a fast-moving and decisive type.

Director Yang has already officially started filming and has been doing so for several months, but Director Wang has only just started to form the crew.

They can be said to be two types of people, but they also have one thing in common - I want handsome men and beautiful women!
Director Yang of the Journey to the West crew required that all the female fairies and goddesses should look good. As for the male monsters, they all had to wear masks.
When the Red Mansions crew was just being formed, Director Wang also had this standard!

They have their reasons - the Dream of the Red Chamber is so beautiful, I can't find something too ordinary, right? !

Therefore, Xia Tian was selected immediately. No matter what role he plays, he should be chosen first!
After learning about Xia Tian’s experiences from his wife Wang Zhifu, Director Wang began to feel a little regretful.

He has starred in movies, helped prepare for the Journey to the West crew, and is also an excellent and versatile creator, writer, and composer...

It’s a pity that I can’t play Jia Baoyu!

Director Wang was so worried about who would play Jia Baoyu that his hair turned white. It was really hard to find one.

But in summer, apart from anything else, just being 1.8 meters tall is not enough!

Wang Fulin: Why are you so tall?!

I'm already 181cm tall in summer.

Director Wang: "Too tall! How come you are so tall? Why are you so tall?"

Xia Tian: It’s my fault that I’m tall!
"You're a little too mature! You look like you're in your twenties. Why are you in such a hurry to grow up when you're only eighteen?"

Of course, Xia Tian never thought about playing Jia Baoyu. Not to mention whether his image was suitable, it was for the same reason as in Journey to the West - he didn't have enough time to play the leading role.

Wang Dao held it in for a long time and felt uncomfortable, but Xia Tian was indeed an extremely good seedling, so he asked, "Do you want to try Jia Lian?"

Xia Tian said with a serious face: I am a gentleman, don't talk nonsense!

Xia Tian said, "Director Wang, I have practiced martial arts since I was young, I can also sing opera, and I am also very good-looking. I think Liu Xianglian is definitely suitable."

Wang Zhifu rolled her eyes at him and said, "You really know how to brag."

But it's not wrong~
This is an extremely rare opportunity, and Xia Tian feels that he can also strive to join the creative team.

……

Within two days, Xia Tian met the discussion group of the Red Mansion, or the preparatory group, anyway, these people.

Such as the assistant director, and some consultants.

That’s right, one of Director Wang’s biggest headaches is the Redologists!
Unlike Journey to the West, no matter whether A Dream of Red Mansions had a bad ending or was abandoned, the last forty chapters were not kept.

There are already many interpretations, and now there is even more room for interpretation.

The interpretation of Dream of the Red Chamber began in the time of Xun Ge and Hu Shizhi.

Now there are even scholars of the Dream of the Red Chamber!
This has become the "research field" of many people and a skill for making a living.

It’s just like when Xia Tian sang Peking Opera songs, many veteran Peking Opera actors became very wary, fearing that they would lose their jobs.

Director Wang is going to make a TV series about the Dream of the Red Chamber, and many Redologists are eager to try it out - you have to make it according to mine! Otherwise, it's not authentic, and you'll die!

Before Xia Tian joined, there had been many seminars there, and there was almost a fight over the plot - it was assigned by the Redologists.

You are a believer of the allusive school, and he is a believer of the textual research school. You say the author is Cao Xueqin, and he says that Dream of the Red Chamber is a veiled account of the anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty!

Oh, Xia Tian looks so grinning!
However, apart from those experts in the study of the Dream of the Red Chamber, the people in the preparatory group are very nice and tolerant.

The screenwriter is Zhou Ling, who is quite young, with fashionable semi-long hair and a black leather jacket. He joined the crew a week earlier than Xia Tian.

Originally, the screenwriter had approached Jiang Zilon, who wrote "The Record of Director Qiao's Taking Office", but Jiang Zilon knew what was important and felt that he would be criticized for the job anyway, so he declined.

In other words, young people like Zhou Ling don’t care about that!

He spoke highly of Xia Tian: "Hey, it's better than on TV."

"This appearance is incredible. It's OK, he really looks great!"

Judging people by their appearance is a common human problem.

In "Zhuangzi·Miscellaneous Chapters·Robber Zhi" it says: I have heard that there are three virtues in the world: being born and growing up, being unparalleled in beauty, being praised by everyone when they see it, young or old, noble or humble, this is the highest virtue.

It can be seen that Confucius also belongs to the appearance association!
Music Composer Wang Liping: "The song was sung well on the Spring Festival Gala, and it made many people angry."

“I heard that he has written quite a few articles!”

“I like his music better!”

"Director Wang said he was only eighteen years old."

"Only eighteen?"

"Eighteen years old!"

"That person looks quite precocious, and appears to be in his twenties."

Wang Zhifu mentioned: "Haven't you heard about the working people's clothing exhibition that competed with foreign designers two years ago?"

"Isn't that held by Shougang? I went to watch it. It really boosted my morale!"

"That was Xia Tian's idea and it was accomplished!"

"Ah! How old was he then?"

"16 years old!"

"What a pity, Xia Tian is too tall to play Baoyu!"

“I’ve become more mature.”

"How about playing Jia Lian?"

"With this look, she can really play Shui Jing like a prince. Mainly because of her temperament."

Wang Zhifu said: "He wants to play Liu Xianglian, mainly because he doesn't have enough time. He has to take the college entrance examination this year and has to go to school."

"It's fine to play Liu Xianglian. It's a play within a play, and there are also martial arts scenes. Doesn't he have a background in Peking Opera and martial arts? It fits the character very well!"

Several people also mentioned Xia Tian’s participation in the preparations for the Spring Festival Gala, and his trip to the grassland with director Yang Jie to find the little white dragon.

Most people don’t know these things, but if you inquire carefully, you will definitely be able to find out if they are all from the same circle or even the same unit.

Everyone thinks Xia Tian is a talented person!

Director Wang was more concerned about one piece of news - he heard that Xia Tian helped Yang Jie get a camera from Hong Kong!

(End of this chapter)