1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 185 Role Grouping
Not only that, Zhang Li was also encouraged by Xia Tian to join Baochai's group.

Deng Jie was also encouraged by Xia Tian to join Feng Jie's group - it was Xia Tian who told Director Wang about this.

Director Wang also felt that Deng Jie had some shadows of Feng Jie. Although her image might not be as good as Le Yun's, her inner qualities were more in line with hers. So he put her in the Feng Jie group.

When Deng Jie heard this grouping, she couldn’t believe her ears!

Deng Jie felt a lot of pressure: Zhou Yue (You Sanjie) was younger than she was, but she was a new star in the Yunnan Provincial Drama Troupe and a pillar of the troupe. She had won a national award when she was 19. She was very beautiful, with fair skin and a tall stature. She could attract people's attention just by standing there without saying a word.

Not to mention Le Yun, a girl from Shanghai who is naturally beautiful. Besides being pretty, she is also fashionable, generous, and has fiery eyes. She is a beauty herself and has acted in movies and TV series, and even played a role in "Under the Bridge".

In people's eyes, Feng Jie's real competition is between Zhou Yue and Le Yun, and Deng Jie is just a foil in this competition.

Deng Jie was really discouraged in her heart, so she went to find Director Wang, hoping that he would reconsider her grouping and that she would not be eliminated in Wang Xifeng's group and lose the opportunity to compete with other characters.

Although Wang Dao himself is easily influenced and needs support and encouragement, he is also very good at persuading people.

He said to her calmly, "You have a good screen image, try acting first!"

This year marks Deng Jie's fourth year at the Sichuan Opera House. Although tickets for her graduation performance were hard to come by, the Sichuan Opera House is facing dissolution, and this actress is deeply confused about her future.

Zhang Li is also...

Xia Tian said to the other crew members: "Zhang Liwei covered her pupils a little, which made her eyes look a little "dumb", but it just fits Baochai's temperament, even though she is ruthless, she is still moving."

"Although she usually only has a dancer's standard smile, but this unhurried and reserved look, isn't that Xue Baochai herself?!"

Then photographer Li Yaozong raised questions from his own perspective as a photographer - he said Zhang Li's eyes were a little slanted.

This made Zhang Li angry!
She asked Xia Tian to accompany her to the hospital for an eye check, and brought back the report to show the crew to prove that her eyes were not squinting.
Although she looks weak, her ideas are very positive!
Well, this is particularly in line with Baochai's character.

In fact, the competitive pressure in Baochai's group is also very high, after all, she is the second female protagonist.

There is Guo Xiaozhen (Xiangyun), Yuan Mei (Xiren), and Cheng Mei (Yuanchun).

But Zhang Li's character is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and she is very determined once she makes up her mind.

In this way, the two of them were "stuffed" into the group of Fengjie and Baochai by Xia Tian.

But in fact, Director Wang felt that Xia Tian’s proposal was very much in line with his wishes, otherwise he would not have agreed.

Director Wang: Great minds think alike!
As for the last one, Chen Xiaoxu, it’s simple, she is just a little unconfident.

Xia Tian encouraged: "You need to be more confident. If you play other roles, the audience will think that Lin Daiyu played someone else?!"

After hearing this, Chen Xiaoxu secretly laughed for a long time.

Then Director Wang found her and asked, "What would you think if I asked you to play other roles?"

Chen Xiaoxu answered confidently: "Then the audience will think, how come Lin Daiyu was played by someone else?!"

Summer Not Far Away: Isn’t this what I just said?! Learn and apply now!

Xiaoxu looked at Xia Tian and blinked~
The self-selected role segment began, and the noisy atmosphere of the training class suddenly became quiet, and the laughter and singing disappeared.

Students in each role group began to look for partners to act with, began to try to perform, and sought out teachers to learn and answer questions, striving to perform better.

When I have time in the summer, I also act as supporting actors for others - there are few male actors in the training class, so I am more popular.

He played Baoyu with Zhang Li in the part where he encouraged people to study.

Director Wang saw it and kept muttering to himself: "How come you are so tall? Why are you so tall?"

What a pity, it’s too high! What a pity, it’s too high! What a pity, it’s too high! Director Wang repeated this three times in a row.

Wang Fulin even thought in his mind that he wanted to use an axe to chop off a piece of Xia Tian's legs!
Xia Tian: Hiss~ I suddenly felt cold all over, is someone cursing me? !

The truth is that the actor for Baoyu has not been found yet!

In addition to acting with Zhang Li, Xia Tian also acted with Xiao Xu, both times playing the role of Baoyu, which was relatively simple.

Speaking of which, it seems like these two people really have a sense of "destiny".

At the beginning, the first choices in the group were all other people, but a few days after the roles were decided, the first choices all withdrew!
Zhang Lei from Daiyu Group withdrew from the Group due to personal reasons.

However, Director Wang privately felt that Zhang Jinglin was too lively, tough, arrogant, and strong-willed, and not suitable for Daiyu.

There were also Hu Zehong, Shen Lu and others, all of whom failed.

Zhu Biyun, who was basically confirmed as the first candidate for Baochai group, also withdrew! She even withdrew from the training class!
She was going to take the entrance exam for Yandian this year, which would not affect her performance in Red Mansions, but now she has an opportunity to go to the United States...

After weighing the pros and cons, she withdrew.

Later, competitive actors like Yuan Mei also went on to play other roles.

But Deng Jie was not so lucky in Fengjie's group.

The first recording of Wang Xifeng's group began... but the production department forgot to arrange a makeup artist to do her makeup, which was a big blow to her.

After a hasty arrangement, the makeup artist asked her whose makeup she would do, and she said, "Feng Jie!" "What? You want to try Feng Jie?" The makeup artist looked at Deng Jie as if he had seen a ghost.

Deng Jie is actually very pretty, but she is too short and dark. When it comes to playing Feng Jie, everyone's first reaction is - it's not appropriate!
But these words and expressions were too hurtful. Deng Jie whispered, "It's not me who wants to test Feng Jie, it's the director team who wants me to test Feng Jie."

But even more hurtful words came next. Someone said, "I think you can't compete with Le Yun just based on your height."

"I think so too!" Someone else echoed this. It was the cameraman Li Yaozong.

"Because there is a matching problem here, do you understand?"

Li Yaozong was a man who would say whatever he wanted to say to someone’s face. He even used his hands to indicate their heights: “It’s just a height match!”

"The five skits Wang Xifeng is going to perform this time are all very difficult and demanding. Even if you perform the five skits very well, you may not be hired. So, I advise you to do Ping'er's play well so that you don't end up with nothing on both sides."

Soon, Fengjie's audition recording began.

The first one to come on stage is Le Yun.

Le Yun was dressed elegantly and gracefully, and performed the play "Grandma Liu Visits the Rongguo Mansion".

Deng Jie ran to peek at the surveillance camera, and was stunned when she saw it: Le Yun in the camera was even more beautiful than usual, with willow-shaped eyebrows, flowing phoenix eyes, and a slender figure, she looked exactly like Wang Xifeng!

What’s worse is that people around her are full of praise for Le Yun.

But when Deng Jie, wearing an ill-fitting colorful satin cape, sat on a stool and scolded Xing'er, who was much taller than her, the little feeling she had just found was gone in an instant.

The tone of her voice had changed - Fengjie's power and venom were no longer there.

After finishing the segment, Deng Jie quickly ran away.

Her only hope at the time was the video effect, because she knew she was very photogenic.

Deng Jie seldom cries. After filming the video, she hated herself for not being pretty, hated herself for not having a tall figure, hated... In short, she ran to a place where no one was and cried.

Suddenly a voice sounded, "Hey, why is Feng Lazi crying again?!"

Deng Jie quickly wiped away her tears and looked up. Xia Tian was looking at her with a smile.

She sniffed, calmed herself down, and said, "I'm not pretty enough, nor tall enough... I can't play Wang Xifeng."

Xia Tian shook his head, sat on the steps beside her, and said, "You can! You are not tall enough, but that is not a problem. Even if you are 1.5 meters tall, you can still act like you are 1.9 meters tall. It is just a skill in filming. The height on the screen is a comparison..."

"As for beauty, I think you are prettier than Le Yun. Her beauty is too modern, not as classical as yours. You should be more confident!"

Although Deng Jie was touched by Xia Tian's encouragement, she didn't really believe it.
Seeing this, Xia Tian whispered, "Let me tell you something, don't tell anyone else..."

"I heard by accident that Le Yun's mother was very unhappy with her playing Wang Xifeng, and also heard that she wanted her to go to Hong Kong or something... I didn't listen too carefully."

"But I think you don't need to worry too much about her. She may not be able to stay. Just focus on your role!"

This gave Deng Jie some courage. What if, what if she really didn't want to act? !

Like Xia Tian, ​​Director Wang also had high hopes for Deng Jie. He found her and comforted her: "Are you burdened by watching other people's videos? Don't be nervous, be confident. I've said before that innate conditions are not the main thing. You also have your own characteristics! Be brave to challenge!"

The encouragement from Xia Tian and Director Wang gave Deng Jie a lot of confidence, and Deng Jie was not the kind of person who would be weak and retreat.

To a certain extent, Director Wang’s vision was correct. A certain part of Deng Jie’s personality was very similar to Wang Xifeng’s - both were special strong women!
Compared to Deng Jie, Xiao Xu and Zhang Li are easier to deal with.

Although we were not the most promising ones at first, we gradually felt that they were quite suitable. It was up to the final decision.

……

Deng Jie really gave it her all. She performed all five skits for Feng Jie as required by the director's team, as well as Ping Er's skit, and she demanded that she do them well.

This is Deng Jie's temper. She never admits defeat, never gives up easily, and is willing to work hard.

During that period of time, she read the original work repeatedly and consulted her teacher.

In the absence of opponents, the actors used the stones of the Old Summer Palace as opponents, reaching a state of "being crazy and having to be crazy to survive".

And she found Xia Tian. She felt that Xia Tian was optimistic about her and had a lot of ideas, so she might as well ask him for some advice.

Xia Tian was happy to say so, and said, "Compared to Le Yun, I think you are more like the Feng Lazi in my mind. If you are like the character, then you have won 70 points first, and then acted 30 points, which means you have completed the characterization relatively perfectly."

"If you want to play Wang Xifeng, you must have that energy first. If Feng Lazi were in your position, she would not back down. She just wants to defeat everyone! You should also show them some momentum!"

This gave her a lot of inspiration - just like Xiaoxu often immersed himself in Daiyu's shadow during the filming, she also had to lean her thoughts towards Fengjie! Strive to achieve unity of form and spirit!

Later, Deng Jie was embarrassed to find a male actor to play Jia Rui opposite her because she was not familiar with the actor, so Xia Tian replaced him.

During the first few scenes together, Deng Jie couldn't help blushing - she had been married for several years and was no longer a young girl.

But the problem is, Xia Tian’s eyes are too fiery and his expression is too obscene!

(End of this chapter)