1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 189 Ah, I feel relieved after coming out~
After the roles were decided, we started taking makeup photos.

However, everyone's makeup is quite different from what we remember in summer.

Only Xiaoxu, Zhang Li and Deng Jie's makeup was closer to the impression they had because of Xia Tian's suggestion; the makeup of the others was very different.

Well, it seems that the original makeup artist hasn’t arrived yet.

When taking photos, many people lined up to take photos with Xia Tian. We took quite a lot of photos!

Dachun is here too, a full-time cameraman!
A few people made an appointment to have dinner after taking photos, and the others had to wait for a meal.

Xia Tian: "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Xiao Xu on the side was sarcastically saying, "Hey, who else is as popular as you?"

Xia Tian wiped her hair with a proud look on her face: "I can't help it, everyone loves me, flowers bloom when they see them, and cars get flat tires when they see them. Don't be too envious, it's natural, you can't ask for it~"

"Hahaha!" Several girls burst into laughter. There was no such glib words at that time!
After that, it was time for dinner. Those of them who were close to each other had a special meal together.

The ingredients were bought in the summer, and then Deng Jie cooked it.

She is a great cook and even can make braised pork in a rice cooker under such simple conditions on the set!

Well, the meat was bought in the summer.

A simple potluck, take out a few things in the summer.

"Come on, it's time to give out gifts!"

"This is for you!" Xia Tian handed Xiao Xu a small painted toy.

"Hey? Nesting dolls?" Xiaoxu came from Northeast China, so it was not surprising for him to know about this thing.

After unscrewing it, there are four teddy bear nesting dolls, each smaller than the last.

Not only did Xia Tian’s friends go south, some also went north to the northeast, where they were doing “international trade” business with the Russians.

Trading pots, pans, knitwear in exchange for various industrial products.

The recent batch of goods in the "Fixed-Point Stall Pedestrian Street Experimental Zone" came from there, and many of them are Russian stuff.

Xia Tian handed Zhang Li another stuffed teddy bear.

With Xia's financial support, friends along the coast opened some small factories and exported small toys overseas.

This is the first batch of samples recommended in the summer.

Finally, Deng Jie was given a set of teaching materials from the Performance Department of Yanying Film Academy, which she asked Xia Tian to help find.

The three of them took their gifts and looked at them carefully, and Xia Tian took out a set of comic books!
“Dangdangdang~ Please enjoy my masterpiece~ "Calabash Brothers"~”

The comic book "Calabash Brothers" has been published.

Even the second part of "The Calabash Brothers" had been drawn, but Xia Tian didn't tell the publishing house.

When you can’t stand the urging anymore, send it to them~
"Ah! Is this the one from the radio drama?"

Xiao Xu took a copy of "The Calabash Brothers" and looked at the paper-cut style Calabash Brothers with a look of surprise.

Although I know that Xia Tian has works in many fields, this is the first time I have seen his comic strip.

The three of them squeezed together to read comics, and the scene was quite beautiful.

Zhang Li asked, "How did you come up with this story?"

Xia Tian: “I thought of it when I was selling gourds.”

Three people:? ? ?
"What's the story about that last one?" Xiao Xu pointed at the extra chapter of "The Calabash Brothers Save Grandpa"~
Xia Tian laughed: "Let me tell you a joke!"

“It said that Erwa went to the snake monster’s cave to rescue his grandfather, but he was captured by the monster.

The goblin interrogated him: Did you come here by yourself? Who else was there?
Erwa: Don’t even think about how many of us are here. I will never tell you who the other one is!
The fairies were all confused and asked again: What is your code name?
Erwa: Chuanshan Yi!

Fairy: So the other one is the pangolin, right?!
Erwa: Damn it, you guessed it! "

"Ouch! Ouch! My stomach hurts~"

The three of them rolled onto the bed and said their stomachs hurt from laughing.

Deng Jie looked out the window and saw Shen Lin (Ping'er) from their dormitory walking towards the gate.

"Shen Lin went out." she said.

Xia Tian looked at Shen Lin's disappearing back and thought for a moment: "It seems that Wu Xiaodong has also gone out..."

Deng Jie looked at him and said, "Shh~ Don't tell anyone!"

Deng Jie is a very considerate person, so she discovered that Shen Lin and Wu Xiaodong, who were in the same dormitory, were interested in dating.

The crew definitely won't allow it! It's just like the company forbidding office romances.

Every time the two of them went out to play, Deng Jie would help cover for them.

……

On a Saturday in the last few days of June, a reporter from CCTV came to the Old Summer Palace to interview members of the "Dream of the Red Chamber" training class.

This is also part of the publicity!
Director Wang has already used Xia Tian's successful proposals for the "Journey to the West" crew, and many of them still need to be discussed with Xia Tian - "What do you think of this promotion?"

At this time, the actors' roles had already been assigned: Chen Xiaoxu played Daiyu, Zhang Li played Baochai, Deng Jie played Fengjie, Guo Xiaozhen played Xiangyun, Dongfang Wenying played Tanchun, Hu Zehong played Xichun, Yuan Mei played Xiren, and so on.

The makeup photos we took last time have all been printed out, and the photos of the Twelve Beauties have also been published in many newspapers and magazines. We will also publish a calendar later!
But it has not yet been decided who will play Baoyu.

The female reporter from CCTV was interviewing people at the former site of the Old Summer Palace. From a distance, she could see some energetic young people doing morning exercises among the ruins from a hundred years ago.

She first asked some actors in the training class where they were from...

Then we interviewed some scenes of learning and communication.

Finally, we went to the dormitory and interviewed several leading actors individually.

This interview footage can still be watched thirty or forty years later, and this beautiful youth can be recorded.

In the dormitory, Zhang Li held the nesting doll that Xia Tian gave to Xiao Xu and pointed at Xiao Xu: "Does this look like you?"

“This one looks like you!”

“It’s so fun~”

Then the reporter came in and asked, "What are you doing?"

The reporter asked some questions, such as pressure and feelings, etc. He also asked about Xiaoxu's weight.

Xiao Xu: "83 catties."

"83 pounds? How pitiful~" The reporter also asked about the relationship between the two.

Zhang Li held Xiao Xu in her arms and spoke in Mandarin with a slight accent: "We were drunk and had a fight~"

The Yuanmingyuan Actor Training Class came to an end at the end of June.

The training class was closed the next day after the interview.

Let these students who have not been home for two months go home and rest for a while.

Everyone packed their luggage happily, chatting and laughing about where to go for fun before going home.

Xia Tian looked at these young people and suddenly felt emotional.

This crew life, which lasted for more than three years, left an indelible mark on these young people during the most brilliant period of their lives.

In the end, they gave us a classic that will never be replicated.

The fate of these actors inexplicably overlaps with the characters in Dream of the Red Chamber.

After Chen Xiaoxu finished the play, she could no longer get out of the role of Lin Daiyu. Since she could not be an actress, she had to switch to business and later became a very successful advertising businessman. Finally, after knowing that she had late-stage breast cancer, she gave up treatment and chose to become a monk. She died soon after.

Zhang Li first passed the entrance exam to the Central Academy of Drama but gave up and went abroad to become a real estate businessman in Canada. She has remained unmarried ever since.

Zhang Jinglin changed her name to An Wen, met a husband who loved her and was talented, and became the first singer of "Yellow Earth Plateau" and "Moon Full in the West Tower". However, her husband was imprisoned in middle age. Zhang Jinglin returned to the opera to pay off his debts, but her husband died of worsening cancer just before he was released from prison.

Deng Jie divorced her husband because of this play and later married Zhang Guoli, but they had no children.

Dongfang Wenying did not end up together with Li Yaozong, but later became an excellent producer, and the TV series she produced won the Feitian Award many times.

The actor who played Jia Rui, Ma Guangru, is the one Deng Jie mentioned before.

He is a Huangmei Opera actor who dreamed of playing Jia Baoyu since he was a child but was eventually chosen to play Jia Rui.

Ma Guangru was depressed about this for his whole life. He died of alcoholism at the age of 32. He was unconscious when he died, but he still muttered to himself, "I am an actor. I have acted in "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Romance of the West Chamber."

Once you fall into a dream, you will never wake up...

Xia Tian was just sighing when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of an argument.

"What's wrong? Why are you still arguing?" Xia Tian asked.

Zhang Li said: "I want to persuade Hu Zehong not to wear that skirt, it's too short!"

Xia Tian: "I advise you to mind your own business!"

Zhang Li: “Huh?!”

"What I mean is... nowadays, people are talking about freedom of dress. Hu Zehong, if you go out wearing this, be careful of the street office lady. If you are caught, you will be in trouble~"

Without waiting for Zhang Li to speak, Xia Tian hurriedly said, "Hurry up, hurry up, it's time for dinner. I promised to treat you to dinner before leaving!"

There are seven people: Xia Tian, ​​Milan, Dachun, Xiaoxu, Zhang Li, Deng Jie, and Guo Xiaozhen.

The place we had dinner was Tianfu Restaurant, which was opened by Fang Yan and Ye Jing.

How should I put it? Xia Tian feels that if he doesn’t go now, he may never be able to go again.

It’s not that business is bad, it’s that business is too good…

When ordering food, Dachun ordered three dishes that Guo Xiaozhen liked.

Guo Xiaozhen sat next to Dachun and whispered, "I like these dishes, too!"

Dachun's old face was about to turn red: "I don't know, I just ordered it casually."

Then the waiter next to him said: "This dish needs to be ordered in advance. It has been prepared for you yesterday."

Dachun didn't expect to be "backstabbed" by the waiter. He lowered his head and his face turned red with embarrassment.

Guo Xiaozhen's face also turned red.

Dachun: It’s over, Tianer, I’m exposed!
Xia Tian: Don’t be afraid! I arranged for the waiter to sabotage the show~
If I don't show my feelings, wouldn't it be a waste? It's not a secret crush.

Milan was watching with great interest, and would often signal Xia Tian to look at Da Chun and his girlfriend's expressions - when it comes to love, it's more fun to watch other people fall in love~
After the meal, when it was time to pay the bill, Zhang Li had to pay her share.

Just as Xia Tian was about to say no, Ye Jing came over and said, "We are all Xia Tian's friends, no need to bother!"

Xia Tian smiled, "Brother, I appreciate your kindness! But don't give me a free meal!"

"Today I come to get a free meal, tomorrow he comes to get a free meal, and in the end the deal is ruined."

"You can prepare a few dishes and send one or two to guests who are close to you. It will give you face and you won't lose money..."

Xia Tian said that the better the restaurant's business is, the faster it will go bankrupt, and this is the reason!

After dinner, everyone went shopping, went to the mall, went to the park, and tacitly stayed away from Dachun and Guo Xiaozhen, letting them talk on their own.

……

When he went back home at night, Dachun was very nervous and felt uneasy.

Asked Xia Tian: "Tian'er, she doesn't talk much, does she not like me? Or should we just forget it?"

Well, professional retreat drummer Dachun is online!

Xia Tian had to encourage him, "Silence is golden, understand? Xiao Guo is saving money!"

Dachun: "Ah~Is that so! You know how to live!"

……

In a secluded park, Dachun and Guo Xiaozhen were talking in a pavilion beside a pond.

Perhaps because she saw that Dachun was not very relaxed, Guo Xiaozhen boldly encouraged him.

"Why don't you just shout out. Shouting out will make you feel better."

Then he let out an “Ah~~~”

Dachun: “That’s not good.”

Xiangyun: "Just give me a shout and I'll be your girlfriend!"

Dachun suddenly got excited: "Ahem! Ah~~~~"

Then he woke himself up with a loud cry!

He looked up and saw that he had fallen asleep on the counter of the food company.
My colleague Sister Ma patted her chest and said, "Dachun, what were you dreaming about? You scared me!"

Thanks to book friend "Menphisto" for the 100-point reward!
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