1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 229: Lin Daiyu Feeding Pigs

This time, Xia Tian was able to film Granny Liu's Three Visits to the Grand View Garden on his own and he put in all his skills and took the task very seriously.

Even the teachers at school reminded him that opportunities were rare and he must use his heart to the best of his ability.

He was even granted leave so that he could concentrate on his "internship" in the Red Mansions crew!
Just think of it as practicing for my graduation project in advance.

Xia Tian also put into use many of the skills and ideas that he had learned in this life and experienced in his previous life.

Just like Xiaoxu said, it's really quite troublesome.

Many people in the crew have acted in dramas, including TV series and movies, but what Xia Tian is showing now, both in terms of process and techniques, are quite different.

The cameraman Li Yaozong is finally convinced!

When filming "Qingcheng Tianxiayou" before, he felt that Xia Tian, ​​as a "director", was very mature in coordinating the crew, arranging work, and dealing with shots and scripts.

I heard that he took courses in both acting and directing at school. It seems that his learning was not in vain!

There is no difference between him and those old directors in the radio station.

But this time, he was really shocked by the photoshoot - this summer was not very mature, he already had his own thing!

Many times, Xia Tian's filming ideas and requirements made Li Yaozong confused and shocked - is this even possible?!
And every time the photo comes out great!

Is this really possible?!

……

Many actors in the crew also discussed summer when they had nothing to do.

Although we are good friends normally, it is quite intimidating when Xia Tian puts away his smile and sits behind the monitor with a serious face holding the director's baton!

And every time Xia Tian frowned and shouted "Cut", and then explained the play to the actors, saying what he wanted, what was wrong with their performance just now, etc., it was even more intimidating!
Sha Yuhua, who plays "Grandma Liu" in the crew, is a 55-year-old loving old lady. She is very kind and humorous, and a veteran actor.

She often said: "Xiao Tian is a friend to everyone in normal times, but when filming, everyone should treat him as a director and never neglect him."

"Although I have never been a director, I have a lot of experience and have met many directors. Xiaotian is already outstanding in this regard and has his own things!"

Li Yue, who plays her grandson Ban'er, is only 5 years old this year.

In the summer, a few pieces of White Rabbit and a homemade bamboo helicopter can keep him in check. He will not chase the chickens when asked to catch the dog.

Training actors is also a compulsory course for directors!

As a result, Xiaoxu and the others also wanted it—you are also 5 years old? !
Grandma really takes care of Ban'er like she is her grandson, taking care of him all day long, and the two have a very good relationship.

In the original novel, Granny Liu entered the Jia Mansion three times. Each time, there were certain changes, which also indicated the changes in the Jia Mansion. Xia Tian now devotes a lot of energy to thinking about the relevant content every day.

So far, everything is going well and the results are satisfactory to me. I am sure Director Wang and the others will be satisfied too.

It just cost a little more film, I've already saved it~
……

By late October, the last shot was completed.

Xia Tian shouted "over", and the whole person seemed to have let out all the anger and relaxed!

"It's passed! That's great!" Everyone cheered.

Even Ban'er, who didn't know what was going on, started shouting.

The summer has been very tense during this period, which has made it difficult for the actors to relax.

Now that this part has finally been finished, I don’t have to endure the “torture” of summer anymore!

"What's wrong? Are you still unhappy after the filming? Haven't you had enough of acting?" Zhang Li teased Xiaoxu, who looked a little worried.

Xiao Xu shook his head. "No, I just... just feel a little uncomfortable."

"Uncomfortable? Why?" Zhang Li asked in surprise.

At this time, Xia Tian also packed up his equipment and came over, asking, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Xiao Xu rolled his eyes at him and said, "What makes me upset is Lin Daiyu. Her attitude towards Granny Liu..."

It turned out that Xiaoxu felt sad about Lin Daiyu in the original novel calling Granny Liu a female locust.

She liked Lin Daiyu very much and could not accept her attitude towards Aunt Liu.

After all, they are the new generation who grew up under the red flag, and they admire Granny Liu very much, a wise, kind, and grateful working person.

and so……

"Is that so?" Xia Tian smiled. "I'm glad you think so, but I don't think you need to feel bad."

"Daiyu was a guest at the Jia Mansion, and she was actually very sensitive. She was especially concerned about the legitimacy, qualifications and identity of someone's presence, residence and enjoyment here. She was naturally very dissatisfied with people like Granny Liu who came to ask for money."

"People like Fengjie and Jiamu would not ask about Granny Liu's background, because they are confident that they are the real masters here."

"Daiyu actually had this kind of personality in the early days. If she felt uncomfortable, she would become a thorn in the flesh and difficult for people to approach. She was petty towards Zhou Ruijia, Baochai, and Baoyu. This was just her normal behavior."

"I think it's because she feels insecure in the Jia family and thinks she is the weak one, that's why she becomes petty, mean, and a thorn in order to protect herself."

Xia Tian sat beside the two of them and continued, "Daiyu didn't look down on Granny Liu because she was a poor farmer. It was mostly because she disliked Granny Liu's flattery, fawning, and pretending to be good and ugly, and her lack of integrity..."

"She was not bad to Xing Xiuyan, whose family was equally poor and who couldn't even redeem her pawned cotton jacket in the winter."

Xiao Xu was a little confused and asked, "Could it be that Daiyu is not wrong?"

Xia Tian shook his head: "Daiyu's moral requirements for herself are the same as those of the literati. But people are different. Granny Liu grew up in a poor family. When she entered the Jia Mansion, she was in dire straits because she couldn't make ends meet after a disaster."

"Grandma has suffered all her life. She has to live on and support her grandson even if it means enduring humiliation. This cannot be measured simply by right or wrong."

"Of course, what Daiyu said was definitely wrong. We should take it as a warning. We can be noble, but we cannot demand that others be noble. Everyone has his or her own way of living."

"When I was a teenager, I also thought Granny Liu was ridiculous. She came to the Jia Mansion to beg for money and was so servile that people looked down on her. But as I grew older, I realized that Granny Liu was wise and tolerant. She had the simple wisdom of the working people, and the most precious thing about her was... kindness."

"We can't ask too much of Daiyu, who is only in her teens. Although we all love her, we can't treat her as perfect."

"In the Dream of the Red Chamber, each character, from a few years old to a teenager, grows up little by little. They have advantages and disadvantages, and are not perfect."

"Later on, she reconciled with Baochai, and also reconciled with herself. By then, she had grown a lot. Later, she patiently taught Xiangling to learn poetry..."

At this time, Deng Jie and a few others suddenly came over, and they heard Feng Jie laughing: "Hey, is Director Xia explaining the play to the leading actress? Can we listen?"

Xiao Xu immediately pulled Deng Jie's sleeve, while Zhang Li turned her face away with a slightly red face.

Xia Tian said: "I'm telling them a joke."

"What's the joke? Tell us too!"

Xia Tian successfully changed the subject.

"Here's the story. I have a friend who..."

"At that time, the whole family watched Dream of the Red Chamber together and everyone started discussing it."

"When my father saw the scene of Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, he was very angry and said: These young ladies should all go to the countryside, and let Lin Daiyu carry manure! Do more farm work, and then you won't have the energy to laugh at working women here!"

"My friend thought at the time... Dad was right!"

"But Mom doesn't approve!"

Xia Tian looked around at everyone and snickered, "She felt that with Lin Daiyu's physical condition, she would be exhausted to death if she went to carry manure in a day, and it would not achieve the purpose of ideological transformation. It would be better to let her feed the pigs~"

"Puchi~" A group of people burst into laughter.

Xia Tian continued to press on: "I think I can draw a picture of Lin Daiyu feeding pigs!"

"You dare?!" Xiao Xu immediately chased Xia Tian, ​​looking like he was going to die together.

……

Xia Tian never expected that the movie "Qingcheng Tianxiayou" which he filmed in Sichuan Province would be seen on CCTV!

As soon as he got home, Xia's mother called him and said, "Son, we saw the movie you starred in. It was so beautiful!"

Xia Tian was confused - what movie is this?
Then I found out that this landscape film had a very good reputation in two or three southern provinces, so it was introduced by CCTV.

This is the second time it’s been released!
Especially the part where she played the pipa and sang "Song of the Sleeping Dragon" at the entrance of the Taoist temple in summer, which brought great shock to the audience.

"Hey! Xia Tian, ​​that kid, can also play the pipa!"

"Didn't you hear the song he sang?"

"What song is that?"

“I don’t know, but it sounds nice.”

"I haven't heard from him for a while, and I still miss him!"

(End of this chapter)