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**BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- "It's snowing, it's time to revisit "Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan." ”
With the advent of winter, it is time for the whole network to revisit the "electronic mustard". Whether it is "It's like a bird that eats all the birds and throws into the forest, and the white land is really clean" in "Dream of Red Mansions", or "May the headwind be as understanding, easy to destroy" in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", they are all famous scenes related to "snow" in the hearts of the audience and worth appreciating repeatedly. Therefore, every winter, "Dream of Red Mansions" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" can often become hot topics on the Internet.
For classic old dramas, in addition to the discussion of its content itself, the topic often focuses on "remakes" and "deletions". You don't see that "Dream of Red Mansions" has been filmed in countless versions, and each version has to be pulled out by the audience to compete with the 87 version starring Chen Xiaoxu and Ouyang Fenqiang, and the casting criteria of "Bao Dai Chai" are even more diverse. And the discussion about the full version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has also been confusing, one says 86 episodes, the other says 93 episodes, and the controversy over "Meizhuang burns hands" and "cuts autumn poison" is also endless.
Coincidentally, both of these topics have received responses from industry insiders in recent days. On December 22, directors Hu Mei and Zheng Xiaolong attended the 2023 Sohu Fashion Festival on the same stage. Hu Mei has directed classic dramas such as "Qiao's Courtyard" and "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty", and the movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden and Jade Romance" directed by her recently released the first trailer, but the casting of major characters such as "Bao Daichai" caused controversy among netizens.
Director Hu Mei at the 2023 Sohu Fashion Festival. **Photo by Liu Yue.
In this regard, Hu Mei responded at the scene on the same day, saying that the use of new actors is based on the age setting of the original characters, "A global audition was held in 2017, because the main characters of "Dream of Red Mansions" are relatively young, so they must be selected from new actors younger than well-known actors. ”
As we all know, Baochai, Baoyu, Daiyu, and "Sanchun" in the story of "Dream of Red Mansions" are all in their teens. From this point of view, it is indeed reasonable to use new actors. However, some viewers also pointed out that the temperament of several main actors does not fit the original characters. Hu Mei said: "The controversy is understandable, and the audience has their own Bao Dai in their minds. After the audience watched the movie, I think [the controversy] should be settled. ”
At the same time, the creator of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" also responded to the public's concerns. 2023 is the twelfth anniversary of the premiere of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and director Zheng Xiaolong and screenwriter Wang Xiaoping responded to the question of "why does "The Legend of Zhen Huan" endure". Zheng Xiaolong said that behind the enduring "The Legend of Zhen Huan" reveals the law of "time testing classics". He believes that the popularity of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" lies in its unchanging and complex view of human nature from a historical perspective, and hopes that the audience will still like this drama twelve years later.
Director Zheng Xiaolong at the 2023 Sohu Fashion Festival. **Photo by Liu Yue.
Previously, the topic of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" being cut has been hotly discussed many times. Faced with the question of "when will the full version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" meet the audience", Zheng Xiaolong revealed that the matter has been put on the agenda: "The full version is already being prepared, and all the original materials have been transferred out."
At the same time, actor Lan Yingying, who played the main role "Huanbi" in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", revealed that the original play did cut a lot of clips, "Then I'm looking forward to (the full version) too much, the line between Huanbi and Guojun Wang has been cut a lot." ”
On December 22, the 2023 Sohu Fashion Festival was held in Beijing. Directors Zheng Xiaolong, Hu Mei, screenwriter Wang Xiaoping, actors Liu Tao, Feng Shaofeng, Guli Nazha and other literary and artistic figures witnessed the announcement of the relevant list on the same stage. A total of 37 honors were awarded at this year's ceremony. The awards cover film and television, fashion, national dramas and other genres. That night, Liu Tao won the "Charming Person of the Year" and Feng Shaofeng won the "Ingenuity Person of the Year". "The Road of Life" won the "National Drama of the Year", and the much-watched "National Drama Actress of the Year" and "National Drama Actor of the Year" went to Mao Xiaotong and Ning Li. (ENDS).