The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is an immortal work in the history of Chinese television, which has been loved by the public for more than 30 years and has been passed down to this day.
The characters in the play seem to come out of a book, and every scene seems to be carved out of a book.
Back then, these actors were selected through open selection, most of them were not from professional backgrounds, and came from all walks of life, because they had the temperament of the characters of Daguanyuan, and were selected into the crew.
After working in the crew, the actors participated in two training courses hosted by the crew, listened to the master's lectures, studied the original work in depth, analyzed the characters, and entered the world of the characters.
Still, the actors need to have the help of their instructors.
For example, veteran actors such as Li Jie, Li Ting, and Sun Guizhen in the crew have a heavy responsibility to not only play roles, but also guide young actors to perform.
And director Wang Fulin is a personal demonstration, when the actor can't understand a certain scene, he will perform it himself and let the actor imitate it.
Director Wang Fulin personally pointed out that those scenes were all right.
An Wen, that is, the actor of Qingwen, said that Wang Fulin thinks she is the best actor in the crew, and her acting is all a pass.
Even if she is not from a professional class, Yang Xiaoling played Xia Jingui in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", and every scene is a pass.
Every time she filmed, Yang Xiaoling could do it in one go, and at first she was proud, feeling that she had a high level of understanding and aura.
But as the number of shots increased and she saw other actors reshoot repeatedly, she began to question her abilities.
However, director Wang Fulin always let her pass at one time, and even small details such as dropping a vase can be handled with ease, which makes her more confident in her acting skills.
Yang Xiaoling is from the Harbin Song and Dance Troupe and was selected by casting director Li Jie to join the Red Mansion crew.
In the crew, her appearance is different from the classical beauty of other sisters, with a mixed-race atmosphere, slightly foreign.
As a result, Yang Xiaoling was very worried, lest she be rejected by the crew.
Until one day, Director Wang Fulin suggested that she observe Xue Baoqin's performance more, she was overjoyed and finally let go of the stone in her heart.
Xue Baoqin is a recognized stunning beauty in "Dream of Red Mansions". However, something unexpected happened.
In order to help her good friend Gu Tong, Yang Xiaoling played the role of Xia Jingui, but her performance was too realistic, so she missed the opportunity to play Xue Baoqin and became the actor of Xia Jingui.
From Xue Baoqin to Xia Jingui, from the first beauty in the Red Mansion to the first woman in the Red Mansion, this huge gap makes Yang Xiaoling difficult to accept.
Yang Xiaoling asked Wang Fulin for a theory because of the role controversy, but was laughed off by Director Wang.
She struggled with the fact that the role was both unlikable and annoying, but the big production of "Dream of Red Mansions" made her not want to miss it.
Eventually, she took over the role, but was always depressed.
However, a sentence from the costume designer Shi Yanqin made her feel empowered, Shi Yanqin designed a set of yellow clothes, and told her that this bright yellow only Xia Jingui dared to wear, and only Xia Jingui could wear it.
This made her realize the importance of Xia Jingui in the play.
Yang Xiaoling is deeply trapped in the role of Xia Jingui, as if she and this character have become one.
Every time she shoots, she can perform perfectly, and she doesn't even need to repeat the shooting, which makes Yang Xiaoling feel very proud.
However, this pride also brought some doubts, and she began to wonder if her performance was really that good.
With this question, she went to Director Wang Fulin for answers.
Director Wang Fulin told her with a smile that she was Xia Jingui, and her performance was the role itself, so she could perform it perfectly every time.
Director Wang obviously appreciates Yang Xiaoling and Xia Jingui's performance in one.
In order to live up to the director's recognition, Yang Xiaoling worked hard and was determined to play the role of Xia Jingui well.
There is a scene in the script where Xia Jingui splashes and rolls, claiming that someone used witchcraft to frame her, and implies that Xiangling did it.
Seeing Xia Jingui crying, Xue Pan walked into the room to try to persuade him.
However, Xue Pan's persuasion only intensified Xia Jingui's sloppy behavior, and she twisted Xue Pan's ears and gave him a slap.
Then, she picked up the vase on the table and slammed it to the ground, splintering in all directions.
The key to this scene is to "drop the vase", the director has extremely strict requirements for details, and hopes that Yang Xiaoling will smash the vase to be both beautiful and special, so that the vase will become "petal-shaped".
Yang Xiaoling was taken aback when she heard this, it turned out to be so difficult to drop a vase, and she had to fall into petals.
The prop master gave Yang Xiaoling a vase, and Li Yaozong asked her to look at the bottom of the vase first.
Yang Xiaoling picked up the vase and took a closer look, and found that the bottom of the vase was written "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty".
She secretly thought to herself in her heart, the crew was really generous, and they really used antiques to fall!
If you don't do it once, then the sin will be great. But how do you break a vase into the shape of a petal?
So, Li Yaozong patiently explained to Yang Xiaoling how to make the action of dropping the vase, and what route the vase should take to fall out and other skills.
Although the gestures can be controlled, the direction of the vase and the shape of the broken vase are uncontrollable, not to mention, Yang Xiaoling has to perform, which makes her feel even more difficult.
She has always had a "petal-shaped" vase in her heart, which is a piece of her heart.
She designed it in her mind countless times, using gestures to rehearse the way, strength and direction of the vase, imagining her expression at that time.
For this vase, she couldn't sleep at night, and she couldn't eat sweetly. However, the hard work paid off, and during the shooting, she mustered up the courage, gritted her teeth, stomped her feet, picked up the vase, and fell out according to the previous practice.
Whoa"With a bang, the vase shattered, and unexpectedly, it really fell out"Petal-shaped", as beautiful as her dreams.
When Yang Xiaoling saw the vase underground, her eyes lit up and she was amazed by its petal-like design.
However, after the shooting, she realized that the vase was not an antique, but was carefully designed by Li Yaozong in order to deceive her.
Even though it's a small design, if you don't pay attention to it, you can easily miss it.
However, director Wang Fulin did not perfunctory because of this, he has always insisted on the attitude of excellence, which also makes the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" a classic.
And Xia Jingui, played by Yang Xiaoling in the play, relied on her accurate grasp of the role to interpret the scene of "smashing the vase" vividly.
Her excellent performance is praised even by the director, which is why she can pass it in one go every time she films.
Red scholar Deng Yunxiang praised Yang Xiaoling's wonderful performance, saying that she was "full of vitality and charm, and performed the essence of Xia Jingui." ”
In the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", whether it is small characters, small details or small shots, they all show the ultimate level of production.
Therefore, the classics do not exist because they cannot be surpassed, but because they transcend all, they become eternal.
The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", a classic TV series, has reached unparalleled heights.