Our country has a long history and rich cultural resources, which are precious treasures left by our ancestors.
When it comes to cultural works, we generally agree that the best works are the four masterpieces.
These original books may have been read by many friends, and some people may have watched film and television dramas based on these original books.
There are many types of such film and television works, and there are endless versions.
Many of the works have undergone multiple remakes, and many other related works have also spawned.
Dream of Red Mansions is a work that is unique, and its status is supreme and cannot be surpassed by later generations.
The version we see so far is still the one taken in 1987.
This work is a classic, and the interpretation of the characters is excellent, which deeply attracts the attention of the audience.
This TV series attracted many actors to join, and it was through this work that they began to become known.
In 2018, actor Zhang Lei, who was invited by an interview show, played Qin Keqing in "Dream of Red Mansions".
She not only shared her various experiences during the filming of this drama, but also told some small stories that happened during the filming.
Therefore, the story that happened when casting the role of Xue Baochai at that time is also mentioned.
In this TV series, the actor who plays the role of Xue Baochai is Zhang Li, as we all know.
In Zhang Lei's narrative, the role of Xue Baochai was not originally played by Zhang Li.
This role has long been determined by the director, and it was originally played by actor Zhu Biyun, not others.
Due to various reasons, it was later decided to replace the role of Xue Baochai with Zhang Li.
Zhang Lei said that Baochai was played later.
Zhu Biyun doesn't need to perform, just stand there, and he can perfectly interpret the image of Baochai.
What we are discussing today is which actor is more in line with the image of Xue Baochai in the original book.
Xue Baochai's description in the original book.
In the film and television work "Dream of Red Mansions", Xue Baochai can be described as an extremely important role, and it is no exaggeration to call her the second female lead.
The main male protagonist of this drama is Jia Baoyu, and his aunt Xue Baochai has a certain kinship with him.
After negotiations between the elders of both sides, Xue Baochai finally became his wife.
The Xue family is a very powerful family in Jinling City.
His family's ancestors had contributed to the royal family and were rewarded by the imperial court, so they lived in Jinling City for a long time, and their status was equal to that of the Jia family.
According to rumors, the Xue family's family business is extremely rich, with countless gold, silver and jewelry, which can be called a rich country and hundreds of millions of family fortunes.
The younger generations of the family later held official positions in various places, and gradually transferred the family property to other places.
After Xue Baochai's father died, in order to help her brother get an official position, she and her mother went to the capital to wait for opportunities.
They used to own a house here, which had not been cleaned for years and was temporarily uninhabitable.
Baoyu's mother and Xue Baochai's mother were born to the same pair of sisters.
In order not to let my sister and niece be wronged, I decided to give them a small courtyard to live in.
Baoyu's home is next to this courtyard, so Xue Baochai can often visit Baoyu's home.
The original book gives a very detailed description of Xue Baochai's image.
Her jet-black and shiny hair was tied into a proper hairstyle.
Her eyes are clear and bright, as moving as apricots, and her eyebrows are slender and delicate, and they don't look like they have been groomed.
Her face resembles a silver basin, her lips are ruddy, dignified and generous, and she has a temperament, which can be said to be as beautiful as a flower.
He is said to have been born with a disease known as heat poisoning, which is said to have been brought from birth.
Every day, you need to take a Chinese medicine pill called Leng Xiang Wan, which is carefully crafted from various Chinese herbs in the four seasons.
What the author actually wants to express is that the character of Xue Baochai will skillfully cater to others according to his identity and status after experiencing the vicissitudes of the world.
She has obvious differences in personality from Lin Daiyu, the No. 1 heroine in the play.
Xue Baochai not only has an outstanding appearance and a beautiful temperament, but she has also been actively learning cultural knowledge since she was a child.
I was not inferior to others in reading, writing, and poetry, and I was also quite accomplished in calligraphy and painting.
She has a keen interest in history, medicine, and Buddhism, which can be seen in the poems she writes.
Xue Baochai can be described as a person with delicate appearance, elegant manners, proper conversation, and erudition.
Zhang Li is an excellent performing artist.
When preparing for the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", the selection of actors for this role was very strict.
As we all know, it was finally decided that actor Zhang Li would play the role of Xue Baochai.
How she was chosen is a long story to tell.
In 1965, Zhang Li was born in Chengdu, her parents are both ** staff members, and it is said that they also hold leadership positions, but the specific position is not known.
Although her family conditions are relatively good, her parents are still strict with her.
When she was 12 years old, she joined the army's song and dance troupe and became a military soldier.
The average person simply can't imagine this experience.
Despite the enviability, enduring hardships is also unbearable for ordinary people.
I heard that she once arrived at the frontier outpost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and such an amazing physical fitness is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
She stayed in the song and dance troupe for five or six years, not only did she grow her skills, but her figure gradually became slender, and she became a slim girl.
When she was eighteen years old, a chance chance changed her life completely.
Their teacher's daughter is a close friend of Zhang Li, and the two of them are very close and often travel together.
She accompanied her friend to an interview one day, and she didn't know the details of the interview beforehand, so she decided to follow it out of fun.
Zhang Li was stopped by the interview teacher when her friend finished the interview and was about to leave.
Please let her untie the scarf around her neck so that we can see her face.
Although Zhang Li didn't know the other party's intentions, she still acted very obediently as requested and took off the scarf.
The teacher saw the happy expression behind her and invited her to try the camera.
Without hesitation, Zhang Li acted as required, and was unexpectedly admitted and successfully joined the crew.
The teacher later said that her temperament was very much in line with the requirements of the crew.
Therefore, one of the reasons why she was admitted was this, so Zhang Li joined the crew.
Zhang Li put in a lot of effort for this role, and struggled to pursue the perfect interpretation of the role, before finally presenting the classic image she created.
Zhang Lei does not mean that Zhang Li is not suitable for this role.
Her efforts to play this role at that time were even more prominent.
Zhu Biyun is an actor.
Although Zhang Li successfully joined the crew, she initially played the role of Zijuan, not Xue Baochai, which she later played.
Zhu Biyun was the first actor to play the role of Xue Baochai.
Zhu Biyun, born in 1962, is a typical Jiangnan girl from Hangzhou.
Her face is broader, her eyebrows are slender, her eyes are as bright as apricot kernels, and her lips are ruddy, and her image is almost exactly the same as Xue Baochai in the original book.
She was selected by the crew director to participate in the show before she became famous.
She became a well-known actor with the movie "Rouge", which attracted much attention at the time.
She didn't go through any selection process, and the director gave her the role directly.
She also received a professional makeup style, and many friends who have seen her makeup photos have praised her as the most beautiful character in the entire crew.
At that time, the crew planned to spend at least 3 years to complete the filming of this film and television work.
After Zhu Biyun heard the news, she decided to quit the crew because she planned to go abroad for further study.
Her study time will be delayed because she will wait until she finishes filming before going abroad, which will have an impact on her future.
That's it, it's a shame to miss this role.
All in all. The director of the crew was in a difficult situation, and he was confused about who to find to play after the role became vacant.
Although there are several candidates, they will always perform unsatisfactory in some aspects, and it is difficult to fully meet the requirements of the director's heart for the image of Baochai.
The screenwriter recommended that actor Zhang Li audition, because her image is also quite good.
After putting on the costume, I found that Zhang Li's scholarly temperament was very suitable for playing the role of Xue Baochai.
After the review of the director and crew, Zhang Li was successfully selected to play the role of Xue Baochai.
Maybe this role is not Zhang Li's first choice.
After her later efforts, she finally succeeded in vividly interpreting this role and giving it a soul.
Nothing is perfect, literature cannot be compared to the first, and martial arts cannot surpass the second. Only imperfection counts as perfection.