The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is an insurmountable chapter and an unsurpassed classic in the history of Chinese television, which has been on the air for more than 30 years, and is still talked about by the public, and there are still countless viewers who never get tired of watching it.
Back then, director Wang Fulin overrode public opinion, and used the method of national audition to select actors without any popular star.
As soon as this news came out, the whole country was in an uproar, after all, the TV drama market was not mature at that time, and there was no experience, so how to ensure the ratings if influential actors were not invited?
But Wang Fulin insisted on using new actors, he believes that popular stars are older and already have their own performance styles, so they are not suitable to play the role in the Red Mansion at all, and they will not be recognized by the audience.
The letters flew to the crew like snowflakes, and Wang Fulin had to invite Wang Gui'e to be responsible for watching the letters and selecting suitable actors from them.
There are also many people who come to the crew from thousands of miles away, and Mao recommended himself, saying which role he is suitable for.
Chen Xiaoxu was discovered by Wang Gui'e from the letter, but the person who recommended himself was not suitable for the Grand View Garden.
Since you can't wait for the rabbit, you have to go out and look for actors.
In November 1983, director Wang Fulin sent casting directors to go to all parts of the country to choose suitable roles, and the first criterion was to "like", and the appearance and temperament were in line with the people of Daguanyuan.
Of course, appearance and temperament seem to be the most basic, and it doesn't matter if you can't perform, but you must have the potential to perform.
Just like Wang Gui'e, Xia Minghui went to Shanghai to select actors, and in the watch factory, he saw a particularly classical and dignified girl, they were ecstatic, but she could make her perform, dull and deadly, and in the end she could only endure the pain of love.
She doesn't know how to act, she doesn't know what acting is, when she auditioned, she knelt with her back to the casting director, motionless for five minutes, the whole scene was silent, and the casting director looked at each other.
Five minutes later, she started performing, but halfway through the performance, the casting director was startled and shouted "stop".
She is Zheng Zheng, the actor of the golden mandarin duck in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions".
Zheng Zheng grew up with her grandparents, she was frail and sickly, and she began to take medicine since she was a child, and her neighbors called her "Xiaolin Daiyu".
The little Zheng Zheng was used to listening to it, but he never thought that he would have anything to do with "Dream of Red Mansions".
Zheng Zheng has always liked literature and art, when he was in high school, the ** song and dance troupe recruited people, and there was only one place, Zheng Zheng passed five levels and cut six will enter the top three, but finally failed.
After that, Zheng Zheng entered the army and became a telephone soldier, and his favorite singing and dancing can only be enjoyed on holidays.
Three years later, Zheng Zheng was demobilized and returned to Beijing, waiting for the assignment, at this time, she learned the news of the casting of the Red Mansion crew from the mouth of the dance teacher Su, she was ecstatic and eager to try.
So, Mr. Su took Zheng Zheng to the stronghold of the Red Chamber crew in Taoranting, and after the casting director saw Zheng Zheng, he felt that this girl was not bad, so he asked her to go back and prepare and try "Mandarin Duck".
Why Mandarin Ducks? Because the casting director will not let the newcomer try the protagonist like "Bao Dai Chai" as soon as he comes up, he usually gives the role of a maid and tries the play.
For example, Yu Jie, the first actor in the crew, was found by Zhou Ling and Pan Xinxin in the hotel. ”
After going back, Zheng Zheng found out the fragments of the mandarin ducks in the book and studied them repeatedly, although she liked literature and art before, she didn't understand acting at all.
How to perform? Teacher Su told her that in this way, you don't have to think about how to perform, you just think that you are a mandarin duck, if you encounter such a thing, what will you do.
Zheng Zheng firmly remembered Mr. Su's words, and kept thinking "I am the mandarin duck, the mandarin duck is me", she let herself substitute herself into the matter of the mandarin duck's resistance to marriage, thinking about what kind of mood, what kind of expression, and what kind of language would she express if she encountered such a thing.
When it came to the audition, because he wanted to cut his hair, Zheng Zheng deliberately took a pair of grandma's scissors.
Entering the room, Zheng Zheng saw a row of people sitting inside, she was at a loss, and one of the directors said, you prepare, you are ready, and you can start.
So, she controlled her nervousness, turned her back to the casting director, knelt down, and slowly brewed her emotions, she thought about the pitiful life experience of the mandarin duck, the unfair treatment of the mandarin duck, and the misery of the mandarin duck.
After she felt that the emotion was coming, she turned around, knelt in front of the director with a "poof", and began to say her lines with tears in her eyes.
When she said, "If the old actor doesn't allow it, I'll cut my hair and go to be a sister-in-law", she took out the scissors that she had prepared a long time ago, grabbed her hair, and was about to cut it.
At this time, one of the casting directors hurriedly shouted "stop", and Zheng Zheng stopped.
If there was no "stop", Zheng Zheng's hair would have been cut, because she didn't know that acting was fake, and she thought about what Teacher Su said, I am a mandarin duck.
Many years later, Zheng Zheng went to visit Teacher Li Jie, and Li Jie asked her, do you know how long you hung our examiner when you came to take the exam? Zheng Zheng answered honestly, I don't know.
Li Jie said that in 5 minutes, you can hear even the needle falling on the ground. At this time, Zheng Zheng realized that he had been brewing emotions for so long at that time, and his heart was mixed.
5 minutes, Zheng Zheng turned his back to the director for five minutes, motionless, and the casting director must have looked at each other at that time.
However, none of them urged, none of them were impatient, they just waited quietly and gave Zheng Zheng enough time to prepare.
Just imagine, if now, an unknown newcomer, goes to the audition, in front of a row of examiners, and spends five minutes brewing emotions, is it possible?
Maybe more than five seconds, and then he was swept away.
After the audition, the casting activities of the Red Mansion crew were still ongoing, so the director asked Zheng Zheng to go back and wait for news.
At this time, Zheng Zheng received a notice from the Shijingshan District Procuratorate, at that time she didn't know whether she would be admitted to the crew, so she went to work in the procuratorate and became a prosecutor.
Zheng Zheng was ecstatic, but the procuratorate did not agree, if Zheng Zheng wanted to go to the crew, she had to resign from the procuratorate, which put her in a dilemma.
On the one hand, he is a prosecutor and a civil servant's golden job, and on the other hand, he is an actor and a crew of Red Mansions, with an unpredictable future.
Zheng Zheng's family and friends are against her joining the group, after all, being able to enter the procuratorate is something that many people dream of, not to mention the 80s, even now, the same.
But Zheng Zheng has dreamed of being an actor since he was a child, and he is really reluctant to give up with such an opportunity in front of him.
When she was struggling, her sister, who grew up with her, said to her, no matter what, you have to do what you think in your heart, and you should seize this opportunity.
With the support of his sister, Zheng Zheng resigned from his job as a prosecutor.
When she handed over the clothes, she had a lot of reluctance in her heart, but she was even more excited and excited to be able to join the crew and be an actor.
After entering the crew, Zheng Zheng really became the actor of the golden mandarin duck.
Although Jin Mandarin Duck is a supporting role in the play, she is the big girl next to Jia's mother, and there are not many scenes, as long as Jia's mother appears, she will accompany her and follow her to do the corresponding expressions and actions.
Zheng Zheng designed a lot of actions for the mandarin duck, such as beating Jia's mother's back, serving tea and pouring water for Jia's mother, making himself move, and making every expression and every body language in place.
Under Zheng Zheng's interpretation, the role of "Mandarin Duck" slowly became three-dimensional and plump.
The highlight of Mandarin Duck is "Mandarin Duck Resistance to Marriage".
Zheng Zheng attached great importance to this scene, she went to the scene early, and knelt there like in the previous audition, brewing emotions.
At that time, it was very hot in the studio, the temperature was forty or fifty degrees, there was no air conditioning, and Zheng Zheng was wearing very thick clothes, three layers inside and three layers outside, she couldn't get hot for a while, but she kept going.
When it was time for the official shooting, Zheng Zheng fainted after only two shots.
"Mandarin Duck Resisting Marriage" is a big scene, and many actors are present. Zheng Zheng fainted suddenly, the scene was chaotic for a while, and everyone couldn't care about the performance, so they hurriedly sent her to the infirmary.
Zheng Zheng smelled the smell of Huoxiang Zhengqi water and woke up leisurely. After waking up, Zheng Zheng didn't hesitate at all, and hurriedly went to change into a set of clothes, because the one just now was already soaked.
After changing his clothes, Zheng Zheng brewed a good mood and immediately devoted himself to filming again.
When we watched this scene, we couldn't see Zheng Zheng's exhaustion and sickness at all, which shows how strong Zheng Zheng is and how dedicated he is.
After filming "Dream of Red Mansions", Zheng Zheng was admitted to Chinese opera and completely embarked on the road of acting.
When "Dream of Red Mansions" entered the dubbing stage, Zheng Zheng, who was in college, had a new understanding of acting and lines, so he found director Wang Fulin, hoping that he would recommend himself to dubbing director Wu Shan and let him dub Mandarin Duck.
Wu Shan listened to Zheng Zheng's dubbing, and felt like a mandarin duck, and immediately made a decision and asked her to dub the mandarin duck, and Zheng Zheng made a second artistic creation of the mandarin duck.
After that, Zheng Zheng entered the showbiz and acted in a series of film and television dramas, and then went to the United States, wrote **, wrote scripts, and also returned to China to film, and lived a chic and comfortable life.
For Zheng Zheng, at a major juncture in her life, she listened to her heart, gave up her job as a prosecutor, and chose to join the crew of the Red Mansion.
Although he failed to play the leading role in the crew, he only played a maid, but for Zheng Zheng, it was enough.
"Dream of Red Mansions" opened a door for Zheng Zheng, let her see the excitement on the road of film and television, and let her fulfill her childhood dream, and then entered Chinese opera and became a real actor.
If she gave up the opportunity to join the crew and chose to stay in the procuratorate, maybe she would be stable for the rest of her life, but when "Dream of Red Mansions" swept the country and was quiet in the dead of night, would she have a trace of regret and regret?
Therefore, people must have the courage to listen to their inner voice, move forward boldly, choose what they need, and have no regrets in their lives.