Chapter 38 The disabled but strong screenwriter
There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.
At the end of last year, due to the new regulations on radio and television, a large number of TV series were launched in droves, and the old guest houses in the Bayi Film and Television Base became popular.
Just after the New Year, dozens of hotels and B&Bs have sprung up in nearby Wangzuo Town, and I heard that two three-star hotels are about to break ground.
The crew of "Thirteen Princesses" was obviously not short of money, so they directly rented an entire large courtyard. It is said that it was renovated from an old agricultural machinery compound. It used to be used to park harvesters and dry millet. Now it has been repainted and decorated, and hung On the 'home away from home' sign.
However, the most magnificent and eye-catching thing in the courtyard is the building with red walls and gold tiles in the middle.
Xu Kun walked closer with his luggage and took a closer look. He saw the word "public toilet" clearly written on the plaque.
this……
"Hey, hey, what are you doing?!"
At this time, someone came out of the house and yelled: "That's what we use for filming, not a real toilet. It's for your convenience to go to the southwest corner of the yard!"
In fact, after getting closer, Xu Kun had already noticed that this thing looked glamorous on the outside, but in fact it was a Western view made of wooden boards, with a cheap knockoff feel everywhere.
Is this the public toilet that the Thirteen Princesses led the civil and military officials of the dynasty to visit in the play?
No matter how pedantic the Taqing ministers are, they won't even make a fuss over such a thing, right?
Xu Kun suddenly had a bad feeling. It seemed that the actual situation of the crew was somewhat different from the high-quality production he imagined.
"As for you, the toilet is in the southwest corner!"
When the man saw Xu Kun standing in front of the "public toilet" and refusing to leave, he yelled loudly and walked over.
Only then did Xu Kun come back to his senses and introduced himself: "I am Xu Kun, the actor who plays the role of Emperor Guangxu. I was notified to report to the crew."
Hearing that he was an actor who had come to report, the man suddenly changed his smile and said, "It turns out he is an actor who has come to report. Misunderstanding, misunderstanding - come with me, and I will see how the crew arranges it."
With that said, he invited Xu Kun to go back to the east room with him, and also introduced himself. It turned out that he was the stage manager left behind by the crew, and was mainly responsible for guarding the luggage and receiving the actors.
This place was temporarily arranged into a small office. The theater manager who stayed behind took out a form from the drawer and ran it from top to bottom with his fingers: "Emperor Guangxu, Emperor Guangxu, Guangxu... I have it! You and Prince Chun live together, yes The second room in the west wing.”
"Prince Chun? Emperor Guangxu's biological father?"
History books are not bought for free. Xu Kun immediately thought of the relationship between Guangxu and Prince Chun.
"I don't know that, I just do odd jobs."
The stage manager who stayed behind took out a bunch of keys and said with a smile, "Come on, I'll take you there. Let's put down the luggage first and then talk about anything else."
Because it was just renovated a few years ago, the guest room is clean and tidy. As for formaldehyde, people don't care about it that much these days.
Xu Kun put his luggage on the empty bed and asked with a smile: "Where is our crew filming? Since I'm here, I have to say hello to the director first."
The theater manager who stayed behind hesitated and said: "I am the only one in the courtyard now..."
"Just tell me and I'll find it myself."
The stage manager then explained that the crew should be filming near Shuangqing Villa in the Wenzhou Opera District.
Xu Kun had been there before when he was playing a devil, so he rushed to the film and television base alone.
As the new work of the director of "Huan Zhu Princess", the crew of "Thirteen Princesses" is quite famous. After asking around, Xu Kun found the crew who were filming in the "Shang Shufang".
Standing in front of the camera were a fat eunuch and two Manchu ministers. The eunuch Xu Kun looked familiar, and he must be Fu Biao who played Li Lianying.
Because there were no filming tasks for the time being, Li Xiaolu, who was dressed in a dress, and Lu Liping, who was wearing a bright yellow court dress, were sitting in the corner, whispering to each other.
Xu Kun hesitated for a moment and did not disturb Li Xiaolu. He planned to see how the crew was filming first.
"action!"
Following Director Sun Shupei's shout, the eunuch Li Lianying immediately took out a handkerchief in a hurry and covered her nose.
The two Manchu ministers came closer with surprised expressions on their faces, as if they wanted to see what the general manager was going to do.
Then Li Lianying blew her nose hard. This was nothing. What baffled Xu Kun was the reaction of the two ministers.
Hearing the sound of blowing his nose, the minister who was close to him immediately leaned back with a look of shock and disbelief on his face.
What does this mean?
Xu Kunzheng was confused when he was slapped hard on his arm.
"Hey~ why didn't you say anything when you came?"
Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Kun knew it was Li Xiaolu without turning around, so he pointed to the three people in the room who were acting together and asked in a low voice: "What kind of idea is this? Is there an epidemic in the palace?"
"Kekeke..."
Li Xiaolu laughed when she heard this, attracting everyone's attention.
Knowing that something was wrong, she hurriedly stopped her laughter, stuck out her tongue at everyone, pulled Xu Kun to a corner, and explained the plot to Xu Kun:
Li Lianying because she saw Thirteen Princesses The foreign classmate and boyfriend was very surprised when he blew his nose with a handkerchief. He performed the art of blowing his nose with his fingers on the spot. As a result, he was laughed at by Shisan Gege and the foreign classmates for being unhygienic.
So Li Lianying also learned to blow her nose with a handkerchief, which aroused the shock and imitation of the ministers.
After listening, Xu Kun had a black question mark on his face.
What the hell is this? !
If you want to talk about modern technology, heavy industry and light industry, then our country was indeed lagging behind in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Even in 2002, it was still not as good as other developed countries.
But you blow your nose with a handkerchief to talk about something...
When our ancestors used silk handkerchiefs, Westerners had just come down from the trees!
If you want to say that the poor people on the street are too lazy to use handkerchiefs because it is too troublesome to wash up, that's fair enough.
But if you say that the respectable princes and nobles in the court don't know how to blow their noses or spit with a handkerchief, that's just nonsense.
Is it possible that this screenwriter is a fool?
But even if there is something wrong with his head, he can't still be blind, right?
Hasn’t he seen other Qing palace dramas? Those concubines and maids always wear large handkerchiefs and small handkerchiefs. Could it be that they are all just for decoration?
This is different from "Blind Shaft" or even "Sky Bath". It's completely black for the sake of being black, and even the most basic common sense is ignored!
“Shh~!”
Li Xiaolu quickly made a silence gesture and whispered: "Do you think you are the only one who thinks these plots are outrageous? But this is a script that Director Sun personally took the lead in creating. He is satisfied with it himself and cannot listen to other people's opinions at all."
"But isn't this too outrageous?"
Xu Kun still couldn't accept it. Although "Bao Qingtian" and "Huanzhugege" directed by Sun Shupei also had many exaggerations, they were not on this level, right?
"There are even more outrageous things!"
Li Xiaolu rolled her eyes and said nonchalantly: "Why do you care so much? Making TV series is not about writing history books. As long as the people like to watch it, that's all."
Does anyone really like to watch this kind of plot? !
"Stop talking about this."
Li Xiaolu didn't want to continue discussing this issue, so she pulled Xu Kun and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to meet the Queen Mother - didn't you already say you wanted to get to know Aunt Lu?"
Although Xu Kun still didn't go around, he quickly adjusted his attitude when he heard that Li Xiaolu was going to take him to meet Teacher Lu.
When they reached Lu Liping, Li Xiaolu let go of Xu Kun, stepped forward and hugged Lu Liping's arm and said softly: "The Queen Mother, I brought your great son!"
In fact, Lu Liping had already noticed the two of them, so she got up early and waited. At this time, she stared at Xu Kun and looked him up and down: "Are you Xiao Xu who plays the emperor? You are stronger than Qibele, but you are smaller than Qibele." Seven Belles White.”
In fact, Xu Kun wasn't that white originally. He was stewed in the mine recently.
"Hello, Teacher Lu."
Xu Kun bowed slightly and said: "I am Xu Kun, who plays the role of Emperor Guangxu. I am very happy to work with you, Mr. Lu, this time. I have grown up watching your plays since I was a child."
"Hey, this makes me look old."
Lu Liping smiled, and when she was about to say something, Li Xiaolu rushed over and said: "Oh, don't talk about this now, Xu Kun, you quickly show your inner self to the Queen Mother, just stare like you want to kill someone. !”
Xu Kun: "..."
She got herself into the crew just for this reason.
(End of chapter)