Chapter 62 "Young Emperor"
After entering the house, I saw mahogany chairs on both sides.
There are only two actresses on the left chair, but they are both familiar faces.
The younger one is He Saifei, a professional concubine who starred in "The Mansion" last year, Yang Jiuhong, and her career has reached a higher level; the older one is Pan Xin, who was a hit in the 1980s and was once as famous as Liu Xiaoqing.
On the right are four male actors, most of whom look familiar, but the one who can really be recognized is the youngest - Wang Hui, who played the role of the Thirteenth Master in "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Li Wei's Official".
Xu Kun only started to pay attention to the cast list after he entered the industry, otherwise it would be impossible to know Wang Hui's name.
Seeing Hao Lei leading Xu Kun in, all the seniors politely put down the scripts in their hands, stood up with a smile, and waited for Hao Lei to introduce.
"A few teachers."
Hao Lei boasted to Xu Kun in front of several seniors: "This is Xu Kun. Like me, she was recommended by teacher Lu Liping to join the group. Although she is two years younger than me, she has only been in the industry for more than a year. But he has already starred in a movie and starred in several TV series."
Xu Kun was embarrassed by this support, mainly because none of the films he could produce were released, and the films that were released were not released at all.
Just as he was about to go back and add a few sentences, the old man who was the top actor nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Xu is indeed good. I have watched "The Blind Shaft". Tang Chaoyang's reckless desperado energy is not something everyone can share." It can be performed.”
"Have you seen The Blind Shaft?"
Xu Kun was greatly surprised and subconsciously asked: "Who are you and Director Li Yang..."
He thought the old man was Li Yang's friend or his elder.
Unexpectedly, the old man waved his hand and said with a smile: "I happened to see it at the China Theater Company - many films like this that are going to be exhibited abroad will be screened internally by China Theater Company and Beijing Film Academy first."
At this time, He Saifei on the side took the initiative to help introduce: "This is Teacher Li Fazeng. Mr. Li used to be the director of the Performing Arts Center of the Central Experimental Theater. Now he is in Mandarin..."
"There is no such thing as now."
Li Fazeng waved his hand again and said: "Last year when China Experimental and China Youth merged to form Guohua, I had already stepped down. Now I have nothing to do - no, let's use the remaining heat of our crew."
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
The most famous people in this room are Pan Xin, He Saifei, and even Hao Lei are more famous than the actors opposite them.
But if we talk about status in the circle, it has to be Mr. Li.
Although he claims to be in peace, with his previous status, he will at least be a consultant in Guohua. Moreover, he has only retired for more than a year, and his old relationships are basically still there.
Thanks to Li Fazeng, the embarrassment was avoided, and through mutual introductions, Xu Kun learned the names of several seniors and their roles in the play:
Teacher Pan Xin plays the role of the Queen Mother Xiaozhuang, the biological mother of Emperor Shunzhi, Dayu'er.
He Saifei is still the concubine this time, playing the role of Huang Taiji's Xiang Fujin, the biological mother of Prince Xiang Boguoer, and the Grand Noble Concubine Yijing - simply called Concubine Yijing.
Hao Lei plays the first empress of Shunzhi, the niece of the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang, and the princess of Horqin. She is the young actress with the most important role in the play.
Teacher Li Fazeng plays Prince Zheng in the play, the son of Nurhachi's brother, the cousin of Emperor Shunzhi, and one of the eight iron hat kings. He does not have many roles.
The old man sitting in second place, who is a few years older than Li Fazeng, is Zheng Tianyong, the director and planner of CCTV's "Quyuan Zatan". Zheng plays the role of Sonny, the director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in the play, and his role is quite important. One of the starring roles.
The third male actor is Mr. Li Jianyi, an actor from the National Theater. He was recommended to Liu Heng by Li Fazeng. He plays the role of the eunuch Wu Liangfu in the play. It is said that his role is more important than that of Sony, and he is also Sony's mortal enemy in the play. .
Then there is Wang Hui, who plays the mature and powerful Prince An Yue Le, the nephew of Huang Taiji and the elder brother of Emperor Shunzhi.
After asking around, the only person in the room who has not yet determined his role is Xu Kun.
This made Xu Kun feel a little uneasy, but he took it easy as he came. He took the initiative to pour tea and water, and he could also say a few words from time to time.
After waiting like this for about ten minutes, a man with a bald head and a round face walked in quickly. He bowed to everyone when he entered the door and said with a smile: "Teachers, I have to wait for a long time. It's a sin. It's a sin."
Pan Xin smiled and said: "My great writer Liu, please stop being pretentious with us and quickly tell us why you called us here today."
"Anyone who is not a writer can call me director from now on."
Liu Heng pretended to be dissatisfied and corrected him. The two were about the same age and had collaborated a lot in the past, so they naturally spoke more casually. Immediately, he said to Li Fazeng and Zheng Tianyong: "Teacher Li, Teacher Zheng, for this drama, I plan to select a few newcomers from China Theater, Beijing Film Studio, and Shanghai Theater. This time, I invite three people to come over. The main reason is to let the three actors come over." I will help you with your palms, eyes, and training.”
After saying that, he turned to Pan Xin and said, "I'm going to trouble you from the actress side."
Among the three, Li Fazeng has the highest status, Zheng Tianyong is the oldest, and Pan Xin is the most famous actor. It can be said that all aspects are taken care of thoroughly.
Li Fazeng and Zheng Tianyong both said, "It's easy to talk about," but Pan Xin pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Look at what you said, I can't teach male actors?"
After joking for a while, Liu Heng said to the others: "When we audition later, we will inevitably have to ask a few teachers to help with the scene. This is the script we are going to use. Let the teachers review it in advance."
With that said, he handed several scripts to He Saifei and others one by one.
Finally arriving at Xu Kun's place, he paused for a moment and said, "Xiao Xu, right? Your role is tentatively scheduled to be Prince Zheng's son, Jidu, Prince of Jian County. If there is anything inappropriate, we will adjust it later."
This obviously meant that Xu Kun was not at ease.
But that's normal. After all, Xu Kun is too young, has only been in the industry for a short time, and is not yet a professional.
"Xiao Xu's performance as Jidu should be fine."
Li Fazeng interjected at this time. His words are much more effective than "Starscream 2" and "The Collection of Killing Machines".
When Liu Heng heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Teacher Li said so, so it can't be wrong."
After saying that, he patted Xu Kun on the arm and encouraged him kindly: "Xiao Xu, perform well. If the role of Jidu can be performed well, he will be no worse than the leading actor."
"Don't worry, Director Liu, I will act with all my heart!"
After watching Li Fazeng, Zheng Tianyong, and Pan Xin follow Liu Heng to the main living room, everyone opened the script in their hands in unison.
This is a simple script. In addition to describing the general role of Jidu in the play, it only provides a few lines. It should be specially prepared for the audition actors.
Xu Kun went over the script carefully, feeling relieved and a little disappointed at the same time.
This Jidu is another big villain.
However, there is a big difference between villains and villains.
Jidu is a standard old Manchu Tartar. He is cruel, violent, ambitious, does not agree with the gentle policy, and treats the Han people like pigs and dogs. He believes that only by continuing to show force can the rule of the Qing Dynasty be maintained.
As the son of Prince Zheng, the iron hat king and chief political minister, Jiduda looked down on Emperor Shunzhi who had been a puppet for many years from the beginning.
But his ambition in the early and mid-term was just to support his niece's son to become the prince, and to use this power to dominate the world.
Later, because he felt that Emperor Shunzhi was too weak, the court's policies were also advancing in a gentle direction that he did not agree with, and Jidu's ambitions continued to expand in anger and unwillingness.
After the death of Prince Zheng, Shunzhi first recommended Yue Le to the position of chief minister, and then because of the death of Concubine Dong E, he began to think of Yue Le as the Zen minister.
This completely broke Jidu's defenses, and he finally decided to rebel against Qingjun, support his nephew Sun Xuanye to take charge of the military affairs, and take charge of military affairs.
Of course, the result was a failure and he was imprisoned in a prison.
However, this man was quite stubborn. After Shunzhi's death, Xiaozhuang ordered someone to send Jidu's sword so that he could kill himself. Jidu only asked: "Has Xuan Ye succeeded to the throne?"
After getting a positive answer, he crashed directly into the stone wall of the prison.
Cruel, arrogant, tough, ambitious...
This is undoubtedly what Xu Kun is good at. As long as the script does not stretch too far, he is guaranteed to play this role well.
As for raising the butcher's knife against the Han people...
When Xu Kun played the role of a Japanese major, when was he not allowed to 'kill' a few Chinese soldiers and civilians?
As long as the character is made cruel and ruthless enough without deliberately beautifying it, the audience will be able to understand the true face of the Eight Banners nobleman.
(End of chapter)