Chapter 176: Thunderous applause
The role of Cheng Dieyi, who grew up in the women's pile of the Ji Courtyard before the age of 9, has been playing since elementary school, and was molested by the great eunuch Zhang Gonggong when he was a child, especially learning Danjiao (female image in opera), this character has been entangled in gender recognition since he was a child.
Therefore, the role of Cheng Dieyi is naturally weak and charming, and in the original play, Zhang Guorong interpreted this role vividly.
But the movie is a movie, there is a lot of preparation time, Zhang Guorong went to the capital to study Peking Opera for six months in order to shoot "Farewell My Concubine", and the movie is one of the countless shots, which is a huge disadvantage of the stage play in the show.
You only have a few hours to prepare for a stage play, and you can only go through it all over again!
As soon as Li Lifu appeared on stage, the eyebrows were like autumn water, the corners of his lips were charming and colorful, his body was gentle and graceful, and even the fingers that swayed inadvertently contained the Peking Opera heritage that had been precipitated for many years.
is just this simple debut, a few seconds of action, has completely gotten rid of Li Li's personal mental state, Li Li at this time, everyone is completely unfamiliar!
Xu Zheng was surprised, and said in a low voice: "I have completely entered the role in terms of demeanor and form, and I can't see the slightest shadow of Li Li himself!"
Zhang Ziyi nodded slightly, and shook her head again, "It was very good during rehearsals, why does it seem that your mental state is better now than when you were rehearsing?"
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Chen Kaige remained silent on the side, his lower lip trembling slightly.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Li's body, this was Li Li's first appearance in less than 10 seconds, and he locked the audience's attention with his superb acting skills, which was also the moment on the stage of "I Am an Actor", which infected the audience in the shortest time.
Although Li Li's personal image is consistent with this role, in terms of temperament, Cheng Dieyi is a character with a great contrast with Li Li himself, the greater the contrast between the role and the actor, the more obvious the stage effect.
The audience stared intently at the stage, and Cheng Dieyi walked into the troupe with Duan Xiaolou.
Duan Xiaolou's expression was calm: "These children don't know who will be able to form a corner in the future." β
Cheng Dieyi didn't talk to him, because because his senior brother married Ji Nu Juxian, the two of them broke up.
At this time, Duan Xiaolou shouted to an old man in a sixtieth year: "Master, we are here!"
The old man in the sixtieth armor was lying on the chair, closing his eyes and recuperating, "Who?"
"Master, I, Xiaolou!"
"Master, how are you doing, old man?
The master hurriedly got up from the chair and staggered: "Eh, who else should I be? This is amazing, the two horns are here! My face is too big, how can I afford it!"
Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi hurriedly supported the old man, their faces full of guilt and guilt.
"Master, slow down!"
"Apprentice damn it!"
The master bowed, "Please sit down, please be worshipped!"
When the two of them heard this, they immediately knelt down in front of the master.
"Apprentice don't dare!"
"Don't dare?" Master's face suddenly changed, "Why don't you dare now?!Cheng Dieyi, it was your senior brother who fulfilled you at the beginning, and now that your senior brother is no longer singing, you should also pull him, right?" The master said, and threw the cigarette bag and pot on the ground.
This scene is highly restored to the original play, Li Li did not make any modifications, the reason why the master made this move is that when Cheng Dieyi was learning drama at a young age, the sentence in "Sifan" "The little nun is twenty-eight years old, and her hair was cut off by the master when she was young, I am a female Jiao'e, not a man." Cheng Dieyi always recites "I am a man, not a woman!"
Therefore, Cheng Dieyi almost missed the opportunity to affect the troupe, when Duan Xiaolou tearfully inserted the cigarette bag and pot into Cheng Dieyi's mouth to punish him, but he didn't expect to correct Cheng Dieyi's problem by hitting it crookedly.
Master's move is to recreate his youth!
Cheng Die's eyes were gloomy and he didn't move. Duan Xiaolou picked up the cigarette pouch and pot at this time, touched Cheng Dieyi, and motioned him to do it, but Cheng Dieyi still didn't comply.
Master: "Do it, Little Bean!"
Cheng Dieyi still bowed her head and was silent.
Master: "Hurry up!"
At this time, Duan Xiaolou's wife Juxian also appeared in the corner of the stage, and she secretly watched, worried about her husband.
The master suddenly lowered his body and walked towards the two, patted Cheng Dieyi's cheek fiercely with the back of his hand, and crackled, "Little Bean!" and knocked Duan Xiaolou hard with the back of his hand, "Little stone!"
The crisp voice was transmitted to the audience's ears through the microphone on the chest, and everyone secretly felt heartache and whispered:
"What a fight!"
"Is it dubbing?"
"Absolutely not, the voices overlap completely, wow, I'm so distressed!"
"This is the real actor, everyone else means it, this group is really good!"
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At this time, the master said angrily: "Those stories of the two of you when you were young, the words are long! Why, now that you have become horns, the score is bigger?!" said a few crisp slaps on the face.
Cheng Dieyi bowed her head and was silent, while Duan Xiaolou was already crying in a low voice.
Duan Xiaolou played the role of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu in the famous drama "Farewell My Concubine", and he was also very heroic before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Master: "What, I can't bear it now?"
Cheng Dieyi lay on the chair in an orderly manner, and the master picked up the knife used on the stage in his hand and slapped the knife hard at Cheng Dieyi's buttocks.
Syllable!
Syllable!
Syllable!
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"Let you protect him! See if you still protect him! See if I don't kill you!"
In the drama troupe, when the child is punished like this, the child must beg for mercy, otherwise he will be beaten to death.
But Cheng Dieyi didn't say a word, clenched her teeth and was willing to be punished. is just like Cheng Dieyi in the original play.
At this time, I only heard the audience exclaim with a neat "wow", but in the close-up of the face given by the big screen on the stage, Cheng Dieyi had tears in her eyes, her face was red with ochre, her brows were locked in a stubbornness, and a layer of sweat beads appeared on her forehead.
The audience applauded:
"Oh my God, this detail is expressive!!"
"It is said that stage dramas are rougher than film and television dramas, after all, film and television dramas are all big close-ups, and stage dramas are mainly body shape and temperament, but I didn't expect Li Li to show a movie-like texture on stage performances!!"
"How did this sweat come down? Is it because it's too hot? It's not hot?"
"Don't be funny! At this time, the sweat caused by the severe pain is still hot! This is called acting!"
"Impossible, what kind of acting skills can express the details of sweating on such occasions? Acting skills can also control sweat glands? It's funny! It's hot!"
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Zhang Ziyi subconsciously grabbed Xu Zheng's arm, pointed to the big screen and said, "Look!"
Xu Zheng couldn't care about the pain in his arm, he was already trembling, and he said, "Could it be that this is the highest level at which an actor has fully entered the role?"
"Yes, yes!" Zhang Ziyi said with certainty, she has been filming for so many years, she has seen a lot of actors who can cry in one second, and she can easily do it, as long as there is no problem after the emotions are nurtured in her heart, it is okay to think about some sad things in her heart, for example, her ex-friend is bankrupt, her ex-boyfriend is seriously ill, and her ex-ex-boyfriend is pursuing her again!
But this kind of actor with sweat on his forehead in a few seconds, it can't be said that there are none, there are definitely no more than 2 in her cognition, and Li Li is carving the details of his acting skills on the stage, not in the film and television drama scene, this difficulty is obviously higher!
"What a great detail!" Zhang Jiayi sighed with emotion, "During the rehearsal, Li Li didn't show these moving details at all, and at this moment, it shines!"
Director Chen Kaige remained silent, but the tremor of his lips became more obvious.
At this time, in the face of the stubborn junior brother being beaten badly, Duan Xiaolou cried and crawled to the corner of his master's clothes, begging for mercy: "Master, don't fight, you beat me, it's my fault that I don't sing, you beat me!!"
After that, Duan Xiaolou got up and pulled a bench, lay on the bench and said, "Master, you beat me!"
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At the end of this first scene, under the mediation of the master, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou reconciled as before, and "Farewell My Concubine" was able to be performed again.
The first scene fell, in addition to Li Li's portrayal of Cheng Dieyi, Duan Xiaolou and Juxian also performed very well.
This is the duel of strong opponents, and only then can he really soar his acting skills! If the chess master touches the stinky chess basket, he will not be able to show his rank.
In the first scene, the three actors fulfilled each other, or strictly speaking, Li Li fulfilled Wang Kai and Wang Xiaochen!
When the stage ended, Li Li and the others ran to the dressing room to put on makeup, and the audience was all praising each other:
"Li Li just now, I couldn't find his shadow at all with that smile, showing the softness of endless women, it's amazing!"
"Oh my God, I seem to have been bent by Li Li just now!"
"Li Li acted so well, he was the only actor who played a feminine role, and it didn't make me feel disgusting. β
"Yes, yes, Cheng Dieyi played by Zhang Guorong in "Farewell My Concubine", although there is no distinction between male and female, but it is very comfortable to look at, without any disgust, Li Li also did it tonight. β
"Do you know why? It's because other actors play 'sissies', and they are all very contrived! And Zhang Guorong and Li Li play Cheng Dieyi, without any traces of axes and chisels, and they are perfect for the role!"
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The audience's evaluation was very high, but there were also viewers who were very dissatisfied with Li Li's performance.
"I don't like Li Li's performance. β
"Li Li has brought the character of Cheng Dieyi to life, how good!"
"But if Li Li is hermaphroditic, how can I marry him in the future?"
", Li Li is mine, you're not playing!"
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After a long time, the curtain began on the second scene, and when the curtain was raised, the scenery on the stage changed, and it was a theater scene.
Under the stage of the theater, Peking Opera fans applauded thunderously and the scene was enthusiastic. The teachers of the Peking Opera Orchestra are playing and singing, and the huqin, Jing erhu, yueqin, strings, flute, sheng, suona and other instruments are intertwined with beautiful movements.
"Wow, they seem like a real band?"
"Can't you, can't you?"
"Why not, you see, they have a microphone in front of their instruments!
"I suddenly feel that the stage of "I Am an Actor" is so awesome!"
"Shhhh β
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The beginning of this scene is the twist and turn of "Farewell My Concubine", Yu Ji played by Cheng Dieyi, he dressed up in a drama costume and appeared on the stage accompanied by eight maids.
Cheng Dieyi danced with light sleeves and sang: "Since I, I have fought with the king in the east and west, suffering from wind and frost and toil, year after year. Hate only hated the unprincipled Qin to ruin the lives of the people, and only caused the people to suffer. β
At this time, a white-haired audience member in the audience clapped his hands and applauded: "Good!!"
This "good" is particularly penetrating, because the other audience are quietly watching the stage performance, and this old man came to his throat coldly, probably an old drama fan!
But few of the more than 1,000 spectators at the scene watched Peking Opera seriously, everyone was distracted by this "good", and a few people listened to the play in an instant, but they didn't understand it anyway, and everyone started to talk about it:
"Hey, this stage play also found a professional Peking Opera actor as a stand-in?"
"I can understand the matter of finding a stand-in for Li Li, but ...... Tsk, it would be nice if he performed in his true colors, and there was always a suspicion of opportunism when looking for a stand-in. β
"What if you don't find a stand-in? You let Li Lizhen sing on stage? Is it realistic?"
"But the figure of this stand-in is really similar to Li Li!"
"Well, it's too much of a resemblance. β
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Because it is difficult for Peking Opera actors to distinguish their original appearance after putting on makeup, no one realizes that the person singing on stage is Li Li, and no one dares to think about it!
On the stage, Duan Xiaolou, who played Xiang Yu, came to the stage and sang: "The gun picked several generals in the Han camp, how can even the heroes beware of being buried on all sides, and the generals ordered Xiu to send troops to return to the camp tents." β
Cheng Dieyi: "King!"
Duan Xiaolou: "You are so frightened this time. β
Cheng Dieyi: "King, how will you win or lose today?"
Duan Xiaolou: "The gun picked several generals in the Han battalion, how could the enemy be outnumbered, and it was difficult to win." This is the death of the heavens, and it is not a crime of war. β
Cheng Dieyi: "The victory or defeat of the soldiers is a common feeling, why worry? Prepare wine, drink a few glasses with the king to eliminate boredom." β
Xiang Yu: "There is Concubine Lao!"
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Audience:
"Eh, this Peking Opera actor who played Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, for Wang Kai, seems to be exactly the same as Wang Kai's posture!"
"yes, where did you find this stand-in?"
"Big brother, Wang Kai himself knows Peking Opera, Wang Kai himself is on stage, and Li Li is looking for a stand-in!"
"Ah yes, Wang Kai has studied Peking Opera and forgot about this stubble!"
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The elder who frightened the audience with a voice before, there was a middle-aged man sitting next to him, and the middle-aged man said: "Dad, the two of them sing well." β
Elder: "Cheng Dieyi sings a little better than Duan Xiaolou." β
"Why can't I hear who sings well!"
"Hey, your dad and I'm a professional theater fan, can you compare with me?" the old man's beard trembled triumphantly.
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The Peking Opera on the stage came to an abrupt end, and soon entered the backstage makeup removal plot, which is an indispensable finishing touch to the entire stage play.
The audience thought that the stuntman on the stage would take the opportunity to return to the stage and exchange seamlessly with Li Li, but they didn't expect that the stuntman never left the audience's sight from beginning to end.
This scene is based on the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine", which leads to an important role in the film - Yuan Siye! (The original play is played by Uncle Ge)
The assistant actor who played Yuan Siye took the stage and said to Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, who were removing their makeup: "I have been looking up for a long time, the two of you really live up to their reputation!"
Cheng Dieyi: "Fourth Master!"
Duan Xiaolou: "Fourth Master Xie lifts!"
When Cheng Dieyi's words just fell, there was silence under the stage, deathly silence, and after about two or three seconds, the sound of discussion instantly churned in the studio:
"What?"
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"This ...... This ......"
"Oh my God, it's not a stand-in, it's a real person? This voice is Li Li's!"
"Doesn't Li Li know how to sing Peking Opera?"
"Isn't there a teacher's guidance?"
"Singing so professionally so quickly, although I don't know what kind of professionalism is, but at least I think he sings professionally!"
"It's been a blast! In just a few hours, it's real? Ah, no, it's real?"
"Kneel, kneel, kneel, this talent is too mad!"
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The old man was already in a trance, ignorant, and at a loss, and after listening to the drama for half his life, he heard for the first time that someone could reach the level of stage performance in a few hours.
Elders instantly feel that their cognition formed over the past 60 years is being updated in an instant!
"Good!" the old man snorted again, stood up and slapped frantically.
Wow, the late applause instantly flooded the hall, and some viewers stood up to cheer, and then the typical "crowd effect" was produced, and more and more people got up to applaud, and the applause shook the sky!
"Awesome!"
"Awesome!"
"Li Li, you're too diao!"
"I won't marry you, I will not be a man!"
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The applause under the stage was thunderous, and everyone's cheers came and went, and everyone was stunned by this huge accident.
Who would have thought that the person who sang Peking Opera so professionally on stage was really Li Li and not a stand-in? Although everyone doesn't know what the professional level of Peking Opera is, they still have the most basic appreciation!
The audience was somewhat out of control, and the stage atmosphere reached the climax of the night, which directly affected the performance of everyone on the stage.
This time when everyone applauded should have been when the Peking Opera was sung, the applause and cheers at that time were the most appropriate, and the result was good, when everyone was competing with each other on the stage, the late waves of applause and shouts instantly made everyone confused, and the audience also stood up and cheered in turn!
Wang Kai's eyes moved to the audience, and he was stunned!
The assistant actor's lips trembled, and the lines didn't come out!
Even Li Li was a little distracted, he was in such a hurry, you guys don't make a show! He was also angry with the audience, saying that you didn't applaud at that time, what kind of coaxing at this time?
Oh, who knew that the stand-in was your deity?