"Seeing Words Like Faces" is a celebrity letter-reading variety show, which aims to use letters to open historical nodes, lead the audience into those scenes and life stories of the times that are still alive, and touch those characters and social customs that are still touchable.

The program team does not engage in gimmicks, and the highlight is not the competition and confrontation between the stars who read the letter, but focuses on the content of the letter itself, which can be said to be a clear stream in the current variety shows.

is such a meaningful show, if time permits, Shen You is willing to come a few more.

The recording of the program started from the second scene, and the host Xiao Zhai first made an opening: "Dear audience friends, hello everyone, welcome to watch "Seeing Words Like Faces".

We only do one thing, and that is to open history with letters and pass on culture with emotion.

I am Xiao Zhai, the host of CCTV Variety Channel.

First of all, I would like to introduce to you two letter opening guests, the first is Professor Xu Zidong of Lingnan University in Xiangjiang and a famous scholar, and Professor Ma Shaobo of the School of Arts and Humanities of Yenching University. ”

"Hello host!"

Xu Zidong and Ma Shaobo said together.

Xiao Zhai said: "Today is the first time to open a letter, there are a lot of heated discussions on the Internet, everyone has always wanted to see such a show, and finally meet everyone."

Eh, what first moved you two teachers to come to our program?"

Ma Shaobo made a joke: "I was fooled by Mr. Guan (program planner and chief director)." ”

Xu Zidong said seriously: "It should be feelings, now the letters are dying, but the culture carried in the letters should not die." ”

Xiao Zhai nodded: "What Mr. Xu said is what we are doing. The first letter we have seen you today is the first private letter that can be found in the history of China so far, and there are two people, one named Heifu and the other named Jing, which is a heartfelt letter written by the two of them to their brother.

It's been 2,000 years now.

Who will interpret it for us?

He is particularly powerful, the youngest Peking Opera performance artist in China, and recently won the singer of the first season of "Chinese Good Singer".

I invite the young artist Shen Yuelou and Boss Shen to read the first letter for everyone. ”

The camera turned to the first scene, and Shen You walked to the podium in a decent Chinese costume.

You don't need to introduce yourself, you don't need to say a word, you just read a letter.

"I don't know how long this war will last, the Qin army generals Heifu and Surprise wrote to the eldest brother, in the second lunar month of 223 BC. ”

In the soothing background music, Shen You read in a thick voice: "Today is the Xin Si Day of February, Heifu and Surprise congratulate the eldest brother well."

Is my mother okay?

Both of us brothers are fine.

A few days ago, the two of us were not together because of the battle, and today we finally met again.

The purpose of Hef's letter again was to ask the family to send us some money and ask his mother to make some summer clothes and send them.

……

I was very worried about his new daughter-in-law and his wife, everything is okay? The new daughter-in-law should take good care of the old man and don't be angry with the old man.

Let's try our best. ”

When he read the heartfelt letter, Shen You changed his tone to a witty and provocative tone: "Now it's a heartfelt greeting to the eldest brother."

……

As for money and clothes, I hope my mother can send me five or six hundred yuan.

……

We borrowed money from Yuanbai, and it's all gone. If the family doesn't send money again, it will kill someone. Hurry, hurry.

……

I'm very worried about my new daughter-in-law and my wife, they're all right? New daughter-in-law, you have to do your best to take care of your parents.

I'm away from home, so I'll ask you, big brother, to educate and control me. If you want to fetch firewood, you must not let her go too far. Also, my new daughter-in-law, big brother, you must take good care of her for me.

……

There are thieves swarming in Xindi City, and Big Brother must not go there. Hurry, hurry. ”

After Shen You finished reading the letter, applause rang out, and Xiao Zhai, the host of the second scene, said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that more than 2,000 years ago, they wrote letters to their families, and they were all similar to calling home now."

Eh, I don't have any money on me, can you send me a few clothes at home? Including another sentence that impressed me, my new daughter-in-law, big brother, you must show me a good look. ”

Ma Shaobo said: "These two letters are actually on two different rulers, and the unearthed place is in the tomb of the eldest brother. ”

Xu Zidong said: "It is likely that it was Heifu and Shocking who died, and they could afford to buy a cemetery because of their titles." ”

Xiao Zhai said: "This topic is too heavy, let's read a light letter, back to the Tang Dynasty, this letter is very special, it is a letter to a crocodile, who will write a letter to a crocodile? I invited the famous actor Lu Qing to read this letter to everyone. “

"Crocodile, you can't live with me on this land. ……”

……

The day after the recording of the program "Seeing Words Like Faces", before returning to the crew of "The Last Emperor", Shen You took his sister Shen Ruyi to meet He Ling.

"Since the sign of Jinshi animation is not easy to use anymore, let's replace Jinshi animation with dome animation. ”

"Lou" is taken from his name, and the word "Qiong" is naturally taken from the name of his sister Shen Ruyi.

"Dome animation, it's a nice name. ”

He Ling nodded secretly, and Shen Ruyi was even happier when he heard this name.

"The production funds of "Hulu Brothers" will be borrowed from the bank first, and then I will use the income of my songs on major music websites and the royalty share of "Farewell My Concubine" to pay it back slowly.

Also, at the beginning of the project, let Ruyi also join in, it just so happens that she is interested in this, and it is good to learn more about animation production!"

He Ling nodded and said, "Okay, boss!"

Shen Ruyi also said: "I will study hard." ”

After explaining the matter and leaving his sister in the studio, Shen You asked the driver Zhong Qiang to send him back to the palace.

Returning to the imperial city again, the filming progress of the movie has come a long way. Chai Yuan's teenage career is coming to an end, which means that Shen Yuelou, who plays the young Chai Yuan, is finally about to appear.

On the day when the young Chai Yuan was about to appear, the shooting scene became particularly lively. Producer Liu Xin, screenwriter Pei Qingfeng, special consultant Mrs. Chai Nianfang, and a group of leading actors such as Li Ruochen, Chen Zhong, Wu Junmei, and the heroine Tang Zixuan, who did not come from Xiangjiang on the day of the start, also appeared.

Tang Zixuan plays the adult Lord of Defang County Chai Yuchuan in the movie, and she is also the woman who is most entangled with Chai Yuan among the three heroines.

The scene in front of him was still filming, Shen You had already changed his clothes and painted his makeup, wearing a bright yellow silk robe covered with a black piping dragon robe, and his handsome face was as sculpture-like, even if his hair was scattered, it couldn't hide the innate dignity and elegance on his body.

Just looking at Boss Shen's appearance, the group of leading actors somewhat understood why Director Zhang wanted to find him to play Chai Yuan.

Before this scene, the little emperor and the little county lord grew up, and a different kind of affection between them began to sprout.

The queen mother found that the relationship between her son and niece was somewhat abnormally close, so she discussed with Prince Yong and sent the little county lord Chai Yuchuan out of the palace.

When the little county lord Chai Yuchuan was carried out of the palace in a sedan chair by four eunuchs, the two palace maids were combing the hair of the young emperor Chai Yuan.

A little eunuch secretly ran over and told the emperor that the little lord would be sent out of the palace. Hearing this, Chai Yuan immediately rushed out with his hair scattered.

Along the palace wall, in a long alleyway, Chai Yuan saw the sedan chair carrying the little county lord from a distance.

Chai Yuchuan opened the sedan curtain and kept turning back and shouting the emperor's brother, but the sedan chair never stopped.

Finally, when the sedan chair disappeared completely, the exhausted young man Chai Yuan bent over to gasp, and when he raised his head again, the actor was replaced by Shen You, and the emperor changed from a teenager to a young man.

Of course, this is a surreal way of filming, how can people change from teenagers to young people all at once, but combined with the plot, the audience will not feel abrupt after watching it, but it immediately highlights the importance of the little county lord Chai Yuchuan to Chai Yuan's growth.

Seeing so many pairs of eyes staring at him in unison, Shen You not only didn't feel the slightest nervousness, but instead had a feeling of excitement in his heart.

The set is also a stage, so I treat them all as my fans.

The palanquin was gone, and there was no one around, except for a long alleyway.

Shen You gasped slightly, and when he raised his head, his eyes contained a variety of complex emotions: loneliness, helplessness, ruthlessness, and the desire for power.

From the perspective of the emperor, at this time, he couldn't tell the difference between love and family affection, and he didn't know the true meaning of parting, he only knew that everyone didn't regard him as an emperor.

Outside is already the Republic of China, the small court of the Great Zhou is controlled by Prince Yong, and the palace is managed by the Queen Mother, those palace maids and eunuchs respect him on the surface, but in fact, no one will listen to him.

For the first time, he felt alone.

The camera kept shooting him, and Shen You returned to the dormitory along the alleyway with a dejected face.

"Click, that's over. ”

Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

The one-man show without lines at the beginning was relatively easy, and the next two scenes were the real test of Boss Shen's acting skills.

One is a rivalry with Gonggong Lan, and the other is a rivalry with Prince Yong.

From beginning to end, Zhang Cheng didn't tell Shen You about the effect he wanted, and he didn't even set a clear character for Chai Yuan, everything was left to Boss Shen.

After resting for a while, Shen You brewed his emotions for a while, and the second scene started filming.

Back in the dormitory, lying on the dragon couch, Shen You turned his back to the camera, and used his curled body to express his vulnerability and sadness.

With a "creak", the palace door opened, and the chief steward played by Li Xiqiao, Grandpa Lan, walked in with a few little eunuchs holding food boxes.

"Your Majesty?"

Li Xiqiao hunched his waist and called softly in the unique tone of a eunuch.

Seeing that Shen You didn't return, he continued: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to eat, there is your favorite ····· today."

If it is performed according to the script, when Gonggong Lan says this, Chai Yuan will be angry, knock over the food box, and kick down Gonggong Lan, Gonggong Lan will naturally kneel on the ground and let the emperor finish this evil fire.

Father-in-law Lan is the queen mother's person, and the little emperor does not dare to be angry at the queen mother, so he can only spill his anger on Father-in-law Lan.

This kind of scene is very tense on the scene, and it is also helpful for the shaping of the characters, on the one hand, it shows the eight-sided exquisiteness of Lan Gonggong, and on the other hand, it also shows the domineering and weakness of Chai Yuan's character.

The beating scene is effortless to act, and it looks like the effect is quite good, but Shen You didn't act like this.

He wanted to play Chai Yuan more complex and restrained.

When Gong Lan announced the name of the dish, Shen You suddenly sat up, combed his loose hair back with both hands, and leaned his body half against the attic wall, his face was indifferent, but he still didn't speak.

Li Xiqiao's reaction was very fast, and when he saw that Boss Shen was out of the script, Director Zhang didn't stop, so he just went along with the acting.

The emperor didn't speak, and Gonggong Lan had to mention the matter of the little county lord: "I heard that Princess Yong occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, and the imperial doctor didn't see it well after seeing it a few times, and the little county lord just went home first, maybe he will come back in two days." ”

The plot is here, Chai Yuan should have had some spirit and then asked innocently, really?

But since he had decided to play Chai Yuan in a complicated role, he naturally couldn't ask such a naïve question.

However, it's not appropriate to keep not talking, the first few times it can be said that Chai Yuan is in a sad state, he doesn't want to eat and doesn't want to talk, which makes sense, but if he doesn't speak all the time, the performance is a little dull.

What lines should be used to break the ice?

He suddenly remembered that after writing the theme song, he saw a bright scene on the set that day, where the little emperor and the little lord fluttered butterflies fluttering in the imperial garden.

The ghost made a mistake, and Shen You blurted out: "She is my butterfly!"

Li Xiqiao's reaction was not slow, since Shen You left the script, he was tense, and he was waiting for Boss Shen's lines.

When Shen You said that she was my butterfly, Li Xiqiao's gaze slowly turned to the direction of Shen You's gaze, as if there was really a butterfly flying away.

The scene was very quiet, no one spoke, Zhang Cheng watched the picture just taken again, and was the first to applaud.

So, the applause slowly rang out.

From the beginning to the present, Shen You only said one line, she is my butterfly, but his performance made the actors present recognize his acting skills.

Wu Junmei looked at Tang Zixuan and smiled: "Did you hear it, you are his butterfly." ”

Tang Zixuan said: "There doesn't seem to be this sentence in the original script, but when I think of the future plot, this line is really beautiful and heartbreaking." ”

Chen Zhong took Wu Junmei's hand and said with a smile: "Zixuan is his butterfly, so what are we his? I am the queen, you are the concubine, and the two of us were compared to his cousin." ”