Bright Star Road [Entertainment]

Because it was specially introduced by director Liu Wei, Li Wei came to the door the next day after returning to Donghai City.The Siheyuan in Yanjing and the Shikumen in the East China Sea are all very characteristic local buildings in China.However, with the acceleration of urbanization in the two places, complete courtyard houses and shikumens have become less and less common, and people who can live in such buildings are not just a problem that can be solved with money.

It can be said that apart from being wealthy, the people who can live in such a building are all "old money" of the upper class.Although with the acceleration of the modernization process, the topic of "old money" has become the content that people no longer care about, but the influence of old money on society is still the same.So when Li Wei and Su Li stood in front of such a set of Shikumen buildings, they seemed extremely cramped.In the end, Li Wei stepped forward and rang the doorbell, but it turned out that the doorbell was still the most traditional electric bell.After a while, I heard someone walking quickly, and then the door opened.Under the patio, a middle-aged woman looked at Li Wei and Su Li suspiciously, and asked, "Who are you two? Who are you here for?"

Li Wei quickly explained his reason for coming, and specifically said that it was introduced by Director Liu Wei.After the middle-aged woman finished listening, she said: "Then I will tell the old lady, and please wait at the door."

The middle-aged woman closed the door and left quickly.Li Wei and Su Li stood outside the door and waited for more than ten minutes, when they heard the footsteps appear again.Opening the door, it was indeed the middle-aged woman, she said: "The old lady asked you to go upstairs to find her, this way please!"

Following the middle-aged woman, Li Wei walked in.The Shikumen architecture is somewhat similar to the big Victorian houses in England, but it also combines the characteristics of the southern Chinese architecture.The whole building has two entrances and the third floor. Entering the front door is the patio and servant's room, and passing the patio is the master building.There are three floors here or for the owner's family to live in, and there are also several guest rooms.Out of the main building is a small corridor, and at the end of the corridor is another patio.Next to the promenade are the kitchen and storeroom, and above the kitchen is the pavilion.Although the pavilion room is regarded as the worst room in Shikumen, only a housekeeper or personal maid is eligible to live in such a room.

The middle-aged woman took Li Wei up to the second floor, and then pushed open an elegant door, and saw an old lady listening to a vinyl record while flipping through the newspaper of the day.Although this Shikumen is an old-fashioned building, its luxury is definitely not inferior to the current mansions.The old lady's room is naturally the master room, and it is also a suite, and this is the living room where the old lady entertains guests.

After the old lady saw Li Wei coming in, she put down the newspaper, looked at Li Wei's face carefully, and then nodded, "Just face your face, and the Liyuan will open the door to you. Can sing opera? Just sing a play Listen to me."

Although opera is a remote thing, Li Wei is no stranger to it.On the one hand, I had contact with it when I was a trainee, and on the other hand, when I was on Broadway, a producer specifically asked Li Wei to perform, so Li Wei really learned a little later.Li Wei thought for a while, opened his mouth and sang "Su San Qi Jie".

After singing a few lines, the old lady waved her hand and said, "Didn't I ask you to reverse the song and sing about Tsing Yi? If you're like this, you're just eating raw horns, playing a middle-aged or a high-ranked one!"

Li Wei thought for a while, and then sang an excerpt from "The Romance of the West Chamber".

The old lady nodded and said: "You are full of energy and clear in your speech. If you focus on these two points, the patriarch will definitely give you a solid job. But don't be too happy. With your figure and expression, if you just want to mess with idol dramas in this life The circle is still enough, but if you want to make a movie or an epic TV series, you are not qualified! I have figured out the plan of that kid Liu Wei. This old boy wants to make an epic TV series, but he can't find the right person , I guess you are one of his list. Tsk tsk, I am too lazy to train, as if throwing it to my old woman! But I also know that my old woman cannot refuse beautiful things, this calculation is really loud. How is it? Kid, do you want to change your rice bowl into a golden rice bowl?"

Of course Li Wei was not a fool, he immediately picked up a cup of tea and knelt down.

The old lady didn't take Li Wei's tea, and said with a smile: "There are not many young people who understand the rules. However, I still can't drink your cup of tea. I am doing a favor to an old friend; you, too. Don't really think that I am your master, just think that I am your training teacher when you were in school. But even so, I still have a few words to say before. You receive training from me, seven days a week, every day at eight o'clock in the morning, ten Leave at [-]:[-], don’t care about tea or meals; if you are late for three times or absent from class once, you will not be used; the tasks and homework I give you during training must be completed with quality and quantity. If I am not satisfied with it three times, I will not use it in the future .If there are no comments, we will start teaching tomorrow."

As the old lady spoke, she picked up her own cup of tea.Li Wei knew that this meant bringing tea to the guests, so he said goodbye to Su Li.

"This old lady is really arrogant. She lives in such a big house by herself, and there are servants to take care of her. Tsk tsk, in the dynasty era, this old lady is probably a noble wife of some family?" The kind of person educated in the West, so he doesn't have a special understanding of many traditional things in China, but he is full of curiosity.

"The old lady is very difficult." Li Wei looked very carefully, "Do you know what is the highest reward in China for cultural and entertainment practitioners? You didn't notice the old lady's necklace, it is a noble-level big peony Necklace, which belongs to the highest award given by the royal family to sports and entertainment; there is also a cabinet commendation order on the wall behind the old lady. Tsk tsk, apart from not getting the Plum Blossom Medal awarded by the Congress, this old lady is Collected two of the three major awards."

Li Wei knew that Chen Wende, the president of Smart Office, had a cabinet commendation order, which he regarded as the greatest pride in his life.Among the two directors mentioned above, Zhang Mouyi has a small peony ribbon and two cabinet commendation orders; while Chen Gekai has a plum blossom small ribbon and a cabinet commendation order.From this, we can know how high the threshold is to get these three rewards.

After Su Li sent Li Wei back to the community where he lived, she specially told Li Wei not to be late tomorrow.Li Wei nodded, indicating that he was very clear.Being able to get the guidance of a teacher of this level is basically something that cannot be expected.Especially after Li Wei went home and checked the search engine, he was even more taken aback by the old lady's resume.The old lady’s name is Xia Meng, and she was originally a film actor. She has won the Golden Image Award three times in China, the Asia Pacific Film Festival Golden Dragon Award five times and the Golden Globe Award four times; after becoming a director, the virgin The work "Small Town Story" swept the three domestic awards and won the Venice Golden Lion Award; then she won the Cannes Golden Palm Award and the Berlin Golden Lion Award; Double best film and best director, and therefore won the cabinet commendation order.

After the old lady got tired of being a director, she entered the Donghai Drama Academy as the principal and acted as a producer for some student films.Mrs. Xia is not only the predecessor of veteran directors like Zhang Mouyi, Chen Gekai, Zhuang Tiantian, and Jiang Wen, but also the teacher of Mesozoic directors such as Ye Lou, Ke Zhangjia, and Yuan Zhang.As for the new generation of directors like Song Junxi and Li Fangfang, when they see an old lady, they will call them Patriarch Grandma.It is precisely because of Xia Meng's outstanding achievements in film, television and opera education in the later period that the royal family awarded her the Grand Peony Necklace.

At 07:30, Li Wei appeared in front of Mrs. Xia Meng's Shikumen mansion.Because he came early today, Li Wei found a small sign next to the gate, with the words "Xia Mansion" written on it.Li Wei rang the doorbell, and it was the middle-aged woman who opened the door yesterday.

The woman didn't stop Li Wei anymore, but said, "So it's Li Sheng! The old lady is still having breakfast, you can sit in the wing room now."

Saying that, the woman led Li Wei into the door, then walked across the patio and sat in the side room on the first floor.This wing room is small in size, but the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are all works of celebrities.There are freshly picked bouquets in the blue vase on the table, and then several fruit plates are placed, and the room is filled with a pleasant but not irritating fragrance.

After a while, a woman arrived with a pot of tea and cups.The woman said: "I don't know what kind of tea Li Sheng likes to drink, so I invite Li Sheng to taste this jasmine slice."

After Li Wei drank half a cup of tea, it was already 55:[-].Mrs. Xia walked in at this time, and Li Wei hurriedly got up to salute.

The old lady Xia said: "You and I don't need these vain rituals. I know you are busy, so let's start. As the saying goes, people are 'standing up, sitting down'. This week I will train you how to How to stand and how to sit, if you can’t make it this week, don’t use it next week. Well, now you play a high school guy who just got a breakup text from his girlfriend.”

When Li Wei heard it, it turned out that it was a scene performance teaching.Li Wei thought for a while and was about to perform.The old lady Xia said coldly: "Didn't you hear clearly? You can only express your emotions by standing and sitting now! You can't even stand and sit, just like learning to walk and run?"

Li Wei had no choice but to perform according to Mrs. Xia's request, but Mrs. Xia said again,

"Pay attention to your age! High school students! Most of the high school students are really in love for the first time. This kind of love is unforgettable, and the emotions of high school students are very uncontrollable! Do it again!"

Under Mrs. Xia's repeated requests, Li Wei finally finished finding a performance before twelve o'clock.

"Although I just completed one of my tasks this morning, as a newcomer, you have at least proved one thing, you are not an idiot." Mrs. Xia said, "When you get a role, don't think about how to do it first." Acting. The first thing you have to do is fill out the character as much as possible. For example, how old is the character? Where did you go to school? Do you know Zhang Huijia? He is not a talented actor, but he is hardworking. He has acted in good movies and bad movies, but what he does is like what he does! Do you know why? Because every time he The first time I get a role, I will write a biography for a character. Do you know how many biographies he has written? At least 15 words! Well, that’s all for today’s class, tomorrow I will continue to teach you how to stand and sit. "

Li Wei bowed and left Mrs. Xia's house.Zhang Huijia is a well-recognized actor among the older generation of film kings, from a beggar to an emperor, from a drug addict to a hero... He has played at least a hundred roles.The most terrifying thing is that none of these characters are repeated, and all of them leave a deep impression on the audience.

To be continued...

The author has something to say: middle-aged and crowned are both subcategories of raw horns.

Zhongsheng is also called fan student, and it mostly refers to characters such as young and handsome scholars; Guansheng is a young civil servant.

Hope I remember correctly.

I learned Peking Opera for a period of time when I was a child.

Because my voice was brighter in my childhood, I sang Tsing Yi in reverse.