China Entertainment 1997

January 1, 2003, New Year's Day

Cao Xuan continued to film on the crew of "When Men Are in Love", while Hu Jing returned to the capital to participate in the first round of Spring Festival Gala rehearsals.

The Spring Festival in 2003 is very similar to that in 2022. New Year's Eve is at the end of January and Spring Festival is on February 1. Rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala began as early as December.

As one of the pillars of the Spring Festival Gala, Cao Xuan can be exempted from the first two rounds or even the first three rounds of rehearsals, of course, the premise is that the program passes.

Hu Jing, a newcomer, is not treated so well. Even with Cao Xuan's face, five rounds of rehearsals are inevitable.

This affected the filming of the movie to a certain extent, but there was nothing I could do about it. The Spring Festival Gala still meant a lot to Hu Jing, and the crew had to cooperate and make concessions. Fortunately, they were all from the same family and could coordinate.

Hu Jing left on New Year's Day, and when she came back on the 3rd, she brought an acquaintance with her. Cao Xuan went up to greet him with a hug.

"Welcome Teacher Zhao."

Zhao Benshan, who was still quite fashionably dressed in private, glanced at the surroundings: "This environment is good, and the location is quite good."

"Let's go and see the crew first. My master is here too. Let's have some seafood tonight."

"Okay, I haven't seen Brother Xuejian for a long time. I need to drink something later."

A few people chatted and laughed before going to the set. When they met Li Xuejian and the two old acquaintances reminisced, Cao Xuan took the time to come to Hu Jing's side and brushed the dead leaves on the road from his down jacket.

"How's it going? Did the rehearsal go well?"

"smoothly."

Hu Jing glared at her angrily and complained slightly: "How many people did you call? Good guy, not long after I arrived backstage, half of the people from the Spring Festival Gala came.

Teacher Zhao, Teacher Liu Huan, Teacher Tian Zhen, Sister Sun Yue, Sister Tan, Teacher Peng, Director Kang, and the host Teacher Ni Ping came to see me in turn. The editor-in-chief who contacted me for the program was almost scared to death. "

There were complaints on her lips, but Hu Jing couldn't help but smile halfway through her words.

Thinking again of the Spring Festival Gala artists backstage who almost treated her as a [younger sister], I couldn't help but blush a little.

"This is my first time attending the Spring Festival Gala, and I didn't come with you. Why don't you find someone else to look after you?"

Cao Xuan took it for granted. He basically didn't need the connections he had accumulated at the Spring Festival Gala over the years. After all, his wife had to go to the Spring Festival Gala, so she couldn't do anything.

"How is the show? What do the directing team think?"

"The director rated it very highly. He thought the song "Invisible Wings" has a good meaning and is nice to listen to."

"Well, that's good. Practice more often. Although the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala song is audio lip-syncing, it is all real singing on the spot. The typhoon needs to be more stable."

Cao Xuan was relieved. Hu Jing was very popular, and the song "Invisible Wings" he chose was even more popular.

It can be called one of the most popular songs in 2006, or even one of the most popular.

At that time, Xiao Zhou, Lin Junjie, Wang Lihong, and Master Luo were known as the Four Little Heavenly Kings, and the new generation of queens such as Cai Yilin, Rainie Yang, and Weiqi Fan were so popular, but they were overwhelmed by this song.

To be honest, if Cao Xuan hadn't been unsuitable for this song, he would have sung it himself. He wouldn't give it to anyone else, so he had to ask his wife to sing it.

As for the original singer Zhang Shaohan, it doesn't matter. Although Boss Cao is a thief, he still has some humanity and will definitely pull him in if he can.

She is very popular, her songs are of good quality, and she is still lip-synching. As long as Hu Jing doesn't do a microphone stand on her head during the Spring Festival Gala live broadcast, there will basically be no problem, and there is a high possibility that she will shine.

Cao Xuan felt relieved and asked Hu Jing to go back to the hotel to rest while he went to entertain the guest Lao Zhao.

Lao Zhao is here as a guest this time.

He is different from Cao Xuan. Although he is also a big star of the Spring Festival Gala, due to the different nature of language programs and songs, the rehearsal stage is much more troublesome than Cao Xuan, so when preparing for the Spring Festival Gala, he usually stays in the capital.

This time because of Hu Jing, Cao Xuan called Lao Zhao to help take care of her. During the period, they talked about the movie.

It just so happened that Lao Zhao had a headache due to rehearsals and was planning to find a place to relax for two days. He took the initiative to come over to visit the cast and make a guest appearance. They helped, but Cao Xuan couldn't kick him out, so he went to find a screenwriter overnight to write a scene for Lao Zhao.

The king of sketches came to make a guest appearance. It would be a pity to just show his face. If he didn't find a good joke, it would be a shame for Zhao to go so far.

That night, Cao Xuan hosted a banquet for Lao Zhao. He drank less. Li Xuejian refused to drink because his throat was sick. The main person accompanying him was Huang Bohe, a producer from Dao City.

However, Lao Zhao is not good at it either. He is a veteran in the wine shop. When he was drinking at the home court of Lu Province, he could drink as much as a car. Two or three people could not drink him.

In any case, although Huang Bo was drunk and laid down in the end, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves and took it easy all morning, and started filming Lao Zhao's guest scene the next afternoon.

………

The plot was added temporarily. It was probably that the male protagonist was interested in the female protagonist. He started following the female protagonist from the hospital the next day. When he saw that the female protagonist was troubled by money, he planned to help her and asked the female protagonist out on the pretext of discussing debts.

Because he was blocked by a small accident on the way to follow, Cao Xuan lost track of him. He only saw the heroine entering the two-story tube building in front of him, but he didn't know which house it was.

Naturally, he looked at Lao Zhao who was sitting on a horse and basking in the sun downstairs.

Lao Zhao put on old age makeup, his face looked honest and honest, like a black man without a hat.

"Uncle, where does Ning Ruomei live?"

Lao Zhao looked confused, as if he didn't hear clearly: "What did you say?"

Cao Xuan raised his voice and repeated: "Uncle, which floor and number is Ning Ruomei's house on?"

Old Zhao looked at Cao Xuan with a simple smile: "Ning Mei."

Cao Xuan frowned and raised his voice another octave: "Ning Ruomei!"

Lao Zhao's expression became more and more innocent, and he shouted as if he heard him: "Ning Ruo, what are you doing?"

Cao Xuan gritted his teeth and raised his voice again, almost breaking his throat: "Ning Ruomei... cough cough!"

"oh."

Old Zhao suddenly nodded, but before Cao Xuan's face showed joy, Old Zhao still showed Heitu's honest and honest smile, and struck a fatal blow.

"What Ruomei?"

"Okay, old man, if you're cruel, I'll find it myself."

Cao Xuan left angrily, and the scene ended. There were still a few more scenes with Lao Zhao in the follow-up.

One of them is that after Cao Xuan and Hu Jing fell in love, the two were fighting and making trouble. The old man downstairs couldn't bear the disturbance and ran up to scold them.

"Ning Ruomei, can you two go home to Niwai? My grandson is still young."

This can be regarded as filling a hole, pretending to be deaf in the front, but in the back you can even hear the young couple's private words, creating a contrasting effect.

Although this paragraph is based on "Charlotte", it cannot be copied because of the different plot.

"Charlotte's Trouble" is about shaking off the baggage. The old man played by Zhao Benshan here is actually watching Cao Xuan's arrogance and thinks that he is a little gangster pestering the heroine. He deliberately pretends to be stupid and warns her.

Later, it was discovered that the two people knew each other, and Cao Xuan even attended the funeral as his future son-in-law. He was regarded as a good person, and the old man showed his true colors.

Playing tricks is still fun, the details and logic still need to be considered clearly.

The old man in "Charlotte's Trouble" was a temporary guest star from a passerby who was watching the excitement. What stood out was a real person and his own confusion, which inadvertently created a good effect.

Lao Zhao's version is a little different from the old man. The old man pretends to be stupid and deceives, with a certain peasant-like simplicity and cunning under his honest appearance. This is Lao Zhao's specialty.

Coupled with Lao Zhao's mastery of comedy performances, he just wants to make people laugh without having to act at all.

But when he gets rid of the burden, the same lines, spoken in a weak tone with a slight northeastern accent, are more laughable than ordinary people.

Even Cao Xuan had to admit that when the two played against each other, all the limelight was stolen by Lao Zhao. There were only a few scenes and every frame was full of laughter.

Cao Xuan has no doubt that although Lao Zhao does not appear for more than five minutes in total, he is definitely one of the most impressive characters in the entire movie.

This cameo is really worth asking and will definitely add luster to the movie.

If it weren't for the fear that the character would steal the limelight and cause the plot to deviate, Cao Xuan would have arranged for Lao Zhao to play a scene in which the male protagonist is depressed and Lao Zhao comforts him.

"Where did your original hair shape go? Young people need to be frightened."

………

Lao Zhao performed the show for two days. He had a great time performing and having fun, and went back comfortably.

The crew also started the second half of the plot. More than 70% of it is Cao Xuan's highlight, including the analysis of being beaten, crying, and talking to himself, and there are fierce rivalry scenes with Hu Jing, Li Xuejian, and Ni Dahong.

The high-intensity shooting made Cao Xuan completely immersed in the play and fully committed to the role. When he was at his most serious, he couldn't help crying when he saw Hu Jing.

And in order to be closer to the appearance of some released from prison and terminally ill patients, Cao Xuan began to lose weight rapidly from the second half of the film.

He lost nearly 10 pounds in just half a month. Although he is still not weak, he is somewhat thinner than normal. He is also weak due to the side effects of losing weight, which is very helpful for his character status.

As the saying goes, you can't live without being crazy. Cao Xuan's efforts, although not crazy, are still the most devoted characters he has been in the industry for several years.

He originally had good talent and acting skills, but with such dedication and the personal supervision of his master Li Xuejian, Hu Jing, his biggest rival, became a lover with great tacit understanding and sparkle.

Cao Xuan's performance is getting better and better, and his performance in some of the highlights even surprised Li Xuejian, Ni Dahong and others.

On January 25, the movie "When Men Are in Love" was finished filming. At the wrapping banquet, Chen Kexin looked at Cao Xuan, who had a crew cut and lost a lot of weight, and once again gave his evaluation.

"Cao Sheng, among actors under 30 years old in the entertainment industry, you are the best I have ever seen."

Perhaps realizing that Cao Xuan disapproved of his evaluation, he added: "I mean it sincerely."

"What about singing?"

After the scene was finished, Cao Xuan, who had more or less walked out of the scene, asked with a smile, and Chen Kexin gave a thumbs up.

"You are the most powerful in the entire Chinese music scene."

"Hahaha."

The most powerful but not the best. Cao Xuan didn't know if Chen Kexin was being naughty or not, but he still raised his glass and clinked it with him.

"It was a pleasure to cooperate with me this time. If I have the opportunity in the future, I hope to continue to cooperate with Director Chen."

"Me too. I wish Cao Sheng a great box office success."

“A box office hit!”

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