A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 1114 Qiao Simei's partner! (Please order the whole thing!)

Qi Chenggang's disappearance did not cause any commotion. The southerner who shared a room with him and drank with him thought Qi Chenggang had gone out when he woke up in the morning. After finishing his business, he checked out and returned to the south.

Two days later, the owner of the guesthouse saw that Qi Chenggang had not shown up, so he chose to call the police. After the police came to check, they found that apart from the broken metal door latch, there were no suspicious points or clues. They could not determine whether the person had left on his own or was missing, so they could only record the incident, which did not even meet the standards for filing a case.

In this era when there are no cameras on the streets, Qi Chenggang's disappearance can be described by a line from later comedy star Song Xiaobao: There are so many missing people, who are you?

Unless Qi Chenggang’s body is found, the case will remain unresolved.

A few days later, in the Qiao family's old house in Jinling, Hua Twelve received a call from Qiao Simei. His daughter was very happy on the other end of the phone and said excitedly:

"Dad, Qi Chenggang hasn't come to bother me for several days. How did you do that?"

Hua Twelve couldn't take credit for this kind of thing, so he just said calmly:

"I guess he finally realized that you are not good-looking, so..."

Before he could finish his words, Qiao Simei on the other end of the phone got angry:

"Dad, you're so annoying. I'm not going to talk to you anymore!" He said and hung up the phone!

At the beginning of winter, Hua Shier received a call from Beijing. There was a co-production between Hong Kong and the Mainland, and he was asked if he could go to Beijing for an audition.

Hua Shier didn't want to go at first. After all, he was just playing around in the entertainment industry and didn't have much ambition. But as soon as the other party mentioned the name of the movie, he was immediately interested. After thinking about it, he agreed, because the movie was called "Farewell My Concubine"!

Originally, this film should have been completed last year, and released in Hong Kong Island this year, then taken to Cannes for awards, and after winning the Palme d'Or, it will be released in mainland China in July.

But from last year to now, Hua Shier has not heard any news about this play.

He was puzzled before, thinking that it was because of the butterfly effect caused by his involvement in this world that this classic did not appear, but he did not expect that it was only one year late.

Speaking of "Farewell My Concubine", he was most deeply moved because Hua Shier played the role of "Cheng Dieyi" back then.

In his opinion, he was filming his own story. Every flower and grass, every person and object, even a singing style and a line of dialogue in this story, were things he had personally experienced.

So when the Beijing Film Studio called, Hua Shier thought for a moment and then agreed.

As usual, Hua Shier left the two little ones and Qiao Qiqi to the care of his children, and took He Qing to the capital again.

In Beijing, Hua Shier met director Chen Shishi and Ms. Xu Feng from Tomson Pictures.

At the audition site, Hua Shier and Chen Shishi shook hands with Xu Feng respectively.

Originally, Old Chen had a somewhat arrogant look on his face, but when he saw Xu Feng and Hua Twelve shaking hands with a very respectful attitude, he felt that this Teacher Qiao was a little unusual.

Old Chen asked Hua Twelve and his wife to sit down, and then he said:

"Teacher Qiao, we are going to shoot this play and need to find an opera master in the industry to be the artistic director. We originally wanted to invite Master Mei Jiu, but Master Jiu said that no one can sing Farewell My Concubine better than you. Ms. Xu suggested that we should just invite you to act in our movie!"

"I'm telling you the truth. Teacher Qiao, your image is good enough, but I think your acting skills don't meet my expectations!"

"So why don't we come up with a compromise? Let's try out the play. The investor is here. If you think it's okay, we can continue the discussion. If it's not so good, you can be our art director. Do you think it's okay?"

Hua Shier was amused. He was being looked down upon, but he was not angry. As for acting skills, he had them now, but there was still a gap compared to the two leading actors in the original version. So what Chen Shishi said was not directed at him, but was just a matter of fact.

However, if this is to be filmed in other movies, Hua Shier would be convinced, but if it is to be filmed in "Farewell My Concubine", haha, what's the difference between this and filming "Lu Xun" and asking Zhou Shuren to play the role.

Hua Twelve smiled faintly:

"Okay, Director Chen. Let me be conceited. I wouldn't dare to say this if I were filming other movies, but for this Farewell My Concubine, no one can act better than me. Do you believe it?"

Poet Chen was so angry that he laughed. He thought, "For the roles you played, Huang Feihong, Erlang Shen, and the most recent Lu Bu, apart from the fighting scenes, the rest was just posing. I heard from Lady Chen that the only emotional scene between Lu Bu and Diao Chan was pretty good, and it was played by the two of you. Can that be called acting? That's called acting yourself!"

You really have no idea what's going on.

Poet Chen laughed and said nothing more, intending to use facts to make Hua Twelve retreat:

"Then let's try a scene. I see that with your height, you can't be Cheng Dieyi, so let's try a scene where Xiaolou meets Juxian in a brothel!"

When Hua Shier heard that he was asked to play Duan Xiaolou, he wanted to refuse at first, but then he thought about it and realized that what poet Chen said was correct. When he was performing in the world of "Farewell My Concubine", although both Xiang Yu and Yu Ji were available, he played Yu Ji when he was short in the beginning, and changed to Xiang Yu when he grew taller.

Now that he is not short, he cannot use the skill of shrinking bones when filming, otherwise it cannot be explained. Therefore, it is not appropriate for him to play Cheng Dieyi again.

He pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Duan Xiaolou is Duan Xiaolou. They are brothers who grew up together. Isn't playing him the same as playing myself?

Someone immediately handed over a script and helped Hua Twelve find that scene.

In the original plot of "Farewell My Concubine", this scene is about Duan Xiaolou going to the brothel to help Juxian out of trouble, but by some mistake, he agrees to marry Juxian.

After reading it, Hua Shier really wanted to tell everyone present that the script was written wrongly. When Juxian was combing her hair, I intercepted her and prevented Duan Xiaolou from succeeding.

After thinking about it, I decided to give up. If he said this, people would think he was mentally ill.

After reading the script, Hua Shier already had an idea in mind. He had already seen the original movie of "Farewell My Concubine" in real life, and grew up with Duan Xiaolou in that world. He was very familiar with the latter's behavior, expression and tone. He got into the state in a short while and nodded to Chen Shiren immediately to indicate that it was okay.

Poet Chen made a gesture of invitation:

"Please start your show!"

Hua Twelve almost failed. This sentence of poet Chen sounded too familiar. It seemed that it came out earlier. As a director, can't you just shout "Action" or just say "Start"?

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Hua Twelve was not nervous. He calmed down and put himself into the role of the Duan Xiaolou in his memory.

There was no one to act with, and it was a performance without props. Hua Shier performed the scene of Duan Xiaolou meeting Juxian as if it were a one-man show.

After the performance, there was total silence. Poet Chen was trembling. Just when Hua Twelve thought he had a sudden illness, Old Chen excitedly stepped forward and took his hand:

"Teacher Chen, your expression and your lines just now are exactly the same as the Duan Xiaolou in my mind. You brought this character to life. This role is decided, and it must be you!"

Xu Feng also praised: "Great acting!"

Then, at the request of poet Chen, Hua Shier sang a selection from the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine". As soon as he opened his mouth, he shocked everyone present again. They finally understood why Master Mei Jiu recommended him to be the artistic director of this film.

Back then, Boss Mei also left behind a lot of video footage. Lao Chen and his team had to watch these videos to film Farewell My Concubine. Now, when we listen to Hua Twelve's singing, it is not inferior to Boss Mei's at all, and even better. Of course, this does not mean that Hua Twelve sings better than Boss Mei, but when Boss Mei left the video footage, he was already past his prime, while Hua Twelve has always been at his peak.

After Hua Shier left with the script, Shi Shichen told Xu Feng that with Hua Shier, a great opera master, playing the role of Duan Xiaolou, he was more confident about making a good film of Farewell My Concubine.

After saying this, poet Chen suddenly thought of what happened before and asked Xu Feng:

"Boss Xu, I noticed that you treat Teacher Qiao a little differently. Is there anything special about him?"

Xu Feng smiled and said, "The Qiao family is super wealthy in Hong Kong Island, richer than our family. In addition, Mr. Qiao's brother Qiao Zurong is the best doctor in Hong Kong Island and has a wide network of contacts. If you lack investment for filming in the future, or encounter any problems in Hong Kong Island, you can definitely find him."

Poet Chen suddenly realized it, but he never lacked investment for filming, so he didn't take it too seriously.

The next day, the casting was completed and the crew started filming. Hua Shier met the Gong Huang of this world and Guo Rong, nicknamed Brother.

Poet Chen entrusted the task of training his brother to Hua Twelve. He thought of inviting Gong Huang and his brother to live in his courtyard. When he had nothing to do, he could also invite He Qing and a few others to play mahjong together and learn from each other.

On this day, Hua Twelve was teaching his brother the old Beijing dialect and some opera singing techniques in the yard. As a result, Qiao Simei happened to come back from vacation. When she saw her brother and Gong Huang, the girl couldn't believe it at first and suspected that she was dreaming. After rubbing her eyes and confirming that it was real, she jumped and danced like crazy and even pulled Guo Rong, saying that the other party was her idol.

Hua Twelve directly exposed it: "Her idol is Fei Xiang!"

Qiao Simei turned around and glared at his old man, and it felt like laser beams would shoot out of his eyes in the next second.

However, when she learned that Hua Shier had joined the crew of "Farewell My Concubine", the girl immediately changed her face, turning into a close-fitting little cotton-padded jacket, daddy's little cutie, acting coquettishly and cutely, begging to visit the crew, hoping that she could get a role or something so that she could brag about it when she returned to the class.

In the end, Hua Shier was so annoyed by her that he had to take her to the crew during filming to make some connections. He got to know Chen Shishi, Ge Da Ye, and Wenli girl.

Poet Chen was very considerate and arranged a role for Qiao Simei, well, just a little girl in a brothel, and the scene only flashed by.

The role is a bit small, but this movie will go down in the history of Chinese-language films. Being able to have a shot in this movie where you can show your face is something that others can only dream of.

Qiao Simei is indeed a community celebrity. After just one week on the crew, she became good friends with everyone. Gong Huang, her brother, Ge Da Ye, Chen Shi Shi, and even Chen Mei Ren who came to visit the set, all liked her very much. It is foreseeable how much influence these connections will play when she really steps into the entertainment industry after graduation.

The filming of Farewell My Concubine took three months. After the filming was completed, Hua Shier and He Qing returned to Jinling.

In 1994, Farewell My Concubine won the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Participating in the Cannes Film Festival a year late, things changed a lot compared to the original. The Best Actor award was won by two people. Leslie Cheung and Hua Twelve, who played half of his true self, successfully won the Cannes Best Actor Award. On the stage, Leslie Cheung shed tears and hugged Hua Twelve tightly.

Well, after congratulating each other, Hua Shier carefully pushed him away. He felt that after the filming, his attitude towards him had subtly changed, so it would be better to keep some distance to avoid misunderstandings.

My brother was really excited to win the award because he had put a lot of effort into making this drama. Hua Shier was not excited at all because he was acting as Duan Xiaolou, which was half his true self. So after he gave his speech and thanked everyone, he added: "Thanks to my junior brother Duan Xiaolou!"

Everyone thought he was thanking the character, but Hua Shier himself knew that it was the literal meaning, and that was all he needed to do, which was applause.

In the middle of the year, Sanli graduated and held a wedding with Song Qingyuan. Because of the Song family's background, this wedding was as low-key as the one between Qiao Yicheng and Xiang Nanfang. The two families only set up ten tables and invited only real relatives.

However, because Qiao Simei was a talkative person, his brother and Gong Huang both came to Jinling to attend the wedding. The former even sang a song on the spot to congratulate the newlyweds.

In the second half of the year, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was broadcast on CCTV-1, and Lu Bu, played by Hua Shier, was the first to become popular and attracted attention.

In the real world, the actors who played Lu Bu in the "Three Kingdoms" cannot be said to have performed badly. On the contrary, they all captured Lu Bu's characteristics and portrayed a self-willed, arrogant and conceited slave vividly. However, he felt like a villain as soon as he appeared.

The Lu Bu played by Hua Shier is different, probably because he is too handsome, and with the added filter of his previous roles of "Huang Feihong" and "Erlang Shen". After watching the movie, the audience all hope that his Lu Bu can defeat the eighteen princes and unify the world!

After winning the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Hua Shier gained great popularity as Lu Bu and became a top-tier actor in mainland China.

Qiao Simei was able to get acting jobs when she was in her third year of university. This girl did not look for help from her father or her cousin in Hong Kong, but instead got into the Hong Kong circle through her brother Leslie Cheung. She got several dramas there, and the results were pretty good.

With his brother taking care of him openly and his old father Hua Shier protecting him secretly, Qiao Simei thrived in the Hong Kong circle like a fish in water and was never bullied at all.

Of course, there are also some short-sighted people, such as a fat boy who used to play football and will become a big shot in the circle in the future. He didn't know Qiao Simei's background and actually had evil ideas. He used the excuse of inviting Qiao Simei to film a movie and wanted to add some passionate scenes temporarily, and even wanted to take part in the scene himself.

Qiao Simei went on strike directly, and the other party even shouted at her to give her a good show. As a result, the fat girl disappeared that night, and the South African mining group had a new celebrity member.

During the Spring Festival this year, Hua Shier cooked the New Year's Eve dinner himself in the old house. Qiao Yicheng and Xiang Nanfang, Qiao Erqiang and Chang Xingyu, and Sanli and Song Qingyuan all came back to celebrate the New Year.

Only Qiao Simei, who was far away in Hong Kong Island, had not returned yet and had not arrived home even when dinner was almost ready.

Hua Twelve finished cooking the last dish and asked Qiao Sanli:

"What did you say to Simei when you called her? Will she come back this year?"

Qiao Sanli had a strange expression on her face: "Si Mei said she will give you a surprise when she comes back!"

Hua Twelve sneered: "Surprise? Just don't give me a surprise!"

At this moment, someone knocked on the door. Qiao Yicheng ran to open the door. When he opened the door, it was Qiao Simei who was wearing a scarf and sunglasses.

After Qiao Simei came in, she said to Hua Twelve:

"Dad, I have a surprise for you. You must calm down. I have a boyfriend. I brought him home this year. He is just a little older than me."

Hua Twelve was very calm: "How much older?"

"Twelve years older!"

"Call him in, I promise not to beat him to death!"

The man outside the courtyard was very responsible. After hearing what Hua Twelve said, he pushed the door open and walked in. He took off his sunglasses and scarf, and bowed directly to Hua Twelve:

"Happy New Year, Uncle!"

Hua Shier was stunned when he saw this. He never thought that Qiao Simei was looking for this person: "Who is that? Don't you have Miss Zhu?"

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