fringe artist

Chapter 101 99. There is a beautiful woman on the side of the water

On the stage with beautiful scenery, the lights flashed like water, and the dancers danced gracefully to the beautiful music.

The dancing posture of the actors is very beautiful, with the gorgeous atmosphere of court dance, and the unique elegant and gentle beauty of Chu dance.

Gong Li looked at the performance on the stage and couldn't help saying: "You danced really well, no wonder you won the award last year."

"Win the award last year? Why did you perform in Beijing this year?" Chen Li'an asked suspiciously. He thought it was this year's award-winning work.

Gong Li shook her head and said, "I don't know, just watch it carefully and don't talk."

Chen Li'an: "." Didn't you speak first!
Stuffed, Chen Li'an turned his head and continued to watch the performance. The dance was indeed very good, agile and elegant but with a sense of dignity and grandeur. The actor well showed Mrs. Xiang's melancholy of yearning, mourning and longing but not seeing.

Thinking of this, Chen Li'an picked up the repertoire, wanting to see who danced this section.

Mrs. Chu Yunxiang, performed by Liu Xiaoli.Chen Li'an looked at the name on it with a strange expression on his face, and after a long time, it turned out to be this one.

No wonder she looks so good-looking and dances well.

Gong Li turned her head to look at Chen Li'an who wasn't paying attention to the performance, couldn't help but hit him and asked, "You don't like watching dance dramas?"

"No, Mrs. Xiang's unit is quite good." Chen Li'an shook his head and said, "I just suddenly thought of the words at the beginning of Mrs. Xiang."

Gong Li suddenly became curious, and asked in a low voice: "Which sentence, you can still recite Chuci?"

"The emperor came to Beizhu, his eyes are dim and sad." Chen Li'an recited it in a low voice, and then said to Gong Li angrily: "Is it strange that I can recite the Songs of Chu? I can also recite the Book of Songs, don't you?" I usually read more books when I have nothing to do."

Gong Li: "." You are lofty!You are amazing!You look down on me because you can recite Chuci, right?

Gong Li, who was a little angry, turned her head and ignored Chen Li'an. After watching a performance, she could still see her sense of superiority, dog man!What a talent!

Chen Li'an didn't care about Gong Li's reaction. He really didn't want to dress up, but just remembered that he had acted in the drama Qu Yuan and studied Qu Yuan's words in his previous life.

Mrs. Xiang was written by Qu Yuan, and the description of love is both sad and pure.

Gong Li was still a little unhappy at the side, flipping through the repertoire introductory sheet in her hand, and then saw the song Mrs. Xiang on the back, and suddenly felt a little funny.

"What, I just saw it, and said I can recite it." Thinking of Chen Li'an just looking through the repertoire, Gong Li naturally thought that he was deliberately pretending to be knowledgeable in front of her, and couldn't help but muttered: "The little man is pretty good." cute."

The cute and pretending little man, looking at Liu Xiaoli on the stage, couldn't help but marvel at her beauty.

Vermilion lips and bright teeth, beautiful eyes; blue straight eyebrows, beautiful eyes.

Plenty of meat and little bones, it is adjusted for entertainment; small waist and neck are like Xianbei.

Tsk tsk, you really know how to pretend, Chen Li'an complained to himself in his heart, but it is really impossible to describe the amazing beauty with just one sentence.

Especially when the water sleeves were thrown up, the feeling of amazement was particularly strong. Chen Lian leaned on the back of the chair and watched Liu Xiaoli swing up the water-blue water sleeves high and then take them down lightly, sincerely admiring her dancing skills.

As expected of an award-winning work, Chen Li'an couldn't help applauding with other audiences after the 10-minute performance.

"Do you think this dance is good?" Gong Li clapped her hands and asked. Chu Yun has a total of nine units, nine Songs of Chu, and Mrs. Xiang is only one of them. Chen Li'an did not applaud seriously in the previous units.

Chen Li'an stopped applauding, nodded seriously, and said, "That section of water sleeves is amazing."

Gong Li also nodded in agreement and said: "Indeed, that actor's sleeves are probably four or five meters wide. It's really not good if you don't have a solid foundation."

"By the way, do you want to send a flower basket?" Gong Li suddenly looked into Chen Li'an's eyes and asked.

"Huh?" Chen Li'an was taken aback by Gong Li's sudden question, then shook his head and said, "It's not flowers from acquaintances."

The corner of Gong Li's mouth curled up into a smile, she looked at Chen Li'an playfully and said, "I'll get to know you after you give it away, don't you really appreciate his sleeves?"

"Did you learn your yin and yang aura from your brother?" Chen Li'an gave Gong Li a blank look, feeling that his good sister and Zhang Guorong were infected after playing mahjong twice.

"Just kidding, you're still serious." Gong Li's eyes shifted, she picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of tea with a smile, then turned her head and continued to look at the next unit.

Chen Li'an picked up his cup and took a sip, continuing to admire the last unit.

Ten minutes later, after the last unit of National War ended, the whole Chu Yun dance drama ended. The lights in the theater were turned on, and the actors on the stage came to the stage one after another to express their thanks.

Chen Li'an and all the audience also stood up and applauded, expressing the audience's gratitude and encouragement to the actors.

The audience in the audience was also scattered, and many people ran to the stage from the auditorium to offer flowers. Most of the actors received flowers. Gong Li touched Chen Li'an with her arm and said, "You really don't want to send flowers?"

"You change me a flower and I'll give it to you!" Chen Li'an said angrily: "Bored, let's go, I'm hungry if I haven't eaten tonight."

"What's the hurry, come with me to the backstage and say hello to my friends." Gong Li shook the ticket in her hand and said, "They sent me tickets, so I have to say thank you when I come."

Human relations are inevitable, Chen Li'an nodded and followed Gong Li to the backstage.

At this time, the backstage was extremely chaotic with people coming and going. The actors after the performance were chatting with friends who were taking off their makeup or holding flowers and cheering. Yingying Yanyan was very lively.

Gong Li and Chen Li'an shuttled through the corridor, heading towards the theater office area.

However, Gong Li didn't see her friend in the office. There was only an older sister eating melon seeds in the office. When Gong Li asked, she knew that her friend was busy delivering the leader of the show.

About to run back again, Chen Li'an was too lazy to move, and said to Gong Li: "You go, I won't go."

Seeing Chen Li'an's lack of interest, Gong Li didn't force him to wait here, and came back after saying hello.

Looking at the back of Gong Li leaving, Chen Li'an stood at the door of the theater office, glanced at the white wall, and then took out a cigarette and lit it.

The backstage dressing room is too noisy, it always reminds Chen Li'an of his previous life when he acted in a drama, and he will inevitably miss his past life.

"Tomorrow's order of appearance may not be easy to move, and the repertoire has been finalized." At the end of the corridor, a man followed a woman with a helpless expression, and his mouthful of Wuhan dialect was quite interesting.

Chen Li'an turned his head to take a look, and immediately recognized "Mrs. Xiang" who was with the man, leaning against the wall and watching them with great interest.

Mrs. Xiang's expression was also not very good-looking, she looked at the head of the group and said, "Head, I really can't help it, I have to go back tomorrow night, let's transfer Mrs. Xiang to the first performance."

The head of the group sighed, and said helplessly, "All right, I also know about your family's situation, so I'll ask."

When Chen Li'an heard their conversation, he probably understood, but he didn't think that a member of a local song and dance troupe could change the order of the repertoire in the Beijing Theater.

The tickets are all sold out, and the repertoire has been prepared. The most important thing is that there is already a performance today, so how is it possible to change the order.

The head of the song and dance troupe and Liu Xiaoli walked towards the office. Chen Li'an was standing in the corridor outside the door smoking a cigarette, and he saw clearly Liu Xiaoli with makeup on her face, she really looked good.

The head of the singing and dancing troupe saw Chen Li'an standing at the door of the door office, and thought he was a staff member of the theater, so he came over and asked, "Is your manager here?"

Liu Xiaoli also turned her gaze to Chen Li'an, she was slightly taken aback when she saw Chen Li'an's appearance, she had a star face, more than enough for acting or dancing.

Facing the question from the head of the song and dance troupe, Chen Li'an flicked the ash into the trash can and said, "I'm not from the theater, I just came to see the show, so go in and ask."

"Oh, sorry." The head of the singing and dancing troupe said quickly, then glanced at the empty office through the small window on the door, knocked on the door and leaned forward to ask a question.

"I don't know, you can wait here for a while." The eldest sister in the office looked up and replied.

The head of the singing and dancing troupe smiled and nodded to express his thanks, then he exited the office and turned his head to Liu Xiaoli and said, "I'm not here, you can wait here for a while, when someone comes back, you go call me, I'll go get the rest of the troupe first." arrange things."

Liu Xiaoli was a little anxious, but she had no choice but to nod her head, and said to the head, "I'm sorry, head, then I'll wait here."

The head of the singing and dancing troupe looked at Liu Xiaoli hesitantly, then turned around and left with a sigh.

At the door of the office, Liu Xiaoli paced back and forth a little restlessly, as if Mrs. Xiang on the stage was anxiously looking forward to her beloved.

Chen Li'an smoked a cigarette and looked at Liu Xiaoli who looked gloomy. He felt lucky that he could watch Mrs. Xiang again after the performance.

Perhaps it could be said that Chen Li'an's gaze was a little direct, and Liu Xiaoli, who was restless in her thoughts, also noticed it, stopped and nodded apologetically at him.

Chen Li'an knew that she had misunderstood, but instead of explaining, he boasted: "Mrs. Xiang just now is very good. I look forward to your performance tomorrow."

Liu Xiaoli froze for a moment, then nodded and said, "Thank you."

It seemed impolite to just reply with a thank you. After all, we are the audience who came to see the performance, so I added another sentence: "Tomorrow may be earlier, if you want to watch it, remember to come earlier."

Chen Li'an smiled, extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand and threw it into the trash can and said, "I just heard that you want to change the order. It may be difficult, so don't expect too much."

After hearing Chen Li'an's words, a trace of helplessness flashed across Liu Xiaoli's face, and she replied softly: "I know, but there is no way, I have to try."

Chen Li'an was actually quite curious why Liu Xiaoli changed the order of appearances. For stage actors, the stage is always the most important criterion. Usually, no one would make a request like Liu Xiaoli's.

But this is a private matter, Chen Li'an will not ask too much, just nodded and replied: "I hope you will be successful, your dance is really good, and you will definitely become a celebrity in the future."

It's just that Chen Li'an admires her for not relying on dancing. She can give up dancing that she has insisted on for so many years, and she has already achieved something.

"Thank you."

Faced with the encouragement and affirmation of strangers, Liu Xiaoli's complexion improved a lot. In the past few years, she has encountered resistance and opposition from her family, and she is really about to give up.

The two stood at the door of the theater office and chatted.

"Are you waiting for someone too?" Liu Xiaoli asked curiously.

"Yes." Chen Li'an nodded and explained, "I came with friends. She has a friend at the theater, so I went to say hello."

Know someone from the theater?Liu Xiaoli thought about it and asked, "What does your friend's friend do in the theater?"

"Ah?" Chen Li'an was stunned for a moment, vaguely guessing Liu Xiaoli's thoughts, shook his head and said, "I don't know, it should be a middle-level senior."

It's not that the middle and high level of the theater will not come forward to send the leaders to watch the performance, but I don't know what the specific position is.

Hearing Chen Li'an's words, Liu Xiaoli nodded slightly and looked into his eyes, hesitating for a while, but still didn't say if she could help to introduce.

Chen Li'an saw Liu Xiaoli's hesitation, thought for a while and said, "I'll ask you later, if I can help you."

"Really?" Liu Xiaoli said with surprise in her eyes, "Thank you, if possible, I will treat you and your friend to dinner."

"You don't have to be so polite, it's a matter of whether you can do it or not, maybe he's just a small leader and can't help you."

This kind of thing is uncertain, who can guarantee that it will be successful, besides, Chen Li'an doesn't know whether Gong Li's friends will be willing to help.

How can it be so simple to change the order of performances?

"Thank you no matter what." Liu Xiaoli said gratefully. It would be really touching for someone to lend a helping hand when encountering difficulties in an unfamiliar environment, and she would be grateful even if she couldn't help in the end.

Chen Li'an shook his head and didn't speak. He turned his head and glanced at the end of the corridor where the footsteps could be heard, and saw Gong Li and several people walking over talking and laughing.

Gong Li saw Chen Li'an from a long distance away, and immediately recognized that the dancer who was facing Mrs. Xiang was the dancer who was opposite Chen Li'an. A trace of suspicion flashed in her eyes, but the expression on her face did not change at all.

A man walking with Gong Li put his hands behind his back and asked kindly with a smile, "When will the movie about you and Triumph be finished, and now I'm waiting for him to come back with another Cannes."

When Gong Li heard this question, she suddenly thought of what Chen Li'an said in Suzhou at that time, that this movie might not win the award, but it's good to be clear about this kind of judgment and not tell others.

"It might take next year for the film to be finalized. Director Cheng is very attentive to this movie, and the filming is relatively slow." Gong Li explained with a smile.

"That will definitely win an award." The manager of the theater is also Gong Li's friend and said with a smile: "This time you will come back with a queen trophy."

"I hope so." Gong Li smiled, but she knew very well in her heart that she had little hope, and it would be nice to have a nomination.

The theater manager and the leader both smiled, thinking that Gong Li is being modest. She is the actress who has won the most awards in the three major European film festivals in China. As long as she plays well, she is still very promising.

"The one in front is your friend, isn't he also an actor?" The theater manager knew that Gong Li came with a friend today, so he took the initiative to ask.

Gong Li struggled for a while and said: "Well, he is a painter or a photographer. The thing I asked you to help with the exhibition was to help him."

The manager of the theater was stunned, thought for a while and said: "I think about it, let's go to the film exhibition organized by the National Art Museum of China. I heard it was quite successful."

The leader walking in the front with his hands behind his back heard this, looked sideways at Gong Li and asked, "Is it Chen Li'an?"

"Director Wang?" Gong Li asked in surprise.

The leader named Director Wang nodded, and then said: "Someone mentioned in the meeting two days ago that the higher authorities are going to support some promising young artists."

The promise here is very interesting. There is another thing that Director Wang didn't say, why did the meeting support young artists? The center of the meeting that day was to discuss the banning of the Yuanmingyuan Artist Village.

Hundreds of people gather together to criticize various issues all day long, and there are great hidden dangers. If they make trouble, they will become like those people in the East Village, creating works of art that have a bad impact on society.

Artists also need management and guidance, but they can't be beaten to death with a stick, they have to be supported at the same time.

As for supporting artists, of course there is no need to say more, and because Chen Li'an played a positive role in the society because of the previous film festivals, some people will remember it.

When Gong Li heard Director Wang say that the higher ups would support a group of young artists, she immediately knew that there must be Chen Li'an on the list, otherwise how could a leader remember the name Chen Li'an.

A few people walked and chatted. When they came to the door of the office, Chen Li'an didn't know who the two people who came with Gong Li were, so he nodded his head as a greeting.

Director Wang looked at Chen Li'an's refreshing and uneven hairstyle, and he immediately had a good impression of him, which was much more pleasing to the eye than those artists with long hair.

The key is that it looks much better than those people, and it doesn't have the aura of "dangerous element".

"You are Chen Li'an, right?" Director Wang asked with a smile, then reached out and patted Chen Li'an's shoulder and said, "Young man is good, art should be like you, if all young artists are like you."

Chen Li'an was extremely puzzled. When Director Wang wanted to reach out to pat him on the shoulder just now, if Gong Li hadn't been winking, he almost took a step back to avoid it.

Listening to Director Wang's words, although Chen Li'an didn't know who he was, he still squeezed out a smile and replied, "Thank you."

At this time, Gong Li quickly stood up and introduced: "Li'an, this is Director Wang of the Ministry of Culture, and this is Manager Liu of the theater."

Director Wang waved his hand and said modestly, "It's off-duty time, don't call me Director, everyone is an artist."

"Director Wang is right, everyone is a literary worker." Manager Liu also echoed with a smile.

"Director Wang Wang is right!" Chen Li'an looked at the official Director Wang with his hands behind his back, and listened to Manager Liu's words, the corners of his eyes twitched, um. It was so convincing!
Liu Xiaoli, who was standing by the side, looked at this scene, not to mention how surprised she was, the director of the Ministry of Culture?Big star Gong Li?The man you just talked to is an artist. What's his name?How come I forgot to ask the name.

Hmm. What did people call him just now?Chen what is it?

(End of this chapter)