1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 64 Acting like a big shot?
"It's been a long time since I've been back to Shanghai. I feel like some of my childhood memories are getting blurry."

As Shi Hui stepped out of Pudong Airport, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the air from her hometown, feeling a mix of emotions.

Beside her, besides the mainland reception staff, was a woman who had come with her.

The woman was in her thirties, with long, wavy hair, a beautiful face, a shapely figure, and an air of mature, alluring charm.

Her name is Miao Jinfeng. She was an actress that Shi Hui and Fu Qi found from ATV at Chen Fusheng's request.

Born in 1945, she is 35 years old this year. Her original name is Lin Huishan. Her family is in the tobacco business and is very well-off. Therefore, she developed the temperament of a rich girl from a young age. Now that she is a bit older, she looks even more elegant and noble.

In terms of appearance, she absolutely meets Chen Fusheng's requirements for Lin Meifeng in the fax.

That's why Shi Huicai personally brought her to Shanghai.

Miao Jinfeng's entry into the entertainment industry was also quite dramatic. It was like what is often referred to in later generations: she accompanied a classmate to an audition, but her classmate was not selected, while she was unexpectedly chosen by the director.

However, she used her original name when she first debuted, but after she gradually became popular, she adopted the stage name Miao Jinfeng.

However, actresses in Hong Kong were not as popular as actors in the 1960s and 70s, especially after she left TVB to join RTV. RTV preferred to cultivate young actresses, so actresses like Miao Jinfeng in their thirties were in a rather awkward position. In recent years, they have either only been able to get supporting roles or had no roles at all.

However, it was precisely because of her bleak career that Miao Jinfeng was easily persuaded by Shi Hui and Fu Qi to agree to come to the mainland to film.

On the contrary, if she were a currently popular actress in Hong Kong, not only would she not come, but RTV (Rediffusion Television) would not let her go either.

"Sister Hui, your hometown is Shanghai?"

Miao Jinfeng heard Shi Hui's sigh and asked curiously.

"No, I was born in Nanjing, and my ancestral home is Zhejiang, but I studied in Shanghai when I was a child, so the place that left me with the most memories is Shanghai."

"When did you go to Hong Kong, Sister Hui?"

"In 48, I was 14 years old."

The year before the founding of the nation?

"um, yes."

Shi Hui countered, "And you, Ah Feng?"

“I was born in Hong Kong.”

"What about your ancestral home?"

“My father passed away when I was three years old, and I have never heard my mother mention him.”

"But your Mandarin is quite good."

"Because many Hong Kong dramas require speaking Mandarin, I also want to learn Mandarin so that I can have more opportunities," Miao Jinfeng said frankly.

The two chatted all the way and soon arrived at the entrance of the Shanghai Film Studio.

Miao Jinfeng didn't expect that her personality would actually make her a little nervous at the last minute.

"Are you nervous?"

"Well, a little bit."

"Relax, your compatriots on the mainland are very friendly."

Miao Jinfeng nodded, then took a few deep breaths.

Meanwhile, Chen Fusheng, who was training the actors on set, heard that the Hong Kong actors had arrived and quickly came out to greet them.

"Comrade Shi Hui, thank you so much for your trouble."

"Don't be so polite. I haven't been back to Shanghai for a long time, and I was just thinking of coming back to visit and reminisce."

Shi Hui continued, "Xiao Chen, let me introduce you. This is Miao Jinfeng, a very outstanding actress from Hong Kong. She has starred in many films and television dramas, including 'Double Phoenix Hatred,' 'Pearl Tears,' and 'The Third Court.' How about it, are you satisfied?"

It's obvious that Shi Hui's question "Are you satisfied?" after her introduction was a double entendre.

Before greeting Shi Hui, Chen Fusheng had already sized up Miao Jinfeng beside her. Although he didn't have a deep impression of her, her appearance did match his expectations for the role of Lin Meifeng.

"I'm very satisfied." Chen Fusheng said to Shi Hui, and then welcomed Miao Jinfeng, saying, "Hello, my name is Chen Fusheng, and I am the screenwriter of the crew. Welcome, Ms. Miao Jinfeng, to the mainland to act."

"Thank you. Sister Hui introduced Mr. Chen to me before she came. Your movie 'Cow' was very popular in Hong Kong. I went to the cinema to see it, and it was excellent."

When people who are not familiar with each other meet for the first time, they inevitably compliment each other, and this is exactly what happened between Chen Fusheng and Miao Jinfeng.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Fusheng introduced the crew members to Shi Hui and Miao Jinfeng.

Of course, the people at the film crew's headquarters at this moment were mainly actors who had come for training; everyone else had gone to the filming location to set up the scenes. "Mr. Chen, may I take a look at the script?" Although Miao Jinfeng had heard Shi Hui introduce that she would be playing a wealthy woman who started as a singer, even Shi Hui didn't know the specifics of the story. So, she actually had only a vague understanding of what kind of role she was going to play after coming from Hong Kong to Shanghai.

"Sure, but you've come all this way, wouldn't you like to rest for a bit first?"

"Are there any rooms prepared? Ah Feng is indeed a bit airsick," Shi Hui stepped forward and asked.

One of the factory leaders who was there to greet them quickly said, "Yes, yes... we've made all the arrangements in advance."

Miao Jinfeng didn't insist and said to Chen Fusheng, "Then I'll go and rest for a bit. Can I take the script back to read?"

"It is possible, but wouldn't that disturb your rest?" Chen Fusheng asked politely.

"it does not matter."

"That's fine."

……

"You want me to rewrite the script?"

Chen Fusheng looked at Miao Jinfeng, whose complexion was noticeably better than yesterday. He never expected that on their second meeting, she would make such a request right away, which made him frown slightly.

In fact, even Shi Hui was somewhat surprised when he heard Miao Jinfeng's request, let alone him.

But in her memory, Miao Jinfeng wasn't the kind of person who caused trouble.

Moreover, she read the script for "The Tuner" last night and felt it was very well written with no flaws.

In conclusion, she still stepped forward to defend Miao Jinfeng, saying, "Why don't you listen to what A-Feng has to say, Xiao Chen?"

Chen Fusheng nodded.

Miao Jinfeng, of course, realized that her request might have been misunderstood by the young screenwriter in front of her, and quickly explained:
"Mr. Chen, please don't misunderstand. First of all, let me clarify that I am not deliberately nitpicking."

"Moreover, after reading your script for 'The Tuner' last night, I was indeed amazed by the plot twists and settings in your story. Sister Hui can attest to that."

Shi Hui nodded. The two of them had read the script together yesterday, and Miao Jinfeng had indeed said something similar.

"Then what do you mean by asking Xiao Chen to revise the script?" Shi Hui said, not quite understanding.

Miao Jinfeng continued to explain: "After Sister Hui went to rest, I read the script again. This time, I mainly put myself in Lin Meifeng's perspective. Then I realized that she was too bad. I know she is a villain in the play, but I think that even villains are flesh and blood. People are complex and not just black and white. Just like there is day and night, there is good and there is evil."

At this point, Miao Jinfeng paused and looked at Chen Fusheng.

At this moment, Chen Fusheng's brows had already relaxed, and he even vaguely guessed what Miao Jinfeng meant. Feeling that she was right, he nodded and said:
"Go on."

"it is good."

Seeing that Chen Fusheng had taken it to heart, Miao Jinfeng continued, "Lin Meifeng is a character with a lot of screen time and is important to the plot. So I think that simply describing her as bad would not make her character three-dimensional enough. Perhaps she is selfish, she has affairs, she is ungrateful, and she is despicable, but she must also have a 'good' side. So I hope that we can increase her screen time in this aspect to make the character more complete and three-dimensional."

Chen Fusheng admitted that when he created the character Lin Meifeng, he did not put any emotion into it, just as Miao Jinfeng said. He simply copied the character from the Indian version. Therefore, the problem raised by Miao Jinfeng exists.

Moreover, according to her, the changes were minor but could improve the script, so Chen Fusheng naturally wouldn't stubbornly object.

Yes, he was convinced.

Moreover, since it was Miao Jinfeng who brought this up, he wanted to hear her opinion as well.

"If you were to make the changes, how would you like to change them?"

“I do have some ideas, Mr. Chen, you can listen to them.”

Miao Jinfeng continued, "Actually, there's no need to add too much screen time. Just add a simple scene where she likes growing flowers or keeping pets. It's mainly to supplement her character and serve as a embellishment."

"Thank you for your suggestion. I've taken it. I'll think about how to make the specific changes."

After saying that, Chen Fusheng actually took the script and went to the side by himself.

Chen Fusheng ignored Miao Jinfeng's suggestion to add gardening and pet ownership.

After thinking for a while, he wrote a passage about Lin Meifeng secretly helping those who had worked with her as singers at the Paramount Ballroom but were now living in poverty.

But as soon as he finished writing, he scribbled it out again.

Because he suddenly had an idea to sneak in his own agenda.

"Although the most vicious heart is that of a woman, even a tiger will not eat its cubs. Since we're going to make it a three-dimensional story, let's just make you the mother."

　The youngest actress is about to be born!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)