Chapter 67
Chen Xiao turned his head to look at Leo:"You didn't even say hello before you came, I may not be able to take care of you for the time being."
"Brother Chen, you are busy. I am just free recently. I have been away from home since I won the award in Cannes. I haven't had time to thank you, so I came to visit you."
"You're welcome. I'll be there first. Let's have dinner together tonight."
"good!"
……
Two hours later.
The filming had already started for a while.
The scenes of Duan Xiaolou exposing Cheng Dieyi and Juxian picking up the sword had been filmed.
The next scene was the scene where Cheng Dieyi was heartbroken and decided to expose and accuse.
The crew adjusted the camera, and the props and actors were in place.
From a distance, in the play.
Bright red flags fluttered in the wind.
Three or four hundred people in green uniforms stood in a circle.
To their side, more than thirty members of the troupe, wearing costumes, painted faces, and large white signs around their necks, knelt in front of the blazing flames.
The sign around Duan Xiaolou's neck read:
"
Down with the Peking Opera bully, Duan Xiaolou."×", and threw it on a name that sounds the same as his.
Perhaps, the person who wrote the incriminating card for him didn't even know that he knew Duan Xiaolou, so he wrote it as Duan Xiaolou.
……
The photographer walked to the fire with the camera in hand and squatted down, aiming at Cheng Dieyi on the other side of the flames.
"One hundred and thirty-two scenes, five takes at a time!"
The sound of the clapperboard rang out.
""Action!" Chen Xiao shouted, and then sat in front of the monitor, staring at the screen.
Behind the blazing flames.
On Cheng Dieyi's neck hung the only sign in the audience that did not accuse him of anything.
Tears flashed in his eyes, and his face was full of despair.
"You all lied to me, you all lied to me."
He was silent for two seconds, then suddenly broke free from the hands that were holding him down, stood up and roared,"I'll expose it too!"
"Expose the colorful flowers, expose the broken walls and ruins."
He staggered forward a few steps, turned back, bowed, raised his hand, pointed at Duan Xiaolou who was kneeling on the ground, bending over the criticism board, and cursed:
"Duan Xiaolou, you have lost all conscience! You are so ruthless! You are nothing but a human skin!"
He staggered towards Juxian and glanced at her."Since you got close to this woman, I knew it was over. Everything was over."
He lowered his head and stepped back with a sad face."You are a villain now, and disaster has befallen you."
"No, that's not right!"
He took a deep breath, walked forward again, and shouted angrily:"We have come to this point step by step, step by step, retribution!"
He raised his hand to his chest,"I am no longer a thing!" He turned around slowly, pointed at Duan Xiaolou, his arms trembling
"Even you, the King of Chu, knelt down and begged for mercy," he put down his arms, his tone full of despair and helplessness,"then how can Peking Opera survive?"
"How can he not die?"
Cheng Dieyi laughed desperately at the sky, then turned around and swung his hand fiercely at Duan Xiaolou.
"Retribution!"
The people around him immediately rushed up to hold him down, and a roar of despair rang out.
Cheng Dieyi's desperate roar rang out again.
"Retribution!"
The noise continued, and after two seconds
""Pass!" The director's voice rang out on the field.
No one spoke loudly on the field.
The extras and the leading actors did not move.
Only the camera was switching perspectives.
They were afraid of affecting the emotions of the actors in the next shot.
Ten meters behind the monitor, there stood a two-story building.
On the second floor, Leo and Lu Qi sat at the window, overlooking the filming scene.
Leo opened his mouth slightly, staring blankly at Zhang Guorong in the crowd.
This explosive power is really too strong!
Although he won the Best Actor award for Titanic, he might not be able to perform such a desperate and crazy feeling in this scene alone.
It's too strong.
Leo looked out the window and asked blankly:"Teacher Lu, how long have you been training?"
However, he did not wait for Lu Qi's answer.
When he turned his head, he saw Lu Qi lowering his head, his face pale, and his cheeks and shoulders trembling slightly.
It seemed that he was... afraid?
Lu Qi noticed Leo's gaze, covered his chest, forced out a smile, and said with trembling mouth:"Sorry, I'll take a moment."
Leo instantly understood the reason.
At Teacher Lu's age, it is very likely that he had experienced such a scene in person.
"Let me help you sit on the sofa."
"OK, thank you."
……
A week later.
Capital Gymnasium, indoor basketball court.
The filming came to the last scene.
In the monitor screen, time went back to 1977.
Under a blue beam of light.
Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi were rehearsing"Farewell My Concubine".
While practicing, the Overlord suddenly turned back into Duan Xiaolou.
Duan Xiaolou bent over and panted,"It doesn't work anymore."
He was 65 years old and a little weak.
He waved his hand and walked forward a few steps,"I don't want to follow you anymore. I'm old."
Cheng Dieyi looked at his back and smiled lightly.
Duan Xiaolou turned around and met his eyes, recalling the scenes when they were young, and sang:"The little nun is only 28 years old!"
Dieyi was stunned, his eyes moved slightly, and it seemed that a memory, the memory of Xiaodouzi, awakened in his mind.
(Xiao Douzi is Dieyi’s original name. When he was a child, he insisted on singing"I am a man, not a woman" and was slapped on the palm by his master.)
Dieyi continued:"My master shaved my hair when I was young."
Duan Xiaolou continued:"I am a man."
Dieyi's mouth curled up slightly,"Not a woman."
Duan Xiaolou raised his hand,"Wrong, wrong again."
Cheng Dieyi's eyes moved.
Wrong... Wrong again...
Familiar words rang out.
At this moment, he completely turned back into Xiao Douzi.
The corners of his mouth slowly dropped, he looked away, tears welling up in his eyes.
His voice became coarser, and he repeated in a low voice:"I am a man, not a woman."
After a moment, he smiled sadly and looked at his brother again,"Come on, let's do it again."
Xiao Douzi sang:"Give the sword to me quickly!"
"My concubine, please don't seek this kind of short-sightedness."
"My king, please give me the sword."
"Don't do it"
""My lord, please give me the sword." Xiang
Yu turned his back and waved his hand, saying,"Don't do that."
Xiao Douzi raised his hand and placed it on Xiang Yu's arm and walked forward together.
Xiang Yu took seven steps.
Xiao Douzi sang,"My lord, the Han soldiers are coming in."
Xiang Yu walked to the side,"Where are they?"
Xiao Douzi turned his head slowly and smiled.
He reached out and drew out the sword.
Duan Xiaolou turned around and shouted,
""Dieyi!"
With a clang, the sword fell to the ground.
Duan Xiaolou called softly,"Xiaodouzi."
The whole audience was silent for two seconds.
"" It's over. Finished."
Chen Xiao said in a deep voice.
There was sparse applause around.
The staff forced a smile.
The two actors slowly got up from the ground, said hello to the people around them, and walked towards the dressing room.
Normally, the word"finished" should be shouted out happily.
But now that the last scene of Yu Ji's suicide and Cheng Dieyi's suicide have been shot, everyone is affected and in a low mood.
"Everyone, please take a moment. There is no rush to pack up the props."
Chen Xiao stood up from the stool behind the monitor.
Let's talk about the wrap-up banquet later. Let's take a moment first.
He took the documents, stood up and walked towards Director Li behind him.
Director Li nodded at him and walked towards him.
He was shocked to hear that the promotional video was about to be wrapped up the day before yesterday. He happened to be free and decided to come over to check the quality on the day of wrap-up.
Unexpectedly, the last scene was the ending scene.
Alas... I feel heavy.