Zhang Chong carefully carried a copper hot pot into the main room, and Cao Xuan followed closely with two plates of chopped lamb brains in his hands.
There was a table set up in the middle of the living room, which was filled with frozen tofu, cabbage, potatoes, meatballs, vermicelli, various mutton and other delicacies.
On the shelf next to it are chive flowers, sesame paste, coriander, garlic paste and other condiments.
After putting the copper hot pot away, Cao Xuan opened the window to ventilate the room and called to Hu Jing, who was already looking eagerly into the pot, and said with a smile.
"Come on, let's eat and wait."
"Cao Xuan, there are only a few of us, why are you so rich? It's so troublesome."
"What's the trouble? You two didn't eat well last time. I'll make up for it this time."
On January 14th, China National Theater will have its winter vacation, and Hu Jing and Zeng Li will return to Yunnan Province and Hubei Province respectively to celebrate the New Year.
So taking advantage of his free time today, Cao Xuan signed an employment contract with the two of them for filming the MV. When the Spring Festival is over, the formal filming will begin.
The salary for the MV was set at 3,000 yuan by Cao Xuan and Hu Jing.
For these two pure newcomers, it is already a generous contract. If they find actors with the same conditions in the industry, the market price is basically around 1,000 to 2,000.
And considering Cao Xuan's current fame, participating in his MV is a good opportunity to show his face.
Many low-level actresses or wild models may be willing not to receive pay, or even pay them back.
Of course, it’s not necessarily money that’s being transferred…
After signing the contract, Cao Xuan planned to treat the two of them to a meal, which was not only to celebrate the successful signing of the contract, but also to serve as a farewell banquet before the Spring Festival.
Cao Xuan's original intention was to find a restaurant to eat out, but when Hu Jing heard that "Water Margin" was premiering today, she suggested eating at Cao Xuan's house, where she could watch TV while eating.
The little girl ran to the man's house without any hesitation.
Cao Xuan didn't know whether she was really heartless or had ulterior motives and evil intentions.
What he didn't expect even more was that Zeng Li, who had always been steady and reserved, also agreed.
So much so that Cao Xuan began to reflect on himself. Was it because he acted too securely that the two girls were not wary at all?
Do you want to teach them a dangerous social practice lesson?
But then Cao Xuan gave up the idea. The crime of hooliganism was only abolished last year.
The lessons learned from our predecessors are not far away!
It was cold in winter and cooking dishes tended to get cold, so Cao Xuan and Zhang Chong went to the market to buy a copper hot pot, charcoal, mutton and vegetables, and treated Hu Jing and Hu Jing to a hot pot and shabu-shabu.
It's cold and windy outside, but it's not too refreshing to eat hot pot and watch TV inside.
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In my later life, I was a vegetarian and didn't even touch eggs, but I haven't developed this habit now, and I enjoy eating mutton-boiled meat.
Not to mention Hu Jing, this girl is all about sex. If she didn't have the habit of practicing dancing every day, her face would be at least two circles rounder.
After Cao Xuan became an artist, he inevitably had to pay attention to body management. Although he did not deliberately go on a diet, he usually chose a combination of meat and vegetables for his three meals, and tried to avoid or eat as little as possible some high-fat and high-calorie foods.
But after all, he was used to being poor when he was a child, and he couldn't help but be greedy, so Cao Xuan often made excuses for himself to have a good time.
The contract was signed today, the farewell banquet was held, the charming guests came to the door, "Water Margin" started airing, and all kinds of happy events were mixed together. Cao Xuan had no choice but to "break the habit" reluctantly.
Cao Xuan and the others still had some worries, but Zhang Chong didn't have any worries at all. He just picked up the chopsticks and said one word——
cooked rice!
This guy has been with Cao Xuan for more than three months. The quality of his food has soared, and his weight has also increased. He has gained 20 pounds. Cao Xuan is afraid that if Zhang Chong keeps gaining weight, his girlfriend will run away.
As for whether Zhang Chong can still be qualified as a bodyguard even if he is fat, Cao Xuan is not worried.
Bodyguards are not thugs. The requirements for defensive attributes are higher than combat effectiveness. If you are fat, you may be able to withstand beatings.
A strong man weighing more than 200 kilograms, if he stops forward when something happens, he will see a solid wall of flesh...
During a hot pot meal, the four of them ate from "News Network" to "Weather Forecast", then to "Focus Interview", and finally waited until "Water Margin" was broadcast at 8 o'clock.
The title sequence of CCTV's "Water Margin" is ingeniously designed, showing a panoramic view of the national treasure-level painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
The first shot of the entire drama is a realistic restoration of part of the painting in "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".
From the gatehouse, market, vendors setting up stalls, and pedestrians on the road, the entire street scene is almost the same as in the painting.
Then there is another long shot, capturing all kinds of life on the street.
The driver of the cart, the bearer of the sedan chair, the kid jumping with the rattle, the juggler, the soldier on horseback, the father and daughter playing the song, the guests drinking tea, the hawker playing the candy player, the dyer
The man, the cupping patient and the doctor...
For this less than two-minute scene, the crew of "Water Margin" covered half a street, used hundreds of extras, and lasted eight full days of rehearsals and filming.
The result is an overwhelming sense of the times, instantly transporting the audience to the bustling and lively Tokyo city hundreds of years ago.
"This shot is really good."
It is not for nothing that Hu Jing and Zeng Li have been in Chinese dramas for more than a year, and their film and television appreciation abilities far exceed those of ordinary viewers.
Ordinary viewers may not be able to see the secrets in this kind of transitional shots, but insiders like them can feel the care and rigor of the "Water Margin" crew during filming.
For the first time, the two of them felt a little envious of Cao Xuan. After all, as an actor, it is an honor to be able to participate in such a crew.
Feeling the envious eyes of the two girls, Cao Xuan felt very happy.
CCTV's Four Great Classics, four classics that cannot be avoided in the history of Chinese TV dramas, he was the last one to catch the train.
No, there was also a "Journey to the West Sequel" in 2000. If he were to play a role later, he would be the man who combined the two masterpieces...
The beginning of CCTV's "Water Margin" is consistent with the original work. The first character to appear is the number one legend in Chinese football in the eyes of countless fans in later generations.
The king of football in the Northern Song Dynasty, Gao Qiu and Gao Taiwei.
However, the golf king at this time had not yet been appreciated by Director Zhao, so he joined the Song Chaotang Club, where he played football with a group of friends on the street every day and worked part-time as a young and Dangerous boy.
However, Liangkun said it well, if you come out to fool around, you will have to pay back sooner or later.
That day, the golf king and his gang were causing trouble on the street, bullying vendors, and they met Master Liao... no, Wang Jin, the instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army.
So the first performance of the banned song "Wang Jin Beats Gao Qiu" for migrant workers was performed.
Accompanied by a suona that shook the sky, Wang Jin punched, kicked and beat him, telling the golf king that it would not work to be a young and Dangerous boy in the Song Dynasty.
The exciting and explosive BGM and hearty martial arts action make watching the TV exciting from head to toe.
Cao Xuan glanced to the side. Needless to say, Zhang Chong wanted to go and have a fight with Wangcai Laifu. Even the two girls, Hu Jing and Zeng Li, were excited and said it was wonderful.
In fact, Cao Xuan also wanted to praise him, but he thought that in the near future, he would be beaten so badly by Wu Song on TV.
The excitement immediately subsided a lot...
………
CCTV's "Water Margin" is very fast-paced, and even the biggest villain, the King of Golf, was only given one episode.
After giving Wang Jin a violent beating, the golf king learned from the experience and decided to find a serious job.
The destined son of the golf king, he had astonishing luck. He first worked in a drug store, and within a few days he was recommended to the great writer Su Dongpo as his secretary. Then he was recommended by Su Dongpo to his consort. While working as an errand for the consort, he accidentally met Duan Wang Zhao Jiqi.
ball.
The golf king seized the opportunity and performed rainbow passes, scorpion tail swings, protecting the ball like Henry, passing Messi, and all kinds of tricks to show off the king's face.
King Tuan was eager to love talents and transformed into Zhao to guide him. The golf king was successfully selected into the national team.
Later, King Duan ascended the throne, and King Gaoqiu, an old man from the Qing Dynasty, also became a high-ranking official in the Song Dynasty and successfully advanced to the rank of Gao Taiwei.
Really become famous with one goal... no, fly to the sky!
After Captain Gao took office, he did two things. The first was to take revenge on Wang Jin, forcing Wang Jin to escape with his mother.
The second thing was to take in a godson, Gao Qiang, who would later become Gao Yanei, the leading actor in "The Tribulation".
As a scumbag as famous as Ximen Qing, Gao Yanei actually used two actors to play the two periods of Gao Yanei before and after he became famous.
Not to mention the former, he is not famous. The actor who played Gao Yanei when the latter teased Mrs. Lin was Hong Jiantao, the actor of Boss Qian in "Wulin Gaiden".
Different from the original work which did not explain Gao Yanei's ending, CCTV's "Water Margin" specially added an original plot.
Lu Zhishen's apprentices Zhang San, Li Si and others deceived Gao Yanei into the vegetable garden and stabbed him to death, thus avenging Mrs. Lin.
After such a comparison, Cao Xuan felt that Ximen Qing was directly killed by Wu Song, which was not unacceptable...
The story of the golf king ends in the first episode, and the second episode jumps directly to Shi Jin and Lu Tiha's acquaintance.
This is also a point that CCTV's "Water Margin" has been criticized for. It is too short, a large number of plots have been deleted, and the plot connections in some dramas are a bit stiff.
That is to say, the original work of "Water Margin" has a high popularity among the people and everyone knows the plot. Otherwise, it would be very dissuasive to the audience.
Shi Jin and Lu Tiha recognized each other, and Li Zhong, the general who killed the tiger, disappeared directly. When the two were chatting happily, they saw the crying Xie Dajiao.
Yes, Jin Cuilian was played by Aunt Bigfoot when she was young.
It’s no wonder that the young and old men from Ivory Mountain will be obsessed with her in the future. Aunt Bigfoot was indeed quite pretty when she was young.
Lu Tiha was a person who liked to fight against injustices. When he saw a woman crying and asked her why, Bigfoot would tell her the truth.
Dajiu was a singer, and he met a wealthy man named Zheng Tu who was selling pigs and wanted to have a mistress. Dajiao was in a difficult situation at the time, but he was willing to be the wealthy man's canary.
The two parties drew up a contract, and Zheng Tu offered Dajia 3,000 yuan to be his mistress.
But I never expected that Zheng Tu was a prostitute. He used a trick in the contract to pay 3,000 yuan, but actually he didn't pay a penny.
That was all, after all, she had food, drink, and a place to stay. But after a few months of working as a mistress, Dajiu was discovered by her husband and kicked out. Zheng Tu directly took out the contract, said she had broken the contract, and asked her to pay for it.
You don’t tell people you’re having sex for free, but you still want money from them!
This kind of behavior of Lang Xianping made Lu Tiju tremble with anger and wanted to do justice on the spot.
Lu Tiha arranged for Bigfoot and his daughter, and then went straight to Zheng Tu's butcher shop, where the first famous scene in "Water Margin" was staged.
Zheng Tu is in danger!!!
………
Lu Tiha came to the butcher shop, Zheng Tu quickly got up to greet him, and Tiha asked.
"Does your melon stay ripe?"
Ahem, I went to the wrong set, it should be——
"Cut 10 kilograms of minced pork meat for Sajia. There shouldn't be any fat on it."
Cao Xuan was very suspicious. After "Water Margin" was broadcast today, if someone went to the butcher shop tomorrow to learn this Taiwanese phrase, the butcher shop owner would have to call the police even if he didn't run away.
Although Zheng Tu was a prostitute for free, he was an enthusiastic stall owner and actively helped with the processing. He was so tired that he was sweating and cut up 10 kilograms of minced meat.
Physical strength dropped by 30%!
At this time, Lu Tiha made another request: "Cut another 10 kilograms of fat meat, and there won't be any lean meat."
Zheng Tu had already sensed that Lu Tiha was looking for trouble, but he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only continue to cut up another 10 kilograms of fatty meat.
Physical strength dropped by 70%!
Rage value increased by 50%!
After cutting the fat meat, Zheng Tu thought it was a big deal, but Lu Tiha made a third request again.
"This is 10 kilograms of golden cartilage. You can't see any meat on it."
Zheng Tu could no longer control his temper: "Isn't Tiha just kidding me?"
Lu Tiha Tu saw this and said angrily: "The Sa family came here specifically to entertain you today."
Rage value increased by 100%!
Without saying a word, Zheng Tu picked up the machete on the chopping board and rushed towards Lu Tiha.
Luda was waiting for him to make the first move, kicking Zheng Tu to the street, then grabbing his clothes and raising his fist as big as a vinegar bowl.
"With such strength and ability as the Sa family, they would not dare to claim control of Guanxi.
You are a meat seller and a butcher, a dog-like thing, you are worthy of this name, tell me how you deceived Jin Cuilian."
"I bought it with money. It was a mutual consent."
"Money?"
"I'll give it right away."
"Who wants your dirty money?"
After that, he punched Zheng Tu, hitting him right in the nose, until blood burst out from the blow. His nose was crooked to one side, but it was like opening a shop of oil. Salty, sour, and spicy all rolled out.
.
Zheng Tu was so aroused that he shouted: "Good fight."
When Luda heard that he still dared to challenge him, he became even more angry: "Straight bitch, you still dare to respond."
He raised his fist and punched Zheng Tu again at the edge of his eye socket and between his brows. His eye was cracked and black beads burst out, like a colorful silk shop, red, black, purple, all.
Will bloom.
Zheng Tu was defeated and asked for mercy. Luda's eyes were red at this time and he refused to stop and cursed.
"Bah, you scoundrel, if you persist to the end, the Sa family might even spare you, but if you beg for mercy, the Sa family won't!"
After that, another heavy punch hit Zheng Tu's temple, but it seemed like a whole hall of water and land was formed, with pan'er, cymbals, and cymbals all clanging together.
Zheng Tu, died!
I have to say that this episode of CCTV's "Water Margin" was shot so well, it is a classic among classics.
Cao Xuan privately compared it with his own Lion Tower. It can be said that they are equally matched. He killed the villain from beginning to end. The rhythm was refreshing and hearty. What stood out was that it was a satisfying relief.
This time Cao Xuan forgot to replace Ximen as a senior official, and also shouted "Hello".
You deserve to be called a prostitute for free!
………
"The river flows eastward, the stars in the sky are like the Big Dipper, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, the Big Dipper, the friendship between life and death is a bowl of wine..."
After fighting Zheng Tu, the first two episodes of "Water Margin" were all broadcast. Liu Huan's heroic figure appeared at the end of the film, and the time came to 10 o'clock in the evening.
It was too late, so Cao Xuan deliberately asked the two girls to stay. The east wing was not occupied yet. The bed was big and soft, and it also had air conditioning.
However, the two girls Hu Jing had no intention of staying overnight. They had already made preparations.
Because students from the acting department of the Chinese Opera often rehearse, the dormitory door does not close until 11:30, or sometimes even later. Dashizuo Hutong is only half an hour's walk from the Chinese Theater, which is enough time for them to return to school.
Cao Xuan's plan was in vain, so he could only change his clothes and plan to escort the two of them back to school.
Zhang Chong still wanted to follow, but Cao Xuan forced him to retreat with his eyes, so he could only stay at home and wash dishes and clean the kitchen.
In 1998, the nightlife in Beijing was already very rich, but the weather was too cold and not many people were wandering around the streets. The most common ones were couples walking together.
Seeing Cao Xuan's combination of a man and two women, the women looked at them with contempt, while the men were envious, jealous, and even secretly gave them a thumbs up.
Cao Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he was somewhat proud.
Hu Jing's sharp eyes saw the expression on Cao Xuan's face, and she "inadvertently" squeezed Cao Xuan to the side, several steps away from Zeng Li, before she hummed and asked in a low voice.
"What were you thinking about just now, with that weird smile on your face?"
Cao Xuan raised his head: "The moon is so full today."
Hu Jing jumped angrily, stretched out her hand to pinch Cao Xuan, and warned: "Zeng Li is my best friend, you are not allowed to have any twisted thoughts."
Cao Xuan continued to raise his head: "That star is so bright."
Zeng Li, who didn't know the truth, looked at Cao Xuan strangely, not knowing what was wrong with him. When Hu Jing saw Zeng Li looking over, she stopped making trouble and just stared at Cao Xuan with her eyes.
Arriving downstairs at the Zhongxi Opera dormitory, Hu Jing hesitated for a while before letting Zeng Li go into the dormitory. Zeng Li glanced at her, nodded and waved goodbye to Cao Xuan.
After Zeng Li left, Hu Jing opened her teeth and claws and tried to kick Cao Xuan, which scared Cao Xuan.
"What are you doing?"
"What did you say I was doing? What did you mean just now?" Hu Jing's eyes were a little red, as if she was angry.
"I was just teasing you."
Cao Xuan didn't expect Hu Jing's reaction to be so strong, so he quickly coaxed her gently. After a while, Hu Jing turned to laughter from tears.
"My ticket for the 15th, do you want to give it to me?"
"I'll definitely give it to you. By the way, what's the date of Zengli's ticket?"
"Cao Xuan!!!"
Hu Jing gritted her teeth and shouted, and Cao Xuan ran away. After running for dozens of steps, he heard a sentence from a distance.
"Good night dreams."
"Pooh!"
Hu Jing spat at Cao Xuan's back, but soon couldn't help laughing again.
Her fair face was flushed with red, and her skin was tender and delicate. If Cao Xuan was still here, he would definitely want to hold her and take a bite...
