As soon as Cheng Hao entered the door, he smelled a strong aroma of chicken soup.
He Xin, wearing an apron, was busy at the door.
One thing that is unreasonable about the serviced apartment room type is that the kitchen is in the corridor from the door to the living room. This is probably based on the design pattern of foreigners' serviced apartments, but the cooking methods of Chinese people are different from foreigners, so it seems
Some cannot be used.
He Xin pressed against the cupboard and made way for Cheng Hao and her assistant Chu Qing to enter. At the same time, he said cheerfully: "The cleaning lady downstairs sent over a five-pound old hen today. It's free-range. It's all good."
They were laying eggs, and when they came out, their stomachs were full of oil and they were very fat!"
The cleaning lady downstairs was an acquaintance he had met when he was pursuing his girlfriend. Every time He Xin came here, he would ask her to buy some local chickens, ducks, wild aquatic products and the like that were not easily available in the market.
"Hey, it's so oily! Where can I eat it?" Cheng Hao just wanted to lift the lid of the casserole, but stopped as soon as he started, and said with a look of disgust.
"Don't worry about this. I've boiled the chicken fat and put it in the refrigerator. When you make noodles later, take a spoonful and put it in the soup so it doesn't get too fresh! Hey, wash your hands."
He Xin slapped away his girlfriend's hand that tried to lift the lid of the casserole again, and then said to the assistant who was about to leave: "Xiaoqing, don't leave, let's have dinner here."
"No, no, I won't bother you anymore." Chu Qing waved her hand politely.
"Oh, you can eat as long as you are asked to eat here. Why are you being polite to me? You will be alone when you go back anyway." Cheng Hao came out after washing his hands and pulled her.
The little assistant's family was out of town. She had finished college in Shanghai. She stayed and applied for a job in Lao Wu's company and became Cheng Hao's assistant. She rented a small house in the city to live alone.
He Xin's current working pattern on the crew usually starts work around 1:30 in the afternoon, and then often has to finish filming at one or two in the morning. Today is a rare scene without him in the afternoon, so he has time to help his girlfriend cook a decent meal
Meals.
Take out the old hen that has been stewed for an afternoon, let it cool, then chop it into pieces, add a dipping sauce made of chicken oil, light soy sauce, and chopped green onion. Add some chicken feathers to the soup, and then stir-fry the fried river prawns.
A cold dish of malan mixed with dried fragrant spices will make dinner complete.
Although there are not many dishes, the content is rich.
"Xiaoqing, you're welcome, eat!"
The assistant Chu Qing at the dinner table was obviously a little nervous. He Xin persuaded him, picked up his unused chopsticks and put a big chicken drumstick into her bowl. The other drumstick naturally went into his girlfriend's bowl.
"Brother Xin..." The assistant looked at the chicken legs in the bowl and felt a little sad.
"Xiao Qing, eat it, he likes to chew the wings, necks and chicken feet."
"That's right, if you are polite, treat it as your own home."
He Xin happily poured himself half a cup of rice wine, raised his head and asked, "By the way, do you want a drink?"
"Xiao Qing, what do you want to drink?" Cheng Hao asked Chu Qing first.
"No, chicken soup is good. I heard chicken soup can prevent infectious diseases." The assistant gradually relaxed and said.
"Really?" Cheng Hao asked curiously.
During this time, whether on TV or in daily life, how to prevent the infectious diseases that are still raging is a hot topic. Including entering and exiting this serviced apartment, the security guard downstairs must measure the temperature of everyone who enters.
"I've heard that too, but I don't know if it's true or not." The assistant smiled shyly.
He Xin took a sip of wine, smacked his lips and said, "I don't think there is any basis for this. It is true that chicken soup can prevent colds, but it is definitely not the case in preventing this kind of infectious disease."
"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as there are benefits to drinking it. Xiaoqing, you should also drink more."
Cheng Hao picked up the spoon to scoop out the chicken soup in the casserole, but after looking for it for a long time, he couldn't help but said: "Why don't you put some bamboo shoots in this soup besides chicken feathers?"
She usually likes to eat bamboo shoots the most.
"The bamboo shoots before March and mid-April were the most delicious, but now they are old and unpalatable."
Bamboo shoots were grown in the mountains around the county where He Xin’s hometown was in his previous life. He knew how to eat bamboo shoots very well. These bamboo shoots are always fresh. Moreover, the bamboo shoots bought at the vegetable market look very fresh and tender, but in fact they are all picked in advance and stored in cold storage.
When you open the bamboo shoot shell, the inside is not very fresh.
The girlfriend pouted, looking like she was not satisfied with her desires.
She was also very proud during this period. She filmed two commercials in less than a week and already pocketed more than 200,000 yuan. Moreover, their company recently helped her accept a TV series called "The World Unparalleled", although it was only
The second female lead, but the first male lead is from Hong Kong, the currently very popular Zhang Weijian and E Jie. Moreover, the salary offered to her by the producer Tang Ren in Shanghai is not low, which is already very satisfying for her.
Now that I am in a better mood, the dignity, generosity, and decency that I had deliberately pretended to be have been stripped away a lot. When I returned to my apartment and got along with my boyfriend, I showed my true colors and let myself go.
"Hey, how's the filming of your TV series going?" Cheng Hao asked, taking a sip of chicken soup.
These days, she goes out early and comes back late. Her boyfriend doesn't come back until midnight every day. When she leaves in the morning, her boyfriend is still sleeping with his head covered. When she comes back in the afternoon, her boyfriend has already gone to the set. Even if she has sex,
In the early hours of the morning, in a daze, the two of them hadn't spoken seriously in several days.
"It's not bad, it went pretty smoothly." He Xin said casually.
"Hey, I haven't even asked you, how is Li Jiaxin in real life? Is she as beautiful as in the movie? How is she?" Cheng Hao asked again with great interest.
Even the little assistant on the side had gleaming eyes, as if he was ready to hear gossip.
"They're all pretty much the same, she's pretty pretty anyway." He Xin smiled and pretended to be calm, then added: "But she's really nice. Apart from being wary of reporters, she basically doesn't have any airs.
Very hard.”
"Hey, she's a big star in Hong Kong. It's your turn to tell whether she works hard or not?" Cheng Hao curled her lips.
"No, she is really working hard." He Xin said hurriedly, "Think about it, our TV series is recorded live with simultaneous sound. This is not easy for a Hong Kong person. She does nothing but memorize words every day.
In addition to the lines, you also have to recite the Mandarin pronunciation of each line, and there are so many scenes every day. How many Hong Kong actors can do it like her?"
The reason why He Xin was so emotional was because in his previous life, he often saw the weird Hong Kong Pu memes in the Barbecued Pork Fen Monster, as well as "I am Zha Zhahui" on variety shows. Maybe many people thought it was funny at the time, but
But he felt very disgusted.
Of course, this may contain his cynical and twisted mentality as a down-and-out middle-aged man who has accomplished nothing. But he always feels that these Hong Kong and Taiwan artists want to make money in the mainland, so at least they should straighten their tongues!
Therefore, compared with the barbecued pork fans, Zha Zhahui and others of later generations, it is indeed not easy for Li Jiaxin to do this. Although he also knows in his heart that Guan Jinpeng's original intention of insisting on using simultaneous sound for live recording is to make the film he directed
The quality of the TV series is better, or it is different and shows how awesome you are as a film director.
Sure enough, Cheng Hao looked surprised and said, "You actually recorded it live?"
These days, most, oh no, almost all TV dramas use post-dubbing, which makes the filming process relatively simple and does not place high demands on actors. It’s no wonder that in the post-production period, there will be some without a bottom line.
Miss Numbers or Mr. Numbers.
"Then your requirements are high enough!" Cheng Hao sighed, and then asked: "How about Li Jiaxin's acting skills?"
"Well……"
He Xin hesitated for a moment, pondered for a moment, and said more objectively: "It's about the same. It's generally passable."
"What do you mean, it's almost passable? How are her acting skills?" Cheng Hao continued to ask without hesitation.
In fact, this is no wonder. Although Li Jiaxin is a first-line star in Hong Kong and Taiwan, she has always been known for her beauty. And after all, she made her debut in the Hong Kong Miss Beauty Pageant. Her acting skills may have been awkward at the beginning, so that she was always considered by the outside world to be a pretty girl.
vase.
This is comparable to Fan Xiaopang in later generations. People pay more attention to her beauty, but few people know that Fan Xiaopang has won the Best Actress Award at two International A-Cam Film Festivals and once at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
Best Actress, once the Best Actress at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. You must know that the only female stars who can surpass her in this level of honor are Gong Li and Zhang Manyu.
Of course, Li Jiaxin is much worse than Fan Xiaopang in later generations in this regard. The only award she currently holds is probably the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant title she won fifteen years ago.
But as the saying goes, if you have never eaten pork, you have never seen a pig run away. After all, I have been in the industry for more than ten years and have made many movies, especially the movie "Dancing Then" with Guan Jinpeng. He Xin
I have specifically looked for it and I should say that Li Jiaxin's performance in this film is quite amazing, and she did not fall behind in the competition with Shu Qi and the famous Japanese actress Kaoru Momoi.
She basically knows all the acting skills. She will never perform the kind of frowning, staring, or pouting that is very low and exaggerated; nor will she need eye drops like Yang Tianbao when filming crying scenes.
, those big bright eyes are staring at you, tears coming at every turn.
But this is "Painted Soul" after all! It tells the story of the mental journey of a generation of talented women.
If nothing else, just say that the stardom of the female stars in this era is filled with tears and tears, not to mention Pan Yuliang's era and her extremely miserable background.
If you want to show Pan Yuliang's pride and stubbornness in the context of that era, how to deal with her love with two men who understand her, and the almost lily-like friendship with her best friend Omi, how powerful acting skills are needed to support this.
What a character!
Maybe Guan Jinpeng originally chose Li Jiaxin to play this role because of her stunning performance in "Sometimes to Dance", or maybe Lao Guan was confident enough to train her to become a perfect Pan Yuliang.
However, there is often a big gap between reality and expectations, probably because of the tight shooting schedule, because almost all the scenes revolve around the character Pan Yuliang, and Li Jiaxin needs to play rivals with all the main characters.
For example, this time He Xin joined the team more than a month later than others, leaving him with only twenty days of shooting time, but he still had time to cook a decent meal for his girlfriend like today.
Then have a drink and chat.
These are obviously luxuries for Li Jiaxin. Even her assistant complained that she had been in Shanghai for such a long time and was busy with hotels and studios every day, and she had no time to go out for a walk.
With such a high-intensity shooting and the fact that she had to work hard to learn Mandarin, it was difficult for her to have time to figure out the character and get into the heart of Pan Yuliang.
So her consistent pattern of beauty that can directly shock your senses but hardly touch your heart appears in her performances.
It’s no wonder that the Hong Kong media’s evaluation of her is that she is stunningly beautiful and never gets tired of looking at her, but her acting skills are poor. She was even dubbed a “wooden beauty”.
He Xin had the same feeling after working with her in several scenes. Just like the street encounter scene he and Zhang Jingchu performed not long ago that failed countless times, he didn't get that feeling from his opponent's eyes.
Feedback from the inside out is similar in appearance but different in spirit.