To be honest, the casting of Empress Dowager Longyu by the crew of "A Red Boat in the South Lake" is somewhat inconsistent with historical facts.
According to the existing historical photos, the Empress Dowager Longyu's appearance was very average, and could even be said to be ugly.
It's not that Zuo Le is boasting about his wife, Tian Yan's appearance can be regarded as one of the best in the entertainment industry where there are so many beauties. She is not said to be beautiful, but she can also be called a stunning beauty.
If Empress Dowager Longyu had Tian Yan's appearance in history, Guangxu might have abandoned Concubine Zhen long ago and came to live with Longyu.
Then again, although Zuo Le was a little speechless about Tian Yan's behavior of "cheating" him, when he calmed down and looked at Tian Yan, who was dressed in a phoenix robe and crown, and who was solemn and luxurious, he suddenly felt a little excited.
The Adventures of the Fake Eunuch's Harem.
Gee, when I get back to finalizing the project, I have to ask where I ordered the clothes.
Fortunately, he is still a well-known director, but he never thought of his professional advantages before...
Just as Zuo Le was dreaming about a better life in the future, Han Zhong also began to prepare for the official shooting. Tian Yan was sitting on the dragon chair with his arms around little Puyi, and Zuo Le was standing beside the royal platform holding the imperial edict in his hand.
All the ministers stood at attention below the imperial platform, including Yuan Shikai and other Beiyang warlords, as well as Zaifeng and other Manchu and Qing royal family members.
The shots of the main hall are divided into three groups, one is facing Zuo Le, the other is a medium shot facing the ministers, and the other is a panoramic view covering the entire hall.
The filming process of this scene is as follows. The Xiaode Zhang Xiannian, played by Zuo Le, reads the edict of abdication, with close-ups of Yuan Shikai and other ministers mixed in during the process.
Later, to add to the conversation between Tian Yan and the young emperor, Yuan Shikai came out to thank him and kowtowed to the ground, and the Qing Dynasty also died.
After the actors all stood up, Han Zhong signaled to start filming, Zuo Le held the imperial edict in his hands, looked at the simplified lines on it, cheated openly, and read out in a high voice.
"I am still young enough to carry on my great cause, but the destiny of the country cannot be a sign of peace and harmony. There are many difficulties and diseases. People's desires are known to fate. How can I tolerate the honor of one surname and the likes and dislikes of the people...
Isn't it great to give the emperor a place of retreat, leisurely travels, long-lasting blessings from the people, and the completion of Zhizhi's rule?"
In fact, Zuo Le has memorized this line very well, and he can recite it skillfully and smoothly even without line prompts.
Not only can he recite his lines fluently, Zuo Le's performance is also very stable and his emotions are well rendered.
Especially in the later part of reading "giving the emperor a chance to retreat and relax", he deliberately added a bit of crying to make the character appear more three-dimensional.
Han Zhong was very satisfied with Zuo Le's performance and asked him to add one line and announced it. After that, Yuan Shikai thanked him very smoothly. Fa Ge's strength was no joke, so he just passed it.
However, the filming of the Queen Mother Tianyan Takayu's stuttering took a long time. The reason is very simple. A certain host's basic acting skills were too poor and he could not grasp the character's state well, so the effect was very stiff.
There was no other way, so Zuo Le personally went to the battle to tell Tian Yan's drama, and even invited Fa Ge to demonstrate, and Shanhe's landlady finally managed to pass the test.
Han Zhong breathed a long sigh of relief after looking at the monitor, and Zuo Le secretly cursed that he deserved it.
Even if it's a gift film, you can't just hire celebrities, you must at least have certain acting skills.
Especially for a role as deep as Queen Mother Longyu, you should find someone as capable as Yan Ni. Needless to say, any kind of Queen Mother you want can play it for you.
Just looking at popularity and hot topics, if you find a dabbler like Tian Yan, you won’t be the only one to suffer.
In fact, Tian Yan is quite good. Although the character's condition is not accurately grasped, at least he can shed tears.
Yesterday when Zuo Le and the others were chatting with Liu Tianwang, Liu Tianwang couldn't help but complain about his co-star, Xiao Fengxian, the "Staring Queen" An Tianbao.
This sister spent more than half an hour bidding farewell to her lover at the train station, but she couldn't squeeze out a single tear.
In the end, Liu Tianwang was forced to have no choice but to buy eye drops, and personally applied them to An Tianbao. He also forced the drug to induce tears, and finally the scene was filmed.
So, isn't it true that talented actors are good, and they have to make these vases that are not useful but look good?
Of course, he could only think about this in his heart. If he said it, Miss Zuo could directly receive the inheritance.
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After Da Dian abdicated and finished filming this scene, there was no need for Tian Yan. However, she did not leave and stayed on the set with Zuo Le.
In fact, Zuo Le didn't have many scenes left. After Zhang Xun's restoration, he showed his face. He didn't have three lines in total. Like Teacher Fan and others before him, he was just a background.
Zuo Le also took two days to shoot the background panel. We had no choice but to coordinate and wait for other actors' schedules.
Zuo Le is relatively fast. Like Fan and Zhao, they only have a few lines in total and are almost all background scenes. However, because the scenes are very fragmented, they can only be filmed slowly. It is expected that they will stay on the set for more than half a month.
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Zuo Le was very satisfied with this brief guest appearance. He met many big names in the industry and expanded his network.
The only pity is that I didn't get to see the younger versions of those ancestors. I have to say it's a small regret. Zuo Le actually wanted to play a clerk or something in The Red Boat...
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After returning to Quancheng from the capital, Zuo Le did not go to Shanxi Province to start filming "Bright Sword". Instead, he asked Tian Yan to take a long vacation, and then took his parents and Zuo Xiao together to go abroad as a family.
This trip is not only to fulfill the promise he made to Zuo Xiao, but also to spend his honeymoon with Tian Yan in advance.
If the plan remains unchanged, they will get married in the middle of the year, which will probably be the busiest time for the two of them. It will be okay to spare some time for the wedding, but it will probably be enough if they add the honeymoon.
It's better to take advantage of the free time now, get it done in advance, and take your parents on a trip.
Fortunately, Lao Tian and his wife are from a family of intellectuals. They often go out to travel and relax. Although they have not been to many foreign countries, they have visited many scenic spots in China.
On the contrary, Lao Zuo and Zhuang Cuicui have never even left Dongshan Province. In the past, it was because they had no money. Later, Zuo Le became successful in his career and showed great respect to the old couple, but the couple still did not go out much.
Firstly, I don’t have that thought habit, and secondly, I realize that there are few people in the market, so I instinctively avoid going out.
This time, both his son and daughter will follow him, and he will accommodate Tian Yan, his daughter-in-law who is about to come over, otherwise Zuo Le may not be able to invite the two elders.
The family traveled abroad from the beginning of January 2021 and did not come back until the end of January. It was a great time.
When we returned to Quancheng, both parents hadn't left either. The New Year was about to come and they would spend it in Quancheng as usual this year. However, what was different from previous years was that this year Zuo Le brought his grandfather, Mr. Zuo, over.
The old man was stubborn and rarely listened to advice. This time Zuo Le also invited the old man here because he was getting married soon and invited the old man to see the new house to suppress evil spirits.
There is a folk saying among Zhao citizens that inviting some older or virtuous elders to visit the new house can suppress evil spirits and gather good fortune.
In fact, this statement is not very popular now, but many elderly people still believe it. Zuo Le also had the idea of trying it at first, but he didn't expect it to be quite effective.
