You've passed the college entrance examination, but can't you make it in the entertainment

Le Yan pointed his finger at his 'Aunt' in the drama.

Li Xiaojun lived in his aunt's house for the first few years after arriving in Hong Kong.

My aunt was a former prostitute, so strange men often came in and out of our house.

Through his aunt's "friends", Li Xiaojun found a job and realized the "openness" and "diversity" of Hong Kong. This role played a very important role in promoting Li Xiaojun's integration into the local society.

The role was played by a lesser-known actress, whose name is barely even known in Hong Kong. The reason why Kong Chao chose her instead of a more famous actress was because she portrayed a "comfortable" feeling of worldliness.

This character has to embody both the indifference of an older prostitute who has experienced many things, and the excellent temperament of a man who is still sharp. It is not something that ordinary people can play.

This is a very challenging role for a female actor, let alone a young male actor.
Su Tian pointed at his head speechlessly at Le Yan.

Are you ok?

Are you kidding?
The actors looked at each other and all laughed.

Le Yan is an interesting kid.
So this bet was just to create atmosphere?

There was only one person on the set who had full confidence in Le Yan, and that was Ms. Bi Xia, who was also the hope of Beijing Film Academy.

While massaging Le Yan's shoulders, she said with great vigor:
"I've heard that you played Daji very well, but I never had the chance to see it in person. Is it the same today?"

After the freshman year started, Bi Xia first heard about Le Yan’s deeds in the grade when he cosplayed as Daji in the Liberating Nature class and climbed up Deng Xuefeng’s thigh.

Students from Class 2 described the scene at that time using evocative words such as "stunning", "refreshing" and "beauty is a disaster". It is said that even Deng Xuefeng could not keep up with Le Yan's cross-dressing performance.

Bi Xia firmly believes that there is absolutely no problem with Le Yan playing the role of a female lead!

Le Yan twisted his neck and shook his wrist:
"How can an actor perform in only one fixed mode? Today, there must be another way."

Bi Xia patted Le Yan's shoulders twice and shouted "OK":
"Go ahead and show these people the power of Kyoei!"

The next scene happens to be the rivalry between Li Xiaojun and his aunt.

After finishing the main scene, Le Yan picked up the executive director's intercom and communicated with Kong Chao:
"I'll take a quick shot so as not to waste everyone's time."

Kong Chao confirmed with Le Yan again:

"Are you sure you want to play this role?"

A gentleman's agreement cannot be rescinded.

If you play a man, there is still a chance of a comeback.

Isn't it courting death for those who play the female role?

Le Yan sat back in front of the camera again, where [Li Xiaojun] sat:
"No need to find someone to act with me. I'll act out this scene by myself and we'll make it quick and easy."

After a few seconds of silence on the other side of the intercom, Kong Chao's voice came with a smile:
"Okay, if you want to act, go ahead. I have several 'judges' hired by Bixia around me, so don't worry that I'm unfair."

On both sides of Kong Chao, all the actors who have roles today, including his aunt, are present.

They were the judges that Bi Xia had "invited" with a knife.

"Le Yan, show your strength!" Bi Xia cheered Le Yan loudly on the intercom.

"I won't light it for you anymore." Kong Chao felt that this was the most ridiculous scene he had ever shot as a director, and he said in a speechless voice, "rolling."

The content of this scene is very simple. The aunt tells Li Xiaojun the story of her youth.

Because Su Tian required the entire TV series to be closer to the texture of a movie, Kong Chao's camera movements became much more advanced.

This shot begins with Li Xiaojun writing a letter home, with a picture in the middle and a long shot of the two of them chatting.

'Over-the-frame' means that the lens uses an object to design the characters to enter and exit the frame.

For example, a character appears from the right, the camera passes by an object, and the next character enters from the left. This type of camera movement is often used in long dialogues or when characters move long distances.

In this shot, the prop used for the painting was the chair on which Li Xiaojun was sitting.

In the picture, Li Xiaojun is sitting at the old desk, writing a letter to his girlfriend in mainland China.

He has a handsome face, fair skin, and is gentle and refined in his every move.

No one could imagine how he would play an outdated prostitute.
The camera moved from Le Yan's back to his profile, and then from his profile to the letter written in his hand.

Even though the actors in the crew had seen it many times, it did not prevent them from praising it again - what beautiful handwriting!

Li Xiaojun suddenly looked to the left and put down his pen:

"Have you seen a doctor?"

The camera pulled back again, passed through the chair behind Le Yan, and gradually moved to the left. Le Yan also quickly left in the gap where the camera was blocked by the chair, sat on the sofa on the left, and kept coughing.

When the camera moved to the other side and revealed "Aunt", Kong Chao couldn't help but curse.

"Fuck, are you kidding me?"

Le Yan opened his legs slightly and leaned lazily on the sofa. He made a hand shape that was very similar to the orchid finger but not the orchid finger, grabbed the clothes on his chest, and said intermittently:

"Doctors are all liars. They tell me to quit smoking and drinking every day. If I can quit smoking and drinking, I don't need to see a doctor."

Not only did Le Yan's gestures change, but his tone and intonation of voice were also different.

He deliberately lowered his voice to create the sound of someone who has been smoking and drinking for a long time, but at the same time he also had the unique charm of a woman.

The actress who played the aunt covered her mouth in fear:

"like!"

"Looks like you?" Brother Leopard replied casually.

My aunt covered her mouth and said in disbelief:

"It looks like the Phoenix girls of that era! I watched a lot of early documentaries and that's how they sat in those days."

This scene takes place in the late 80s, but my aunt started working in the adult industry in the 60s.

In order to portray the customs of that era, the actress who played the aunt went out of her way to find a lot of information to "learn".

She discovered that in Hong Kong's red-light district in the early years, girls would deliberately spread their legs slightly when sitting in order to reflect the nature of their work. This was also a form of invisible identity expression.

Although she noticed this little detail, sitting like that was very indecent, so it was not reflected in the photo shoot.

Moreover, this detail has been abandoned for many years and only appeared in that era. Very few people can understand it now.

Le Yan's performance has strong feminine characteristics.

Since he can perform so realistically, he certainly wouldn't neglect the sitting posture.

Nowadays even little girls know that they should keep their legs together when sitting, but he chose to keep his legs slightly open. Others might not see the trick, but his aunt saw it immediately.

Everyone heard what my aunt said.

When everyone looked at Le Yan in the camera again, his expression was extremely wonderful.

Le Yan was definitely called Feng Jie of that era!
Oh no, Le Yan has definitely seen Feng Jie of that era!
Le Yan’s first appearance at the opening really surprised everyone.

But the drama has just begun.
In the picture, the 'aunt' coughed a few times, then naturally reached for the cigarette box on the table next to her, took out a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

"Oh my god." This time it was Bi Xia who exclaimed.

Because the actress who played the aunt didn't smoke, the cigarette was just a prop during filming. She just held it in her mouth at most and never lit it.

And because she doesn't know how to smoke, the action of holding the cigarette in her mouth was not very accurate.

At least Bixia felt it was inaccurate.

She had seen Ge Man smoking, and that was the charming look a woman should have when smoking in her mind.

The way Le Yan held the cigarette in her lips was very 'feminine', very natural and charming. Bi Xia had almost forgotten Le Yan's own temperament.

She has never seen Le Yan smoke
When did he learn the action of holding a cigarette in his mouth?

But Bi Xia's shock was not over yet, because Le Yan picked up the match again and lit it. He still maintained the orchid finger-shaped gesture and lowered his head to light the cigarette.

He raised his head slightly, exhaled a puff of smoke, and extinguished the match. Then he placed his left hand across his chest, rested his right elbow on his left hand, tilted his head and looked in the direction of Li Xiaojun with a half-smile:

"My first cigarette was given to me by William. When I met him, he was filming "Love in the Sky" in Hong Kong. I took a day off from work and went to the old Peak Hospital to watch him filming. Later, he invited me to dinner at The Peninsula. That was the first time I went to The Peninsula in my life."

When Le Yan was reciting this line, there was always a happy smile on his face. From time to time, he looked up and closed his eyes, looking like he was enjoying it.

The whole person can be described in four words: a girl in love!
Judging from the detailed sitting posture at the opening, one can only say that Le Yan has done in-depth research on that era and captured the spirit of Feng Jie.

But in the following long dialogue, his performance reflects the charm of Feng Jie. William is an international movie star. When my aunt was young, he had a one-night stand with her. Since then, my aunt has always fantasized that William would come back to marry her and form a happy family with her.

From ancient times to the present, every fallen girl has a dream in her heart that a prince charming will come back to marry her.

Le Yan embodied this state vividly.

It was so vivid that everyone suspected that he must have a white moonlight in his life.

Otherwise, how could he act the role of a bootlicker so realistically?

The actors didn't dare to speak and looked at director Kong Chao cautiously.

Should Le Yan continue to act?

This situation is a bit tricky.
Kong Chao's brows were knitted together.

Winning or losing is no longer important now. He was wondering, was Le Yan lying? Did he really go out to observe life?
Kong Chao looked at the monitor expectantly.

Le Yan, what else did you observe?

In the picture, Le Yan's performance is still going on.

He suddenly laughed happily a few times, put out his cigarette shyly, and said proudly in his silver bell-like laughter:

"Your aunt was also very pretty when she was young."

After saying this, Le Yan laughed so hard that he fell backwards, and seemed very embarrassed.

He stamped his feet, covered his face, and laughed for more than ten seconds.

This funny scene really shows the actor's acting skills.

When there is no one acting with you, laughing to yourself is a great test of an actor's sense of conviction. It is very likely that while laughing, you will lose confidence.

But Le Yan not only laughed constantly, but his laughter was also very layered.

He wiped the tears from his eyes and stood up with a cigarette and a fire:

"Okay, okay, I won't chat with you anymore. Just continue writing your letter."

The camera followed Le Yan's back for two steps, and he suddenly stopped, and the laughter gradually stopped.

He turned his back to the camera and straightened his back:

"Don't call me aunt, call me Rosie, William likes to call me Rosie"

The actors in front of the camera bit their lips or gave thumbs up.

From that moment on, Le Yan was just improvising; that part was not included in the script at all.

By connecting the context, everyone can clearly infer that the tears she wiped away were not tears of laughter, but tears of sadness.

"William likes to call me Rosie"

This is a microcosm of my aunt's life.

She has always lived in the dream that William will come back to marry her!

The scene was completely silent, as everyone was waiting for Le Yan's next performance.

But Le Yan turned his head suddenly, pointed at the camera and cursed:
"You still don't want to say 'ka', are you tired of playing?"

This shout frightened everyone.

Le Yan’s performance just now was so superb!
They completely brought Le Yan into a female perspective and forgot that he is a man!
The powerful voice brought everyone back to reality.

It turns out that a man can also portray a woman so realistically?

Le Yan's insults continued:
"Aren't you wasting everyone's time? You stretched out a task that could have been finished in one minute to two minutes, and you didn't even call for a stop!"

The behavior of Kong Chao and Su Tian last night had seriously touched Le Yan's bottom line.

Although this is Hong Kong, you shouldn't use the tricks commonly used by evil forces against me!
Everyone is watching me now. Let's see who dares to be rough with me?

Kong Chao's voice came from the intercom:
"Come here, come and talk."

Le Yan snorted coldly and walked towards the monitoring room with a heartless step.

Today, I will never bow to the evil forces!
Su Tian had just gone out to coordinate the crew, and when he came back he only heard Le Yan's shouting.

While waiting for Le Yan to come over, Kong Chao and the actors around him described Le Yan's performance to him in a vivid way.

"It's amazing. I forgot Le Yan was a man because of his acting!"

"I admit that he acted out the story in much more detail than I did. When he comes over, I want to discuss the topic of Sister Feng with him in depth."

"You must accept defeat and stop restricting my junior brother's personal freedom."

Su Tian pulled Kong Chao to an empty corner and asked in surprise:

"Lost?"

Kong Chao lit a cigarette:

“It was a complete defeat.”

"No room at all?"

“No power to resist.”

"Why? How can he possibly play a prostitute well?" Su Tian said, slapping his forehead.

Kong Chao handed Su Tian a cigarette:

"We may have really misunderstood him. He may have really gone out to observe life. Otherwise, this cannot be explained at all!"

Tell me, how can someone who has never observed prostitutes in the building perform the sitting postures of seventy or eighty years ago?
Tell me again, how can an older woman who has never observed unhappy relationships perform that kind of regretful laughter filled with vicissitudes of life?

Su Tian said in amazement:

"Maybe. He just happened to observe this profession?"

It was you who said with certainty that Le Yan came to Hong Kong to hunt for beauties!
Following your line of thought, it makes sense that he can play the role of aunt so well!
Suddenly, Kong Chao and Su Tian both felt someone pinching their necks.

Then, a head popped out from between the two of them and asked with a smile:
"If you make a mistake, you must admit it. If you are beaten, you must stand at attention! So, are you wrong?"

This person suddenly appeared right next to their ear, which scared Kong Chao and Su Tian.

They subconsciously wanted to run away, but as soon as they took a step, they felt a pain on their necks. It turned out that the man had grabbed their hair on the back of their necks!
The two of them turned their heads at the same time and met Le Yan's crazy eyes.

Le Yan pinched their necks twice and asked in a perverted tone:
"Is it wrong?"

Su Tian and Kong Chao felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet and gradually climbing upwards.

"Wrong, wrong."

"I know I was wrong and I shouldn't have wronged you."

Le Yan laughed loudly twice, let go of their necks, and patted their faces:
"We rely on three things to get by: acting skills, courage, and having many sisters."

He pointed in the direction of the vegetable market and said:
"I don't mind introducing my sisters to you."

Kong Chao and Su Tian thought of the aunties in the vegetable market, and they swallowed their saliva in fear at the same time, and their legs felt weak.

Too scary!

Le Yan spat viciously on the ground, snorted coldly, and turned away:

"You are lucky this time."

After Le Yan left, Kong Chao, who was pale, said to Su Tian, ​​who was also pale:
“He definitely didn’t just look at that one profession.”

Su Tian wiped the cold sweat from his bald head in horror:

“These are all jobs that are not easy to deal with.”

The two looked at each other and said in unison:

"I can't control it anymore!"

From today on, "Never mess with Le Yan" will be engraved in their life creed! (End of this chapter)