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Chen Xiaoxu's version of Lin Daiyu has always been a classic that is difficult to be surpassed in the hearts of the audience.
And the reason why she can interpret this role so perfectly.
Thanks to the destined bond between her and "Lin Daiyu".
Before Chen Xiaoxu was born.
Her mother had a dream of having a baby.
In her dream, an old man with white hair gave her a strange word.
The top is cursive, and the bottom is also.
This word is not so common that Chen's mother searched the dictionary and couldn't find it.
But the old man in the dream confessed that he must give his daughter this character as a name.
So Chen's father had to ask around for knowledgeable people.
Eventually, I found out from a scholar from the South.
This character is the name of a small grass in the south, pronounced ye.
Chen's mother proposed to name her daughter Chen Yefen.
But Father Chen always had some strange feelings in his heart.
So I found an old gentleman who was proficient in "Already".
Ask the other party to help you calculate whether the name Chen Yefen is feasible.
Unexpectedly, the old gentleman pinched his fingers and shook his head.
"This name is Lin Daiyu's life. ”
Father Chen sighed when he heard this, but fortunately he found someone to calculate the hexagram.
Otherwise, his daughter and Lin Daiyu's life would be too bitter.
In the end, he renegotiated the name Chen Xiaoxu with Chen's mother.
It's just that what Chen's father didn't expect was:
Her daughter changed her name, but she couldn't change her fate.
When Chen Xiaoxu was 18 years old.
The crew of "Dream of Red Mansions" is looking for roles from all over the country.
Chen Xiaoxu, who learned the news, could not hide his joy.
Because I have read the book "Dream of Red Mansions" thousands of times.
Lin Daiyu in the book also had a prototype in Chen Xiaoxu's heart.
So she sent her photo and an original poem to the crew.
When the director saw the poems and photos sent by Chen Xiaoxu in thousands of cover letters.
Suddenly, my eyes lit up.
"May the spring breeze to the ends of the earth,
I want to bring spring news to the corners of the earth. ”
In the dark, the director felt that this girl might be the Lin Daiyu she was looking for.
Chen Xiaoxu after getting a reply from the crew.
Without saying a word, he got on the train and ran to the crew to participate in the interview.
When the director saw Chen Xiaoxu who was drenched in heavy rain.
I was even more determined in my thoughts.
So after the interview, he asked Chen Xiaoxu to keep the train ticket when he came.
Because only the selected actors will be reimbursed for the fare.
Chen Xiaoxu also understood the director's hints.
I happily returned home and waited for the follow-up news.
Finally a year later, Chen Xiaoxu received a training contract from the crew.
However, when she arrived at the crew, she found that she was not the only "Lin Daiyu".
There are also two other outstanding girls competing with themselves for the casting of Lin Daiyu.
One is Zhang Jinglin, who later starred in Qingwen.
One is Zhang Lei, who later starred in Qin Keqing.
Originally, the director was not very satisfied with Chen Xiaoxu.
But when the director tactfully asked her if there were any other roles she wanted to try.
Her words changed the director's decision.
"If you ask me to play another role, the audience will say that you let Lin Daiyu play someone else. ”
Chen Xiaoxu's self-confidence finally persuaded the director to give her the role of Lin Daiyu.
The later results did not live up to the director's expectations.
In the original work, Lin Daiyu who "seems to be happy but not happy".
Under her interpretation, it is as wonderful as coming out of a book.
After another three long years of shooting.
"Dream of Red Mansions" aroused the audience's popularity as soon as it was broadcast.
Since then, Chen Xiaoxu has completely become Lin Daiyu.
is not only Lin Daiyu in the original book or on TV.
Even in life, she became depressed.
For many years after that, she has been trapped in the role of Lin Daiyu and can't get out.
So much so that she went to play other roles.
The director always felt that Lin Daiyu was acting in front of him.
Realizing this, she herself felt that it was time to take a different path.
So at the suggestion of her boyfriend Hao Tong.
The two co-contracted an advertising agency.
Under the careful management of her and her boyfriend.
The company quickly grew from four employees to hundreds of employees.
The turnover is also four or five million a year.
Chen Xiaoxu has also become a superstar in the advertising industry.
However, with her fame and wealth, she became more and more unhappy.
Watch the revenue increase every day.
She only felt more and more empty in her heart.
Finally, at the beginning of 2007, she chose to become a monk.
At this time, it was less than a year before the end of her life.
The outside world thought that she chose to become a monk because she was sick.
Some people think that she chose to become a monk because she was too deep in the play,
Actually, it's neither.
It's that she's always been religious.
So when she was diagnosed with cancer half a year ago.
Under the inducement of the religious master, she has always been taboo to seek medical treatment.
In fact, at that time, there were many cases of successful treatment of breast cancer.
But she refused treatment because she was too "beautiful".
Just because I don't want to be physically disabled when I die.
Leave "cleanly".
The absurd belief made her rather step into the door of Buddhism than the door of the hospital.
Coupled with superstitious beliefs, she thought that she was sick because of a great sin.
Therefore, I chose to redeem myself by taking refuge in Buddhism to atone for my sins.
In the end, Chen Xiaoxu passed away in May 2007.
And her religious master in order to shirk responsibility.
still insists that Chen Xiaoxu was too guilty in his previous life, so he can't be redeemed.
It even made the outside world think that Chen Xiaoxu voluntarily gave up treatment.
In fact, in Chen Xiaoxu's last days.
I always asked Master if my illness could be cured.
It can be seen that she hopes that she will be cured in her heart.
It's just that the obsession is too deep and goes astray.
The best time for treatment was missed.
She was born with a weird fetal dream.
A bizarre thing also happened when he died.
At the memorial service, there was a huge poster of Lin Daiyu's stills.
However, in a state where there is no wind.
The poster, which was pressed against the iron, suddenly collapsed.
At that time, Yang Shuyun, the makeup artist of the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", was standing in front of the poster.
Afterwards, Yang Shuyun also mentioned this matter many times.
She said: Xiaoxu knew that I was coming to see her off, and she came to greet me.
Epilogue:
Looking back, she is a well-known Lin Daiyu and a superstar in the advertising industry.
Although she has been dead for 16 years, people still remember her smile.