As one of the four famous novels, "Dream of Red Mansions" is the white moonlight in the hearts of countless people, and it is also loved by many directors and screenwriters. But it seems that no matter how many people remake it, whether it is a TV series or a movie. The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" cannot be shaken, even if nearly forty years have passed now.
In order to create this great drama of national culture, director Wang Fulin took more than 100 actors and crew members and devoted eight years of hard work to finally complete this masterpiece. In this drama, we not only saw the exquisite costumes, props and sets, but also saw the sincere emotions and excellent acting skills of the actors.
However, during the filming of this drama, the crew had a strict rule: no one was allowed to fall in love, and whoever fell in love had to leave. This rule may sound a little unkind, but in those days, in order to ensure the progress and quality of filming, the crew was also forced to do so.
However, how can such a thing as feelings be controlled by people? In getting along and cooperating day after day, it is inevitable that there will be some feelings between the actors. And in this drama, there are four pairs of young people who quietly fall in love.
Jia Lian and makeup artist Hu Yan
Gao Hongliang, this name may not be familiar to many people, but his role as Jia Lian in the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" left a deep impression on the audience. Originally, Gao Hongliang was a dancer, but because of his handsome appearance, he was favored by the casting director at a glance, so he stepped into the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions".
At first, Gao Hongliang wanted to play Liu Xianglian, because he felt that his image was more like Liu Xianglian, and he didn't like Jia Lian, a scumbag. But the director took a fancy to his potential to play Jia Lian, maybe this is the arrangement of fate.
The role of Jia Lian is not likable in the original book, and it is not easy to interpret. Director Wang Fulin said in a previous interview: Although Jia Lian is lustful, he is not greasy. And Gao Hongliang's appearance is also one of the best in the crew, and his Jia Lian is described as "face like a crown of jade, red lips and white teeth", and even known as one of the "two beauties of Red Mansions", which just gives him a noble son's temperament, which not only shows his lust, but also is deeply loved by the audience.
It is precisely because of accepting Director Wang Fulin's suggestion that Gao Hongliang has more opportunities to stay in the crew, otherwise he who plays Liu Xianglian probably would not have met the love of his life, makeup artist Hu Yan. In order to make filming, many actors need to get up early in the morning to put on makeup, but after a day of filming, many people are reluctant to get up so early. At this time, Gao Hongliang, who was easy to talk, became Hu Yan's savior, and he agreed to be the first to come to put on makeup without hesitation.
It is precisely because of Hou Changrong's kindness that the two slowly developed feelings after getting along for a long time. But their relationship is not favored by everyone, because the woman is three years older than the man, and although the man is handsome and an actor, his job is very unstable.
Fortunately, the relationship between the two has always been very good, and after the completion of "Dream of Red Mansions", Gao Hongliang married Hu Yan as he wished. In the 35 years since they got married, they have been in love as before, and there have been no scandals.
Ping'er and Jia Yun
The name Wu Xiaodong is not unfamiliar to audiences who are familiar with the four famous novels. He not only played the role of Jia Yun in "Dream of Red Mansions", but also had an excellent performance in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
The character of Jia Yun is a smart person, who can speak well, bend and stretch. And Ping'er played by Shen Lin is also a kind person, as Wang Xifeng's big girl, she has done a lot of good deeds and is deeply loved by the audience.
Wu Xiaodong was originally appointed as the actor of Jia Lian, but later changed to Jia Yun for some reason. When he came to the crew to audition, he had an intersection with Shen Lin, and it was this meeting that made Wu Xiaodong have a good impression of Shen Lin.
In order to get close to Shen Lin, Wu Xiaodong often took the opportunity to chat with her, and every time he would tell her some knowledge of professional actors. At first, Shen Lin didn't take a fancy to Wu Xiaodong, and even asked him once: "How old is your child?" At that time, Wu Xiaodong had a lot of acne on his face, which also made him feel inferior, and he didn't even dare to see Shen Lin.
In addition to filming, Wu Xiaodong will also be exposed to some scene recording work, which slowly regained some self-confidence. After years of unremitting efforts, Wu Xiaodong finally got the beauty.
After the TV series was completed, the two walked together. In 1995, they stepped into the palace of marriage hand in hand. Shen Lin faded out of the showbiz and taught her husband and children at home; Wu Xiaodong is filming outside to make money to support his family. Over the years, there has been little news about the husband and wife, and they have been living a low-key and happy life.
Tanchun with photographer Li Yaozong
Dongfang Wenying and Li Yaozong were already a pair of lovers before they came to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions". Because the drama "Dream of Red Mansions" was filmed for three years, and he couldn't rest halfway, Li Yaozong originally didn't want to come. But at the sincere invitation of Wang Fulin, he still took over the job.
Li Yaozong is a professional actor, and he has been a well-known photographer in the circle since the seventies and eighties of the last century. After coming to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", he continued to work as a cameraman, and his girlfriend Dongfang Wenying gave him a note on the spot.
Dongfang Wenying, like Tanchun, is not an ordinary woman. Dongfang Wenying, who was born in a literary family, has been exposed to film and television since she was a child, and she was unwilling to only make scene notes, so she proposed to the director that she wanted to reverse "Jia Baoyu". But because she had already decided to use an actor, she could only star in "Tanchun" later.
In this way, Dongfang Wenying, the only "relational household" in "Dream of Red Mansions", followed her boyfriend into the crew. With her own strength, she brought Tanchun, an open-minded woman, to us. Especially the scene of Tanchun's marriage has directly become a classic.
It's a pity that as a daughter, she seems to be the same as Tanchun, and she can only accept the arrangement of fate. Because this couple had an agreement with the director when they came to the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", they could not get married during the filming, so they did not get a marriage certificate until the TV series was completed.
Sadly, however, the marriage lasted only a few years before ending in divorce. The reason for the divorce of the two is also unknown to the outside world. I can only sigh, emotional things are really unpredictable! And today's Dongfang Wenying is also as capable as Tanchun, although she no longer continues to film, but directly incarnates as a director. The relationship is not going well but the career is successful, which can be regarded as a kind of luck.
Xiangling and Liu Xianglian/King Beijing
Liu Xianglian and King Beijing, who don't appear much, are both played by actor Hou Changrong. Speaking of Hou Changrong, you may think of this year's fairy sister Liu Yifei's big heroine drama "The Story of Rose". Hou Changrong is Huang Yimei's wise and amiable father in the play.
At the beginning, the director originally wanted the handsome Hou Changrong to play "Jia Baoyu", but unfortunately because he was too tall, he missed this role. But the director did not give up Hou Changrong, but let him play the two roles of "Liu Xianglian" and "King Beijing".
Chen Jianyue's "Xiangling" is the same as "Liu Xianglian", both of which are tragic characters. She was born in a famous family but had a rough life, and her death can be regarded as getting out of the sea of suffering.
In fact, Chen Jianyue's original role was not Xiangling, but an attacker. Some people also say that she also has Daiyu's melancholy temperament and is a very shaping actor.
Interestingly, although the two did not intersect in the play, because Chen Honghai, the actor of Xue Pan, beat Chen Jianyue in the play, the heartbroken Hou Changrong was angry for his girlfriend in a certain scene and kicked Chen Honghai hard.
Back then, the talented and beautiful two secretly fell in love. Since the crew has a rule that they are not allowed to fall in love, they came together in private. Of course, their relationship can't escape the eyes of director Wang Fulin. But their love did not delay the filming, so the director didn't say much.
The progress of the two is also very fast, and before the filming of the scene is over, the two not only pulled the testimony, but even the woman was pregnant. After the filming of the TV series, Chen Jianyue gave birth to a baby girl. Decades have passed, and this young couple who are secretly in love has also grown into a "model couple" in the entertainment industry.
After marriage, Chen Jianyue became a good wife and mother; Hou Changrong has become a "professional father" in domestic entertainment, and he has appeared in many film and television dramas. Now, Hou Changrong and Chen Jianyue have also been upgraded to grandparents and grandmothers, and the family is happy, harmonious and beautiful.
Write to the end
I believe that the audience who has watched the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is not young, and this drama is full of memories. In addition to these four real couples, what other characters in the play are memorable to you? Is it Lin Daiyu's sentimentality, Jia Baoyu's infatuation and persistence, or Wang Xifeng's shrewdness and ability? Every character is so alive and real, as if they really existed in that era, in that world.
The 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is not only a classic TV series, but also a work that carries the memories and emotions of countless people. It allows us to see the style of that era, the changes of that society, and the joys and sorrows of those characters. And the stories of these four real couples add a bit of romance and legend to this drama.