Wearing an old man's shirt, stepping on old Beijing cloth shoes, and carrying four or two pots in his pocket, he walked in the hutongs of the Four-Nine Cities, pushed open the door of the shop full of bursts, and greeted the boss and his regular customers. Don't look at the beard and a western face, but in this acre and three points of land, he does not look angry with any grass or tree here.
After sitting down, he said to the guy in an authentic Beijing accent, "Come by the rules!" ”
The guy should say in harmony: "Gotcha."
A plate of hemp tofu, a plate of bursting Dan, a plate of exploded leaves, mushroom heads, and belly kernels all came up, and the wine was taken out to eat and drink. This is not a bystander, it is the actor Cao Cao.
Cao Cao is an American, in 1996 he was still a young student, he came to China from the United States as an exchange student, this is obviously another world, and New York is a world apart, as an American, he naturally has a pioneering spirit, the yearning for the distance makes him linger in Beijing, and Beijing's humanistic style that distinguishes it from New York also makes him very interested. He decided to witness its growth in a city that changes every day, and he was a clever child.
In the 1990s, farmers and brothers could still be seen on the main road of the Third Ring Road driving horse-drawn carriages with livestock, and now it has become a CBD, bringing together elite talents from all over the world, like an international metropolis, which is more and more similar to new York in his memory.
In fact, the first time Let Cao Cao feel deeply is the Chinese restaurant, the United States is really very different, what kind of Chinese restaurant, you talk loudly, I am bigger than you, the hotel lobby when the people are full of people can open the roof. If you don't shout out hate, you can't hear it. He Americans have never seen this face, probably this is also in the American restaurant to suffocate, he looked, this place is good, this place is pulling the neck and shouting, more food.
Indeed, this is the cultural difference, Chinese restaurants have to eat hot, sweaty necks, if like Western restaurants, do not speak, it is so crazy.
Cao Cao's roots in Beijing have always been rooted in the Second Ring Road, where the soil still maintains its most primitive state to some extent. Cao Cao, who graduated from the New York University Film School, has excellent acting skills and has an unusual talent in language.
In order to live and work in the city, he decided to become an actor and make a scene. He had met a lot of directors over the years, and he would be nervous during the first interview, but what director like Cao Cao, who was funny and smart, could dislike him? He rarely hit a wall, and in Beijing he mixed well and entered the film and television industry smoothly.
At the end of the last century, there were also many foreign actors like Cao Cao, but far less than today, and most of them were trained by Ding Guangquan, the "head of foreign religions". Chinese accent, master leads into the door, practice in the individual, and very talented, some people have been in China for a lifetime, still do not understand the essentials, born tongue will not bend, then no matter how hard you try, it is half the effort. And a self-taught, gifted young man like Cao Cao is really rare, his language has improved rapidly, he has learned dialects, and without looking at his foreign face, almost everyone thinks that he is an authentic "old Beijing".
In that era, such an actor was simply a treasure, basically as long as there were foreign characters in the mainland TV series, almost all of them were wrapped up by him.
The earliest Virgo should be Zhao Yanguo's "Nothing to Find", which was still in 1999, but at that time, his foreign roles had already begun to say Chinese.
By the time of the later TV series "The Great Hero Zheng Chenggong", he played the captain of the Dutch East India Company, and then when Zheng Xiaolong directed "Never Give Up", he transformed into a network engineer Mark, Xia Gang directed the Beijing drama "The First Floor of the World" he played a foreign doctor, in "Korean War" he played an American officer, in short, this brother is almost omnipotent, as long as he is a foreigner he can act.
So far, he has participated in almost a hundred film and television works, a shocking number.
However, genius belongs to genius, the efforts of the day after tomorrow are also very important, Cao Cao can learn Chinese well, learn Beijing dialect well, that also has its own unique know-how, in terms of learning language, Cao Cao first started with history and culture. To understand the present and future of a country and a people, we must first understand its past.
If you look at the Chinese name this brother gave himself, you can probably know how interested he is in Chinese history. As for learning Beijing dialect, Cao Cao also has a way, instead of finding a teacher, it is better to find a girlfriend, and Ding Guangquan to learn what to do, an old man, listen to him live in vain, no energy, learn to learn to get tired.
Let's find a big girl to teach us, while talking about love, while learning everything, you say that this can not be learned well, the key is that the motivation behind it is big, you will not use Chinese to coax people, how to progress down.
On cao cao's condition, a large head of one meter and eighty-three, a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and a curly hair. Girls who like him are naturally not in the minority, but Cao Cao's conditions are still quite high, just can't speak Beijing dialect, first of all, the girl can't be too honest, can't be too simple, can't be too obedient, and the three-legged kick can't get a fart. This is the personality aspect, as for the appearance and figure, it depends on the edge of the eyes, the only point is not too thin, look at the malnutrition can not be.
Listen, this is looking for a Beijing girl, isn't this looking for an American girl's standard, you don't have to say, really let him find it, she is the wife Li Zhiyin who later entered the marriage hall with Cao Cao, when Xiao Li was still studying at Beijing University of Economics and Business. After being introduced, she and Cao Cao met on a date.
A friend took Li Zhiyin to a café, and Cao Cao was also very polite, taking the initiative to introduce himself to people in a lame Chinese: "Hello, I am from the United States, where my name is Jonathan Kosred, in China, my name is Cao Cao, please be more inclusive." ”
This foreigner, who looked a little dazed, amused Li Zhiyin: "I said Cao Cao, your Chinese level needs to be improved." ”
How to describe this meeting, the first reaction of the two is "love at first sight", psychologists have given a conclusion, usually boys fall in love with girls only need 17 seconds, and girls fall in love with boys shorter, 8 seconds is enough. So if the opposite sex is staring at you for more than 5 seconds, you have to be careful, maybe the other party is in love with you.
And this date lasted for a full three and a half hours, not to mention mutual affection, may be inseparable for life, before leaving, both of them are clinging to each other, after going back, like all couples, that night they lost sleep in their respective beds.
The later story is very sweet and beautiful, the two civil affairs bureau registered marriage, together gave birth to a pair of children, two mixed-race babies are very beautiful. On the day of the marriage proposal, Cao Cao conquered Li Zhiyin with a single word. He asked Xiao Li a sentence: "Do you know what your name is?" ”。
"Nonsense, of course I know, my name is Li Zhiyin."
Cao Cao said to her, "That's right, today, I finally found [Zhiyin]'s Yin."
This is Cao Cao's language talent, and there is never a lack of laughter in this family, because of this humorous and funny Cao Cao.
Twenty-five years have passed, and now the 20-year-old foreigner has become The Great Uncle Cao in the Four-Nine Cities, and Li Zhiyin has also become the most important person in Cao Cao's life, in life Cao Cao is a wife who is strictly in charge, and all his property is handed over to his wife Li Zhiyin for safekeeping.
Over the years, Cao Cao took over the drama less, he was obsessed with photography, walking in Houhai, the Temple of Heaven, Nanchizi, people can always see him take a SLR, shoot here, shoot there, today's D7000 can not meet him, and his wife grinded for half a day, and finally shotgun for cannon, upgraded to D810.
It is said that his works are about to sell, and he is happy like a child, and it feels like his first film and television work, which is very fulfilling.
In Beijing, Cao Cao's connections are as complex as a spider's web, which can really be eaten, and in the premiere of the movie "One Day Deal", everyone began to crowd out after watching the finished film.
Only to see Cao Cao's left arm around Ma Weidu, his right arm carrying Wang Ting, facing the camera camera and saying: "This on the left is my eldest brother, and on the right is my half-brother Die."
When he could meet acquaintances, Cao Cao had to say hello when he met: "Yo, isn't this Qi Ye, don't come unharmed!" Huh? How about stubble today, Grandpa Tong came in a big way, and there was a long way to go."
Ma Weidu in the shot showed his trademark bad smile and pointed at Cao Cao: "Don't be polite here, we Chinese this worldly sophistication has been learned by you." The three of them laughed and left the scene.
Speaking of Cao Ye, who had just exploded his belly, wasn't this four or two small wine just got off his stomach, dizzy, stood up and wanted to go outside. An old Beijing stopped him here: "I just saw you when you turned back, are you not a Beijinger for half a day?" You are a foreigner".
Cao Cao smiled, "Look at what you said, do you think I look like a foreigner?" I'm authentic old Beijing! ”
Suddenly, one day, uncle Cao could not be seen in the Four-Nine Cities, he seemed to have not appeared on the street for a while, and everyone said that this brother did not act anymore, nor did he come out to eat the popping belly shabu-shabu, where did he run?
He ran to Spain, the wanderer left his hometown for many years, he was homesick, his mother missed him, they met in the beautiful Spanish city of Barcelona, they enjoyed the local food and the scenery to the fullest. But every night when it was quiet, he would always miss Sanlitun, Nanluoguxiang, Gulou Street, and Guijie Street. Although it's also known as the city that never sleeps, he loves Beijing's food stalls and Chinese restaurants where he can speak loudly.
In the middle of the night, he called an international friend in Beijing, and on the phone he said: "No way, buddy, I'm from Beijing, everything is good here, but this is not home, I have to China sooner or later."
Soon, Cao Cao's mother will turn 82 years old, she is not accustomed to oriental food, nor is she used to the climate and culture here, so in the last stage of her mother's life Cao Cao wants to personally accompany her mother and take care of her for a period of time before leaving. This is a filial son, and although the second pot head in Beijing, the exploding belly, and the shabu-shabu make him irresistible, there is the most important person in his life.