"Dream of the Red Chamber" has been published for more than 200 years, from the original manuscript to more than a dozen versions circulated in later generations, whether it is the characters, languages, poems, songs, and even the delicate elegance of clothing, food, and scenery, which has made countless people obsessed and fallen for it.
In modern times, "Dream of the Red Chamber" has been adapted into film, television, drama and animation works many times, showing the spiritual value contained in the original work in a more popular form.
In particular, the 87 version of the TV series "Dream of the Red Chamber", as soon as it was broadcast, there was a scene of thousands of empty alleys, which was called "an insurmountable classic" and "a wonderful chapter in the history of Chinese television dramas".
Now 34 years later, the 87th edition of "Dream of the Red Chamber" is still an insurmountable classic in the hearts of many people.
Perhaps the casting of that year was too close to the original work, not to mention the shape, appearance, or personality, temperament, so that as long as people talk about "Dream of the Red Chamber", people will unconsciously associate with the image in this drama.
Even if you look back years later, you will find that the fate of some actors themselves is similar to that of the characters.
One of the most lamentable is Chen Xiaoxu, who plays Lin Daiyu, who has only created four roles in her life, and only the role of Lin Daiyu is the most deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, after taking this role to the peak of his life, he gave up more than 100 million yuan in his early 40s and shaved his family to take refuge in Buddhism.
Some people lamented that she not only "played" Lin Daiyu, but also lived herself as Lin Daiyu.
01 Dream of the Red Chamber
Chen Xiaoxu was born on October 29, 1965, to an art family in Anshan, Liaoning Province.
His father, Chen Qiang, was a famous director of the Anshan Peking Opera Troupe, and his mother, Wang Yuanxi, was a Peking Opera actor.
Chen Qiang once said in a talk show that Chen Xiaoxu's mother had a fetal dream, in which an old man told her that she was pregnant with a girl in her belly, and also instructed her to name the child with a strange word.
This word has a cursive prefix on it and a "also" on the bottom, and it can't even be found in the dictionary.
Later, after a teacher pointed out, I learned that the word "ye" was pronounced, which was a kind of scented grass.
The teacher looked at this word and shook his head: "This name, Lin Daiyu's life, will be sad for a lifetime, not good."
Chen Qiang had high hopes for his daughter, and finally because she was born in the early morning, she took the meaning of "early morning sunshine" and called "Xiaoxu".
Who expected and who expected the teacher's words to become a proverb, Chen Xiaoxu's fate is really the same as Lin Daiyu, of course, this is all an afterword.
When Chen Xiaoxu was a child, he was thin and slightly shy, and never cared about speaking loudly.
When she was 6 years old, in order to exercise her, her father let her read it aloud 10 times in front of everyone: "Make up your mind, not afraid of sacrifice."
Although her father kept making her loud and loud, Chen Xiaoxu's voice was still weak and mosquito-like, and everyone couldn't hear what she was saying.
Later, when she was forced to be anxious, she began to cry.
Although there was a timid side, it did not affect the literary art that Chen Xiaoxu had in his bones.
Influenced by his family, Chen Xiaoxu learned Peking Opera since childhood, and at the age of 12, he was able to achieve the difficult action of a white-haired woman kicking a purple and golden crown backwards.
When he was 14 years old, he also wrote a small poem.
I am a willow,
Grow up in the beautiful spring,
Because my parents abandoned me prematurely,
I became a confidant with The Wind.
Born carefree and carefree;
My dad is the vast sky,
My mother was a vast expanse of earth.
Don't ask where my home is,
May the spring wind to the ends of the earth,
I'm going to bring the news of spring to the corners of the sea.
The words reveal talent.
But in the depths of Chen Xiaoxu's heart, he is more obsessed with ballet and has dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer.
Unexpectedly, for various reasons, he failed to pass the political trial and eventually passed the ballet dream.
In 1979, at the age of 14, Chen Xiaoxu entered the Anshan Repertory Theatre as a telegrapher. During this period, she still did not forget to practice hard, so that she got the opportunity to play some small roles, which also opened the first door for her acting career.
In the hearts of many fans, Chen Xiaoxu is like a sister Lin who fell into the mortal world. And she herself, when she was a student, was familiar with "Dream of the Red Chamber", and her favorite character was Lin Daiyu. Probably because of the similar growth environment, she can empathize with Lin Daiyu's life, personality and emotions.
In the early summer of 1983, popular television published such a message: the crew of "Dream of the Red Chamber" was preparing for casting.
After her boyfriend Bi Yanjun saw the news, he immediately found Chen Xiaoxu and encouraged her to write a cover letter to director Wang Fulin, telling him that you are the best candidate for Lin Daiyu.
Chen Xiaoxu refused, thinking that this was too self-made: "China is so big, who will notice an obscure little girl?" ”
Bi Yanjun was afraid that Chen Xiaoxu would play a small role and miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he used the Radical Technique: "Are you so timid?" Your temperament, appearance, and hobbies are similar to Lin Daiyu, and you like to watch "Dream of the Red Chamber" and understand Lin Daiyu, don't you even dare to fight once? ”
"Who says I don't dare?" Chen Xiaoxu, who was soft on the outside and tough on the inside, heard him say that he was timid, and naturally he would fight back with all his might.
Having said all that, it is not good to regret it.
In this way, Chen Xiaoxu wrote a cover letter, sent out a photo of Chen Xiaoxu that Bi Yanjun had carefully selected before, and attached the small poem she wrote when she was 14 years old, and sent it to the crew.
When Wang Fulin was first selected, he set two criteria, one was to be like the ancients, and the other was to have talent.
It was Bi Yanjun's careful thinking that allowed Chen Xiaoxu to successfully attract the attention of the director and also get the opportunity to go to Beijing for an interview.
After receiving the notice, Chen Xiaoxu took three days off and took the train alone to Beijing.
During the interview, the director actually asked her to recite miaoyu's sentence in "Dream of the Red Chamber", which may be difficult for others.
But for Chen Xiaoxu, who has already read "Dream of the Red Chamber" several times, it is just a piece of cake, after all, she can even recite the longest ancient poem in the book, "Funeral Flower Yin".
Such an excellent performance left a deep impression on Wang Fulin.
After the interview, when Chen Xiaoxu was about to get on the elevator, Wang Fulin suddenly said to her: "You keep that train ticket stub, maybe you can reimburse it in the future." ”
△ Director Wang Fulin gave Chen Xiaoxu a lecture on the play
Listening to these words, Chen Xiaoxu, who was worried in his heart, had a little bottom.
A year later, Chen Xiaoxu received a notice to attend a three-month actor training course for the crew of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
Although the interview passed, Chen Xiaoxu was only ranked third among Lin Daiyu's candidates. The two competitors in front are actors with some experience, from image to temperament, each with its own strengths, and Lin Daiyu is also somewhat similar.
In fact, the group of young boys and girls who entered the training class with Chen Xiaoxu did not have a fixed role, and their hearts were at a loss. In addition to her and Deng Jie's clear goals, one only plays Lin Daiyu, and the other only plays Wang Xifeng.
During the casting period, Wang Fulin once asked Chen Xiaoxu if he could play other roles.
Her response was: "If you asked me to play other roles, the audience would say that you let Lin Daiyu play someone else." ”
See? Chen Xiaoxu not only has a soft and quiet side, but also some of the playfulness and willfulness of young girls, like Lin Daiyu.
On the day of the audition, Chen Xiaoxu was wearing a light blue dress, his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his eyes were full of emotion, and he was weak and willowy.
When she walked out, everyone had a momentary trepidation.
Perhaps, Lin Daiyu is really like this.
Later, director Wang Fulin said in an interview: "Among the 3 Lin Daiyu candidate actors, Chen Xiaoxu's acting skills are not the best, nor are they the most beautiful. But her temperament is very in line with Lin Daiyu, even if she doesn't act, even if she goes to that station, even if it is that taste. ”
02 Two paragraphs are not love
In this way, Chen Xiaoxu played the role of Lin Daiyu who was longing for her heart.
In order to fit the role more closely, the morbid beauty of Lin Daiyu was performed, and during the three-year shooting period, Chen Xiaoxu worked hard every day to diet in order to keep the weight at about 70 pounds.
Lin Daiyu took a boat north to join her grandmother, which was the first shot of the whole drama officially starting filming, and also the first shot of Chen Xiaoxu playing Lin Daiyu.
In the old wooden boat, the curtains are hanging low, Chen Xiaoxu sits by the window, and the mood of being unattended by Lin Daiyu's bereaved mother resonates, the eyes are flowing, the eyelids are slightly drooping, and a few actions will fully interpret Lin Daiyu's poignancy, loneliness and sadness.
In order to shoot the famous scene of "Dai Yu Funeral Flower", the whole crew stayed in Suzhou for many months.
The night before the shooting, it suddenly rained heavily, and the ground was full of colorful mixed with dirt, which was a desolate and lonely scene.
Perhaps it was too deep into the scene, Chen Xiaoxu suddenly came sadly, and the tears could not be stopped during the shooting, even if the director shouted to stop, she cried in the corner for a long time to ease up.
Not only lin daiyu's delicate beauty, Chen Xiaoxu also has Lin Daiyu's humor and naughtiness.
Ouyang Fenqiang, because he could not play Jia Baoyu's naughty energy, also took the initiative to ask Chen Xiaoxu for help.
Sure enough, with her help, the two joined hands to engage in a prank, first making the thick Jade Jun look melancholy, and then tricking Shi Xiangyun into crying.
In 1987, after the premiere of the drama version of "Dream of the Red Chamber", the fire spread all over the country, and Chen Xiaoxu also became a household name actor with superb acting skills.
In an interview with Popular Movie, she announced her mate selection criteria:
The man I like, to have ideals and talents, have good cultivation, good demeanor, and he can respect me, and I have spiritual communication and tacit understanding, rather than a certain appearance, I do not want to be indifferent to the feelings of the white head with old age, I like the sour, sweet and bitter life.
At this time, Bi Yanjun was 32 years old, had just graduated from the Shanghai Theater Academy, and his peers around him had long been married and had children, but he was still alone.
A kind leader once asked him why, and Bi Yanjun said, "The girl in my heart has not grown up yet." ”
Knowing Bi Yanjun's intentions, Chen Xiaoxu was very touched, and Bi Yanjun really met her ideal type.
Soon after, the two entered the palace of marriage.
But what greeted Chen Xiaoxu was not a happy and happy married life, but endless emptiness and panic.
Just finished the filming of "Dream of the Red Chamber", Chen Xiaoxu, who had just become famous, felt confused and confused; but after graduation, Bi Yanjun was preparing to try to become a director, full of hope for the future, full of energy.
After that, Bi Yanjun also played the second grandfather of the Bai family in "The Gate of the Big House", leaving a deep impression on the audience.
The two people, who were at different stages, seemed to slowly distance themselves. And the long-term relationship made Chen Xiaoxu realize that the problems between the two were far more than that.
Later, she found that many of Bi Yanjun's shortcomings were intolerable to herself; Bi Yanjun felt that Chen Xiaoxu was too sensitive and often clung to some small things.
The friction between the two is increasing, the distance between the two hearts is getting farther and farther, and they are finally overwhelmed and can only end this wrong marriage.
But for the encouragement that Bi Yanjun once gave, it was only to promote Chen Xiaoxu to be selected for "Dream of the Red Chamber" and play Lin Daiyu, even if he looked back many years later, Chen Xiaoxu was still full of gratitude.
After the divorce, Chen Xiaoxu became a member of the original "North Drift". During this period, a company in Taiwan invited her to be the host of the program, and the University of California, Los Angeles also sent her an acceptance letter.
But around, just three months later, Chen Xiaoxu returned to Beijing again, walking caves, hanging out, learning English, became her daily life during that time, moved seven or eight times in two or three years, drifting, confusion seems to become the main theme.
Just then, another man who meant a lot to her appeared.
He was Hao Tong, who later became Chen Xiaoxu's career partner and life partner.
In 1991, Hao Tong of the Photography Department of the Beijing Film Academy was running around for his graduation work and his classmates.
By chance, he found Chen Xiaoxu and hoped that she could become the heroine in it.
At first, Chen Xiaoxu thought that this was just a small fight between a group of Mao children, so he politely refused his request.
But Hao Tong did not give up because of this, he and his classmates looked at Maolu three times, and finally impressed Chen Xiaoxu with sincerity.
Despite this, during the filming, Chen Xiaoxu still maintained the previous high-cold style and rarely took the initiative to speak.
This made Hao Tong mistakenly think that Chen Xiaoxu was a "cold-blooded animal".
Until the end of the shooting, they had cobbled together thousands of pieces of reward, but Chen Xiaoxu only took one thousand of them.
It turned out that the careful Chen Xiaoxu had long found that they were in a difficult situation, because the shooting budget was simple, and she only ate the cheapest box lunch every day, which made her very distressed, but she was not good at expressing it.
Seeing Chen Xiaoxu's move, Hao Tong was deeply moved and thought, "She was originally a warm-hearted person."
Since then, Hao Tong has found a reason to meet Chen Xiaoxu, and the two have gotten closer and closer.
Later, Hao Tong learned that an advertising company was about to contract abroad, he had just graduated, and there were just a few students studying art around him, so he wanted to pull Chen Xiaoxu to contract this company together.
Although he didn't quite understand, Chen Xiaoxu still followed, and he didn't expect to sign the contract directly after only two hours of talking.
The other party admitted that there can only be one entrusted legal person, and we do not understand others, but you are a celebrity, Lin Daiyu, we are assured.
In this way, Chen Xiaoxu's life changed again, from actor to businessman, embarked on a new journey.
03 A wealthy female businessman
In the context of the time, Chen Xiaoxu can be said to be the first advertiser to seize the opportunity.
Because of the celebrity effect, coupled with her endless creativity, she made her advertising career flourish.
"She is famous, beautiful and natural, showing her outside and never luxurious, wisdom and connotation; heroes shed tears for the lord, heroes for the main affection." The taste of this is all in the spring of Wuliang. Famous show, Wuliang Spring. ”
The classic advertising slogan of "Wuliang Spring" is from Chen Xiaoxu's hand.
In just one year, Chen Xiaoxu made a lot of money, and her turnover reached 4.5 million in that year.
This number, in the second and third years, increased at an average annual rate of 200%.
In 1996, Chen Xiaoxu left his original advertising company and established his own Shibang advertising company. Chen Xiaoxu served as the chairman and Hao Tong served as the general manager.
In 1998, Chen Xiaoxu and Hao Tong set up another cultural company, mainly investing in film and television dramas.
She also won the honors of "China's Top Ten Most Stylish Female Advertisers", "China's 2005 Economic Person of the Year", "China's 30 Outstanding Female Advertisers" and so on.
Lin Daiyu, who is "weak and can't help the wind", has become a businesswoman worth hundreds of millions.
Everything is developing in a good direction, but just when the career is at its peak, on February 25, 2007, which is also the first working day after the Spring Festival holiday of that year, the major portals have invariably released such a message: "Chuanlin Daiyu Chen Xiaoxu and his lover abandoned hundreds of millions of dollars to shave their homes"!
Such news was overwhelming, as if it had stabbed a honeycomb, and rumors were rife for a while, and all kinds of speculations were endless.
Is it a rumor? Or is there such a thing?
What is the truth of the matter?
04 I have not woken up from a dream all my life
It turned out that as early as 1999, Chen Xiaoxu became acquainted with the Buddha and became a devout Buddhist.
In 2000, under the influence of Chen Xiaoxu, Hao Tong also began to study Buddhism.
In May 2006, Chen Xiaoxu was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Stubborn by nature, she did not tell her family, insisted on keeping secrets from the outside world, until her illness became more and more serious, and still refused to accept treatment in order to maintain a good image.
At about 8:30 a.m. on February 23, 2007, the morning bell of The Xinglong Temple in Changchun Baiguo was first made, and Chen Xiaoxu was ordained, and his legal name was "Miaozhen".
And her husband Hao Tong, who loves her deeply, has always been by her side.
On March 8, 2007, Hao Tong was ordained in a Buddhist hall in Shenzhen Jingshe, with the legal name of "open sincerity".
Less than three months after his ordination, Chen Xiaoxu's condition was getting worse and worse.
Until 6:57 on May 13, 2007, a generation of beautiful people died and died, hurried for more than 40 years, her life was short but full of surprises.
From a household name actress to a billionaire businesswoman, she is doing her best to play every role.
Some people say that Chen Xiaoxu was born for Lin Daiyu.
But on the other hand, think about it, between her and Lin Daiyu, why is it not mutual achievement?