1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 296: When I first met Liu Tianxian's mother, I booked a room and slept with her (Please order the whole book)

Old Teng and Xie Jin were both very surprised and shocked when Cheng Xuemin had this idea.

Verbally, he was very supportive.

But whether the project can be approved or not is not something that can be approved just by their verbal support. Cheng Xuemin himself must first come up with the script and exert his influence to submit it for approval.

If the higher-ups can approve it, then this will be a great success.

After all, Cheng Xuemin also said that this can be said to be the first TV series in the country, which represents extraordinary significance.

By then, whether it is Yanying Studio or Shanghai Film Studio's participation, it will be an epoch-making and important milestone in our domestic literary and artistic undertakings.

"Xuemin, you're back!"

Cheng Xuemin and his group walked and talked, and soon entered the studio. The relevant personnel of the "Horse Wrangler" crew were already in place.

Zhu Lin, who played the heroine Li Xiuzhi, was very surprised and happy to see Cheng Xuemin coming in, and came over to greet him and shouted hello.

"Hello Sister Lin, I came back on Friday two days ago!"

"Students!"

"Xuemin, you're back so soon? Director Xie said he would wait for you for at least half a month."

"Yeah, I'm glad you're back. We'll be able to finish the next shoot soon!"

Following other crew members, they all greeted and said hello to Cheng Xuemin.

"I'm back, I'm back. I arrived home the night before yesterday!"

"I didn't dare to stay in my hometown for too long, because I knew Director Xie was waiting anxiously!"

"Because of me, the progress was indeed delayed a lot. I will reflect on this. After the film is finished, I will accept everyone's criticism of me!"

Cheng Xuemin then greeted everyone one by one, and reviewed his behavior sincerely with everyone.

The filming of the movie "The Shepherd" was indeed delayed a lot because of Cheng Xuemin.

"Alright, alright!"

"Xuemin, please stop saying things like that. Didn't I explain this to my comrades before?"

"It's my job as a director!"

"Xuemin, if you continue like this, then I, Xie Jin, will also bow to everyone and apologize and reflect on myself!"

Xie Jin patted Cheng Xuemin on the shoulder and told him not to be so formal. He had to half bow even when joking to apologize to everyone.

After all, it was director Xie Jin who insisted on waiting for Cheng Xuemin.

"No, no, Director Xie, please don't speak ill of me like that!" Cheng Xuemin waved his hand and said quickly when he saw that Old Xie had been brought in.

"You guys!"

"Alright, alright! Old Xie is right, Xuemin, don't say such things in the future!"

"Who said our progress has fallen behind?"

"I think we can definitely show it to the people of our motherland in time for the National Day this year, but the prerequisite is that you two, Xuemin and Lao Xie, have to work harder and reshoot the last small part of the scene!"

Old Teng couldn't stand it anymore, so he quickly tried to smooth things over. Without waiting for Cheng Xuemin and Xie Jin to say anything more, he said directly, "Okay, okay, Xuemin is here today, let's start working right here in the studio!"

"Old Cao, hurry up and put on the makeup for Xuemin, and change his clothes as well."

"That's what I told you! Okay, Xuemin, let's not say anything else. Old Teng, the supervisor, has come here in person, so let's get started!" Xie Jin smiled and shook his head at Old Teng, then put his arm around Cheng Xuemin's shoulders and shouted to get started.

"Good Le!"

Cheng Xuemin didn't say any more nonsense. He responded to Lao Teng, Xie Jin and the others, then followed the makeup artist Lao Cao to the backstage.

"Xuemin, the following scenes all take place in Yanjing, and it's winter in Yanjing!"

"Will you feel stuffy if you wear this dress?"

Actually, there is no role for Zhu Lin next, but now she is in a free period and has not been assigned any other role.

She was a newly recruited actress at Yanying Studio, so when she had no roles to play, she had nothing else to do.

So she has been involved in the post-production of the movie "The Horse Herder". After the editing is completed, her participation in the recording work is also needed.

Today, Cheng Xuemin joined the crew and started reshooting the ending of the Yanjing section. Zhu Lin happened to be there too, helping with Cheng Xuemin's makeup and props.

But he took out a thick winter coat and wanted to put it on Cheng Xuemin, reminding him with a bit of concern.

After all, it's scorching hot outside now, over 30 degrees, let alone in the studio. Wearing a short-sleeved shirt can make people sweat, let alone wearing winter clothes.

"It's okay, I can still overcome this difficulty!"

Cheng Xuemin replied with a smile, then put on the winter clothes that Zhu Lin handed over.

Then the makeup artists also started to get busy, doing simple makeup on Cheng Xuemin.

Actually, there aren’t many scenes in the studio.

Cheng Xuemin was able to grasp the role easily, so the filming progressed very smoothly and was completed in just one morning.

"Hello, Comrade Cheng Xuemin, my name is Liu Xiaoli, and I am the secretary and translator of Xu Lingjun's father in the play!"

"Director Xie asked me to come here and teach you how to dance disco!"

He had lunch in the canteen of Yanying Studio. Afterwards, a young female comrade wearing high heels and very fashionable clothes came towards Cheng Xuemin, introduced herself first, and then explained the purpose of her visit.

The female secretary beside Xu Lingjun's father.

Before the official shooting in the morning, this female secretary was the one who attracted Cheng Xuemin's attention the most, because her dress was completely different from the style of the entire crew, and it was also incompatible with the dressing style in China at that time.

So, how could it not attract Cheng Xuemin's attention?
Later, after Cheng Xuemin had acted opposite her, he found out that she was the secretary and translator of Xu Lingjun's American father.

Looking at her appearance, Cheng Xuemin was also deeply impressed by her. He thought that in her previous life, she must have been a veteran artist at Yanying Studio like Zhu Lin and the others.

But I couldn't remember what her name was for a moment.

However, as soon as she opened her mouth to explain herself and her name was Liu Xiaoli, Cheng Xuemin reacted instantly.

Liu Tianxian’s mother?
This must be Liu Tianxian's mother. No wonder Cheng Xuemin feels so familiar with her.

He didn't expect that he would meet Liu Tianxian's mother in the filming crew of "The Shepherd". She actually participated in the film?
But what puzzled Cheng Xuemin was that Liu Tianxian’s mother should not have participated in the original movie of "The Shepherd".

Xu Lingjun's American father's secretary and translator is another actress.

But how come Liu Tianxian’s mother got involved?
Now he has been sent by Old Xie to teach Cheng Xuemin how to dance the disco dance?
This... the little butterfly's wings are flapping?

Just because Cheng Xuemin traveled through time, he first met Bei Zhulin, the Queen of the Kingdom of Women, and then met Nan Gongxue?

Now it’s even more awesome, even Liu Tianxian’s mother has come to join in the fun!
But if Cheng Xuemin remembered correctly, Liu Tianxian was the same age as Cheng Xuemin, born in 59, but she should not be in Yanjing at this time, but should have returned to Jiangcheng and joined the Jiangcheng Art Troupe? How did she suddenly come to Yanjing, and such a coincidence, joined his "The Shepherd" crew?
Cheng Xuemin didn’t know this before!

"Hello, Comrade Liu! You look unfamiliar. I don't think I've seen you on the set before!"

Cheng Xuemin was confused, but he quickly responded to the other party and said hello.
I’m thinking about it in my heart!

Liu Tianxian's mother was born in 59 and returned to Jianghan in 79. In , she married a university teacher named An. Liu Tianxian was born in .

So in 1979, Liu Tianxian definitely did not exist yet, and was not yet in her mother's belly.

Liu Tianxian’s mother!

This is Liu Tianxian’s mother!
Even though Cheng Xuemin has traveled through time for more than half a year, what kind of scenes has he not seen?
But it was indeed a surprise for Cheng Xuemin to run into Liu Tianxian's mother by such a coincidence, but it was only a little surprising.

I don't really have any ideas about anything else.

"Xuemin, I see Sister Zhu Lin and the others all call you Xuemin. There's not much difference in age between us, so there's no need to call us Comrade Liu or Comrade Cheng Xuemin!"

"I'll call you Xuemin like they do, you can call me Xiaoli!"

Liu Xiaoli was a free and easy person. She stretched out her right hand to indicate that she wanted to shake hands with him and get to know him again.

"Okay, we are all revolutionary comrades, hello Xiaoli!" Cheng Xuemin shook hands with the other party generously.

"Hello, Xuemin!"

Liu Xiaoli did the same, and followed up with an explanation, saying, "Xuemin, it's like this, the scenes that Teacher Liu and I had in the play all took place in Yanjing, so when we went to the Northwest to shoot, we didn't go with the crew!"

"Also, when we were filming in Yanjing, you, Xuemin, happened to be visiting the south to offer condolences."

"Before you came back from your visit, I had finished filming my scenes, so I didn't stay on the set for long and returned to Jianghan City early!"

"So even though we were in the same crew, we only met each other today. It's so rare!"

After hearing what was going on, Cheng Xuemin nodded and said, "It's really rare!"

"Xuemin, you are really amazing!"

Out of the blue, Liu Xiaoli suddenly said this again, and Cheng Xuemin was confused again.

But soon Liu Xiaoli said: "Do you know? When we were filming in Yanjing before, many people actually had opinions about you!"

"I don't think you can act that well, so why does Xu Lingjun have to wait for you to come back?!"

"At the time, I also agreed with that and felt that Director Xie was a bit stubborn!"

"But now I finally understand. Xuemin, if you really acted, you brought Xu Lingjun to life. I even felt that you were not acting at all, but playing yourself. You are Xu Lingjun!"

"What's more, Xu Lingjun is a character created by you, Xuemin. He might be writing about you!"

"awesome!"

Row!
This time, Liu Tianxian's mother was again overwhelmed by Cheng Xuemin.

"You said so too!? That means my acting is not bad, and I am worthy of Director Xie's appreciation of me!"

Cheng Xuemin said this modestly, and then he also said politely, "Xiao Li, you acted well too. You just said that Director Xie sent you here to teach me how to dance disco. I guess you dance very well, right?"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Liu Xiaoli thanked Cheng Xuemin for his recognition of her acting skills, then waved her hands and smiled, "No, no, I'm not that good at dancing!"

"Actually, I've never danced this kind of dance before. It was only when I first joined the crew, because this plot was already in your script!"

"So at that time, in order to let Teacher Liu and I learn disco dancing and get familiar with the capitalist life of Americans, Director Xie specially booked two rooms at the Friendship Hotel for us to stay there."

"The disco dance that Teacher Liu and I practiced was in the discotheque in the Friendship Hotel. Learn it now!"

The Teacher Liu that Liu Xiaoli mentioned is Teacher Liu Qiong, who played Xu Lingjun's father.

And the Friendship Hotel she mentioned really does exist!

After all, they are capitalists who returned from abroad, and their living habits are definitely different from those in our country.

But the movie has to be realistic and artistic, so the actor's image must be consistent with his biography.

In the character biographies in the original novel and the script, in order to highlight the identity of Xu Lingjun's father as a Western capitalist, a character setting was established for him.

A wealthy old man who likes to follow fashion trends and dance disco.

After all, in this era, the disco style from abroad was very popular, just like the square dance decades later, men, women, young and old all liked to dance it.

Moreover, with the acceleration of the pace of reform and opening up, disco dance will soon sweep into our country within two years.

By then, discotheques appeared in every street corner in Shanghai, Yanjing and other frontier cities. Then in the mid-to-late 1980s, they spread across the country.

"At that time, my legs and Teacher Liu's legs were almost broken from exhaustion!"

"Xuemin, look at this. I'm really not used to wearing this!"

After saying that, Liu Xiaoli half-extended her right foot, pointed at the high heels on her feet, and complained.

"Well, it's a little hard to get used to at first, but after getting used to it, it actually makes you look taller, right?"

Cheng Xuemin did not say it was very fashionable, because saying this word would make people feel frivolous.

"Xuemin, Xiao Liu, you have already talked about it, right?"

"That's great. I'll arrange for someone to take you to the hotel to rest. In the afternoon, you can follow Xiao Liu and get used to the atmosphere of the hotel!"

"Especially that disco dance. Xuemin, you wrote it yourself, so you must know what it is."

"Anyway, you wrote the script, so you know it. We'll reshoot the last few scenes at the Friendship Hotel tomorrow!"

Xie Jin ran over and saw Cheng Xuemin and Liu Xiaoli there, so he said something to Cheng Xuemin.

"Director Xie, I did write the script, but how come I didn't know that I had a disco dancing scene?"

"Aren't these all the scenes for Xiaoli and Teacher Liu?"

Wouldn't it be too outrageous if Cheng Xuemin and Xu Lingjun, a herdsman from the northwest prairie, started dancing disco with their American father as soon as they arrived in Yanjing?
"I know!"

"So I didn't ask you to learn it in one afternoon, but asked you to go there and adapt to it in advance."

"Besides, the hotel has booked rooms for you all, but wouldn't it be a waste if you stay there for one night?" Old Xie said to Cheng Xuemin with a smile.

"Ah?! Are you going to stay there tonight?"

Cheng Xuemin was shocked when he heard this. I thought, Old Xie must be joking.

"Of course! Otherwise, why would I ask you to come over?"

……

Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)