China News Entertainment, Beijing, June 5 (Reporter Shangguan Yun) "I have seen this sister." Most of the people who have watched the 87th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions" still remember this line.

In 1987, the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions" was broadcast, and there were countless fans.

　　The years have passed, the actors have grown old, and even some people have left us, and the audience of those years is no longer young.

However, whenever the melody of the 87th version of "A Dream of Red Mansions" plays, many netizens will still "enter the play" for a second, as if returning to the time when the whole family watched TV together many years ago.

Image source: Screenshot of the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" video

　　35 years later, why is it still so nostalgic?

respect the original

　　Wang Fulin is the director of the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and has spent a lot of effort for this drama.

　　Before filming started, he found the original book of "Dream of Red Mansions", collected all the research materials he could find, and read the book for a year behind closed doors. "If you shoot with the camera, I won't be able to shoot it, and even if you shoot it, it will be absurd. ."

　　The crew invited Red Scientist to be the screenwriter.

In addition, a special advisory committee has been established, and its members are master-level figures such as Wang Kunlun, Shen Congwen, Qi Gong, Wu Zuguang, Zhou Ruchang, and Cao Yu.

　　There are no stars, all new people are used - the practice of the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" made many people feel incredible at the time.

Wang Fulin does not oppose the use of famous actors, but insists that the premise of selecting actors is to meet the requirements of the original work.

　　Time has proven this approach correct.

Until now, when it comes to Jia Baoyu, many people think of Ouyang Fenqiang; when it comes to Lin Daiyu, the first thing that comes to mind is Chen Xiaoxu; when talking about the sharp sister Feng, most of them think of Deng Jie.

Image source: Screenshot of the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" video

　　From the script to the shooting, it is all to better present the original charm of the novel.

Actor "Sea Selection"

　　It's easy to say, but it took a lot of trouble to choose the actors.

　　For example, Deng Jie once made the director team feel a little entangled: she has a great temperament as a girl, but she is not tall enough to play a lady or a young lady.

But during the audition, Deng Jie performed unexpectedly in front of the camera.

　　In the end, Deng Jie was selected as Wang Xifeng's actor.

The determination of some actors is quite dramatic.

Zhang Li originally accompanied a friend to the interview, but she was selected and finally played Xue Baochai.

Zhang Li plays Xue Baochai.

Image source: "1987, Our Dream of Red Mansions" Commemorative Album"

　　Actors have to study in the training class organized by the crew, while studying the original works and listening to lectures by red scholars, while practicing their posture, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and familiarizing themselves with various customs of ancient life. 

　　The shooting conditions back then were not as good as they are now.

Some actors' eyebrows are plucked out and repainted by makeup artists for the needs of their roles; actresses remove their makeup, and for a while they use poor rough toilet paper and substitute makeup removers.

　　In the filming of "Baoyu's Runaway", the shot was very long. Ouyang Fenqiang kept walking in the snow. The colder he walked, the more ice slag was in his shoes. After the filming, he almost lost consciousness.

　　Yingchun, Xichun, Jia Mu... The actors have created many classic screen roles.

After the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was broadcast, it quickly became a hot topic in the streets, and the audience also remembered these sincere actors.

attention to detail

　　For a play, careful details can often add points.

The same is true for the 87 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". From costume design, actor makeup to music, the crew spent a lot of thought.

　　It is said that Shi Yanqin, who is in charge of costume design, has designed more than 2,700 sets of costumes according to the characters' characteristics, and Wang Xifeng alone has 74 sets of costumes in different seasons.

　　Makeup artist Yang Shuyun made information cards and sketches for each main character, and finally tried makeup on the actors.

Chen Xiaoxu played Lin Daiyu and became a classic in the hearts of fans.

Image source: "1987, Our Dream of Red Mansions" Commemorative Album"

　　Lin Daiyu's eyebrows are slender, high in the front and low in the back, which appropriately reflects the "morbid beauty" of the characters; Wang Xifeng's eyebrows are very curved, and at first glance, he is a person who is good at calculating and not easy to mess with.

　　Depending on the occasion, the costumes and makeup of the actors also change, which are highly recognizable. The maid is the maid, and the young lady is the young lady.

Even group portrait scenes with many characters are not confusing.

　　As for the songs in the play, they are truly appreciated by both the refined and the popular.

It took about four and a half years for composer Wang Liping to complete the 87th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions" and all the background music.

"The Song of Burial Flowers" is meticulously crafted and written for one year and nine months.

work with heart

　　In the blink of an eye, 35 years have passed since the 87th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions" was broadcast.

Whenever revisiting this drama, many viewers will still be full of infinite memories and emotions.

　　For the creators, it's equally memorable.

In 2017, the crew reunited once. Chen Li, who was over sixty at the time, once again sang songs such as "Ning the Eyebrows in Vain", and the song "Song of Burial Flowers" even triggered a chorus of the audience.

　　She said, "In the past 30 years, I have dedicated the most beautiful singing to the 87th edition of "Dream of Red Mansions"."

　　Some people say that sometimes I miss the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", but I miss the sincere heart of the crew in pursuit of art, the days of watching dramas with my family, and the boyhood that I can't go back to.

　　Some people also say that the 87th edition of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a work of heart and sincerity, so decades later, its status in the hearts of the audience is still irreplaceable.

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