Luo Ming in the play is gone and he wants to go home to visit his sick father. Before leaving, the little tailor was reluctant to leave and told him that there were some things he didn't know and it was a bit troublesome.
In reality, Chen Kun, who played Luo Ming, also encountered trouble. During the filming break, he took a few days off from the crew and rushed back to his hometown of Chongqing.
In the play, Luo Ming entrusted the little tailor to Ma Jianling and told him to take good care of the little tailor.
During the actual filming, Li Tang and Zhou Xun regained their long-lost tacit understanding. When Zhou Xun did the laundry, Li Tang would help her carry water. In her spare time, she read Balzac's "Madame Bovary" to her.
Zhou Xun, who originally liked Balzac very much, was often distracted. Finally one day Zhou Xun told him that she was pregnant. In this era, getting pregnant out of wedlock is a serious matter. Moreover, the legal age for marriage at that time was twenty-five, and she and her agent, Chen Kun, were only eighteen years old.
Like Giacomo's "The Platform" released last September, "The Little Seamstress" also cannot avoid the topic of abortion. Because in the context of mainstream Western Christianity, abortion is equivalent to murder and is illegal.
This is the difference between Eastern and Western cultures. It may be because controversial topics are more likely to attract attention. As for other things, it is hard to speculate.
Of course, the little tailor played by Zhou Xun had to face this challenge during the filming. Sometimes it’s pretty fucked up to think about this kind of thing. It’s obvious that everyone has fun together, but the consequences must be borne by women.
It was with this kind of sympathy that Li Tang assumed the role of Ma Jianling. He went to the county hospital and bribed the doctor to come to their educated youth hut to perform an abortion on the little tailor. He also sold his only violin, which he used for masturbation, to give others The pained little tailor brings comfort.
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On the rugged mountain road, Li Tang carried a bamboo chair on his back. Zhou Xun, wearing a bamboo hat, sat on the chair and said feebly: "I seem to have become another person, no longer me."
I have to say that Zhou Xun's camera sense is particularly good. When she was saying this line, she was originally facing the camera. She inadvertently turned her head and took the frontal shot. Photographer Michelle gave her a close-up shot just right.
"Cut! Okay, passed."
Dai Sijie was very satisfied with this shot, and then said: "Take a break for ten minutes."
It's very hot today, especially Li Tang carrying Zhou Xun up and down, which is very exhausting. Fortunately, his weight is stable now and he doesn't have to lose weight anymore. Otherwise, he would not be able to keep up Zhou Xun's weight even if he is hungry.
Because there are steps and mountain roads here, the local area has a wooden back rack since ancient times to facilitate bundling of goods. You can also install a chair on the back frame, which is very stable for people to sit on.
And if you are tired and need to take a rest, you only need to sit down, and the bottom of the back frame is supported on the ground to share most of the weight. After resting, as long as the person stands up, he can move forward again, eliminating the hassle of unloading the cargo on his back.
When he heard the director shouting to stop, Li Tang quickly found a stone to sit down on, but Zhou Xun didn't move and was still sitting leisurely on the chair.
"Sister, can you let me take a breath?"
Although Li Tang had some strength, it was his first time doing this kind of work, and his shoulders had already been in pain from the cowhide straps of the back frame.
Zhou Xun jumped down from the chair with a smile. She was just joking with Li Tang. Just seeing the pain on Li Tang's face, he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong?"
As he spoke, he quickly untied Li Tang's blue tunic that had been soaked with sweat and turned white after washing, revealing his shoulders that had been tanned to a wheat color during this period, with two red marks on them.
"Yeah, it's all red. Am I that heavy?"
"Stop talking nonsense and help me apply ice."
The ice cubes used to freeze the mineral water in the incubator had long since melted. Tony, Zhou Xun's assistant, squeezed two towels out of the ice water and applied them to Li Tang's shoulders.
The cold feeling instantly dissipated the pain in my shoulders.
"Thanks, Tony!"
"It's okay, Brother Li, drink water." Tony handed over another bottle of water.
At this time, Dai Sijie also came over after hearing the news.
"Li Tang, are you hurt like this?"
"It's okay, it was just strangled by the cowhide. Just put two towels inside when we take the photo." Li Tang said after taking a sip of water.
"It's okay, then just rest a little longer."
Dai Sijie breathed a sigh of relief and handed over two more cigarettes, one each for Li Tang and Zhou Xun.
Tony took out a ZAP lighter from his jeans pocket, rubbed it on his pants, lit it, and helped them light their cigarettes. Only then did Dai Sijie realize that he had ignored Tony. He quickly took out the cigarettes from his pocket and simply handed them all over: "Tony, help me smoke them."
"Okay, director."
After Dai Sijie chatted with Li Tang and Zhou Xun about the content of the next scene, he hesitated and said: "Xiao Zhou, if it's convenient, can you call Chen Kun? His time for leave has long passed. Ask him When are you coming back."
Chen Kun took three days off before, but now it has been five days, but he is still nowhere to be seen. Originally, according to the shooting plan, it would not be a big problem for Chen Kun to take a week off, but these days the scenes opposite Li Tang and Zhou Xun are going surprisingly smoothly, and the progress is soaring. If Chen Kun never comes back, there will be no way to film.
Zhou Xun apologized hurriedly: "I'm sorry, director, something happened to his family. I'll call him later."
Dai Sijie nodded and said, "It's understandable that there are things at home, but try not to affect the filming."
"Don't worry, it won't be affected."
It could be heard that Dai Sijie was dissatisfied with Chen Kun's delay in returning.
In fact, Chen Kun initially came from Zhou Xun’s recommendation. After Dai Sijie and his party failed to pursue Zhang Ziyi in Hong Kong, they happened to meet Zhou Xun, who was filming in Hong Kong at the time, and the two immediately hit it off. Chen Kun and Zhou Xun are in the same company, and they have a good relationship, so they got the opportunity to play Luo Ming.
After Dai Sijie left, Li Tang, who had always been curious, asked in a low voice: "What happened to Kun'er's family?"
"Well……"
Zhou Xun looked troubled.
Li Tang guessed that it might be Chen Kun's unspeakable secret, so he immediately smiled and said: "It's okay. It's hard to say, so I don't need to say it. I just think he is a bit abnormal during this time."
Although Zhou Xun didn't say anything, he still couldn't help but muttered: "It's weird if it's not abnormal. I think he really is Luo Ming!"
Hey, what do you mean?
Could it be that this guy also made other people’s stomachs bigger?
Of course, this thought flashed through Li Tang's mind, but he didn't take it to heart. It wasn't until news came out a few years later that Chen Kun had a son that he learned the whole story from Zhou Xun. Although there is a suspicion that he started to get into trouble and ended up giving up, but he was able to give birth to a child. Generally speaking, this guy is quite responsible.
"Okay, everyone is ready..."
After a while, I heard deputy director Zhao Chunlin shouting from a loudspeaker.
With the help of field workers, Li Tang put the back frame on his body again and put two towels on his shoulders. He felt much better.
He knelt down and asked Zhou Xun to sit up.
Zhou Xun said cautiously: "How's it going? Are you okay?"
"It's okay, feel free to sit down."
Zhou Xun is 1.55 meters tall and very thin. Li Tang estimates that she only weighs about 80 kilograms at most.
"Okay, Action!"
In the camera, Li Tang was walking along the mountain road with Zhou Xun on his back. Zhou Xun looked around, then lowered his head and shouted to Li Tang: "Ma Jianling, you are dizzy! Aren't you going to send me back to the production team?" , aren’t you going to the city?”
"What are you afraid of?"
At this time, Li Tang showed a proud smile on his face and said, "I have already found someone to tell your grandfather. Let's go to the city to watch a new movie."
As he spoke, he wiped the sweat from his head and said, "Would you like to take a rest?"
"good!"
He found a stone and sat down, Zhou Xun was still sitting on the chair. At this time, she had just had an abortion and was still unable to move easily.
At this time, the camera showed a close-up of Zhou Xun, and his pitiful little face opened his mouth and said: "Are you afraid that my grandpa will see it just like this?"
"Not entirely. I think... we should celebrate."
The camera moved down and Li Tang raised his hand to wipe his sweat.
As he spoke, he took out twenty yuan from his pocket, raised his hand and handed it to Zhou Xun, saying: "Take this money. If you want to buy something when you go into the city, just buy something. Have a good time!"
The abortion was a thrilling matter. At this time, both of them felt like they were surviving a disaster.
Zhou Xun was stunned for a while, and it was not until Li Tang urged him to take the money, and while counting it, he said, "Where did the money come from?"
"Don't ask where the money came from. Anyway, I said, just buy whatever you want."
At this time, Li Tang fully embodied the consciousness of a licking dog.
Zhou Xun pursed his lips, leaned down and continued to ask: "Tell me, where did the money come from?"
As soon as Li Tang raised his head, he saw Zhou Xun's little face posted very close to her. Looking at her big clear eyes, his eyes were wandering and hesitantly said: "I... I sold the violin to the doctor. Well, that doctor is a knowledgeable person, if it were anyone else..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhou Xun had already stood up. Regardless of his own pain, he jumped down from the chair on the back frame, stared at Li Tang, and asked anxiously: "Did you sell the violin? For twenty yuan?"
At this moment, Li Tang seemed to see the shadow of the peony in "Suzhou River" again in a trance, and said hurriedly: "It's not twenty yuan, it's twenty-five yuan. I kept five yuan for myself."
As he spoke, he smiled and said, "I want to... buy myself a harmonica. It's a Hero brand, made by the Shanghai Musical Instrument Factory."
Zhou Xun wrinkled his tangled little face and just looked at him blankly.
"Cut!"
After Dai Sijie shouted to stop, he smiled and waved to the two of them: "Li Tang, Xiao Zhou, come and see for yourselves."
"I won't read it." Li Tang waved his hand.
He felt that the shot he had just performed was good and there were no mistakes, so there was no need to watch it. If you look, you can definitely find something wrong.
How about another one?
He's not a big showman, so there's no need.
Zhou Xun, on the other hand, jumped over and occupied Dai Sijie's little horse. He put on his headphones and looked at it seriously.
When she saw Li Tang staring at her in the picture, her heart seemed to skip a beat. This feeling seemed to bring her back to three years ago, in that crowded and simple pavilion, suddenly like a dream.
However, looking at her own performance, she couldn't help but frown. She turned to Dai Sijie and said, "Director, let's do another one."
First update! The little tailor is almost finished.
(End of chapter)
