Superstar Leslie Cheung couldn't believe that he was removed from the cast of "Farewell My Concubine". Back then Chen Kaige went to Hong Kong to see Leslie Cheung alone and invited him to play Cheng Dieyi , just because of the "Farewell My Concubine" The author wrote it based on Leslie Cheung. At that time, the script had not yet been formed. Chen Kaige asked Leslie Cheung to a coffee shop without bringing anything, and could only dictate the general content of the script.
Who knows that this lecture will last for two hours. Leslie Cheung did not interrupt the whole process, but the more he listened, the more excited he became. In the end, he told Chen Kaige that I was Cheng Dieyi with shaking hands. He thought that the role would be settled naturally, but the two sides had differences on the schedule.
Leslie Cheung is too popular. The schedule is very tight, and he can only squeeze out half a year. However, Chen Kaige feels that the role needs to be run in and cannot set a time limit for the shooting time. What a moth.
"Later we, a very courageous female boss, looked at others." The person who decided to replace Leslie Cheung was the man known as the first man in Asia.
For a while, major media rushed to report Leslie Cheung's replacement, and Leslie Cheung was pushed to the forefront. However, when the broadcast was approaching, Zunlong's various strange requests continued, and he even said that my dog and I would sit all over the place. The best airline in the world, the pay is several times that of Leslie Cheung, which also made Chen Kaige realize that Leslie Cheung must be the one who wants to make this film well, but the media has spread the news of Leslie Cheung being replaced. , Now I can't help looking for Leslie Cheung's investors.
Chen Kaige just said directly, don't say anything, I will invite others, I will not say, I will go, I will fly from Beijing again, and I will fly to Hong Kong .
What Chen Kaige didn't expect was that Leslie Cheung was so good at speaking and agreed directly, saying that you should confirm the time now, and I will go when the time comes. In this way, the superstar Leslie Cheung and the name pity Cheng Dieyi have completed the fusion. Fortunately, it is Leslie Cheung. It was only when Cheng Dieyi came to act that it became a classic. In the film, Cheng Dieyi was betrayed by the most trusted senior brother, and the heart-piercing cry pierced people's hearts. This classic scene made people sigh only once, and couldn't bear to go again. Savor the bitterness in it.
And such a classic is what Leslie Cheung bought with himself.
can't live without madness.
When filming "Farewell My Concubine", Leslie Cheung was in such a state. His madness and magic reached the point where everyone was afraid. Treat yourself completely as Cheng Dieyi.
According to the script, Cheng Dieyi needs to go on stage and sing three plays. Cheng Dieyi can be called a play madman. If these three plays are not good, then the role of Cheng Dieyi will collapse directly. But if you want to sing these three plays well, you have to incarnate three characters and sing the experience of the three worlds.
Peking Opera cannot be learned overnight, not to mention that Cheng Dieyi is still a generation of pity, everyone thinks that Leslie Cheung is not good at acting, and it is easy for the insider to see jokes, so the crew prepared two Peking Opera stand-ins in advance. Thinking that Leslie Cheung had to quit his job, he had to play by himself, so he found a famous Peking Opera actor to study. During that time, even if he had a high fever of 39 degrees, Leslie Cheung insisted on pressing his legs in the hotel , and his progress was also visible to the naked eye. . The most important thing is the kind of charm in their eyes that completely integrates themselves into the role of Cheng Dieyi.
At this time, Leslie Cheung is already wrong, his gestures are full of coquettishness, and reality and drama are becoming more and more unclear. Leslie Cheung is becoming more and more illusory in life, but Cheng Dieyi is more and more three-dimensional in the camera. When filming, he Often a glance will make Zhang Fengyi hair stand upright.
Leslie Cheung's madness is exactly the same as Cheng Dieyi. When Leslie Cheung acted in that play, it was fun, but it wasn't like that when I first met. The acting has also become like that in life, jewelry, etc. .
I have to say that Leslie Cheung is really ruthless towards himself, and I have never seen anyone more ruthless than Leslie Cheung. When filming "Farewell My Concubine", Leslie Cheung can be said to have exhausted his whole life. The reason why this film can be so successful is inseparable from Leslie Cheung's ruthlessness towards himself.
The director of many scenes in the play has said that they are closed, but as long as Leslie Cheung thinks it can't be done, he will have to re-shoot.When filming the scene of Cheng Dieyi's detoxification, the director was very satisfied with the effect, but Leslie Cheung felt that the reaction of the detox should be more ruthless. At his strong request, the scene was retaken again.
During the filming, Leslie Cheung smashed the mirror glass with his hand and cut off a piece of meat on his finger, but Leslie Cheung, who was immersed in the film, didn't know it at all, until after the filming was over, the person next to him reminded him that he felt It hurts, but he doesn't care at all. The reason why he worked so hard to play this role is because Leslie Cheung believes that to a certain extent, Cheng Dieyi is himself.
Even after completing this role so ruthlessly to himself, Leslie Cheung is still full of regrets, because he did not sing the opera himself. Compared with today's high-paid actors, Leslie Cheung's words are moving and gratifying. Leslie Cheung is the biggest regret.
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