Acting (starring Zhang Jiayi and Yan Ni)
by Chen Yan
About This Novel
Mao Dun Literature Award-winning work, the TV series of the same name will be broadcast on November 29, starring Zhang Jiayi and Yan Ni, and starring Song Dandan, Qin Hailu, Chen Xiaoyi, You Yong, Wen Zhang and others. Diao Shunzi is down-to-earth and hard-working, and leads several brothers to take on the work of setting up various performances. Shunzi has been married three times. His first wife abandoned him and left him with a daughter, Diao Juhua. His second wife died of cancer and brought him a daughter, Han Mei. His third wife, Cai Sufen, was beautiful and docile, but she encountered difficulties in every possible way from her daughter Juhua, who had become an older leftover because of her poor appearance. The psychologically twisted Juhua regarded Cai Sufen and Han Mei, who had returned from college on vacation, as a thorn in her side. "Women's wars" broke out frequently at home. Shunzi was outside soliciting business and working hard day and night to make money. When she returned home, she had to face a messy home that was being tormented by her daughter. Han Mei and Cai Sufen couldn't bear the chrysanthemums and left the house one after another... The novel depicts the characters delicately, the story has ups and downs, and the fate seems to be both unpredictable and permanent. It uses the perspective of a pretender to describe all kinds of life in Xijing.
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When I turned on the light, I saw that they were ants, not just one or two. The more I looked for them, the more they appeared. They were all about the same size, and they were small black ants about the same thickness as a pig's bristles. These guys are almost impossible to spot when walking alone, but once they act collectively, they become a mighty army with endless connections.
Is Chrysanthemum a good daughter?
I just watched the drama and can't accept that the novel depicts Chrysanthemum as a pervert? It's really different from the drama. Juhua is just a talker in the drama. She is just worried that her father's kindness will be taken advantage of by unscrupulous people, and she wants to take care of her father in his old age. Could it be that I am also psychologically distorted, suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and have wrong perceptions? I haven't read the novel yet, so I hope their ending will be as good as the plot.
Juhua has been sitting like this since she was a child, and kept shouting at her father to pedal faster, and his father immediately increased his speed, sometimes even surpassing the car next to him. But now, sitting in this position is a woman who is completely unrelated to him.
As the saying goes: It is better to lead an army than to lead a bunch of sideshows. Qu Tuan has been leading this group of opera singers for decades, and he can resolve any difficult issues or people. In Shunzi's eyes, Captain Qu is a rare good person. No matter what he thought, it was appropriate to invite Qu Tuan. But I'm afraid that if I ask someone about this matter, it will hurt my face. But after much deliberation, there is no other way, I still have to take the risk.
The key "Beheading Dou E" is the climax of the play. Any attempt to subvert the plot will weaken the atmosphere and effect of the tragedy. For this reason, before the performance, Shunzi rushed and lay down on the front stage dozens of times with the white silk, and her elbows and knees were worn out. Finally, the first performance was a great success, so that after the performance, everyone said that the best performance tonight was Shunzi. It was really a "living corpse", motionless, and the silk was floating in the snow and wind.
Uncle Scar's family's casino has been open for more than 30 years. In Uncle Scar's own words, his gambling business has witnessed the entire process of reform and opening up.
Shunzi first carried a light box on his back and walked to the slap trough. The light box weighed at least a hundred kilograms. His legs were obviously a little wobbly, but he still carried it tremblingly into the slap trough. Everyone started to do it gruntingly.
Shunzi's kindness and weakness; her daughter's perversion and arrogance are all heart-wrenching!
The characters are vivid and the storyline is fascinating.
Dai Hua grew up in the courtyard of a theater troupe and played with many family members' children. However, she could not enter other people's doors even though she played there. Sometimes she would even get to the door of other people's houses and would be shut out with a bang.
Shunzi has taken on a Buddhist New Year prayer party in the past few days. They are going to perform on New Year's Day night. The stage is set up in the middle of the temple. It is completely raised from the ground, so the task of setting up the stage is very heavy.
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Official(63)Scraped 24d ago
When I turned on the light, I saw that they were ants, not just one or two. The more I looked for them, the more they appeared. They were all about the same size, and they were small black ants about the same thickness as a pig's bristles. These guys are almost impossible to spot when walking alone, but once they act collectively, they become a mighty army with endless connections.
Is Chrysanthemum a good daughter?
I just watched the drama and can't accept that the novel depicts Chrysanthemum as a pervert? It's really different from the drama. Juhua is just a talker in the drama. She is just worried that her father's kindness will be taken advantage of by unscrupulous people, and she wants to take care of her father in his old age. Could it be that I am also psychologically distorted, suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, and have wrong perceptions? I haven't read the novel yet, so I hope their ending will be as good as the plot.
Juhua has been sitting like this since she was a child, and kept shouting at her father to pedal faster, and his father immediately increased his speed, sometimes even surpassing the car next to him. But now, sitting in this position is a woman who is completely unrelated to him.
As the saying goes: It is better to lead an army than to lead a bunch of sideshows. Qu Tuan has been leading this group of opera singers for decades, and he can resolve any difficult issues or people. In Shunzi's eyes, Captain Qu is a rare good person. No matter what he thought, it was appropriate to invite Qu Tuan. But I'm afraid that if I ask someone about this matter, it will hurt my face. But after much deliberation, there is no other way, I still have to take the risk.
The key "Beheading Dou E" is the climax of the play. Any attempt to subvert the plot will weaken the atmosphere and effect of the tragedy. For this reason, before the performance, Shunzi rushed and lay down on the front stage dozens of times with the white silk, and her elbows and knees were worn out. Finally, the first performance was a great success, so that after the performance, everyone said that the best performance tonight was Shunzi. It was really a "living corpse", motionless, and the silk was floating in the snow and wind.
Uncle Scar's family's casino has been open for more than 30 years. In Uncle Scar's own words, his gambling business has witnessed the entire process of reform and opening up.
Shunzi first carried a light box on his back and walked to the slap trough. The light box weighed at least a hundred kilograms. His legs were obviously a little wobbly, but he still carried it tremblingly into the slap trough. Everyone started to do it gruntingly.
Shunzi's kindness and weakness; her daughter's perversion and arrogance are all heart-wrenching!
The characters are vivid and the storyline is fascinating.
Dai Hua grew up in the courtyard of a theater troupe and played with many family members' children. However, she could not enter other people's doors even though she played there. Sometimes she would even get to the door of other people's houses and would be shut out with a bang.
Shunzi has taken on a Buddhist New Year prayer party in the past few days. They are going to perform on New Year's Day night. The stage is set up in the middle of the temple. It is completely raised from the ground, so the task of setting up the stage is very heavy.
