The Plum - Campus Microfilm
Microfilm commentary Casting I selected the tallest student in the class to portray Wang Xifeng （ protagonist 1 ） , and the shortest to step into the shoes of Jia Rui （ protagonist 2 ） . My aim was to harness their stark height contrast to symbolize the immense disparity in status and wealth that exists between Jia Rui and Wang Xifeng in the classic text. Opening In the micro-movie, Jia Rui puts a photo of the famous basketball player Yao Ming on his meal card and hangs it on his backpack to carry around, which shows that Jia Rui likes Yao Ming. As we all know, Yao Ming is very tall. This scene implies that Jia Rui loves heights and likes people who are very tall. The "love for high" here corresponds to Jia Rui's infatuation with Wang Xifeng in Dream of Red Mansions, for two main reasons: 1. Jia Rui’s relatively shabby living conditions may have given him a stronger desire for power and wealth. As the actual person in charge of the Rong Mansion, Wang Xifeng's wea...