Chapter 32 Birds and Phoenix
The long-distance bus came to Wangqianhu Village again.
"Mom, come back."
"Son, you must take good care of yourself outside."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
"son……"
"Mom, if you do this again, I will cry."
"No, no, son, you are doing well."
"Why!"
Shen Fang got on the bus again, and the only person who came to see him off was his mother.
According to my mother, my father was afraid that he would cry.
Shen Fang didn't mind this, the knot between himself and his father was resolved.
This is better than anything else.
But not long after the car drove out, a burst of bird song came from the hill.
If it were someone else, they would probably think it was a real bird, but Shen Fang immediately opened the car window.
Although he couldn't see it clearly, he knew that there must be a person playing the suona on the hill.
This is "A Hundred Birds Pay Attention to the Phoenix"!
Perhaps, my father's playing was not particularly good and could not compare with the level of those masters.
But after hearing this, Shen Fang burst into tears before he knew it.
…
On the hill.
Shen Qingquan has stopped. He knows very well that he is not as good as before.
"Old man! You blew it so well!"
On normal days, even if his wife said this, Shen Qingquan would still have to retort.
At least, you know shit.
But right now, he said nothing.
"Let's go."
"well."
The old couple talked in tandem, but they kept talking.
"Let's plant more land next."
"Why?"
"If my son does not do well outside, at least he will have land to farm when he comes back."
"You are an old boy who has thought carefully. By the way, why are you bragging about this to your son?"
"how could I know."
"You hope your son can be that phoenix, right?"
"you you……"
"Haha... It seems I guessed it right. You old man, if you have anything to say, you can't say it to your face!"
The two old Shen family members are still like that. Although their words are full of guns and sticks, their faces are still cheerful.
…
Bangdang~ Bangdang~
The train going south was packed with people.
When there are many people, it becomes noisy, and in such a noisy environment, there is one person who is very special.
He looked handsome and said nothing, just reading.
It was a pamphlet-like book called "Velvet".
In 1967, a country woman went crazy because of two pounds of pork. Her madness was so weird and so unfair.
She has a husband, and her husband is so ordinary that his name is not even mentioned in the book.
But her son has a given name, Li Dongfang.
Li Dongfang was a good-looking man, and he married the daughter of the village captain. Originally, Li Dongfang had high hopes for this marriage, but the captain's daughter had asthma, heart disease, and squinted eyes.
It makes more sense when you look at it this way.
Li Dongfang also became the squad leader.
One day, the team leader was ordered to pick up the overseas Chinese Tang Yulin's family who were sent to the village.
On the same day, the crazy mother committed suicide by jumping into the river.
Later, the team leader had sex with Tang Yulin's wife, and her belly was like velvet.
Finally, Tang Yulin shot and killed the squad leader.
This novel was given to Shen Fang by Jiang Wen when he left Kunming, along with the script of "The Sun Also Rises".
The script Shen Fang got, which is the script for the role of Captain, in the movie "The Sun Also Rises" has four short stories.
Crazy, love, gun, dream.
The character "Squad Leader" mainly appears in the two stories "Crazy" and "Gun".
These two stories are also based on the novel "Velvet".
The novel "Velvet" itself is very short, and the story is not enough to be turned into a movie.
Jiang Wen added a lot of things to it, and from Shen Fang's perspective in the script, Jiang Wen said a lot of things and hid a lot of things.
Judging from the writing style, Jiang Wen has a very personal style.
His scripts are mainly based on four-character phrases, which can only be called phrases because they are not idioms.
It's like prose poetry, with antithetical rhymes, and it's also very similar to ancient prose.
Fortunately, Shen Fang has a certain level of literature, so it is not difficult to read.
Of course, Shen Fang has his own advantage, he knows all four stories.
However, he is just like everyone else.
He can understand these four accidents, but when the four stories are strung together into a movie, he doesn't understand.
Right now I am looking at Captain's script, and scenes from the entire "The Sun Also Rises" movie keep popping up in my mind.
I have to say, this is a very amazing feeling.
Naturally, Shen Fang couldn't ignore the many metaphors in this movie.
The shooting location is on the red land of Dongchuan, that is to say, the red road.
There is also a crazy mother telling her son, the squad leader, about his father's situation.
The cutest person.
It was so long at first, then so long... and finally became very short.
This obviously refers to the squad leader's father growing up from a soldier to a cadre.
There are four more pockets.
Many young people probably don’t understand this pocket.
The two pockets on the clothes are for soldiers, and the four pockets are for cadres.
In addition, there is a very deep place.
In the story "The Last Dream", Tang's wife said to the crazy mother.
She is here to get married, and September 10th is her wedding day.
There seems to be nothing special about September 10th, but what about the day before?
This really makes people unable to help but generate many ideas.
Moreover, it is really hidden very deep.
These four stories, according to the order in the movie, the first three took place in 1976, and the last one took place in 1958.
"Tang's Wife" is about September 10, 1958, which seems to have nothing to do with the teacher, but Jiang Wen kept emphasizing it in the script.
The last story is actually the beginning, but Jiang Wen regards this story as the end.
And these four stories correspond exactly to "spring, summer, autumn and winter".
But no matter what, it's still 1958-1976...see, this era also refers to something.
He was watching and thinking about Shen Fang on the train, with his face sometimes smiling and sometimes solemn.
He seems to be a detective trying to solve the mysteries in "The Sun Also Rises".
Jiang Wen is like a riddle man. Not only does he leave behind mysteries, he even doesn't speak well at all.
Those who can speak directly will always make detours to make you want to curse.
But Shen Fang remembered many people’s comments about this movie later.
Such as Teacher Dai Jinhua, etc.
They all believe that this is Jiang Wen's film art that has reached its culmination.
Jiang Wen himself said that this is his best movie, surpassing the later "Let the Bullets Fly".
Thinking of this, Shen Fang seemed to be more motivated to fight, and he wanted to crack it even more.
At this time.
"Have you heard? Chen Yifei is dead!"
"Ah? Who is he?"
"He is a great artist!"
"Jiang Wen is going to die this time. Maybe Chen Yifei was mad at him!"
"real or fake?"
The gossip in the train drew Shen Fang out.
He soon saw someone reading the newspaper, and the news of Mr. Chen Yifei's death was published prominently in the newspaper.
Shen Fang can be sure that Jiang Wen will not be very comfortable recently.
…
In mid-April, Dongchuan’s red soil and trees become even greener.
In a world of red and green, every machine and every person seems to be out of tune with this world.
But you are in it and you are integrated into it.
The crew has been assembled, and everyone who should join the crew has joined.
Over there is the photographer Zhao Fei wearing sunglasses, and here is the screenwriter wearing a baseball cap to comment.
Both of them are Jiang Wen's old partners.
The first time Zhao Fei met Jiang Wen was in the movie "The Great Eunuch Li Lianying". Jiang Wen was the eunuch.
The reviewer is the screenwriter of "Let's Talk". This movie is the last collaboration between Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen. It is really funny.
At this moment, everyone is not working, but gathering together in twos and threes to play poker.
How did the crew become so relaxed?
It turned out that the director was chatting with the heroine.
"A lot of newspapers have been scolding you recently."
"Let them scold!"
"You have to know that people's opinions make gold."
"I know, but what am I afraid of? I haven't done anything shameful."
"Okay, you are totally right. I can't tell you anything."
"Hehe... let's just keep filming."
Zhou Yun also didn't expect that Mr. Chen Yifei would pass away suddenly. She was also the heroine in the original "Sweeney".
Now the whole public opinion is really unfavorable to my husband. If this situation cannot be changed, will the current movie be affected?
Jiang Wen is still the same, going his own way.
Zhou Yun was a little angry, but this was also her husband's character, and there was nothing she could do about it.
"I'm going to get ready."
Zhou Yun had to wash her feet next.
Jiang Wenzheng was planning to film a movie, but there was someone who also wanted to chat with him.
"Mr. Chen Yifei has passed away. Even if the big guys in the Shanghai circle scold you, they won't make much money."
"Junior brother, what do you mean?"
"It means making money."
"Well, that makes some sense."
"I know you."
"What do you know?"
"You want to make money standing up."
"That's well said! You do understand me."
"I won't let you make money on your knees. Who is the protagonist in the movie "The Barber"? What will the big guys in Shanghai think if you send me an invitation?"
What Shen Fang said before was very offensive to Jiang Wen, but what he said now made him frown slightly.
After a while, the guy laughed again.
"You really have something, kid!"
Shen Fang knew that Jiang Wen had figured it out.
In fact, the key to Shen Fang's idea is not to make money, but to let the big guys in the Shanghai circle see Jiang Wen's attitude.
At least he doesn't have to keep away from the Shanghai circle, that's enough.
Jiang Wen was very happy after getting his junior brother's idea, so he simply waved his hand.
"Okay, stop playing poker! Let's film!"
…
In the darkness, a pair of delicate feet appeared.
The crystal clear soles of the feet can even reflect the colorful light of the water.
With a pop, he stepped into the wooden basin and splashed a little water.
The feet overlap in the water, like two naughty children.
Probably when the washing was almost done, he stepped on the edge of the wooden basin again. Originally, these feet did not need to be cleaned very carefully.
I stopped for a while and stepped on the wooden floor without wiping off the water.
After leaving the house, there is a red land and a red road.
The floor is not dirty, it is very clean.
The owner of these feet doesn't seem to care whether they are dirty or not, and walks carelessly.
But she is a woman, a very good-looking woman.
Not long after, she spotted a row of fish shoes.
But she wanted a pair with yellow whiskers.
The shoe seller gave it to her and she walked out holding it.
As if they were a treasure, all her attention was on these shoes.
Suddenly, I bumped into someone.
"you!"
"mom?"
This person called her mom, but ran away immediately.
He was wearing a red shirt and holding many bricks.
"stop!"
Mom is chasing after me.
This man didn't speak, he just ran around and threw away the bricks that delayed his run.
A fat woman appeared from behind. She sold shoes.
"money!"
"stop!"
"money!"
Chapter completed!