This year marks the 45th anniversary of the founding of New China, and the country is full of joy. Many state-owned film factories have filmed patriotic tribute films, among which the above film factories' "The Sound of the Wind" is particularly eye-catching.
The director is Feng Xiaogang from "Beijing People in New York", and the screenwriter is the international giant director Kang Jianfei. The names of these two people are enough.
The starring actors include Zhang Guorong and Zhang Fengyi. They are familiar to mainland audiences because of "Farewell My Concubine". They are both superstars. There is also the young actor Wang Bozhao, who is the little white dragon in "Journey to the West"; Hong Kong star Tang Zhenzong, who plays Bo Yikao in "The Investiture of the Gods"; mainland star Zhang Guangbei, who plays Lu Bu's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", not to mention this person, but he was more famous in the 1980s.
The handsome and handsome guys in front are enough to excite the mainland audience, not to mention the two beauties Chen Hong and Li Bingbing. "New Dragon Gate Inn" starring Chen Hong has been popular on major provincial and provincial stations in mainland China some time ago, making her a hot star.
On the exterior wall of Oriental International Cinema, there is a huge poster posted on the exterior wall of the Dashilan Store in Beijing.
The main picture of the poster is Chen Hong and Li Bingbing. Both beauties are wearing military command uniforms, showing a heroic and feminine temperament. Behind them are Zhang Guorong, Zhang Fengyi, Tang Zhenzong, Zhang Guangbei and Wang Bozhao. Five handsome guys surrounded the two beauties.
At first glance, it makes people think that this is an idol drama, which has nothing to do with the patriotic films in people's traditional impressions.
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Chen Hong wore sunglasses, pulled down the brim of her hat to cover her face, and walked in like a thief, holding Kang Jianfei's hand.
In the dark screening room, the movie will take a few minutes to start, and the sound of eating melon seeds and chatting came from all over the place.
"I tell you, this movie is very good, I've watched it for the fourth time."
"You still need to tell me? Yesterday's editorial of the People's Daily praised "The Sound of the Wind" as a good movie, and also called on literary and artistic workers across the country to study hard."
"Why do you think Feng Xiaogang made patriotic movies so good?"
"Nonsense, he is the director of "Beijing People in New York", and his strength is there!"
"Yes, I like that TV series, too."
"You are not right. The movie "The Sound of the Wind" is good because of the script written by Kang Jianfei."
"Who is Kang Jianfei?"
"Hey, you don't even know Kang Jianfei, he is the richest man in Hong Kong!"
"The richest man in Hong Kong doesn't do business, but he actually came to write a script?"
"I can't tell you clearly!"
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Listening to the conversation in the back row, Chen Hong secretly smiled and leaned into Kang Jianfei's ear and said, "Brother Fei, it seems that your fame is not enough, and no one knows what you say."
"Yes, I'm already out of breath," Kang Jianfei smiled, "It's you, now you have become a big star, not losing to Gong Li at all."
"Compared with Gong Li, I am definitely not as good as me." Chen Hongpo knew it himself.
The two of them whispered and the movie began soon.
Although the plot is roughly the same, the style will completely change after changing to another director.
Feng Xiaogang is a man who is very pursuing and always wants to make such good movies with connotation. It can be seen from the fact that he became famous through many comedies in the future and turned to filming "Night Banquet", "Assembly" and "1942" that this person is unwilling to be a comedy director.
Unfortunately, he took too big steps and was ripping the ball, and he actually learned Jiang Wen to explore art. The movie "I Am Not Pan Jin/Lian" made him look dirty.
Feng Xiaogang's version of "The Sound of the Wind" is even more mellow than the one in Kang Jianfei's memory. Although some of the comedy plots are funny, the overall feeling is suffocating. By the time the narration at the end of the film comes out, the audience is already overwhelmed.
Especially now, the censorship standards of Chinese films are more relaxed than they will be 20 years later. Some of the original cut bloody torture scenes are presented to the audience so directly, making people's scalp numb and they can't bear to look at them.
The audience still had a lot of laughter when they first watched it. The more they saw it, the less they couldn't laugh. Until the end of the film, some emotional audiences even shed tears.
In the words of the People's Daily, this is a touching and excellent film that praises the fearless sacrifice spirit of underground workers and reveals the faces of the invaders of Japanese imperialism.
Not to mention these official words, "The Sound of the Wind" has given them infinite shock to the current domestic film workers.
It turns out that patriotic movies can be filmed like this!
Men are more handsome than the other, and even the Japanese devil villains are handsome men. Women are more beautiful than the other, and they are fashionable in dressing. This petty bourgeois mood could not be used as an underground party before.
These are all superficial skills, and what makes them think more deeply is the narrative structure and method of "The Sound of Wind". This suspense-like spy film can be said to have broken the conventional routines of domestic films and is a pioneering artistic exploration.
After the popularity of "The Sound of the Wind", patriotism-themed films are finally no longer old things, and they can still rejuvenate for a second spring.
It has been more than half a month since the National Day, and there is no need for various units to organize movie viewing. Countless audiences spontaneously pay money to enter the cinema and receive the profound baptism of patriotism.
Many official media, including People's Daily and Guangming Daily, praised "The Sound of the Wind". Newspapers from all over the country followed the trend and even caused great discussions in society. The deeds of many underground workers who had been covered for a long time were taken out to praise them.
Feng Xiaogang's gains were the biggest, from a popular TV series actor to a director artist. His status in the mainland film industry is second only to Lao Touzi and Chen Kaige, and various honors are swarming towards him.
Kang Jianfei walked out of the cinema with Chen Hong's hand in hand. There were still many viewers around him who were discussing the plot of the movie fiercely.
Chen Hong leaned on him and suddenly said, "Brother Fei, my parents are coming to the capital in a few days. You can go and meet them."
"Uh," Kang Jianfei quickly made an excuse to shirk, "I will attend the Golden Horse Award in a few days."
"That's it." Chen Hong was in a low mood. She found a good boyfriend and couldn't wait to tell her parents, but she always had no chance.
Kang Jianfei is not entirely making excuses. He is really busy, and there are a lot of things in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. The most important thing is that there are many beauties waiting for him to comfort him. It is impossible for him to only accompany Chen Hong.
Tomorrow, Ye Zipei and Peng Guohua will come to Beijing to discuss the acquisition of China Fire and the joint establishment of Magic Rock Records. Kang Jianfei has to come forward. His main job is not to participate in the negotiations, but to accompany Ye Zipei, whom he hasn't seen for a long time.
Chapter completed!