In the Pujiang Building across the river from the Peace Hotel, a car was driving along the winding driveway toward the garage on the top floor.
Sitting in the car were not only the director of the movie "Xi'an Incident" Cheng Yin, but also Gu Zhengzheng, Zhou Yeming, and fellow director Wang Fulin who were accompanying him.
At this moment, Cheng Yin, who has not yet taken office as the dean of the Yanjing Film Academy, is looking through the car window at the soaring internal garage in the building: "Follow this road, and the car can drive to the roof?"
"Currently, this is the only one in the country," Gu Zhengzheng, who was quite proud, said, "I just feel a little dizzy when I look at it."
"Oh," Cheng Yin, who was already a little dizzy, slowly withdrew his gaze: "No wonder when Pujiang was liberated, Mr. Chen ordered that the fight should be civilized and not martial."
Gu Zhengzheng nodded: "When Pujiang was liberated, Broadway Building was the last location in the city to be conquered.
The boss described at the time that recapturing the Pujiang River was like catching mice in a china shop.
Even if mice are caught, porcelain cannot be destroyed, because the buildings in Pujiang are all treasures..."
"Yeah, just look at this building." Chen Yin looked at the spiral driveway again: "Is this building really a building from the 1930s?"
"This building has a total of 22 floors. Construction started in 1930 and was completed in 1934," Gu Zhengzheng said slowly: "When it was first completed, it was called Broadway Building."
"Listen to the name," Zhou Yeming, deputy director of CCTV, said with a smile: "It must have been a place where celebrities gathered in old Shanghai, where light and shadow intersected."
“It’s a pity that the good times did not last long,” Gu Zhengzheng said with a wry smile: “After the Battle of Songhu broke out in 1937, Pujiang fell.
The Japanese army soon forcibly occupied the Broadway Building and raised the Japanese flag.
During the Wang Puppet period, this place became the headquarters of the Gendarmerie's Special High-Tech Section.
It was not taken back by the People's Government until after liberation. In 1951, the building was renamed Pujiang Building by Mr. Chen."
Cheng Yin said: "So when Pujiang suffered the February 6th bombing in 50 years, this building was still named Broadway?"
"To this day," Gu Zhengzheng said: "The row of English characters under the four characters of Pujiang Building is still Broadway Building."
Finally, when everyone was about to faint, the car arrived at the parking lot on the top floor of the building, parked together with a van following closely behind.
Today, the crew of the movie "Xi'an Incident" will shoot a high-altitude bird's-eye view of the Bund on the terrace of Pujiang Tower.
Following the footsteps of the crew, several leaders came to the terrace of the building.
Cheng Yin was inspired by the suddenly opened view: "No wonder Premier Zhou likes to introduce the Pujiang River to foreign guests here, it is indeed an unobstructed view!"
Cheng Yin, who is in his 60s, is also one of the directors of the movie "Southern Conquest and Northern War".
Like Wang Yang, the director of Beijing Film Studio, he is a film and television veteran who came from Yan'an.
"Pujiang Building is the second tallest building in the city, with a panoramic view of the entire Bund," Gu Zhengzheng said: "It is for this reason that the original radar battalion chose to be stationed in Pujiang Building and set up a Soviet military cannon on the roof.
radar."
On February 6, 1950, 17 bombers of Chiang Kai-shek dropped more than 60 bombs on the Pujiang River.
At that time, Mr. Chen, who was attending a meeting on the 12th floor of Pujiang Building, happened to witness the entire tragedy.
This scene also confirms what the boss once said: We only liberated the territory of Pujiang, but not the airspace of Pujiang."
After the "Second and Sixth Bombing", the boss made up his mind to fully liberate Pujiang.
"We'll start shooting from Pudong,"
At this time, Cheng Yin, who was standing next to the camera, had already explored the shooting angle of the camera: "Slowly sweep across the Huangpu River, and then pan to the Bund..."
"Which set of shots are they filming?" Gu Zhengzheng stood aside and asked quietly.
Wang Fulin, who also kept his voice down, said: "Before the Xi'an Incident, didn't Zhang Xueliang come to Pujiang to meet with the patriotic industrialist Du Chongyuan?"
"Oh," Gu Zhengzheng nodded while looking at the Peace Hotel in the distance: "Are we talking here at that moment, or..."
"Let's talk here," Zhou Yeming raised his hand and looked at the time: "Let's talk together."
"Why don't we just talk together?" Gu Zhengzheng withdrew his gaze: "Otherwise, why would I call you today?"
Wang Fulin smiled at the side and said, "With you two directors speaking out, Xiao Jiang's matter must be settled."
"That's not necessarily true," Zhou Yeming said, "You still don't understand Director Cheng very well."
"What do you know about me?"
Suddenly, Cheng Yin, who had finished giving instructions for the shooting, turned around and looked over: "I told you that there must be something wrong with you two, but you still refused to admit it."
Zhou Yeming smiled and took two steps closer: "Fu Lin said you wouldn't refute Lao Gu and I, but I don't think so."
"So," Gu Zhengzheng also said with a smile, "that's why we haven't been able to talk."
"Oh?" Cheng Yin looked at the two of them doubtfully: "What on earth is going on?"
"Then what," Gu Zhengzheng said: "Our Light Industry Bureau in Pujiang is going to shoot a commercial, and we would like to borrow a makeup artist from you. What is the name of the person..."
Before Wang Fulin could say anything, Cheng Yin spoke up: "You're not talking about Wang Xizhong, are you?"
"That's right," Gu Zhengzheng and Wang Fulin said together: "That's Comrade Wang Xizhong."
"I'm afraid I can't help you with this,"
Originally, Cheng Yin had never paid attention to the advertisement, but when he heard it was Wang Xizhong, he started talking to him: "Everyone else is easy to talk to, but this Wang Xizhong can't borrow it."
"Why?"
"Why, he has to do the makeup for all the special actors in my whole movie "Xi'an Incident"," Cheng Yin said with a frown:
"Besides, if you want to shoot a small commercial, you can just ask any makeup artist to do the painting."
"You don't know something,"
Zhou Ye Ming expected that this would not be easy: "The director who shot this commercial is also a fastidious person, the kind who strives for excellence."
Chengyin: "Ha!"
Who is he, Chengyin? Doesn't he think he is particular about people? "He is particular about his people, just don't touch mine."
"How dare he touch your people?" Gu Zhengzheng risked his life for the sake of the country: "I gave him this idea. I recommended to him that your team is full of experts."
In fact, when Jiang Shan asked him to help, Gu Zhengzheng had no idea who Wang Xizhong was.
Seeing the other party's state, Zhou Yeming also got a little excited: "Old leader, do you still remember the sand painting advertisement I showed you before?"
"The one from the Silk Road?" Cheng Yin's eyes twitched: "Do you think this person is...?"
"This young comrade's name is Jiang Shan," Zhou Yeming said: "He is not only the designer of the sand painting advertisement, but also the designer of the silver medal advertisement at the Tokyo Advertising Festival that year."
Chengyin understood: "It turns out to be this comrade."
"Jiangshan helped Pujiang Light Industry Bureau design many successful advertising cases before," Gu Zhengzheng said: "Like the previous sand painting advertisements, they are all commodities that can be exported to earn foreign exchange."
Zhou Yeming: "Because the characters of Da Vinci and Mona Lisa will appear in the upcoming commercial, so..."
"So, you came to me," Cheng Yin laughed now: "Not to mention, you two really found the right person."
"So, you agree?"
"The task assigned by our two great stage directors," Cheng Yin deliberately said with a sullen face, "How dare I delay it!"
In front of Cheng Yin, Zhou Yeming was just a student: "You are criticizing me."
Gu Zhengzheng: "Your criticism is right."
Wang Fulin: "..."
"Okay, okay,"
Cheng Yin walked to the camera again, looked at the camera for a while and said: "Since it is for national construction, then I will definitely support it, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that you have to wait for a few days," Cheng Yin looked back at them and said, "Wang Xizhong didn't come to Pujiang with him this time."
"Didn't follow?" Gu Zhengzheng was stunned for a moment: "Then where is he now?"
…
Xi'an, the preparatory team for the movie "Xi'an Incident".
"Chairman Mao", "Premier Zhou" and "Yang Hucheng" were sitting together facing "Chiang Kai-shek".
Wang Xizhong, who was holding the brush in his hand, took two steps back and looked at it.
"Chiang Kai-shek" sitting on the stool asked nervously: "How is it? Does it look like old Chiang Kai-shek?"
Gu Yue, who was playing the role of chairman for the first time, took a closer look and said, "Anyway, I think it looks quite similar."
As an old man, Wang Tiecheng has relatively rich experience: "It can't be different, otherwise director Cheng wouldn't have given him the role."
The past few days have been Wang Xizhong's practice days. As a makeup artist, he is very satisfied with the final makeup effect.
I was just about to go find the assistant director to have a look, but to my surprise, the assistant director was already here: "Comrade Wang Xizhong, the team just received a call from Director Cheng, asking you to get up and go to Pujiang immediately."
…
Pujiang City, in the suite of Peace Hotel.
Jiang Shan put down the phone with a happy face.
When Chen Peisi saw this, she immediately understood: "Has the makeup artist issue been resolved?"
Jiang Shan smiled and closed his eyes: "If the two generals attack together, there is nothing we can't win."
"Don't worry about outside things for now." Hu Xiao also knew what they were talking about: "Hurry up and help me think of a title for the film."
"okay!"
Jiang Shan sat down in response, and when he thought that his crew would welcome Teacher Wang Xizhong, his eyebrows became lively.
The famous makeup master Wang Xizhong not only fixed the appearance and makeup of all the special actors in the movie "Xi'an Incident".
He will also summon all the monsters and monsters in the future TV series "Journey to the West".
With these hands helping him, are he still worried about being unable to transform into Finch and Lisa?
"Boss," Jiang Shan looked at Hu Xiao and said, "Let me ask first, which name do you most want to use for this movie?"
"'Cassandra Bridge', 'The Great Plague'," Hu Xiao muttered and pondered over it: "'Cassandra Over Cassandra', 'Train Catastrophe', among these four titles, 'Cassandra'
Bridge" is the main one, and the other three are alternatives."
Jiang Shan: "The superiors don't agree?"
"Their suggestion is "Train Disaster" or "The Shocking Plague," Hu Xiao said and paused for a while:
"In their opinion, the title "Cassandra Bridge" did not highlight the thrilling plot of the film."
"You didn't agree?"
"What the director means..." Qiu Yuefeng said with a smile: "I still want to stick to the title of "Cassandra Bridge"."
"I have carefully considered this title," Hu Xiao said, "but the problem now is that the explanatory material I wrote failed to convince the review team."
Qiu Yuefeng: "Not to mention the review team, even our factory's translation team couldn't convince me."
"Oh," Jiang Shan looked at Hu Xiao and smiled: "You are so easy to talk to now. I remember you were not like this to me back then."
"I'm not mean to you," Hu Xiao stared at Jiang Shan: "Which temporary worker in the factory can come and leave whenever you want like you."
Jiang Shan: "Yes, yes."
Qiu Yuefeng explained: "The recent group of young people are becoming more and more thoughtful. They like to look at problems from another perspective and always come up with some new ideas."
"What's another angle?" Zhu Jiajin often encountered this kind of thing: "It's just that you are talking from the east and he is talking from the west."
Huang Yongyu concluded: “We are not on the same path at all.”
Jiang Shan: "Then you are so used to it?"
"Now is the time to employ people," Hu Xiao also feels that the new people today are not as happy to cooperate as the old people:
"Especially for graduates from foreign language colleges, many companies are vying for them. People like our factory really look down on them."
Qiu Yuefeng: "Lu Yi is really busy with his work. It would be better to have a few apprentices to help."
"I understand," Jiang Shan felt, "Maybe one day I will figure it out."
"They have been in the factory for a long time, and they will naturally notice the patterns." Hu Xiao looked forward to the day when foreign language talents will be everywhere: "How about this explanatory material, have you figured out how to write it?"
"We already have some ideas," Jiang Shan said, "First of all, we have to emphasize one point, that is the translation of the original title "THE CASSANDRA CROSSING", which is "Cassandra Bridge".
"Well," Hu Xiao nodded while looking at Jiangshan: "This is why I insist on using it. The title of the film is clean and clear. The plot of the entire film is how to safely pass the Cassandra Bridge."
The movie "Cassandra Bridge", which will be released in the second half of 1980, tells the story of a terrorist who got onto a train bound for Stockholm after being infected with a deadly virus.
Soon after the train started running, the virus began to spread among passengers.
After learning the truth, the senior management immediately ordered all doors and windows of the train to be closed.
Then change course to Kassandra Bridge, a bridge in disrepair in Poland.
Its purpose is to create an accident in which the bridge collapses and the car is destroyed to cover up the truth of the matter.
Speaking of which, the film "Cassandra Bridge" was not only an eye-opener for the Chinese people, but also a pioneer of plague disaster films for the whole world.
Hu Xiao sighed: "But the reviewers are more optimistic about the title "The Great Plague"."
Seeing Hu Xiao's frown, Jiang Shan understood that the other party wanted to return perfection to the translated film "THE CASSANDRA CROSSING".
"This is what you'll write when the time comes," Jiang Shan raised his hand and pointed at the TV with a black screen and said:
"The reason why the screenwriter named the dangerous bridge that appears in the film "Cassandra" is because this word is not a good word abroad.
According to our Chinese speaking, Cassandra is an unlucky name. Although this Ms. Cassandra is a god, she is a cursed god."
Chen Peisi was stunned: "Gods can also be cursed."
Jiang Shan: "Because the god who cursed her has a greater official position."
Hu Xiao asked curiously: "What has she been cursed by?"
"It is said that Cassandra is very beautiful. In order to pursue her, the sun god Apollo gave her the ability to accurately predict," Jiang Shan said:
"It's a pity that Cassandra didn't look down on A Pineapple at all. A Pineapple angrily added a note after her ability: Cassandra's prophecy will bring endless pain to herself."
Hu Xiao suddenly realized: "So, the "Cassandra" in the title is already telling the audience that this is a disaster film full of pain."
Jiang Shan nodded: "I also told the audience that the Cassandra Bridge is a bridge full of disasters."
"Wonderful," Huang Yongyu sipped his pipe: "With one word and two fingers, we should indeed stick to the title of "Cassandra Bridge"."
Jiang Shan decided to help Hu Xiao to the end: "I will take some time tonight to write an article joking about the story between Cassandra and Apollo.
There are two purposes: one is to let the people understand the troubles of foreign great gods, and the other is, of course, to focus on explaining the deep meaning of the word Cassandra."
Huang Yongyu's eyes suddenly lit up.
At this moment, he remembered how Jiang Shan used the pen in his hand to clear up all the problems in the "Monkey Ticket" and "Ancient Clothing Research".
"It's best to add a sentence in the article," Huang Yongyu, who felt the mystery of it, suddenly became very interested: "Let's say that there was a film called "Cassandra Bridge" made abroad. It is a story full of adventures.
"
"This is a great trick," Jiang Shan decided immediately: "I will write like this in a while."
"In this case," Hu Xiao smiled: "Even if I want to use another film title, the review team will not agree to it."
