Chapter 357 To the house of riches and jade we once laughed and lusted over together
One night in March 1980.
As the art director of Xiangjiang, Zhang Shuping knocked on the door of a hotel room.
There was a click and the door opened.
Lin Qingxia, wearing a bathrobe with wet hair and fragrant hair, smiled and stuffed an envelope into him.
Then, he hummed a little tune and returned to the bathroom to take a bath.
Zhang Shuping, who didn't know why, opened the envelope and took a look, and was shocked to the core.
Contained in the envelope were none other than Brigitte Lin's three photos of whole fruits from various angles.
It turned out that in order to let Zhang Shuping design the most beautiful photo for himself.
When Brigitte Lin was taking a shower one day, she suddenly decided to let the other party know every inch of her territory.
It is probably because Qingxia was willing to go out of her way to get the beautiful photos of her on the left and right side of her body.
However, Zhang Shuping, who was looking beautiful at this moment, never expected that his gourmet style many years later would be appropriated by Comrade Jiangshan until now.
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In the moonlit willow branches, people meet after dusk.
"You said you were too,"
After dinner, Huang Yongyu lay on a desk with his pipe in his mouth: "The Eight Immortals have crossed the sea, why don't you have someone carve a hundred and eight generals for you?"
"I think it's a pity that people can't even carve the Eight Immortals crossing the sea," Jiang Shan stood aside and looked at the work in Huang Yongyu's hands:
"If I had known you could do this, I wouldn't have gone out to ask for help."
"He can even carve out a monkey, even if the Eight Immortals work hard, it won't be a problem." Wang Shixiang, who was pacing back and forth in the room, was thinking about what to do after eating:
"It's been a long time since I've eaten so happily. During this time, I followed Xiao Jiang to eat out here and there, and I saved a lot on food stamps."
"Me too," Huang Yongyu smiled: "I went out with 10 kilograms of food stamps, but one tael is still useless."
"Xiao Jiang," Wang Shixiang patted his belly beautifully: "You should also give me some work as a consultant, otherwise, I will be embarrassed to open my mouth in the future."
"Don't worry," Jiang Shan was not prepared to be polite at all: "You will be busy later."
At this moment, Huang Yongyu had already completed a sketch of the lying posture of Han Zhongli, one of the Eight Immortals.
Afterwards, he will use these sketches to make tofu molds for Jiangshan Sculpture.
"Look at this texture," Jiang Shancao was busy filling up the water beside him: "How immortal."
"I said Xiao Jiang,"
Wang Shixiang and Jiang Shan stood on two sides behind Huang Yongyu: "How on earth did you think of using a mold to shape tofu?"
Hearing this, Jiang Shan, who was standing aside, laughed.
How did he remember it?
Of course, someone had already found the way for him.
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The craft of tofu carving is no longer a secret skill.
But as Master Jin said, it is absolutely impossible to achieve a smooth and smooth surface on the painting.
At least for him, this is definitely not possible.
This is completely consistent with what Tsui Hark said back then: it has been lost for a long time.
In 1956, Guangzhou held an exhibition of famous dishes and pastries, and the Manchu-Han banquet was displayed as a town exhibit.
This move immediately attracted the attention of overseas countries.
A few years later, Japan first sent a Manchu-Han banquet tasting group to Xiangjiang.
In the following ten years, the term "Manchu-Han banquet" appeared one after another in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
In the end, different factions actually formed.
With the help of the local media, people from all walks of life are pursuing, discussing, and enthusiastic about the Manchu-Han Banquet... and it has become a common trend.
As the "Man-Han Banquet" continued to heat up, director Tsui Hark wrote a movie script on related themes in 1988.
But after writing the script, he threw it aside.
Until later in 1995, when filming "Once Upon a Time in the Dragon City" starring Zhao Wenzhuo.
Because the director of photography has never been able to photograph a bowl of rice in an alluring and delicious way.
In addition, his boss Huang Baiming urged him to complete a New Year film first, so Tsui Hark turned over the script from that year.
After changing the name to "Ba", it became the gourmet masterpiece "The House of Gold and Jade" that defeated "Westward Journey" in one fell swoop.
Compared with the high-scoring food film "Food and Drink", which was also well received but has a non-hurried narrative style and a short story about parents.
"The House of Gold and Jade" is a masterpiece of "beautiful" food with flashes of swords and shadows from the very beginning, and a screen full of highlights.
This point completely coincides with the food promotional video Jiangshan is preparing.
Strive for "beauty" without losing a single frame - that's perfection!
Let me ask you, who in the world is not good at "sexuality"?
As for Director Xu's interpretation of beauty, it is estimated that few in the industry can work together.
Brigitte Lin in "The New Shushan Swordsman", "The Invincible East", Nie Xiaoqian in "A Chinese Ghost Story", the Thirteenth Aunt in "Once Upon a Time";
Maggie Cheung in "Green Snake", Cecilia Cheung in "The Legend of Shushan", Yang Ying in "Detective Dee: The Dragon King"...
Tsui Hark, who is known as the best at photographing women, is equally meticulous in his food films.
In the Lunar New Year movie "The House of Gold", a set of long shots are used at the beginning to show a vast and colorful feast.
Immediately afterwards, the subtitles "Yanjing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse" were printed on the screen, and the entire film was pulled up at once.
Then, the appearance of a cooking competition made the audience in front of the screen unable to move their eyes even two minutes into the movie.
When Zhong Zhentao's "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" tofu carving appeared, it was destined that this gourmet New Year film would be unforgettable for all audiences for a long time to come!
The plot of the cooking hegemony in "The House of Gold" perfectly illustrates that where there is Tsui Hark, there is a world of martial arts.
In addition to the male and female protagonists Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, and Zhong Zhentao.
Tsui Hark not only invited martial arts instructor Yuan Bin, but also used Zhao Wenzhuo and the villain Xiong Xinxin (Jet Li's stand-in) in the film to perfectly combine martial arts with Dan Shao.
In addition, in accordance with the convention of Hong Kong films at the time, Tsui Hark also hired a music producer, Lu Guanting, for "The House of Gold".
Hearing his name, he didn't know much about him, but seeing his face, he realized that he had played many seemingly vulgar roles in comedies.
However, if you inquire carefully, you will find out: "The appearance BGM of Brother Fa in The God of Gamblers", "The appearance BGM of Xing Ye in The God of Gamblers", "With Love", "Once Upon a Time Like the Wind"...
In the same year when he wrote the interlude for "The House of Gold and Jade", Lu Guanting also composed "The Love of My Life" for "Journey to the West".
In order to film several cooking competitions in the film, Tsui Hark actually created fantasy operations of various dishes out of thin air.
"The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Searching for Bears in the Snow", "The World in the Palm of the Palm", "The Monkey King Braised Tiger Shark"...
When he presented these ideas one by one to Zhang Shuping, the film's art director, he immediately discussed with him the specific steps to realize his ideas without saying a word.
Among them, for the tofu carving of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", Tsui Hark made the decision to use molds to make tofu after searching various chefs to no avail.
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All this is the same as Huang Yongyu who is currently staying at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
When he heard that Jiang Shan wanted to make a set of tofu molds for the "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", he, a professor of wood carving and panel painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, immediately took over the job.
At this moment, Jiang Shan and Wang Shixiang, who were sitting on the sofa nearby, were discussing the ladies' crown photos and clothing.
"Xiaojiang,"
It’s not that Wang Shixiang can’t do these tasks:
"When it comes to the clothing and headwear of the Ming Dynasty, your Uncle Jin is actually the most professional. After all, he is Zhu Xi's grandson!"
Hearing this, Huang Yongyu also turned around: "Xiao Jiang, you should go to Teacher Shen about this matter. You helped publish his "Research on Ancient Costumes"!"
"How could I not know this?" Jiang Shan explained:
"You two know that the film I shot is an advertisement, not a documentary.
In order to exaggerate the beauty of China in the lens, it must be the best.
I don’t dare to ask Mr. Shen for consultation, because I’m worried that his old man will be unhappy.”
When Zhu Jiajin served as a historical consultant for "The Burning of Old Summer Palace", director Li Hanxiang also sought and obtained the other party's understanding in advance for the same reason.
With the mutual accommodation of all parties, Li Hanxiang was able to complete the filming of two giant films as quickly as possible.
According to what Director Li said at the time: I was making a movie, not a documentary. Film art allows for joking and exaggeration, but documentaries are absolutely forbidden.
Jiang Shan: "In order to pursue the momentum of a Chinese-style palace banquet and the splendor of the food, the film will definitely not completely follow the etiquette system."
Huang Yongyu: "After the filming is completed, are you not afraid of criticism from those experts?"
"Criticize as long as you criticize." Can Jiang Shan solve this problem?
"It's already a thorn in my side, but I can't let others pick it out. Don't worry, I will definitely announce to the public that I acted arbitrarily and did not listen to the advisor's advice. Then I will humbly accept it and apologize sincerely!"
"Stop it," Huang Yongyu was unhappy: "Why don't you listen to the advice of the consultant? I tell you Xiao Jiang, if someone really talks about it in the future... I will also stand up and apologize!"
"And I am the one who has to apologize," Wang Shixiang said immediately: "Come on, Xiao Jiang, let's continue talking about how to be beautiful!"
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In the large kitchen of the State Guesthouse, Master Jin, who was on duty tonight, walked into the pastry room uneasy before leaving get off work.
"Who is that?" Master Jin greeted: "Remember to deliver supper to Building 2 later, and add four small plates of Western snacks."
"Master," the person on duty in the pastry room asked curiously, "Who is the grandson who came here this afternoon? Why are you so interested in him?"
"I don't know whose grandson this grandson is," Master Jin was also very curious:
"First, the Ministry of Culture and the Propaganda Department called to say hello, and today the Mechanical Department also called for him. Just tell me, which of these departments can your master afford to offend?"
"Okay, I'd better hurry up and prepare snacks for Building 2!"
