"In November 19o8, the lives of Emperor Guangxu and Empress Dowager Cixi had come to an end!"
As the voice-over ended, the movie officially kicked off.
In the dark room, Emperor Guangxu heard that Cixi was in poor health, so he wrote the words "kill the watch"!
As everyone knows, even though Cixi was in poor health, she never stopped monitoring Guangxu. Soon Emperor Guangxu's behavior was known to Yuan Datou and Li Lianying. After the two conspired, they informed Cixi of the matter.
Cixi was furious when she found out.
On the 14th, Emperor Guangxu was poisoned with arsenic.
Cixi then summoned close ministers to discuss the matter of the crown prince.
"Don't tell me, when Lao Mouzi played Li Lianying, he really wanted to do that!" Zhang Huijun and Mu Deyuan next to him laughed.
Mu Deyuan had experienced it a long time ago, but now it was the first time he saw this scene on the screen. He said with a smile: "Lao Mouzi made the most mistakes when filming."
"Hey, it's just such a thing, but he also wants to be the male lead. It's unreasonable!" Zhang Huijun said in a funny way.
"Haha, you are so envious of me."
Cixi, played by Lu Wei, sat on the dragon throne and asked: "In your opinion, who should be the heir?"
Those who came to watch the movie included not only the people in front of and behind the scenes, leaders at all levels, Wu Jianye's classmates, veteran artists, but also some family members with special status.
For example, Teacher Lu Rui’s husband, Wu Guiling, who collaborated with Wu Jianye in “The Peacock Princess”, is also the Great Immortal Zhenyuan in “Journey to the West”!
Zhang Zhidong, played by Liao Bingyan, stood up and replied respectfully: "Empress Dowager, today the barbarians in the West are getting stronger and the Revolutionary Party is in constant riots. Why not make the big brother Pulun his heir?"
Although Liao Bingyan's son Liao Fan was only a child in his early ten years, he was also brought to the scene by his father.
Cixi was displeased: "Then who will inherit the rule of my son Emperor Mu Zong?"
Zhang Zhidong, played by Liao Bingyan, immediately shed a cold sweat and prostrated on the ground: "Old Chen deserves death. I didn't expect this. Please ask the Queen Mother to atone for my sins!"
Seeing this, even Wu Jianye nodded slightly. Liao Bingyan's acting skills are really thumbs up.
Cixi: "Well, in my opinion, Zaifeng's son Puyi can be established as his heir. First, he will inherit the rule of Mu Zong, and second, he will inherit the rule of Emperor Daxing. It is not entirely unreasonable for you to say that the country needs a long-term emperor."
At this point, Lu Rui started to think, and then continued: "Let's do this. Let Zaifeng be the regent. What do you think?"
Zhang Zhidong: "This is a blessing to my sincere minister and a blessing to the world. I ask the Queen Mother to do it."
Then came the scene where Puyi was brought into the palace. Here, little Puyi met Cixi. Naturally, it was impossible to turn the imperial city into a ghastly and terrifying shape like in Bertolucci's version, although it had to suit Puyi's heart.
idea, but it also completely restored the appearance of the imperial city at that time.
This time, people from the National Palace Museum came to watch the film. After watching this part, they showed a satisfied smile. They were worried for a long time when the film was shot, but now they can see the Forbidden City fully displayed on the big screen.
, and also felt a sense of pride.
Then came the scene where little Puyi ascended the throne.
Wu Jianye still made deletions and modifications in this section, abandoning the original plot of the Grasshopper, but reflecting the performance of young Puyi when facing such a major scene.
Little Puyi, played by Lin Shen, was crying at the enthronement ceremony: "I want to play, I want to play!"
Zaifeng, played by Zhou Lijing, looked at his son with a troubled face.
Puyi cried loudly: "Amma, I want to go home, I want to go home!"
Zaifeng immediately comforted him: "My little ancestor, it's almost over, it's almost over, go home when you're done!"
Chen Kaige in the audience laughed and said, "This part was well shot!"
Hong Huang asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"It's almost over, it's almost over. Doesn't this mean that the Qing Dynasty is almost over? Lao Wu is becoming more and more good at playing with these metaphors!" Chen Kaige explained.
The film's development soon reaches the arrival of the second climax, which is the Xinhai Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty.
The film highlights this war scene. Although it only lasts for a few minutes, it captured the tension that made the audience's blood boil.
During the Wuhan Uprising, thirteen provinces in the south declared independence one after another and called the founding father to return to the country to discuss the overall situation.
In the palace, Zaifeng ignored the opposition of Zhang Zhidong and others and insisted on deposing Yuan Datou. After the revolution broke out, Zaifeng ordered the six towns of Beiyang to go to Jiangcheng to quell the rebellion, but the leaders of the six towns of Beiyang disobeyed.
Zaifeng thundered in the court hall.
Yi Kuang, played by Tong Chao: "All the six towns in Beiyang are members of Yuan Weiting. Without him, how could Beiyang be willing to move!"
Zaifeng asked helplessly: "What do you think the old prince thinks?"
Yi Kuang: "It would be better to order Yuan Datou to rise up and lead the troops to deal with the revolutionary party."
Zaifeng disagreed and said: "No, without him Yuan Datou, our Qing Dynasty will have no one to use?"
Yikuang: "Prince Regent, now is not the time to be impulsive. In the past, when Li Zhongtang was here, he once said that the only people who can rule the world after him are Zhang Zhidong, Liu Kunyi, and Yuan Datou. Now all the princes are dead, except
Yuan Datou is still here, who else can we use without him?"
Zaifeng: "Yes..."
Finally, Longyu said: "Okay, Zaifeng, let's take it as the old prince sees it!"
Zaifeng: "嗻!"
Then the scene of Zaifeng being assassinated appeared on the screen.
After Zaifeng was assassinated, Longyu appeared at Yuan Datou's residence. At this time, there was a conversation between Yuan Datou and Longyu.
Yuan Datou, played by Sun Chun, made a condition to Longyu.
"Nowadays, the rebellion is strong in the south. Although Feng Huafu has retaken the three towns of Jiangcheng, the bandit leader has been appointed as the interim president. The situation is very unfavorable. I ask the queen mother to grant autocratic power and depose the regent. Otherwise, I will become the prime minister.
How can a minister sort out big things!"
Longyu: "...That's all, it's up to you!"
After Yuan Datou took power, he ended the royal cabinet and formed his own cabinet. He switched identities back and forth between the royal family and the revolutionary army, eventually forcing Puyi to abdicate and the Qing Dynasty was destroyed.
Only a few scenes of Yuan Datou's short era flashed by, interspersed with scenes of Puyi's ignorance during this great historical change.
The subsequent plot is the plot of Zhang Xun's restoration.
After the death of Yuan Datou, Beiyang fell into a melee. The braided commander Zhang Xun first approached Duan Zhiquan, hoping to get his support. Duan Zhiquan acquiesced, so Zhang Xun entered the palace to find Puyi. Then Puyi announced the restoration, and the then president fled to Dongjiaomin Lane when he saw what was going on.
After Duan Zhiquan gained power, he immediately vowed to attack Zhang Xun. Zhang Xun was defeated and fled into the embassy. Puyi abdicated again, and the restoration farce ended.
During this period, Puyi was like a puppet on strings, not knowing what he was doing...
Then comes the plot of Puyi's wedding. At this time, Puyi has entered his teenage years, and it is this part played by Wu Bo. At the same time, Johnston, played by Xu Yazhou, also appears at this time.
Wu Jianye did not make any changes to the wedding plot, and still used Bertolucci's version of the wedding scene.
Wanrong, played by Chen Chong, also appeared at this time. The clip of Wanrong kissing the young Puyi in the bridal chamber surprised everyone in the screening room at the scale of Wu Jianye.
"Xiao Wu, many people will not like this part!" Luo Chi and Wu Jianye said.
Wu Jianye naturally knew what Luo Chi meant, so he quickly said: "Thank you, leader."
If this part was not directed by Wu Jianye and had been directed by another director, I'm afraid this part would have been cut off. Of course, if it had been two years later and the domestic film environment had undergone earth-shaking changes, no one would have cared about it.
Mr. Xia sighed from the side: "Xiao Wu, your movie is very ambitious. The layout of the whole movie is grand!"
Wu Jianye said quickly: "Since we are filming Pu Yi's life, I think it should be shown completely to the audience. The turbulence of those decades was almost all related to him. It should not just be a few one-sided plots. , or it’s a subjective shot.”
As soon as the camera flashed, Puyi played by Wu Bo exited, and Puyi played by Zun Long officially appeared. As the plot of the movie progressed, Puyi was kicked out of the palace.
Caused by the Yanjing coup initiated by Feng Buyi, the founding father, and Zhang Xiaozi!
As Feng Buyi, played by Jin Mo, sat in the command post, he summoned his subordinate Lu Zhonglin.
Yu Shojin is also an interesting actor. He was once a national weightlifting champion and later played Lu Zhishen in the Qilu version of "Water Margin".
Lu Zhonglin played by Yan Yansheng: "Report!"
Yan Yansheng later played Li Su in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Feng Buyi: "Come in!"
Lu Zhonglin: "I am here under the orders of a humble official. I wonder what the Commander-in-Chief is doing on his inspection tour?"
Feng Buyi: "Rui Bo, is Cao Kun still honest?"
Lu Zhonglin: "Please rest assured, President Cao is eating and drinking well in Yanqing Tower. Brothers, please keep a close watch."
Feng Buyi suddenly became serious: "There is something urgent that you need to do immediately."
Lu Zhonglin: "Please give instructions from the Commander-in-Chief!"
Feng Buyi: "The deposed emperor Puyi is still a loner in the Forbidden City. Zhang Xun was restored in the past, but now there are still many old and young people. It is inevitable that trouble will happen again. You should go to Premier Huang immediately and ask him to convene a meeting to revise the "Preferential Treatment Conditions for the Qing Dynasty" ", expel Puyi from the palace!"
Lu Zhonglin: "I'm going to do my humble job immediately!"
As the plot progresses to this point, Puyi's role has increased. After the negotiation between Lu Zhonglin and Shao Ying, Shao Ying immediately found Puyi who was chatting with Johnston in the palace.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong, Lu Jianzhang's nephew Feng Buyi sent a general to come and said that the Republic of China was going to abolish the original preferential treatment terms, so he called this...signature!"
Pu Yi, played by Zun Long, jumped up in a hurry, and the apple he took a bite rolled to the ground. He quickly took the regulations and browsed them quickly.
Then his expression softened: "What do you think it is? It seems that the revised regulations are not too harsh. Why are you making such a fuss?"
Shao Ying: "They said they would all move out within three hours!"
Pu Yi: "What?" After a slight pause, he continued: "Call the ministers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss it. You should go out first and then deal with the other party!"
Shao Ying: "Min!"
Off the stage, Mr. Xia and Wu Jianye continued: "Where did you find the actor who played Pu Yi? How come his acting skills are so different from those of our domestic actors?"
Wu Jianye was slightly startled and asked quickly: "Mr. Xia, are you saying that there is something wrong with his performance and it doesn't match the style of the whole play?"
Mr. Xia shook his head and said with a smile: "No, I just haven't seen this actor before, and I feel that some of his little moves are not the way of domestic performances."
Wu Jianye was relieved and said: "So that's it, this actor was found in the United States."
"America?" Mr. Xia nodded: "No wonder, why did you think of using an American actor?"
Wu Jianye explained: "This movie will not only be released in China, but also in the United States. If there is an actor who not only has our Chinese ancestry but also has an American background to star, it will be more likely to be cast by actors from the United States."
admit!"
Mr. Xia nodded again.
In the movie, the scene about Puyi's withdrawal from the Forbidden City was repeated by the two concubines. Puyi and others finally moved out of the Forbidden City where they had lived for more than ten years.
In front of Prince Chun's Mansion, Lu Zhonglin suddenly pointed his gun at Puyi!
Puyi immediately panicked: "You...what are you going to do?"
Lu Zhonglin: "Now is the Republic of China. The Republic of China does not allow an emperor. If you admit that you are a citizen, you can walk out openly. I will also let the military and police fully protect your safety as a citizen. But if you still
If you say you are the emperor, I will shoot you!"
Puyi faced the gun and remained silent for a long time before regaining his emotions and said: "I...I admit that I am a citizen!"
Lu Zhonglin put away his gun, then shook hands with Pu Yi and said: "Okay, since you admit that you are a citizen, as a soldier, I have the responsibility to protect you, and I will definitely notify my subordinates to protect you!"
.......
Puyi did not live in Prince Chun's Mansion for long, and then moved to Tianjin with the help of RB people.
In the plot of Jinmen, Wu Jianye did not make many changes, but he also added some meetings between Puyi and his elders and children, as well as contacts with RB people. At the same time, the appearance of RB people in the movie also gradually
There are more, such as the female spy...
During this period, Wu Jianye also interspersed the plot of Wenxiu leaving Puyi.
In Jinmen Puyi came together with the RB people again, and then accompanied by the RB people, went to the Puppet Manchukuo...
In this plot, Puyi was high-spirited in the early stage, but when he gradually understood that he was just a puppet, he realized his naivety.
This section can be said to be the plot with the most psychological changes for Pu Yi. Zun Long's performance also made many moviegoers nod their heads.
In particular, Chen Kaige fell in love with this actor and said to Hong Huang: "If I have a chance, I must work with this actor once!"
Hong Huang said with a smile: "When the time comes, I can help you connect the dots. When we were in America, he, Chen Chong, and I had a drink with Lao Wu!"
With the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Puyi, Pujie and others were also captured by the Soviet army and imprisoned. During this period, Puyi was not mistreated, but enjoyed generous treatment. During the same period, Puyi also wrote to the Soviet Union many times.
He hoped to obtain the right to permanently reside in the Soviet Union and join the Soviet Union, but was rejected by the Soviet Union.
After the founding of China, Puyi and others were extradited back to China and imprisoned in the Liaodong War Criminals Management Center.
The plot of Puyi who was imprisoned in the Liaodong War Criminals Management Center is similar to the plot of Bertolucci's version, but there are still some changes, such as the facial-faced prison guards, the change of Puyi's thoughts in prison, etc.
.....
"Tielin, I didn't expect you to appear on the scene!" Zhang Huijun and Zhang Shaolin laughed.
Zhang Xianlin said proudly: "It was Lao Wu who begged me to help him back then!"
Mu Deyuan, who knew the situation, laughed.
Since then, the movie has entered the final plot, which is the plot after Puyi is released from prison!