Chapter 391: Exploring the Laomouzi (4000+ chapters~)
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China Entertainment started from 198o Main volume Chapter 391 Visiting Lao Mouzi "Director Wu, welcome to Phoenix City. When it comes to the scenery of Phoenix City, we have absolutely no choice. The film crew is also willing to come.
Some time ago, a crew called "Red Sorghum" came to our place to shoot!"
The tour guide assigned to Wu Jianye and others in Phoenix City was a young man from the first office named Geng Lianjie. He also liked to watch movies on weekdays and was quite diligent in talking and doing things. He was also eloquent when introducing the situation here to Wu Jianye.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "I know that crew. Zhang Yimou, the crew member, is a college classmate of ours!"
The filming location of the "Red Sorghum" crew is in Zhenbeibao. Zhang Yimou came with the crew not long after casting Gong Li. Calculating the time, it is estimated that it has been half a month since filming started.
"Oh, I didn't expect that Director Wu and Director Zhang are so destined. It's fate. If Director Zhang's movie can be shot in our Phoenix City, it will definitely become a good story!" Geng Lianjie said with a smile.
"Well, let's take us to Zhenbeibao first!" Wu Jianye said.
"OK!"
A group of people drove three cars to Zhenbeibao. The arrival of Wu Jianye and others still caused some impact here.
When he came to Zhenbeibao, he found out that Zhang Yimou and the others were filming. Wu Jianye also wanted to see the filming location here first. After watching it, he could go and visit Zhang Yimou.
Zhang Xianliang has no idea of building Zhenbeibao Film and Television City yet.
However, in later generations, Zhenbeibao Film and Television City also produced countless classics. "Red Sorghum", "New Dragon Gate Inn", and "A Chinese Journey to the West" all used this place as a filming location.
In fact, the first film shot here was "One and Eight" by Wu Jianye's classmate Zhang Junzhao, and "The Wrangler" directed by Xie Jin was also shot here.
It is a pity that due to the special environment here, it has always been worse than Hengdian Film and Television City. In the era when Wu Jianye was reborn, there were very few film crews coming here to shoot.
After walking around Zhenbeibao, Zhao Fei took countless photos. These were all things that Wu Jianye would hold a meeting with the entire behind-the-scenes team to discuss after returning to find the most suitable location for his shooting in these scenery.
What Wu Jianye is looking for is the location of Longmen Inn. The Longmen Inn in the movie is located among thousands of miles of yellow sand. It is a heartbreaking beauty.
In the endless yellow sand, there stands the Dragon Gate Inn, where there are countless stories.
Looking at the sky, Wu Jianye smiled and said, "Let's just see here today, and then go to a few other places tomorrow."
Zhao Fei also put away his camera and sighed: "It's so beautiful here!"
Wu Jianye smiled: "It's definitely okay for you to come and take a look occasionally. What if you are allowed to live here for a long time?"
Zhao Fei quickly said: "Forget it, I prefer life in Yanjing!"
Wu Jianye laughed "haha" and didn't say anything. Whether it was the Dragon Gate Inn in "New Dragon Gate Inn" or the respective towers in "Westward Journey", in the movie, they do have a heart-warming beauty.
But if you want people to live here forever, I'm afraid ten out of ten people won't be willing.
"Let's go see Lao Mouzi!" Wu Jianye waved his hand, and everyone got on the jeep and went to the village where the crew of "Red Sorghum" was located.
This is a typical northwest village. Before Wu Jianye and others entered the village, they saw Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others finishing their work.
Wu Jianye drove the car directly towards Zhang Yimou and others. The jeep passed through the dust that was thrown up, so they couldn't see who was sitting in the car, but when they saw a car, it actually hit him.
When I came over, I was still shocked.
Wu Jianye stepped on the brakes not far from them, and the dust stirred up directly caused Zhang Yimou and others to fall into the dust.
"Bah, bah, bah! Who is so wicked!" Jiang Xun couldn't help but cursed.
"Haha, how are you, comrades, the leader is here to express condolences on your life!" Wu Jianye laughed and walked out of the car.
Hearing the voice of Wu Jianye, Zhang Yimou and others were relieved. However, as old classmates for many years, Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei stopped working at that time. They threw the guys in their hands and went straight towards Wu Jianye and Zhao
Fei chased after him.
"Old Wu, you are so bad!" Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei shouted as they chased
"It can only be said that you have no eyesight. You saw the car hit you and you didn't know how to hide!" Wu Jianye shouted while hiding.
How could Wu Jianye and Zhao Fei be caught by them? They just ran away.
Soon everyone saw the four people chasing each other in the dust.
When Gong Li arrived, she couldn't help but said: "I have never seen Director Zhang act like this..." At the end of her sentence, Gong Li didn't know how to express herself.
When she first joined the group, she noticed that Zhang Yimou was very serious and his whole mind seemed to be in the movie. This was the first time that he acted like a big boy.
Jiang Xiu laughed and said: "It's nothing. Angkor and Director Zhang are both classmates in Class 78. I heard that they had a very good relationship when they were in school. Moreover, this film also has some references to Angkor's palace culture."
What about investing?”
Gong Li whispered "Oh".
The four people quarreled for a while before it was over, but when the four people returned to the crowd, they were already disgraced.
"Lao Mouzi, you are still such a bad boy, you actually learned how to pick up gear." Wu Jianye shook his head. Ever since he had a bald head when filming "Qujing Girl Country", Wu Jianye has become accustomed to it.
Short.
"Don't talk nonsense!" At this time, Wu Jianye found that Zhang Yimou was a little shy.
Wu Jianye didn't think much about it. He patted the car he was driving and said, "The things in the trunk are for you to improve your food. Find someone to carry them out quickly. Damn it, I almost died of smoke along the way."
When Zhang Yimou heard this, he quickly asked someone to open the trunk and move all the food Wu Jianye brought to their yard.
Seeing the chicken, duck and fish in the trunk, the crew of "Red Sorghum" also applauded loudly.
The crew of "Red Sorghum" rented two courtyards here. Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Jiang Xi, Gong Li and others lived in one courtyard, while others lived in another courtyard.
Chickens, ducks and fish were moved into the compound where Zhang Yimou lived, so naturally someone was responsible for cooking.
Wu Jianye and others were washing the dust off their bodies in the yard.
"I thought it would take a while for you to come here!" Zhang Yimou said, wiping his face with a towel.
When Zhang Yimou left Yanjing, Wu Jianye didn't know that he was coming here to shoot scenes.
Wu Jianye smiled and said: "If you finish the selection earlier, you can start setting up the scenery earlier."
Zhang Yimou sat down on the mound in the yard and asked, "How long do you plan to stay here this time?"
"It'll take two or three days. There are still a few places I haven't seen yet. After that, I'll go to Dunhuang." Wu Jianye said.
"Oh, where's the official shooting?"
"It will probably be in the second half of the year."
"Then we won't be able to meet each other. I'll have finished filming here by then!" Zhang Yimou said.
Later, Gu Changwei and Zhao Fei also joined in the chat.
"How are these actors?" Wu Jianye asked.
Gu Changwei laughed and said: "This Jiang Xiu is really good, but she has her own ideas. She has to quarrel with Lao Mouzi every now and then."
After hearing this, Zhang Yimou shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he had to admit that Jiang Yun was indeed a very good actor.
"What about the actress he chose?" Wu Jianye walked up to Gu Changwei and asked with a smile.
Gu Changwei complained: "At the beginning, it was not very good, but it is also a good seedling, and now it has fully entered the state."
Then Gu Changwei told Wu Jianye the story of Gong Li's first joining the crew.
It turns out that when the crew first came to the filming location, Zhang Yimou asked Gong Li to learn the lifestyle of rural women here.
You have to learn everything from feeding chickens, herding ducks, fetching water, and chopping firewood.
"...I remember that Gong Li was wearing a fancy bat shirt and went to fetch water. There were wooden barrels here, and there was no water in the barrels. She was walking around in the yard by herself, ugh.
, By the way, according to you, that picture is too eye-catching!"
"Haha!" Wu Jianye couldn't help laughing. In his memory, he only knew that Lao Mouzi and Gong Li must have been secretly in love in this movie, but the filming of the entire movie
He really didn't know the story that appeared in it.
Zhang Yimou defended Gong Li and said: "She just came here, so naturally she didn't know about it. Later I asked her to learn from the women in the village, and it didn't take long for her to look decent!"
Listening to Zhang Yimou defending Gong Li, Wu Jianye showed him a meaningful smile, and Zhang Yimou's rough face turned slightly red...
A few people chatted for a while, and then they said it was time to eat.
Before Wu Jianye and others came, Zhang Yimou and others could sit at almost two tables, but today Wu Jianye and others borrowed a table from someone in the village, and three tables were occupied.
Wu Jianye was sitting with Zhang Yimou. Next to him were Zhao Fei, Gu Changwei and others. Sitting across from him were Jiang Xi, Gong Li, Feng Pengtong and others.
"How was it? Did you have any difficulties while filming?" Wu Jianye asked.
Zhang Yimou shook his head and said: "It went smoothly."
"Hey, you two should not always have such a tacit understanding, okay? We will be jealous if we all get the same dishes!"
Wu Jianye and Zhang Yimou were chatting about the movie when they heard Gu Changwei's funny voice next to them. Wu Jianye looked up and saw that it was Jiang Qian and Gong Li who were also picking up spinach with chopsticks.
Judging from the looks of the other people in the crew, they are obviously used to Gu Changwei's teasing.
Jiang Xi said nonchalantly: "You can eat it if you want, it'll be fine!"
"By the way, which movie are you filming tomorrow?" Wu Jianye continued to ask Zhang Yimou about the filming situation without taking it seriously.
But this time Wu Jianye did not get an answer from Zhang Yimou. He turned around and found that Zhang Yimou was looking directly at Gong Li, with a trace of doubt in his eyes, while Gong Li looked a little blushing.
.....
This is interesting!
Wu Jianye smiled, and then he stopped chatting with Zhang Yimou and concentrated on eating dinner.
At night, Wu Jianye and others did not leave, but decided to spend the night with Zhang Yimou and others.
In the evening Wu Jianye stayed in Zhang Yimou's room. Zhang Yimou's mood had recovered at this time and he was chatting casually with Wu Jianye.
"Everyone used to say that I have been interested in movies for a long time. In fact, what really aroused my interest was when I was filming "Yellow Earth" with Veuve Clicquot two years ago. Now that I am filming "Red Sorghum", it is not about a self-entertainment movie.
It is not the desire for a happy movie, but a yearning for the repressed Eastern culture to be quickly integrated into the world through movies.”
At this time, Zhang Yimou's eyes were shining, but he also showed great pressure.
Compared with the film directors of later generations, directors of Zhang Yimou's generation, no matter whether they are good or bad, always add a lot of other pressures to themselves in addition to the film itself. This is a kind of responsibility and also the pursuit of their generation.
Wu Jianye laughed and said: "There are very few domestic films like "Red Sorghum" these days. Those nearly perfect Chinese war films would seem a bit monotonous in this era, and everyone is eager to see something fresh.
Let’s open up everyone’s thoughts that are ready to move.”
A surprise smile appeared on Zhang Yimou's face: "Yes, Chinese people are now crazy about Nietzsche in the West. His 'Dionysian spirit' stimulates many people like me. I have traveled to many places in the past two years.
Seeing that everything in the vast land is experiencing the prosperity of rebirth after disaster, people are eager to expand themselves with fresh blood, and the spiritual joy seems to be explosive in just a moment, but no one can give it.
It’s a popular reason for everyone, so I chose Mo Yan’s “Red Sorghum Family”!”
Zhang Yimou, who used to be taciturn, now showed great excitement when talking about his thoughts on the movie, which was very different from his previous image.
Wu Jianye understood that this was the emotion a person who had just begun to work on his inner thoughts should feel.
He smiled and said, "Then let's make a good film. We, Tangting Culture, have invested in this movie. If it succeeds, we, Tangting Culture, will also benefit from it."
Zhang Yimou curled his lips and said, "Old Wu, what we are talking about now is the art of film. Can you stop being so cliché?"
How could Wu Jianye be willing to spoil Zhang Yimou?
"Nonsense, if it's not cliché, where did you get the money to invest in your movie?"
Ideal and reality always collide so inadvertently.
Zhang Yimou pursed his lips, but still felt that he couldn't speak to Wu Jianye, so he had to shut up.
Wu Jianye smiled proudly.
At this time, he thought of Feng Pants next door. The development paths of the two were really opposite. Lao Mouzi was at the peak of his career when he debuted. In terms of official recognition, Lao Mouzi could be said to be successful, but later he bowed to capital and began to switch careers.
Commercial Film.
As for Feng Pants, he first achieved great success in business, and then turned his head to pursue official recognition...
"Okay, you go to sleep first, I'll go out for a while." Zhang Yimou said suddenly.
Wu Jianye smiled and shook his head, but did not ask why Zhang Yimou went out!