Chapter 878: In the changing life, time is the biggest thief!
Li Yi did not start writing the script immediately, but continued to visit and learn about the relevant information about the era in "Thieves of Time".
It must be said that every era has its own unique characteristics.
But for a movie like "The Thief of Time" to be successful, two key points need to be highlighted.
One is to highlight the characteristics of the era, the social environment of the era, etc.
But on the other hand, the plot must be used to resonate with audiences of different eras.
This may sound contradictory, but in fact, it is not.
In fact, nostalgic movies are not uncommon, and looking at those classic nostalgic movies, they all recreate the past in the context of the times, and emotionally resonate with the present, either the memories of Hong Kong in the 1970s, or the memories of Korea in the 1980s.
The yearning for the current flow, or the strong years of the angry youth of the 50s and 60s who now control the main body of society, no matter it is from that era, there is always a certain feeling, a certain kind of discord that makes people happy without the need for words.
The excited smiles of the years are just such nostalgia. What will we see in this era?
Emotionally, people from any era actually have something in common, because era is like life, there is youth, there is worldly middle-aged, and there is also old age who is looking forward to meeting each other in the sea of suffering. We cannot expect to let our children
We understand the bitterness and moderation of middle-aged people, and we cannot stop the nostalgia in old age. People always have to go through this step by step before they know what kind of life they have experienced. And, generation after generation,
The same thing repeats itself over the years.
Therefore, what Li Yi needs to do is to allow people from different eras to resonate emotionally.
It wasn't until more than a month later that Li Yi started writing the script.
I have to say that some stories are more touching because they are true.
What Li Yi went to know more about was the background of that era and the life of the people at the bottom of that era, but the story was still the original story.
The story of a family of four, the shoemaker couple who loved each other, and the happy but painful brothers.
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After writing the script, Li Yi himself couldn't calm down for a long time.
Some things will not be forgotten as time passes, but will become more profound as time goes by.
When I saw Meng Qiguang again, it was in the hospital.
"Mr. Meng, you should take good care of yourself. I'm still waiting for you to go and see the movie in person after it is filmed." Li Yi came to the hospital and looked at Meng Qiguang who was leaning on the hospital bed and said.
"It's an old problem. I won't die for a while, but I have to come to the hospital every now and then to lie down for a few days. So, the script has been written?" Meng Qiguang was very optimistic, but when asked about the script, he was still a little nervous and expectant.
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Li Yi nodded and said: "The script of "The Thief of Time" has been preliminarily produced. Mr. Meng can take a look."
Then he handed the script manuscript to Meng Qiguang.
Meng Qiguang took it, put on his reading glasses, and started reading.
Meng Qiguang looked at "The Thief of Time" on the cover of the script - in the changing life, time is the biggest thief!
For a long time, he didn't open the script.
After a long time, the old man opened the script.
He read very slowly, looking at almost every word.
I don't know when, Meng Qiguang took off his reading glasses and took out his eye cloth to wipe it, but it was because the eyes were blurred by the mist of tears.
After wiping his reading glasses, he continued to read.
But every time he only watched a short section, he couldn't help crying, couldn't help letting the tears blur his sight, so he took off his glasses again and again and wiped them, as if what he wiped was not on the glasses.
Tears are traces left by time.
A short story script, but it made Meng Qiguang seem to have experienced an era, as if he had relived his childhood.
The story inside was so clear and familiar, and he seemed to be able to find the prototype of every person and thing in it from his memory.
Li Yi sat quietly. He could understand Meng Qiguang. In fact, during this period, Li Yi visited many old neighborhoods and visited many old people who came from that era.
People's joys and sorrows are different, and their stories are also different, but they all have a similar situation, that is, every time those old people recall the past, they can't help crying.
Li Yi remembered an old man who said that he missed that era very much, but he also hated that era. He missed it because he could never go back and could never see those familiar faces, but he hated that era because,
Although that era left many unforgettable memories, there was even more sadness and pain.
Just like those born in the 00s cannot understand the feelings of those born in the 1980s, it is also difficult for those born in the 1980s to understand the sufferings of those born in the 1960s.
The only thing Li Yi can understand is that time can steal those beloved relatives and take away the beauty of the past, but it can never steal the old love of his father and mother.
During this period of visit, Li Yi felt as if he was breathing the long-lost old Hong Kong Island again in the impetuous air. At this point, the city seemed to have regained the flavor stolen by the years.
Meng Qiguang saw the last page, the last word, and the last symbol, and reluctantly closed the script.
But his face full of age spots was already full of tears.
"When people get old, they like to be nostalgic and make you laugh. The writing is very good!" Meng Qiguang took a long breath, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and patted the script and said.
"Where do you plan to give the Luo family a home?" Meng Qiguang suddenly asked.
The Luo family is the protagonist's family written by Li Yi in "Thieves of Time".
"After visiting many old streets in Hong Kong Island, I feel that Wing Lee Street is the most suitable." Li Yi said.
"Wing Lee Street is indeed suitable. I remember that last year we were discussing whether to demolish Wing Lee Street. There were many news reports. Hasn't it been demolished yet?" Of course Meng Qiguang knows that Wing Lee Street, or rather the old Hong Kong people, basically
You don't know how to dance on the old street.
"The shops there have already begun to be relocated. The Hong Kong government plans to start demolishing the entire Wing Lee Street in February next year. However, we went to communicate and they agreed to postpone the demolition until we finish filming the movie," Li Yi said.
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"Yes, old things will always be replaced by new things..." Meng Qiguang said with some emotion.
Obviously, as an old Hong Konger, he has experienced too many such things.
It is inevitable to start recalling the past and lamenting the present.
“I remember that in those days, even though you had to lie down to wear your pants so as not to get wet, Hong Kong people at that time did not complain all day long because of their lack of material resources.
As large as the streets being decorated with lights and colorful dragon and lion dances during New Years and festivals, as small as everyone being able to relax and chatting at the table across from each other while eating, the desire for happiness was so easy to be satisfied at that time, but now it’s just
