Chapter 702: The story of the legendary Pharaoh next door?
"We must actively participate in the "Foundation of the People's Republic of China" project, contribute money if we have the money, and contribute if we have the strength! Also... uh, forget it, I will tell the third master personally."
He Xin said this to Xiao Douding in the office.
It is said that preparations for "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" began long before the Spring Festival. At first, Mr. Wang Xingdong, a famous theme screenwriter, president of the Film Literature Society, and national committee member, was thinking about writing a work to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Speaking of Teacher Wang Xingdong, even though he has so many titles, he will definitely be an Internet celebrity like Wang Hailin in future generations. Of course, he will not criticize young people and make hot spots, which is very low-level, he is serious.
criticize.
For example, they criticize the Golden Rooster Award for its double-yolked egg, lifelong tenure of judges, laymen acting as judges, secret manipulation, etc., which almost completely criticize the Golden Rooster Award’s award positioning, jury composition, authoritativeness, popularity, and openness.
In the end, the Film Association, the organizer of the Golden Rooster Awards, had no choice but to criticize and educate him through his parent organization, and also excluded him from being a director of the Film Association.
The dignified president of the Film and Literature Society, who is also the boss of the Screenwriters Guild, is not a director of the Filmmakers Guild. This may be as ridiculous as not being allowed to compete because his hair is not dark enough.
Of course, Mr. Wang Xingdong’s achievements in the field of screenwriting are also obvious to all, and they are definitely not at the level of "Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower" or "Let’s Watch the Meteor Shower Again". He created "Secretary Kong", "Leave the Day of Learning from Good Examples", "
"Judge's Mother", "The Cow Secretary" and many other movie scripts with the main theme that are familiar to many audiences, and works such as "The Adventures of Wolf-Dog", "The Horse Running to the Screen", "The Adventures of Pigeon Fan" that particularly impressed those born in the 1970s when they were young.
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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China is such a major event. Teacher Wang, who is deeply involved in the creation of the main theme, will naturally not turn a blind eye. He must leave a mark on the screen.
So he used a lot of information he collected during his time as a member of the CPPCC Culture and History Committee. The creation of the script was to write about the gathering of various political parties in the capital. At that time, when Sun Dapao's widow got off the bus in the capital, Mao Zedong said to her, "Welcome to the capital.
, let’s discuss the great cause of nation-building together.”
The name of the play comes from this.
To this end, he also invited his friend Cheng Baoguang to participate in the creation because he had been studying Mao Zedong since he was 15 years old and could ensure the accurate use of historical materials.
Of course, after the script is written, it still has to be filmed. Although various gift films and TV series including "The Wind" are currently very popular, China Film, who was worried that there was no suitable script on hand, immediately made peace with it, and the boss of China Film
Mr. Han will direct it himself.
With such ready-made political achievements, how could he give up the chance to show his face to others? Although Mr. Han has been away from the battlefield for a long time, it is not enough to find a few more assistants, such as his friends Huang Jianxin, Zhang Guoli and so on.
At the beginning, the script was not that big, with more than 20 named actors, big bosses from both parties and democratic parties, and some important historical figures from that specific period interspersed.
The main actors are all special actors who have been active in the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers, Flying Golden Eagle and Huabiao Awards Ceremonies - leaders. For example, the first generation of young fresh meat teacher Tang Guoqiang, Liu Jin, Wang Wufu and others, as well as some veterans
artist.
Cheng Hao has been mixed up with a character from the beginning - Fu Dongju. This is an unavoidable character in the liberation of Pingjin and has a famous name in history.
Originally, the third master wanted to hire Director Chen Daoming to play Chang Kaishen, the villain number one. After all, Chang Kaishen played by Uncle Dao Ming in "The Long March" was remarkable. But now Uncle Dao Ming has accepted the role of Director Pants in "The Long March".
"Big Earthquake", the schedule couldn't be adjusted, so Zhang Guoli had to take over.
However, Uncle Dao Ming also made it clear that he must play a small role and contribute as an ordinary literary and artistic worker to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Look, this is the model of an old artist. He has high political awareness, responsibility and responsibility! How can such a character play Yan Jinwen? He should play Poet Guo!
Compared to the equally aloof teacher Wang Zhiwen, he never gets involved in such things, and he never even accepts advertisements.
Of course, He Xin is not that aloof. He actively participated before it was too late! As the little brother who followed China Film and Bona - Xinhao Media, it was natural that he came first, first served. Because he expressed his stance early, he actually got along with Zhang Guoli
Together with National Chang Sheng, it was listed as one of the production units.
This made He Xin extremely happy. Of course, he had the money and strength to contribute, and he did so at any cost. Drone aerial photography and the like would all be sponsored free of charge.
In fact, he really wanted to play Comrade Jianfeng, but it was a pity that he did not match the physical appearance of the prototype character. In historical photos, Comrade Jianfeng and Chang Kaishen are obviously shorter when they stand together, because he is too tall.
However, like Uncle Dao Ming, he made a special trip to call Third Master and sincerely expressed that he was very willing to contribute his own strength, even if it was an unknown small role. As for the salary, there was no need to talk about it.
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The project "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" was kept secret at the beginning. The outside world vaguely knew that China Film Group was preparing to make a new film and had approached Zhang Guoli, but they had no idea about the subject matter, content, and nature of the film.
Coincidentally, a media accidentally asked about this when interviewing Zhang Guoli. At that time, Zhang let it slip and said that this was the main theme film and that I played Chang Kaishen.
The reporter didn't care, and when ordinary reports were published, some agencies were very attentive and started asking about the drama, and then they were shocked! A film dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, produced by China Film and directed by Han Sanye!
There is nothing in the front, the important thing is the back. China Film has produced many films, which one do you think was personally produced by Mr. San? When you think about it, the status of this film comes out.
There were smart people who thought they were worthy enough to be a good example, and they all took the initiative to apply for the job just like Uncle Dao Ming and Teacher He. Later, it spread more and more widely in the circle, and everyone with a famous name knew about it.
Ever since, Master Han has been answering the phone every day, Li Lianjie, Liu Dehua, Jiang Wen...
It’s all about wrists!
Of course, China Film Group had to give face to people who expressed their opinions. Originally there were only about 20 characters in the film, but they were forced to cast more than 100 people, and the latecomers didn't even have their names.
China Film is very happy to see this situation, intentionally or unintentionally promoting the media hype, what a leader! The emperor prints it, and all the countries come to the dynasty, this is the most satisfying thing.
He Xin, who had caught up with the early episode, naturally got a role with a lot of presence - Kong Lingkan. In the script, he had a fierce rivalry with the tiger-fighting prince.
The role of Comrade Jianfeng has been fixed on Chen Kun for a long time! There is no way, because of his inherent advantage. Among the popular niches, only he and Zhang Guoli can correctly restore the scenes in historical photos. Even Xiao Ming, who is 1.8 meters tall, cannot , after all, Zhang Guoli is only 1.78 meters tall, unless Lao Zhang wears underwear to increase his height.
Of course these are all things for later.
The press conference on the 26th attracted a lot of media, and everyone came here to congratulate Xin and the new Tokyo Best Actress Cheng Hao. From "A Thousand Arrows Pierce the Heart" to the current "Steel Piano", two consecutive The couple seemed to be planning to open a mom-and-pop shop. The only thing that disappointed the media was that the other main creator of the crew, Jiang Qinqin, did not appear at the scene. They were still filming "Before Dawn" in Hengdian, and they just recorded a video to say hello to the media. At the same time, Said some blessing words.
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"It's okay here, isn't it too cold?"
I got off the plane at Shenyang Taoxian Airport and drove all the way to the steel city of Anshan. He Xin got off the car and felt it, and took out a cigarette to satisfy his craving. They are both in the Northeast, and at the end of February, the atmosphere here was much better than that in his hometown of Harbin. The small county town is much warmer.
"It's not too far north here, and it's close to the sea. Winter is similar to Beijing. The coldest is ten degrees below zero, and rarely exceeds twenty degrees. It's much warmer than Tieling. The weather has been good these two days. Maybe the temperature is a little higher than the temperature in Beijing." Zhang Meng took the cigarette he handed over, quickly took out a lighter to help light the cigarette, and then introduced it with a smile.
His hometown is in Tieling, and he is from the same hometown as Uncle Benshan. Later, he moved to Shenyang when his father's job was transferred.
He Xin held a cigarette in his mouth, looked up at the gray sky, blew out a puff of smoke and said, "The air is not much better than in the capital."
"Steel factories account for more than half of a city, so the air is definitely not good. At first, I wanted to shoot in Shenyang. After all, it is more convenient in all aspects. However, the development has been so fast in the past few years, and many old factories in Tiexi District They have all been demolished for real estate development, so we can only go here. But I estimate that according to the current development trend, the old factories and other buildings here may have to be demolished in five or six years." Zhang Meng shook his head with a look of regret. road.
He Xin glanced at him. This was probably the artist's pretentiousness. For those laid-off workers, they would rather have their houses demolished. In addition to improving the housing environment, they could at least get money and take a breather. In the same old industrial city, he My hometown is not as lucky as here.
Just when he was halfway through smoking, he saw Lu Xiao hurriedly running from the hotel door, and kept saying: "Brother, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't pick you up at the airport."
The crew started working just after the Spring Festival, and production director Lu Xiao arrived a week earlier than him.
"You're hypocritical, don't do this!" He Xin scolded with a smile, glanced at Zhang Meng again, and asked: "How is it, Director Zhang is not here during this period, is the work going well here?"
"Director Zhang has all elite soldiers and generals, and everything went very smoothly." Xiao Luzi said with a smile.
After working as a producer for several years, Xiao Luzi has grown a lot now and is very good at talking. Zhang Meng next to him listened, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.
This time with Xinhao Media, he really felt very comfortable. They paid for it and only sent production and finance, and gave him full freedom in terms of the behind-the-scenes production team.
He smiled and said: "Teacher He, let's go in. It's not cold, but it's quite cold after standing outside for a long time."
Over there, Xiao Luzi was already helping Shen Ming carry his luggage. As long as he was in front of He Xin, he was not the manager of the production department, but still the boss's assistant.
Zhang Meng also took him all the way to the elevator.
"Teacher He, please take a rest first. After everyone comes back, we will have a small meeting to get to know everyone."
"good!"
Although Anshan is a small town, the hotel where the crew stayed was in pretty good condition. After all, there is a large company that occupies half of the city. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The related supporting service industry is relatively developed.
He Xin's room was a suite. After entering the room, Xiao Luzi helped the boss pack the clothes and daily necessities out of the suitcase as before, while reporting on the situation to the crew.
"Brother, the Taiwanese guy that Director Zhang found is really good. I saw the visual design plan he made, and I think it is quite novel. Zhou Shuhao, the name sounds quite characteristic of Qiong Yao dramas. What is Shuhuan, Zihao, and Shuhao?
Damn, their names are really interesting..."
He was talking enthusiastically when he turned around and saw He Xin standing there looking at him coldly. He immediately reacted and hurriedly slapped his mouth lightly and explained: "Brother, I am just talking in front of you.
, I will never say anything about Taiwanese people outside."
"Since we work together, we should respect each other. Since they are good at what they do, we should respect them even more. Are you going to call Director Chen Guofu a bad boy next time you see him?" He Xin said with a serious face.
"Brother, I was wrong. I will definitely not say it again in the future." Xiao Luzi admitted his mistake in a sincere manner.
"Everyone is a colleague when we work together. As the producer director, you have to know how to coordinate all aspects of the crew... Okay, you have to know it yourself!"
Seeing how he took the initiative to admit his mistake, He Xin was too lazy to talk nonsense.
"Brother, I have written it all down."
This Taiwanese boy named Zhou Shuhao is the photographer invited by Zhang Meng. He has been introduced by Zhang Meng before and graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Tunghai University in Wanwan. Like Zhang Meng, they both have family backgrounds. His father is a famous man in Wanwan.
An advertising director with a good family background. After graduating from university, he studied in Europe. He studied in Berlin, Cologne, Germany, and the rigid Barcelona Art School. Finally, he graduated from the London Film School in England, where he studied photography. Before that, he studied photography in Baywan.
I also shot a movie as a photographer.
Zhang Meng and he met at the Shanghai International Film Festival last year. Zhang Meng's debut film "Blessed with Big Ears" won the Asian Newcomer Award. Zhang Meng himself also studied art design. It is said that the two of them had a very speculative chat at the time, about the film.
The understanding and aesthetics also tend to be the same. After the original Korean production team of "Blessed with Big Ears" was rejected by He Xin, Zhang Meng was the first to think of asking him to help with the filming.
The other party also wanted to stay in the mainland for development because of the limited resources in a small place like Wanwan, so they really couldn't put it to good use. It can be said that they hit it off right away.
In the original time and space, Zhou Shuhao should have been recruited by Yang Shupeng, another young mainland director who also met at the Shanghai Film Festival. He was currently filming "Bitter Bamboo Forest" starring Hu Jun and Jiang Wu. It was two years later that he accepted Zhang Meng.
At the invitation of the film director, I filmed "The Piano of Steel".
Zhou Shuhao He Xin originally thought that he was not that old, at most about the same age as Zhang Meng. But when he actually saw him in person, he discovered that he looked to be in his early forties, with single eyelids, small eyes, a big nose, and two swollen upper lips.
With the moustache removed, he looks quite cartoonish.
"Hello, Teacher Zhou!" He Xin shook hands with him politely.
"I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it, Mr. He is too polite."
In his first job in Mainland China, He Xin was both a big star and the boss of an investor, while Zhou Shuhao seemed a little restrained.
It was only He Xin's cheerful attitude that made him calm down a little. After a few words of greeting, he boldly said: "Mr. He, actually we have met before..."
"Is it?"
He Xin was stunned, looked at him carefully, shook his head apologetically and said, "I'm really sorry, I don't seem to have an impression."
Zhou Shuhao smiled and explained: "It was a long time ago. In 2001, you came to Taiwan to attend the Golden Horse Awards. I asked you to sign your autograph at the premiere in Taipei. I remember there were a lot of people at that time, so you definitely wouldn't be impressed."
"Ah, so that's it."
At that time, he, Hu Jun, Guan Jinpeng and others visited five theaters in Taipei to promote the movie. I only remember that the fans were very enthusiastic and signed countless autographs. How could I remember it?
Then Zhang Meng pointed to an imposing uncle next to him and introduced: "Teacher He, this is my dad."
"Well……"
He Xin took a first look at the uncle in front of him. He was tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He had thick, naturally curly black hair, a slicked back hair, and a big gray beard. He looked bold and unruly.
Well, the black hair may be dyed, otherwise it would be unreasonable to have black hair, but the beard is white. Although it is not as exaggerated as Zhang Jizhong's big beard, he still looks very imposing.
Then looking at the chubby little guy next to him with small eyes, light eyebrows, sparse hair and a worrying hairline, He Xin almost blurted out: "Is this your dad?"
It's true that the two men look very different.
Fortunately, he hurriedly swallowed the words that came to his lips, stepped forward quickly, and said respectfully: "Hello, Uncle Zhang!"