Recently, Piaopiao's entire circle of friends has been sour.
South Korea has once again re-screened "Farewell to the King".
The posters are beautifully done, and the promo makes me fantasize that I'm on the spot.
The pinnacle of Chinese cinema, the light of Asia, um.
However, we cannot be empty.
It's also time to write the epic of this "epic movie" —
The past and present lives of "Farewell to the Overlord"
Initiation · Generations of beauties
In 1979, the writer Li Bihua wrote a story called "Farewell to the Overlord".
The inspiration for this story has something to do with a pair of CPs she snorted ten years ago — Dillon and David Ginger.
Li Bihua, who was only in junior high school at the time, began to become interested in Peking Opera because he watched the movie "Revenge" starring Di and Jiang.
And the role played by Jiang David in the film, Guan Xiaolou, later became the name of the protagonist of "Ba", Duan Xiaolou.
The three character settings of the brother, sister-in-law and brother in "Revenge" and the concept of dream life are also slightly similar to "Ba".
Revenge
Later, Li Bihua wrote a short essay "Jiepai Guan" to recall this young CP dream, and she quoted Xin's words - "Dance Hall Song Stage, the wind is always blown away by the rain and wind." ”
And Di Jiang and his former "first CP in the Hong Kong circle" later also happened to be just like this word, just like the overlord Yu Ji in the story, "You sing yours, I sing mine."
Well, if a fan had reported the story at the time, we might not have seen what was going on...
In 1981, director Luo Qirui took a fancy to the script of "Ba" and wanted to make it into a TV series. Li Bihua said that he wanted to find a new actor to play the main role of Cheng Dieyi.
This Meng Xin is the later superstar, Zhang Guorong.
At that time, Zhang Gang and Li Bihua cooperated in a short drama "The Woman of My Family in the Years and Rivers and Mountains", and Li liked him very much.
But unfortunately, because Zhang's agent at the time thought that the role of Cheng Dieyi was too obscure and sensitive, it would damage the image of Zhang Guorong, who was still in the rising stage of his career, and resigned on his behalf.
Later, Luo Qirui found Yu Jialun and Yue Hua and filmed two episodes of the TV short series.
It was 1981, the TV drama version of "Overlord Farewell".
Although the costumes are rough and the actors' performances are not amazing, this drama is still worth a book.
Without him, in that era when homosexuality had not yet been decriminalized, the public's understanding of the concept of "gender cognitive disorder" was even more lacking.
And under many sensitivities, it has made such a play that is not deleted, does not shy away, and completely follows the original work.
Dare to be a stepping stone, this is worth remembering, can not skip.
Scramble · Huatang Jingyan
Later, Ms. Xu Feng, the boss of Tomson, bought the film rights to "Ba".
She was interested in directing Chen Kaige to shoot, but Chen Yi wanted to make art films and disdained to shoot popular stories, and Xu Feng repeatedly debated elegant and popular propositions with him, and finally convinced him.
In 1991, the movie "Farewell to the Overlord" was planned, and the original Li Bihua once again recommended Zhang Guorong to play Cheng Dieyi.
The film side communicated with Zhang Guorong's second agent, who was also afraid of affecting the image and was very tight on the schedule, and the film side could not give a specific time to kill, and the two sides did not talk about it.
The corner of Cheng Butterfly's clothes has since become a hanging fragrant meat.
There are many actors who are interested in the film and come to audition.
Say three special --
Zhang Weijian, who could not try the mirror.
In the early years of Zhang Weijian, the women's dress was very stunning.
It's not surprising that there are auditions.
Unfortunately, Zhang Weijian's family environment was not very good, and the company owner at that time was in debt and urgently needed his artists to make quick profits.
It is impossible to let him make a movie that takes time to learn Peking Opera and the schedule cannot be set by himself.
In 1993, the year of the release of the "Ba" film and the promotion of Cannes, Zhang Weijian appeared on more than ten fast food movies, and it is not without regrets.
Audition for the scary Jiang Wen.
Jiang Wen, who was originally recommended to play the overlord, took a look at Yu Ji Cheng Butterfly: "Who said that Cheng Butterfly can't be like me?" ”
Then there was no then.
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The lost dragon.
Also suggested to play the overlord, but fell in love with Yu Ji, there is also Zun Long.
Because of his feelings for Cheng Dieyi's experience, which is very similar to his childhood self who entered the drama team to learn Peking Opera, Zun LongMao recommended himself to play Cheng Dieyi.
Xu Feng also recognized his fame and sincerity, and once negotiated a film remuneration.
Although, because of Zunlong's agent, many specific treatment requirements were put forward, the film party did not immediately agree and did not sign the contract.
But Gong Li, who has signed a contract to play Ju Xian, has publicly said in an interview that in cooperation, it is necessary to learn more from Zun Long.
Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.
It wasn't until the end of 1991 that things took another big turn.
The Asia-Pacific Film Festival and the Golden Horse Awards were held in Taipei at the same time, and the four-person group of wind and eyes since the establishment of the "Hegemony" project -
Investor Xu Feng, director Chen Kaige, resignation Zhang Guorong, and oral Zun Long all attended the evening party.
Xu Feng looked at Zun Long and Zhang Guorong, feeling that the edges and corners of Zun Long were too hard and bad, and wanted to change the corners again.
Interview with Xu Feng's "Fortune Life"
Most people regard "playing big cards", "asking too much" and "air transport puppies" as the reason why Zun Long missed "Ba".
But in fact, Xu Feng is determined to make a Chinese film that "breaks into the Western film market", and when he tentatively set Zun Long, he even invested 20 million Hong Kong dollars in the original film, and mentioned 30 million yuan for Zun Long alone.
And the role of Cheng Dieyi, for the actor's appearance, temperament, acting requirements are first-class difficult to find, really the favorite actor, only put forward some requirements that meet the requirements of the coffee position, even if there is an impact, it is unlikely to be the reason that directly leads to the role change.
The root cause, presumably, is that he is not suitable.
At about the same time, Hong Kong's famous Magazine "Outside the Horn" invited Cheung Kwok Wing to take a group of photos with the theme of "anti-string" and published it on the cover.
This set of blockbusters has given countless people a critical blow.
Director Chen Kaige also began to waver.
In order to persuade Zhang Guorong, who had resigned, Chen Kaige personally went out on horseback.
Directly skipped the link of whether he would act, but talked about how to act well, which made Zhang Guorong very impressed.
And Zhang Guorong's file period, which has been inappropriately negotiated before, has also turned around -
Huang Baiming, the owner of Zhang's film company, in order to thank Zhang Guorong for his self-demotion to perform "92 Happy Events", adjusted the scheduling that had been finalized, encouraged and fulfilled him to shoot "Farewell to the King".
The corner of Yu Ji, who was spinning around, eventually fell to the Zhang family.
Start shooting · The river flows out of the river
In February 1992, Zhang Guorong went north to try on makeup, and when he came to Beijing for the first time, he proposed to go to Wanhua Mountain to worship Mei Lanfang.
So there was a group photo of the creator of the "Ba" film in front of Mei Lanfang's tomb.
After the worship, the group went to the Summer Palace to listen to the oriole restaurant for dinner.
Chen Kaige recalls——
Guo Rong asked me: What does it mean to listen to the oriole?
It is to listen to Mei Lanfang, they sing, and the warblers cry tactfully.
oh...... These old gentlemen sang songs all their lives, but they were treated like birds.
That afternoon, Guorong was no longer happy.
In the same month of the same year, "Farewell to the Overlord" officially began filming.
This ambitious shooting, I don't know where to start.
Those starring —"
Resolutely refuse to stand-in, and study Peking Opera as a hard worker.
Zhang Guorong, who had a fever of 39 degrees and was still practicing with his legs.
Cheng sent the famous Peking opera master Zhang Manling to recall the "student" Zhang Guorong
Really hit, really fight, "I think it's a very bullish man, let the master pull off his pants to beat more effective" Zhang Fengyi.
After the shooting, I had to help back to the medicine.
"I am the wife of a famous character, and I should also understand the things in the drama team."
This kind of homework is probably no longer within the scope of some actors' understanding today.
And "Guo Rong Brother" against the little bean who practiced the body, Yin Zhi.
Yin Zhi was born into a family of five generations of Peking Opera, and his grandfather was the head of the Four Masters of Xusheng, Guan Dayuan.
But this child is not squeamish at all, and in the film, Xiao Douzi realizes that "from one to the end" section, beating himself up and he is fierce.
The crew was very distressed.
Filming the escape scene, the actor Li Dan of the little leper could not cry.
Chen Kaige trained him: "This shot can't pass, everyone is waiting for you, do you have the morality of being an actor?" You simply don't have the basic conditions for an actor..."
The child listened, felt ashamed, and immediately cried.
Horned children can not rely on eye drops.
Before the little leper hanged himself, the string of sugar gourds that the crew found for him was too sour and hard, and Li Dan still swallowed it in a big mouth, and since then he has eaten acid and poured his teeth.
However, it seems that these "efforts" that are rare today are only their basic skills.
Those reiki and deductions, don't you say?
A glance and a disgust, all and adult butterfly clothes like the little bean of the gods, Ma Mingwei.
Before the execution, he still did not forget the fourth master of Yuan, Ge You, who returned to the camp to take seven steps.
What about his "red dust confidant"?
The courtyard danced majestically with swords.
Zhang Guorong, The Yu Ji, sometimes seems to have drunk fake wine.
Into the play, even the director pushed away.
A play, everywhere is cute.
In order to save the brother, Di Yi went to the Japanese church meeting alone, and the brother did not understand, and took a bite at his face.
In the last second, Butterfly's eyes were aggrieved.
The next second, the director shouted the card, and Zhang Guorong shouted at Zhang Fengyi with a sharp voice: You! slow! walk!
Ju Xian gave the whole money to the old bustard and came to xiaolou barefoot.
The desperate momentum is fully displayed, but it does not mean that Gong Li cannot be skinned when waiting for the scene.
What else?
Zhao Jiping, chairman of the Chinese Musicians Association, pointed out the melody.
Yang Zhanjia, a national first-class film artist, painted the scene.
Ye Pai passed on the xiaosheng Song Xiaochuan and put on makeup for the butterfly clothes.
Zhang Pai famous artist Wen Ruhua sang to Butterfly Yi.
Although Zhang Guorong has practiced Mandarin hard, which is already very standard, he is still almost Beijing flavor, and his voice is originally low.
"Jia Zhiguo" Yang Lixin came to dub, which also greatly enhanced this role.
Li Zongsheng and Lin Yilian joined hands to sing the theme song "When Love Has Become a Thing of the Past".
Screenwriter Reed, adding and deleting the original work, giving the film an epic temperament.
Gu Changwei came to do photography.
……
I don't know where to start.
All you can think of, the bustle of an era, is all in the meantime.
Leaving · The wind and clouds are scattered
In the film, the actor Yingda of the grandfather, remembers the feast, quite chivalrous -
At that time, there was a couple in the Peking Opera circle in the crew, the woman was a opera stand-in prepared for Zhang Guorong (later did not use), the man was a Peking Opera martial artist, who liked to beat his wife.
On the night of the feast, Zhang Guorong had a few more drinks, Wusheng came to toast, Zhang Guorong patted the table: "Li X, I want to hear you beat your wife again, I will let my friends in Hong Kong come to clean you up!" ”
Yingda said: The friends who were present at the man's scene that night were also some martial arts students, and if they really did it, Zhang Guorong would definitely suffer losses, but he stood up so manly and said everyone's heartfelt words.
Zhang Guorong's other instructor, the Peking Opera master Zhang Manling, recalls the feast, but it is sad -
Guo Rong drank too much and cried, and he seemed too excited.
Strange, we will meet later?
But the mood at the moment can not control itself.
Yes, it is not at this time.
Since then, although there have been three or four lively scenes -
For example, the conquest of Cannes, the night when a Chinese film won the Palme d'Or for the first time.
In the dreamy City of Cannes, the spirit is full of spirits.
After the ban was lifted, the Shanghai Great Guangming Theater was screened.
A flooded, crowded street.
"Isn't it good to be a bully?"
"Good! Good! Good! "The mountain called.
The theater manager still remembers the glass doors of the crowded lobby and the injured security guards.
As well as Zhang Guorong's helpless smile that was dressed in a good outfit and the buttons of the suit were all squeezed off.
There is still hilarity at this time, but what about people, are they still the same?
There are shallow ones of the day -
Zhang Manling and Shi Yansheng, the couple, were arranged by the crew to guide Zhang Guorong, originally the drama was dispersed, she did not think that she would have an intersection with this "big-name student" who could not talk about it halfway.
But Zhang Guorong has always been worried about the teacher, will visit in Beijing, but also invited them to Hong Kong to play, Zhang Guorong personally drove to pick up, get on and off the car to help them protect their heads, called himself a "coachman".
I heard that Shi Yansheng was not in good health and could not eat, so he flew to Beijing to visit.
I set up a small bench myself, and my family got an egg custard.
Zhang Guorong coaxed him to eat--Old Man Shi, you take a bite, I take a bite, and see who of us eats more.
Shi Yansheng and Zhang Guorong
There are deep words from the past years -
Xu Feng and Chen Kaige, who had once cooperated in sparks, gradually had big differences.
After "Wind And Moon" was destroyed by Waterloo, the two never worked together again.
Xu Feng was more openly dissatisfied with Chen Kaige's creative concept:
Chen Kaige is very strange in the choice of story theme! At first, he didn't like the script of "Farewell to the King", thinking that it was a very popular story, and as a result, I spent more than 200 hours convincing him.
When it came time to shoot "Wind Moon", Chen Kaige couldn't listen to the opinions and suggestions of others at all, so I told him that there were tigers in front of him that would bite people, and he didn't listen, so he had to bite him before he ran back and told me: 'Boss, there are really tigers that can bite people.' At first, I didn't agree with him making "Wind Moon", I think every character in this film is very annoying, and the relationship between the characters is also very ugly, unlike "Farewell to the King" where every character has aesthetic cuteness. But Chen Kaige liked it, and he kept trying to convince me. I understand now that I should never shoot stories that I don't like in the future.
Looking at Director Chen's later plays, although the sense of beauty is there, it is true that the story is missing, and the aesthetic is obedient.
Ge You and Gong Li did cooperate in another masterpiece: "Alive".
Most of the reiki children did not go the movie path.
For the protection of the beans, he was beaten and squeezed the small stone that made his eyebrows glaze over, Fei Zhenxiang. As a director, have you seen "Angry Qing Xiangxi"?
Throwing the bean bag to let him "roll", but the small stone with tears in his eyes, Zhao Hailong.
Later, he became the chief eunuch of Zhen Huan, Kang Luhai.
Li Bihua and screenwriter Reed started a lawsuit.
Lead actor Zhang Guorong died.
The hilarity of the play seems to be gone.
Reed recalled the play and said—
I thought it was the rise of Chinese cinema, but I didn't want it to be the peak.
However, the hilarity of Chinese movies does not seem to be just this one drama, this group of people dispersed and disappeared.
Where should it be begged for its hilarity?
Is it the directors Jiang Lang who is exhausted?
Are actors getting more and more lazy and dull?
Is the casting too unique to be?
Is the screenwriter's status plummeting?
Or are we becoming more and more sensitive, narrow-minded, and monolithic.
92、29。 Going all the way back?
It doesn't seem to be caused by one item.
And it seems that every reason is accounted for.
Today's dance hall song stage is obviously bigger and more gorgeous.
But where to find the wind and currents?