In 2009, Zhang Zi asked to play the role of mother in "Tangshan Earthquake". Feng Xiaogang said: My mother is played by my wife Xu Fan, and she doesn't want a penny.
In 2007, Feng Xiaogang was shocked after watching "Aftershock" and immediately called the author Zhang Ling: I want to make "Aftershock" into a movie!
Zhang Ling said: I'm sorry, Zhang Yimou also wants to make "Aftershock" into a movie. Feng Xiaogang regretted it.
Feng Xiaogang is a director with a lot of personality. He didn't like the idea that people were saying he was a New Year's film director because he thought it belittled his talent for directing.
Although Feng Xiaogang is not a professional, his talent is beyond doubt. He went from being an artist to a famous director. In addition to talent and hard work, he has the right time, place and people.
Wang Shuo was his nobleman, and without Wang Shuo, there would be no Feng Xiaogang today.
Today, Feng Xiaogang is already more famous than Wang Shuo, and these achievements are the result of his years of hard work.
In the directing industry, he is a famous director, so there is not a film that he dare not make.
For example, he shot "No Thief in the World," which proved that he could become a Hong Kong and Taiwanese actor.
Shooting "Mobile Phone" proved that he could deal with social problems, and shooting "Banquet" proved that he could also make costume martial arts blockbusters.
He also produced The Gathering to prove that he was also a great actor in war movies.
So, after being drawn to the aftershocks, he wanted to make a movie about the earthquake.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Yimou took the lead. Feng Xiaogang had to sigh. Unexpectedly, half a month later, Zhang Ling called him: Do you still want to shoot aftershocks?
It turned out that Zhang Yimou had pinched his finger for a long time. However, he felt that the possibility of losing money on this drama was too high. Because the investment was too large, he had to give up regretfully.
Feng Xiaogang did not dare to shoot Zhang Yimou. He also hesitated and called Wang Shuo: I want to make a movie about earthquakes. I'm afraid the audience won't like it and will lose money when the time comes.
Wang Shuo encouraged him: Don't worry, shoot. If you screw up, I'll give you the whole comedy to fill in the holes.
Feng Xiaogang listened confidently. With the support of Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang moved forward without scruples.
One person can write, one person can shoot, so he opened a film and television company with a thriving business.
With the encouragement of Wang Shuo, Feng Xiaogang immediately bought back the copyright of "Aftershock" and revised the script day and night.
However, the audit did not go well. The Radio, Film and Television Bureau believes that the theme is too heavy and does not play a role in promoting positive energy.
After several modifications, Feng Xiaogang failed to pass. Feng Xiaogang had no confidence and had to give up. The script had accumulated a layer of dust on his desk.
In 2008, the Wenchuan earthquake touched Feng Xiaogang again. He not only took the lead in donating money, but also went to the disaster area. What happened in front of him made him determined to shoot earthquake films again.
At that time, the Tangshan municipal government heard that Feng Xiaogang was going to make a seismic film. They promised to cover all the cost of the shoot, which should exceed $100 million, according to the budget.
In order to restore the scenes of that year, Feng Xiaogang specially invited a British Weta studio that specializes in special effects. They had worked on special effects in The Lord of the Rings.
But the cost of special effects is very expensive. When Feng Xiaogang heard that it would cost $20 million, he was shocked. Before the show began, he consumed a fifth of the cost. Too much pressure!
No way, he had to spend a penny into two cents. When selecting actors, his mother asked his wife Xu Fan to perform for a zero-paid performance.
Feng Xiaogang was optimistic about Zhang Ziyi and Tang Wei at first.
However, after reading the revised script, Zhang Ziyi felt that her sister was obviously an actress. As a result, she doesn't have as many roles as her mother. She wanted Feng Xiaogang to add some drama.
Feng Xiaogang said bitterly: I have been changing the script for two years, and everyone is going crazy. Now that I've passed, I really don't want to change the script.
Therefore, Zhang Ziyi gave up acting. When Tang Wei played Ang Lee's "Color Ring", he was blocked by the entertainment industry for two years due to his excessive scale. He hadn't been opened yet, so he missed it too.
In the end, my sister had to let Zhang Jingchu play. Although the sister played by Zhang Jingchu is not much, she is also very outstanding and has left a deep impression on the audience.
But the best candidate for Feng Xiaogang's sister is Tang Wei. He said: How wronged Tang Wei looks!
It is worth mentioning that the father who loves the army in the play is Chen Daoming's zero-salary friendship.
When the Tangshan earthquake struck on July 28, 1976, Chen Daoming lived in Tianjin, in the same seismic zone as Tangshan.
Houses in Tianjin collapsed 40 percent. Chen Daoming lived on three floors, and the entire wall of his home was collapsed by the earthquake.
One detail in "Tangshan Earthquake" is inspired by Chen Daoming.
As he escaped through the corridor, he saw red briquettes rolling everywhere. He remembered that scene, and Feng Xiaogang put that scene on the movie.
In the original work, Chen Daoming played an improper meeting record and sexually harassed his adopted daughter, which cast a shadow on Fang Deng.
When Fang went to college, she became pregnant before marriage. After dropping out of school, he married his children.
Considering that the values in the original book are often gray and pessimistic, which violates public morality, the screenwriters changed the adoptive father to a soldier.
As a loving father, this identity is more in line with the mainstream image of that era.
Through such changes, the script rose to a higher level, and Chen Daoming's military image became great and respected.
Towards the end of the film, Feng Xiaogang spends all night insomnia, massages and taking sleeping pills. He played all kinds of tricks, but it was difficult to work.
After listening to Faye Wong's Heart Sutra, I fell asleep after half an hour.
Feng Xiaogang hopes to put the song at the end of the movie. Faye Wong said: It must be approved by Famen Temple. Famen Temple was very talkative and immediately agreed.
So Faye Wong sang the last song " Heart Sutra " , with zero pay.
After the release of "Tangshan Earthquake", the total box office exceeded 600 million in 25 days, becoming the annual box office champion in mainland China in 2010.
Feng Xiaogang succeeded in making this film because of the climate, location and people here. If Zhang Yimou replaces him, he won't lose money, right?
Unfortunately, Zhang Yimou missed a good job. #娱乐八卦 #
