The film "Little Characters" is a lyrical comedy filmed in 1979 by the famous director Wang Jiayi, who has directed "Five Golden Flowers", and the film celebrates the story of their active contribution to the four modernizations and the establishment of true love through the work and life of several young people on the bus. Xiao Ge, who only thinks about innovation, Xiao Fang, who loves vanity, Xiao Qing, a beautiful and enthusiastic female conductor, Xiao Huang, who pours potion on customers, Xiao Bai, a traffic police officer who gives a green light to the driver's girlfriend for love... Laughter and anger tell people what is right and wrong in life.
Nice little green
Xiao Qing and Xiao Ge
When I was first given the task of making this film, I was confused because it was completely unfamiliar to me who was born in the 80s. In the first few days, the only thing I could do was watch the film repeatedly and look for relevant materials. I saw this movie for the first time, but I still laughed out loud when I watched the movie, so when I knew that director Wang Jiayi was 60 years old at the time, I was surprised that he could make such a vivid and humorous and youthful movie at this age.
There are a total of 8 "small characters" in the film, and what I hope most is that these small characters can reunite after 27 years to see how they feel when they are beautiful and upright. But the search for them wasn't as smooth as I thought. The first to be determined were Chi Zhiqiang, who played Xiao Huang in the film, and Pang Min, who played Xiao Fang. The two teachers agreed to come to the program without the slightest hesitation, and they repeatedly told me that they would fully cooperate with me, which made me very moved. And it was true that I repeatedly disturbed them in the middle of the way, and told them about the filming situation at that time, and they did not reject me once, and they were very patient to answer my questions. Chen Yixin, the heroine of the film, Xiaoqing, was from the Shanghai Opera House and did not shoot again, and when I called the Shanghai Opera House to inquire about her, I was told that she had left the opera house a long time ago and could not be contacted, and even Teacher Pang Min, who had been a classmate and colleague with her, had not been in contact with her for many years. It was a big blow to me. Many of the other actors have also left their original units, and their whereabouts are unknown. Watching the day of the program recording approaching day by day, my mood is getting more and more sad. In the end, I really had no choice but to use a trick, that is, to fight with each other. I called the Shanghai Opera House, and the staff member who answered the phone wanted to hear anything about Teacher Chen Yi, and after a tongue-to-mouth battle, I finally called someone who might know her news. In the afternoon of the same day, I received a call from Teacher Chen Yixin himself, and the mood at that time was really difficult to express, not two words of excitement. And through Teacher Chen Yixin, I also found the female driver Zhang Mingming. Due to the relationship of time, only these four small characters finally came to the scene of the show, and it was a great pity that they could not see the style of the other four actors, and director Wang Jiayi died of myocardial infarction in 1988, which is even more regrettable.
Although it has been 27 years since "Little Characters", I can still taste the taste of youth. The four teachers were also in their early 20s when they filmed this movie, "Small Characters" can be said to be Chi Zhiqiang's famous work, is the screen debut of Pang Min and Chen Yixin, and they chatted about the scene of that year and sighed endlessly. Because teacher Chen Yixin's arrival had been kept secret in advance, when Teacher Pang Min heard her talking behind the scenes, he almost ran to the exit, and then hugged her tightly, and couldn't help but speak his hometown dialect - Shanghai dialect. When I saw them hugging together, I thought not only of getting together, but more of the passage of time, and at that moment, I suddenly thought of my classmates who had not been in touch for a long time.
【Text/CCTV Program Director: Yuan Hua】
Video Information:
Shadow name: Small characters
Release date: 1979
Director: Wang Jiayi Luotai
Screenwriter: Si Min San Wu Ben Wu Zhou Yang Sun Xiongfei
Starring: Chen Yixin, Wang Weiping, Chi Zhiqiang
Photo: Wu Guojiang Zhao Yue
Fine Arts: Wang Jiru Jin Xiwu
Composer: Lei Zhenbang
Cast:
Chen Yixin - Xiaoqing
Zhang Mingming - Xiao Hong
Yu Yanping - Xiao Bai
Wang Weiping - Xiao Ge
Chi Zhiqiang - Xiao Huang
Wang Qinbao - Xiaolan
interlude:
"How Beautiful Is Youth", very good!
Lyrics: Qi Xin Music: Lei Zhenbang Singer: Li Xiuwen
Life, life
How cute and how cute
Like the spring buds are fragrant and colorful
Flowers everywhere tomorrow
Flowers everywhere
It depends on today's sweat irrigation
Youth, youth
How nice and how beautiful
Oh my heart
Sometimes it's like a burning sunrise
Sometimes like the sea in the moonlight
Think of that more beautiful future
I'm going to sing it from the bottom of my heart