As a film adapted from Chinese classical masterpieces and polished for many years, the promotion of "Dream of Red Mansions: The Golden and Jade Relationship" is bound to be accompanied by attention and controversy. As we get closer to release, some of these controversies have inevitably become the focus of attention of fans and "red fans".
Directed by Hu Mei, the film "Dream of Red Mansions: The Golden and Jade Romance" adheres to the concept of "continuing the literary imagination of more than 200 years ago and showing the ultimate oriental aesthetics on the modern screen", allowing the classical literary masterpiece to transcend time and space and rejuvenate again. In today's newly revealed "The Secret of the Grand View Garden" long scroll poster and the "Reproduction of the Grand View Garden" special, Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Wang Xifeng and other 20 main characters made a beautiful appearance in the long scroll of the Grand View Garden, and also revealed the construction process of the Grand View Garden in the movie for the first time, revealing the ancient garden art and life scenes to the audience in an all-round way, showing the breadth and magnificence of traditional Chinese culture.
Create "the world's best Oriental Red House culture"
"All the scenery in heaven and earth is prepared, and Fangyuan should be named after the great view of Xi". In "Dream of Red Mansions", as the main stage to fully witness the love and hatred of young boys and girls, the status of the Grand View Garden is particularly important. Therefore, the movie "Dream of Red Mansions: The Golden and Jade Relationship" has invested a lot of energy in the construction and setting of the Grand View Garden. It is understood that the crew has gone to Beijing Daguan Garden and Hebei Zhengding Rongguo Mansion...... and other places to carry out site survey work. But after repeated arguments, the crew thought that it was necessary to give the audience a refreshing feeling, so the crew decided to rebuild from scratch and strive to create "the best Oriental Red House culture in the world".
Regarding the construction concept of the Grand View Garden, director Hu Mei said that this time it is necessary to break the small pattern that many people think that "Dream of Red Mansions is just a story in the courtyard", and integrate it into the overall design of the Grand View Garden building with a new technological concept and a broader vision. For this reason, the setting of the Grand View Garden and the construction of the studio were carried out at the same time, and for the first time, the studio served the film and built around the creation of the film, which was the first attempt of Chinese film, Hu Mei said: "Whether in terms of volume, artistic height or material, it has surpassed the construction specifications of the previous "Dream of Red Mansions"!"
Under the leadership of director Hu Mei, all the behind-the-scenes staff flipped through a large number of research materials, and with a "book-picking" attitude, they did not let go of any detail, including Yihong Courtyard, Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Qinfang Gate Bridge, and Provincial Villa...... There are more than 40 courtyards and pavilions. In the depiction of the details of the building, the crew restored the mortise and tenon structure of the traditional building; in the restoration of the garden scenery, each fake stone in the scene was carefully carved, and the fallen leaves and dust were used to create a real texture; and for the utensils and props in the movie, the crew selected a large number of real antique furniture, striving to perfectly restore the sense of age. In addition, all kinds of doors and windows in the Grand View Garden are also spray-painted with special Chinese red paint, presenting the ultimate oriental color aesthetics. Director Hu Mei said with great confidence that when the Grand View Garden is displayed on the big screen in the future, "everyone will be amazed".
How to tell the story of Dream of Red Mansions in two hours? Add a new interpretation to make the story more focused
"We disrupted the order of the original work of "Dream of Red Mansions", entered from the end of Baoyu's renunciation, flashed back the structure of Bao Dai's first and second reunions, compressed and reorganized the time and space of the original work, and then completed the creation of the film within two hours. Director Hu Mei said: "The movie "Dream of Red Mansions: The Golden and Jade Relationship" begins with the flashback of Baoyu's renunciation on a snowy day, and the main storyline begins with Lin Daiyu returning to his home to mourn, revealing the clues of Wang Xifeng's greed for Lin Ruhai's family property to build the Grand View Garden, and finally betrayed Bao Dai's unsuspecting love, set up a plan, married Bao Chai, and forced Daiyu to death. ”
Regarding such a setting, Wang Meng, a famous writer and scholar, said: "The screenwriter absorbed the newly released 'Jia Keng Lin Cai Theory' to make the plot more focused. Zhong Chengxiang, a famous literary theorist, also said after watching the movie: "Director Hu Mei's film version is full of awe of classical novels, faithful to the correct understanding of the meaning and aesthetic spirit of the novel, focusing on the main line of 'Bao Dai love', and successfully transforming literary language thinking into film language thinking, which is a real aesthetic re-creation adaptation, rather than 'a translator kneeling in front of a novelist', which is very commendable." ”
The movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden and Jade Relationship" is directed by Hu Mei, written by He Yanjiang, starring Lin Peng, Lu Yan, Bian Cheng, Zhang Miaoyi, Huang Jiarong, Guan Xiaotong special starring, Wang Ban, Yuan Qiongdan friendship starring, Luo Haiqiong, Yang Tongshu, Ding Jiali, Zhang Guangbei, Yao Anlian, Gong Jie, etc., will be released nationwide in 2024. The film is produced by Shanghai Jinde Film Co., Ltd., Fujian Longtai Jinde Culture Media Co., Ltd., Guoan Culture Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Qiankun Xingyu Culture Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Alibaba Pictures Culture Co., Ltd., Fujian Xinghe Equity Investment Co., Ltd., Guoheng Fashion Media Technology Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Bona Culture Media Co., Ltd., Emei Film Group Co., Ltd., Film Channel (Shanghai) Film Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Century Bingfeng Culture Media Co., Ltd., Jointly produced by Datang Wealth Investment Management Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Rongyuan Film and Television Media Co., Ltd.