Han Han, who is under 20 years old, once said to the audience in a show: "I have 4 dreams. ”
"First, become a great scientist. Second, be a good writer. Third, be a champion driver. Fourth, make a movie. ”
At the age of 18, he realized his first dream - his first novel, "Triple Gate", which has been sold more than 2 million copies, is the largest selling literary work in China in the past 20 years. He became one of the most influential young writers of our time.
In December 2009, Han Han participated in the China Rally Championship and won the annual championship, becoming the first person in the history of Professional Racing in China to have both the track and rally championship cups.
Some people have only one dream in their lives, but they still can't achieve it.
Han Han, who has realized 2 dreams, has made three films in 5 years since 2014, and once again realized his dream of directing.
Each of his films has a strong personal style, and each one has a racing element. But only "Flying Life" is telling the story of a racing driver in its entirety.
Some people say that "Flying Life" is telling the story of Han Han's friend Xu Lang, and some people say that this movie is about Han Han's own life.
Today, Uncle Chai will take you through this passionate racing movie.
It can be said that without Xu Lang, there would be no current champion driver Han Han.
Xu Lang is the leader of Han Han's professional racing career, he once won the eighth place in the marathon cross-country rally, the best performance among the Chinese runners, and was praised as "China's first driver".
In 2008, Xu Lang traveled to Russia to participate in a marathon cross-country rally. In the fifth stage of the race, several cars, including Xu Lang, were deeply in the mud, and the scene was chaotic, and the race could not continue.
The only way people can get out of trouble is to pull the first car out of the mud.
The enthusiastic Xu Lang immediately stood up and accompanied the navigator to tow the car. But in the process of towing, he was always careful and inconvenient, and took off the racing driver's life-saving helmet.
The accident occurred suddenly, the tow rope broke, the tow hook hit Xu Lang's face, and the "first driver in China" died at the age of 32.
This is also the age when the protagonist Zhang Chi in the movie was banned.
Since he was in junior high school, Han Han has liked to watch racing shows and the feeling of speeding up.
At that time, he won the title of "Fastest Man in Tinglin Town" with a women's bicycle.
Later, at his repeated requests, his father finally bought him a "manly" mountain bike. But the good times did not last long, and the car was quickly spotted and stolen.
But Han Han's pursuit of speed has become more and more intense, and he is bent on being a racing driver.
When he was under the age of eighteen, he was a driver's license between ideal and reality. Later, he also set a record of not getting a driver's license after taking the exam 3 times in a row.
In desperation, after he could earn money by writing, he had to buy a motorcycle and experience a speed and passion.
And the real experience of his driving license, in the movie "Flying Life", Zhang Chi also experienced once, even Lin Zhendong could not help but complain: "Subject two is quite difficult, I did not have it at that time." ”
When "Triple Door" was printed in 200,000 copies, Han Han finally got a driver's license, bought his first car, and began to pursue his own long racing road.
In 2004, Han Han, who had entered the racing industry for four years and still had no achievements, joined the Red River Team on the recommendation of his predecessor Xu Lang. But a year later, the boss Ma Junkun did not renew his contract with Han Han, but instead signed Lin Zhiying, who was more well-known.
Frustrated, Han Han had to go to the Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team.
Here, he won his first racing championship and began to realize his dream of racing championship. Excellent writer, gorgeous turned into a legend in the Chinese racing industry.
Life never ends.
The unexpected death of his friend Xu Lang has made Han Han's idea of cooperating with him an eternal regret. In order to pay tribute to Xu Lang, Han Han's dream of directing began to awaken, and he had the idea of putting racing cars on the big screen.
With the consent of Xu Lang's father, Han Han took his friend as the prototype and wrote and directed 3 movies "After Forever", "Ride the Wind and Waves" and "Flying Life".
If the first two films only have racing elements, then "Flying Life" is a reproduction of the racing driver's life.
In this movie, it has both the story of Xu Lang and the life of Han Han, which is a cooperation between the two people in another sense.
Because of love, so the pursuit of perfection.
The racing clip in the movie "Flying Life" is the biggest flashpoint in the whole play, and it is also the professional embodiment of Han Han.
In order to maximize the presentation of the racing field he loves, the entire film invested 500 million yuan, and Han Han spent 350 million yuan on pre-preparation.
Han Han's crew traveled all over China to find a perfect track, Bayinbrook Racecourse. But in reality, China's largest plateau, snow-capped grassland, does not have a cool track.
The speeding track of the racing drivers in the movie is actually built by the crew to find an engineering team for half a year.
The winding mountain road shows the most realistic side of rallying, but there is no protection, and the 100-meter cliff under the feet is also extremely dangerous for racing drivers.
For the safety of the actors, many dangerous scenes are driven by Han Han himself, so the actors call him "the substitute driver of love".
But Han Han was still worried, so in order to ensure that nothing was wrong, he directly rented a helicopter to be on standby at any time.
If the weather is bad and the helicopter can't take off, the crew won't start. This expenditure alone cost nearly 30 million.
Han Han, who has an incomparable love for racing, firmly believes that only by understanding can he perform perfectly.
Before the film began, Han Han modified more than 200 racing cars in the crew, and trained the entire crew in racing, not only actors, but also camera, recording, production and other staff.
Racing fan Shen Teng also took advantage of this to get a rally qualification certificate.
Perhaps it is the excessive investment in the capital of the filming location and racing car in the early stage, and Han Han can be described as cautious in the casting of the actors. Not only do the roles match, but also the film is not expensive.
The story of the movie "Flying Life" is not new, it is a very simple story of a big man who has climbed up again.
The protagonist Zhang Chi is at the peak of his life, beaten to the bottom of the valley, and takes his children to live by fried rice in a street food stall. After 5 years, the former champion driver still does not forget the love in his heart and wants to start again.
When Han Han finished writing the script casting, Shen Teng's "Charlotte" was just released, and the "mourning" of the middle-aged man on his body echoed Zhang Chi's downfall. Han Han identified Shen Teng as the male protagonist at a glance, the temperament is consistent, and the key is to be able to afford it.
After Shen Teng read the script, he was really worried that he wanted to lose weight for the handsome image of the car god, but he was rejected by Han Han, saying: "Your image is very in line with the temperament of the former driver, and there is no need to reduce it at all." ”
Unexpectedly, on the first day of filming, Shen Teng was too big to wear a helmet, so the crew had to stop.
The racing costumes of the racing drivers in the movie are all professional fireproof racing uniforms specially customized by Han Han from Italy, which took a month to design and three months to produce.
Shen Teng's accident caught everyone off guard.
In desperation, Han Han could only make a "plus-size" half-helmet for Shen Teng to put on, only wrapping his head and exposing his neck. Therefore, in the movie, the audience can only see Shen Teng's head photo wearing a helmet.
There is "Charlotte", the movie is of course indispensable to "Yuan Hua" Yin Zheng.
Yin Zheng used to be a singer, can sing and dance, after getting the script, he jokingly gave Han Han two suggestions, and they were adopted.
The first is to wear a wig. In the film, there is no real heroine, and Yin Zheng believes that his appearance with flowing long hair can make up for this vacancy very well.
It just so happened that Han Han's real-life navigator Sun Qiang was also a long hair, and Han Han agreed without saying a word, and also set the character name as "Sun Yuqiang" by the way.
Second, pole dancing. Yin Zheng was originally just joking, thinking that a dance could be added to the film, and Han Han did not say yes at first.
As a result, when filming the clip of "looking for big brother for sponsorship", Han Han suddenly saw two steel pipes next to him, thinking that Yin Zheng said that he would dance, so he temporarily decided to let him add a pole dance. Afraid that Yin Zheng would not be able to let go, Han Han also personally demonstrated guidance.
Unexpectedly, Yin Zheng, who was still a little shy before the start of filming, immediately entered the role after the official shooting, and a charming pole dance jumped down, making fans call hot eyes, and even being ridiculed: as long as men riot, there is nothing wrong with women.
In order to save film remuneration, Han Han invited many good friends to star in friendship. Feng Shaofeng contributed his big toe in the movie, and also brought fire to a color number "rich and noble color".
At the same time, Han Han himself also ran a dragon set, and near the end of the film, there was a person who was robbed of a motorcycle by Yin Zheng, and the brother was Han Han. Originally, he had lines, but his acting skills were too poor, and he was stunned that he did not let him show his face, so he had to wear a helmet to star.
Han Han once said: "If I change a director, this movie will not be so successful, because I am the most professional." ”
Indeed, as the most professional racing driver in the Chinese entertainment industry, Han Han has completely integrated many racing details into the film shooting without hesitation.
And the final box office of 1.728 billion is the audience's recognition of Han Han.
Han Han's unique cold humor style of "comedy and tragedy", combined with Shen Teng's unique temperament of "mourning and mourning", makes the film mixed with a lot of inspiration and enthusiasm on top of comedy.
Zhang Chi, the former "five consecutive champions" car god, was banned for five years due to an accident, relying on fried rice at a roadside stall to accumulate money to re-participate in the competition. But after five years, the 300,000 savings can't even afford to buy a tire, and there is already a rookie Lin Zhendong on the field.
On the one hand, the face that was once on the top, on the other hand, the current embarrassing heartache, Zhang Chi faced his opponent Lin Zhendong, he wanted dignity and had to face reality.
Adult collapses begin with opening their mouths to borrow money.
Shen Teng "mourned" a face to borrow money, in the eyes of others are "past people" jokes. But for himself, "it's only the moment a person loses faith in himself that he's really outdated." ”
While Han Han created a money opportunity for Zhang Chi, he did not forget to add the details of the car to it.
There is a zipper on the racing suit, and when Shen Teng "asks for sponsorship" on the stage, Han Han lets his zipper get stuck, creating a laugh, and finally only reveals the two big words of "ask for praise". When the audience and the opponent praised Zhang Chi together, he fell into the deep hole but only wanted to do it again.
This is Han Han's humor, making some people laugh and some people crying.
Some people say that racing cars are the toys of rich people, and there is no fairness at all.
But Han Han, through The Mouth of Lin Zhendong, gave the best answer to competition: "If you want to be fair, come to sports competitions; if you want absolute fairness, don't come to sports competitions." ”
The adult world has never been absolutely fair. Because of this, after Zhang Chi fell from the altar, the sense of gap in his life with great pyrotechnics will bring a series of embarrassing and poignant laughs.
But in Zhang Chi's journey to chase his dreams, he has never been alone.
His son accompanied him to practice racing at home for 5 years, the navigator and team technician also responded, Manager Ye risked being fired to bring him a computer disc, and even his opponent Lin Zhendong spared no effort for his dream.
In the movie "Flying Life", the protagonist in Han Han's heart has never taken the road of revenge of a fallen hero, but has worked together to create an "impossible" dream-chasing journey.
This is Han Han's film, like his literary works, there are always golden sentences to soothe the soul in difficult situations, and tragic life is never sad.
Ren Zhengfei once said: "Falling is not terrible, the terrible thing is that you can no longer stand up." ”
In the movie, Zhang Chi is loved in his heart, and the moment he drives back to the field is the moment that ignites the blood, and it is also the most exciting moment for the audience.
When Zhang Chi slammed on the accelerator, overtook his opponent, and crossed the finish line, the car did not stop, but rushed into the air, and there was a vast ocean below.
Some people say that Zhang Chi was finally rescued because he kept his promise, racing with the "pit daddy" son and the "pilot", and there was an angel in the game "Overwatch" next to her, and her ability was to revive a teammate.
Some people also say that Zhang Chi was not saved because his friend was crying bitterly, and as we all know, Bayinbrook has no sea.
A thousand readers, there will be a thousand Hamlets.
Regarding the end of Zhang Chi's life, everyone has a different opinion.
But there is a consensus, people reach middle age, half of their lives have been completed, the future is unknown, love and wandering have been intertwined.
When the racing driver who fell off the altar got back on his feet for the love of his heart, he had already succeeded.
For Zhang Chi and Han Han, Bayinbrook, although not sea, was heroes never die.
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