See the city of Dongguan, please pay attention to the public name of the same name "Guanwen Society".
Text | Inspector Bull
Around 1987, inspector Dalang Huazai, a friend of the inspector, was studying at Wancheng No. 2 Middle School. One day between classes, I heard from my classmates that there were big Stars from Hong Kong who were coming to shoot TV dramas nearby, and for a while, my heart was fluctuating, and I had no intention of entering the classroom again, so I decided to meet the world.
Sneaking out of the back door, I arrived with my classmates on the nearby canal, where a costume drama had been staged, crowded in a raging crowd, and Hua Tsai could not recognize a single star. Only to see a few strange people with beards and ballasts, standing on the bow of the boat, the wind and the waves of the water, which brought a great sense of pleasure to the young Hua Tsai that could not be given in class.
The star that Hua Tsai did not recognize at that time was confused when he watched TV later. The TV series filmed by the Canal in Guancheng that year was TVB's "The Grand Canal of Sui and Tang Dynasties" filmed for the 20th anniversary of Taiwan's celebration, which was known as the most investment in Hong Kong TV dramas in the 1980s.
This drama tells the story of the temple overturning and heroes and heroes at the time of the great chaos in the late Sui and early Tang dynasties, especially the deeds of the three heroes of Qiu Keke, Li Jing and the Red Breeze Female Wind and Dust, which made the audience relish it, and now the Douban score of this drama is still above 8 points. The main filming location is in Xi'an, but there is a canal in Dongguan, which can just make up for the scattered shots of many heroes and guests.
The Three Heroes of wind and dust in the Grand Canal.
The star lineup of "Grand Canal" is enough to shake off the current popular small fresh meat for a few streets. Liang Chaowei and Huang Rihua in the Wireless Five Tigers, Chen Yulian, who played the 1983 version of "Divine Eagle Hero", Wang Qiqin, who played the female Number One red breeze woman, Liu Qingyun, who had thick eyebrows and big eyes, did not have bad thoughts, and Wu Qihua, who was just out of the woods, was at the peak of their appearance at that time.
Wu Qihua and Liu Qingyun in the play.
Now, more than thirty years later, several of the big stars in "The Grand Canal" are still the existence of the five absolute levels of Hong Kong movies. On both sides of this small canal in Dongguan City, the world has been turned upside down. At that time, Guancheng No. 2 Middle School was renamed Yulan Middle School and then disappeared in the history of the city, and the original site of Guancheng No. 2 Middle School by the canal was also changed from Dongguan Electric University to Dongguan Open University.
When "The Grand Canal" was filmed, Dongguan was still a county, and in the summer and autumn, there was still a scene of busy farming outside the city. Compared with Hong Kong, Dongguan Lingnan taste is original enough, the old village buildings are still there, folk customs and folk feelings are connected, many Hong Kong stars are ancestral homes in Dongguan, and the actors are everywhere, and they can also play their true colors. Therefore, after "The Grand Canal", for a while, many Hong Kong dramas came to Dongguan to shoot. Along with the real and false bosses in Hong Kong in that era, Dongguan has also become the back garden of Hong Kong film and television companies such as TVB.
In this trend, there is a place that was once favored by the Hong Kong drama crew. In the 1990s, TVB's "Love for the Earth" and ATV's "I'm from Guangzhou" and other film groups all chose the ancient village under pugua ridge in Qiaotou Town.
"Love Thick Earth", Luo Jialiang and Zhou Haimei.
The village is said to have been built during the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of more than 800 years. Local villagers explained that "迳" is an ancient fishing tool, similar to a fishing basket, and the shape of the whole village is designed according to the shape of "迳", hence the name "迳連". At present, the village still retains ancient buildings such as the Luoshi Ancestral Hall, the ancient well, the Mashi Road, the Laklai Pavilion, the Gospel Hall and many quaint style houses. If you don't want to travel far during the holidays, it is no harm to go to the ancient village of Yilian.
After 2000, Dongguan city was built on the stage, and the hotel industry rose, no longer satisfied with showing only the local side. Some Dongguan bosses who stood at the head of the tide began to take the initiative to make the film and television image move in a more high-end direction.
In 2005, "Hotel Storm", which was based on the Prince Hotel in Huangjiang Town, was broadcast on TVB. Also known as "Hotel Tycoon", the drama tells the story of the feud between a rich family that runs a five-star hotel group, starring Ma Dezhong, Guo Keying, Wu Zhuoxi and Jiang David.
Stills from "Hotel Storm". Thirty years is enough to see him rise up a tall building, feast on guests, and finally have a dream of yellow sorghum.
The Prince Hotel in the play is called the Royal Court Hotel, which is a gladiatorial arena for the powerful to seize power. In reality, the Prince Hotel is a sound and color dog and horse kingdom built by Prince Hui Liang Yaohui. In that year, Liang Yaohui built the largest performing arts field in Dongguan on the east side of the hotel, which was circular and resembled the ancient Colosseum, enough to accommodate thousands of people. It is said that this colosseum often hires various stars from the north and south to perform in the stadium, and the scene is so fragrant and extravagant that the viewer is intoxicated and weeps.
After the 2014 Dongguan sweeping storm, Prince Hui was imprisoned, the Prince Hotel was also prosperous, after the rectification, the opening and stopping, and now the lights are dim and debris, and a Dongguan version of the Sunset Slope at the mouth of Wuyi Lane has been staged.
Immediately following the front and back feet of "Hotel Storm", a Hong Kong drama called "Casino Storm" also came to Dongguan to shoot, this time choosing the Royal King Hotel in Dalingshan Town. To say that the quality, this TV series is not as good as "Hotel Storm", the story is nothing more than the rich children's defeat of the family property Jedi counterattack routine - but its cattle in the lineup: Miao Qiaowei, Ouyang Zhenhua, Xuan Xuan and the current popular Huang Zongze have participated in the starring role. Miao Qiaowei, the third brother who sold the optical shop and returned not long ago, also said that the filming schedule was tight, and occasionally he would go to the Fengjing Golf Course in the current Dongcheng to play in his spare time. This can also be regarded as making up for his regret of giving up the role of the Sui Emperor in "The Grand Canal" to Wu Qihua and failing to come to Dongguan to shoot and play.
Stills of "Casino Storm", Ouyang Zhenhua and Huang Zongze, a small fresh meat of the year.
Filmed in Dongguan Hotels, there is also Hong Kong ATV's gambling-themed "Winner is King", starring Cai Shaofen and Zhang Zhilin, and the location is the Jin'ao Garden Hotel in Guancheng.
In addition, "Old Watch, Hello!" premiered on Jade Channel in early 2013. It was also filmed in several large hotels in Houjie, Dongguan. Houjie Exhibition economy is developed, Jiahua Hotel, Houjie International Hotel, Huijing Hilton stand shoulder to shoulder, so that Houjie has the highest density of star hotels in Dongguan, Houjie Business Gang is also one of the most powerful invisible rich groups in Dongguan. Among them, The Houjie Jiahua Hotel is the first building in Dongguan to exceed 200 meters high. Wang Zulan, who played the cousin of Dongguan in the play, his ancestral hometown is Houjie, and he returned to his hometown to shoot a drama, which can also be regarded as a daily trip of jinyi and a glorious ancestor.
Luo Jialiang, the star of the aforementioned "Love Thick Earth", has also been a hong Kong wireless brother, whose ancestral home is Hengli, Dongguan. There is also Aaron Kwok, whose ancestral home is Shi Long, director Li Li holds his ancestral hometown of Shi Pai, and Asa Cai Zhuoyan, whose ancestral home is Chang'an.
More than a decade ago, Du Qifeng's "Underworld" can be regarded as the last peak of Hong Kong gangster films so far. Lin Jiadong plays the hurdles champion Dongguan Zai in it, likes to shake his head and shake his head, has an arrogant and fierce personality, and is always ready to grab power. But the ancestral home of Lin Jiadong in Dongguan is not Dongguan, but Taishan. However, in the play, Ren Dahua, who plays Le Shao and wants to modify the gang rules and break the restrictions on re-election in the sitting hall, is from Changping, Dongguan.
Stills from Underworld.
Although the two parts of "Underworld" have not been filmed in Dongguan, they have a great relationship with Dongguan. In the play, the gang and Liansheng are actually based on hong Kong's century-old gang and Shenghe. According to the research of gangster historiographers, in the first year of Xuanun (1909), there was a former Qing Dynasty macho man with the nickname "Black Bone Ren" who held the first ever meeting of the society in Hong Kong, at which he pointed out that the brothers had traveled thousands of miles away from their hometowns, and that seeking wealth and profit should be valued in all things, and proposed that all churches should add a harmony to the name.
In this way, the original "Sheng Ho Tang Ancestral Hall" of the Kowloon Tsai Sheng and Fellow Villagers Association in Hong Kong was renamed Ho Ho. It is said that the word Shenghe refers to the area around the Shenghe community in the southern city of Dongguan today, and now the Shenghe community is located in the municipal party committee and the municipal government, which is the center of Dongguan Langlang Qiankun.
Back at the filming location, Stephen Chow's "Mermaid" was filmed under Songshan Lake and Humen Bridge. Now it has become an Internet celebrity meme, and Liu Xuan, a real estate tycoon played by Deng Chao, went to the public security bureau to report the case and found a hilarious scene of the mermaid, which was filmed in Building 1 of the Songshan Lake Innovation and Technology Park. The article in the play and Li Shangzheng heard this alien story and laughed, showing the serious and calm professionalism of the people's police. I heard that Star Ye's "Mermaid 2" has completed post-production, only to be officially announced for release time.
In addition to Hong Kong film and television companies such as TVB and ATV, mainland television stations have also shot many film and television dramas in Dongguan since the 1980s and 1990s. Like Guangdong Television's "Cold and Warm Two Hearts" and "The Richest Man's Home" were filmed in places such as The Ancient Village of Qilian and Gaobu Village, but watching the subject matter, you also know that most of the audience groups of these film and television dramas are partial to a corner, and they are not out of the strong local atmosphere.
With the development of the times, the subject matter of filming in Dongguan has become quite diverse. In the early years, Dongguan and the Pearl River Film Group built a modern-style film and television base in Yuehui Garden, Daojiao Town, although they had not seen much, but according to publicity, dozens of film and television dramas could be produced every year. If you are lucky, if the dress is the same, visitors may be able to enter a few clips in Yuehui Garden.
Lingnan Garden Yuehui Garden.
Under the wave of urbanization, urban life has completely dominated Chinese society, and modern urban neon flashes and grotesque lights, and Dongguan has also caught up. A few years ago, there was a movie called "Big Man", almost the whole time was filmed in Dongguan, Dongguan people are familiar with the Shilong Huixing Plaza, Mandarin Hotel, Taixin Hospital, Wanjiang Police Station, Guancheng Film Theater and other places, all shown in the movie.
Starring Wang Qianyuan and Bao Bell, the film is adapted from the Korean movie "Veteran", and the plot and performance are passable. There is a line in it, I believe that the column will be full of joy when they hear it - "Tonight's consumption of the whole venue is paid by Zhao Gongzi!" "Zhao Gongzi, the arrogant bully, is played by Bao Bell, who is a big head and a brain. That scene was filmed at H CLUB Bar on Shizhu Road in Nancheng. This bar is said to be one of the indicator nightclubs in Dongguan, the outside is often full of luxury cars, the door of the red men and green women flow endlessly, the inspector every time passing, can not help but sigh.
When it comes to influence, the previous domestic film and television dramas may have to lean back, and the real mighty national drama filmed in Dongguan is the "White Night Pursuit" broadcast in 2017, which set a record of 16 hours of playback exceeding 100 million. Now four years later, there are nearly 500,000 reviews, douban score is still as high as 9.0 points, pirated overseas, and actually accumulated a large number of white night fans.
"White Night Pursuit" is China's first tough guy suspense crime drama, starring Pan Yueming. Gao Xiaosong couldn't stop after watching this drama, and posted on Weibo overnight: "After watching eight episodes of "White Night Pursuit", I didn't lose The Night of ... The domestic drama filmed the appearance of HBO. Luckily, even Ya, the song is sung! "The Night of", Chinese translated as "Crime Night Run", is a restrictive crime drama broadcast by HBO. After that, Gao Xiaosong, in order to show his admiration, also took the initiative to ask Miao to play a corpse in the second season.
But after the script of the second season was written, it became a rotten building. Many white night fans can't help but miss it, looking for traces of plays in the streets and alleys of Dongguan. The seven-minute long shot of the showmanship at the beginning of the whole drama is filmed in the old machine power plant near The Construction Road in Nancheng, and several large characters of the Dongguan Port Hospital on the opposite side are looming on the screen. In addition, Guancheng Fruit Street, Zhiting Street, Zhenhua Road, Nancheng Hongfu Road, No. 1 Square, Dongcheng Carrefour, Jinghu Spring, Wanjiang South China Mall, Longwan Park, and Songshan Lake Park are all key scenic spots.
When it comes to temperament, this drama and Dongguan day and night are really a bit consistent. Rapid urbanization, a huge foreign population, industrial assembly lines and developed service industries coexist, and the restless young group full of desire and ambition can be described as seamlessly combined with each other.
The latest well-known film shot in Dongguan is "Prosecutorial Storm" directed by Hong Kong director Mak Siu-fai. Mai Dao's representative works are the famous "Infernal Affairs" and "Eavesdropping" series. "Procuratorial Storm" is also not small, it is produced by the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and it is known as the first crime trial film shot from the perspective of Chinese procurators.
"Prosecutorial Storm" launched at the Kande Hotel.
In this way, it is a pure mainstream mainland film, but it does not want to fall into a formulaic facebook narrative. For Mak Siu-fai to direct, what he wants is the kind of super-burning car chase gun battle scene of Hong Kong films and the human nature game of both good and evil. In July last year, "Procuratorial Storm" was launched at the Kande International Hotel in Dongguan Nancheng, and it is rumored that it will be released this year, and friends in Dongguan can follow the movie to recognize the place name when watching the movie.
The main cast of the film is Huang Jingyu, Bai Baihe and Wang Likun, and Wang Qianyuan and Bao Bell, who have filmed in Dongguan in "Big Man", also have special performances in the film.
Huang Jingyu, who starred in the main role, also starred in the mainstream blockbuster "Red Sea Action" directed by another Hong Kong director, Lin Chaoxian. Lin Chaoxian and Mak Siu-fai were both born in 1965 in the same year, which is the age of the director who has a heavy personality. Nowadays, Hong Kong people are heading north, and pure Hong Kong-style movies are gradually disappearing. Embracing the mainland and integrating into the country like law enforcement departments switching to Chinese-style foot exercises, while bringing different techniques and creativity accumulated by Hong Kong films for decades, is the dust of the small mission of the times that has landed on their generation of Hong Kong people.