Watching the first cut of the film "Mui Yanfang", the tear point became very low, and the tears came out of control, wetting the mask in half (the epidemic situation, the current hong Kong movie is required to wear a mask).
A scene of a relationship with Ame (her nickname) comes to mind.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > Mei Yanfang, can't forget</h1>
When I was young, she won the rookie singing contest, and I was the first to interview her;
Playing guess boxing with her at Du Zhenzhen's house, there was no money to buy wine that year, and she lost the picture with lipstick;
In 1985, the publication of her first concert in the Red Pavilion was produced by me;
The pull brigade celebrates her birthday at Canton Disco;
In 2003, when SARS was raging, she launched a 1:99 concert by the hong Kong performing arts community at the Hong Kong Stadium to cheer up Hong Kong. Singers from all over Hong Kong responded, one by one, singing from the afternoon to the evening.
On that day, I was a guest. Seeing her go from a naïve and shy girl who is just starting out to the courage of a big concert, this is the result of her continuous appreciation of herself.......
Her truth, her sorrow, scene after scene, too many pictures, too many stories, tears fell unexpectedly.
The post-production of the movie "Mei Yanfang" has not yet been completed, and he was invited by Mr. Jiang Zhiqiang, the owner of the film Anle Film, to give priority to the first cut version, and he was full of emotions.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="22" > shooting "Mei Yanfang" is to fulfill the promise and repay the favor</h1>
Jiang Zhiqiang invested and supervised the production of "Mei Yanfang" to fulfill a promise to Mei Yanfang 18 years ago (2003, the year of Mei Yanfang's death).
In 2003, Mei Yanfang invited Jiang Zhiqiang to meet, she expressed the hope that Jiang Zhiqiang could make a film for her, so Jiang Zhiqiang and director Zhang Yimou specially designed a role for her in "Ten Faces Ambush", but unfortunately Mei Yanfang later died of illness and could not realize this wish.
Jiang Zhiqiang has been thinking about her last wishes for many years, and at the same time to make up for the regret that the cooperation of "Ten Faces Ambush" could not be achieved - this is his original intention to start making the movie "Mei Yanfang".
Jiang Zhiqiang not only fulfilled the 18-year covenant, but also repaid the favor to Ame.
Remember that when Anle Film was still a small company, Amei was already a popular singer, she did not mind that Anle was a small company, and promised to promote the platform of a movie "City in the Sky" released by them, Jiang Zhiqiang was flattered, and still appreciates her help that day.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="31" > for playing Mei Yanfang, Wang Dani practiced song and dance for 8 hours a day for half a year</h1>
Jiang Zhiqiang repaid Ah Mei's righteousness with righteousness.
"Mei Yanfang" can be described as a "righteous gas movie".
The movie "Mei Yanfang" is also a sincere work, falling heavily.
Jiang Zhiqiang spent 7 years preparing, and finally three years ago, when the time and place were favorable, he invited Liang Lemin, the director of "Cold War", to agree to direct.
The crew spent three years all over Asia looking for suitable candidates, and under the heavy selection, it was decided that Wang Dani, a newcomer from the model, would play Mei Yanfang, the queen of change.
The three important characters in Ah Mei's life were invited by Gu Tianle to play Liu Peiji, Liao Ziyu as his sister Mei Aifang, and Liu Junqian, the best new actor in Jinma, to play his old friend Zhang Guorong.
At first glance, Wang Dani, her appearance and the tall hanger figure, there is indeed a bit of Ame's shadow. In addition, her voice and tone of voice imitating Ame's speech are eighty percent similar, especially her eyes have a sense of Ame's vicissitudes.
Dani Wang's background is somewhat similar to Amey's. She grew up in a single-parent family and was very independent. At the age of 13 and 14, he began to earn living expenses part-time to help his family, and at the age of 17, he participated in the model contest and won the championship.
Since then, he has embarked on the international fashion bridge, walked the catwalk for major fashion brands, and worked hard in foreign countries. During the rising period of her career, she unexpectedly became pregnant, which disrupted her career position, and she decided to return to Hong Kong for the sake of her life.
Her temperament is close to Mei Yanfang, so after many auditions, the crew believes that it is the most suitable candidate.
Wang Dani did not have the foundation to sing and dance, but according to Jiang Zhiqiang, Wang Dani was very focused on playing this role, pushing off all work, spent half a year, 8 hours a day, learning to sing and practice dancing, her hard work was not in vain, and she played well in the play.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="47" > Mui Yanfang, Hong Kong Spirit</h1>
In addition to recording Ame's biography, the film also records Hong Kong in the 80s.
Jiang Zhiqiang rebuilt many scenes in the 80s with CG, including the dismantled Li Stage. Before the Red Pavilion, the Lee Stage is the hall where the red singers opened their hearts; he restored Nathan Road and Tsim Sha tsui Dong Hai Pong to the former face of the cat, evoking the collective memories of hong Kong people.
In the movie, during the SARS abuse of Hong Kong, Ah Mei saw the citizens sitting in a sad city, so she gathered the entire Hong Kong performing arts community and held a 1:99 concert at the Hong Kong Stadium to cheer up Hong Kong, self-reliance in adversity, and distribute positive energy.
The film was released under the haze of the epidemic today, which is also a cheer for Hong Kong, and Jiang Zhiqiang hopes that everyone can receive this positive energy message.
For example, there are many sensitive characters who are not mentioned, such as Mei Ma and Brother Mei; some characters' names have been changed to another name to avoid complications.
Can fully understand the difficulty of making this movie is 99.99, Amei loyal fans, many good friends in the circle, not good shooting, will be scolded, not loyal enough to the facts and will be harshly criticized. Jiang Zhiqiang filmed this drama, not only to invest huge resources, but also to have a lot of courage.
He insisted on filming "Mui Yanfang", because: "Mui Yanfang is a model of typical Hong Kong children, although she was born in a humble place, but with hard work to create a career; after becoming famous, she never had a shelf, often remembered her family and friends; when all walks of life need help, she is always obliged; no matter what adversity she encounters, she never gives up, truly represents the spirit of Hong Kong people." ”
"Mei Yanfang" is scheduled to be released on November 12 this year.
Jiang Zhiqiang did not hesitate to isolate, still running east and west, hoping to win the world distribution for the film.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="64" > Mei Yanfang, I will always remember you</h1>
The film ends with Mei Yanfang's last farewell concert at the Red Pavilion.
She wore a pure white wedding dress designed for her by Liu Peiji, put on the dowry she had bought for herself, a set of expensive "Buccellati" jewelry, walked up the long ladder covered with red carpets, and said a touching sentence:
"I married myself to you, to music, to the stage."
I sat in the audience and cried uncontrollably with the fans.
The film recreates this scene, and adds a real clip of Mei Yanfang's stage that year.
Tears burst into tears.
After watching the movie, in an interview, the host asked: "If you want to talk to Mei Yanfang, what will you talk about?" ”
"Mei Yanfang, I will always remember you." I replied.
Ame asks people more than once in the film: "Will you remember me in the future?" Zhang Guorong also likes to ask.
Mei Yanfang began to support her family at the age of 4 and died at the age of 40. Before leaving, she still struggled until the last moment, and her life represented the story of the struggle of Hong Kong people to some extent.
Therefore, Mui Yanfang is known as the "daughter of Hong Kong", and her bronze statue is erected on the Avenue of Stars, shining on Victoria Harbour.
#后记
In the movie "Mei Yanfang", the scene of Amei being slapped at karaoke is reproduced.
As I watched it, I kept asking: Is there a need to mention this matter again?
After watching the whole play, I will understand.
About this important scene that changed Mei Yanfang's life, the next issue is described in detail.
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