Recently, I have been very interested in films in Taiwan Province, and I have watched several very good works in succession, such as < Military Paradise> is one of them.
In 2004, there was such an article, which was an essay contest run by the newspaper, and the title "My First Time" won the prize by an old pioneer. The self-description that he was transferred to the military paradise during his military service was this article with historical memories of that era that attracted the attention of a director, and after learning about that history, he secretly vowed to make it into a movie in the future. This director's name is Niu Chengze!
1. Since then, it has been conceived for 8 years, prepared for 2 years, filmed for 3 years, and invested NT$250 million to build it
The film includes The Golden Horse Film Emperor Ruan Jingtian, the star team Chen Yihan, the hard-bottomed celebrity Chen Jianbin of "The Biography of Zhen Huan in the Harem", the supernova Wan Qian who was hand-picked by Xu Ke to perform "Christmas Rose", Wang Baijie in "October Siege", Miao Keli, the queen of the Golden Bell Film, etc., to create an epic pattern of the era masterpiece with the momentum of the stars!
Synopsis of the movie:
Sea Dragon Rookie Xiao Bao (Ruan Jingtian) comes to the Golden Gate of the sea and sky, but he is welcomed by the iron-blooded tempering brought by the Devil Sergeant Elder Zhang (Chen Jianbin). After being tragically discharged from training, he was distributed to a special tea room known as the "paradise in the army", but here he met Hua Xing (Wang Baijie), a friend of the new training center, and also discovered the secret that Lao Zhang had a special love for Ah Jiao (Chen Yihan), and he was also attracted by the waiter Nini (Wan Qian) at this time, and began a subtle love affair...
2. < the military paradise > lost, but because of this movie, Pingtou Brother has a deeper understanding of Niu Chengze
In the end, this "Paradise in the Army" failed to be released in the mainland due to the problems involved in the subject matter, and from a commercial point of view, it failed, but when it was able to be used as the opening film of the 2014 Busan Film Festival, Pingtou Brother thought it was a success, and also allowed Chen Jianbin/Wan Qian to win the Golden Horse Award for "Best Supporting Actor" with this film.
The film involves a subject that most directors dare not "risk" touching, but why would Niu Chengze obsessively spend so many years and know that he will lose a battle?
Because of the veteran's self-report article, Niu Chengze remembered that his father was also a veteran who came to Taiwan from the mainland, and he never returned to his hometown of Chao Si Twilight.
In the words he was interviewing at the time: "Even if it is difficult, you have to shoot it!" There may be a risk that such a subject matter will not be able to be released on the film, so investors have left, and finally I have become the main investor. I hope all who should see it can. Because it speaks of the strong nostalgia of this nation, that antagonism is part of history. ”
3. More than the identity of the actor director
Speaking of Niu Chengze, sharp-eyed friends may recognize that he appeared in Ren Xianqi's "Sad Pacific" mv, and many people also know him because of this. And he and Ren Xianqi are good friends, at that time, many people naturally thought that Xiao Qi Ge was "promoting" friends, the fact is that because the song mv tells the story of "brotherly righteousness", Ren Xianqi was the first to find Niu Chengze and asked him to star in friendship.
In fact, Niu Chengze began to participate in his first film at the age of 9< Xiaoyu Sisi >, but also a child star.16 years old as a male lead to play < Xiaobi's story >, in the following decades he has participated in no less than 100 movies, the actor's resume is definitely very long.
In 2002, Niu Chengze set up his own film and television company, and since then he has had the identity of a director.
At that time, the Taiwan idol drama ushered in the peak moment, and Niu Chengze also launched a series of youth idol dramas, the most representative of which is the < marriage proposal office> the actors who participated in the film were Wu Jianhao, Li Wei, Lan Zhenglong, Xu Xiyuan, Tian Fuzhen, Xu Xidi, etc., and even Wu Bai also participated, and the role in it was still very heavy, according to the current "top stream" lineup, so it has also become one of the classics of Taiwanese idol dramas.
I don't want to make so-called idol dramas anymore, so that the long-deserted Taiwan market can have genre films
In the blink of an eye, 6 years of idol drama, this is Niu Chengze realized that the current Taiwan film and television let him not see the future, and do not want to see whenever the audience mentions Taiwan film and television there is only "idol drama". So in 2010 he conceived a youth action film with a Taiwanese characteristic underworld background "Mengjia", which is not only acclaimed and popular, but also popular Ruan Jingtian, Yue Xiaofeng, Zhao Youting, these three handsome men, and Ruan Jingtian is relying on his brilliant performance in the film, successfully promoted to "film emperor", and various achievements finally let Niu Chengze do it. He also made mainland audiences start to notice Taiwanese films.
A < military paradise> veterans who have been trampled by the times, they originated from the tragedy of their lives in 1949, and also tell the unusual life of Niu Chengze
The surname "Button" is really rare, and the entire showbiz circle should not find three with this surname, that is, the parents of ordinary people are short, and relatives rarely see this surname. Therefore, just by looking at this "button" surname, you know that his origin is not ordinary, and then know that he is a "Manchu", then no stranger can guess that he is a "royal" identity. You may think that the flat-headed brother is a bit exaggerated, but when you really understand the entire family of Niu Chengze, you will find that the "royal family" is not exaggerated, although the current Manchu/Niu Cobalt Lu clan does not represent anything, but this is indeed the "root" of Niu Chengze.
Niu Chengze once pinned his double sense of belonging as a Taiwanese director in beijing in the 2012 film "Love", and truly grafted his own life into the film bridge section in the film. Note: (This is a very good movie, but interested friends can not look for it, because the starring role of this movie is Zhao Mou, and her works have been removed)
Niu Chengze's family moved to Taiwan in the late 1940s to live here, which gave Niu Chengze an extraordinary experience in the "first half of his life".
4. The 53-year-old was originally in the middle of his career, but the negative events of the hammer made him personally ruin the "second half of his life"
(The incident began in 2019, and gossip friends can find it to pass the time)
Character aside, he is also a director who is recognized for his talent, but at this point, I can only hope that he can reform himself after experiencing "four years of education in managing meals", and I also look forward to waiting for him to come out and then have a good work dedicated to the audience!