1979 Golden Age

"I have never been to Lushan Mountain, but I have always longed for it."

"Whether it is Li Bai's poems or the teacher's "Deng Lushan", I have memorized it since I was a child. My parents work in Xinhua Bookstore. I have many books to read. Once I saw a "Geographical Atlas", which introduced many things about the motherland. Among the famous mountains and rivers is the beautiful scenery of Mount Lu.

I was stunned, and then I thought, there must be wonderful stories happening in such a beautiful place, such as a pair of young people meeting in Lushan and falling in love at first sight...

I continued to ponder this inspiration and slowly wrote this script. "

After Chen Qi finished speaking, everyone chuckled.

"Young people yearn for love!"

"It's really different from what we thought. It's full of romanticism."

"But it can also represent the characteristics of some contemporary youth..."

Jiang Huaiyan nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, I read the letter you wrote to China Youth Daily. You are a very thoughtful young man. We are happy to see new forces emerging in the film industry. You said you wanted to try We were surprised when we tried to create it, and we received your submission immediately after reading the newspaper.”

"Yes, we were all shocked, and then we were shocked again when we read the script. You actually wrote a love story."

Shi Wenxin continued: "You should know what it means to openly show love in movies? This is also our concern. We discussed it for a long time and decided to invite you over. Since we are talking about a new era, there should be a new era atmosphere, Since it’s not available in China now, let’s start with Beijing Film Studio!”

There are so many film studios in China, including Changying, Beijing Film, Shanghai Film and Bayi, they can be called the four giants.

The Bayi Factory is a military unit, let alone mentioning it. The other three factories are all powerful, well-connected, and full of courage. When they were wavering in the early stages of reform, they filmed a number of "treasonous" movies.

For example, Beijing Film Studio released "Look at This Family" this year. It is actually a comedy film from 1979!

There is also "The Mysterious Big Buddha" to be released next year, starring Liu Xiaoqing. This is the first commercial action film. It's also "The Second Handshake" that will be released next year, not to mention, it's adapted from a banned book.

As for "Lushan Love"...

There is a writer in Jiangxi named Bi Bicheng. In July this year, he submitted a script to the Shanghai Film Studio and revised it. During the revision process, he used his free time to write "Lushan Love".

The story is very simple: the daughter of a Kuomintang officer returned to the mainland from the United States, fell in love with the male protagonist at first sight in Lushan, but was forced to separate due to that special era.

Five years later, after the reform and opening up, the heroine returned to Lushan, and the two of them had a fierce fire, and they were like glue. But the male protagonist’s father is an officer of our party, and the two sides had fought against each other on the battlefield. The female protagonist thought that she was going to be dirty again, but the male protagonist’s father took the initiative to come to her and said:

"You are a good boy who loves the motherland. Although your father is overseas, he never forgets the motherland... The realization of the four modernizations of the motherland requires national unification and ethnic unity. Welcome him back!"

It's very characteristic of the times.

It may seem embarrassing now, but it was earth-shattering at the time.

Once it was released, it became a nationwide craze and it was a landmark movie. It can even be said that if we were to write the history of Chinese films after the reform, the first one would definitely be "Romance in Lushan Mountain".

The version written by Chen Qi deliberately erased part of the content.

So Jiang Huaiyan said: "We read the script carefully. The advantage is that the writing is relatively smooth and well-organized. Some parts are also beautifully written, and the description of the scenery of Mount Lu is lifelike.

But the shortcoming is also this. You focus too much on describing the scenery, resulting in a lack of dramatic conflicts and real social life background, which is a bit of scenery for the sake of scenery. "

"Our suggestion is that you can add some conflicts to make the plot ups and downs and enrich the protagonist's life background. More importantly, although you want to show love, the final destination must be on a larger level."

"Big level? Love the motherland?"

"Well, almost!"

Jiang Huaiyan appreciates it a little more, the young man is very understanding.

Immediately afterwards, another editor also talked about his ideas. Maybe because he was young and inexperienced, he really gave me step-by-step guidance. Chen Qi knew they had good intentions and acted very humbly.

The discussion lasted for two hours before the meeting adjourned.

Liang Xiaosheng went out with him and said: "There are many people in the factory. You should recognize it slowly. If you have any questions, just come to me. You don't have to rewrite a script, just stick the new content with glue. Once the draft is finalized, copy it again."

We all changed it like this, and in the end the script was as thick as a big brick.

Think about it, if you hold such a thick script and put it in front of the leader and say, "Look how many times I have revised it," you will be the first to win the impression points! "

"Ha! Thanks for the advice!"

Chen Qi was amused, thought for a while, and asked: "What's the fastest revision record here?"

"Twenty days! The screenwriter had something to do at home and had to go back to deal with it, so he revised the manuscript overnight... In fact, we all knew in our hearts that the guest house was in good condition, so we came to have food and accommodation.

This is okay, we respect the screenwriters and are willing to give them this treatment. "

While talking, he returned to the guest house.

Chen Qi entered the house, locked the door, and officially started his life of free prostitution.

Since the fastest record is twenty days, I can do it by myself, and then publish it on "Film Creation" first to avoid a collision with the original author.

After finalizing the draft, planning and organizing the filming, I can still continue to have sex for free. After finishing "Lushan Love", I will write another one, and then another one, endless whoring...

To be honest, although "Love in Lushan" is a classic, he can't finish watching it.

Some classics are created by the times.

Some classics are eternal in themselves.

For example, if he were to watch "Shanghai Beach", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes 1983" and "Huo Yuanjia" again, he would definitely feel awkward, but if he were to watch the CCTV version of the Four Great Classics, he would be able to enjoy it with relish, and even in later generations, it would be a common dish to eat with rice.

Although Teacher Liu is not a good person, the monkey never gets tired of watching it;

The Silver Horn King is cute and adorable;

Daiyu and Baochai have their first experience of love;

Lv Fengxian has just received a batch of American-style equipment from Xiliang, Pan Jinlian's legs are white and long, and Yang Simin's version is more powerful...

Then why did Chen Qi still make "Love in Lushan"?

To put it bluntly, it was also a factor of the times. He didn't dare to test the water with other unverified movies. In 1979, he had a lot of things in his mind, but those were incompatible with the current environment, and even a flood and beast.

If he were in an open environment, he could go straight to the sky...

"Although I'm getting it for free, I should at least pretend!"

Chen Qi pushed open the window, and the willow trees outside were swaying gently. He sat at the table and flipped through the script, which was full of revision suggestions.

He followed Liang Xiaosheng's instructions, found glue and manuscript paper, wrote a new content and pasted it on. After pasting a few paragraphs of about a few hundred words, he snapped it shut.

"OK! Today's work is done!"

(No more...)