1979 Golden Age

Chen Qi and Yan Dingxian drafted an agreement to stipulate the tasks for the first phase.

Dongfang Company provided the script, and went to Shanghai Animation Film Studio to design the characters; then they went to Shanghai Animation Film Studio to collect materials and do the original drawings, which was the second stage; the third stage was to make the animation, and the last was post-production. There were four stages in total, and the money was paid in batches.

The base amount is 5 million, and you will get as much as you spend.

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Yan Dingxian didn't understand Chen Qi's goal, but he was also tempted by the boldness of such a big move - there is a kind of encounter in the world that every creator hopes to meet his own coal boss.

Chen Qi also wanted to go see Bath, but after thinking it over, he gave up because Bath was in the Fuzhou Zoo, which was too far away, but he would have a chance to go there later.

Young people may not know that the Busby back then is still as famous as the Floweys now.

………………

While Chen Qi was tinkering with the panda, the summer in Beijing had already become hot.

Because "The Last Emperor" is here.

The film has not started shooting yet, but preparations have been underway in Beijing for many days. Bertolucci brought a team of 100 Italians, 20 British, and 30 translators, while the Beijing Film Studio provided 150 people to help.

The foreigners stayed at the Beijing Hotel, and the Beijing Film Studio and the Forbidden City were the two main filming locations. The Beijing Film Studio became the crew's base camp for a short period of time, and it suddenly became very Westernized, causing a sensation throughout the studio, the Beijing community, and the entire city.

Early this morning.

After coaxing the child, Gong Xue went downstairs and walked into the factory area with Zhang Yi and others.

They were also very excited. They had never seen such a scene before. Zhang Yi showed his big teeth, and his wrinkles were exposed. He said, "I heard that a lot of classic cars have been shipped from Italy, waiting to pass through customs!"

"What classic car?"

"Antique cars! There are quite a few car shots in the film. They were specially shipped from Italy. Foreigners are really particular!"

"I don't know about foreigners, but our great director Chen is very particular now. He hangs out with that Italian director every day, and his tongue is like a rubber band." Zhang Junzhao complained.

“That’s called tongue-tickling!”

Gong Xue was so amused that she suddenly shushed him and pointed to the front: "Don't say bad things about me behind my back. We are still classmates after all."

When they looked up, they saw Chen Kaige appearing in front of them. Zhang Junzhao winked and called out, "Hey! Kaige, what a coincidence! What are you busy with?"

"I'm going to the crew to see what you are doing?"

Chen Kaige turned around, looking a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't lose face. Zhang Junzhao said, "We also want to go and see it. You happen to be familiar with it. Can you take us around?"

"I'm not that familiar with him. Director Bertolucci and I have similar interests and we just get along well."

"That's good enough. We'll go and take a look because of your kindness." Gong Xue said with a smile.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!"

Chen Kaige was praised and talked about, and he was very happy. You said my uncle... Ugh! That annoying Chen Qi, how could he marry such a good wife? It's a waste of this man!

Bertolucci and Chen Kaige had a very good relationship. They hit it off right away and often talked all night. When filming The Last Emperor, he spent almost every day on the set and was greatly influenced by him. He also played a cameo role as the captain of the guards.

By comparing "The Last Emperor" and "Farewell My Concubine", we can see that they have some similarities in temperament.

At this moment, he led a few people into the factory.

Blond-haired and blue-eyed foreigners came and went, cars honked, people shouted in a mixture of English, Italian and Chinese, and signs in both Chinese and English were nailed to intersections and buildings... It seemed as if the entire Beijing Film Studio was serving "The Last Emperor" and there was a restless atmosphere in the air.

And on a piece of open space, there was a big pot suddenly set up.

Several workers were cooking something.

Gong Xue covered her nose and looked inside. It was full of cloth. She asked curiously, "Why are you cooking this?"

“Make it old!”

"There were many street scenes in the late Qing Dynasty, and the director requested that the clothes of the extras be made old. There were hundreds of people's clothes! This pot is for beggars to wear." One person said with a beaming face.

"I finally got to see what an international-level production is!" another person also spit.

“…”

Several people looked at each other and continued to visit, as if they had entered a peep show where everything was new and they also shared information with each other.

"Wow! They even brought a cook, an Italian cook!"

"More than that? There are piles of mineral water and coffee, and they don't even use our flour. What kind of oil do they have?"

"olive oil?"

"Yes, yes! Capitalism is so corrupt. Is this a movie or a luxury? Even when Teacher Chen was filming Life is Beautiful, it wasn't like this!"

Seeing the old-fashioned looks of the few people, Chen Kaige felt an inexplicable sense of superiority and said with a smile: "It's basically a lack of funds. Guess what the budget for The Last Emperor is?"

"Millions of dollars?" Zhang Yi said.

"It's 25 million US dollars!"

"Wow!"

This is really shocking.

In the 1980s, there were two movies that allowed the closed domestic film industry to witness the level of Hollywood-level crews. One was "The Last Emperor" and the other was "Empire of the Sun" which was filmed in Shanghai by Spielberg.

It was indeed a dimensionality reduction attack at the time.

Gong Xue was also shocked, but there was no change on her face. She continued walking and came to the outside of a small studio.

An Italian was training 50 stylists at the Beijing Film Studio. They were talking in a gibberish that was incomprehensible, so they had to rely on an interpreter to convey their thoughts. The gist of the training was that there was a scene of Pu Yi's enthronement ceremony, and 2,000 soldiers would be needed.

The training content is to braid the hair of these 2,000 people within two hours.

The floor was full of wig raw materials.

"Hello!"

Gong Xue was watching when suddenly an Italian called out to her. The translator knew her and said politely, "Sister Xue, we are in training, you'd better step aside!"

"Oh, sorry!"

She smiled and walked out.

The Italian muttered something again, and the translator looked unhappy, but didn't say anything. The stylists understood what was going on and winked at each other: How dare you mess with this stupid foreigner?

…

Several people walked around for half a day and were quite touched.

Just as I was about to walk back, a car came roaring in and stopped directly outside the studio. The door opened and two foreigners got out.

A man in his 40s with a big nose and a thick chin, it was Bertolucci.

Another capable person is the producer of "The Last Emperor", Jeremy Thomas.

"List!"

When Bertolucci saw Chen Kaige, he gave him a warm hug and said with a smile: "You are more dedicated to this play than I am. You come to watch it every day... Oh, who are these friends?"

He didn't wait for the introduction and saw Gong Xue at first sight.

Suddenly his eyes lit up and he came over and said, "Hello, ma'am! I can't pronounce your name, but your performance in Life is Beautiful has always been imprinted in my mind. It's such a great movie!"

He spoke in English, and Gong Xue also answered in English: "Thank you, it's nice to meet you in Beijing!"

"I have met many Chinese artists, and you are the biggest surprise!"

Bertolucci made a few polite remarks and then made a direct invitation: "If you don't mind, I hope you can play a cameo role, just like Chen."

He temporarily recruited a lot of actors in the country.

For example, Ying Ruocheng was arrested when he came to visit the set. Ying Ruocheng was the vice minister of the Ministry of Culture at the time, and he said that I was in an official position and could not act. So the crew reported to the higher-ups and got special approval from the top leaders.

Ying Ruocheng played the role of a prison warden.

Everyone thought Gong Xue would agree, but she refused immediately: "Sorry, I have a lot of things to do recently and don't have time to film."

"Thank you for your kindness, and I wish you all the best!"

She led a few people away without saying anything.

Bertolucci shrugged and said, "Okay! She may think that her husband is a famous producer and she doesn't need to deal with me. Speaking of which, the Chinese is very smart. "Life is Beautiful" just doesn't meet the American appetite."

"Where?" asked Jeremy Thomas.

"It was shot too subtly. If I were to shoot it, I would add a few more scenes. The female body is the best art. It can express a variety of emotions."

"Ha! That will become 'Last Tango in Shanghai'!" Thomas laughed.

“…”

The translator's eyes widened. What does that mean?

Let Gong Xue be naked???

The translator looked around and swallowed his saliva. That is to say, you guys better speak in English, otherwise you will die a miserable death.