1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 21: Turn on the computer, dusk in the Summer Palace.

On August 23, 1993, the film "Sunny Days", directed by Jiang Wen and adapted from Wang Shuo's novel "The Ferocious Animals", officially held its opening ceremony in Yanjing.

Today is the birthday of writer Wang Shuo. Jiang Wen asked people to post two lines of particularly conspicuous large characters at the opening ceremony: "The sun will always shine, and Master Shuo will always be awesome."

Wen Jun and Liu Xiaoqing are both the film's producers. Liu Xiaoqing is responsible for the daily financial operations of the crew, while Wen Juan is responsible for the physical investment of film, machinery and equipment.

Liu Xiaoqing appeared in a red suit, full of ambition, and Wen Jun wore a suit and leather shoes, but because of his short stature, he looked like a short winter melon.

Because Wen Jun is from Xiangjiang, according to Xiangjiang custom, cold pig heads, melons, fruits, pears and so on were offered at the start-up ceremony.

The film's photographer is Gu Changwei, known as "Asia's No. 1" photographer.

After graduating from the Photography Department of Yanjing Film Academy in 1982, Gu Changwei entered Xi'an Film Studio and started his photography career as a photography assistant.

His photographic works creatively use photographic modeling methods, use a large amount of natural light, and seek a style that is closer to realistic expression methods. This photographic style is perfectly combined with the cultural proposition of the "fifth generation" of Chinese film directors.

The film "The Beach" directed by Teng Wenji, who served as the cinematographer, the films "The King of Children" and "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Cheng Kaige, and the films "Red Sorghum" and "Ju Dou" directed by Zhang Yimou, are all full of shock or some kind of remoteness.

Artistic conception, pushing Chinese films onto the world stage.

In Jiang Wen's words, with a top photographer like Gu Changwei as the backing, no matter how the movie turns out, at least the photography aspect will definitely be of a high standard.

Jiang Wen, who was a director for the first time, was also full of enthusiasm. He gave everyone many impassioned official speeches and even invited Wang Shuo to the stage to express his guiding thoughts.

This is the first time Jiang Xiaofeng has met the writer Wang Shuo in person.

Wang Shuo's appearance is very different from Jiang Xiaofeng's expectations. He has a flat head, a baby face, fair skin with rosy skin, large areas are white, and small areas are red. All facial features are full, shoulders are broad, and he wears a short pullover.

Xiu Shi had a friendly expression, but suddenly a hint of indifference flashed through his eyes.

However, Jiang Xiaofeng later learned that Wang Shuo was very shy in front of strangers.

This is very similar to the equally famous diva Huang Fei. They both think that they are very arrogant and do not like to talk to others. In fact, it is because they have stage fright by nature.

Later, some actors and singers also imitated them. They went on stage without looking at the audience and spoke rudely during interviews, but their sense of propriety was not as good as theirs, which often resulted in the media being furious.

Under the cheers of the crowd, Wang Shuo was like a shy big girl, half pushing and half stepping on the stage, and then said with a blushing face: "It's not easy, let's just do it!"

Immediately afterwards, the crew set off a lot of firecrackers, and the smoke was filled with gunfire. From then on, fireworks were banned in Yanjing.

After the opening ceremony, the filming of the movie did not start immediately because Jiang Wen, Wen Jun, Liu Xiaoqing and others all accompanied Wang Shuo to have dinner and celebrate his birthday.

Because the filming was for a night scene on the first day of filming, Jiang Xiaofeng was not idle and made an appointment with Tao Hong to visit the Summer Palace.

It is worth mentioning that the Summer Palace is the most complete preserved royal palace.

Before that, Jiang Xiaofeng had been here with the former landlord's son, Xiao Li.

As an authentic Beijing boy, Xiao Li once told Jiang Xiaofeng that if he wanted to go on a date with a girl in the Summer Palace, he must choose to go in the afternoon, because the most beautiful part of the Summer Palace is at dusk.

Jiang Xiaofeng thought at that time that if he got a girlfriend in the future, he would definitely take her to the Summer Palace to enjoy the sunset beauty here.

So, this time, Jiang Xiaofeng called Taohong without hesitation and arrived at the Summer Palace before the sun set.

In the Summer Palace at dusk, there are no tourists and no hustle and bustle. The setting sun reflects the Yuquan Pagoda and illuminates Kunming Lake with fireflies all over the lake.

The long seventeen-hole bridge is like a rainbow waving over the moon, the copper bull lying quietly by the lake is shining with golden light, the lake and mountains are changing with light and shadow, and the whole garden looks so peaceful and gentle.

While praising the beauty of the Summer Palace, Jiang Xiaofeng secretly observed Taohong beside her. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, her fair and delicate face looked beautiful and hazy.

When passing by the Seventeen-Arch Bridge, Jiang Xiaofeng could no longer hold back her inner impulse and boldly took Tao Hong's hand.

Perhaps it was because the sunset in the Summer Palace was too sad and beautiful, making people easily intoxicated. Taohong did not break away, but lowered her head shyly, letting Jiang Xiaofeng hold her hand.

Jiang Xiaofeng was very excited. Not long after he led Taohong away, the palm of his right hand became wet, so he switched to the other side and continued to hold Taohong with his left hand.

After walking like this for a while, Jiang Xiaofeng led Taohong to the lakeside. Next to the stone fence, they stared at each other, with tenderness and love between lovers in their eyes.

Jiang Xiaofeng felt that fate was very strange. When he was in Shaolin Temple, he never imagined that his first girlfriend would be Taohong in front of him.

It's not that Tao Hong is not good. In Jiang Xiaofeng's opinion, Tao Hong is actually very good and very good in all aspects. He feels surprised because his ideal type is not Tao Hong, but Zhou Huimin.

However, these are not important anymore, because at this moment, when facing Taohong, Jiang Xiaofeng's heart is moved, and this is enough.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaofeng took a breath, trying to adjust his chaotic breath, then lowered his head and kissed Tao Hong's soft, red lips.

But this time, Taohong was completely smitten and kissed Jiang Xiaofeng tightly.

Everything around him became quiet, as if time had stood still.

His gentleness and strength, her fragrance and softness.

The setting sun melts gold, and the rays of light in the dusk reflect in the lake, showing a golden color. The breeze ruffles the lake surface, causing beautiful ripples. The golden water waves sparkle in the lake, like two young hearts rippling.

Because the filming was at night on the first day of filming, Jiang Xiaofeng and Tao Hong did not dare to stay in the Summer Palace for too long. They reluctantly left the Summer Palace not long after dark.

After their date at the Summer Palace, Jiang Xiaofeng and Tao Hong had a simple dinner outside, and then took a ride to the filming location as arranged by the crew.

On the other hand, after celebrating Wang Shuo's birthday, Jiang Wen drove his convertible sports car to the scene.

Behind the sports car, there followed a huge row of trucks.

Production director Er Yong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, asked Jiang Wen, who was driving: "Are you nervous?"

Jiang Wen said duplicity: "I'm not nervous, I forgot about being nervous!"

Er Yong looked back at the headlights of a large number of cars and said excitedly: "This thing is quite exciting for us!"

Like Er Yong, Jiang Wen was actually very excited because he was looking forward to this day, not just for a day or two.

Jiang Wen became a director because he was dissatisfied, not with his work situation as an actor, but with the state of movies.

When Jiang Wen collected many movies and watched many movies, he kept thinking that maybe there was another kind of movie and another way to make movies.

Jiang Wen remembered that when he was an actor, he had an idea that was now very arrogant. Forget it, let him give it a try.

At that time, Jiang Wen felt that he didn't seem to understand anything. He had already made 10 movies, and he had participated in scripts and editing. At least he knew a little bit about it, but he really let you be the director and leave the decision-making power in your hands.

, it’s different.

Just like when you watch someone else driving, you have been sitting next to it. You think you know the road very well and have driven it secretly once or twice. But when the car is actually handed over to you and there is no one next to you, you panic.

It feels like the police on the road are staring at you, but in fact they are not staring at you at all.

Every time you turn a corner, you worry about whether this is a one-way street and you can't walk on it? But in the end, it may be because you are too tired and the backlog of various contradictions has given Jiang Wen a kind of rebellious psychology.

Jiang Wen cursed in his heart, "Fuck it, I'll drive, that's it anyway," then stepped on the accelerator, drove the sports car, and rushed to the set.

(End of chapter)