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Chapter 72 Chapter 73 Ghost... Han Qiao is here

On January 14, 2000, Han Qiao set off for the set of "The Devil Is Coming".

For the sake of authenticity, there are a few Tangshan dialects from time to time in the movie. The shooting location of "The Devil Is Coming" is at the Panjiakou Reservoir at the foot of the Great Wall at Xifengkou, Tangshan. Jiang Wen's choice of this location has practical significance. Route 29

The army fought the famous Great Wall Anti-Japanese War here, and the famous military song "Chop off the heads of the Japanese with the broadsword..." originated from here.

Tangshan is not far from Yanjing. Han Qiao and Jia Ling took the train and then transferred to the bus.

The crew arranged for a driver to pick him up.

This time Jiang Wen spent 800,000 yuan to build a small village next to the reservoir in order to film "The Japanese Are Coming".

The car bumped and swayed on the yellow dirt road. Han Qiao looked through the car window and saw a turret standing on the mountain in the distance.

This is the turret where the Japanese army was stationed in the movie "The Devil Is Coming". The plot of "The Devil Is Coming" takes place several years after the Japanese army was stationed. The villagers under the turret and the Japanese army stationed there maintain a delicate peace and survive in the cracks.

When Han Qiao got out of the car, he saw a dilapidated small village, but from time to time people walked by wearing shabby clothes. This was Jiang Wen's brilliance. Besides filming, he also allowed the actors to live in the village.

Regarding the arrival of Han Qiao, the crew did not make any ripples. People passing by Han Qiao had wary eyes, as if Han Qiao was really a stranger who entered the village during the Anti-Japanese War.

Jiang Wen is the emperor of the studio, and his crew does not have an executive director.

Han Qiao waited for a while at the entrance of the village. A village girl came over from the village. Han Qiao recognized her at a glance. It was Jiang Hongbo who played Yu'er in "The Devil Is Coming".

Jiang Hongbo sacrificed a lot in this movie. Han Qiao respected her very much and greeted her warmly: "Sister Jiang, I am Han Qiao."

Jiang Hongbo smiled: "I heard in the morning that Major Gao is coming. Come on, San'er is waiting for you inside?"

Saner is Ma Dasan, an authentic Chinese farmer played by Jiang Wen.

Han Qiao, led by Jiang Hongbo, walked to Ma Dasan's home in the movie.

The wooden doors of dilapidated houses are full of traces of time, and there are incomplete couplets on both sides: "You get lotus roots because of the lotus, and you don't need plums when you have apricots."

Later generations said that Jiang Wen was a movie genius, and this couplet gives a glimpse of it, showing that he was very good at using details to metaphor his own thoughts.

In the movie, Yu'er is a young widow. He and Ma Dasan are in a free love relationship, breaking through the constraints of the times. It is "lucky not to need a matchmaker."

Han Qiao felt a little excited when he thought that he was going to see the tough "county magistrate" soon.

Walking into the room, the dim room was dimly lit by candlelight, and several grown men were sitting on the floor, smoking cigarettes.

Jiang Hongbo waved and slapped him in disgust, and shouted to the short-haired man sitting on the left: "San'er, Major Gao is here."

The man with short hair and a thick beard, it was winter in the play, wrapped in a worn-out cotton-padded jacket, raised his head and looked at Han Qiao, and smiled heartily: "Major Gao is here, come and sit."

Han Qiao went over to sit down and threw a cigarette over. Jiang Wen smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't smoke."

Han Qiao took the cigarette, and then Li Congxi, who played Liu Wang next to him, handed over the cigarette.

Han Qiao took the fire, lit the cigarette, and took a deep breath. He was also a heavy smoker in his previous life.

Several people huddled in the house and smoked. After finishing their cigarettes, Jiang Wen walked outside and motioned for Han Qiao to follow.

In the courtyard of the horse house, Han Qiao and Jiang Wen looked at the reservoir in the distance.

Jiang Wen is Ma Dasan's appearance in the movie, but their temperaments are completely different.

"Han Qiao, this time Xiaoxia has come over to drag her relationship, and I can't refuse." Jiang Wen looked at the reservoir and lit another cigarette: "Major Gao is a small role, I hope you can play it well."

Han Qiao nodded: "Brother Jiang, there are no small roles, only small actors."

"I feel relieved because of your words." Jiang Wen patted Han Qiao hard: "Major Gao is a cripple, and your walking style is not good."

Jiang Wen looked at Han Qiao's legs and thought for a moment, then asked the production team to bring over crutches and tie Han Qiao's right leg to his left ankle with a rope.

Han Qiao tried to walk a few steps, but one leg was missing and he was very uncomfortable walking.

Jiang Wen laughed: "That's right."

Han Qiao became a "cripple" on the first day he joined the crew of "The Devil Is Coming".

Jiang Wen was very strict and asked Han Qiao to let go every five hours.

Because the legs were tied with ropes, blood flow was blocked, and they were swollen and uncomfortable. Jia Ling felt distressed and wanted to secretly loosen Han Qiao's legs, but Han Qiao refused.

In the next few days, Han Qiao settled down peacefully in the village.

As a "cripple", the most painful thing for Han Qiao was going to the toilet. He carefully used crutches to support him every time, for fear that if he made a mistake, he would regret it forever.

On this day, Han Qiao got up early as usual.

He used a cane and walked as fast as he could.

Arriving at the hanging rock of Panjiakou Reservoir, the water surface was calm, and Han Qiao recited Major Gao's lines loudly.

It is far away from the village and does not disturb the people.

Hanqiao comes here often these days.

In the movie, Major Gao gave two impassioned speeches to execute the traitors Dong Hanchen and Ma Dasan respectively.

Therefore, Major Gao's tone at this time should be filled with passion and resentment. He hated traitors and even more hated Ma Dasan for destroying the peace between the two countries.

Han Qiao adjusted his tone.

"Wow"

Under the cliff, the water was rippling. Jiang Wen emerged from the water, wiped the water stains on his face, raised the water with his arms, and said cheerfully: "Hey, Major Gao, it's so early."

Han Qiao was also a little surprised when he saw the ginger pattern in the water: "Brother Jiang, the air is good this morning, please read the lines."

Jiang Wen swam ashore from the water, took out his clothes and put them on. Bathing in the village was inconvenient. He had been in good health since he had been swimming in the winter, so he took advantage of the opportunity to take a bath early.

Han Qiao also finished reading his lines at this time.

Jiang Wen watched Han Qiao relax from the cliff and said with a smile: "It seems that he has gotten used to it very well these days."

The two walked side by side and naturally talked about movies.

Jiang Wen had a small taste of his skills in the last movie "Sunny Days", but this time in "The Devil Is Coming", he has greater ambitions.

"Han Qiao, what do you think of Major Gao?"

Han Qiao thought for a while: "Brother Ma, Major Gao is a representative of compromise. He looks strong in the movie, speaks his mind, and is dedicated to the people, but he is just a lackey of the United States."

This is very obvious in the movie. Every time Major Gao gives a speech, there are two American soldiers behind him. These two soldiers are chewing gum in their mouths and acting casually. They don't take Major Gao seriously at all.

Jiang Wen nodded: "The character of Major Gao is precisely to express the fact that the Kuomintang is strong on the outside and powerful on the inside."

Han Qiao thought about the fact that this movie would not pass the review, so he thought for a while and said tactfully: "Brother Jiang, the subject matter this time is sensitive, do you have any ideas from the higher-ups?"

Jiang Wen smiled and disagreed: "Film is the director's art. I only express my thoughts. I have no control over other people's thoughts."

Come on, this is a man too. He knows it won’t be easy to pass the trial, but it doesn’t matter.

The executive director of "The Devil Is Coming" has no information found online.

Let’s pretend it doesn’t exist here.

In addition, there is an uncut version online, which is really a "big sacrifice"

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