National Tide 1980.

Chapter 963 Artistic Pursuit
Even though during this Spring Festival, whether Ning Weimin met the fifth-generation director or the future film king for the first time, it was hard to say that he had a good relationship.

But you can't overturn a whole boat with one shot.

Even as we all know, in the long run, the performing arts industry is indeed a thief ship.

It is a vanity fair full of flattery and profiteering, speculation and profiteering, exalting the high and trampling the low, and chasing after others.

But after all, the domestic situation is still a bit special.

Anyway, in this era, the domestic entertainment industry is much cleaner than the outside world.

The filth under the surface of the water is far from appalling.

Even if the next generation of newcomers are not all utilitarian, one bottle is not full of half a bottle, and they always feel that they are smarter than anyone else.

There are also many people who have always maintained their sincerity and heart, and have real artistic pursuits

Especially those who engage in avant-garde art are more pure and persistent among these people.

Cui Jian, the future godfather of domestic rock and roll, is the most typical example.

Ning Weimin also had a good chat with Cui Jian, so he knew how many unlucky things happened to Cui Jian after he left the country.

Understand how this "father of domestic rock and roll" was born.

Dare to Love At the end of 1985, Cui Jian's solo albums "Prodigal Son" and "Seven Plywood Collection" were released successively, but they all suffered disastrous failures.

The audio-visual publishing house released these two albums to make money, and their attitude towards them cooled down quickly.

To put it bluntly, there is only one chance.

With this kind of market reaction, I still want to release a new album, which is basically useless.

But at this time, Cui Jian and the others performed privately, and the matter of Maxim singing foreign songs every day was also exposed.

So the Beijing Song and Dance Troupe and the Beijing Symphony Orchestra to which they belonged also responded quickly and dealt with them seriously.

Not only confiscated their musical instruments, but also asked them to pay a fine to the regiment.

At the same time, they were also ordered to immediately stop their private performances, leave Maxim's restaurant, and go home to write a review.

In this way, the seven-plywood band will inevitably face a situation of falling apart.

Most of the members are disheartened and reluctant to part with the orchestra.

So after discussions and discussions, the "Seven Plywood Band" was disbanded on the spot and ceased to exist.

Only Cui Jian didn't want to "reform evil and return to righteousness".

He couldn't bear to part with those days in Maxim's restaurant where the drums and pianos were fierce, howling and singing until dawn.

So he didn't discuss it with his family at all, so he resigned from the orchestra's job regardless.

It seems to be a bar head that is going to go to the black all the way.

Cui Jian's parents were sad and puzzled when they found out, thinking that people are really strange.

In addition to eating, what freedom of thought is there?

But also because of this, after the seven-plywood band officially disbanded, Cui Jian finally turned into a butterfly and found his musical feeling.

Don't look at Cui Jian's only lover, Song Xiaohong, who is still firmly supporting him.

But after experiencing the warmth and coldness of the world, full of anger and confusion, the creative inspiration is like a spring.

As if he had received an apocalypse, this kid has created several original songs with a unique personal style.

"A Piece of Red Cloth", "Nothing", "Start Over", "Girl in the Flower House", these are the earliest original rock classics in China, and they have been born successively.

All this happened extremely quickly, like lightning flashing through the night sky.

In Cui Jian's own words, "It's just like a love call, it's instinctive, and I can't control it at all."

And this is precisely the reason why Ning Weimin was moved.

Because he found that China's native rock is not just a "kill Matt" expressing anger and rebellion, but a philosophical poem full of life insights.

Cui Jian's works are not written songs at all, and they are not put together word by word.

It's that he has experienced too many setbacks, and he has accumulated a lot of things in his heart. In the end, he finally suppressed the cry that can directly hit the depths of people's souls!
Therefore, the problem that countless music fans and musicians in the Chinese-speaking circle seemed to be unable to figure out was unintentionally solved by Ning Weimin.

Why is it that there are so many places in the world where there are Chinese people, there is no shortage of information, no shortage of funds, and no shortage of good equipment, so how come there is no decent Chinese rock?

Why did it happen to be the capital city that was relatively backward in all aspects at that time?
The answer is because the more lacking something, the more people want it.

Huaxia rock music is purely a child conceived by a music obsessed genius with enthusiasm and advanced consciousness under extremely difficult conditions!
That's why it's so alive!
Ning Weimin didn't talk nonsense, just relying on a demo tape that Cui Jian recorded for himself, and after listening to two of the songs, he sent a sincere invitation.

"Awesome! Really awesome! I think these songs are good! Cui, go to Japan with me. I will keep my word. If the domestic conditions are not good, I will go to Tokyo to find you the best band. Then we will arrange music and enter the studio. , record songs, and release an album. Xiaohong will also go with you. Hey, isn’t your "The Prodigal Son" selling well? Then I will buy it all out, and I will give you [-] yuan to settle your worries. How about it? ? I will provide you with the best conditions to express your emotions through music."

Needless to say, the appreciation of Bole made Cui Jian and Song Xiaohong, a couple, so excited that they almost wept with joy.

It's a pity, unfortunately, that Song Xiaohong really couldn't get away.

Because after the Spring Festival, under the arrangement of her mother Song Huagui, she will work as an artist on the crew of Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Last Emperor" and learn costume design and production from foreigners.

Of course Ning Weimin knew the weight of this movie.

Co-produced by China, Britain, France, and Italy, special approval was given for on-site shooting in the Forbidden City.

The investment is huge and the theme is special. From the day the filming plan is confirmed, this biographical film is destined to attract attention, and it can be regarded as a symbol of Chinese film and television professionals entering the world film world.

What's more, after the film was released, it has indeed won numerous international awards, and it also created the first Chinese actor to win the Golden Globe Award.

Needless to say, whoever can get a spot in this drama will be a glamorous qualification for entering the film and television industry in the future.

Not to mention others, but the fifth-generation director who made Ning Weimin not want to see him whenever he met, tried every means to squeeze in.

He also got the role of a guard officer in the Forbidden City.

In all, I don’t say a single line, and when I say it, I have to kneel down with my buttocks up.

Think about it, how awesome is this movie?

Song Xiaohong was able to enter under the name, and participated in the production from beginning to end, so what kind of motivation is there?

Ning Weimin can naturally understand Song Huagui's painstaking efforts to pave the way for his daughter's future.

It is hard to persuade Song Xiaohong, who is interested in making movies, to give up this rare opportunity for nothing in order to accompany Cui Jian to Japan.

But on second thought, there is also an added benefit.

Since Song Xiaohong went to the crew to participate in the costume production, wouldn't it be much easier for him to get the costumes and props?

So Ning Weimin proposed to Song Xiaohong, hoping that she could help make a connection if she had a chance, or ask the person in charge to help mention it and ask for a price.

He said that after the filming of the film, he hopes to buy all the costumes and props in the play.

You see, if you don’t talk about it, what is the use of the human brain?
Ning Weimin still has this ability.

Even things that cost money can become profitable with him, and he can find bargains at any time.

Coincidentally, at this time, there was another person who was in a similar situation to Cui Jian, who was also quite familiar with Ning Weimin.

It's just that this guy is not in music, but in the film industry.

And definitely not someone who is unknown, he has been famous for a long time.

Who is it?

Chen Peisi.

Although the CP of "Chen Xiaoer" and Zhu Shimao's partner has become a household name thanks to the wonderful performances of the Spring Festival Gala in the past few years, it has become popular all over the country.

Even relying on his own power, he brought popularity to the performance form of "sketch", which was originally difficult to be refined, and opened up a new era of sketches.

Many people who were mediocre, ugly, unable to sing or dance, and unable to talk about cross talk all found a way out because of him.

According to the imagination of ordinary people, this kind of career achievement can be regarded as fame. Doesn't everyone have to be beautiful and live a life of being a master?
But actually?
Some people may not believe it.

To Chen Peisi, this actually didn't mean much.

Because it is really not easy for celebrities these days to realize their traffic, basically they have to go out of their way.

And performing sketches for Chen Peisi is just a sideline.

After all, he is a movie actor, and he is also a comedy movie actor with ideas, pursuits, and ambitions.

His greatest wish is to be able to shoot a series of comedies in this life that are similar in influence to Japan's "The Story of Torajiro", which faithfully reflects the lives of ordinary people.

It's a pity that due to the various restrictions of the domestic objective situation, he encountered obstacles everywhere in the development of the main film industry, and felt the pain of not being able to use his hands and feet.

That's right, the first "Father and Son" of the "I'm Born to Be Useful" series indeed got the "Birth Permit" when Mr. Chen slapped the table and stared.

Also relying on Ning Weimin's generous funding, the filming was successfully completed, and it will be released soon.

But the problem is, this is just a one-time deal, not a long-term solution.

The Film Bureau's acquisition of "Father and Son" was purely helpless, and at the same time it issued a warning of "don't make an example".

Therefore, the script of the second sequel that Chen Peisi has already created will definitely not be able to continue filming on the basis of his father's face.

He had to ask someone again, trying to get another "birth certificate" for his second film.

And he is a person who is not good at communication and does not know how to ask for help. It is too difficult to ask him to go to the gate of the yamen to get a seal.

This is an almost impossible task.

In fact, until the end of 1985, Chen Peisi did not have any clues.

On the contrary, the screenwriter who participated in the creation with him has a relationship in Naga in the northeast, and found "Changying Studio" just for this matter.

It's just that "Long Film Factory" agreed to take over the filming even though it felt that the script had potential.

But it also denies the unique mode of Chen's comedy of father-son partnership.

Their creative consciousness is still relatively old-fashioned, requiring movies to show high-quality characters.

It is said that a comedy character cannot be the protagonist, it must be a positive character.

Therefore, it was decided to change the script into a political propaganda drama, and even change the name of the movie to "Hey, Dude".

In this way, Chen Peisi was faced with a difficult choice no matter what.

Are you going to let your hard work go to waste?

Or give the "children" to others, and let them dress up as they like?
What was even more unexpected was that after New Year's Day, even the "August [-]st Factory" began to put pressure on Chen Peisi.

He said that he was not allowed to toss around outside in the future, and asked him to concentrate on his work.

As a result, Chen Peisi's handling method was completely different from the "second son" he played, especially straight-eyed and straightforward.

Those who didn't turn around at all, voluntarily threw away their iron rice bowls, not even the places for awarding titles and housing allocations, and resolutely changed jobs from "August [-]st Factory".

Even in order to stick to the ideal of comedy, even the "Aunt Tian" who recruited him at the beginning persuaded him to change his mind, but he did not waver.

It's just that although the father understands him, the daughter-in-law at home doesn't do it.

My wife has been crying for several days, saying that he is "famous all over the world but has no family", and is very worried about the future life of the family.

Now Chen Peisi was a little confused.

Because although he can earn some money by "walking holes" when he is not making movies, the extra money is not stable after all.

Moreover, the "Big Cat" who has been in charge of organizing the show has been criticized years ago. I heard that there are voices from above demanding that Liu Xiaoqin be dealt with seriously.

If even she is broken, it is uncertain whether or how long this matter can be done in the future.

Chen Peisi has to be afraid, he has no job, and he has made his wife and children suffer with him.

It's not good to let the whole family worry about themselves anymore, right?

So Liu Xiaoqin contacted him about going to Tiantan Park to earn extra money, how could he agree?Pushed it directly.

He said it was not rare, but in fact he was afraid of causing trouble to the family, afraid of bringing more worries to his wife.

But when he heard the news that Ning Weimin had returned to the capital from Liu Xiaoqin who gave him New Year's greetings, it was different.

Because I feel ashamed.

Of course Chen Peisi knew that the Tiantan Garden Party was organized by Ning Weimin.

When he was in trouble, he was so helpful.

Now it's his turn, but it seems a bit unreasonable to push [-].

After pondering over and over again, I was really afraid that Ning Weimin might misunderstand, so I wanted to meet to clarify this issue.

Fortunately, Ning Weimin doesn't care about this kind of thing now, otherwise he would really be ashamed to see this face.

There is another thing that Chen Peisi also wants to explain to Ning Weimin face to face, and that is the matter of money.

In fact, the 40 that Ning Weimin put together for the movie "Father and Son" last year, Chen Peisi didn't spend it.

The actual shooting cost only 26 to [-] yuan.

However, Ning Weimin told him to buy a courtyard house for long-term shooting, and he didn't have time to do it.

Faced with this uncertain future, he doesn't even know whether he should buy this yard or not.

He can't just dig a big hole and let Ning Weimin jump in without knowing whether the next movie will be approved for production, right?
So nothing else, Chen Peisi could only bite the bullet and make an appointment with Ning Weimin to explain his situation.

(End of this chapter)