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Chapter 114 [Movie] (Please subscribe)

As October approaches, the temperature in the north drops sharply.

Although the filming of "Love Letter" has not officially started yet, it is already being shot on location.

Zhang Guoshi looked at Chen Aige who was talking to Mr. Chen, tightened his military coat, and couldn't help but think of Lin Youcheng's recently published novel "Wonderful Things in the World".

He felt that if he had the opportunity to make a movie in the future, he would definitely collaborate with Lin Youcheng.

He very much likes the story "Wonderful Things in the World" written by Lin Youcheng. Although it is an ordinary life, it is very legendary. However, it is obvious that Zhang Guoshi also knows very clearly that a story like "Wonderful Things in the World" is not good at all. After all, the male protagonist Lynch has to grow in reverse from the appearance of a child in his seventies, which is undoubtedly very difficult for movie makeup technology.

If the actor of the male lead is replaced halfway through, there will undoubtedly be a sense of fragmentation and drama.

Such a wonderful fantasy and realistic story is really difficult to completely recreate and film.

As for the current filming of "Love Letter", it seems that there are no such big makeup technical requirements.

However, in Zhang Guoshi's opinion, it is not that simple. There are certain difficulties in film photography, just like in "Love Letter", two women who look exactly the same, Lin Hui and Yang Shu, passed each other on the street, and then Lin Hui stopped. The scene of calling Yang Shu also had to be handled well.

However, Zhang Guoshi still has confidence in his photography skills. After all, the movie "Yellow Earth" he shot as a photographer before has received numerous praises. Of course, Zhang Guoshi still doesn't know that he will win the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography as a photographer in "Yellow Earth".

"The Love of the Hawthorn Tree directed by Wu Tianming has been released. I heard that it has received good reviews. I must go to the cinema to watch this movie when I have time."

Hearing what the staff around him said, Zhang Guoshi also said: "Yes, you must go see this movie."

He personally also likes the novel "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" very much. He is also very touched by the pure love in the novel. He is even thinking about how to film the novel if he were to film it.

"The films directed by Wu Tianming are certainly worth looking forward to. I heard that Director Wu Tianming plans to film Zheng Yi's novel "Old Well" and is now looking for a leading actor. Yimou, I think you look quite similar. Sun Wangquan in "Old Well", why don't you try it?"

When Zhang Guoshi heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I am a photographer, how can I act as an actor? If I really want to be an actor, I might as well become a director."

The staff on the side heard what Zhang Guoshi said and said with a smile: "Then let's go and watch the movies you make in the future."

As the two were talking, Chen Aige and Mr. Chen seemed to be talking about the same thing, and asked the crew to start preparations.

Chen Aige knew Zhang Guoshi's photography skills. It can be said that Zhang Guoshi had admired his debut film. Now the two of them are working together to shoot Lin Youcheng's "Love Letter", and they are working together very happily.

"Yimou, when Yang Shu and Lin Hui meet, I want to use a long lens to shoot it. First, Yang Shu rides a bicycle to send a letter to Lin Hui. As the camera moves to the left, first Lin Hui and Yang Shu simultaneously appear in the picture."

Zhang Guoshi listened to Chen Aige's words and nodded. He understood what Chen Aige meant. He thought about how the photography should proceed if Chen Aige wanted the lens frame, and said: "Then the camera will move to the left first. Shake to the left again, Lin Hui exits the scene, shake to the left again, the poplar tree is blocked by something, and the poplar tree appears."

Chen Aige nodded.

Zhang Guoshi added: "I think the color images in the entire movie shot need to distinguish Lin Hui and Yang Shu, and the colors of memories and reality also need to be distinguished."

Chen Aige smiled and said, "Of course. At the end of the movie, I wanted to use a parallel montage to link Yang Shu and Lin Hui. Lin Hui finally revealed that the young Yang Shu had not proposed to her. She took one step He ran towards the mountain in one step and said to the dead poplar tree: How are you? I am fine. It would be good to use a parallel montage at this time, and at the same time show the greetings of Lin Hui and the female poplar tree to the dead poplar tree."

Naturally, Zhang Guoshi easily understood that Chen Aige wanted to get the entire scene. He thought about it carefully in his mind and said, "This is a good way to handle it."

Zhang Guoshi has naturally read the story of Lin Youcheng's "Love Letter". In his opinion, Lin Youcheng's "Love Letter" is not just about love. It also contains a discussion of life and death. It can be said that at the end of the story For the living, learning to reconcile with death and letting go of past regrets is also a part of this story.

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Decheng, cinema.

"Love in the Hawthorn Tree" produced by Xi'an Film Studio and directed by Wu Tianming has been released. Lin Youcheng, the original author, only found out that "Love in the Hawthorn Tree" has been released after reading the newspaper.

Nowadays, most people go to a local newspaper to read the movie news for today and tomorrow before deciding which one to watch. In addition to movie news, Decheng Daily also has drama news.

For example, "Decheng Daily" will be published early in the morning. Even if you don't subscribe at home, it is easy to find. All units, including neighborhood committees, have it. It is also easy to find propaganda boards in the streets and alleys, and most of them will have newspapers like this.

After learning that the movie "Love on the Hawthorn Tree" was released, Lin Youcheng was naturally a little curious. He didn't know what kind of version of "Love on the Hawthorn Tree" directed by Wu Tianming would be.

Lin Youcheng deliberately went to the cinema alone to buy a ticket to watch "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" directed by Wu Tianming.

Lin Youcheng went to the Liaoyuan Cinema located in Jixiang Lane. It was formerly known as the Youth Cinema. Because it was the YMCA before liberation, it was called the Youth Cinema. It was renamed after it was classified as state-owned. Although the conditions of the cinema are simple, it covers a large area. It is divided into two venues, an indoor cinema and an open-air cinema, each covering an area of ​​more than 1,000 square meters.

Although it is simple, the interior is divided into two floors, with a total of 1489 leather sofa seats, which is considered extremely luxurious at this time. The ventilation facilities of the theater are very clever. Several vents are installed on the floor of the aisles in the venue, with cast iron grate covers on them. The blowers extract the cold air from the basement to achieve the purpose of cooling. The architectural style is a combination of Chinese and Western styles, with a yellow-green glazed tile roof, a red lacquered carved eight-door door, built on more than ten steps, and a tall columned arcade in front of the door. The main building is three stories high, with two-story podiums on both sides. The handrails on the stairs, including the guardrails under the handrails, are all made of wood. The wooden window frames and carved window lattice are very elegant.

Although it is said that the viewing conditions in the 3s are not as good as those of later generations of D theaters, in fact, some developments are not behind at all.

Nowadays, stereoscopic movies have long been available, and stereoscopic movies were the prototype of later 3D movies. At that time, the stereoscopic glasses were a cardboard frame with red and blue plastic lenses. However, the polarized lenses at that time were not up to standard, and you had to sit upright when watching, and not move around, otherwise they would not overlap.

my country's first three-dimensional film was "The Magician's Adventures", and two years ago my country's second three-dimensional feature film "Happiness and Laughter" was released.

Most of the 3D movies in the s were about acrobatics and magic performances. The main reason was that these lenses were easy to design in D. Of course, the D movies at this time were not fully D. It can be said that the three-dimensional movie viewing experience at this time is quite thrilling. Who would have thought that while watching a movie, a bamboo pole suddenly stretched out from the screen, and it seemed to poke the audience's face when they were picked up. It really focused on a three-dimensional experience. , thrilling.

Of course, this "Hawthorn Tree Love" is not a three-dimensional movie.

However, what surprised Lin Youcheng was that it was Zhou Lijing who played the third child in "Hawthorn Tree Love".

You must know that this Gao Jialin was originally supposed to star in "Life", but director Wu Tianming unexpectedly asked Zhou Lijing to play the third child instead of Gao Jialin.

But speaking of it, Zhou Lijing, a film and television actor in the 1980s, is the perfect idol in the eyes of many viewers. He has absolutely handsome eyebrows and almost perfect facial features. He is 1.8 meters tall and has long legs. He has good looks and of course has acting skills. .

In terms of image alone, Zhou Lijing is naturally very suitable, and the whole person also fits the petty bourgeois appearance of Lao San in Jingqiu's heart.

Zhao Mengsheng, who later acted in the TV series version of "Garland Under the Mountain", also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor for that role, and was called the "God of Tough Guys" by the audience.

It was the TV series "Rising Star" that really made Zhou Lijing famous throughout the country.

However, this popular actor's later life was a bit sad. His wife was murdered, and he was always under surveillance as a suspect. The reason was that before this incident happened, he and his wife had been quarreling and quarreling. . When they are separated, conflict may lead to murderous intent. Even Zhou Lijing said that he was filming a movie in Xi'an before the incident and was not in the capital. After hearing the bad news, he quickly fled the shooting scene. When he explained, he almost had a nervous breakdown.

Next, the police asked the staff on the phone to confirm that Zhou Lijing was not lying.

Although the subsequent case was investigated clearly, it was obvious that this incident had a considerable impact on the actor. This also influenced Zhou Lijing to not continue in the entertainment industry and gradually sank.

As for the actress who played Jingqiu, Lin Youcheng was even more surprised. She turned out to be Luo Yan from "Female College Dormitory". You must know that Luo Yan was also nominated for the Best Hundred Flowers Award for her drama "Female College Dormitory". heroine. You must know that "Female College Dormitory" starring Luo Yan, and the subsequent "Girl in Red" starring Luo Yan, can definitely be regarded as the foundation of domestic youth films.

Lin Youcheng thought it was very interesting that he was a butterfly flapping its wings, and he didn't know how Wu Tianming chose the role.

You must know that the national teacher who filmed "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree" held a nationwide audition to select Jingqiu, the cleanest high school student. I don't know how Wu Tianming found Luo Yan to play the role of Jingqiu.

Of course, no matter how Wu Tianming chose the role, it is obvious that at least the image of these two actors is still very suitable for Lao San and Jing Qiu in "The Love of the Hawthorn Tree".

Lin Youcheng came to the cinema to watch a movie. There were not many people in the cinema, most of them were a young couple going on a date to watch the movie.

In fact, although the artistic level of movies nowadays is very high, the commercial market for movies is not active. Even when "Shaolin Temple" was released and caused a sensation in the streets, the ticket price at that time was only about 1 cents. It can be said that in the late 80s, By the early 90s, the film industry was actually not that prosperous, because at that time it was mainly television, and there were various video halls and so on. As for the number of moviegoers, it dropped sharply every year, and the film studios found that their income was too low. Now, there is no way to make new films.

It can even be said that the cinemas of this era were defeated by televisions, because the people all saved up money to buy televisions to watch TV series. At that time, TV series were only watched by rich people, and some people could only watch them in video halls. "Shanghai Beach".

It was not until 1993 that the country advocated breaking the monopoly, market-oriented reform of theater chains, fully embracing the market economy, and liberalizing ticket prices. After that, movie ticket prices increased by one to two yuan every year. In 1998, the blockbuster movie "Titanic" was released, and the average ticket price was about 20 yuan. In first-tier cities, the ticket price reached 50 yuan, and some people even paid 200 yuan. By 2002, ticket prices between 20 and 30 yuan had become mainstream, but the appearance of Zhang Guoshi's "Hero" directly pushed the ticket price of domestic films to 50 yuan.

Lin Youcheng watched "Love on the Hawthorn Tree" directed by Wu Tianming. I have to say that this version of "Love on the Hawthorn Tree" filmed by Wu Tianming is also very touching. The most important thing is that the performances of several actors are also quite good. good.

If it were for the explosive acting of dropping eye drops in later generations, I'm afraid it would be difficult to impress the audience.

When the third child died at the end, many viewers cried. Everyone had red eyes, sobbing and crying.

Obviously, the story "Love at the Hawthorn Tree" is touching enough to make countless readers burst into tears. Now director Wu Tianming has moved this story to the big screen to have a more direct emotional impact.

After the movie screening, Lin Youcheng was ready to go home.

That is to say, on Lin Youcheng's way home, there was a radio playing the passionate song "Young Friends Come to Meet" from somewhere on the street——

"In another twenty years, we will meet again..."

"How beautiful our great motherland must be..."

"There is a new heaven and a new earth..."

"Spring is brighter, and cities and villages are brighter everywhere..."

……

Who would have thought that the domestic film market, which is not prosperous now, would undergo earth-shaking changes in the future. Listening to this song, Lin Youcheng couldn't help but sing along -

"Ah, dear friends, who does it take to create this miracle..."

"I have to rely on you, I have to rely on me..."

"It depends on our new generation in the 1980s!"

(End of this chapter)