National Tide 1980

To be honest, before coming here, Yao Peifang had her doubts about Ning Weimin calling a crew to Beijing to shoot, because she had already seen Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko's wedding in Japan.

She thought that no matter what, the wedding scene in Beijing would not be more luxurious and extravagant than their wedding in Japan.

After all, the conditions in Beijing were too backward, and there was no better luxury hotel than Tokyo, Japan.

So what was there to shoot?

But in fact, it was not the case.

First of all, the wedding venue was enough to surprise her.

As a girl from Shanghai, Yao Peifang didn't know much about Beijing.

Her understanding of Beijing was limited to the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, Beihai, and the Summer Palace. The deepest experience was that the ancient buildings in Beijing were symmetrical and neat, covering a large area, and the royal style was shocking.

But in terms of interest, romance, and life interest, it was far inferior to Jiangnan.

Let alone the gardens in Suzhou and Hangzhou, like their Yu Garden in Shanghai, there is a scene every three steps, and the scenery changes with every step.

In terms of exquisite design and winding paths, no private courtyard in Beijing can compare.

However, the moment she stepped into Yun Garden, her prejudice collapsed.

Because when the crew members were amazed, she gradually discovered that although the area of ​​Yun Garden was smaller than Yu Garden, the garden part on the west side was very distinctive.

The rockery and pools here are spread all over the garden in different forms, and the flowers and trees are lush and interesting.

The owner carefully built it, using "scenery changing" techniques such as stacking stones, trees, pools, flower fences, curved corridors, and moon gates to create a sense of infinite space and present infinite life interest.

Especially the big theater on the east side is amazing.

It must be said that this is the first time that all the crew members, including her, have seen a theater for self-entertainment hidden in a private house, which is really better than Yu Garden.

Even the Japanese actors familiar to Chinese people, Ken Utsui who played Shigeru Oshima, and Tomokazu Miura, the husband of Momoe Yamaguchi, were dumbfounded.

They couldn't help asking others, "You all saw it, right? Is this a real theater? Can it really perform?"

You should know that one of these two well-known Japanese actors became famous earlier, is well-informed, and has been to all parts of the world.

The other had a grand wedding with Momoe Yamaguchi a few years ago, which was very grand.

The cost of over 100 million yen made a sensation throughout Asia.

Even the two of them had never seen such a scene.

The grandeur of this place can be seen from this.

In addition, such a courtyard can actually be lived in.

Whether it is running water, flush toilets, bathrooms, electric lights, floors, tiles, chandeliers, mosaics, etc., they are all available, and many decoration materials are even specially imported from foreign countries.

In terms of practicality and experience, Yao Peifang has a deeper impression.

I can't help but sigh sincerely that Beijing also has courtyards and gardens that are not at all like those in Jiangnan in terms of interest and romance. My previous ideas were really limited.

Secondly, the layout of the venue is even more eye-opening.

Not to mention that the Japanese have never seen the sheds in Beijing, even Yao Peifang, a Chinese child who grew up under the red flag, has also seen it for the first time.

You should know that the two lines of sheds in Beijing are related to the upper and lower processes. The decoration is based on the shed, and they should actually belong to the same line.

In essence, it is always to serve the etiquette of life.

To put it bluntly, in the past summer, the people in Beijing could not do without sheds. Although it is a rigid demand, it is actually one of the few practical businesses in the shed business.

The profit is not big, just enough to provide food and clothing.

If people in these two lines really want to make money, they have to rely on doing things, that is, weddings and funerals.

Furthermore, the shed business rises and falls with the changes in social ideology and the rise and fall of people's economic conditions.

Before the call for changing customs in the 1950s, people in the past valued etiquette and pomp.

Every wedding, funeral, promotion, child's full moon or elder's birthday, it must be a big event to bring glory to the family.

Needless to say, the rich families, even the poor families, have to sell their pots and pans, borrow money and pawn, and show off among relatives and neighbors and in society.

So based on this, the shed color industry in Beijing has been in its golden age from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the early years of the Republic of China.

Hundreds of years of continuous inheritance of rich industry experience have made the shed color industry one of the main means for the people in Beijing to show off their wealth.

If you build a three-story colorful building, I will build a five-story building. If you wrap the yard, I will simply build a whole alley, and then I have to build a street building. It depends on who has money and who is willing to waste it.

Over a long period of time, the shed color industry in Beijing has not only developed many details and tricks, but also can build almost anything no matter how strange and ingenious it is, and its richness is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

As a result, the shed color industry in Beijing has always been unique, different from the sheds in other places.

(Night view of the wedding tent, with electric lights, decorated with paper flowers forming a "panchang" pattern symbolizing auspiciousness)

For example, in the fifth year of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor and changed the country's name to "Hongxian".

At that time, in the Wanzi Building of Zhongnanhai, he had people build a colorful palace in the style of the Qin'an Palace of the Qing Palace, with a total of 81 rooms.

He was prepared to receive congratulations here when he ascended the throne and confer the title of the world.

This lottery work was contracted by Tian Wu, Tian Fuhai, managers of the Longshun Lottery Bureau of Longfu Temple, and Zhang Chunshan, the foreman.

In order to get this official job, they went to the door of Wu Bingxiang, the director of the Police Department.

This colorful palace project was huge.

The roof of the hall has five ridges, with swallow wings on the front, back, left and right, and tile ridges on the eaves. There are five animal heads on the left and right, and large animal heads are installed at both ends of the big ridge, which is called "kiss".

The pillars are made of silk and coiled dragons.

The seat of the hall is a wooden platform with a rhinoceros seat, painted white on the outside, with three steps and handrails.

The front part of the hall is a large window partition, with a lantern brocade pattern drawn with silk strips and large glass.

The pillars in the hall are all wrapped with red satin, and the dragon body is coiled with green silk. The dragon head and tail are colored helmet heads.

The ceiling is first made of eight square frames with bamboo poles, and then a sitting dragon is pinched with red, green and purple silk.

The upper middle part of the hall is the "skylight", made of wooden frames, with colorful glass and electric lights.

In order to satisfy "Yuan Datou" himself, the silver "Yuan Datou" was earned smoothly.

At that time, the Longshun Color Bureau invited 83 skilled color craftsmen in Beijing.

Thirty-three electricians were also hired from the former Huatai Electric Material Store.

In addition to providing meals, each person was offered a high price of eight yuan per day and night.

Only then did they work day and night, on time, to create this unprecedented masterpiece in the color industry in Beijing.

Of course, there was no such thing at the wedding of Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko,

But the color industry in Beijing has been extinct for many years, and it is shocking enough to be revived in the world with extremely high standards at this time.

Moreover, these "old-fashioned" color craftsmen saw that Ning Weimin was really willing to pay to help pass on the skills.

Whether it was out of their gratitude in their hearts or because the skills that had been idle for many years finally came in handy, they were all eager to show their faces.

This time, they really wanted to use all their skills, which accounted for the eight words "itchy skills" and "excellence".

Needless to say, their pavilions are the product of their efforts and emotions, and naturally much more wonderful than those built just for money.

Not only are there flower archways, wine pavilions, tea pavilions, and viewing seats in the form of pergolas, but they are also highly decorative.

Railings, skylights, corner clouds, glass windows, hanging screens, flower walls, and pavilion pillars...

Every component is very exquisite and has strong traditional classical architectural characteristics.

Especially the ventilation roller window, which is similar to the ceiling. It can be opened and closed at any time with a rope according to the sunshine conditions.

But the most amazing thing is that they actually built a three-story circular building like a classical palace in the center of the garden.

This is what Ning Weimin was shocked when he first saw them working.

(The interior of the wedding pavilion when the son of a bureaucrat in Tianjin got married)

The entire wedding pavilion was built on the roofs around the garden, which was equivalent to adding one or two floors to the original building.

But the four sides are not independent, but become a ring building.

There are not only wooden ladders on both sides of the pavilion, but also corridors in front, which are connected on all four sides, making it extremely convenient to walk up and down. Moreover, the space is divided reasonably and the functions are also complete.

For example, the corridor is surrounded by colorful carved fences and red painted columns, all of which are hung with golden couplets, and red, yellow and green colored balls are hung between the columns.

There are partition doors and windows installed at the back, which are decorated like classical palaces, with carved beams and painted buildings, and are magnificent.

There are large fan-shaped plaques hanging on the top of each "hall", each with different inscriptions.

And there are several electric lights hanging under each corridor for night lighting.

For example, the north building is written with "a match made in heaven", which is used as a small banquet hall to entertain relatives and friends for dinner.

The south building is "the harmony of heaven and earth", which is actually a stage, where Peking opera, Kunqu opera, "octagonal drum" and magic tricks, acrobatics and other "various juggling" can be performed.

Guests only need to sit in the corridor of the north building and in the courtyard downstairs to watch and enjoy.

(Small stage in the wedding tent)

The "Harmony of Qin and Se" in the west building and the "Flute Sounds Attracting Phoenixes" in the east building are both set up as teahouses for guests to eat snacks, drink tea, and play cards. The four corner buildings are kitchens, tea stoves, washrooms, and clothing storage areas.

This not only makes full use of all the space, but also has an additional benefit.

Since the courtyard is not occupied by the tent, in addition to leaving the corridor leading to the auditorium and the wedding room in the courtyard, wooden platforms that are as high as the stone platform of the room are built on both sides.

The edge of the platform is surrounded by red painted railings, and "stage skirts" are hung below.

There are two wooden ladders and railings with handrails on each side leading directly to the stage.

There are official seats on the stage, surrounded by the same satin embroidered tablecloths and chair covers, which can still be used for guests to rest and eat.

This is already quite close to the style of Western terraces, which not only effectively expands the reception space, but also has a unique charm.

In addition, by building sheds and tying up colorful decorations, various scenic spots can be created in Yunyuan to make up for the defects in the residential architectural pattern, or even to cover up the ugliness.

As long as the yard is large and there is a lot of open space, if there is no hanging flower gate, it can also be built with fir poles and straw mats.

If there is no corridor or veranda, it can also be temporarily built.

Coupled with various carefully designed colorful decorations, it is more artistic than the original building.

When the courtyard is full of flowers, it can further enhance the festive atmosphere.

For example, the theater building on the east side has been used as an office building and has fallen into disrepair for many years, but the structure is solid.

When getting married, this is the main venue, and people are invited to perform operas. If a serious party is to be held, what can be done?

There is no way, only the shed craftsmen can do it.

Use shed colors to cover up the places that are not easy to see. No matter how sharp the eyes of Monkey King are, he can't see the dilapidated walls and columns inside through the festive flower archways and flower walls.

So you can imagine what kind of shock this scene would cause to the crew members?

(Color decorations on buildings during weddings during the Republic of China)

In fact, Yao Peifang personally saw how the Japanese in the crew were amazed by the colorful decorations in Yunyuan.

In particular, after the director Osawa Yutaka and the cameraman Nakai Chaoyi had seen the whole garden and roughly grasped the wedding process and the purpose of the venue, they were excited to say that the Chinese wedding was too grand and the decorations were too gorgeous. Such a scene is indeed worth filming.

So, including Yao Peifang, almost everyone in the crew understood the reason why the Ningwei Minzuo crew came.

Yes, this is the style of the real crown official family and the rich in China.

And this kind of traditional wedding scene with unique charm and full of cultural characteristics, let alone seeing it, I am afraid that ordinary people have never even heard of it. If such a scene can be filmed, it is meaningful in itself.

Moreover, the love story theme of this movie and the composition form of the music MTV also require such colorful, beautiful and romantic scenes.

It is just like the opening of the movie "The Godfather".

Opening with such a grand and joyous celebration can not only catch the audience's attention at once, but also make it easier for the audience to immerse themselves in the novelty.

It can also highlight the profound heritage of the wealthy Yang family.

Let the male protagonist played by Zun Long and the female protagonist Teresa Teng, who was born in poverty and made a living by performing arts, have a deeper and stronger contrast with each other, increasing the drama.

For this reason, Ning Weimin no longer needs to say anything, and the crew members all recognized his ideas from the bottom of their hearts and worked hard for it.

As for Yao Peifang, she was shocked by Ning Weimin's talent and had a better understanding of his wealth and wealth.

Ning Weimin, who was handsome and somewhat flamboyant in her previous impression, has now become a humble, simple and low-key image.

She now understands what he said and did in Japan.

No wonder he didn't care about the dividends from the Tangong Restaurant at all. It turned out that he really didn't care about the wealth that ordinary people couldn't expect.

She was extremely regretful at that time and secretly felt sorry for him. That was tens of millions of yen. He just said he didn't want it. Now it seems that it was because she underestimated him and didn't know him well enough.

Alas, the person who was once familiar has become unfamiliar again, but the damn mystery and attraction have increased in the opposite direction.

Why she met such a person is really worrying.

At this moment, Yao Peifang, sitting on the top of the rockery, felt that she was about to become Lin Daiyu in "Dream of Red Mansions".

This kind of sensitive and suspicious, lack of self-confidence, self-pity, and the feeling of being upset for a man are too bad.