"I have never been to Lushan Mountain, but I have always longed for it."
"Whether it is Li Bai's poems or the teacher's "Deng Lushan", I have memorized it since I was a child. My parents work in Xinhua Bookstore, and I have many books to read. Once I saw a "Geographical Atlas", which introduced many things about the motherland.
Among the famous mountains and rivers is the beautiful scenery of Mount Lu.
I was stunned, and then I thought, there must be wonderful stories happening in such a beautiful place, such as a pair of young people meeting in Lushan and falling in love at first sight...
I continued to think about it based on this inspiration and slowly wrote this script."
After Chen Qi finished speaking, everyone chuckled.
"Young people yearn for love!"
"It's really different from what we thought. It's full of romanticism."
"But it can also represent the characteristics of some contemporary youth..."
Jiang Huaiyan nodded and said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, I read the letter you wrote to China Youth Daily. You are a very thoughtful young man. We are happy to see new forces emerging in the film industry. You said you wanted to try
We were surprised when we tried to create it. We received your submission immediately after reading the newspaper."
"Yes, we were all shocked, and then we were shocked again when we read the script. You actually wrote a love story."
Shi Wenxin continued: "You should know what it means to openly show love in movies? This is also our concern. We discussed it for a long time and decided to invite you over. Since we are talking about a new era, there should be a new era atmosphere.
Since there is no one in China now, let’s start from Beijing Film Studio!”
There are so many film studios in China, Changying, Beijing Film, Shanghai Film, and Bayi Film, they can be called the four giants.
The Bayi Factory is a military unit, let alone mentioning that the other three factories are all powerful, well-connected, and full of courage. When they were wavering in the early stages of reform, they filmed a number of "treasonous" movies.
For example, Beijing Film Studio released "Look at This Family" this year, which is actually a comedy film from 1979!
There will also be "The Mysterious Buddha" released next year, starring Liu Xiaoqing. This is the first commercial action film. "The Second Handshake" will also be released next year, not to mention, it is adapted from a banned book.
As for "Lushan Love"...
There is a writer in Jiangxi named Bi Bicheng. In July this year, he submitted a script to the Shanghai Film Studio and revised it. During the revision process, he used his free time to write "Lushan Love".
The story is very simple: the daughter of a Kuomintang officer returned to the mainland from the United States, fell in love with the male protagonist at first sight in Lushan, but was forced to separate due to that special era.
Five years later, after the reform and opening up, the heroine returned to Lushan, and the two of them fought like fire. But the hero's father was an officer of our party, and the two sides had fought on the battlefield. The heroine thought that they were going to be dirty again, but it turned out that the hero's father
He took the initiative to come to him and said:
"You are a good boy who loves the motherland. Although your father is overseas, he never forgets the motherland... The realization of the four modernizations of the motherland requires national unification and ethnic unity. Welcome him back!"
It's very characteristic of the times.
It may seem awkward now, but it was shocking at the time.
Once it was released, it became a nationwide craze and it was a landmark movie. It can even be said that if the history of Chinese films after reform were written, the first one would definitely be "Romance in Lushan Mountain".
The version written by Chen Qi deliberately erased part of the content.
So Jiang Huaiyan said: "We read the script carefully. The advantage is that the writing is relatively smooth and well-organized. Some parts are also very beautifully written, and the description of the scenery of Mount Lu is lifelike.
But the shortcoming is also this. You focus too much on describing the scenery, resulting in a lack of dramatic conflicts and real social life background. It's a bit of scenery for the sake of scenery."
"Our suggestion is that you can add some conflicts to make the plot ups and downs and enrich the protagonist's life background. More importantly, although you want to express love, the final destination must be on a larger level."
"Big level? Love the motherland?"
"Well, almost!"
Jiang Huaiyan appreciates it a little more, the young man is very understanding.
Immediately afterwards, other editors also talked about their ideas. Perhaps because he was young and inexperienced, he really gave them step-by-step guidance. Chen Qi knew they had good intentions and acted very humbly.
The discussion lasted for two hours before the meeting adjourned.
Liang Xiaosheng went out with him and said: "There are many people in the factory, so you should take your time to recognize it. If you have any questions, just come to me. You don't have to rewrite a script, just stick the new content with glue. Once the draft is finalized, copy it again."
We all changed it like this, and in the end the script was as thick as a big brick.
Think about it, if you hold such a thick script and put it in front of the leader and say, ‘Look how many times I have revised it,’ you will be the first to win the impression points!”
"Ha! Thanks for the advice!"
Chen Qi was amused, thought for a moment, and asked: "What's the fastest revision record here?"
"Twenty days! The screenwriter had something to do at home and had to go back to deal with it, so he revised the script overnight... In fact, we all knew in our hearts that the hostel was in good condition, so we came to have food and accommodation.
It’s nothing, we respect the screenwriters and are willing to give them this treatment.”
While talking, I returned to the guest house.
Chen Qi entered the house, locked the door, and officially started his life of free prostitution.
Since the fastest record is twenty days, I can do it by myself, and then publish it on "Film Creation" first to avoid a collision with the original author.
After finalizing the draft, preparing for filming and setting up the team, I can still continue to have sex for free. After finishing "Lushan Love", I will write another one, and then another one, and endless free sex...
To be honest, although "Lushan Love" is a classic, he can't stand it.
Some classics are created by the times.
Some classics are timeless in themselves.
For example, if you let him watch "Shanghai on the Bund", "83 Version of The Condor", and "Fearless Fearless" again, he will definitely feel awkward, but if you let him watch the CCTV version of the four major masterpieces, he can enjoy it with relish, and even in later generations he will often eat it as a meal
vegetable.
Although Teacher Six is ​​not a very good character, the monkey never gets tired of it;
King Silver Horn is cute and adorable;
Daiyu and Baochai try Yunyu for the first time;
Lu Fengxian just bought a batch of Xiliang American equipment, Pan Jinlian's legs are white and long, and Yang Simin's version is even more powerful...
So why does Chen Qi still want to work on "Lushan Love"?
To put it bluntly, it was also a factor of the times. He did not dare to test the waters with other unproven films. In 1979, he had a lot of things in his mind, but those were incompatible with the current environment and were even scourges.
If in an open environment, he can go directly to heaven...
"Although I'm a prostitute for nothing, I should still show off!"
Chen Qi opened the window and saw the willow trees blowing outside. He sat at the table and flipped through the script, which was full of suggestions for revision.
He followed Liang Xiaosheng's instructions, found glue and manuscript paper, wrote a new paragraph and pasted it on it. After pasting a few paragraphs of about a few hundred words, he closed it with a snap.
"OK! Today's work is completed!"
(No more...)
Chapter completed!