Chapter 609: Life is not just about the present, but also about poetry and the distance. Chase your dreams boldly!
Take it apart and take a look.
Oops, it’s a letter from Chief Jia!
After browsing through it, Fang Minghua had a smile on his face.
He is indeed a literary young man, and his writing skills are quite good.
Obviously, Jia Zhangke is very concerned about this "hello!" "Mr. Tree" is different from the reader's letter just published in "Yenjing Literature".
Jia Zhangke is more rational, almost observing the stories and characters in the novel from the perspective of a third party, quietly.
This is in line with the style of his future films: emphasizing emotional restraint and humanistic care, rejecting sensationalism, and expressing social issues and human exploration through unique lens language.
This is deeply influenced by Italian neorealism.
As for the hesitation and worry written in the letter, Fang Minghua just wanted to say:
What's the rush?
Isn’t there an old saying in China that says, “When heaven is about to assign a great responsibility to a man, he must first strain his mind, strain his muscles and bones, and starve his body and skin.” This is fate testing you!
Of course, you have to encourage him.
In fact, there is no need to encourage people, they will eventually pass the exam. This is history.
But despite this, Fang Minghua still responded to the letter, expressing his understanding of the young man named Jia's experience and hoping that he would not be discouraged and continue to study hard.
"Life is not just about living in front of you, but also about poetry and the distant future. Go boldly pursue your dreams! If you really like this novel, I will be willing to give this novel to you when you are admitted to film school and come back after your studies. It’s a movie!”
A week later, Jia Zhangke was so happy when he received Fang Minghua’s message that he jumped out of bed.
“A great writer is willing to leave this novel to himself and make it into a movie. Why are I still hesitating?”
Reread, reread, keep rereading!
At this time, Fang Minghua was already on the train from Xijing to Yinchuan.
"Westward Journey" has started shooting at the Western Film and Television City in Yinchuan. Song Tangtang was late for a week because of company matters. Fang Minghua is now accompanying his wife Song Tangtang to the filming location.
It’s not that he is reluctant to leave his wife, but Zhang Xianliang, who is far away in Yinchuan, extended an invitation to him a few days ago.
"Brother, we haven't seen each other in the past few years, but we just want to play? Come and visit our Zhenbeibao Film and Television City, and spend some time with your wife."
So Fang Minghua arranged his home Things to do, go happily.
In this era, the railway from Xijing to Pingliang and then to Yinchuan has not yet been repaired, so you can only take a train to Lanzhou and then go north to Yinchuan.
The train is racing through the mountains and is now within the boundaries of Gansu Province.
After leaving Baoji and continuing westward, we left the Guanzhong Plain and entered Tianshui. We are in the transition zone between the Longzhong Loess Plateau and the Longnan Mountains. There are mountains on both sides of the train, but the farther west we go, the more bare they become.
Fang Minghua sat on the lower bunk and looked out the window to admire the scenery along the way. Song Tangtang sat on the lower bunk opposite him and carefully read the relevant information provided by the crew.
Fang Minghua is used to his wife's passion for work.
Arrived in Lanzhou, stayed for one night, woke up in the morning and ate a bowl of Lanzhou Ramen, and took the train to Yinchuan the next morning. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived at Yinchuan Railway Station.
Carrying the station wagon, the two got out of the car and followed the crowd out of the station. They saw a tall, thin, middle-aged man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses. It was Zhang Xianliang, and there was a man in his thirties next to him. young woman.
Fang Minghua also met Ma Hongying, the former director of the Human Resources Department of the Ning Province Federation of Literary and Art Circles, but now she has resigned from public office and serves as the deputy general manager of China West Film and Television City Co., Ltd.
Zhang Xianliang has turned fifty this year, but his figure is not out of shape. He looks elegant in a suit. He is getting more and more handsome as he gets older.
After the four shook hands with each other, Zhang Xianliang smiled and said to Fang Minghua: "Let's go back to the hotel first, and then I will take care of you and your wife!"
Fang Minghua and the others still live in Weisi. Road Hotel, this is where the crew of "Westward Journey" stayed. When they arrived, no one from the crew was there. They had not returned from filming in Zhenbeibao.
It was just the four of them having dinner. At the banquet, Zhang Xianliang told Fang Minghua that he was now half-employed and officially became the chairman of China West Film and Television City Co., Ltd., and the vice chairman was Song Tangtang.
"Now the company's shares have been straightened out. I have purchased all the shares in Yinchuan and have completely severed ties with the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles." "Congratulations, congratulations." Fang Minghua raised his glass.
At first, Western Film and Television was established by Zhang Xianliang in the name of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles in cooperation with Shengshi Film and Television. This was just an expedient measure in view of the environment at the time.
Now that the country is further reforming and opening up, and policies are relaxing, Fang Minghua suggested that Zhang Xianliang find a way to buy out the shares of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
Enterprises must not wear red hats. It may seem convenient now, but it will cause endless troubles later due to unclear equity ownership.
Zhang Xianliang followed his advice, and relying on the royalties from publishing books and the copyrights for foreign publications, he scraped together a million or so to buy out all the shares in the Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
As soon as it dawned the next morning, the whole hotel became lively. The filming crew of "Westward Journey" prepared to leave for Zhenbeibao after breakfast, and Song Tangtang also followed.
Fang Minghua got up later. He had to wait for Zhang Xianliang and go there together. By the time he got up, the crew had long disappeared.
At almost nine o'clock, Zhang Xianliang arrived at the hotel, and the two of them got into Santana and went together.
After driving for about half an hour, we arrived at Zhenbeibao and started shopping accompanied by Zhang Xianliang.
Compared to when I came here three years ago, Zhenbeibao has changed a lot. Several movies have been shot here, such as "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Pluto in Action" shot by Qi Jian, Movies such as "The Old Man and the Dog" shot by Xie Jin were all shot here.
Fang Minghua also went to the filming location of "New Longmen Inn" and saw the "Longmen Inn" wine flag hanging in the wind, followed by a two-story adobe building. .
"I heard that the movie "Dragon Inn" did very well at the box office after it was released in Xiangjiang, so I decided to keep the filming location as an attraction in the film and television city." Zhang Xianliang, standing on the side, explained.
"Well, that's good." Fang Minghua nodded and said, "Brother Zhang, you should also keep the prop house used for filming "Westward Journey" this time. Maybe there will be a popular tourist attraction behind it."
"Haha, don't worry, I asked Hongying to arrange this a long time ago. Your screenwriter and Stephen Chow's starring role will definitely be a hit at the box office in the future." Zhang Xianliang said with a smile.
Really?
Not to mention the box office hit, as long as it was not like history, even Stephen Chow's company couldn't keep it.
Fang Minghua laughed at himself in his heart, but on the surface nothing changed.
The two of them walked around the Western Cinema and finally came to the filming location of "Westward Journey", where they were filming that classic scene.
I saw Zixiaxian played by Zhu Yin holding a sword on the neck of Zunbao played by Stephen Chow. Stephen Chow was wearing ancient wedding clothes, with tears streaming down his eyes, thinking about the classic line:
"There was once a job Sincere love was placed in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. I regretted it when I lost it. The most painful thing in the world is this. If God could give me another chance, I would say this to that girl. Three words: I love you. If I have to add a time limit to this love, I hope it is: ten thousand years!"
Zhang Xianliang lowered his voice and said, "People say. Stephen Chow is good at nonsensical performances and exaggerated expressions and movements, but I think this scene is very sincere and not artificial at all."
"Because he is telling a big lie, so it looks real," Fang Minghua said with a smile. .
Zhang Xianliang naturally understood that Fang Minghua was talking about this line spoken by the Supreme Treasure played by Stephen Chow. He had not read the script and did not know the cause and effect, so he smiled and said nothing more.
As a producer, Song Tangtang mainly did liaison and coordination work. He did not appear at the filming location. He probably went to find the financial staff to look at the accounting books.
Having a financial background, she attaches great importance to this.
The crew filmed for a while and took a break in the middle. Fang Minghua went over and chatted with Stephen Chow and Liu Zhenwei for a few words.
I didn’t see either of them last night or this morning, so I naturally wanted to go over and say hello.
The three chatted for a while, and Fang Minghua asked casually: "Director Liu, is your friend Wong Kar-wai filming in the Mainland?"
"Wong Kar-Wai? He hasn't made any movies recently."
Fang Minghua was surprised by Liu Zhenwei's words.
This sunglasses king didn’t film "Ashes of Time"?
No, historically "The Poison of East and West" was filmed in 1992. Is it earlier than "Journey to the West"?
Did I remember it wrong?
(End of this chapter)