"Elegy" was officially translated as "Xibian Zhi" in later generations.
This name is very strange because it is a transliteration of a word that means a cappella singing art in Korea and is a world intangible cultural heritage.
The original heroine of the movie was not Choi Jin-sil, but a girl chosen by Lim Kwon Taek-hae, named Oh Jung-hae.
But Yang Ye knew that this was a movie that could be recorded in Korean film history, so he asked Cui Zhen to take the initiative to take the role at a friendly price.
Having a big star like Cui Zhenlin can greatly increase the popularity of the movie, and Lin Quanze naturally hopes for it.
Im Kwon-taek is known as Korea's Zhang Yimou because his films pay great attention to composition and color, which is most vividly reflected in the film "Made in the West".
"Made in the West" is also the most famous film in Lin Quanze's career, and is specifically mentioned in Chinese film textbooks.
Since the Shanghai International Film Festival has been officially certified as one of the nine major international film festivals in the world, Cui Zhenchen is truly an international movie queen.
She stepped onto the stage with excitement, received the Golden Goblet Award from Shirley Lansing, and held it high with tears in her eyes.
The guests at the scene gave the girl kind applause.
Cui Zhenzhen delivered his acceptance speech in fluent Chinese: "Thank you to the Shanghai International Film Festival for awarding this award to me.
Here I would like to thank the director and my colleagues on the crew. It was the director who led us to work together to make such a good movie.
I would also like to thank my mother and brother, as well as my Girls’ Generation sisters, for your support that has allowed me to get to where I am today.
Finally, I would like to thank a very important person in my life.
In 1976, in Seoul, there was a little girl who didn’t have enough to eat.
She mingled among the extras in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", thinking that after filming was over, she could eat delicious kimbap.
Suddenly, the horse was frightened, the crowd was in panic, and she was also scared.
At this time, a big brother appeared in front of her.
He rescued her and later brought her to Hong Kong to teach her singing, dancing, and acting...
That little girl is me, and that big brother is Mr. Yang Ye.
Today, on this podium, I want to say to Mr. Yang, you are my hero.
My mother gave me life, and you gave me a bright life.
I will always be grateful for your kindness, thank you! ”
Cui Zhenzhen said, bowing deeply in the direction of Yang Ye's seat.
The entire venue suddenly burst into warm applause.
A little girl was discovered by a big director. After hard training, she grew into a well-known and popular star in Asia.
If you dig deeper into this story, it feels like it could be made into a movie.
When Cui Zhenzhen came off the stage, Yang Ye took the initiative to step forward and hugged her gently, and the audience burst into warm applause again.
Some media reporters quickly pressed the shutter and captured this moment, and tomorrow's news headlines will be there.
Then came the presentation of the Best Actor, and the awarding guest was Marco Muller, chairman of the Venice Film Festival and an old friend of Chinese filmmakers.
Lao Ma walked onto the stage and greeted everyone in fluent Wu dialect, which surprised many people and won warm applause.
Lao Ma can speak Wu dialect because his wife is from Shanghai and this man is his son-in-law from Shanghai.
Then Lao Ma announced the winner: "The winner of the Best Actor at the First Shanghai International Film Festival is... Yang Ye, a film from Hong Kong, "Kung Fu"!"
Yang Ye did not expect that he would win the Best Actor Award, because even Zhou Xingchi himself did not win the Best Actor Award for "Kung Fu".
After Chow Sing-chi's "Kung Fu" came out, many people were very disappointed with Chow Sing-chi's performance and felt that his performance in the movie was mediocre and unremarkable.
That year's Golden Horse Awards didn't even give Chow Sing-chi a nomination for Best Actor.
Before the Golden Horse Awards, a reporter who was so cheap ran to Zhou Xingchi and asked: "Why weren't you nominated for Best Actor?"
Zhou Xingchi responded with a self-deprecating tone: "It's normal not to be shortlisted, because the acting is terrible!"
In fact, Zhou Xingchi acted very well in "Kung Fu", but people at the time couldn't accept that he suddenly stopped being mean and funny. If a comedian is not funny, is he still a comedian?
In fact, the role played by Zhou Xingchi is progressive and superb, reaching the level of returning to nature. The Chinese film industry owes him a best actor.
Why do you say that? Looking at how Zhou Xingchi designed this character, you can see how much thought he put into it.
The following are Zhou Xingchi’s original words:
"My original thought was that the man was standing on the edge. He had a good background, but the environment made him think he wanted to take another path.
From the first scene, he was struggling, which shows that he is not a bad person at all. He kept saying, 'I am not a good person, I will do whatever I want. ’
But how could a bad guy say such dialogue? How could a bad person say, "I want to kill people, I want to be a bad person"?
At that moment, he hit Huoyun Evil God with a bang. In fact, he would do this at any time. He was on the edge, standing on the steel wire, waiting for someone to push him...
Then who is going to give him a push? It was that girl. The girl told him: 'Hey, you forgot, you saved me. ’
In fact, the real line is: 'Hey, you forgot, you are a good person, why are you robbing? ’
So he was very conflicted, and after one or two scenes, he reached the final turning point. If he was pushed earlier, would he be able to understand in time: ‘I understand, so I am a good person? ’
No, that's not the case in drama. He has to go to a certain position, a certain decision-making position, one is here, the other is there, he will go back to where he belongs, and he will hit the bad guy with that stick. .
So in the end, I was in the ruined temple roundup again, and Yuan Qiu Yuanhua asked why you were like this suddenly? What else do you have to say?
Then he drew a wave candy. In fact, this is equivalent to telling everyone: In fact, this is what I am. It also means returning to one’s place. ”
When "Kung Fu" was released, many people said that Zhou Xingchi's transition was too sudden. How could he suddenly go from a gangster to a great master?
In fact, he has done enough foreshadowing, but the foreshadowing is on a spiritual level, and many people don't understand it.
The most classic scene in the movie, and also the decisive scene, is when Ah Xing goes to rob the mute girl.
He was holding a knife, threatening the mute woman, and holding her in a posture just like the dancing heroes and heroines on the movie poster of "Top Hat" in the background.
At this time, the beautiful background music "As Long as I Live for You" sounded, and the mute girl shed two tears and took out a lollipop and handed it to him.
This scene is what Zhou Xingchi said about himself: "Hey, you forgot, you saved me."
The real line is: "Hey, you forgot, you are a good person, why are you robbing?"
At that moment, the shock in his heart was all written on his face. He collapsed, reached out and smashed the lollipop on the wall, and ran away.
At that moment, he was transformed.
The judges of the Golden Horse Awards didn't understand it at all.
Later, he saw the Condor Heroes fighting with the Fire Cloud Evil God. The charterer said: "Since ancient times, good and evil have not coexisted. If I don't go to hell, no one will go to hell."
His expression was shocked again, because he remembered that someone had said this to him, the old beggar who had tricked him.
"As the saying goes, if I don't go to hell, whoever does, the task of punishing rape and eliminating evil, and maintaining world peace, will be left to you, okay?"
At this moment, he thought of his childhood ideal, and it was natural to hit Fire Cloud Evil God on the head with a table leg.
Abrupt? Not obtrusive at all! The plot and performance are perfectly integrated, layer by layer, and every detail is perfect.
Both the Golden Horse Awards and the Academy Awards of that year owed Zhou Xingchi a best actor.
……
Yang Ye walked onto the stage. Lao Ma held the trophy, but did not give it to Yang Ye. Instead, he said: "Can I ask you a question?"
"What's the problem?" "At the end of "Kung Fu", the little boy and the little girl return to childhood together. The various characters who appear in the background have all appeared in the movie before. Therefore, this story is actually a story about the little boy. A dream, right?”
As soon as this question came up, many people at the scene pricked up their ears, and they also wanted to know the answer.
Yang Ye thought for a while and said: "You can think it is a dream, or it can not be a dream.
If you think it's a little boy's dream, then isn't that little boy myself?
From this perspective, you can understand that I had a dream, and everything in this dream... was real! ”
Yang Ye's words were ambiguous and he did not give a specific answer.
Everyone was also expecting his answer.
If a work can arouse continuous discussion and interpretation by many people, it means that the work has gained long-term vitality.
For example, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and Cao Weng's "Dream of Red Mansions", as long as human civilization lasts, the relevant interpretations will not be cut off and will become eternal.
Therefore, Yang Ye would only give a clear answer if he was stupid.
Lao Ma smiled and said: "Okay, there is another interpretation, congratulations!"
Yang Ye took the trophy, raised it, and then gave an acceptance speech.
His speech was relatively simple. He just thanked a bunch of people and walked off the stage holding the trophy.
Later, the Best Director went to Zhang Zhiliang of "The Cage Man", and the Jury Prize went to the Taiwanese film "The Silent Hill".
The best movie, without a doubt, belongs to "Kung Fu".
The traffic of the first Shanghai International Film Festival was brought about by Yang Ye. The quality of "Kung Fu" is also very good. Due to both emotion and reason, this award must go to "Kung Fu".
In fact, the original film that won the Golden Goblet Award was "The Silent Hill". This film tells the story of the blood and tears of Taiwanese miners during the Japanese occupation. It is a very classic.
It's just that Yang Ye came out halfway with "Kung Fu", so it had to take a back seat.
Yang Ye once again took to the stage, this time with the heroine Chen Hong.
And Ning Jing, who plays "such a beautiful woman".
There are also several actors from Shanghai such as Xu Zhen, Hu Ge, and Tang Yan.
These people all lived in Shanghai, and Yang Ye invited them to attend the award ceremony.
Since we won the award, we all called him out together. After all, the best film is an honor shared by everyone.
Just two kids, Brother Hu and Tang Yan. The three adults, Chen Hong, Xu Zhen and Jing Jing, were all very excited.
However, Yang Ye did not give them a chance to give an acceptance speech. He thanked the organizer, took a group photo with everyone with the trophy, and left.
The Chinese have always spared no effort in manpower and cost in organizing such international events, striving for perfection.
As soon as the country confirmed that the Shanghai Film Festival would be held, Shanghai's major companies, such as Baosteel and SAIC, started sponsoring it.
Before the official opening of the Shanghai International Film Festival, there is a "Shanghai-Hong Kong Celebrity Party" to warm up, and Hong Kong stars are also honored to be invited.
Then we mobilize students from major universities in Shanghai to volunteer at the film festival, which is low-cost, efficient and very easy to use.
After a set of punch combinations, the event was more lively than the Venice Film Festival that Yang Ye participated in last year, and it was naturally a complete success.
After the film festival ended, everyone returned to the Silver Star Holiday Hotel where they stayed to attend the celebration dinner.
Yang Ye also brought along Xu Zhen and Ning Jing, who participated in "Kung Fu", as well as two children, Brother Hu and Tang Yan.
As soon as they arrived at the place, they met reporters for interviews. Yang Ye asked Chen Hong to take a few of them in first, and he and Cui Zhenzhen dealt with the reporters together.
After all, they are the first Best Actor and Best Actress, and they have a close relationship. It is only right that they be photographed and interviewed by reporters together.
Twenty minutes later, Yang Ye returned to the banquet hall and found that the chopsticks were not used at their table, waiting for him to start the banquet.
A few people just sat there eating melon seeds and chatting when they had nothing to do. Tranquility was the most exciting thing to say.
Yang Ye pulled out the chair and sat down, smiling and asked: "What are you talking about?"
When everyone saw him coming, they stood up quickly. Yang Ye waved his hands and said, "Don't be formal, everyone can sit down and let the banquet begin!"
After saying that, he took the lead, opened the soup cup in front of him, scooped up the crab meat lion head with a spoon, took a sip, and praised: "Fresh!"
When everyone saw this, they all picked up their chopsticks.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit reserved, Yang Ye asked Jing Jing: "Jing'er, you were the loudest just now. Are you bragging?"
Jing Jing knew that this godfather was easy to talk to, so she stared at her big eyes and said coquettishly: "How can I?"
Yang Ye thought for a while and said, "You should go to the capital in a few days!"
Jing Jing asked: "What are you going to do in the capital?"
Yang Ye said: "Our company has invested in a movie by Jiang Wen. He is looking for a heroine. I think you are quite suitable. Go and audition!"
"Are you still going to audition?"
"Yo yo yo, look at what you can do, why don't you even try out for the audition?"
Yang Ye said, pointing to Cui Zhen beside him and said: "A big star like Zhenzhen would honestly audition for a movie directed by Lin Quanze."
"Then I'll just go." Ning Jing gave in instantly.
"Try well. If you don't succeed, don't come back to see me in the future, so as not to embarrass me!"
Ning Jing puffed up her chest and said, "I will definitely succeed!"
She knew in her heart that if Yang Ye asked her to go, she would most likely be the heroine. It would be strange if she didn't succeed.
Yang Yexin said, Jiang Wen was confused after just one look at you, a pair of losers. It would be strange if you didn't succeed.
Yang Ye didn't care that Ning Jing would show up in "Sunny Days".
She's just a cheap goddaughter, just a gift to her brothers.
He looked at Xu Zhen, who was a little reserved, and said, "When you were filming "Kung Fu" with me, I discovered that you have some comedy talent!"
Xu Zhen put down his chopsticks and said: "Director Yang has won the award. I just acted according to your request."
"How long until you graduate?"
"Graduation next year!"
"Then you come to Hong Kong next year to see me. I have a role, maybe you can try it!"
Xu Zhenle went crazy. Just now he saw Yang Ye casually giving Ning Jing a heroine, and he felt only envy in his heart.
After all, Ning Jing is Yang Ye's goddaughter. He only hates that he is not Yang Ye's godson.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, Yang Ye asked him to go to Hong Kong and said there was a role for him.
Xu Zhen thought that his performance in "Kung Fu" must have been recognized by Yang Ye.
He said excitedly: "Thank you, Director Yang, for your cultivation. I will report on it after graduation."
Yang Ye nodded: "Take time to learn Cantonese during this time."
"I will!" (End of Chapter)