1979 Golden Age

Changchun Film Studio is good at this kind of subject matter and also specializes in producing this kind of creators.

The level of both screenwriters is guaranteed, and Li Gankuan is a great director, whose representative works include "The Founding Ceremony of the Nation", "After the Decisive Battle" and "The Chongqing Negotiations".

In 2000, he filmed a 30-episode TV series "Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea", in which CCTV invested more than 30 million yuan and mobilized more than 100,000 actors and troops from 17 countries including the United States and Russia.

There are many historical secrets disclosed for the first time in it. CCTV was eager to broadcast it during the New Year's Day of 2001, but it was never broadcast. Those who understand will understand.

At this moment, the four of them got out of the car and looked at the environment.

First, I was full of admiration for the residential building, then I thought the bungalow office was awkward. Then I looked further away and saw the large construction site blocked by fences. The news spread among the literary and art circles that it was the headquarters of Oriental Company.

"Hello, Director Li!"

"Hello, teachers!"

Chen Qi personally received the four people, shook Li Gankuan's hand and looked at him. He was in his 40s and looked like a main character. He was from Dalian, the same city where Black Mask was filmed.

"I thought you guys would have to wait for a while, but you're more anxious than me!"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! To be honest, when you said the words 'Founding Ceremony', the whole factory went crazy.

We considered it over and over again before deciding on the candidates. Director Li and the two screenwriters are all experienced comrades.

Please rest assured!"

The deputy director sighed, "We were actually quite surprised. We didn't expect you guys to be able to shoot this kind of subject matter."

"That's right. We at Dongfang Company have a red heart towards our motherland!"

Chen Qi invited several people into the house for tea, and Feng Li, Li Wenhua, Liang Xiaosheng and Gong Xue all came in to listen.

"Where should I start? Let me first talk about my scope of work!"

He held a glass of Gao Shui and said, "First of all, Dongfang Company is the producer, the copyright belongs to us, and we invited you to shoot. Secondly, there is no upper limit on the budget-."

"Wait a moment!"

The deputy director stopped him and asked, "Is that what I understood?"

"That's right! I'll pay even if it costs 20 million!"

"It's useless, it's useless!"

Li Gankuan was startled and said hurriedly, "We are not here to take advantage of you or rip you off. We will calculate every penny clearly for you. The Founding Ceremony is not a movie like The Decisive Battle. It won't cost that much."

"Then I don't care. I've made my promise anyway. Also, I have too many messy things to do, and it mainly depends on you to produce them. I may have some opinions, and I hope we can communicate in a friendly manner.

The current process is to write the script first, submit it to the expert group for review, and then start it if it is approved. Do you have any ideas for script writing? "

The first person to speak was Zhang Xiaotian, who was from Heilongjiang and had been writing scripts on serious themes all his life. He also wrote "The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom", which was made into a TV series, in which Li Jianqun played a role.

"I got the news before the Spring Festival and was so excited that I didn't even have time to eat my dumplings. I feel the most difficult thing is to coordinate the relationship between the macro and micro. Any piece of history that happened on the eve of the founding ceremony can be used to make a separate film.

But this film should not be made as a chronicle or a documentary.

So I think putting historical events in the background, as a stage for the characters' activities, is still necessary to portray the characters.

Use characters to drive events and advance the story.”

"How do we shape the characters? When we talk about this period of history, the teachers and Chiang Kai-shek are definitely the two core characters. The needs of the times have changed, and we can't shape them according to traditional ideas."

Liang Xiaosheng said.

His hometown is Heilongjiang, and he feels very friendly when meeting people from Northeast China. He is also a writer and has published several novels in "Story Club".

"You're right, times are changing."

"Okay! Then it's the instructor.

Zhang Xiaotian continued, "We all know his broad mind, generosity, wisdom and decisiveness, and there are many films that show this. I also want to write some of his human touch, such as the clips of him getting along with his son, comrades, young soldiers, ordinary people, etc., to make it more lifelike and bring him closer to the audience."

Chen Qi nodded: "Let's write it this way first and submit it for review later."

Some people have watched "The Founding Ceremony of a Nation", and some have seen fragmented clips on the Internet. Everyone must be impressed by one of the passages: the teacher went out secretly, took a look at the city of Peking, visited the night market, and ate mutton soup with steamed buns.

The audience likes this kind of artistic processing very much.

After a discussion, the script's overall structure was based on the teacher and Chiang Kai-shek, with the characters around them as branches. It began with the victory of the three major battles and Chiang Kai-shek's resignation, and ended on National Day.

"As for the actors, Comrade Gu Yue is the best choice. Sun Feihu and Zhao Hengduo are both special types. We'll see how it works. Most of the other important historical figures also have special actors. You can go to the crew of "The Decisive Battle" to grab them.

For minor characters and non-historical characters, I would like to use famous actors.”

"A famous actor?"

Everyone was stunned, and Li Gankuan asked, "For example?"

"For example, Comrade Gong Xue, can you guest-star as a female reporter?"

"That's fine!"

Li Gankuan nodded. What's wrong with a female reporter without a name? But I'm afraid there will be too many stars.

When he was worried, Chen Qi took the initiative to say: "I won't look for too many stars, five or six will be enough. The main tone is still to emphasize the epic and solemn feeling, with a strong sense of seriousness."

"Oh, that's good."

Everyone was relieved. They were really worried that he would bring in a bunch of Hong Kong stars, which would cause trouble. Fortunately, Chen Qi did not mention that "Founding Ceremony" was not "Founding of a Republic". People always say that "Founding of a Republic" has too many stars, but in fact, stars are just a small problem. The most important thing is that the core of the thought is different.

"The Founding Ceremony" is a revolutionary historical view, in which the main contradictions are class struggle and civil war.

"The Founding of a Republic" downplayed class antagonism and focused on the establishment of a multi-party cooperation and political consultation system.

Chen Qi added a few stars to attract audiences, but the main theme cannot be changed. Finally, he said, "I have another request, give Mr. Liao a scene, not too many, just one shot will do."

"That's no problem!" said Zhang Xiaotian.

After the preliminary discussion, everyone had a meal.

After returning home, Gong Xue couldn't help but say, "I thought you were going to arrange something for me, arrange something for me..."

"Who?"

"Um!"

"Am I crazy? Am I so unreliable in your eyes?" Chen Qi pinched her face.

"Who knows? You don't care when you get angry. Hey, do you want to play a cameo role and leave an Easter egg?"

Gong Xue suggested: "I will play the female reporter and you will play the male reporter! I remember you played a cameo in "Lush Mountain Love" back then. Now the director's workload is getting heavier and heavier, and he doesn't go into the crew anymore."

"Let's talk about it later. I'm so busy!"

Chen Qi laughed.

If he really wanted to play a guest role, he would rather play a passerby: The teacher went out without permission and walked on the streets of Beijing at night. A passerby came up with a cigarette and said, "Sir, can I borrow a light?"

So he borrowed a light and passed by without even showing his face.

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