Chapter 639 This city is so empty, this story is so painful!
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Jiufen, a small town that is not well-known today. Jiufen, which belongs to Taipei County, is not far from Taipei City.
The unique building complex creates its nostalgic atmosphere, and the overall rhythm is comfortable and slow.
Since that day, Wanwan Movie has not become a Chinese-language movie leader. If it weren't for the fact that Li Hanxiang and other people came out of the water, the film industry here might not have made much progress. But in this place, it seems that there will always be some familiar place names left because of the movie, which makes people linger in their hearts.
If it were the historical Hengchun Ancient Town, the Pupiliao Old Street, the Yuanshan Hotel, Guling Street, etc., Jiufen, this historical town is destined to be revitalized by a movie.
I don’t know if it was because there was rain in Jiufen in November, or because this originally sunny town was tragic because of a movie.
In Jiufen in November, it was raining continuously, and the bluestone street slabs reflected a wet and shiny luster. Raindrops were hanging intermittently at the ridge of the room. The child holding a black porcelain bowl grinned with a smile on his teeth, and ran along the eaves to chase the car.
The grandma surrounded by blue cloth on the bamboo stool was calm and composed, and the painters, ceramics and sculpture enthusiasts were walking on the streets with painters and ceramics and sculptures. The Japanese and Chinese style buildings were particularly attracted by tourists.
He puts a thousand-layer cloth shoes, linen pants, and a big black umbrella on his head. He stops from time to time and gently draws a few strokes on the drawing board in his hand.
"There are many buildings here during the Japanese reign. In the gold rush that year, many gold rushers came here. This also brought together the flavors of the whole country, but after the prosperity, the rest was indeed peaceful.
Walking along this road is Jishan Street... Turning left on this street is the earliest cinema in Wanwan, Shengping Cinema. It is also the largest theater during the Japanese reign…”
The narrator next to him is yellow, half-length hair, a pair of black-framed myopia glasses, a plaid shirt with jeans, and a long and handsome body holding an umbrella is Yang Dechang.
The man wearing a linen shirt is naturally Wu Xiaozu.
In addition to participating in the Golden Horse Awards, Wu Xiaozu simply left the crew and invited Yang Dechang and his wife to visit the set together.
The financial backer behind this drama is his boss Wu!
"Last year, Lao Hou has been 'listening' here and is not moving, but he doesn't want to be a fool. I'm worried about him!"
Yang Dechang smiled and joked, moving the umbrella to Wu Xiaozu a little, and half of his body was slightly wet, but he didn't care at all. He pointed to the teahouse, "This teahouse has been open for a long time. When Lao Hou and I came here, we liked to order a pot of tea. At that time, a pot of tea could be drunk for an afternoon..."
Didn't the boss beat you to death?
Wu Xiaozu looked at the old teahouse and felt very fond of this place where humanities and history are combined with each other. He had no shouting, so that he could calm down and enjoy the original beauty.
He likes the old streets very much.
"It feels very wonderful. Look at these old buildings and imagine that maybe in the past ten years, twenty years or more, there is a person standing here to say this. Now that we walk through this street, there is always a wonder where history meets at this moment."
Wu Xiaozu was inspired, "Every time I see Kowloon Walled City, I have been interested in taking pictures of the stories of Hong Kong Island in the 1950s and 1960s. Some have seen them with my eyes, and some have been passed down by word of mouth.
"What you said makes me feel very touched. I have always wanted to shoot a story about a boy... Have you ever heard of Mao Wu?"
After saying that, Yang Dechang paused and laughed, "Blame me, you are from Hong Kong Island, you should not know about this matter. However, this incident was really a hot topic when we were young, and the focus of the whole society was not an exaggeration.
Mao Wu killed a 14-5-year-old girl because of emotional problems. He was only 16 years old at the time. Both of them were minors. This incident had a huge impact at that time. I was about this age at that time. At that time, the school and military management all strengthened education to prevent super friendship situations from happening..."
"I know this Mao Wu. It's not going to be a storm in the city after being released from prison a few years ago~" Cai Qin, who was plump and wrapped in a shawl, answered the words next to him, then glanced at Wu Xiaozu and Yang Dechang who were holding an umbrella...
This story?
"This kind of thing is really touching..." Wu Xiaozu said half-truely: "Then why not bring such a story to the movie screen? I think it would be a very good subject. Especially if you look back and look at this issue calmly..."
"I do have the intention to copy this story into the script, but unfortunately the year is quite big. I have been trying to create the atmosphere of the 60s." Yang Dechang smiled faintly.
The proposal for "The Young Man in Guling Street" actually talked with the male protagonist Hou Xiaoxian when he was filming "Children's Sex". This time he was also a cliché with Wu Xiaozu, of course...
Mainly, Director Wu is rich!
"This kind of subject is different from what you used to focus on Taipei's urban life and urban culture, but I'm very interested in it. If you really want to shoot, I can do my best in terms of investment." Wu Xiaozu smiled enthusiastically.
Anyway, it’s just about attracting investment! It’s not him who pays the money!
Wu Xiaozu can't let go of such a classic work, right? The most important thing is that this drama actually did not lose money. It even became the best box office movie in Yang Dechang.
At the same time, it is also Wu Xiaozu's favorite work.
Even compared to "Yiyi", he prefers this "Guling Street", which is full of teenage hormones and poor temperament.
The most coincidental thing is that the English name of this drama borrows a line from the classic Elvis song "Are You Lonesome Tonight", which is called "Sunny Summer". It is almost the same as a rough movie. What's more coincidental is that the drama tells the story of a young man. Both dramas are also the most classic youth memory movies on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
"If you say this, I feel much more relieved and I will definitely not be polite to you. I am really afraid that when you talk to you about money, your face will change~" Yang Dechang laughed at himself, and then patted Wu Xiaozu on the shoulder heavily, feeling quite relieved.
After the previous part of "Terrorist", Yang Dechang was also in a dilemma of financing, especially after the announcement of the "Wanwan Film Declaration" in the No. 69 Jinan Road, District 2 of Taipei, the impact was even more serious.
He also wanted to put aside the support of film funds and produce independently. His artistic style is actually very similar to Wu Xiaozu, both combining Western film theory with traditional Chinese film aesthetics.
However, Wu Xiaozu's movies have his own independent style, destiny, black humor, and violent aesthetics. They have diverse styles, but he emphasizes rational analysis at the human level, and the subject matter focuses on interpersonal relationships and descriptions of social and family life.
In his previous life, he finally took this step with the financial support of Cai Qin. Before that, he also raised funds from multiple sources, but unfortunately he had many difficulties.
Wanwan's movie gangster monopoly is even more serious!
What's more, these film manufacturers are more serious about "respecting Hong Kong and fawning on foreign countries" and are very resistant to local art films.
As a result, most of them have to rely on support funds when filming. If they really leave support, it will be difficult to raise funds.
"I want to open my own movie studio, but the plan won't go too smoothly..." Yang Dechang talked about something with Wu Xiaozu, but Director Wu didn't listen carefully.
In short, investing in the other party is not a bad thing!
After walking around, I finally arrived at the crew of "The City of Sadness".
"Director Wu, Brother Chang~Tsai..."
Hou Xiaoxian was prepared for a long time and knew that they were visiting the set. As soon as he entered, he saw him taking the initiative to greet him.
My original butt and face became dark and thin, and I had a bit of a look of later generations, looking like an old farmer.
Everyone exchanged a few greetings, and Wu Xiaozu's eyes were directly on the figure not far away.
Luo Dong was wearing a white shirt and was quietly smiling at him. He opened his mouth without saying a word. His eyes were filled with a little melancholy that looked like Liang Chaowei~
Provoke (英英英)!
Director Wu was shocked!
Chapter completed!