Seeing Xu Wangqiu's reaction so great, Zhao Shan felt that he should have understood his four words, and looked at Zhao Ban and said, "Ah Ban, do you know what this character means?"

Zhao Ban couldn't figure it out, and even felt very strange, how could his father write such a picture to Xu Wangqiu, he had never heard of anyone writing the words "Gate of Hell" to give away, shook his head and said, "I really can't think of it." ”

Zhao Shan was a little disappointed, looked at Zhao Qing and asked, "Ah Nan, do you know?"

Zhao Qing thought for a while and said: "I remember that my father wrote a poem, there are great ups and downs, there are strange blessings, two times in prison, the ups and downs are extremely changing, and the hell and heaven Suo Yizhu." Daddy wrote this character in the hope that Wangqiu would not be discouraged and disappointed no matter whether it was good or bad, and he must insist on artistic exploration. ”

Zhao Shan has always felt that Zhao Qing is the most like himself and has the most artistic talent. He has always told Zhao Qing not only to dance, but to use his mind and read more. He also took Zhao Qing to the Forbidden City to see paintings, telling how he was inspired by paintings and created different screen images. Zhao Qing was satisfied with his answer, but he felt that it was not enough, so he said to Xu Wangqiu: "What do you think of this painting, do you know why I gave you this painting?"

Xu Wangqiu remembered that Zhao Shan was the author of two books, "Screen Image Creation" and "The Gate of Hell", of which "The Gate of Hell" was published after Zhao Dan's death. He hadn't read "The Gates of Hell," but if he did, he said: "Actors are actually a profession full of pain, especially actors in the Stanley system, you need to put your emotions into it, you have to believe in the events that happen in the play, so that you can feel the truth and show it." You have to open your mind to the emotions that come with different characters and endure the suffering of the characters. For example, comedy looks like hee-hee-ha, and it seems to be very easy to act. But in reality, this is not the case, comedic characters are mostly abnormal, and as an actor you have to believe that all this is normal. This can only be done with a strong sense of conviction, which is quite a drain on the actor's mental strength. So, a lot of great comedians have depression.

It's like that, it's like literature, it's really like that, it's really like that, to be a really great artist, you have to put your emotions into it. Great artists are often in pain in their hearts, and many great works of art are forged by artists with their own blood, tears and even their lives. To truly enter the world of art is to enter the gates of hell, and to inflict the suffering of the world on oneself. ”

Zhao Dan showed a bright smile when he said this, and said with satisfaction: "Well spoken! Well spoken! Wangqiu is a person who really understands acting, art, and me." I've worked with many famous directors and met a lot of geniuses, but none of them can compare to you. He turned his head to look at Zhao Ban and said, "Ah Ban, you must learn more from Wangqiu." ”

If it was before, Zhao Ban would be unhappy when he heard this, but now he knows that he may not be able to hear it if he wants to hear it in the future: "Don't worry, Daddy, I will learn from Wangqiu hard, and I will definitely make a good movie, and I will never let you lose face." ”

Zhao Dan showed a pleased smile, looked at Xu Wangqiu and said: "It's strange and interesting in my life, in order to pursue China's own performing arts system, I sat in the class room twice. The first time was during the Anti-Japanese War, when I wanted to study the Stani system in Moscow, and was locked up for five years by Sheng Shi when I passed through the salary frontier. After the liberation, I still worked day and night to establish a national performing arts system, and as a result, I was thrown into a prison cell and locked up for five years and three months when it was time for the movement. For this reason, I was very emotional, and made a limerick poem, self-mockery: There are strange blessings in the ups and downs, two prisons and hair, the ups and downs are extremely changeable, and the hell and heaven Suo Yizhu.

Personally, my experiences are unfortunate, but for actor Zhao Dan, these misfortunes are the most valuable treasure. After I came out of prison, my performance level has been raised to a higher level, and now my performance has improved compared to the fifties and sixties, all of which have been brought to me by suffering. The ancients said that the heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. You will definitely encounter setbacks and even hardships later in your life. As artists, even if we are in hell, we must have the courage to look up to heaven!"

Xu Wangqiu got up and Zhao Dan bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Zhao, for your advice." No matter how many difficulties I encounter in the future, I will never give up hope, nor will I give up on movies, nor will I give up my pursuit. Even if you are in hell, you will look up to heaven. ”

After coming out of the hospital, Xu Wangqiu did not return to Nortel, but came to the Institute of International Trade and Economics to report to Wang Lanxi.

When he arrived outside Wang Lanxi's office, the secretary told Xu Wangqiu that Wang Lanxi was meeting guests and needed to wait for a while. Xu Wangqiu unceremoniously took a newspaper from the secretary and sat on a chair to wait.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with a serious expression walked out, greeted the secretary and left. The secretary asked Xu Wangqiu to go in by himself, and Wang Lanxi said that Xu Wangqiu didn't need to be reported. Xu Wangqiu put down the newspaper and pushed open the office door.

Wang Lanxi was very surprised when he saw Xu Wangqiu: "It's not that you won't finish filming until November, why did you run back, you shouldn't be poking some basket in southern Yunnan, right?"

Xu Wangqiu pretended to be aggrieved and said, "Minister Wang, am I the kind of person who likes to poke the basket in your eyes?"

Wang Lanxi said with a straight face: "You don't pretend to be a good person for me, do you have less baskets?"

Xu Wangqiu explained with a smile: "I really didn't poke the basket this time, I came back to see Uncle Zhao Dan, I just came out of the hospital." ”

Wang Lanxi sighed slightly when he heard this: "A few days ago, I met Xia Gong, and he told me that after the May Fourth Movement, the development of dramas and movies produced three of the most outstanding actors, Jin Shan, Zhao Dan, Shi Hui, and Yuan Muzhi should be added earlier. The fates of these four men turned out to be very different. Zhao Shan is the only actor who still stubbornly adheres to his artistic life after encountering many setbacks and blows. Now that he is leaving, it's really a pity, it's a big loss for the Chinese film industry. ”

Xu Wangqiu also sighed and said, "Yes, it's really a pity." When I was chatting with him just now, he told me that many people praised him for his good performances of Lin Zexu and Xu Yunfeng, but he himself knew that he was not good enough, and there were still traces of his performances. He was very satisfied with the role of Zhou Hanting, and felt that there were not many traces of his performance. This is the case, he did not have the opportunity to act during the exercise, but he never gave up thinking and observation, and his acting skills went to a new level, to the extent that he was free to retract and lift weights. It's a shame that such an actor left us. ”

"It's all fate!" Wang Lanxi sighed and said, "Don't talk about these sad things, how is the filming of "Falcon"?"

Xu Wangqiu said with a smile: "The shooting went very smoothly, and I should be able to finish filming the location scene in early November, and then go back to Beiping to shoot the special effects part." I brought a batch of samples and sent them for washing yesterday, and I'll pick them up in a while and show them to you in the evening. ”

After reporting to Wang Lanxi, Xu Wangqiu asked the personnel department of the export company to open a letter of introduction. This time, he came by train, and now he is back in southern Yunnan, and he is ready to take a plane. During the shutdown of the crew, the actors' accommodation, and photographic equipment cost money, thousands of yuan per day, and the air ticket was less than 100 yuan. The day he goes back a day earlier, he can save a day's money.

After dinner, Xu Wangqiu screened the latest batch of samples of "Falcon" for the leaders of the export company in the screening room. This sample film is about the Falcon squad raiding a radar station and seizing the radio station from the enemy. This scene borrows or copies the idea of "Saving Private Ryan" to raid the radar station, but the battle is more intense, and enemy helicopters are dispatched. The footage of the Falcon team shooting down the helicopter with a bazooka has not yet been taken, and this part of the shot must be completed on location and then completed in the studio through compositing and keying techniques.

The leaders were very satisfied after watching the samples, the war was shocking, and the scenes of the sacrifice of the soldiers moved them. As the leaders of the film system and export companies, they have seen a lot of foreign war films, but none of them can compare with "Falcon", which is simply an epoch-making work. They believe that it is entirely possible that "Falcon" will earn more than 10 million overseas.

The next morning, Xu Wangqiu got on the return plane and returned to the estuary. After returning to the crew, he showed the actors of Zhao Dan's notes for "A Game of Unfinished Chess", and told the actors what Zhao Shan said to him. The actors were shocked when they saw Zhao Dan's notes, and felt that they were too far behind real artists.

In the days that followed, the actors held themselves to extremely high standards. No one is wandering, and no one is lazy. The actors are either in the room figuring out their lines or rehearsing with others. Not only the actors, but the entire crew is in this state, and almost everyone is thinking about how to shoot this scene better.

At 11 a.m. on October 8, Xu Wangqiu announced that the morning's filming would end here, allowing everyone to rest and continue filming after lunch. Xu Wangqiu called Bao Qijing over and communicated with her. Today, Bao Qijing's state is a little wrong, and a not very complicated shot has not been taken four times. Every actor will have times when he is not in good shape, which may be psychological or physiological, and the director is very important at this time.

For the actor Bao Qijing, Xu Wangqiu is very satisfied. At the beginning, many people in the crew were worried about whether Bao Qijing could adapt to the life of the crew, after all, she was born and raised in Xiangjiang, and it was very difficult in southern Yunnan. Only Xu Wangqiu was not worried, he knew that Bao Qijing graduated from the "Changfengxin" artist training class, and the members of this training class had to go to the factory to receive patriotic education. Bao Qijing worked as a spinning lady in the Tsuen Wan Yarn Factory for three months, and then worked as a farm worker in the countryside. During the movement, most of Changfeng's new films were workers, peasants and soldiers. In order to play these roles well, she went to the factory to experience life.

Bao Qijing is not accustomed to the hard life in southern Yunnan, and does desk work like other actors, rehearsing every night for the play to be performed the next day. And she is also a good person, and she quickly got along with the entire crew. The whole crew likes her very much, and they all call her Sister Bao.

Xu Wangqiu was chatting with Bao Qijing, and Zhang Yimou ran over quickly with a newspaper and shouted: "Wangqiu! Wangqiu! Look at it, something is wrong!"

Xu Wangqiu thought of something big, how could he be shocked, took the newspaper and looked at it, only to see an article by Zhao Dan published on the fifth page of the "People's Daily", and the name of the article was "Too specific, there is no hope for literature and art".

Xu Wangqiu had heard of Zhao Dan's last words, and he had also read this last words, and when he saw it in the newspaper at the moment, he was still full of emotion, and his eyes couldn't help but turn a little red. Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao, you are all sick like this, you still remember Chinese movies, remember the future of Chinese films, how dare you let us later generations dare to slack off! He raised his head, looked at the cloudless blue sky, and said softly: "Uncle Zhao, your last words are the same as your works, they will last forever!"