There is a kind of embarrassment in the world, which is called "slapping oneself in the face with one's own words".

Hong Yanwu is in such a situation.

At the end of June, he had just fooled Chen Liquan and described Yang Weifan's situation in the literary and art world after he became famous.

But within a few days in the blink of an eye, he didn't expect a particularly bad situation to happen, and even he himself was anxious for Yang Weifan. had to contact Yang Weifan urgently, and rushed to the dormitory of the "Haiphong Song and Dance Troupe" in the evening to meet him.

What's going on?

The problem of daring lies in the ideology of this period.

This is 1979. Although the "movement" has been over for three years, let's not forget that this "movement" has been going on for ten years. Its effects are still deep-rooted.

And the mistakes corrected by "putting things right" are limited to the actual harm that has been done to people. At present, no one has set out to change the spiritual influence of this "movement".

Even many people themselves have become accustomed to this kind of mental bondage, not to mention that they no longer see anything wrong with it. They often subconsciously oppose others to break free from this bondage.

This situation is specifically reflected in the literary and artistic circles, that is, there are often people who are not accustomed to some very humane things, so they make accusations and make attacks, which causes collisions and uproars.

For example, "Popular Film", which had just been republished in 1979, was labeled because the back cover of the May issue was a still of the prince and Cinderella's kiss.

Someone wrote in a letter to Popular Cinema, "I never thought that such a thing would happen in a socialist country like ours, after the baptism of 'movement'. You have degenerated to the point where you are no different from bourgeois magazines?"

His tone is eager to give the "Popular Film" magazine another full criticism, and they have to bow their heads and apologize in front of the people of the whole country.

Since accusations like this are not uncommon. Therefore, in order to deal with this "political" crisis, the "Popular Film" magazine specially asked the "Secretariat of the Film Association", and finally decided to publish the full text in order to distinguish right from wrong, and at the same time let readers discuss it.

Since June, countless readers have been engaged in a war of words on this matter.

For a time, the two points of view were indistinguishable. Even "Popular Cinema" itself has become the focus of news for other peers. It's a spectacle of the times.

This is no accident. In fact, even revolutionary films such as "Tongbai Heroes" have to face similar problems and difficulties because of the different styles of filming from the past.

Even for this movie, the biggest embarrassment and pressure is not from the audience feedback and social comments after the movie is played, but from within the industry itself at the beginning of the filming.

For example, when the film crew sent the first batch of exterior samples shot in Huangshan back to the "Beijing Film Studio," a telegram was sent from the factory, and some leaders criticized, saying, "War films are not like war films, like landscape films, like mythological feature films, and it is recommended that all of them be remade." ”

In this matter, fortunately, the female director was witty enough to send a telegram back, saying that the season had passed, and the reshoot would be discussed later. In this way, the matter is confused.

But the interference in the factory can't be heard, and the original author is embarrassed. There is a scene in the film that shows Cuigu thanking her adoptive father for her nurturing grace, and Cuigu kneels down to her adoptive father. The original author had a big opinion on this, saying that what kind of system does it become for a party member to kneel down to another party member?

In the end, the female director was forced to play smart again, and when editing, she first showed the trend of Cuigu kneeling, and then cut into other shots. After the review is completed, it will be reconnected.

But even if many difficulties are solved, in the end, there is still a big hurdle in the "Beijing Film Studio" Party Committee, "Art Committee", and "Technical Committee".

On the day of the review of all the dialogue doubles of "Heroes of Kiribai". The screening had just ended, and the lights in the screening room of the "Beijing Film Studio" had not yet been turned on, and the sound of criticism like a fried pot came.

"What a mess, it hurts to see it. ”

"What is this? Will you make a film?"

The key reason for this opinion is that the film constantly inserts flashbacks, memories, hallucinations, etc. in black and white films in the color film, and deletes a large number of lines from the original text. This kind of new wave film language makes some old comrades very unacceptable. And their opinion is to completely "shoot" this movie.

Seeing this scene, the entire film crew was simply disappointed. None of them had a chance to meet the audience again except for this movie.

Fortunately, in the end, the director of "Beijing Film Studio" saved the film. The director of the factory strongly demanded that he should not be in a hurry to deny it first, and that experts in the film industry in the society should be invited to discuss it. And after being affirmed by the literary theorist and the vice minister of culture, the "political pass" of this film was able to pass through the danger.

It can be seen that there were still many "sticks" in society at that time, and the diehards who opposed humanity had a huge power.

As a result, Yang Weifan's trouble is also inevitable.

July 1 is the "Party Founding Day", and the "Haizheng Song and Dance Troupe" must have important performance tasks on that day. It has been brewing for a long time, and some critical and opposing opinions have begun to emerge on this day with special commemorative significance.

At the end of the "Haizheng Song and Dance Troupe" performance of condolences to the party and government organs of the army, two high-ranking political work cadres in the army expressed their desire to put forward their opinions on the song "Night of the Military Port."

They thought the song was good, but the tune and lyrics weren't too soft, and they suggested that the song should be better modified and tweaked. The first is to increase the revolutionary momentum of invigoration and upward movement. The second is to let the singers show a sonorous and powerful revolutionary will.

In the face of such unreasonable layman's advice, no one in the "Haiphong Song and Dance Troupe" took it seriously at that time.

But just like the criticism of songwriters in the original trajectory of history, this incident is like suddenly ringing the bell of a critical conference, attracting all kinds of criticism one after another.

Only a day has passed, and many newspapers and periodicals have published opinion articles on this matter.

Military periodicals are the mouthpieces of political work departments, and naturally most of them criticize and urge correction without naming them, and most of them take political consciousness as the starting point, believing that the opinions of the two political work cadres are reasonable.

Social publications, on the other hand, simply start from a news hotspot and want readers to write and express their opinions. The results of folk feedback are mainly to support the original song and Su Xiaoming's singing.

Many people think that the welcome of the masses and the fighters means success, which means that they are in the right direction. Only a small number of people think that "The Night of the Military Port" is suspected of singing pop songs and imitating Hong Kong and Taiwan, and that we should find ways to improve it.

In this way, the two opinions went their separate ways, and a great discussion began.

The stance of the social press is to be peaceful, not to favor or help either side, and to sit back and watch the debate. For example, the internal reference written by the reporter of the "National News Agency" said, "Su Xiaoming must not sing, he must not sing more, and he must stop in moderation." ”

And the newspaper was smarter, and with another beautiful "pass", threw the problem back.

Their point of view is not to oppose the form of pop songs, but they also say that military songs should first and foremost promote the style of the army. It is best for military leaders and experts to check the checks, and it is necessary to distinguish between what is allowed and what is promoted.

Well, it was this opinion that triggered a military music authority to publish a public article, declaring that military songs should indeed reflect the life of the troops, and that the performance form must be dignified and solemn. Su Xiaoming's songs are obviously imitating the style of Hong Kong and Taiwan, and this kind of "glamorous sound" performance method is not high-key, deviant, and does not conform to the laws of socialist art. The leadership of the unit bears the responsibility for lax scrutiny.

As a result, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and under the guidance of authority, many dissatisfied voices found a breakthrough at once. The persimmons picked soft pinch, and fired at Su Xiaoming, a weak girl. There is a big worry that if we leave it alone, the actresses of our art troupe will move closer to the capitalist singers.

Some people even said, "Analyze the applause of the audience, is it really appreciating art, or is it catering to unhealthy emotions?

Immediately afterwards, a soldier of a certain naval base club was punished for inadvertently broadcasting Su Xiaoming's "Night at the Military Port" on cable broadcast, and was actually locked up by the leaders who supported the opposing views.

This made the "Haiphong Song and Dance Troupe" feel even more pointed out, and the pressure increased, and there were internal disagreements about Su Xiaoming's singing.

And it was at this time that Hong Yanwu saw the relevant news, and immediately thought that Li Guyi's song "Hometown Love" was once accused of being a "yellow singer", and therefore had a hunch that if this situation continued to evolve, it would produce worse results.

I can't wait to remind Yang Weifan and discuss how to solve the crisis.

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