Shanghai, a state-run cinema.

Workers at state-owned factories entered the cinema in a neat line, lined up and seated in an orderly manner. The discipline of the workers in this period is definitely not covered. Of course, when many people get together, although they are well-behaved in their actions, they will inevitably whisper and exchange their feelings underneath.

"I don't know how to do it, what's the point of breaking the movie?"

"Listen to Allah, this movie is a very old egg made by a Hong Kong director!"

"It's better to go home and sleep after work."

"It's a war movie again, it's boring."

"Whatever, anyway, the factory spends money, and it's in vain."

The same theme has long made these ordinary citizens aesthetically tired. It seems that every war movie is a pattern, the hero bravely stands up and shoots with a machine gun while making bold statements, and the enemy pours a large piece of himself and is fine, just like the light of "[***]" shining on the world, the fighters of faith are possessed by the gods, the gods and ghosts are changing, and the bullets are dodging and flying. It's been this rhythm for decades, who still likes to watch it? It is estimated that if it weren't for the collective viewing organized in the factory, and I heard what the task was, basically no one came. In the past, as long as you watched a few war movies, you could guess the beginning and end with your eyes closed. But since it's a task in the factory, and you don't have to spend your own money, you should all enjoy a handful of socialist benefits, follow along, it's a big deal to sleep secretly.

The entire cinema audience was basically all this idea, staggering listlessly, whispering about the little things that parents thought were funny, buzzing like a swarm of oversized flies.

The lights go out, and the projector illuminates a white pillar of light onto the big screen. Lines of subtitles immediately appeared on the screen: co-production, Yindu Organization Co., Ltd., China Film Company, Red Star Film Co., Ltd.; Yang Lin's works; Producers, Hu Jian, Mi Yiyuan, Yang Lin; screenwriter, Yang Lin; Starring, Jiang Wei; Co-starring, Wu Zhenyu, Tang Guoqiang, Chen Baoguo, Zhong Chuhong, Zhang Fengyi. ZHANG Tielin; Director of Photography, Pan Hengsheng; Art Director, Ma Chucheng

These subtitles are all in regular Song style, with clear fonts, giving people a sense of solemnity and solemnity. The background of the letters is a blood-stained white cloth, solemn and full of iron-blooded and cruel killing.

This subtitle alone makes the audience's eyes light up and feel a breath of freshness. The background music is a low, slow symphony, and before the camera appears, it creates a heavy flavor. This made the audience cry out that it was not the same as those previous war movies.

At the beginning of the film, the camera shows a horn wrapped in a red cloth, lying quietly in the snow. Then the camera zooms out to a view of the monument. Then the camera pans as if looking down from the sky, over the snow-capped wasteland rivers and into the rolling hills and brick bridges in the distance

"It wasn't filmed with an airplane, was it?"

The audience was talking about this shot.

A line of subtitles appeared on the screen again: In early 1945, somewhere in Northeast China.

Then there was a village street full of smoke and corpses. A voice shouted loudly through the loudspeaker: "Little devil, your end has arrived." If you continue to fight greasy and crookedly, no one will be able to get any good. Disarm and surrender happily, let's treat the captives preferentially! The camera turned again, and when I came to our army's position, I saw that the so-called loudspeaker was actually an old record player horn.

The audience let out a good-natured chuckle. But when I saw Jiao Dapeng, played by Zhang Fengyi, who was gnawing on a flatbread, and a few comrades-in-arms alternately covering the front, the various gestures made from time to time set off a wave of twitching.

"It's very advanced, isn't our mistake all millet plus rifles, why is it so formal?"

"Nong doesn't know, I heard my grandfather say, in fact, there were a lot of such gestures on the battlefield at that time."

"That is, if there are too many wars, there will naturally be a set of code words."

When the soldiers fell into the enemy's trap, the raised hand was hit by a bullet, and the blood splattered in an instant, and the audience burst into an exclamation. The faint smoke and fragments of the steel helmet when the bullet pierced through the enemy's steel helmet caused an uproar, and everyone's eyes widened, staring at the screen in disbelief, not daring to let go of a single detail.

The realism of the hand-cranked mirror is perfectly reflected at this moment, the ballistic light dragged by the bullets flying in the sky, and the realistic blood bag blasting, it is like putting a real battle on the big screen.

There was silence in the cinema, and I couldn't even hear the sound of breathing, except for the dubbing of the movie. Some people even have the thought: It can't be a documentary, right?

Shock! In addition to the shock or shock! A shock that goes deep into the bone marrow! A shock that shakes the soul!

The scene of severed limbs and arms bursting with blood, bullets and cannons billowing shrapnel, and heart-rending crazy roars are like bringing a real war scene to the cinema and to the audience's eyes. The cruelty and blood of that kind of war make people's blood boil and at the same time feel a shiver that goes deep into the bone marrow. Is this war? The vivid life disappearing between the cannons and bullets, the cruelty and fierceness, the desperate cries and hoarse cries before death, how is it different from the previous war movies?

When the instructor was blown up by a cannon blast, the stumps were splashed, and the blood gushed like a fountain, the realistic special effects made all the audience exclaim and stand up together. Wait until Gu Zidi holds the instructor's corpse and says, "Let them pick up their guns and not accept surrender!" The whole audience clenched their fists tightly. Kill captives? Isn't our army all preferential treatment for prisoners? It's not right to kill a captive, but

Jiao Dapeng shot a devil captive, and shouted: "Fucking run to our house to kill people and set fires, and if you can't beat it, you raise your hands and surrender?" Lao Tzu does not accept it! ”

"Good!" The audience roared, "Well done!" "If the dog can't fight, he will surrender, and the soldiers who died are not wronged?" "Yes, no prisoners!"

They never thought that the reason why they had been watching those war movies was that they were unreal! Only in this way is a real man, what is military discipline? What is a sanction? Only such a good man who is happy to take revenge is a real hero! That's what those dog-called invaders should be, this is the retribution that their beasts have won!

Realistic battle scenes, vivid characters close to civilians, straightforward and rough lines. Such a movie, awesome!

Wang Jincun played by Wu Zhenyu, from a rookie who was scared to pee his pants when he heard the sound of cannons, to finally pulling the fuse and burying himself in the kiln, that firm and senseless look interprets the inner struggle and growth of a little person. But it's such a small person who resonates more with people. I have seen too many heroes shouting slogans, and such small people can get closer to ordinary people.

After the end of the war, in the valley, he traveled thousands of miles to find the troops, looking for the rallying cry that I don't know whether it sounded or not. When he returned to the place where the war had been, he took a shovel to dig up the mountain-like pile of coal, and said, "I want to find my soldiers!" That persistence and stubbornness, that firmness and responsibility, made everyone feel agitated and burst into tears.

As Yang Lin expected, "Assembly" became popular.

After the first wave of "organized" movie-watching, "Assembly" had a violent social response and applause. People flocked to the cinema in droves, feeling the realistic and violent visual effects, and at the same time, their hearts were deeply shocked. Fear of death is the original surname of human beings, but under this instinct, soldiers can make brave moves, this strong contrast, the contrast highlights what is the real hero, a hero of flesh and blood.

In particular, the company commander Gu Zidi, after the end of the war, Gu Zidi, who escaped death, held the question of "whether the trumpet was blown or not", and traveled thousands of miles and hardships, and insisted on asking the regiment commander to understand. At the expense of being ridiculed as "fools" and "madmen", it is necessary to find the remains of comrades-in-arms and prove to them that they are all combat heroes and "foolish men move mountains" stubbornness and perseverance. Let people feel the tenacity and steadfastness that are unique to soldiers during the war years.

"People's Daily" even published an editorial for a movie for the first time:

"This film's portrayal of the characters' distinct surnames, rich facial close-ups, and wonderful war scenes,

Let us feel the strong spiritual shock at the same time, but also feel the performance of the surname when life and death are on the line of life and death in the war. "The Assembly" highlights bravery and justice, reflecting the experience and helplessness of the little heroes in the war, the strong indictment of the war and a deep sense of powerlessness. What kind of responsibilities do we need to shoulder in war? ”

"It's not an exaggeration to call such a film an epoch-making representative. Sky-high investment, world-class blasting production, perfect acting skills of the actors, unique and close to people's perspectives, everything shown in this "Assembly" should make our audiences and filmmakers feel deeply shocked. But after the shock, shouldn't we reflect on something? What is the secret of a young man who has gone out from the mainland and has not gone through systematic and formal study, but has been able to produce such a large-scale production that has reached or approached the international leading level, and has been a great success regardless of social impact and market feedback? How far am I from the world's most advanced filmmaking? In the process of this co-production, director Yang Lin treated the mainland staff equally and honestly, so how much did we learn? ”

This is the thought-provoking review of World Cinema magazine.

"Assembly" set off an unstoppable movie-watching craze, and countless audiences walked into the cinema again and again to feel the perfect visual enjoyment and spiritual shock. Especially many old Red Army and Old Eighth Road who had war experience, they watched the movie with tears in their eyes, recalling the years of blood and fire with infinite sighs, and recalling those comrades-in-arms and brothers who did not know where they were buried. These veterans came from the war years, and most of them occupy different leadership positions and have a lot of influence. In their opinion, such a film that truly reflects the war of those years should be watched by people who grew up in the years of peace and understand the traces of those glorious years. As a result, driven by them, the craze of "Assembly" has continued, and even has a tendency to intensify.

This kind of result was definitely not expected by Yang Lin. In his vision, it would be the best situation to be able to take the opportunity to gain the "political attention" and impetus of the high-level leaders in the mainland, thereby influencing the subordinate organs, enterprises, and institutions. You must know that the mainland has just been reformed and opened up, and state-owned enterprises in various places have huge economic strength and social influence. As a result, the old man in the capital inexplicably issued a holy decree of "permission to be released", which caused the current situation of "ten thousand empty alleys", which was indeed unexpected. I just don't know, how far is it from the grand occasion when "Shaolin Temple" was released a few years ago?

In the most famous "Beijing Hotel" in Beijing, the main creators and distributors of "Assembly Number" had a grand "celebration banquet". During the banquet, Hu Jian was proud of the spring breeze and frequently persuaded him to drink.

It's no wonder that he is so excited, and the information fed back by provincial film companies around the country is good. 500 theaters now screen "The Assembly" almost around the clock, and all other films are painted. This has absolutely nothing to do with any "political task", all the audience shouted to watch "Assembly Number", and as a result, they added more and more screenings, and finally squeezed out all the other films. The original 500 copies had already been distributed, but the theaters at the county level or below that were not qualified complained about it, and China Film immediately rushed to produce another 500 copies and distribute them. In just half a month after its release, the cumulative box office has reached 15 million, and the investment has been fully recovered. If you follow the release rhythm of "Shaolin Temple", there is no problem with the release for three months in a row, and with the increase in copies, more movie theaters will release "Assembly Number", and the box office is full of stamina. may not be able to break the record of "Shaolin Temple", but it is estimated that it will not be too far behind.

And the biggest contributor to the success of this drama is none other than Mu Yiyuan. If it weren't for this old guy who relied on the feelings cultivated in the war in the past to find the top leader, this drama would probably be banned by the gang of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Therefore, Yang Lin and Hu Jian were very attentive to this old fox and toasted again and again. Miao Yiyuan couldn't stop it, so he had to drink cup after cup with a bitter face, but he couldn't tell whether these two bastards were really grateful or took the opportunity to pour him down.

Han Shan's parallel affairs are sleek, Zhang Yimou is low-key and introverted, and he gets along well with Yang Lin in the crew, especially Yang Lin knows the ability and achievements of these two, and he is willing to make friends. And Han Shanping and Zhang Yimou also admired Yang Lin's ability, as the so-called "heroes cherish each other", and their feelings developed very quickly.

Everything in the mainland is watched by Hu Jian, the boss of China Film, while Yang Lin and Mi Yiyuan took the copy of the film and returned to Hong Kong to participate in the box office war in the Hong Kong film industry.

Waiting for Yang Lin will be the two films "Best Partner: The Queen's Secret" and "Merry Christmas" from Xinyicheng, as well as "The Owl and Dumbo" from the newly formed "Debao Film Company". (To be continued.) )