Cai Chusheng is an indispensable figure in the history of Chinese film. In later generations, he was rated as "the pioneer of Chinese progressive cinema" and "the founder of Chinese realistic cinema" by the film industry! Cai Chusheng was born in Shanghai and studied private school as a child. However, his family is only barely able to maintain food and clothing. It's not a rich family.

However, at this time, the Republic of China was established, and all kinds of cages were broken. Therefore, although Cai Chusheng was born before the Republic of China, when he was a teenager, he saw the vicissitudes of China. The mind is not bound.

In 1925, Cai Chusheng was nineteen years old and already self-reliant. Participated in the store staff meeting in Shantou. Because Wen Qing was terminally ill, he set up a drama club by himself. It's just that there weren't many people who liked drama at that time, and they were just young people. It's just that these people like to like it, and there are still a few who can really invest a lot of time in performing dramas. Therefore, Cai Chusheng alone served as a screenwriter, director, actor, set, makeup, costumes and so on.

It's gold that always shines. Although there is only one really useful person in this drama club, Cai Chusheng still runs the drama club well. and recruited a few young people like him who were as young as him and deeply rooted in the bone marrow.

In 1926, the Shanghai Chinese Opera Film Company went to Shantou to shoot exterior locations. Since they were not familiar with Shantou, they found a few colleagues in the film industry, hoping to find someone who could find them various scenery of Shantou, was familiar with Shantou, and had a certain understanding of film and drama.

And Cai Chusheng's family has some connections in Shanghai and Shantou, and they are turning around and cornering, and this matter found Cai Chusheng's head. Cai Chusheng was overjoyed when he heard this. The people from the film company filmed the exterior of Shantou all over. In this regard, Cai Chusheng can be regarded as finding a good medicine to alleviate his literary and youthful illness - movie!

The impact of movies on people is actually far greater than that of drama. In the interplay of light and shadow, time and space no longer become the constraints of people and things. While Cai Chusheng was helping people from Shanghai Huaju Film Company find a scene, he was establishing his first little connections in the film industry.

At this time in China, the place where the most movies were made was Shanghai. At this time, Shanghai Tang gathered almost all the elite talents of Chinese films. Therefore, Cai Chusheng, who yearns for movies, resolutely went to Shanghai in 1929.

At this time, due to the rapid development of the film industry in Shanghai, a large number of talents are also needed. At this time, there are not many people in China who really understand the film industry. It is far less than the number of people waiting in line outside the major cinemas in later generations to receive a box lunch as extras. Xiang Chusheng, a person who knows little about movies and has a deep understanding of drama, is already a top talent.

Therefore, it is not difficult for Cai Chusheng to find one or two positions in the film industry. It's just that he is still young after all, and he was just struggling to survive in Shanghai at the beginning. After arriving in Shanghai, he worked for several companies, and did all film-related work such as actor, drama management, art, publicity, scene notes, sets, assistant director, screenwriter, etc.

And in these works, Cai Chusheng's light quickly appeared. In 1929, Cai Chusheng was photographed by Zheng Zhengqiu, a film industry expert in Shanghai at this time, and became Zheng Zhengqiu's assistant director and assistant director. joined the giant star film company of the Shanghai Tang film industry at this time, and since then has its own status in the film industry.

In 1929, Cai Chusheng assisted Zheng Zhengqiu in filming "Little Compatriots on the Battlefield". From 1930 to 1931, he assisted Zheng Zhengqiu in filming six films, including "Broken Qin Building", "Peach Blossom Lake" and "Red Tears".

After these six films, Cai Chusheng's skills in filming movies have gradually become proficient and can be independent. In the summer of 1931, Cai Chusheng joined Lianhua Pictures. Independent writer and director of the films "Spring in the South" and "Pink Dream". During the casting of these two films, Cai Chusheng sent invitations to Ruan Lingyu several times.

At this time, Ruan Lingyu was already a famous star, and naturally she would not have any interest in the movies made by newcomers like Cai Chusheng. Therefore, he refused Cai Chusheng's invitation several times.

However, Cai Chusheng's talent was completely unexpected. In 1932, because Cai Chusheng and others co-wrote and directed the film "Going to the National Disaster Together" that reflected the 128 Incident and the Chinese people's resistance to Japan, so in 1933, Cai Chusheng participated in the China Film Culture Association. Become an executive member.

At the same time, in 1933, Cai Chusheng filmed a family ethics drama, "Morning in the City". Although this movie is suspected of romance, it still pierces people's hearts. It was screened in cinemas for as many as 18 days. It's a little red.

In 1934, Cai Chusheng independently wrote and directed the famous work "Fisherman's Song", which represents the film of this era in China!

Since Cai Chusheng grew up by the sea, he has a deep understanding of fishermen and the ocean. Therefore, the story of "Fisherman's Song" was naturally arranged by Cai Chusheng to be truly moving. Moreover, Cai Chusheng is extremely strict with the films he directs independently. In order to make Wang Renmei and other actors familiar with the life of fishermen, he led the team to live in the fishing port of Ningbo for more than two months! And the filming cycle of this movie, compared with the movies of the same period, is even longer and amazing. Eighteen months long!

On June 14, 1934, "Song of the Fisherman" was released in Shanghai. At this time, Shanghai Tang was experiencing a scorching heat that had not been encountered in 60 years, but this scorching heat could not stop the enthusiasm of Shanghai people for watching movies. "Fisherman's Song" was screened in Shanghai for 84 days! Straight to the end of the heat and the beginning of the autumn wind! The box office is even more of a miracle! And the theme song record of "Fisherman's Song" was sold out after it was released. The first batch of tens of thousands of copies sold out in an instant.

And the sensation of "Fisherman's Song" is not limited to China. In 1935, De Valle, vice president of the French Writers' Union, bought the European screening rights of "Fisherman's Song" with a large amount of money. On February 20, 1935, the Society of Soviet Film Workers held the "International Film Exhibition" in Moscow, inviting films from 21 countries to participate in the festival.

"Fisherman's Song" won the "Honorable Mention" from Sumidsky for its "bold depiction of the noble mood of reality". Because he didn't expect to win the award in advance, Cai Chusheng was not present. But "Fisherman's Song" became the first Chinese film to win an award at a major international film festival!

Cai Chusheng has become famous, his name has been left in history, and he is popular all over the beach!