However, at this time, World War II broke out, and it was impossible for Zhang Ailing to go to the UK. You can only choose the nearest University of Hong Kong. At this time, Hong Kong was still the territory of the British, so the entrance examination results of the University of London were also recognized by the University of Hong Kong.

At this time, Zhang Ailing experienced the divorce of her parents, the tyranny of her father in life, and the opportunity to enter the University of London that she worked hard to get was deprived of her fate, and even the prosperity of Shanghai Beach also left with her admission. The mood is extremely gloomy. And everything in the world is far more clear than peers who have too little experience, so in the University of Hong Kong, there is very little communication with people. Although the high grades are a mess, it is just a lonely high. Until Qing Xiaoyi appeared.

The two women have similar grades, equal talents, and no conflicts of interest, so it is easy to have a friendship. Later Zhang Ailing's famous works, such as "Agarwood Crumbs", "Love in a Fallen City", and "The Golden Lock", were all written around 1943. At this time, it has been less than two years since Zhang Ailing became famous. Zhang Ailing's accumulation of precipitation and talent are enough, and there is just an opportunity to become famous.

At this time, on April 16, 1940, the third anniversary of the "West Wind" monthly magazine was announced, and Zhang Ailing's "Genius Dream" won the third place in the honorary award. He has already uttered the famous sentence that the petty bourgeoisie of later generations will hold up as the Bible - life is a beautiful robe, crawling with fleas.

Of course, this kind of trait can only be seen by Qing Xiaoyi, a best friend. For others, a person in the Chinese department is not normal without two works and two police stations. Zhang Ailing just did what she could.

Therefore, after Qing Xiaoyi heard that Yu Sheng was in trouble, she thought of her best friend. Although Qing Xiaoyi does not think that her talent is inferior to Zhang Ailing, she clearly knows that her talent is more focused on the speed of receiving and processing information, but it is not creativity born out of thin air!

After hearing Qing Xiaoyi say that she could invite Zhang Ailing, she was overjoyed. As far as he knows, Zhang Ailing also wrote scripts in later generations. In 1947, in Shanghai, Zhang Ailing cooperated with director Sang Arc and wrote three scripts: "Long Live the Wife", "No Love" and "Sadness in Middle Age". In 1952, in Hong Kong, Zhang Ailing wrote two plays, "Little Children" and "North and South Happy Meeting". In 1958, Zhang Ailing wrote several scripts for the Hong Kong Electric Mao Film Company, such as "Love is Like a Battlefield", "Peach Blossom Luck", "Talent and Talent", and "The North and the South".

Although fiction and drama are not the same art form, they have a lot in common. is as talented as Zhang Ailing, and it is really normal to be able to draw inferences from one case and push one over the other.

Therefore, for the rest of his life, he set a time for Qing Xiaoyi to invite Zhang Ailing to serve as the screenwriter of "Shanghai Tang". He believes that Zhang Ailing's understanding of what she has seen and heard in Shanghai Tang. It is not difficult to adapt "Shanghai Tang" and maintain the flavor, and it will even have an effect beyond the original play. As for the remuneration, Zhang Ailing can make a bid at will. Today's Yu Dacai is not so much money!

When I saw Zhang Ailing for the first time, I didn't see this woman's amazing talent for the rest of my life. Although he had seen a photo of Zhang Ailing in the external publicity of the University of Hong Kong in later generations. However, those photos are also dressed up and retouched.

As Eileen Chang herself said, "In terms of common sense in dealing with people, I show amazing stupidity. "If someone else gets such an opportunity, they will inevitably dress neatly and cleanly, and look energetic. However, at this time, Zhang Ailing did not have the amazing style of self-designed clothes in her heyday, nor did she have the experience of receiving people and things and business negotiations. It's just a casual school outfit. And don't care.

She has an aesthetic for the world, but never panders. It's just that during the conversation, she was very interested in making such a movie about Shanghai for the rest of her life.

She asked Yu Sheng, "How can I get involved?" ”

"I already had a story idea. But there are so many ideas that I need you to cut down the complexity and choose according to your interests. Even, according to the template I gave, derive and create! Is that possible? ”

"No problem!" Geniuses are quite confident in what they are good at.

The rest of his life sorted out his thoughts and told the story of Shanghai Beach from the beginning. After considering the rhythm and rationality of the story, Yu Sheng finally chose the later Huang Xiaoming and Sun Li's version of "New Shanghai Beach" as a template.

"Since the opening of the port, Shanghai Tang has been prosperous and unstoppable. Like a spark on fire. Not only foreign forces covet this place, but also among the Chinese people, various forces are also fighting endlessly. On this day, Jin Dazhong and several thugs went to Feng Jingyao's dock to make trouble, and Ah Bing swore to fight to the death. Xu Wenqiang, who had been locked up for a long time, got off the train with the crowd, came to the station, and met Feng Jingyao's daughter Feng Chengcheng. ”

Feng Chengcheng's appearance and temperament are similar to Xu Wenqiang's first girlfriend Fang Yanyun. Therefore, it attracted Xu Wenqiang's attention. It's just that time has passed, and Fang Yanyun is now the most famous courtesan in Shanghai. The relationship with Shanghai Tang tycoon Feng Jingyao is ambiguous. And the reason for this ambiguity is because Fang Yanyun is very similar to Feng Jingyao's deceased wife and Feng Chengcheng's mother! ……”

Whether it's film or television, it's all about details and figuration. An episode of a TV series seems to be very long, but if it is narrated in abstract language, it is only a few dozen sentences, and it can be explained in a minute or two. Although Huang Xiaoming and Sun Li's version of "Shanghai Tang" is adapted from the old version of "Shanghai Tang", the story line is much more complex and exquisite, with as many as 40 episodes. But it only took more than an hour for the rest of his life to tell Zhang Ailing the outline of the story and the general plot.

After listening to it, Zhang Ailing felt that Feng Chengcheng in this story was very interesting. And the Shanghai Tang that is structured for the rest of his life is also similar to the bustling and noisy Shanghai in his impression. asked Yu Sheng: "Listen to Xiaoyi, every time you make a movie, there will be a theme song." "Shanghai Tang" should be no exception, right? ”

"Of course! I'll sing it to you! "I have heard Ye Liyi's "Shanghai Tang" sung countless times in later generations, whether it is the Cantonese version or the Mandarin version, you can come at your fingertips and never make a mistake.

"The waves are running and the waves are flowing, and the rivers are never ending! Exhausted the world's affairs, mixed up with a surging trend! Is it hi? Is it sorrowful? I can't tell the difference between laughter and sorrow in the waves! Succeed? Fail? You can't see anything in the waves! Love you and hate you, ask if you know? It seems that the river does not receive it! Turning a thousand bends and turning a thousand beaches has not calmed down this struggle! ”

"There are joys and sorrows, even if I can't distinguish between laughter and sorrow, I am still willing to turn over a hundred thousand waves, and I will rise and fall enough in my heart. Love you and hate you, ask if you know? It seems that the river does not receive it! Turning a thousand bends and turning a thousand beaches has not calmed down this struggle! There are joys and sorrows, even if I can't distinguish between laughter and sorrow, I am still willing to turn over a hundred thousand waves, and I will rise and fall enough in my heart. ”