At the beginning of the movie, it is the logo of Summit Film and Television.

Then, a series of names such as the director's name and the cast and crew flashed on the screen.

Subsequently.

The feature film starts playing.

The light and poignant music sounded, making people's heartstrings inexplicable.

On the screen, two crooked big characters appeared.

Tao Heng felt that this font was a little strange, and it seemed to have a deep meaning, but because the two words of life quickly faded away, he couldn't take a closer look.

Then.

The words "the forties" appeared on the screen, showing the background of the times.

The scene quickly shifts to a gambling house.

Bright candles illuminate the lobby as bright as day.

Gamblers use pai gow, dice, mahjong and other tools to get drunk and dream.

In the middle of the lobby, ancient craftsmen are singing traditional cultural shadow puppet plays.

The screen flashed.

An unreliable-looking young man was shaking his head and shaking the dice cup with his hand, then put it on the table and opened it.

There are three dice in the dice cup, two of a dot and one of a three, for a total of five dots.

His opponent, however, opened a seven.

"Young Master Fugui, you lost again."

The casino guy waiting next to him reminded.

"Hey, didn't win a night."

Fugui looked indifferent, and said casually: "Write it down." ”

"Okay."

The little guy next to him picked up an account book and handed it to Fugui, he picked up the brush casually, wrote his name, and said with a smile: "I owe a lot of money these days, and my words have also grown a lot." ”

Ryuuji, who was betting with him, and the people who served him all laughed together, and their smiles were full of flattery.

From the beginning to now, in just over a minute of footage, the movie has successfully created the image of a gentleman who likes to gamble.

Especially the line that he owes a lot of money for a while, and he has also made great progress in his words, instantly let the audience know that Fugui is an old gambler who has been gambling for a long time and owes a lot of debts to the gambling house.

If you think about it with a little brain, you can know that the casino is not so good, Fugui owes them so much money, and then he will definitely be forced into debt by the casino.

The density of information in the beginning of the plot is extremely amazing, but Tao Heng is not surprised.

Xu Nan is a director, and the lens language is definitely not much different, and revealing a lot of information in a short time is a basic skill.

The kind of long shots that appear in the movie are all waste shots, and the mistakes that fail to promote many plots are generally only made by novice directors who are not experienced, and it is unlikely that an old director like Xu Nan will make it.

What Tao Heng was really surprised by was the picture of this movie.

It's very storytelling.

Color, composition, color, contrast, people, etc., etc., all feel very deep.

This discovery surprised Tao Heng a little.

For example, the picture of a movie is a human face, the good picture is a handsome guy and a beautiful woman, the bad picture is an ordinary man and a woman, and the bad picture is an ugly man and an ugly woman.

People like to watch handsome guys and beauties, and they are more willing to understand the stories of handsome guys and beauties.

Moreover, the picture of the film is a very deep knowledge, and the picture logic of commercial films and the picture logic of literary films are completely different things.

The picture of commercial films is bright and cheerful, so that the audience can watch it comfortably, while the first element of the picture of literary films is immersion, so that the audience's emotions are immersed in the story narrated by the film.

As a senior film critic, Tao Heng has watched countless movies, whether it is a literary film or a commercial film, he knows it very well and has his own aesthetic logic.

Commercial films and literary films have walls, they are two different things, many commercial directors have not been very smooth in their transformation into literary films, and it is easy for literary film directors to transform into commercial films, just because the similarity between the two films is extremely low.

Tao Heng originally thought that Xu Nan's transformation would encounter difficulties.

This is not something that can be solved by a good script, because the difference between literary films and commercial films cannot be smoothed out by a script, from the rhythm, to the plot, to the picture, to the core, it is completely two things.

Just like the difference between male frequency and female frequency, male frequency focuses on refreshing, female frequency focuses on feelings, and wind and horses are not related.

didn't expect that Xu Nan's movie shots would have such a sense of story, which naturally fits literary films.

To exaggerate, the sense of story in the shot alone can ensure the lower limit of this movie, just like a handsome guy and a beautiful woman can live well with a face.

The plot continues.

Xu Fugui, who lost all night, was still chic, looking indifferent, and even in the mood to comment on the shadow puppet show in the casino.

"Ryuuji, how did you get this shadow puppet master, patronizing and winning money, this drama is more ugly than a donkey's bark."

Long Er, who was betting against Xu Fugui, was extremely humble, and smiled flatteringly: "I've been singing all night, I'm tired, this board is messed up, or Master Fugui, you will show your hands?" ”

Fugui was not polite, and walked into the backstage of the shadow puppet show with his mouth open, and sang the shadow puppet show with his mouth open.

Not to mention, although Fugui's gambling skills are not good, the shadow puppet show sings very well and won the applause of the house.

Fugui happily sang a shadow puppet show.

Tables.

The casino owner and Long Er conspired in a low voice.

"It's just one night."

"As long as Young Master Fugui loses to you for another night, your matter will be done."

Ryuuji smiled.

The sky was bright.

Fugui returned home in a rickshaw.

The old father opened his mouth and scolded.

"Grandson, it's another night."

"Dogs can't change their shit, you bastard."

"The Xu family's family background is not for you to toss."

Xu Fugui still didn't care.

"There is no old bastard, where is the little bastard, who will I learn from."

"I wondered, how could there be only one courtyard left in these three courtyards."

"The famous Xu bastard back then, not me."

The old father was furious, and at this time, Fugui's mother came out and wiped his face with a tissue, and after wiping it twice, the old father was suddenly stunned.

"He just scolded me for something."

Fugui's mother persuaded: "Drink porridge, drink porridge." ”

The old father instinctively felt that something was wrong, but because his brain was confused, he was confused all of a sudden.

Xu Fugui returned to the house and lay on the bed with a big grin.

Next to the vanity mirror, his wife, Jiazhen, was wiping tears from her eyes.

"Don't cry, be careful of the fetal gas."

Jiazhen is played by actress Zhang Li, wearing a cheongsam, with classical beauty, just like the ancient ladies in the painting.

"Didn't you promise me that I would stop gambling when I was pregnant with a child?"

Fugui said perfunctorily: "I didn't bet, I just watched." ”

Jiazhen is a virtuous woman who only wants to live a peaceful life, and tries to persuade Fugui not to gamble.

Nine out of ten gambles are lost, as long as they are involved in gambling, few of them have a good end.

Fugui still didn't care, his left ear went in and out of his right ear, and he even came up with crooked reasoning.

"This quitting gambling is like quitting smoking, you have to take it slowly, and if it breaks suddenly, it will kill you."

With that, Fugui lay down and fell asleep.

Jiazhen sighed deeply, her eyes full of disappointment.

Seeing this, a wave of hatred emerged in the hearts of the audience.

Fugui, you have such a good family business and such a virtuous woman, why don't you know how to cherish it, why do you have to gamble.

Few gamblers have a good end.

The next day, Fugui went to the gambling house again.

Jiazhen went to the gambling hall and persuaded Fugui to stop gambling, but Fugui turned a deaf ear and asked Jiazhen to go back first.

After dealing with Jiazhen, Fugui sat back at the table again.

Jiazhen came again, and persuaded Fugui to go back.

Fugui was stubborn to the end, yelling and scolding Jiazhen away, and even slapped Jiazhen.

The last ray of light in Jiazhen's eyes was extinguished, and the back of leaving the gambling hall was full of determination.

Fugui continued to gamble.

The shadow puppet troupe sang mournful music.

The speed of the dice shake begins to increase.

Under the candlelight, people's faces gradually became mysterious.

The various foiling shots, coupled with the previous foreshadowing, gave the audience a faint premonition.

Something bad is going to happen.

Finally.

The last round.

Fugui lost.

He still didn't care.

"One more game."

The casino owner was still smiling.

"Young Master Fugui, I can't come."

"You've lost it all."

"What is lost."

"The property you mortgaged, at market value, has all been lost to Ryuuji. You are a tile, not a brick, and there is nothing left. ”

Bang.

A bolt from the blue.

Fugui was stunned.

He didn't seem to think that he would lose all his money one day, and he was stunned.

Ryuuji, who was betting with him, no longer looked humble as before, and his smile was full of pride.

Fugui was anxious and wanted to repay the debt, but how could a place like the gambling house allow him to repay the debt.

In the end, Fugui walked out of the gambling hall in despair.

Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular!

At the door, Fugui met Jiazhen, who was pregnant with her daughter Fengxia in her arms.

She was completely dead to Fugui, and she didn't want to live with Fugui, so she informed her and went home directly.

Fugui's feet are soft and his waist is soft, and the world is spinning.

The rickshaw came and wanted to take Fugui home, but Fugui was rejected by the angry Fugui, who stood alone at the door of the gambling hall, crying like a wounded wolf.

"It's gone."

"I'm Gone with Nothing"

"I've lost them all."

What happened next did not come as the audience expected.

Fugui lost the family's only remaining mansion to Ryuuji.

The old man of the Xu family thought that he could die in the yard, but he didn't expect his son to be such a bastard, because of this incident, he was angry and was directly angry.

Ryuuji got the big mansion he dreamed of, and with Xu Fugui as an example, he decided not to gamble again in the future, so as not to end up with the same fate as Fugui.

Fugui changed from a young master to a commoner, and his mother also became angry because of this incident.

When he moved, Fugui buried his head deep in his hat.

He has no face anymore.

Fugui is the young master of a rich and noble family, and he has lived a good life since he was a child, and he has not suffered a little. ，

After losing his family property, he didn't know anything, and even sold his property, he just stood there stunned, stretched out his hand and didn't speak.

Summer goes and winter comes.

A year has passed, and the good woman Jiazhen came back with a big fat boy and her daughter Fengxia.

Fugui was led by his daughter Fengxia, and ran home quickly, looking at his son, he had mixed feelings, and felt that there was hope for the future.

After experiencing a setback, Fugui finally sobered up and made up his mind not to gamble again.

In the evening, he discussed with his wife Jiazhen and decided to make a small deal and live with peace of mind in the future.

But running a small business needs money, and Fugui doesn't have it, so he took the initiative to put down his face and go to Ryuuji, who won his family property, to borrow money.

Ryuuji is not bad, although he did not lend money to Fugui, but he gave Fugui as a prop for the shadow puppet troupe.

Fugui himself has a talent in this area, and recruited a few people, including Chunsheng, a guy who used to be in the casino, who started shadow puppetry and walked the streets.

In this way, Jiazhen takes care of her mother and children at home, and Fugui relies on singing shadow puppets to make money outside.

this day.

Fugui sings a shadow puppet show outside a village.

While singing, a cold bayonet pierced the curtain, and Fugui, who was singing a shadow puppet play, was directly stunned.

When the soldiers came, they didn't make any sense, and directly arrested Fugui's entire shadow puppet troupe.

The war is so cruel, Fugui still has a wife and children to support, but he himself can only be forced to separate from his family.

Fortunately, Fugui and Chunsheng met the kind-hearted class elder Quan and began to teach Fugui and Chunsheng some battlefield survival rules.

Lao Quan is a good person and has helped Fugui and Chunsheng a lot.

But in a brutal war, good people often don't live long.

It didn't take long for Lao Quan to be shot while searching for his good brother's body and died directly, and Fugui and Chunsheng were captured for the second time.

Fortunately, it was our army that captured Fugui and Chunsheng this time, and their treatment was quite good, and they were engaged in literary and artistic work, so they didn't have to go to the cruel battlefield.

After the end of the war, Fugui chose to go home with the travel expenses.

One midnight.

Fugui returned to his hometown.

He saw his wife, Jiazhen.

She is bringing hot water to residents with her two children.

The two of them didn't expect to meet at such a time, and they were stunned.

Then.

The two hugged each other tightly, and the strong Jiazhen cried bitterly.

After several years of ups and downs, the family is finally reunited.

But Fugui's mother has passed away, and her daughter Fengxia has also become deaf and mute due to illness.

But no matter what, the family is finally together.

Someday.

Mayor Niu came over and asked Fugui to attend the meeting.

The 50s were changing, and although there were all kinds of twists and turns, Fugui and Jiazhen lived a stable life.

One day, the district chief wanted to come to the school to check how the steel was smelting, and Fugui went to school with his son Youqing on his back.

Fugui thought it was a very ordinary day, but he didn't expect that in the evening, Youqing was carried back covered in blood.

During the day, Youqing fell asleep on a wall because he was too sleepy, but the district chief drove a jeep in reverse, knocked down the wall, and directly killed Youqing.

In this way, Fugui's only son, Xu Youqing.

He's dead.

In the square, looking at his son's bloody corpse, Fugui cried loudly.

(End of chapter)