Chen Kaige's artistic career can basically be concluded directly with the movie "Farewell My Concubine".

Because after this movie, whether it is "Fengyue" joined hands by Zhang Guorong and Gonghuang for the second time, or "Jing Ke's Assassination of King Qin", which is known as an epic masterpiece, or "Wuji", which no one can understand, or the biographical film "Mei Lanfang" made after "Farewell My Concubine", the artistic achievements and box office results are far inferior.

Perhaps because the peak came too early, Chen Kaige's later works give people the feeling that they have always been intertwined with expectation and disappointment.

The pre-publicity makes people look forward to it infinitely, and wait until the movie is released......

There will be no future.

The film "Farewell My Concubine" can be said to be an epoch-making work, and it can be said to be the ultimate in all aspects.

Gu Bei has brushed it at least a dozen times in his last life, and every plot and every scene is impressive.

First of all, the cast is very strong, starring Zhang Guorong, Gong Huang, Gu Bei's old classmate Zhang Fengyi, all the leading actors, supporting roles, and even the acting skills of the extras are all online, presenting a very wonderful movie work for the audience.

Especially Cheng Dieyi played by Zhang Guorong, just like the character he played in the movie, has reached the level of selflessness of "if you are not crazy, you can't live".

In terms of plot, it can also stand the consideration of time, and has a very complete and wonderful story line, from the late Qing Dynasty to the people. country, to the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, to the founding of New China, and then to the ten-year special period.

The storytelling of each stage is very wonderful, and all of them perfectly tell the situation and spirit of Peking Opera and its representatives, and most importantly, express the ugliness of human nature in each period.

In addition, the technical field is also breathtaking, such as the use of color.

At the beginning of the movie, the mother played by Jiang Wenli sends the child to the theater troupe, with a low and gloomy tone, and it is still winter, indicating that the child's world and life trajectory will gradually become dark.

Because under the background of the times at that time, the drama belonged to the lower ninth rate, so it is not an exaggeration to say that it is dark.

With the development of the film, the arduous process of learning drama is precisely set off with this color.

It is in this gloomy and low tone that Cheng Dieyi's hope for her dreams is nurtured.

He watched the famous play at that time perform the play "Farewell My Concubine", and was moved to tears, and his tears gave birth to hope and the future.

With the success of Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, as well as the development of their relationship, the main tone of the movie has gradually warmed.

In the end, social turmoil, changes in the current situation, and the color became gloomy and gloomy, and finally Cheng Dieyi drew his sword and killed himself after acting in his last "Farewell My Concubine" in the gloomy theater.

From beginning to end, the color of the film, the transition of cold and warm, makes the film more tense and makes the meaning of the expression more profound.

In addition to the use of color, Chen Kaige's deployment of lenses is even more commendable.

There is a scene in the movie, which depicts Cheng Dieyi. After drug addiction, the camera went to shoot Cheng Dieyi's face through the fish tank, everyone knows that looking at people through the fish tank will distort people, and it is through this angle that Cheng Dieyi's face can reflect the distortion of Cheng Dieyi's heart at this time, as well as the pain that he can't quit if he wants to quit.

The use of the camera, coupled with the performance of the actors, shows this scene vividly and vividly, and it also leaves an extremely deep impression on the audience.

In addition, there is a scene that appeared at the beginning of the movie, Cheng Dieyi was not favored by the people in the opera garden because of singing "Sifan", so that the troupe had no income.

The scene where Cheng Dieyi was poked in the mouth by the senior brother Duan Xiaolou with a pipe, Cheng Dieyi was dressed in a gorgeous costume, but he spat blood, not the kind of spraying spit, but the kind of spit that couldn't help but gush out, it was this kind of spit, which was exceptionally bright and impressive.

And "Farewell My Concubine" also broke the barriers that domestic film and television dramas have always dared not touch, and for the first time in terms of content, it positively expressed the special period of ten years. Sexuality, these are not in line with the current mainstream content.

Is it because he used too much force, and all his creative enthusiasm was put on this work at once, which led to a lack of stamina?

looked at the book that Chen Kaige gave him, and sure enough, he didn't guess wrong.

Li Bihua's work - "Farewell My Concubine".

Gu Bei has read this book, in his previous life, he first watched the movie, and then found this book, wanting to see if the movie faithfully restored the original work.

When Chen Kaige adapted, he never made much changes in the front, only the ending of the characters at the end of the movie.

Cheng Dieyi killed herself at the end of the movie, but not in the book.

In the movie, it is only said that Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi have not seen each other for 11 years, omitting the events that happened during these 11 years, and the two in the book were sent to different places and have not seen each other since, until 11 years later, by a coincidence, Duan Xiaolou saw Cheng Dieyi's name and found Cheng Dieyi.

It is naturally unspeakably embarrassing to meet, and it is no longer the same as it was at the beginning.

The two recalled the past and collaborated on a piece of "Farewell My Concubine", when the overlord and Yu Ji were separated, Cheng Dieyi was immersed in the fantasy of drawing a sword and killing herself, and was finally dragged back to reality by Duan Xiaolou's sentence "The play is finished".

Cheng Dieyi struggled to get up and said: I just want to be Yu Ji in my life.

In the book, except for Juxian who committed suicide to fulfill himself, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou both surrendered to reality, the difference is that Cheng Dieyi is still engaged in opera-related work, he lost a finger during the special period and can no longer sing opera, but he has always loved Peking Opera.

And Duan Xiaolou really only has his body left, and he really responded to that sentence: Some people are alive, but he is dead.

Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, one wants to be Yu Ji, and the other wants to be an overlord, but the reality is too skinny.

Duan Xiaolou did have a time when he was like an overlord, after being captured by the little devil, he was tortured inhumanly but never bowed his head, when the sword was used as a handle in a special period, when he bit himself to death, and when he blocked Cheng Dieyi when he was parade on the street......

But in the end, he was completely depraved, although he had read the original book and could understand him, it was still embarrassing.

And Cheng Dieyi is not Yu Ji after all, and she can't be as relieved as Yu Ji.

In comparison, it is the ending of Juxian that is the most ideal.

In the criticism, Juxian did not feel inferior because of his background, but proudly told everyone that he was with someone and would marry him in the next life.

And Duan Xiaolou, in order to protect Ju Xian, said that he wanted to draw a clear line and divorce, but in that gray day, Duan Xiaolou was Ju Xian's only hope, the only hope was dashed, and Ju Xian went to a dead end, how could it be a relief.

And the adaptation of the movie makes this story more heart-wrenching and thrilling, especially at the end, Cheng Dieyi killed himself, fulfilled himself, and completely liberated himself, and did what he wanted to do the most.

"Have you read the book?"

Listening to Gu Bei's comments on the three main characters in the story, Chen Kaige was a little confused.

"I did!"

"That's not right!"

Chen Kaige frowned.

"The book has never been published in the mainland...... Uh......"

The awareness of copyright on the mainland side is still very weak.

"Invite me to dinner, don't you just want to tell me that you have found a good story to show me, right?"

"What a word!"

Chen Kaige's face was unhappy, but he still couldn't hide the smugness in his eyes.

"Just say anything straight, don't be so upset!"

Chen Kaige smiled, with an expression of "you understand me".

"Xiao Gu, did you create the script for "Do You Know?"

Ho!

Gu Bei didn't expect that Chen Kaige had actually watched "Know", a big director like him, who only regarded movies as a sublime art, had never looked down on TV series.

"Yes! What's wrong? ”

Chen Kaige clapped his hands vigorously: "That's it, I came to the capital this time for two purposes, one is to visit Mei Jiuye, and the other is you." ”

Gu Bei was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly thought of something.

No way!

"I watched "Know", the design of the lines, and the laying of the plot, to speak from the heart, I like it very much, so I ......"

Chen Kaige said, pushing the book on the table towards Gu Bei.

"I wanted to adapt it into a script myself, but ...... I'm afraid of ruining this good story, so the first draft of the script, can I trouble you! ”

Hehe!

It's a beautiful idea!

However, Gu Bei was still decisively moved.

To be able to participate in the creation of such an epoch-making work, as long as you are an insider, I'm afraid no one can refuse!

Chen Kaige saw that Gu Bei didn't speak, and then said: "Don't worry, I won't let you work in vain, I will reveal the information to you again, I have already got the investment for this project, from Xiangjiang, this time I came to the capital, I also talked about cooperation with Beijing Film Studio as a representative, and I will ...... when the time comes."

"Okay!"

Gu Bei said and moved the book in front of him.

"Promised?"

"Promised!"

When Chen Kaige heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Gu Bei would refuse.

"When will it be delivered?"

Gu Bei thought about it, after he finished the New Year, it wouldn't be long before he had to go to a small day with the group, and this work could only be completed before the year.

"A month!"

Chen Kaige was stunned: "Are you serious? The story...... It's quite big, and the context in the book is a bit complicated, it's not easy to sort it out, a month's time, isn't it a little shorter? ”

It's not easy to change to someone else's.

If Gu Bei remembers correctly, "Farewell My Concubine" should have been completed in 93, and the filming process took almost a year, that is to say, in his previous life, Chen Kaige adapted it into a script, and it took about half a year.

But who made Gu Bei reborn, a movie that he has watched more than a dozen times, every plot is imprinted in his mind.

"Just a month!"

"Okay, it's decided?"

"It's decided!"

Chen Kaige is completely down-to-earth now, although he and Gu Bei haven't seen each other for a long time, he knows Gu Bei very well.

What he is not sure of, this kid never does.

Since you agreed, then it will definitely be no problem.

Thinking about it, Chen Kaige picked up his wine glass: "Xiao Gu, happy cooperation!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......