Chapter Forty-Eight: The Merchant Who Sponsored a Building
Jiang Shan finally put down the chopsticks in his hand and returned to 1958 with the narration of the ancient director.
"900 dollars, 16mm Bolex, not to mention how good it is." Until today, 20 years later, Gu Zhengzheng is still unforgettable.
Jiang Shan only heard the point: "58 years? 900 pieces? ”
Huang Hua shook his head: "It's still second-hand." ”
"What's this," Director Gu didn't care:
"This Borix was our first camera, and it was a great help back then."
In 1958, this Bolex who appeared in the vast sea of people was indeed a friend of fate for Pujiang TV, which wanted nothing.
In fact, the government at that time, Pei Caizheng, had given unprecedented support to the preparation of Pujiang TV Station.
From the beginning of site selection, the preparers have always looked from a high position.
At the beginning, the tallest building in Pujiang was the International Hotel, which belonged to the zero point of the city's measurement, and it was impossible to think about it.
The next best thing is the 19-storey Yongan Building on South/Beijing/East Road.
But the building is private property, and the consent of the Kwok brothers, the department store kings, must be obtained.
Unexpectedly, the Guo brothers not only readily agreed to the request of the preparatory group, but also asked someone to ask them if they were enough.
If it is not enough, there is also a street crossing building connected to the Yongan Building opposite.
The preparatory team was grateful, and repeatedly resigned.
It means that not only does it not need to cross the street, but even the Wing On Building only needs more than five floors.
The reason why the hardware didn't keep up later was because the original broadcast time was New Year's Day in 59.
However, a piece of news disrupted all plans.
The Wanwan TV station opposite will be broadcast on October 10.
As a result, several masters in Beihai Park pinched their fingers, and the National Day became an auspicious day for Pujiang TV to start broadcasting.
"On the day of the National Day, the parade/procession officially started at 10 o'clock, and the 8/1 Film Studio put a large camera rack on the review stand,"
Gu Taichang gestured with his hand: "I pushed the tripod of the camera and pulled it back and forth in the line. ”
"One close-up, one long-distance, after more than two hours of touring/traveling, I was sweating and almost collapsed."
"It's so nervous and exciting."
"I'll never forget the weavers on the front line, smiling at my camera, which is more beautiful than flowers."
The more Gu Taichang spoke, the more he talked, the emotions of the country were all driven, and he said the famous sentence of Jiang Xiaobai:
"And then?"
"Later," Gu Taichang laughed:
"The film was filmed, but it became a problem where to print, and in the end I had to go to the Second Medical College and ask the comrades who printed the X-rays to help."
"Then give it to me to cut it," Suddenly, a voice came from the table behind the ancient director.
He was the first editor in the station and one of the members of the preparatory team that year.
I've just been eating and listening at the next table:
"But I didn't go to the scene at all, so I cut the wrong order, and the female textile workers who were supposed to be in the first line were put last by me."
Director Gu Tai's affectionate thoughts about the past aroused the memories of many old workers in the canteen.
Gradually, everyone gathered around.
For a while, there was a lot of gossip and boiling.
"Little comrade, do you know how we filmed TV series back then?"
Jiang Shan shook his head, he really didn't know.
The female comrade who spoke, her temples had turned white: "In the first few years of the station's establishment, we were the same as Yanjing TV, we were all live broadcasts. ”
Jiang Shan didn't understand for a while: "Live TV series? ”
"Yes," the female comrade nodded: "The technical conditions of the year did not support recording and broadcasting, and all TV series were broadcast while filming." ”
Another person: "Our first TV series "Red Flame" was broadcast live in the canteen on the 11th floor of the Yongan Building. ”
"Yes, yes, yes," Gu Taichang smiled and nodded:
"When the set was set up, the actors from the repertory theatre were in it, and I pushed the machine in front, and the camera was so cumbersome that someone had to follow behind and carry the wires."
A voice: "I'm in charge of fanning." ”
Another voice: "I'm in charge of spreading the snow." ”
"I was an artist at the time," a gay man with a rice bowl squeezed in:
"When I was filming this film, the windows of the cafeteria were covered with flannel, and there was a scene where the workers were experimenting with electric welding, and I took a feather duster and dangled in front of the lights. , and suddenly the entire canteen was flashing. ”
"Xu Gong is a great hero of our Taiwan," as soon as the director of Gu Tai saw the comer, he introduced to Jiang Shan and Huang Hua:
"When filming "Lilies", according to the plot, I needed a quilt embroidered with lilies, and I searched all the shops and quilt factories in Pujiang but couldn't find it, so Xu Gong stayed up all night and painted one."
"What's that," Xu Gong floated:
"When I was filming "Red Cloud Cliff", the studio that had just been built at that time was not high enough, so I drew the entire cliff, rocks, pines and cypresses on the floor of the entire studio."
Gutai answered: "Then the actor climbed on the ground, and I put down the camera and climbed with me." Don't shoot too smart! ”
"Cow!"
Jiang Shan couldn't help but praise it.
It is said that great wisdom comes out of the masses, but the starting point of wisdom must come from wholehearted love.
In such a difficult era, every step was touching the stone.
However, in the eyes of Gu Zhengzheng's comrades, there is no loss of golden years at all.
When I think about it again, my eyes are still shining and my blood is still the same.
This time, Jiangshan was moved by the meticulous entrepreneurs of this era.
You must know that in 58 years, there were only about 100 black-and-white TVs in Pujiang.
Jiang Shan was moved, and suddenly found a pair of chopsticks in front of him, which was unhurriedly clipping shredded potatoes.
One, one,
The technique is elegant, but also intellectual.
Only then did he realize that the plate of shredded potatoes on the table had been wiped out by Huang Hua one by one.
At the same time as Jiang Shan's gaze came, Huang Hua threw away the chopsticks in his hand and applauded.
"It's amazing, comrades are amazing,"
Huang Hua almost burst into tears when he said:
"The first camera, the first National Day documentary, the first TV series...... In such a difficult environment, it is you who have created firsts one by one. ”
Wow~
After Huang Hua's speech, the young comrades in the entire canteen applauded their seniors.
Among them, Jiangshan took the most enthusiastic shot, and his eyes followed Huang Hua closely, clearly indicating: I am applauding you.
Huang Hua nodded gracefully to him.
At this time, a young man who had just walked into the cafeteria was stunned by the scene in front of him:
"What's going on? Why do you have a meal and applaud? ”
Xu Gong, who picked up the rice bowl again, replied: "You're late, just now Gutai was reminiscing about the first time in our station." ”
The young man immediately laughed: "Oh, I know, isn't it the Ni Kesong general of the United States~ Commander!" ”
Suddenly, the cafeteria was silent, and even the sound of Xu Gong's bar chirping disappeared.