In 1993, a movie called "Farewell My Concubine" came out, what kind of achievements did it achieve?
The Chinese-language film is the only one to win both the Palme d'Or and the Golden Globe, and it didn't win an Oscar entirely due to a misunderstanding.
Chen Kaige consulted the Oscar judges back then: Why didn't he get selected?
The judges believe that Chen Kaige has already won the above two awards, and he has not promoted the actor and the film too much, so they believe that "Farewell My Concubine" does not need to win another Oscar.
Judging by today's performance, it is safe to say that the leading actors in the movie have long been reluctant to measure their status by awards.
The outstanding performances starring Leslie Cheung, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi are unforgettable, and at the same time, the innocent and cute troupe children in the first half of the film have also become classics that cannot be replicated.
29 years have passed, and people only remember Leslie Cheung's peerless "Cheng Dieyi", but do they still remember Xiaodouzi in childhood and adolescence?How are they doing now?
The script of "Farewell My Concubine" originally did not include the character of Xiaodouzi in childhood.
Film producer Xu Feng found director Chen Kaige in 1988 and took Li Bihua's ** "Farewell My Concubine", and at the beginning of the meeting, Xu Feng said to Chen Kaige: "You have to make this movie." ”
After reading the script, Chen Kaige knew that this was an extraordinary work, so he began the casting work.
Jiang Wen took the initiative to recommend himself to star in "Cheng Dieyi", can you imagine what Jiang Wen's version of "Cheng Dieyi" will be like?Fortunately, Director Chen did not accept his proposal.
According to ** report, Director Chen initially considered Zunlong, but the conditions proposed by Zunlong's agency surprised the entire crew.
The crew needs to book air tickets for Zunlong in several countries at the same time, because his schedule is very full, which country he may film in.
Secondly, Zunlong has two dogs, and they need to go in and out with him.
In addition, the crew needs to arrange two bodyguards, two servants and three teachers to be responsible for Zunlong's lines, Mandarin and body respectively.
Every day, Zunlong needs to use mineral water flown in from abroad for washing.
Eventually, camping vans must be provided for Zunlong, with dedicated tennis courts, swimming pools and other facilities.
These demands seem a bit "self-righteous" now, let alone in the eighties. In the end, a five-member leadership team consisting of Chen Kaige, Chen Huaihao (Director Chen's father), Gu Changwei, Lu Wei and Zhang Jinzhan decided to abandon the idea of adopting Zunlong.
However, there are reports that Leslie Cheung was actually selected as the first choice for "Cheng Dieyi", not Zunlong as previously rumored.
Leslie Cheung starred in the peerless Cheng Dieyi, no matter what the experience was, he gave the crew and the world a surprise.
From the very beginning, the two leading actors, Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi, have no suspense, and they are also classics.
An unexpected character in the play is Little Bean, who was a child in the play.
According to the ** of "Farewell My Concubine", the crew did not only need two groups of actors to play the roles of teenagers and adults respectively, but Chen Kaige felt that this was not enough, so he selected another group of young actors.
Ma Mingwei was only 6 years old at the time, and he became the first protagonist of the opening scene as Xiao Xiaodou, and his eyes that peeped into the world were very amazing.
Ma Mingwei, formerly known as Ma Wei, is a native of Beijing, ** white, and has been mistaken for a girl since he was a child, so there is news that he is a girl on the Internet.
He has a soft spot for singing and dancing, and has strong support from his parents, so he was sent to the dance class of the Beijing Children's Palace for systematic learning;Because of his gentle appearance and dignified and elegant demeanor, Ma Mingwei is famous in the Cultural Palace.
He was easily proficient in various art forms such as piano and dance, and theatrical performances followed, and Ma Mingwei's reputation spread all over Director Chen's ears.
One of the important reasons why Chen Kaige chose Ma Mingwei to play Xiao Xiaodou is because Ma Mingwei and Leslie Cheung's childhoods are somewhat similar.
Similarly, Yin Zhi was also selected to play the role of the young bean because of his similarity to Leslie Cheung.
In the crew of "Farewell My Concubine", Ma Mingwei, Yin Zhi and Leslie Cheung, three actors who played "Cheng Dieyi" in different periods, met.
In the movie, the scenes of the juvenile and adult characters are filmed separately, and when Ma Mingwei appears on the stage, he immediately brings a sense of peace of mind to the audience.
When Jiang Wenli begged the master of the troupe to accept the child's scene, she knelt down delicately, and her charming eyes flashed;The troupe owner was surprised at first but disappointed to see the child's six fingers, so he started a fierce duel, and I don't know who will win in the end
Ma Mingwei is like a stubborn deer, even if he is disliked, he is not afraid, and stares at each other firmly. The three of them have developed a good and solid relationship.
With this look alone, he can support the role of Xiao Xiaodou.
Of course, Pony Mingwei also made jokes during the filming.
The scenes where the master beats the apprentice in the film are all real, because they don't know how many times they have to repeat the fake fight to pass, so they simply beat it once, and the children didn't expect to be beaten to what extent, and the performance was very real.
Mingwei Pony flashed a pair of big eyes on the set, so that some crew members couldn't tell his gender. So a staff member scared him: "Wait a minute, I'm going to shoot a fight scene, it might break your ass".
Ma Mingwei's parents understood that the staff were teasing their son, but Pony was very scared, and said with a worried face, "I don't believe it, I don't believe it." ”
The staff continued to tease him: "Really, you can go and see, and it's half and half hit, first this way, then that side." ”
As soon as this incident was mentioned, the child who played the little leper suddenly screamed "whoop". When the old master hit him, he seemed to be particularly hard, and Chen Kaige shouted "stop", but the little leper still shouted in pain.
When Ma Mingwei saw this scene, he couldn't help but cry "wow", which made everyone laugh.
Yin Ji could not avoid the fate of being beaten, just like the situation on the other side.
Compared with Ma Mingwei, Yin Zhi is more like "Cheng Dieyi", because he was born in a family of operas, and then studied at the Beijing Academy of Drama. It is worth mentioning that the children in the drama class in the movie are all Yin Zhi's classmates when he was in the academy.
During their time at school, they practiced together and studied drama together, and they were close friends who grew up together, so they were able to perform well in filming dramas.
Yin Zhi was only 16 years old at the time, and he just thought that making movies was fun, but he didn't expect that it would be harder than usual to learn drama.
Can you still recall the scene of the young Cheng Dieyi kneeling on the ground and blaming himself?
Yin Zhi knelt on the ground and slapped himself nineteen times in a row. When he stopped, the people at the scene were in tears, and Chen Kaige also wiped Yin Zhi's face and cried. Recalling the scene years later, he said, "My parents didn't beat me as hard as I did. ”
However, the most difficult part is still to come - the scene of "poking the cigarette bag pot" not only tortured Yin Zhi, but also Zhao Hailong, who played Xiaoshi.
Xiaodouzi kept singing incorrectly in the film, "I am a man, not a woman", and as a result, Xiaoshi had to stab Xiaodouzi in the mouth with a cigarette bag pot in front of everyone.
During the filming of this scene, because the camera was extremely close to Zhao Hailong's hand, even if his performance was fake, it would be immediately exposed. However, because he couldn't bear to be ruthless, Zhao Hailong said "oops" repeatedly, and he couldn't finish it several times in a row.
He gritted his teeth and said to him, "You come directly, so that I don't have to swallow the plasma." ”
Zhao Hailong said to Yin Zhi: "Brother, let's just bear with it, and I'll make a little more effort to solve it together." ”
Zhao Hailong took the cigarette pouch pot and used it to stir it in Yin Zhi's mouth, stirring Yin Zhi's gums all over his body, and blood flowed out of the corners of his mouth, "Little Bean" took the opportunity to sing the song "Sifan".
That classic line has been verified again: if you want to achieve a career, you will inevitably have to suffer a little.
The filming of Yin Zhi and Zhao Hailong lasted four months, time passed in a hurry, and everyone in the crew worked tirelessly for artistic creation.
Their hard work paid off in 1993, and the film attracted a lot of attention upon its release, as if everyone wanted to see the "Jiao'er" in person, as shown in the film.
Little Bean Ma Mingwei began to be famous in childhood, Yin Zhi also became the center of attention when he was young, and Xiao Shi Zhao Hailong also became famous as a teenager.
According to Zhao Hailong's recollections, after the movie was broadcast, many directors came to invite them to participate in the movie, but they all declined due to their heavy studies. So these directors came to their door, and Ma Mingwei and Yin Zhi were almost trampled on the threshold of their homes by the directors.
They achieved so much at such a young age and could have developed their acting careers smoothly, but things didn't turn out the way they expected.
Yin Zhi's parents were both opera masters who dated back five generations, so they strongly opposed their son's career as a professional actor.
Since Yin Zhi starred in Xiaodouzi, he has made up his mind to turn to the film and television industry, and his parents have no choice but to warn their son about the hardships of this road, and if he chooses, he must go on firmly.
In 1995, Yin Zhi collaborated with Xiaoxiao Dou Ma Mingwei to shoot the movie "Chinese Mother" and achieved a fantastic cooperation.
However, in the following year, Yin Zhi began to consider giving up acting, and he had the idea of wanting to become a monk!
Yin Zhi went to Wutai Mountain to experience the life of a monk this year, which aroused strong opposition from his parents. They didn't give Yin Zhi a chance to choose his own fate this time, but the family ran to Wutai Mountain to drag their son back.
The reason for his desire to become a monk is unknown, and in the end he was unable to fulfill his wish.
Yin Zhi took the college entrance examination in 1997 and was successfully admitted to the directing major of the China Academy of Drama.
In his sophomore year, the teacher led the whole class to play the movie "Farewell My Concubine", under the hot gaze of the students, Yin Zhi understood the connotation of the movie he acted in for the first time, and also experienced Leslie Cheung's "peerless" for the first time.
Sadly, they haven't been in touch since the end of filming. Yin Zhi never forgot Leslie Cheung's delicate actions. On the set, Leslie Cheung often asks him how he feels about filming, shares his theatrical experience with him, and prepares fruits and snacks for them.
After four years of university life, Yin Zhi has faded out of people's sight after graduating from the China Academy of Drama. He has participated in several movies one after another, played the role of Mei Lanfang, and also served as a stand-in for Liming, but it did not cause a sensation again.
However, fortunately, Yin Zhi later cooperated with director Chen Jialin to shoot the TV series "One Hundred Years of Void Clouds", in which he played a monk with an age span from 17 to 50 years old, which can be regarded as realizing his dream from another angle.
He also gained a new perspective and practice on life in this person, which is really a very fortunate thing.
At the beginning of 2003, when the Lunar New Year was approaching, Yin Zhi received a surprising **, and Leslie Cheung's voice came from the other end: "I haven't seen you for so many years, and I don't know what you look like now." ”
The two old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time chatted for a long time, and finally Leslie Cheung promised to come to Beijing after the Chinese New Year, hoping to meet at that time.
Yin Zhi has always longed to see Leslie Cheung again.
Unfortunately, he failed to see Leslie Cheung, but learned the news of "Leslie Cheung's suicide" on April 1.
Leslie Cheung's life's experience with"Cheng Dieyi"With a striking resemblance, he's the kind of person who wouldn't really be alive if he wasn't crazy. Yin Zhi, on the other hand, has been pursuing a place of inner tranquility, and has not stayed away from the entertainment industry, but has never been melted by it.
He is already over the age of 46. has already started a family, although his appearance is no longer beautiful, but he has more experience, and he looks elegant and stable.
Compared with Yin Zhi's life, Ma Mingwei's life is more mysterious.
Since he acted in "Farewell My Concubine", Ma Mingwei has participated in several works, and he has become a "genius child star" in the eyes of the audience.
As the saying goes, you have to become famous before you get famous, but this sentence has both positive and negative effects. Child stars have an aura of attention, but at the same time, they have also lost the joy and innocence that their peers should have.
Every day, young stars have to run between sets, and they don't have time to play, let alone study. Ma Mingwei is also one of them.
According to reports, Leslie Cheung later contacted Ma Mingwei, telling Ma Mingwei's parents: "Only with cultural literacy can we achieve more." ”
In today's society, many excellent actors have gradually transformed into "business tycoons" and began to start their own companies. This shows that they can also succeed in business with excellent acting skills.
There are only a handful of child stars like Ma Mingwei, and even fewer can remain prosperous. Therefore, his parents made a wise decision to leave the film industry for a while and concentrate on his studies.
According to available information on the Internet, Ma Mingwei later went to Australia to study, and after successfully completing his studies, he returned to China and found an excellent job in Beijing.
Now he is over forty years old, has gotten rid of the troubles of his youth, and like Yin Zhi, has his own family and career.
Time flies, time flies, 29 years have passed since "Farewell My Concubine", one of the three protagonists has passed away, and the remaining two live their own favorite lives.
For some, they yearn for mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, while others yearn for kitchen and love. No matter what lifestyle you choose, there may be some regrets, but the most important thing is how to live the life you have now, isn't it?
Who can deny that an ordinary life is also a kind of happiness?