Filming the tidbits of people who go out to earn money

Chen Baishun said that because The Man Who Goes Out to Earn Money was the first feature film shot by Qinghai writers after the Cultural Revolution, it was highly valued by provincial leaders and provincial cultural departments during the filming process.

One day, the film crew was filming a scene of a small market in Ta 'er Temple when a voice suddenly came: "The governor is here." Everyone looked inside and saw several people coming towards the camera. In front of them was a man of medium height who looked capable, and that was the then Governor Huang Jingbo. Governor Huang Jingbo shook hands with everyone and watched the filming for nearly two hours. Huang Xinyi, an old photographer, said excitedly, "The Qinghai provincial government and people attach great importance to and support this filming. I have made many films, and it is the first time for the governor to visit the scene. "

When filming in Qinghai Lake, Banma Tenzin, then vice governor in charge of Wen Wei, also made a special trip to see Banma. "I remember the weather was very hot at that time, and the vice governor, Banma Tenzin, specially told me to ensure the accommodation of the film crew. The care of the leaders supported and encouraged all the cast members of the film crew, and everyone was full of enthusiasm to ensure the smooth progress of the filming work. "

The governor visited the class.

In 1980s, the creative activities of Qinghai film literature showed a situation of "a hundred flowers blossom". Not only professional writers write, but also many amateur literary lovers participate in the creation. Among them, The Man Who Goes Out to Earn Money, written by Chen Shilian, who once wrote for Qinghai Repertory Theatre, is the first feature film put on the screen in our province after the Cultural Revolution.

"The film truly reproduces that Qinghai people, inspired by the party's policy of enriching the people, actively organize themselves and go out to earn money but don't want money. In the new torrent of life, after more twists and turns of contradictions and struggles, it has condensed into sincere friendship and simple and lovely personality. Most of the exterior scenes were shot in Qinghai Lake, Huangyuan, Sun Moon Mountain, Maixiu Forest Farm, Zeku, Ta 'er Temple and other places, and a large number of cultural elements such as Qinghai' Huaer' and Qinghai Jiuqu were integrated. Qinghai has a strong local flavor. " Chen Baishun, an old man who filmed in person that year, recalled.

As a screenwriter of Men Who Go Out to Earn Money, Mr. Chen Shilian still remembers the past 30 years ago.

Chen Shilian said that the reason for creating such a script originated from a correspondent's article "Returning from herding sheep" published in 1982 Qinghai Daily.

On February 29th, 20 1 165438, the reporter borrowed Qinghai Daily on May 29th1982+0/. The yellow paper seems to have a faint scent of ink. Correspondent Zhang Sanyuan's "The Story of Returning Sheep" vividly describes a true story he heard in Jintan Commune, Haiyan County: Bao Shunlun, Chang and other seven Han members of Jintan Commune's Yue Feng Brigade picked a flock of sheep on the way to Moeller Grassland to engage in collective sideline business. They are unmoved by money, have not lost the true colors and ambitions of the working people, and have not made "sheep" money.

"The article is very simple, but the true colors and simplicity of farmers in the face of money temptation touched me. So, I went to the place where the stories such as Gang Cha and Hai Yan took place, interviewed Zhang Sanyuan, the author of Returning the Sheep, and visited the herdsmen. " Chen Shizhen said.

After returning to Xining, Chen Shilian began to write. "At that time, it was the time of reform and opening up, and everyone wanted to make a fortune. The herdsmen of Jintan commune are not moved by money at all, but only think about collective interests. I want to celebrate this spirit through my works. " Chen Shilian, who was moved, was full of literary and artistic thoughts and wrote the script in one go. 1982 10 The first draft of the movie script Wolf and Sheep was written, and Chen Shilian sent the script to Beijing Film Studio. Soon, Beijing Film Factory informed him to go to Beijing to revise the manuscript. Later, the script was named "People who go out to earn money" and published in the March issue of Film Creation 1983.

At this time, the good news came. Zhang Yuqiang, a famous director, became interested in this film after seeing The Man Who Goes Out to Make Money. He wants to reprocess the script and make it into a movie!

The prototype of the protagonist is in Haiyan.

1in April, 984, men who went out to earn money were shown all over the country, which was inseparable from the hard work of the crew. At that time, the crew still clearly remembered these stories that happened during the filming. Unusual body double.

Summer is very short by Qinghai Lake. In order to finish the scheduled shooting before the grassland turns from green to yellow, time is tight. Unexpectedly, at this time, an important live prop-Ju Qingma suddenly fell ill, let alone let it train and perform, and it was not even sure whether it could survive. What should I do? Changing another horse means giving up all previous efforts, and the only way is to find body double for it. There are thousands of horses in the original place, but it is difficult to find such a chrysanthemum green horse, which can be used for hitchhiking and looks more similar! The comrades looking for horses immediately drove separately and ran back and forth on the grassland, but the news brought back was depressing. At this time, thanks to the important clues provided by several enthusiastic passers-by, I soon found the ideal body double. Rainy night shooting

At the night of early August, the cold wind was blowing by the lake in Qinghai, and everyone was wearing fur coats, ready to shoot the scene of "rainy night". Two fire engines and a dozen firefighters from Xining Fire Brigade who came to support the filming were also busy preparing for the rain.

The cold grassland was dark, and the motor sound of power generation cars and fire engines cut through the tranquility of the grassland. When the comrades in charge of lighting aimed the lights at the tents and sheep, the "rain" swooped down and the real shooting was about to begin. At this moment, the sheep frightened by this scene suddenly ran around desperately. Everyone did not consider the cold "heavy rain" pouring down from their heads, trying to stop it. The sheep became more and more frightened and ran wildly. A staff member was hit by a sheep and couldn't get up for a long time. Li, the assistant director, stood in the rain like a cold boy, running around directing everyone. Peisi Chen, the actor of Dabao, groped in the mud in costume. The photographer lost no time in capturing many very realistic photos.

Peisi Chen is in trouble.

Huangnan Maixiu Forest Farm has majestic mountains, beautiful scenery, deep streams and dense forests, birds and flowers, clear springs and green grass. The comrades of the film crew rarely have a lot of leisure to enjoy the scenery of mountains and rivers, and they are all absorbed in the intense work.

The real shooting began, and the location was chosen at the waist of Maixiu Mountain. A grassy slope near the dense forest, with a baizhang cliff at the end, is very dangerous. A simple highway was built to transport photographic equipment.

On this day, Peisi Chen was lying on the carriage and performing. I don't know why, Juqing's horse suddenly started to run, like an arrow leaving the string, straight to the end of the grass slope. Everyone was stunned by this sudden situation. At this critical moment, the "second son" who once went home to chase pigeons and practiced jumping up and down shouted badly. Then he made an agile dive and flew out of the carriage. Just then, the carriage was knocked apart and overturned on the grass slope. The runaway horse lost its center of gravity and rushed to the edge of the cliff. Suddenly, it seems to be nailed. When Peisi Chen got up from the ground, everyone took a long drink.

Offscreen past

1June, 983, the film crew of Beijing Film Studio came to Qinghai. Chen Baishun, who worked in the Film Department of Qinghai Provincial Department of Culture, received and accompanied the film crew throughout the whole process, and was responsible for outreach and logistics.

20 1 1 12.29, Lao Chen Manbaishun tells the past that was lost by time through the fragments of memory. In his memory, the film crew can be called "Stars Shine"-"In addition to director Zhang Yuqiang, there are also famous actors such as zhangyan, Wang Xian, and Tibetan actors in our province such as Lamaoxian, Nuori and Kang Zhuo also have the opportunity to learn from famous domestic directors and actors."

In particular, Li, as the deputy director, left a deep impression on Chen Baishun: "Li Gang graduated from the Film Academy and was assigned to the Beijing Film Studio as a director. She served as an assistant director in The Man Who Goes Out to Earn Money. She looked weak, and at that time she had shown extraordinary talent and talent. Her organizational ability and artistic talent have already appeared. " After constant experience, Li Chengchang is the representative of female directors, the fifth generation of China films, and has successively made films such as "Red Pink" and "Poems of Daming Palace". Every time I see the news of Li on TV, Chen Baishun will think of Li with a pigtail and a serious expression on the lakeside of Qinghai 30 years ago.

"Mu Bai, a teacher from Shanghai Film Studio, was already a famous actor in China. Because he often plays a negative role in movies, his superb acting left a deep impression on the audience. I didn't expect him to be so easygoing and enthusiastic in his life. During the four months of filming in Qinghai, he never shouted tired and bitter. I remember one time when filming in Angstrom, the river surged because of continuous rain, and Mr. Mubai's car suddenly stalled in the river. In the year of the flower, he was the first to jump into the water to push the cart, without the shelf of a big star. " Having said that, Chen Baishun repeatedly gave a thumbs up.