Tell me, what's good about the assembly number?

English name: Assembly

Film genre: plot/war

Country/Region: China

White language: Mandarin Chinese.

Release date:

China

65438+February 20, 2007

Singapore

Singapore, 5-38 June 2008+10/3 October

Hong Kong

Hong Kong, 5-38 June 2008+10/3 October

Produced by huayi brothers film co., ltd.

Color: color

Format: 35 mm film deformation widescreen

Level: Hong Kong: IIB Singapore: NC- 16

Production cost: 80 million RMB.

Shooting format: 35mm

Print format: 35mm ..... (anamorphic)

Original: Yang Jinyuan's work "Lawsuit"

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Director: Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Feng

Author: Liu Heng Liu Heng

Actor actor:

Zhang Hanyu Hanyu Zhang ... Gudizi.

Liao Liao ... Jiao Dapeng

Tang Yangdi Tang ... Sun Guiqin

Yuan Wenkang Yuan Wenkang ... Wang Jincun

Yuan Hongtao Yuan Hongtao

Liu, head of Hu Hu ...

Jerry Lee, Chen Li, Director Liu.

Zhang

Deng Chao, Deng Chao ... Erdou Zhao.

Wang Wang Baoqiang ... Jiang Maocai.

Li Naiwen Li Naiwen ... Lv Kuangou

Be a teacher of ...

Zhao Shaokang ... old hedgehog.

Fuheng Fu Heng ... Luo Guangtian

Producer producer:

Chen Guo ... Executive producer

Zhuangcheng Zhuang John ... Producer.

Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang Feng

Wang Wang Zhongjun ... Producer.

King Wang Zhonglei ... Executive producer.

Photographic film y:

Lv Le Lu Yue

Visual effects Visual effects supervisor:

Phil Jones

character introduction

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Gu, the protagonist in The Meeting of Gu and Zhang Hanyu, is a typical wartime soldier. He has rich combat experience, but his education is not high, and his personality is straightforward but calm.

Erdou Zhao-Deng Chao Erdou Zhao is a promising young PLA officer. He was young and decisive. During the Korean War, he was the company commander of Gu Artillery Company. When Gu first came to his company, he just thought he was a veteran, and kept leaving the artillery company under various excuses, claiming to look for his old army.

Wang Jincun, played by Wang Jincun Yuan Wenkang, is one of the characters with the biggest personality change in Assembly, and also one of the characters with very full images. He was originally an ordinary normal student. If there is no war, he should sit in a quiet classroom and read and write, and become an excellent teacher after graduation.

Sun Guiqin, played by Sun Guiqin Tang Di, is the only heroine in Assembly. She is the wife of instructor Wang Jincun, quiet and kind, but strong in character. After Wang Jincun went to the front, she always cared about her husband in her hometown, and she also shouldered the heavy burden of life.

Jiao Dapeng-Liao Fan plays Jiao Dapeng. In the film, he is the platoon leader of Gu's company and Gu's right-hand man. He has a hot personality and is sophisticated. The two men have fought side by side for many years and know each other quite well.

Jiang Maocai-Jiang Maocai played by Wang is an excellent sniper in the film. He is calm and alert. He always shot the enemy at the critical moment and finally died heroically in the fierce anti-tank battle.

Lu Kuangou-Jiang Maocai and Lu Kuangou played by Li Naiwen came from the same village, grew up together and joined the army together. They are inseparable brothers in life, and they are the best partners to cooperate in action on the battlefield. They have repeatedly made meritorious military service.

Plot introduction

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War is like a feast of death. Once you set foot on the battlefield, you are ready to give your precious life. However, for Gu, there is something more precious than life, and that is the lofty honor that belongs to the 47 brothers of Jiu Lian. He has been looking for his dead comrades all his life, and he will return the honor to these young heroes no matter what.

1948 During the Huaihai Campaign, the battle between the China People's Liberation Army and the Kuomintang troops was unprecedented. Gu, the ninth company commander, accepted the task of blocking the war. He agreed with the head of the company to use the assembly number as an order to retreat. The assembly number is not blown, and the company must stick to it until the last moment. In an abandoned old kiln, 47 soldiers fought bravely. After all, they are outnumbered. Gu Dizi watched his comrades die one by one, but there was nothing he could do. Jiao Dapeng, the platoon leader, is Gu's right-hand man. Before he died, he said that he heard the assembly signal ring and asked Xiaomi to retreat with the few remaining brothers. Some of the soldiers echoed and some opposed, and everyone had different opinions. At this time, Gu found that the nearby troops had retreated, and he suspected that he had neglected the sound of the horn, which led to the death of his comrades. Deeply shocked and guilty, he rushed out of the kiln with explosives and went to the enemy trench alone. The rest of the soldiers were killed in the end.

Gu was captured as an enemy soldier by the People's Liberation Army after being injured. In the rear hospital, he learned that his original legion had been cancelled. Not only is it difficult for him to prove his true identity, but even the 47 brothers who died in the war will be regarded as missing persons ... Gu managed to join the artillery unit of the People's Liberation Army and moved north and south with the pace of the team. The only motivation for his survival is to get back the honor he deserved for his dead comrades. Even though time flies, even though history has been gradually forgotten, the unforgettable brotherhood has not diminished. In Gu's mind, the images of his brothers are always vivid: Jiao Dapeng, Jiang Maocai and Lv Kuangou. ...

Poor bones by the river, still living in the boudoir. As persistent as Gu, the instructor's wife is also looking for him. It was not until she met Gu that she believed that her husband had died in another country. The two people who suffered injustice shared the same sadness and belief, and they embarked on a journey of verification together. Gudizi introduced Sun Guiqin to Erdou Zhao, his best friend in the artillery unit, and witnessed their marriage.

When they finally returned to the old kiln where a bloody battle took place, they found that the battlefield site had been unrecognizable because of coal mining. Except Gu, no one knows or even believes that there are dozens of brave soldiers lying under this kiln. Gu is frantically digging a mountain of coal mines, and he will make the truth known to the world anyway.

Finally, after Gu's crazy search, he finally found his 47 brothers. Gu and his 47 comrades-in-arms were awarded the honorary title of combat hero.

Production origin

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Xiaogang Feng, the director of this film, has always been good at representing the lives of small people. This time, Assembly focuses on the little people in modern wars and tells us an immortal legend of ordinary people in wars. Assembly is based on Yang Jinyuan's novel Litigation. At first, he saw a news report about a man who persistently searched for the old army and spent a long time looking for evidence for his dead comrades to restore his honor. After reading it, he was deeply moved, which became his original intention of writing the novel "Lawsuit".

"This story was recommended to me by Zhang Guoli two years ago." Director Xiaogang Feng said, "The story of the original novel is also very simple. A company commander named Gu was ordered to take his soldiers and fight a sniper for four hours. In the end, only the company commander survived, but after the war, the army did not list the sacrificed comrades as martyrs, so the surviving company commander tried to find the bodies of those sacrificed comrades and rehabilitate them. I was really moved by the story and the role. I feel particularly lucky. Wang, the boss of Huayi, is also very moved and moved by this story. "

Investor Wang still remembers the scene when he handed the original novel to him: "The original novel was only three pages, but the director thought he could make a very good film. He told me his imagination of the story, and my feeling was that it was definitely a good movie. This play is the most detailed one I have ever read. In retrospect, some plots are still very touching. Because of this, "Assembly" is the most important drama of Huayi this year. "

Producer Chen still remembers the planning stage of Assembly. "Director Xiaogang Feng is very keen on this theme. As soon as I said that this theme could be done, he immediately called the famous screenwriter Liu Heng and asked him if he could write a script. On the one hand, it shows that Xiaogang is a man who can touch the sword, and it also shows that he has a strong impulse to tell this touching story. In my opinion, this is an important factor in making excellent works. "

As a well-known writer, Liu Heng's film and television works, such as Ju Dou, Qiu Ju Tale and Beautiful Mom, are widely known, and won several best screenplay awards, including the Flying Award. It was very simple and smooth for Liu Heng to take over the scriptwriting of Assembly. He recalled: "At that time, I was having dinner with a friend, and I got a call from the director Xiaogang Feng, saying that there was such a story. After talking on the phone for half an hour, the director's enthusiasm and the touching part of the story attracted me and made me very creative. Later, I decided to finish the screenplay. "

Director Xiaogang Feng and producer Huayi Brothers hope to find a professional team to participate in the production of this film. After watching Flying Tai Chi Flag, Director Feng hopes to find a special effects production team for this film to join Assembly, paving the way for cooperation with MK Film in South Korea. South Korean executive producer Li Zhiyun of Assembly is from MK Pictures. He is a key figure in this film to promote the cooperation between China and South Korea. In May 2006, Li met with the head of Huayi in Beijing, and reached a cooperation intention at that time. Talking about the reasons that attracted MK Pictures to China to shoot this drama, Li Zhiyun said: "First of all, it is director Xiaogang Feng. He is a great director in Asia, and we have known him for a long time. Then there is the script. Huayi Brothers sent me the script. We were all very moved after watching it, so we are all looking forward to participating in the play. I hope to cooperate with Huayi Brothers and Director Feng to make an excellent film. "

Since then, Huayi Brothers and director Xiaogang Feng have successively finalized other major behind-the-scenes creations. Wang, one of the best sound engineers in China, is an assembly sound engineer, and he works with top Korean sound engineers. Liu Miaomiao, a senior editor of China, cooperated with director Xiaogang Feng again after the banquet. He has nearly 20 years of working experience, which is one of the powerful guarantees for the final effect of the film. Wang Liguang, the music director, had previously collaborated with director Xiaogang Feng in world without thieves, and the music he created in world without thieves was familiar and loved by the audience. At the same time, the preparations for the crew have quietly begun. In order to truly restore the effect of the war, the crew carefully planned from the selection of location, the preparation of special effects of fireworks blasting to a suit and a prop. To this end, the staff also carried out a lot of historical research work to make it conform to the historical truth and not break away from the audience's appreciation bottom line.

The powerful production team has been assembled and the intense shooting work is about to begin. Everything needs to be destroyed. Wang Zhonglei, the chief producer of Assembly, is delighted to say that the film has "assembled" a group of excellent and creative filmmakers, and their full cooperation is bound to give generate a dazzling creative spark. With such a solid script, such an experienced team and tens of millions of dollars of production funds as a guarantee, Assembly has become an excellent war film.

Behind the scenes production

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Xiaogang Feng talks about the original intention of shooting

Xiaogang Feng said that this film is not to discuss the metaphysical theme of the value and significance of sacrifice, but in his own mind, it is a "story of the wronged hero" that has not been understood for a long time. Referring to the original intention of shooting this film, Xiaogang Feng said that it may be because every man has a strong heroic complex in his heart, but this is not cheap heroism, but a heartfelt touch. In addition, the strong support of the film also reassured him: "I can go back to make comedies because businessmen are mercenary." The investment of this play is $6.5438+million, but it is definitely overspent. Up to now, I have never lost in cost recovery, but this movie has put me under great pressure. There is no way out overseas, and there is no big star with a box office appeal. I wanted to rely on the word Xiaogang Feng, but I was shocked by the 30 million box office of Zhang Yimou's Riding a Thousand Miles, because I felt that I had no more box office appeal than Zhang Yimou. So before filming, I told the filmmakers that I wouldn't shoot, but fortunately, the boss of Huayi Brothers was an idealist, and they gave me the belief to stick to filming. There are also these actors who can be independent in the TV drama industry, but they have not raised any questions about the pay. Everyone is here for this film, so even if we lose. I am a little indifferent to life and death when I shoot the assembly number, because I am moved by it. I only ask that everyone's efforts be recognized. "

The unpredictability of war movies

Xiaogang Feng revealed that shooting the war scene in Northeast China is actually borrowing the snow scene in Northeast China, and the crew also set up a street view here to show the scene of street fighting. However, the weather is not beautiful, and it hasn't snowed in Kuandian this year. Although it snowed later, it was far from the expected snow. Helpless, the crew had to prepare 4 tons of chemical fertilizer to create a snow scene, but even if they tried to play, they had to "sprinkle snow" again and again, let alone actually shoot. Finally, the producer reported a surprising data: at least 10 tons of chemical fertilizer should be prepared. Not to mention the increase in the budget, these fertilizers do great harm to the human body. The actors threw themselves into the snow and inhaled a lot of toxins. As a result, all the soldiers had diarrhea and vomiting, and filming was very difficult.

In addition, the mold prepared by the Korean company for nearly three months was destroyed by a fire, which also brought a great blow to the whole group. Xiaogang Feng revealed that raw materials can only be transported in for processing in Kuandian, but it just happened to catch up with the Korean logistics strike, so it can only be transported by air. Moreover, materials are used for customs declaration, molds are used for customs clearance, and value-added tax is also paid. This made the crew stop filming for 15 days in the south and 15 days in the northeast. "This is something I have never encountered in filming. A month's stagnation will make people collapse. After shooting can really start, the cycle of shooting a battle in 12 days is actually only half completed within the planned time. But we must stick to it, because if we don't do it correctly and truly, then it is meaningless to make this film. "

"Warrior" meets the explosion point.

In some well-known China war movies in the past, the enemy always ran away, and the good guys often outnumbered them. An "assembly" that tries to restore the truth of war will pull people back from God. The filming of Assembly has both large-scale war scenes and street fighting scenes that pay attention to details. South Korean technicians are burying the explosion site at Xiaogang Feng's request. They used the latest gas explosion technology for this scene, which can ensure that people 20 cm away will not be injured. Therefore, what we see in Assembly is no longer the magical scene of "soldiers" fleeing from bombing points and bullets in some war films in the past. "Good people can't die no matter how they are bombed." On the contrary, the "soldiers" here will encounter the bombing point.

Heroes are no longer in Gao Daquan.

The script of Assembly is very concise and powerful. For example, the former war hero stood up and said lofty words, opened a machine gun and poured a large area around him. But this time, many heroes were shot before they could say "Ah". Xiaogang Feng said that the film hopes to create a series of heroic images of flesh and blood from the perspective of soldiers, who will take off Gao Daquan's coat and die on the battlefield one by one.

Symbolized scenes are more humane.

It is precisely because every sacrifice is precious that the story of "taking the initiative" that often appears in war movies in the past will not happen again this time. These symbolic revolutionary hero scenes have been dealt with in more humanized details in the script of the assembly number. For example, Jiao Dapeng, the most heroic platoon leader, chose to retreat at a critical moment in order to save the company's blood. Xiaogang Feng said, "I want to solve such a problem in this film. Nobody wants to fight. He must be afraid of fighting. Fear of death is human nature. I must restore this sense of reality. In addition to unswervingly executing orders, Gu Dizi, the protagonist in the play, considers the lives of soldiers the most. "

"998 1 robbery" in the assembly

The filming of Assembly has not been very smooth. First, there are rumors of farmland damage and wage arrears in Northeast China, and then the leading actor Zhang Hanyu was injured while filming in Jiangxi. The most unexpected difficulty is that the elaborate war scene props were burned, and the models driven out three months later were set on fire, which delayed the shooting process. Because of an unknown fire, the props prepared by the stunt and art team for shooting the war scene of the assembly were burned, including more than 100 dummies and some fake guns and ammunition, worth about100000 yuan.

According to Xiaogang Feng's plan, Assembly is waiting for the real big snow scene in Northeast China to shoot the most important big scene of the whole movie. At the same time, these special effects models should also play an important role. At the critical moment, the props caught fire, which made Xiaogang Feng particularly anxious. "It takes a lot of time to make these models, and now our shooting progress will definitely be affected, at least the front line will be delayed for more than a month." The head of Huayi Brothers' propaganda said, "The war scenes in the film are all carried out in the snow. Now, some staff have gone to the northeast. Once the thickness of snow there reaches the expected effect, the master will shoot as planned. Take some close-ups first to minimize the loss. "

South Korean executive producer of Assembly: Li Zhiyun

Lee is the executive producer of South Korea in Assembly, and he is a key figure in promoting the cooperation between China and South Korea in this film. After watching Flying Tai Chi Flag, director Xiaogang Feng hopes to find a special effects production team to join the "assembly". In May, 2006, the boss of Li Zhi Yunhe MK Company met with the heads of Xiaogang Feng and Huayi Company in Beijing, and confirmed the cooperation intention. Talking about the reasons that attracted MK to China to shoot this drama, Li Zhiyun said: "The first reason is director Xiaogang Feng. He is a great director in Asia. We all know him for a long time. Then there is the script. Huayi Brothers sent it to me, and everyone was very moved after reading it, so we are all looking forward to participating in this play. I hope to cooperate with Huayi Brothers and Director Feng to make an excellent film. " Li Zhiyun graduated from the Director Department of Beijing Film Academy with a master's degree. He has a special affection for China and speaks Chinese very well.

For Li Zhi Yun and his team, the biggest difficulties are language barriers and differences in work habits. Fortunately, with the shooting, everyone slowly ran in and solved this problem smoothly. After all, everyone is here for the same purpose, that is, to install the crew.

Li Zhiyun thinks "Assembly" is of pioneering significance to China film market. He said that in the past, most domestic blockbusters were costume films, but Assembly expanded the film theme in a new way, which was of unique significance to the Korean film industry, especially the cooperation between Chinese and Korean filmmakers, and had a positive impact on the whole Asian film.

Assembly blasting special effects: Zheng

The scenes made by Zheng have always been known for their almost cruel realism and powerful shocking effects. The production of Assembly is the first time for his team to come to China to participate in filming. For them, reaching a new environment means a lot of difficulties, and the filming of Assembly is also very hard, but this has not affected their work effect. They not only transplanted the special effects of flying Tai Chi flag into the assembly, but also found many new things to try and upgraded and improved the previous technical special effects. Because most of "Assembly" was shot in real scenes, it also made their work more difficult. Not only has the workload increased a lot, but the safety factor has also decreased. They successfully completed the challenge and were satisfied with the final shooting effect.

The two highlights of special effects in the film are tough battles and blocking wars. When shooting a tough battle, the director's intention was to be realistic and focus on the explosion around the characters, so instead of fireworks, he used fragments. In the process of making special effects, the most important thing is safety. Mr. Zheng said, "No matter how good the effect is, it will be meaningless if there is an accident, so safety is the first." To this end, they have done a lot of protective measures to ensure the safety of actors in the shooting process and concentrate all their energy on acting.

When talking about the cooperation with Feng Dao, Zheng said: "Feng Dao is more detailed and demanding than I expected, so I feel a lot of pressure. Because the scene of the movie is very large, and there are many actors, sometimes it is necessary to arrange a large background, so the workload will be several times more. After watching the tough clip of Assembly, I immediately watched the Tai Chi flag flying again and made a comparison. I think the effect of assembly is much better. "

Action Director/General Director of Wushu: Ju-chun Park.

Ju-chun Park is the action director and martial arts director of the congress. He first heard about the play from Zheng of the special effects blasting department. Zheng told him that the script "Assembly Number" was great. After reading this script, he was deeply moved, which became his initial motivation to join Assembly. In his view, assembly tells a kind of brotherhood that only men can experience.

In the filming of Assembly, Park Zhutian often used his own lens to communicate with the staff. With the progress of filming, Ju-chun Park and director Xiaogang Feng gradually formed a tacit understanding. From the beginning, he didn't know how to draw a director, but in the end, as soon as Feng saw his facial expressions and movements, he could immediately understand what he wanted to express.

All the staff of the conference worked hard, which moved Ju-chun Park very much. Many employees only sleep for two or three hours every day. "Korean staff and China staff are very hard, because there are many issues to consider. Everyone's United attitude is because of the charm of the film Assembly, which attracts everyone to participate in this play and makes unremitting efforts. "

In Pu Zhutian's eyes, Xiaogang Feng is an open-minded person who is decisive and serious. His cooperation with other departments of the crew is also very pleasant. For him, the happiest thing is to walk through the war scene safely, show the real war scene and give the audience an immersive feeling. He hopes that the audience can feel that they are on the battlefield when watching Assembly.

Premiere information

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From June 5th to February 6th, 2007, Xiaogang Feng's new film Assembly worked in Beijing.