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Chapter 180 [The Last Sword] (Please subscribe)
Beijing, Xinghua Hutong.

The carrot heads are still on summer vacation, so naturally all of them are still staying in the courtyard.

Now the carrot heads are gradually becoming familiar with life in Beijing’s alleys.

Because there were several children in the script of "War Meridian" written by Lin Youcheng for Bayi Film Studio, he also talked to Bayi Film Studio to see if Lin Youcheng's children could experience the filming of the film.

Because Lin Youcheng asked Lin Zhaoxi's sister and brother here, Lin Zhaoxi was not particularly interested, and there was no particularly suitable role for her age.

On the contrary, Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaomei were quite happy. Although Lin Zhaoman was also happy, he was too young and did not have a suitable role, so he naturally did not go. The Bayi Factory finally chose Lin Zhaoqing and Lin Zhaomei. A young actor of the right age.

After all, even with Lin Youcheng's relationship, it was impossible for his children to play roles like veterans. Moreover, from the beginning, Lin Youcheng just wanted to let his children experience it, and he even asked the carrots if they were willing.

Bayi Factory must have well chosen young actors for the main roles.

What surprised Lin Youcheng was that Lin Zhaomei was chosen by the crew to play the role of the art troupe. She is the girl who throws the only grenade, distracts the enemy, protects everyone, but falls off the cliff herself. The role is still Somewhat heavy.

As for Lin Zhaoqing, he is not the main role.

Hearing Zhang Yuzhong's words, Lin Youcheng smiled and said, "She said she wanted to be a director in the future."

Lin Youcheng smiled and nodded when he heard Zhang Yuzhong's words.

This time, "War Meridian" was directed and filmed by director Zhang Yuzhong of Bayi Film Studio. Since there are no particularly big war scenes in the script, the shooting cost is naturally not high, and the shooting cycle is not particularly long. After all, the original version was completed in two months. Shoot.

Because the future is still far away, some people like Lin Zhaoqing said that their ideal of becoming a scientist is also uncertain, and they don’t know what will happen in the end.

Regarding the filming of his death in battle, Lin Zhaoqing did not resent the small number of scenes he had. He even thought about asking Lin Youcheng, the screenwriter's father, to add more scenes for him, and he ended the filming of his movie happily.

After the filming, the crew would ask the staff to take Lin Zhaomei back to Xinghua Hutong, but there was no need for Lin Youcheng to pick her up.

Now is the time for summer vacation, which is a good time for children to take pictures at the Great Wall.

After all, he has other carrots to take care of.

Lin Youcheng took several other carrot heads to watch the filming of "War Meridian", but the actual filming of the movie was not as interesting as the carrot heads thought, because many of them were from cities wearing Eighth Army uniforms. Many children don’t know how to shoot, so they need the director to explain and rehearse over and over again.

Lin Zhaoqing himself did not particularly care about the size of the role, because he simply thought that filming would be fun.

Lin Zhaomei, on the other hand, was very enthusiastic about filming. Even director Zhang Yuzhong thought that Lin Zhaomei was very smart in making movies. He couldn't help but said to Lin Youcheng: "Your daughter Zhaomei is very smart. Tell her how to act, and she will know it." No matter how you act, you seem to be very interested in movies."

Lin Youcheng just took the carrot heads to the Great Wall to watch the crew filming, so naturally he would not stay at the Great Wall to watch Lin Zhaomei filming.

Of course, Lin Youcheng didn't particularly care about some of the future ideals the carrot heads were talking about.

Lin Youcheng smiled and glanced at Lin Zhaomei who was playing with other young actors. He didn't know whether Lin Zhaomei would become a director in the future. He just thought that it wouldn't be surprising if Lin Zhaomei really became a director. After all, he went to see it before The film crew of "The Wind" is filming, and now he is acting in "War Meridian". This can be regarded as starting to accumulate experience since he was a child, and he may actually become a film director in the future.

Of course, most of the children filming on the "War Meridian" crew are children of workers in the capital. Naturally, it is impossible for their parents to put down their work and go to the crew to watch over them. Children are not that valuable, and the Bayi Factory is a state unit. Naturally, you can rest assured.

Zhang Yuzhong was very surprised when he heard what Lin Youcheng said. He couldn't help but smile on his face, nodded and said, "I also wanted to say that she would become an actress, but I didn't expect that she would actually want to be a director. It's amazing."

"If she is really interested in making movies in the future, you can bring her to Bayi Factory more often."

Because Lin Youcheng is the original author and screenwriter of "War Meridian", the film crew naturally takes great care of Lin Zhaomei, because they know that Lin Youcheng is raising the child alone.

Lin Youcheng didn't know the future, and naturally he didn't know that there would be people in the future who would look for the female director Lin Zhaomei's film debut and that shocking and heartbreaking cry.

For example, Lin Zhaoqing's freshness gradually disappeared after a few filmings. Fortunately, there were not many scenes, and he was soon killed in action.

This is also the benefit of bringing children to Beijing. Just like in Decheng, children rarely have the opportunity to be exposed to new things like film shooting.

Therefore, Lin Youcheng still spent most of his time taking care of Luotou in the courtyard.

Of course, Lin Youcheng has not forgotten his work. In addition to raising children, the other is writing.

He has already told Qin Chaoyang, the editor-in-chief of "Contemporary" magazine, that his next article will be submitted to "Contemporary". Although he does not want to be pushed by the editor all the time, he will not keep delaying it.

Now Lin Youcheng naturally needs to write about the last battlefield and the last——

"Bright Sword"!
That's right, it's the final sword show! Lin Youcheng is very aware of how influential the work "Bright Sword" is, especially when Du Liang's novel "Bright Sword" was later made into a TV series, truly becoming a classic of the Anti-Japanese War drama.

It can be said that this work is truly a household name, and it is truly a legendary story that combines the art of war and legend.

Lin Youcheng knows very well that the most important character in the qualified story is Li Yunlong.

Under Li Yunlong's unique tactical command, the arrogant Japanese Yamazaki Brigade was completely wiped out. Then Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei, the commander of the 358th Regiment of the National Army, broke into the heavily defended county town of the Japanese army. All officers of the garrison were involved in the attack. Loss of life. Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei became famous in northwest Shanxi. Li and Chu cherished each other and became friends.

Lin Youcheng is very clear that "Bright Sword" is a war-themed work that combines epic style and tragic color. It has a strong artistic style and takes the personal experience of the protagonist Li Yunlong as the main line, reflecting everything from the Anti-Japanese War and the War of Liberation to the New China. The history after the founding of China, especially the history of that special period.

In Lin Youcheng's view, the reason "Bright Sword" is such a classic is because many of the characters and plots in it are derived from real people and real events in history, so it looks very real.

You must know that the independent regiment's turnaround in the story was Li Jiapo's annihilation of the Japanese Yamazaki Battalion. This battle was adapted from the historical Guanjianao battle. Even the Yamazaki Battalion attacked the Eighth Army Arsenal before being surrounded. Li Yunlong also led an independent regiment to ambush the Japanese observation group in North China. This battle was adapted from the historical Hanlue Village battle. Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang were surrounded in a small village, and they defended during the day and broke out at night. This battle was adapted from the historical Songzhuang battle.

As for the subsequent Battle of Huaihai, Li Yunlong's troops and the Kuomintang Army encountered each other by chance at night. Both sides did not recognize each other at first, and they fell into a melee upon discovery. This battle was adapted from the Battle of Pantang during the Battle of Huaihai in history.

Even the male protagonist Li Yunlong in "Bright Sword" combines the images of many generals in history. In addition, there are some lines in the play that are taken directly from history books. For example, Chu Yunfei scolded the Nationalist Army "That's it." Fifty thousand pigs can’t be caught in three days.”

The key is that in addition to the character Li Yunlong, there are many unforgettable characters in "Bright Sword", such as Captain Sun of the cavalry company. When the strength of the enemy and ourselves are greatly disparity, he leads the cavalry company to fight to the death and fight the enemy for several rounds. In the end, the entire army They were wiped out, and no one survived. The phrase "Cavalry company, attack" can be described as soul-stirring.

Of course, Lin Youcheng also knew that "Bright Sword" would have some inappropriate plots, so Lin Youcheng naturally wanted to adapt it.

Just like Li Yunlong disobeyed orders on the battlefield several times, especially when he ambushed the Japanese observation group in North China, he ignored the safety of the Eighth Route Army headquarters and went deep into the enemy's rear to make money from the little devils. This is very different from the historical Hanlue Village battle. He wouldn't dare to give Li Yunlong two heads in reality. Even if he won the fight, he would be severely punished. It was by no means a trivial matter.

It can be said that the adaptation of "Bright Sword" in this place is a complete failure.

In addition, Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei each led a guard to cause a banquet with the Japanese army and killed dozens of Japanese and puppet army commanders. The four of them not only escaped from the siege, but also escaped with the wine and meat. This plot is a bit like Yan Shuangying's design, which depicts the Japanese and puppet troops as too stupid, and the interpretation of Li Yunlong and Chu Yunfei as too legendary.

Some plot designs in the story are open to question. Although Lin Youcheng is very clear that the novelist's creation is not to copy history. After all, that is the task of historians, but there still must be a certain degree of authenticity to history.

Of course, Lin Youcheng also knew that the novel focused and spaced on that special period. The Anti-Japanese War and the Civil War between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party did not use much space to describe in detail, but were purely used to portray the characters and images of the several protagonists. After the founding of New China, especially after Li Yunlong graduated from the Military Academy, the story officially unfolded.

It is precisely for this reason that there are not many descriptions of the Anti-Japanese War, the supporting characters are relatively pale and the details are empty, and the complex is quite forced. For example, Kong Jie's performance in the Anti-Japanese War is briefly mentioned, and Ding Wei is not mentioned at all. The formation of the Iron Triangle and the fighting camaraderie lacked expression, and the description and portrayal of the continuous running-in between Zhao Gang and Li Yunlong to form a life-or-death partnership was even more obviously inadequate.

The TV series focuses on the Anti-Japanese War. After large-scale processing and polishing in the later period, many popular and vivid plots that are not found in the novels are added. In this way, the images of Zhao Gang, Kong Jie and Ding Wei are lifelike and more comprehensively reflect the anti-Japanese war. The formation and development of the character's character and sword spirit during that period.

It can even be said that there are big plot problems in the second half of the novel. The description of Li Yunlong leading a squad to eliminate hundreds of armed bandits and the Liangshan detachment landing on Kinmen is even less reliable than the now widely criticized anti-war drama. The key is to describe history from a modern perspective. In many places, it is completely contrary to the historical reality at that time, and it does not look at history from an objective, comprehensive and fair standpoint.

Lin Youcheng knows very clearly that the reason "Bright Sword" has such a strong influence is precisely because it creates a group of heroic portraits that can sing and cry, and shows the tragedies of these heroes and their profound significance. They have strong and invincible spiritual power, and they resolutely use their swords in the face of irresistible fate.

Among them, Li Yunlong's image is more profound, which is hugely different from the previous heroic images. From the heroes in "Bright Sword", we can find the common ground between heroes, that is, spiritual supremacy and invincibility. In the face of powerful foreign enemies, he showed his unity, his great determination to cut through gold, his evocative nobility and dignity of life, and his courageous, generous and fearless sword-sharp spirit.

Lin Youcheng sat at his desk, looking at the scenery outside the window, thinking about the words of the protagonist Li Yunlong——

"Facing a powerful enemy, you must draw your sword resolutely even if you know you are defeated. Even if you fall, you must become a mountain or a ridge."

Lin Youcheng thought about Li Yunlong's words, and then thought about another soldier in "Bright Sword" who could be said to be almost perfect. He was calm, bloody, ambitious, domineering, and proficient in tactics. These would not be dismissed just because he belonged to a certain righteousness. cover.

The fight between him and Li Yunlong was based on different standpoints, and their friendship was based on mutual sympathy under the premise of patriotism, and it was a friendship between men.

You must know that in the history of war, it is a fact that we work together to fight together. National officers like that also exist, and the spirit they carry is absolutely real.

However, Lin Youcheng is now considering changing Chu Yunfei's name to the real group leader Long Wenwen.

After all, in "My Commander, My Regiment", there is a conversation between the fake commander Shi La Shi La and Zhang Lixian. He said that when he retreated south with the troops, he passed by a place where there was a commander named Long Wen Zhang. He thought that was what a soldier looked like, so he stole his name.

Moreover, the leader of the cannon fodder regiment emphasized that the boy was very energetic and looked very similar to Zhang Lixian.

Lin Youcheng also knew very well that the real leader Long Wenwen in "My Leader, My Group" appeared in another work "The Line of Life and Death", and a character connected the two worlds.

Lin Youcheng is now also considering whether to connect "My Commander, My Regiment" and "Bright Sword". After all, even the dead and dead of the cannon fodder regiment thought that the commander he met was a soldier.

Lin Youcheng looked out the window, thinking a lot.

(End of this chapter)