The literary era since 1979

Chapter 214: Pornographic Guide
The next day, as the sun set, the kitchen was filled with smoke.

Chen Daoming took the blowpipe and blew air into the stove.

In an instant, the firewood made a crackling sound.

Gong Xing held a wooden spoon and stirred the sour soup naturally, just like the girls who cooked in the Miao village.

Suddenly, thick smoke came out, choking Chen Daoming and causing him to cough repeatedly. His eyes were stinging and tears were streaming down his face.

"Okay, this one's passed."

When Zhang Junzhao shouted, the two men stopped what they were doing.

"I always feel like something is missing, but I can't tell what it is?" Guo Baochang glanced at everyone and touched his chin.

Without waiting for Fangyan to speak, Gong Xing stood up and said, "Director Guo, I think it's too quiet?"

"Yes, that's right."

Guo Baochang's eyes lit up. "Although the girl and the young man were laughing and playing, it was still too quiet."

Huo Jianqi said: "How about singing a song called 'Hot Girl'?"

"This won't work."

Zhang Yimou shook his head and said, "This song is not suitable for this situation. If we sing it, it will make the atmosphere awkward."

Fangyan folded his hands, like a spectator, watching everyone brainstorming, and did not intend to interrupt. Then Gong Qian seemed to have grasped the essence of the "Dong Girl" and gave his own suggestions.

“Since the postal route is a channel connecting the two worlds inside and outside the mountains, I think it would be best to use popular music from outside the mountains.”

"Yes, that's right."

Guo Baochang encouraged Gong Xing to continue, "Do you have any songs to recommend?"

Gong Xing thought for a while, then mustered up the courage to say, "For example, songs like "Seeing Smoke Again" and "On the Other Side of the Water."

Most people looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they had never heard of it, but a few like Zhang Junzhao immediately shook their heads in denial.

"That won't do. This is Teresa Teresa's song."

When people heard the name "Teresa Teresa", they tried to avoid her as much as possible and regarded her as a disaster.

Fangyan smiled and said, "She was talking about a style similar to Teresa Teng's. In my opinion, it doesn't necessarily have to be Teresa Teng's song."

"That's what I meant."

Gong Xing felt that he was understood.

Guo Baochang frowned, "But are there any other songs in the style of Deng Lijun?"

"Director Guo, of course."

Zhang Yimou blurted out, "Isn't it "Homesickness"!"

"hiss!"

Everyone gasped.

Li Guyi's "Homesickness", like Teresa Teng's songs, were both classified as "pornographic songs".

The Music Association even held several special meetings to harshly criticize Li Guyi, calling her "the mainland's Li Lijun."

"Homesickness" was identified as a banned song in "People's Music", and from then on, it quietly disappeared from radio and television.

Although Zhang Junzhao thought it was suitable, he said helplessly: "Yimou, if you think Deng Lijun is not suitable, then Li Lijun is OK?"

“It’s a big deal whether a movie is successful or not.”

Guo Baochang also disagreed, "We can't lose the big picture for the sake of a song and ruin the whole movie."

"Then it depends on whether we are willing to part with the film or not?"

Dialect looks left and right.

Guo Baochang couldn't help but understand, which meant to shoot all the clips with and without "Homesickness".

"Teacher Fang, the film is a small matter. The key is..."

"I know Director Guo's concerns."

Fangyan waved his hand, looking calm.

At that time, the edited film will be submitted to the Film Bureau for review. If the film with "Homesickness" is approved, it would be great.

If the higher-ups think there's something wrong with the "Homesickness" segment, the worst that can happen is they can just replace it with an alternative and keep things more flexible.

When Guo Baochang heard this, the worry on his face gradually disappeared. Isn't this the same as the kissing scene in "Lush Mountain Love"?
"If you're still worried, I can help ask on this trip back to Beijing."

Fangyan smiled. He was just about to find Qiao Yu and the others to introduce the composer of "Hot Girl", so he just asked casually.

"I think Teacher Fang's idea is great!"

"We are also striving for excellence to make the movie look better."

"That's right, and it's not like they're playing a whole song, just a short snippet."

"........."

The young crew members are like newborn calves who are not afraid of tigers.

After all, everything they did, including the entire young crew itself, was a reversal of the Tiangang for the film industry.

Seeing Zhang Yimou and others ready to die, Fang Yan smiled without saying anything.

As soon as "Homesickness" was performed on the first Spring Festival Gala in 1983, it immediately became popular and quickly spread across the country.

When "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" is released, I guess I can catch up with the nationwide "hometown love" craze.

Gong Xing asked: "Teacher Fang, this should be okay, right?"

“It’s not a big problem.”

Fangyan said: "Although there are risks, they are completely within the controllable range."

Gong Xing heaved a sigh of relief, "I was just afraid that I would come up with a bad idea."

Fang Yan shook his head and said, "Actually, I think the song you recommended, 'Seeing Smoke Again', is better and more to my liking."

"You think so too!"

Gong Xing was surprised and delighted, and the singing seemed to echo in his ears.

"I saw the smoke rising again,
Brings back memories.

May you become a rainbow.

Fly into my dream. The sunset is poetic.

The dusk is picturesque.
Although the poetry and painting are beautiful,

You are the only one in my heart..."

While the tape of Teresa Teng was playing on the tape recorder, Gong Ying was flipping through today's "Xinmin Evening News", which was dated September 9th.

Just as I was about to turn to the next page, I heard the sound of a door opening, and then Gong's mother walked into the living room holding a letter.

"Yingying, turn off the music."

"Mom, who sent the letter?"

Gong Ying put down the newspaper and came over.

"Your sister sent it from Shonan."

Mother Gong opened the envelope and read it from beginning to end. "Oh, why are you suddenly saying you want to go to Yanjing?"

Gong Ying exclaimed, "Why is Sister going to Yanjing? Isn't she filming a movie in Xiangnan?"

Gong's mother replied, "The movie was filmed a long time ago. It was said that I was invited by someone to go to Beijing for a trip with Zhang Yu and others during the National Day holiday."

"Who!"

Gong Ying's eyes sparkled, "Is he my sister's boyfriend?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Where did your sister find a partner?"

Gong's mother handed her the letter, "It's Fang Yan, Teacher Fang!"

Gong Ying stared at the letter, thinking about it constantly.

Why can’t my sister’s partner be Teacher Fang!
………………

Gong Xing's letter was sent when he set out for Xingcheng.

Gong Xing himself had already boarded the train to Yanjing with Li Mingqi and others who had also finished filming their scenes.

Of course, Fangyan was also traveling with them. He gave the soft sleeper compartment that he had obtained with his professional writer status to them.

When I arrived in Yanjing, I arranged to stay in a guesthouse. I thought about everything carefully and felt that I didn't need to use my brain at all when I went out.

"Have a good rest. When Zhang Yu and Zhao Jing arrive, our first stop will be Beihai Park to admire the chrysanthemums."

The two chatted for a while, and then Gong Xing waved his hand and watched Fangyan disappear at the stairs.

Fangyan walked quickly down the stairs, borrowed a phone from the guesthouse, and called Qiao Yu, saying, "Wine delivery to your door."

When Qiao Yu heard that it was corn liquor brewed by the Miao village, he suddenly became excited and asked him to send it over quickly.

Fangyan went back home without stopping, dropped off all his luggage, and then headed straight to Xitangzi Hutong.

"fragrant."

Qiao Yu smelled the aroma of wine and her eyebrows couldn't help but rise.

"This is what the Guixi Film Studio asked me to bring to you."

Fangyan smiled and said that the wine should be charged to the account of Guixi Factory.

Qiao Yu repeated "Guixi Film Studio" in her mouth, and after hearing his purpose, she frowned:
"It's not difficult to compose and sing for you, but are you sure you want to put "Homesickness" in the movie?"

"You think it's inappropriate?"

Fang Yan saw him stand up and walk towards the study, then quickly come back with a book in his hand.

"I personally support 'Homesickness' because it is related to the reform and development of Chinese music."

"Mr. Qiao, what is this?"

"This is a sample book that will be published soon. Take a look."

Qiao Yu sat down again, looked at the lyrics of "Hot Girl", and began to screen the composition and singing in her mind.

Fangyan took a closer look and was surprised to see the title of the book "How to Identify Pornographic Songs".

It is a very thin booklet, with about 60 pages in total, which is mainly used to educate the general public about these "yellow songs" and their harms.

For example, "Distinguishing between light music and decadent music", "Talking about measuring the size of decadent music"...

The writers are all well-known names in the music industry.

Of course, the most important article is the opening article, which classifies and explains "pornographic songs".

The first category is to express women's longing for men's love. Many pornographic songs that express women's sorrow and misery, with the word "Lang" in every song, are not meant to express the misfortune of these vulnerable women, but to express their lust or to win that little bit of cheap sympathy.

The second category is songs that describe the relationship between men and women, especially those love songs about men and women who met by chance but fell deeply in love and could not bear to part.

The third category mainly depicts the beauty of women.

In some songs, women's appearance is praised wantonly, even involving specific parts such as hair, eyebrows, eyes, face, lips, etc. This is a frivolous behavior of indulging in the beauty and body of women.

All of the above are pornographic songs...

In short, songs like "When Will You Return" and "Seeing the Smoke Again" by Teresa Teng are the most typical representatives of the negative side.

"how do you feel?"

Qiao Yu put down the lyrics and looked at him playfully.

"Eye-opener!"

Fangyan exclaimed in amazement, saying that this was simply the first "pornographic identification handbook" in the history of the Chinese music scene.

"Then do you still dare to put "Homesickness" in the movie?" Qiao Yu looked at him meaningfully.

"Hey, that's what we thought."

Fangyan explained it and then said, "Besides, the main criticism here is of Teresa Teng's songs, not "Homesickness."

"You are such a sly fellow!"

Qiao Yu couldn't help but tease, and then revealed that the people's call had loosened the ban on "Homesickness".

Fangyan raised his eyebrows, very satisfied with the good news.

However, "Homesickness" survived, but songs by Teresa Teng and others were about to be completely attacked.

All units and schools require their cadres to set an example and voluntarily hand in all privately-owned tapes of Teresa Teng. Police stations and neighborhood committees will also publicize and encourage the public to "resist unhealthy tendencies and corruption," not to listen to or sing them, and to actively distance themselves from "yellow songs."

Wow, the “anti-pornography campaign” of the 80s is here!
(End of this chapter)