I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 235 Movie Watching Party

This year also saw another group of celebrities fall from grace.

In the past, the public blindly worshipped celebrities, especially Hong Kong and Taiwan stars. Any fourth or fifth-tier artist would be arrogant and extremely popular when performing in mainland China.

After 2003, Hong Kong stars moved north to the mainland, and the public began to see various celebrities more frequently, quickly losing their mystique.

Besides the entertainment industry, two online products have also become popular.

One is Baidu Tieba, and the other is various forums, mainly Mop and Tianya.

The rise of online forums and message boards has not only spawned many "internet heroes," but has also further diminished the status of celebrities.

Amidst all this commotion, Cheng Sheng invited Han Sanye, Yu Dong, Xu Xiaozhong, Lu Zheng, and others to watch the finished film together.

In fact, the complete film of "Three Kingdoms" was completed long ago and sent to Cannes to participate. We should have invited a few people to watch the film together long ago.

But due to some delays, it was a few days late.

Besides Han Sanye and other bigwigs, there were also some of the main creators of "Three Kingdoms".

Inside the screening room of Shengli Film Company.

As the lights in the screening room dimmed, the movie began.

beginning.

It introduces the history of the late Han Dynasty and describes the scenes of the imperial court and the common people at that time.

The imperial court was filled with singing and dancing, while the common people resorted to cannibalism by exchanging children.

The male lead, played by Chen Daoming, has appeared.

He witnessed the miserable plight of the people, the constant infighting within the ruling class, the government's corruption, the tyrannical exploitation by powerful landlords, the widespread suffering, and the extremely sharp class contradictions.

Against this social backdrop, when Zhang Jiao followed the trend of the times and carried out activities in his dual capacity as a religious leader and a witch doctor, treating the sick and impoverished people and outlining a blueprint for a "peaceful world," he naturally and easily gathered a large number of refugees and farmers under the banner of the Way of Peace.

Therefore, in just over a decade, the number of followers of the Way of Peace grew to hundreds of thousands, connecting prefectures and counties and spanning eight states.

To facilitate the subsequent uprising, Zhang Jiao divided the believers in various places into thirty-six factions, with each faction leader being a chieftain. This allowed the Way of Peace to complete the final step in its transformation from a loose, primitive religious group into a formal religion with all four essential elements of religion.

Although everyone present had read Cheng Sheng's script, the actors' performances in the film were so brilliant that no matter which actor it was, there was no trace of acting on their part; instead, it felt like watching a person's life unfold.

The vivid visuals captivated everyone present, drawing them into the film.

The video is still playing.

Generally speaking, TV dramas and movies all have scenes depicting the romantic interactions between the male and female leads.

However, there is not much romance in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

As a rebel, Zhang Jiao was busy with his cause.

The other supporting characters also basically have no romantic storylines.

As the female lead, Da Tian Tian's storyline is minimal, consisting mainly of her being teased by soldiers and joining Zhang Jiao's rebellious army to fight on the battlefield.

Some of them were simply worshipping Zhang Jiao.

Therefore, watching this movie is like watching a real historical drama.

Historical dramas are generally not popular, as they are often considered too dull.

But Cheng Sheng's movie is a bit different; no one finds it boring or preachy, but rather becomes engrossed in it.

Living in the world at the end of the Han Dynasty, the common people were miserable. Zhang Jiao was not a completely good person. His uprising was driven by ambition, and he was not someone who truly cared about the people.

Therefore, Cheng Sheng did not portray him as a saint, but rather as an ambitious person.

However, Cheng Sheng still expressed the correctness of the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the film.

The great administrator once said: Rebellion is justified.

Rebellion is justified first, to overthrow the old world, and to serve the people later, to build a new world.

In Cheng Sheng's "Three Kingdoms", each character is independent and has their own thoughts; each one could basically be the subject of an autobiographical film.

For example, Guan Hai, played by Li Heiniu, is not well-documented in official history. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Volume 70, Biographies of Zheng Kongxun, Chapter 60: "The Yellow Turbans returned and invaded again. Rong then set out to garrison Duchang, where he was besieged by the bandit Guan Hai."

When Rong was in dire straits, he sent Taishi Ci of Donglai to seek help from Liu Bei, the chancellor of Pingyuan.

Liu Bei was surprised and said, "Does Kong Beihai know that Liu Bei exists in the world?" He immediately sent three thousand soldiers to rescue him, and the bandits scattered and fled.

This account describes the historical event in which Kong Rong was besieged in Duchang when the Yellow Turban Rebellion invaded again, and eventually escaped danger by asking Liu Bei for help through Taishi Ci.

The historical event of Guan Hai's attack on Qingzhou could be made into a movie on its own.

However, Cheng Sheng made some changes here, using several shots to describe this historical event.

The Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turban Rebellion consists of two parts.

This time, Cheng Sheng showed everyone the first part.

The main story revolves around Zhang Jiao's rise to power and his uprising.

As the story reaches its final scene, Zhang Jiao, dressed in Taoist robes, stands on a high platform for sacrificial rites, gazing down at the Yellow Turban soldiers.

He uttered the most inspiring line in the great cause of rebellion.

"The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise. In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will come to the world... I, Zhang Jiao, beg the great Han to die for me."

These words were spoken.

The viewers all stood up.

This statement is truly breathtaking.

Especially the last two sentences by Cheng Shengjia.

Although Zhang Jiao never said these words in history, these two sentences alone made him appear incredibly domineering.

The subtitles then appeared, and the lights in the screening room came on.

"Brilliant!" Third Master Han was the first to applaud.

Yu Dong and the others followed suit.

"No matter how many times I hear it, I feel completely numb when Teacher Chen says those words," Bao Guoan said to Hong Yuzhou beside him.

"Yes! Those nine words are so persuasive," Hong Yuzhou remarked.

Yu Dong and Lu Zheng whispered a few words to each other, seemingly discussing the movie plot.

Judging from their expressions, they were clearly very satisfied with the movie.

Xu Xiaozhong clapped his hands lightly while looking at Cheng Sheng, thinking how truly talented his student was at making historical films.

While watching the movie, he completely believed he was a bystander in history, rather than simply watching a film.

fascinating.

Be there.

This is something Xu Xiaozhong can understand.

"Xiao Cheng, well done." Teacher Zhang Yang patted Cheng Sheng on the shoulder, his eyes full of appreciation.

As director Cheng Sheng, he was most satisfied with his student.

"Yes! Especially the part performed by Teacher Chen at the end, with the line 'I, Zhang Jiao, ask the great man to die,' it stirred my blood and made me want to rush onto the battlefield and fight." Yu Dong said.

"Mr. Han, the movie 'Three Kingdoms' is scheduled for August, right?"

Lu Zheng asked Han Sanye.

"Yes, I've already discussed it with Xiao Cheng. August 1st is the perfect time to start summer vacation for students, and it will also allow them to learn about the history of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period," Master Han replied.

"Director Cheng, do you think this film will be successful at Cannes?" Lu Zheng asked Cheng Sheng.

This movie is crucial to Jing Tian's future career. Lu Zheng hopes it can be nominated for Cannes, so that as the female lead, she can definitely walk the red carpet in Cannes, which would be very beneficial to her future development.

(End of this chapter)