Chapter 9 Part I: The first germination of the dangerous "No. 1 case in Guangzhou" "The Wind and Cloud in the South China Sea"

"South Sea Tide" Dream Break "Hundred Flowers Award" From March 1, 1963, after the first and second sessions of the "Hundred Flowers Awards" of "Popular Cinema" were successfully held, a nationwide public call for votes began.Nearly 900,000 votes were recovered in three months, and a total of 15 awards were selected for 45 awards."The Tide of the South China Sea" produced by Zhujiang Film Studio, "The Sino-Japanese War" produced by Changchun Film Studio, and "After the Armistice" produced by Beijing Film Studio won the best feature film award.However, this "Hundred Flowers Award" did not carry out the public awards as scheduled like the previous two sessions, and even the final selection results were not publicly announced...

The First Germination of "The Wind and Cloud of the South China Sea" In the second half of 1948, when the Chinese People’s War of Liberation was victorious, in order to meet the national liberation and adapt to the needs of the new political situation after the national liberation, many cultural workers were preparing to enter the liberated areas. In addition, most of them have evacuated from Shanghai and went south to Hong Kong. Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Xia Yan, Lin Mohan, Shao Quanlin, Feng Naichao, Ye Yiqun, Zhou Erfu, Sima Wensen, Hong Qiu and other cultural celebrities participated in the "Hong Kong Branch of the All-China Literature and Art Association" in Hong Kong.Yang Hansheng, Cai Chusheng, and Shi Dongshan, who enjoy the titles of "Three Elders" in the film industry, together with Ouyang Yuqian, Yu Ling, Zhang Junxiang, Ke Ling, Wang Weiyi, Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen, Tao Jin and a large number of people in the film industry and The subordinate "Kunlun Film Company" also went to Hong Kong to open up a progressive film front there.At this time, Cai Chusheng wanted to take out an old draft "The Wind and Cloud in the South China Sea" that he had completed in his early years as the opening work of the "Southland Film Company" established in Hong Kong.Therefore, Cai Chusheng used his spare time to revise the original manuscript and adapt it into a film director's workbook.

At this time, the political situation in the country changed unexpectedly. In a blink of an eye, almost all the mainland of China was liberated, and the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed. Cai Chusheng and others were quickly recalled to Beijing by their superiors to attend the first National Political Consultative Conference. Shang's plan to build a country.Cai Chusheng was entrusted with important tasks, serving as the deputy director of the Cultural and Film Bureau and the director of the Arts Committee.Therefore, the matter of making "The Wind and Cloud of the South China Sea" into a movie was naturally shelved for now.At the same time, in order to cooperate with the liberation of the mainland, Nanguo Film Company started shooting the Cantonese film "Pearl River Tears" written by Chen Canyun and directed by Wang Weiyi. The main creative staff brought the film crew back to Guangzhou, which had just been liberated, to shoot on-site and release it as scheduled.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, although Cai Chusheng was at a loss for resources due to the busy business waiting to be done, he was still concerned about the unfinished business of filming "The Wind and Cloud of the South China Sea".One is that as a native of Chaoyang, Guangdong, he has always wanted to make a story film about the struggle of the people in the South China Sea after his early "Yuguang Song", which caused a sensation at home and abroad. Co-directed with Zheng Junli, "A River of Spring Water Flows Eastward" has continued for several months since it was screened in 1947, and it has received rave reviews for the first time in a few years. New China's movie screen report and report.Therefore, Cai Chusheng took the initiative to get in touch with Zheng Junli, who is still working in the Shanghai film industry, hoping that this partner with whom he has had close and friendly cooperation can realize his long-cherished wish.

Zheng Junli couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard it, and immediately agreed.Unexpectedly, "Between Our Wife" directed by him in 1952, together with a batch of films produced by Shanghai private factories such as "The Story of Wu Xun", "Guan Lianchang", "March of Couples", and "Biography of Movie Fans", He was wrongly criticized by the literary and art circles at the time. Of course, the director who directed the film was implicated and almost deprived of the right to continue directing and filming. The casting of "South China Sea Wind and Cloud" was forced to stop again.