Chapter 10 Part 1: The dangerous "No. 1 Case in Guangzhou" adapted to the situation and changed to "South China Sea Tide"

After the founding of New China, the continuous movement made Cai Chusheng, who holds an important position, even more busy with his official duties. Coupled with various external reasons, "The Wind and Cloud of the South China Sea" has been in a state of dystocia, and Cai Chusheng's heart is depressed. As early as 1951 and 1956, the Guangzhou Pearl River Film Studio started construction twice. As an important hinterland of the South China area, it was built again in the climax of the Great Leap Forward Movement in 1958.Cai Chusheng has always been infatuated with this deeply affectionate "South China Sea Wind and Cloud", and he immediately flashed such an idea in his mind: this drama is very suitable for filming in Zhuying Film Studio, both in terms of storyline and local characteristics.After more than ten years of changes, China's political situation has undergone earth-shaking changes. The "wind and cloud" in the original script has now formed a powerful "wave". Therefore, Cai Chusheng's passion is uncontrollable. He seems to be far away in Beijing. Immediately, you can think of the magnificent momentum to be shown in the lens when the film is shot.At this time, Cai Chusheng needs to add new plots immediately to adapt to the new situation and enrich the overall content of his story, in order to strive to make the film more powerful and full of dramatic evolution, and at the same time give it a better and more intense flavor. Distinctive southern local characteristics.Cai Chusheng had a talk with Chen Canyun, a famous writer who came back to Guangzhou from Hong Kong to serve as the Secretary-General of the South China Academy of Literature and Art, and later served as the secretary of the Baoan County Party Committee. Cai Chusheng asked Chen Canyun to make drastic revisions to the script to add new Content matters.Chen Canyun, who is known as the "Three Giants of Guangdong Famous Artists" together with famous writers Huang Guliu and Ouyang Shan in South China, was deeply moved by Cai Chusheng's pertinent, serious and persistent spirit. Dream, Chen Canyun readily obeyed and joined the cooperation.

Minds think alike.When Chen Canyun adapted Cai Chusheng's original script, he completely paid attention to his original creative intention and current ideological development track, so Chen Canyun abandoned the original title of the play "South China Sea Wind and Cloud" and renamed it "South Sea Tide". On top of the overall framework, the fierce conflicts of class opposites are appropriately added, and the development process of the story is expanded, but it still maintains the fresh and timeless, story-like, meticulous plot, delicate description, profound artistic conception and profound thinking in Cai Chusheng's original script And the distinctive features of distinctive national style and strong artistic appeal.The adapted script was approved by Cai Chusheng, and he immediately started the preliminary planning of the film. Wang Weiyi, who became famous for "Pearl River Tears", naturally became Cai Chusheng's first choice for a director.Cai Chusheng's reputation and fame made Wang Weiyi feel grateful for his great love, but at the same time he had a lot of worries. Although Wang Weiyi had already practiced art in Shanghai as early as 1934, after all, he entered the film industry in 1927. Cai Chusheng, with his profound qualifications and extraordinary achievements, is a teacher-level senior whom he respects very much. While Wang Weiyi readily agreed, he is willing to fully cooperate with Cai Chusheng, willing to be the assistant director, and jointly make this film an early date. On screen.However, Cai Chusheng insisted on appointing Wang Weiyi to co-direct with him. He believed that he had been making films independently for many years, and he was famous for "The Unstoppable Spring", "Pearl River Tears", "Fire Phoenix", "The Ringing Ring in the Mountain", "The Caravan", Wang Weiyi, who is well-known in the film industry for his many films such as "Coconut Grove Song" and "Fire Behind the Bar", will surely be able to cooperate with Zheng Junli, who had a good cooperation with him back then, to complete this film shooting.Wang Weiyi fully understood Cai Chusheng's good intentions. He and Chen Canyun deeply knew that this was the first film that Cai Chusheng worked so hard to start shooting after liberation, and they must go all out to make it a success.Besides, Cai Chusheng is weak and holds an important position in Beijing, so it is impossible to work hard on the shooting site every day. In order to realize Cai Chusheng's dream as soon as possible, and also considering his body and work as a whole, Wang Weiyi started this project bravely. The specific direction of the film.Originally, Zhuying Film Factory was shooting this film as a key point, and specially applied to the Film Bureau for color Eastman imported film, hoping to become the factory's first color story film, but Cai Chusheng thought about realistically reproducing the suffering in the film. , and declined this kind of kindness.

As a result, the film crew left deep footprints in various coastal locations such as Shanwei Fishing Port, Zhuhai Xiangzhou, Hainan Island Puqian Town, Wenchang, and Qinglan Military Port, where "The Tide of the South China Sea" was filmed.Cai Chusheng, who is far away in Beijing, is setting up the sub-cameras meticulously. He and Wang Weiyi still maintain close contact with the film crew by making long-distance calls and sending urgent telegrams, and directing remotely.Wang Weiyi also reported the progress of the shooting to Cai Chusheng almost every day about the shooting of each episode.According to Wang Weiyi’s statistics, during the filming period alone, he sent and received more than 100 telegrams to and received from Cai Chusheng, and there were countless long-distance calls. It’s a pity that the drafts of these telegrams and the calls back were searched during the “Cultural Revolution”. What a pity it is that it was completely destroyed!