Chapter 18 Part I: The Dangerous "No. 1 Case in Guangzhou" "Pearl River Tears" became a blockbuster

In August 1945, the Anti-Japanese War finally won. After experiencing the double purgatory of war and life, Wang Weiyi devoted himself to the art of drama and film that he bought with his life with full creative passion. He joined the Communist Party of China The "left wing" Kunlun Film Company directly led by the underground party. In 1947, "Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon", written and directed by the famous director Shi Dongshan, was a feature film created and shot based on the hard life of the performance team that Wang Weiyi and others participated in traveling.The film is starred by famous actors Bai Yang and Tao Jin. Wang Weiyi has experienced this past himself, and he was once again appointed as the assistant director of the film by his mentor.

In 1948, Wang Weiyi and his close friend Xu Tao co-directed "Unstoppable Spring", written by Ouyang Yuqian, photographed by Wu Weiyun, starring Zhao Dan, Wang Renmei, Feng Zi, and Su Hui. The story of the pain in life caused by a wrong marriage, and finally a strong understanding of self and a resolute break with her husband.This is also the only screen collaboration between Wang Weiyi, Xu Tao, and Zhao Dan, three friends who share weal and woe.Wang Weiyi participated in the filming of two progressive films "Hope is in the World" and "Walk for Beauty" in "Kunlun Film Company".Wang Weiyi played the role of the villainous Japanese leader in these two films, both of which describe the heroic struggle of the Chinese people against the Japanese invaders. For Wang Weiyi, who experienced the War of Resistance and hated the Japanese invaders, It is another challenge of the great contrast between class feelings and the roles played.

In the second half of 1948, the situation of the People's Liberation War began a major turning point. According to the turning point of the war at that time, the film front will withdraw from Shanghai in large numbers and go south to Hong Kong.Yang Hansheng, Cai Chusheng, Ouyang Yuqian, Yu Ling, Shi Dongshan, Zhang Junxiang, Bai Yang, Ke Ling, Shu Xiuwen, Wang Weiyi, etc. all arrived in Hong Kong one after another. The progressive film movement will contribute to the overall victory of the People's War of Liberation in the cause of film art. In the summer of 1949, the "Nanguo" film company completed two Cantonese films: "Pearl River Tears", "Yangcheng Hate History" and a Mandarin film "Winter Goes to Spring"."Pearl River Tears" directed by Wang Weiyi for the first time was written by the famous Guangdong playwright Chen Canyun.During the creation process of the film, the famous film director Cai Chusheng received a lot of help. In mid-October of the same year, when Guangzhou was liberated, the film crew rushed to Guangzhou and shot live scenes in many places.The story of the film took place in a village on the banks of the Pearl River in Guangdong shortly after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. The film, through the various misfortunes of the peasants under the persecution of the landlord, reflects the urgent demand of the broad masses of the people for liberation.The realistic style of the film, coupled with the excellent rendering of the environment atmosphere, the unique side streets, narrow alleys, lion drums, snacks, blind women singing along the way, the shadows of sails on the Pearl River, the flow of people beside the Haizhu Bridge, etc. There are ships moored on the wharf, all of which are full of southern style and Guangzhou characteristics. The artistic achievement of "Pearl River Tears" laid the foundation for Wang Weiyi's directorial style known for his "Southern characteristics".

After the successful Cantonese film "Pearl River Tears", "Yangcheng Hate History" written by Huang Guliu, a famous Cantonese playwright famous for his novel "The Legend of Shrimp Balls", and "The History of Hate in Yangcheng" written and directed by Qin Jianye. Man Jianghong".The emergence of these progressive Cantonese films with certain artistic achievements and a large number of relatively excellent Mandarin films has enabled the Hong Kong films of mixed quality and low quality to have a significant improvement and improvement. This positive promotion effect, Make the Hong Kong film industry move forward and develop better on a correct, healthy, high-level and artistic track.It is no exaggeration to say that it is the realistic expression style and strong southern style of "Pearl River Tears" that added a strong color to the Hong Kong movies of that year.