Chapter 49 Part Four: Film Regrets: A Glimpse of the Unfinished Films of Famous Actors People's Daily Criticizes Films

At that time, the whole country was criticizing another local opera on a large scale - "Three Views of the Peach Peak", and the "Gang of Four" was using this play to completely criticize the stinky President Liu Shaoqi.Prior to this, Xiying Film Studio had planned to change the play to "Three Times to Peach Garden" and put it on the screen.Now, times have changed and the situation has changed suddenly. This play, which was praised and praised by many parties, has taken a 180-degree turn in the blink of an eye. In contrast, "The Gardener's Song" is temporarily difficult to mass-produce due to its single subject matter and no background can be found.Therefore, Jiang Qing secretly gave the opportunity. On the one hand, he must concentrate his firepower and continue to criticize "Three Shangtaofeng". The line of the play and the characters it praises are all wrong." After that, he also criticized: "The film of "The Gardener's Song" should be released, and critical articles should be published at the same time."For this reason, Jiang Qing also specifically named Hunan Province, and with ulterior motives, asked Hunan Province to write the first article criticizing "Song of the Gardener" and publish it in the provincial newspaper.

On July 19, 1974, the Culture Group of the State Council officially issued the "Notice on Criticism" to Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and the Revolutionary Committee of Hunan Province. The crux of it is to deny the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, call out the soul of the counter-revolutionary revisionist education line, and counterattack the proletariat..." On August 4, the "People's Daily" published the article "Chu Lan" - "For Which Educational Route Sings Praise", and added the word "education" to the original title, making the theme more concentrated.Afterwards, newspapers and periodicals across the country attacked it one after another, publishing nearly a hundred articles critical of "The Gardener's Song", which formed a climate for a while, initially achieving the effect of Jiang Qing's ulterior motives.

Mao Zedong watching a play In November 1974, Chairman Mao Zedong returned to Hunan to recuperate. He had already learned that "Song of the Gardener" had been criticized, so he personally ordered and watched this Hunan opera drama art film. Perhaps Mao Zedong paid special attention to why the film was criticized?Or maybe it's because he feels as close to the familiar singing voice of his hometown as Hua Guofeng. He watched the movie and quickly integrated into the plot, reveling in the familiar singing voice of his hometown.The one-hour video was finished quickly, and Mao Zedong couldn't help but lead the applause.This applause surprised the accompanying staff, and it also made everyone stunned.For the underachievers in the film, under the correct help, training and guidance of the teacher, the story and plot development and arrangement of correct learning attitudes well reveal that they understand the principles of life, learn cultural knowledge well, and better The theme of serving the people and building one's own country. "I think it's a good show!" Mao Zedong said with one word. Although "The Gardener's Song" was wrongly criticized, it was completely reversed by the chairman's words.Now that the chairman has made a lot of promises and has a clear attitude, wouldn't it be a slap in the face to continue to criticize, and make yourself boring?

On July 25, 1975, Mao Zedong gave instructions on the issue of Zhang Tianmin, the screenwriter of the film "Entrepreneurship", and the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Department of Culture were encouraged by him, and stepped up to raise the issue of "Song of the Gardener", catching up with the trend. Although Jiang Qing was flustered for a while, she, who has always refused to admit defeat, was holding on to this issue. She was waiting for the change, and she was waiting for the opportunity to act.Finally, at the end of 1975, following another round of "rightist overturning the case" political movement across the country, Jiang Qing made a comeback. Taking advantage of the opportunity, she made a big fuss with "Song of the Gardener". Hunan Province demanded the redress of "Song of the Gardener". It is regarded as a typical example of the "right-leaning style of overturning verdicts", and it will go to hell together with the film.

In addition, Jiang Qing also carefully organized and filmed so-called educational films such as "Break", "Counterattack", "Little General" and "Song of Mango" to fight against the weak and weak "Song of the Gardener", and at the same time, to do something for them. waving the flag for political purposes.Therefore, this ordinary opera art film, on the cusp of political struggles, has experienced ups and downs and repeated ups and downs. In the special period of Chinese films, such a unique spectacle has appeared.It was not until the "Gang of Four" collapsed in October 1976 that "The Gardener's Song" was completely reborn.

"New Li Xiangyang" and remake "Plain Guerrilla" Li Tiejun, who is now 54 years old, can vaguely discern the shadow of the new version of "Li Xiangyang" in the remake of the nationally sensational "Plain Guerrilla" in his gestures, but more of a mature man's stability and competence.Decades of trials and tribulations in the stage, film and business circles have made the battle-hardened Li Tiejun present to people not only the title of "movie star" in the past, but also the profound experience and longing for peace in middle age. A candid view of the state of mind.