"I wanted to use Professor Song's close friend as a perspective to capture the characteristics of that era. I also didn't want such a memorable figure to be forgotten."
The one who came out to greet them was An Shuming, the youngest son of Uncle An San, who is now very old.
He asked Director Xu about the purpose of the filming, and the other party answered very sincerely.
"What do you need me to do?" An Shuming said after a long silence.
Xu Jinsheng was overjoyed when he heard this. He exchanged glances with the people around him and then said to An Shuming, "We don't know much about this person. We need you to tell us about his past. Just tell us everything you know. We'll make a script based on your description, and if you think it's okay, we'll film it."
What Xu Jinsheng said was true. Even though he was a director, he didn't dare to fool the other party who didn't understand the industry. Although this was just a town, the Changyun Breeding Base was well-known at home and abroad. It was one of the largest bases in the country. In the last century, it earned a lot of foreign exchange for the country. Countless business and political figures came out of here.
Perhaps a random word from someone could end his directorial career.
An Shuming nodded, "Okay, then I'll tell you about my impression of Big Brother."
"My eldest brother has been very outstanding since he was young. Others would feel dizzy after reading, but he was different. He could memorize something after reading it a few times. He was not only liked by the teachers and the principal, but also by my grandmother."
"When I was young, I didn't understand why adults were so partial to him. When I grew up, I realized that it was because he studied well and could change his background and give back to his family. So everyone had high hopes for him and wanted to give him the best." An Shuming's old voice rang out in the living room.
He paused for a moment and continued, "Big brother didn't disappoint everyone. He did graduate from high school smoothly and got a job at the glass factory."
"But he actually sold his job under the pretext of paying off debts," An Shuming said with a smile in his eyes. "He also said he sold his job because he was afraid of hardship. I was young at the time and didn't understand. I only found out later," An Shuming's somewhat cloudy eyes were filled with tears. "My eldest brother was afraid that the burden on the family would be too heavy, so he deliberately sold his job to ease the burden."
"Although my eldest brother was born in the countryside and couldn't compare to the workers in the town, he was always confident and never felt ashamed to see others because of his family's poverty. On the contrary, because of his generosity and free-spiritedness, he made many good friends in the town."
An Shuming wiped his eyes and looked at Xu Jinsheng, who was listening and taking notes, with an embarrassed look on his face. "I'm getting old, and I've gotten off topic."
Xu Jinsheng quickly said, "This isn't off topic. The more you talk, the better we'll understand this person."
An Shuming nodded, calmed himself, and continued, "The first thing Big Brother did when he returned to the team was to give us our own farm. This was accomplished thanks to the friends Big Brother made..."
"Later, I supported Professor Song in researching fertilizers and improving rice varieties."
"At first, everyone thought they were fooling around, but it was only out of trust in my eldest brother that they stayed out of the way. Professor Song didn't disappoint us, and he quickly made some progress. The county government was even more alarmed, and they mobilized educated youth from all over to come to our area to help with research."
"Then Professor Song went to university. We all thought he might never come back, so we were reluctant to let him go. But my eldest brother said he had his own future and couldn't be tied to this place forever. He had given us enough. In the end, he supported Professor Song's departure to go to university, despite everyone's objections."
"At that time, thanks to Professor Song's rice experiment, our Changyun Brigade received much attention from higher-ups, and we gained a lot of advantages. It's no wonder that everyone was reluctant to let Professor Song go."
"No one expected that after graduating from university, Professor Song would return to this area. The educated youth who had joined the experimental team with him also returned. Everyone developed a deep affection for this place, which led to the establishment of the Changyun Rice Seed Experimental Base."
"It's a pity that my eldest brother passed away so early. Our lives were clearly getting better and better. Every household could live in a beautiful building, and the farm was getting bigger and bigger. Everything was moving in the right direction. But no one could have imagined that my eldest brother would fall asleep and never wake up again. When he passed away, he was only... less than fifty years old. Everyone thought it was because he had a deep relationship with my grandmother, and my eldest brother was overly sad about my grandmother's passing, so..."
When he said this, An Shuming choked up again.
As Xu Jinsheng recorded the speech, he sighed, "Mr. An was indeed a man worthy of admiration. What a pity."
…
After returning, Xu Jinsheng hurried to find someone to write the script. As soon as the script was finished, he showed it to An Shuming, deleted and revised some parts, and finally the script was officially completed.
Since the character in this movie involves Professor Song’s close friend, who was also on the hot search for a while, they started promoting it before filming began, which attracted the attention of many netizens.
The final selected characters were also approved by An Shuming before filming officially began.
I don’t know if someone was helping me, but the movie was approved very quickly after it was finished and was scheduled for the best release date.
The movie that has been anticipated for half a year is finally released, and netizens are rushing to buy tickets to see it.
Some people came for Xu Jinsheng's reputation, while others were curious about Professor Song's close friend.
An Shuming also bought movie tickets. It should be said that all the elderly people in that group who knew An Jingzhi bought movie tickets.
They sat in the last row of the cinema and watched the movie in silence.
Looking at the young actor who looked a bit like An Jingzhi, as soon as he appeared on the stage, old people like An Shuming couldn't help but burst into tears.
Song Liangrong, who was devoted to the rice fields, also bought a movie ticket. Looking at the scenes in the movie, his mind went back to the past.
It wasn't long before the movie reviews came out.
I thought this movie would be like any other period piece, celebrating suffering. I was really surprised by how well it was made! It felt like a thriller! And everything in it actually happened!
[The whole thing was so boring without any boring moments. An Jingzhi is so amazing! He actually came up with such a great idea in that era. He got five pigs for free!]
"Just because I wrote an article and it was published in the newspaper, how could people believe it so much? The credibility of newspapers back then was really too strong, wasn't it?!"
If I hadn't known I was watching a movie, I would have suspected I was reading some sappy novel. An Jingzhi is the perfect male protagonist template: clever, smart, decisive, far-sighted, good at employing people, and most importantly, grateful and conscientious.
After watching it, I finally understood why Professor Song was so moved by such a person. His eyes seemed to always be filled with hope, and he would never be defeated by difficulties.
[Haha, this old actress who plays Zhang Wunai looks so familiar! It's so funny! The way she curses is exactly like my grandma!]
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