In 1950, Zhang Ailing wrote "Lust, Caution". This short story with only 10,000 words was revised and revised for more than 30 years, and was published in the subset "Wang Ran Ji" in the 1980s.
was later adapted into a movie of the same name by Ang Lee and put on the screen.
Before the filming started, Tony Leung had already been confirmed as the male lead, but it has yet to be decided who the female lead would be.
Ang Lee accidentally met Tang Wei , which resulted in the famous movie version of "Lust, Caution".
Tang Wei was 27 years old that year. After graduating from Chinese Opera, she only filmed a few unknown works. She was a newcomer in terms of qualifications and appearance, so why did Ang Lee choose her?
Tang Wei was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 1979. Her father is a painter and her mother is an opera actress, but she is an ordinary child.
's childhood dream was to follow his father's image and make a living through painting. After graduating from the Hangzhou Fine Arts Vocational School, for some reason he changed his mind and turned to acting. He joined a local film and television training class to prepare for the Central Academy of Drama .
After applying for the acting department for two years, she was eliminated. The Chinese Opera examiner told her: "Your appearance is not suitable for being an actor."
So, in the third year, she found another way to enter the directing department.
She spent seven years in college.
After entering school in 2000, Tang Wei interpreted herself as "being in Cao Ying and being in Han Dynasty". She often went to acting classes and made guest appearances in many dramas and film and television dramas, but she was always unknown.
An actor cannot become famous and can only be reduced to a high-end supporting role. Therefore, Tang Wei put on a swimsuit to participate in the 2004 Miss Universe beauty pageant, hoping to become famous in one fell swoop, but she did not even go out to the Beijing competition area.
Fortunately, I had accumulated a lot of contacts in the Chinese drama industry. After being recommended by Lai Shengchuan, she co-starred with mainland actor Tian Yu in the TV series " Police Lady Swallows". This work became the first film to open the doors of international director Li An.
In 2006, Ang Lee chose a heroine for "Lust, Caution" that had been in preparation for ten years. There were not many opportunities for an actor to get a high-quality role. Popular female stars all auditioned for the names of Zhang Ailing and Ang Lee.
were all passed. According to rumors, Zhang Ziyi got the cruelest reply. Li An said she was too smart and didn't have the face to do stupid things for love.
What kind of heroine does Ang Lee want?
The story of "Lust, Caution" originated from Zhang Ailing's past when her "scandalous" boyfriend Hu Lancheng was abandoned at first.
Hu Lancheng is the senior consultant of and Wang Jingwei of . This identity is transformed into Mr. Yi in the story.
The content of the story is very ordinary.
Female student Wang Jiazhi implemented a beauty trap under the arrangement of the organization and assassinated the spy Mr. Yi. A group of people plotted for power, and the two protagonists were emotionally entangled.
Zhang Ailing is a weak woman, and she can't do anything to a "traitor boss", so she can only write him into the story and manipulate her at will.
I have loved and let go. This short story is actually a reflection of Zhang Ailing’s inner feelings.
has kept it unpublished and revised it intermittently for thirty years. The love and hate intertwined in it make every sentence in the article full of obscure and profound meanings. If you don't understand Zhang Ailing's past, the whole article will be full of confusion.
To put it bluntly, this story is Zhang Ailing’s confession to herself.
This article was reprinted by the Guangdong magazine "Flower City" in the 1990s, and Ang Lee probably took notice of it at that time.
Director Li Da’s requirements for the heroine are: young and student-like.
This condition is reasonable for the original text, but Ang Lee still chose Tang Wei, who is already 27 years old.
Tang Wei was delivering information for someone else that day, but was accidentally seen by An Li. Li An said she looked like a history teacher from junior high school.
Speaking of this, people can't help but think that Li An was probably physically punished by the teacher.
Later, Ang Lee asked Lai Shengchuan about Tang Wei's situation, and the answer he got was: pretty good. Then schedule an interview.
According to Tang Wei's recollection, during the audition, she didn't know anything. The script was fake and there was no specific description of the type of movie to be made and the scale of the film.
Ang Lee obviously had his own plans when he chose Tang Wei, who has played the leading role but is still a newcomer.
If you look at the subsequent plot, you will understand why all the actresses who were interviewed were axed.
How could a first-line actress be able to keep filming calmly when faced with such a large scale? It's only a matter of time before you terminate the contract and run away.
As a newbie in the film and television industry, Tang Wei naturally cannot afford the consequences of terminating her contract. On the other hand, at the age of 27, if she doesn't give it a try, it may be difficult for her to get ahead.
Ginger is still old and spicy. The old fox Li An indirectly confirms the saying on the Internet: The old man is so bad. After
Tang Wei was selected, she was sent to Shanghai for three months of training, learning Shanghainese, smoking, and Suzhou Pingtan . Under Ang Lee's deliberate arrangements, Tang Wei's charming and silky femininity was fully stimulated.
The three erotic scenes in the film were filmed for more than 20 days.
Ang Lee guided the movements, eyes, positions and lines over and over again.
I think Ang Lee must have read Zhang Ailing’s original text into a split.
There is only one sentence in Zhang Ailing's original text to describe her lust: "Every time I'm with Lao Yi, it's like taking a hot bath, washing away all the depression, because everything has a purpose."
This is a very light and indifferent statement, but it was infinitely amplified by Ang Lee.
This movie with a total investment of US$15 million was released in 2007. Ang Lee used high-end materials for the set, props, and costumes in this movie. It took a total of 118 days of filming, 114 of which were filming Tang Wei.
Tang Wei became popular with "Lust, Caution". The film won the Golden Lion Award at the 64th Venice International Film Festival and the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. Tang Wei won the 44th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for Best Newcomer.
When Li An accepted the award, he said : Tang Wei sacrificed a lot. Because the film was banned in the mainland, Tang Wei was officially required to reduce her exposure.
The fire comes fiercely but goes away quietly. The ban on
is related to standards. This film appeared secretly on the computer hard drives of mainland viewers.
So is this movie really that good?
This movie is indeed popular among those born in the 1980s, 1990s and even the 2000s.
However, 90% of people watched it in fast forward, and 100% of people did not understand what this movie represented.
Men see desire and the body, while women see cheongsam and mahjong.
This has nothing to do with the public's aesthetic ability . How the director guides the audience will determine how the audience will watch it.
The part of the director who wants to highlight the performance, no matter how small, will be a torrent in front of the public.
Sometimes I really want to ask these directors, is it advanced to express desires on the body?
If it is to appreciate the beauty of the human body, then Tang Wei does not have the emotional conditions. She does not have an ups and downs figure like Monica Bellucci in "The Beautiful Legend of Sicily", nor does she have a pure and lustful appearance like Gong Li . Her face is a combination of tranquility and melancholy. Is it suitable to appear in a scene of lust?
In reality, Mr. Yi may not be tempted by Wang Jiazhi like this. The only way Ang Lee can think of to make up for it is to use difficult postures.
Vulgarity dressed in the guise of art is like an apple with a broken core. It tastes delicious at first, but then it becomes disgusting.
This movie is not Ang Lee’s achievement of Tang Wei, but Tang Wei’s achievement of Ang Lee’s .
Ang Lee, who won the Academy Award for " Brokeback Mountain ", has had no good works for many years, so he thought of "Lust, Caution". Those years happened to be when the Eileen Chang phenomenon was at its hottest.
He himself said: "This is the best and only opportunity."
It is not surprising that this movie was labeled as a pornographic film.
Zhang Ailing once loved very humblely, but she never expected that her words and feelings would be so offensive a few years later.
If Quanxia knew anything, he would definitely say that Li An was shameless and Tang Wei was ignorant.
When everyone was celebrating the success, Ang Lee almost destroyed Tang Wei.
The entertainment industry was originally a place where people could adapt to the changing circumstances. After Tang Wei was banned, the commercials she was filming were terminated, and no one dared to ask her to make new films. This treatment meant that she was relegated to the sidelines in domestic entertainment.
During the period Feng Xiaogang , Venus and many movie stars complained about Tang Wei, asking why a movie only banned the heroine? Because both the actor and the director should be banned.
This way of dealing with Tang Wei is indeed unfair, but she is not the only one who is hurt?
Tang Wei's boyfriend Tian Yu has also been criticized.
Tian Yu is the teacher in "Charlotte" and Wang Qinian in "Celebrating More Than Years". The two came together during the filming of "Police Swallow".
Tian Yu learned that Ang Lee was going to film "Lust, Caution" and wanted to find a role. He asked Tang Wei to help him send the information to the crew. As a result, his fiancée became the heroine and he became the object of ridicule.
This is very bizarre, but it just happened.
When Tang Wei was invited by Ang Lee, she hesitated. She and Tian Yu had been in love for two years and were already talking about marriage. Making this movie would definitely affect their relationship. Tian Yu, who was unaware, didn't think much about it and encouraged her not to miss the opportunity.
Tian Yu, who was suppressed by public opinion and could not hold his head up, finally broke up with Tang Wei.
Tang Wei lost everything. After paying the advertiser's termination fee, he took his remaining net worth and fled to the UK to study.
In order to survive, she performed performance art on the streets of London, cut clothes from newspapers and wore them, accepted charity from others, went to the badminton hall to work as a sparring partner, sweated like rain, worked part-time as a model, and tried her best to make ends meet.
The three-year ban is fleeting in the eyes of viewers, and Tang Wei knows the bitterness and warmth he experienced during it.
So when did Tang Wei's turnaround begin?
In 2011, Korean director Kim Tae-yong invited her to film " Late Autumn ".
The character Anna played by Tang Wei is a marginalized person living in the shadow of society.
She was repeatedly subjected to domestic violence and killed her husband by mistake. After being imprisoned for seven years, she was given the opportunity to visit her home for three days. On the way home, she had an incredible love affair with a love cheater...
The entire film has a sophisticated structure and interlocking plots. The plots are seamless and seamless. There is no luxurious cast that makes people dizzy, but it makes people feel turbulent in the dense thoughts. The interpretation of a fantasy relationship is evocative.
This film won Tang Wei more than ten Best Actress awards. Koreans showed their love to Tang Wei without hesitation. This is not a miracle, it is a confirmation of reality.
Actor needs a good role, a role that is equal to himself.
Tang Wei's advantages are not reflected in her face and body. Looking at her body and praising her temperament, it is untrue.
Tang Wei's beauty is the soul imprint attached to the style.
For directors who are good at capturing the depth of human nature, this style has a rare appeal.
The Korean film industry used to blindly imitate Hong Kong films. After more than ten years of adjustment, it has broken away from this vicious cycle. Nowadays, screenwriters and directors of Korean entertainment are more inclined to explore the more straightforward side of people's hearts. They are best at expressing content in both light and darkness.
They dare to do, dare to speak, dare to expose social problems, and dare to break through themselves.
, " Melting Pot ", " Sowon ", " Parasite ", each one strips humanity completely naked. Korean directors have made commercial films that are least like commercial films.
Looking back at the performance of domestic entertainment in recent years, what appears on the screen is either "cute" showing breasts or "weird" showing thighs. Chinese directors and screenwriters who are too ambitious have gained popularity and wealth in China by letting female stars take off their clothes, but they have never fed back the culture that should be passed on to the domestic audience.
Koreans should be very grateful to that group of people. internal entertainment lost Tang Wei, and Korean entertainment gained an extra " Jun Ji-hyun ".
Tang Wei and Jun Ji-hyun's acting skills are the same, they can open and close freely. Both of them are actors who can express themselves with their eyes.
2022 is the year that belongs to Tang Wei. After 11 years, Tang Wei once again shines with "Determination to Break Up".
This is not the first time that Koreans have fallen in love with her. At the film press conference, the screenwriter said that this was a script tailor-made for Tang Wei.
How many celebrities have won such an honor?
A few years ago, a reporter asked Tang Wei which work was the most representative in the film industry for more than ten years?
Tang Wei answered " Golden Age " and "Late Autumn" calmly and calmly.
There is no mention of that work that is recognized as a great one.
