"This is my second visit to Taiwan Province for more than a month. Last time I went to see a doctor, this time I'm going to attend a funeral. I can't describe my feelings. " Jie Shen said this in a telephone interview with the author before boarding the plane.
18 years ago, Wu, a famous mainland director, successfully put the novel Old Things in the South of the City by Taiwan Province woman writer Lin on the screen and won the Golden Eagle Award at the Manila International Film Festival. Lin and his works began to become household names in Chinese mainland. At that time, he was only 65,438+00 years old and became a well-known "child star" in the mainland because of his outstanding performance as Lin Yingzi in childhood. This is the first time I became attached to Lin. It was seven years after the film was finished that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait really got to know Eiko. 1990, Lin returned to Chinese mainland for the first time after bidding farewell to Beijing for 42 years. In addition to visiting the haunted Jingnan, she also found Jie Shen, who played Eiko in the movie Old Things in Jingnan, and gave up her wish for many years. The happy meeting between the "Eiko" on both sides of the strait was passed down as a much-told story at that time.
"Although the two of us, eiko, became a girl and an old lady, we are very congenial and have a special tacit understanding. What impressed me most at that time was the beauty and elegance, a pure Beijing dialect and a particularly lovely childlike innocence. " Shen Jie once recalled their first meeting 1 years ago. With the passage of time, the love between the two "Eiko" deepened. After graduating from high school, she went to Japan to study, and Lin went to Tokyo to visit her. Last year, I made a special trip to Taipei to attend Lin's family reunion to celebrate his 82nd birthday. Over the years, the two "Eiko" have exchanged letters and telephones, talking about everything, and there is no age gap, just like bosom friends!
"Aunt Lin's birthday last year, Aunt Lin's husband, Mr. He Fan, and her children all thought that Aunt Lin and I were too alike in character, and they were very enthusiastic, simple and straightforward. I think this is probably why we became friends. " Jie Shen said.
However, "life is a rare reunion." Last year's birthday party in Taipei became the last good memory of two Eiko. In the past year, Lin's illness became more and more serious, and he died at the age of 83 on the evening of February 65438 this year.
"Tell our story."
"Although I was psychologically prepared for this day, when I really heard the news, it was still hard to accept." Jie Shen said. She told reporters that on the day she got the news, she began to go through the formalities of going to Taiwan. "The reason why I left for Taipei early today is mainly because I think there must be a lot of things at home these days. Maybe I can help." In her mind, Lin's home is her home.
"I arranged a speech at the memorial service in Taipei. I want to share my wonderful story with Aunt Lin. During my stay in Taipei, I also want to go to the Jinbaoshan Cemetery where Aunt Lin was buried alone, present her with a bunch of flowers, and then tell her my heart. " Jie Shen said emotionally. In my conversation with Jie Shen, I learned that Jie Shen set up a cultural communication company after returning to China. The first thing the company did after its establishment was to put Mr. Lin's representative works "The Story of Marriage" and "A Journey to Zhu Meng" on the screen. At present, the preparatory work is progressing smoothly, and shooting can be started after the Spring Festival. Jie Shen hopes to make this film well. "I became attached to Aunt Lin Hai Yin through the screen. This film is to commemorate Aunt Lin and Hai Yin, and also to commemorate and continue our touching friendship. " Jie Shen said.
"Tianya, Tianya, intimate friends are half scattered." This is a lyric that laments life in the theme song of the movie "Old Things in the South of the City". However, Eiko from the south of the city not only created a brilliant career, but also won a valuable "bosom friend" in life, and "bosom friend is still there". The buried Eiko in the south of the city should not feel sorry.
At that time, "Old Things in the South of the City" made Jie Shen a household name and became the best among child stars.
At the Shanghai TV Festival, the reporter met Jie Shen, the actor of Xiaoying in the movie Old Things in the South of the City. Although it was 19 years ago to shoot old things in the south of the city, there are still traces of Xiaoying on Jie Shen's face. The reporter met her in a coffee shop in Shanghai and talked about her who had been away from the audience for more than ten years. 1992, Jie Shen graduated from high school at the age of 19. Because she wanted to have a more self-centered sky, she came to Japan alone. "In fact, I am a person who is very dependent on my parents. When I was in Shanghai, I rarely even went out to play by myself. " When Jie Shen arrived in Tokyo, she had studied Japanese for half a year. When choosing a major, she hesitated for half a year: "Many teachers and friends suggested that I study acting, and I plan to do so when I go abroad. Later, I often chatted with some lawyers and friends around me and found that law is a very attractive subject: through a civil case, we found that very small things will produce contradictions, and we will wonder why such contradictions arise, how to solve them or how to avoid such things from happening again in the future. "
During the four years of college life, Jie Shen also applied to NHK TV to be the host of a program introducing China. In Japan, Jie Shen also felt the far-reaching influence of the old things in the south of the city. "In Japan, Old Things in the South of the City is a very popular foreign film. In my university, I once passed a classroom and suddenly heard my voice in "Old Things in the South of the City" and the song "Outside the Pavilion, By the Ancient Road". Later, I learned that there was a Chinese class, and "Old Things in the South of the City" was a textbook. " When students know Jie Shen's identity, she will naturally teach China culture in some universities, or teach Japanese students Chinese. After graduation, Jie Shen worked as a researcher in the research center of a film consortium. A year later, Shen Jie started his own cultural communication company, which mainly engaged in cultural exchanges with the University of Tokyo. She chose this kind of life, more or less because of the person who almost influenced her life-Lin, the original author of the movie Old Things in the South of the City. Although the two generations have similarities.
200 1 65438+2 1 Lin, a famous writer in Taiwan Province Province, passed away. Jie Shen didn't describe it too much. She just said that they were predestined: "My grandfather is in Taiwan Province Province. After graduating from college, I went to Taiwan Province Province every year. I want to do two things: one is to sweep grandpa's grave, and the other is to see grandma Lin. Taiwan Province Province is no stranger to me. Grandma Lin was born in Japan, and I went to Japan later. Many people around her say that we are very similar, especially in character, and we are very simple and brave people. When she was dying last year, she often sang children's songs, revealing her childlike innocence. "
"Last year, I went to Taiwan Province Province and met some of Mr. Lin's students. Her students are mainly engaged in publishing. At that time, they gave me a set of novels by Mr. Lin. After reading it carefully, I was deeply attracted by the story of marriage. At that time, I really wanted to make it into a movie or TV series. Teacher Lin's works are all about women. She is very observant, so reading her works often makes people feel that the characters she describes are around you. It just concentrates on the personalities and stories of many characters, and such things are easy to resonate with readers. " The TV series The Story of Marriage tells a story that happened in the 1930s in the south of the Yangtze River. Jie Shen said that there are several marriage stories with different beginnings and different results. Between these different beginnings and endings, people will think about something. The Story of Marriage is jointly invested by Jie Shen's own company-Shanghai Fan Fei Culture Communication Co., Ltd. and a company in Taiwan Province. Jie Shen said that the total investment of this TV series reached 5 million, 50% of which was produced by his own company.
Lin's works are actually more suitable for making movies. Because her works are simple and without any embellishment, the screenwriter pays great attention to strengthening the rhythm and plot when changing the script. In this TV series, Jie Shen originally wanted to be a producer, but both the director and the screenwriter suggested that she play a simple girl, Wang Yunyi. It means that Lin will be filmed again in the future, but it will be made into a movie. However, in the future, she doesn't want to play a role in her own play: "Being an actress and a producer is very contradictory. Actors spend all day thinking about how to have more time to ponder their roles and perform better; The producer considers the production cycle and cost. This is a contradiction in itself. Coupled with participating in the Shanghai TV Festival these days, it is even harder to get into the role when you are busy. " The wedding story started in early May and is expected to be closed next month. 29-year-old Jie Shen seems out of proportion to her age. Although it has been 19 years since the filming of "Old Things in the South of the City" and her appearance has changed slightly, there is still Xiaoying's shadow on her face, especially when she smiles, with a little unstoppable innocence. Jie Shen told reporters that I chose to study law at that time, and now I choose to be a producer, because I want to have more control over my life: "I like flying, I like the feeling of flying around, I am free and have no worries. I don't know if this is the reason, I am still single. "
Jie Shen said "Old Things in the South of the City" was a memorial to her childhood. "I am very lucky to be involved in the filming of this film. It gave me a special childhood and influenced my future life. " At the TV Festival, Jie Shen met ZhangFeng yi who filmed "Old Things in the South of the City" with her. "I stood in front of him without saying hello. However, ZhangFeng yi recognized me, and he asked me,' Where have you been all these years? "Why are you still so young?" A few years ago, I went to the United States and met Yuan Jiayi, the actress who played the role of "girl" in Old Things South of the City. She immigrated to America a long time ago. When I was giving a speech in the local area, she read the newspaper and called me. After meeting, we all said that the other side had not changed at all. "