Uncover ＂Ordinary Heroes＂! The miracle of 8 hours and 1400 kilometers is restored like this.

1905 movie network news April 30th, 2021 was an extraordinary night.

A life-saving rescue that spanned 1,400 kilometers from Hotan to Urumqi in eight hours witnessed the heroic deeds of Qi Xin, an ordinary public from all walks of life in Xinjiang, such as doctors, crew members, passengers and police, who cooperated to rescue and treat the brokeback boy in Hotan, Xinjiang.

More than a year later, this story of fighting against time and going all out for a life was put on the big screen and met the audience in the National Day file with the appearance of a movie.

When the incident happened, the director paid attention to the news for the first time. He has always wanted to shoot a story about Xinjiang and has been looking for a suitable theme, so at the end of June, he went to Xinjiang to collect the wind and see if he could shoot the story.

Chen Guohui found that there were people helping the child during the interview in Xinjiang.

For example, the traffic police coordinated traffic to save him about 5 minutes; The captain saved ten minutes by adjusting the route; When the plane arrived at Urumqi airport, the parking space was adjusted to a position close to the exit, which saved about 3 minutes. Finally, the whole process saved more than 20 minutes.

He was deeply impressed by the words of Tian Shuji at Hotan Airport. "He said that the airport was closed that night, and he told the plane to stop. He said,’ I have a pot, I will carry it tomorrow, and I must save him tonight!’" "Chen Guohui was very moved. Many people were afraid to stand up in this era, but this incident made him see so many ordinary people who took the initiative to help.

"We visited the doctor. If it really took more than 8 hours, he wouldn’t do this arm extension surgery. It is everyone who saves him a few minutes to get treatment in time. " When Chen Guohui talked to these people involved in relay for life about it, they were all surprised. "Really? We are either heroes or ordinary people doing ordinary things. "

Chen Guohui put this sentence in the last dialogue of the movie. Later, he thought that the title of the film might as well be called "Ordinary Heroes" to pay tribute to them.

How does the film restore and reproduce this 8-hour, 1400-kilometer relay miracle? Director Chen Guohui revealed the behind-the-scenes creation of the film in an exclusive interview with 1905 Film Network.

I want foreigners to see the true and loving Xinjiang.

When I first met the brokeback boy, Chen Guohui remembered that he had said thank you to the founder for more than ten times. Knowing that their story was going to be made into a movie, the child’s brother also made a thank-you expression and action to him.

Chen Guohui told them that he didn’t just want to shoot this story, but also wanted to shoot the real Xinjiang for the audience and let the world know the real Xinjiang.

"I hope foreigners can watch this movie. It’s really a true story and it’s not made up. The real Xinjiang is not as reported by some western media. I want to shoot the great love of Xinjiang. "

Chen Guohui lived in Hotan, Xinjiang for more than five months for the first time. One night, he got lost. It was a group of hospitable Xinjiang people on the road who took him back to the hotel.

This personal experience was rewritten by him and integrated into the film. In the film, when my brother drove his brokeback brother to the hospital for emergency treatment, it was a kind Xinjiang man who called on everyone to clear the way for them.

One minute before the opening of the film, Chen Guohui also showed a beautiful scene of Xinjiang. A group of Xinjiang children were playing and dancing on the mountain. "It’s a little like MV, and I want to shoot the beauty of Xinjiang."

The prototypes are all on the shooting scene, and they are also "screenwriters"

Ordinary Heroes is a group movie. In Chen Guohui’s view, the characters can’t be a "card", and great efforts should be made in the script and details.

Chen Guohui remembers that when he first met the doctor Li Lishi who treated the boy with a broken arm, he was sleeping in the office. He said that he usually had a lot of operations, and he could narrow for five minutes. Chen Guohui observed this unnoticed behavior, so he put it into a movie, which enriched the image of a doctor with many roles.

There are many magnified characters and details in the film, which strengthen the drama and appreciation of the film on the basis of respecting the truth:

On the night of life rescue, there was a retired military doctor on the plane who bandaged the wound of the brokeback boy. The film rewritten it as Rui Liu, a young doctor who helped the boy solve the pneumothorax problem and grow up. The child fell asleep on the plane, and the crew took the mobile phone to play cartoons in his ear, and the movie was changed to be shown on the plane display screen; Some passengers sang to wake him up, and the film was changed to the old chorus singing Xinjiang folk song Our Motherland is a Garden. ……

The difference between Ordinary Hero and other films is that all prototype characters are on the shooting scene, and the prototype characters are beside the actors when they perform.

"I will ask them if this is right or wrong. For example, if the tone is wrong, the prototype will go over and tell the actor." Chen Guohui said that "archetypal characters are also screenwriters" and would communicate lines and details with them to see how to make them more authentic and vivid.

Chen Guohui also didn’t want to make this movie like a documentary. In reality, the arm-connecting operation of the brokeback boy went smoothly, not that the film is so thrilling after artistic processing now.

On one occasion, Chen Guohui saw Dr. Li Li touching a patient’s leg. "I asked him why he touched it? He said to take a look at his temperature, and then I asked him if he would touch the child at that time, and he said yes. When he told me, there was love in his eyes. " Chen Guohui thought, to add this detail to the play. Therefore, the film has a shot of Dr. Lin touching his arm warmly when the blood vessels in the arm are blocked.

Chen Guohui revealed that it had been finished at that time, but he didn’t care, so he must come back and remake the scene. "This is great love, this is love."

There is no rehearsal for the performance, and there is no rest from the plane.

Seeing this story, many actors are willing to play even if some roles are few. Chen Guohui requested that some people only shoot for one day, but they should first train with the prototype characters for one or two days, sometimes the shooting time is shorter than the training time, which will make the performance more practical.

Li Bingbing plays Zhou Yan, the flight attendant, and the prototype is Zhao Yan, the flight attendant of China Southern Airlines Xinjiang Branch, who undertakes the task of temporary care on the plane. In the play, Li Bingbing not only shows the professionalism of staying calm in times of crisis, but also shows his mother’s reluctance and love for the brokeback boy.

Li Bingbing had a lot of ideas about this role, and she went to the stewardess training base for more than a week before shooting. This is the first cooperation between Chen Guohui and Li Bingbing. "When she came to train, we talked a lot. I said that I really want to shoot something that the script doesn’t have. Come and feel it on the spot."

Li Bingbing likes rehearsals, but Chen Guohui won’t let him, so he will act on the spot. "In some scenes, she went to the side and cried, so I asked the photographer to capture her. For example, after she took off her gloves, she cried in the lounge. The script was not there, but it was captured. " Chen Guohui just wanted to capture these truly touching moments of hers.

After shooting a scene or one, Li Bingbing doesn’t get off the plane or go back to the car to rest. "When the lights are on, the plane is very hot, and the temperature is almost 40 degrees. She stays inside and feels, and she doesn’t go down to the RV, and the RV is pushed off the next day. We are together in such a creative space."

Chen Guohui described Li Bingbing’s performance as "very real and grounded". The chief producer also praised Li Bingbing at the premiere. He had to wear a mask all the time, and it was even more difficult to act with his eyes than the flight attendant.

The next film is tentatively scheduled for "Three Trains"

After filming, Chen Guohui never thought of continuing to make the second "Hero" series, but just happened to meet "Ordinary Hero".

Chen Guohui once became famous as a director with his partner Xia Yongkang, and later made many love films. Recently, they also co-directed new films. Chen Guohui said that because "love city" was a box office hit, investors later asked him to make a romantic film, and he was once positioned as a romantic film director.

Chen Guohui doesn’t want to just shoot love, he also likes action movies.

Later, he had the opportunity to receive "Fire Hero", and he thought that he had the ability to shoot exciting fire fighting scenes, and he could control such realistic movies with action elements. He was finally nominated for the Hundred Flowers Award Award for Best Director and Best Screenplay in the 35th Popular Film with this film, and was affirmed.

"Ordinary Hero" doesn’t have the action scenes of putting out the fire and extinguishing the fire in "Fire Hero", but Chen Guohui also wants to make such a drama film with the technique of action film. "There is no shooting or blasting. Who is the villain? The villain is time and time is the villain of this movie. "

Chen Guohui attaches great importance to whether the theme can impress him. The next new film has been put on record, and the title is tentatively named "Three Trains". This is a theme he has never touched before. "Talking about the relationship between Hong Kong people and mainlanders, the friendship between two men for decades is a bit like."