"Eight Hundred" took more than half a year to finally be completed.
However, in the end, Li Yi's edited version was still nearly three hours long, and this was the result of him deleting as many scenes as possible.
In fact, Fanhai Pictures and several other joint distributors suggested that Li Yi be able to make "Eight Hundred" into two films, but in the end Li Yi rejected it after considering it.
Because if it is divided into upper and lower parts, then the content of the lower part is not so easy to arrange.
Zhonghai City, Times International Cinema.
The screening of "Eight Hundred" will start here.
This movie has been fully publicized during this period, and since it is Li Yi's movie, the largest screening hall in Times International Cinemas, which can accommodate a thousand people, was packed with seats.
At 7 p.m., the first special screening of "Eight Hundred" officially started.
Accompanied by the subtitles "Director Li Yi's work", the movie was officially screened.
In the original version, the origins of the defense battle of Sihang Warehouse were only shown with a few subtitles. Li Yi always felt that it was a bit confusing.
In a battle, you must at least know why you are fighting this battle and why these people were sent here. The original version only said at the end that this was a performance.
But the cause was not explained.
For this reason, Li Yi added a paragraph at the beginning of this version of "Eight Hundred".
Micromanipulation master Chang Kaishen is making a call to the Third Theater Command.
"The Nine-Nation Convention meeting is about to be held, and the battle in Shanghai has to change positions! But one of the troops in Zhabei should be left to defend it to impress the hearts of China and foreign countries!"
The deputy commander of the Third Theater then called the Eighty-Eighth Division: "The League of Nations will hold a meeting in Geneva in early November. During the meeting, my country will accept our accusations and discuss how to stop the Japanese aggression. Therefore, the committee intends to ask your division to fight in Zhabei. ... Try to buy time and arouse the sympathy of friendly countries!"
This "flying general" is not a flying general who "only keeps the flying generals in Dragon City and does not teach Huma to cross the Yin Mountains", but a flying general who has no ability to fight and is the first to escape.
After receiving the order, the flying general was so anxious that he immediately ran to the deputy commander and cried: "Our 88th Division is the elite among the elite, and we must not give up easily. Besides, staying in Shanghai is due to political considerations. It is too wasteful to keep one division. "
"This is the commission's order!"
"My commander, President Songhu has lost hundreds of thousands of men and horses and is defending Zhabei. It is our duty as soldiers, but we must consider not making unnecessary sacrifices!"
In the end, Commander Gu agreed to leave one regiment of the 88th Division, but it must hold on for seven days to create favorable international public opinion for the Nine-Nation Convention meeting.
After the flying general returned to the division headquarters, he thought carefully and felt that there were still too many troops in one regiment, so he decided to leave only the 1st Battalion of the 524th Regiment with 420 people, and sent a deputy commander to command the battalion. Sihang Warehouse stayed behind to fight.
This part of the plot is not long, but it can be regarded as explaining the cause.
In fact, Li Yi wanted to shoot in more detail, but in the end he gave up and just explained the basic situation through a few shots and several conversations.
This is also the reason why this movie passed the review smoothly.
Everyone knows the reason. In fact, it was the micro-management master’s performance during the Battle of Songhu that was “amazing”!
But these things cannot be photographed because the impact is not good.
You must know that on the day of the Songhu Battle on August 13, Lao Chang once asked the commander-in-chief of the Beijing-Shanghai garrison to convey the instruction of "waiting for the enemy to attack us first before we can fight back, otherwise the international public opinion will be unfavorable to me"; the next day Zhang issued a general attack After the order, Lao Chang unexpectedly issued an urgent order: "No attack tonight, wait until later." This was because "the hooks of two machines in the Second Battalion were destroyed by the enemy, so two bombs fell on each of the British and French concessions. Because Britain, France, and the United States are dissatisfied and are ready to criticize, they have the tendency to interfere in the Shanghai War." If these were filmed, it would indeed be too real. After all, everything depends on the faces of the great powers. In vain, it will waste the opportunity for the master of micro-manipulation. Where is the face?
Back to business.
After explaining the reasons, cast subtitles soon began to appear on the screen.
At this time, the voice-over sounded, which was an old man's dictation: "When I was seven years old, I followed the adults to watch the fighting in the building opposite. Oops, the entire shore was crowded with people watching the building opposite. My father said that in the building Everyone is a hero, trying their best to protect everyone. I didn’t know what happened at that time, I just remember that the fermented glutinous rice dumplings there were particularly delicious. Later, my father would go to the warehouse every year, light a candle, and set out bowls of fermented fermented glutinous rice dumplings. , now that my father is gone, I will still go. I can never forget what my father said, the people in the building are protecting us, right?"
Pictures began to appear on the big screen.
The field mouse, which came out of its hole to forage, was frightened by a cry and shrank back.
An army was marching hastily towards Zhabei.
"The great Shanghai lies ahead, it's up to you whether you can keep it or not!"
"I'm telling you, you are the face of the Hubei Security Group, so please stay alert!"
The camera zoomed in, and Lao Hulu was panting and walking. His nephew Duanwu behind him asked: "Uncle, how far is it?"
"Should be here soon!"
At the same time, the camera changes to a building that has been bombed by shells, filled with foraging crows.
The rain was pattering.
The army gathered here, but this group of people didn't look like the so-called elite.
In fact, they are not elites at all, just composed of local security groups, miscellaneous soldiers, etc.
During the Dragon Boat Festival, he stepped on the rocks and came to a high place, only to see a young man executing an execution not far away.
He was quickly discovered, and he quickly turned around and shouted: "Uncle, run!"
The little devils over there also discovered the Dragon Boat Festival and immediately chased after him.
A group of miscellaneous soldiers suddenly dispersed.
The commander shouted there: "Don't run, don't mess up the team!"
It's a pity that this group of people have long been frightened out of their wits. How can they be willing to listen?
The soldiers from Xiaozhi came to kill him, and Xiao Hu Bei, who was still as young as a child, squatted on the spot shivering in fear.
Lao Hulu quickly pulled him away and shouted his nephew's name: "Dragon Boat Festival!"
Duanwu ran over and the three of them were hiding there.
As soon as the camera turned, a line of bloody subtitles appeared: "When I become ashes, you will see my smile" - I would like to dedicate this film to those ancestors who fought bravely!
Gunfire rang out.
It was already nightfall.
The military police of the Guo Army were enforcing military law and executing deserters on the spot.
"The division commander is dead and the regiment commander can't be found. We have no one to take care of us. Sir, please let me go. I can still go to fight."
However, the deserter still did not escape and was shot on the spot.
As Dragon Boat Festival was running, suddenly a man lying on the ground covered in blood grabbed him.
"Brother, help me!"
"Fellow, we can't be saved!"
Duanwu wanted to save him, but he knew that he was powerless because the old gourd in front of him was calling him.
He could only say to him repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Then break off the other person's hand and leave.
They were hiding all the way, and suddenly saw troops appearing, and Duanwu couldn't help but want to go up.
"There are a lot of people there, are they here to help?"
As a result, he was grabbed by Lao Hulu.
"You stupid thing, the little devil is over there, and Guo Jun is running away!"
"Uncle, go over there and tell the commander clearly that we are laggards!"
Lao Hulu looked at him angrily: "Legging behind? Deserters, catch the ones who will lose their heads! Let's go!"
