In the 2008 Olympics, Yao Ming made a mistake on the spot, and Zhang Yimou yelled at him to take him back. Why?

Among the great domestic directors, those who can speak for themselves include Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang.

At that time, among the three people, Chen Kaige could be said to be the most powerful eldest brother. When making movies, Feng Xiaogang was just a set manager, and Zhang Yimou was just a follower around the director.

At that time, both of them were asking Chen Kaige for advice on how to make movies. But for Chen Kaige, perhaps he never imagined that many years later, his younger brother would be more famous than himself.

The 2008 Olympic Games is a moment that people across the country are looking forward to. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the Olympic Games, the country is also very cautious in selecting talents.

At that time, several directors were selected for the design of the Olympic Games opening ceremony, the more important of which were Chen Kaige, Ang Lee and Zhang Yimou.

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Needless to say, Ang Lee does not have any big classic works, and the audience who understands him is even less.

As for Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou, everyone is undecided. Zhang Yimou's works are very excellent, and the artistry contained in the movies is also very strong.

Zhang Yimou is not bad either. His works are close to the lives of the people and are very down-to-earth, and there are also many truths reflected in the movie. The performance abilities of the two are about the same.

However, the artistry expressed in Chen Kaige’s works is higher than people’s daily lives. There are also many movies that require repeated consideration before they can be understood. In this regard, Zhang Yimou’s work is more in line with this opening ceremony. The design requirements - not only demonstrate national strength, but also need to be simple and intuitive so that people around the world can understand it.

Zhang Yimou was very happy to take over this important task, but what followed was tremendous pressure.

After making preliminary plans with their teams, in 2007, thousands of art teams gathered in the gymnasium, then closed the door and began months of rehearsals and guidance.

Everyone was rehearsing with full confidence. Zhang Yimou often didn’t sleep well for this opening ceremony. That year, he was exhausted both physically and mentally. However, hard work paid off, and the rehearsals for the opening ceremony became more and more successful. The more exciting it is.

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As the bell rang, the Olympic Games opening ceremony began, and almost all TV stations were broadcasting this exciting opening ceremony.

However, at the beginning of the opening ceremony, an accident occurred, and this accident made Zhang Yimou break into a cold sweat.

At 23:45 Beijing time, Chinese athletes from the host country were required to enter the venue. Athletes dressed in red and white walked into the venue with their heads held high.

The first person holding the national flag was basketball player Yao Ming. When he was about to go out, he discovered that Lin Hao, the flag bearer beside him, suddenly disappeared. This frightened Zhang Yimou.

Little flag bearer Lin Hao is a little boy who survived the Wenchuan earthquake. His appearance represents China's unity and hard work. Without him, there would be no way out.

So, Zhang Yimou sent more than a dozen people to look for him, and finally found him. At this time, the group leader did not let him go, so Zhang Yimou said loudly on the pager: "Go and get him." I'll take it back, don't worry about the team leader, and take it to Yao Ming!"

At this time, Yao Ming had already walked out a few hundred meters. Fortunately, the flagman Lin Hao returned to the team immediately and did not let this happen. Become a pity.

After that, Zhang Yimou hurriedly adjusted his mentality and focused on the next arrangement.

Conclusion

Afterwards, Zhang Yimou also mentioned this incident in the interview. In front of the global audience, if something really happened, it would become a joke to people around the world.

The success of the Olympic Games is inseparable from everyone's efforts, and of course, it is also inseparable from Zhang Yimou's efforts.

For Zhang Yimou, should you watch it while lying down, sitting down, or squatting?