Fangqian Chen's Social Evaluation

Tales of talented scholars are at the other end of life.

Nowadays, there is not a person over 50 who hasn't seen the film Jason Chung. This 1964 children's film is a peak of China children's film in terms of story, photography and special effects, which is unforgettable so far. Jason Chung, Red Guards of Honghu Lake, blossoming flowers, The icing on the cake and Happy Man were all directed by Fangqian Chen and Xie Tian. This is a wonderful story in the film history of China: two equally talented directors joined hands, leaving a lasting joy for the audience in China.

Fangqian Chen (1920- 1985) is recognized as a gifted scholar in the film industry. He studied in Japan in his early years, then worked as a radio editor and actor in a drama club, and then entered the film industry in CLP No.3 Factory. He is very talented. He once collaborated with Lei Zhenbang to compose the opera Pioneers, and won a composition award for Jason Chung. He is good at playing the piano, singing, playing chess and painting. Besides comedies and feature films, he also directed many traditional China dramas and films.

Fangqian Chen is not considered as one of the first-class directors, perhaps because most of his directors cooperate with others. Including the classic anti-story film "Black Triangle" in the 1980s. Perhaps it is because of his artistic generalist and musical imagination that he has added colorful and bright colors to a comprehensive art such as film, and also left those beautiful melodies that have been sung so far in Black Triangle, Red Guards in Honghu Lake and blossoming flowers. A work enjoys an artistic life beyond time and space. What a blessing!

Clever always leaves a lot of anecdotes. Another "important" anecdote of Fangqian Chen is his unintentional contribution to China's cross talk classics:

Houhe is a good friend. In the 1950s, Master Hou was enthusiastically collecting materials for the creation of new cross talk, and told him a joke about riding a broken bicycle and "fighting the law" with the police. Among them, "everything rings except the bell", buy a paper lantern without headlights, "come down! Come down! Lights! Lights! Got it! " "Nonsense! Still a light? " "Looking down again, not only the paper lanterns are on fire, but also the sleeves of clothes are on fire." This is the true story of young Fangqian Chen. Later, we heard a cross talk masterpiece handed down from generation to generation: Night Tour.

In memory of Fangqian Chen

Not long ago, my cousin and I participated in the "Movie Legend" at the invitation of relevant units and read anecdotes about Fangqian Chen. As his nephew, I feel a lot.

In my study, there is a picture of my uncle. This is a Tang poem written in grass. I like it very much because of its solid shelf, vigorous brushwork, flying charm and free and easy layout. This is the "masterpiece" that my uncle brushed off in the joyful atmosphere of gathering friends and relatives on the Spring Festival night before the Cultural Revolution. Today, this word has become my uncle's legacy, which is even more precious.

Compose an opera with Lei Zhenbang.

My uncle Fangqian Chen was the director of Northern Film Company. 1March 2, 9851died of illness at the age of 65, which is a great loss for the film industry in China. My uncle is from Jing 'an, Jiangxi, and was born in an old bureaucratic family. In my youth, influenced by the new cultural trend of thought, I was admitted to Japan as a foreign student at public expense. After returning to China, he paid attention to social reality, actively participated in literary and artistic creation and drama activities, and published some novels and essays. My aunt Shen Shuju is a music teacher with profound artistic attainments. She is cheerful and optimistic, and treats people warmly. Due to the teaching and influence of their parents, their five children developed a peaceful habit very early and showed artistic talent. Three of them are engaged in music and film production when they grow up.

After liberation, my uncle and Xie Tian participated in the first class of senior film directors in China organized by the Ministry of Culture. During this period, they not only laid the foundation of artistic theory, but also established sincere friendship with Soviet film artists. In order to leave a historical memory, my uncle wrote a book "Unforgettable Days" based on his experience of accompanying Soviet friends to various places in China and having artistic exchanges with domestic colleagues. Over the past 30 years, he has co-authored nearly 20 screenplays. The film feature film Jason Chung, which he participated in and directed, and the music he composed for the children's drama Bear Treat won the first prize of 1980 National Children's Literature Creation.

When Xie Tianlai and I came, my family was the busiest.

My uncle is very strict about filming. When writing "For Sixty-one Class Brothers", according to relevant materials, it took only a few nights to come up with the first draft. When the art film Happy Days was put into post-production, only one week was given to compose music, and no one dared to take it. Xie Tian found him, and my uncle struggled for five nights, and the beautiful and smooth music was completed. After the audition of the new drama orchestra, it was immediately affirmed. Over time, his colleagues in Beiying told him to "shoot Aauto faster". However, my uncle has been generous in his work, which has damaged his health and buried the root of the disease.

Every time my uncle comes to our house, he brings a happy atmosphere. He improvised, and my mother and children laughed their heads off. He imitated Gao Deming's hoarse voice for a while and said a few cross talks, and then sang a rhyme of horses. Just stopped, I saw my uncle take off his purse and buckle it on his head, copy a blanket and wrap it around him, muttering something in his mouth, and suddenly he became the president of Africa! He and Xie Tian, Li Keng, Li Tang, Liu Liu and other old colleagues came to my house together, which was even more lively.

Paintings and calligraphy published in Beijing Daily

My uncle likes painting, calligraphy, seal cutting and clay sculpture very much. His paintings of pigs, kittens, puppies, monkeys and other small animals are simple and vivid, and everyone loves them. He once filmed a chapter of quotations from Chairman Mao, and his exquisite craftsmanship and exquisite miniature calligraphy were amazing, which once became a much-told story in the film industry. His Chinese paintings are freehand and handsome, and his running script is vigorous and natural. It was well received by famous artists such as Dong Shouping and Xu Linlu, and published in Beijing Daily, Film Art and Nanning Evening News. Whenever colleagues and friends ask for calligraphy and painting, he always agrees. To encourage me to study by myself, my uncle not only gave me many calligraphy and paintings, but also gave me an oil painting by Mr. Xu Linlu.

From my love of literature and art to my work in Art editor, my uncle has given me an important influence. I have been by his side many times, carefully observing his writing and painting and listening to his glowing comments. Once I showed him a little opera practice. As soon as his eyebrows raised, he went over to adjust his glasses, patted his knees and made a song. Later, I learned that I did not master the essentials of writing lyrics. My uncle seriously pointed out the problem of practice. Later, I wrote two more lyrics to show him. He seems very happy. He immediately wrote me a "letter of introduction" and told me to go to the composer Lv Yuan. Lv Yuan also expressed his satisfaction when he saw it, and made a song for me in time, which really encouraged me! The past is vivid, and the mood is hard to calm down. Many small things are especially worth cherishing.