After Zhang Yimou was praised to satisfy 1.4 billion Party A, Chen Kaige's campaign for the Olympic director was exposed

believes that everyone will watch the large-scale gala event of director Zhang Yimou on the evening of October 1st, that is the open-air party with theatrical performances and fireworks displays. This party can be said to be shocking, not only the spelling is particularly powerful, but the fireworks are also equally beautiful. Everyone praised Director Zhang Yimou as a "national teacher", saying that Zhang Yimou was "a director who satisfied 1.4 billion Party A." I don’t know the 25-meter-high fireworks tree, the "70" fireworks, and the words "Long live the motherland". Which one do you like better?

Actually, long before this party, some netizens commented that Zhang Yimou was a director who grew up with the motherland. Zhang Yimou was born on April 2, 1950. In 1978, Zhang Yimou enrolled in the Department of Photography of Beijing Film Academy (Zhang Yimou had a bad background, and his family burden was heavy. Zhang Yimou allegedly used his own blood money to buy a Seagull camera for photography. He later confirmed this in an interview with foreign media. . That is, with this camera, Zhang Yimou shot a large number of photographs, which is essential for him to enter the Beijing Film Academy. Zhang Yimou did not "test" to the Beijing Film Academy, but an exceptional admission. In 1978, Zhang Yimou was 28 years old, already long ago. The age limit for registration for the college entrance examination is over 22 years old. In order to be able to go to university, he directly took his photo album to Beijing Film Academy. The admissions teacher praised his work, but still did not accept registration. He also asked people to share the photo album with The letter I wrote was forwarded to Huang Zhen, then Minister of Culture. After receiving instructions, he was eventually admitted by an exception.)

Zhang Yimou's "resumé" can also be said to be amazing. In 1984, he served in the film "One and Eight". Photographer, this is an epoch-making film in the history of Chinese cinema, and is listed as the first work of the "fifth generation" of filmmakers. In 1986, Zhang Yimou starred in the film "Old Well" directed by Wu Tianming, becoming China's first A-level international film festival actor. In 1987, he directed his first film "Red Sorghum", which won the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival in 1988. This was the first time that a Chinese film won the highest award at the World A-Class Film Festival. In 1990, he directed the film "Ju Dou". The film won the first Louis Boutierre Special Award at the 43rd Cannes International Film Festival in France, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Oscar Awards in the United States. The winning trend of people at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1991, Zhang Yimou's "Raise the Red Lantern" won the Venice Film Festival Silver Lion Award. In 1992, Zhang Yimou's "Qiuju's Lawsuit" won the Venice Film Festival's highest award-the Golden Lion Award, and the heroine Gong Li won the best actress. prize. Gong Li became the first international film festival queen in mainland China.

In 2004, directed the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic Games for eight minutes in Beijing. In 2008, he served as the general director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 29th Summer Olympic Games. In 2009, directed the 60th Anniversary National Day Gala. In December 2014, he served as the chief director of the main promotional film for Beijing's bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. In 2015, APEC Dinner In September 2016, he served as the chief director of theatrical performances at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. In September 2019, he served as the general director of the 70th National Day celebration. The most wonderful thing is that his name is Zhang Yimou. Chen Kaige once commented on him "for Yimou, not for Daoliang." It can be said that he really worked for "art" for a lifetime.

After Zhang Yimou was followed again, many netizens discovered that Chen Kaige was also running for the Olympic director together with Zhang Yimou. At that time, Chen Kaige was wearing sunglasses and came to bid with high spirits. Chen Kaige said that after learning that Beijing was confirmed as the host city of the Olympic Games, he was very emotional and immediately remembered a poem by Du Fu. With that said, he recited Du Fu's "Wen Guanjun Receiving Henan and Hebei" in its entirety on the spot. Then, Chen Kaige was eliminated in the first round because the organizing committee said that they wanted specific creative plans, not poets.