Because I saw Wang Bozhao’s name in the movie as Wang Yetong. So check the information The Secret of Push Hands Author: Lam Zuwei

Without Taiwan’s tutoring funds, there would be no "Push Hands" and "The Wedding Banquet" by Ang Lee, and there would be no today's "Brokeback Mountain", but Wang Yetong Ang Lee's directorial dream almost came to nothing.

The real name of "Wang Yetong" is Wang Bozhao. He is a young actor who came to New York from China in the 1980s. At that time, Ang Lee received a budget of more than 10 million from China Film Group (Xu Ligong said it was 12 million, Ang Lee Then it was said to be 13.5 million. I believe Ang Lee’s statement more. After all, it’s been a long time ago, but Ang Lee’s memory of his debut film is definitely deeper than anyone else’s.) Lang Xiong and Wang Lai had already decided to return to New York for filming. Just looking for Lang The role of the male son is annoying enough, because the appearance must be close to Lang Xiong, the speech must not be too bad, and he must be able to act. After searching around, I found Wang Bozhao through the American China Times. According to Ang Lee, he is not too There are so many choices and everything has to be rushed, this is the only way.

"Pushing Hands" was filmed in 1991. Ang Lee was nominated for the Golden Horse Award for Best Director in his first attempt, and it was also his first taste of being nominated but losing. However, "Pushing Hands" almost had its tutoring fee from the Information Bureau revoked because of Wang Bozhao's mainland identity.

The 1990s was a wonderful era. Taiwan had just emerged from the shadow of martial law, and various social movements were colliding with each other. The Taiwanese government had just opened up the mainland to visit relatives and travel, and the tight ties of film and television exchanges had not yet been loosened. First, mainlanders were not allowed to show up, but they immediately encountered the home run moment of "The Last Emperor" when it was nominated for nine Oscars and won nine awards. Everyone wanted to see it, but it happened that the movie also included Chairman Mao and the People's Liberation Army. After a long period of tug-of-war between public opinion and the law, the law can still be loosened. Next, as long as the number of mainland actors was less than half, it was okay not to play the leading role, so Wu Yujuan was cast in the TV series "Flying Fox in the Snow Mountain". The Information Bureau reluctantly recognized Wu Yujuan's role because the TV series was relatively long, and it took half a day to calculate. Not counting the protagonists, the investment of producer Zhou You has been saved. Next, in "Five Women and a Rope", only Ai Jing and the Rope are from Mainland China, and still face the threat of being regarded as a Mainland movie... Wherever All of these are numerous.

China Film knew about Wang Bozhao's identity issue from the beginning, but the producer had practical difficulties in producing it. He couldn't find anyone else and the film had to be filmed, so he had to bite the bullet and solve it. Anyway, The main roles in "Pushing Hands" are between Lang Xiong and Wang Lai. Wang Bozhao, who is married to a foreign wife, does not play a major role, so let's give him a stage name of "Wang Yetong" first. As long as no one snitches, the movie is acted, and the tutoring money is received, Li When Ann starts filming, she can explain herself to history.

The problem is that Zhongyingshu attracts attention. If there is a secret, there must be a whistleblower, and it is often his own family members who export and sell domestically to report the whistleblower. Moreover, the whistleblower does not just accuse Wang Bozhao, but also the musician. Qu Xiaosong.

Qu Xiaosong is one of the well-known "Four Talents" at the Beijing Conservatory of Music. Together with Tan Dun, he is also known as a great man of the moment. The music of Chen Kaige's early movies "The Grand Parade" and "The King of Children" were all written by him. He is a composer who can combine Chinese classical and modern techniques. Lin Huaimin's "Xingcao" dance code in "Cloud Gate Dance Theater" uses Qu Xiaosong's musical work of the same name.

When Ang Lee was filming "Pushing Hands", Qu Xiaosong was living in New York and was in love with the actress Bai Ling. Ang Lee's friends came from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially the artists who lived in New York. Due to regional prejudice, Bai Ling once wanted to play "Pushing Hands", but was rejected because as soon as she appeared, the Information Bureau would not agree. She later had to remain behind the scenes to dub Kim Sum-mei in "The Wedding Banquet". No name, no appearance, just a voice performance, everyone from the top executives of China Film and Television to the officials of the Information Bureau turned a blind eye.

Qu Xiaosong was the key to the friendship test between Ang Lee and Xu Ligong. When Xu Ligong went to New York to visit the post-production of "Pushing Hands", Ang Lee told him that the film needed music, and he happened to have a friend who was a music expert who could help. I had to be busy, but the cost of composing and recording would cost more than one million yuan. Unexpectedly, Xu Ligong immediately agreed with all his heart. When he returned to Taipei, he immediately convinced his superiors and successfully completed the music production. "Ang Lee probably saw me. "I'm quite efficient at doing things," Xu Ligong said with a smile, "I was very happy to cooperate with me later."

Since the soundtrack belongs to the staff behind the scenes, as long as the subtitles do not include names, it can be explained, but Bai Bai With a music investment of 10,000 yuan, he could not release the original soundtrack, nor could he contact Qu Xiaosong for publicity. Everything could only be done in secret. It could be regarded as Ang Lee's darkest test before the dawn of the movie.

I can’t imagine if the tutoring fee for "Pushing Hands" is cancelled, will Ang Lee have a second film? Living in a special political time and space, artists can only float and sink. After writing the text for the Oscar, I remembered Ang Lee's bumpy debut. Thinking of that strange time, I also left a little written record.

The following is Wang Bozhao's own statement:

Among the pushers, everyone noticed that the subtitles printed were called Wang Yetong, not Wang Bozhao. There was a rule at the time that mainland actors could only play supporting roles and not Playing the leading role, Director Ang Lee came to me at this time to discuss whether this problem could be solved. I said that as actors, everyone has to make a lot of efforts and sacrifices for the birth of a drama. If one name is enough, one shot Damn it, it's really not worth it. I said there is some way to change it. The director asked if he could change your name, and I said yes. He asked, what should you change your name to? I discussed it with my father. My father said that your name is Wang Yetong. You are already a savage, but you are the same person, so you changed it to Wang Yetong. So when everyone saw the pusher, they changed their name. For that one play, the name was never changed again.