Special feature of 1905 film network On December 20th, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China, a film jointly produced by the Program Center of the Film Channel and iQiyi Beijing Technology Co., Ltd. will be broadcast simultaneously on CCTV-6 Film Channel and iQiyi website.
"You know Macau is not my real name. I have been away from you for too long, mother." The melodious melody of Song of Seven Sons still lingers in our ears. In a blink of an eye, Macao has returned to the embrace of the motherland for 20 years.
What kind of 20 years is this? In the long river of history, it may just be a drop in the ocean, but for every Chinese, the "Mama Port" that has been swept away from historical humiliation has opened a new era of prosperity and development.
The film See Lotus again, jointly produced by the Program Center of Film Channel and iQiyi, is a specially customized work to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return.
The film is starring Yang Xuchen, Hei Lui, Bruce Lee and Yang Lei, written by Liu Hua and Yuan Wei, and directed by Yuan Wei and Tony Gao. Under the grand theme, See Lotus again shows the development and changes of local social life since Macao’s return from different perspectives, such as bosom friend, mentor, father and son, by describing a series of stories that happened in Mazu statue carving family.
The statue carving in Macao originated from the folk beliefs of local fishermen and has a history of more than 400 years. It is the first project in Macao to win the honorary title of "National Intangible Cultural Heritage". Today, it not only represents Macao’s human history, but also entrusts Macao people’s yearning for a peaceful and peaceful life.
The imaginative use of "sculpture" in See Lotus again has contributed to the "fate" between Liao Jichang, a sculptor of Macao gods, and Gu Songlin, a sculptor living in Beijing. The inspiration for the creation comes from an interview with Mr. Guo Baozhai, a famous sculptor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, who is the prototype of the statue of "Prosperous Lotus" in Macao: "Prosperous Lotus" was a gift from the central government to the Macao SAR government and to the Hong Kong SAR in 1999.
Because of this "Lotus in Prosperity", Liao Jichang and Gu Songlin have not only become "friends with swords" and bosom friends of appreciate each other, but their 20-year-long friendship has also witnessed the rapid changes in the local area.
In See the Lotus again, the creators use some ingenious details to turn the daily life of the little people into a special footnote of the great era. For example, Gu Songlin traveled back and forth between the mainland and China several times in 20 years, and this time he told Liao Jichang that he chose to take the bus specially in order to personally feel how convenient the newly completed "Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge" was.
In addition to the friendship passed down from father to father, See Lotus also takes care of the growth of young people in Macao. From Liao Zihao, the inheritor of the idol carving family, and Ajia, a girl who runs a dessert shop independently, we can not only see the vitality of Macao, but also contact ourselves and find the momentum and resonance of the struggle for life among the same generation.
General Secretary of the Supreme Leader once suggested during his inspection in Macao that "Song of Seven Sons" "can always hear new ideas and be deeply moved". This is also a true portrayal of Macao’s return to the motherland for 20 years: the wanderers’ attachment to their motherland has never changed, and the successful practice of "one country, two systems" with Macao characteristics has continuously injected new vitality into Macao.
At the end of the film See Lotus Again, Liao Jichang and Gu Songlin overlook the streets and lanes of the city and feel the real influence and changes brought by "one country, two systems" to Macao. They have walked together and witnessed for 20 years, and the "tomorrow" of Macao will be left to young people to continue to describe and create.
At 20: 15 pm on Friday, December 20th, let’s experience the great difference of the 20th anniversary of Macao’s return to China in See the Lotus again!