What is the story of Red Sorghum ?

"Red Sorghum".It's a true story.

This "Red Sorghum" was completed in 1985

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, in March 1986, he was published in "People's Literature".

After it was published in the magazine, it caused a huge response, and then Mo Yan successively completed four works, "Gaoliang Wine", "Gaoliang Funeral", "Dog Road", and "Strange Death", constituting a complete "Red Gaoliang Family".

Introduction to "Red Sorghum":

Red Sorghum is a war literary film produced by Xi'an Film Studio, directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Jiang Wen, Gong Li, Teng Rujun, etc., and was released in China in 1987.

The film is adapted from Mo Yan's name**, with Gaomi in Shandong during the Anti-Japanese War as the background, telling the story of the hero and heroine who run a sorghum winery together after twists and turns, but in the Japanese army's war of aggression, the heroine and the winery guys were tortured and killed by the Japanese army for participating in the resistance movement.

In 1988, the film won the Golden Bear Award at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Asian film to win this award.

"Red Sorghum" is a true story, and the story prototype of "Red Sorghum" is:

In 1928, Shandong Province appointed people to establish the Poor People's Association in the area of Nanguozhuang, and after a period of work, most of the villagers in Nanguozhuang joined the Poor People's Association, with more than 200 members. Later, Cao Keming ("Yu Zhanao") and others successively established poor people's associations in some villages on the east bank of the Wei River, and with the increasing number of members, the Gaomi County Party Committee decided to organize a peasant uprising in Nanguozhuang.

On the evening of August 21 of the lunar calendar, the riot began. Cao Keming led the rioting peasants to burn down the four gates of Nanguozhuang and the houses of several landlords, and divided the grain property of the landlords' families. Tables were set up in the streets, mass meetings were held, and political organizations were formed.

As soon as the news of the peasant rebellion in Nanguozhuang spread, the county ** immediately organized a joint village meeting to counterattack, but the poor people could not resist it, and it failed in less than a month, and Cao Keming also fled Gaomi.

The true story ending of "Red Sorghum":

Regarding this period of history described in "Red Sorghum", there is an article called "Memories of the Gaomi Struggle", which is introduced in great detail. The author of the article, Geng Meicun, who had previously worked underground in Weixian and Gaomi, said in the article: From May 1929 to the first half of 1930, Cao Keming came to Weixian County to serve as secretary of the county party committee.

Afterwards, Cao Keming wanted to go home to have a look, saying that there were still a few sycamore trees at home and he wanted to sell them to get some funds. As soon as he returned home, he was seen by his family as a rebel from wavering. This was in the spring of 1930.

After Cao Keming's rebellion, the party organization in Weixian County was destroyed again, and Comrade Yu Qingshu (former secretary of the provincial party committee) died. On April 5, 1931, Qing Shu and Deng Enming and 21 other comrades were brutally killed.

After Cao Keming's defection, he returned to his hometown to participate in the local Lianzhuang meeting. And used the Lianzhuang Association to pull up a team, and incorporated some large and small bandit armies nearby, with more than 1,000 men and horses, and became a figure calling for wind and rain in the Gaomi area.

After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he reorganized the self-defense regiments, Lianzhuang associations and anti-Japanese guerrillas in various places, and reorganized several larger units into directly subordinate troops, and Cao Keming's department was organized into the sixth guerrilla corps, which was later renamed the Sixth Security Regiment of the Eighth Prefecture of Shandong Province, and Cao Keming successively served as the captain and head of the regiment.

On April 16, 1938, Cao Keming led the team to fight a beautiful ambush battle in Sunjiakou, Gudu, Jiaolai River, burned 8 enemy cars, annihilated more than 30 Japanese soldiers, and caused a sensation in the entire Jiaodong.

In the early 30s of the 20th century, bandits were rampant in the Gaomi area of Shandong, and the people were struggling to make a living. Jiu'er, the 19-year-old daughter of the landlord's family in Northeast Township, was promised by her greedy father to the leprosy winery owner's son Shan Bianlang, and Yu Zhanao, the powerful head of Kongwu, liked Jiu'er and killed the father and son of the Shan family, Jiu'er and Yu Zhanao started a love that was not recognized by the villagers, and had two children. With the help of the brewing master Luo Han and others, Jiu'er gradually grew from a simple girl to a capable female shopkeeper of the sorghum winery, and revitalized the single winery.

Yu Zhanao led his brothers to form their own armed forces, maneuvering between the local **, bandit flower neck, and the Iron Plate Society. The outbreak of the 77 Incident, the Japanese army entered and occupied Shandong, breaking the past prosperity of Gaomi County, in the face of national righteousness, Yu Zhanao and all forces disregarded the past suspicions, stopped the dispute, and jointly resisted Japan. At the time of internal and external troubles, Jiu'er led the team to lead the Japanese devils to the sorghum field, ignited the red sorghum, and died with the enemy, and wrote a legendary story of love and conquest, ambition and will in this high-density land full of vitality with his own life.

1. "Red Sorghum" tells the story of the early 30s of the 20th century, when bandits were rampant and the people were struggling in Gaomi District, Shandong. Jiu'er, the 17-year-old daughter of the landlord's family in Northeast Township, was promised by her greedy father to Shan Bianlang, the son of a winery owner with leprosy, and Yu Zhanao, the powerful head of Kongwu, liked Jiu'er and killed the father and son of the Shan family, Jiu'er and Yu Zhanao started a love that was not recognized by the villagers, and had two children. With the help of the winemaker Luo Han and others, Jiu'er gradually grew from a simple girl to a capable female shopkeeper of the sorghum winery, and revitalized the single winery.

Yu Zhanao led his brothers to form his own armed forces, maneuvering between the local **, bandit flower neck, and the Iron Plate Society. The outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War broke the prosperity of Gaomi County. In the face of national righteousness, Yu Zhanao and the forces of all parties disregarded their previous suspicions, stopped disputes, and jointly resisted Japan.

In order to cover Yu Zhanao, Jiu'er and the devils who came to sneak attack were all killed, leaving only Yu Zhanao with his son Douguan and continuing to walk on the road of the Anti-Japanese War.

2. "Red Sorghum" is a novella written by Mo Yan, China's first Nobel laureate in literature and writer**, which was published in the third issue of "People's Literature" in 1986. "Red Sorghum" mainly describes the vigorous, heroic and tragic life story of "my grandfather" Yu Zhanao in the northeast township of Gaomi, Shandong Province during the Anti-Japanese War, as well as the love story between "my grandmother" Dai Fenglian.

Adapted from Mo Yan**'s "Red Sorghum", it was filmed by Xi'an Film Studio in 1987. Director: Zhang Yimou. The film won the "Golden Bear Award" at the 38th West Berlin Film Festival in 1988.

Red Sorghum tells a story that takes place in rural northern China decades ago. The bride Jiu'er was married to the leper Li Datou for the value of a mule as a dowry. When passing through the sorghum field, the sedan chair drivers played a mischievous sedan chair, which caused Jiu'er's grief.

In the sorghum fields, the palanquin drivers encountered bandits who robbed the road. Yu Zhanao, the sedan chair driver, led the sedan chair men to kill the robbers and saved Jiu'er. Jiu'er, who was holding scissors, didn't let Li Datou touch his body.

Three days later, on the way back, Jiu'er was carried into the sorghum field by Yu Zhanao. When Jiu'er returned to Li's house, Li Datou didn't know who to call to kill. Jiu'er led the men to set up the soju pot.

The bandit Zheng San snatched Jiu'er, and Uncle Luohan pooled money to redeem "Jiu'er". Yu Zhanao went to Zheng San's bald son to settle accounts, and Zheng Sanbald said that he was not touched by Jiu'er's body. The wine was burned again, and after the loud "Bacchus Song", Yu Zhanao appeared again, he spilled urine in the wine jar, and the result was the famous "Eighteen Mile Red".

The Japanese called, Uncle Luohan was skinned alive, and the people who were enraged by the tragedy ambushed the Japanese army under the leadership of Yu Zhanao, and resisted with an extremely ridiculous **, and the wine jars were converted into mines. On the way to deliver the meal, Jiu'er was hit by a machine gun, and blood was sprinkled with "Eighteen Mile Red". In the terrible suona sound, the men rushed up with the wine jar, and the ammunition on the car was ** with a loud bang, and the sky and the earth turned red.

A miraculous solar eclipse appeared, the sky, the earth, and people were all red, and Yu Zhanao and his son stood side by side, like statues of clay.