Unabridged plot of Rock Solid

Recently, National Master Zhang Yimou released a new movie - "Sturdy as a Rock" - which caused heated discussions among the National Day movies. Many viewers said that they were confused after watching the movie. This is actually because the movie has plot cuts., so I have doubts about it.Today, the editor will take you to know the uncut version of "Sturdy as a Rock", and let's take a look at the secrets hidden under the deep sea.

After watching the release version of "Sturdy as a Rock", the plot is still a bit unsatisfactory.Although it shows a good scale, the light and shadow style of the picture and the realistic reference to officialdom.But it is undeniable that traces of deletions still make people feel more confused than comprehended, with more question marks than exclamation marks.Many plots require glimpses and guesses of the original appearance from the remaining details.There are too many unspeakable things that need to be dug deeply.The roles of Zheng Gang and his wife are confusing and there are a lot of mysteries.And Chen Daoming's role is always hanging on top.After returning home, the more I thought about it, the more annoyed I became. I simply downloaded and read all the official video materials released by the film studio at once, as well as some questions from netizens.Trying to piece together a more complete 《 rock solid 》 picture from the available disclosures.Needless to say, I found a lot of plots in the materials intentionally or unintentionally that are not in the feature film.

1. Zheng Gang’s identity and related plots

Zheng Gang is the municipal police chief and not just the deputy mayor. Many netizens who have watched or not watched the full version also know or guess this.It is also reflected in official materials.In the first trailer released in 2020, Li Zhitian introduced Su Jianming as the son of Director Zheng.Therefore, Zheng Gang was able to obtain weapons.You can also learn the latest investigation progress and information about the case as soon as possible, and use it as a bargaining chip to inform Li Zhitian.

As a result, a large number of relevant scenes were deleted.For example, the scene of Zheng Gang’s meeting at the Public Security Bureau.Among them, the medal of “Excellent Public Security Bureau” can be clearly seen next to it.During the meeting at the police station, Su Jian was obviously submissive at times and retorted forcefully at other times.I think the important reason is that his father Zheng Gang was also present.Everyone was looking at Zheng Gang's attitude and expression, and that was why Su Jianming and his colleagues and leaders had this series of reactions.

In the scene where Zheng Gang overturns the hot pot and has a falling out with Li Zhitian, the line in the theatrical version is "In front of me, in front of the people's government, you are nothing."“The original version is” in front of the people's police.

Also deleted was the meeting between Zheng Gang and Su Jianming outside the venue after delivering a speech at the conference.Zheng Gang asked Su Jianming: What did Li Zhitian say when he had dinner with you yesterday?“This plot is in the early part of the film. At this time, Zheng Gang still does not want Su Jianming to join the investigation team.Su Jianming's unwillingness seems to be visible in the existing materials.

Another important scene that was completely eliminated was a conversation between Zheng Gang and Su Jianming in the office.Zheng Gang's work office never appeared in the release version, only his home office.In this scene, you can first clearly see a police uniform hanging on a hanger in the upper left corner of the screen.The police rank symbol is two four-pointed stars studded with flowers, which is the standard for ”Second Level Police Superintendent“ and belongs to the deputy department level.This level is reserved only for deputy provincial city public security directors.This is definitely not Su Jianming's level, it can only be Zheng Gang's level.

The content of this scene is Zheng Gang saying to Su Jianming: ”I thought you were ready to give up a simple world of black and white and enter a more complex mode.You decide for yourself, either quit or continue and be a person who can defeat Li Zhitian.“I guess that this scene is a conversation between Su Jianming and Zheng Gang when he was repeatedly frustrated in the middle of the investigation. Zheng Gang reminded Su Jianming of the dangers involved, allowing Su Jianming to decide whether to continue to investigate to the end.And Su Jianming also had such determination.

2. The mysterious ”inspection team“ and the high-ranking ”behind-the-scenes boss%

In the release version, the storyline of the inspection team member played by Chen Daoming is always independent of the plot. He does not look like a trader playing chess, but seems to be watching the show from above.Very weird.This scene was re-filmed in 2022 and is not very consistent with the plot.But in the earlier version of the trailer, there was also a scene of the inspection team, but it had nothing to do with Chen Daoming.This inspection team put a lot of pressure on Zheng Gang, and also prompted Zheng Gang to find Li Zhitian and instruct him to give money to a person named Gao Jin in the form of a contract for working capital.

This amount of money is 4.8 billion for the theatrical version and 10 billion for the original version.Zheng Gang gave away the 10 billion to ensure that he could pass safely under the investigation of this inspection team.

In the earliest version of the trailer and a special video, you can see a scene that was completely removed. Zheng Gang was sitting in the back seat of an official car, looking nervous, worried, and depressed.The car parked outside a solemn and heavily guarded building.A man named “Director Song” walked out of the building. He said to Zheng Gang: “Go back, he will disappear today.”

As the saying goes, there are still officials after officials.Zheng Gang is the city's public security chief, so the person who can let him wait at such a low profile must be a higher-ranking official.And this mysterious person refused this meeting with Zheng Gang.We can make a bold guess that perhaps this mysterious senior person is the one who Zheng Gang wants to send money to protect him, the big boss behind Gao Jin.“Big Brother” didn't see Zheng Gang, which forced Zheng Gang to take a desperate risk and get rid of Li Zhitian to avoid future troubles.

3. The feud between Yang Xiaowei and He Xiuli

In the release version, Yang Xiaowei is the niece of Su Jianming's biological mother, Zhu Li.But in the original version, I'm afraid there's more to it than that.Zheng Gang and Yang Xiaowei pretended to meet by chance on the subway. Among the two deleted scenes, there were two close-ups. When Yang Xiaowei got off the train, she touched Zheng Gang's hand. This move was too intimate.In the original version, Zheng Gang and Yang Xiaowei were also supposed to be lovers.Yang Xiaowei looks very much like his aunt Zhu Li (played by the same actor in the film). When Zheng Gang was young, he had an extramarital affair with Zhu Li and gave birth to Su Jianming, and now he is also in a relationship with Yang Xiaowei, a woman who looks the same as Zhu Li.

The scene of holding hands should have been photographed by Li Zhitian's people and shown to Zheng Gang's wife He Xiuli.What He Xiuli saw in Yang Xiaowei was Zhu Li's lingering ghost. What she saw was that Zheng Gang was still obsessed with Zhu Li and even hooked up with Zhu Li's niece, so he lost control of his emotions and became extremely angry.

In the release version, Yang Xiaowei was threatened by Li Zhitian's people and disappeared since then.She didn't give in and hand over her phone.The ending of the film says that she was %rescued, which is not convincing.There is a high probability that he was silenced.

He Xiuli is also a very ruthless character.She regarded Su Jianming as her own, probably because she was infertile.But he hated Yang Xiaowei deeply.There were clips of Zheng Gang and He Xiuli attending events in the original film, and more scenes should have been deleted.At the end of the film, it is said that He Xiuli is guilty of intentional homicide, and it is speculated that the death of Yang Xiaowei and even Zhu Li is not unrelated to He Xiuli.It is not difficult to imagine that in reality, a woman with the same identity committed murder.

4. Liu Feng of Jinwu Group

Jinwu Group is a gangster enterprise founded by a brother. It faces complicated internal struggles due to the change of boss.In the film, Tang Danian, played by Tian Yu, ostensibly told Li Zhitian that he had no intention of fighting for power, but in the end he revealed his true colors and stabbed Li Zhitian.Liu Feng, the director of the President's Office played by Li Naiwen, is a mysterious character.On the surface, he is just a subordinate who does dirty things for Li Zhitian and obeys orders.But in the special episode, Li Naiwen said that Liu Feng was also dissatisfied with Li Zhitian.He told Zhang Yimou that this role was "unexplainable".In the end, he did not show up to stop Li Zhitian from being assassinated. Perhaps he was also the one who wanted Li Zhitian to die.

5. Chongqing dialect, swear words, bloody deletions

There are a lot of Chongqing dialect elements in the officially released materials.Many of the things Zheng Gang and Su Jianming said were in Chongqing dialect, such as angrily scolding Su Jianming.Including the conflict between Zheng Gang and Li Zhitian that overturned the hot pot, it was also said in Chongqing parlance that it was too much!“.Everything in the feature film has been changed to Mandarin.

In the scene where Lai Chi-tin threatens David, David argues. In the released version, Lai Chi-tin replies: "Shut up!"”In the original version, Li Zhitian said: “Shut the hell up!”

In the scene where Lai Chi-Tian angrily kills David, Lai Chi-Tian hit David 3 times in the release version, but in the special edition, it can be seen that he actually hit 5 times or even more.Zhang Yimou described that half of David's face was (smashed) missing and sunken.“

The first hit only spattered a little blood, and then more and more until his face was covered in blood.This highlight of filming in protective clothing made Yu Hewei vomit on the spot.

Although it is a great pity that the film has been deleted, the damage caused by the deletion to the film can be seen from the full version leaked - There is a cloud made of rain in the wind - The party at Southern Station - The groundForever - See it in the comparison of the film before and after deletion.Perhaps Zhang Yimou has danced to the best of his ability while wearing shackles.

Unfortunately, sadly, things like this that hurt the film will continue to happen.《Solid as a Rock》Su Jianming always said in the film that Li Huilin” can read lips, and now Chinese audiences have to work hard to master this skill while watching various movies with dubbing that does not match the lip movements..

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