THE OLD STORIES UNDER THE CITY WALL

故事发生在1990年代的南京，高中生吴南与陈晓建立了深厚的友情。然而，陈晓因家庭和学业原因即将离开南京，这让吴南开始怀疑自己对他的感情是否超越了友情的界限。在陈晓外婆去世后，吴南的情感纠葛愈发严重，最终他选择通过电子邮件向陈晓表达内心的感受。陈晓返回南京后，两人关系变得复杂而微妙，吴南因此感到失落和困惑。同时，他与小静之间的情感也历经波折。最终，在陈晓离开南京的那天，吴南流下了不舍的泪水，这段青春故事也在这个初夏画上了句号。

In the 1990s in Nanjing, high school students Wu Nan and Chen Xiao forged a profound friendship. However, when Chen Xiao was about to leave Nanjing for family and academic reasons, Wu Nan began to question whether his feelings for him had gone beyond friendship. After Chen Xiao’s grandmother passed away, Wu Nan’s emotional struggle felt more intense. He eventually chose to confide in Chen Xiao through an email. When Chen Xiao returned to Nanjing, the dynamic between the two became complex, leaving Wu Nan confused and uncertain. Meanwhile, Wu Nan’s relationship with Xiao Jing also faced its own set of challenges. On the day Chen Xiao left Nanjing, Wu Nan, overwhelmed with emotion, shed tears of farewell, marking the end of their story in the early summer.

导演：吴瑱辉
编剧：吴瑱辉、陈太珍
主演：韩仲黎、许俊峰、张子汐
制片人：吴瑱辉
摄影：谢亮
类型：剧情短片
时长：39分钟
完成时间：2023年
对白语言：汉语普通话、中国方言
地区：中国
制片公司：南京韶艺文化传媒有限公司

Director: Wu Zhenhui
Screenwriter: Wu Zhenhui, Chen Taizhen
Cast: Han Zhongli, Xu Junfeng, Zhang Zixi
Producer: Wu Zhenhui
Cinematographer: Xie Liang
Genre: Narrative short film
Length: 39 min
Year: 2023
Dialogue: Mandarin Chinese, Chinese Dialect
Region: China
Production Company: Nanjing SurfPower Culture Media Co., Ltd

吴瑱辉，一位在警察宣传领域耕耘的创意人才，同时身兼导演、编剧和制片人的多重身份。他毕业于南京师范大学新闻传播与学院，将学术理论与实践经验完美结合，为观众带来了多部富有创意和深度的影视作品。他的作品多次获奖，其中包括2019年南京市“学雷锋志愿服务”公益广告一等奖、2017年首届“法润银川”法治宣传创意大赛二等奖、2017年平安江苏二等奖等荣誉。他的代表作品包括微纪录片《早安·南京》、微电影《联勤机组》和公益微电影《宁心志远》等。这些作品在传递正能量、弘扬社会主义核心价值观方面发挥了积极作用。此外，他还参与了南京市公安局反恐微短剧的制片工作，以及中国烹饪协会非遗纪录片《韵味淮扬》的导演和剪辑工作。

Wu Zhenhui, a creative talent who has dedicated himself to the field of police propaganda, wears multiple hats as a director, screenwriter, and producer. Graduated from the School of Journalism and Communication at Nanjing Normal University, he has seamlessly blended academic theory with practical experience, delivering numerous innovative and profound film and television works to the audience. His works have been recognized with numerous awards, including the First Prize for the “Learn from Lei Feng Volunteer Service” Public Service Advertisement in Nanjing in 2019, the Second Prize in the First “Legal Lubrication Yinchuan” Legal Propaganda Creativity Competition in 2017, and the Second Prize in the Safe Jiangsu Awards in 2017. Among his representative works are the micro-documentary “Good Morning, Nanjing,” the micro-film “Joint Duty Crew,” and the public welfare micro-film “Ningxin Zhiyuan.” These works have played a pivotal role in spreading positive energy and promoting socialist core values. Additionally, he has been involved in the production of micro-short dramas on anti-terrorism for the Nanjing Municipal Public Security Bureau, as well as directing and editing the documentary “Charm of Huaiyang” on the non-heritage of the China Culinary Association.

影片通过散文化叙述展示他们的成长轨迹，独特美学风格注重人物主观世界的描摹和旁观视点的运用，营造空灵氛围和借景抒情的韵味。融入怀旧声音和美术元素，如张国荣歌声、初夏凉风和八九十年代服装道具，引领观众重返纯真年代。影片还展现南京独特印记，营造一个“烟雨朦胧、惊涛拍岸”的古城形象，更与角色情感相映成趣，构建博爱包容的青春世界。此作品丰富了青春电影类型与美学实践，为电影美学研究提供新视角。

First of all, the film primarily focuses on presenting a “prose-like style.” To achieve this artistic aspiration, the film emphasizes the portrayal of characters’ subjective states and minimizes conflicts and contradictions. At the same time, it strives to create an ethereal visual effect. Second, the film incorporates various techniques to evoke a nostalgic sentiment. The utilization of era-specific sounds and artistic elements effectively captures the vibes of the 1990s. Lastly, the film incorporates the unique local color of Nanjing. To accomplish this, I selected representative spaces and endeavored to reflect Nanjing’s culinary culture through the characters’ actions and dialogues. Furthermore, I made efforts to embed the city’s cultural ideals of “inclusive and universal love” into the characters’ personas.