Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 152: Purpose of filming, end of roadshow

After the greetings, Lin Li glanced at Chen Chao, whose eyes were a little straight, and knew that he could not count on him.

So he raised the microphone and drew everyone's attention back.

“I wonder what Sissi feels after watching our movie, or what questions she wants to ask.

Liu Yifei glanced at Lin Li, then looked at the audience, and after pondering for a few seconds, she slowly spoke into the microphone.

"The movie is very immersive. I felt sorry for Yi Yao when she was bullied, and I was amazed at how clean and beautiful Gu Senxiang was when she appeared."

"I will also be angry at Tang Xiaomi's behavior, and angry at Qi Ming's hesitation and distrust, and feel sorry that Gu Senxi believed in Yi Yao for so long but doubted her at the last moment, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Yi Yao."

"Director Lin shot it very well. I was surprised but also felt it made sense. After all, he is Nan Xun, right?"

At the end, Liu Yifei made a joke and gave an expression to the audience, saying "everyone understands", which drew applause.

Lin Li also nodded in agreement, with an attitude that said, "Yes, it's me," which drew a burst of good-natured laughter from the audience.

Liu Yifei gave him a reproachful look and continued to ask questions.

"I just want to ask Director Lin, why did you choose to shoot a work like Tragedy for your first film? What do you want to express through such a work?"

Lin Li glanced at her, then turned his head and looked around the audience in front of him, pondering for a moment.

Everyone in the theater stared at him closely, waiting for his answer.

After about ten seconds, Lin Li organized his words and slowly raised the microphone.

His steady voice echoed in the theater, his tone was gentle but powerful.

"According to data published by UNESCO in 2017, 2.46 million students worldwide suffer from bullying every year. 32.5% of students suffer from school bullying, and 30% of them choose to remain silent."

"School bullying does not only occur in our schools. It can be said that every country has school violence incidents of varying degrees, including the United States, South Korea, and Japan."

“So why do students suffer from bullying in school?”

"Data shows that poverty, cultural differences and physical appearance are important causes of bullying."

"Poor clothes caused by poor families will attract strange looks from classmates. Rural accents will also be laughed at. Physical defects and disabilities are the topic of ridicule by classmates, and then they will be called insulting nicknames. Boys who speak softly and like to play with girls are ridiculed as "sissy" and squeezed everywhere. People with introverted personalities, shy and timid, are even more vulnerable to bullying..."

"Some children feel threatened and are afraid that if their parents or teachers find out, the bullies will double their violence. When they return home with black and blue faces, they lie to their parents and say they just fell and don't need to worry."

"Influenced by our traditional Chinese values, most parents teach their children from an early age: 'Don't bully others, be a kind person', but never teach them 'what to do if you are bullied'."

"Yi Yao said this at the end of the film: Don't reject sadness, just be sad and angry. If you can't hold back your tears, then cry as much as you can. Sadness is like a big river. It may swallow you up, but it can also take you to the place of your dreams."

"This sentence is actually telling all of us that if you are bullied, don't bury your sadness in your heart. Have the courage to fight back. Even if there is not much change, it may make more people see the bully's crime, and eventually more people will support you to change the status quo."

"Resist! What doesn't defeat us will make us stronger!"

After a pause, Lin Li continued to explain.

"The spectator culture of China has existed since ancient times. Everyone must have heard the saying, 'Everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door, and not worry about the frost on other people's roofs.'"

"These spectators in the movie must have heard or seen the bullying of the perpetrators but remained indifferent. The good spectators sympathized in their hearts but only expressed it verbally. The bad spectators even acted as the ones who spread rumors or insulted Yi Yao, and they all fueled the bullying. Because they know that even if a tragedy occurs in the end, they will not bear any consequences."

"But have you ever thought about this: if your child is the next Yi Yao, how would you deal with it? Do you want everyone to be indifferent and turn a blind eye to their experiences?"

"The world is kind after all. You don't have to deny the sunshine just because you see the darkness. Don't let yourself become an isolated island. It may seem like you can have peace, but when pirates come, you are really isolated and helpless."

"I hope that this film can serve as a warning to all parents with school-age children and society, and encourage them to pay attention to children's physical and mental health and school bullying, so that the flowers of our future can thrive."

As Lin Li finished his last sentence, the scene was silent for a few seconds, and then after the first round of applause, the whole audience burst into thunderous applause.

Regardless of whether they were men or women, their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Lin Li.

People like Zhang Ruonan who were beside him stared at him with admiration and adoration almost overflowing in their eyes.

Sun Yi was also staring at Lin Li in the field with a somewhat infatuated look, and glanced at Dong Zijian beside her, feeling even more disgusted with him.

With this comparison, she felt that if you compare people, you will die, and if you compare goods, you will throw them away.

Yang Mi stared at Lin Li with an increasingly charming gaze. Thinking of her marriage which was already dead in name only, and looking at such an outstanding little brother in front of her, she wondered whether she should speed up the divorce process.

What should I do if I can no longer suppress my desire to eat young grass?
Liu Yifei clapped her hands gently as she walked in front of Lin Li, staring at him as if she had discovered a treasure.

"After listening to Director Lin's words, I realized that my own understanding was still too shallow. When I get back, I will post it on Weibo so that more people can see it and support this movie."

"This is not just a movie, it is something meaningful to society."

Lin Li smiled at her cheerfully: "Thank you so much for the support from our sister Xixi."

After a pause, he glanced at Chen Duling not far away, and turned to the audience to continue speaking. "I would also like to add that our heroine Chen Duling, in order to better get into the role, stayed alone in a corner during filming, except for the performance, and did not contact other people in the crew, or stayed alone in the hotel and did not participate in our private dinners, just to better show Yi Yao's state perfectly."

"I want to especially thank her for her efforts. Without her efforts, we might not be able to see such a wonderful performance, including the efforts of everyone in our crew."

After saying that, Lin Li took the lead in applauding, and the others followed suit. Everyone looked at Chen Duling in surprise. They didn't expect that she had paid so much for this movie.

Chen Duling was a little surprised when Lin Li mentioned her. But when she heard Lin Li praising her and talking about her efforts in the crew, her eyes gradually turned red as she recalled her past experience.

Of course, he was more delighted with Lin Li's action, as he always remembered his efforts.

When everyone was applauding her, she bowed deeply to the audience to thank everyone for their recognition.

As for Lin Li, she just gave him a bright smile after straightening up.

There was no need for much talk between them.

After that, many questions were asked to the audience one after another, and almost all the main actors in the crew were asked.

Zhao Qian also shared many difficulties encountered during the filming and how he overcame them.

Chen Chao shared many interesting stories about the crew, including the ridiculous incident when he and Yuan Hong had a drinking contest when Lao Hu came to visit the set, which caused bursts of laughter in the theater.

At the end of the roadshow, Lin Li, along with a group of crew members, Liu Yifei and others, stood in one direction with the audience in the auditorium, raised the selfie sticks provided by the staff and took a group photo together. Only then did the roadshow come to an end.

With security personnel leading the way, Lin Li and a group of people walked out of the theater while waving goodbye to the audience in the auditorium.

Outside the theater, the crowds had already filled up with people who had heard the news and from a distance it looked like a wave with no end in sight.

Lin Li took the lead and walked in front, smiling and nodding to the enthusiastic fans around him as he walked out.

The situation was similar for everyone else. After knowing that Yang Mi and Liu Yifei were also there, the crowd cheered even louder.

"Nanda Nanda! Look at me, I'm going to give birth to a baby for you!"

“Come on, Dudu!”

"Gu Senxiang, look here!"

"My wife Zhang Ruonan!"

"Liu Yifei!!!"

"Mi Mi!!!"

"Hou Minghao is so handsome!"

"Pumbaa, walk carefully!"

"Ruth Ruth"

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The weather in September is still very hot. Even if the air conditioner is on in the shopping mall, the perceived temperature is still high.

But even so, it seems that it cannot stop the enthusiasm of the fans. Each one shouts harder than the other. Lin Li can't help but wonder if their throats will get tired?

At this time, a young woman passing by couldn't help but complain when she saw so many people gathered around the cinema and yelling.

"Who is so pretentious? Damn, he has bullied so many people, what contribution has he made to society? I want to see who is so cocky!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before the people around her could say anything to rebuke her, she saw Lin Li, who was leading the way, suddenly widened his eyes and immediately changed his words and shouted loudly with his hands and feet waving.

"Ah! Nan Da! Nan Da, I love you!"

"Look at me, Nanda! I'm so handsome!"

The people around her were stunned at first, and then they bent over with laughter.

A fan who happened to be recording a video recorded this scene. She wanted to edit the video and post it on a certain audio platform. It was so funny.

As the crew of "Sadness" walked out of the cinema, the first roadshow of the "Sadness" crew came to a perfect end.

On the Internet, the impact of this roadshow is also quietly brewing.

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