Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 496 Metaphor, Zhou Ye's complicated mood
"Hello Director Lin, I have a question for you."

Liu Yifei stood up, raised her right hand, and asked the question with slightly red and swollen eyes on her pretty face.

"Sister Yifei, please speak."

Lin Li smiled slightly and gestured with his hand.

Everyone at the scene turned their eyes to Liu Yifei, curious about what questions she would ask.

"First of all, the movie is very exciting. Just look at my eyes and you will know."

Liu Yifei pointed at her own eyes and gestured.

Many people at the scene smiled knowingly, who wouldn’t?

Lin Li put his hands behind his back, stared at Liu Yifei with a smile, waiting for her next question.

"That's right. I noticed that the names of these protagonists seem to have some meaning. I would like to ask Director Lin, is this a coincidence or intentional?"

Liu Yifei stared at Lin Li with curiosity in her eyes.

As soon as Liu Yifei said this, many people at the scene showed expressions of approval. It can be seen that many people noticed this detail.

"Sister Yifei observed very carefully. Yes, each protagonist's name has a special meaning."

Lin Li raised the microphone in his hand and confirmed with Liu Yifei.

Wow…

There was a sudden burst of noisy discussions at the scene. Those who noticed this showed expressions of "as expected", while many people who did not notice became more and more curious.

"Chen Nian's Chinese pronunciation is similar to 'adult', so she is an adult after graduating from college, but no one has ever taught her how to be an adult."

"The 'bei' in Xiaobei means Beijing, and in the end the two of them fulfilled their wish to go to Beijing together."

"And Wei Lai and future have the same pronunciation, which means if this is the future, then it's better not to have such a future."

"The police officer's name, Zheng Yi, sounds the same as justice. He must restore the truth, even if the truth requires both of them to accept legal sanctions."

"And...he's always late."

"There is a male classmate in Chen Nian's class named Li Xiang, who is the ideal. Li Xiang is the embodiment of idealism. He believes that in the face of school violence, as long as you are patient, you can get through it."

Following Lin Li's answer, the expressions of many people at the scene changed again and again, and some even felt their scalps tingling.

This metaphor is simple, but the more you think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

They realized that perhaps there were more details that they had not discovered.

"Thank you Director Lin for your answer. I've learned a lot."

Liu Yifei looked at Lin Li deeply, bowed and sat down.

After today, she had a new understanding of Lin Li.

"Director Lin, I also have a question and would like to ask Director Lin for advice."

At this time, Wen Mu, who was sitting in the first row, also stood up and waved his hand to Lin Li.

“Director Wen, we are all so familiar with each other, but it’s okay to say it.”

Seeing this, Lin Li spoke to him in a familiar tone.

Seeing Wen Mu also stand up to ask questions, many people at the scene showed interested expressions.

After all, "Dying to Survive" currently has a box office of tens of millions every day, and the boy can be said to be the strongest competitor of "Dying to Survive".

Everyone knows the relationship between Lin Li and Wen Muye, including his speech at the premiere of "Dying to Survive" some time ago, which left a deep impression on many people. Everyone wants to see what questions Wen Muye will ask at this moment.

"I want to ask Director Lin, in the movie, it seems that every change in the weather foreshadows a plot twist. Is this intentional?"

Wen Mu didn't use a microphone either, and spoke with full energy.

"Director Wen really has a pair of eyes that are good at discovering. Yes, that's right."

Lin Li also gave Wen Mu a thumbs up.

There was another round of discussion at the scene. To be honest, fewer people noticed this.

But many actors and directors noticed this, and when Lin Li confirmed it himself, they couldn't help but sigh again.

It’s a metaphor again. Lin Li is really good at using metaphors!
Facing everyone's curious gazes, Lin Li slowly raised the microphone.

"It rained heavily on the day Chen Nian took the college entrance examination."

"This rain not only adds a depressing and heavy atmosphere to the plot, but also reflects Xiaobei's mood at the time."

"He intends to take the blame for Chen Nian's crime, and his own future will become dark. This rain symbolizes the turning point of their fate."

"When Chen Nian chose to believe the police and revealed the truth about Wei Lai, the weather was sunny."

"It symbolizes the power of hope and justice."

"However, when Wei Lai's mother showed up and Wei Lai was only lightly punished, the clouds in the sky began to roll and the sun was dimmed, indicating that justice had not been fully served."

"After Xiao Bei was imprisoned, Chen Nian went to visit him, and the two smiled at each other."

"At this point, the clouds parted and the sun shone on their faces, symbolizing the release of their inner emotions, and despite the difficult circumstances, their relationship and emotions became stronger and clearer."

"The above are some of the small designs I made using weather changes."

"By the way, Director Wen taught me this method during the break in the cute filming. Thank you again, Director Wen."

When the discussion was over, Lin Li nodded to Wen Mu to express his gratitude.

"Director Lin, I am so embarrassed."

"I just discussed this way of expression with Director Lin. Now I see that Director Lin's use of it is much more sophisticated than mine!"

Wen Mu also smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

"Haha, Director Wen is too modest."

"It's not an exaggeration to say that Director Wen is half my guide."

Lin Li praised Wen Mu again.

It's not that he's being polite, it's the truth.

During the lovely filming process, he did learn a lot from Wen Mu.

"I dare not say that, Director Lin. If you don't mention the emotional part of your work, it's not an exaggeration to say that it's just a show of skill."

"I'm not as good as you."

Wen Mu also expressed his feelings, then without waiting for Lin Li to reply, he clasped his hands together and sat down.

It's hanging!
Wen Mu also exchanged a glance with Xu Zheng, who was standing beside him, and both saw what the other was thinking. Lin Li's new movie was quite impressive!
Afterwards, Huang Xiaoming, Feng Xiaogang and others stood up one after another to express their feelings and questions. Seeing that the audience was getting more and more excited about the question-and-answer session, He Jiong stepped forward and took over the topic.

"Before the movie started, our director Lin said there was no need to introduce the actors. Now I finally understand what was going on. Our actors performed really well!"

"Can you introduce yourself to us now?"

He Jiong began to control the rhythm of the scene.

"of course."

"Zifeng, come first."

Lin Li looked at Zhang Zifeng and gestured.

"it is good."

Zhang Zifeng agreed obediently and stepped forward to take the microphone handed to him by He Jiong.

“I would like to thank all the seniors, teachers, colleagues, media friends and audience friends for taking the time out of their busy schedules to come to the premiere of Youth.”

"Hello everyone, I am actor Zhang Zifeng."

"Hello everyone, I am the young actor Hou Minghao."

"I am the young actor Zhou Ye."

"I am the new actor Zhang Yifan"

After introducing themselves one by one, Lin Li walked to the side so that they could be lined up in a row so that the audience could see them more clearly.

When each person was introduced, there was applause from the audience.

After all the introductions were completed, He Jiong took the lead again.

"I would like to ask the audience friends here, did our actors perform well?"

"it is good!"

There was a uniform response at that moment.

"To be honest, I want to ask a question on behalf of many people!"

"We, yeah, I didn't see this side of you when you were promoting on my show!"

"My goodness, your performance scared me!"

"I want to ask Ye Zi, how did you manage to portray this character so vividly?"

He Jiong asked Zhou Ye in an amazed tone.

As He Jiong asked the question, there was a sudden "clattering" sound at the scene. There was a lot of discussion in the audience, and there was an even louder noise in the audience. Words such as "beautiful", "devil", and "terrible" could be faintly heard.

Zhang Ruonan and others who knew Zhou Ye and Lin Li's current state showed an interested look and looked forward to Zhou Ye's answer.

Zhou Ye, wearing a black long dress, took a step forward and raised the microphone after calming down her nervousness.

"It's like this. I figured out this character by myself earlier. After summarizing the characteristics of Wei Lai, I decided on this performance method. After discussing with Director Lin, I finally determined the status of this character."

Zhou Ye kept his voice calm and raised his hand to signal Lin Li who was standing beside him.

"Yes."

Lin Li nodded in affirmation.

"You acted very well. Now I don't dare to walk in front of you anymore."

"Then we see in the film that your smile is very special and unique. Have you done any special training for this? Have you studied it?"

He Jiong made a joke and then continued to ask questions.

"Yes, I have done targeted training."

"Wei Lai's smile is actually a hypocritical smile, with a bit of contemptuous sneer. She looks particularly innocent and pure when she smiles."

"In fact, her smile is also a protective umbrella for her, and it will also give the audience some food for thought, that is, a person's appearance and inner world are not absolutely linked, and the contrast may be very big."

Zhou Ye held the microphone with both hands and responded gracefully.

Lin Li watched her performance from the side and raised his eyebrows with satisfaction. To his surprise, Ye Zi's performance was very good.

"One more question, in the final staircase scene, did you really fall? It looked very real."

He Jiong asked a question that many people were curious about.

The scene where Wei Lai fell down the stairs just now made many people feel both excited and surprised, mainly because the effect was too realistic.

"I……"

"Let me answer this question."

At this time, Lin Li stepped forward and took over the topic.

Zhou Ye glanced at Lin Li, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and obediently put down the phone.

Many female stars in the audience also looked thoughtful at this scene.

"I was deeply impressed by this scene. Considering the actor's safety and the subsequent filming, our entire director team decided to use a body double for her in this scene, and then use special effects in the later stage."

"But Ye Zi was unwilling to do so. She insisted on doing it herself, striving to achieve the best performance effect."

"This scene was filmed near the mountain city of Hongyadong. In order to make the shots achieve the most realistic effect, Ye Zi did a lot of targeted training in advance."

"She also started practicing the action of rolling down the stairs at 2pm that day. This was her first time shooting with a wire. The hook was hung on her waist. When the wire was loosened, she started to do a backflip and rolled down. The stairs were very long. There were mats in the front, but not in the back. In the end, her head hit the stone steps while she was rolling."

"Yezi is a good actor who takes filming very seriously, and I hope that people will not take the actor personally because of the role."

"In real life, Ye Zi is a very lovely girl, optimistic and lively, loves to laugh, and her smile is very sincere."

At the end of his words, Lin Li looked at Zhou Ye's pretty face and his tone became gentler.

Zhou Ye met Lin Li's gaze and pursed his lips, his emotions churning in his heart.

She was angry with herself, and as long as Lin Li said a few nice words, she would soften her heart.

She hated Lin Li even more. If you were not an octopus, if you were only nice to me, based on what he just said, she would definitely run into his arms regardless of everything.

Instead of being like this now, yearning for you, angry at you, and unable to let go...

Although I have made the decision, but...

Lin Li, you are such a bad guy!

(End of this chapter)