Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 750 Interview
With the upcoming release of "Marriage Story" and its promotional campaign in full swing, the Cannes Best Actress award, which was not mentioned for half a year, has once again been brought up by the media and audiences.

The movie channel really likes Liu Yifei. Before the Cannes Film Festival, the China Film Report program released an interview video of Liu Yifei. Three more were released at the Cannes Film Festival, and two more were released after she won an award. Now that the movie is about to be released, a reporter from China Film Report came to Liu Yifei for an exclusive interview.

"No, I'm the director. Why don't they ask me to do an exclusive interview?" Li Qiutang was jealous of his wife.

"Who told me to win Best Actress? If you win the Palme d'Or, they'll definitely come after you." Liu Yifei reaped 90% of the profits from "Marriage Story." "Go for the Palme d'Or!"

After showing off, Liu Yifei left to do an interview.

Upon arriving at the agreed-upon location, the production crew was still setting up the venue, while the host, Lan Yu, was reviewing her interview notes.

Lan Yu had interviewed Liu Yifei many times, and the two were friends. When she saw Liu Yifei arrive, Lan Yu smiled and said, "I just made a bet with our staff that you would definitely arrive early." Lan Yu looked at her phone, "Well, here I am, half an hour early."

Liu Yifei asked, "What prize do you get if you win? Can I have one?"

“He lost me a cup of coffee, I’ll give it to you later,” Lan Yu said with a smile.

When doing interviews for the movie channel, there's no need to follow a script; Lan Yu knows exactly what to ask and what not to ask.

Besides, Lan Yu also knows that the script is useless for Liu Yifei.

Today's interview was supposed to be a promotional event for the release of "Marriage Story," but the two didn't talk much about the film, as they had already discussed it extensively after winning the award.

Lan Yu has been guiding Liu Yifei to share her life and other work experiences.

Speaking of her filming so many action movies, Lan Yu pointed out, "Among actresses your age, very few have filmed so many action movies. It seems like you've been filming action movies since you were a child. Are you tired?"

Liu Yifei shook her head: "I'm not tired. Because this is what you like. If you like it and want to do it, you will do it."

"I've admired female warriors and action stars since I was little; I thought they were so cool. But I'm not a professional action actress..."

"Huh? Aren't you?" Lan Yu retorted. Liu Yifei has been filming action scenes for over a decade; who would believe she's not a professional action actress?

Liu Yifei shook her head: "I don't know any kung fu. I didn't learn any martial arts when I was a child. I only learned them temporarily for filming, and I've been doing it ever since."

"But you played very well."

"I started learning it halfway through my career," Liu Yifei said.

"That must be very hard and tiring, right?"

Liu Yifei still denied it: "If you want to do it, you won't feel tired."

I saw online that you were covered in injuries from filming.

"It's inevitable to get injured while filming action scenes." Liu Yifei rarely talks about her injuries. "I'm taking care of them now, and there's nothing wrong with me."

Lan Yu then raised a sensitive question for female celebrities: "How do you view your age? I saw many reports at the time saying that Liu Yifei, who was 31 years old, won the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival."

But Liu Yifei is not your average female celebrity; she seems completely indifferent to her age. "There's nothing special about it. What they wrote is correct; she is 31 years old."

"You've reached the age of 30, a time when one is supposed to be established. Do you feel like you've truly established yourself?"

Liu Yifei said, "I guess I'd say I've made it. Winning the Cannes Best Actress award at 31 is a pretty good achievement, something to be proud of." She didn't mind showing her little vanity in front of the camera.

"And age shouldn't be a cause for anxiety. You can't change your age, your body does get older every day, but you can control your mind. My body is 31, but I feel like my mental age is still 17 or 18, I'm so young. Hehe." Liu Yifei laughed carefree.

Lan Yu, without a care in the world, asked, "Does Director Li agree with what you're saying?"

"Whether he agrees or not doesn't matter. Haha."

Winning the Cannes Film Festival award will inevitably influence Liu Yifei's future career plans, she said:

"So I went straight into filming after winning the award. I couldn't get lost in the glow of being the Cannes Best Actress winner. I filmed for four months before coming out, by which time the hype had died down. Winning the award was an affirmation, but it was also a fresh start."

Liu Yifei frankly admitted that she receives a lot of scripts: "More than before, now I receive more than a dozen scripts a week. But I will still follow my own pace. I can't be a filming machine. I can't spend 300 days a year on set. I need sufficient rest and to draw nourishment for my acting from my daily life."

"I hope the roles I choose are ones I really want to play, ones I absolutely have to play. It's not about reducing my workload; I don't think I'm at that stage yet," Liu Yifei laughed. "If I come across a good script and a good role, filming for 300 days isn't a problem."

蓝雨提到她已经演了15年戏了：“从03年《金粉世家》播出到现在15年，如果从02年拍戏算就是16年。”

“You’re making me sound really old,” Liu Yifei laughed. “I debuted early, I was acting when I was 14 and a half, not even 15. Hey, don’t you think they’re employing child labor?”

How is Lan Yu supposed to respond to this?!
"You didn't understand anything back then, did you?"

"I didn't know anything." Liu Yifei still vividly remembers the scene from 16 years ago, "On my first day on set, they made me act in a crying scene. It was so difficult for me."

When Lan Yu asked her which work was the most important to her in the past 16 years, Liu Yifei answered without hesitation that it was "In Time" in 09.

“Those two years were actually a low point for me,” I won’t go into details about how low it was, “At that time, many actresses were competing for Lan Xin, including some very famous actresses, but the director still resolutely chose me. I could only do my best to play the role well.”

"It was through this movie that you became acquainted with Director Li, right?"

"I filmed a movie and accidentally tricked a husband along the way. No matter how you look at it, it's a win-win situation," Liu Yifei said with a smile.

The personal life section of Liu Yifei's current Baidu Baike profile still states: "In 2009, Liu Yifei met director Li Qiutang while filming 'In Time'. On August 25, 2014, Li Qiutang proposed to Liu Yifei on the set of 'Mojin: The Lost Legend' and made it public. On October 24, 2015, the two held their wedding on the Gold Coast, Australia."

What role do you think Director Li plays in your work and life?

"He plays both roles exceptionally well, as a partner and a director. He's a wonderful husband and a fantastic director." It's not easy for Liu Yifei to say these things in front of the camera, "but every time I praise him and thank him, he thinks I'm crazy."

The interview with Lan Yu lasted for more than two hours. Lan Yu said that today's material will be released over four days, mainly on the movie channel's online platform account, which can be considered as sufficient publicity for "Marriage Story".

Liu Yifei left with a cup of coffee that Lan Yu had given her.

(End of this chapter)