The release of the movie "Life Events" has brought vitality to the film market. Last weekend, for two consecutive days (June 25 and June 26), the national single-day box office exceeded 100 million. "Life Events" uses a warm non-blood father-daughter relationship to convey the at

movie " Life Events " has brought vitality to the film market. Last weekend, for two consecutive days (June 25 and June 26), the national single-day box office exceeded 100 million.

"Life Events" uses a warm non-blood father-daughter relationship to convey the attitude of "living well" and arouse the audience's emotional resonance. It is reported that the film reversed the box office decline last Sunday, and the cumulative box office has now exceeded 300 million, ranking first in the box office of family films in 2022. Both Maoyan and Taopiao scored 9.6 points, and the Douban score reached 7.5 points. .

Recently, a reporter from Red Star News learned during an interview that Yang En, the young actress in the film, is from Chengdu and she speaks authentic Sichuan dialect. Director Liu Jiangjiang graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law. He once worked as a reporter on a television station. His family members are practitioners in the funeral industry.

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the director graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law and has work experience as a journalist

"Life Events" is produced by Han Yan (who has directed " Give You A Little Red Flower " and "Get Out!" "Tumor King"), written and directed by Liu Jiangjiang, starring Zhu Yilong , and Yang En specially introduced the star. The story of the film is not complicated. It tells the story of a funeral director Mo Sanmei (played by Zhu Yilong) shortly after he was released from prison. During the funeral, he met the orphan Wu Xiaowen (played by Yang Enyou). Xiaowen's appearance unexpectedly changed his attitude towards career and life.

Liu Jiangjiang grew up in a suburb of Shijiazhuang County in North China. His grandfather was a carpenter and occasionally helped people in the village make coffins and organize funerals. When he was a child, his yard was filled with coffins made of fish willow, mulberry, pine, and cypress. If there is a funeral in any of the ten miles and eight villages, Grandpa Liu Jiangjiang will go and arrange it for them. "In our dialect, it is called 'big', and when the matter is over, it is 'big'." Different from the cold tone of funerals in the eyes of many people, in the In the eyes of Liu Jiangjiang during his childhood, funerals were "interesting and fun" - "I saw a lot of delicious food and fun things, as well as people singing operas and showing movies." Subtly, funerals became the enlightenment of Liu Jiangjiang's literary and artistic hobbies. Seeds are also brewing and growing.

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, Liu Jiangjiang's accumulated interest in funeral themes prompted Liu Jiangjiang to start experimenting with related themes. He gradually turned his ideas into practice while working as a reporter and columnist on a TV station. Graduated from Southwest University of Political Science and Law, his work experience as a journalist and his educational background of studying law have brought Liu Jiangjiang a "logic-heavy" and "respect for credibility" way of thinking. The inertial actions formed by filming column dramas also indirectly opened up his career as a new director. "Ren Du Ermai"...

's childhood experiences and film and television-related practices gave Liu Jiangjiang a strong desire to create films about funerals. In 2018, he went to Baiyangdian to collect ideas and came into contact with many local customs. More details were inadvertently touched and brewed in the fireworks of the world. "I started writing in March 2019. One day when I got off work, there was a funeral parlor next to the TV station, and there was a car parked at the door. Whether they were moving or unloading goods, they were all wreaths and urns. In the evening, through the door and window, I saw a little girl sitting next to the coffee table, doing homework. That picture directly touched me. I felt like I saw a theme. , because there is a family living in this store, it gives people a feeling of spring in the corner. "

The young actor who made the audience cry is Yang Enyou, who plays Wu Xiaowen in the film, who was born in Sichuan in 2013. In Chengdu, the crew visited the cast and was accidentally selected by the director to participate in the film. At present, Yang En has signed a contract with Lianrui Pictures. Her performance is smart and contagious. In the film, the scene where Wu Xiaowen cried and said "My father is Mo Sanmei" made many viewers cry.

Although he is not very old, Xiao Wen, played by Yang En, is burdened with a lot of emotional expression scenes. The crying scenes alone can be presented in many ways: heartbreaking, silent sobbing, tears of joy, and a variety of emotions mixed together. Cry and wait. These performances, which are difficult for adults to complete, were accurately performed by Yang En. Regarding Yang Enyou's performance, producer Han Yan praised highly: "She can understand Xiaowen and truly enter Xiaowen's soul.Her performance is not just about being right, it is good and accurate, and it is accurate based on the instinct of a child. She is the best little actor I have ever encountered. "

" This person is like a rainbow, you will know when you meet him. Liu Jiangjiang always likes to use this sentence to describe the opportunity to collaborate with Yang En, who plays Xiaowen, "Before you met Xiaowen, you couldn't imagine that a child could act like her." ”

For film creation, being the protagonist of a child is often a fascinating and uncertain factor. The uncarved natural essence of children allows them to create natural and smart stunning performances, but at the same time it may also bring about thorny and uncontrollable problems. Challenge. In the movie "Life Events", Xiao Wen, as the protagonist, faced relevant difficult considerations at the beginning of the creation - "Many teachers who saw my script suggested that the children's scenes should be deleted appropriately, otherwise it would be difficult to execute. It is even harder to find such children. But in the end Liu Jiangjiang chose to persist, "I still want to portray such a child. This character is worth the risk." "

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, the final result proved that Liu Jiangjiang's insistence was correct. In order to find a actor who has a certain acting talent and fits the character's temperament, the "Life Events" casting team spent a lot of energy. The hard work paid off. Yang Enyou finally appeared in front of Liu Jiangjiang. "When we saw Youyou, we felt 50% that it was her, because she had that kind of recklessness, which is very important; plus she had a little bit of it before. In terms of performance experience, we also spent about a month training her, such as playing mahjong, square dancing, watching movies about Nezha, etc. "

For young actors, performance is more about revealing and showing the essence. The same is true for Yang En's interpretation of Xiaowen in the movie "Life Events", "Every child has that kind of power. When you see her, you I knew it was her. In order to explore this essential trigger, Liu Jiangjiang was also fully prepared: "Because the child will surprise you, but you have to find the trigger point before she can give you this surprise, so we worked hard to find the place that triggers Xiaowen's surprise." While speaking earnestly, at the same time giving a wake-up call; while the water is flowing under a small bridge, while the waves are washing over the sand, because the communication method between children is different from that between adults, you have to find it. We need to bring out the best in Xiaowen. " Liu Jiangjiang said frankly.

The cooperation with Zhu Yilong was more like an opportunity to "hit it off"

"First of all, he read the script and felt that he wanted to act. " Liu Jiangjiang said jokingly, don't be fooled by Zhu Yilong's handsome appearance, "After removing that face, he is also a good actor. He has been acting for 10 years and has very rich experience. "

In the movie "Life Events", the characters of Zhu Yilong and Mo Sanmei are very consistent, and this "fit" is increasingly demonstrated as the interpretation continues. In the initial stage before the start of filming, Liu Jiangjiang believed that The compatibility between the character of San Mei and Zhu Yilong is 50% - based on Zhu Yilong's childhood experience in Wuhan, he can perceive the rough, tender and helpless aspects of San Mei in the script. By the time of rehearsal, 50% became. It was 90%, and it became 100% when it was started. "When it was completed, it was completely beyond our initial imagination. It was a surprise. "

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Zhu Yilong's fit with the three sisters in character creation is not only based on the breakthrough design of the image, but also comes from the emotional resonance deep in the heart. In appearance, Zhu Yilong cut his hair short and gained weight. Many "disfiguring" designs were tried for character creation: "The shape, the way he walks, sits, and talks were changed from the inside out, from top to bottom, so that no one could tell that he was Zhu Yilong. Internally, Zhu Yilong and San Mei share many similarities. Although Zhu Yilong himself is humble and gentle, and San Mei looks indifferent on the outside, "they are quite similar deep down. They are both kind and sincere people." . "

Director Liu Jiangjiang feels deeply lucky to have met Zhu Yilong and an actor who is willing to grow together. During his cooperation with Zhu Yilong, Liu Jiangjiang was deeply impressed in every scene.What moved him even more was Zhu Yilong's consistently focused attitude. "Before each scene was shot, he would sometimes talk about the lines of the script at night. Then after arriving at the scene, he would also put forward his own suggestions, Then we’ll make adjustments.” From experiencing life one month before the start of filming, to persistently exploring new ways of expression when filming officially started, Zhu Yilong remained fully committed, and while enjoying the cooperation, Liu Jiangjiang was deeply moved.

Red Star News reporter Zhang Shihao, intern Tao Yuyan

editor Duan Xueying

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