On October 15, the movie "Xiaoyao·You" had its world premiere at the 7th Pingyao International Film Festival. Director and screenwriter Liang Ming, author of the original novel Ban Yu, and leading actors Lu Xingchen and Li Xueqin attended the post-screening exchange event and shared their insights during the filming. The film is produced by Shanghai Film Group.
"Xiaoyao·you" poster
"Happy Journey" is a film adapted from the novel of the same name by young writer Ban Yu. It tells a story about women and vitality. Xu Lingling (played by Lu Xingchen) got uremia and her life collapsed. In these years that should have been sad, her unscrupulous father (played by Li Congxi) came back, and together with her ambiguous old classmate Zhao Dongyang (played by Zhao Bingrui) and her best friend Tan Na (played by Li Xueqin), they guarded Xu Lingling's life. In the fading of life, in the face of family, friendship, and love, everything seems to be "lovable".
Liang Ming, director of "Happy Journey"
Liang Ming said that "Xiaoyao·You" is his second feature film to premiere at the Pingyao Film Festival after "Under the Sun". "I feel that in the movie, from off-screen to on-screen, our double passing is also Lingling's double passing. The two bodies of Xu Lingling and Xingchen are merged together, and their souls are merged together. This follows the original novel. ."
"In fact, everyone longs for freedom, but freedom seems very, very far away from people. I think there are at least two moments in the film when Xu Lingling is close to freedom, even though her body is greatly restricted and she is not free. Of those two moments, one was when she said to her father, put this shrimp on top. At that moment she knew that life would have to continue tomorrow, and that we and I would continue to live this day. The other was the final ending. , also followed the original work. At that moment, she wanted to go home for a rest and lie down, but she knew that her father’s girlfriend was at home, and she wanted to return that time and space to her father. Thanks to her father for the love he gave her, she Nothing can be given to the father because she has nothing to give.”
Writer Ban Yu
In his speech, Ban Yu said that he was the happiest person in the "Spring in a Small Town" theater, "because my novel was expressed in a concrete way by such a good director and such a great creative team, and It gives a broader view of everyone's inner world; the second point is that I just recalled the entire filming process. In addition to the happiness when watching the movie today, we had many sad moments that were difficult to accept. These points Bits and pieces of the past come together at this moment.”
Lu Xingchen once played the heroine Gu Xi in "Under the Sun" directed by Liang Ming. She said that she put a lot of love and effort into her role as the ill-fated Xu Lingling. "This is my first time watching this film on the big screen, and I feel very nervous. I hope we have delivered an answer that satisfies everyone."
Talk show actor Li Xueqin had previously been "electrically shocked" for the first time in "Keep You Safe" directed by Dapeng. She said that she was a non-professional film actor and it was very difficult to get the role of Tanna. "It is very difficult for an actor to meet a character that he likes very much. I also hope that the character of Tanna can bring a little hope and expectation to life during this sad period in everyone's life."
Stills from "Happy Journey"
