On July 13, the movie "Catch a Baby" held its premiere in Beijing. Directors and screenwriters Yan Fei and Peng Damo, and leading actors Shen Teng, Ma Li, Shi Pengyuan, Zhang Zidong, etc. attended the post-screening exchange and shared behind-the-scenes stories.

As a "seed contestant" for the 2024 summer season, "Catch a Baby" also opened nationwide screenings on that day and achieved a box office success of 150 million yuan. It not only accounted for "half of the total national box office" that day, but also helped this summer's summer schedule. The daily box office exceeded the 300 million yuan mark for the first time, and its effect on the market during the popular period was very significant. As of July 14, the film's total box office receipts and pre-sales have exceeded 300 million yuan. "Catch a Baby" will be released nationwide on July 16.

"Catch Dolls" poster

"Catch a Baby" is the latest masterpiece of Xihong City IP ten years after its birth. The film tells the story of Ma Chenggang (played by Shen Teng) and Chunlan (played by Ma Li) who live in Xihong City and embark on a reverse road of raising children. "Talking on paper and talking blindly" can only be "hard-working and teaching by words and deeds". However, behind the scenes, the two of them have a second face. And as his son Ma Jiye (played by Shi Pengyuan) grows up day by day in the "hardship education", he gradually realizes that he is actually in the "successor plan" that has been arranged long ago...

The main creators of "Catch a Baby" make a collective appearance

Shen Teng and Ma Li Photographed by Wang Zheng

At the premiere, Yan Fei and Peng Damo said that they started preparing for this new film after filming "Charlotte". It has been almost ten years since they met you. "Initially, I wanted to Shen Teng plays Ma Li’s eldest son, and eventually plays the husband and wife.”

Faced with being jokingly called "uncle" by fans in the audience, Shen Teng, who had successfully lost weight in "Catch a Baby", laughed and said, "I really want to kick you." Ma Li said with emotion during her speech: "Ten years ago, "" When "Charlotte Trouble" was released, not many audiences knew us. Ten years later, we are standing here, and everyone is looking forward to it, not only for Shen Teng and Ma Li, but also for the director and us. Everyone on the team. As a comedian, I think it’s not easy. I hope that I can continue to act with my old partner and bring joy to the audiences who love us.”

Stills Shen Teng plays Ma Chenggang

Stills Ma Li plays Chunlan

Talking about the son Ma Jiye's skillful use of "tunning the tiger away from the mountain" at the end of the film, he discovered the secret of the environment in which he grew up. Shi Pengyuan said that he studied the script carefully, "The moment he pushed open the rolling door, he found his new life. Looking back on the character's mental journey, he wants to take his own path and his father's ideas are not completely conflicting. , and finally the father and son reconciled with each other."

Stills Shi Pengyuan plays son Ma Jiye

During the post-screening interactive session, director Xing Wenxiong said that "Catch a Baby" is the "ceiling centerpiece" of Chinese comedy films. He recalled that when he was filming "This Killer Is Not Calm", he received on-site guidance from Yan Fei and Peng Damo. "Until today, I discovered that the two directors still held back their hands and did not give everything to each other. In the film, The funeral scene is so wonderfully written, I have to go back and study it carefully.”

Screenwriter Liu Beast said that he had been looking forward to "Catch a Baby" for so long that he even misremembered the premiere date and came to the theater yesterday. "Thank you to the two directors for making such a movie. It is definitely one of the best comedy movies in China, and even if you take away the funny parts of the movie, its plot is still solid and will definitely trigger people's emotions. Audience discussion.”

Shi Jiefu, the "Boss Shi" of Shanliren Comedy, could not hide his excitement when he spoke, "We all know that the comedy industry is not so prosperous at the moment. This perfect comedy movie makes us proud. It brought me back to a The state of the pure audience, apart from leaning forward and backward in the audience, has no other thoughts, only admiration. "