"Warm Spring" was easier because the acting requirements were not as high as in "Into the Dust".
To put it bluntly, "Warm Spring" is more of a commercial drama, and the story it tells is not novel.
Compared with "Into the Dust", the requirements for actors are not that high.
And although Zhuo Yixiong took over, Li Yi was still quite relieved about him.
Although he is from Hong Kong, Zhuo Yixiong has made so many movies with Li Yi, most of which are for the mainland market, so he is already familiar with it.
For these two movies, Li Yi is not in a hurry to promote them.
He has never had any special expectations for the box office of these two movies. After all, if he really wants a high box office, then it is completely OK to just go and shoot commercial blockbusters.
It's not that the box office of "Into the Dust" and "Warm Spring" must be low, but it's not that important.
Of course, this does not mean that these two films do not need to be promoted. On the contrary, precisely because there are no real big stars joining the two films, Li Yi, the biggest director, has become the main force of publicity. military.
After all, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.
Although he doesn't care about the box office that much, he still hopes that his works will be recognized by more people, right?
However, fortunately, it is really easy for Li Yi to do publicity.
It is an exaggeration to say that there is no domestic media that does not want to interview Li Yi, but unless Li Yi wants to promote a movie, most of the time, Li Yi does not particularly like to be interviewed.
After "Into the Dust" and "Warm Spring" were completed, the post-production work became much easier, and publicity naturally had to be put on the agenda.
This time Li Yi accepted an exclusive interview with the Chinese film reporting column team of the Six Princess Channel.
The Six Princess Channel will produce a program specifically for Li Yi.
In fact, this is also the treatment of great directors. Not only Li Yi, many famous directors have such treatment.
The difference is that others can only promote one movie at a time, but Li Yi directly wants to promote two movies this time.
After the news was released that Li Yi would direct two films at the same time, both with rural themes, the reaction of movie fans was a bit strange.
"A dog director makes a local film? What's going on? And there are two in one shot."
"The titles of the two movies, "Warm Spring" can tell something from the title, but what does "Into the Dust" mean?"
"I'm very curious, why two movies?"
"It seems that Director Gou has never made a rural movie, right? Even if "Cinema Paradiso" is rural, it is from abroad. He himself is not from a rural area, so to be honest, he is not very optimistic about it."
In fact, this reaction is normal. After all, Li Yi's background is not a secret to the public.
Some people are born in Rome and some are born as cows and horses, and Li Yi is obviously the former.
Although his parents are not top celebrities, they are still considered wealthy.
This can be seen from the fact that he was able to independently direct a movie for theaters just after graduation, and after he broke out, he still had the opportunity to continue directing movies independently. His starting point is higher than that of most of his peers. Quite a few.
You know, even for some second-generation directors, it is difficult for them to have such opportunities when they first start.
And Li Yi is from Hong Kong, so when he goes to make local films, it naturally makes people feel strange.
"Why do you want to make a local film?" This is what Zhou Binbin, the host of the Six Princess Channel who is responsible for this interview, was curious about.
"How should I put it? By chance, I attended an internal seminar in the director circle and everyone mentioned rural films. We all know that before the 21st century, domestic rural films could be said to be the mainstream for a while. The genre of the film is no exaggeration either.
Moreover, many of the internationally award-winning films are local films, but in recent years, there have been very few outstanding local films, so we started discussing it.
Is it because there is no market for rural films anymore, or is it because the countryside today is so different from the past?
So, I thought of giving it a try. "Li Yi talked eloquently.
"Then why are there two movies at once? Is there any connection between "Warm Spring" and "Into the Dust"?" Zhou Binbin continued to ask.
"Actually, there is not much connection. In fact, the stories of the two movies took place in different eras. If we insist on saying they are the same, then maybe they are both rural-themed movies." Li Yi smiled. road.
"As for why we started shooting two such films at the same time, the main reason is that everything has two sides, there is a dark side, and naturally there is a sunny side, so to a certain extent, the two movies are of the same type. But they are two completely different, even diametrically opposed films.”
"I heard that in order to make these two films, you and the main actors of the crew went to the countryside to experience life?" Zhou Binbin asked.
"They really experience life. The most I can do is go and have a look." Li Yi immediately laughed.
The division of labor between directors and actors is different. Actors need real experience to be able to control the details, but the director doesn't actually need it. He just needs to have a general idea and understand the general environment.
Just like actors, they have to experience whatever role they play, and what they observe is the lifestyle of similar archetypal characters.
But Li Yi is different. He cannot simply understand the life of a certain character, but needs to understand the life pattern of the entire rural area.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Zhou Binbin asked curiously.
"For example, the protagonists need to experience life, really experience it, including food, accommodation, working in the fields, etc. They need to observe the local target villagers, and then follow their lifestyles, and the food they eat is also the same as theirs. Almost the same, the accommodation is almost the same!
But I am different. Although I also live in the village, it is a house with better conditions in the village, and I have food and drink. I am not particularly able to endure hardships, so I say it is to experience life, but in fact, I eat Everyone brings their own drinks, which is different from them. "Li Yi didn't find anything strange about this.
He is a director, not an actor.
He really couldn't bear the hardship. He also tried to experience life like the actors, but he couldn't stand it after two days.
"So, maybe I'm not born to be an actor." Li Yi added.
Zhou Binbin was a little surprised by this. After all, few directors said directly that they could not endure hardship like Li Yi.
But if you think about it carefully, there's nothing wrong with it. Li Yi didn't say that he had good food and clothing, but he definitely had no shortage of material things.
And he is not an actor, but a director, and indeed he does not need to experience it like an actor does.
He just needs to observe more.
He knows through observation what kind of effect the role needs to be performed and how to perform it. In terms of technique, he does not need to be proficient.
