On June 26, the movie " Laifu Hotel " went on a road show in Chengdu. Director Liu Bowen and actors Huang Xuan and Zhang Zhehua met and interacted with the audience. The film will be released nationwide on June 28.
"Laifu Hotel" tells the story that after Li Qingrang (played by Huang Xuan) got out of prison, he was arranged by his old acquaintance Wang Daji (played by Dong Baoshi) to work as an undercover agent in a hotel "Laifu Hotel" whose guests are mainly medical patients. Find out the loopholes in the hotel and force the hotel owner Ma Xiaolin ( Liu Yan) to sign a demolition agreement.
One is a street youth full of gangster vibes, and the other is a shrewd "philistine" hotel proprietress. The two went from being dissatisfied with each other to opening up their hearts to facing all difficulties together. In the end, they protected this hotel and brought safety to many patients. and a touching story of a place of healing.
In fact, the concept of "home for patients" in the film was not fabricated out of thin air. It was inspired by the real experiences of director Liu Bowen.
In 2019, he discovered that there are some small hotels around large hospitals in many big cities, which bring together patients and their families who come to see the doctor from all over the world. The hotel provides subtle and heart-warming services such as accompanying the doctor, picking up medicines, and helping with consultations. A group of strangers interact with each other. Helping and keeping each other warm, each other becomes a "temporary family". There is a lot of pain here, but there is also a lot of love. Liu Bowen recalled that he saw several people crowded in the corridor playing mahjong. The corridor was so narrow that one of them had to sit in his own room. These details were integrated into "Laifu Hotel".
In the film, Li Qingrang, played by Huang Xuan, rarely received recognition from his father. The only reward was when his father made him a bowl of black sesame paste. After arriving at "Laifu Hotel", Li Qingrang met Mr. Fu, who had been ill for 7 years and considered "Laifu Hotel" as his home. On his birthday, Mr. Fu made a bowl of black sesame paste for Li Qingrang. "Taste it, is it like this?" Master Fu's move made Li Qingrang burst into tears. Recalling this scene, Huang Xuan said that at that time he was completely immersed in his emotions for "Laifu Hotel". "It also brought back a lot of memories for me. I thought of my father. When filming that scene, I almost I can't control my emotions. I don't know whether it's my emotions or Li Qingrang's emotions. They are all mixed together. "
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