"Shanghai's buildings and structures all have a sense of flow of life, and compared with Beijing and Shenzhen, Shanghai, which has more complex urban spaces, is more suitable for falling in love." On November 30, director Shao Yihui held a conference at Shanghai Pudong Library He

During the sharing period, Pudong Library’s Lecture Hall No. 1, which can accommodate 600 people, welcomed nearly 800 readers, and the steps were also filled with readers. Shao Yihui’s candidness aroused constant laughter in the audience, and the originally scheduled 90-minute dialogue was therefore canceled. Extended to 2 hours. Some readers said that "Good Things" is something we like to see. Although it is light-hearted and not preachy, it allows the audience to see themselves clearly and grow. Things that make everyone happy are good things.

"Shadow Sea of ​​Books" art appreciation and reading promotion activities are a series of public welfare cultural service activities created to create a warm "social aesthetic education" environment and implement the concept of "book city". According to Han Jing, the organizer of the event, senior editor of Shanghai Film Group, and chief director of many documentaries such as "Super Equipment", "Imperial Examination", and "Legend of Iron Blood" on CCTV Documentary Channel, "shadow" means "projection", and all artistic creations They are all subjective projections of the real world. "Shadows and Books" aims to introduce high-quality film, television, drama, literature and other resources at home and abroad, invite the main creators to the scene to have close communication with the audience, and carry out a variety of art popularization activities.

Since March this year, Han Jing and Pudong Library have cooperated to hold the new Peking Opera film "Farewell My Concubine ", the writer's film "The Direction of Sava Flow", the documentary "Pulse of the Earth", and the dance drama film " Nevermore". The disappearing radio wave ", the French musical " Notre Dame de Paris ", the main theme movie " Climb "Enter " and many other activities, Peking Opera master Shang Changrong, director Teng Junjie, writer Chen Danyan, film producer Ren Zhonglun, Shanghai Grand Theater's first artistic director Qian Shijin, Cultural Plaza General Manager Fei Yuanhong, international ballet artist Tan Yuanyuan, Actor Wang Luoyong, actor Chen Long, BBC's "Pulse of the Earth III" chief producer Michael Gunton, musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" star Robert Marion and others participated in previous events.This issue's "Good Things" themed sharing session is also the finale of "Shadow Sea Bookstore" in 2024.

Wang Qiang, deputy director of Pudong Library, said, "Next year we will continue to pay attention to the needs of readers, actively organize multi-dimensional art sharing activities, and work hard to promote the goal of national aesthetic education."

"Shadow Sea of ​​Books" Art Appreciation and Reading Promotion Series The event is guided by the Propaganda Department of Pudong New Area Committee, Shanghai Filmmakers Association, and Shanghai Television Artists Association, and is co-organized by Shanghai Pudong Library and Shanghai Vision Film and Television Co., Ltd.

"Shanghai's buildings and structures have a sense of flow of life, and compared with Beijing and Shenzhen, Shanghai, which has more complex urban spaces, is more suitable for falling in love." On November 30, director Shao Yihui held the event at Shanghai Pudong Library " is good stuff " theme sharing meeting said with a smile.

At the invitation of Han Jing, the organizer of the "Shadows of Books" event and the chief director of CCTV documentaries "Super Equipment" and "Imperial Examination", the director of the movie "Good Stuff", Screenwriter Shao Yihui, chief planner of "The Good Stuff" and vice president of Shanghai Film Group Xu Chunping, and "The Good Stuff" producer Ye Ting were guests at the "Shadow Sea of ​​Books" event at Shanghai Pudong Library to discuss "The Parallel World of Love Myths - the movie "The Good Stuff" "Theme Sharing Session" to start a dialogue.

What's so good about "Good Things"?

Comparing "The Myth of Love" and "The Good Stuff", the former has "myth" and fantasy, while "The Good Stuff" is more realistic, more sober, and more straightforward. Just like the title "The Stuff", it is more materialistic of. "Why do both films have divorced men and women as protagonists? From 'myth' to 'thing', you let me see the fall of reality from metaphysics to materiality. Can I understand that this is also the director's self-awakening and growth?" Han Jing asked Shao Yihui.

Shao Yihui said frankly that he had not thought about the similarities between the two when he was writing. Perhaps there was such a thing in his subconscious mind. "Because my parents divorced very early, and many of my parents' friends were also divorced. This may have given me the impression that people will get married when they grow up, but they will also get divorced. Of course, that's just for a child. Ideas."

Shao Yihui admitted that the reason why he focused on divorced people was also due to the need for writing skills. Because divorce means that the protagonist has experience, has experienced setbacks and changes, and is relaxed and open-minded. Compared with those little boys and girls, the divorced people are more emotionally mature, fuller and richer from the perspective of character creation, and can attract most of the audience.

"Good Things" has its own distinct views on gender issues, but its expression is not grand but indirect and covert. Such as the English phrases printed on the heroine's T-shirt and canvas bag, Chizuru Ueno's books hidden on the bookshelf, the graffiti "Love has no myth" on the wall when the hero takes out the trash, and on the poster, Song Jia cos The one is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second female justice in American history, and the one on Zhong Chuxi cos is the Mexican national treasure female painter Frida Kahlo. These contents are like encrypted messages that require careful exploration by the audience to decipher them.

Han Jing asked Shao Yihui, the film uses the male characters' mouths to be full of wit The use of a playful, teasing, and ridiculing way to express the views of both genders has blunted the sharpness of the topic itself, and made the expression friendly rather than hostile, gentle rather than extreme, and humorous in the sharpness. Why did you adopt this method? A roundabout, gentle, joking way of expression?

Shao Yihui said that this is indeed a skill. First of all, she has to let everyone see and be willing to accept these expressions on the big screen, without being too sharp. Secondly, she is originally a very casual and relaxed person. She hopes to maintain a relaxed state no matter what she says or does, and rejects things that are too heavy, too grand, and too serious. "Reality is sometimes too heavy, and there are too many things that cannot be said or cannot be explained clearly, so it is better to laugh at everything with ridicule and let everyone have fun without learning anything from it."

Shanghai Film (Group) Xu Chunping, vice president of the company and chief film planner, summarized the three "good things" of "Good Things": light ability, warm power and confident posture. Xu Chunping believes that in the face of profound social issues, "Good Stuff" uses a "four or two to move a thousand pounds" method to make all audiences feel happy and moved, and the radiant female characters like Tiemei in the movie give people unlimited warmth with their confident posture .

producer Ye Ting revealed the production story behind "Good Things" from a production perspective.She detailed the preparation process, shooting details and post-production challenges of the film. "The best thing about "The Good Thing" is its originality." In Ye Ting's view, both "The Love Myth " and "The Good Thing" are anti-genre and unconventional movies. They all closely match the personality of director Shao Yihui: "The core selling point and DNA of a work depend on the author's own mental outlook and way of viewing the world."

In Shanghai, create "our" movie

"Shanghai, it has a more unique flavor." Talking about the filming location of the film, Shao Yihui said that "Good Things" tells the story of a man who has a "very current life". and emotional style" stories, and although contemporary urban life stories like "The Good Stuff" can take place in any highly urbanized international metropolis such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, etc., Shanghai is different from "The Myth of Love" and "The Good Stuff" etc. The story is the most fitting. In Shao Yihui's view, Shanghai's buildings and structures have a sense of flow of life, and such a Shanghai with more complex urban spaces is "more suitable for falling in love."

"At the premiere, an audience member said that "The Good Thing" is 'our' movie." Xu Chunping analyzed the female collective unconsciousness carried by "The Good Thing" from the perspective of the audience at the premiere: "When there is When so many people say it is good, it means that this movie carries something that belongs to the collective unconscious and carries what the audience wants to know. Things that can be said but cannot be said."

Ye Ting and Shao Yihui shared interesting stories during the filming process: "Shao Yihui cried in front of me twice, one of which was when editing "Good Things", "Ye Ting recalled. Since the editing assistant who was in love was busy dating, the editing task fell entirely on Shao Yihui when the deadline was approaching. However, even so, Shao Yihui and Ye Ting did not say a harsh word to the editing assistant. On the set, Shao Yihui never acted like a director, but always treated every member with peace and tolerance. "Perhaps this is the unique inclusive atmosphere of our all-female team." Ye Ting and Shao Yihui concluded with a smile.

During the sharing period, Pudong Library’s Lecture Hall No. 1, which can accommodate 600 people, welcomed nearly 800 readers, and the steps were also filled with readers. Shao Yihui’s candidness aroused constant laughter in the audience, and the originally scheduled 90-minute dialogue was therefore canceled. Extended to 2 hours. Some readers said that "Good Things" is something we like to see. Although it is light-hearted and not preachy, it allows the audience to see themselves clearly and grow. Things that make everyone happy are good things.

"Shadow Sea of ​​Books" art appreciation and reading promotion activities are a series of public welfare cultural service activities created to create a warm "social aesthetic education" environment and implement the concept of "book city". According to Han Jing, the organizer of the event, senior editor of Shanghai Film Group, and chief director of many documentaries such as "Super Equipment", "Imperial Examination", and "Legend of Iron Blood" on CCTV Documentary Channel, "shadow" means "projection", and all artistic creations They are all subjective projections of the real world. "Shadows and Books" aims to introduce high-quality film, television, drama, literature and other resources at home and abroad, invite the main creators to the scene to have close communication with the audience, and carry out a variety of art popularization activities.

Since March this year, Han Jing and Pudong Library have cooperated to hold the new Peking Opera film "Farewell My Concubine ", the writer's film "The Direction of Sava Flow", the documentary "Pulse of the Earth", and the dance drama film " Nevermore". The disappearing radio wave ", the French musical " Notre Dame de Paris ", the main theme movie " Climb "Enter " and many other activities, Peking Opera master Shang Changrong, director Teng Junjie, writer Chen Danyan, film producer Ren Zhonglun, Shanghai Grand Theater's first artistic director Qian Shijin, Cultural Plaza General Manager Fei Yuanhong, international ballet artist Tan Yuanyuan, Actor Wang Luoyong, actor Chen Long, BBC's "Pulse of the Earth III" chief producer Michael Gunton, musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" star Robert Marion and others participated in previous events.This issue's "Good Things" themed sharing session is also the finale of "Shadow Sea Bookstore" in 2024.

Wang Qiang, deputy director of Pudong Library, said, "Next year we will continue to pay attention to the needs of readers, actively organize multi-dimensional art sharing activities, and work hard to promote the goal of national aesthetic education."

"Shadow Sea of ​​Books" Art Appreciation and Reading Promotion Series The event is guided by the Propaganda Department of Pudong New Area Committee, Shanghai Filmmakers Association, and Shanghai Television Artists Association, and is co-organized by Shanghai Pudong Library and Shanghai Vision Film and Television Co., Ltd.