Top news reporter Wang Jiahui
html On March 26, at the invitation of the Henan Oscar Cinema Line, the leading actors of the movie "The World of Grass and Trees" Jiang Qinqin and Wu Lei visited Zhengzhou universities to share the stories behind the scenes with students, and Listen to the "anti-MLM" experiences between classmates and their elders."The World of Grass and Trees" is directed by Gu Xiaogang and is the second work in the Landscape Series. The film is based on a number of real cases. It uses the story and perspective of the mother and son He Mulian played by Wu Lei and Wu Taihua played by Jiang Qinqin to cut into "MLM" from the perspective of the mother and son. This social reality issue. The film was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival, and Gu Xiaogang won the "Kurosawa Akira Award". Jiang Qinqin also won the Best Actress Award at this year's Asian Film Awards for her wonderful performance as Wu Taihua. "The World of Grass and Trees" will be released nationwide on April 3.
At the Zhengzhou road show that day, Wu Lei praised Zhengzhou Hu spicy soup as delicious and authentic. As the heroine, Jiang Qinqin praised Wu Lei for her professional performance and that she didn’t worry about her face being swollen during the filming. “It’s completely Throw yourself into creation."
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At the post-screening meeting, the students were very enthusiastic. Wu Lei shared with everyone his experience of tasting delicious food in Zhengzhou, "I ate a bowl I had half-cooked noodles, beef pie, and spicy spicy soup. Zhengzhou’s spicy spicy soup is different from Beijing’s. It’s very hot and delicious.” On the same day, Wu Lei also posted a message on Weibo: "There is a "stuffing" trap! I will eliminate it for everyone!" While promoting the movie, he reminded everyone to be wary of the "pie in the sky" trap.
It is worth mentioning that an audience member at the scene asked Wu Lei whether the "shirtless riding a bicycle" scene was requested by himself or the director. He also joked that in the future, Wu Lei's "Riding is Reasonable" vlog can be based on This is a standard shot. Wu Lei responded humorously: "I think it is uncivilized to ride shirtless on the road, but you can like it, but I'm afraid I won't be able to post the vlog like this. The new issue of 'Riding is Okay' will be released soon. Everyone has met."
Interpretation of the role: Full performance, allowing the audience to fully experience the harm of pyramid schemes
The movie "The World of Grass and Trees" uses the language of the lens and the details of the story to reveal the illegal behavior of "pyramid schemes", allowing more The audience felt the harm of "pyramid marketing". In the film, Wu Taihua, played by Jiang Qinqin, changed from a simple tea-picking girl to a state of madness after accidentally entering a pyramid scheme, which impressed the audience deeply. In the film
, the mother and son played by Jiang Qinqin and Wu Lei had a fierce rivalry scene in the rain. The audience asked what the creator's mentality was when filming this scene? Jiang Qinqin explained: "Some actors are very resistant to the slap scene. They are worried What should I do if my face is swollen? I was under great psychological pressure when filming this scene. Wu Lei is a national idol, so nothing should happen to him. But Wu Lei is very professional. He doesn’t care if his face is swollen, but devotes himself completely to creation. in. I think the cooperation of rival actors on the shooting scene is very important to the creation."
A student audience asked Jiang Qinqin for advice on how to prevent the elderly at home from being deceived. Jiang Qinqin said: "We always lack patience with our elders and always complain that the elders will believe the scam. But scammers are very patient. They will take the trouble to communicate with the elders and exchange so-called sincerity for trust. This can easily make parents resentful, as As told in the movie, He Mulian realized under the bridge that he had very little spiritual comfort for his mother, which is why Wu Taihua finally embarked on this path."
How do actors get close to the hearts of people trapped in MLM organizations? How about the reality of performing? Jiang Qinqin believes that accumulation in life is very important. Reading books, watching movies, chatting with friends, etc. are all sources of absorption. In addition, as an actor, you must also have a sense of belief, "obey the director, obey the script, obey the characters, and believe it completely."
Before filming "The World of Grass and Trees", Wu Lei had always wondered whether the director was exaggerating about pyramid schemes? But as the movie was being shot, , he truly understood MLM, "so evil, it is an attack on human nature and emotional vulnerabilities." Wu Lei said.
Wu Taihua, played by Jiang Qinqin, fully demonstrated the contradictions of human nature. What choice should the son make at this time? Wu Lei explained: "I felt very distressed at that moment. My mother sacrificed her time and youth for her family and life. There was no Opportunity to do my own business. Now I have my own business and enjoy it, which is right. But it is a pity that I chose the MLM road."