Does anyone understand the hardships of beating workers? On March 30, the comedy movie " Galaxy Writer " was released nationwide. It was a hit and humorously showed the daily life of workers in the workplace. The film won the Jury Prize and Best Screenplay Award at the 17th First Youth Film Festival, and was also screened at the "Domestic New Film Exhibition" at the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
html On March 29, the film directors and screenwriters Li Kuo, Shan Dandan, screenwriter Gao Qun, and the leading actors of the "Three Dogs" Song Muzi , He Wenjun, and Li Fei came to the Nanjing Roadshow to have sincere exchanges with the audience. A reporter from Modern Express conducted an exclusive interview with the leading actors of the "Three Dogs" group, and shared the behind-the-scenes creative stories.Launches a talent challenge to Party A
The "Three Dogs" combination interprets the daily work of screenwriters
"Galaxy Writer" tells the story of two screenwriters Zhang Yi (played by Song Muzi) and Sun Tan (played by He Wenjun), who form the strongest team in the galaxy (ruò) Party B launches a talent challenge to Party A’s company. The film shows Party A's various outrageous "pie-making" behaviors, as well as the anxiety state of contemporary people under high-pressure work.
directors Li Kuo and Shan Dandan once said that the original intention of creating "Galaxy Writer" was to make a good-looking and funny story, so that the audience can relieve the pressure in the theater and empathize with the film and television migrant workers' experiences of joy amid hardship. They teamed up with screenwriter Gao Qun to integrate their real life as a screenwriter and industry phenomena they see every day into the film, and combined absurd reality with hilarious jokes to create this new comedy that is novel enough in both form and expression.
△"Three Dogs" Song Muzi, He Wenjun, Li Fei
This is undoubtedly a true portrayal of the daily work of the "Three Dogs" combination as comedy creators. As the first batch of comedians who began to try and perform sketch (sketch comedy) to the outside world, Song Muzi, He Wenjun, and Li Fei were recognized by more Known by people. The name of the trio "Three Dogs" comes from their work on the show "Three Dogs Live Room".
"Life is the foundation, and movies are presentation. Without the foundation, there is no presentation." Song Muzi said that movies are the concentration of life, concentrating contradictions, conflicts and emotions. It has expressiveness and presentation, and it must be in one and a half seconds. To tell a story in an hour or two, you must condense the essence and get rid of the dross. "Life may not be exciting every minute and attract you to watch every minute, but sometimes life is better than movies." It’s more exciting, you need to observe.”
△Song Muzi
’s real experience helps acting
Life is “bloody” beyond imagination
“In fact, we have worked in many other industries, but it didn’t go so well, so we decided to work in the acting industry. "Song Muzi studied drama, film and television performance at Wuhan University, while He Wenjun graduated from the directing department of Shanghai Theater Academy. Although both of them are majoring in science, like Li Fei, they did many other jobs before becoming actors. For example, He Wenjun opened a milk tea shop and delivered takeout.
Song Muzi told the Modern Express reporter that when he was doing these jobs, he never expected that they would add luster to the role he plays today. This time in the movie "Galaxy Writer", Zhang Yi and Sun Tan were asked by Party A to experience the life of a delivery boy, hoping to make the script more realistic. "When filming this scene, Wenjun was much more comfortable than me because he knew how to operate and where to send the fastest."
"Life experience really helps us a lot, so I think it is also necessary for us to observe life. "There is a lot of homework to be done." Song Muzi believes that in-depth experience of real life is a very basic method and process for actors to enter the role. Otherwise, the performance will be particularly unrealistic. "If you can't see the authenticity, you won't be able to take on the role." The character can dance."
△He Wenjun
He Wenjun also said that there is no way to directly transfer life to the stage and the big screen, because life is ordinary, but when life becomes "bloody", it will be even more "bloody" than on the stage and the big screen. , may go beyond imagination, “So this is why we have to observe life. If you don’t observe life, you may never imagine that this kind of thing can happen in real life. "At the
road show, Li Fei also shared his experience to encourage the audience. Before he entered the entertainment industry, he worked in the tax bureau, but because of his love for acting, he went from short videos to variety shows to the big screen, just like the movie "Galaxy" As stated in "Writer", insist on being your own writer, you can see the Milky Way when you look up again, hold the pen in your hand, maybe the Milky Way is in front of you
△Li Fei
hopes to continue to convey from the stage to the big screen. Happiness, Strength and Courage
“Acting in movies and acting in comedy sketches are two completely different ways of expression. "He Wenjun shared the different feelings of acting in movies and comedy sketches. He felt that movies require more experience and starting from the heart, because the big screen will amplify all subtle expressions and emotions, but the stage must be more expressive and Amplifying the body and exaggerating the expression, “There is also a connection point between the two, that is, emotions and emotions are real. Whether you experience or express it, the feeling that keeps the emotion flowing in your heart is real. "
From the comedy stage to the big screen, the "Three Dogs" combination has experienced a lot along the way. "It's been six or seven years. There are actually very few people who can accompany you through six or seven years in life, even the colleagues around you. , we may continue to go like this. "Li Fei said that in fact, the three of them rarely communicated in private, but they had endless things to talk about when they met.
Their advancement path has allowed fans who like them to gain continuous positive energy. In the movie "Galaxy" During the road show of "Writer", the "Three Dogs" group also received positive feedback from fans. "We saw their reactions on social platforms. Some fans said that the last sentence in the movie 'The characters did not grow. It was also a kind of growth that touched and inspired him, which made us very happy and happy. Song Muzi said.
Song Muzi told reporters that the "Three Dogs" group would also like to do comedy. If we can completely forget some of the troubles in life, or give everyone some strength and courage to face life, we will feel very satisfied and happy. ”
Modern Express/Modern+ Reporters Li Ming, Wang Ziyang, Zheng Wenjing/Text, Liu Chang/Photography