China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Shen Jiequn) Recently, the 2024 Douyin Movie Wonderful Night, jointly organized by Douyin and CCTV Movie Channel, came to an end in Shanghai. With the theme of "Meet in the Movies", the event invited 40 f

China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Shen Jiequn) Recently, the 2024 Douyin Movie Wonderful Night, jointly organized by Douyin and CCTV Movie Channel, came to an end in Shanghai. With the theme of "Meet in the Movies", the event invited 40 film crews, more than 120 film guests, and 30 Douyin creators to appear.

event site. Picture provided by the organizer

That night, many famous directors presented their new works. The crews of "Under the Stranger" directed by Wu Ershan, "Decryption" directed by Chen Sicheng, "Retrograde Life " directed by Xu Zheng, and "Operation Dragon" directed by Lin Chaoxian took the stage to promote. "Under the Stranger" is a fantasy action youth movie, adapted from the hit Chinese comic "Under the Stranger". It is Urshan's attempt to tell how traditional culture can be integrated into contemporary life after "The Trilogy of the Gods"; "Retrograde" The background of the story of "Life" is set in a takeaway station. Xu Zheng mentioned that he often sees videos on Douyin of ordinary workers taking a break to dance. As a filmmaker, he hopes to tell the stories behind ordinary people.

Xu Zheng plays a delivery boy in "Retrograde Life" and takes the stage to promote the new film as the character in the play. Photo provided by the organizer

Douyin creators from different fields also took the stage to interpret the movie in their eyes. The film and television creator "Jing Gongzi" with more than 19 million fans explains the trailer of "Decryption", sharing the stage with Chen Sicheng, Liu Haoran to decipher the clues revealed in the trailer; the creator of the law popularization "Lawyer Zhang Sister", from the perspective of a legal worker It talks about the social significance of "Article 20" discussing the legal principle of self-defense.

During the performance of that night's show, actor Paul Che restored the highlight of Li Bai's chant "The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains" in the movie "Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles". During the release of the film, the short video he posted imitating Li Bai received more than 10 million likes, making this Tang poem from a thousand years ago a hot social topic among netizens. Short video promotion helps excellent movies be seen.

Many classic and old films have become popular through the "second creation" of short video creators. According to reports, classic Hong Kong films account for 30% of the most viewed "secondary" videos on Douyin, half of which are viewers under the age of 30.

The main creators of the movie "New Dragon Inn", from left to right are Mao Weitao, Chen Lijun, Li Yunxiao, and Zhang Yazhou. Photo provided by the organizer

Last year, the Shaoxing opera "New Dragon Inn" became popular due to a video of the leading actors Chen Lijun and Li Yunxiao "twirling". It tried live broadcast on Douyin for the first time, attracting 9.25 million views. A group of young actors relied on their beautiful appearance Become a "new top performer" with delicate performances. At the adventure night scene, Mao Weitao, Chen Lijun, Li Yunxiao and Zhang Yazhou from Zhejiang Xiaobaihua Yue Opera Troupe appeared - this time they are the main creators of the Yue Opera documentary film "New Dragon Gate Inn".

Chen Lijun revealed that the movie version of "New Dragon Inn" retained the original stage design, but the scale of the performance on the big screen was slightly different from the stage, which gave her a new understanding of performance.

Regarding the filming of the Yue Opera "New Dragon Inn" into a documentary film, Mao Weitao said: "We hope that more excellent types of traditional Chinese dramas can be seen by the audience in front of the big screen, and we also hope that through the Douyin platform, more People understand drama and movies, making traditional drama a lifestyle for young people.”

Source: China Youth Daily client

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