This year marks Chen Sicheng's tenth year of transitioning from actor to director, but it is the first time that he has put a literary work on the big screen. Since the release of the movie "Decryption", as a screenwriter and director, he has been praised by the audience as "Chen

This year marks Chen Sicheng’s tenth year of transitioning from actor to director, but it is the first time that he has put a literary work on the big screen. Since the release of the movie "Decryption", as a screenwriter and director, he has been praised by the audience as "Chen Sicheng surpasses Chen Sicheng".

How did he do it? On the Chinese Valentine's Day on August 10, Chen Sicheng and actors Liu Haoran, Ren Luyao, Chen Yustrontium and others appeared in Nanjing to share with the audience the behind-the-scenes of the filming and "decipher" how the crew created such a movie "dream."

It is worth mentioning that the creators also sent Chinese Valentine's Day blessings to the Nanjing audience: "I wish couples to be happier and singles to get out of singles as soon as possible!"

The Nanjing audience presented certificates of honor

and praised Chen Sicheng as "the most handsome + talented person" In the past ten years, Chen Sicheng has directed works such as "Beijing Love Story", "Detective Chinatown", "Mozart in Outer Space", "She Disappeared", etc., as well as produced the "Manslaughter" series. Although the reputation has been mixed, The box office returns were good, and netizens nicknamed him the person who "holds the password to film wealth."

For this "Decryption", Chen Sicheng has his own ambition, which is to think about how to let people enter the theater in a real sense. Chen Sicheng wants to make more movies that can only be felt when walking into the theater. "Decryption", which is entirely produced by a domestic special effects team, is an attempt.

"Decryption" is adapted from the novel of the same name by Mao Dun Literary Award winner Mai Jia. It is written and directed by Chen Sicheng, starring Liu Haoran and John Cusack, with special appearances by Chen Daoming, Daniel Wu, and Yu Feihong, and Ren Luyao, Chen Yusong, and Wang Yu. Starring Tian, ​​Zhou You and Zhu Zhu, the whole process was specially shot in IMAX.

Chen Sicheng retained the interview structure of the novel, unfolded the fate of the characters through the dictation of Rong Jinzhen's cousin, wife and colleagues, and told the audience a thrilling "decryption" story. Rong Jinzhen, played by Liu Haoran, solved one after another real-life code puzzles in her dreams, and also brought shocks and surprises to the audience that subverted imagination.

Chen Sicheng said frankly: "Film is an art of dreaming. The part about dreams in Mai's original novel leaves a lot of room for the film creators to show more imagination, especially the visual effects, which are completely Our Chinese visual effects team hopes to make the audience feel a movie that is not inferior to traditional Hollywood blockbusters and is made in China.”

The final effect of this movie really impressed the audience. At the

Nanjing road show, many viewers sent their blessings. Not only did they bring Chinese Valentine's Day bouquets, but fans of director Chen Sicheng also presented him with the honorary certificate of "Best Male Director for Handsomeness and Talent".

Liu Haoran subverted his image and starred in

"I seem to have evolved after completing the role."

At the scene, Liu Haoran with a clean and handsome smile won the enthusiasm and screams of fans.

But in the film, Liu Haoran cut his hair bald, shaved off his eyebrows, and lost weight to become a skinny image with a hunched figure, subverting the image and interpreting the role of "Rong Jinzhen".

Liu Haoran also shared his unique shooting experience in the dreamland of Digital Vortex.

The scene was Liu Haoran's final scene. The difficulty in filming was that he had to dive to a depth of three to four meters in the water shed to avoid the water reflecting in the lens. However, because he continued to lose weight for the character during preparation and filming, his weight at that time It weighs less than 120 kilograms, so more than 20 kilograms of sandbags and iron blocks need to be installed on the feet so that the whole person can fall vertically into the water. Although the filming was difficult, the presentation effect shocked many viewers.

Dreams and reality, geniuses and madmen, Liu Haoran's interpretation makes the audience deeply immersed in the story. Some viewers are curious whether there is a thin line between acting geniuses and lunatics. In this regard, Liu Haoran said that there is actually not a thin line between genius and madness, but more like two sides of the same object. Fortunately, this movie struck a good balance from the beginning.

was asked by the audience about the challenge of playing Rong Jinzhen this time. Liu Haoran said frankly that he was lucky as an actor to be able to encounter such a unique role after ten years in the industry.

Liu Haoran, who became famous at a young age, has his own unique understanding of this role. "Actually, my dream since I was a child is to become a person like Rong Jinzhen, with unparalleled talents. But in reality, most of us are still ordinary people. We may be more of those who accompany us in the movies. "Rong Jinzhen's person."

Liu Haoran said that with this film shooting, when he was lucky enough to truly step into the process of shaping this character, he would feel that the brilliance of the character also shone on him. "In the process of shaping him, he also gave me some strength. The moment I completed the role, I felt like I had evolved."

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