Chapter 334: Media Open Day, Little Liu

Unsurprisingly, the grand opening ceremony of the media on August 1st was frantically reported and reprinted, both at home and abroad.

*New York Times* Art Section Headline: Chinese genius director Seeing Lu Kuan aims at the Oscars! After the Venice Golden Lion and Berlin Golden Bear, can *The Sky of History* win the top prize in the three major film festivals again?

BBC Documentary Channel Exclusive Interview: A Rare Marriage Between the Historical Community and the Film Community—The advisory group composed of 27 international scholars has even had the Japanese military belt buckles certified by military history professors at Kyoto University.

*The Hollywood Reporter* spent quite a bit of space describing the massive scale of this film:

A historical biographical film with an investment of nearly 50 million US dollars, we are once again shocked by the magnificent handwriting of an Eastern director!

It is reported that the Sino-US co-production *The Sky of History* officially started filming yesterday, and the data obtained by reporters from the film's production side is staggering.

The entire crew will use nearly ten thousand extras, have a translation team with up to 10 languages, and the filming locations span China, Europe, and the United States.

If you want to take a look at this terrifying film machine from the side, perhaps the three large canteens at the Jin Ling Women's University set location can be seen.

The Sino-US co-production mentioned by *The Hollywood Reporter* was a little trick played by Boss Lu. Miramax in North America invested a small amount of funds, which gave birth to the identity of a co-production.

The reason for doing this is, first of all, to quickly integrate this film with a slightly sensitive subject matter into the North American market, including inviting two movie kings and queens, Hanks and Moore, which is also for this purpose.

Through Sino-US cooperation, the Eastern cultural perspective can be combined with the Western cultural perspective, so that the film can convey historical information and emotions, not only satisfying the Chinese audience's recognition of historical authenticity and local culture, but also conforming to the cultural aesthetics and viewing habits of the United States and other countries, reducing cultural barriers and improving audience acceptance.

Secondly, for a film with a subject matter like the massacre, carrying the label of a co-production can also present content from a broader international perspective, meeting the requirements of international judges for the depth and breadth of the film's theme, and increasing the possibility of winning awards.

And the relationship between Harvey of Miramax and Boss Lu, as well as his own close relationship with Ao Guanhai, Hillary, and other Democrats, is also conducive to escorting the film's subsequent release.

French *Le Figaro* Art Column:

The epic ambition of the Eastern Plutarch! The Seeing Lu Kuan team 1:1 replicated the 1937 street scene in Nanjing, and the barbed wire in the safety zone alone consumed 3 tons of historical-grade steel.

Even more astonishing is that they bought century-old typewriters and pocket watches donated by the Rabe family from Berlin, and the wear and tear of each key matches the depth of the ink in the original diary.

The accompanying picture is a silhouette of Liu Liu Yifei wearing white gloves touching the Rabe diary, with sunlight crossing her thin shoulder blades and casting on the "Hundred-Man Slayer" report.

The tone of the French media has always been exaggerated, just like Agence France-Presse filming us as the dawn of the empire, but it has played a very good effect on film promotion.

German *Der Spiegel* In-depth Investigation:

We tracked the crew's procurement list in Germany—the Showa 12-style pistol replicated by the Munich Arsenal (empty blanks are prohibited, only firing sound effects are retained), the optical lenses from the Weimar period provided by Heidelberg University (used to restore the perspective of war reporters), and even Leica films produced in 1937.

It can be said that from the perspective of historical restoration, this Eastern director is unique, looking forward to the birth of this film, hoping that our chairman can bring it to Berlin.

There were also a large number of media reprints of relevant news in Japan, and the *Yomiuri Shimbun* appeared with a controversial page:

Certain forces distort history through films—the Japanese scum survivor association held a press conference to display so-called "family letters of soldiers during the Jin Ling campaign."

Right-wing elements hung banners at the Tokyo Imperial Cinema: "Refuse the entry of demonizing films!"

The Eastern genius director who became famous in Japan starting from *Drummer* has a huge number of fans on the island, whether it is Takeshi Kitano or Hirokazu Kore-eda, all of whom are full of affirmation for his artistic genius.

Especially after borrowing the Pan-Asia Film Academy to carry out transnational school running, Toho Co., Ltd. in Japan provided more support as an ally.

Therefore, *Tangshan* was able to explode in Japan, breaking the record previously set by *Exotic*.

Many of Boss Lu's previous boosters of the "Empire's Hexagonal Warrior" defected, criticizing him for ignoring the facts and hurting the feelings of the Japanese people.

"We have already received enough sanctions! Is there any other country in the world that has been hit by two atomic bombs? Why does even Lu-san, whom I love the most, have to do this kind of thing!"

However, there were also many of Boss Lu's supporters.

"Don't we also film the tragedy of atomic bombs and incendiary bombs ourselves? Why can't Lu-san, as a Chinese, film a massacre movie? Support the next Kurosawa in Asia!"

The most ridiculous thing is that a large number of idle Japanese middle-aged housewives flooded into the internet, becoming the first guard army of the young director on the island.

"Please shut up! Don't let Lu-san think that we Japanese are all like this, we are the "Lu's Sister Group" who loves peace!"

"Lu-san! Please bring your movie to Japan again! We have prepared the most beloved Chinese lunch box for you!"

The public opinion abroad was chaotic, but Boss Lu was still more concerned about the situation on the domestic network.

As expected, rhythm posts with the tone of "spending four hundred million to let foreigners see us being beaten? Might as well build an aircraft carrier!" appeared quickly.

There was no lack of high-level professors from Tsinghua and Peking University, and so-called senior reporters from Southern media speaking out, questioning why this young director tore open the nation's scars for money.

It's just that it didn't seem to have strong organization yet.

But Boss Lu knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and the day the film was released would be the time when the public opinion war between all parties started.

Fortunately, whether it was the industrial layout in China or North America, or through Li Li Meijing and Toho of the Pan-Asia Film Academy Alliance, he could exert strong influence.

Just meet moves with moves.

The human wealth flower talked to Lu Zheng on the phone for three hours at night, and the latter strongly advised her to leave the crew, why suffer?

However, their side didn't have a very good way to manipulate, or take out suitable resources to exchange with Boss Lu.

Ruan Jingtian remembered the scene where she was shocked by Zhou Xun and her acting skills at the premiere of *Tangshan*, and finally decided to "bear the humiliation and carry the burden," and have a good meeting with this Liu Liu Yifei!

Li Li Shoucheng's mansion in Xiangjiang was where she herself said boldly that she wanted to be an actress, rather than blindly pursuing popularity.

To retreat because of this little thing would be equivalent to confirming the statement that the genius director looked down on her.

Lu Zheng, who went in the opposite direction, also breathed a sigh of relief. If this little princess really left in a fit of anger, besides Seeing Lu Kuan, who else in the mainland entertainment industry could find someone more capable of promoting people?

The next day, Jin Ling Normal University rehearsal room.

This had already been rented by the Olympic creative team for rehearsal, performance, and improvement of dance programs and creative ideas.

Previously, there were no decent conditions in Hengdian and Wu Long. The supporting resources in Jin Ling were rich, and many local artists and old friends from the Jin Ling Military Region Art Troupe visited every day, which was very lively.

At six o'clock in the morning, the mirrors in the dance room were still covered with thin mist.

Liu Liu Yifei stood on the wooden floor in tight practice clothes, standing gracefully.

Her arch was very high, and when her instep was stretched straight, she could see light cyan blood vessels, like fine ice cracks on porcelain, warming up and stretching by herself.

After becoming an adult, the daily morning practice was mixed with exercise. The foundation of these years had been laid extremely firmly, allowing her control over her whole body's muscles to exceed that of ordinary people.

These were all powerful weapons and necessary conditions reserved for performance.

Ruan Jingtian pushed the door in wearing limited edition Chanel ballet flats, and the scent of Chanel No. 5 instantly filled the room.

Liu Liu Yifei didn't have the cold words like last night, looking at her with a smile: "Five minutes late."

"I... I bought you water." Ruan Jingtian didn't know if this counted as an excuse.

Young ladies and masters from wealthy families are more bad and less stupid.

Da Da Tiantian was naturally not bad, but certainly not stupid.

Since Boss Lu had expressed his attitude that she should obey orders and listen to commands in everything, building a good relationship was naturally the meaning of the question.

Not to mention that the two had a relationship that could be considered harmonious when they first met, but there was some friction yesterday because of some Teacher Lu or not Teacher Lu.

But it didn't exist now, Da Da Tiantian decided to avoid the edge for a while.

"Thank you, put the water down." Liu Liu Yifei walked over, her delicate nose already had some fine sweat.

Jin Ling is one of the furnace cities, and August is so hot that even the cicadas are a bit wilted.

Liu Liu Laoshi sniffed: "Don't spray perfume tomorrow."

Ruan Jingtian signaled the fine sweat on the back of her hand: "But this weather... after an hour, people won't smell anymore, right?"

"It's okay these few days, there will be situational performances later. You play the abandoned baby in Rwanda in Teresa's arms. Can you enter the African situation where the starving people are everywhere by smelling the perfume on your body?"

"I..." Da Da Tiantian was speechless: "Got it."

Liu Liu Yifei's beautiful eyes looked her up and down—

Chanel camellia ballet flats, Tiffany key earrings, and Swarovski crystals on the edge of her lace socks.

"Don't you feel like an insert torn from a magazine? Since I told you not to wear makeup and get rid of nail art, don't you know how to take off the accessories?"

Da Da Tiantian curled her lips, regardless of whether she was targeting herself or really teaching herself to act well...

Since you are here, take it off!

Liu Liu Laoshi lectured: "This classroom was coordinated by Seeing Lu Kuan with the Olympic team. We have to leave before 7:30 every day. Their program editors are all confidential."

"So try not to be late."

"I have very few scenes this week, I will teach you the basic things, and the rest is up to you, let's start."

She didn't care whether Ruan Jingtian understood or had any questions, and directly told her to stand in front of the mirror with herself.

"The content you want to learn comes from Grotowski's training method in *Poor Theater*, which is also called poor theater."

"The reason why I told you to get rid of all the decorations is because this training method emphasizes digging deep into the actor's physical potential, and will carry out muscle training through various exaggerated and extreme ways. You will be in danger if you wear accessories."

Little Liu was direct: "The first lesson is breathing, which is also the foundation of your future line ability. You have practiced dance, look at my movements first."

The young girl separated her feet to shoulder width, and at the same time crossed her hands on her waist and below her ribs: "Format breathing training adopts joint breathing, also called abdominal breathing."

"This breathing method can use all the respiratory muscle groups of the human body, making the lung volume fully expand, conforming to the laws of physiological movement."

"I will demonstrate it once, you put your hands under my ribs, and feel the muscle and bone activity of the chest, abdomen, and ribs as I inhale and exhale."

Ruan Jingtian said "oh," stepped forward and followed suit.

Then she, like Liu Liu Yifei in 2001, first met Boss Lu in the dance room of the Changping villa, opened her eyes in surprise.

She had hired many acting teachers and heard the name of joint breathing.

But truly feeling the dynamic changes of human muscles and bones as Liu Liu Yifei pronounced the single syllables, she still had a concrete perception of some mysterious performance knowledge.

"Wrong, there is a problem with the inhalation and exhalation rate."

"Too slow, again!"

"Tell you one more time, control the rate, keep the balance, abdominal breathing involves organ movement, if you don't do it well, it will cause organ inflammation!"

Little Liu's delicate scolding and lecturing echoed in the dance room. The two mainland entertainment actresses, who were only one year apart, began to sweat profusely in the rehearsal room of Jin Ling Normal University.

The crew filmed as scheduled, and the progress was smooth.

The movie king and queen combination of Tom Hanks and Moore created more possibilities for Director Seeing Lu Kuan's arrangement, broadening the artistic field of many shots.

At the same time, the program discussion of the Olympic creative team also entered the deep water area. Everyone had a scale in their hearts—

They had to go to the sea to report the final plan early next year. Time waits for no one. Everyone had a string tightened in their hearts, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.

At the end of August, the crew welcomed the first media open day.

The special nature of this film's subject matter made the young director worry about the right-wing elements who had previously had some signs of demonstrating and making trouble, so the control was relatively strict.

But generally speaking, crews with a large scale and a large number of extras cannot stop news from leaking.

At the same time, the clamor of looking down on, misinterpreting, and misreading from the outside world has always existed.

The Japanese right-wing and the domestic public intellectuals and water armies they bought kept up the rhythm, like weeds that couldn't be killed, blowing again in the spring breeze.

In order to satisfy the strong curiosity of the outside world since the start of filming, the *The Sky of History* crew also reasonably used media resources to continuously create momentum for the film, and by the way, correct the hearing, and carry out centralized media opening and interviews at the end of each month.

Early in the morning on August 24, more than eighty media reporters from China and abroad swarmed in and entered the venue in an orderly manner under the guidance of field manager Guo Fan.

That's right, this master of sci-fi films from the future, who had been discovered by Boss Lu from his desk work at the time, had officially left the establishment of the Travel Channel and was summoned to the crew to be at his beck and call.

However, his main job was to rotate internships in various departments.

Guo Fan himself had a rational and rigorous personality, and was not lacking in humor. He knew how to be flexible when things happened, otherwise he wouldn't be able to do the various operations of raising funds when he was preparing for *The Wandering Earth* later.

Today's bitter job of dealing with the media naturally fell to him.

"Friends of the media, please follow me, wear your chest cards well, this is the only sign for you to enter and exit in compliance."

"Especially foreign friends, please be sure to conduct interviews and filming according to the rules, otherwise your cameras will face inspection and memory clearing, please understand and cooperate!"

Guo Fan glanced at several American and Japanese media reporters while being polite before being soldiers.

If there were any moths, they would be on them.

Ju Ju Wenpei, a reporter from CCTV-5's *China Film Report*, was an old friend. She followed Guo Fan and got the moon first near the water.

"Director Guo, when did you take office? I haven't seen you much before."

"Me? Just a wage earner, it's normal that Reporter Ju hasn't heard of it, just a small pawn under Director Lu!"

Ju Ju Wenpei looked him up and down, thinking this young man was quite humorous: "Director Guo, the crew announcement said today that media would be allowed to film a scene on the spot, I don't know if..."

"I don't know about this either, but looking at the notice, you guys walked all the way here, you should be able to catch a scene of Miss Liu."

"Is that so! That's great!"

Guo Fan laughed: "Shouldn't you reporters be more curious about Tom Hanks and Moore?"

"Harm! Movie king and queen, no matter how you write it, it's just those two sentences. Liu Liu Yifei is different."

"Actually, we have known each other for a long time, but this time she prepared for this movie for so long, I followed her blog posts all the way, and I was especially moved."

"I want to take a good look at her performance today."

Many domestic media echoed Ju Ju Wenpei's point of view. The foreign monks Hanks and Moore had already chanted the scriptures they should chant.

Liu Liu Yifei was, after all, a top-tier young flower in the mainland entertainment industry with 13 million fans, plus her unclear relationship with Director Seeing Lu Kuan, the topic degree was definitely the highest.

A group of people walked forward along the street that restored the real scene. The desolation of the ruined building was shocking, and the cicadas were noisy, making people even more mentally disturbed.

Architecture is frozen art. In addition to artistic elements, the imitation ancient buildings of 1937 naturally also mixed with the thickness of history.

Guo Fan was quite eloquent, introducing the crew's affairs to everyone in detail along the way.

A reporter from the Japanese *Eiga Hiho* stumbled on a blue brick on the ground.

"That was fired with Jin Ling pottery clay according to the Republic of China formula. Everyone look, the logo of "Jin Ling Construction General Factory" is also printed on it."

Extras wearing Japanese military uniforms walked by.

"The military uniform is 100% restored. Even the buttons were recast with five thousand copper buttons using the Japanese Showa 12 mold. The Mitsubishi logo on the back of each button has an error of no more than 0.5 millimeters."

When the reporters heard Guo Fan mention that even the prop coffee drunk by the Japanese and other foreign diplomats was the original packaging of the 1937 Shanghai Coffee Factory, except for admiration and the sound of shutters, they couldn't hear any discussion.

The reporter from Japan's *Asahi Shimbun* couldn't help but take notes on paper: This is the top-notch craftsmanship of the next Kurosawa in Asia, worthy of learning and admiration by all Japanese directors!

Ju Ju Wenpei asked: "For a film with such a subject matter, the atmosphere of the crew should be relatively solemn, right?"

Guo Fan hesitated: "It's okay, everyone knows the significance of the film, but after all, it's for work, and the actors' emotions are invested in the characters."

"The scale of the film determines that the filming cycle will be very long. If everyone keeps a string tight, they will definitely not be able to persist."

"So Director Lu also attaches great importance to clearing everyone's emotions. The crew also has two full-time psychological counselors."

Han Lu from *Sina Entertainment* was puzzled: "A photo of Miss Liu Liu Yifei was circulated on the internet these two days, looking relatively... haggard, is this a character image requirement in the play?"

Guo Fan walked in front without looking back. This made him feel a bit moved and sighing in his heart.

Filming for nearly a month, this young actress who was previously thought to have relied on a face to be invincible in the mainland entertainment industry had indeed made everyone look at her with admiration.

At the same time, everyone was also worried about her slightly depressed mental state.

"Yes, Miss Liu is very professional, these are character requirements."

"You have to believe in a professional director of Director Lu's level, his control over actors is the strongest." Guo Fan talked about this young Bole, and his tone couldn't help but bring a few points of respect.

Guo Fan quickly changed the subject: "Let me tell you another interesting thing, Teacher Feng Feng Yuanzheng came to the crew last week to guest star in a role, Rabe's Chinese secretary Han Xianglin."

"After filming for two days, Teacher Feng wrapped up, and Director Lu gathered the crew for dinner in the evening."

"Teacher Feng was drunk, and kept holding the hands of several Japanese actors, speaking earnestly and heart-to-heart—"

"You guys are not doing human things! It's really not right! But you are all international friends, and you can come to cooperate in filming our movie!"

"Born in a country of villains, it is not your fault!"

"It made several Japanese actors laugh or cry, the scene was very funny."

The Chinese media reporters on the scene burst into laughter, and had already conceived a small egg for this little story.

Only the Japanese reporters were a bit embarrassed, only taking pictures everywhere to relieve the embarrassment.

While talking, everyone came to the main filming set. There was also a scene with a large number of extras that Seeing Lu Kuan handed over to Zhao Fei to film.

Guo Fan brought the reporters to stand outside the cordon, and several security guards quickly stepped forward, forming a tight formation to surround them. Especially vigilant against several foreign media reporters, to prevent them from making trouble and creating news, and smearing the *The Sky of History* crew.

"Everyone, a few requirements."

"Everyone sees that the actors on the field are already walking through the rehearsal. As long as the director shouts start for the first shot later, everyone must keep quiet and not allow taking pictures!"

"If anyone does not follow the discipline, there will be no warning, and they will be cleared out of the venue once, please understand and cooperate."

The reporters nodded and agreed, and shouted one after another that they would definitely cooperate.

Instructed by Boss Lu, Inquiry Realm has paid great attention to getting along with the media since it started in the mainland entertainment industry in 2002.

People in the industry know that Inquiry Realm gives a lot of car and horse fees, the meal standard for the banquet after the interview is high, and they will also call cars from taxi companies for reporters who are not convenient at night, which is very thoughtful.

Plus, the directors and artists of the Inquiry Realm system are almost zero scandals in the industry, and the company doesn't even need to buy press releases, let alone have any conflicts with entertainment reporters.

Oh right, Boss Lu doesn't count, but he doesn't care either.

At the same time, it is rumored in the industry that Inquiry Realm manages all media reporters in the mainland entertainment industry in files—

Those with friendly relationships can be in the front row for interviews, stars and big directors can be exclusive, and first-hand news is notified in advance.

Those with neutral positions don't matter, the media office of Inquiry Realm treats them equally, and the treatment is no different.

But once they violate the company's interview regulations and maliciously slander and spread rumors, the media unit will not only receive warning letters from top entertainment lawyers in the industry, but will also be blacklisted.

From then on, any news about any link in the film industry chain of Inquiry Realm will no longer have the authority to interview, and will be closely watched by the legal department all year round.

Just like Guo Fan at this time, looking at the reporters who were usually like monkeys, while admiring Inquiry Realm for being a first-class enterprise setting standards, he also gave explanations:

"This scene today is Miss Liu Liu Yifei playing Ms. Zhang Zhang Chunru, visiting the massacre survivor Li Xiuhua in Jin Ling in 1995."

"This scene is adapted from the notes of Ms. Zhang Zhang Chunru. She recorded this testimony in the book, and this dialogue restores the real interview scene."

Ju Ju Wenpei and others nodded frequently, looking at the number one young actress in the mainland entertainment industry in the studio, the first reaction was...

Lost weight.

The baby fat that was chubby when she debuted at 15 had gradually faded in the past two years.

But in this movie, even compared to when it started filming at the beginning of the month, it seemed to have lost a lot of weight, right?

It should be to fit the real character image.

Han Lu suddenly asked: "Director Guo, that person next to Miss Liu... is her light double?"

Guo Fan glanced at her, thinking to himself that she was quite knowledgeable: "Yes."

"What a beautiful girl!"

"Yeah, it's a pity to be a light double, she wouldn't lose much among the mainland entertainment actresses."

A reporter from *Star Bigstar* suddenly surprised: "Isn't this the one who bought Director Lu's oil painting for 15 million at Fashion Bazaar last year..."

"Golden Rose!"

"Yes, it's her!"

Everyone was a bit unsurprised by Little Liu's god-like appearance, but suddenly found a plump and round little beauty on the field, and were all very interested.

Da Da Tiantian had also appeared in some news in the mainland entertainment industry, and was quickly recognized by the well-informed reporters.

They were all veteran entertainment reporters who had experienced many battles. In this instant, no less than ten reporters were waving their pens on their notebooks!

【The secret behind the sky-high painting! Wealthy daughter hides her name to chase the famous director, real identity exposed on set!】

【Explosive! Mysterious female billionaire spends millions just to lurk in the crew! Staging a double's Shura field with top-tier actress!】

【The most expensive human reflector in the mainland entertainment industry! Wealthy daughter's operation for love shocks reporters!】

【New love and old love of the famous director frame-to-frame fight! 15 million sky-high painting pulls out a shocking love triangle!】

Guo Fan felt a toothache watching from the side, but it was not a matter within his jurisdiction, so it was not easy to force any requirements for a while.

The loudspeaker of the field manager came from the studio: "Unrelated personnel please leave, filming is about to start!"

A field manager pushed a mobile big monitor to the interview area for reporters. The digital transmission rate was very high, and it was a new product purchased by Inquiry Realm from Tursher, Italy this year.

"Everyone, just look at the content in this monitor later. We will send this few-minute sample to your mailbox after it ends, please don't take pictures to affect the filming."

Begging-type director Guo Fan waved his hand and gave the reporters a final emphasis: "Quiet, turn off the machine, no pictures allowed."

The reporters nodded, looking at the number one young actress in the mainland entertainment industry in the monitor, and the young director behind the monitor.

"August 24, 2006, third shot, fourth take, start!"

In the studio, the dilapidated old Jin Ling residential house, old photos and yellowed calendars hung on the wall, and a teapot and a stack of yellowed newspapers were placed on the table.

The ticking sound of the old-fashioned clock was particularly harsh in the studio. The actor playing the elderly Li Xiuhua sat on the rattan chair, her hands trembling as she lifted her sleeves, revealing scars.

Liu Liu Yifei leaned closer, her knees pressed into the cracks of the blue brick floor, the edges of her notebook soaked into wavy patterns by sweat.

She held her breath, watching Li Xiuhua's tree-bark-like wrists crawl out of her sleeves inch by inch—that scar was more hideous than she imagined, like a centipede gnawing on wrinkled skin.

Liu Liu Yifei was horrified, her pupils suddenly dilated, she thought of the Yangtze River tributaries on the Jin Ling map.

"It was especially cold that day..." The old woman's turbid eyeballs welled up with water, her fingernails digging into the armrests of the rattan chair.

The tape recorder's magnetic tape turned with a rustle, mixed with the patter of artificial rain outside the window.

Liu Liu Yifei's fountain pen suddenly poked a hole in the "two" character of "twelve years old," and the ink spread into a pool of blood along the paper texture.

She remembered the photo she saw in the data room last night: Li Xiuhua in 1937 was exactly this age, with ice dregs frozen on her floral cotton-padded jacket.

All the reporters looked at this young flower in the mainland entertainment industry...

Is this still Wang Wang Yuyan?

Is this still Little Dragon Maiden?

Is this still Lu Lu Xueqi?

Ju Ju Wenpei and others couldn't help but look at Ms. Zhang Zhang Chunru, who was strictly surrounded by security on the sidelines. Let alone the appearance, the makeup and special effects technology of Inquiry Realm were enough to solve it.

But this temperament and the melancholy and resentful eyes?

Biting her lower lip tightly when hearing the details, tears swirling in her eyes but not falling.

And this design of poking through the paper with the pen tip, whether it was designed or improvised.

Amazing.

It's not that Little Liu's acting skills really surpassed how many old drama bones, and topped the list in the eyes of these film reporters.

It was her age of nineteen and the image labels brought by all previous roles that made everyone have to be surprised at how a female actress who could eat by relying on her face could complete such self-evolution?

For the reason, everyone could only attribute the answer to the motionless figure behind the monitor.

Of course, there was also the detail that everyone could track from Little Liu's blog, her painstaking preparation for more than half a year.

The plot in the monitor was still continuing, and this long shot seemed to be the great footnote for the transformation of this top-tier young actress in the mainland.

"Can you let me..." Liu Liu Yifei's fingertips hovered three inches above the scar, her voice carrying a restrained tremor: "Measure the size?"

Academic works need to be rigorous, even if she couldn't bear it, this was her mission.

When the cold edge of the ruler touched the old woman's skin, both of them shrank at the same time, as if what Liu Liu Yifei touched was a historical wound that had not yet cooled.

"Cut! Passed!"

The studio was silent for a long time. Everyone looked at Liu Liu Yifei, who had not yet stood up, and the Jin Ling-born actor who felt sorry for her, couldn't help but pat her back with her hands.

Liu Liu Yifei stood up and turned to everyone, waved her hand, and returned to the dressing room without saying a word.

The moment the cut was shouted, the actress burst into tears, and the blue bricks on the ground were mottled by tears.

Everyone then realized and applauded, paying tribute to this vivid interpretation.

It's just that when everyone cares whether you fly high or not, there are still people who only care whether you are tired or not.

Zhang Zhang Chunru and Liu Liu Xiaoli watched Liu Liu Yifei, who couldn't stop her tears, and followed her quickly.

Boss Lu sighed slightly in his heart, walked out from behind the monitor, and quickly put on a calm smile.

"Good morning, friends of the media, there is ten minutes of question time below, everyone please."

Ju Ju Wenpei raised her hand: "Director Lu, can you explain Liu Yifei's performance just now."

"I believe this edit will be very exciting, but with your professional dissection of this long shot that Liu Yifei took in one take, I believe it will be even more exciting."

"Yeah, Director Lu, talk about it!"

"Yeah, we entertainment reporters only know how to follow and capture, we don't understand very well!"

Everyone was amused by a reporter who "spoke wildly." Boss Lu signaled to the assistant in front of him: "Guo Fan, adjust the lens just now."

Not only the reporters on the scene, but also the extras and actors around all leaned over to listen to the comments of this director who was admired by Tom Hanks and Moore.

And the one being commented on was the rumored young flower who had an unusual relationship with her!

Boss Lu pondered for a few seconds: "The overall completion is very high, the details are vivid, these don't need to be said, just mention a few details that everyone might not have noticed."

"First, talk about necessity and plot logic. The theme of this long shot is five words—restraint and empathy."

"Ms. Zhang Zhang Chunru, played by Liu Liu Yifei, is interviewing the elderly survivor. Her life environment is miserable and her encounter is tragic, which is moving."

"As a compatriot with the same blood flowing in her body, she empathizes."

"But as the writer of academic works, at the same time, she has to take care of the interviewee's emotions. If the two of them hug and cry together, they won't be able to continue working."

"So everyone can see many details, for example, Liu Liu Yifei subconsciously reached out to touch but retracted, changing to holding the pen tightly, her knuckles turning white—reflecting her respect for wanting to comfort the other party but not daring to cross the line."

"For example, Liu Liu Yifei knows that if she loses control of her emotions, the interviewee will be more painful, so she holds the tears in her eyes and doesn't let them fall."

"And for example, she gasped when she saw the scar, and then quickly lowered her eyes to look at the notebook. This is the real physiological reaction of people when they are shocked."

The ten-minute interview ended quickly, but whether it was professionals, entertainment reporters, or onlookers, everyone was amazed to hear the top director's theoretical analysis of this long shot.

They just looked and felt it was extremely moving and had a strong infectious power, but in the end, it was swallowing dates whole, and couldn't see the internal logic.

After a theoretical analysis by the young director, going back to look at this performance, everyone's perception was different again!

Han Lu from *Sina Entertainment* was allowed to ask the last question: "Director Lu, may I ask if the detail you mentioned just now about Liu Yifei's tears swirling but not falling was designed?"

Boss Lu laughed dumbly: "This can't be designed, it's all the actor's improvisation."

"This acting technique is very difficult. At least I haven't seen any top actor who can give such a performance 100%. It's also lucky to pass in one take this time."

Ju Ju Wenpei held a pen and got to the bottom of it: "Then Liu Yifei she..."

Boss Lu said gracefully: "Liu Liu Yifei has received four years of professional acting training. The training method of the format blends the Stanislavski system and the performance methods of the Mei school of opera."

He let Guo Fan rewind the monitor to the segment where she shed tears just now: "This is a "swallowing sound" technique where the upper teeth bite the lower lip, which can make the choking sound resonate in the mouth. As for the control of the tear glands, it is the actor's own technique."

There was another round of applause on the scene, and the media open day activity today was declared over.

Boss Lu stood in the crowd and applauded together, then walked to the dressing room with a heavy heart to see Liu Liu Yifei's mental state.

More than eighty reporters returned with a full load! Including several film magazines and comprehensive media in Japan.

It's hard to say whether there are spies serving the right-wing inside.

But such film quality and unique ingenuity will obviously make the enemy tremble.

The Chinese version of *Schindler's List* that the young director boasted about before doesn't seem to be an unattainable dream.

Guo Fan brought the reporters out, checked their documents one by one at the entrance of the Shiqiu base. It was noon, and he invited everyone to eat.

"No, no, Director Guo, going back to rush the manuscript, a big harvest today!"

"Director Guo, leave a phone number, invite you to drink another day!"

Guo Fan couldn't laugh or cry and exchanged numbers with several reporters. Reporters who promised to be invited to dinner also changed their minds, said hello, and left.

Snatching news! Who the hell is still eating!

The professional ability of professional media reporters is nothing to say.

Soon, different versions of the three-minute Little Liu acting live broadcast spread wildly on Inquiry Realm Video.

There are pure versions, film critic analysis versions, and interpretation versions of major internet media.

But the one with the widest circulation and the highest click rate belongs to the "Seeing Lu Kuan Commentary Version."

For a time, major internet media and paper media reprinted and wrote comments one after another.

*China Film Report*:

【Liu Liu Yifei kneels out historical echoes on blue bricks—a scene of tears soaking half the city】

Yesterday, at the filming site of *The Sky of History*, 19-year-old Liu Liu Yifei completed the scene with the actor playing the survivor Li Xiuhua with amazing empathy.

In the three-minute long shot, the marks pressed by her kneeling knees on the blue bricks are moving.

Until Liu Liu Yifei's tears turned the newspaper headline of 1937 into an ink ball, the Jin Ling-born lighting engineer of the crew said with tears: "This is carving the pain of Jin Ling into the bones."

*Southern Weekly* Cultural Feature:

【From "Fairy Sister" to "Historical Container"—Liu Liu Yifei's Acting Bitter Journey】

Liu Liu Yifei, who once amazed the screen with Bai Bai Xiuzhu in *The Story of a Noble Family*, showed a completely different appearance on the set of *The Sky of History*.

To get close to the character, she publicly posted daily "life experience diaries" on her blog for three consecutive months.

In yesterday's long-shot scene, the multi-detail body language she improvised made countless professionals look sideways.

But looking at her mental state, the author also has worries: is this immersive performance overdrawing her soul?

Xiangjiang *Ming Pao* Film and Television Column:

【Liu Liu Yifei: The Game Between Beauty and History】

When the fountain pen in Liu Liu Yifei's hand pierced the paper, Seeing Lu Kuan behind the monitor lit the third cigarette since filming started.

The silhouette secretly taken by the student extras spread wildly on the forum—the arc of her neck tightening in the backlight is like a tightened historical bowstring.

To this day, the arguments that criticized her as a vase and drawing ground as a prison in her comfort zone since her debut can perhaps rest a little.

Liu Liu Yifei's huge fan base came upon hearing the news, happily declaring the transformation of their own actress from an idol school to a strength school.

This is not blowing air!

From her semi-retirement to prepare for the movie, to dozens of life experience blogs, and then to the live broadcast of the clips that appeared today.

Especially!

There is a personal endorsement from a certain Washing Machine!

Although he didn't brag about it, the analysis from a professional perspective is obviously more convincing than the flowery words.

Yanda Huayi, Cheng Tian, Enlight Media, Emperor and other domestic film and television companies looked at the phenomenal popularity that spread wildly on the whole network in a short time, and they all had a sense of coveting.

Huang Huang Shengyi, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, continue to feed resources!

The first place is not expected, being able to drink soup on this track with her is enough to fill the stomach!

On August 25 last year, Fairy Sister shed tears at her birthday party, and then the explosive news of going to North America spread.

On August 24 this year, Little Liu, who was already low-key, announced the return of the number one traffic in the mainland entertainment industry because of a three-minute short film of the crew open day interview!

The key is that this is not the result of Boss Lu's special arrangement. 【334-29

"This is unreasonable."

Ruan Jingtian's apricot eyes widened, her red lips slightly parted, looking at Liu Liu Yifei in disbelief, no...

You are serious!

She walked all the way, and many assistant directors and actors on the scene were pondering this matter!