Yesterday (14th) afternoon, director Tian Yusheng, producer Zhou Zijian, and starring actors Zeng Mengxue and Luo Mi of the movie “The Ex 4: Young Marriage” came to Wuxi Baimeihui Cinema to meet the audience. After “Ex 1” was released in 2014, “Ex 4” returned to theaters after 9 years and continued to talk about the things with the ex.
The film explores the emotions and lives of contemporary urban men and women. In the film, it tells the story of Meng Yun, played by Han Geng, and Yu Fei, played by Zheng Kai, who are of marriageable age. One is facing the confusion of the fate of his relationship, and the other is dealing with the “cooling off period of marriage.” “Through the test, their lives unfolded a new story. The “Predecessor” series began in 2014. The first film “Predecessor” was a small one, earning 129 million at the box office, making the fledgling director Tian Yusheng have an indissoluble bond with “The Ex”. At the scene, Tian Yusheng looked back on his 10 years of creative experience in the “Predecessor” series. He once thought about giving up and was not down to earth. In the end, he determined to find true feelings from real life.
Interestingly, there are many classic lines in every “Ex”. For example, in 2014, “Ex 1” told the audience: love must be spoken out loud, because sometimes if you miss it once, there will be no chance to do it again; In 2015, “The Ex 2” reminded the audience: Love that is not cherished is worthless. Love is a two-way street, not a “spare tire” that waits in one direction; in 2017, “The Ex 3” shared with the audience: People who love each other will leave. They broke up because one thought he wouldn’t leave and the other thought he would stay. This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, “The Ex 4” returns to the big screen, once again advising all people trapped in love: Don’t miss the one you have thought about all your life for the sake of worthless face. people.
“Sturdy as a Rock”, “The Ex 4” and “Volunteers: Attack”, which were released during the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, ranked among the top three in the box office list. Among them, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige are both representatives of the “fifth generation of directors”, and Tian Yusheng is a highly anticipated director among the “post-80s” directors. In recent years, “post-80s” directors have frequently produced masterpieces and are regarded as the backbone of the film industry. Tian Hansheng said modestly: “Now is not the time when directors born in the ’80s’ are at their strongest. It is still early.” He detailed the same period. Director: “Our generation grew up in a time when information was more developed, so we chose a wider range of themes. Guo Fan shoots science fiction, Lu Yang shoots martial arts and action, I like love themes, and Rao Xiaozhi is also making various attempts. We all We are looking for and slowly forming our own style, but it is too early to say that we have matured.”
Tian Yusheng also reflected on his most important “Predecessor” series: “Many people liked the first part, but it was overshadowed by the movies of the same period. At that time, I was a little unwilling and wanted to give up. With the encouragement of my friends, I made the second part , changed it to a fairy tale love, and the box office was a little better, but the film is not my style.” Later, he fell silent for a long time, and understood that he should still follow the creative method of the experiential school, and look for true feelings in life, and then he came up with the second film. The three films resonated with the audience and were a hit at the box office. “During this period, many scripts came to me, and I also considered whether I should take the opportunity to shoot something else, but those are not my type. I still hope to stick to myself.” However, Tian Yusheng also said that there will be new attempts in the future, There is more to life than love.
The film is titled “Marry Young”. At the Wuxi roadshow, most of the audience were couples, and some mothers brought their daughters to watch the movie. A viewer from Wuxi shared that there is no such thing as “marrying young”. He had just broken up when watching “The Ex 1” in 2014, so he was very touched. By the time he watched “The Ex 3”, he was already married and had children, and he took his daughter with him in “The Ex 4” Come and see it, it makes sense. She is also married and has children. According to director Tian Yusheng, “Marriage at a young age has nothing to do with age. It means that a person impulsively gets married without any preparation in his heart.” He said that love is an issue worth exploring for a lifetime, and it is the most extensive movie theme in the world. No one can truly explain love. Even if there are regrets, they are also part of human growth.
(Photo by Evening News reporter Yingluo/Wen Zhang Yilun/Photo)
