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Movie Island is honored to present today's exclusive article "Film Appreciation SP: From the Filmmaker's Self-Statement", and this time we are fortunate to invite Ding Sheng, the director of "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", a Shandong Dahan who dares to challenge himself. In this self-description, Ding Sheng will reveal to us the creative process of this suspense comedy.
When sharing the origin of the film, Ding Sheng reviewed his previous work "SWAT Team". The film made him realize the audience's quest for story depth, and inspired him to challenge more complex storylines. With the advent of the epidemic, the shooting of large scenes was restricted, so Ding Sheng decided to turn his ideas into practice.
During the difficult period at home, he began to write the script of "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot", a film with a complex story in a small space.
Ding Sheng, who has always been known for being a tough guy and action scenes, chose to challenge suspense comedy in this work.
The film is full of reversed suspense, as well as small characters who will do anything for the sake of profit, making this film unique in his work. There is only one main scene in the whole movie - the backstage of the theater opened by "Nine Cakes", although the number of characters is small, but the drama is full of tension.
Ding Sheng expressed his devotion to his so-called "dream combination" - Yang Mi, Yu Qian, Tian Yu, Yu Haolei, and Li Jiuxiao, especially Yang Mi's first challenge to suspense comedy. Ding Sheng has always been committed to the pursuit of good-looking, watchable, and enjoyable movies for the audience.
He admits that he is a perfectionist, with deep thinking about both success and failure, and constantly looking for a way forward through experience.
The director and the young creator worked together to plan the script, and after two months of brainstorming and two months of creation, this suspense comedy was completed.
Ding Sheng explains why he chose this work and his ultimate pursuit of film genre films. He details the five main characters in the film, emphasizing the importance of female characters in this story with a strong element of dark humor, and revealing a large number of reversals of the characters' identities.
The director shared the experience of working with Yang Mi, emphasizing the experience and sense of age she showed in the role of "Chicken". He praised Yang Mi and revealed how different she was in the film.
When Ding Sheng talked about choosing Chongqing as the filming location, he mentioned his experience of shooting commercials there. He explained why he chose the city and talked about the considerations for using dialects in the film. The director gave an in-depth look at the editing process, especially the challenges of the drama.
He emphasised the importance of mastery of the story and how editing can guide the viewer's viewing experience.
The length of the twelve characters of the film title is not common in domestic films, but the director explained the origin of the decision. He shared the original name and how he finally settled on the joyful title of "There is No Thing That Can't Be Solved by a Hot Pot".
This shoot was Ding Sheng's first foray into the culture of the Sichuan-Chongqing region, but he thought it was a natural choice. He recalls his previous experience shooting commercials in Chongqing and how he dealt with regional considerations in his films.
Ding Sheng shared the discussion process of setting up the language of the characters in the film, especially the use of Chongqing dialect. He emphasized that the language of the characters needs to be reasonable, not only in line with the regional characteristics, but also to provide reasonable explanations for the audience.
Finally, the director revealed future plans for the film, including more interpretation and analysis of the film, as well as the possible release of some deleted clips. He expresses an ongoing desire to create, emphasizing the importance of learning from every success or failure.
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