"I Still Think You're the Best 2" has been the No. 1 single-day box office for a week since its release in Hong Kong, China, and has topped the box office champion of this year's Hong Kong Spring Festival, and the film will be officially released in the mainland on February 24. A few days ago, "I Still Think You're the Best 2" held a screening in Shenzhen, director Chen Yongshen, starring Zhang Jicong, Lin Mingzhen, Chen Zhanwen, and Wei Junsheng all appeared together to face to face with Shenzhen fans and chat about the movie in front of and behind the scenes. The reporter took the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview with Chen Yongshen, Zhang Jicong, and Chen Zhanwen.
In 2022, the "Mid-Autumn Festival" movie "I Still Think You're the Best" stood out from many films as a dark horse and became the highest-rated movie in the same schedule (Douban 77), and set off a wave of Hong Kong-style comedy craze. "I Still Think You're the Best 2" continues the story of the previous work with the original cast, telling the story of the eldest brother played by Huang Zihua After he ran away, Monica (played by Deng Lixin) and second brother (played by Zhang Jicong), third brother (played by Chen Zhanwen) and girlfriend Josephine (played by Wang Yunzhi) also began to prepare for the wedding, but the preparation process was full of twists and turns, and they also withstood various tests, but in the end, they gradually found their original intentions, got rid of the psychological shadow brought by their original families, and were full of confidence in their marriage.
The reporter learned that "I Still Think You're the Best 2" screened in Shenzhen will be available in Mandarin and Cantonese. "Of course, we recommend the Cantonese version to be shown in cinemas because it is more authentic. Director Chan Wing-sun said. In "I Still Think You're the Best", the love story of three brothers in a family revolves around the dinner table, while in "I Still Think You're the Best 2", "eating" is upgraded to "eating a banquet", and the story revolves around the "wedding banquet", showing the general mentality of contemporary young people who are "afraid of marriage".
Directed by Chan Wing Sun.
On the same day, the version screened in Shenzhen was the Cantonese version, which was easy for many "stalks" in the movie to Shenzhen audiences. Director Chan Wing-sun said that his ideal comedy does not rely entirely on language, but more on the development of the story and the situation of the characters. "The two comedies I like very much recently, "Hello, Li Huanying" and "Lonely on the Moon", are both the latter, rather than relying entirely on language and jokes. ”
Zhang Jicong said that comedy is "very difficult". In his opinion, the most important thing to perform well in comedy is to master the rhythm of the performance, "Sometimes it is counterproductive to be too powerful." Chen Zhanwen said that whether it is a tragedy or a comedy, the most important thing for an actor is to "immerse himself in it", "A performance without traces means that the actor has completely entered the role." Zhang Jicong believes that "I Still Think You're the Best 2" makes him even more "satisfied" than the first part. "Because in this movie, there are many inner dramas, showing the growth process of the characters, which gives me more room to play. ”
Starring Zhang Jicong.
Regarding the topic of "fear of marriage", Chen Yongshen, Zhang Jicong, and Chen Zhanwen, three "married people", all expressed "respect and understanding", but they also expressed the "irreplaceability" of "married life". Chan Wing-sun said that when it comes to marriage, we often say that we grow old together and tie the knot forever. These eight words are pronounced so quickly that many people have not studied the meaning of them. In fact, it is very easy to 'grow old together', and the most important thing is to 'tie the knot forever'. How can you get to this level? Just like Monica said in the movie, we have to have a spirit of belief in order to move forward together. Referring to the classic dialogue in the film "I don't believe in marriage, but I believe in you", Chan Yongshen said that this is what he once said to his wife. "That's how I see marriage. When I was a child, the elders in the family, frankly, their marriage was not very happy, so I didn't believe in marriage since I was a child. But after meeting my wife, I felt that she was different from women all over the world, and I felt that I had found the right person around me, and I was willing to believe in her, and she believed in me. In fact, marriage is neutral, it is just a stage, a thing, the most important thing is who will face the marriage with you, and the most important thing is to find the right person. Chen Zhanwen, a "married person", even said that he often brings his children to Shenzhen for "weekends", "There are many parent-child facilities in Shenzhen, and children like them very much." ”
Starring Chen Zhanwen.
The three main creators also expressed their expectations for the future cooperation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong film and television. "Shenzhen and Hong Kong are on a blind date, and there is a lot of imagination in the cooperation of the film and television industry, but the specific cooperation still depends on the project. Director Chan Wing-sun said.
Author: Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reporter Liu Shasha Wen Hu Lei picture).