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The films "Chasing the Dragon" and "Ip Man" ignited tremendous enthusiasm in the Hong Kong film industry.

Everyone knows what two big-budget films with investments exceeding 100 million yuan mean.

With ample funding and a script penned by a double "Best Screenwriter" from both mainland China and Hollywood, it's safe to say that everything was in place.

The remaining question is how to make both works well.

With almost the entire industry mobilized, everything from assembling the director and actors to the two production teams was done incredibly quickly, taking only three days.

The bustling and thriving scene reminded even veterans of the Hong Kong film industry of a time 40 years ago, a time when Hong Kong cinema ran rampant like a wild horse...

The reports about the two films have attracted great attention from online viewers.

"Two big-budget Hong Kong films with investments exceeding 2 million? Am I seeing things?"

"Didn't those investors abandon the Hong Kong market a long time ago and all run to the mainland? Why are they suddenly being so generous?"

"The script written by Ye Zhi Qiu, then it makes sense."

"Wow, the cast of both films is super luxurious. From the director to the actors, they are all well-known figures in Hong Kong."

"All I want to know right now is, when will it be released?"

"It shouldn't be long. The crew is moving so fast. I saw yesterday that people were already setting up and scouting the Kowloon Walled City."

"Hong Kong is known for producing 'quick-draw' workers; at most, it should only take half a year, right?"

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While the two Hong Kong films were being hotly debated online, the entire crew of Ye Zhi Qiu's "The Dead End" had already assembled and begun production in Huahai City.

Before filming officially began, Ye Zhi Qiu organized a script reading session for all members.

The main purpose of this reading session is to increase the actors' understanding of the plot and their characters, so that they can get into character more quickly once filming begins.

During the meeting, screenwriter and director Ye Zhiqi raised a question.

Does anyone know why this movie is called "The Dead End"?

The actors in the audience responded enthusiastically.

Actress Chen Dandan, who plays "Yi Guxia", raised her hand and said: "'Blazing sun' represents the bright and clear sky, and should represent the criminal's inner state, as if he is being scorched by the sun, suffering unbearably."

Actor Law Siu-leung, however, thought about it more deeply, saying, "I think the title also has a metaphorical meaning."

"The blazing sun, like the midday sun, shines brightly and allows no shadow, implying that even if criminals can escape legal punishment, they can never escape the judgment of their own conscience."

"This conscience is like the blazing sun in the sky, constantly burning away their sinful hearts."

After the lead actors shared their opinions, Ye Zhi Qiu nodded and said, "Your understanding is correct, but it can be explored a little deeper."

The title "The Dead End" has three layers of meaning.

"The first is the surface meaning: the 'burning' of the environment and physiology first creates a strong sensory image: under the bright sun and clear sky, the heart is suffering from the torment of the fire of the underworld."

"The second is the core metaphor, the judgment of conscience and guilt, which is also what Brother Liang meant."

“There is a third layer, which is ‘fate’. The ‘scorching sun’ can be seen as fate itself. No matter where the three criminals escape to or what they do, the hot, inescapable sun hangs above their heads. Everything they do is like running under the scorching sun. The more they struggle, the more exhausted they become, and the more anxious they feel.”

"This anxiety is a 'fateful' punishment..."

Everyone listened intently to Ye Zhi Qiu's explanation.

Nobody's a fool. The excellence of the script for "The Dead End" is obvious, and with its star-studded cast, everyone can see that Ye Zhi Qiu has great ambitions for this film.

This ambition refers not only to box office success, but also to recognition and awards.

This is a work that has a very high chance of winning an award.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, it seemed that all the actors in the crew knew this on the first day of filming.

The reading session lasted for three days, and then the crew officially started filming.

Once filming began, Ye Zhi Qiu seemed to enter a wonderful state.

To better portray the character "Xin Xiaofeng," he deliberately lost more than 10 kilograms, making himself look much thinner.

Every day, Ye Zhi Qiu wore the costume of the character in the play, and he would not take it off even after filming ended. He even brought Xin Xiao Feng's habitual actions of rubbing his hands and touching his neck when he was nervous into real life.

Many members of the crew watched helplessly as Ye Zhi Qiu's aura grew increasingly somber and gloomy. Eventually, the image of "Ye Zhi Qiu" became increasingly blurred in their minds, replaced by the character "Xin Xiao Feng"...

This state indicates that the actor has completely immersed himself in the role, or "getting into character" for short.

In fact, Ye Zhi Qiu's acting skills surprised many actors in the crew.

Prior to this, Ye Zhi Qiu had also starred in many film and television works, and the industry generally believed that his acting skills were excellent.

However, Ye Zhi Qiu's performance in this play clearly exceeded the level of "excellent".

It's worth noting that his co-stars were the accomplished actor Luo Zhaoliang and Duan Zhu, a middle-aged actor known for his acting skills and nicknamed "drama fanatic."

Everyone originally thought that Ye Zhi Qiu would have some difficulty acting against these two, but the result was that Ye Zhi Qiu seemed to have entered a state of "explosive power". Not only did he not fall behind at all, but he even showed a tendency to suppress the other two at one point.

An actor's outstanding performance can influence the emotions of his fellow actors and further enhance their acting skills.

Luo Zhaoliang and Duan Zhu were equally eager to compete, and the filming set turned into a scene of the three of them "crazy acting battles," which the rest of the crew found incredibly exciting.

Under these circumstances, the filming of "The Dead End" is progressing very smoothly and is expected to be completed within 3 months, making it one of the films directed by Ye Zhi Qiu that took the shortest time to complete.

In fact, in its previous life, this film was completed in just 3 months and then swept a number of major awards at various award ceremonies.

The difference is that the main filming location for this drama in the previous life was Fujian Province, while Ye Zhi Qiu chose to stay in Huahai City.

The main reason is that Yu Caiwei became pregnant in February and is now eight months along. She is expected to give birth at the end of the year, which coincides with the completion of filming for "The Dead End". He doesn't want to miss this important moment.

If I suddenly receive a call at that time, I will drop all my filming work and rush there.

Being in China has another advantage: it makes many other tasks much easier to handle.

After all, Ye Zhi Qiu also owns the "Shi Guang Zhi Qiu" animation studio, and he also serves as the music director of Hua Hai Entertainment.

After filming was halfway through, Ye Zhi Qiu decided to take some time to make a new album for "Time Girls".