Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

Chapter 101: Follow-up to the interview and...?

"Thank you, Ms. Qian, and everyone else, for your recognition! Thank you!"

"Clap clap clap clap————"

Under the bright lights, Ye Chong's words left the audience stunned.

Let alone foreigners, even Chinese people don't understand!

Who is Ms. Qian, and why is she singled out for thanks?

Chen Zhixi, standing to the side, rolled her eyes, which was very obvious on camera.

She simply couldn't hold back any longer.

Damn love-struck fool, at least be mindful of the occasion when you're showing off your love!

Yifei, sitting in the audience, blushed and wiped away tears.

It wasn't that Ye Chong made me cry (doge), it's just that this movie was really touching.

It was a subtle kind of touching. After watching the movie, even though the entire film didn't explicitly praise or highlight any emotions, it inexplicably stirred one's heart.

Like "The Shawshank Redemption," it evoked an indescribable sense of emotion.

"Hmm, no reporters?"

On stage, Ye Chong looked around suspiciously, then made a small joke, which immediately drew laughter from the audience.

A member of the audience raised his hand. Ye Chong waved to him, picked up the microphone, and said, "Dear friend, could you please wait a moment? Let me explain the meaning of my good friend's name first."

Seeing the man nod, Ye Chong looked at Yi Fei in the first row.

"Shi Xun, the name is very simple, Shi as in time and Xun as in searching, implying that the male protagonist is entangled with time all his life. Shi Wang, just like the Wang in his name, symbolizes confusion and predicament. Tan Hua, the name is a homonym for the epiphyllum, the female protagonist recklessly enjoys her youth, but youth is just a fleeting moment, insignificant in the face of the long river of time."

"Got it?" he said, winking at Yifei.

Many pairs of eyes immediately focused on them. Yi Fei blushed, while Chong Ye Chong wrinkled her nose and opened her mouth as if she were saying something.

[I know!]

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"Fine, I'll play the good guy." He clicked his tongue and looked at the film critic.

"Please speak."

"Ahem." The man coughed and stood up. "Director Ye, what is the symbolic meaning of the clock and the hummingbird at the beginning?"

The question was simple, and Ye Chong answered without hesitation, picking up the microphone: "A clock, counter-clockwise, symbolizing the male protagonist's reverse aging. I believe everyone agrees, right?"

The audience remained silent, but all nodded.

Ye Chong continued, "The dialogue between the little girl and her mother at the beginning of the film also illustrates this point. In the first half of the protagonist's life, he was accompanied by a cane, on three legs. In the middle and later parts of his life, he grew younger and on two legs. Until his death, when he became an infant again, he was on four legs. As for the hummingbird—"

Ye Chong paused here, turning his head to look at the beautiful Gong Li, "How about we have Sister Li explain it to us?"

"Clap clap clap clap————"

Gong Li's popularity remains high; the applause at the screening was almost as loud as it was at the end of the film.

"Click click click—"

With the click of the shutter, Gong Li picked up the microphone: "The pattern formed by the flapping of the hummingbird's wings, when viewed upside down, looks like an infinity symbol, resembling infinity and reincarnation, such as the captain's open-minded pursuit of fate and life, and the male protagonist's reincarnation of reverse aging. But in my opinion, there is another meaning: the love between the male and female protagonists transcends life, transcends time, which is to say—eternity."

"Eternity?" Yifei murmured to herself.

"Slap slap slap—"

Applause erupted again, clearly indicating that Gong Li's explanation was well-received!

"Hello." Another audience member stood up. "Director Ye, I'd like to ask if this film contains any religious themes, given that there's a missionary in it, and the plot involves being struck by lightning seven times."

This was a difficult problem, and Ye Chong frowned slightly.

There are religious elements, but I can't fully explain them.

Hummingbirds, diaries, religious elements, and an old man struck by lightning seven times—if I explained all of these things, how could film critics still praise me?

Whether it has religious connotations or not depends on individual interpretation; a thousand readers will have a thousand Hamlets.

I hope that everyone who watches "The Legend of the Stone" will have a different understanding and insight.

"Yes, thank you." The man nodded and sat down.

I didn't get an answer, but Ye Chong's explanation was pretty good.

On stage, Ye Chong had just finished bragging when he glanced down at the woman in the first row and noticed that she had frowned.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Chong turned to Duan Yihong, "Yihong, you're the male lead, why don't you explain the arrangement of this plot?"

This is pure favoritism.

Duan Yihong did not refuse and picked up the microphone to speak directly: "Just as the voice-over at the end of the film shows, everyone the protagonist meets in the movie actually has meaning, but also no meaning. They have no meaning in the face of time and fate."

"The missionary's sudden death highlights the absurdity and capriciousness of fate, while the old man's survival after being struck by lightning seven times further emphasizes this point. They all had their own lives and destinies; they were all ordinary people, and each person's life had already been rhymed by fate."

Perhaps because he had spoken in a somewhat profound way, Ye Chong noticed that the woman in the audience was still frowning, so he took the microphone back.

"Actually, I wanted to use the male protagonist's fantasy story to tell everyone that this world has a different meaning for everyone, and everyone faces different opportunities and challenges in life, as well as different sadness and joy. We are also making different choices."

"Just like in the movies, you can do something well or you can mess it up; you can choose a rich and fulfilling life or you can live in poverty. I hope we can all become the person we want to be, without worrying about gains and losses or fate, and living each day of our limited time to the fullest and without regrets!"

"Clap clap clap clap————"

Another round of applause erupted, the sound of which almost pierced the dome of the entire hall.

Next, the other lead actors introduced themselves and shared their thoughts.

Given the rare opportunity, Ye Chong tried his best to give each actor a chance to appear on screen and increase their exposure.

The group didn't leave the Palais des Festivals until 11 p.m.

On the way back, Yifei called Liu's mother to let her know she was safe while shoving the duck into Ye Chong's arms and asking him to massage her.

Yi Fei was happy, but Ye Chong was tormented.

The soft touch kept stirring Ye Chong's heart.

After thinking for a moment, he rolled his eyes and secretly glanced at Yifei out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that she wasn't looking this way, he grew bolder.

"Duck~"

Yi Fei's pupils dilated suddenly, and she turned to glare at Ye Chong.

"What are you doing? What is this—"

Her words came to an abrupt halt, and her face flushed instantly.

"Sissi, what happened?"

Liu's mother's voice came through the phone.

"It's nothing, I just had Ye Chong massage my shoulders!"

"oh!"

Sometimes, excessive concealment can actually create flaws.

Yifei hung up the phone, glanced at the focused driver in front, and then turned around and grabbed Ye Chong's arm.

"Are you going to give me the Dark Magic, or am I going to give you the Dark Magic?! You little rascal! You wicked little man!"

Ye Chong blinked, ignoring the pain in his arm, and decided to just accept that he didn't need his right arm anymore!

He stared at Yifei, who was gritting her teeth, winked, and grinned mischievously: "We're all buddies!"

Yifei pouted, somewhat disapproving of his smug look.

She suddenly let go, leaned back against the car door, and then kicked it hard.

"Holy crap!" Ye Chong's face flushed red instantly.

"Hmph hmph hmph————"

Yifei started whining again, looking up at Ye Chong with a disdainful gaze, "Little man, do you still dare to go against your older sister?"

Ye Chong's eyes darted around, then he suddenly put on a fierce expression: "That's it? Who do you think I am? I'm Ye Chong!"

"Wow, you're something else!"

Yifei got excited and started moving again.

Ye Chong shouted as his face turned red.

"Come on! You think you're afraid of me?"

"If you're so capable, then don't stop. Is this all the skill you've got?"

"Such a weak touch, didn't you eat?"

Yifei finally realized something was wrong. Her face turned bright red, and she kicked him again hard before pulling her leg back and ignoring him.

Ye Chong scratched his head, unsure if he had offended her: "President Qian?"

Yifei crossed her arms and tilted her head to look him up and down.

"Are you feeling very uncomfortable?"

"Yes, yes!" Ye Chong nodded vigorously.

He thought Qian would always say, "Let's talk about it when we get back to the hotel."

turn out----

"Serves you right! You'll have to suffer!"

Ye Chong: