Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

July 8, Kyoto East Ring Cinema.

Backstage stairwell of Screening Room No. 2.

On the dusty steps, Ye Chong squatted down, making a phone call while smoking.

"I know, Dad. Can you please stop nagging me? My wife and I are doing great!"

"Oh, I know, I know!"

"Beep beep beep..."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chong stubbed out his cigarette, opened the door, and bumped into Qian.

She crossed her arms, tapping her left forearm absently with her right hand, and wore a look of disgust on her face.

"Old man, isn't your smoking habit too bad? You're constantly smoking all day long, all you do is contribute carbon dioxide to the greenhouse effect." As she spoke, she raised her hand to fan herself, her pretty face full of reproach.

Ye Chong shrugged: "I contribute carbon dioxide with my normal breathing, don't I? Besides..."

"Liquor is the essence of grain, tobacco is the king of herbs. Smokers may not live to be a hundred, but non-smokers also won't live to be a hundred."

"What are you talking about?!" Yifei wrinkled her nose and looked him up and down suspiciously.

After the July 1st interview with "Star" magazine, she always felt that her old classmate didn't get along with her, and that he was always contradicting her!

The premiere in Taiwan a few days ago was like this, and today is no exception!

At first, she thought that Ye Chong had become a nobody in Taiwan and had suffered some injustice.

Now it seems that he just doesn't get along with me. It's because the criteria I mentioned for choosing a partner don't match yours!

Yifei rolled her eyes to herself.

This petty little man, does he think I can just say no and that's it? Then I could say I won't let you kiss me!

No, that wasn't mentioned...

Outside the emergency exit, Ye Chong saw Yi Fei lost in thought. He looked around and, not seeing the figure, stepped closer to her.

"Stop!"

Yifei snapped out of her daze, raising her small hand to shield Ye Chong's chest. Her expression changed from reproach to embarrassment and annoyance: "What are you trying to do, you bad boy! There are people coming and going here!"

Ye Chong grinned, "As long as no one's around, it'll be fine?"

Yi Fei narrowed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and changed her raised right hand from 'blocking' to 'pinching'!

"Hiss—Holy crap!" Ye Chong immediately stiffened as if he had been electrocuted.

"Wrong, wrong! I was wrong!"

"Hmph—" Yifei let out a soft snort and turned to walk towards the theater.

Ye Chong stayed where he was, rubbing his chest and muttering to himself as he looked at the retreating figure.

It seems that a successful "wall slam" requires the right timing, location, and people.

"Director Yip - the movie is about to start."

He heard staff calling from afar, but Ye Chong shook his head and walked towards the screening room.

Today is the mainland premiere of "Mayday Love". China Film Group, Red Starwood, and even Taiwanese capital are not very optimistic about this movie.

The names Han Sanping, Zhang Yimou, and Tian Zhuangzhuang that were used in the publicity were all smoke and mirrors!

At least Mayday gave them some face when it premiered in Taiwan, but now it's premiering in mainland China...

"Dear movie fans, how are you?"

"Aaaaaahh ...

The piercing screams kept going. To be able to accurately select one with the lowest traffic among so many films, you don't need to think that the outside world is full of fans of Little Potato and Chen Bolin.

As for me? Do I even have any fans?

You're being kind by not calling me a dog!

"Let's welcome the creative team behind 'Mayday': director Ye Chong, lead actor Chen Bolin, and lead actress Liu Yifei!"

As the host finished speaking, Ye Chong led the two lead actors out from backstage.

Today, Yifei is dressed in an artsy style, wearing a white T-shirt and light-wash jeans, with a gray sweatshirt jacket on top. All she's missing is a pair of glasses.

"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Yifei."

"Aaaaaahh ...

The atmosphere at the scene was very enthusiastic.

From the moment Ye Chong stepped onto the stage, the shouts of "Yi Fei" and "Fairy Sister" never stopped in his ears.

The clamor only gradually subsided after the pre-screening promotions ended.

In the first row of the cinema, Yi Fei sat to Ye Chong's left and Chen Bolin's right.

When the dragon emblem lit up, she shifted her position and chose a comfortable lying position.

"What, haven't you seen enough yet?"

A warm breath brushed against her ear, and Yifei frowned, her eyes darting to the large face beside her. "I advise you to behave yourself, otherwise..."

She raised her right hand and made a pinching motion towards Ye Chong: "Why can't you ever stay still!"

"I don't know why I can't sit still." Ye Chong touched his nose and sat up straight, looking dejected.

"It's starting! It's starting!" Yifei exclaimed excitedly.

Ye Chong glanced at her sideways, feeling somewhat speechless.

You've watched it three times already and you're still not enough?

This movie tells a simple story: Lei, a naive internet addict who works for the band Mayday, and Xuanxuan, an artistic young woman working in Harbin, meet online, meet in person, misunderstand each other, and finally develop feelings for each other in a sweet love story.

"Oh? That's what you think? Then you really disappoint me, especially since you're a director!"

Yi Fei's haughty little eyes were quite adorable, making Ye Chong want to pick her up and pet her as much as he wanted.

He directed this film; how could he not know its underlying meaning?

What I just described is merely the main plot of the film; the subplot revolves around May Snow, as the two characters relentlessly pursue and uncover the secrets of the older generation's nostalgia.

The overt theme is budding romance, while the underlying theme is the blood ties and deep homesickness between three generations of families on both sides of the Taiwan Strait spanning decades.

This is one of your few high-scoring movies.

But... with my husband here, everything changes.

As he thought about it, Ye Chong's eyelids started to flutter.

When Ye Chong woke up, the movie on the screen had already come to an end. The male protagonist found Xuanxuan's grandfather's house and learned the whole story there. So he decided to take advantage of Mayday's concert in mainland China to go find Xuanxuan.

Every May, when Grandpa Zhao looks at the tung blossoms filling the sky, he is reminded of his hometown far away. He says that the crescent-shaped May snow is just like his hometown in Harbin...

No, I still can't bear to watch it.

Ye Chong is all too familiar with him!

Previously, in order to poach Lin Gao, the editor from China Film Group, he spent a full twenty days with him editing the film, and he almost vomited from watching it.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up, as if he had noticed something out of the corner of his eye.

It was a small, snow-white hand with long, slender fingers, glossy nails, and delicate, fair skin so fine that no pores were visible.

Ye Chongxian was overcome with cravings and, disregarding whether it was a movie theater or not, moved his left hand to cover it up.

"Cough cough..."

Yifei coughed just in time, her angry eyes fixed on that scoundrel.

"Little potato".

"Get your claws off!"

Ye Chong's lips curled into a smile. He didn't withdraw his hand, but instead leaned close to her ear again: "Do you know the meaning of the May Snow flower?"

Yifei was taken aback. "May Snow" refers to tung blossoms, but what is the meaning of tung blossoms?

Before she could shake her head, Ye Chong's voice rang out again.

The flower language of "May Snow" is: first love.

First stirrings of love?

Yifei blinked rapidly, then silently lowered her head.

What does he mean? Is he provoking me? Or is he playing a trick on me?

Just as I was about to ask him for clarification, a warm, large hand reached out and covered me.

"you!"

"Ahem!" Ye Chong coughed in a similar manner.

Yifei immediately looked around in a panic, like a startled deer.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and said, "You, you want to die?!"

"Your hands are so beautiful, I couldn't resist."

Yifei rolled her eyes at him: "Thank you!"

Ye Chong scratched her palm and raised an eyebrow: "You're welcome, little potato!"