Zheng Zhishou, a special feature of the movie "Forest in Forest", served as director, Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, rode a donkey and filmed a campus feeling

The film "Forests in the Forest" written and directed by Zheng Zhi was released today. Zheng Zhi, who was the first director, started chatting about Northeast China. After the movie's trailer was released, many viewers were curious about how the original author would bring his "most popular film and television" novel to the big screen. This time, Zheng Zhi took the lead and finally handed over the answer. He also explained the meaning behind the title in the special edition-Lin is two people, Sen is three people, two people have a family, and three people are one more person in their small family. There are emotions in people's hearts, and there is destiny in destiny. "Forest in the Forest" tells the story of the intertwined destiny of two families and three generations under a cover-up murder case and a reunion of sadistic love. The original novel ends up implying that Zheng Zhi personally made up for the ending of the story in the movie version. There was no heavy snow in Northeast China as he usually remembered, but instead used three springs to build the sense of life and fireworks of the story, leaving only suspense. The fate of the characters finally has an answer in the image. Yesterday, as a shortlisted film for the "Temple of Heaven Award" at the 16th Beijing International Film Festival, director Zheng Zhi brought Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, Han Geng, Zhang Tianai and Xia Zhiguang on the red carpet of the Beijing Film Festival to meet the audience. The film is adapted from Zheng Zhi's novel of the same name, starring Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, Han Geng and Zhang Tian 'ai, with Qiao Shan specially starring and Xia Zhiguang starring. It will be released nationwide on May 1.

Quality of life! Green and hope in three springs tell the new story of Northeast China in four dimensions

In the special edition, director Zheng Zhi chatted about Northeast China: "This story can only grow in this land. Only if it happens here can I believe it." For this true quality of life and living state, Zheng Zhi built an unprecedented Northeast from four dimensions: street fireworks, romantic spring, optimistic spirit, and strong emotions. Instead of taking pictures of the snowy and gray northeastern image in his usual impression, he aimed the camera at spring. Lu Xinkai and Lian Jie met in spring, and Lian Jiahai and Wang Xiuyi met again in spring. The three springs run through, adding a different Northeast flavor to the background of the film.

When selecting a movie scene, Zheng Zhi insisted on "filming the environment he is most familiar with." He grew up in a small restaurant next to the vegetable market and was very familiar with the fireworks in the market. The crew rented the most down-to-earth Yaming Market in Shenyang and renovated the real scene three times, corresponding to the three eras in the film, restoring the Wanshun Beer House in 1997, 2005 and 2025. "Only by writing the story in the environment you are most familiar with can you find it most credible and reliable." And "riding a donkey", a unique object in Northeast China, has become the finishing touch in the development of Lian Jiahai and Wang Xiuyi's emotional line. Zheng Zhi said that he later discovered that this thing was not available all over the country."A donkey riding a donkey gives a sense of campus. This is the romance that belongs only here."

In casting, Zheng Zhi also specially selected actors who were almost all from the Northeast team. Hanging lines often collide and appear on the shooting scene-Yu Hewei and Qiao Shan improvised into a life-like exchange of old friends, and Han Geng's humorous reversal when telling his story about his life experience also showed the character's optimistic background. Zheng Zhi said that he was obviously talking about something very serious, but the sense of humor in his bones would make people feel that things were not that bad. Under these fireworks and humor are the characters 'innermost emotions that are so strong that they cannot be melted away. "My son is my life" and "Who will pay for my daughter's life"-two lines describe the entanglement between the two families spanning nearly 40 years. A mother has persistent love for her son, and a father has deep self-blame for her daughter. Love and love not enough, hate and can't afford to hate, everyone is struggling in this web of destiny.

Fate falls! The fate and obsession of two generations in the world: a story ending from words to images

The original novel ends up implying that everyone may meet somewhere, but the story after the encounter leaves readers with infinite space for imagination. Director Zheng Zhi made up for this with his own hands in the movie "Forest in the Forest". He fills the story into a fuller, more romantic and more vibrant place, giving each character a real ending. In his view, adaptation is a complex creative process. He said that images have their own expression-the inner feelings in novels that need to be described in long words may only take the actors to look at each other and smile for three seconds when they arrive in front of the camera. This transformation from words to images is exactly the proposition he wants to explore most as a rookie director. These words also echoed his expression on the red carpet of the Beijing Film Festival. Whether it is readers who like the original work or audiences who have never read the original work, Zheng Zhi hopes that everyone can feel more new things in the movie.

Zheng Zhi mentioned in the special edition that when you feel that you can't get through it, it is the romance, hope and obsession with home of the Northeastern people that make people live tenaciously. On the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Film Festival, Northeastern actors also expressed that "Forests in the Forest" presented the most life-giving spirit of Northeast China. Yu Hewei, who played Lian Jiahai, said: "In that land, I know that character well!" Zhang Tianai expressed that the film shows the vitality of Northeastern people. From the fireworks of the market to the optimism and obsession in his bones, Zheng Zhi used three springs to shoot a romantic and dangerous story, which also deconstructed the lowest level of the people in this land.

The film "Forest in the Forest" is produced by Matt Films (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Shigu Films Co., Ltd., Dabaitao (Hubei) Film and Television Culture Development Co., Ltd., Hubei Changjiang Film Group Co., Ltd., Shanghai Tencent Penguin Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd., Beijing Haobuan Films Co., Ltd., Hubei Qingbaba Media Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Haobuan Films Co., Ltd., Sanya Chengyu Culture Media Co., Ltd., Matt Films (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd., Shanxi Yixing Cultural Media Co., Ltd., Shanghai GuyouCishan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., Matt Films (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., Beijing Endless Summer Cultural Media Co., Ltd., and Beijing Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology Co., Ltd. jointly produced by Zheng Zhi, wrote and directed, with Yu Hewei, Gao Yuanyuan, Han Geng and Zhang Tian 'ai leading the lead roles, Qiao Shan starred and Xia Zhiguang starred. It will be released nationwide on May 1st.