Li Yi did not copy the script of the story "Sister Tao" directly like other times.
But after the chat, he told the story of the movie "Sister Tao".
Regarding the script, he did not interfere too much and left it directly to Mu Qing, You Ningsheng and Qi Lin for discussion.
On the one hand, he really didn't have time, after all, "Thieves of Time" was about to start filming.
On the other hand, it is also because there are some differences between the movie "Sister Tao" and the current story of Qi Lin's family, so Li Yi has no intention of changing anything.
And this is Mu Qing's movie, not his.
Wynn Street!
The Luo family was settled here.
The set-up of the crew has been announced long ago.
The Luo family's shoe shop, barber shop, neighbors, etc. have all been arranged.
And I have been staying here for several days.
As an old street in Hong Kong Island, Wing Lee Street may eventually be demolished, but at least, at this time, it is still exuding its final glory.
Today, the streets of Wynn Street are crowded with people because the launch ceremony of "Thieves of Time" was held here.
Although "Thieves of Time" is not a big production, it is just a small-budget art film, but because the director is Li Yi, it is the first film in the Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong series to be filmed.
Therefore, it not only attracted local media from Hong Kong Island to come after hearing the news, but also attracted many mainland media to come across the sea from the mainland.
"Wow, I didn't expect that Hong Kong Island still retains such old streets with a sense of time." A reporter from the mainland exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the old and slightly dilapidated streets.
"I have heard that this street was originally going to be demolished, but because Li Yi took a fancy to this old street that was preserved from the 1960s and wanted to shoot scenes here, the demolition was postponed. It is said that here on Hong Kong Island
We are even considering that if the influence of "Thieves of Time" is large enough, it might be possible to preserve this old street," another reporter said.
"Director Dog is getting better and better!" The reporter couldn't help but sigh after hearing this.
"Haha, can you not be awesome? The number one person in Chinese-language films, do you think he is bragging? Moreover, he is here, but he is called the light of Hong Kong Island, so he still has some influence."
The launch conference of "Thieves of Time" was abuzz with excitement.
Soon, it was time for the launch conference, and the host walked onto the makeshift stage.
"Thank you all friends from the media for attending the "Thieves of Time" movie conference..." The host this time was not Fang Nan, but Wu Wen, the head host of Hong Kong Island TV.
After a routine opening, we quickly got to the point.
The protagonist Li Yi stepped out.
""Thieves of Time" is adapted from the real experience of director Meng Qiguang. It mainly tells the story of a family in Hong Kong Island in the 1960s."
Many reporters below who were familiar with Li Yi's style couldn't help but roll their eyes. As expected of you, Director Dog, you are as short as ever!
"The film will recreate the style and characteristics of old Hong Kong Island from that era. First of all, we have to thank the Hong Kong government. The street we are on now is the last old street in the 1960s on Hong Kong Island. It was originally going to be demolished, but the Hong Kong government decided to
They took care of us and postponed the demolition until we finished filming. We will use this street to recreate the Deep Water Walk." To the media reporters' surprise, Li Yi actually said a lot more this time.
"Okay, without further ado, let's let the stars of the movie "Thieves of Time" come out and introduce themselves to everyone." Li Yi did not continue to say more, but directly introduced the starring cast of the movie.
The first person to appear was Fang Zhisheng.
But as soon as he appeared on the stage, the media reporters below made a fuss.
The main thing is that Fang Zhisheng's change has been too great.
He was wearing a sweatshirt that seemed to be stained with sweat. There was a hole in the chest of the sweatshirt. His lower body was wearing shabby black trousers with the trousers rolled up. He also wore a pair of plastic slippers that were definitely not brand-name. The most eye-catching thing was the two
The gray on the temples.
"Wow, what a big change!"
"It's almost unrecognizable!"
"It seems to be very different from his usual image."
The reporters below couldn't help but discuss it.
"Hello everyone, my name is Fang Zhisheng, and I play the role of Father Luo in "Thieves of Time"!"
Soon, the heroine Xu Fangfang walked out.
Xu Fangfang's image changes are also exaggerated.
In fact, this has a lot to do with the daily image of actresses and female stars. After all, most actresses and female stars always show their best side in front of the public.
But at this moment, Xu Fangfang gave people a completely different feeling.
She was wearing an old-fashioned red plaid costume, and her hair was a specially glued wig that hung thickly in front of her forehead. She wore plastic slippers on her feet like Fang Zhisheng, and her figure looked a little fatter. And the makeup on her face
It's quite rich and looks a bit out of tune with the environment.
But Xu Fangfang and Fang Zhisheng standing together like this give people a very strange sense of harmony.
It seems as if they should be a couple living at the bottom of the old street in the 1960s.
"Hello everyone, my name is Xu Fangfang. I play the role of Mother Luo in "Thieves of Time"!"
After that, the eldest son Luo Jinyi is played by Luo Feng, who just won the Academy Award for Best Newcomer, and the child actor Xu Fei plays the younger son Luo Jiner.
However, compared to Luo's father and Luo's mother, they are not that interesting.
Soon it was time for interviews with media reporters.
The first person reporters asked about was Li Yi.
"Director Li, can you tell me why you want to make such a movie?"
This kind of question is universal, but it is almost a must-ask question.
Li Yi has long been familiar with this.
"Everyone should have heard that the prototype of this movie is director Meng Qiguang. In fact, Director Meng originally wanted to shoot this movie himself, but due to physical reasons he was unable to direct it himself. I listened to the story he told at that time
After that, I was very moved. In fact, when I was a child, I often listened to my grandfather telling stories about their time. After listening to Meng Meng’s story, my wife and I visited many old neighbors who came from that era and listened to their stories.
Tells a lot of old stories.”
"For this reason, I became more and more interested in the old stories of that era, so I decided to shoot "The Thief of Time", hoping to re-present that era that we have forgotten. I think it should be a
Something more interesting.”
"I also like Hong Kong Island of that era very much. When I made this film, I also hope to recreate the lives of our fathers' generation that we have never experienced."
"The movie will tell the story of their parents from the perspective of the two children of the Luo family, Luo Jinyi and Luo Jiner. Time may have stolen many things from us, such as love, family affection, friendship, and our parents.
.But the years also leave us some things, and they will always live in our memories."
