Li Yi's participation in a fan's wedding has occupied the top spot on Weibo's hot search list for several days. The entertainment section of major portals and self-media have been even more hotly debated about it, and related posts are overwhelming.
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Just when Li Yishang was still at the center of public attention, the exposure of another incident pushed him to the forefront, and the entire Internet and the Chinese entertainment industry were shocked!
At the Cannes International Film Festival that will be held soon, Li Yi has been shortlisted for Best Actor for his performance in "Westward Journey" and will participate in this year's Cannes Best Actor Competition!!
The Shana International Film Festival, founded in 1939, is the most influential and top international film festival in the world today. It is also known as the three major international film festivals in Europe along with the Venice International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival.
Shana's title of Best Actor is also quite valuable. If compared purely by influence, it is more authoritative than the Golden Horse Award, Golden Image Award, Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flowers Award that Li Yi has already won. He is even more recognized by the industry and the audience.
Approved!!
For everyone, Li Yi's nomination for Best Actor in Cannes is both natural and surprising!
With Li Yi's acting skills that have swept all the top Best Actor Awards in the country, being nominated for Cannes is really a matter of course. Many actors even think that Li Yi should have been nominated long ago due to his ability.
The reason for this surprise is that the Cannes Film Festival is almost one-sided in favor of art films.
Just search for the films that have been shortlisted and awarded in the past, and you will find that they are all art films and niche films!
Therefore, many movies that are not popular in China or even have no way to be released can win good awards in Shana. However, those commercial films that are popular and have good box office cannot even reach Shana's threshold!
Since his debut, all the films Li Yi has participated in are commercial films. Known as the elixir of box office, he has become the most representative leader of domestic commercial films!
And "Westward Journey" is not only a commercial film, but also a comedy film that is not very popular in the eyes of professional judges at major international film festivals, and even some are not worthy of the stage!
Li Yi was nominated for Best Actor in Cannes with a comedy film. This is not only a unique first since the establishment of Cannes, but also an extremely rare scene in the history of the International Film Festival!
Not to mention that domestic movie fans and the entertainment industry were extremely surprised, the international community was even more uproar and shocked!!!
"My art brother is amazing! He is the Best Actor at Cannes. His gold content is much higher than that of the Bay Island Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards. It is an internationally recognized award! With his ability to sweep all major award ceremonies, this time
The Xia Cannes Best Actor must be within reach!"
"Brother Yi is trying to break out of the country and break into the international film industry. Well done!!"
"Don't be too happy, everyone. I feel that Yi Ge's winning this time is a bit uncertain! I don't mean that Yi Ge doesn't have the ability to win the award. The key is that the shortlisted films are not in line with the past style of Cannes at all, and they were dismissed.
The possibility is too great!”
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"I agree with the point above, I feel the same way! I feel like Shana saw Yi Ge being so popular in Asia and wanted to make Asian movie fans pay more attention to their film festival, so they let Yi Ge be shortlisted
, in fact, we had no intention of letting Brother Yi win the award, we were deliberately plotting and using Brother Yi from the beginning!"
"I'm not a fan of Yi Ge. Although I do like to watch Li Yi's movies, but speaking of seniority, Li Yi is not yet qualified to enter the international film industry. He still needs a few more years of hard work!"
"I feel the same! And to put it into perspective, "Westward Journey" is indeed a very good movie, and Li Yi's acting skills are also very good, but this is a comedy! It was shortlisted for a vulgar comedy.
Winning Best Actor at Cannes is funny enough in itself, but if you really win the award, it will be even more ridiculous!!"
"Damn! What's wrong with comedies? Comedies are inferior to others? Besides, Yi Ge's "Westward Journey" is also very connotative, okay? Comedy only has its outer shell, and tragedy is only the inner part. The real core is about love and
Discussion of hatred! Those who say "Westward Journey" is vulgar, you are the real vulgar people!!"
"Support Brother Yi! I also think "Westward Journey" is quite meaningful. Although it is a bit surprising that Brother Yi was shortlisted, it is definitely not as funny and ridiculous as some people say!!!"
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As soon as the news came out, the entire domestic Internet was discussing the matter in full swing, and celebrities and actors in the industry were also communicating with each other privately.
Everyone has different opinions on this matter. They are mainly divided into two voices. One is that Li Yi is qualified to be nominated for the best actor in Cannes and will create a unique precedent in the history of Cannes awards. The other is that it is impossible for Li Yi to win the comedy.
Cannes Best Actor, it is inappropriate to argue about this!
Overall, the voices supporting Li Yi are louder and more numerous, and even those who do not support Li Yi only think that comedies are not qualified to participate in the selection, rather than questioning that Li Yi's acting skills are not worthy of winning the award.
And this is just a domestic voice.
In the international arena, mainly in Europe and the United States, the Cannes decision has caused an uproar. Many voices have also emerged. They are almost unanimously not optimistic about this matter, let alone Li Yi. In their eyes, this is not a big deal.
The Chinese actors I know!!!
"Oh my God! A Chinese actor who plays a comedy movie was actually nominated for the Xana Best Actor! Even if he is only nominated, I think it is a joke!"
"I feel the same! I don't mean to belittle Chinese actors, but a comedy actor, no matter how good he is, is not worthy of winning the Best Actor! And even our country's Jim Carrey has not won an international award for comedy so far.
Grand prize, not even shortlisted, how can a Chinese comedian get such treatment!"
"Our country's national treasure actor Rowan Atkinson, who you often call Mr. Bean, does not receive this kind of treatment! Even Chaplin, the true master of comedy, has never received such an honor in his life! Even if he relies on
The best actor for comedy should be awarded to our Mr. Bean!"
"I don't know much about this Chinese guy named Li Yi, but some friends around me will watch his movies. So he is a comedy actor? How does he compare to China's Zhou Xingchi?"
"I don't like watching Asian comedies. They don't feel as good as those from our country. My Asian friends all like Zhou Xingchi's comedies, but I think they're terrible! So although I haven't watched Li Yi's comedies, I think they should be the same.
Pretty much."
"I've seen this shortlisted movie, Journey to the West. It's a comedy based on Chinese mythology. The story is very confusing, there are no laughs, and I can't understand it at all!"
"Hell, why would Cannes allow a comedy actor to be nominated for the Best Actor Award? It's really getting worse and worse!"
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Although Li Yi already has a certain audience base in Europe and the United States, and many movie fans know his name, after all, he is still only a minority. There are obviously many more Europeans and Americans who don't know him!
Therefore, when the news spread to Europe and the United States, when many people heard that Li Yi was nominated for Best Actor at Cannes for his comedy film, they instinctively regarded him as a comedian, and they felt extremely attached to him even though they had never seen any of his movies.
Excluded!
Because in their view, movies originated from them, and the most mature and complete film industry system belongs to them, both in the past and now.
In various international awards, they are basically the ones who win the awards, which gives them a sense of superiority!
Even if someone wins an international award for comedy, in their opinion, it should be their comedian!
Because of the heated discussion about this matter, many Europeans and Americans specifically watched the movie "Westward Journey". Many people didn't even finish watching half of it, calling it a bad movie, and even more firmly believed that Li Yi was not worthy of winning the Best Actor!
Because they belong to different cultural systems, just like many Asians watch European and American comedies or talk shows and cannot understand many of the laughs, Europeans and Americans cannot understand the laughs of Asian comedies.
Therefore, the movie "Westward Journey" has the same cultural system. Asians who blend with each other can watch it with gusto and understand the core of what the movie wants to express. However, unless they are Europeans and Americans who are familiar with and understand Asia, especially Chinese culture,
, otherwise you won’t understand it at all.
Just like when Li Yi became Asia's first movie with a box office of over 10 billion with Infernal Affairs, it also attracted a lot of attention in Europe and the United States.
However, Europeans and Americans who have watched the movie can only understand that this is a story about black and white undercover agents competing against each other, but cannot understand the sense of fate that runs through it. Therefore, Infernal Affairs is regarded as a masterpiece in Asia, but in Europe and the United States,
The rating is quite good!
Although Li Yi was aware of the controversy at home and abroad regarding his nomination for Best Actor at Cannes with "Westward Journey", he didn't pay much attention to it.
It would definitely be the best if he could win an award, and there would be nothing to regret if he couldn't. Having won several Best Actors, he has become more and more at ease with winning awards. He doesn't even care what others say behind his back.
Instead of thinking about how to argue with others, you should do more practical things.
For him, the filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is his top priority right now.
After attending Chen Yulin's wedding and accompanying Cheng Yajie in Hangzhou for two days, Li Yi returned to the crew and continued to devote all his energy to the filming.
Time flies, and about a week has passed. The filming of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is progressing very smoothly. The emotional lines of Ning Caichen played by Li Yi and Nie Xiaoqing played by Zhang Min in the movie have passed through the past.
The encounter and foreshadowing have gradually become clear.
The scene that will be shot indoors today is the foreshadowing and key for the two of them to fall in love with each other and come together!
Every time Li Yi plays a role, there are always the most people watching, especially tonight!
Because this scene is not only an emotional scene between Li Yi and Zhang Min, but also a kissing scene between the two!
"Everyone is on your place!" The assistant director was sitting on the director's chair, holding a loudspeaker. When he saw Li Yi in the camera signaling to him, he immediately shouted: "Start!"
The first thing that caught the camera was Zhang Min leaning against the wooden sliding door with an anxious look on her face.
"Xiaoqian, open the door!" Outside the door, there was Li Yi's figure printed on the window paper, and a voice calling.
Hearing this, Zhang Min could only turn around and open the door, asking anxiously: "Why are you here?"
While speaking, he looked back with anxiety and worry.
"I heard the sound of the piano, so I came here to find you." Li Yi said.
"Come in quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was dragged in by Zhang Min, then he looked outside and quickly closed the door.
"You can't come to this place!" Zhang Min said with an anxious look on his face, while holding his hand and walking towards the house.
"I'm leaving tomorrow, and I came here to say goodbye to you!" Li Yi said.
Hearing this, Zhang Min paused, stopped and asked with a little surprise and reluctance: "Leaving tomorrow?"
"Yes! But I will definitely find a way to come back to see you!" Li Yi looked directly into her eyes and said sincerely.
"Don't!" Zhang Min said with a complicated expression.
Then, the camera turned and showed a close-up of the sliding door in the corridor. Several figures were seen printed on the window paper. It was obvious that someone was coming.
"No, someone is coming. Hide quickly!" Zhang Min glanced at Li Yi and pulled him to the bathtub with floating petals with a look of panic on his face.
"Grandma has a very good nose. If you hide in it, he won't be able to smell you!" While Zhang Min spoke, he asked Li Yi to hide in the tub.
"Are you going to get wet again?" Li Yi muttered, and then Zhang Min directly pushed his head in with his hands, and his whole body was soaked in the tub.
The door was slowly opened from the outside, and the person who came was not the grandma who made Zhang Min change her mind when she heard this, but her "sister" Xiaoqing, who had been against her and had discovered evidence of her having an affair with someone!
"Cut!" The assistant director stared at the monitor and gave instructions quickly and indirectly using the telescope.
The next moment, the camera immediately switched from Xiao Qing to Zhang Min, who was already sitting aside.
I saw her stretching out one leg, revealing a beautiful bare foot, sitting on the floor, with a wooden basin filled with water and flower petals beside her, squeezing her fingers, looking bored.
"It's so beautiful!!" The assistant director and others couldn't help but praise.
Zhang Min's appearance in the movie was personally created by Li Yi, and many of her appearance scenes and styles were also carefully designed by Li Yi. I have to say that Zhang Min's beauty was really brought to the extreme!
That kind of beauty that is unique to Chinese classics, both men and women are fascinated by it!
The camera switched again under the instruction of the assistant director.
Li Yi, who was hiding in the bathtub, slightly poked his head out of the water as if he couldn't hold his breath. He happened to see a painting hanging on the wall opposite. He couldn't help but be stunned, because he could see that the painting
The person in the middle is none other than Zhang Min.
"Sister Xiaoqian!"
The actress who played Xiao Qing walked in with two extras who played maids. She happened to be in a straight line with Li Yi who was hiding in the bathtub in front of the camera. She said hello to Zhang Min, but Li Yi was afraid
Being discovered, he buried his head in the tub again.
