A widower's entertainment

With the cast for the movie "Our Millionaire" finalized, this is undoubtedly one of the most important things that has been decided.

In fact, Lin Youcheng had originally considered having the renowned director Zhang Yimou play a role in the dark mine, also to expand the cast of the film. However, it is clear that the addition of two film emperors, Li Xuejian and Lü Xiaohe, is already a remarkable lineup, not to mention Jiang Wen playing the role of a policeman.

A strong cast naturally implies a high-quality production team.

Of course, with the cast finalized, Lin Zhaomei hasn't officially started filming yet, as she and Lin Youcheng are still discussing the specific filming details.

Now, as time goes by and the actors are selected one after another, Zhou Xun and Duan Long are naturally under considerable pressure.

Zhou Xun, for example, has been preparing for her role and even went to a bathhouse to experience life there. Of course, to some extent, Zhou Xun had a similar experience when she was a resident singer in a bar before, but at that time, Zhou Xun refused to drink with the guests and was beaten up.

The character Xiaoyu is actually quite relatable to Zhou Xun, and she is currently preparing for the role and practicing her lines in private.

Because of Lin Zhaomei, Zhou Xun also knows Gao Yuanyuan, and now Gao Yuanyuan is the one acting alongside Zhou Xun.

Zhou Xun put down the script, looked at Gao Yuanyuan, and said coldly, "I'm sorry, sir, I work at the front desk. I don't do massages."

"Out of the way!"

Zhou Xun's delivery of the lines was undoubtedly quite emotional: "I'm not a prostitute, go home and find your wife."

"You're out!"

Now, in the scene at the bathhouse, Xiaoyu is mistaken for a prostitute by two "rich men" while working there. After Xiaoyu refuses, one of the customers slaps her face with a wad of RMB, which is the line Gao Yuanyuan is saying now: "I'm going to help you! I'm rich! I'll bury you in money!"

Then Xiaoyu retaliated, grabbing a knife and slashing it at the man's chest.

After the scene was finished, Gao Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Xun with admiration and said, "Sister Xun, you acted so well."

Gao Yuanyuan genuinely thought Zhou Xun acted very well, especially his eyes, which really made her feel a little scared and gave her goosebumps.

Zhou Xun listened to Gao Yuanyuan's words and said, "I hope I can play this role well."

In fact, Zhou Xun was under a lot of pressure, after all, this was her first time playing the female lead in a movie, and with such a strong cast, she naturally hoped to do a good job.

Upon hearing Zhou Xun's words, Gao Yuanyuan immediately replied, "You'll definitely be fine."

Gao Yuanyuan looked at Zhou Xun and said earnestly, "You really acted very well. I thought your performance in the short film 'Destiny' was excellent."

Zhou Xun smiled. She actually liked the story of "Destiny" very much, especially since it won the Best Short Film Award at the Berlin Film Festival. Now that Lin Zhaomei is making this feature film, and she is also the female lead, she naturally hopes that the film will win awards at film festivals in the future.

Compared to Zhou Xun's current anticipation for the film "Our Millionaire," news has emerged that another film she starred in has been nominated for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

However, she was not the female lead; she was just a supporting actress.

That's right, the movie "Human Wonders" starring Zhou Xun was submitted to the Cannes Film Festival after a long period of post-production, and now there is indeed good news: the movie has been selected for the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival.

This is truly good news.

Actually, director Li An originally wanted to submit his film to the Berlin Film Festival, but the timing wasn't right. He's a veteran at the Berlin Film Festival, having won the Golden Bear twice, and there wasn't enough time, so he submitted it to the Cannes Film Festival instead.

Clearly, director Li An's film "Strange Tales of the Human World" is of high quality and has been successfully shortlisted for the main competition.

It can be said that this film is highly anticipated, because it is a collaboration between Li An and Lin Youcheng, and it is an adaptation of the film "Human Tales". Naturally, it has attracted much attention. The male and female leads are also quite famous. The collaboration between Leslie Cheung and Zhang Manyu is also highly anticipated.

Although his film was nominated for the Cannes Film Festival, Lin Youcheng has no plans to attend.

Li An naturally invited Lin Youcheng to attend the Cannes Film Festival, but Lin Youcheng declined. Li An knew that Lin Youcheng rarely attended such film festivals, and apart from his daughter, he didn't try to persuade him further. Later, Director Li An took the two male and female leads to the Cannes Film Festival.

It's quite a coincidence that the film "Happy Together," which Leslie Cheung previously turned down, was also nominated for the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The two films are now competitors.

As the male lead of the film, Leslie Cheung naturally went to the Cannes Film Festival. He was also looking forward to this film, "Human Wonders". With the arrival of May, the crew of "Human Wonders" naturally went to Cannes in the south of France, a paradise for filmmakers.

Now, countless film enthusiasts and filmmakers will gather here, with one film after another being screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Among them, the film "Human Wonders," a collaboration between director Li An and screenwriter Lin Youcheng, has undoubtedly attracted considerable attention, and can even be described as receiving an unprecedentedly enthusiastic response.

France is a land of romance, so how could a film with such a breathtaking and unbelievable romantic love story not leave moviegoers in awe?

Of course, most importantly, the story of "Human Wonders" is simply too incredible and too moving. The fact that the protagonist is born with the appearance of a man in his seventies, gradually grows younger as the years go by, eventually returns to his infant form, and passes away in the arms of his aged lover is just too romantic.

This film is like a memoir, the protagonist of which is a man named Lynch. It is set in a hospital, where an elderly woman lying on her hospital bed tells her daughter about her father's fantastical stories, and the audience at the Cannes Film Festival is also moved by this story.

Starting in 1920, they witnessed the birth of a child named Lin Qi in the home of a wealthy family surnamed Lin in Shanghai on the night of the first anniversary of the May Fourth Movement. From the moment Lin Qi was born, he seemed to be different from others. His mother died in childbirth, and his wealthy father cruelly abandoned the newborn baby at the gate of an orphanage. When the director of the orphanage found little Lin Qi, she was also very frightened, because the tiny infant was born as an old man with a full head of white hair and a face full of wrinkles.

Fortunately, the kind-hearted director didn't reject the abandoned baby; she took Lin Qi in and cared for him diligently. As Lin Qi grew older, this little old man met Jiang Xi, a little girl from a wealthy family who came to the orphanage for relief. Her cuteness and innocence completely won over Lin Qi's heart. And Lin Qi's equally sincere and pure heart left a deep impression on little Jiang Xi…

And so, Lynch grew up year after year in the sales home, or rather, he became younger. Unlike others, Lynch's biological clock seemed to be going backwards. While others grew older, he grew younger. Later, he participated in the war and resisted foreign invasion. Amidst the hail of bullets, he met all sorts of people, witnessed the true tragedy of life, and experienced the greatest brilliance of humanity.

Time cannot be reversed, and the past cannot be relived. All people are just passersby, either in someone else's life or as lonely passersby in the whole world.

Like the elderly dwarf working at the orphanage, who took great care of Lin Qi because they were both different, and even said something to Lin Qi: people like them, being different, are destined to be alone for life. Remember, what's terrible is not loneliness, but the fear of loneliness. The ignorant Lin Qi only remembered these words. It would be decades before he truly understood their meaning. Only after he had tasted all the joys and sorrows of life would he understand what loneliness really meant.

Although Lin Youcheng went from a young man to a middle-aged widower, he knew very well that no one gets younger and younger. Even though the unfortunate and fantastical Lin Qi in the story looked younger day by day, he was actually old and frail inside, and would eventually grow old and forget everything.

After the war, Lin Qi returned to Shanghai. He had shed his childhood appearance and grown into a middle-aged man, where, as if by fate, he reunited with Jiang Xi, his childhood sweetheart. However, Jiang Xi already had another lover, and Lin Qi had to leave sadly. A few years later, they met again at an orphanage. After a mature courtship, they finally spent several happy years together, perfectly matched in age and appearance.

While everyone else grieved over the aging process, Lynch seemed to defy time, aging as if he were young again. They had a daughter, but Lynch was destined to remain young, eventually becoming a child. Feeling unable to accompany his child as she grew up, he chose to leave.

And so, a few years later, Lynch went abroad, wandering from country to country, seeing a bigger world...

Upon returning, Lin Qi discovered that Jiang Xi had married a widower. Seeing their harmonious relationship, Lin Qi felt relieved but also somewhat saddened. As he grew older, his body shrank, and he developed childhood dementia.

The orphanage staff found Jiang Xi through Lin Qi's diary. By this time, Lin Qi had forgotten everything and was becoming more and more like a child. And so, Jiang Xi visited him every day, even though Lin Qi had forgotten Jiang Xi and many other things.

Jiang Xi took Lin Qi in and cared for him. He grew smaller and smaller until he became a baby in swaddling clothes.

Finally, in Jiang Xi's arms, Lin Qi slowly closed his eyes...

This ending shocked and stunned the audience at the film festival.

This life experience is truly incredible!
That's absolutely amazing!

This film has truly moved countless film critics and viewers, who have applauded its brilliance.

Viewers were moved to tears by the mismatched love between Lin Qi and Jiang Xi, deeply touched by the story, especially when they saw Lin Qi die as an infant in the arms of the elderly Jiang Xi at the end. Everyone was shocked by this ending.

Of course, the most important reason is that director Li An filmed this story so beautifully!

This story is so real, as if it happened in real history, full of fantastical and unbelievable elements, yet so true.

The story may seem bizarre, but it is incredibly real.

Everyone goes through birth, aging, sickness, and death in their lifetime, slowly moving from a newborn infant to an old man in his twilight years. But Lin Qi was the exact opposite. He was born an old man, but gradually grew younger and younger, eventually returning to the form of an infant. This is how he lived through that special era. Lin Qi's memoir makes the audience feel incredibly real, as if there really was a person like Lin Qi who experienced such a novel reverse life and became young again.

Through Li An's lens, the audience at the Cannes Film Festival seemed to witness firsthand a person who was born special, someone who truly existed.

The performances of Leslie Cheung and Zhang Manyu were particularly outstanding. Leslie Cheung's portrayal of Lin Qi moved audiences and garnered widespread praise, as he truly brought the character to life.

The audience at the Cannes Film Festival was completely captivated by this story. It was a romantic fantasy-realism story, a freak born looking like an old man with white hair, an epic of personal growth spanning a century, a love story that transcends time, and Lynch experiencing the joy of life and the pain of death from opposite perspectives as he sails against the current of time. It was truly impactful.

Audiences are discussing this film like crazy. You could even say it's more than just a movie; it's an epic about life, death, and love, focusing on the most beautiful chapters of life.

In the eyes of audiences and movie fans, the movie "Human Extraordinary Events" is about love, but it is not just about love. It truly encompasses everything that happens on the road of life, because this story is a real human life.

Li An's latest film, "Strange Tales of the Human World," is full of storytelling and artistry, not to mention its legendary life and touching love story, which is why it is so popular among film enthusiasts.

It's absolutely stunning!
The art of film, the art of literature, and the art of acting are all perfectly combined. Whether it is the audience at the film festival, the film critics at the film festival, or filmmakers, they are all amazed by director Li An's "Strange Tales of the Human World".

Yes, it was absolutely stunning.

It's safe to say that no viewer was left unmoved after watching "The Human World".

Now, in romantic Cannes, everyone is passionately discussing this moving film and this incredible love story. (End of Chapter)