Chen Kaige appeared in the retrospective exhibition to talk about The Legend of the Demon Cat, saying that Yuqi Zhang had a unique voice.

1905 movie network news "If you still don’t understand it after 12 years, what will Chen Kaige say?" "How did Huang Xuan and Yuqi Zhang choose their roles?" On November 21st, "Exhibition Week of Director Chen Kaige’s Works" kicked off in China Film Archive. After the opening film "Promise" was shown, director Chen Kaige made a surprise appearance. Facing the questions of guest Liang Hongda and the audience, he sincerely talked about the film’s creative ideas and behind-the-scenes stories. Although he has been in the business for more than 30 years, he is "childlike and willing to continue filming." He also said that the film is really like "a grand illusion", but how to make it fake really requires skill and sincerity. If "stupid people are employed and smart people are laid off, China movies will be better."

The exhibition week of Chen Kaige’s works will be held from November 21st to 26th. Classic films such as The Promise,,,, and will be shown in the film archive respectively, so as to relive Chen Kaige’s works with the audience and look forward to the release of the new work The Legend of the Demon Cat.

Chen Kaige talks about trying: movies need adventure, and only practice can make progress and perfection.

Since the opening film of the work screening week that night was "Promise", the topic of the meeting naturally started. The discussion about this "controversial" film 12 years ago is still hot today. Facing the curiosity of the audience, director Chen Kaige first expressed his sincere gratitude. He admitted that he tried fantasy for the first time 12 years ago and was not familiar with this genre. "There are some immature places in the film, but it is only possible to get familiar with it after practice." And revealed the secret behind the scenes, saying that the face was very thin at that time. Hiroyuki Sanada and Zhang Dongjian were fascinated by acting, and they always said that they wanted to voice themselves, so they each spent two weeks honing, but after all, they were foreigners, and the accent was hard to avoid, which was also a pity.

Looking back from the first film "The Yellow Land" in 1984 to "The Promise" in 2004, Chen Kaige felt that "the film itself is an adventure", but at the same time he realized that without the spirit of adventure, there would be no way to open up a big pattern. "Someone always has to take risks and do something that no one has done before. Only by starting can there be improvement and perfection." Therefore, the film "The Promise" has its own value, both for myself and for expanding the types of films in China.

From Guan Xiaotong to Huang Xuan, Chen Kaige talks about casting: Huang Xuan’s eyes are clean and Yuqi Zhang’s voice is born for the demon cat

Chen Kaige also showed great interest in interesting questions. For example, the online hot discussion about "The Promise" predicted "Little Allure", and to the cast of "The Legend of the Demon Cat", some netizens commented that Chen Kaige "knows my vision of choosing a boyfriend better than my dad" and asked "So many screen husbands, how did the director catch it all?" Chen Kaige also easily shared the things behind the casting: when the deputy director of the casting of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" gave the list of alternate actors for the first time, a long piece of data such as hot search, headlines and fans were listed behind each name, which made Chen Kaige very confused and asked the other party to study the script carefully. "Once again, the only criterion for choosing actors is who is suitable for who to play."

For the role of Bai Juyi, Chen Kaige is very satisfied with Huang Xuan’s performance, because Bai Juyi is a poet. "Today, it is Wen Qing. His eyes are clean, sometimes he is a little crazy, and there are not many scandals." Yuqi Zhang, who was called "born for a demon cat" by Chen Kaige, was actually recommended by his wife Chen Hong as the chief producer when she was worried about the corner of Chunqin. "She told me that you should meet Yuqi Zhang, she is the Chunqin in your mind. I said why, she said that you couldn’t match her voice, and that was the voice bewitched by the demon cat."

With the reputation of being the fifth generation director in commercial times, some viewers want to know whether Chen Kaige will choose "making a film anonymously" to relieve the pressure. In this regard, Chen Kaige bluntly said without any hesitation, "Don’t change your name, don’t change your surname, don’t shoot, and be anonymous." Because the pleasure brought by the film is very wonderful, it is hard to say clearly, so I am very grateful to the film and all the audience, and I want to "continue to work hard and continue to be such a director who deserves everyone to see my film in the middle of the night and in the cold weather."

In commercial times, where movies are rapidly consumed, when Chen Kaige spent six years to build a city for a movie, many voices questioned why this "stupid method" was used. In this regard, Chen Kaige said that "the film should have been shot like this, that is, it should be carefully prepared and carefully shot." Although there are many phenomena of making movies quickly and making a lot of money, it is not sustainable, and it is emphasized that movies need sincerity and skill. "I think China movies will be better if stupid people are employed and smart people are laid off." In a word, the scene was full of applause.

At the end of the meeting, the audience watched the trailer of "The Legend of the Demon Cat". Chen Kaige expressed the hope that at that time, the audience could not only watch the film, but also appreciate the charm of the real scene and feel the unparalleled atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty reproduced in the film.