A 24-hour supermarket; a frustrated middle-aged bald man; a stunned young man; a man and a female clerk; passers-by who appear in the supermarket...
The whole film is 94 minutes, and it is full of complex human nature, funny humor, and tension and excitement.
This is a rare small-budget film, and it is also the work of the "Young Directors Program" of that year, and it is also a film with many emotions.
The plot is very compact, leaving a lot of suspense at the beginning, and then spreading the suspense a little bit, although it is biased towards black humor comedy, but it is still very addictive.
The most important thing is that it also focuses on the life of young people in the modern city, and the reason why they choose "nightclubs" instead of "supermarkets during the day" may be such an intention: in the city of late at night, restless young people have taken off their masks during the day and showed the most authentic side.
With the development of the times, the previous slow speed has become fast, and even a little slower has been maliciously speculated, always thinking that fast is right.
Just like the "Wang Xun" who wants a soy milk straw, "Small Steel Tooth" kindly reminds him that this is a hot drink, to drink slowly, he understands that the supermarket owner wants to save money, this kind of "kindness as malice" example in today's society is still less?
Fixing the elements of time and space can show the story of the film so wonderfully, I am afraid that only this small-cost film is available.
"Nightclub" has passed 12 years, things are not human, the main actors of the movie are going to different lives, the people who watch the movie are also changing, maybe when we look back again, we will find that it is not so funny, bringing us more contemplation...
It's a small cost, the director is not a celebrity, but the starring cast doesn't seem simple right now.
First of all, let's talk about the director: Yang Qing. The screenwriter is also him.
The film is Yang Qing's debut novel, who graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and started as a screenwriter and later as an executive director. In addition to "Night Shop", he also directed 2016's "Hotpot Hero" and also participated in the planning of "Tai 囧".
The reason why this film was originally made was mainly because of the "Young Directors Program", many up-and-coming stars in the film industry are related to this plan, and Xu Zheng and Ning Hao have also been committed to supporting young directors. So at that time, Xu Zheng hardly asked for remuneration, and Li Xiaolu was also.
Let's talk about the main actors, including: Xu Zheng, Qiao Renliang, Li Xiaolu, Zhao Yingjun, Zhang Jiayi, Yang Qing, Li Weijian, Wang Xun...
Xu Zheng's acting skills naturally needless to say, although from the expression to the line language, there is a strong "Xu Zheng style", but he plays this kind of small character, or all-encompassing, very profound.
However, at that time, Xu Zheng was not a bald head, just a bald head, and the top of his head that could not be cleaned made this small character more vivid, and perhaps only Xu Zheng of that year could perform this character so well.
Xu Zheng is indeed talented, at least for the film and television creation, after playing the "Eight Precepts of the Pig" deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, for a long time can not get rid of this character, until later met Ning Hao to get acquainted with Huang Bo, began to embark on another comedy path.
By participating in "People in the Path", directing "People in the Path of The Tai Lu" and setting a record for the box office of a Chinese film with a box office of 1.267 billion, Xu Zheng turned around gorgeously and became a well-known director.
Subsequently, with "Hong Kong 囧", "I am not a medicine god", and "Me and My Series", he successfully became one of the tens of billions of box office directors.
It can be said that today's Xu Zheng scenery is unlimited.
As long as he is talented, the road ahead can be better.
The character played by Xu Zheng in this movie is called "He Sanshui", and the character who promotes the development of the whole film jumps like thunder in despair again and again, and then brings us countless laughs.
"Nightclub" is the first film in Qiao Renliang's life.
Although the acting skills are not amazing, as a newcomer, it is quite good to have such a performance.
Qiao Renliang participated in "Come On Good Boy" in 2007 and won the runner-up, officially debuted, the first personal EP released ranked in the top ten of the annual album sales chart, and then held the "I Love Rock" Shanghai concert.
After acting in "Nightclub", Qiao Renliang officially entered the film and television circle, from the youth inspirational drama "Come on! From "The Prince of Tennis" to "The Princess of the World", Qiao Renliang's acting skills have improved a little bit, and finally let people see a completely different idol artist.
Since then, Qiao Renliang has mainly participated in TV dramas and acted in many classics.
If there was an actor who combined idol and strength, then this person must be Qiao Renliang.
Unfortunately, in the end, he chose to bid farewell to the human world and left the best years in the light and shadow in his own way.
Looking back now, although his life was only 28 short years, it is still worth remembering.
Qiao Renliang passed away, but there are still many netizens who will talk about him, and before someone talked about his parents, all kinds of discussions made people feel very heartbroken.
Either way, the deceased is gone.
The role played by Qiao Renliang in the film is "Li Junwei", nicknamed Xiaogangya, some wooden, cowardly, like "Tang Xiaolian" does not dare to confess, and the final love is still obtained through an adventure.
This is a true portrayal of many otaku and young people.
This character makes people feel cute.
That year, Li Xiaolu was 28 years old, and already had a certain reputation in the circle, recalling that she won the "shadow queen" at the age of 17, which was really brilliant.
After that, Li Xiaolu also showed good acting skills.
At that time, Li Xiaolu's popularity and popularity could not be compared with many first-line celebrities.
Especially in the popular "Struggle" in 2007, Li Xiaolu successfully gained countless fans with the role of "Yang Xiaoyun", and even surpassed stars such as Ma Yili and Article.
Li Xiaolu's participation in "Nightclub" was unexpected by the audience, but it still gave everyone a surprise.
She plays "Tang Xiaolian" in the film, a supermarket employee, with good looks and brains, who is the object of "little steel tooth" admiration, and is not chaotic in the face of danger.
The character obviously doesn't have much of a character, but it still adds a lot of color to the whole film.
Looking back at Li Xiaolu's acting career, ten years ago she was still a goddess, but ten years later she "fell off a cliff", all of which cannot be blamed on the wrong marriage.
Sometimes life is so strange, when you think that all the brilliance is in your hands, unfortunately fate will still make a joke.
When Li Xiaolu looks back at the 2009 film again, will she feel the same way?
Nowadays, the highlight moment belonging to Li Xiaolu has completely disappeared, and she has also disappeared in everyone's sight, and it is even more difficult to make a comeback in the future.
Zhang Jiayi plays a "robber" in the film, speaking with a thick Shaanxi accent, and wants to return to the supermarket to find his stolen goods, only to find that the jewelry is missing.
The appearance of this role can be said to bring a turning point to the entire film.
Let the story enter another stage, causing "He Sanshui" and the supermarket to side.
Zhang Jiayi's acting skills are quite wonderful in this film, in fact, Zhang Jiayi was already an "absolute strength faction" at that time.
He is a typical in the show business circle, struggling in the Western Film Group in his early years, has been playing a supporting role without being discovered, in fact, looking at his acting skills, it is relatively calm, although it lacks explosive power, the details are still wonderful.
Moreover, Zhang Jiayi's play path is very wide, no matter what character characteristics, he can easily control.
After coming to Beijing, Zhang Jiayi's acting career began to go up a ladder, playing the male lead in TV dramas, and exerting this simple acting skill without too much personality to the extreme.
The popular "National Mission" in 2004 and the popular "Halfway Couple" in 2006 directly sent Zhang Jiayi to the peak.
After that, Zhang Jiayi has been deeply cultivating in the show business circle, and through years of hard work, he has become a first-line superstar and won his own honor.
Whether it is the admiration of the audience or those heavy trophies, it is the best reward for an effort.
Zhao Yingjun is also the funny bearer of this film, in which he plays the ideal "Zhu Liao", not only dedicates humorous and funny acting skills, but also dedicates a beautiful singing voice.
Speaking of Zhao Yingjun, I have some regrets.
In fact, "Dashing Brother" has always loved music and has never given up trying to create music for many years. As early as 2004, Zhao Yingjun participated in the "I Type Me Show" and thus entered the entertainment circle.
In addition to his music composition, he has appeared in many films, mostly comedy films.
And "Nightclub" is Zhao Yingjun's first film to participate in.
I believe that many people can't forget the "Live Like a Little Strong" he starred in in 2011, so that the audience can feel funny, and warm power.
Because of "Nightclub", he and Xu Zheng established a deep friendship.
In 2015, he composed the theme song "Breeze And Xu Lai" for Xu Zheng's self-directed and self-starred movie "Hong Kong 囧", because of a super brainwashed "The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountains", and Brother Xiao was successfully out of the circle.
Whether in the film circle or in the music circle, Zhao Yingjun is extremely popular.
Many film and television works on the screen actually have music created by Zhao Yingjun behind them, and he has begun to appear on more large stages, and more and more people have come to know this funny and optimistic musical talent.
It is worth mentioning that in 2020, the release of the anti-cancer movie "Send You a Little Red Flower" touched countless people, and the spirit of fighting against death deeply shocked the audience.
The theme song of the same name of this film, "Send You a Little Red Flower", was sung by Zhao Yingjun.
Unfortunately, a few months later, Zhao Yingjun was also admitted to the hospital for cancer.
At 14:00 on February 3, 2021, 43-year-old Zhao Yingjun died of illness in Beijing...
He will leave his life forever in 2021, and he will also leave the beauty in the song forever in everyone's heart.
In our memory, he was always so dashing, and in "Nightclub", even if he faced danger, he squeezed his eyebrows in front of it and made a funny look.
Those cheerful lyrics, relaxed melodies, maybe zhao Yingjun wants to tell us, life is not so bad, even if one day to face death, you can also use another way to face, no big deal, why do you have to frown?
The farewell video he recorded before his death made people break their defenses in an instant!
It turns out that man's spiritual world cannot be destroyed by any disease...
In 2021, there are too many emotions, regrets, separations and reunions, everything is not the end, everything will continue. Whatever journey we take tomorrow, don't be afraid, pack your bags and move from darkness to light.