Director Jia Ling's work "Hot and Hot" recently announced that it will be set for the first day of the Lunar New Year and officially enter the Chinese New Year file. Jia Ling, who has "disappeared" for a year, described herself on Weibo as a role in the film that she lost 100 pounds.
In the Spring Festival of 2021, "Hello, Li Huanying" directed by Jia Ling became a super dark horse for the Spring Festival. The film won a total of 5.413 billion yuan at the box office, ranking third in film history. Comedian Jia Ling transformed into a director, and her debut was at her peak.
After three years, Jia Ling entered the Spring Festival file again, can Jia Ling still create a miracle this time? Judging from the momentum of the film's finalization news that it quickly appeared on the hot search, people's expectations for Jia Ling are still the same, and they are even more curious about her weight loss of 100 pounds for the new film. Some netizens even half-jokingly set a "small goal" for Jia Ling: "Lose 100 pounds, the goal is 10 billion!"
"I did my best to make this film"
On January 11, Jia Ling wrote a "small composition" on Weibo. The filmmaker made a small video of the "Little Composition", the picture used the shooting footage of the movie "Hot and Hot", and the dubbing was Jia Ling's original voice: "My dear friend, I haven't seen you for more than a year, I miss you so much." In the year or so since I disappeared, I made a movie called "Hot and Hot". I also managed to lose 100 pounds and train to be a boxer. This is a movie about how kind people find themselves and learn to love themselves. And you, my friend, have you learned to be kind to yourself? I did my best to make this film, and I just hope that you will be proud of me when you see me again in the cinema. ”
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"Hot and Hot" tells an inspirational story. Le Ying, played by Jia Ling, has been at home for many years and has nothing to do. After graduating from college and working for a while, she chose to disconnect from society and practice the best way to "reconcile" with herself. One day, under the "tricks" of fate, Le Ying decided to live in a different way. In the process of cautious contact with the outside world, Le Ying got acquainted with Hao Kun, a boxing coach played by Lei Jiayin. When she thought her life was about to get on track, the trials that followed were far beyond her imagination......
Both in and out of the play have to challenge weight loss, the roles of Jia Ling and Le Ying seem to be true or false, and they are inseparable. Jia Ling herself admitted that the name Le Ying has a source: "Le Ying, isn't it 'Ling' when you read it quickly?"
The video released by the film on the day of the finalization shows Jia Ling before and during weight loss in "Hot and Hot". Before losing weight, Jia Ling wore a wide T-shirt and shorts, stepped on slippers, and walked aimlessly on the street. Holding a lamb skewer in one hand and stuffing fried noodles into her mouth with the other, she was in a very decadent state. At the end of the video, Jia Ling is struggling to practice running on the steps, although her body shape does not seem to have changed much, her mental state is no longer the previous "lying flat" appearance.
"Hot and Hot" is directed by Jia Ling, starring Jia Ling and Lei Jiayin, starring Zhang Xiaofei, Zhao Haiyan, Zhang Qi, Xu Juncong, Bu Yu, Zhu Tianfu, Liu Honglu, Yang Zi, Sha Yi, Wei Xiang, Li Xueqin, Shen Chunyang, Shen Tao friendship starring.
There are already top five in the Spring Festival stalls, does Jia Ling have a chance of winning?
Jia Ling also revealed more inside stories of the film's shooting in "Little Composition": "I filmed this movie for a whole year, with a total of four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and I started it five times. She recalled: "I sat alone on the edge of the bed that night, the moonlight was shining on my back, and I ate five packets of chocolate wafers bare-chested, a total of 30 pieces...... Looking back now, I feel particularly handsome, like a tired warrior holding his trophy. She confessed: "This year is really hungry and tired, like a lifetime." And coquettishly said: "If you see me during the roadshow, can you have the opportunity to hug me on stage, although I may be a little 'hard' to hug now, but I really miss you." ”
How "hard" are Jia Ling's muscles today? I can't see any clues from the video released by the filmmaker so far. Obviously, although Jia Ling said that she didn't want the audience to think that she "simply made a movie about weight loss", "Jia Ling lost weight" will still be the biggest gimmick before the film is released. In fact, Jia Ling, who has deliberately kept a low profile since she joined the group, is still keeping her current appearance a secret. Perhaps, it will not be until the key node before the pre-sale of the Spring Festival stalls that the filmmaker will throw out this real king bomb.
Maoyan Professional Edition shows that there are currently six movies settled in the Spring Festival file, namely "Hot and Hot", "Let's Shake the Sun Together", "Flying Life 2", "Mr. Red Carpet", "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space" and "Article 20". "Let's Shake the Sun Together" is led by Peng Yuchang and Li Gengxi, telling the journey of mutual healing between two young people who are seriously ill. This is also the final chapter of director Han Yan's "Life Trilogy", the first two "Get Out! Tumor" and "Send You a Little Red Flower" were both applauded and popular. "Flying Life 2" tells the story of the counterattack of a down-and-out driver, and the previous work cooperated by director Han Han and starring Shen Teng had a box office of 1.728 billion yuan, which was a popular film in the Spring Festival in 2019. "Mr. Red Carpet" starring Andy Lau and Ning Hao, tells the story of Hong Kong superstar Lau Weichi and director Lin Hao chasing their dreams in the entertainment industry. The two leading actors took half-truths and half-truths into their professional identities and staged an absurd comedy that showed the various states of all beings in the entertainment industry. "The Spring Festival stalls of flowing water, the 'bear infested' of iron". "Article 20" is a realistic comedy directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Lei Jiayin, Ma Li and Zhao Liying. "Bear Infested: Reversing Time and Space" is the work of Guangdong's famous animation IP on the big screen for the tenth year, and its strength cannot be underestimated.
At present, Jia Ling, who is "lightly armed", has a chance of winning? "7 Zong" (pseudonym), general manager of a film marketing company in Beijing, told a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News: "Although "Hot and Hot" has just been finalized, from the plot to marketing, Jia Ling has already shown the advantages of being down-to-earth and popular. When the dark horse of "Hello, Li Huanying" ran out, Jia Ling was able to concentrate on creation under the popularity of the purple, and only returned to the Spring Festival file three years later, this patience and sincerity also made me full of confidence in her new work. Although what netizens said about 'losing 100 pounds and aiming for 10 billion' is exaggerated, as long as Jia Ling creates seriously and lives up to the audience, I believe that the audience will definitely give her the most generous return. ”
Reporter Li Li
Editor: Li Li