Wu Jingjing, chief reporter of Elephant News Oriental News
As the only live-action romance movie on May Day, "Journey Through the Moon" is also very popular among young fans. Yesterday, the film's main screenwriter and director Li Weiran, the chief producer Zhang Yu, the leading actor Hu Xianxu, and the leading actor Yang Jiulang came to Zhengzhou Roadshow, and when they saw the enthusiastic Zhengzhou audience, Zhang Yu smiled and said, "The friends in Zhengzhou are so enthusiastic, they thought they were holding a concert just now!" In the post-screening exchange, they also answered the audience's questions very seriously. Talking about the role he played this time, Hu Xianxu said, "Wang Rui is a romantic fool!"
The film is adapted from Chi Zijian's novel "Walking on the Moonlight", the story takes place in the 90s of the last century, telling the story of a newlywed Yan'er's loving couple Lin Xiushan (played by Zhang Zifeng) and Wang Rui (played by Hu Xianxu), who live in two places due to work, and it is not easy to meet. A surprise holiday strikes, and they embark on a two-way journey of pure love, the train runs in the dark, and the two happily look forward to the dawn. On the way, they met all kinds of passengers, witnessed the various states of life, and also appreciated the true meaning of love...... When answering the emotional question between Lin Xiushan and Wang Rui, screenwriter and director Li Weiran said that the beautiful love between the two people must be life-like and reflected in the details. Including this movie, it also shows a lot of details of life in the 90s of the last century, such as the rich boss who calls Big Brother, the down-and-out lottery player in tattered slippers, and the woman who wears a sweater to spend time...... The movie cleverly integrates the elements of the times, showing the unique social style and cultural atmosphere of the 90s, and some netizens said that whether it is the atmosphere of the streets and alleys, or the emotional exchanges between the characters, people can feel the unique atmosphere of that era.
Wang Rui, played by Hu Xianxu in the film, is an affectionate and determined man. He used his actions to explain what it means to "run to each other because of love". In the face of his wife's separation and the predicament of life, he never gave up missing and pursuing his wife. At the Oscar scene at Silicon Valley Studios, Hu Xianxu talked about his understanding of the role, saying, "Wang Rui is a romantic fool, I will do whatever I want to do immediately, and I think it's cool for his courage to do whatever I want." In the movie, he and Zhang Zifeng played the newlyweds, which was also the second cooperation after 8 years after the 2016 TV series "Little Farewell". As a post-00s actor, playing a "newlywed" couple in the 90s is also a challenge, but in Hu Xianxu's view, Chi Zijian's novel is very well written, and the director has also made a lot of adaptations as a screenwriter, which makes him feel a lot of emotions under the brushstrokes when reading the script, "which is very helpful for the creation of actors." At the same time, in order to play the construction workers in the 90s of the last century, Hu Xianxu did a lot of homework, he talked about using the harmonica as an important prop to understand the role, and it was also in the process of learning the harmonica that he realized the sincere and long-term love of the young couple in the movie, he said, the times are changing, but the sincerity of the lover will not change.
"I believe that everyone will be able to feel love after watching this movie!" Yang Jiulang also said when talking about the feelings of this movie, although the relationship between the two protagonists in the movie was very common in that era, the purity and beauty between the two are very worthy of being known. This is also what the creators hope to convey, "I hope to convey love to more people through movies", screenwriter and director Li Weiran said that in fact, true love has not changed in any era.
At the same time, the movie "Journey Through the Moon" also revealed the feature film clip "Xiushan's sophistication" today: Lin Xiushan and her leader Wang Ailing started a "confrontation" over a blanket. Lin Xiushan wanted to sell the blanket to buy a harmonica for her lover Wang Rui, and Wang Ailing also set her eyes on the blanket early and wanted to give it to her younger brother as a wedding gift, and the two started a "workplace pull" on the price of the blanket. In the end, Lin Xiushan sold the blanket at a lower price than expected, but she also unexpectedly gained a day of vacation, and this sudden surprise made Lin Xiushan, who was originally depressed, feel brighter instantly. The overall plot is funny and sad, with the triviality of life and the purity of love, which makes the character of Lin Xiushan more plump and vivid. Some netizens said that she knows the world but retains her true nature, "This character is also the epitome of many ordinary people."