Chinese Taipei gymnast Li Zhikai won the silver medal in the men's gymnastics kurama final at the Tokyo Olympics on August 1, winning the first medal in history for Chinese Taipei's Olympic gymnastics. Li Zhikai was awarded the 2005 Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary "Roll Over! "Boys" played one of the main characters, and the story of Li Zhikai's coach Lin Yuxin was also filmed into the feature film "Roll Over! Ah Xin), this movie made the lead actor Peng Yuyan famous in one fell swoop. This time Li Zhikai won the card, Peng Yuyan also sent a text message to Li Zhikai at the first time to congratulate: "Congratulations to Zhikai, perfect landing!" ”
Peng Yuyan and Li Zhikai (right) and Huang Keqiang in "Roll Over! Man" premiere
Lin Yuxin, head coach of the Chinese Taipei Gymnastics Team, is Li Zhikai's mentor and a legend. Lin Yuxin suffered from polio, two feet apart three centimeters, from childhood can not speak Chinese, almost by the teacher into the Qi Zhi class. Until one day, the division commander found that he had the talent to "roll" and found his own piece of the sky in the gymnastics world. Lin Yuxin's younger brother Lin Yuxian is the director, and in 2005, Lin Yuxian directed his first documentary feature film, Roll Over! "Boys" won the Best Documentary Award at the 42nd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards, focusing on the journey of his brother Lin Yuxin to cultivate a new generation of gymnasts.
Once, when Lin Yuxian was sorting out an old photo album, he found a photo of his brother after participating in a competition with his gymnastics teammates when he was a child, and the brother lamented that the former young players had already gone their separate ways, and only a few were still in the gymnastics world. Later, the brother chose to return to his alma mater and train a group of young boys as old as in the photo, seemingly to continue the unfulfilled dreams of his childhood. Therefore, Lin Yuxian began the filming of the documentary, leaving precious memories for his brother and the young players he trained.
Roll Over! Li Zhikai in "Boys"
One of the little boys in the documentary is Li Zhikai, who was a schoolboy at the time and was asked: "Do you like gymnastics?" Will you keep practicing? He replied, "Of course! We have to keep practicing until we go to the Olympics! ”
The documentary "Roll Over! After the success of "Boys", Lin Yuxian directed the feature film "Roll It! Ah Xin", tells the story of a teenager with gymnastics talent, Ah Xin, after experiencing a series of injuries in the rebellious period of youth, regained his gymnastics dream and fought hard for life, and the prototype character of the story is still his brother Lin Yuxin.
Peng Yuyan played Ah Xin in the film, in order to complete the gymnastics action in the film, Peng Yuyan carried out three months of closed practice in the gymnastics gym before filming, and carried out twelve hours of physical training and gymnastics exercises every day. Not only that, in order to shape the gymnast body during the eight-month training shooting period, Peng Yuyan strictly followed the dietitian's recipe to eat, could not dip a little oil and salt, and relied on eating water to cook vegetables to fill his hunger.
Roll Over! Stills from "Ashin"
Roll Over! After 15 years, Lin Yuxian directed "Roll Over! Man", the protagonists Li Zhikai and Huang Keqiang were both once "Roll It! The little protagonist in "Boys". Li Zhikai's nickname is Cai Shi Zai Kai, because his mother sells vegetables in the wet market, and as long as he performs handstands in the wet market every day, he can get a variety of delicacies.
Director Lin Yuxian once said in an interview program: "I think Li Zhikai is more like a housekeeper. Although he is the "second oldest of a thousand years" and is always stronger than Huang Keqiang, he still loves to manage others, such as saying to Huang Keqiang, who is crying his nose, "What will you do when you grow up like this?"
From "Roll It Over! Boy" to "Roll Over! "Man", director Lin Yuxian said that for 15 years, what the director and coach have always wanted to do is to "make the little boy's tumbling gymnastics dream come true, so that the efforts of Taiwanese gymnasts are seen and respected" "15 years of tears and sweat, the boy has become a man, this time let us witness the 'perfect landing'".
Roll Over! Man" poster
At the Tokyo Olympic Games on August 1, 2021, people finally witnessed the moment when Taiwanese gymnasts "landed perfectly". After Li Zhikai won the silver medal, director Lin Yuxian excitedly wrote on the social platform: "If there is only one chance to turn over in a lifetime, it can only use all your strength, thank you for doing it for us!" Held back for 45 seconds for you to land perfectly, worth it. "After that, excited, he posted that Li Zhikai cried, and his brother Lin Yuxin, who is a coach, should also go backstage and cry." You are already great, the moment you hugged each other, I was on my knees and crying, Zhi Kai wanted to take the gold medal but got the silver medal, you all tried your best... Three years later, we went to Paris together to accompany you to win the gold medal. Peng Yuyan also said through his agent: "There was a message to Zhi Kai and director Lin Yuxian for the first time to say congratulations - congratulations to Zhi Kai, the perfect landing!" ”
In 2003, he filmed the documentary "Roll Over! At the time of "Boys", Lin Yuxin said to his younger brother Lin Yuxian: "The biggest regret in my life is that I did not go to the Olympic Games, and I hope that after 20 years, I can take these boys to participate in the Olympic Games." This year, Lin Yuxin and Li Zhikai realized this dream.
Li Zhikai expressed his gratitude to director Lin Yuxian in an interview in his early years, "A director helped me record my life, and from time to time I could watch my own films, reflect on why I practice gymnastics, and give myself greater motivation." ”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
Editor/Cui Wei