Reporter Chen Pinxuan/Comprehensive Report
Do you remember the era when "Woman Flower" and "Intimate Lover" dominated the KTV song charts? The biographical film "Mui Yanfang", which evokes the memories of fifth and sixth grade students, recreates the legendary life of Hong Kong's "big sister in the music world" with delicate lenses. The actor who played the "Changing Queen of Heaven" was actually a simple model - Wang Dani, who won the top spot of the heroine in 2016 by singing Mei Yanfang's famous song "Sunset Song" in 2016.
Wang Dani's film debut starred in "Mei Yanfang". (Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures)
Wang Dani, who came from a model, has long been a senior in the fashion industry for 15 years, but she is a blank piece of paper with zero experience in acting. In order to play Mei Jie, she learned acting from the well-known Hong Kong star Liao Qizhi, and also practiced singing and dancing skills. 5 years ago, the crew held a thousand-person audition for casting, and the contestants had to sing Mei Yanfang's golden song in a fixed posture. Wang Dani interpreted the famous song "Song of the Sunset" at that time, and with her superb acting skills, the director and the crew were moved to tears, and immediately won the selection. "I think it's wonderful myself," Wang Dani said in an interview with Ettoday and Jian Lizhe, the host of "Addiction Good Choice", even if the audition tape is very nervous at the moment, she is also scared when she performs the momentum. Director Liang Lemin also mentioned that "she really has the feeling of Mei Jie", especially in the crew, there is Mei Yanfang's royal makeup artist, and she (the makeup artist) also feels that Wang Dani has the silhouette of Mei Jie in it." Therefore, regardless of appearance or acting skills, Wang Danni is the best choice.
Wang Dani (left) looks like Mei Yanfang. (Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures)
"I hope that Sister Mei's spirit, her strong spirit, can continue forever." Mei Yanfang debuted at the age of 4, Wang Danni because of family difficulties, 12 years old also began to work to earn tuition, both have a more difficult childhood. She said that although she could not compare with Mei Yanfang, she could enter the role with similar experience. "It's more painful to pull away from the character." After understanding Mei Yanfang's life experience, Wang Danni had a lot of reluctance in her heart. After many scenes of shouting cards, she will continue to cry bitterly and release her emotions. "I'm still very emotional."
Mei Yanfang's "Sunset Song" is Wang Danni's outstanding work, and it is also a classic farewell stage in the minds of fifth and sixth graders. The images of leaving the scene in a snow-white wedding dress and lying in Andy Lau's arms are all memories that impress fans. "In addition to Andy Lau, we also have to discover who Sister Mei loves most." Director Liang Lemin said that after asking a lot of people, the crew believed that true love was Makoto Kondo, who talked with Mei Yanfang about foreign sister-brother love.
"Before she (Mei Yanfang) underwent chemotherapy in 2003, she really went to Japan to say goodbye to this boy." The act of crossing the ocean is nothing more than a manifestation of cherishing another companion. In addition to Mei Yanfang's love affair, Hong Kong at the end of the twentieth century, the glorious and nostalgic scenery and human feelings of that year, can also let the audience take a time machine, open the long-sealed memories. "It's like looking at the story of a family member and friend, looking back at our former Hong Kong."
Songs such as "Song of the Sunset" and "Rouge Buckle" echoed in Hong Kong and The Chinese circles in the 1980s, and 30 years later, "The Queen of Change" will reawaken the most precious memories in the hearts of fans through the reappearance of the big screen, and tell a thrilling history. Since November 5, "Mei Yanfang" has been screened in major theaters and will be grandly released on November 12.
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