Being a director starts with fighting domestic violence

Chapter 196 Factory Pianist Finalist

If he were asked to play these beasts now, he simply couldn't do it.

"Yes, director, please change someone. I can't stand it anymore." A male actor squatted on the ground, lowered his head and wiped his tears.

Director Xu also had wet eyes and felt very uncomfortable.

"I'll give you ten minutes to calm down. If you really can't handle it, just come down," said Director Xu.

Several staff members went over to comfort the actors.

Liang Jiali handed the handkerchief to her master.

Gao You also wanted to suggest to Director Xu that they skip these scenes and go directly to the resistance part.

However, if we don’t expose the atrocities committed by the Japanese army, how can we seek justice for those who died and those who were hurt?

Two days ago, Mo Huan came back from visiting Yu Lishu's great aunt.

She burst into tears.

She said that when her elder Yu Lishu was chatting with her, she mentioned a colleague she knew named Lin Fen.

This grandmother named Lin Fen actually had a family and children in the mainland.

But she hasn't been back for fifty years.

Over the years, she has been helping women who were harmed by the Japanese army.

When she was able to perform on stage, she joined various theater troupes and used her own wages to subsidize those women living in poverty.

Later, when I got older, I did some manual work with them to make a living.

The relevant departments here do not pay enough attention to this group of people and mostly rely on some private individuals to help them.

Mo Huan went to visit Grandma Lin Fen and collected a lot of materials. The more he collected, the sadder he felt.

Fifty years have passed. Some people are no longer with us, but others are still living in the nightmare of fifty years ago, unable to break free.

Some people have suffered serious physical injuries, both on their faces and bodies, but more often, the damage to their hearts will never heal in their lifetime.

When Mo Huan was interviewing those old people, one of them said that she wanted to live and wait until the day when those beasts admitted their crimes and apologized to them.

So, Gao You didn't make any proposal in the end.

If they don't dare to face it, how can those beasts remember the crimes they have committed!

Ten minutes later, two actors were replaced and the filming went more smoothly this time.

But I still took many shots.

Some staff members present couldn't bear to watch it, and they wiped their tears and cursed those beasts.

After three months, the film "Cold Dew" was finally completed.

But no one was in the mood for the wrap party; they just wanted to finish the post-production quickly and release the film as soon as possible.

Before Gao You went back, he and Mo Huan went to visit Grandma Lin Fen again.

Discuss with Grandma Lin about setting up a mutual aid association.

She is now the secretary of the "Boundless Foundation". After talking with Pan Yufeng and Li Shengxiong, she decided to set up a support center.

The biggest problem Grandma Lin and her family face now is that they are getting older and gradually losing their ability to work, and they also have many health problems.

More importantly, they are clearly victims, yet they are still discriminated against and despised.

Some of them already have families, but still choose to make a living on their own.

With the help of Liang Jiali, Gao You negotiated with the village where the elderly lived to build a house similar to a nursing home.

Let these elderly people stay here for free.

The village sends people to take care of these elderly people, and when they pass away, the house will be left to the village as a senior care center.

If someone in the village disrespects these elderly people or bullies them, when the elderly are gone, the houses will be demolished.

As the person in charge of this matter, Lin Fen signed a contract with the village and had it notarized.

With the Liang family's intervention, this matter was handled quite smoothly.

Grandma Linfen and the other elderly people looked at the new houses being built day by day with anticipation on their faces.

Before Gao You left, he also said that the movie would be released soon and he would invite them to go and see it then.

The task of supervising the construction of the house was given to Liang Jiali, and Gao You had to rush back to handle the formalities.

Before Gao You came to Hong Kong, "Factory Pianist" had already been completed before post-production. Teacher Mo also arranged a film screening for her and she also got the certificate.

In June, Teacher Mo helped her register for the Simona Film Festival.

Unexpectedly, a few days ago, I received the good news that "The Factory Pianist" was shortlisted for the Focus section of the Simona Film Festival.

Although it is not the main competition unit, it is also a very important unit.

This unit mainly focuses on new directors. It is a pleasant surprise but also reasonable that Gao You was shortlisted this time.

When Mr. Mo organized a film viewing session, the feedback he received was very good.

There has never been a film in China that has focused on the group of people with autism, so it can be said to be very meaningful.

Moreover, Zhao Qing and Gao You's acting skills in the film are very touching.

Many people commented that Zhao Qing might win many awards this time.

After Gao You came back, the first thing he did was to go and handle the formalities.

Zhao Qing and the others are already doing it, the only one left is Gao You.

This time, everyone in the dormitory and all the main actors involved will participate.

Because the Simona Film Festival is held in the summer, it feels more vibrant and lively.

When Gao You and her friends arrived, they felt the strong atmosphere of the film festival.

Other Chinese films nominated this time include "Pomegranate Flowers" directed by Wang Chong.

As younger generations, Gao You and her classmates even went to attend the screening ceremony.

"Young man, the youth are really formidable." Wang Chong often heard the name Gao You from his daughter Wang Qiyun and was deeply impressed by her.

His first feature film was shortlisted for the Focus section, which is much better than what he did back then.

"Director Wang, you are too kind. We still need to learn more from you." Gao You said modestly.

Two days later, Wang Chong also came to attend the screening of "Factory Pianist".

He also gave some of his own opinions, and Gao You humbly accepted them.

Wang Chong also talked with Zhao Qing about the performances in the film.

"Old Zhao, you've finally made it this time." Wang Chong and Zhao Qing are also old acquaintances.

Zhao Qing is one year younger than him, and the two have collaborated several times.

Zhao Qing smiled and joked with his old friend.

"I acted in so many of your films, but I never made it. I only acted in Director Xiao Gao's films twice, and I made it. It seems that Director Xiao Gao is better at training actors than you."

"Hahaha, then I admit it. Xiao Gao's acting is better than mine, and he can definitely teach actors." Wang Chong himself has an average appearance, seldom acts, and mostly shoots scenes with men, so he really doesn't know how to teach actresses how to act.

After the movie was over, everyone gave it a very high evaluation.

The rating received in the program guide was also not low.

This made Teacher Mo, Director Cen and the others feel a little bit of anticipation.

After the screening, many film producers expressed interest in this film.

A major film producer in the Beacon Country has also expressed strong interest in the adaptation rights.

Last time, this company bought the adaptation rights of "The Lost Hand" at the Sarolin Film Festival.