"No Name" will be screened on the first day

Cheng Er: The best completion

　　The movie "No Name" which will be released on the first day of the first lunar month held a press conference in Shanghai on the 16th. The chairman, producer and chief producer of Bona Film Group Yu Dong, the screenwriter and director Cheng Er, and the lead actor Wang Yibo attended the scene.

This time the main creators returned to the filming location, revealing more about the city of Shanghai and their own origins; the sincere responses to many problems are also more exciting.

Director Cheng Er said that "No Name" was his "best completion": "Every link has been done to the extreme." Leading star Wang Yibo recalled the filming process, expressing "very happy".

Producer and chief producer Yu Dong said: "If you don't see the last minute, you can't solve the suspense of the characters."

　　"No Name" will land on the national theaters on the first day of the first month of 2023. It has been more than 6 years since the last film directed by Cheng Er was released.

At the press conference, the producer and chief producer Yu Dong said that director Cheng Er has been accumulating strength: "China's film industry has developed for so many years, and it is not easy to have a director like Cheng Er. From the preparation to the release of "No Name" After 3 years, I have always believed in director Cheng Er, knowing that he will definitely deliver a good work."

　　Director Cheng Er is strict and paranoid in technology, story, performance and other aspects. He is very satisfied with "No Name" this time: "This is the best time I have made a film so far. The whole crew has worked together in all aspects. To a very good level, every link has been done to the extreme, and there are very few regrets." "No Name" depicts the story of the underground spy war with images of great texture and impact.

Director Cheng Er said: "We use modeling and light to highlight the charm of each character, to highlight their state of mind or action, convergence or explosion. At the same time, we also use light to highlight each scene and serve every narrative and turning point. We The light is used to the extreme, and the effect is very good. I believe everyone will feel it after watching the film."

　　Cheng Er was full of praise for the wonderful performance of the actors.

The actor Tony Leung presented an excellent performance as always this time. Director Cheng Er said that Tony Leung made people "like a spring breeze, like an angel" in private.

Wang Yibo was cast as the lead actor by Cheng Er, and his wonderful performance lived up to expectations.

Cheng Er commented: "Wang Yibo has enough patience and is very dedicated. We once filmed him for 42 hours in a row because of the schedule, and he was always very devoted."

　　In the film, Zhou Xun and Huang Lei were featured in the film, and the starring roles of Sen Bozhi, Dapeng, Wang Chuanjun, Jiang Shuying, and Zhang Jingyi were also highly praised by Cheng Er: "Every scene of Zhou Xun is full, which directly brings about the turning point of the plot and even Subversion." "Huang Lei carries a lot of dialogues, he is indispensable."

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　　Why does the director have a soft spot for Shanghai?

　　"Anonymous" depicts Shanghai in the isolated island period from a new perspective. Director Cheng Er uses unique connotation and imaginative expression techniques, as well as iconic flashback narratives, to show the story of the underground party spy war on the hidden front.

When asked why he had a special liking for Shanghai and Shanghai dialect, Cheng Er responded: “I was assigned to the Shanghai Film Studio after graduation and lived in Shanghai from 1999 to 2008. As for the cognition of the Republic of China, more It comes from reading. When you have read the history, you will find that Shanghai is a city that you cannot ignore. So I have a personal affection for Shanghai.” In the film, a variety of languages ​​are gathered. Cheng Er revealed: “We tried our best to Let the people in the play use the language they are most familiar with. Dialect is the soul of a city and something that should not be given up."

　　Text/Reporter Xiao Yang

　　"Beijing Youth Daily" January 18, 2023, page A12