Famous filmmaker Jiang Zhiqiang
“Anita Mui” heroine Wang Danni
□Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News Chief Correspondent Rong Yu Photography: Chutian Metropolis Daily Jimu News Correspondent Xiao Hao
“Although the sunset is beautiful, it will become the past in the blink of an eye, so we must grasp every minute and every second.” In the last concert of his life in November 2003, the singer Anita Mui used these words to love her. Fans say goodbye. Forty-five days later, at the age of 40, she unfortunately passed away, and the Chinese-speaking entertainment circle has since lost a superstar of Fanghua.
On the afternoon of November 2, 2021, the movie “Anita Mui” was screened in Han Dynasty, recreating the original scene of this heartbreaking farewell, leaving the audience unmoved. The film producer Jiang Zhiqiang and the heroine Wang Danni attended the post-screening conference and talked about why this is a film that must be made.
For the promise 18 years ago
In Jiang Zhiqiang’s words, “Anita Mui” is a movie that is 18 years late.
As one of the most influential producers of Chinese-language movies, Jiang Zhiqiang is behind the Chinese blockbuster movies such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, “Hero”, “Monster Hunt” and “Chill”. He was once rated as “Asian by Time” magazine Best Producer”. But time goes back to 1984, Jiang Zhiqiang was just an obscure Hong Kong film distributor, and Anita Mui was just as high as the sky at the time. In an event, Jiang Zhi dare to invite Sister Mei to support the movie he released, and Anita Mui agreed without saying a word, thus opening the two gentlemen’s friendship.
In 2003, Anita Mui called Jiang Zhiqiang, hoping that he would take the lead in making a “movie that can stay” for him. Jiang Zhiqiang reserved a role for him in “Ambush on Ten Sides” directed by Zhang Yimou. However, Anita Mui’s condition deteriorated and cooperation was not possible. Can be achieved. The Sri Lankan has passed away, which became Jiang Zhiqiang’s regret. Until the fate arrived six years ago, Jiang Zhiqiang began to prepare for the movie “Anita Mui”.
In an exclusive interview with Jimu News reporter, Jiang Zhiqiang recalled the phone call 18 years ago, “Sister Mei said that she still has a lot of energy. She is about to hold a concert. Let me take a look to know how powerful she is. In fact, she knew about her condition at the beginning of the year, but she still has to save her energy to people in the world who like her.” After 18 years, Jiang Zhiqiang still remembers the ardent tone of Anita Mui’s call and the conversation. The expectation of people cooperating in making movies.
As one of the investors who knows the movie market best, Jiang Zhiqiang is like a mirror. He knows that biopics like “Anita Mui” are unlikely to become a hit. “I didn’t shoot it as a commercial movie. That promise, since I promised Ms. Mei, I will help her finish it. We have been shooting this movie for many years. No one in Hong Kong film except Wong Kar-wai will take such a long time to make a movie, so my friends believe me and know We are not here to consume the name Anita Mui.”
It only takes 2 seconds to win Gu Tianle
In “Anita Mui”, the actor Louis Koo plays the role of Liu Peiji, a close friend of Anita Mui’s life, and a well-known costume designer, who shows great color in the film. According to Jiang Zhiqiang, after he sent the script to Gu Tianle, Gu Tsai asked him “What do you think” after reading it. Jiang Zhiqiang did not say anything to him: “First, I want you to act as Liu Peiji. Second, can you please? Cast a little? This movie is very expensive, but I am not sure that it will make money.” After 2 seconds, Gu Tianle replied: “Okay, do both of these.”
Jiang Zhiqiang was not surprised by Gu Tianle’s answer. He has known Gu Tsai for many years and knows him very well. “He doesn’t talk much, but he did a lot of things privately, but you don’t know it. He also took a lot of money to help people during the epidemic, but he never Will say these things. I have always believed that he is more than just an actor.”
Jiang Zhiqiang invited a number of big-name actors to help out “Anita Mui”, but the new actor Wang Danni, who was a model, was used to play the leading actress Anita Mui. Judging from the presentation of the movie, Wang Danni does look like Anita Mui, especially when she shows sister Mei’s loyalty and responsibility, the details are convincing.
Wang Danni told the Jimu News reporter that when the crew first informed her to attend the training, she thought she was definitely going to accompany her, “After I was sure it was me, I was actually very scared, only surprised and not happy, because Sister Mei is so weighty. Legend, how can I play well?”
What made Wang Danni happy was that at the “Anita Mui” Wuhan screening event, the vast majority of the audience cheered her, and many fans of Sister Mei asked her for a group photo.
Danni Wang said frankly that in the movie “Anita Mui”, “Dani Wang” is not important. What is important is everyone’s love and affection for Anita Mui. “Everyone gathers together to commemorate Sister Mei. In this gentle way, express your love to Sister Mei. Love, so I am very happy.”
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