After stopping for many years, Andy Lau was present in Beijing recently to promote another Focus: First Cut project Singing When We’re Young. The film is directed by newbie director Liu Juan, starring Kristy (Baby) Zhang. The film’s story is adapted from the director’s story, narrating 6 secondary students encouraging each other to overcome the pressure from the school and changes in their families to grow up.
When interviewed by Tencent entertainment, he exclaimed that the reason for being a producer instead of director is because of his “bad temper as he would scold people.”
Tencent (T): It’s been a long time since Crazy Stone, why did you thought of starting Focus: First Cut again?
Andy (A): We had stopped for some time, earlier spent some time to do some Hong Kong style films, I also feel that we should start Focus: First Cut again thus I passed this project to our boss in Beijing to pick the films.
T: So is there any initiative for selecting Liu Juan and the story of Singing When We’re Young?
A: Because we have a target, previously is newbie directors, this time we wanted to push it forward, it’s really young directors. We initially looking at 20 years old, but those 20 years old child does not wish to become directors, thus we approached Liu Juan who is already 28 years old. (smiles)
T: Other than being the producer, is there any other methods that you’re involved in the film? Because it’s heard that initially wanted you to cameo in Crazy Stone.
A: Correct, but I rejected the offer, if not I would be taking up the role of the doctor, and Ning Hao took up the role himself. I did not cameo in Singing When We’re Young because the story is narrating one’s story, during her teenage years, there isn’t a person like me, if I appeared would affect the realistic of the film. I only gave my opinions during editing, but even for the films that I’m not producer, I would also give my opinions, it doesn’t matter whether the director listen to me.
T: What about singing the film’s theme song? Before the interview, you were so high when singing ‘Ye Ye Ye Ye’, it seems a long time that you sang.
A: They (pointing at Baby Zhang) sang too well, does not need me to sing. (smile) Just joking, most importantly there is only one theme song, which is a male-female duet, initially I wanted to sing a youthful song, in the end did not have the chance. (smile) Maybe next time. Maybe I will sing the theme song for the sequel. (smile)
T: Did you give any suggestion to the film?
A: From start to end, I watched many versions before the final version, although different versions, but the youthful feeling is still the same. To me, the suggestion I gave could be just a method, not sure would it affect the atmosphere that they are trying to express. Thus I told them, if you think there is an issue with my suggestion, can don’t use it. I would give this film full marks, because it’s like me peeking into one’s diary, every chapter need not be good literature, but it would tell me in a realistic way, “Today is a sunny day, I’m bored”, just these 4 words will let me know which day he’s bored. (smile) Very realistic, using the camera to shoot out his life.
T: So did they used your suggestion?
A: (Pointing at Liu Juan) She’s good, she really didn’t use my suggestion. (smile), indeed she really wrote “today is very bored” in her diary. (smile)
T: Being the producer for so many films, heard that you would give directors suggestion at the film set. When will you direct your own film?
A: I like to, but I’m afraid. I’m scared of my bad temper, I would scold people.
T: You have bad temper? Can’t imagine how you look like when you scold people.
A: You can ask them, actually I just don’t dare to say. For example I wanted you to say clearly today, I don’t care whether you’re willing, I will keep telling you until you understand. If I’m the director, I have my own angles, if an actor cannot reach my standard, it will be suffering for me.
T: Interviewed Vicky Zhao Wei earlier, she also said similar issues, she said if do not hire newbies and hire artistes, after shooting So Young, one would wonder how their relationship would become.
A: Correct, this is the biggest hindrance for me to become a director.
T: Any expectation for Singing When We’re Young?
A: My world is not so huge, Hong Kong school is not so huge, when we fight and we will hide inside the toilet (smile), but to see a film belonging to them, my expectation had been achieved.
Source: ent.QQ.com
Translated by: AndyLauSounds
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