＂Tropical Past＂ shooting details exposed, Peng Yuyan lost 16 kilograms for the play

　　BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) — On June 6, the film "Once Upon a Time in the Tropics" held its premiere in Beijing. The film’s executive producer Ning Hao, director Wen Shipei, and lead actor Zhang Aijia appeared, starring Jiang Peiyao and Lu Xin. Another lead actor, Peng Yuyan, interacted in a special way, recalling the "thinning past" of "losing 16 kilograms".

　　"Once Upon a Time in the Tropics" is the latest installment of the "Bad Monkey 72 Movie Project" initiated by executive producer Ning Hao and Bad Monkey Pictures. The rookie director Wen Shipei tells a story of "accident and atonement" with a unique aesthetic, rich color and progressive structure.

　　After the premiere, some viewers thought that the film adopted the rare "suspect" perspective of Chinese crime films, which can be said to be "not afraid of spoilers". In this regard, Ning Hao, the executive producer, said: "The perspective is a very special perspective, in which Wang Xueming keeps wanting to get close to Liang Ma. I also had this feeling when I was a child, such as doing something bad, playing a prank or something, and wanting to go back and see if people are okay. So the human angle of this story really moved me."

　　"This film is about remembrance and redemption," said Wen Shipei, who immersed audiences in the director’s carefully constructed "tropical aesthetic" atmosphere. "I had the impression that remembrance should be vague, even unreliable. In terms of audio-visual language, we chose a very antique lens, and then the director of photography put a layer of stockings on it, not just a filter, it was a texture made by the rational application of aesthetics."

　　On the same day, although Peng Yuyan, the lead actor of "Tropical Past Events", could not come to the scene in person due to the epidemic, he carried out video connection throughout the whole process, lively interaction, and made the atmosphere of the scene even higher. Peng Yuyan first appeared wearing goggles, and more intimately reminded the audience to do a good job in epidemic protection.

　　Peng Yuyan put a lot of effort into creating the character for "Once Upon a Time in the Tropics", experiencing life with the air conditioner master and learning repair skills. He ate a vegetarian exercise for half a year in advance and eventually lost 16kg. Speaking about the theme of the film, Peng Yuyan expressed his opinion: "The film is about a person who has the courage to face the unpleasant past in order to embrace the sun. Sometimes young people make mistakes and how to face their mistakes. They may choose to escape and dare not face it. But it seems that after you face these mistakes, you will find another bright path."

　　Zhang Aijia, who has a large number of scenes with Peng Yuyan in the film, was praised by the audience for her natural acting skills. She said: "This film is an emotion, a feeling, but you can’t express this feeling clearly. Instead, I think the play directed by Xiao Wen should not be explained so much, just feel it."

　　Jiang Peiyao, who plays a couple with Peng Yuyan in the film, recalls the filming history and reveals: "I was actually quite stressed at the beginning, and the director prepared an ice-breaking exercise for me and Peng Yuyan. We asked each other 30 questions, and we soon became familiar with each other. Peng Yuyan is really an optimistic and lively person, very easy to get along with." Lu Xin, who plays the "shadow killer" in the film and has a heavy action scene with Peng Yuyan, praised Peng Yuyan’s dedication: "His action drama experience is very rich, and more importantly, he completely conveyed the inner emotions of the characters through the director’s stylized design of action dramas."

　　In addition, the film’s many detailed designs and famous scenes also made the audience at the premiere relish it. "The image of the cow", "one shot and eight shots" and other passages made the audience repeatedly mention it. In this regard, the director Wen Shipei said: "In fact, it is a tribute to the producer Ning Hao’s" Crazy Stone ". Including the perspective of the film, the way of telling may also be fragmented, collage-style, and this is where people are limited. We see things one-sided, and this movie is also about human limitations."

　　It is reported that the movie "Once Upon a Time in the Tropics" has been fully pre-sold and will be officially released on June 12.