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Special Interview: Ye Yuan, the hero of Forever

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YanJian
Reporter: When did you come across this story?

Ye Yuan: I received the script in the spring of 2008. When I finished reading it, it was one or two o’clock in the morning, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I read it again. I remember I read it three times that night. I was really moved by my character’s kindness, and, more importantly, his selfless generosity. Yongcheng’s story is actually inspired from a real person, Zhigang Zuo. I heard about him a long time ago. I felt that although I never suffered as much as he did, and I am younger and more inexperienced than he was, there is common ground between us. We both believe in truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. So even though there were great challenges in playing this role, I was confident, because my heart could connect with it. read more

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Why Does China Need “Spoof Videos”?

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Recently the popular “spoof video” form from China, also called e gao [1], has prevailed over the Internet. As an amateur filmmaker, I respect the integrity of a movie, and I don』t relish the thought of gaining by taking apart another director』s laborious work. To be honest I really haven』t frequented the sites that share these videos. However, I did take the time to watch several short spoof videos by Hu Ge, as this creator of spoof material is considered by some to be Mainland China』s Spoof Video Master. After watching and thinking about it, I found that in the pieces under the direction of Hu Ge, this genre is not simply for amusement, as I had expected. These spoof video provide not only playful comic relief, but they comment profoundly on social issues. Hu Ge』s famous parodies are highly satirical.
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Why Does China Need “Spoof Videos”?

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Recently the popular “spoof video” form from China, also called e gao [1], has prevailed over the Internet. As an amateur filmmaker, I respect the integrity of a movie, and I don』t relish the thought of gaining by taking apart another director』s laborious work. To be honest I really haven』t frequented the sites that share these videos. However, I did take the time to watch several short spoof videos by Hu Ge, as this creator of spoof material is considered by some to be Mainland China』s Spoof Video Master. After watching and thinking about it, I found that in the pieces under the direction of Hu Ge, this genre is not simply for amusement, as I had expected. These spoof video provide not only playful comic relief, but they comment profoundly on social issues. Hu Ge』s famous parodies are highly satirical. read more