Chapter 1700 - 830: Counter Every Move

Chapter 1700: Chapter 830: Counter Every Move

"How do you deal with rationality and emotion?"

"I don’t separate them. Whether it’s rationality or emotion, they’re all me, just me in different states. I don’t want to split myself into two," Zhou Yun said. "Acting is the same way. It’s not purely emotional, nor purely rational. Any good actor navigates between the two, finding a new balance with each role they play."

"Many people tell me you’re the best actor in China, but it seems we haven’t seen much of Chinese cinema in recent years."

"First of all, I’m not the best actor in China. At most, you could say I’m just a relatively well-known actor in China right now. There are plenty of actors who are truly better than me, but perhaps they haven’t been seen as widely because of some element of luck that brought me more recognition."

"Secondly, Chinese cinema has always been developing, but the domestic market in China is so large. After so many years of development, our film market still hasn’t been fully tapped. So our film industry is still in a stage where we’re constantly exploring internal potential. Once we’ve explored internally enough, we’ll naturally start looking outward, which is just a phase of development," Zhou Yun said. "How many years has American cinema been developing, and how many years has Chinese cinema been developing? People are constantly discussing this. I believe Chinese cinema will gradually be recognized by the world."

"But Chinese cinema used to be very active on the international stage."

"You’ve mentioned it was active on the international stage, but not so much on the public level, right?" Zhou Yun smiled slightly. "If you’re talking about the international stage, Chinese cinema has never really been absent. If you look at any film festival each year, aren’t there always traces of Chinese films? The movies I starred in, Life, Behind the Scenes, Four Killers, Falling Leaves, have all been showcased at numerous international film festivals, and at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival, there will be many Chinese-language films as well."

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After finishing the interview, Zhou Yun escorted the people out.

Liu Yun, who had been listening on the side but hadn’t spoken, suddenly said, "Sister Xiao Yun, why do I feel like many of their questions just now had ill intentions?"

"You picked up on that too? So it’s not just me being overly sensitive or paranoid," Zhou Yun shrugged. "No worries, it’s not the first time they have a bias against me. I’ve already prepared mentally. Was there anything wrong with my answers?"

Liu Yun nodded, saying, "Sister Xiao Yun, your answers were great. When I heard their questions, I was sweating on your behalf, afraid you might accidentally fall into their traps."

"Don’t worry. As long as the traps aren’t too hidden, I can usually dodge them," Zhou Yun said, sighing. "I just didn’t expect them to be so relentless and ask such tricky questions again, targeting me specifically."

"Hmm." Liu Yun nodded.

At this moment, Hugh Redman knocked and came in.

"Hey, Xiao Yun, are you done with your interview?"

"Yes, I’m done." Zhou Yun smiled, asking, "How about you?"

"I had a pleasant chat with them. It’s not the first time I’ve been interviewed by them," Hugh Redman said. "I just finished filming. Are you free tonight? I’d like to invite you to dinner. There’s something I want to talk to you about."

Zhou Yun looked at him in surprise and nodded.

Hugh Redman often asked her out to dinner, but usually, it was just for dinner, and he rarely said, "There’s something I want to talk to you about."

Hugh Redman was so cheerful and carefree that it was hard to associate him with serious, formal matters.

What Zhou Yun didn’t expect was that what Hugh Redman wanted to talk about involved Elizabeth.

"I know you have a good relationship with Elizabeth. Cos is really interested in a role in an upcoming movie Elizabeth will be starring in. She wants to act in it, so she wants to ask for your help in making an introduction," Hugh Redman looked a bit embarrassed, probably not used to making such requests. "I’m not that close with Elizabeth, but if it’s you, Elizabeth will definitely take it seriously."

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