Press conference on movie 'Blossom'

Zhao Dongming gives speech at the press conference.

Zhao Dongming

Dear friends from the media, today, I am present with a lot of respect and excitement. First of all, I would like to express my respect and salute for all those involved who have put into efforts in making this movie and China Disabled Persons' Federation. This movie is about the efforts made by the disabled persons in China to have a better life. Also it shows the care given to the persons with disability. It shows a lot of help given by the disability. I believe this is a good movie. After being shown, this movie will be very influential. Why am I so much moved? Ever since the fist day of the Olympic Games, on September 6, by watching the Opening Ceremony, by watching the performance of the athletes with disability, by watching the excellent result they have achieved, everything has really moved me. The Opening Ceremony has been a main platform to show the performance and talents the performance with the disability. As well as efforts, by the directors and the designers as a result of the joint effort, we can feel the wonder and witness the wonderful performance.

Through the performance, they have demonstrated the spirit. Something inside that really touched us. The performance of the athletes with disability moved us a lot. The athletes from around the world with different degree of disability, their optimism, the inspiration that they have demonstrated to us, all of these are so impressive and unforgettable.

We really should express our respect and appreciation and we should have better understanding of the needs with persons with disability. The Games is still going on and I really hope that through the televised Games, everyone in the society could have a better understanding of our friends with disability in the society. I am a social worker. Such Games has inspired us. But still a lot remains to be done after the closing of Paralympic Games. We can do more for our friends with disability. In this connection, artistic work such as this film made a huge difference. It helps us to have a better understanding of their heart of their insight so that we can show more care and love to our friends with disability. I am so glad to see that autistics can show the love by the putting in place such a film. I am really excited because this film is going to be shown during the Games. Friends from the media and more people would come and watch this Games. When the Games is over, our society would have a better understanding of the life of our friends so that we can make greater contribution to offer a better life of friends with disability.

This film has not yet been shown or aired in the Olympic Village or the Central Plaza. I hope this kind of film would be made available to more audience in the future. I would like to thank everyone, especially producers and friends who made this endeavor. Thank you.

Wang Hui

Thank you. Now the floor is open.

CCTV

To Mr. Yang, how much do you invest in the film? While everybody is interested in commercial films, market is the criterion to make a film. Why did you decide to invest in such a film?

Yang Jun

This film is part of public endeavor for the public goods, together with CDPF, together with other efforts to organize some other activities or publication of poem for the Paralympic Games. There are all parts of the endeavor for the public goods. In master come together with the China Disabled Persons' Federation, we are going to shoot another film from the perspective of persons with disability. It is not going to be the only film, but rather it is part of the overall strategy for the China Disabled Persons' Federation. So how much is the investment? We haven't had the final figure yet, but roughly three to five million RMB.

Beijing Radio

Thank you Ms. Wang. Most of the actress and actors are amateurs with persons with disability. Do you have any challenges and difficulties you have overcome the difficulties to make the film and how you managed to overcome the challenges?

Yang Jun

We interviewed the real person working in the Zhejiang Provincial Performing Art Troupe. We were deeply touched by the interview. Of course, time was running out by that time. It was just impossible for us to try in this professional actors and actresses to play these roles and they don't have many real life experiences so we just invited some of the disabled persons to be our actors and actresses. It is going to be educational than inviting professionals actors and actresses to play roles. So with the support of the leadership, we decided to do so because you know the actors and actresses have to imitate the real life person with disability. Why don't we just invite the real life person with disability to play the role? It will be more convincing. Actually the result is really beyond our expectations, very good results.

China National Radio

You have the able body beautiful star actress. How can you express the feeling for blind girl? And also, Mr. Hu, you said after acting the film, you were more confident. How come?

Yao Xingtong

Well, first of all, how to imitate the way the blind girl behave in real life. I talked to them and I was with that girl that I was supposed to play the role in that film. I was living together with that girl in real life for a short period of time. I watched how she walks and speaks. Also I have some changes after acting in the film. Generally, I think I have become a better person after acting in this film.

Wang Hui

Since there are no more questions, we will have a couple minutes' break. Then we are going to watch the film. Then again let me make an announcement that on September 11, we will invite some friends with disability to have a press conference. For instance, Ms. Ping Yali, the girl that you saw during the Opening Ceremony; Mr. Du Jianping, the first gold medal winner for the sport delegation; as well as Jiang Xintian, the Paralympic flame collector who will also be here for the press conference on September 11. Thank you.